text:
RN wanting a lab assistant position
Get new comments by email
|Comments (1 to 50 of 197)
Michelle in Durham, North Carolina
125 months ago
I am currently a RN. I have 2 yrs lab assistant experiences before I became a nurse. I have applied for a lab assistant jobs at labcorp and a local hospital. I got one call back with labcorp's human resource dept. A telephone interview was done. I told her that I understand it will be a huge pay cut. But, I really like working in the lab and I can get a part-time RN job to work around my lab assistant schedule. She said she would forward my application to a hiring manager.
My questions are: Is the fact that I am a RN hurt my chances being hired as a lab assistant?
Responses are greatly appreciated.
Kathy in Chesapeake, Virginia
124 months ago
I sincerely doubt that you'd have any problem getting a job as a med tech, regardless of whether or not you have been a nurse. I work in a hospital laboratory and we almost always have openings. When you go through the med tech program, you will do clinical rotations in hospitals. Almost every student who has done clinical rotations in my hospital gets a job there (including me). As long as you have a decent work ethic, you will be fine.
You being a RN may hurt your chances of being a lab assistant mainly because they might consider you 'overqualified'.
Michelle in Durham, North Carolina
124 months ago
Thank you so much for your response.
I can not wait to start working on earning a degree in medical technology.
Terry Johnwson in Corsicana, Texas
120 months ago
Michelle in Durham, North Carolina said: I am currently a RN. I have 2 yrs lab assistant experiences before I became a nurse. I have applied for a lab assistant jobs at labcorp and a local hospital. I got one call back with labcorp's human resource dept. A telephone interview was done. I told her that I understand it will be a huge pay cut. But, I really like working in the lab and I can get a part-time RN job to work around my lab assistant schedule. She said she would forward my application to a hiring manager.
Why are you NOT working as an RN? Do you just not like nursing? RN's here in Texas make considerably more $$ than MT's do and their job status is better.
TJ in Texas
Michelle in Greenville, North Carolina
120 months ago
Thanks for responding.
However, a continue to work as a RN prn while I am in school for MT. I am very unhappy with being a nurse.
Nursing is very stressful and no amount of money is going to help me get over that amount of stress and potential liabilities that comes with being an RN.
The reason that RN make a lot of money is that nobody wants or can do the job as an RN.
You would have to become a RN AND work as an RN to understand why I feel this way.
Individuals that are not RN are on the "outside looking in". I was once like that.
Now that I have worked as an RN and dealing with the amount of stress and hard work, the money is not worth it.
I rather be setting at a lab bench, making a little less money, than doing "bedside" nursing such as med/surg and long-term care nursing.
By the way, you have to put in at least 5 years of bedside nursing and alot of times have a BSN to get a non-bedside nursing job. I am not willing to spend any more time at the bedside.
There are nurses in the field that are doing it for the money and don't like being a nurse. I refuse to be one of those nurse.
I want to make a living doing something that I enjoy and less stressful.
RN in Flushing, New York
120 months ago
Michelle in Greenville, North Carolina said: TJ,
I agree with most of your comments about nursing, but without my BSN and less than one year as a bedside nurse I was able to get a job working as a facility nurse with Developmentally Disabled adults. If you hate the hospital scene and don't want to work in long term care, you might want to try developmental disabilities nursing - you have autonomy and it can be very interesting. It's not perfect - it's still nursing, but it isn't back breaking or mentally and emotionally draining, you aren't working shifts and you don't really have the liability issues. I've been able to go back to school and get my BSN while working in this field of nursing.
Kathy in Chesapeake, Virginia
120 months ago
Michelle has pointed out something that I think everyone looking at starting/changing careers ought to consider: money isn't everything. I knew before going into medical technology that I would get paid less for my bachelor's degree than a nurse would for his/her RN training. I accepted this. It has bugged me and my co-workers complain about it. Do I think it's fair? Not really...we work our tails off just as much as any nurse. But then again, I don't have to deal with grumpy patients. Nurses have to put with a lot of junk that I don't.
Nursing is a noble profession. I would never discourage anyone from going into it if that's the sort of thing that they enjoy and are good at. Medical technology is an equally noble, though less appreciated profession. Each is a vital part of health care. Both are in short supply. Decide what's most important to you and go from there.
By the way, Michelle, how is your progress going toward getting your med tech degree?
-Kathy (B.S. in Medical Technology 1991, have been working in my current position as a medical technologist in the transfusion service of a local hospital for 16 years.)
Michelle in Greenville, North Carolina
119 months ago
Thank you for responding.
I am just getting started with my first semester of classes. I have a few science and general education courses I need to take before I can start the CLS/MT program.
Hopefully by next fall, I will be taking actual CLS courses. I am currently taking Intro to CLS and I love this course. I am learning about the CLS profession and it get interesting every week I am in that class.
Again thanks for your response,
Michelle in Greenville, North Carolina
117 months ago
Thank for your comment Benjamin.
I have to get a degree in Medical Technology FIRST before I can be certifed as a medical technologist. And I am back in school to get that degree.
Alot of people have this misconception that an RN can do any/all kinds of medical jobs and that is NOT true.
In nursing school, we are not taught how to perform a particular test. We are taught what the results means.
Here is another example: a RN can work in the radiology dept to provide patient care in radiology. But the RN is NOT the radiology tech. A different type education is required to become a radiology tech.
The reason I wanted to work as a lab assistant is that it is a less stressful job than nursing to have while I am in school for medical technology and I have 2 years of working experience as a lab assistant
Glenn in Lake Mary, Florida
117 months ago
For heavens sake dont do it. If you get your degree in CLS use it as a stepping stone to a real career. MTs are treated like garbage, and have a tremendous amount of stress (in the hospital/reference labs at least). I am leaving the field with a PhD and JD. It provided me with a great background to move into a professional career. MTs have a job...not a profession, which is a shame given the intelligence, knowledge base, and skill that is required to be a good tech. I am very glad to be leaving the field.
Michelle in Greenville, North Carolina
117 months ago
I plan on using my degree in CLS as a stepping stone to become a physician.
I may not have worked as a MT, but I can not understand or image the stress level of working as a MT to be more than stress level in nursing. MTs do not have to deal with patients and family directly. That one fact is a HUGE difference from nursing. And about how hospital/reference labs treat their MTs, it may depend on where you work as for as how they value MTs. That's just my opinion.
I have met MTs that been in the profession for over 20 years or more. So, it must not be that bad....especially not dealing with patients directly.
Thank you for your honesty. However, even through I am leaving nursing, I would never discourage a person from pursuing the nursing profession. I alway say, "what I don't like about nursing, you may like".
Kathy in Chesapeake, Virginia
117 months ago
You know, when I was a student doing my clinical rotations, I cannot tell you the number of times I was told by techs not to get my degree in medical technology. I'm glad I didn't listen to them.
Medical technologists are underappreciated and there is no real career ladder...you are either a tech or you are a supervisor. You will could very well get bored with it after a while and aspire to bigger and better things. On the other hand, if you are not the driven type, you could be content being a med tech for a long time. When you get bored with one area of the lab, you could move on to another. Regardless of what your future holds, a med tech degree is not a waste of money. It will be a good part of your resume and you could always get you master's degree and/or Ph.D in another field.
As for being treated like dirt, here is where I disagree. Some techs are treated like dirt...maybe even a lot of them, but it is certainly not universal to all techs. I think it really depends on where you work and how good the management is. If your school sends you out to many different sites for clinical rotations, you will get a good feel for where you'd like to work.
ces1230 in Virginia Beach, Virginia
111 months ago
Kathy in Chesapeake, Virginia said: I sincerely doubt that you'd have any problem getting a job as a med tech, regardless of whether or not you have been a nurse. I work in a hospital laboratory and we almost always have openings. When you go through the med tech program, you will do clinical rotations in hospitals. Almost every student who has done clinical rotations in my hospital gets a job there (including me). As long as you have a decent work ethic, you will be fine.
Hi kathy! Can you give me some insights? I'm a graduate of B.S. Medical Technologist in the phils. and worked for 9 years in a private hospital in the phils as a registered Medical Technologist. Im here now in Virginia and having a hard time applying in a hospital because i am not yet certified here. I am processing the papers for application for certification and at the same time reviewing for the ASCP and AMT exam. Could you give me some advice or can you give me some hospitals who accepts medical Technologist even without certification from ASCP or AMT? Thanks.
Kathy in Chesapeake, Virginia
111 months ago
Most hospitals will take new MT graduates who have not yet taken the registry on the condition that they pass it within a certain time period. They may do the same for you...you would have to ask if they would do the same for you. If not, you may be able to work doing easy lab work in a physician's office doing tests that do not require MT certification until you are able to pass the exam.
Suzie in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
109 months ago
Michelle in Durham, North Carolina said: I am currently a RN. I have 2 yrs lab assistant experiences before I became a nurse. I have applied for a lab assistant jobs at labcorp and a local hospital. I got one call back with labcorp's human resource dept. A telephone interview was done. I told her that I understand it will be a huge pay cut. But, I really like working in the lab and I can get a part-time RN job to work around my lab assistant schedule. She said she would forward my application to a hiring manager.
Hi Michelle,
I think it was a great career move on your part. I don't beleive that you being a RN is going to affect your chances of obtaining work as a MLT! We also have LPN's but the RN's are more respected forsure. I think with any job (and this is only my opinion), attitude is also very important when entering a career such as nursing. I'm sure you are a great person and there's just people 'out there' who like to treat others like crap regardless of what they do - this includes miserable people who are in those positions only to make $$ - not because they want to help people.... The Medical Laboratory Technology Program is very popular right now in Nova Scotia - there are tons of jobs all over right across Canada. I don't beleive that it's 'just a job' as someone mentioned - it's a profession and in my opinion - there is plenty of room to grow professionaally.
CLS48 in California
109 months ago
Michelle in Greenville, North Carolina said: Glenn,
Why don't you just apply to medical school right away instead of going to med tech school. Especially if you don't plan to work as an MT. It doesn't make sense to swith from RN, to med tech, then to doctor. You might as well apply to medschool already.
Michelle in Greenville, North Carolina
109 months ago
I don't have a bachelor's degree in Nursing, I just have an associate's degree. Also I have not done all the pre-med science courses. And the ones I have done in the past is 10 years old.
Going to med tech school (bachelor's degree program) and becoming a med tech will give me the opportunity to work in a different side of health care... no direct patient contact.
Former in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
109 months ago
I was in school with two pre-meds using CLS as a stepping stone----they are not happy because the cls classes pulled down their gpa's...the pre-clinical classes are, and I cannot stress this enough ...HARD...also, you will have to deal with patients if you are a physician...besides med tech jobs are very stressfull especially with the cutbacks...
Former in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
109 months ago
PS: if you think you ar going to be able to work while doing the internship required for the degree---think again---it is 40 hours a week AND classes/tests...in any case good luck!
Heather in Pelham, Alabama
109 months ago
I have been a tech for 7 years. I am currently the Senior Tech in Chemistry at a Children's Hospital. I really enjoy this profession and I have never once regretted my decision to get my BS in medical technology. When my husband learned he was being relocated to Birmingham, I never worried that I wouldn't be able to get a job. I knew that I wouldn't have a problem. This is my profession. I worked HARD to get my degree and I work hard every day to make the lives of my patients better. I don't see the patients, but I am instrumental in their care. This is worth more than money to me. Good luck Kathy, but I don't think you need to go into this profession for less stress. You would be disappointed that you wasted your time and money just to find out what we "lab techs" already know: While nurses are responsible for a certain number of patients on a shift, the lab is responsible for every patient in the hospital, ER, and Outpatient clinics. Not to mention, every ticked off physician and every nurse who just wants someone to vent at. Peaceful doesn't describe my job, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
True in Plover, Wisconsin
109 months ago
..and the doctors depend on clinical tests to diagnose and treat...70%, right?
In any case, if you work in a clinical lab, I already know two things about you:
1) you are a hard worker
Heather in Pelham, Alabama
109 months ago
OOPS! Good luck Michelle. Not
Peggy in Mckinney, Texas
109 months ago
Hi...I have been a Med Tech for nearly 28 years and really have enjoyed it for most of those years. My husband is in retail and we have had to relocate 7 times in our 28 year marriage, raised 3 kids (2 through college and one yet to go)--I have always been able to find a job, whether it be in a smaller clinical lab or a hospital lab. I have held several supervisory positions, all of which I was asked to consider and am so glad that I did. Currently I am a Quality Assurance Coordinator in a hospital lab and have held this job for about 3 years now. I love what I do--it is more of desk job at a computer most of the day. Lately, I have had a desire to return to the "bench tech" job and really miss more of a connection to patient care. I passion is blood bank and I hope to return to the testing side of the bench rather than the administration side. You will not regret earning a degree in Medical Technology. Yes, it has it's ups and downs, but then so do all jobs--at the end of the day, however, it is how you feel about going home knowing that you did the best you could and made a difference in maybe even one patient's diagnosis and treatment. Physician rely on the laboratory results in order to care for their patients. I love being a part of that team, regardless where it is.
Michelle in Greenville, North Carolina
109 months ago
Thank you for comment. I am glad to read a comment from someone that is glad and proud that they become a medical technologist. I hope that I will enjoy this profession as much as you do.
Leslie in Alexandria, Virginia
108 months ago
MT in Harlingen, Texas
108 months ago
Hello Leslie,
I have been a tech for nine years now and the most stressful aspect of my day is working in an understaffed environment. The hospital I work for provides services not only to inpatients but also to five other small hospitals and dozens of clinics.
I knew I was getting into a high volume position but sometimes we exceed 130% productivity. There have been days that I work 14 hours instead of eight.
With techs becoming more scarce, I can only hope something is done to promote this very important career before patient care is effected.
Rebecca in New Orleans, Louisiana
108 months ago
Hi Michelle,
Since it has been over a year since your initial post I am curious to know how and what you are doing now.
I have been a medical technologist for 28 years (Yikes - it seems I was only 28 years old a couple of years ago). I have no regrets about my profession. I worked as a Blood Bank technologist in an acute care hospital for about 12 years. During this time I learned the routine bench work, drawing donors, performing apheresis, managing a small blood bank computer system, teaching med tech students, quality assurance and lab safety. After 12 years I moved into a temporary position as an operations manager of a small reference lab and for 1 year I was a Point of Care/QA Coordinator. For 2 years I supervised the phlebotomy group and for the last 8 years have been an Laboratory Systems Manager. So for those who say it is a "dead end career" please realize this is choice those persons have made to remain where they are. If you have the drive and good communication skills there are oppurtunities.
I have never worked as an RN so I do not have an opinion or understanding of the stress level. However, you will encounter job related stress as a Medical Technologist. The reasons are as follows:
On the brighter side your RN can be an extremely valuable asset. You can help bridge the gap because you will understand both sides of the issues.
Good luck
Michelle in Greenville, North Carolina
108 months ago
Thanks for your comment. It is very inspiring.
I just started my junior year in the CLS program at East Carolina University. I am very excitied about all the new things I am learning and going to learn. And to be honest, this program is more demanding than my nursing program was about 5 years ago. I really have to manage my time well while I am in this program.
I continue to work as a RN at a local nursing home 2 days a week for now, but I am strongly considering even reducing it down to one day a week. The demand of this program is something I have to get used to.
I have confidence in myself that I will successful complete this program and pass the certification exams. Even though, I have not started clinicals, I feel that I have made the right choice.
shelley in Truro, Nova Scotia
98 months ago
IS medical lab assistant a hard job? what are the duties of a medical lab assistant pls help
Rebecca in New Orleans, Louisiana
98 months ago
I can not say if it is a "hard" job because this is determined by your experience and training. The job duties can vary tremendously from plating specimens in microbiology to performing routine dipstick on urine specimens to filing. If you give me more information on your background and what you are looking for I can give you more information. In my opinion I would say no it is not a difficult job.
Shelley in Truro, Nova Scotia
98 months ago
Well iam thinking about takeing this course in Sept and iam way nervous about it, thanks for the description.
Michelle in Greenville, North Carolina
98 months ago
When I worked as a lab assistant/phlebotomist 6 years ago, I worked in the specimen processing section of the lab. My duties included phlebotomy, order entry in lab tests, check-in specimens received from doctor's offices and other hospitals, and processing specimens to go to different sections of the lab or mail out to reference labs.
Joe, MT (ASCP) in Tulsa, Oklahoma
98 months ago
Many medical technologists are frustrated with their careers either because they have been working for "X" number of years without advancement or because they feel the profession is overdue for a change that will never come, and in many cases both. While I love my work as a Microbiologist and have never second guessed it, I would have to agree that MTs are underestimated, overlooked, overworked, and underpaid. Most come into the profession with a certain level of intelligence and passion but become disgruntled after seeing colleages outside of the laboratory advance at relatively incredible rates and pull in salaries almost twice their own with sometimes only half of the education and experience required for medical technology. Because the field is practically invisible, it takes a special person to excell in it, i.e. someone who never needs praise. It would be a very rare occasion for a doctor or nurse to recognize or even thank you as an MT, and patients and families may not even know that you exist. I personally have never worked as a nurse, but I'm sure there is a certain level of recognition and praise that comes with it.
This aside, there is good news. Despite what most believe, the profession WILL inevitably change. If not, hospital labs around the country may actually collapse from extreme short staffing. The combination of rapid closure of MT schools and training programs and an aging workforce has produced an ever growing shortage. Field analysts estimate that by 2012, a minimum of 12,000 new MTs will be needed every year, but only 4,000 to 5,000 will graduate. Although bad news for employers, this means rising demand for MTs and therefore job security and probably rising salaries.
I think some of the best recent news is the upcoming merger between ASCP and NCA. This should bring much needed recognition, respect, and standardization. In my opinion, there are more reasons to enter this profession than not.
Rohan in Rego Park, New York
98 months ago
well said, and i agree 100% Joe.
Larry in Richardson, Texas
98 months ago
You get a paycheck so why do you need praise and appreciation? Do you have family issues?
Annie Attitude in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
98 months ago
Ya know Larry, it seems you have personality issues.
Larry in Richardson, Texas
98 months ago
I think they build up the profession a little too much when they are trying to sell the MT schools to prospective buyers. I also think that today's children are told they're special a little too much. Grow up, get tough, face the world and quit expecting a pat on the back. I must work with a great group of people because we just don't have this many issues.
Annie Attitude in Plover, Wisconsin
98 months ago
...like I said...
Mike in Broadview Heights, Ohio
98 months ago
Yes I read some of the posts larry/joker/spot have written. He works with a great group of people in this head, in reality he is by himself. Try some mess larry, they will help you.
What Joe said is correct, the NCA and ASCP merging will help with more standardization, and with the approval of the DCLS there will be more choices for people with their BS MT to further their careers rather than leaving the lab for another better paying profession.
x in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
97 months ago
x in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
97 months ago
Nursing is very hard,dangerous, and honestly very unrespected profession. It is definitely not worth $18 to get HIV, hepatitis, never seeing your family, and not to mention those hours and rotating shifts (we were told in nursing school that not sleepying at night and people who work professions like ours have more heart problems, overweight and die younger) and here we are putting our life in danger and bringing home diseases to our families. I also know many nurses who went into premature labor and almost lost their baby due to the demands on nursing to their bodies. And unfortunally most nurses don't care about other nurses and put each other down all the time (eat their own), unreal. If you take the 36hrs x $18-19 dollars for the year, you are looking at only $27,000 or so after taxes, wow not much at all for the stress of this job. Not to mention all the media saying there is a shortage and we need more and more nurses. When this is far from the truth. There are part time nursing jobs here and 400 RN's are apply for one RN job. What are the odds of getting this job, none really. I find this is the case all over the US. Lastly, the insurance the hospitals offer to the RN's is horrible, the health insurance that garbage companies and daycare centers have better benefits!
Confused in Monticello, Minnesota
97 months ago
"ASCP Continues Advocacy Efforts to Avoid CLS School Closure
If there is such a shortage of Medical Technologists, why are the programs being shut down? The one at UW-Madison is closing too.
Joe, MT (ASCP) in Tulsa, Oklahoma
97 months ago
Confused in Monticello, Minnesota said: "ASCP Continues Advocacy Efforts to Avoid CLS School Closure
Most medical Technology schools and programs are closing due to lack of student interest among high school and college students. Colleges and Universities are reluctant to fund programs that year after year fill to only half capacity. Most schools are all about $$$, they're not concerned about which fields are experiencing worker shortages, they're generally only interested in programs with high student interest. Most students aren't interested in medical technology because they've never heard of it, so they assume it must be not be a worthwhile career. While in fact, it's just not promoted the way is needs to be.
97 months ago
Michelle in Greenville, North Carolina said: Glenn,
I'm still just a CLS student (two semesters left--woo hoo!), but I did work in a research lab for 9 years. People tried to guide me into nursing when I was getting my first bachelor's degrees (biology and chemistry), but I already knew from volunteering at a local hospital that I simply wasn't up to that kind of patient contact. Not that I didn't like the patients, or people in general, but I wasn't and never will be up to it. I'd done the volunteering because I originally thought I wanted to become an M.D.
Lab work, at least as far as I've seen it, is a *different* kind of stress than clinical contact work. And it's not so much that it's less stress, but it's a kind of stress I can happily cope with. I like scientific and technical things. A lot. And that's what balances it out for me. If you love your job, you don't mind the stress nearly as much.
Case in point--I don't think that CLS coursework is easy at all. I have to study, I have to study quite a bit, and I don't get all A's. I have to work at this stuff. However, I don't mind the work.
97 months ago
to continue--I like the work a lot. I like what I'm learning. I think my classes are fun most of the time. I'd rather fight for a B in a class that I love than get an easy A in a class I detest.
bayareamommy in Oakland, California
97 months ago
Hello Michelle,
Though I am not a nurse, I understand how you feel. I am a CNA and have worked with nurses who are in the field because of the money. And from what I have witnessed in the past, they are not happy human beings. Being a nurse is not as easy as one may think it is. They have A LOT of responsibility and they have to put up with a lot too. The doctors alone are a real pain in the rear to deal with (not all ofcourse, but most), let alone those picky family members too.
As for me, I too thought that maybe becoming a nurse would be a good thing. I mean, I am already a CNA, so why not go up the ladder right? After doing the prerequisites, and after taking time off from school to be at home with my baby, I had time to think about wethere or not to continue on. I thought about the risks of being a nurse (the stress and the needles!). The thought of getting pricked with a needle scared me to death! I even looked it up on line and the more I read about nurses who have gotten pricked with needles, the more I knew that nursing was not for me.
Now, I am pursuing a career change, but one that still is in the medical field, just one that does not have to deal with blood, viruses, bacteria and other bodily fluids that will put me at risk to get sick and whatnot.
I wish you the best. And as you know, you only live once, so do what makes you happy and not what makes you more money. I mean, wh yhave a lot of money if you are not trully happy? You will dread going to work. And you might even make a fatal mistake because of it too. It is not worth it. And don't think that you wasted time in nursing school either, because an education is NEVER a waste of time.
Good luck =D
KMur4kits in Bainbridge, Georgia
97 months ago
You seriously need to rethink your career goals. First, if you don't like the "stress" and need a break from direct patient contact, perhaps being a doctor isn't for you.
If you do want to be a doctor do not go to MLS school. You will only be taking the slot from someone who truly wants to be an MLS. Go to a university and major in "pre-med". Then apply to medical schools, and if you are fortunate enough to be granted an interview DO NOT tell them you didn't like being an RN for the reasons you stated or you'll never get in.
If you think being an MLS (MT) is NOT stressful, then someone has bamboozled you because it can be an EXTREMELY stressful job, especially in a busy hospital blood bank. Imagine preparing blood syringes for tiny premature neonates with "new" blood, that is WBC-reduced, CMV negative and irradiated, while doing a stat crossmatch with a mother in labor with antibodies trying to find antigen-negative blood for her while she's bleeding out the whazzoo, while answering phones from ticked-off doctors and nurses wanting units for THEIR patients RIGHT NOW...I could go on and on. That's just the blood bank. We have the entire hospital and ER on our backs for results as fast as we can churn them out while dealing with crappy samples drawn by people who haven't been educated about how to collect specimens. We are constantly having to argue with "nurses" about bad results...one nurse actually wanted me to result a glucose >1000. WHY??? If the doctor has a brain AT ALL, he won't do anything with that result, but what if he doesn't??? I have personally heard of a doc giving heparin to a patient because the PT and PTT results were transposed (not by me! LOL) but you understand we can't just turn out crap and expect the doctors not to do anything with it.
Bottom line...this is a field that requires fast thinking, a lot of knowledge and sharp skills. You're better off staying an RN and working in a doctor's office. Good Luck.
KMur4kits in Bainbridge, Georgia
97 months ago
I have just seen that you are already in the CLS program. Well, I hope this means you will use this as a stepping stone to something better, as Glenn said, because with your RN you can work as a liaison in a hospital somewhere, maybe as a point of care coordinator. Best of Luck.
jm515 in Virginia Beach, Virginia
96 months ago
Joe, MT (ASCP) in Tulsa, Oklahoma said: Most medical Technology schools and programs are closing due to lack of student interest among high school and college students. Colleges and Universities are reluctant to fund programs that year after year fill to only half capacity. Most schools are all about $$$, they're not concerned about which fields are experiencing worker shortages, they're generally only interested in programs with high student interest. Most students aren't interested in medical technology because they've never heard of it, so they assume it must be not be a worthwhile career. While in fact, it's just not promoted the way is needs to be.
I am having this problem. I was thinking of going into Nursing, but I just don't want the constant patient interaction - probably best for the patient! But I am having a horrible time trying to locate a medical school that offers a lab tech program. Neither MCI, ITT,B&S,Sentara school of health care, or TCC offers any program in this area.
Where are these people going to school.....I can't find it!
Michelle do whatever you feel is right for you. Unfortunately I have no suggestions for you as I came across your post in search of my own interest in this field. Best of Luck!!
KathyM in Chesapeake, Virginia
96 months ago
jm, most of the Medical Technologist grads in this area come from Old Dominion University. You would spend your first two years taking mostly general courses which includes Anatomy and Physiology and Organic Chemistry. Once you are accepted into the Medical Technology program, you will spend your junior year doing the academic and in-school lab heavy-duty med tech courses including Clinical Chemistry, Immunohematology, Hematology, Clinical Microbiology, Serology, Parasitology, etc. The senior year is spent doing clinical rotations in hospitals and a few miscellaneous courses such as Research Methods and Laboratory Management. If you do well on your clinical rotations there is a good chance that the hospital where you did them will hire you. You will graduate with a BS and will then be eligable to take your MT(ASCP) registry exam.
If you are looking for a Medical Technician (2 year) program, I can't help you there.
» Sign in or create an account to comment on this topic.


text:
- Internships /
- Marketing /
- Marketing Blog Writer Intern
Similar Internships
Social Media - Fall 2017 InternshipFine Brothers Entertainment
INTERN TO HIRE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT POSITION AVAILABLE IN LOS ANGELESarkDigital
Neighborhood Sun – Fall 2017 InternshipNeighborhood Sun
SOCIAL MEDIA/MARKETING INTERNwww.statroute.com
Hands-On Marketing Internship in Highland BeachZelynk
Brand Ambassador at The Fillmore Silver SpringLive Nation
Marketing/Communications InternBounce Children's Foundation
Marketing Intern for RFD-TVRFD-TV
Marketing Blog Writer InternBookmark This
8833 Gross Point Road, Suite 202
Skokie, IL
Posted: June 24 2015
Always be on the alert for potentially fraudulent job postings online - never send money to a potential employer.
DescriptionAre you a college student in Chicago ready to kick-start your career? Or, do you want to get direct, hands-on experience at a growing online marketing company?
If the answer to either question is YES, then OneIMS wants to talk with you!
OneIMS is an online marketing company located in the greater Chicago area of Skokie. We will teach you all you need to know about PR and online marketing, from the ground up. All we ask is that you bring a positive attitude and a willingness to learn Internet marketing!
You will learn hands-on real world marketing tactics such as blogging, PR outreach, content marketing and SEO. You will be developing engaging content, social media strategies and videos for our clients.
Create meaningful content and see the impact of your work in real time and further your experience in the professional marketing world.
What you'll get out of interning with us:
• Meaningful, career-specific experiences
• Experience with managing your own projects and fulfilling deadlines
• Opportunity to curate and publish relevant content for OneIMS and our client's portfolio
• Exposure to programs like Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Google Analytics
• Hands-on insight into the online marketing industry
• Exposure to professionals in multiple divisions and areas of expertise
• Hands-on training and work with sales, marketing and support
• A great skill set and background to benefit your career future
• Flexible hours and potential ability to work some hours from home (once comfortable/trained)
ResponsibilitiesWhat You'll be Expected to Do:
• Identify topics and create content for a variety of channels such as blogs, ebooks, landing pages, slideshare, infographics
• PR related activities such writing press releases and other marketing materials (announcements, blog posts)
• Write engaging content, excelling in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
• Researching client industries and communications trends
• Stay up date with new and emerging trends
**This internship is unpaid, but we will work with you for school credit
RequirementsDesired Qualifications:
• Current enrollment in 4 year college or university;
• Working towards a bachelors degree in public relations, journalism, marketing or related field;
• Professional appearance and demeanor; and
• Strong customer focus and a team player;
• Possess good time management skills;
• Excellent research and communication skills
• Superb writing skills
• Creative presentation abilities

subset: commoncrawl


text:
It appears that your cart is currently empty!
Continue Shopping
Or View Cart
Let's go to a party!!!!!! This jumper screams fun. The colors of green, royal blue, red, black, lime ,violet and teal will make anyone want to party with you. The material is comfortable and a little stretch just like our exuma pants. This jumper will compliment any body shape. Hand wash only!!!!!
The model is 5'7 weighs 115lbs and wearing a small.


text:
I just spent the long weekend at the Clift hotel and will say that the staff was extremely nice and the decor in the lobby is super chic. The rooms on the other hand, are small (and this is coming from someone who lives in Manhattan).
The pros
Great location
Nice staff
Clean rooms
Room service was awesome
Small rooms
Fitness center is lacking serious cardio equipment
I would probably stay here again if I got a great deal. I wish I had asked for a bigger room because that literally would be worth the price.
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- An inspired fusion of old-world hotel elegance with distinctly contemporary energy and glamour, the nearly century-old CLIFT's modern and daring sense of diversity perfectly captures the city's spirit. Steps from Union Square shopping and the legendary Nob Hill, CLIFT is perfectly located for sightseeing, shopping and socializing. Designed by Philippe Starck, the soaring lobby contains one of the most eclectic furniture collections in all of California ... more less
- Reservation Options:
- TripAdvisor is proud to partner with Booking.com, DerbySoft Ltd Shanghai HQ Supplier Direct, Hotels.com, Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, Ctrip TA, Cheap Tickets, Priceline, TripOnline SA, Hotwire, Cancelon, HotelQuickly, getaroom.com and HotelsClick so you can book your Clift Hotel San Francisco reservations with confidence. We help millions of travelers each month to find the perfect hotel for both vacation and business trips, always with the best discounts and special offers.
- Also Known As:
- Clift San Francisco
- San Francisco Clift Hotel


text:
Each month, Rated People connects over 50,000 homeowners with quality tradesmen - simply enter your job details in the form above to get started.
We'll match your job to the relevant tradesmen in your area - those interested will pay to see your contact details and call you to quote.
As each tradesman expresses interest in quoting on your job, we'll send you their profile and ratings to help you choose the right one for you.
After the work is complete, return to the site and rate your tradesman based on their quality of work, reliability and value for money.
Tree Surgeon
Added 21/07/2015
Two trees (sycamore) in close proximity to buildings need felling and associated chipping
Searching for tradespeople
Tree Surgeon
Added 02/06/2015
shaping/reducing a cherry tree which is c 16ft high shaping/reducing a yew tree which is...
Managing your job is easier with the Rated People Homes App, download it today.


text:
Love, love, love their food! Especially delicious brownies, though not for dieters. Sat inside for the first time recently to meet up with some friends for an impromptu lunch. Had a delicious fresh salad. Plenty of room to accommodate 7 and we didn't have to rush. Since each person orders and pays for themselves, no problem with splitting the check!
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.


text:
Heat wave continues
Black Hills heat wave continues
Taylor Nicolaisen's 6:00 Friday forecast
Friday 6:00 forecast
Monday 6:00 forecast
Northerly winds will usher in slightly cooler temperatures to start our work week.
Warm air and lots of sunshine is in the forecast for Sunday.
As the warmer air slides in, Monday will turn out to be a relatively mild day.
After a very windy and cold Saturday, there will be improvement with both the winds and temperatures for our Sunday.
Friday 6:00 Forecast
Most places are recognizing the New Year's holiday for Monday, and it may be a good day to just camp out indoors.
You will notice clouds increasing over the area from north to south as we move throughout the first day of 2017.
We had a ton of improvement from Sunday's blizzard to Monday's afternoon sunshine. Even more improvement is in the forecast for Tuesday.
Weather conditions will rapidly improve as we move through Sunday night into the day on Monday.
By Christmas morning, the snow will get going. It will likely continue throughout the day and eventually wrap up late Christmas night or very early Monday morning.
We will start the day on Saturday with a mix of sun and clouds. You will notice the clouds start to increase, especially during the afternoon. The winds will also pick...
Expect to start the day with a lot of sunshine, then clouds will be on the increase during the afternoon.


text:
On the brink of separation, Ethan and Sophie escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to save their marriage. What begins as a romantic and fun retreat soon becomes surreal, when an unexpected discovery forces the two to examine themselves, their relationship, and their future.
This is The One I Love and you are watching MovieZion
Please wait for 3 seconds, we are loading The One I Love stream.
Please enter captcha to continue to video.
If the above stream is offline (saying We are sorry!),
please click on the "Refresh Link" to get a new streaming link. Don't worry it'll just take a second.


text:
What is JotForm?
JotForm is a free online form builder which helps you create online forms without writing a single line of code. No sign-up required.
At JotForm, we want to make sure that you're getting the online form builder help that you need. Our friendly customer support team is available 24/7.
We believe that if one user has a question, there could be more users who may have the same question. This is why many of our support forum threads are public and available to be searched and viewed. If you'd like help immediately, feel free to search for a similar question, or submit your question or concern.
i changed my browser from CHROME to safari and it works now!
JotForm Support
You seem to have managed to upgrade your account. I can see that your account is now on Premium status. Kindly logout and log back in to be able to view the changes on your submissions limits reflecting to Premium package.
Thank you!


text:
The Fisher Price Activity Walker is designed to appeal to your child and stimulate her curiosity throughout the early stages of development babies go through between the ages of 6 and 36 months. Introduce it, laying flat as a floor toy, and you'll be as delighted as she is to watch her discover that the parts move. The gears turn, the doors flip open, the roller ball spins, the beads slide, and she's the one making it happen! There's no need to worry about her outgrowing this activity toy. It will be there when she takes her first step. Open it up, set it on its wheels and it will provide support and stability as a walker, giving her the confidence to take many more.Authorized Dealer of Fisher Price Toys and Baby Products
Sign up to get the latest on sales, new releases and more …
© 2017 Babysupermarket.


text:
26 October 2016,
Price realised GBP 30,000
for Casa Pelizzari, Venice, ebonised walnut, marble
22 ¼ in. (46.5 cm.) high; 28 3/8 in. (72 cm.) wide; 19 in. (48 cm.) deep
New York +1 212 636 2000
London +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Hong Kong +852 2760 1766
Shanghai +86 21 6355 1766
Jeremy Morrison
+44 (0)20 7752 3274
Joy McCall
+44 (0)20 7752 3237
Raffaella Goffredi
+44 (0)20 7752 3015
Simon Andrews
+44 (0)20 7752 3380
Nicholas Challinor-Halford
+44 (0)20 7752 3382
Pre-Lot Text
CARLO SCARPA: The Casa Pelizzari, VeniceCarlo Scarpa occupies a commanding position in the narrative of modern Italian design. Venetian-born, Scarpa's childhood was one that was exposed to the historical layers that defined Venice as the mercantile portal between East and West, a city where the relics of Antiquity cast deep metaphorical shadows upon the bustle of tradition, craft and art. Trained as an architect, Scarpa's brilliance as a designer of glass, from 1926 until 1947, is well-documented and has been recently celebrated by major retrospectives at the Stanze del Vetro, Venice, 2012, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2013-2014. Equally well-documented is Scarpa's successful, innovative and highly influential post-war career as an architect. The following unique collection of furnishings, designed for a private apartment, was created at a pivotal moment shortly before Scarpa terminated his working relationship with Venini to instead concentrate on his practice as an architect. This remarkable collection exhibits a sense of scale and massing, of geometric rigour, that is immediately characteristic of his subsequent architectural projects – structures are sketched as a series of solids and voids, rectangular planes and parallel lines. Unsurprisingly, considering Venice's historic pre-eminence as a trading point with China, elements of Oriental vernacular furniture can be detected in ebonised finishes, the deployment of lattice-screens, and upswept surfaces. As such, this collection serves to deliver intriguing perspective upon this most influential of architects at a crucial moment of artistic evolution.
An introduction to legendary figures from Sweden, Denmark and Finland whose work was offered in our October 2016 Design&nb..
New York architect Peter Pennoyer on what he loves about this mid-century table by a brilliant Danish designer
From applique and back splats to veneering and wingbacks, an essential glossary of furniture terms
Overall sales hit £2.35 billion ($3 billion) in the first half of the year, with auction sales up by 29 per cent on the e..
Interior designer and heritage colour expert Edward Bulmer on the modello by Jean-Baptiste van Loo he acquired 27 yea..


text: Notice, I have yet to mention price. That's because I like leaving the best for last. This amazing AM/FM/HD tuner retails for less than $100. Do a little search on the Internet and you can find it selling for less than $80. I'm not kidding, one of the best FM tuners ever measured sells for a pittance compared to the best tuners of the past. If you're at all interested in what HD radio sounds like and can provide, this is not only an inexpensive way to find out but it may also be one of the best. To my way of thinking, this is the ultimate holiday gift for any audiophile or radio lover on your shopping list. One last thought. What would happen if you took the radio section of this Sony and combined it with better audio circuitry and an improved power supply? Would it be the best radio ever? I hope we'll find out soon. This Sony tuner is very, very highly recommended. Unbelievably recommended for the price.


text:
Laptop Hard Drive
by d. f. sabatini on 9/25/2007
Fast ship time, easy setup and very happy with the unit.You can't beat getting what you ask for, at the price quoted and next day at my door for regular shipping cost! Keep it up.
Was this review helpful to you?YESNO


text:
Study of stator-vane fluctuating pressures in a turbofan engine for static and flight tests
Arnold W. Mueller, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information Branch
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch, 1984 - Technology & Engineering - 51 pages
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Common terms and phrases
12 Engine speed 12 Frequency amplitude blade-passage frequency boundary layer broadband bypass data bypass duct Bypass stator coherence and phase Comparison core and bypass core compressor core data Core stator core-stator vanes data show engine speed increases F1 BPF tone Fan Noise fan-rotor F Figure 27 flight data flight tests flight-test engine speeds fluctuating pressure levels function of engine harmonics high-speed compressor inflow control device inlet JT15D-1 engine Langley Research Center magnitude measured at fan-rotor measured at location narrow-band 50 Hz narrow-band random noise NASA PDF analysis phase data phase relationships presented in figure pressure levels measured pressure time traces pressures measured probability density function probability density ratio radially outward rotor blades rotor wakes sine signal spanwise distribution spectra static and flight static tests static-test engine speeds stator locations stator vanes subsonic supersonic technique transducers transonic Turbofan Engine Unsteady


text:
VPN, CISCO AnyConnect, About VPN Profiles
This page explains the distinctions between the Cisco AnyConnect VPN profiles available during the login process.
Normal use: "Split tunnel" profile
Most people will ordinarily select the 'split tunnel' profile. This sends traffic meant for University computers to the University, and doesn't intervene in your non-University web browsing such as Facebook or Google.
The Office of Privacy and Information Assurance (OPIA) suggests the use of the split tunnel profile from secured networks that you trust, such as home and work networks.
Special cases: "Tunnel all" and "Duo" profiles
Tunnel All (off-campus online resource use, traveling in countries with restricted network access)
The Tunnel All profile is used in cases where you need to present a University identity to a third party website, such as the Library's online resource collection. (See Library Resources and the VPN for more information about remote access to the Library's resources.) There are some other services provided to campus based on IP address in addition to those from the Library. Additionally, if you are traveling outside the US and want to reach US servers for services such as Google or Facebook then the Tunnel All profile will send all your data back to campus first, and then out to those services.
The Office of Privacy and Information Assurance (OPIA) recommends the use of the Tunnel All profile from untrusted networks, such as unsecured wireless networks, coffee shops, hotels, and other potentially vulnerable networks. This way all of your network traffic is encrypted on the path between your computer and the campus network, helping to protect your data from snooping.
Duo (IT Pros)
Some campus IT Pros use Duo devices for two-factor authentication. If you want to use your Duo device along with the VPN authentication system, select one of the Duo profiles before you start the VPN connection.
Why does the program default to Split Tunnel and not Tunnel All?
Tunnel All is required for library use, but usually slows people's network connection down for regular Internet use.
Split Tunnel sends traffic for campus IP addresses to campus, but also
lets all their traffic out to the Internet go straight to where it is
going without the overhead of first encrypting it, then sending it to
the university, having it unencrypted, then it
has to go back out to the Internet. Then the response comes back to the
University, get encrypted, and then sent back to their computer where it
has to be unencrypted. That adds time, and the encryption process uses
a lot of CPU power on their computer. It
also sends all the traffic in and out of the University's Internet
connection (multiple times) that otherwise doesn't need to be there,
using a moderately expensive resource shared by all of campus.
Because of all the extra steps the data has to take with Tunnel All,
most people have the best experience using the Internet and University
resources at the same time with Split Tunnel.
Split Tunnel does let people connect to classroom servers, just not
Library online resources. Classroom servers have University IP
addresses, so the VPN sends that traffic to campus in either Split
Tunnel or Tunnel All. The Library's online resources are located
off-campus, and depend on checking your IP address to see if you are
allowed to use them. That means the traffic must come from campus, so
only Tunnel All works.


text:
Genomics – A Curse Or A Blessing?
Is sequencing your personal genome a curse or a blessing? A recent radio broadcast from NPR news summarises two scientist's opinions and their practical experiences with genome sequencing (listen to the radio broadcast below).
World renowned scientist James Watson, from the famous Watson & Crick team that discovered the DNA structure, recently sequenced his own genome. His discovery didn't earn him the next Nobel prize for science, but he found out that he belongs to the elite few people whose body is more sensitive to ß-blockers. Now James Watson finally realized why it was so difficult for him to balance his blood pressure. It definitely paid off for Watson to sequence his own genome since he could significantly reduce his weekly ß -blocker intake. But despite this "health-changing" experience, he forbid his colleagues to reveal any information about his likelihood to develop Alzheimer. He said, "since you cannot cure it why would you like to know about it?"
The second candidate to share his experience after he personally sequenced his genome is Stanford geneticist Michale Snyder. His genome sequencing revealed that he was at high risk to develop Type 2 diabetes. A few months after his discovery, Synder got the disease that his genome anticipated. Was this a coincidence or fate? For Snyder, knowledge about his genome gave him a head start against the disease. By completely transforming his diet and participating in various sport activities, he overcame his Type 2 diabetes.
From my perspective, both examples show that knowledge about our genetic information can be useful in preventing and treating diseases. It boils down to how much experience exist to reliably interpret the data.


text:
For anyone who has to fill prescriptions, there's an app for that — finally.
Friday, CVS Health launched its new end-to-end mobile payment app, CVS Pay, for select stores in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The solution is focused on easing the process of picking up prescriptions or payments by CVS pharmacy customers.
This is a product of their Boston-based innovation lab, created to help transform the company into a more modern organization, as opposed to a simple, traditional pharmacy. This is the first mobile pay option that CVS Health has adopted, and the company is relying on its own POS hardware for the product.
"If you look at the CVS solution, it isn't just about payment," said Levvel payments lead Scott Harkey, on why CVS Health chose to build their own solutions as opposed to connecting with Apple Pay. "The app has the ability to transmit the info needed for prescription pickup, loyalty, payment, and coupons, all with the single barcode scan. This combines three or four different things the customer has to do at point of sale today into a single interaction."
Customers picking up their prescriptions will now be able to store additional payment accounts like a FSA or HSA account, allowing them to split purchases, as well as store all of the information needed for verification, such as a customer's name, birth date, signature, and PIN, making the process significantly easier than the previous manual version.
CVS Pay even offers options for drive-through service, where users will get a pick-up number prior to paying by barcode. Users will also receive in-app confirmation of their transactions for their records, as well as the ability to store funds and earn CVS loyalty points.
CVS Pay is scheduled to be available nationwide by the end of the year.Like This Post


text:
The Questyle Audio
5GHz Hi-End Wireless Audio System
World class sound should not be limited by wires! Questyle Audio presents the World's First, Hi-end 5GHz Wireless Audio System! A completely new stage of evolution for wireless audio, Questyle Audio's worldwide PCT patented, 5GHz Wireless Audio System offers the most stable wireless transmission, yet achieved, for a HiFi system.
About the Questyle Audio 5GHz Wireless Audio System
The Questyle Audio 5GHz Wireless Audio System series consists of a Wireless Transmitter/Controller (Preamplifier) and a Wireless Receiver/DAC/Amplifier. Currently there are three models: the T2 Wireless Transmitter/Controller, the R100 (2x50W Stereo) Wireless Amplifier and the R200 (200W Mono) Wireless Amplifier.
The Questyle Audio 5GHz Wireless Audio System, integrates Wireless Transmission (transmitting uncompressed 24bit/22M audio signal in the 5.2GHz/5.8GHz frequency band), digital to Analog conversion and Power Amplification to maximize high fidelity sound performance, in its purest form, while simplifying the setup of a Hi-end audio system.
The Most Stable Hi-end Wireless Audio System
Current 2.4GHz wireless audio systems set people free from unsightly and impractical cable connections, but there is an obvious shortcoming, in that, there are countless Wi-Fi setups, broadcasting in the 2.4GHz frequency range, which repeatedly cause interrupted, delayed or weakened signal. To achieve absolutely stable wireless transmission, Questyle Audio innovatively designed the 5GHz wireless system, transmitting audio signals in the 5.2GHz/5.8GHz frequency band, wonderfully avoiding the crowded 2.4GHz frequency range and achieving the most stable transmission to date.
Most importantly, the Questyle Audio 5GHz Wireless Audio System supports a stable real time playback, which is beyond the capability of other wireless systems.
The Questyle Audio T2 Wireless Transmitter/Controller receives digital signal through USB, Coaxial, and Optical inputs, as well as, Analog signal through RCA inputs (which is converted to digital via a dedicated ADC circuit). User friendly design, allows for simple plug and play operation, and it will start working as soon as you plug in the power cord, no need for any complex setup procedure.
The wireless transmission supports high resolution, 24bit communication, which employs a FIFO cache and digital PL technology, reducing Jitter to undetectable levels. The Questyle Audio 5GHz Wireless Audio System also supports multiple receiver applications, allowing one transmitter to connect with up to 8 receivers.
Hi-end Components
The Questyle Audio 5GHz Wireless Audio System employs a 3X clock USB asynchronous transmission structure, along with only the best available components and independent power supplies to improve Hi-end sound performance.
The Questyle Audio R100 and R200 Wireless Amplifiers
The Questyle Audio R100 and R200 Wireless Amplifiers are actually an integration of wireless receiver, DAC and amplifier. The Questyle Audio R100 Wireless Amplifier is a 50W per channel stereo amplifier, whereas, the Questyle Audio R200 Wireless Amplifier is a 200W Mono block switchable between left and right channel via a switch on the bottom of the R200. The Questyle Audio R200, with its high power output (an incredible 20A output current capacity), is able to drive even the most demanding of speaker systems. The Questyle Audio R100 and R200, both feature modified Danish ICEpower Class D amplification modules with an ultra-low distortion of 0.004%, and a Signal to Noise Ratio of 104db, as well as the legendary Wolfson DAC chip to ensure the highest sound performance possible.
Easy Setup
The Questyle Audio T2 Transmitter can be paired with either a Questyle Audio R100 or Questyle Audio R200 amplifier following a simple two step procedure. On the R200 there is also a small switch labeled "R /L". This is to select whether the Mono Block is to be sent Right Channel or Left Channel information. (The R100 will have a small slot with no switch as it is stereo.) Within minutes you can set up a complete Hi-end wireless audio system. So quick and easy!
Bi-amp and Tri-amp Performance
Because multiple receivers are supported, up to 8 receivers per T2 transmitter, with only an 8ms delay, speaker systems requiring more than 200W output power, can easily be accommodated through a bi-amp or tri-amp configuration.
There are many speakers that have separate connections for high, mid and low frequency. To upgrade the sound performance, two or three pairs of R200 amplifiers can be used to separately drive HF, MF and LF. The power of each channel increases to 400W(2*200W) or 600W(3*200W) to improve hi-end performance.
Upgrade a Home Theater System
Multi-channel surround home theater set up can be simplified by using the Questyle Audio 5GHz Wireless Audio System to power surround and rear channels, without having to run wires. This is especially helpful in finished rooms where it is not practical or even possible to run wires through the wall or under the floor. Plus, since transmission is done in the digital domain, there is none of the signal denigration or power loss, usually associated with long speaker wire or interconnect runs.
T2 Transmitter
R100 Wireless Stereo Amplifier
R200 Wireless Mono Amplifier


text:
Description Edit
Begin a meal with Pe Chan Gyaw (Split-pea), an authentic Burmese recipe.
Ingredients Edit
- 5 tablespoons rice flour
- 500 ml (2 cups) water
- 100g (1/2 cup) dried yellow split-Peas
- 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 250 ml (1 cup) oil for deep frying
Directions Edit
Soak the split-Peas overnight. The next day, mix the rice flour and water, then add and stir in the split-Peas and salt. In a saucepan or wok, heat the oil for deep-frying. Using a spoon, scoop into the mixture and drop it in the pan. Drop several scoops and deep-fry them until they turn crisp. Drain on absorbent paper and let cool before serving.


text:
About the Book
This handy pocket book contains fifteen individual views of Mexico City as seen and documented by University of Washington architecture and landscape architecture students during the 2013 Mexico Program led by Affiliate Assistant Professor Robert Hutchison.
Features & Details
- Category Architecture
5×8 in, 13×20 cm
240 Pages
- Publish Date Sep 29, 2013
- Language English
- Tags Mexico City, Robert Hutchison, University of Washington, College of Built Environment, Architecture, Documentation
See More
Log in or create an account to post a comment.
0 Comments
Delete this comment?
See More


text:
CodePlexProject Hosting for Open Source Software
OpenCppCoverage is an open source code coverage tool for C++ under Windows.
The main usage is for unit testing coverage, but you can also use it to know the executed lines in a program for debugging purpose.
You can simply run the following command:
OpenCppCoverage.exe --sources MySourcePath -- YourProgram.exe arg1 arg2
For example, MySourcePath can be MyProject, if your sources are located in
See Getting Started for more information about usage.
You can also have a look at
Command-line reference.
Last edited Mar 5 at 4:01 PM by OpenCppCoverage, version 22


text: Just Engaged Weddings and Events Pvt Ltd brings to you the latest trends and ideas to make your wedding worth remembering. We vow to make wedding planning easy and fun not only for the bride and the groom but also for everyone else. This unique single platform will offer the "Just engaged" couples their pre wedding needs in a personalized manner with utmost privacy. We believe that trust is the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships and so we aim to maintain trust and privacy through our services.


text:
Players must first place a wager before receiving two cards and then decide whether to stand on those cards, take one or more additional cards, split, surrender, double or place an insurance bet.
Prior to the cards being dealt, a Player may also place a "Pair bet" that will win if the first two cards dealt to the Player is a pair, even if the Dealer has a Blackjack, and the Player will lose otherwise.
Starting from the Dealer's left and continuing clockwise, the Dealer shall deal a card face up to each betting area containing a wager and a card to the Dealer. The Dealer shall then deal a second card to each of the wagered betting areas in the same sequence except to himself.
If a Player receives a Blackjack and the Dealer's first card is an Ace, the Player may choose to be paid even money before the Dealer deals the second card to the Dealer's hand. Otherwise, if the Dealer has a Blackjack, the hand shall be a stand-off.
When the initial two cards dealt to a betting area are matching cards and are not Aces, the Player may split the hand and receive additional cards on each of the hands that are split, provided that the wager on the second hand so formed is an amount equal to the original wager.
A Player may not form more than four hands while splitting in any one betting area, in each round of play except that:
A Player splitting Aces can only split once and shall only have one card dealt to each Ace and cannot elect to receive additional cards; and
Split Aces receiving a second card having a point value of 10 shall have a point total of 21 and shall not be considered a Blackjack.
A Player who splits shall lose only an amount equal to the Player's original wager if the Dealer obtains a Blackjack.
Prior to the subsequent deal, a Player may choose to surrender by giving up 50 percent of the Player's original wager provided the Dealer does not have an Ace.
A Player may elect to double on the first two cards dealt or on the first two cards of any split pair.
Any doubled hand will receive only one additional card.
A Player who doubles shall lose only an amount equal to the Player's original wager if the Dealer obtains a Blackjack.
When the Dealer's first card is an Ace, a Player may place an Insurance bet of not more than half the amount of the Player's original wager, which will win if the Dealer's second card has a value of ten.
The point value of cards shall be as follows:
An Ace shall have a value of 1 or 11 unless 11 would give a Player or the Dealer a point total in excess of 21;
Any card from 2 to 10 inclusive shall have its face value; and
Any Jack, Queen or King shall have a value of 10.
Except for a Pair bet and an Insurance bet, the outcome of the round of play is determined based on the point total of the Player's hand compared to the point total of the Dealer's hand.
If the Dealer's hand has a point total of not more than 16, additional cards must be dealt until a hard or soft total of not less than 17 is obtained.
A Player that obtains a Blackjack or a hard or soft total of 21 is not permitted to double or draw additional cards.


text:
Search Term
It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
Christophe Astolfi - Astuces de la guitare Manouche Vol.3 (Musette Waltz Collection)
07/20/2017 05:06:12 PM:8 classic musette waltzes in standard notation and TAB.
Anthony Parker Manifesting Manouche
07/20/2017 05:04:59 PM:Comprehensive Gypsy jazz method chock-full of arpeggios, gypsy style phrases, and more!
3250 NW 59th StSeattle, Washington 98107United States
© 2017 DjangoBooks.comAll rights reserved worldwide


text:
Project DescriptionThis is a south facing 50 x 80 ft plot with about 4000 sft built up area built in a gated community very close to Wipro corporate office in Sarjapur, Bangalore.
Some modern homes in Bangalore have modular designs. Even the smaller villas reflect luxurious and cool lifestyle. Their designs are aesthetic and functional. Due to which there is always space for all requirements. Source - http://www.ashwinarchitects.com/gallery-view/malas-50-x-80-ft-bungalow-india


text:
Caribya! and its owner, IIWINC, are committed to respecting your privacy. We will not ask you for information that does not have a purpose and we will not require information to be disclosed that is not absolutely necessary.
Once you opt to provide personally identifiable information (any information by which you can be identified), it will only be used to support your relationship with us and for our own internal purposes. This includes marketing and research, customization of our websites and improving the content of our websites.In short, we have no interest in your personal information beyond what is necessary to support your relationship with us. Under no circumstances will we sell, rent or lease your personally identifiable information to others.
Please be aware that our website may contain links to other websites, and that the privacy practices of these other websites may differ from ours. This notice does not apply to other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of all other websites you visit.
Many websites, including this one, use cookie technology to help users navigate efficiently. The cookie is a small text file that resides on your hard drive. From time to time, our site will request the cookie from your web browser so that we can retrieve the stored information. Currently we only use cookies to track users' sessions on our sites.
Advertisements may appear on this site and, may set and access cookies on your computer if you view or click on the ads. The third-party advertisers may therefore use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. These cookies are subject to the privacy policy of the advertiser. However, the advertisers do not have access to this site's cookies.
Please note that with most browsers, a user can set the preferences to show a warning each time a cookie request is received. You can also usually set the browser to not accept cookies at all. The only drawback to this is that you will be limited in some areas of our website.
IIWINC and Caribya! reserve the right to change this policy at any time by notifying users of the existence and location of the new or revised Privacy Policy. The foregoing Privacy Policy was last updated on April 4, 2014.
Content, services and information on this website are provided to you subject to our Terms of Service ("TOS"). By accessing this website, you agree to be bound by the TOS. If you do not agree to the TOS please do not use this website. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to update or revise the TOS. Please check this page for changes.
Applicable Law
The TOS and the relationship between you and IIWINC shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida. Any dispute arising from the TOS or breach of the TOS will be governed by the laws of the State of Florida and you agree to personal jurisdiction by the state and federal courts residing in Tallahassee, FL.
If you have comments or questions about our privacy policy or terms of use, please contact us.
Help us improve! We welcome your corrections and suggestions.


text:
Also I'm a ISTJ, if you are into Myers Briggs.
I just started to build my Jeep up. So that is a pretty cool little project.
Movies- The Fifth Element, National Treasure, Die Hard, Gone in 60 Seconds, Boondock Saints, American Graffiti, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and the James Bond Films.
Air is helpful
So is water
Good music
and work


text:
When i was in my early teens i had surgery for my severe hyperhidrosis(palms and armpits but still have sweaty feet), and never knew about compensatory sweating. Now im in my early 20's and Im dealing with sweating in areas that make my everyday life complicated. I sweat in my groin area excessively and below my breast, also my back. I think if i knew then what i know now I would rather have sweaty palms and feet than what Im dealing with now. I recently heard of botox for hyperhidrosis...do you think in my case it would cause some relief or am I an hopeless cause?
Can I Get Botox for Sweating Below Breast and Groin?
Doctor Answers 3
Botox for Compensatory Sweating
What you have developed is compensatory sweating - that is, sweating in your lower body following endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS). Compensatory sweating is more likely following ETS for hyperhidrosis involving the head and neck than for ETS performed for hyperhidrosis of the underarms and/or palms.
Yes, Botox can be applied to areas where you have compensatory sweating but this is usually a very expensive treatment option as the surface area involved can be large - such as the back, groin, buttocks, behind the thighs and knees.
Beyond cost considerations, it is not pleasant to be injected with needles in large areas of the body. Topical anesthetics can be used to reduce needle stick-related pain, but areas such as the groin are very sensitive and need approximately 10 needle sticks to provide enough Botox to cover approximately 4% of the body surface area.
If your compensatory sweating is limited to the groin, then Botox can be injected and this may be an effective option for you.
Again, it is not practical to inject large body surface areas with Botox to treat compensatory sweating.
Hyperhidrosis treatment in Los Angeles
Botox and Xeomin are effective in areas of skin where there is excessive moisture from hyperactive sweat glands. Raffy Karamanoukian Los Angeles
Learn more: http://www.surgery90210.com/cosmetic-dermatology/64/miradry-hyperhidrosis.aspx
No sweat...the answer is botox...
yes botox is a fantastic treatment for excessive sweating under the breasts, in the groin and on your back...and if your sweaty feet cause problems, then get them treated too...botox works extraordinarily well...no to think twice...the simple, painless treatment begins to work within days and relieves you of the uncertainty and potential embarrassment...see your local provider and enjoy a relaxing summer...
You might also like...
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


text:
Skip to comments.Media Blackout on Toure Nebletts Racist, Anti-Semitic Holocaust Slur
Posted on 05/25/2014 6:37:38 PM PDT by kristinn
Its been two days since MSNBC host Toure Neblett made a shockingly racist and anti-Semitic comment to a person claiming to be a descendent of Holocaust survivors.
The power of Whiteness is what Neblett callously told a poster Friday evening on Twitter (screen name @hope_and_chains) who responded to Nebletts praise for an article on so-called white privilege by saying, My family survived a concentration camp, came to the US w/ nothing, LEGALLY, and made it work. #SORRYFORBEINGWHITETHOUGHYOUGUYS
Neblett, who has maintained Twitter silence since Friday night, has been blasted on Twitter since then, most notably by @redsteeze who Tweeted Holocaust imagery with caustic comments on Holocaust privilege such as sarcastically calling concentration camps gated communities.
With the exception of Mediaite, the media has totally ignored this latest racist blast by a MSNBC host. An online search Sunday afternoon revealed no coverage of Nebletts Holocaust slur.
Oliver Willis of the media watchdog group (LOL) Media Matters for America posted his agreement with Nebletts racist, anti-Semitic comment on Saturday. Willis, like Neblett, is Black:
guess there are some out there who dont like to think that a holocaust survivor had a leg up over a black/brown person due to skin color
Neblett is promoted as an inspirational speaker at Keppler Speakers. One of his presentations is laughably described as:
How Racism Functions Today and Ways to Deal with it to Get Success
Modern racism is far more fluid and subtle than the racism of our parents and grandparents. We often encounter moments where we feel we have received racist treatment but if we tried to explain it to others they would not understand. So what do we do? In this speech, Touré outlines several concrete things we can do to combat racism, based on his interviews with psychologists and sociologists. He explains that racism is not truly a comment on you or your ability, but on the person who is being racist.
While the media may be giving Neblett a pass for now, one wonders how long MSNBC and Keppler Speakers will wish to be associated with an inspirational Black Nazi?
Is anyone really surprised?
Turd' Niblet? Really?
Heard of Tourette's syndrome of something like that........
via SultanKnish and FR:
Anti-semitism is nothing new in the black community.
"The Black Hitler was a Chicago community organizer who moved to New York. Somewhere along the way he picked up a gold lined cape, a purple turban and a stepladder on which he used to stand while giving speeches outside the stores of Harlem's dwindling Jewish community.
The cape and the turban were combined with Nazi style military shirt and jackboots, for the quixotic uniform of a man who is remembered today as a pioneering labor leader— but was known back then as the Black Hitler.
A dagger thrust through his belt completed the ensemble.
In his stepladder speeches, Black Hitler declared that he was the only man who could stop the Jews, accusing them of spreading filth and disease, and called on his followers to tear out the tongues of any Jew they met.
He vowed an "an open bloody war against the Jews who are much worse than all other whites."
Speeches like these earned him the title, 'Black Hitler' and intimidated local businesses into hiring workers from his own private labor union.
The enterprising community organizer dubbed himself Sufi Abdul Hamid, and when he opened his mosque, he expanded his name to His Holiness Bishop Amiru Al-Mu-Minin Sufi A. Hamid. His press man claimed that he had been born in Egypt beneath the shadow of a pyramid. In reality he had been born Eugene Brown in Lowell, Massachusetts and in Chicago had briefly claimed to be Bishop Conshankin, a Buddhist cleric. Like the Nation of Islam, which was finding its feet at around the same time, his theology was a hodgepodge of Islam and anything else he picked up along the way.
It is unknown what connection Sufi Abdul Hamid had to the burgeoning Nation of Islam, which took the same mix of racism, anti-semitism, black nationalism and Islam and became a major movement, but in the year before he moved to Harlem, Nation of Islam founder Fard Muhammad disappeared, and his successor Elijah Muhammad moved to Chicago after conflicts with the state government and rival NOI leaders. Hamid was probably never part of the Nation of Islam, but he had almost certainly seen it in action and his New York operation was guided by similar methods.
The year was 1932. In Germany, the actual Hitler was running for president. In New York City, Mayor Jimmy Walker was still reigning as the corrupt but entertaining figurehead of Tammany Hall's Democratic party apparatus, but in a few months the Seabury Commission's investigation into the city's horrifyingly corrupt justice system would send the Tin Pan Alley singing mayor fleeing off to Europe along with his showgirl wife.
The Great Depression had hit New York's prosperous commercial sector like a sledgehammer. The city that never slept had not gone quiet, but it had slowed down. New York's black population had exploded in its boom days drawn by the lure of jobs, but now that the bust had come the streets of Harlem were full of unemployed men.
The time was ripe for a messiah or a violent explosion. And Sufi Abdul Hamid offered them both.
Toure must have been eating the "big Momma Obama" school menu...Now there are school clubs called "menu skeptics" which are challenging Big Momma Obama's right to determine what kids eat...
The time was ripe for a messiah or a violent explosion. And Sufi Abdul Hamid offered them both.
Thanks for the posting that provided some history I had not previously known.
Try to engage them on the success of Asian Americans.
Toure reminds me of one of those tiny dogs with bulging eyes that vibrate and piss in squirts when you look at them.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.


text:
How Do I Make A Coffee Cup Have A Lip?
Decorating By MJTKNT Updated 30 Jul 2010 , 9:30am by MJTKNT
I'm getting ready to cover a small 4" round cake to look like a coffee mug. I'd like it to have a lip so I can put ganache inside of it and have it look like an actual cup full of coffee...but I don't know how I should actually cover it to get this effect. Can anyone help, please?
Hmmm ok...maybe roll out a thin piece of fondant or some really stiff butter cream (like a dam to keep filling in) and put this on the top of your cake around the edge and cover with fondant....
Or you can scoop a circle of cake out, leaving a rim of whatever size you like....
The cake scooping circle would've been much better. For future reference, a loop of fondant underneath didn't work so well...just got lost in the buttercream.
Quote by @%username% on %date%


text:
1 800 103 2581
Stop following?
- September 02, 2012
- Preferred qualification: Postgraduate | Preferred study destination: Australia
Replies (1)
Hi, there are many universities in Australia offering MBA programs. Scholarships are available for international students. Scholarships are offered by the Australian Government, education institutions and a number of other organizations. They cover various educational sectors, including vocational education and training, student exchanges, undergraduate and postgraduate study and research. There are many courses in Postgraduate E-Commerce courses offered.
- September 06, 2012
- Flag as inappropriate
- Vote Up (0)
- Vote Down (0)


text:
Too right, mate, and while I have many personal problems with the courts and some LEOs, only the terminally brain-dead are stupid enough to tell some bloke carrying a firearm (or controlling someone else carrying one) to 'sod off' in one form or another.
Gutfeld is funny. Much funnier than those two d-bags on "The Comedy Channel"
I DVR "Red Eye" every night. Great Show.


text:
Desperately Seeking Difference
Blacksher, Erika
Bibliographic Citation
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. 1998 Winter; 7(1): 11-16.
Bioethical Issues; Bioethics; Clinical Ethics; Communication; Consensus; Cultural Pluralism; Decision Making; Disclosure; Dissent; Empirical Research; Ethics; Health; Health Care; Health Care Delivery; Managed Care Programs; Minority Groups; Managed Care; Patient Care; Professional Patient Relationship; Research; Self Concept; Stigmatization; Terminal Care; Trust; Truth Disclosure; Values;
MetadataShow full item record
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
Children's Health Inequalities: Ethical and Political Challenges to Seeking Social Justice Blacksher, Erika (2008-07)Childhood obesity may have severe long-term consequences for health-indeed, for the overall course of a person's life. Do these harms amount to a problem of social justice? And if so, what should be done about it? Parents ...
Cloning Human Beings: Responding to the National Bioethics Advisory Commission's Report Blacksher, Erika (1997-09)


text:
Junior & Mid-Weight Designer - Fashion Client - Kent - £24-35K
- Recruiter
- Preferred Choice
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £24000 - £35000 per annum
- Posted
- 07 Oct 2016
- Closes
- 04 Nov 2016
- Ref
- Marketing Disciplines
- Digital / Online Marketing, Digital Design
- Industry Sector
- Digital / Online
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Work Experience Level
- Executive
- Agency-side or Client-side
- Client Side
- Job Role
- Digital Designer
Junior & Mid-Weight Designer - Fashion Client - Kent - £24-35K
I have a fantastic junior and mid-weight digital designer position with an award winning, forward-thinking company, specializing in dressing children beautifully. You will be working for one of the most respected retailers in children's luxury fashion and a market leading presence. The company now boasts an international customer base across 80 countries and 60% year on year growth.
We are looking for someone interested in working in the online fashion retail sector, with a desire to do great work, and a portfolio of work demonstrating their passion for digital design.
You will either have a degree or equivalent qualification in a design or 3 year's + commercial experience working for an agency in-house. You will have a very creative online portfolio of work, demonstrating your passion for design and showing off your design skills.
You will also need to demonstrate good attention to detail and a clear understanding of the fundamentals behind effective UI design (and the desire to try new things & experiment). You will need to be a confident communicator, both verbally and visually and have a passion for learning new ways to improve what you do.
You will work alongside our Lead Designer to produce newsletters, editorial site updates. coupled with our blog and other exciting platforms. Reporting into Head of Digital & Design.
Desired Skills & Experience
- A strong portfolio, demonstrating fundamentals of UI design principles, and a ton of creativity is a must!
- A passion for digital design and demonstrable interest in what's going on in this area
- Working knowledge of CSS & HTML
- Designing newsletters
- Proficiency with industry standard software (Adobe Creative Suite)
- An understanding of the different platforms, devices and media UI design covers
- The ability to collaborate and work with others in a constructive way
- A keen learner with a positive attitude
- An interest in fashion is desirable
- Some commercial experience is preferable
- Ability to approach design from a User Experience perspective


text:
Iran's efforts uranium enrichment for some purpose, either for electric power or medical services, has been continually been attacked by the United States and Western powers on the grounds that the methods being used to process uranium is primarily used to make nuclear weapons. Just today, the IAEA announced that Iran has been expanding their processing capacity. The American response of sanctioning Iran, as well as anyone who tries to do business with Iran in regards to providing or trading nuclear materials, has been pretty strong, and effective. To give an example, yesterday, US immigration officials in New York City arrested a man, bound for Iran, with uranium in the soles of his shoes.
TSA and ICE officials detained one Patrick Campbell, a 33-year-old American based in Sierra Leone specializing in trading ore, at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Campbell had been monitored by federal officials following a response to an ad on Chinese website Alibaba.com posted by someone looking to buy partially-processed uranium, also known as yellowcake, in May of 2012. Eventually, Campbell got in touch with a potential buyer concerning uranium.
The buyer, actually a undercover federal official, asked for 1,000 tons of uranium to be shipped to Iran, disguised as other ores to escape detection. Patrick Campbell promised to ship the uranium, disguised as chromite, from Sierra Leone to the port city of Bandar Abbas in Iran. The shipment presented problems—not the least of which being Sierra Leone is not known for mining chromite, and 1,000 tons of any ore is hard to move around—so Campbell came to New York City via Paris to show proof he had the product, hiding it in the soles of his shoes to escape detection from European officials.
Upon arrival, Patrick Campbell was arrested by immigration officials, charged with violating federal law concerning transactions with Iran. During interrogation, Campbell admitted he engaged in talks for shipping uranium ore to Iran, an obviously taboo subject given the country's nuclear program. Campbell faces up to 20 years in prison and a million-dollar fine if convicted.


text:
State Police: speed a factor in fatal crash
A Folsom man was killed early Friday north of Covington when the vehicle he was driving at a high rate of speed struck two trees, State Police said.
Lloyd Giddens was traveling northbound on La. 25 in a 2011 Infiniti M27 about 2:15 a.m. when he lost control of the vehicle, left the road and hit two large trees, police said.
Giddens, who was wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene. Driver impairment is suspected, and toxicological samples were collected for analysis.
The crash remains under investigation.
Man turns himself in for 2014 murder
A man turned himself in Friday for a December murder in LaPlace.
Carlos Parrilla Jr. walked into the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office and confessed to the murder of Juan Jose Rivera on Dec. 2, according to Sheriff Mike Tregre.
Deputies found Rivera, 52, stabbed to death in a LaPlace trailer park in the 100 block of Montegut Avenue about 9:30 p.m.
Parrilla was arrested and booked on second-degree murder.
Woman wanted in theft of $900 in 2014
A 39-year-old woman is wanted by New Orleans police for allegedly stealing money from a former employer.
On Dec. 3, police said, Michelle Bufkin used a key that she stole from another employee to take $900 from a safe at Audubon Dermatology in the 3500 block of Prytania Street, where she worked at the time.
Bufkin did not have authorization to enter the safe and was fired when her boss heard about the incident.
Detectives said Bufkin tried to fabricate a patient bill to cover up the money she stole.
Anyone knowing her whereabouts is asked to contact 6th District Detective Tierney Clay at (504) 658-6060 or Crimestoppers at (504) 822-1111.


text:
Easy Vegan Pumpkin Cake With Shaved Chocolate
Be the first to review
READY IN: 30mins
Recipe by michellehauser
Fast, easy, fairly-healthy cake recipe. This is great for cutting and wrapping individual servings and storing in the refrigerator for 2 weeks! Note: this is much better with chocolate shavings than chips because the fat from the chocolate is able to melt into and give richness to this otherwise low-fat cake.
See Discussion:
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 (18 ounce) boxduncan heinz spice cake mix
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can pumpkin
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional)
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons dark rum (optional)
- 6 ounces bittersweet dark chocolate, chopped into shaving-sized pieces (optional)
Directions See How It's Made
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spray 13x9-inch metal cake pan with non-stick spray.
- Add all ingredients to mixing bowl and beat at low speed until combined; beat at medium speed for 2 more minutes.
- Fold chocolate into mixture.
- Spread the mixture evenly into the cake pan and bake 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean ("clean" in this recipe means no cake batter; some gooey chocolate on the toothpick is fine).
- Set on a rack and allow to cool completely in the pan. Cut into 24 pieces. If pieces are individually wrapped in plastic and then kept in a Ziplock bag or other airtight container, these will last 2 weeks. The can also be frozen in this form and used for desserts in brown bag lunches.


text:
While upgrading my blog I happened to notice that I had published 199 posts. This would then make this the 200th. Amazing!
This blog has certainly come a long way since its beginnings on Ron Paul Radio. It has grown and matured into something wonderful. The success of my iPhone article threw it over the top! I could have never have suspected that, and still feel grateful for the people continuing to read it. I certainly plan to build upon this success. I look forward to another 200 posts.
In 2007, I did the tech work for a weird little venture called Ron Paul Radio. Since I did the tech work, I kind of wanted people to leave me alone, so on the contact form under my name it said: Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. Since we didn't have any content, I started doing a little show with the same name. In the course of things we each got our own blog. When the station collapsed I decided I liked having a blog, so kept it and moved on. I stopped doing a show because I got bored with it, but I have a feeling I'll return with a strange new format. I just have to let things become clear in my head first.
I continued writing articles, and accumulating fun things over time. Mainly my friends would read them, and sometimes someone would find one randomly, but mostly I didn't expect much traffic, and I felt fine with that. I had a feeling that I should just keep writing, because one day it would pay off somehow. I thought it would happen in some indirect way. I could have never have imagined.
Last June, my life changed forever. I got an iPhone, and it changed my universe as soon as it entered it. I wrote an article to that effect. My friends on Twitter enjoyed the article. A month after that I got an iPad. I had seriously begun to enjoy Apple's products. In August or so, Jason Scott released Get Lamp, a documentary about interactive fiction in which I appeared. I enjoyed everything – the documentary, the games, and especially the beautiful coins which come in the package. They have real silver in them.
In September I got an iMac, and just in time. A week or so before the autumnal equinox, Andy Baio saw me in Get Lamp, found my blog, saw my iPhone article, and tweeted it to his many followers. With no warning at all, as if Goddess had thrown a switch, I began getting tons of mentions and reads. My praiseworthy iPhone went nuts! For days the awesome onslaught continued, with hundreds of comments. You can read them for yourself. The Mac's productivity edge showed itself immediately. Within weeks of owning one I could handle an insane barrage of emails, moderating comments, and following twitter. Having the trackpad helps so much. I knew I had found something good.
Since then, a few friends and family have discussed with me what this all means, and how I could build on this success. We have some hot ideas, but I don't want to speak too soon. Hopefully I will announce something about it sooner rather than later. Suffice to say it involves empowering the blind and others with special needs through this wonderful technology. I feel very excited about it. We just have to get all the details straight.
While doing all this exciting stuff, I decided to volunteer at the Associated Services for the Blind. Follow your bliss. I used the local para-transit service, which gives the disabled $6 door-to-door rides into the city. You can't beat that. Or maybe you can.
On the ride up, I had an evangelical Christian for a driver. Before I continue, let me say that I respect Christianity. If understood properly it contains universal truths and timeless wisdom. However, to quote the Principia Discordia, I firmly believe that is a mistake to hold firm beliefs.
He first said that he wanted to ask me a few questions for a poll. This got me in political mode, but oh no. He went on and on about various abstract topics. I really just wanted to prepare my thoughts for my very real meeting. He asked what I think happens when we die. My brain slowly worked to come up with a creative response, since obviously I knew where he wanted to go with the conversation. I said that I thought the movie Waking Life had it right: that when we die we exist in the same body in which we dream, but we can never again wake up. I said that we could look to sleep and dream research for a model. Of course he would hear none of it. He asked if I believed in an absolute heaven and hell. I said I see it kind of like a big city or any area, with good and bad places. Certainly some of those places you could consider absolutes, yes, but I try to see it in a less rigid way. Again, he would hear none of my real world examples. I brought up reincarnation, and he said that he wouldn't want to come back , what with gas at $5 a gallon. To me this seemed like a very depressing world view, and I told him as much. He said "Nooooooooo!" with a joyless joy. It really bothered me. He had started getting on my nerves. Some poll. The Obama pollsters didn't even get this bad!
He asked me what I thought of heaven. By this time we had gotten close to my destination, thank Goddess. I could have brought up my Discordianism, but I felt this called for a different tactic. I stayed silent and let him talk. He began walking me from the bus to the building. I told him that for me, heaven meant something very tangible. It meant realizing the greatest potential you could bring to earth, then doing it. He gloomily said: "Well, that's a nice thought, but….." He walked me through the doorway, and we now stood in the lobby. I got up my enthusiasm. "This!" I stated, gesturing around me. "For me, this is heaven. It's something tangible. Right here, right now, doing this wonderful work." He left without a word.


text:
Sorry but this item is currently unavailable.
Please check back at a later stage.
New Zealand Nelson Sauvin
Pedigree: A triploid variety bred from NZ "Smoothcone" and a selected NZ male
Brewing Usage: Dual Purpose
Aroma: Distinctive white wine 'fruitiness', gooseberry
Alpha Acids %: 11.0-14.0
Beta Acids %: 6.0-8.0
Co-Humolone: About 24% of alpha acids
Total Oil: About 0.9-1.1 mls/100g
General Trade Perception: Considered by some as "extreme", this hop is often used in specialty craft and seasonal beers
Possible Substitutions: Unknown
Typical Beer Styles: American Pale Ale, Lager
Additional Information: Developed at the New Zealand HortResearch Centre; released in 2000
All our in stock hops are stored cold to ensure the highest freshness possible. Alpha and Beta acid amounts vary between batches and may not be exactly as pictured, however are generally with in the ranges stated above.


text:
French Connection embellished crepe jacket is an extravagant way to wear sequins. Upgrade small discs for a mosaic of embellishment, to throw over light cotton dresses.
Mosaic Me Jacket has an open front, long sleeves, mosaic beadwork and a fine bead trim.
Style code
* Specialist Dry Clean Only
* 100% Viscose
* Length from centre back; 47.5cm