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"Good Novels Don't Have to be Hard," the Wall Street Journal, August 2009
An essay in the Wall Street Journal about the legacy of Modernism and the revival of plot. I've been called an idiot on the Internet a lot in my day, but rarely as often as I was called one for this piece. And yet I still believe I'm right. A concise version of the same argument, with reactions to a few rebuttals, is here.
"Catalog This," New York buy azithromycin singapore Times, April 2002
Rare book libraries often become the last resting place for objects far more bizarre than books. Taft's underwear, Dante's ashes, Tennyson's hair — what's a librarian to do?
"The Gay Nabokov," Salon, May 2000
Vladimir Nabokov almost never mentioned his brother Sergei, who was gay and had a strange and colorful life of his own. After Sergei died in a Nazi concentration camp, he haunted his famous brother, and his novels.
"When Words Fail," Lingua Franca, April 1999
Deep in the bowels of Yale's Beinecke Library sits the Voynich manuscript, the world's most mysterious book. Written entirely in code and filled with botanical, astrological and pornographic illustrations, it has consumed lives and ruined reputations, but nobody has deciphered it yet.
"Get Smart," Time Digital, October 1998
A brief history of Cyc, a decades-long attempt to create an intelligent computer by teaching it everything about the entire world.
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U.S. President Barack Obama (C) signs the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act into law during a ceremony at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, April 5, 2012. The Act would encourage startups and support the nation's small companies by loosening financial regulation against them. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe) The bipartisan legislation, aiming to drive the economic recovery and job creation, would allow Main Street small businesses and high-growth firms to raise capital from investors more efficiently.
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MELBOURNE, July 17, 2014 (AFP) – Richie Porte's years as a loyal Tour de
France underling are paying off as he fights to become only the second
Australian to win the race, Cadel Evans said Thursday.
Evans, the 2011 champion, is missing the tour for the first time in 10
years as countryman Porte maintained his overall second placing, 2 min 23sec
behind Italy's Vincenzo Nibali after Wednesday's 11th stage.
On a fleeting trip home to launch his own event — the Cadel Evans Great
Ocean Race — he praised the job Porte had done to put himself in contention
after taking over as Team Sky leader when defending champion Chris Froome
crashed out a week ago.
"Richie, physically, he's certainly got the capabilities to do a great
three weeks, as he's shown in years gone by," Evans told reporters.
"He spent a long time with Froome and a long time with (2012 champion
Bradley) Wiggins for their two victories."
Evans warned that Nibali would be "hard to beat," but Porte, 29, was being
rewarded for those tours ridden selflessly to help the two most recent winners.
He said in the past Porte could have the odd bad day.
"But he's in a different position now. He's a year older, a year more
experienced, a year more mature and maybe if he can avoid that day he's going
to be well positioned, at least for the podium.
"All the best for him because he's a great guy and from what I see he's
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The video shows a leading plastic surgeon in Mexico discussing his education and experience. He also talks about various surgical procedures he offers.
Following is the video narration:
"I was training to be a plastic surgeon, first general surgeon then three more years in plastic surgery. I was trained in Mexico City. Then, I came to the United States for more training. That was in Stanford, in Palo Alto, California and in San Francisco, California in UC Davis. I'm a member of the Mexican Board of Plastic Surgeons…Latin American Board of Plastic Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons as well and the International Society of Plastic Surgeons. I've been working 2009, because I was second second consumer in breast implants in Mexico. That was in 2009. The award is from…We offer here facelifts, blepharoplasty, breast implants, breast lifts, tummy tuck, liposuction, lower body lift and all the surgeries related to post bariatric patients, this means patients who've lost many pounds. We do all kinds of surgeries for that type of patients as well."
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ONLINE EXTRA: Look Inside the 2010 International Builders Show
January 7, 2010
The International Builders Show will take place January 19-22, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nev.
The 66th annual International Builders Show (IBS), organized by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), will take place January 19-22, 2010, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. With over 1500 companies from 100 countries exhibiting, and more than 60,000 visitors expected, the International Builders' Show is the largest annual light construction and residential building industry trade show in the U.S., as well as one of the largest building industry tradeshows in the world.
In addition to the exhibition, IBS 2010 will offer over 175 education sessions, workshops and seminars focusing on the business of residential and light commercial construction and current building industry trends.
Famous humor columnist Dave Barry will commence the International Builders Show as the Keynote speaker during the Grand Opening Ceremonies.
For more information, including a current list of exhibitors, visit www.buildersshow.com.
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Goat Busters are an assortment of Southern white Anglo-americans who chew tabacky and rape/sodomize goats across the landscape.
Phred: WTF HAPPENED here? It looks like the livestock got hit by a tornado!!! Who ya gonna call?
Jo'moquan: Goat Busters!
I ain't fraid a no goats.....
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I've had the Outbrain stars on my blog and vote option on my feedflare for a while. I like the ease of use and I like the anonymous feedback.
I recently got on to the beta to add the Outbrain recommendations widget. You can see the most popular stories (by rating) have been added to the top right of the blog.
I'd encourage you to start rating my blog posts. Why? Outbrain learns what you like and starts to make recommendations for you. Think of it as a personalised and content sensitive widget version of Google News.
There's a catch; it needs enough data before it can start to make recommendations. Does anyone know of any other search related Outbrain blogs? I'm inclined to start reading them so I can start building up my Outbrain profile.


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MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. - Officials say a Florida Panhandle deputy was at fault when he ran over a woman who was sleeping on the beach.
The Walton County Sheriff's Office released a review board's findings Monday, essentially agreeing with Florida Highway Patrol investigators.
Authorities say Deputy Chad Biernacki was patrolling Miramar Beach last month when he issued a group of underage drinkers notices to appear. After getting back into his truck, Biernacki was making a U-turn when his right front tire rolled over 21-year-old Jessica Nystrom. The Northwest Florida Daily News reports that the woman was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital and then released the next day.
Biernacki has remained on active duty since the accident, but officials say he'll definitely be suspended. It wasn't immediately clear how long the suspension would last.
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Can you address the difference between anal cancer and rectal cancer? Does squamous cell always mean the cancer is anal, even if found in the rectum? What if HPV is found in the tumor? Wouldn't this indicate the cancer came from a sexually transmitted virus?
Anal cancer is a rare type of cancer that arises from the lining of the anus. The anus is lined by skin cells and, as a result, most of the anal cancers are squamous. (The word "squamous" refers to cells that are thin and flat, most often skin cells.) On the other hand, the rectum is internal and is the lower part of the colon that connects the colon to anus. As rectal cancer arises from the mucosa or lining, it is typically an adenocarcinoma (in other words, cancer of glandular tissue).
There is an association between HPV and anal cancer, as HPV is found in some of the cases. The risk of HPV infection increases with increased sexual activity. There is also an association between anal cancer and HIV infection, as well as being a smoker.


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A family from Otley have made a stroke club's wish for a Wii come true following a plea from Ilkley Carnival.
Sean Connolly, 17, and Charlie Connolly, 16, offered their Nintendo Wii after their mother, Julie, saw the appeal on the Ilkley Carnival Twitter feed last week.
"As soon as I saw the tweet saying the hunt was on for a donated Nintendo Wii for Ilkley Stroke Club, I spoke to Charlie and Sean and they said immediately they'd like to offer theirs. They are so busy with their GCSEs, A-levels, theatre groups and sports that it just doesn't get used," said Julie.
"We've had friends and family affected by strokes and know the profound effect it can have on individuals and their families.
"We couldn't think of a better use for our Wii than to help with the rehabilitation of stroke sufferers.
"I'm sure there are more forgotten and unused Wiis out there that could help other people simply by being donated to Ilkley Stroke Club and we'd encourage other local families to consider whether theirs could be put to better use," she added.
Ilkley Stroke Club organiser Joan Lawrence said: "For three decades we have supported anyone who has experienced a stroke and our numbers vary between ten and 20. Members are currently from Ilkley, Burley, Otley and Silsden and disabilities range from severe physical impairment to complete loss of speech.
"Two of our members in their forties spoke recently about the benefits they'd experienced from using a Wii to develop their hand-eye co-ordination and balance.
"One had been using the club's only Wii in his own home and the other has now started his own business, despite suffering a massive stroke. The more Wiis we have the more we can encourage other members to feel the benefits."
She added: "Sean and Charlie's donation is not only a wonderful gesture but will genuinely help more stroke sufferers with essential therapy which has been shown to speed up their recovery.
"We can't thank the family enough for acting so selflessly and making such a valuable contribution to the service our local stroke club can offer by lending out the Wiis for members to use in their own homes for two or three months."
All profits raised from Ilkley Carnival on Monday, May 5, will be shared among local charities and organisations.
LS29 Special Needs Support Group is this year's primary beneficiary and will receive half of the profits while groups such as the stroke club will receive a share of the remaining funds to help towards ongoing work.
Carnival committee member Colin Watson added: "This real act of kindness demonstrates how Ilkley Carnival is far more than a one-day event. It's about ongoing community engagement and working together to make a difference to our local area and the people living in it. We're very thankful to the Connolly family for such a fast response to our tweet and are delighted that there is a positive result for Ilkley Stroke Club."
For further information about how you can support, sponsor or become involved with Ilkley Carnival, contact chairman Andrew Stacey on 07951 890836 or log on to ilkleycarnival.org.


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The Auto affiliate programs are taking a strong hold over the affiliate marketing industry. More and more auto affiliates are making good money online. If you want to be one of them you won't have a problem finding the right program here. And since auto - products are rather expensive compared to other items sold online, standard commissions of this segment can get very high and CPO up to 75 %.
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The Auto affiliate program stands out in the crowdAs mentioned above, the commissions in the auto affiliate segment for cars is extremely good, if not the most generous of them all. One good referral can mean a nice little extra income for you. In many of the other segments the competition can be extremely rough and this fact can also add to the reasons why you should choose an auto affiliate program. It's a great way to stand out in the crowd!
When looking for an auto affiliate program you should make sure that you get paid both for leads generated interested in buying a car, but you should also make certain that you get commission if the lead signs up for financing. An advantage is also if the program you join offers both new and used cars.
Another factor to take into account is that the target profile of the program matches the target profile of your own site. If you on your site only have people prepared to buy a used car, it makes no sense sending them to a program that only offers new cars. Another important aspect as for all programs is to look for an auto program that has a nice presentation of the cars, user friendly with easy to read data and a good search function. Good luck.


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Rehabilitation is important for a patient's transition from a care environment to their home, yet it may be a neglected part of a patient's treatment. At National Park Medical Center Rehab, we want feeling better through rehabilitation to be a way of life.
The NPMC Rehab unit offers flexible, custom-designed treatment programs for individuals who have been disabled by injury. It is our mission to provide comprehensive rehabilitation services of the highest quality in order to improve the functional independence of those we serve.
The NPMC Rehab program provides services for patients who have suffered functional loss due to a disabling illness or injury including:
- Stroke (CVA)
- Congenital deformities
- Major Multiple Trauma
- Brain injury
- Amputation
- Polyarthritis
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Orthopedic Dysfunction
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Polyneuropathy
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Parkinson's Disease
- Guillian Barre
When entering the NPMC Rehabilitation unit, patients are allocated a team of professionals to help them regain their independence as soon as possible. Within their own unique rehabilitation program, individuals are given the support of the Medical Director, rehabilitation nurses, physical, occupational, recreational and speech therapists, social workers, psychologists, family physicians, spiritual services, family members and rehabilitation support members.
Family education and training are an important part of the program. Family members and caregivers through the program can learn:
- Methods to conserve energy
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- Adjustment to changing life roles
- Management of medical complications
The sooner you start getting stronger, the sooner you regain your independence. For further information, call the NPMC Rehab unit at (501) 620-1316.


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Severe flooding in Serbia and Bosnia has forced schools to close and hundreds of people to evacuate their homes and left thousands more without power.
In Serbia one person has drowned and a state of emergency has been declared in the worst-hit areas after two days of torrential rain.
More than 500 people have been evacuated from western and southwestern parts of Serbia. Schools in the capital Belgrade will remain closed for the rest of the week.
In neighbouring Bosnia, hundreds of homes were cut off or flooded after the Miljacka river, which runs through Sarajevo, broke its banks on Wednesday.
About 3 500 homes in the capital were left without power. Authorities said emergency workers were supplying food and medicines to those who could not leave their homes. - Sapa-AFP


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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour To Wrap Up Season This Weekend At ThompsonOctober 14, 2009
(Thompson, CT) The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will wrap up this weekend with the season finale at Thompson International Speedway. Donny Lia will look to get his second championship. Over the year, the season started where defending champion Ted Christopher left off. He picked up with two wins and three poles. Christopher's point lead would continue until Martinsville. Christopher had some problems with the car and would end up finishing 30th. Christopher would head to Stafford with the point lead with a one point lead over Donny Lia. With rain on Saturday at Stafford, NASCAR made qualifying on Sunday. Donny Lia would grab the pole for that event. For Ted Christopher, the problems would just begin. Christopher had to pit early in the race and make his through the front. Christopher's trouble would continue as he got caught up in an accident that would make him go 50 laps down. Lia would end up leading 99 laps and winning the Carquest Fall Final at Stafford. Ted Christopher would finish in the 31st position and end up losing the point lead.
Heading into this weekend at Thompson Donny Lia has a 26 point lead over Ryan Preece. Preece has two wins at Riverhead and Stafford. Practice for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will be held at 11 am on Saturday with qualifying be held at 2:30. The 150 lap race will be held at 3:30.
Other News and Notes
* There will be other championship races this weekend at Thompson. The ISMA Supermodifieds will up wrap their season. Point Leader Chris Perley has a 271 point lead over Mark Sammut.
* In the Pro 4 Modifieds, Norm Wrenn picked up his tenth win of the season two weeks ago at Twin State Speedway in Claremont, NH. Wrenn has a 70 point lead over Brian Vincent.
* The All Star Race Trucks will be making their second appearance of the season at Thompson. John St. Germain out of White Sand Lake, NY grabbed the win in June. Andy Lindeman is the point leader with a 95 point lead over John St. Germain. The Rookie Of The Year points battle is close as St. Germain has a 21 point lead over Brandon Warren. Warren won the last at Monadnock Speedway last month
* Fans will get a real treat this weekend as Thompson International Speedway will host 15 races this weekend over a three day period. Practice and Qualifying will be held on Friday and Saturday. Fans will get to see 9 feature races on Saturday and six feature races on Sunday. From the Modifieds, to late models, to midgets, to trucks. It's one of the biggest fall classics in New England.
* With forecasts in the New England region calling for rain this upcoming weekend. In case this weekend has to be postponed. It will be made up next weekend October 23rd-25th.


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These human factors mistakes are all too common in medical device design. Here's how to avoid them.
Medtech has come a long way in terms of incorporating human factors engineering into its designs, but there's still plenty of room for improvement.
"The medical device industry is starting to understand human factors and the potential benefits it can provide," says Andy Schaudt, director of usability services at MedStar Health. "However, I think there's still a gap in when it comes to providing designers with the human factors tools and methods they can use."
|Natalie Abts, program manager of usability services at MedStar Health, will discuss "The Life Cycle of Usability Requirements: 21st Century Usability Testing" during MD&M West in Anaheim, CA, February 7-9, 2017.
As a result, mistakes are still made. Schaudt, who will be speaking about incorporating human factors into medical device design at MD&M Texas on May 7, says these three failures are all too common:
1.) Waiting too long to incorporate usability testing.
One of the biggest failures designers make is waiting until the later stages of the product development cycle to incorporate usability testing.
"With FDA now requiring summative testing, many device manufacturers say, 'Alright, we'll do what we need to pass,'" Schaudt says. "But unfortunately, they get to that stage and FDA wants a summary of how it was performed throughout the entire process, not just near the end."
Usability testing can also uncover opportunities for design improvements, and waiting until too late in the development process can mean expensive rework or missed opportunities to make products better.
"Take the time to start bringing users in early during the concept stages by using basic methods such as focus groups," Schaudt says. "Get small handfuls of people going through some user testing with tasks and scenarios you set up for them, so you can determine use challenges."
2.) Mistaking customers for users.
In product development cycles, it's pretty standard for companies to start with a customer needs assessment, in which their marketing team polls customers about what features they want a product to include.
"The key term here is 'customers,'" Schaudt says. "Customers are not always end-users."
For example, the customer for an infusion pump might be a healthcare system's procurement department, which will be making decisions about which vendor to choose based on cost and infrastructure requirements. But while those aspects of the product are certainly important, they're not the only considerations. The people who actually end up using the devices—nurses—have different needs.
"While the product might have a whole bunch of features, maybe the people who are actually programming these devices aren't using those features," Schaudt says. "Or maybe the device has alarms that are similar to other alarms in the environment, so they're getting masked. Or maybe the device's user interface has delays, so they're not getting feedback right away and that's resulting in more user entry errors."
To avoid such problems, he says it's important to get early feedback from actual end users, not just the folks footing the bill.
3.) Not considering legacy systems.
Even the most innovative device in the world is nothing if it doesn't fit in with the user's workflow.
"You have to think about the system you're replacing," Schaudt says.
Take the example of an infusion pump. "The nurse has been using that legacy pump for 10 or 15 years. They know how it works, they know how it fits into their workflow," he says. "If your new system changes their workflow, they could actually be prone to errors because they're used to the old method."
Schaudt says studying legacy systems is vital when designing disruptive technologies.
"If you design the new system with the system you're replacing in mind, you can make the new design seamlessly integrate into the new environment and improve safety in that regard," he says.
In his MD&M Texas session Schaudt will cover these and other human factors failures, as well as strategies to avoid them.
"My focus is going to be on providing tools you can use to integrate human factors into your development cycle, so you can start applying human factors in-house, without having to contract a majority of the work to an outside company," he says.
—Jamie Hartford, managing editor, MD+DI
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Don't Miss the Art of Nursing 2016 (Click Here to Learn More)
Reconnect with Your Love of Nursing.
I'm Elizabeth Scala, your hostess for the Art of Nursing.
Nursing is a profession filled with wisdom and expertise. Yet, for too long we've attempted to fix problems like staff turnover and burnout with the same mindset that created them. NOW is the time for change. NOW is the time for some fun, creative, out-of-the-box thinking!
The Art of Nursing is a digitally packaged, virtual program that provides busy nurses with practical tips for stress reduction, improved mindfulness and attention to the present moment, better time management, and more!
It's an exclusive gathering of nurse pioneers, educators, and consultants with specific knowledge and expertise to help you get back to the healing, patient-focused practice envisioned by Florence Nightingale.
Who is this for?
The Art of Nursing is designed for individual nurses and nursing students worldwide, as well as the organizations that serve them – hospitals, nursing groups and associations, and nursing schools.
How is this going to help me?
This is not your typical "health and wellness" or professional program. It's a gift with long-term, far-reaching impacts for you, your organization, and (most importantly) your patients.
Consider this:
- In the workplace, poor health-promoting behaviors in nurses were linked to stress, illness, increased health care costs, obesity, turnover, errors, and poor-quality care. (AbuAlRub, 2004); (Institute of Medicine, 2004)
- Stress has been implicated as a major contributing factor to poor communication and teamwork, a leading cause of sentinel events. (Joint Commission, 2010)
- In planning the Art of Nursing, issues such as constantly looking at screens instead of patients, poor team morale, nurse bullying and competitiveness, and lack of staff were repeatedly encountered in polls conducted by the event organizers.
The Art of Nursing has been meticulously crafted with the above statistics and points in mind. The program has been created to celebrate the profession of nursing in a way that empowers you, reignites your passion for nursing, and presents you with tools to improve your ability to manage workplace stress.
This program will leave you feeling:
- Refreshed, unburdened, and energized in your body, mind, and spirit.
- Appreciated, valued, and confident of the positive impact you're making in the world.
- Present and capable of being fully "in the moment" – both on the job and at home.
- Motivated and inspired to advocate on behalf of your patients and fellow nurses.
- Connected to and bolstered by a network of likeminded nurse professionals.
Imagine going back to work after engaging in this program and feeling excited instead of sighing or wishing for the end of your shift. Envision yourself feeling capable and ready to deal with whatever the workplace sends your way because the Art of Nursing has left you feeling cloaked in strength and wisdom and community.
That's what the Art of Nursing has in store for you!
What's included?
Twelve Video Interviews/MP3s and the Series Workbook (over $400 value)
You will receive twelve video lessons (as well as their audio-only versions). Each of these videos will feature one of our fantastic speakers – a group that includes an award-winning filmmaker, celebrated nurse entrepreneurs, and sought-after keynote speakers – sharing their best knowledge on a nursing-related topic that is close to their hearts.
These lessons are yours to keep. They can be downloaded and saved for later viewing/listening. You only need a screen and Internet connection to participate.
To complement the presentation experience, each attendee also receives our comprehensive series workbook filled with journal questions, handouts, and supplemental reading from our speakers.
Recorded Wrap-Up Calls (Over $50 value)
A guest nurse entrepreneur co-hosts a 45-minute conference call to pull together that day's presentations. These program "wrap-ups" allow for time to reflect, synthesize and debrief the key themes of the video webinars. They are also a great way to connect you with the rest of the Art of Nursing community.
Private Series Facebook and Linkedin Groups (Invaluable!)
All Art of Nursing attendees are given access to our private, Facebook and Linkedin groups and we can tell you they are the places to be! Our speakers use both groups to spend time interacting with participants, sharing ideas, resources, and additional support.
So, if you're a nurse or nursing student who could benefit from a strong, supportive and international community of like-minded practitioners, you'll love these groups!
This program is a wonderful compilation of laughter, learning, sharing and, most importantly, reinvigorating our love for the great work that we nurses have been called to do. Purchase today!
Meet the 2015 Art of Nursing Faculty (Click Here to Learn More)
Your Hostess
Elizabeth Scala
Elizabeth Scala, MSN/MBA, RN is passionate about helping nurses embody holistic living and embrace self-care. She speaks and writes regularly on the topic of nurse well-being and conducts a free, monthly wellness workshop for busy nurses.
Elizabeth is a Reiki Master, Certified Health Coach and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and Master's degrees in both Business and Nursing.
She has authored two books (Back to the Basics: A Nurse's Pocket Guide to Self-Care and Learning through Experience) and written for Scrubs Magazine and is a monthly contributor to Nurses Together.
Co-Host Synthesizers
These wonderful folks assisted in wrapping up each day, connecting the dots between presentations, and contributing to the insanely useful insights of our diverse group of speakers.
Keith Carlson
A nurse since 1996, Keith Carlson, RN, BSN, NC-BC is the blogger behind the award-winning nursing blog, Digital Doorway and the founder of Nurse Keith Coaching and NurseKeith.com.
An editorial contributor for Working Nurse Magazine, LPNtoBSNonline.org, DiabeticLifestyle.com and MultiBriefs News Service, Keith has been a featured author in several non-fiction nursing books.
Keith is also the co-host and co-founder of RN.FM Radio, a wildly popular Internet radio station devoted to the nursing profession.
Laurel Lewis
Widowed at the age of 27, Laurel Lewis (BSN, RN, MA) found her perspectives on life and death radically shifted. Since then she has been on a spiritual quest, learning how to integrate complicated end-of-life issues into daily grace and full living.
Along her journey, Laurel became an expert in her field, helping patients, families, and fellow nurses to navigate the dying process with wisdom, compassion, and dignity. She was even recently consulted by and featured on Showtime's original series, "Time of Death".
A poet and dancer, Laurel continues being of service to others through her RN training, private coaching, yoga, and creating workshops and wellness retreats around the world.
Phyllis Quinlan
Throughout her 30+ year career, Phyllis Quinlan has practiced in a variety of emergency, acute care, subacute care and LTC settings, as well as being a Legal Nurse Consultant. In 1994, she founded consulting firm, MFW Consultants to Professionals.
Now Phyllis is also a contributor to National Healthcare Career Network's Nursing Success TV series with her "Ask Dr. Phyllis" segment and a featured career coach for the AORN Career Center.
A student of Tibetan Buddhist practices, Phyllis promotes balanced living and a healthy work environment as a Feng Shui practitioner.
Kevin Ross
Kevin Ross, RN, BSN has over sixteen years of combined entrepreneurial and healthcare experience. He previously worked in the Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CSICU) at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, before founding medical consultancy, Spire Health Partners.
More recently, Kevin is the innovator behind the Innovative Nurse, an organization that supports healthcare providers in achieving their goals as clinicians, entrepreneurs and authorities in their industry. In his "spare" time, he is the co-host of RN.FM Radio, where you can listen in on some of his strategies about advocacy, leadership, business, and technology.
Program Speakers
Beth Boynton on Communication
Beth Boynton is an organizational development consultant, author, and medical improv trainer. Her work focuses on helping healthcare professionals become respectful and effective communicators and collaborative partners in healthcare teams.
She is the author of "Confident Voices: The Nurses' Guide to Improving Communication & Collaboration" and publishes the blog, "Confident Voices in Healthcare".
Her YouTube video "Interruption Awareness: A Nursing Minute for Patient Safety" is used as an educational tool by many schools and healthcare organizations and has been viewed over 8900 times in over 40 countries.
Lorie Brown on Nurse Empowerment
Lorie Brown, R.N., M.N., J.D., is the founder of Empowered Nurses, a company focused on inspiring and empowering nurses to speak their minds, stand in their power and be change agents to improve patient care while legally protecting their licenses. Through Empowered Nurses, Lorie also gives nurses a forum to exchange ideas and change the practice of nursing for the better.
Herself a dedicated nurse for twelve years, Lorie has practiced in medical-surgical nursing, gynecology, urology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, general surgery and home health care. She maintains her license and is a camp nurse every summer, as well as mom to three beautiful kids.
Candace "Candy" Campbell on Florence Nightingale
Candy Campbell is a true multi-talent! Her many titles include award-winning actress/filmmaker and teacher of both improv and presentation skills. She began her nursing career in Psychiatry, working with Vietnam Vets at the VA Hospital in Southern California. That experience led to research about the moral distress of medical personnel working in a war zone and eventually became both a film script and novel called Walking Point.
Candace has written children's books, including My Mom Is a Nurse and I Was a Preemie, and created three one-woman shows: Whatever Happened To My Paradigm?, Full Frontal Nursing, and Florence Nightingale- Live!, all of which received rave reviews.
Donna Cardillo on Nurse Power
Donna Cardillo, RN, is the Inspiration Guru and "Dear Donna" columnist at Nurse.com, as well as an expert blogger at DoctorOz.com. Twice named NJ Business Woman of the Year, she has appeared on the Today show and been featured in the Los Angeles Times.
Donna's accomplished career combines over 25 years of clinical nursing, managerial and business experience. Now she travels the world helping women and healthcare professionals to be happy in their careers and reach their full potential.
Donna is also author of multiple books, including The ULTIMATE Career Guide for Nurses – Practical Advice for Thriving at Every Stage of Your Career.
Pat Farrell on Purpose and Spirituality
Pat Farrell has 35 years in healthcare, fulfilling the roles of hospital, office and industrial nurse, childbirth educator, and lactation consultant, as well as Women's Health Director in hospital marketing. As a speaker/facilitator, she enjoys helping women and men understand the power they hold to change other's lives and believes we can best live our individual purpose by knowing who we are and who we are not.
Pat's honors include being named Employee of the Year during her hospital work, a "Search for Excellence" award recipient from the North Carolina Nurses' Association, and selection for attendance at North Carolina's "Institute for Nursing Excellence." She is also past president of North Carolina's Top 100 Nurses.
Vicki Hess on Energy and Engagement
Vicki Hess helps employees and leaders shift their thinking and create a positive and productive work environment. She's an expert in employee engagement and workforce and leadership development, with 30+ years of business and healthcare experience.
A highly-regarded speaker/facilitator, Vicki is one of 215 women in the world to have earned a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation; and in 2013, she was voted a TOP 5 Healthcare Speaker by Speaking.com for the third year in a row.
A former adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University Graduate School of Business, Vicki is author of four books and has written for Hospital & Health Network, Becker's Hospital Review, NurseTogether.com and the Baltimore Business Journal.
Tracey Long on Nurse Education
A nurse for 28 years, Tracey Long has worked in critical care and cardiology and developed Spanish-language programs in health education. A Ph.D. student in Nursing Education, she is on the faculty of Nursing at the College of Southern Nevada.
A talented speaker/facilitator, Tracey earned the Educator of Excellence Award and has served as keynote speaker for an assortment of nursing school graduations, career fairs, and online learning opportunities.
She's also written three children's health books, spent time as a health missionary in Colombia, and escorted nurses and students on service-learning trips to Belize, Peru, and other developing countries.
Helene Neville on Nurse Health and Wellness
Helene Neville has 29+ years' experience in nursing and community service. While a Community Health Education Consultant for the Iowa Department of Public Health, she was awarded the Governor's Seal for Community Service and the Des Moines Key to the City.
In 1999, Helene parlayed her interest in health and fitness to launch Well-Fit, LLC, a corporate health and fitness consultancy; and in 2010, she released her first book, Nurses in Shape: The Right Dose!
An avid marathoner, Helene has participated in marathons from Boston to London, as well as multiple bodybuilding competitions.
Kim Richards on Self-Harmony and Healing
As a nurse and an executive recruiter, Kim Richards, RN, NC-BC, became increasingly aware of the "revolving door" of nurses in acute care facilities. She interviewed hundreds of these nurses and noticed a common theme emerging: nurses experiencing signs and symptoms of Compassion Fatigue.
Kim combined her passion for nursing, fitness, and coaching, with her research on the science of self-care to found the Self-Care Academy, LLC, a comprehensive program dedicated to improving employee engagement, peer relationships, and creating an optimum healing environment for patients.
Kim lives in Colorado, where she teaches aerobics and enjoys traveling.
Diane Sieg on Focus, Calm and Spirit of Nursing
Diane Sieg RN, CYT, CSP is an emergency room nurse turned professional speaker, published author, mindfulness coach and yoga teacher. Through her work, she shows you how to improve your health, happiness, and bottom line from the boardroom to the bedside.
A high-energy keynote speaker, Diane uses heartfelt stories to set a positive tone and prepare audiences to receive her message of life balance and self care.
Diane is also the author of STOP Living Life Like an Emergency!, 30 Days to Grace; The Practice Guide to Achieve Your Ultimate Goals, Chaos to Calm in 30 Days and Your Mindful Year.
Renee Thompson on Inner Heroes
Renee Thompson has 23+ years healthcare experience, including: clinical practice, nursing education, quality management, and executive leadership. This comprehensive experience has afforded her the ability to view the delivery of healthcare from a 360° perspective.
Today, as CEO and President of RT Connections, LLC, Renee educates, connects, and inspires current and future nurses. She is also a sought-after speaker who presents nationwide on improving clinical and professional competence; eliminating nurse-to-nurse bullying; effective communication and leadership; building a positive and healthy workplace; and helping nurses to realize their full potential.
Sharon Weinstein on Balance, Attitude and Mindset
Sharon Weinstein, MS, CRNI, RN, FACW, FAAN is a holistic nursing professional specializing in workforce-related issues, balance, and fatigue/stress management. She has over thirty years of progressive clinical, education, and administrative experience in all settings.
Sharon is a student of continuous learning and empowers others to seek their potential. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the American College of Wellness, Adjunct Clinical Professor at the University of Illinois, College of Nursing, and a member of the professional advisory board for Kaplan University.
More recently, Sharon was recently elected to the AHNA Board of Directors.
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Catch your fill of Cajun cuisine
On my days off, I had a shrimp boat and fished. I got a crawfish farm, but were not really raising em, but we did raise crawfish for years. Sold em to restaurants, said the Cajun cook, who used to hunt gators with his dad and occasionally returns to the bayous with his son-in-law. We been there and done that.
Rutherford, who has black hair and a black moustache, wears an easy-going smile which hides some of the storms of life that he has weathered.
My wife for 41 years passed away with cancer. We fought the cancer at M.D. Anderson (Cancer Center in Houston, Texas), and 18 months later in 2008, she passed away, he said.
When something like cancer hits your family, a lot of things change in life. But with the help of the good Lord, were doing good. We look to Him for strength to get through things, hurricanes, cancer. Hes right there with us through it all.
Cajun Seafood
The Cajun Seafood concession stand can be found on Highway 70 across from West Elementary School (9298 Lebanon Road), between Mt. Juliet and Lebanon.
Hot seafood plates start at $6.50 Hours are: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.
The business also sells sell shrimp by the pound in three sizes and varieties (headed, peeled and deveined), individually frozen in 2- and 5-pound bags with medium (21-25) and large (31-35), at their office/kitchen at 538 Bass Lane within two miles of the concession stand.
They also provide catering for group event shrimp boils, fairs and festivals. Concession stand phone: 491-0501. Office/kitchen phone: 449-2430. For more info, go online to www.cajunseafoodtn.com.
Right before my wife was diagnosed with lymphoma, we had Hurricane Rita, that was a month after Katrina hit New Orleans, hit us in Creole. We had nothing but a cement slab left. You couldnt get a carpenter or materials.
After his wife's death, the widower found romance a second time around. When Jean and I got married, my family doubled. Now I have got seven children, 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
It was after visiting his daughter in Mt. Juliet on Thanksgiving 2009 that Leland and Jean decided to relocate to Tennessee.
My daughter showed me this place (a house in the country with acreage). I called my wife, Jean: Hey, you want to move to Mt. Juliet? She said, Whatever you want to do, all right with me.
The Rutherfords surveyed the house, hired contractors and remodeled the place. Leland then cleaned the grounds and built a fish pond before running out of things to occupy his time.
People kept asking me, Hey, you know where we can get good seafood?
That was all that Rutherford needed to hear before spawning Cajun Seafood. He cooks up his vittles in a commercial kitchen on Bass Lane, while, less than 2 miles away, Pinkston sells it Tuesdays through Saturdays from the concession stand directly across from West Elementary School on Lebanon Road.
I thought it would be about three years but the business is doing good right now. Our concession stand does well, Rutherford said. People say, Man, thats the best boiled shrimp I ever eaten in all my life.
Our most popular seller is gumbo and boiled shrimp. Sometimes I make shrimp stew or a shrimp etouffee. We just trying to see what the people want right now. We dont season it real heavily. Just season it lightly to give it a good flavor, said Rutherford, who plans soon to add a shrimp and oyster po-boy to the menu.
We have boudin, a pork and rice mixture stuffed in a casing. Its hard to imagine the difference (in Cajun foods and Southern country cuisine). Its a whole different world, said the Louisiana man. When you go into a grocery store in Louisiana, they are going to have two rice pots with boudin in one and tasso (a smoked meat) warming in the other.
Pinkston, food services manager of Cajun Seafood and a native of Sulphur, La., has been married to Rutherfords daughter, Dena, for 18 years. Theyve lived in Mt. Juliet for 15 years, and he worked previously in food management for Piccadilly Cafeteria, Ryans Steakhouse and Panera Bread.
People had been asking me why I didnt go in business for myself. I never wanted to, but as time went on, I thought, Id be a fool to pass on this. After I was let go by Panera, God opened a big door. He leads us into something better, Pinkston said of teaming with his father-in-law.
At first we didnt think people would buy gumbo in the summer, but, bud-a-bing! Our customers tell us, Finally, some real Cajun food.
When you tell them it takes three hours to make the roux, they know its the real thing. I let em sample it, and the food sells itself, Pinkston said. People been missing this for years. This is it.
He wants to know the recipes, Rutherford said, but I dont have no recipes. Take a little bit of this and a little bit of that.
Its definitely an art, Pinkston said. You cant take it and read it off the side of a box.
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Ralph Lomoin Clutter, 88, passed away Tuesday (July 15, 2014) at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Salisbury, N. Car.
He was born March 2, 1925, in Monroe County to the late Albert and Rose Smith Clutter.
Mr. Clutter was a World War II Army veteran. He retired as a hospital medical technician.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Bertha Jean Clutter, second wife, Ruth Statts Bezek and companion of 14 years, Autholene Kennett.
Survivors include his son, Larry (Linda) Clutter of China Grove, N. Car.; grandchildren, Eric and Jennifer Clutter; and great-granddaughter, Mackenzie Clutter.
A graveside service with military honors will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 26, 2014, at Northwood Cemetery in Cambridge.
Memorials may be made to a charity of your choice.
Bundy-Law Funeral Home is assisting with local arrangements.