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University of Texas Arlington
UTA In The News — Thursday, May 10, 2012
Graduation Celebration
A Dallas Morning News article about area graduation events mentioned that actor James Franco will speak Friday at Graduation Celebration, a community festival that kicks off graduation weekend at The University of Texas at Arlington. The festival, which includes speakers, music and food, is free and open to the public.
Peace Process
The Boston Globe quoted Brent Sasley, assistant professor of political science at UT Arlington, in an op-ed about Israel's new government coalition and reforms to the system. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kadima party leader Shaul Mofaz have pledged to put the system on firmer footing. One way to do so would be to raise the percentage of votes needed for any party to enter parliament, which currently stands at just 2 percent. "I wouldn't be surprised if they raised it to 5 or 7 percent," Sasley said. That could give larger parties more influence.
Managing conflict at work
James Campbell Quick, a UT Arlington College of Business professor and the John and Judy Goolsby – Jacqualyn A. Fouse Endowed Chair in the Goolsby Leadership Academy, was quoted in a Phoenix Focus article about managing conflict at work. Quick said respect is an essential part of the conversation as you try to solve workplace issues. "When you respect the other person, [you] will transform the interaction in a lot of ways. The question for each of us as peers is: do we want to be in that conflict or not?" In other words, we don't have to play along. "Step out of the bog," Quick said.
UT Arlington alumna and supporter profiled
Fort Worth Star-Telegram business columnist Mitchell Schnurman profiled Jackie Fouse, a UT Arlington alumna and supporter who will earn her doctorate Sunday in finance. Unlike most college grads, Fouse already has a great job, plus a bachelor's and master's degree in economics. She is the chief financial officer of Celgene Corp., a Fortune 500 drugmaker in Summit, N.J. Schnurman asked, "When your time is that valuable and corporate responsibilities so great, why devote so many years to a school project at The University of Texas at Arlington?" Fouse said: "It's the same reason that I run marathons. It's there to be done, so I'm doing it." Fouse started the doctoral program in 2003 while CFO of Alcon Labs in Fort Worth. She finished her 91-page dissertation last month.
SIDS sensor
Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed a device that offers parents more assurance that their newborn is breathing properly, with the goal of reducing the rate of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) and other sleep-related deaths, MedicalXpress.com, Office.com and the Phys.org e-newsletter, The Edge, reported. CBS radio/KRLD 1080 aired a similar story.
Snakes in DFW
UPI.com and the blog, Mealworms, published a Fort Worth Star-Telegram article about the prevalence of snakes in Dallas-Fort Worth, in which Jonathan Campbell, professor and chair of the Department of Biology at UT Arlington, was quoted. The biggest reason for the resurgence of snakes has been the weather. "We're coming off a very dry year, and they like rain and humid conditions," Campbell said. "The rains that we've had recently tend to be conducive to snake activity."
Movin' Mavs eye top athlete
KTIV-TV (Sioux City, Iowa) reported on Dylan Fischbach, a high school junior, cancer survivor, two time national champion and gold medalist wheelchair basketball player receiving attention from top wheelchair basketball programs across the country, including the Movin' Mavs program at UT Arlington.
Alumna elected to Girls Inc. national board
Lori Palmer, who has served as CEO of Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas since 2007, has been elected to the Girls Inc. national board, Dallas Morning News business columnist Robert Miller reported. Palmer has a master's degree in social work from The University of Texas at Arlington with an emphasis on community planning and nonprofit administration.
Architecture professor to present
I Live in Dallas.com noted that Wanda Dye, a professor of architecture at UT Arlington, will be a presenter at the Pecha Kucha Night, an international phenomenon brought to Dallas. The event, which allows creatives to discuss and show their work, begins at 7 p.m. tonight in the historic landmark David Crockett School in East Dallas.


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There is no question the economy is struggling. Prices at the pump are way up, and stock prices are down. Every morning we wake to headlines of job cuts and declining corporate profits. But, believe it or not, there is definitely a real opportunity to turn all of these lemons into lemonade.
We have all heard so much on how the credit crunch has made it more difficult to get loans for college, but why does today mark an important day for financing that could actually make life easier for new graduates?
The college loan market has been miserable, but today there is finally some good news for current students and graduates. You can now consolidate your Stafford Loan — need-based federal student loans — at a rate of 3.625 percent. This is a huge discount from where rates are currently, between 6.625 and 8.125 percent. This is great news for more than 5.5 million students and graduates who are eligible. For these students, they are looking at a savings of more than $2,500 over the life of their loans. You have until June 30, 2009, to take advantage of these low rates.
Why is now a good time to invest in the stock market?
The DOW is down more than 20 percent since it peaked in October — the official sign we are in a bear market. I always like to remind people to buy low and sell high. Investors should be in it for the long term, and timing the market is not a savvy investment strategy. The key is to look for quality companies with strong management teams, and consistent and predictable earnings. In fact, bull markets always follow bears. After the last bear market, stocks zoomed up almost 33 percent just a year later. While we may not be at the bottom of the market now, many stocks and stock mutual funds are in the bargain basement and are worth buying. With that overlay in mind, you should focus on out-of-favor companies and sectors as they may offer the most compelling values.
Why do the lemons in the real estate market mean real lemonade for buyers?
If there is a silver lining in the otherwise dark cloud looming over the real estate market, it is that now is one of the best times in years to buy a home in almost 30 years. Single family home prices were down almost 8 percent in the first quarter — the biggest drop in one year since 1982. In many parts of the country, home prices are down as much as 30 percent. And, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, almost 3 million vacant homes — a record number — are for sale. This means big deals are lurking out there for prospective home buyers. Capitalize on this down market by negotiating and seeking out the best deal possible.
With $4 a gallon gasoline, why is now a great time to buy a car?
It is a complete and total buyer's market for consumers right now. In fact, the average new vehicle is selling at its lowest price in seven years. Overall car sales are down more than 8 percent compared with last year, which has prompted automakers to put out all the stops to clear their lots. Auto manufacturers are heavily advertising their "employee pricing" discounts to everyone and 72-hour special fire-sales, where dealerships stay open for 72 hours in one week to encourage customers to buy. I do not expect this trend to continue — GM has already announced it will raise prices on 2009 models by 3.5 percent. So, if you thinking about purchasing a car, now is the time to do it.
Why is now a potentially good time to start a business?
A down market is actually a good market to start up a business. Typically, the cost to rent office space is down; there is often less competition and a lot of talent looking for work. The unemployment rate is up to 5.5 percent compared to 4.5 percent at the same time last year.
Further proof: Microsoft opened its doors during a recession in the late 1970s and went public just a year before the stock market crash of 1987. According to Bankrate.com, more than half of the 30 companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average began during an economic downturn.
What other good news comes out of the struggling economy?
The onerous and often tempting credit card offers, which typically line your mailbox, are on the decline because of the credit crunch. According to the media monitoring firm Comperemedia, credit card solicitations are down more than 14 percent over last year. On the flip side, traditional and online coupon offers are on the rise. Out of sight, out of mind is a good mantra for credit cards.


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Artists are being urged to get creative about local life and landscapes and enter Derbyshire County Council's Open Art Competition.
The competition has been running for 32 years and is open to amateur and professional artists of all ages.
Entries should show why Derbyshire is special. The subjects can be landscapes, views of a town, local people, representations of local legends or still life. Artists are invited to use a variety of mediums including oils, acrylics, watercolours, drawings, collages, photographs, manipulated digital imagery or three-dimensional work.
Coun Ellie Wilcox, Derbyshire County Council deputy cabinet member for health and communities, said: "This is a wonderful opportunity for local artists of all ages and abilities to celebrate their county and we are always delighted with the quality and range of entries we receive.
"For us it's also a valuable opportunity to showcase what Derbyshire has to offer to the thousands of visitors and tourists who will see the exhibition this summer."
Prizes totalling £2,350 – including a £750 first prize – are up for grabs along with the opportunity to display work at the county council's Buxton Museum and Art Gallery which is running the competition.
Artists can submit up to two works which must be handed in to the museum in Terrace Road, Buxton between 10am and 4.30pm on Friday or Saturday 13th and 14th June.
An independent panel of four judges will select the winners of ten prizes, including for sculpture and work by artists aged under 22 and under 16. Visitors will also have the chance to choose their favourite while the exhibition is on – the visitors' choice will be announced on Friday 1 August.
The exhibition is supported by Tarmac Lafarge and the Friends of Buxton Museum and Art Gallery.
Entrants can view the rules and prizes and pick up an entry form at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/buxtonmuseum
Postal requests can also be made by post by sending a stamped, A5 self-addressed envelope to Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Terrace Road, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6DA. For more information call 01629 533540 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
The judges' selection including the winning pieces will go on display at the museum and art gallery from Saturday 28 June until Friday 5 September.
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From the Washington State University errors page (love it) a little information about the oft used term "factoid," which is used quite frequently in this election coverage:
The "-oid" ending in English is normally added to a word to indicate
that an item is not the real thing. A humanoid is not quite human.
Originally "factoid" was an ironic term indicating that the "fact" being
offered was not actually factual. However, CNN and other sources have
taken to treating the "-oid" as if it were a mere diminutive, and using
the term to mean "trivial but true fact." As a result, the definition of
"factoid" is hopelessly confused and it's probably better to avoid using
the term altogether.
Now you know!
[On a side note, "betcha" is obviously not a word either…]


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Apparently there's a new standard that will prevent you from (get this) fast-forwarding through commercials. Worst - it will not even let you change channels.
I have a TiVo. It makes watching TV bearable. For every 2 minutes of actual TV you watch w/o it, you can expect to watch 1 minute of commercials. And now, it seems, content providers want to block that too.
From the article:
Four years ago, Jamie Kellner, then head of the Turner Broadcasting System, remarked in an interview in CableWorld magazine that viewers who used DVRs to fast-forward past commercials were committing "theft," then a moment later described it as "stealing the programming." He did allow trips to the bathroom as a noncriminal exemption.
He allows us trips to the bathroom? Thanks man!
What's next? "Turning off your TV is considered theft since you are not watching all the commercials that our advertisers pay for.."?
DRM.. Broadcast Flag.. No internet neutrality.. No fast forward.. [Insert melodramatic closing statement here about not owning our own DNA soon]


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Keeping the House Clean: Start with the Kitchen Sink
The beginning of fall usually marks the start of the season for entertaining. We love being generous with our home, good food and good cheer. But we hate cleaning. And it's all too easy to get sucked into cleaning almost constantly in preparation for each soiree, afternoon tea or dinner party. Our weapon? Simple habits... starting with always washing the dishes.
It might sound too simple and maybe you already wash your dishes every night or (sigh) have a dishwasher. But for us, simply making sure we wash the dishes every night makes a huge difference in our day to day. We wake up to an orderly kitchen making the day much more manageable from the start. It also makes it that much easier to cook if we aren't searching for a clean pan or running out of counter space. And, magically, once the dishes are washed we have the urge to wipe down the counters, put things away and even (sometimes) wipe down the stove.
So, wash your dishes and tell us:
Do you have habits that help keep your time spent cleaning to a minimum?
Share your tips below!
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What: The fall festival at Fisherman's Wharf! Come for live music, fireworks, harvest-themed craft beer and local food.
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What: A flashmob attempt to break the world record for the number of dancers doing the "Thriller" choreography in one place; a reason to dress like a zombie and dance in the street; an homage to MJ.
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Chapter 4. Tools to Help Consumers Evaluate Assisted Living Facilities
Environmental Scan of Instruments to Inform Consumer Choice in Assisted Living
Private accreditation organizations, State regulatory systems, consumer advocacy organizations, assisted living providers, and the Federal Government supply information to help consumers navigate the wide range of assisted living offerings. The array of information could help consumers develop a comprehensive system for supporting their decisionmaking. This chapter examines State and private initiatives directed at quality monitoring in assisted living, the availability of consumer-oriented information, and existing government resources designed to inform consumers.
Quality Monitoring
Although there is not a standardized method for assessing the quality of assisted living (Thayer, 2003), this section looks at three means available: State licensing and inspections, investigations and complaint monitoring by State ombudsman programs, and private voluntary accreditation surveys. Quality indicators for assisted living are currently in the development stage through the InterRAI initiative (InterRAI, 2005).
State Licensing
Although States license, certify, and inspect assisted living facilities (Kane and Wilson, 2001), these inspections differ significantly both within and among States, in part because of the lack of a uniform definition of assisted living. The standards reviewed are predominantly process versus outcome oriented (Mollica, 2002; Wilson, 1995). For example, the standard might relate to food preparation and nutrition (process), not how many residents are underweight (outcome). The GAO report (1999) found that State reviews occur every 1 to 2 years, and the results of monitoring activities varied. Twenty-seven percent of assisted living facilities surveyed (200 of 735) were cited for five or more consumer protection or quality of care deficiencies from State agency data (GAO, 1999). A National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) survey of State licensing officials noted that the most common areas of deficiencies included medication issues, quality of staff, quantity of staff, inadequate care and recordkeeping, admission/discharge issues, access to medical care, abuse, and billing issues (Mollica, 2002).
Several States have adopted a "level of service licensure model" designed to provide information for consumer choice. These models, established in Idaho, Maryland, and other States, distinguish the levels of health care provided and the type and needs of resident services that the facility can accommodate (Center for Medicare Advocacy, 2003).
State initiatives to systematically measure resident experience in long-term care facilities (including assisted living) are in an early developmental stage (Lowe, Lucas, Castle, et al., 2003). Some States have developed innovative assisted living programs for residents. For example, Florida's Department of Elder Affairs (2003) sponsors a "find a facility" Web site to allow public access to information (available at http://www.floridaaffordableassistedliving.org/). Texas enacted a law that requires assisted living facilities to provide a standardized report of information such as staffing, discharge criteria, charges, etc., which would allow consumers to compare facilities (GAO, 2004). The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (2005) sponsored Web site is http://facilityquality.dhs.state.tx.us.
The Virginia Department of Social Services has posted information from reports about care in assisted living facilities at http://www.dss.virginia.gov/facility/search/alf.cgi. This Web site provides access to information on licensing, inspections, and violations, as well as the actions taken to correct the violation and whether the violations were related to a complaint (Virginia Department of Social Services, 2005).
For additional State initiatives describing levels of care and offerings that help consumers compare assisted living facilities, refer to the Assisted Living Compendium, 2004 (Mollica and Johnson-Lamarche, 2005).
State Ombudsman Programs
The Federal Older Americans Act (2000) requires that all States have an Ombudsman Program to advocate for and address complaints from residents in long-term care, including assisted living. According to data from the 2003 National Ombudsman Reporting System, the most frequent complaints involving assisted living (board and care) involve medication administration, menu quality, discharge eviction planning/notice, dignity/respect of staff, and equipment/building problems (Administration on Aging, 2004).
Private Accreditation Programs
The main accrediting bodies for assisted living facilities are the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Both organizations implemented their assisted living programs in 2000 and provide information regarding the results of facility surveys through their Web sites. These organizations evaluate similar areas, e.g., resident rights, continuity and coordination of services, resident education, and health promotion. The JCAHO accreditation process uniquely includes infection control.5
These two organizations accredit a small proportion of the total number of assisted living facilities. According to a representative from JCAHO, the organization accredited 115 facilities in 2004 (J. Walsh, Personal Communication, July 26, 2005). Similarly, a CARF representative stated that they have accredited 46 facilities as of 2005, including international facilities (S. Matheson, Personal Communication, July 26, 2005). Based on the GAO estimate of 36,000 U.S. assisted living facilities, less than 1 percent of the total industry is accredited by one of these two private accreditation organizations.
The CARF accreditation standards are divided into three main sections. Several dimensions are covered under each of these sections, as listed below:
- Business practices. Information management, resident rights, leadership, and legal requirements.
- Process of assisted living. Philosophy and physical environment, continuity and coordination of services, policies and procedures, and resident needs assessments.
- Assisted living. Medication administration, smoking policies, transportation, and other aspects of resident life (CARF, 2005).
CARF offers a search function on its Web site that allows consumers to search for accredited providers by location (available at: http://www.carf.org/consumer.aspx?content=ConsumerSearch&id=7).
JCAHO organizes its accreditation standards into 12 sections. The following is a list of the major dimensions covered and a brief overview of the content of each of the standards.
- Consumer protection and rights and assisted living community ethics. Improve resident outcomes by recognizing and respecting resident rights; identify the need to recognize residents as individuals with different needs; emphasize dignity, quality of life, and ethical behavior.
- Continuity of services. Define, shape, and sequence processes and activities that maximize coordination of services and minimize the need to move; address issues that arise prior to arriving at the assisted living community, during move-in, during time spent in the community, and while transfers take place.
- Assessment and reassessment. Determine the services to be provided by the community to meet the needs of the resident; assess each resident's service needs upon move in or when those needs change; collect and analyze data to make these assessments and inform decisions regarding care plans.
- Resident services. Provide individualized, planned, appropriate services in settings appropriate to the resident's needs; maintain a resident-specific planning process; implement the planned services; monitor resident response to services; modify the service plan based on reassessment, changes in the type or level of services needed, and the resident's need for further services.
- Resident education. Improve resident outcomes by providing information that meets the resident's learning needs, promotes healthy behavior, and allows residents to make informed decisions about services.
- Health and wellness promotion. Address maintaining resident's health, maintaining and improving function, preventing injuries, and avoiding or delaying the deterioration of residents' health status associated with chronic and degenerative diseases.
- Performance improvement. Systematically monitor, analyze, and improve its performance; monitor performance through collecting data, analyzing current data, and improving and sustaining improvements.
- Leadership. Plan, direct, coordinate, provide, and improve services that respond to residents' changing needs and help them to remain in the community.
- Managing the environment. Provide a safe, functional, supportive, and effective home environment for residents, staff, and others in the community; conduct ongoing master planning, education, standards development, and implementation plans.
- Human resources management. Identify and provide the right number of competent staff to meet the needs of residents served by the community; plan, provide competent staff, assess and maintain staff competence, and provide an educational work environment.
- Information management. Obtain, manage, and use information to improve resident outcomes and individual and community performance; manage resident applications, resident assessments, service-planning documentation, actual services provided, financial information, organization improvement information, billing information, and statistical information.
- Prevention and control of infections. Identify and reduce the risks of acquiring and transmitting infections among residents, visitors, employees, and contract services staff (JCAHO, 2005b).
The Joint Commission also highlights safety goals for assisted living (JCAHO, 2006). The 2006 Assisted Living National Patient Safety Goals include the implementation of a standardized approach to "hand off" communications, improve accuracy of resident identification, reduce harm resulting from falls and infections, and facilitate resident and family involvement and reporting of their safety concerns (available at: http://www.jointcommission.org/AccreditationPrograms/LongTermCare/). The JCAHO also provides a Quality Report on specific facilities through its Quality Check® search engine, including assisted living facilities, and serves as "one source of accreditation and comparison information that a person can use to determine whether a health care organization will meet his or her needs" (available at: http://www.qualitycheck.org/consumer/searchQCR.aspx). The Quality Report site is searchable by ZIP code, and provides information about accreditation status, implementation of specific assisted living safety goals, and a history of accreditation decisions for individual assisted living facilities. In addition, the Quality Check site allows users to compare facilities within a specified geographic region based on their success in meeting their patient safety goals. Importantly, since only JCAHO accredited organizations are featured in the Quality Check database, it does not provide a comprehensive comparison of all assisted living facilities available.
Quality Indicators in Assisted Living
A first set of quality indicators for assisted living has been developed as an extension of the nursing home version of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI), which includes information from the Minimum Data Set (MDS) (Hawes, Morris, Phillips, et al., 1997). Process-oriented indicators include providing needed services, good care practices, poor care practices, percentage of residents with little or no activities, and percentage of residents with multiple psychotropic drugs. The only outcome-oriented quality indicator that has been developed is the percentage of residents with falls.
These efforts provide comprehensive objective evaluations of facilities and valuable content that could help consumers make choices. However, from a practical perspective, finding the results of these licensing, accrediting evaluations, and quality measures requires time, effort, and knowledge of their availability. The average consumer likely will not have the experience and skills to access these data. This fact, combined with the undisputed need for consumers to have accessible, comprehensive information for making decisions, supports the current effort to determine consumers' information needs to make decisions and to develop tools that support decisionmaking.
Consumer-Oriented Information
The materials that are designed to help consumers make decisions—such as marketing brochures, checklists, and referral services—are more readily available, but they may not provide the objective, comparative data necessary for a truly informed choice. The following paragraphs discuss the types of consumer-oriented information that are available, including marketing materials from facilities, consumer checklists, referral services, the results of provider surveys, and government resources.6
Facility Marketing Materials
Marketing materials, which include promotional brochures, provide facility-reported information to consumers and their families. These materials typically focus on the real estate aspects of assisted living, have global terms about their operating principles, and often do not provide information useful for decisionmaking (Lieberman, 2000). For example, in Carder's (2002a) systematic examination of the content of assisted living marketing materials from 63 Oregon facilities, she found that the primary focus of the materials was to support residents' "independence" (that is, the amount of assistance they receive). The majority of the organizations' materials addressed issues of incontinence and cognitive impairment in their marketing information, but they did not include specific criteria for admission. The GAO assisted living study (GAO, 1999) noted that only half of facilities studied in four States (Oregon, Ohio, Florida, and California) provided information on the conditions under which the cost of services may increase, and less than one-half provided discharge criteria.
Consumer Checklists
Several checklists and guides are available to help consumers prospectively assess assisted living facilities. These tools typically are developed by provider facilities, advocacy groups, States, and industry organizations (e.g., AARP, Alzheimer's Association, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living, and the Assisted Living Federation of America). The tools recommend that the prospective consumer perform an initial self-assessment of their needs. Based on their needs, the checklists prompt the consumer to evaluate the facility's atmosphere, physical features, required contracts, admission and discharge criteria, costs (both monthly and fee-for-service costs), financing, health care services including medication management and emergency care, other amenity services, unit features, social and recreational activities offered, food services, staff training, management expertise, characteristics of current residents, and any State inspection reports on the facility.
Lieberman (2000), with the editors of Consumer Reports, published a guide to help consumers select long-term care services, including assisted living. This guide suggests that the prospective consumer review materials, compile questions, and make observations during site visits to assess the following:
- Staff rapport with residents.
- Signs of resident life and energy in the facility.
- How well the facility accommodates to the prospective resident's needs.
- Level of oversight.
- Contractual terms/rules.
- Admissions process, application.
- Package of services, including rates and rate increases.
- Staff training based on agency licensing specifications.
- Activities offered.
- Kinds of services offered, such as transportation, housekeeping, laundry, meals, privacy.
- Type of medical care, including ability to see their personal physician.
- Medication administration and care plan.
- Transfer criteria.
- How they accommodate increasing frailty.
- The physical environment.
Internet-Based Referral Services
Companies that advertise a service to help consumers locate assisted living facilities are available through the Internet. These services typically are lead-generation services for facilities that pay a marketing fee to be featured in their networks or for a corporate chain of long-term care providers. Other "find a facility" organizations may charge the consumer user fees to access facility quality reports and ratings and sometimes offer discounts for selecting a provider. The methods and criteria of these ratings often are not specified and, consequently, prompt concerns about the accuracy of the information. Some services supplement the self-reported data from participating providers with publicly available data sources such as licensure status, Medicare sanctions, and results from State inspections.
Comprehensive Provider Surveys
There are also assisted living surveys that examine the facility characteristics that are publicly available, usually through surveys of administrators or walk-through observation studies, and report aggregate information. As with the licensing and accreditation information, these may be difficult for consumers to obtain easily. However, they could provide valuable information for consumer choice by comparing the facility and services that they are considering with the aggregate data.
Hawes and colleagues (Hawes, Rose, and Phillips, 1999; Hawes, Phillips, and Rose, 2000b; Hawes, Phillips, Rose, et al., 2003) present results of the assisted living facility makeup in the United States from data collected from nearly 1,500 facilities during a government-funded study of the industry. The data were collected from surveys (with administrators, staff, and residents) and walk-through observation.
Surveys of facilities include information about the facility location (e.g., urban-rural); facility size (number of residents); ownership status (e.g., private-public); room characteristics (e.g., number, size, type); privacy level (e.g., private entrance rooms, limited access, private bathrooms); the types of services provided (e.g., with ADL/IADL assistance); the level of services provided (e.g., how much help is given); admittance policies (types of disabilities allowed into facility); retention policies (how much disability a resident can have and remain at the facility); cost; insurance coverage; staffing (number/hours of nurses, doctors, etc.); medication assistance; and food services (e.g., how much, when, choice, cost).
The American Senior Housing Association (ASHA) also sponsors an assisted living facility survey that is targeted to administrators of ASHA member facilities (available at: http://www.seniorshousing.org/). The survey collects similar data to the studies by Hawes and colleagues (Hawes, Rose, and Phillips, 1999; Hawes, Phillips, and Rose, 2000b; Hawes, Phillips, Rose, et al., 2003), with more emphasis on financial and operational information about the facility (e.g., labor-related expenses by staff function, revenues, net income, etc.).
The National Center for Assisted Living (2005) is a part of the American Health Care Association (AHCA), which represents the largest federation of long-term care providers. Based on information that they received from a periodic survey of providers, NCAL publishes Facts and Trends: the Assisted Living Sourcebook (Kraditor, Dollard, Hodlewsky, et al., 2001). This resource provides aggregate information on finances and physical plant, resident characteristics, services provided, and wages and staffing (full report: http://www.ahca.org/research/alsourcebook2001.pdf).
Government Resources
The Eldercare Locator (http://www.eldercare.gov) was established in 1991 as a public service of the Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to help users obtain trusted information about local resources and community programs for the elderly, including assisted living facilities. Administered by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging and the National Association of State Units on Aging, the service is designed to help both the elderly and their caregivers (who may not live in the same area as the person who needs assistance) identify available resources.
The Eldercare Locator provides information by county, city, or ZIP code on programs such as home based meal delivery or transportation, housing options, elder abuse prevention, health insurance counseling, legal assistance, and specialized services for older adults with illnesses such as cancer or Alzheimer's disease. In addition to the online service, which is available 24 hours per day, the Eldercare Locator service provides a toll free number that is staffed Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST (Administration on Aging, 2005).
Another effort sponsored by the Administration on Aging (AOA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a grant program to develop State Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC). These resource centers are designed to provide a single point of access for consumers to help minimize confusion and support informed decisionmaking. By creating formal linkages among existing programs and agencies that provide long-term care, the ADRC's tasks are to integrate information and referral services, provide benefits counseling on options, facilitate access to the public, and provide long-term care services for individuals, their families and caregivers or those planning for future long-term support. The resource centers are also aimed at improving a State's ability to manage resources and monitor program quality and costs, including reducing unnecessary high cost options such as nursing facility services (AOA, 2005).
Other functions include the following: promoting awareness of public and private long-term support options, especially to underserved populations; providing information and counseling on long-term support; facilitating programmatic eligibility and level of care determinations for Medicaid nursing facility and waiver programs for home and community-based services; providing short-term case management services prior to long-term care support; and providing information about programs and benefits that allow people to remain in their community (AOA, 2005).
All of the current types of information—including consumer checklists, quality indicators, marketing materials, and other resources—can be used to inform additional efforts to provide more objective, comprehensive, and readily acceptable materials to consumers. This information, combined, with the literature-based evidence on what consumers consider important (go to Chapter 5 of this report), analysis of current survey instruments used in long-term care (go to Chapter 7 of this report), and Appendix A. Reviewed Surveys and Tools [ - 883.69 KB] can help bridge the gap between the information currently available to consumers and what they really need to make fully informed decisions about their long-term care.
5Note: JCAHO discontinued its accreditation program for ALFs as of January 1, 2006.
6Since the writing of this report, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Policy has released a report on residential care and assisted living. The report, Residential Care and Assisted Living: State Oversight Practices and State Information Available to Consumers, presents a review of information that is available to consumers and family members on State agency Web sites. The report was prepared by Robert Mollica of the National Academy for State Health Policy. The full report can be accessed at http://www.ahrq.gov/research/residentcare/.


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Labour and the Liberal Democrats made the claim after the intervention in the referendum debate of Abdalla Salem el-Badri, the secretary general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec).
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, he said an independent Scotland would be unthinkable and most of its oilfields are "depleted".
He dismissed the suggestion that Scotland could come under the umbrella of Opec, which represents the world's 12 major oil producing nations, meaning it would have no influence over the oil price despite its finances being dependent upon it.
The cartel, which controls about a third of world supply, makes decisions on production levels during regular meetings in Vienna.
According to a Scottish Government working group, around 16 per cent of a separate Scotland's tax revenue would come from oil. This compares to less than two per cent for the UK as whole.
Sir Robert Smith, interim chair of the Commons energy and climate change select committee and Lib Dem MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, said: "The head of Opec's intervention is a reminder of the global forces that influence the price of oil.
"As part of the UK Scotland is part of a more diversified economy that is better placed to manage the consequences of instability in the oil price."
Iain Gray, Scottish Labour's finance spokesman, said Mr Badri's comments were a "real cause for concern". He said: "What the SNP are increasingly beginning to offer isn't independence at all but rather a Scotland at the dependence of other countries.
"Firstly with the rest of the UK determining our monetary and fiscal policy through Scotland using sterling and now we see about 16 per cent of Scotland's revenues dependent on Opec."
Alex Salmond has placed North Sea oil at the centre of his economic case for independence, even telling Scots the remaining reserves could be worth as much as £300,000 per person.
But, in a leaked report, John Swinney, the SNP Finance Minister, highlighted the volatility of North Sea revenues and warned this would create "considerable uncertainty" in a separate Scotland's finances.
Last week he unveiled plans to squirrel away from of the revenues into two oil funds, one of which would be used to "stabilise" annual fluctuations in revenues, but faced warnings this would require substantial spending cuts or tax increases.
In his interview with this newspaper, Mr Badri said the interests of both London and Edinburgh are best served under the umbrella of the United Kingdom, before warning about the North Sea's low level of reserves.
A Scottish Government spokesman said: "The people of Scotland are best placed to decide upon Scotland's constitutional future. Oil and Gas is the largest industrial sector in Scotland and supports employment for around 225,000 people."
He repeated a £1.5 trillion estimate for the remaining reserves that the Treasury has stated is inaccurate as it does not include the cost of extraction and uses the higher oil price for gas.


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NEW YORK, NY- The Red Bulls walked away from BMO Field with more than just a 4-1 win over Toronto as New York now has a firm grasp on second place in the Eastern Conference. A look at the player ratings follow the midfield's dominance in Toronto:
GK – Bouna Coundoul: But for his near post goal in the second half, a bad blunder for sure by Coundoul, it was a solid match. He made several key saves and looked in control, even getting some help from the post in the first half. Rating: 6
D- Chris Albright: A complete performance from the player, who defended well and moved up the right side with ease, striking quality balls all the time. Rating: 7.5
D- Carlos Mendes: Looked a bit scattered in the opening 30 minutes but enjoyed a strong second half for the most part, winning his battles. Partly at fault on the Toronto goal. Rating: 6
D-Tim Ream: No major gaffes in a hostile environment is a huge plus for the rookie, who won his individual battles. Didn't like his header on a corner kick clearance in the first half, when Toronto pounced and hit an effort off the woodwork – should have played that ball out or wide. Rating: 6.5
D-Roy Miller: The left back moved forward well, but must strike better crosses then his looping efforts. Still, a good all around game by Miller. Rating: 6
M- Dane Richards: A true sizzler by the winger, who got forward well, hit quality crosses and made smart decisions on the ball. He's earning raves from his teammates. Rating: 7.5
M-Tony Tchani: A true blend of hard tackling and creative ball play by the rookie, who is proving to be a savvy player. A complete performance. Rating: 7
M-Rafa Marquez: From the first goal, a real blistering effort, to his efforts on a set piece that led to a first half goal, Marquez was terrific. Lost in the goals was his class distribution and hard work in running the midfield. Rating: 8.5
M- Joel Lindpere: While clearly not comfortable on the wing, Lindpere got up and down the left side and timed his runs very well. His crosses must improve but he's a central player who is out of position and making the best of it. Still added plenty to the offense. Rating: 6.5
F- Thierry Henry: His run in the second half made the Toronto FC handball necessary to keep him from scoring. Had two good chances to score in the first half as we still wait for his first league goal. Smart runs and deft touches, however, have improved the team's offense dramatically. Rating: 6.5
F-Juan Pablo Angel: He's smiled more in the past month than he did all of the last three seasons in New York… combined. Angel looked dangerous all game long, and did well on his penalty kick effort. Rating: 7
F-Salou Ibrahim: Won some good balls and made smart decisions while holding possession, but should have buried a good second half effort in front of the area. Rating: 6
F-Carl Robinson: A well-taken goal as he returns to his Toronto home, a place where he was twice named team MVP. Pure class to not celebrate, even as his teammates mobbed him. Beyond the goal, he ran the midfield without a hitch. Rating: 7
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I'd love to explore you with my mouth
what a beautiful pussy if i would have there i would have fucked deep and suked
fuck me deep and hard!
Beautiful.....I want you;-)
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Ohh thanx :)
Love to shoot a load of warm, gooey cum inside you, then lick it out and share it with you....
i could suck on those beauuutiful breasts for hours
Just perfect, I'm in love <3
very nice ;) would love to see more of you ;)
Babe I would love to put my cock deep inside your pussy and shoot my load😘😘😘
FOR MEEEEE????? Oh, you shouldnt have!!! HEY, WAIT, WHAT AM I SAYING??? YOU SHOULD!!! YES, OH YES! YOU SHOULD! !!!!!!!!!!!! LOL. LOVE the pics!!! G
Need a lick???
So need A video!
If your darling needs some help fucking you, I'll join in
Oh baby, you have nice big pussy, and boobs also, I want to put my juicy dick into those yummy tits and of course in your pussy, do you like my cock, glans especially, do you think that my glans is yummy? ;-) Kiss you all, I wann'a eat your tits and pussy!
It sounds very good... Wanna fuck U!
you have a beautiful set if tits and a sweet pussy i could eat all day
You are lovely, thanx for message :-)
One of the hottest women on here.I rub myself almost daily looking at her perfect naked body
Mmmm thank you :-)
Ohh that's so hot!
Thanx!!! :)
my cock would love to be in your pussy
i can´t wait.. :) so horny...:)
horny to fuck this shaved sweet pussy and lovely ttits to sqeeze
squeeze me!
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Thank you Samuel:)
You are amazing love everything about you ...
wow :-) Thank you so much! :-)
that is a beautiful body and a pretty pussy which makes me salivate.
thanx. im so horrny :)
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Thanx :-)
Wanna cum on your tits right now. Squeeze my penis between them.
i want your penis between my tits...
good pussy and good tits
we'd love some time with you. Very sexy!
Very nice pussy indeed. I'd love to put the tip in.
mmmmmmm nice pussy!!
Beautiful tits!!!
Loverly big tits
good pussy
Long Licks on the Fourth Picture :-P
I just finished shooting a huge load of cum all over myself to your photos, I wished it was landing all over you though.
So fucking hot. I am cuming right now.
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mhhh lecker
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I love your ... are so hot!
Nice pussy
Id love to sit my big pussy on your face xx
damn hot
you have a really sexy body & really nice big tits ;) i would love to see more ;)
I like your pics.You have beautiful sexy body.
you have a sexy body
Yummy! Yummy!
fajne cycusie, słowianki sa najlepsze :D
beautiful ♥
bože to je prostě dokonalý be se lízalo jedna radost ;-)
Analie Analie :D
Thankyou :)
fantastic pussy and tits xxx
Krásný jsou :)
nice tits
nice tits and pussy mmmmmmmmmmmmm
Very Nice Pussy
I am so horny! And I wanna FUCK YOU !!! Thanx for your lovely comments :)
......................... and deeper..........
you got some sexy big tits ;D
quee divina estsa
w ianna fuck to you
Thank you that you share this nice body/tits with us :)
yum !!!
pohraál bych is s nima ;-)
paneboze to jsou neskutecny cecky! takova dokonalost...vycaknu az na strop z tebe, takova nadherna kurva jses
awesome titties xx
dokonalá ;-)
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Scrapbook Scribbles 7: Must-Have-Go-To Tools
Just like in my kitchen, I have my favorite "must have" tools for scrapbooking and card making. In my kitchen, it's my Pampered Chef knives and shears for cutting; in my craft room, it's my Fiskars paper cutter and Fiskars Softouch 5 Inch Micro-Tip Scissors .
I LOVE to cut things out! I know, I know, weird huh? But, with these Fiskars scissors, it's fun and so easy. Spring-loaded handles and pointy sharp tips make it simple and almost effortless to cut fine detail. The paper cutter makes it easy to cut straight lines with precision.
I also find it necessary to have a bone folder too. I'm picky about crisp creases and folds. (I'm also an ironing fanatic!) The bone folder is also great for using to make score lines.
Another great tool to have is the Crop-A-Dile – Eyelet and Snap Punch Tool. It makes eyelet setting a breeze.
For big jobs, I mean for "heavy" or "12×12" jobs, the Crop-A-Dile II Big Bite is awesome and works great!
My rubber stamps are a huge help too, when I want just the right image, word, or phrase in just the right spot. Rubber stamping your own background paper is cost effective too.
Calligraphy pens are a must! I don't feel that a project is complete without my own handwriting with the flair of a calligraphy pen.
So, just like in my kitchen, the success of my project (recipe) is dependent upon my favorite tools.
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