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SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Jon Bon Jovi won't let a fan who plunged into Sydney Harbor and swam to a floating stage drown in fines.
The 32-year-old fan swam with two women toward the stage where Bon Jovi was playing a free concert Friday in Darling Harbor.
The two women got out of the water when asked by security staff, but the man continued on to the stage -- where the New Jersey rocker helped haul him out, to a huge ovation from the crowd of 20,000.
Authorities said the swimming fan would likely be charged and fined, but it was not immediately clear how much.
"We're gonna pay his fines," Bon Jovi told reporters Saturday. "We'll deal with it for him."
Police were not impressed by his generosity.
"The laws are there to protect your safety along with the safety of others," a police spokesman said. "Young revelers shouldn't be encouraged by anyone to break the law."
Lightfoot is recovering
TORONTO -- Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot is back home and recovering more than three months after being hospitalized for serious abdominal bleeding.
Longtime manager Barry Harvey said Lightfoot, known for hits such as "If You Could Read My Mind" and "Sundown," was in "good spirits."
"He's up and walking around. He's doing really well, considering where he's come from," Harvey said Friday.
Lightfoot, 64, was flown to McMaster University Medical Center in Hamilton, Ontario, on Sept. 8 with internal bleeding from a weakness in an abdominal blood vessel. He went home Thursday.
The surgeon who operated on Lightfoot said he was pleased to see him move on to the next phase of recovery.
"Mr. Lightfoot's physical fitness and personal strength have helped him overcome a life-threatening condition," said Dr. Michael Marcaccio, a gastrointestinal specialist.
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One year ago, students were finishing their first year at Mingo Central High School; this sign was nowhere to be found. One year ago, 17-year-old Tyler Hatfield was still alive.
"Tyler's changed things a lot," said his mother, Patty Hatfield. "He showed these kids that you never take life for granted."
On the morning of May 1, 2012, Hatfield died while driving to school. The vehicle rolled over, killing Hatfield and injuring the passenger, according to deputies with the Mingo County Sheriff's Department. Hatfield was supposed to graduate this May.
"We're looking just one day to be with our children again," his mother said. "That's what we look forward to every day."
Friends and family gathered at the high school for a dedication ceremony on Thursday evening. After Hatfield's death, the school's chapter of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) won a contest for raising awareness about seatbelt safety.
Members used a portion of their winnings to purchase a sign to memorialize Hatfield. It reads:"Seat belts save lives."
Friends said Hatfield wasn't wearing a seatbelt when he died.
"Honestly, I didn't buckle up or anything but that sign really makes me think, if I buckle up, I'm doing it for Tyler," said Kim Hensely, a friend of Hatfield.
Loved ones said they put this sign in the parking lot so every time students leave, they remember Hatfield and how to prevent this tragedy from happening again.
"It really makes anyone open their eyes and realize it could happen to any of us," Hensely said.
The ceremony was organized by SADD and the S.T.O.P Coalition of Mingo County, a non profit organization that works with our community in drug prevention and recovery.

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Clips From 'NWR' Documentary Explain Making of Nicolas Winding Refn's 'Only God Forgives'
Posted on Friday, July 5th, 2013 by Russ Fischer
It's only a couple weeks until the first US release of Nicolas Winding Refn's new film Only God Forgives. You might expect a contained and strange film as a follow-up to Drive, but this is even more quiet and weird than what most people have in mind. (Related: I like the film a lot.)
Only God Forgives stars Ryan Gosling as an American at large in Bangkok, where he and his brother run a boxing gym a a front for a drug operation. But that's really a tangental story point — the real thrust of the movie is about what happens when Gosling's character conflicts with his own mother (an icy, scary Kristin Scott Thomas) over the ideal approach to avenge violence done to their family.
After the break, get a taste of the early period that led to the creation of the film, as Refn explores Bangkok in search of locations and inspiration. Read More »


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NBA 2K Sales Crushed EA's Live Series
March 24, 2011 - When did NBA 2K become king of all ballers? This visual chart shows its rise to sales dominance.
IGN Sports Power Rankings 2-23-09
February 23, 2009 - It's time for another edition of the IGN Sports Power Rankings! It should come as no surprise that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 has made its way onto the list as Tiger prepares to make his return to PGA Tour competition, or that Major League Baseball is fresh on our mind as Spring Training has officially gotten underway and MLB 2K9 and MLB 09: The Show are slated to be released next week. Who else made the top 10? Read on to find out.
2K Discounts Some 2008 Games
January 6, 2009 - Publisher 2K Games is offering a : downloadable online coupon good for $10 off a select group of titles from its back catalog. The deal is only good until Jan. 31, so if that check from Grandma is burning a hole in your pocket, now is the time to head out and grab one of last year's 2K titles.
IGN Sports Power Rankings 1/5/09
January 5, 2009 - It's the first week of the New Year and time for 2009's first installment of IGN's Sports Power Rankings. This edition is packed with athletes and teams that have made their way into the headlines in recent weeks, including recently announced NFL MVP Peyton Manning, newly crowned UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans and the big-spending New York Yankees. Two of the NHL's top teams cracked our power rankings for the first time this week after proving that there was nothing fluky about their hot starts, and the Pitt men's basketball team, now ranked No. 1 in the nation, also make their first appearance on our list.
IGN Sports Power Rankings: 12/15/08
December 15, 2008 - The IGN Sports Power Rankings aims to identify the hottest names in the sports videogame landscape, including athletes, teams, sports and videogames themselves. In this edition we've continued to pay particular attention to which sports games you're likely to be unwrapping this holiday season, as well as current videogame cover athletes who are living up to the hype.
PSN Update (11.25.08)
November 25, 2008 - While Thanksgiving is almost upon us, The PSN isn't willing to let a week go by without celebrating with some digital goodness. Chief amongst the bounty bestowed on PS3 owners is Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix in all its animated glory. But added to that is a price cut for five separate PSN games, a large amount of add-on content, and a ton of trailers. Get the full list below:
Knicks Eyeing "Summer of Lebron"
November 24, 2008 - The New York Knicks made a pair of trades last Friday, aiming at getting far enough under the salary cap to rebuild the franchise in the summer of 2010, when the list of free agents could include Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Amare Stoudemire and Chris Bosh. So, we decided to do some digital research and see how that strategy worked out for the Knickerbockers, simming through the 2010-2011 season in NBA 2K9 to see how last week's trades projected to impact the team over the next few years.
PSN Update (11.20.08)
November 20, 2008 - If you've been looking for extra fun for your games, look no further than this week's PSN Update. Six separate titles receive large amounts of additional items, ranging from the cute and cuddly LittleBigPlanet Sackboy costumes to the scary sci-fi clutches of Dead Space. Demos, trailers and themes round out the rest of the details for this week, so check out the full info below:
PSN Update (11.06.08)
November 6, 2008 - If you've subscribed to Qore, Sony's digital magazine, today's update has the latest installment. But much more than that, there's plenty of add on content and a ton of videos, trailers and other items to keep you busy with your PS3. There's even two demos to entertain you going into the weekend. Check out the full list below:
Game of the Month: October 2008
October 31, 2008 - With all the videogames released each and every month, it can be a difficult task to decide on which title to spend your hard-earned money. Granted, you could always go by our review scores alone and weed through the long list of names to find something that scored high or low, but what if you had somewhere else to turn?
The Cool Kids Kick It Live
October 23, 2008 - The Cool Kids are purebred Internet rap fanatics.
2K Sports Announces NBA 2K9 Now Available in Retail Stores
October 7, 2008 - 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that the highly anticipated basketball title, NBA 2K9, is now available in retail stores for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment systems. NBA 2K9 provides unmatched attention to detail this season with even more signature style animations, deeper franchise mode, adaptive AI for smarter gameplay, and innovative online features including Team Up for true online 5-on-5 matches, and Living Rosters for the most up-to-date player ratings and tendencies to bring the game to life like never before.
NBA 2K9 Review
October 6, 2008 - As any knowledgeable caveman will tell you, it's tough to reinvent the wheel. Some might say impossible. The developers behind the yearly stable of sports games that we all love struggle with a similar problem every season. How do you change a videogame enough to make it worth sixty bucks while still staying in the confines of the given sport? It's a lesson that 2K Sports learned the hard way last year with NBA 2K8, a game that underperformed in the eyes of most critics. Luckily NBA 2K9 is here to return the series to its once comfortable perch atop the basketball world. While no one will argue that it's a massive overhaul from what we've seen from the series in the past, the additions that have been made advance the gameplay enough to conquer the competition.
NBA 2K9 Head-To-Head
October 6, 2008 - We run a give 'N' go on the PS3 and 360. See which console has more game.
NBA 2K9 Soundtrack Revealed
October 6, 2008 - 2K Sports have unveiled the contents of the in-game soundtrack to NBA 2K9.
PSN Update (10.02.08)
October 2, 2008 - With the Holiday season in full swing, gamers may wonder exactly what some of the upcoming titles are like. Look no further than this week's PSN update, because five demos of anticipated titles have been released on the PSN, including Bioshock, NBA 2K9 and Eternal Sonata. Along with that comes a lot of add-on content for NBA Live 09, Tiger Woods, Rock Band and SoulCalibur IV. For the full list, look below:
2K Sports Welcomes Fans to 'The Other Season' for NBA 2K9
October 2, 2008 - 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced details for The Other Season, a freshly unique online fantasy league for the highly anticipated basketball title NBA 2K9. With a new twist on the fantasy sports phenomenon, eight real life NBA superstars have signed up to participate as team owners, while online gamers playing exclusively on Xbox Live online entertainment network and PlayStation Network will have the exciting opportunity to be drafted onto one of the NBA superstars' NBA 2K9 fantasy team.
2K Sports Gets More Real with Living Rosters in NBA 2K9
September 22, 2008 - 2K Sports today announced details on Living Rosters, an exciting new innovative online feature for this season's highly anticipated basketball title, NBA 2K9. Living Rosters will ensure dedicated fans are playing with the most up-to-date and complete basketball experience ever available in the NBA 2K franchise. In addition to delivering constant updates to player ratings and player tendencies, Living Rosters will also offer exclusive access to unlockable animation packages for players in the game. When a player starts to heat up and takes his game to the next level on the real courts, new animation packages will unlock for that player in the video game. As the NBA season progresses, so will NBA 2K9, as players will have the ability to pull off new moves never seen before in the video game, adapt their offensive and defensive rotations, and shift starting lineups as they occur. If it happens during the regular NBA season, it will happen in NBA 2K9 thanks to Living Rosters.
The PS3 Games of Fall 2008
September 19, 2008 - It's that time of year again. Yep, the big release season is upon us, which means we'll be buried in games faster than our wallets can refill themselves. Time to take advantage of those credit card offers we keep getting in the mail...
2K Sports Announces Team 2K for NHL 2K9 and NBA 2K9
September 9, 2008 - 2K Sports today announced details on Team 2K, an elite group to be composed of the best players for both NHL 2K9 and NBA 2K9. Every week a dedicated player will be chosen to join Team 2K during a 10 week online contest beginning at launch for each respective title on both Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system.


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Forum: General / Hip Hop / Locking
By xcoldricex Comments: 8, member since Sat Dec 03, 2005
On Thu Dec 08, 2005 08:53 AM
Edited by xcoldricex (146750) on 2005-12-08 08:55:16
does anyone have any clips of wacking? i've only seen a short clips of people doing it, yoshie - a japanese locker that sometimes mixes wacking in her locking routines and in some house dance clips. i would appreciate it if anyone could put some up if anyone has any... someone over in house asked for some awhile back but no one replied.
oh and can anyone do explain or do a tutorial on the fundamentals of wacking? and what's the history of it? thanks in advance!
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By Angel4 Comments: 2, member since Thu May 26, 2005
On Wed Jan 25, 2006 03:18 PM
Hello: my stage name is Angel and I'm a fortunate Pioneer in What many dancers unfortunately called Punkin Wacking, Wacking is not the original Name That name started to come out in the early 80's How i know you may ask youself, I had the plasure of meeting some of the Originals of Punkin in the 1970's at some of the underground clubs of L.A. and Hollywood And a few clubs of the mainstream Punkin was discovered in the Gay underground night clubs/Discoteques of L.A and reached the mainstream as straight dancers pushed Punkin forward I personally took the Momentaum the fill from it and made it more masquline as i felt it could be danced to me for me.Some of Originals Are Aurther Andrew, A Dancer called Tinker, (R.I.P.)Lanny,and Aka. Micheal Angelo, I dont know were they are now as far as the originals. Now Pioneers are Shabbado and female and Male dancers from Dancing Machine Which was created in 1975 By Jeff Kutach, and which know is called Splash in Las Vegas, But back in the 70's and early 80's the member of dancing machine some of them were Gino, Dino SugarBop, Fast Freddy of the girls there was Topaz Lanette, Diane, Flame, Dallas, Ana Sanchez,That i can remember right know and That i new of from the 70's. I just finished giving a Punkin presentation at Culture Shock Los Angeles on January 22,
Which i must say was to me a great memorable experience It was an honor bieng a part of H4 hip hop has History. It was recorded so i would like to present Punkin to all of you out there that are interested in learning more about this fairly new style to the new generation but was created many years ago.
I also have a website which is angelsclassicdancers.com I'm going to do some modification and add on's but please send me and email or sign my guest book so i can keep everyone informed i Hope i have shade some light on a Punkin HIstory I do believe that history should be preserved with it true meaning and evolution and keeping the name true to the art form.
PLease if you have any more questions which i hope you do have I will be more then happy to answer.
I hope to get to know some of you out there that are interested in Punkin or other styles i may shade light on. I hope I'm not disrespecting being that this is a locker forum but i just wanted to answer this question to you.
Much respect
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By two4joy Comments: 305, member since Fri Nov 11, 2005
On Thu Jan 26, 2006 07:58 AM
I love hearing about the history behind moves.
Thanks heaps.
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By wacky_NY Comments: 291, member since Mon Sep 16, 2002
On Thu Jan 26, 2006 07:54 PM
thank you for shedding some light on this topic. very interesting to hear the history from the OGs.
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By CrispyCreme Comments: 101, member since Thu Jan 12, 2006
On Mon Mar 20, 2006 09:00 PM
If you go to housedancer.com they have a clip of Archie Burnett doing some wacking and voguing. You must click on media clips then click on archie. It's not much wacking but he does do it. And it's good.
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By partygrll Comments: 1, member since Sat Mar 18, 2006
On Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:23 AM
Cute pic. en>fr fr>en
By charlanflinger Comments: 153, member since Tue May 17, 2005
On Sat Mar 18, 2006 06:21 PM
Edited by charlanflinger (131049) on 2006-03-18 18:22:19 Forgot to write something - - to ask if anyone knew the dancers.
I thought that this was a cute pic to show the friendlyness of highland dancers! I also really like #365's tartan!! Does anyone know these dancers. I belive they are from Sask. but not sure.


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FORT VALLEY - Bus and motor home manufacturer Blue Bird Corp. has reduced its work force by about 5 percent - 200 jobs - in response to slowing global demand.
About 2,000 of the company's 3,600 positions are at two Peach County plants.
In May, the Macon-based company cut 30 jobs from a Fort Valley recreational vehicle factory. The latest cuts were from Blue Bird plants in Peach County and LaFayette; Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; and Brantford, Ontario.
Henlys, a British bus and truck manufacturer, bought the company for $665 million in 1999. Blue Bird also announced this spring that it will move its headquarters from Macon to Fort Valley.
Blue Bird builds school buses and the Wanderlodge motor coach.
This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, August 4, 2001.
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"Kib," as he was known to his friends, was a man of many interests: namely mining, railroads, and anything pertaining to Louisa County history. A WW II veteran, he was an accomplished photographer and longtime amateur radio operator. Generous to a fault, he was always willing to share his collections with others.
Mr. Kiblinger was born in January 29, 1918 and died January 23, 2001. This page contains a partial listing of materials donated to the Louisa County Public Library by William Kiblinger. Please visit the Louisa County Library to view the collection.
Louisa County History Edited by Pattie Cooke
A history of the lives and lifestyles in Louisa County's past to the 1940s prepared by the Louisa County Historical Society with the students and teachers at Louisa County Middle School.
Louisa County, Virginia Judgments 1766 - 1790, Janice Abercrombie
Louisa County Records You Probably Never Saw: 18th Century Virginia,John C. Bell
Documents include:
Old Home Places of Louisa County, Claudia Anderson Chisholm & Ellen Gray Lillie
The book traces the ownership of some 222 homes in the county with a picture or artist drawing of each.
Louisa County Virginia Death Records 1853-1896
Louisa County Marriages. 1766-1815
Battle of Trevillian Station Walbrook Davis Swank
The Civil War's greatest and bloodiest all cavalry battle with eyewitness memoirs.
Louisa County Marriages. 1815 - 1861
Louisa County, Virginia 1742 - 1992. 250th Anniversary
Louisa County Historical Magazine, SPRING 1990. Mineral Centennial
Louisa and Louisa County: Images of America, Pattie Gordon Pavlansky Cooke
Princess Louisa was the daughter of King George II and Queen Caroline. In 1742, when Hanover County was divided, the newly created county was called Louisa County in her honor. On December 11, 1743, she married Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway.
Albemarle County, VA Court Papers 1744 - 1783
Amherst County, VA Records 1763 - 1800
Augusta County, VA. Annals of, 1726 - 1871
The early settlers of Augusta County were people of the Scotch-Irish race; and, up to the time of the Revolutionary war, very few persons of any other nationality came to live in the county. This book offers a look at the origin and history of these people.
Augusta Historical Bulletin
Caroline County, VA 1727 - 1969. People, Post Offices and Communities
Caroline County, VA Court Records (1742 - 1833) & Marriages (1787-1810)
Diary of Robert Rose. A View of Virginia by a Scottish Colonial Parson, 1746-1751. Ralph Emmett Fall
Essex County, VA. Historic Homes, Landmarks, and Traditions
Essex County, VA. Settlers, Southerners, Americans
This history tells the story of Essex County, from the Indians of the 1600s to current days. Essex County underwent nearly all the great trials and transitions of the nation: frontier wars and revolution, slavery and civil war, reconstruction, depression, and rapid modernization. The book explores how Native Americans, blacks, and whites have lived with each other in the past 350 years.
Fairfax County Historical Highlights from 1607
Fairfax County, VA. Wills and Inventories. 1743-1800
Gloucester and Mathews Counties, VA. 1749-1827
Goochland County, VA. Marriages 1733-1815
Compiled by Kathleen Booth Williams, 1960. The General Assembly met on March 6, 1727. At this meeting an Act was passed for the division of Henrico County and the formation of Goochland County. Goochland was named for William Gooch, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1727-1749. When Goochland was formed it contained the area that is now Goochland, Albemarle, Cumberland, Amherst, Chesterfield, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Powhatan, Nelson and Appomattox.
Hanover County. Early History and the American Revolution
Hanover County Chancery Wills & Notes
Hanover County. Old Homes
Hanover County Historical Society, 1983. Hanover County was formed from New Kent County in 1721 and was named for the Duke of Hanover, later George I of Great Britain. There are well over two hundred houses with pictures and information about them in the book. The houses described, some no longer standing, are from the earliest days of Hanover County to the period of the Civil War.
Hanover County Taxpayers Saint Paul's Parish
Hanover County. Marriage Bonds, 1782-1953
Hidden village. Port Royal, VA. 1744-1981, Ralph Emmett Fall, 1982
This is the first publication of the 300-year history of this Colonial town, first settled in 1651, and founded in 1744. Hundreds of families who lived here and nearby are described, as well as their homes, shops, schools, and churches. The book identifies the earlier Indians before 1700, the first white settlers, the town's forms of government, its shipping, its base as the Union Army Depot in the Civil War, and its various occupations over 300 years.
History of Early Spotsylvania. James Roger Mansfield, 1977
Many people are acquainted with the importance of Spotsylvania during the Civil War when it was the site of four major battles. While some chapters deal with a specific subject from beginning to end, this book is primarily a chronicle of the first few decades of the county's history.
History of Rockingham County, VA., John W. Wayland, Ph.D. 1972.
This is an illustrated history of Rockingham County. The book gives due recognition to all the important phases of Rockingham life, interests, and enterprises. It emphasizes those particular interests and activities that have given the county its distinctive character and influence.
Middlesex County, VA. 1653-1812
The Douglas Register: an index of Goochland Wills
Hornbook of Virginia History
New Kent County, VA. Parish Register: St. Peter's, 1680 - 1787
New Kent County, VA. Planters, Plantation, and Places
Northern Virginia Heritage. Templeman and Netherton 1966.
A pictorial compilation of the historic sites and homes in the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Fauquier, Prince William and Strafford, and the cities of Alexandria and Fredericksburg.
Old King William Home and Families., Peyton Neale Clarke 1976
King William county was organized in 1701, its territory being taken from King and Queen, which in turn had been formed from a part of New Kent in 1691. New Kent was a part of the original Shire of York until 1654. In 1720 Spotsylvania County was formed from parts of King William, King and Queen, and Essex. A history of King William would consequently be inseparable from that of all these counties. In King William the cream of the English Cavaliers first made their homes. Many of the old buildings have decayed and disappeared, others are mere ruins, while a few have been preserved with zealous care.
Orange County Marriages, 1747-1850
Page County, VA. Short History., Harry M. Strickler 1952.
Page County was established by an Act of the General Assembly in March 30, 1831, taken principally from Shenandoah County. The new county was named for John Page, member of the first U.S. Congress, and Governor of Virginia, 1802-1805, and Lieutenant-Governor during the Revolution.
Page County, 1788-1850. The Record of Hawksbill Church
Page County, 1831-1850. Marriage Bonds
Pence Families of America, Part I: Jacob and Valentine Pence of Rockingham
Pence Families of America, Part II: Jacob and Valentine Pence of Rockingham
Richmond, VA. Marriages and Deaths from 1780-1820 Newspapers
Rockbridge County, VA. Marriages 1778-1850 Dorthie & Edwin C. Kirkpatrick, 1985.
Rockbridge County was formed from portions of Augusta and Botetourt Counties in 1778. The Kirkpatricks, Davidsons, McCampbells, Coopers, and Gilmores located there in the middle 1700s.
Rockingham County, VA Marriages, 1778-1816
Rockingham County, VA. Men in the Revolution
Rockingham County, VA. Virginia Valley Records
Shenandoah County Marriage Bonds, 1772-1850
Shenandoah Valley Family Data, 1799-1813
Shenandoah Valley Pioneers. Frederick County, VA, T. K. Cartmell, 1909.
This volume presents a detailed history of Old Frederick County which encompassed the present Berkeley, Clarke, Frederick, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, Shenandoah, and Warren counties. The author, a Clerk of the Old County Court, writes the history of the Valley from its formation in 1738 to 1908.
Shenandoah Valley. A Pictorial History, Ron Steffey, 1980.
A collection of artifacts, especially antique post cards and photographs allow the reader to visualize life in the Valley during the early years of the 20th Century.
Shenandoah Valley, 200 Years, Arthur Pierson Kelley, 1973.
A history of early settlers, and in particular a history of Old Pine Church. Includes a records of births and baptisms.
Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg Town. Forgotten Companions, the First Settlers, Paula S. Felder, 1982.
When the attention of Alexander Spotswood, the Governor of Virginia, was drawn to the Rappahannock area in 1713 by the possibilities for mining iron ore, a fascinating chapter began in the history of this frontier. The book is the actual story of the colonial predecessors and the problems they faced as their land grew from a wilderness on the frontier to a rural society.
Tidewater Virginia Families: A Magazine of History and Genealogy
Virginia and the Westward Movement. Away I'm Bound.
David Hackett Fischer & James C. Kelly, 1993. This book tells the story of the migration to Virginia of English, German, and Scotch-Irish settlers, and African slaves; and the movement of more than a million people--two-thirds white and one-third black--who left Virginia between the Revolution and the Civil War to settle the American West.
Virginia Historic Marriage Register. Page County Marriage Bonds,
The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, July 1984


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Zardari is like the king of the tale" where a beggar entered the city, and the citizens crowned him as king. On every move, he demanded Halwa (Zardari commission). and when the enemies forces were entering the city, he ate his last halwa dish, and after taking his blanket left the country.
This country has been handed over to a man, bestowing him all the powers, who is a liar, money oriented, and incapable.


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Dogs get just as hot as we do; cool them down with an icy treat suitable just for dogs.
1Make stock. Choose lamb, beef or chicken flavor.
2Pour the stock into ice cube trays.
4Remove a few cubes at a time and give to your dog as a treat in hot weather. Dogs will enjoy lapping up the delicious flavor and they get a cooling effect from the ice at the same time.
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- Leftover stock when making a soup, casserole etc. can be used up in this way.
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text: There is more than one artist with this name: 1. Ricky is a popular recording artist from Japan. Ricky is probably best known as the vocalist of the band RIDER CHIPS, who preform the music for the long-running television series, Kamen Rider. Ricky is also the vocalist of Dasein, R*A*P, Chrome Shelled and various other projects. Ricky released his first solo album, R☆POP, in 2009. His second album, R☆MUSTER, was released on December 15, 2010. For him, please fix your tags just like below!!! 2. Ricky is a folk singer from Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. 3. Ricky was a Britpop band from Portsmouth, UK between 2000 and 2006. 4. Ricky is an R&B artist from Sweden. 5. Ricky (Ricarda Wältken) is a German singer/rapper, former member of Tic Tac Toe.Make Ricky Playlist


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questions about homebirth
So one question is... whats all the pain relieving options for a homebirth?
And, I know it's different everywhere, but approximately how much is the cost compared to doing a hospital birth? I know hospital births are very expensive.
And, can any of you just tell me your experience of your homebirth? I'd love to hear the stories.
Other things that help are walking, laying on your side, squatting, sitting in or leaning into a birthing/exercise ball, take a shower, take a bath, get on your hands and knees, meditate.
An assisted home birth can be anywhere from $1500-5000. Some insurances will cover all or part. Many midwives will barter or do payment plans as well.
I loved my home births. Here are my birth stories (sorry not clicky).
The first link is my first 4 babies births. The last baby on there was my first home birth.
Sadie, Hannah, Abigail, and Brigham
I had 4 births in hospital with epidurals and 1 at home. My midwife charges $2500, but with my medicaid I only paid $500.
The pool/tub was the best pain relief for me, as was deep breeathing. Being able to move how I felt I needed to move solved everything pain wise for me
My sons in hospital birth cost us a whopping total of 11k after all the bills and every $5 ibuprofen was added in. We have a high deductable, but honestly never thought how much a stinking hospital birth would cost us. I didn't have anything fancy either, just pit and an epi. When I got preg with my second I actually started having panic attacks at the thought of having to deal with a medical bill that would take us 3 years to pay off again. I started looking around, watched BOBB, started reading homebirthing books and decided I was really interested. I found a midwife who only charged 3500 for all the prenatal care, birth and post care. I read Hypnobirthing and every other holistic birthing book I could get my hands on. By the time my second decided to come it was easy despite my thinking I sounded like a drunk cow that had tipped over. I'm currently planning my second homebirth and I'm still just as sound in my confidence that I can do this again. Not being afraid of what my body is doing is the greatest feeling in the world.


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A brave and brilliantly researched intellectual history of the relationship between women and mental illness since 1800.
One of the consistently fascinating and disturbing aspects of Mad, Bad and Sad: Women and the Mind Doctors is Lisa Appignanesi's assiduous tracking of the modishness of what might be mistaken for a sui generis discipline. Of course, as anyone who has visited a psychiatric hospitalor ridden the subwaycan attest, crazy is what we call people who refuse to conform to accepted norms of behavior. And the definition of nonconformity must change in step with styles of conforming…While Mad, Bad and Sad echoes and enlarges upon Elaine Showalter's book The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980, Showalter's perspective is more exclusively feminist, arguing that psychiatry as practiced on women is a history of their subjugation and control by men. But as Appignanesi makes clear, women have had no little role in creating and fulfilling the definitions of their madness.


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NeginMirsalehi.com is the fashion, beauty and lifestyle blog for the global and sophisticated young woman of today. In a short period of time, NeginMirsalehi.com grew into an international platform that inspires hundreds of thousands readers world wide with daily high quality content. Together with her team she designs, develops, publishes and distributes this content via NeginMirsalehi.com and social media channels like Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook. With over 2,7 million followers on Instagram NeginMirsalehi.com is very social! Recently, the NM brand expanded with the introduction of their very own product line, Gisou (www.gisou.com).
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Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 268A § 11 prohibits county employees, including elected officials, from acting as agent (or attorney) for anyone other than the County on any matter in which the County is a party or has a direct and substantial interest. This provision is intended to prevent divided loyalties which would result if county employees attempted to "serve two masters" -- i.e., the County and a second party -- with different or conflicting interests. Section 11 is based on the principle that public employees should be loyal to the government, and where their loyalty to the government conflicts with their loyalty to a private party or employer, the government's interest must win out.
For instance, on matters involving their County, county employees are prohibited from acting as agents for other individuals, corporations, municipal governments, advocacy groups, business partnerships, trusts, associations, charitable organizations, and the like. Types of activities prohibited by § 11 include: submitting applications or supporting documentation; preparing documents that require a professional seal; contacting other people, groups or agencies; writing letters; serving as attorney; and serving as spokesperson.
Note that § 11 not only prohibits county officials from representing private parties before their own board or agency, but also prohibits them from representing anyone:
- before other County boards and agencies;
- before municipal or federal agencies ;
- to private business or charitable organizations;
- to private individuals; or
- in any instance where the County a party to, or has a direct and substantial interest in, the matter.
The purpose of this advisory is to assist county employees and officials to recognize those situations where they are prohibited from acting as the representative for another, and to enumerate exceptions to the law where they exist. Examples in this advisory are for the purposes of illustration only. Whether or not § 4 is triggered will depend on the specific facts of the situation.
Before acting in a private capacity in connection with a particular matter, county employees should first determine if the County is a party to or has a "direct and substantial interest" in the matter. Examples of these situations include:
- any matter pending before, under the official jurisdiction of, or involving action by a county agency, board, commission, authority or other body;
- any effort to change county regulations, policies or procedures;
- any contract, court case or other legal matter to which the County is a party, or otherwise has a direct and substantial interest; or
- any ruling or other action by a federal, county, regional or municipal agency involving matters which are subject to regulation by the County.
If the County is not a party to and does not have a "direct and substantial interest" in the matter, the restrictions of § 11 will not be triggered, and the county employee may act as agent, representative or attorney.
If the County does have a "direct and substantial interest" in the matter, the county employee must also determine whether an activity would constitute "acting as agent". Section 11(c) prohibits a county employee from acting as agent in connection with such matters -- even if the employee is not paid for his or her actions.
An agent is anyone who represents another person or organization in their dealings with a third party. Almost any instance where the county employee is acting on behalf of someone else by:
- contacting or communicating with a third party;
- acting as a liaison with a third party;
- providing documents to a third party; or
- serving as spokesperson before a third party
can be considered "acting as agent".
Note that the restrictions of § 11(c) are not triggered if the county employee is not representing someone before a third party. A county employee may offer advice to others and may help plan strategies, as long as his or her activity does not reach the level of "acting as agent". (Note, however, that the County employee may violate § 11(a) if he or she accepts pay or other compensation for such activities.)
For example, a county employee may not submit a grant application to a county agency on behalf of his neighbor because he is more familiar with the application procedures than she is; this action would constitute acting as an agent, even if it is done merely as a favor and for free. However, the employee may advise his neighbor on the application procedures and the content of the application.
A county employee may not sign and send letters on behalf of a grassroots organization advocating a change in county regulations, even if the letters are addressed to private individuals. The employee may participate in committee discussions to plan the mailing, as long as the letter is signed and sent by some other member of the organization.
A employee may not attend a community meeting and speak on behalf of a private company, if the County is a party to or has a direct and substantial interest in the matter being discussed at the meeting. However, the employee may help the company's officials develop a strategy to mitigate the community's concerns.
There are several specific exceptions to the general prohibition that county employees may not act as an agent in matters of concern to their county.
County employees may generally act as agents for others if their county jobs authorize it. This applies to both appointed and elected officials performing constituency work.
Certain county jobs authorize employees to act as the agent for private parties concerning matters of interest to the County. For example, a county housing authority employee's responsibility may include advocating on behalf of low-income citizens to increase the number of affordable housing units. This kind of constituency work is not only expected, but demanded in the employee's job description. Accordingly, it is permissible for the employee to act as the agent for the private party (in this case, the low-income citizen).
The following guidelines should be used to help determine what is permissible constituency work and what is a prohibited act of agency. Generally, a county employee who acts on behalf of a private citizen will be considered to be performing constituency work if:
- the actions are within the scope of the county employee's job responsibilities;
- the county employee receives no compensation beyond his or her regular salary;
- the county employee has no financial interest in the matter;
- the constituent is not a relative or a business associate, or a partner, trustee, officer or director of an organization with which the county employee is associated;
- the county employee is not taking action as the constituent's attorney; and
- the constituent lives or does business within the county.
On the other hand, if a county employee represents a relative, his or her employer or a business associate before county agencies, is paid a fee by the constituent for the action taken or has a personal financial stake in the matter, these actions will not be considered legitimate constituency work and are prohibited.
Remember that allowable constituency work includes only those activities "within the proper discharge of official duties." An economic development specialist would not be performing permissible constituency work if she called the county sheriff's office regarding a criminal investigation, since the investigation has nothing to do with the development specialist's official duties. Alternatively, if a county housing authority pursues a resident's complaint against a maintenance contractor, this is a permissible constituency service since the contractor is hired and ultimately supervised by the housing authority.
The Ethics Commission has stated in a prior advisory opinion that a public employee's appointing authority has "some latitude ... to determine what constitute[s] the proper discharge of official duties ...," EC-COI-83-137. Therefore, if an employee's appointing authority makes a decision that a particular activity is "in the proper discharge of the [employee's] official duties," the Commission will ordinarily defer to this judgment. However, the Commission will review an appointing official's determination of what is in the proper discharge of official duties if that determination "far exceed[s] the customary job requirements for an employee [so] as to frustrate the purposes of the [conflict of interest law] ... " Id.
If the employee is unsure whether his or her action on behalf of a constituent is in "the proper discharge of official duties," the employee should seek legal advice from his or her agency's legal counsel or the Legal Division of the State Ethics Commission.
"Special county employees" may generally act as agents before county agencies other than their own. A county employee is considered a "special county employee" if:
- he is not paid or otherwise compensated for his county position; or
- he holds an appointed position which, by terms of the employment contract or the position classification, permits personal or private employment during normal working hours (a disclosure of this permission or classification must be filed with the Ethics Commission and the appropriate Office of the County Commissioners before the employee begins such "outside" employment); or
- he holds an appointed position and has not been compensated by the County for more than 800 hours of work during the previous 365 days.
If a county employee holds a job that qualifies as a "special county employee" position, the employee may represent private parties on matters of direct and substantial interest to the County if:
- the employee has not participated at any time as a county employee or special county employee in the matter;
- the matter is not and has not been the subject of the employee's official responsibility; and
- the matter is not pending in the county agency or board for which the employee works.
There is one narrow instance where a special county employee may represent a private party before the board he or she works for: the special county employee may not be a member of the board, must work fewer than 60 days in any 365-day period, and must have neither participated in the matter nor had official responsibility for it.
Also, "special county employees" may generally assist with work under a contract with the county, if their appointing authority certifies in writing that the interest of the county requires such aid or assistance (a copy of this certification must be filed with the State Ethics Commission).
Note that the terms "participation" and "official responsibility" are broadly defined in the statute. "Participation" includes: giving advice or making recommendations; drafting or revising; approving or disapproving; declining to act; delegating; investigating; and otherwise personally affecting a matter. "Official responsibility" is defined as the ability or opportunity to approve, disapprove or otherwise direct an action, and includes: instances where the employee is an intermediate decision-maker; instances where the employee is the final authority; and instances where the authority is not exercised personally, but rather through subordinates. A matter may be under an employee's "official responsibility" even if he or she abstains from participating in it.
For more information about this exemption, contact your agency legal counsel or the Legal Division of the State Ethics Commission.
Section 11 also allows county employees to assist someone who is the subject of disciplinary or other personnel proceedings, provided that they are not paid for the representation.
In many instances, appointed county employees may act as agents for members of their immediate families, or for anyone with whom they have a "fiduciary" relationship, if they first get permission from their appointing authority. This exemption is not available to elected officials; nor is it available for matters in which the employees have participated, or which are under their official responsibility.
The conflict of interest law recognizes that county employees may be asked to assist members of their immediate families in dealing with county matters. "Immediate family" includes the employee, the employee's spouse, and both of their parents, brothers, sisters and children. The conflict law permits an appointed county employee to act as the paid or unpaid agent for members of his or her immediate family or for any person for whom the employee serves as guardian, executor, administrator or other personal fiduciary, as long as the employee has received prior permission from his or her appointing authority and does not participate in (nor have responsibility for) the matter involved.
A county employee must meet the following criteria to be allowed to represent an immediate family member (or one with whom the employee has a fiduciary relationship):
- the county employee must be appointed (not elected);
- the county employee must be representing a family member or one for whom the employee is a fiduciary on a matter in which the employee did not participate (as a county official), and for which the employee did not have official responsibility; and
- the county employee must receive written permission from the official who appointed the employee to his or her position before the action occurs.
County employees are generally allowed to give testimony under oath; however, they should contact the Ethics Commission's Legal Division before serving as a paid witness.
County employees may also hold elected and appointed municipal positions, but are prohibited from acting (in their municipal positions) on any matter within the official jurisdiction of their own county agency.
County employees may represent others on matters of general legislation and certain home-rule petitions. For example, county employees may represent advocacy groups or other parties in order to draft, promote or oppose general legislation, or legislation related to a municipality's governmental organization, powers, duties, finances or property. Note that matters involving other types of "special legislation", regulations or administrative policies are not eligible for this exemption.
For more information about this exemption, of for a determination as to whether a bill is "general legislation" or "special legislation", contact your agency's legal counsel or the Legal Division of the State Ethics Commission.
Since acting on one's own behalf is not considered acting as agent, a county employee may always represent his or her own interests or points of view. For instance, a county employee may file her own grant application, or represent himself before the county commissioners.
Note, however, that in matters involving their county, a county employee may not act on behalf of his or her own business partnership; representing the partnership would, by definition, involve acting as an agent.
County employees may represent themselves before their own agencies, although they may not take any type of official action on the matter that affects themselves. In this situation, the employees should make every effort to clarify that they are acting on their own behalf, including:
- stating, in all written correspondence, that they are acting on their own behalf, and in their personal capacities rather than their official role;
- sitting in the audience before speaking at a hearing or public meeting, rather than sitting with other officials or staff members;
- making a public declaration, to be included in the minutes of the meeting, that they are acting on their own behalf, and in their personal capacities rather than their official role; and
- leaving the room during any Executive Session deliberations on the matter.
County employees may also express their personal points of view concerning a matter pending before county agencies. However, in such a case, the employee should clarify the situation by explaining that his or her comments constitute a personal opinion, and are not made on behalf of any group, organization, business or other individual. Without such a clarifying statement, the circumstances surrounding the employee's comments could be interpreted to constitute acting as an agent.
Note that when representing themselves or expressing personal points of view, county employees must also observe § 13 of the conflict law, which prohibits county employees from taking any type of official action on matters which affect their own financial interests, or the financial interests of their immediate families, businesses or other organizations with which they are closely associated.
It is important to keep in mind that this advisory is general in nature and is not an exhaustive review of the conflict law. For specific questions, public officials and employees should contact their agency counsel or the Legal Division of the State Ethics Commission at (617) 371-9500.
AUTHORIZED: July 12, 1994
1. Advisory No. 88-01 covers Municipal employees; Advisory No. 94-01 covers State employees.


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A part-owner of a Columbia County heavy-equipment business pleaded guilty to a theft charge Friday and returned $80,000 to his former business partner.
Richard Rogers, 60, abused his position as a co-owner of Construction Equipment Outlet to funnel profits into his own pockets instead of the business accounts, cheating his partner, Paul Swanson.
In 2005, Swanson, who had put up most of the money to start the company, which sold used construction equipment, became suspicious about the inventory and took the company books to an accountant. The case was turned over to the Columbia County Sheriff Office.
Although Rogers was accused initially of taking $115,000 and indicted on charges of racketeering and theft, defense attorney Michael Garrett and District Attorney Ashley Wright worked out a negotiated acceptable to Rogers and Swanson.
Judge Michael N. Annis also accepted the plea agreement Friday. He sentenced Rogers to two years' probation under the First Offender Act.


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Medical billing is a challenge for small physiotherapy practices, or on any small medical practices for that matter. So it should come as no surprise that practitioners consider outsourcing their medical billing to off-site, hiring medical billing companies.
There are advantages as well as disadvantages to outsourcing in general, most especially in medical billing. Licensed physical therapist and marketing expert, Nitin Chhoda, shares the five key disadvantages to consider when contemplating on outsourcing the practices medical billing.
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Question by katie: Can I practice healthcare law and then become a judge?
I had a question about the path to becoming a judge. I am currently a senior in college and have applied to law school hoping to work in the Oklahoma/Texas area. I have already been accepted to Baylor, Tulsa, and OCU and am still waiting to hear back from OU, Houston, and SMU (sent my applications in December 6). I would like to practice healthcare law either for the government or as in-house counsel for a company and was wondering if this was a viable career path to one day sit as a judge when I am in my 40s or even late 30s if the opportunity arises? I know a more traditional career path would to become a state or federal prosecutor and then apply for a judgeship, and while this is also something I could see myself enjoying doing, I like the idea of the former career opportunity better. So I guess what I'm asking is, what is the likelihood of me practicing healthcare law and then being able to apply/be considered/nominated for a judgeship when I'm older? Should I focus on a different area of law if that is my ultimate goal? Also, assuming that I get into the other schools I have listed, (SMU might be a stretch, my LSAT was a 160 with a GPA of 3.6) do you think it would be more beneficial to attend school in my homestate of Oklahoma (OU offers cheap tuition, although I've been offered a full ride at OCU and 27k a year at Tulsa and I have connections in OKC) or to attend Baylor (strong trial advocacy program) or Houston (strong health law program). I have also toyed around with the idea of applying for a JD/MPH degree, what do you think would be the usefulness of the two degrees? I would appreciate any feedback! Unless you're feedback is to avoid going to law school, my heart is set on it and no yahoo comment is going to change my mind I'm aware of the terrible legal market and I am up for the challenge! My parents are also prominent attorneys in the OKC area so I have the benefit of connections, which I know is not a guarantee of a job, but can't hurt! I am not going to law school for the money, but for the true desire to help people and be fulfilled by an intellectually stimulating career! Advice please!
Just to be clear, I am referring to any type of judgeship, not just state and federal. My mother was an administrative law judge for a couple of years when I was a baby in her late 20s and that sounded very interesting and also something I would like to pursue if the other options didn't arise.
Also, my parents are paying for law school. I will have no debt.
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Your record on scholarly attributes in the conduct of your legal practice will be the major consideration in becoming a judge, and cultivating political links.
After all, most of the Bush Supreme Court appointees were corporate law attorneys. And that didn't stop them from getting the appointment.
I can't comment on your path forward, however.
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Since EMR is the latest physical therapy documentation system, theres a temptation to simply go with an EMR based on what the vendor says about it, said Chhoda. Dont believe everything youre told and look at several before making a decision. An EMR will be with the practice for many years and impact every part of the business, http://physicaltherapytechniques.com/physical-therapy-techniques/physical-therapy-techniques-revealed/. A physical therapy documentation system must be able to grow along with the clinic.
Chhoda, being a physical therapist himself, said that an EMR should be chosen based on its usability. An EMR created for a hospital instead of a small specialty clinic will cause nothing but problems for a physical therapy business. The selected EMR should be specifically designed for a physical therapy practice and increase the overall efficiency of the clinic, allowing tasks to be completed faster.
Chhoda added that clinicians should consider its ease of use. A clinics EMR should be easy for staff to use and the learning curve should be kept to a minimum. Although mistakes will be made while staff members learn the new system, therapists should also evaluate how easy it is for those mistakes to occur. An EMR shouldnt facilitate mistakes or make it difficult to achieve accurate documentation.
Usability also includes the satisfaction level of users, though its an element thats more difficult to quantify. Authorized users of an EMR should have the ability to create custom documents to reflect the needs of the clinic. The EMR should encompass the ability to add, correct, remove and update patient information as needed in an easy and straightforward manner. An easy interface between staff and the EMR cant be overstated. The EMRs interface should be simple, natural and consistent throughout.
Utilizing Chhodas new insights will assist therapists in selecting the right documentation software for their practice. Clinics will attain meaningful use standards quicker, with fewer mistakes and less user anxiety. Choosing an EMR based on the needs of the clinic is essential for implementing a system that successfully integrates with the office workflow.
Chhodas office can be reached by phone at 201-535-4475. For more information, visit the website at http://www.emrnews.com.
Nitin Chhoda PT, DPT is a licensed physical therapist, a certified strength and conditioning specialist and an entrepreneur. He is the author of "Physical Therapy Marketing For The New Economy" and Marketing for Physical Therapy Clinics and is a prolific speaker, writer and creator of products and systems to streamline medical billing and coding, electronic medical records, health care practice management and marketing to increase referrals. He has been featured in numerous industry magazines, major radio and broadcast media, and is the founder of Referral Ignition training systems and the annual Private Practice Summit. Chhoda speaks extensively throughout the U.S., Canada and Asia. He is also the creator of the Therapy Newsletter and Clinical Contact, both web-based services to help private practices improve communication with patients, delivery better quality of care and boost patient retention.
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Today, many therapists have questions, concerns and fears about EMRs and its delayed them from implementing one of the most useful tools theyll ever have for their practice, said Chhoda. An EMR will actually enhance any practice, from the way clinic owners submit reimbursements to their interaction with patients.
EMRs allow therapists to enhance every aspect of their practice. Many clinicians are concerned about remaining HIPAA compliant, while others fear that an EMR will be an intrusive factor during doctor-patient interactions, preventing a true client-therapist connection. Others view EMR technology as potentially overwhelming. Chhoda offered the newest tips on how to use an EMR to enhance their practice.
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An EMR provides therapists with instant access to a clients complete health record, allowing treatment to begin quicker. The EMR contains all the tests, medications, surgeries, allergies and procedures related to the patient, allowing clinicians to dispense with costly and wasteful duplication of tests so therapeutic measures can begin sooner.
Teaching opportunities
Therapists can utilize their EMR through the vehicle of an iPad to teach clients about their conditions, treatments and options. Systems are compatible with multiple web browsers and can help educate clients through photos, videos and text to help them take a more active role in their treatments, outcomes and recovery. As a trusted source, therapists have the ability to provide patients with reliable information to prevent misunderstandings and misinformation.
Improved patient interaction
Physical therapy documentation software provides therapists with multiple means of communicating with clients using 21st century technology. Reminders about appointments and outstanding balances can be delivered via email, phone, and text and voice messaging. Patients can complete health histories and other pertinent documents online to reduce wait time when clients arrive for their appointment.
Increased cash flow
The latest physical therapy software allows clinicians to manage their cash flow more efficiently with electronic reimbursement submissions. Claims can be submitted individually or automated for batch submissions at the end of the day. Funds can be approved and deposited directly into accounts in days instead of weeks or months. Advanced billing and coding options drastically reduce the number of denials and requests for additional information. Check this website for additional information, http://physicaltherapybillingcompanies.com/uncategorized/physical-therapy-billing-companies/.
Physical therapy software offers the latest powerful tools to communicate, educate and accelerate office tasks and procedures. Patients enjoy an enhanced level of care with treatments that can be initiated sooner. Quicker turnarounds on reimbursements provide practice owners with the needed funds to conduct business on a daily basis, while offering the means for clinicians to plan, expand and build prosperous practices.
Chhodas office can be reached by phone at 201-535-4475. For more information, visit the website at http://www.emrnews.com.
Nitin Chhoda PT, DPT is a licensed physical therapist, a certified strength and conditioning specialist and an entrepreneur. He is the author of "Physical Therapy Marketing For The New Economy" and Marketing for Physical Therapy Clinics and is a prolific speaker, writer and creator of products and systems to streamline medical billing and coding, electronic medical records, health care practice management and marketing to increase referrals. He has been featured in numerous industry magazines, major radio and broadcast media, and is the founder of Referral Ignition training systems and the annual Private Practice Summit. Chhoda speaks extensively throughout the U.S., Canada and Asia. He is also the creator of the Therapy Newsletter and Clinical Contact, both web-based services to help private practices improve communication with patients, delivery better quality of care and boost patient retention.
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LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Guitars played by legendary musicians usually end up on display at museums or auctioned off to the highest bidder. Rocker Eddie Van Halen instead decided to donate 75 of his own electric guitars to public schools.
Garfield High School was one of seven Los Angeles public schools on the receiving end of Van Halen's donation, through the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation.
"I think his motivation was he just realizes how lucky he's been in his career and that music pretty much saved his life," Felice Mancini of the foundation said. "He wanted to give something back."
Garfield High received 15 of the guitars, which are from Van Halen's personal collection.
"I think its great," student Michael Flores said of one of the donated guitars. "Compared to what I played in the beginning, this sounds amazing."
Garfield High School, known for its award-winning marching band, started two beginning guitar classes. While students are able to play the guitars individually, they are unable to play as a group because they lack the cables and amps necessary and those items are not in the school's budget.
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The St. Augustine Amphitheatre management has announced that there will be a spectacular, multi-star concert and festivities booked for its grand opening celebration on Labor Day weekend.
In addition, the Amphitheatre believes it has worked out its parking problem.
Ryan Dettra, new marketing director for the Amphitheatre, said final contracts with the featured performers haven't been signed yet, so he couldn't release their identities. But he added that they are Grammy Award winners and household names.
"We're confident we'll have some of the best acts and events at the Amphitheatre, and will eventually be recognized as one of the premier outdoor facilities in the United States," Dettra said.
He spoke while standing under one of two giant tent canopies over the main seating area, which can hold 2,500 people. Even on that hot afternoon, it felt comfortable in the shade.
All around the grounds, work crews planted 10-foot tall magnolia trees to complete the Southern, arboreal atmosphere.
Special Events Manager Tommy Bledsoe said not all the construction is completed, but that's the first priority.
"We need railings around the seating area, and more native plants for landscaping," Bledsoe said. "This setting's too special to accentuate concrete."
The surrounding Anastasia State Park grounds provide a beautiful tree-ringed setting for the venue.
Bledsoe said that during the last events there, the one-day EPIC Taste of St. Augustine combined with the Ancient City Blues Festival, things went off without a hitch.
"We need the construction done," he said. "We're going to have soft-opening concerts in the summer and we don't want construction crews to work around us and we don't want to work around them."
Other than the railings, the projects still needing completion include installation of an eight-window box office, fencing around the entire property and finding a concession operator.
Troy Blevins, director of recreation and parks, said the Amphitheatre staff is planning a facility tour and social event in August for local residents and business owners, perhaps in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce.
Jenai B. Master, new sales and administrative manager, said the Amphitheatre will be seeking both large and small business sponsorships and that this summer event may help secure some.
"It's going to be an event to showcase the strongest aspects of the Amphitheatre," she said.
After the September grand opening, there are already other events planned, such as a regional cheerleading competition that could draw up to 2,500 people and a benefit concert by the band "Airline" for the Children's Miracle Network.
A schedule of future programs will be published in August, Blevins said.
Dettra plans a movie series, free concerts and performances by members of St. Johns County Cultural Council. A grant program is also planned. Fifth cents would be added to each event ticket and poured back into local arts and education.
"We plan 12 major concerts a year," Dettra said. "With our proximity to downtown, close camping at Anastasia State Park, restaurants, shopping and tourism venues, it gives people a reason to stay overnight, and not just attend the event and drive home."
Master said the parking paradox -- 3,500 total seats and only 500 parking spaces -- was solved by finding additional places and arranging for shuttles to take concert-goers to the Amphitheatre.
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In a Middle East triangle more dangerous than the romantic affairs of Generals Petraeus and Allen, the United States is leaning on Iraq to stop the shipment of arms from Iran to Syria, while the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is battling to hold power against rebel forces that have the diplomatic backing of the United States and other western nations.
The United States is pressuring the Iraq government led by Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to forbid the use of Iraq's air space for Iran-to-Syria flights unless Iran agrees to have the planes land in Iraq for inspection to ensure no weapons are being sent to the Damascus government. U.S. officials are concerned that the Baghdad regime is not cooperating in that effort, the New York Times reported. "The abuse of Iraqi airspace by Iran continues to be a concern," said an unnamed American official, as quoted by the Times. "We urge Iraq to be diligent and consistent in fulfilling its international obligations and commitments, either by continuing to require flights over Iraqi territory en route to Syria from Iran to land for inspection or by denying overflight requests for Iranian aircraft going to Syria." A spokesman for al-Maliki, however, denied Iraq is ignoring the U.S. requests.
"We wouldn't be able to convince them, even if we searched all the airplanes, because they have prejudged the situation," Ali al-Musawi told the Times. "Our policy is that we will not allow the transfer of arms to Syria." On the other hand, Hadi al-Amiri, Iraq's minister of transportation, struck a more defiant tone when denying reports that Iraq had been colluding with Iran and tipping off the Iranians about when the supposedly random inspections would occur.
"This is untrue," Amiri said. "We are an independent country and our stance is clear. We will search whichever plane we want, whenever we want. We will not take orders."
There have also been reports that on at least one occasion, an Iranian pilot simply ignored a request to land for inspection. Iraq has no air force with which to enforce the inspection requirement or to deny Iran the use of its Iraqi air space. Iraqi officials confirmed that they have inspected only two Iranian planes since making a commitment to the inspections policy in September, and none since October 27, when they inspected a plane on its return flight from Damascus, something al-Musawi said was an error. But officials in Baghdad also cite both Iran's claims that it is carrying only humanitarian aid to Syria and the expense of carrying out the inspections.
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Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, the 2004 Democratic presidential candidate who is reportedly under consideration for Secretary of State in Obama's next term, has suggested that if Iraq doesn't offer more cooperation in the effort to stop the transport of Iranian arms to Syria, "maybe we should make some of our assistance or some of our support contingent on some kind of appropriate response."
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Curriculum Vitae
(DOB: Jun. **, ****; POB: Xi'an, China)
I am a hardworking researcher; a self-starter with great personality; interested in the obtaining a position within your organization where my professional experience, education and abilities would be an advantage to the growth of my employer and myself.
Aug. 2008 - May 2012 Ph.D. Microbiology
The University of Southern Mississippi, MS, USA
Aug. 2005 - Aug. 2008 M.S. Molecular Biology
The University of Southern Mississippi, MS, USA
Sep. 2000 - Jul. 2003 M.S. Microbiology
Northwest University, Shaanxi, China
Sep. 1996 - Jul. 2000 B.S. Biological Sciences
Shaanxi University of Technology, Shaanxi, China
Working Experiences
Jan. 2011 - May 2012 Graduate teaching assistant (Human Biology lab, General Microbiology lab, and Medical Microbiology lab), The University of Southern Mississippi, MS, USA
Sep. 2003 - Jul. 2005 Advisor (undergraduate students), instructor (Experimental Design & Analysis, Microbiology lab, and Biochemistry), Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Jiangsu, China
• Outstanding Teaching Award, Huaiyin Institute of Tech. 2004
• Rong Zhijie prize, Shaanxi Univ. of Tech. 2000
• Excellent Student Scholarship, Shaanxi Univ. of Tech. 1996 - 2000
Refereed Publications
• Xunyan Ye, R.D. Ellender, and Shiao Y. Wang. 2012. Detection and genotyping of human norovirus in freshwater creeks in Mississippi. In preparation to Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
• Xunyan Ye, R.D. Ellender, and Shiao Y. Wang. 2012. An improved method to detect norovirus in oysters using probe hybridization to enrich target RNA and RT-qPCR. Submitted to Journal of Virological Methods.
• V. Harwood , M. Brownell, S. Wang, J. Lepo, R. Ellender, A. Ajidahun, K. Hellein, E. Kennedy, X. Ye, and C. Flood. 2009. Validation and field testing of library-independent microbial source tracking methods in the Gulf of Mexico. Water Research. 43: 4812-19.
• Xunyan Ye and Yun Zhang. 2005. Protoplast preparation of Jisongrong mushroom (Agaricus blazei). Journal of Microbiology. 25 (6): 106 -109.
• Xunyan Ye. 2005. Producing nucleic acid in bacillus JSM1601. China Biotech. B04: 299-302.
Poster Presentations
• Xunyan Ye, R.D. Ellender, and Shiao Y. Wang. Bioaccumulation and depuration of murine noroviruses by freshwater clams (Corbicula fluminea), American Society of Microbiology 111th General Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2011.
• Xunyan Ye, R.D. Ellender, and Shiao Y. Wang. Development of a probe hybridization method to facilitate detection of noroviruses in oysters. American Society of Microbiology 110th General Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2010.
• Brownell, M.J., V.J. Harwood, J. E. Lepo, S.Y. Wang, K.N. Hellein, E.M. Kennedy, and X. Ye. Field testing of library-independent microbial source tracking methods in the Gulf of Mexico. American Society for Microbiology 110th General Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2010.
• Xunyan Ye, R.D. Ellender, and Shiao Y. Wang. A comparison of methods to concentrate viruses from environmental waters using MS2 as a model. American Society of Microbiology 108th General Meeting, Boston, MA, 2008.
Research Experiences
• A filter-based PMA technique to distinguish live- from membrane-compromised microorganisms in environmental waters using qPCR. 2010.
• Evaluation of PCR additives for microorganism detection in environmental waters. 2009.
• Detection of human pathogens or indicator microorganisms (avian influenza viruses, enterococci, salmonella, bacterial phage MS2, polyomaviruses, bacteroidales, and M. Smithii) by conventional PCR, real time PCR, plaque assay or MALDI-TOF. 2008 - 2009.
• Concentration and detection of human noroviruses in environmental waters using hollow fiber ultra-filtration method. Master thesis. The Univ. of Southern Missi.". 2005 - 2008.
• Gene expression of C. elegan N2 using cDNA microarray and qPCR. 2005 - 2006.
• Mutation breeding of Agaricus blazei murill using He-Ne laser. Master thesis. Northwest Univ. (China). 2000 - 2003.
• Analysis of amino acid in rice using HPLC. Bachelor thesis. Shaanxi Univ. of Tech. (China). 1999 -2000.
• Experimental techniques: microbial culture, Gram Stain, streak for isolation, DNA/RNA/protein extraction, restriction enzyme digestion, reverse transcription, qPCR, cloning, DNA sequencing, gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, HPLC, MALDI-TOF, cell/tissue culture, virus propagation, plaque assay
• Presentation and data analysis: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Sigmaplot, statistical software (JMP IN, SPSS, and R package), bioinformatics analysis (primer design, BLAST, DNASTAR lasergene, and MEGA)
• Experiment design, method development, and report writing, knowledge of SOPs, basic computer skills, advanced calculator skills, good communication skills
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Classes Taken at The University of Southern Mississippi
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Pathogenic Microbiology 3 B
Microbial Physiology 3 C
Molecular Biology 3 A
Bioinformatics 4 A
Environmental Microbiology 3 B
Environmental Microbiology Lab 1 A
Molecular Ecology 2 A
Molecular Ecology Lab 2 A
Current Topic in Organic Chemistry 3 A
Virology 3 B
Viral Pathogenesis & Diagnosis 3 B
Professional Development in Teaching 1 P
Biological Science Seminar 3 P
Dissertation 22 E
Research 141 A
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THE federal government is close to finalising proposed media changes, including its consideration of a tort that would allow people to sue each other for privacy invasions.
Senior government sources denied reports yesterday that changes would be considered at a cabinet meeting last night.
However, it is believed the government is close to making a decision on changes which could include stricter future controls on media ownership across platforms, a code of ethics for journalists and new Australian content rules for free-to-air television.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the issue was still under consideration. "When we've got something to say about it we will," Ms Gillard said.
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Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said the government was still considering findings of the Finkelstein inquiry. "At this stage we will not be pre-empting cabinet considerations," he said.
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Catheters for Urinary Incontinence in Men
Treatment Overview
Catheters used to manage urinary incontinence include:
What To Expect After Treatment
Catheterization may cause some discomfort during the procedure. A condom or Texas catheter does not cause much discomfort, because it is not inserted into the urethra, but indwelling catheters may cause some discomfort while in place.
Why It Is Done
Catheters can be used to treat severe incontinence that cannot be managed with medicines or surgery.
How Well It Works
Catheters do not cure incontinence but rather allow you or a caregiver to manage incontinence.
These devices are effective. But some men find catheters uncomfortable or painful and stop using them.
Using a catheter increases your risk for:
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