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Such an amazing weekend with the Tall Ships coming to our area, the downtown having a festival and the PCYC's Green Island Race. I give gratitude for the organizers, volunteers and those who supported these events.
It was nice seeing out of town visitors walking through Waterworks Park. I saw a couple looking at the Erie Dearie memorial sign, which is the former transom of Erie Dearie Dan's boat, who was the developer of the Erie Dearie fishing lure. He was one of the charter boat captains who was responsible for bringing many people to our area for fishing in the 1970's. I have heard many snide remarks at some of the local meetings and from residents about the Erie Dearie sign and what value that it had at the Waterworks Park. Maybe this information will clarify it for you.


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A standard, universal @Transactional annotation is coming in Java EE 7. You can read more about the proposal here.
However, there are some important things to keep in mind:
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- @Transactional is not being developed by the CDI EG, nor will it be in the CDI spec
- Feedback on @Transactional should be sent to the Java EE platform EG not to the CDI EG. The platform EG is conducting the revision to the JTA spec.
Java EE does not recognize a Servlet container as a compliant environment and therefore this feature will not be available there by default (mainly due to the absence of JTA in this environemnt).
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--Martha Stewart is eager to sell her Turkey Hill Farm property which has been on the market for a while. She is dividing the property into two two acre pieces and selling the part that includes the main house for $4.5 million. The listing is here.
--Russell Simmons has leased out his unsellable Liberty Street 7,000-square-foot residence to a Westchester couple and their children. Simmons first listed the 13-room penthouse in May 2005 for $11 million, and lowered the price to just below $6 million last year. Simmons may be buying a place in the West Village for close to $8 million.
--One of Newport, Rhode Island's famed grand mansions, the one belonging to publishing heir Gilbert Kahn will soon be sold. Fairholme, a 17-room Tudor-style mansion will be on the market as Kahn has bought homes in Palm Beach and Miami's Fisher Island.
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--Stephen M. Ross, the chairman of Related and the new chairman of the Real Estate Board of New York recently took title to the 8,900-square-foot, full-floor penthouse at 25 Columbus Circle, the south tower of the Time Warner Center. Mr. Ross was both the buyer and a principal of the company that sold the condominiums. He then sold his co-op at 965 Fifth Avenue for $10 million to Bruce A. Beal Jr., one of Mr. Ross's top lieutenants.
--Mikhail Kurnev, president of Coalco New York, has bought a loft-style, full-floor condominium in Loft 67, at 219 East 67th Street, the former offices of the Christie's East auction house. The condo in Loft 67 has 4,655 square feet of space, a 50-foot terrace and floor-to-ceiling windows and was sold as raw space.
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--Writer-director Noah Baumbach and Jennifer Jason Leigh have paid $1.26 million for their next-door neighbor's co-op.
--Columbia University senior executive vice president Robert Kasdin and his wife have bought an eight-room apartment at 239 Central Park West for $3,485,000.
-- Daniel Snyder, the billionaire owner of the Washington Redskins, may have bought an Upper East Side townhouse for $4.8 million.
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--Hulk Hogan has put his Bellair, Fla. house back on the market for $17.9 million.
--Actress Paz Vega and her husband Orson Salazar have become first-time homeowners, paying $985,000 for a 1,410-square-foot house in Hollywood.
--Soap opera actor Paul Leyden has paid $865,000 for a recently remodeled, two-bedroom house in the Hollywood Hills.
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--Attorneys Jeanine and Albert Pirro are selling their Palm Beach vacation home for $795,000 and their Harrison, New York home for $4.295 million.
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--New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan has purchased a town house in Hermosa Beach for slightly more than $2 million.
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Presenting an evidence-based model for assessing children with disorganized attachment and their adult carers, this book outlines key indicators of child maltreatment and effective interventions for child protection workers. more »
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For clinicians who work therapeutically with clients in forensic settings, the capacity to maintain boundaries is critical to safety as well as good treatment outcomes. The contributors to this multi-disciplinary book address the challenges of establishing boundaries in forensic settings to support practitioners in this aspect of their work. more »
2012, Paperback: £29.99/ $49.95Keywords: forensic psychiatry, forensic psychotherapy, mental health, nursing, offenders, psychiatry, psychology, therapeutic communities
This groundbreaking book explores the psychodynamics and socio-politics of the forensic therapeutic milieu. Contributors describe the ethical, intellectual and emotional challenges of their work, providing readers with a theoretical and practical understanding of factors that help and hinder the development of effective therapeutic relationships. more »
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Adolescents with developmental disabilities are a complex population who require specialised treatment and care. This interdisciplinary text examines the processes involved in working with this client group in forensic settings, and explores the ways in which their needs differ from those of other young people who engage in high risk behaviour. more »
2011, Paperback: £39.99/ $59.95Keywords: ADHD, adolescence, art therapy, Asperger syndrome, autism, forensic psychiatry, forensic psychotherapy, occupational therapy, offenders, speech and language therapy
A Treatment Manual for Adolescents Displaying Harmful Sexual Behaviour is a resource for clinicians working therapeutically with male adolescents who have shown harmful sexual behaviour. Comprised of a printed manual and a CD-ROM, it is designed to be delivered over 30 sessions across 4 modules, but can be adapted to suit the needs of individuals. more »
2010, Paperback: £49.99/ $95.00Keywords: adolescence, child psychiatry, child psychology, children, cognitive behavioural therapy, counselling, forensic psychiatry, forensic psychotherapy, mental health, mental illness, psychiatry, sexual abuse, teenagers
This edited collection brings together the thoughts and experiences of researchers, practitioners and service users from the fields of health, addiction and criminal justice and centres on current developments in addiction policy and practice. Tackling Addiction examines what recovery, addiction and dependence really mean. more »
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For those working in prolonged clinical contact with offenders, the nurse-patient relationship can be emotionally intense and sometimes difficult to express. This book attempts to understand and articulate the emotional labour of forensic nursing and explores the challenge of establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with offenders. more »
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It explores the psychodynamic theory of attachment and how it can be used to offer new ways of thinking when working with mental disorders in offenders. Discusses the development of personality in terms of interpersonal functioning and relationships with others, which is essential to understand both interpersonal violence and abnormal development. more »
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A contemporary case-based discussion of ethical dilemmas faced by researchers in forensic mental health, this book offers useful guidance to anyone planning research in this field. It focuses on problems frequently encountered, such as issues of capacity to consent in forensic settings and the meaning of consent to participate. more »
2003, Paperback: £29.99/ $47.95Keywords: forensic psychiatry, forensic psychotherapy, mental health
This book explores current and emerging interventions in forensic nursing and the care of the mentally disordered offender, with an emphasis on clinical practice and clinical competence. It explores the practical issues facing forensic nurses, such as environment and safety issues, as well as the possible emotional trauma of such a role. more »
2001, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95Keywords: forensic psychiatry, forensic psychotherapy, mental health, nursing
The book provides essential information and analysis which exposes society's view of minorities and the influence these views may have on care professionals working in psychiatric and criminal justice systems. It suggests practical steps for improvement to ensure a more equitable and culturally sensitive service provision. more »
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Remorse, or rather the lack of it, frequently features in banner headlines. But there is little systematic study of this important inter-disciplinary topic whose relevance has extensive social ramifications. The complex relationship between remorse, shame, guilt and attempts at reparation, are discussed in this authoritative work. more »
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The City of Miramar was awarded the 2010 Emerald Award Winner For Environmental Excellence for the category "Green Products or
City of Miramar is Emerald Award Winner For Environmental Excellence Practices/Innovation." Mayor Moseley and City employees went to the Broward County Commission Chambers to receive the trophy and explain what Miramar has achieved in green initiatives. Sponsored by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners. Greener Miramar, Bluer Skies!!!
The idea that a building can be attractive and functional, while also environmentally responsible is a win-win for everyone. High performance green buildings are designed, constructed and operated to provide greater environmental, economic, health and productivity performance than conventional buildings.
The understanding of the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) rating system is quickly growing and becoming mainstream in the marketplace. LEED scores how healthy a building is to its occupants and the planet as a whole.
In Miramar, we recognize the need for environmental awareness in our built environment. One way Miramar is promoting the "green" initiative is by offering fast-track permit review to projects seeking LEED certification. The City has also partnered with the USGBC to host a series of lectures throughout Miramar.
- Liberty Center
Liberty Property Trust owns and manages nearly two million square feet of office and industrial properties in South Florida, with nearly 600,000 square feet of office product in Miramar. Liberty broke ground on a 17.5-acre office park, Liberty Center @ Monarch Lakes. Liberty has designed each of the two four-story, 110,000 square foot buildings, located near Interstate 75 and Miramar Parkway, to achieve LEED for New Construction "Silver" level certification.
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who recently earned a USGBC Award for Corporate Leadership, has initiated the development of more than a dozen sustainable buildings, ten of which have completed the LEED Certification process (totaling more than 1 million square feet). The other 11 projects (totaling more than 2.7 million) are either under construction (such as the 57-story Comcast Center in Philadelphia) or currently in certification review.
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Lexus considers responses to help prevent global warming to be a priority management issue and is implementing measures to reduce carbon emissions by restricting energy consumption in all areas of business activities. The commitment is not limited to manufacturing, but encompasses all aspects of the life-cycle of a product or process in which Lexus conducts business. Lexus will open a satellite training facility for Lexus technicians, located at the Miramar Park of Commerce, in July of this year. The Lexus Training Facility is seeking LEED for Commercial Interiors certification.
When: Every Sunday 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Memorial Hospital Miramar, 1901 SW 172nd Avenue
Memorial Hospital Miramar, in partnership with the City of Miramar, is hosting a weekly Farmers' Market, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Staged at Memorial Hospital Miramar, 1901 SW 172nd Avenue, the Farmers' Market offers more than 60 vendors, featuring a plethora of yummy scents and flavors from just-picked locally grown fruits and vegetables to fresh baked artisan breads; hot brewed organic coffee and chilly fruit smoothies. Also, baskets brim with fresh herbs and flowers, gourmet sauces, hand-made organic soy candles, soaps and essential oils; vegetarian and gluten free products and much more.
"Part of our mission is to improve the health of the residents we serve, and the Farmers' Market at Memorial Hospital Miramar is a great opportunity to help promote healthy lifestyles and community well being," said Leah Carpenter, CEO, Memorial Hospital Miramar. "We hope this Farmers' Market becomes a gathering place for our community to come and enjoy time with their families and neighbors."
In addition to natural and organic foods, shoppers can expect a new, exciting and free menu each week of interactive cooking shows, health and fitness demonstrations and gardening workshops.
Miramar Mayor and Commissioners, who enthusiastically support the City's Green Initiatives, agree with Carpenter.
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Rematch on tap as Cubs, Mets renew acquaintances
So Santana will take the mound at Citi Field on Friday against the Cubs, setting up a pitching rematch from less than two weeks ago against Travis Wood.
It creates matchup problems for both lineups, which struggle against left-handed pitching. The Cubs won the first meeting between the southpaws, 6-1 -- one of only six wins for Chicago when facing a left-handed starter -- but four of those runs were unearned against right-handed reliever Jon Rauch. Santana held Chicago to two runs in six innings, while Wood kept the Mets off the board through seven innings.
The Cubs, for one, are starting to try something different to get it going.
Manager Dale Sveum held left-handed hitters Bryan LaHair and David DeJesus out of his lineup in most starts against lefties, and with good reason. LaHair earned his first All-Star Game bid with his ability to hit right-handers, but he enters the weekend series hitting .075 (3-for-40) against lefties. DeJesus, who is a career .257 hitter against left-handers, is uncharacteristically struggling this season, hitting .163.
Still, Sveum played both Thursday against Atlanta left-hander Mike Minor.
"It's just a matter of picking the right lefties to face," said Sveum before LaHair went 0-for-2 against the lefty Minor and DeJesus went 1-for-4 against Minor and lefty Eric O'Flaherty in a 7-3 loss. "At the same time, I still have to get [Jeff] Baker at-bats. It just might not be as consistent as it was because [Anthony] Rizzo is going to be playing every single day at first base."
So Sveum will have some decisions to make with his lineup, but Collins has the luxury of knowing third baseman David Wright will hit just about anything, and Scott Hairston provides plenty of pop against left-handers.
Wood held Wright, who is hitting .359 against lefties this season, to one hit in three at-bats in their last meeting, and he held Hairston hitless in three trips to the plate. But Hairston showed just how well he is hitting left-handers Thursday night against one of the best in the league in the Phillies' Cole Hamels. Both Hairston and Wright took Hamels deep, giving Hairston nine of the Mets' 25 home runs this year against lefties.
"We went into Spring Training, and one of the things that was pretty blaring was the number of home runs [Hairston] hit last year off of righties. Now he's doing it off lefties," Collins said. "We always knew he hit left-handers for average, but this year he's hitting left-handers for power, which we need."
Cubs: Dempster's return depends on bullpen session
Ryan Dempster could start the series finale Sunday at Citi Field, but it depends on how his bullpen session goes Friday before the series opener in New York.
"He's good enough to keep thinking about it," Sveum said.
Dempster missed the Cubs' series with the Mets at Wrigley Field while on the disabled list with a sore right lat. He did not allow a run in 22 innings over his three starts prior to landing on the disabled list.
A post-All-Star break return originally appeared more realistic, but Dempster progressed well enough to make Sunday an option. If Dempster is not ready, Chris Volstad is the likely choice, but he allowed at least four earned runs in each of his past seven outings and lasted six innings in only three of those starts.
Mets: Nieuwenhuis likely to start despite platoon preferences
Kirk Nieuwenhuis will likely start Friday in center field, despite a platoon that prefers to play him against right-handed starters, as Andres Torres deals with back pain. The Mets will evaluate Torres before the game to see whether a stint on the disabled list is necessary. He was already on the DL this season with a strained calf.
Nieuwenhuis started Thursday and went 0-for-3 against Hamels, lowering his average against left-handed pitchers to .147. He hits .302 against right-handers, making a perfect platoon partner for Torres, who has the inverse splits.
Torres, a switch-hitter, hits .266 against left-handers and .162 against right-handers.
Worth noting
The Cubs took two of three from the Mets in their series in Chicago, but the Mets still drastically outscored the Cubs, 21-12, thanks to a 17-1 win in the series finale.
Mets pitchers lasted at least six innings in 18 of their past 19 outings, dating back to Santana's second start following his June 1 no-hitter against the Cardinals. He allowed 10 runs in 10 innings in his first two starts following the first no-hitter in franchise history, then allowed two runs in 20 innings since.


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Showcase fuses artistic creativity with figure skating for single skaters, duets, small ensembles of three to seven and production numbers of eight to thirty. National Showcase offers the categories of light entertainment, dramatic entertainment and extemporaneous improvisation to singles skaters. Many who have observed National Showcase have remarked on the uniqueness and variety of the programs.
Singles participating in light or dramatic entertainment programs perform under spotlights as do duets. All other events are performed under full house lighting.
National Showcase is truly a festival of inspiration and skaters who qualify are strongly encouraged to participate. The top four skaters within an artistic event qualify for National Showcase as long as they meet test requirements. This includes nonqualifying competitions with showcase events or all-showcase competitions. For more information on Showcase competition Guidelines, please refer to the Nonqualifying Showcase Guidelines and National Showcase Guidelines documents listed in the Resource Box.
Interested in talking about showcase? Join the discussion group at http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/NationalShowcase/. This link will take you off the U.S. Figure Skating web site. The discussion group is in no way linked to U.S. Figure Skating, and U.S. Figure Skating does not necessarily endorse the content.
To view the 2013 Showcase Competition Guidelines and Procedures Webinar from June 6, 2013, please click here.
August 1-4, 2013
Hyannis, Mass.
Hosted by the Bourne Skating Club
Click here (PDF) of the competition results
Click here for a blog entry and photos from the event.
August 9-11, 2012
Escondido, Calif.
Hosted by Escondido FSC
Click here (PDF) of the competition results
National Showcase 2011 will take place Aug. 3-6 at Hoover Arena in Strongsville, Ohio. It will be hosted by the Greater Cleveland Council of Figure Skating Clubs. Visit the event page on U.S. Figure Skating Online.
Juvenile, teen, adult and masters levels reflect the changes approved at the 2011 Governing Council meeting.
National Showcase 2010 was held Aug. 5-7 at the Bourne Skating Club in Bourne, Mass.
- U.S. Figure Skating National Showcase 2010 Event Page
- Icenetwork.com National Showcase 2010 Event Page
The National Showcase program is under the auspices of the Theatrical Skating Committee.


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Michael Atanasio, manager of food and nutrition services at 525-bed Overlook Hospital in Summit, N.J., often bounces from one topic to the next in the same breath. He begins with the launch of a new convenience store, which transitions into a recently started VIP service for new mothers, which leads to a community cooking show. To some it might sound like chaos, but Atanasio is a man with a plan and lots of ideas.
"You might have hurdles to jump over, but Michael can see the end where it is bright and we can be successful," says Debra Ryan, operations manager. "He can see long term. He has the plans and ideas in his head to be able to move forward and organize to get us to reach our goals."
Atanasio came to Overlook in December 2007 to transition out a contract company, which left Feb. 1, 2008. "I basically had three months to build a new department," Atanasio says. "I had to do everything. I had to make new signage. I had to make new recipes. I had to make all new policies and procedures. I even had to do things like make new deposit slips."
Building retail: One of Atanasio's first orders of business was getting the retail operation up to par. The cafeteria was rebranded the Summit Restaurant after a name-the-cafeteria competition for hospital staff. "I wanted to carve out the café as a separate entity from patient dining and catering," Atanasio says. "We don't have a very big retail space and the kitchen is old, but we are doing a lot with what we have."
In the past 18 months, retail revenue has increased more than 18%. Atanasio brought on Certified Executive Chef Todd Daigneault to help create new dishes, including an authentic tapas bar. A recipe of the month program was started, for which a staff-submitted recipe is featured in the café. Grab-and-go offerings were increased for time-strapped employees. Meals were bundled and sold at a discount. All nutritional information was made available. Farmers' markets were set up once a month. Twice a year, a customers' appreciation day is held and a special surf and turf meal is served.
"Our average check has gone up significantly," Atanasio says about the turnaround. "We cleaned the café up, we are giving people what they want and we are making it more of their café."
One new retail venture that helps give customers what they want is a convenience store, which opened in August 2009. Atanasio says the idea came about as a way to introduce initiatives to help care for caregivers. Hospital employees were surveyed to find out what hours of operation and what types of items they would like to have. Based on those results, the convenience store's hours were set for noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The bulk of the store's offerings are staples like milk, eggs, produce and cheese. Cold cuts and some pre-packaged, reheatable meals from the café are also available. "The intent of this store is not for people to consume here but to buy and take home to save them a trip to the store," Atanasio says.
Spread the word: Along with making operational changes to the retail locations, Atanasio also started a marketing push. He developed a welcome packet for new doctors. The packet includes an introductory letter, a directory for the foodservice department, information about the dietary department and a 20% off coupon for the café.
Atanasio isn't limiting the marketing efforts to inside the hospital. He is also reaching outside to the local community. Atanasio writes a column in the Overlook View, a monthly magazine created in large part by the hospital, which is delivered to more than 150,000 residents in the surrounding areas. The column, "Culinary Corner with Chef Mike," features a heart-healthy recipe, with helpful cooking hints and nutrition information.
Another venture that helps boost the department's visibility outside the hospital is cooking classes. The department has been hosting classes for cardiac outpatients since last summer. Last fall, Atanasio decided to expand the program to offer cooking classes for the entire community, which start this month. The classes will be offered for a small fee, and Atanasio will act as the chef/instructor. Through the hospital's in-house print shop, Atanasio has printed a lesson book for the class participants. "I will walk through fundamental cooking practices, including things like food safety and equipment recognition," Atanasio says. He also wants to create specialized cooking classes, such as "daddy and me" for fathers and their sons. Atanasio says these classes are a great way for him to get back to his roots as a chef and manager at restaurants and country clubs.
From those cooking classes, Atanasio is working to develop a 30-minute TV show focusing on heart-healthy cuisine, which will run on a local TV station.
Patient menus: Retail operations are only half of Atanasio's focus. He has also been working to revamp the patient menus. His big project has been bundling meals, much like you would find in a restaurant. "Instead of the traditional meatloaf, chicken and something else and then you pick your sides and your starch, we are bundling it," Atanasio says. "For example, you can get honey-glazed chicken with oven-fried potatoes and Capri-blend vegetables, or country-style pot roast served with mashed potatoes, peas and carrots."
Atanasio says bundling meals is one way to "get out of the hospital realm" while in the hospital. Another way he is accomplishing this is through a packaging change for pediatric meals. Instead of delivering meals on trays, pediatric patients will soon receive meals in a lunchbox. Atanasio is still considering whether that lunchbox will be metal or paper with graphics.
Another small change is for patients on puréed diets. The menu no longer has the word "puréed" written before every menu item. "They know they are sick," Atanasio says. "They don't need us to drill it into their heads."
The maternity menu has also seen a change. Last September Atanasio started a Dinner for Two program for new mothers. The meal is delivered on a table with a tablecloth, china, a vase with flowers and a bottle of sparkling water. The food is delivered in domes like ones used in hotel room service.
"The menu for the Dinner for Two program is very upscale," Atanasio says. "Where most hospitals go wrong is they do an entrée like a filet mignon, which is extraordinarily difficult to maintain the temperature and the integrity unless you literally grill it and bring it right up. I made a menu that is really nice and as foolproof as possible. We have grilled shrimp scampi on sugarcane skewers, eggplant Parmesan, lasagna rolettes and osso bucco."
Since starting the Dinner for Two program Press Ganey scores in the maternity unit are up 40 percentage points.
Come together: Atanasio is the first to admit he's had help with the department's transition. "I'd like to say I did it all, but our success, in a large part, is not attributable to me."
Ryan says Atanasio's management style has led the team's turnaround. "The way Michael manages is through a group effort," Ryan says. "He doesn't directly assign to one person. It's everyone's responsibility so everyone takes ownership of what we're doing."
"Getting the employees more engaged was a big initiative," Atanasio says. "When you have a good foundation with your employees, other things come easier."
One way Atanasio got the employees more engaged was with a quarterly department newsletter, which has department news, events, tips on healthy living and work safety and recipes. The newsletter also recognizes the employee of the month, another new program started last summer.
Several other changes also mark an upswing in camaraderie. New uniforms were purchased. All managers send a thank you card to one employee every month to compliment them on a job well done. A suggestions bulletin board is in place for staff to offer ideas for improvement. Every couple of months, Atanasio meets with each employee for 10 minutes to discuss concerns or ideas the employee may have.
In addition, Atanasio started a culinary training program for the cooks, during which they learn skills like cooking soups, sauces and gravies from scratch as well as the basics of food safety. At the end of the program, the cooks are given a set of knifes.
Even with all the team has accomplished in the past two years, Atanasio says they are only about 60% of where he wants the department to go. For Atanasio and his staff that means many more ideas are on the way.


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Taking your heart rate is something you should do regularly to monitor the health of your heart. Heart rate is the number of times your heart beats per minute (your pulse), which fluctuates with activity and also from person-to-person.
Monitoring your heart rate on a frequent basis will help you determine what "normal" activity is for your heart, and how it responds to stress or increased physical activity. Finding a pulse is easy for some, while for others, it can be a struggle to locate or they lose count during the measurement.
Apps like Instant Heart Rate and What's My Heart Rate use the camera on your smartphone to detect the pulse in your fingertip, a similar technique as used in pulse oximeters. With every beat of your heart, these apps beep and chart your pulse in real-time. The data can be shared with registered users (for example, a physician or caregiver), posted via social media or stored for future reference.
Lee McGreger from Waukee, Iowa knows firsthand how convenient the free Instant Heart Rate app can be in an emergency situation. Following a cardiac diagnosis by his physician, Lee was urged to be aware of his heart rate, so he and his family members downloaded the app onto their phones.
While out to dinner one evening with his family, Lee started to experience similar symptoms to what had sent him to the ER in the first place: an accelerated heart rate, difficulty breathing and light-headedness. Scared that another cardiac episode was coming on, Lee's family did their best to keep him calm and reached for a phone to take his pulse with the Instant Heart Rate app. Upon learning that his heart rate was within normal range, he incorporated breathing techniques to calm down and regain control.
In this case, Lee was able to monitor his heart without making an unnecessary trip to the ER. In a different situation, an app could alert a person that their heart rate is dangerously high, prompting them to call 911 or visit the ER.
There are many wellness-related apps available for smartphones. Monitoring your heart rate regularly is one way you can be proactive about your heart health, as well as understanding how your body reacts to stresses and conditions. As we age, changes in the rate and regularity of our pulse can change and might signify a heart condition or illness. Not only will an app come in handy for anyone with a condition, but they're also a wonderful tool for athletes or during exercise.


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Our amicus brief in support of Arizona did what Arizona chose not to do -- explain the Founders' original constitutional plan.
First, we pointed out that the federal government's power over immigration is not among those enumerated in the Constitution, but one that has been grafted onto the "naturalization" power by the Court as a power "inherent in sovereignty, and essential to preservation."
Then, we argued that as a nation of dual sovereignty each State, like the national government, has the same inherent power of sovereignty, including the power of self-preservation.
Third, we noted that while the national government's power was supreme in the regulation of its international boundaries, the States' internal boundaries remained in the power of the States.
Finally, we observed that, with respect to a state's internal boundaries, Article IV, Section 2 and the Fourteenth Amendment expressly limited each state's power as applied to citizens of other states and citizens of the United States, but not with respect to citizens of foreign nations.
Justices Scalia and Kennedy's questions seemed to track our brief's line of reasoning, asking whether Arizona had the power to exclude aliens who are not legally in the country. If so, then Arizona's policy of enforcement by attrition is perfectly permissible, General Verrilli's claims to the contrary notwithstanding.
If Arizona has retained its inherent sovereign authority to defend its internal borders, except as specifically limited by the Constitution, then not one of the four contested provisions of the state's immigration law is preempted by federal law.
First, the overall purpose of the law is constitutional in that it is predicated on an incontestable "interest in the cooperative enforcement of federal immigration laws ... to discourage and deter the unlawful entry and presence of aliens and economic activity by persons unlawfully present in the United States." Such unlawful presence threatens the integrity of Arizona as a political and economic community, enhancing the risk of voter fraud and decreasing economic opportunities for Arizona citizens and their fellow Americans.
Second, sections 2(B) and 6 are designed to aid federal immigration enforcement, and are in harmony with federal statutes as written by Congress. Such provisions are not subject to pre-emption because Arizona's priorities may differ from those of the executive department of the federal government. Pre-emption can never be based upon the discretionary policies of enforcement, as the Obama administration has argued here.
Third, section 3 of the law simply makes it a state crime not to comply with the federal law requiring all aliens to carry an alien registration card. This is not at all different from the state duplicating federal law prohibiting bank robbery. Furthermore, the State has a sovereign interest in identifying whether a person is a U.S. citizen because the Fourteenth Amendment provides that every resident of the state who is a U.S. citizen is, by definition, a citizen of the state.
Fourth, section 5(C), which imposes penalties on illegal aliens seeking employment in Arizona, is consistent with the exercise of its police power to preserve Arizona jobs for those persons who are lawfully part of the state's economic and political community. While the federal law only penalizes employers of illegal aliens, Arizona's interest in preserving jobs for persons lawfully in the state is necessary to preserve the public fiscal and the economic vitality of business within the state.
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Molina Healthcare of Ohio plans to add 226 jobs and relocate its headquarters within Columbus as it prepares to manage the care of a growing number of Medicare and Medicaid enrollees.
The new jobs, which will include call-center employees and workers who will help enrollees navigate the health-care system, will bring the size of Molina's work force in Columbus to 651. The call center will support not only people in Ohio, but also enrollees in newer Molina plans in Wisconsin and Illinois.
Molina's parent, Long Beach, Calif.-based Molina Healthcare Inc., paid $8.5 million last month for an office building at 3000 Corporate Exchange Dr. that will serve as the new headquarters. That was less than half of the
$18.5 million that Westminster Corporate paid for the 160,000-square-foot building in May 2002, according to the Franklin County auditor's website.
A tenant will remain in that building for now, but Molina plans to occupy the entire building long term.
The purchase "really symbolizes our commitment to the state of Ohio," Amy Schultz Clubbs, president of Molina Healthcare of Ohio, said yesterday.
Molina employees will begin to relocate gradually in late spring from leased office space at 8101 N. High St.
The expansion has been fueled largely by two new contracts that Molina expects to receive this year:
• To care for Medicaid-enrolled children with special health-care needs statewide as part of a rebidding of Medicaid contracts. Molina's previous contract gave it a presence in 50 of Ohio's 88 counties. The new contract, which begins in July, is statewide.
• A "dual-eligibles contract" that's part of a three-year pilot program, through which Molina and four other health plans will provide care to low-income seniors enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare. That contract is slated to begin in September.
Clubbs said there's further potential for expansion as a result of the Affordable Care Act's health-care exchanges — through which consumers and small businesses can compare and shop for coverage starting in 2014 — and a possible expansion of Medicaid.
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Sweet rig! Looking forward to some video! Did you buy the spindle with the machine?
I've finally got my machine pretty much up and running so I thought I'd post a few pics of what I have. This is my first CNC machine and my first foray into the CAM/CNC world. I have a bit of prior experience with CAD but not too much.
I purchased the Raptor 24x36 with an 8"Z, 2kW Teknomotor spindle and electronics from George a few months ago but my day job and other projects always conspire to keep me out of the shop. Anyhow, it's now pretty much ready for production! Yes, it did take a long time to get it but it was totally worth the wait!!
here's the main Setup:
Originally I had planned on making a bench from unistrut but wood was about $400 cheaper!! I have the little rubber leveling caster/feet which work o.k. but the whole thing wobbles a lot when cutting at high speeds. I figure that's not necessarily a bad thing though.
I'm using 380 Oz-in steppers with 10mm pitch screws and have it running at 425ipm X (long) and somewhere in the 500+ for Y and Z (Does it matter or is anything faster than the X just wasted speed?).
Here's a test cut I made the other day - This is one side of a 4 sided part I'm planning. I did one side only just to learn more about how my planned tool paths will work out.
Material is a chunk of really soft cedar 4x4 I had laying around. Final Scroll will be maple, possibly hard, possibly soft.
Roughing with a 1/2" ball mill - 150 ipm
Finished part, cut at around 100ipm:
Another View:
The dots around the top aren't tear out, they're actually in excess stock left from the roughing operation. The spiral machining strategy I did for the scroll didn't profile that part. I'm thinking that the best bet would be to make a 2.5D operation to clean up the profile from each angle. Or, we'll see, this will be a 4 sided setup so the other sides might clean all of that up just fine.
You'll also notice a little saw cut at the bottom of the part - that's because my CAM software detected a little collision there so I sawed and chipped off some stock there to make sure it didn't happen. Same thing happened up top too. Interestingly, when I was splitting the excess stock off, I pushed the stock out of alignment - I just blew the sawdust off my fence setup and tapped it back in and it was pretty much completely realigned.
I just have to say that I'm thrilled with this machine. Rock solid and fast. I still have a lot of learning to do as far as the CAD & CAM portion of the process but I'm very confident that I made the right choice in machine here! I'm thinking that for roughing I should be able to go around 200+ ipm. Finishing will probably have to drop down to 100 to 150 do avoid tearout in the complex curves.
I don't have any video cutting the part because my dust shoe was in the way but I'll try and get something happening before the end of the week.
Comments and questions welcome.
Sweet rig! Looking forward to some video! Did you buy the spindle with the machine?
Yes, I purchased the spindle with the machine but it was drop shipped from a distributor in the states. The spindle plate from George wasn't ready yet so I made my own.
Your scroll is looking great, Andy! The new Raptor looks great too--George tells me that my upsized Raptor is about to ship and I can't wait. Is your dust shoe one of the ones that KentCNC sells? Do you like it?
Anyway, glad to see that you're churning out dust with the new machine. Congrats!
Yes, my dust shoe is the KentCNC one and it's really nice. Unfortunately, I purchased both the 3" and 2" brushes and the 2" will probably be worthless. If anything, 4" brushes might be useful for what I'm doing.
The only other thing I worry about is that the shoe is really close to the air exhaust on the spindle body and I worry that it impedes airflow. Time will tell I suppose.
Yeah, with my home made dust shoe, I've found that a 4" brush would be more useful too (I have 3" and 1"). The 3" is short enough that it will collide with my work when carving banjo heels--I rarely use the 3" brush as a result. I carve necks with shop vac in hand... The 1" is good though for all of the 2d and 2.5d stuff that I do (fingerboards, etc.). The Kent shoe really looks nice.
My shoe mounts pretty close to the exhaust on the Colombo spindle, but it hasn't seemed to make any difference so far.
I just pulled the trigger on a 24x48 Raptor, can't wait to join you guys! I build bass guitars, I've been designing in 3D for a long time but building from 2D prints. I'll start my own thread when it ships.
Well I've received two out of four boxes with my new 24X48 Raptor--I guess the other two are still somewhere out in FedEx land. At any rate, I got the 80-80, the end pieces, the uprights and the backing plate for the Y axis along with a bunch of hardware. I did a quick temporary bolt together of what I have so far, and it's obvious that this thing is going to be a really nice, stout machine. My old Raptor is a great machine, but this one really puts it to shame. It's going to be very heavy too. I'll add info and pictures after the rest of the machine gets here.
George packed everything very well too--I'm excited at this point! Hopefully the other boxes will get here soon and I'll get this thing up and running.
Quick question for you Andy--how did you end up attaching your cable guides to the machine? I can't quite see in the pictures. Did you end up drilling and tapping some extra holes in the backplate?
Yes I did, just two - one on each end. I didn't think it really needed an extra in the middle since there's so little weight on it.
If you can wait a few days, I'll take a couple of pics.
p.s. - Got my vacuum stuff in yesterday. I went for the little pump and it looks like it's going to work out just fine!
Well, decided to take the pics tonight as I'm procrastinating something else...
Here's shots of how I mounted the e-chains.
Two little button head screws attaching the 1/16" angle aluminum.
The other mounting points are 1/2" x 1/8" mild steel bar I bought at the hardware store.
Those are great--thanks Andy!
A short video showing my machine cutting my first "real" part: a vacuum fixture I'll be using to hold down my necks.
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Select players from Essex, Passaic, Morris, Warren and Sussex counties were split into an East and West team in this annual all star contest. The East came out victorious winning 47-0.
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Rene Descartes: Discourse on the Method5. PART V (continued)But, in order to show how I there handled this matter, I mean here to give the explication of the motion of the heart and arteries, which, as the first and most general motion observed in animals, will afford the means of readily determining what should be thought of all the rest. And that there may be less difficulty in understanding what I am about to say on this subject, I advise those who are not versed in anatomy, before they commence the perusal of these observations, to take the trouble of getting dissected in their presence the heart of some large animal possessed of lungs (for this is throughout sufficiently like the human), and to have shown to them its two ventricles or cavities: in the first place, that in the right side, with which correspond two very ample tubes, viz., the hollow vein (vena cava), which is the principal receptacle of the blood, and the trunk of the tree, as it were, of which all the other veins in the body are branches; and the arterial vein (vena arteriosa), inappropriately so denominated, since it is in truth only an artery, which, taking its rise in the heart, is divided, after passing out from it, into many branches which presently disperse themselves all over the lungs; in the second place, the cavity in the left side, with which correspond in the same manner two canals in size equal to or larger than the preceding, viz., the venous artery (arteria venosa), likewise inappropriately thus designated, because it is simply a vein which comes from the lungs, where it is divided into many branches, interlaced with those of the arterial vein, and those of the tube called the windpipe, through which the air we breathe enters; and the great artery which, issuing from the heart, sends its branches all over the body. I should wish also that such persons were carefully shown the eleven pellicles which, like so many small valves, open and shut the four orifices that are in these two cavities, viz., three at the entrance of the hollow veins where they are disposed in such a manner as by no means to prevent the blood which it contains from flowing into the right ventricle of the heart, and yet exactly to prevent its flowing out; three at the entrance to the arterial vein, which, arranged in a manner exactly the opposite of the former, readily permit the blood contained in this cavity to pass into the lungs, but hinder that contained in the lungs from returning to this cavity; and, in like manner, two others at the mouth of the venous artery, which allow the blood from the lungs to flow into the left cavity of the heart, but preclude its return; and three at the mouth of the great artery, which suffer the blood to flow from the heart, but prevent its reflux. Nor do we need to seek any other reason for the number of these pellicles beyond this that the orifice of the venous artery being of an oval shape from the nature of its situation, can be adequately closed with two, whereas the others being round are more conveniently closed with three. Besides, I wish such persons to observe that the grand artery and the arterial vein are of much harder and firmer texture than the venous artery and the hollow vein; and that the two last expand before entering the heart, and there form, as it were, two pouches denominated the auricles of the heart, which are composed of a substance similar to that of the heart itself; and that there is always more warmth in the heart than in any other part of the body- and finally, that this heat is capable of causing any drop of blood that passes into the cavities rapidly to expand and dilate, just as all liquors do when allowed to fall drop by drop into a highly heated vessel. This is page 30 of 46. [Mark this Page] Mark any page to add this title to Your Bookshelf. (0 / 10 books on shelf) Buy a copy of Discourse on the Method at Amazon.com
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Member Services CoordinatorQuincy Natural Foods 6/2/2010
Local. How complex can it be? As with many things, it's what you make of it.
For many, supporting local food is the first step in joining the local movement, which seeks to create more sustainable, self-reliant systems. So, what exactly is "local" you ask?
Well, Quincy Natural Foods Cooperative defines it as products grown or produced within 100 miles of wherever you live. For residents of Quincy and nearby areas, that would include all of Plumas County and everywhere from (approximately) Chico to Reno.
On to the next logical question: "Why bother with local?" Well, there are four main reasons. To begin with, supporting local food minimizes the number of food miles we use.
Petroleum products tend to have a negative impact on the health of our environment, as well as our bodies. The less petroleum we use, the healthier our bodies and communities become. Most of our food, as American consumers, travels more than 1,300 miles to reach our plates. That, ladies and gentlemen, is a lot of fuel consumed (National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, 2008).
Actually, more than 10 percent of all fossil fuel energy consumption in the United States is due to food processing, transportation, storage and preparation (Horrigan, Leo, et al. 2002).
"More than 10 percent" may not sound like much, but let me rephrase it for you. That's the equivalent to 62.16 billion U.S. gallons, which is the equivalent of about 5.1 million swimming pools of fossil fuel.
We can reduce this amount simply by buying the foods and products that support our local economy.
That's right — a dollar spent at a locally owned business has roughly three times as much local economic impact as a dollar spent at a non-locally owned business. That is because locally owned businesses often purchase supplies and services from other locally owned businesses.
How lucky we are to have a wide variety to patronize here in Plumas County. We can eat, drink, play, bank, read, heal, gift and be merry all while supporting our local economy.
When we eat locally, we're definitely getting more out of our food than otherwise. Many fresh foods lose nutrients, vitamins and minerals after they're harvested. Given the seven to 14 days it takes for most foods to reach our plates after harvesting, we're missing out on quite a lot (Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, 2007).
Spinach, for example, known for its health benefits, loses 80 percent of its vitamins during the first two days after harvesting, even if it is stored in a cool and dark place.
A recent study showed that 77 percent of vitamin C in fresh green peas was lost after seven days of storage. The sooner you get fresh foods from the farm to the fork, the more health value you receive.
Something else you might not know: Many of our local farms use sustainable growing practices; by supporting local food, we're also supporting a safer food supply.
Some of the sustainable methods utilized by local farms include crop rotation, low- or no-till, and recycling plant material back into the soil either directly or through compost.
Crop rotation simply means you don't plant the same crop in the same place to avoid the build-up of pathogens and pests as well as to reduce soil nutrient depletion.
Low-till and no-till refers to the practice of not mechanically tilling up the soil each year. Some farmers use a broadfork to turn the soil to loosen it for planting. Others layer their beds with newspaper and nitrogen-rich materials (such as grass) to encourage earthworms to "till" for them during the winter. That allows the soil to retain its structure, which creates air and water space, and reduces erosion.
Given these reasons for supporting local foods and businesses, some of you may be asking the next logical question, "How?"
Well, there are many answers to that question, a few of which I'll lay out for you.
Check out the Quincy Certified Farmers' Market, which takes place each Thursday evening, from June 24 through Sept. 9, and enjoy live music, local foods (including fruits, vegetables, meats and prepared foods), and a variety of local crafts from 5 p.m. until dusk.
Don't forget: they accept food stamps!
Patronize your local co-op, Quincy Natural Foods, where you'll find fresh, local vegetables, meats and other products.
Grow your own. Despite our short growing season in Plumas County, we can still grow quite a variety of foods, especially with organic seedlings available at Quincy Natural Foods. You can also extend your enjoyment of local produce by canning, drying or freezing your homegrown or locally bought goods.
Last, you can join our local High Altitude Harvest Community Supported Agriculture, which has been expanded this year to include the American Valley and Indian Valley areas.
Simply pay the share of $30 per week and you'll receive fresh fruits and veggies from June to October. Contact Elizabeth Powell, CSA coordinator, at 283-3611, ext.*839.
For more information, visit fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40872.pdf,staylocal.org/pdf/info/ThinkingOutsidetheBox_1.pdf;and vitamin-deficiency-today.com/food-storage.html.
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By Carolyn Kellogg Los Angeles Times
This summer, Molly Ringwald said she read "Fifty Shades of Grey" because "when a book becomes that big, I feel like it's culturally relevant."
No book in recent memory has sold as fast as the lead title of E.L. James' erotic trilogy. It enjoyed an avalanche of popularity. The more people were reading it, the more other people wanted to read it.
But "Fifty Shades" is the exception.
Today it's easier than ever to find something to read. But the right thing? That's another matter altogether.
Almost any book you could hope to buy is just a few clicks away online. When Amazon launched in 1995, it proclaimed it was the world's largest bookstore. The site makes it easy to find what you know you want. What it's not as good at is helping you discover the thing you don't know you want but might like.
The ideal place to find that something new has traditionally been a room with a lot of shelves, display tables and maybe some helpful staff - like brick-and-mortar bookstores. Yet they've been disappearing. When Borders went bankrupt in 2011, its nearly 400 bookstores closed, and there are half as many independent bookstores now as there were 20 years ago.
Seeing an opening, bloggers and booksellers have converged on the idea of telling people what they should read.
Last month, the group blog Book Riot used the crowd-funding website Kickstarter to raise $25,000 for a volume of book recommendations. "Start Here" will point readers to the best entry point for famous authors, on the assumption that everyone has a writer he'd like to read but finds too daunting.
With an emphasis on accessibility, "Start Here" is tapping a mix of writers, critics and bloggers to provide its recommendations. Among them is Kevin Smokler, a publishing consultant and author. He believes that the best way to suggest a book is when "the recommender writes like a human being and lets their passion show, naked and uninhibited." For the anthology, Smokler is writing about Sherman Alexie's short-story collection "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven."
That book, first published in 1993, is easy to find online, as is "Water Flowing Home," Alexie's 24-page collection of poems printed in 1995, even though it's so rare that it costs $500 and more. Just about any title you could want - and thousands you might never think to ask for - are easily purchased online.
All that choice can be downright paralyzing. That's where booksellers come in; they are professionals who can find what you're looking for, even if you don't know what it is. Former bookseller John Warner, now an author and professor, regularly appears as the Biblioracle in the Chicago Tribune: Tell him the last five books you've read, and he promises to tell you your next favorite.
The new book "Read This!" compiles similar expertise of booksellers from all over the country into one cheerful red volume.
"Lately it's become en vogue to describe booksellers as 'tastemakers' or 'curators,' " Weyandt writes. "Our job is to constantly search through the new and old to find works that entertain and challenge us and make us want to pass them on."
Expect to find it near the cash register at your local independent bookstore. Subtitled "Handpicked Favorites From America's Indie Bookstores," the book is packed with lists and lists of books. The lists are given context with short profiles of the bookstores they come from and notes from the bookseller who created them.
Novelist Ann Patchett has written the introduction to "Read This!," describing the book as a "catalogue of matchmakers." She's uniquely positioned to think about how books reach readers - not only is she a best-selling author ("State of Wonder," "Bel Canto"), she's the owner of Parnassus Books, a new independent bookstore in her Nashville hometown.
"I love it when a book I might not naturally gravitate to is brought to my attention," she says.
The nonfiction book "The Other Wes Moore" is an example of what Patchett whimsically calls "a universal donor. Pretty much everyone, men, women, young readers, nonreaders, they're all going to find something in this book."
On the other hand, she continues, "My favorite books this year are the Patrick Melrose novels of Edward St. Aubyn. Those books are decisively not universal donors. They're about as universal as anchovies, but they are electrifying and utterly brilliant."
One of the great delights of visiting friends' houses is peeking at the anchovies on their bookshelves. For readers, a line of book spines can be a window into a new love, a portrait of where we've been, a means of semi-public self-definition - something rendered invisible by e-readers.
"My Ideal Bookshelf" (coming in November from Little, Brown), a visually entrancing collection of illustrations, explores how we use books to represent us. It's an expansion of the work of artist Jane Mount, who has been doing a series of paintings based on the essential reading lists of clients. She and writer Thessaly La Force, who interviewed all the contributors, got lists of books from writers, chefs, designers, musicians and artists.
"I think your books always tell a story about you," says La Force. "They're a way to touch on ideas and thoughts that aren't your own but are essential to you. A lot of people would put books on shelves they hadn't read or were by someone who had touched their lives."
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