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It is so important for students entering the workforce to be well prepared for the challenges found there. For those students hoping for a career in health care, it is imperative that they have an understanding of electronic health records and how those records impact patient care and reimbursement. This course will provide provide the instructional tools needed to facilitate student learning of the electronic health record process. Administrative, clinical, and billing applications are discussed, as well as real-world situations that the students will encounter in the workforce.
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ProTrain is committed to offering world class interactive online courses that provide training and learning support for the student in a number of ways during their experience. The ProTrain course structure has been developed to provide activities to guide students throughout the entire process of learning. Learning activities include hands-on assignments that allow students to use what they are learning to allow better transferable skills within their work environments; and collaborative assignments, like wikis and discussion groups that allow them to share what they have learned with others in the same course.
While a student learns, they are not alone. Each student will receive guidance and support from his or her assigned Training Assessment Manager (TAM) and Student Services Specialist (SSS) representative. In addition, we will offer live monthly webinars and feedback sessions for various subject categories. Throughout the entire course, students are monitored by the SSS representative using progress reporting from the ProTrain Registration System (PRS).
ProTrain will provide Students who successfully complete their online certification programs and pass their industry level certification exams the access to the new ProTrain Education-2-Employment Career Tracker system. The Career Tracker will allow our students who pass exams to load their own resumes at no additional cost, and letting industry employers find their talent through the same database.
Willow Nolland is an expert in education and eLearning, with more than ten years of experience in curriculum development and instructional design. She has worked in higher education for over twelve years, and has developed numerous courses and has been involved in curriculum development across disciplines. She has experience with academic program development and coordination, curriculum development, student learning outcomes, educational partnerships, and student development. In addition, she has developed and administered professional development programs for various groups, including teachers, counselors, healthcare workers and members of private industry. She is a certified Quality Matters Reviewer and has taken graduate courses in online course development. She designs and teaches online courses at the college level and is proficient in a variety of course management systems. She has helped educators redesign their courses to transition them from a face-to-face format to an online format, and has provided course editing assistance to others. As a freelance instructional designer and curriculum developer, her projects have included course editing and redesign of online continuing education courses for nurses, CEU curriculum development for healthcare workers and teachers, and course review and editing for various colleges and universities.
This course prepares the student to take the National Healthcareer Association Electronic Health Record Specialist (CEHRS) certification exam.
This lesson will explore the history and current use of patient health records, their importance to individuals' health, and their contribution to the healthcare system including documents in medical records, the electronic health record, advantages and disadvantages to using electronic health records.
This lesson will review when medical practices go digital and getting comfortable with electronic health records software.
This lesson will review in detail the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); the major features of HIPPA including security safeguards and patients' rights under HIPPA; along with how patients can protect their health information.
This lesson will cover the role of the front office assistant, communication in the Medical Office, Incident reports, and managing electronic health records.
This lesson will review the documentation practices in electronic health records while incorporating clinical documentation in the patient record.
This lesson will review the healthcare reimbursement process, revenue cycles, coding systems, and potential fraud and abuse cases.
This lesson will cover personal health records, what information is included as compared to the medical record, innovative features of personal health records and how to maintain the personal health record using patient portals.
This course prepares the student to take the National Healthcareer Association Electronic Health Record Specialist (CEHRS) certification exam.


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As my time in Ethiopia is beginning to disappear from my immediate vision and my thoughts begin to circle back to what Madrid summer living has in store, I find myself lost in the endless possibilities that life has to offer. My time in Ethiopia has been nothing but positive and I can confidently say that everything has gone much better that I ever could have hoped.
For the past few days my brother and I have been writing away from behind the 5 meter tall lake front glass windows of the Haile resort in Awassa, Ethiopia.
Though my brother has been in his line of work for the past 3 years now, each season as well as the school and library buildings that fall within are dependent on the funds that can be raised.
And this everyone is dependent on the writing done. Intentions, goals and objectives, genuine hopes for some, must be turned into writing on paper, and then passed off to other writers specializing in finding the funds to turn them into a reality. So from our the hopes of the people to the minds of the creators, then to the hands of the writers, and lastly to the eyes of the founders, from here on out its writing season, and we are all doing our best to bring our good intentions to life.
So as we wrap up our writing time here in Awassa and head back to Addis for my last few days, I'll do my best to take in all the beauty Ethiopia has to offer. Just enough to leave me wanting more though, as if everything goes according to plan, I'll be back come early September, just in time for bee season.

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Vanderputten v Seydaco Packaging Corp. [2012] OHRTD no 1946
The complaint, Maria Vanderputten was dismissed from Seydaco Packaging following an incident with a co-worker (Gerry Sanvido).
The applicant, a transgender woman, was not a model employee. Before coming out at work as a trans woman, she had a discipline history for insubordination and angry outbursts for which she was eventually dismissed in 2006. Rehired in 2007, she was subsequently suspended for an incident of workplace violence (swearing, throwing wood).
In 2008, she entered into the gender identity clinic at the Centre for Addiction and Mental health and was put on hormone treatment in preparation for genital reconstruction surgery. She began dressing in "feminine" clothing (skirts, bras) and wearing makeup at work. The president of the company told her that she would be treated as a male employee until such time as she presented legal or medical documentation attesting to her gender status. When she asked him to write the Centre for Addiction and Mental health a letter attesting that she was working in a "female gender role", he did write the letter but refused to attest that she was working in a female gender role, as he was a male "Tony Vander Putin was employed as a male gender and will continue to be employed as a male gender until we are provided with sufficient medical and Ontario Labour standards information to change his status to a female gender".
When the Director of Operations heard from other female employees that Maria had told them that he would eventually be using the women's washroom, he forbid her access to the facilities until such time as she could prove that he was a female by providing medical or legal documentation. One day, while working in a warehouse (located at a different location from the plant where she usually worked) Maria used the women's washroom because the plumbing of the men's washroom was broken. The Director of Operations received a complaint (from an employee of another business who rented space in the warehouse) and told Maria not to use the washroom. She was not disciplined but was not allowed to work at that warehouse anymore.
Like all the employees, Maria had to change from her own clothing into the company uniform upon arrival at work. The men teased her because of the clothes she wore and her increasing breast size (from the hormones). Management denied her request to switch shifts so that she could change when the other men were not there, and told her to get to work early to change before anyone else arrived. This was impossible due to the Public Transit schedule.
Maria complained several times about alleged harassment in the workplace, including demeaning comments and questions about her gender, sexual orientation, physical violence (pushing, shoving, having things thrown at her), being isolated, being picked on, being stared at, being mocked publically on the company's bulletin board (news clipping of a transvestite with the applicant's name written across it). The company dealt with some of these complaints. Some employees were told to cease the teasing or face discipline. An employee who physically injured the applicant was fired. A meeting was held in which all employees were asked to read and sign a copy of the Code of Business and Conduct Ethnics which included an anti-discrimination clause
The respondent's defense was that the applicant was the cause of all the incidents she characterized as harassment. A number of complaints were investigated by the president or the director who spoke to the alleged harassers and came to the conclusion that they had all been provoked by the applicant. The president testified that the applicant provoked her fellow employees her by "displaying" her new clothing, exposing her bra to a female employee, asking men to comment on her bra and her growing breasts, by calling some of them homophobic names, or giving them written confirmation of her sexual identity. It got to the point that when Maria came forward with a complaint about an employee hitting her in the fact with a "gay lea" card the director said "You probably started it".
Maria received a letter of reprimand with a threat of termination for asking some of the women employees to share their gender-related experiences relating to their breasts and their menstrual cycles.
The applicant was dismissed following an incident in which she came to complain about one of her most persistent alleged harassers (Mr. Sanvido, named as a personal respondent in this case). She told the president that Mr. Sanvido had just called her a faggot for no reason. The president interviewed Mr. Sanvido who claimed that Maria had been throwing skids around in an aggressive way so he told her not to be an asshole. It was Maria who, in anger, called him a "faggot". Maria denied throwing skids around, but admitted that at that time she should have been doing a different task; shrink wrapping. She had, instead, been cleaning up the skids that someone else had left lying around. She said that she was working in a poisoned environment and that she couldn't work under these conditions. As a result, Maria was dismissed for insubordination (not doing the right task at the right time) and workplace aggression. Mr. Sanvido was not disciplined.
- Was the applicant harassed because of her sex and gender identity?
- Did decision to terminate the applicant amount to discrimination?
- Yes
- Yes
- "For the reasons that follow, I find that prior to the date of the applicant's dismissal, the applicant was subject to a poisoned work environment, through harassing comments about her gender identity and being required to use the men's change room. Seydaco contributed to this poisoned environment through its insistence that the applicant be treated as a man in all respects until she completed surgery, including requiring that she change with men, and its failure to investigate and respond reasonably to the applicant's allegations that she was being harassed because of her sex and gender identity ". (62)
- The tribunal used two human rights principles to make this determination 1) "Where termination occurs within a poisoned work environment a proper consideration of whether the termination was discriminatory requires that it e examined in the context of the poisoned work environment' [Smith v Mardana 2005] and 2) Where employees are confrontational or aggressive as a result of a discriminatory working environment, discipline for that aggression is a violation of the Code (several precedents see para 81) It concluded: "Given all the events the overall attitude taken toward the applicant and her transition, it is ore probably than not that the applicant's complaints of discrimination, the conflicts that arose because other experience her transition as novel and there her sex play a part in the decision to terminate her employment


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Through the miracle of Facebook, I have reconnected with legendary New York City cat, Binky Phillips (raconteur, leader of the punk band The Planets, proprietor of the best record store in the East Village) who has been posting his memoirs on the site Sonic Boomers. He's a great writer and for anybody who loves rock and roll, his stories are a thrill. Check out "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guitar," for one.
May 22, 2010
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September 3, 2009
Now That's What It's All AboutPosted by Glenn Berger, PhD under art, creativity, devotion, Featured, genius, harmony, love, music, passion, spirituality, wisdom | Tags: All That Jazz, Arnold Schoenberg, Arts, Bob Fosse, Joe Maneri, Mick Jagger, music |
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I read in the New York Times today that Joe Maneri, an experimental musician, died on Monday at the age of 82. Though I only met Joe a few times, he taught me a wonderful, enduring life lesson.
In 1979, at 24 years of age, I decided to retire for the first time. I had been working 20 hour days at A and R Recording Studios since I was 16. I was finishing up a year-long stint working on the film, "All That Jazz." As anybody who has worked with director/choreographer Bob Fosse would tell you, after one of his projects you needed an extended break. Besides, I wanted to take some time to "woodshed." That is a phrase musicians use that means to return to learning. I had never studied theory in depth, and as I wanted to be a producer, I thought it best if I got my chops together. I asked Emile Charlap, a lovely man who was the premier contractor in those days – he knew everybody in town – if he could recommend a teacher. He turned me on to this cat, Alan Grigg.
Grigg was a devotee of the Arnold Schoenberg school of harmony. Though Schoenberg was notorious for having destroyed western music through his innovations in atonality and the invention of 12-tone music, he was profoundly grounded in conventional harmony. Not only was he the world's greatest modern composer but he was also a genius theoretician and teacher. Grigg was a direct descendent of the Schoenberg didactic line. Schoenberg taught Berg, Berg taught Schmidt, Schmidt taught Maneri, and Maneri taught Grigg. Grigg taught me technique, but he told me that fundamentally the Schoenberg tradition was about love. I didn't quite get it. When I looked at the severe pictures of that fin de siècle Viennese composer and followed his strict rules of chord progression, love was not the first word to come to mind.
When I told Grigg that I wanted to get out of town and leave the biz to study, he recommended that I visit his teacher, Joe Maneri, in Boston. I called up Joe and he generously invited me to come and sit in a class of his. He was teaching at the New England Conservatory of Music. I took the bus up to Boston. In spite of the fact that I had supped with Mick Jagger and assisted Dylan when he recorded "Blood on the Tracks," I felt somewhat intimidated walking through the Beaux Arts hallways of the Music Conservatory. Here were the hallowed halls of serious music! And I was going to get to hang out with Maneri, who had virtually hung with the genius, Schoenberg! I walked into his class and took a seat in the back. I looked at my watch. He was late.
Finally, Maneri, this short round guy with a classic Sicilian vibe, plunges into the room. Before he's even inside, he dives into his spiel. His voice sounds like someone chewing rocks. I sit up attentively waiting to hear what he has to say about the secrets of remote modulations. Instead, he says,
"Every one of you in this class is here because you think you're going to get into the Boston Symphony. Well, let me tell you something. Not one of you is going to make it. And that's not what it's about anyway. Me, I play nursing homes. One day I'm playing this nursing home and I walk up to this guy sitting in a chair, and I realize he's deaf. Now I'm a musician. What can I do for a deaf guy? So I look up to God and pray. And I get it. I take my clarinet out of my case, that's what I'm playing, the clarinet, and I put it together and I wet the reed, and I look into this guy's eyes, and I open my heart, and I start to blow. And I look in the guy's eyes and suddenly tears start to flow. He's crying."
Maneri stops talking for the first time since he walked in the room.
He looks at us, points, and says, "Now that is what it is all about."
The bell rings, and the theory class is over.
Years later, back in New York, I was producing an act that featured three girl singers, all under the age of 12. Early on in the project, I got them a gig in Atlantic City that turned out to be less than what was promised. It ended up that they would be playing for no money for a small audience of mostly handicapped kids. Backstage, before we went on, I could see their disappointment at the unglamorous nature of what they were about to do. I didn't know what to do. I looked up at the sky, and prayed. And then I remembered the love thing. We stood in a circle and I told them the story of Joe Maneri and the deaf guy. They looked at me with understanding and nodded their heads and smiled. One of those little divas said, "Let's go, girls!" And they ran out on stage and sang their asses off.
Now that is what it's all about. Thanks, Joe.


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How Can RIAs Become Accounting Firm Transition Solutions?
One of the biggest deal killers for a CPA firm looking to acquire or merge in another practice is the quality and volume of their 1040 clients. Firms do not want to buy 1040 heavy practices unless they are very high fee returns. The RIAs though do have an interest in acquiring this market.
The Basic Overview
RIAs create their wealth by managing assets. There are different fee structures to manage portfolios, but on average the fee is 1%. While the CPAs may not have a strong interest in the 1040s, the RIAs see them as a breakeven proposition that represent a pipeline of new assets to manage. Even just getting a percentage of the 1040 clients to move their assets to them to manage can be a very profitable transaction.
There Are Some Nuances
One is the issue of assurance work. Any audit, review, or compilation is considered assurance work in most states. A non-CPA cannot own an accounting practice that conducts assurance work. They can do the accounting and taxes. We can discuss utilizing RIAs to be an outlet for a firm to transition their 1040 work or their entire firm. There are ways to address transitioning the assurance work as well.
We Can Help RIAs Grow
Let us conduct a search for your organization to identify potential accounting firms to acquire or merge into you. The opportunity is not just limited to 1040s. The business clients of these firms are always selling. It is part of the natural lifecycle. When they sell their businesses, they monetize large sums of cash that will need to be invested.


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The Rosetta Stone to the US Code: A New History of Taxation
2. The Bible's World of Taxes
Adams begins this session with facts about taxation being the basis of the Civil War, not slavery. If the British had not taxed the colonies, the colonies would have remained with Britain and slavery would have been ended when Britain ended it.
The thousand year history of the Romans covered everything about taxes. They had a citizens' war-tax. Rhodes had only a 2% tax, but disappeared when the Romans set up a tax haven nearby. In the Roman Empire Caesar Augustus declared that all would be taxed. He became a successful ruler, bringing peace to Romans. His successors were not that decent. Diocletian declared that no one could move or change work. He made a prison of the Empire. In Russia, you could pay taxes, become a galley slave, or become a serf to a noble. The wisdom of the Chinese was a ten percent tax – called the mandate of heaven. Islam said death or taxes to the infidel. Christianity was the loser to this Muslim offer of tax immunity. No religion has spread so far so quickly.
Medieval taxpayers had God on their side. Excessive tax collections were sins. Magna Carta was about taxes. It protected trade from internal tolls and prohibited excessive tolls at seaports. The concept of the separation of powers came out of Britain. The King could spend but not tax. Congress could tax but not spend.
The Russian Princess Olga "was wiser than all men." She divided the country into tax districts. Later, Mongols under Genghis Khan shattered the Russian culture with taxation. Ivan the Terrible from Moscow first collected taxes for the Khan, but then declared he had no tax obligations to the Khan. Ivan gained control of Russia.
Queen Elizabeth I was called "Good Queen Bess." She said she "would rather the money [taxes] was in the pockets of my people than in my treasury."
Lecture 2 of 10 from Charles Adams' The Rosetta Stone to the US Code: A New History of Taxation.


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Gillard grilled on Rudd, health and education
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has come under scrutiny from an audience of undecided voters at the Rooty Hill RSL in western Sydney.
Ms Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott are appearing separately to be quizzed for about an hour each in front of 200 people chosen by a polling company.
Mr Abbott has begun taking questions from the audience.
For developments as they happen go to our live campaign blog.
Before taking questions at the forum Ms Gillard put forward her case for the Government's re-election by again saying the economy and keeping people employed are the key issues of the election.
Ms Gillard was asked about the ousting of former prime minister Kevin Rudd, health, education, gay marriage and the issue of trust.
The Prime Minister told the audience she is committed to delivering on all the promises she makes during the campaign.
"There have been some big changes coming off what was not a good legacy from the previous government when we came in - that's obviously not getting agreement in all parts of the audience - so I'm saying to you directly, everything we do is fully funded, fully costed and fully deliverable," she said.
Unsurprisingly the first audience question dealt with the deposing of Mr Rudd and whether Labor powerbrokers Mark Arbib and Bill Shorten will be rewarded for their part in the overthrow.
"We all make judgments in our lives. I made a judgment and I stand by it. There is no one who organised this. There is no one who is going to be rewarded," Ms Gillard said.
She said Senator Arbib and Mr Shorten will be part of her team if re-elected and praised their efforts in their respective portfolios.
When asked about policy failures while she was deputy prime minister, Ms Gillard said she had learnt some lessons along the way.
"Not everything went according to plan... the home insulation plan became a mess," she said.
She also defended her decision on the emissions trading scheme when a voter said: "You were the one who said 'can it Kev'."
"Can we just get the history right here?" Ms Gillard replied.
In reply to a question on the delivery of health services Ms Gillard admitted there was still more to do on mental health and aged care.
"I'm not matching Mr Abbott's plan on mental health because that plan is funded by cutting back other areas of health care, like GP super clinics and the GP after-hours hotline," she said.
On cash rewards for schools that show improvement, a high school teacher asked what criteria would be used to determine those improvements.
"I want to have this reward pool for the most improved schools. To judge it we'd be looking at where the kids go after school... university, a trade. We'd be looking at things like attendance rates, literacy and numeracy," Ms Gillard said.
On same-sex marriage Ms Gillard restated her view that marriage is defined as being between a man and a woman.
"I and the Labor Party have a clear policy and our clear policy is that we won't be amending the Marriage Act," she said.
"I know saying that is not going to please you because you'd like to see something different happen, but what we have done as a government is we have moved across the area of federal legislation to equalise treatment for same-sex couples."
On whether she will serve a full term if elected Ms Gillard trotted out John Howard's well-worn line.
"To be prime minister of this country you have to have the confidence of the people of this country and the confidence of your team," she said.
In her closing pitch Ms Gillard thanked the audience and repeated her message that keeping the economy strong is "at the centre of everything".
"My focus as prime minister is having an economic plan for the future... I don't believe Mr Abbott has an economic plan to keep our economy strong," she said.
"This is all about your choice, who you want to lead the country - you'll be thinking about the past, you'll be thinking about the future."
Last week Ms Gillard challenged Mr Abbott to a debate on the economy, but Mr Abbott refused.
Tonight's event is not a debate and is instead being billed as a town hall-style meeting.
Topics: federal-elections, government-and-politics, elections, federal-government, abbott-tony, gillard-julia, rooty-hill-2766, australia, nsw
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Earnings season draws to a close next week with Wal-Mart and Hewlett-Packard the remaining Dow Components still left to report. Is there a last minute earnings trade here?
Wal-Mart was one of the few bright spots in retail last month. Figures released Thursday by the International Council of Shopping Centers show Wal-Mart's domestic retail sales posted a 3.6 percent year-over-year increase, the strongest numbers so far this year. The retail giant reports earnings Tuesday before the bell.
I expect profit margins will narrow but that's probably already in the share prices, says Karen Finerman.
Hewlett Packard
Global PC shipments soared 14.6% in the first quarter despite slowing U.S. sales. Hewlett Packard reports earnings Thursday after the bell.
I expect to hear good things from Hewlett-Packard, says Guy Adami. I'm not sure what will happen short term but long-term I think HPQ is a buy.
I like Hewlett-Packard as well, says Pete Najarian.


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GAME 11 - OHIO AT AKRON | AKRON, OHIO | INFOCISION STADIUM-SUMMA FIELD | NOV. 14, 2017 | 7 p.m. ET
Venue - Infocision Stadium-Summa Field
Capacity - 30,000
Playing Surface - Turf
Series vs. Toledo - 19-13-1
Last Meeting - W, 9-3 - Nov. 22, 2016
Television - ESPN2
Talent - Matt Schick (PBP), Tom Luginbill (Color)
Ohio Radio Ohio - IMG Sports Network
Talent - Russ Eisenstein and Rob Cornelius
Websites - OhioBobcats.com GoZips.com
-Ohio travels to Akron with the game broadcast on ESPN2 for the third-straight week. Matt Schick and Tom Lauginbill will be calling the action.
-The game can be heard on the Ohio/IMG Sports Network with Russ Eisenstein "The Voice of the Bobcats" calling the action and Rob Cornelius as color-analyst.
-Ohio is coming off a 38-10 win over Toledo, Ohio has won its last four-straight games.
-Ohio leads the all-time series against Akron 19-13-1 and has won the last nine meetings between the two schools. In their last two, Ohio has not allowed a touchdown against Akron.
-Akron dropped its last outing, 24-14 against Miami.
-With his four solo tackles against Miami, Ohio RS senior linebacker Quentin Poling became the all-time leader in solo tackles at Ohio. Poling ranks 10th on the Ohio single-season tackle chart with 360 career tackles. He needs 28 more to move into a tie with Scott Zele (1990-92) with 388.
-Ohio soph. quarterback Nathan Rourke moved into second on the single-season rushing touchdown (17) category and ranks second on the single-season touchdowns responsible for (31). Ohio's record for rushing touchdowns is 19 and touchdowns responsible for is 38.
-Ohio has had a 100-plus yard rusher in the last seven straight games (Rourke vs. CMU, BG, Toledo - Ouellette vs. UMass, EMU, Kansas - Brown vs. Kent State, Toledo).
-Rourke ranks second in the country in rushing touchdowns and is the top ranked QB on the list. He ranks seventh nationally with 19 total touchdowns.
-Head Coach Frank Solich is third in All-Time career MAC wins with 94. He will need 16 more wins to tie Ohio legend Bill Hess for No. 2 on the list.
-Head Coach Frank Solich is the third-longest tenured head coach in the NCAA behind Kirk Ferentz (1999, Iowa) and Gary Patterson (2000, TCU).
-Ohio is the only program in the NCAA to have had the same head coach, offensive and defensive coordinator over the last 12 years.
-Ohio had five players named to watch lists prior to the season - RS Senior TE Troy Mangen - Mackey Watch List, RS Sophomore Kicker Louie Zervos - Groza Watch List, Senior OL Jake Pruehs - Rimington, Overland Watch Lists, RS Senior DL Cleon Aloese - Polynesian Watch List, RS Senior LB Quentin Poling - Reese Senior Bowl Watch List.
-Ohio welcomes two new coaches on the sidelines - Assistant Coach Pete Germano - DL and Assistant Coach De'Angelo Smith - CB.
-Poling needs 28 more tackles to move into 9th on the career tackle list.
-Ohio RS junior running back A.J. Ouellette moved into 9th on the career rushing list with 2,414 yards. Ouellette needs 111 more yards to move into a tie with Arnold Welcher (2,525) for eighth. Kalvin McRae holds the Ohio record with 4,398 career rushing yards.
-Ohio sophomore quarterback Nathan Rourke currently has 17 rushing touchdowns which ranks second on the single-season list. Rourke needs two more rushing touchdown to move into a first place tie with Kalvin McRae who holds the Bobcats single-season record with 19 rushing touchdowns.
-Rourke is second in single-season touchdowns responsible for with 31. Ohio's single-season record was set by Tyler Tettleton in 2011 with 38.
-Rourke's 14 passing touchdowns ranks in a tie for seventh on the single-season list.
-RS senior cornerback Bradd Ellis needs just one more pass breakup to tie the season record at Ohio with 18. T.J. Wright set the current record in 2006. Ellis also needs three more passes defended (INT+PBU) to tie Wright for first place in that category.
-Ohio RS sophomore kicker Louie Zervos moved into second on the field goals made list with 41. He needs 38 more to tie Matt Weller who holds the career record at Ohio.
-Ohio is averaging 41.2 points per game which is the most productive offense in school history. The current record is 37.6 points per game set in the 1968 season.
-Ohio's 35 rushing touchdowns ranks second all-time at Ohio. The record of 40 was set in 1968.
-Ohio's 409 points scored ranks third-most in a single-season at Ohio. The Bobcats need just a field goal to tie for second (412) and 18 more to tie for the lead set during the 2011 season (429).
-Ohio's total offense of 4,352 yards ranks ninth on the single-season chart. Ohio needs 22 yards to move into eighth.
-Ohio's rushing yard total of 2,489 yards is just off their 10th-most in a season. Ohio needs 96 yards to move into a tie for 10th.
-The Bobcats finished with 532 total yards on the game, a season-high, and it marked the second time in as many years Ohio has had over 500-yards of total offense against Toledo.
-Ohio recorded 393 rushing yards, the third time this season the Bobcats posted a 300-plus yard rushing game and a season-high in rushing for the Bobcats.
-RS senior running back Dorian Brown rushed for 62 yards for the first touchdown of the game. Brown finished with 142 yards rushing to lead Ohio on the ground. It marked the second time Brown has broken 100-yards this season.
-Brown's 62-yard run marks a career-high.
-RS sophomore quarterback Nathan Rourke finished with 139 passing yards, 115 rushing yards, two total touchdowns and was 7 of 15 on the night.
-Rourke's 115 rushing yards marks the fourth time this season he's recorded 100-plus yards rushing.
-Rourke's 17 touchdowns is the most by an Ohio quarterback in a single-season and ranks second among all players - Kalvin McRae holds the single-season record with 19.
-Marks the seventh game this season Ohio has had a 100-plus yard rusher and the third time Ohio has had two players with 100-plus yards rushing
-RS junior wide receiver Papi White finished with three receptions for 91 yards.
-Ohio held Toledo to 53 yards rushing, it was the fifth time this season Ohio has held an opponent to less than 100 rushing yards and a season-low for the Rockets.
-Ohio held its opponent to 10 points or less for the third time this season.
-Toledo's 10 points was the lowest scoring game this season for the Rockets.
-RS senior linebacker Quentin Poling recorded 12 tackles, three sacks and three tackles for loss along with one quarterback hurry.
-Poling is now the all-time leader in tackles for loss with at Ohio (44.0).
-RS senior linebacker Chad Moore recorded six tackles and one tackle for loss.
-RS senior cornerback Bradd Ellis recorded four tackles, two pass breakups and one forced fumble.
-RS seniors Cody Grilliot and Grant Cunningham also recorded forced fumbles for Ohio.
-RS sophomore punter Michael Farkas had two punts for 94 yards including a long of 50 and pinned one inside the 20-yard.
-RS sophomore placekicker Louie Zervos drilled a 44-yard field goal in the second quarter, it was his only FG attempt.
-Zervos was 5-5 on PAT.
Nov. 22, 2016, OHIO vs. AKRON
-Ohio won a game without scoring a touchdown for the first time since 1971.
-RS SO Papi White opened the second quarter with a 13-yard reception from Maxwell. RS SO Maleek Irons followed two plays later with a 21-yard rush.
-Ohio totaled 299-yards (130 rushing, 169 passing).
-Maxwell was 14-25 on the night with 169 yards.
-Logging three team sacks, the Bobcats set a new single season sack record with 40.
-Ohio held Akron to under 30 total yards of offense through the first quarter.
-Ohio held Akron under 50 total yards of offense in the first half.
-RS JR Trent Smart sacked Tyrell Goodman to set the Ohio season-high sack record at 39.
-SR Tarell Basham sacked Goodman to increase the Ohio season-high sack record to 40.
-RS JR Bradd Ellis broke up three passes.
-Basham had three quarterback hurries.
-RS FR Louie Zervos was 3-3 on FG in the game, scoring from 37, 49 and 23 yards out for a total of 111-yards.
-With his 25th made field goal of the year, Zervos tied the NCAA record for field goals made by a freshman.
Ohio has had at least one 100-yard rusher in seven games this season. RS junior running back A.J. Ouellete has had four games - Kansas (102), EMU (145), UMass (125) and Bowling Green (123). Sophomore quarterback Nathan Rourke has hit 100-yards rushing four times UMass (113), CMU (105), Bowling Green (143) and Toledo (115). RS senior running back Dorian Brown rushed for over 100 twice Kent State (108) and Toledo (142). Ohio has also had three receiving performances above 100-yards with RS junior wide receiver Papi White racking up 103 at Purdue and RS senior wide receiver Brendan Cope picking up 104 against Kansas and 126 against UMass.
Ohio's rushing defense ranks second in the MAC and has held opponents to 116.0 yards per game and nine rushing touchdowns. Ohio has held its opponents to under 70-yards rushing four times this season. Hampton had 47, EMU had 45 ,Central Michigan had 68 and Toledo had 53. Opponents are averaging just 3.5 yards per carry against the Bobcats.
Ohio RS senior linebacker Quentin Poling has set two career records this season setting new marks with 212 solo tackles and 44.0 tackles for loss. Polling ranks 10th on the career tackle chart (360) and needs 28 more to move into ninth.
Ohio sophomore quarterback Nathan Rourke has made a habit of finding the end zone with 17 rushing touchdowns and 14 passing TDs this season. Rourke leads the MAC in scoring touchdowns averaging 10.2 points per game. Rourke has rushed for three touchdowns on three different occasions this season including accounting for all six TDs against Miami.
Ohio has broken the 300-yard rushing barrier three times this season including hitting a season-high of 393 rushing yards against Toledo. Ohio racked up 300-plus rushing yards for two weeks in a row with a 336 against Kent State and 335 against Bowling Green. The Bobcats haven't posted back-to-back 300-plush rushing games since 2015. Ohio is averaging 248.9 rushing yards per game, which ranks second in the Mid-American Conference.
With their win over Kent State, Ohio became bowl eligible for the ninth straight season which leads the Mid-American Conference. Only 11 teams have longer bowl eligible streaks than Ohio, with Florida State leading the country with 35 years of bowl eligibility.
1. Ohio - 9 years (2008-2017) *
T2. Toledo - 4 years (2014-2017)*
3. Western Michigan - 3 years ( 2014-2016)
3. Central Michigan - 3 years (2014-2015)
*Bowl Eligible this year
Ohio Sophomore quarterback Nathan Rourke has been rewriting the Ohio record books for rushing by a quarterback. Rourke ranks second in single-season rushing touchdowns with 17. He also ranks second in touchdowns responsible for with 31 and needs seven more to move into a tie with Tyler Tettleton (2011) with 38.
Ohio RS junior running back A.J. Ouellette is on pace to be the Bobcats first 1,000 yard rusher since Beau Blankenship in 2012 (1,604). Ouellette has 897 yards rushing so far this season and is averaging 89.7 yards per game, which ranks third in the MAC. Ouellette has already eclipsed his best rushing season to date, when he rushed for 804 yards a true freshman.
Ohio has had some solid play this season out of its two starting corners - RS senior Bradd Ellis and RS junior Jalen Fox have started all 10 games at corner for the Bobcats. Ellis ranks third in the country and leads the MAC with 19 passes defended (breakups + interceptions) while Fox is sixth in the MAC with 10 passes defended. Ellis has made two pick sixes this season while Fox has two picks for 38 yards returned.
Poling had a career day with 19 tackles against UMass while also hitting a career-high nine solo stops. Poling was one of two players with double-digit tackles as Chad Moore also had 12 tackles.
Akron stands at 5-5 with a 4-2 record in MAC play. Akron is coming off a 24-14 loss at Miami last week. The Zips are one game behind the Bobcats in the MAC East standings.
Akron is averaging 324.8 yards of total offense per game with 105.0 on the ground and 219.8 through the air. They are averaging 21.8 points per game and have produced 52 points off turnovers. Thomas Woodson has started in nine of the Zips games so far this season at quarterback but missed the game against Miami. He has gone 154-264 passing for 1,742 yards with 14 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He is averaging 193.6 yards per game passing. Kato Nelson, who played in place of Woodson has gone 25-49 passing for 341 yards and one touchdown while also throwing one interception. Tra'Von Chapman has been the top target for the Zips this season hauling in 40 catches for 377 yards and two touchdowns. A.J. Coney meanwhile has caught 37 passes for 472 yards and two scores. Manny Morgan and Van Edwards have started the last five games for the Zips. Morgan has rushed for 241 with a score while Edwards has rushed for 221 with two scores.
Akron has given up 441.6 yards of total offense to its opponents allowing 185.8 on the ground and 255.8 through the air while allowing opponents to score 24.9 points per game. Ulysees Gilbert leads the Zips with 92 tackles so far this season which is tied with Ohio's Poling for second in the MAC. Gilbert has 48 solo stops 4.5 tackles for loss, four sacks and two interceptions on the season. Alvin Davis is second on the team with 57 tackles and 39 solo stops.
Ohio is coming off a 38-10 win over West Division leader Toledo last week. The Bobcats have won four-straight games and are currently sitting atop the MAC East.
Ohio is averaging 40.9 points per game, which leads the MAC and Ohio's 435.2 per game total offense ranks second in the league. Ohio is averaging 248.9 yards on the ground and 186.3 through the air. Redshirt junior running back A.J. Ouellette leads Ohio's rushing attack with 897 yards per game and seven touchdowns. Ouellette is averaging 5.7 yards per carry which ranks second in the league. Sophomore quarterback Nathan Rourke has gone 125-222 for 1,643 yards with 14 passing touchdowns, 17 rushing touchdowns and four interceptions. Rourke's rushing touchdown total ranks third in the country and leads the MAC. RS senior wide receiver Brendan Cope is leading the team with 33 catches averaging 14.3 per reception and has 471 yards and four receiving touchdowns.
Ohio is holding its opposition to 24.1 points per game and 368.5 yards of total offense per game including 116.0 on the ground and 252.5 through the air. Redshirt senior linebacker Quentin Poling leads the Bobcats with 92 tackles and 40 solo stops so far this season. Poling has 11.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks on the season with three forced fumbles. RS senior linebacker Chad Moore is second on the squad with 61 tackles and 34 solo stops. Moore also has one sack and 4.5 tackles for loss with three interception and four pass breakups. Ellis has 17 pass breakups and two interceptions while Fox has nine pass breakups with one interception.
-Give head coach Frank Solich his 97th win at Ohio (97-69) and 155th career win (155-88)
-Capture the MAC East Championship for Ohio
-Move Ohio to 20-13-1 against Akron
-Move Solich to 11-12 against Toledo
-Extend Ohio to 10-wins over Akron in a row
-Move Ohio to at least 9-2 for just the second time under head coach Frank Solich
-Move Ohio to 6-1 in MAC play
Ohio has been very successful this season in the red zone scoring on 48 of its 52 trips (92%) inside the 20, including 42 touchdowns (81%). That percentage sits atop the Mid-American Conference and ranks the Bobcats fifth nationally, with Georgia leading the country averaging 97.2-percent. Last season, Ohio converted on 82% of its trips to the red zone (49-60) and scored touchdowns 45% (27-60) of the time.
Ohio red shirt sophomore punter Michael Farkas has been solid in the punting game so far this season for Ohio. Farkas has 44 punts for 1,1794 yards and has pinned 18 punts inside the 20-yardline with 16 fair catches and just two touchback. Farkas also pulled off a fake punt at Purdue and picked up a first down on a 16-yard rush. Farkas is averaging 41.3 yards per punt with a long of 52. Farkas also teamed up for a two-point conversion with junior long snapper Jake Hale against Hampton.
Head coach Frank Solich moved into third in MAC Career Head Coaching Victories. Solich needs 12 more wins to move into a tie with Bill Hess for second all-time in MAC Career Coaching wins.
Most MAC Head Coaching Wins, Career
1. 110, Herb Deromedi, Central Michigan, 1978-93
2. 108, Bill Hess, Ohio, 1958-77
3. 96, Frank Solich, Ohio, 2005-present
Ohio's 91 wins since 2006 are the second most victories by any school in the Mid-American Conference during that period. Northern Illinois is the only school that has more wins.
1. Northern Illinois - 96
2. Ohio - 91
3. Central Michigan - 81


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"Space 1 Alfa, this is Astro Base. What's your status? Over." The vibrations released from the speakers rattled through the tin can. Sound waves bounced from wall to wall as Astro Base's Communication Officer continued his plea for a response. "Space 1 Alfa, this is Astro Base. Do you read? Over." The Communication Officer's words echoed deep into the silent ship. No one had heard from Space 1 Alfa for several hours.
Astro Base's Commodore slowly gave a nod to the Communication Officer, then turned and walked away. His heavy boots clanking against the metal walkway with each step. "Attention all Space units, this is Astro Base. We have lost contact with 1 Alfa, commence search and rescue. Over." Astro Base sent out the command to all neighboring spacecraft.
"Roger that, Astro Base. This is 2 Alfa. Changing course and heading to 1 Alfa's last radio transmission. Over." The ship's captain spoke with confidence and ease.
"2 Alfa? Home so soon? Aren't you supposed to be in diplomacy meetings in the Sax Quadrant?" The Communication Officer was taken back by 2 Alfa's radio response. The ship wasn't expected to be in radio range for another 38 Falcon hours.
"Let's just say the Sax Quadrant is seeing things our way… Or what's left of 'em." A loud boisterous laugh followed. "I'm totally kidding, Astro Base. The meetings went well and we're home early."
"2 Alfa, joking about Galactic War 8 is not something this Officer wants to be apart of. Start your search for 1 Alfa and report your findings." The Communication Officer's tone was highly un-amused, his fear for the worst over 1 Alfa's disappearance spoke for everyone on Astro Base.
Meanwhile, on the far side of Astro Base, opposite of the Communication and Command towers sat the zero gravity ship dock. Astro Base's underfunded and everything but obsolete mechanical wing. This is where the unorthodox are stationed to work, as they don't interfere with daily business.
"Hey James, hand me that Serpentine Wrench." Schuyler said very condescending.
"So I can beat myself to death, that's why. What the hell do you think is going on here, Jimmy? We're stuck in this stupid space dock, no one talks to us or gives us the time of day, and I have to sit here and look at your ugly mug." Schuyler began to kick over empty anti-matter fuel drums, it was more to exaggerate their situation rather than a pure rage blackout. "I'm sick of it, man. Sick of it…"
"I'm not that ugly, am I? I mean, no here has been on the cover of Astro Base GO! but I don't think I'm that bad…" Astro Base GO! is the leading entertainment and fashion publication put out each month by the base's High Society Wing.
"Uhmm, that's, ah, actually not true, Jimmy. I've been on the cover once and have been featured in the mag several times…" Brian shouted from undercarriage of a nearby personal spacecraft.
"You know what- fuck you, Brian. Here I am trying to have a conversation on how we need to better our lives and all you can do is make Jimmy feel bad about himself. God may not have blessed us with good looks or any functional talent, but at least we're not assholes." Schuyler's frustration elevated but quickly turned to despair. He placed the Serpentine Wrench gently on the workshop table, took a seat, and quietly hung his head.
"Don't worry about it, Brian. He didn't mean it." Jimmy whispered. "You know how he gets, every time one of the Alfa Ships goes on a mission he thinks we should be the crew. Everyone knows you're the best pilot Astro Base has ever seen. And Schuyler, he can turn a garbage can and couple of transistors into fastest race buggy in Sandex 7."
Brian's face turned to empathy as he looked over at Schuyler. Brian nodded at Jimmy in a 'yeah, you're right' fashion and then slid back under the spacecraft to resume his work. Jimmy knew to leave Schuyler well enough alone and he too went back to work.
The three remained silent for several minutes until the alert siren blared over the load speaker.
"Attention Astro Base, this the Commodore. Space 1 Alfa has gone missing. Space 2 Alfa is on a search and rescue mission after returning home early from diplomacy talks in the Sax Quadrant. May your prayers be with them all…"


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This is the beginning of the spectacular "subway" section (Left Fork of North Creek) in Zion National Park, Utah, a beautiful canyoneering route which I did with some friends last weekend. The water is beautiful, and cold. See more photos from our canyoneering adventure here.
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Cool texture, nice colors, good foreground & background. Cool trip Dan--you should do more of them so I can come some time!
Andy @ Oct 30, 2009 6:03 am
When I saw this I knew you deserved a comment. Really awesome work, I think the framing is just about perfect.
Roll-ZLX @ Oct 30, 2009 7:57 am
Thanks, Andy & Roll-ZLX. Andy, I definitely want to do more trips like this, and I really hope you can come.
Daniel Peckham @ Oct 30, 2009 10:19 am
Such a beautiful colours and composition here :)
Robert Kruh Photoblog @ Oct 30, 2009 2:46 pm
Those tones are so beautiful!! Magic in each and every pixel, congratulations :)
vicintosh @ Nov 01, 2009 4:03 pm
oh my god.... I've never seen something soo beautiful
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How Do COBRA and HIPAA Protect My MS Healthcare?
Government laws are complicated and can be difficult to navigate, especially if your multiple sclerosis (MS) leaves you functioning at less than 100 percent. It's often confusing to know what is covered by what and what is supposed to happen when.
The following scenarios provide a few examples to help you get your head around the logistics of the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act (COBRA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA):
George was diagnosed with MS while working for the ABC Corp. and was insured by ABC's group health plan. After three years at ABC, he took a job with XYZ International and enrolled in their group health plan. George was uninsured for nine days between the end of his ABC coverage and the start of his XYZ coverage.
For any new employee that has been uninsured for 63 or more days, XYZ's plan excludes coverage for preexisting conditions for the first 12 months of the employee's coverage. Because George was uninsured for only nine days, however, all of his care costs were covered as soon as his new plan went into effect.
Annette, who has MS, was covered by her husband Greg's group health plan for the 10 months he worked for DEF Corp. At 10 months, he was laid off. They didn't elect COBRA because they couldn't afford the premiums. Within a month, Greg got a new job at HIJ Co. and immediately signed up for the health plan they offered him and his family.
Unfortunately, Annette's MS qualified as a preexisting condition, and HIJ's plan had a 12-month preexisting condition exclusion period. But, HIPAA enabled Greg to apply the 10 months of Annette's prior coverage from DEF to the 12-month exclusion period so that they only had to absorb the uncovered costs for anything specifically related to her MS for 2 months.
Janet, a person with MS, lost her job and health benefits when her employer downsized. She didn't elect COBRA because of the expense. Janet found another job three months later. Because more than 63 days had elapsed between the two jobs, Janet didn't get any credit for her prior coverage and she had no insurance for MS-related healthcare expenses for a full year. But, other, non-MS-related costs were covered.
If Annette or Janet had elected COBRA, they would have remained covered until their new group coverage took over. When you have an expensive health condition, it's worth your while to invest in COBRA in order to stay covered until you have a new policy, even if you have to borrow the money to do it.


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session Saturday to debate a plan to inject hundreds of billions of dollars into
the struggling U.S. economy.
The Democratic majority in the Senate and a few Republicans reached a compromise on the plan Friday, after agreeing to reduce the cost of the package by about $110 billion.
Senate leaders say they have enough support to pass the measure, which now totals about $780 billion.
In his weekly address Saturday, President Obama praised the two sides for coming together. He called for the plan to be enacted swiftly.
Republican leaders remain opposed to the measure. They have complained that the bill is costly and wasteful.
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele says more of the money should be given to families in the form of tax cuts.
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One of the best ways to save money and enjoy everything that France has to offer is to rent a car and camp your way through the country.
Camping in France
With a bit of work before leaving you can find great deals on car rentals. We managed to snag our rental for $800 Canadian Dollars for 25 days of driving.
This allows us great flexibility and a chance to see France away from the tourist route.
Finding all of our campsites online through the website AlanRogers.com we managed to make an excellent route. Using our GPS on our iphone we make our way easily to the sites that we have chosen.
ViaMichelin is an excellent site for planning your route before you leave.
Tip: Take along a GPS. It is a God send for navigation through the country. It will take you door to door with ease and piece of mind. Our Tomtom GPS even finds gas stations and restaurants for us. McDonalds has been a must for us as it offers free wifi and coffee to go. And our GPS finds them for us!
We packed our trusty North Face – two man tent, and made our way south stopping at campgrounds along the way.
Luxury Camping
Camping in France is luxurious. We were shocked to pull up to our first camp site in the Loire Valley and see that it had an indoor pool, water slide, restaurant and impeccably clean toilets for 13 Euro a night!
We made sure to pack a collapsible cooler as well to save on food. We ended up packing more of a load than we usually do but the cost saving was worth it.
For More Packing Tips and information on Camping check out Camping Tips for Spain and France
What We Packed for Camping
- Tent
- Thermarests
- Down jackets
- Sleeping bags
- Rain coats
- Clothes line
- Collapsble Cooler
- Plastic containers with lids to eat out of and store food
- Zip lock bags
- Forks and Knives
- Wine Opener
- Paper towels
- Foldable cutting board
Camping has been so successful for us at helping us stick to a budget that we have decided that we are going to come back and cycle our way through Europe possible as soon as the end of summer.
Shopping at Local Markets
We have been shopping at local markets buying food as we need it. Cheese, cured meats, fresh fruit and bread and even some ready made meals. We eat our breakfast and lunch at our campsite or picnic style and then we eat our evening meals out.
We buy our own wine at the market for under 3 Euro. There are more expensive bottles, but we are on a budget so when we see 2 Euro bottles of wine, we jump at it.
Water is potable here in France so we just fill our container with fresh water and take it with us.
Our rental car gets amazing mileage too. We are doing so well with our budget that we can even splurge every once in a while on a fine French dinner. I think that we found our new way to travel. CAMPING!
The campsites are fantastic and reasonable in France.
Both Dave and I kept marveling at the campsites and feel that our parents should each spend a summer enjoying Europe by RV. We have encountered many retirees making their way through the continent and they have inspired us to one day rent an RV and enjoy Europe this way ourselves.
Now we know how the family Soul Travelers has been so successful with their travels over the past 3 years. This is a pleasant experience.
Budget Camping
The most we ended up paying for a campsite was 19 Euros a night but on average it was 15 Euro a night. Some campgrounds have saunas, tennis courts, lakes, fine dining, outdoor pools and waterslides.
We had heard that you had to pay for showers but we never encountered that. We always stayed in campsites with free showers and hot water and everything was always very clean.
They are very central to sites and activities and most of the time they are located just outside a major city. Having our car has been a luxury that we are not used to. We set up camp and then hop in the car to explore the area.
Domain lacs d Gasgon
One stand out campsite was Domain lacs d Gasgone in the south of France. Angelo the owner was extremely friendly and gave us a lot of advice and information about where to travel to. Situated on a lake it has a man made beach, beautiful outdoor pool, soccer field, laundry facility and great restaurant. The setting is stunning, but it was the service that was second to one. We hadn't felt this welcome in all of France.
Once again, we would have stayed longer and have made a note to go back when we cycle through Europe in the near future, but France has just been too cold and rainy and we have decided to head straight to Spain. We need some sun and warmth.
Read More
24 Hours in Nice – Sometimes You Only have a Day to See it All
Living in France – How to Make Friends With the Locals (Even the French)
Where To Stay In Paris – A Guide To The Best Neighbourhoods


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COLLEGE STATION - Kellen Mond walked onto Kyle Field with confidence with a minute left and the No. 2 team in the country on the ropes.
Mond and the Aggies have been working to build a consistent routine since Jimbo Fisher took the job in December, and Saturday night was a step in the right direction.
The sophomore quarterback connected with Kendrick Rogers on a 24-yard touchdown with less than a minutes remaining, but the Aggies fell short on the two-point conversion attempt and lost to No. 2 Clemson 28-26.
"It's just something that becomes natural for us and we did a good job diving down," Mond said. "Guys did a great job making plays, but we were just one play short and those small details matter the most."
Mond set a new career-high with 430 yards passing and three touchdowns, completing 23 of 40 passes.
"Man, that guy's a competitor," Fisher said. "He's a guy that will lay it all out there. The guys love him and follow him and they made some big plays for him. The moment was not too big for it and I loved it."
Clemson's Kelly Bryant threw for 205 yards and a touchdown, while Trevor Lawrence had 93 passing yards and a score. Tee Higgins led the Tigers' receivers with three receptions for 123 yards and a touchdown. Bryant rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown.
A&M scored early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to one possession, and the Aggies defense shut down Clemson for the most part. Quartney Davis dove for the pylon with just over two minutes left and the officials ruled it a touchback.
After a short review, they confirmed the call.
Fisher let the officials know he disagreed as more than 100,000 fans chanted his name.
"We can't whine over calls," he said. "That's ball."
Rogers finished with 120 yards receiving and a pair of touchdowns, his first scores with the Aggies. A&M combined to 71 yards one week after the second-best rushing performance in school history.
"One day doesn't answer the question," Fisher said. "It's got to be consistent over a long period of time. I know it's in there and I know they're competitive, but now we've got to line up and do it again next week. We've got to make it a culture of who we are. It's there and they know it's there."
Daniel LaCamera rebounded from an earlier missed field goal by nailing a 40-yard kick in the first quarter. Clemson responded with a seven-play, 75-yard drive capped off by a 1-yard touchdown run by Bryant.
Lawrence relieved Bryant in the second quarter and threw a touchdown on his first pass, helped by an acrobatic catch and run from Higgins.
Every time the Aggies cut into the lead for early in the second half, the Tigers responded, first with a Diondre Overton touchdown with five mounts left in the third quarter and again when Travis Etienne scored with just over a minute left in the third.
A&M out-gained the Tigers 199-52 in the fourth quarter and held them to just a pair of first downs.
"This shows we can be a force to be reckoned with and we're just laying the foundation," offensive lineman Erik McCoy said. "I feel like we're going to have a great program this year."
The Aggies host Louisiana-Monroe next Saturday at 6 p.m. before beginning SEC plays with back-to-back road games against No. 1 Alabama and Arkansas.
"I think you see the team we (could) have and I think they do too," Fisher said. "There's no doubt it hurts because you see how close you were to beating the No. 2 team in the country. We'll learn to get over that hump and be that team."
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Hello and welcome to travelling-europe.info, a place where all your queries about travelling thousands of miles away from home can be solved in one website!
This site will demonstrate the most useful travel tips you require to travel abroad without any worries and to simply enjoy your unique experience; especially since it ain't like going to some place like California, which by the way is a brilliant experience. In order to get the best time you can from your holiday, you need to plan beforehand i.e. if you need a VISA, go to the embassy a couple of weeks before the trip, not days!
Budapest, Hungary
In addition, to prepare the necessary documents, effectively you can do your "homework" on your specified trip. Firstly, you can visit your travel agent and grasp all his knowledge of the county from past experiences and taking home multiple brochures displaying what you can do when you are at your destination. However, that's not all, you can use the internet to discover further knowledge including various cultures and the best places to stay before even leaving your home!
As stated previously, I cannot emphasise how important it is to have all your documents and papers in order weeks in advance since it will make sure you are secure throughout the whole of your time abroad. Documents can include passports, airplane tickets, hotel bookings and your VISA. Furthermore, you should register with the embassy, can be Spanish or American once you arrive since it will ensure you are even more safe and also make sure you know all the laws of the area you are visiting since for all you know, "littering" can be a $1000 fine! Whilst you are sorting out all your paperwork, you should photocopy your passport details and provide one trusted family member with it in case of an emergency!
Amsterdam, Netherlands
In order to make sure you are not ripped off whilst purchasing food, a good idea is to find out online what the average people order from the most common shops since they may pick up you are british and overcharge you or simply steal your money. Thus, a good plan would be to divide the money between the adults equally so if one person's money is stolen, you can still use the other money from the opposing adults. However, there are ATM's almost anywhere so if you need to you can visit them to get some more funds out but beware there are hackers around!
If you follow all of these rules, your trip will be more enjoyable and more safe. Again, you should find out what the culture/food is like around the areas you are visiting so you are prepared for the worst possible scenario. All these hints and tips are for your benefit and so you will appreciate what you have found out since you are ensuring you family's safety as well enjoying your self along the way. Remember life is too short, so make the most of it!
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Fat Burger Kid is a fast food burger restaurant in the Bedford Point district of Staunton Island, Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto III. Their advertisement which says "We've got bigger buns!" is a slang term for people with big butts, concerning the name of this restaurant. The name 'Fat Burger Kid' could be a reference to the American-Canadian burger restaurant, Fatburger.
The Fat Burger Kid logo is identical to that of Bolt Burgers.
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Business Plan Example of the Industry Overview
Because it's always easier to write something if you can read an example first, here is an example that you can use as a model for your own business plan's Industry Overview section.
Please note that 'Pet Grandma' is a fictional pet-based business invented for this business plan example. For instructions and tips on how to write an Industry Overview for your own business plan, see Writing a Business Plan: The Industry Section, part of my How to Write a Business Plan series.
Pet Grandma Business Plan Example: The Industry Overview
The Pet Industry
According to the American Pet Products Association, total pet expenditures in the U.S. totaled slightly over $60 billion in 2015, up from $41 billion in 2007. This includes:
- Food - $23.05 billion
- Supplies/OTC Medicine - $14.28 billion
- Vet Care - $15.42 billion
- Live animal purchases - $2.12 billion
- Pet Services: grooming & boarding - $5.41 billion
These figures reflect the increasing humanization of pets, a trend that is showing no signs of waning. More and more people consider their pets to be people too and treat them accordingly. Karen McCullough, director of marketing for Winnipeg-based Petland Canada, which operates both company-owned and franchise stores across the country, says, "People are looking for more these days - absolutely. We see a lot now in higher-end products, people are demanding more for their pets, from treats to grooming supplies to brand-name toys and even clothing."
And, because people want the best for their pets, there is also an increasing demand for pet-care services. Across North America the pet care business has seen an explosion of growth over the last three years.
Our Position in the Industry
West Vancouver is an affluent area with a high pet density, an ideal market for a pet-sitting business such as Pet Grandma. People in this area not only have pets, but can afford to spend money on them and are willing to do so.
Our market research has shown that nine out of 10 pet owners polled in West Vancouver would prefer to have their pets cared for in their own homes when they travel rather than be kenneled and six out of 10 would consider having a pet sitter provide company for their dog when they were at work.
The Competition
While there are currently eight businesses offering pet sitting in West Vancouver, only three of these offer on-site pet care and none offers Pet Visit services for working pet owners.
Currently there is no one company dominating the market. This may be because all of the pet-sitting businesses are relatively new; the oldest, Paula's Pet Sitting, has been in business five years. However, half of the existing pet-sitting businesses control the majority of the market; Paula's Pet Sitting, Doggie Care Services Inc., Pet Petters and Pet Sitters on Demand together control 65 percent of the market.
What Makes Pet Grandma Unique
Pet Grandma's marketing strategy is to emphasize the quality of pet care we provide. As our slogan, "A Grandma for your pet!" says, we treat people's pets as family members and strive to give people's pets the same loving individual care that their owners would give. We will be emphasizing the quality and personalized service we provide in our marketing.
We will also offer some services that are currently unique, such as our Pet Visit services, where one of our trained staff will go to a person's home while they're at work and feed, exercise and play with their pet, allowing dog owners who work to come home to happy, friendly companions rather than demanding, whiny animals.
The Next Step
The Industry Overview example section ends here. If you are working on writing a business plan in order, the next section of the plan is the Market Analysis. See the Business Plan Outline for a description of all the sections of the business plan.


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"Josh Recommends" for the Week of September 13, 2019 By Josh Garrick
Are you considering a fall getaway in Ontario?
It's the ideal spot to plant yourself and maximize your fall vacation. There are countless things to do in Stratford in the fall, from celebrating its diverse culinary scene to enjoying the great outdoors. Plus, Stratford is surrounded by some of Ontario's most captivating small towns, making it the gateway to epic fall road trips. So let's get planning!
Our Celebrity cruise ship docked in Puerto Costa Maya for the day. Unlike many cruise ship passengers who simply headed to the beach for a few hours of leisure or browsed through the local shops, we arranged for a small group half-day tour using the Shore Excursions Group website.
For all you travel freaks out there, South America is unquestionably the most beautiful continent on the plant. Home to one of the most picturesque landscapes, unspoiled jungles, and panoramic beaches, South America, should be your next travel destination if you still haven't visited.
September 21 is the International Day of Peace. Peace Day was established by the United Nations in 1981, to encourage the world to work together toward the goal of worldwide peace. Everyone can celebrate peace.
"Josh Recommends" for the Week of September 6, 2019 By Josh Garrick
On a sunny late summer day, right before the kickoff of college football, Ed and I journeyed to the Big House at the University of Michigan for another kind of kickoff–a private reception to introduce Intercept Wine.
Another school year has begun, and children, teachers, and families across the US are dealing with locker combinations, teacher meetings, books, backpacks, and the back to school jitters.
While most of the time we look at the hard cold facts of the back to school journey, how often do we stop and look at the bigger picture, the deeper picture, or the other parts of the educational curriculum that are often left out of the official syllabus?
These three steps were born when I was asked to make a presentation on "How to deal with Culture Shock" before an expatriate group in St Petersburg, Russia.
The problem with writing assignments has always existed among students. It doesn't matter how good the student is and how hard he/she studies, any writing assignment can become a real problem. They require much time and attention, and if you study something technical, you might even not like writing.
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A two-day seminar on state-owned enterprise reform concluded at PSDI's office in Sydney today.
The seminar was attended by ministers and heads of departments responsible for SOEs in Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, SOLs, Tonga and Vanuatu. They shared their experiences with SOE reform, discussing the obstacles they have encountered and opportunities they have identified to improve SOE performance.
The participants reviewed a working draft of the fifth edition of Finding Balance, PSDI's comparative study of SOE performance in island economies. They were also addressed a number of guest speakers, including former New Zealand SOE minister Richard Prebble. It was opened by the Director General of ADB's Pacific Department Xianbin Yao.


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Teaching Literature and Science with Videos
In this article, you will find:
- Enhancing Reading Skills with Video
- Teaching Hands-On Science with Video
Enhancing Reading Skills with Video
Teaching Literature and Science with VideosBy Ron Person
Movies and video documentaries can be indispensable for motivating learners, engaging their curiosity, and embedding concepts that might otherwise slip away. Even reading and literature can be enhanced and strengthened through the use of videos.
Children may have inertia getting started in a book, but a movie or video can motivate them to learn more and entice early readers to dig into a book. If they have basic reading skills that need exercise and motivation, then use a movie to get their momentum up to speed. For example, the Chronicles of Narnia, a children's classic, are available in both VHS and DVD. Play the first of the trilogy, "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe", to get a child intrigued. Then let them know there are two more books in the series, "Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" and "The Silver Chair." You might even troll for readers by leaving the next book in the series lying where they will see it.
A number of great children's authors have had only a single movie made from their large collection of written works. Use the movie to entice your young reader, then show them the other books by the author. Some excellent examples of movies that lead to additional books are "The Little Princess" or "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, "The Black Stallion" by the prolific Walter Farley, and "James and the Giant Peach" or "Matilda" by the prolific and wacky Roald Dahl.
Reading or watching a movie with children shouldn't be passive. Make it thought provoking and inquisitive. Stop at major points and ask your child what they would do if they were in the character's position, then continue the movie to see what the character does.
You might create interactive checklists that keep your kids thinking as the movie progresses. For example, in "Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader" the characters change their behavior and personality as the story progresses. Have your children create a Character Report Card that helps them learn about character traits, character depth, and character analysis.
Your graders should assign an A through F grade to each character's trait. You might even want two charts, one for the character's trait at the beginning of the movie and one for the end. Discussing how they graded each character and why the grade changed gives you an excellent chance to discuss personality, ethics, and personal growth.
Teaching Classic Literature with Video
Movies based on classic literature can be used to entice readers as well as act as a structure for discussion. In the same way that videos can entice a young reader into a book, teenage readers can be enticed via video into classic literature such as David Copperfield, Moby Dick, and Romeo and Juliet.
A number of literary works have been turned into movies that will captivate teens of either sex. Movies enable them to see the clothes, hear the music, and listen to the dialect of the time period. Here are a few movies based on classics that might entice teen readers into reading the full book or other books by the same author:
- Romeo and Juliet, By William Shakespeare (Paramount)
- Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte (A&E)
- Emma, by Jane Austen (A&E)
- Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott (Columbia Tristar)
- David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens (WGBH or Brentwood)
- Moby Dick, by Hermann Melville (Artisan or MGM)
- Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo by Andres Dumas (Disney Touchstone)
Some movies, especially those by Disney and their adult movie producer Touchstone, are loosely based on the book. In those cases use the movie as a base to discuss why the producers made changes and how the book provides more detail, more character insight, and is more faithful to the real historical events.
Teens may feel that the book topic is old fashioned and hard to relate to. However, I know a number of cases where teens were sucked into the books because their feelings were the same as those felt by the characters in the classics. The heartaches felt in Little Women and the feelings of revenge in The Count of Monte Cristo haven't changed through time.
If it's been a long time since you've read some of these classic books a movie can give you a structure for discussion. You can both sit and watch the movie and pause it for discussion when you or your teen feel there is something important to discuss. Try to pause and discuss at least every 20 minutes. Some research shows that this helps us remember.


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In keeping with my blog philosophy, I will be writing about Scottish fashion on a smaller budget- including a monthly spotlight about up-and-coming Scottish designers, seeking out undiscovered crafting talent, and highlighting the best from independent shops. I'll also be exploring what I think Scotland's fashion scene does really well- its wealth of vintage and second-hand clothes shops.
My debut article for the magazine went live this evening, which is very exciting. My article introduces a small, independent designer, Mercurio Millinery, and her beautiful range of clutch bags. I chose this particular designer because I was drawn to the range of fabrics she uses, and the affordable luxury of her brand.
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A Spreadsheet Approach to Finding the Economic Order Quantity
A spreadsheet is a table of data that is organized in a logical framework similar to an accounting income statement or balance sheet. At first, this marriage of computers and accounting information might seem like a minor innovation. However, it is not. For example, with computerized spreadsheets it becomes possible to easily reflect the effects on revenue, cost, and profit of a slight change in demand conditions. Similarly, the effects on the profit-maximizing or breakeven activity levels can be easily determined. Various "what if?" scenarios can also be tested to determine the optimal or profit-maximizing activity level under a wide variety of operating conditions. Thus, it becomes easy to quantify in dollar terms the pluses and minuses (revenues and costs) of alternate decisions. Each operating and planning decision can be easily evaluated in light of available alternatives. Through the use of spreadsheet formulas and so-called "macros," managers are able to locate maximum or minimum values for any objective function based on the relevant marginal relations. Therefore, spreadsheets are a very useful tool that can be used to analyze a variety of typical optimization problems.
To illustrate the use of spreadsheets in economic analysis, consider the case of The Neighborhood Pharmacy, Inc. (NPI), a small but rapidly growing operator of a number of large-scale discount pharmacies in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, metropolitan area. A key contributor to the overall success of the company is a system of tight controls over inventory acquisition
CASE STUDY (continued)
and carrying costs. The company's total annual costs for acquisition and inventory of pharmaceutical items are composed of the purchase cost of individual products supplied by wholesalers (purchase costs); the clerical, transportation, and other costs associated with placing each individual order (order costs); and the interest, insurance, and other expenses involved with carrying inventory (carrying costs). The company's total inventory-related costs are given by the expression
where TC is inventory-related total costs during the planning period, P is the purchase price of the inventory item, X is the total quantity of the inventory item that is to be ordered (used) during the planning period (use requirement), e is the cost of placing an individual order for the inventory item (order cost), C is inventory carrying costs expressed on a per unit of inventory basis (carrying cost), and Q is the quantity of inventory ordered at any one point in time (order quantity). Here Q is NPI's decision variable, whereas each other variable contained in the total cost function is beyond control of the firm (exogenous). In analyzing this total cost relation, NPI is concerned with picking the order quantity that will minimize total inventory-related costs. The optimal or total-cost minimizing order quantity is typically referred to as the "economic order quantity."
During the relevant planning period, the per unit purchase cost for an important prescribed (ethical) drug is P = $4, the total estimated use for the planning period is X = 5,000, the cost of placing an order is e = $50; and the per unit carrying cost is C = $0.50, calculated as the current interest rate of 12.5% multiplied by the per unit purchase cost of the item.
A. Set up a table or spreadsheet for NPI's order quantity (Q), inventory-related total cost (TC), purchase price (P), use requirement (X), order cost (e), and carrying cost (C). Establish a range for Q from 0 to 2,000 in increments of 100 (i.e., 0, 100, 200, . . . , 2,000).
B. Based on the NPI table or spreadsheet, determine the order quantity that will minimize the company's inventory-related total costs during the planning period.
C. Placing inventory-related total costs, TC, on the vertical or Y-axis and the order quantity, Q, on the horizontal or X-axis, plot the relation between inventory-related total costs and the order quantity.
D. Based on the same data as previously, set up a table or spreadsheet for NPI's order quantity (Q), inventory-related total cost (TC), and each component part of total costs, including inventory purchase (acquisition) costs, P X X; total order costs, e X X/Q; and total carrying costs, C X Q/2. Placing inventory-related total costs, TC, and each component cost category as dependent variables on the vertical or Y-axis and the order quantity, Q, as the independent variable on the horizontal or X-axis, plot the relation between inventory-related cost categories and the order quantity.
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