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If I found her address, I ------------------- her an invitation.
If I found her address, I ------------------- her an invitation.
had send
would send
would have send
Those children are really noisy.
a. I wish they were quieter
b. I wish they would be quiet
c. If only they had been quiet
I don`t understand this point of grammar. I wish I ------------ it better
had understood
would understand
The information you need is / are in the report.
Last night's news was/ were very bad.
He gave me a lot of advice / advices when I joined the company.
The country with the fewest / the least people per square kilometer must be
Little did he know what his decision would lead to / Little did he knew what his decision would lead to.
The matter could be explained in no other way. / The matter could be explained in any other way.
The beavers spent the afternoon lying new branches on the lodge. / The beavers spent the afternoon laying new branches on the lodge.
The cat preferred to sit on the dining room table. / The cat preferred to set on the dining room table.
Mary lay down for a short nap before the exam./ Mary laid down for a short nap before the exam.
He is always making noise at night. / He always makes noise at night.
If you ___________ a little earlier, you would have caught the bus.
had arrived
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Choose the correct answer:
1. She burst into _______________ (tear/ tears) when she heard the bad news.
2. Peter and Jack shake _______________ (hand/ hands) and become friends again.
3. She can't see what is written on the blackboard without her contact _______________ (len/ lens)
4. The two sisters took _______________ (turn/ turns) at sitting up with their sick mother.
5. Quite a number of _______________ (DJ/ DJs) have extended their careers to singing.
6. If you want to get well, you should take the doctor's _______________ (advice/ advices).
7. Mary never does her _______________ (homework/ homeworks)
8. Johnny has lost his _______________ (luggage/ luggages).
9. The factory workers stopped working and took (a rest/ rest).
10. The children sat on the _______________ (grass/ grasses).
Underline the incorrect word in each sentence and write the correct word in the space provided.
1. He takes part in a lot of extracurricular activitys.
2. I always put three teaspoon of sugar in my coffee.
3. The field is full of sheeps. ______________
4. The thief was wearing jean. ______________
5. Money cannot buy happinesses. ______________
6. They want to finish the job themself.
7. How many piece of cheese would you like? ______________
8. A mice was hiding under the table. ______________
9. Three passer-bys were shot in the raid. ______________
10. Put on more cloth or you will get a cold. ______________
Cross out a/an if it is wrong and substitute it with some. If it is correct, put a tick
1. Can you give me an ____________ information, please?
2. I bought a ____________ suitcase yesterday.
3. We need a ____________money for the cinema.
4. He's eating a ____________ bread.
5. I'd like a _____________ advice about my future.
6. We stopped at the filling station to get a ___________ petrol.
7. I really need a _____________ holiday.
8. Can you give me a ___________water, please? I'm thirsty.
9. Can you pass me a ____________ newspaper?
10. Do you want an ___________ apple?
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Hello Friends, Hope you all are doing great!! I enjoyed my one month vacation with friends and relatives at India after two years. And am back feeling refreshed and recharged to continue my craft journey.
Today am posting a cold porcelain mural of the theme " Divine love". This painting was inspired from the murals, found in dolls of India website.
The base of the mural is a small wooden board which I got as a free sample from home depot. I drew the radhe krishna on a piece of cardstock and glued it to the wooden board. Then I pasted the cold porcelain clay upon the design. Allowed it to dry to for 48 hours and then painted the mural using acrylics. Finally applied a coat of varnish to get the shine.
Hope you all will like it. See you soon. Thanks for stopping by.
Here is the link to the tutorial on making cold porcelain murals:
Cold porcelain mural tutorial

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The Director of Central Intelligence summarized the intelligence briefing. The President directed that the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of Central Intelligence take immediate action to obtain more "black boxes."
2. Defense Operations
a. The Secretary of Defense presented photographs of dispersal of existing U.S. planes in the southeast U.S., and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that modifications of readiness were being considered to permit improvement of the situation.
b. The Secretary of Defense reported the plans for naval interception, noted the presence of a submarine near the more interesting ships, and warned that radio silence might be imposed. There was discussion of the problem of dealing with such submarines, and it was understood that in the event of intervention by a submarine in the process of interception the submarine might have to be destroyed.
3. In the middle of the meeting there were reports that certain Soviet ships had appeared to have stopped or turned back, and the President directed that there be no interception of any target for at least another hour while clarifying information was sought.
4. Dr. Wiesner presented an initial briefing on the communications situation and the President directed that most urgent action be taken by State, Defense and CIA to improve communications worldwide, but particularly in the Caribbean area. After the meeting, the President, in discussion with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, directed that special responsibilities should be assigned to designated individuals and a plan for this purpose will be presented for approval by State, Defense and White House officers at the next meeting of the Committee.
5. The President directed that State and USIA should give immediate attention to increasing understanding in Europe of the fact that any Berlin crisis would be fundamentally the result of Soviet ambition and pressure, and that inaction by the United States in the face of the challenge in Cuba would have been more and not less dangerous for Berlin.
6. The President directed that a senior representative of USIA should regularly be present at meetings of the Executive Committee.(1)
McGeorge Bundy
1 Following this meeting, the Nitze (Berlin-NATO) Subcommittee met at 11 a.m. to consider various aspects of the Cuban crisis that might affect Berlin. For a record of this meeting, see vol. XV, pp. 395-397. Back
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Call the Coroner is 99 cents! #booksale
Jan 01
Boy, am I glad to see 2017 in the rear view.
My word for stepping into 2018 is CONSISTENCY. My wish is to be more consistent with my work, and to focus on that. Thank you for being in my corner, from the OGs to the newcomers. I love and appreciate you. I also wish for you good health, strength, and an endless supply of books in 2018.
So CALL THE CORONER is on sale from Jan 1-5. A nice 99 cents. If you haven't read it yet, now's your chance to fall into the deep, dark, sinful hole that is Staniel. If you have read it, then you know all the deliciously fucked up fuckery within it's pages. Yeah? Then girl, it's your duty to put your friends on.
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I decided to do a Patreon. You pledge $ to me, and I in turn use that money to fund my projects: Book covers, editing, book formatting etc. And I reward you with exclusives that only my pledges have access to.
If you'd like to know more, check out my Patreon Page, and if you're so inclined, join me in helping to create some good shit.


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Online ad rep company Phase2Media is making a push to represent sites on which users register to receive targeted offers and promotions. So the company, which has grown from five employees to 100 in less than a year, has parsed its operations into two divisions.
Under a realignment being announced Feb. 14, one division headed by publishing veteran Mary Donahue Quinlan will manage Phase2Media's original business of selling ad space on content sites that don't require registration. The other division headed by Phase2Media co-founder Tom Mannion will sell space on direct-marketing sites that do require users to identify themselves.
As 10-month-old Phase2Media staffs up, each division is expected to have its own sales team of 50 to 70 people and a supervisor.
Mr. Mannion is senior VP-general manager of Phase2Media Direct, the division targeting sites that register users. Clients include online sweepstakes site FreeLotto.com and free auction site Qool.com; a third is close to signing.
There's been tremendous growth in the past six months in advertiser interest in sites that register users and send them targeted ads as consumers become more comfortable with opt-in online promotions, said Richy Glassberg, chairman-CEO.
Mr. Glassberg stressed Phase2Media will work only with sites that do not share users' online registration data with third-party ad servers, such as DoubleClick or CMGI's AdForce.
Online privacy is a hot button right now in the industry.
"We are only representing sites and properties that are adhering to strict privacy policies," Mr. Glassberg said. "We are selling the ability [with Phase2Media Direct] to target the correct ad to the correct person who has agreed to be targeted to. We are not collecting data. We are not tracking data. We don't own the data. We don't share the data. We don't pass the data along."
As for the division focusing on sites that don't require registration, Ms. Quinlan has come aboard as senior VP-ad sales, from general manager of The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Journal. Clients include Web sites of American Greetings Corp., the Associated Press, Hachette Filipacchi Magazines' Elle.com, Dennis Publishing's Maxim and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
The appointment of Ms. Quinlan, once publisher of New Woman and corporate ad sales director for Conde Nast Publications, is in keeping with the company's strategy of hiring people with traditional media sales experience. Ms. Quinlan said online ad sales pose challenges similar to print.
"I will be doing sales and marketing partnerships, which is what I've been doing my entire life," she said. "I just need to learn a few new buzzwords."
In November, Phase2Media received an estimated $10 million investment from Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Vector Capital and Starwood Capital Group.
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It's always a little unnerving to revisit a favorite place, book or film from your younger days because so often, our "more mature" eyes see them differently. Classrooms look smaller, amusement park rides seem slower, and often--well, at least for me--books and movies don't have the same sparkle.
But during a recent reviewing of an old classic (and old favorite of mine), The Trouble With Angels, my fears were almost immediately put to rest.
I saw that while yes, it had the occasional "groovy" earmark of its era and its share of predictable moments, more importantly, it was still very funny and endearing. Not to mention remarkably fast-paced for those days, when films generally went at a much slower clip. Finally, as an adult, I was able to better relate to the struggles of both the teachers and students, to see many more "gray areas" and root for their individual journeys as never before.
And funny...I had forgotten about "the silent piano," which Rachel (June Harding) tells Mary (Hayley Mills) that she studied in her previous school. Does anyone else remember what the silent piano was?
And let us know if you are a fan of The Trouble With Angels, too, or any films from your younger days that you've recently watched and enjoyed again.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Playing the Silent Piano!
It's always a little unnerving to revisit a favorite place, book or film from your younger days because so often, our "more mature" eyes see them differently. Classrooms look smaller, amusement park rides seem slower, and often--well, at least for me--books and movies don't have the same sparkle.
Freshly Posted by TinaFerraro @ 3/15/2010
Labels: TV and Flicks
10 fresh comments:
- Anonymous said...
I've never seen The Trouble With Angels. By the picture you posted, it looks about the same era as the original Herbie The Love Bug movie, which still cuts it as fun family entertainment. :) One that's not so old is Back To The Future. I first saw that when it came out in theatres -- must've been mid 80s -- and everytime I see it, Marty and Doc still crack me up.
- 3/15/2010
- TinaFerraro said...
Oh, yes, Shari, this movie is in the same era as Herbie! I'll have to rewatch that one, too.
And I still love Back to the Future, as well! That's another timeless classic.
- 3/15/2010
- Lisa Mantchev said...
I ~love~ this movie... I just caught it again the other day (with scenes I'd missed the original TV broadcast!) and about died laughing at poor Rachel's attempts to sew and Mary's scathingly brilliant ideas!
- 3/15/2010
- Janie Emaus said...
You've made me want to see this movie. One of my favorite old movies is the Wizard of Oz. That just gets better each time I see it.
- 3/15/2010
- TinaFerraro said...
Lisa, yes--Mary and her scathingly brilliant ideas!!!
Janie, I own the DVD now (the kids gave it to me for Christmas) so I'll loan it to you!
- 3/15/2010
- Anna R said...
I must have missed that movie, maybe it was an R, hehe, it was released 24 years before I was released.
- 3/15/2010
- TinaFerraro said...
You got me there, Anna! LOL. But sometimes they run it on TV, so if you ever hear of it, give it a look!
- 3/15/2010
- Leigh said...
I haven't seen that but you make it sound good! One movie I saw recently that still holds up after all these years is "Vacation." Not "Christmas Vacation" which is an absolute classic but the very first one where the Griswolds go to Wally World. Hilarious!!
And I too love (and own) Back To the Future - once I see one, I have to watch all 3...:)
- 3/16/2010
- Kelly (Lynn) Parra said...
Haven't seen this one, but I love classics!!
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International Adoption and Prevention of Lead Poisoning
Prospective parents adopting a child from overseas need information to safeguard the health of the child. This webpage contains information for adopting parents, adoption agencies, and health care providers.
The U.S. Department of State records show that from October 1, 2008, to September 30, 2009, a total of 12,753 internationally adopted children immigrated to the United States. The largest numbers of these children were originally from Ethiopia, mainland China, South Korea, and Russia. The risk for lead exposure is much higher in many countries from which children are adopted than in the United States (1, 2, 3). Each country sets its own policies on regulations for environmental exposures, and some countries have stronger regulations than others.
Main sources of exposure to lead differ from country to country
Children's exposure to sources of lead varies by country (1, 2, 3). Even within a country, lead exposure may vary by ethnic group or income level. In the United States, lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust and soil are the primary sources of high-dose childhood-lead exposure.
Children from outside the United States can be exposed to lead from
- Ceramic or metal dishes or pots used for cooking or eating,
- Contamination from living with a person who is exposed on the job,
- Contamination from nearby mining and smelting,
- Cosmetics,
- Cottage industries (e.g., breaking up batteries or metal ore),
- Drinking water from metal pipes or metal storage containers
- Food, spices, and candies (from the ingredients or the packaging),
- Industrial emissions, and
- Traditional medicines.
To read publications on country-specific sources of lead, visit
Risk for elevated blood lead levels
No safe blood lead level for children has been found. Because lead poisoning often occurs with no obvious symptoms, it frequently goes unrecognized. The level of blood lead that is currently considered high is a concentration of 5 or more micrograms per deciliter of blood. Evidence exists that lead in the body, even at low levels, can cause health problems and affect a child's behavior or how they learn in school (4, 5). At very high levels, in extreme cases, it can cause seizures or death.
Parents or Prospective Parents of Adopted Children
Parent Factsheet [PDF – 395 KB]
Important information for parents and prospective parents of internationally adopted children to safeguard the health of children.
Why should I be concerned?
Concern exists about children adopted from overseas who may have been exposed to lead before they came to the United States. Recently in the United States, a small number of internationally adopted children have been found to have high levels of lead in their bodies.
As a group, foreign-born adopted children tend to have higher levels of lead in their blood than children born in the United States (3). Children can be exposed to lead in different ways in various in countries (1, 2, 3).
How do I know if my child was exposed to lead?
Most children with elevated blood lead levels do not have any symptoms. The only way to know for sure is to have your child tested with a simple blood test.
How can I check for lead in my child?
Ask your child's doctor to test your child for lead in their blood. You may want to contact your state or local Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.
Who can I contact for blood lead testing or other information about the health of my internationally adopted child?
You can contact either your doctor or your local health department if you have concerns about lead in your child's blood or other health concerns.
Some doctors and medical clinics focus on the special issues of children who are born in or adopted from countries around the world. The American Academy of Pediatrics lists physicians who specialize [PDF – 53 KB] in the health care needs of children born outside the United States
International Adoption Agencies
Adoption agencies play an important role in increasing awareness of lead exposure among internationally adopted children. Under current regulations and routine practice, elevated blood lead levels among foreign-born children may not be detected.
Adopting parents lack information on the hazards of lead exposure that could help them improve their children's growth, development, and prospects for the future.
It is important that adoption agencies provide lead-exposure fact sheets with health information, including information on accessible testing sites, to prospective parents.
Adoption agencies should also encourage adopting parents and doctors to test foreign-born children for lead exposure when they arrive in the United States.
Click here to access a flyer to share with parents [PDF – 750 KB].
Health Care Providers
International Childhood Lead Exposure
Children immigrating to the United States through international adoptions have health issues as diverse as the cultures into which they were born (6, 7). Although recent research is sparse, evidence suggests that a significant proportion of immigrant and adopted children have elevated blood lead levels. Risk for elevated blood lead levels varies by country of origin (1, 2, 3). According to one study, 40% of children from Cuba and Haiti, 37% from Asia, 27% from Vietnam and Africa, and 25% from the Near East had blood lead levels. Overall, approximately 11.3% of adopted foreign-born children have blood lead levels ≥10 micrograms per deciliter (1).
Medical Testing before Immigration to United States
Blood lead testing is not required before immigration to the United States. Before arrival in the United States, all immigrants are required to have a medical examination in their country of origin by a physician approved by the local U.S. embassy or consulate. This medical examination focuses primarily on detecting serious disabilities and contagious diseases.
Recommendations for Screening and Medical Management of Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels
Screening for blood lead level is recommended upon arrival to the United States, and at 12 and 24 months of age. Physicians should follow their state and local guidelines on health screening of children living conditions that place them at a high risk for lead exposure. International adoptees are considered high risk for elevated blood lead levels (6, 7, 8). You can also contact the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program in your state for additional information.
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Important information for parents and prospective parents of internationally adopted children to safeguard the health of children.
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Copy and paste the text below into an email to post on your parent listserv.
CDC recommends that all internationally adopted children have a blood lead test during their first medical examination in the United States. Internationally adopted children may have been exposed to lead in their country of birth. Even though the number of children being adopted with elevated blood lead levels is small, a blood lead test can tell adoptive parents if their child is at risk so they can take action to protect the child's health.
Information on lead testing for internationally adopted children is important for
- Parents of children adopted within the last 3 months,
- Parents now going through the adoption process, and
- All future prospective adoptive parents.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information on preventing lead poisoning in children who are adopted from outside the United States. This information can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/tips/adoption.htm. This site has important information on lead poisoning prevention that you should know to safeguard the health of your family.
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Information forparents, adoption providers, and clinicians about international adoption.
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The Child Welfare Information Gateway is a service of the Children's Bureau, Adminstration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
U.S. Department of State: Intercountry Adoption [PDF – 1.11 MB]
This site provides information and guidance to U.S. citizens seeking information about international adoptions.
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This site provides information on intercountry adoptions and the immigration process.
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JCICS is a nonprofit international adoption organization that works to promote ethical practices in intercountry adoption. This site provides information relevant to international adoption agencies, community-based organizations, parent support groups, and medical clinics.
(1) CDC. Elevated blood lead levels among internationally adopted children – United States, 1998. MMWR. 2000;49(5):97-100.
(2) Geltman PL, Brown MJ, Cochran J. Lead poisoning among refugee children resettled in Massachusetts, 1995 to 1999. Pediatrics. 2001;108(1):158-162.
(3) Parisa T, Leighton J, Auchincloss AH, Faciano A, Alper H, Paykin A, et al. Immigration and risk of childhood lead poisoning: findings from a case–control study of New York City children. Am J Public Health. 2008;98(1):92-97
(4) CDC. Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch website (https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/).
(5) Canfield RL, Henderson CR, Cory-Slechta DA, Cox C, Jusko TA, Lanphear BP. Intellectual impairment in children with blood lead concentrations below 10 µg per deciliter. N Engl J Med. 2003;348:1517–1526.
(6) Hellerstedt WL, Madsen NJ, Gunnar MR, Grotevant HD, Lee RM, Johnson DE. The international adoption project: population-based surveillance of Minnesota parents who adopted children internationally. Matern Child Health J. 2008;12(2):162-171.
(7) Jenista JA. The immigrant, refugee, or internationally adopted child. Pediatr Rev. 2001;22(12):419-429.
(8) CDC. Recommendations for blood lead screening of Medicaid-eligible children aged 1–5 years: an updated approach to targeting a group at high risk. MMWR. 2009;58(RR09):1-11.
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Don't let there be no Street Light
Vasai people, (I actually mean non-Mumbai people) I think each you could easily recall the day when there was no light at your place the whole day. I can, because it was just yesterday!! Morning time there was no current and I thought it might be due to the load shedding; I waited, waited till noon…but no use! Sunil called up and as you could guess, he was really pissed off! He was even ready to come out gather crowd and stage a violent protest!! I had to cool him down.
Alright, now these people tell that there is shortage of electricity, they advertise, they broadcast and appeal to the masses to make a difference! They tell save electricity, save our future, save for the next generation. But, but these fools don't practice what they preach.
Here's why:
I shot the above pic with my N73 at about noon! I first thought, it might be due to some maintenance work, but I had to give these people a call and report about it after about an hour and half as I got back from church!
They seemed concerned as I reported them, and thank God, there was an immediate action! (though it took them an hour)
I just wonder if such things happen in my place, what would be the condition of other areas? They might be so lazy or irresponsible that they might keep the street lamps burning throughout the day…and when they are actually needed at night-time, they will be put off due to load-shedding!!
Then there even is such a waste of energy in the city area, where no creature is worried about saving energy, there are such small rooms with FOUR air conditioners!
Tell me:
Have you ever experienced power cut-off?
How did you deal with it? Did you just keep waiting or you went out with friends?
How is the power supplier in your area? Reliable or not?


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FullCircle Registry, Inc., Announces Agreement with HFP Capital Markets, LLC
Feb 14, 2013, 07:00 ET
SHELBYVILLE, Ky., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- (OTC Bulletin Board: FLCR) FullCircle Registry Corporation is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with HFP Capital Markets, LLC of New York, N.Y.
In part, here are excerpts from the agreement.
As FullCircle (The Company) seeks to prepare itself for the next phase of its success, HFP Capital will guide the Company through this process. HFP will provide the financial deep bench to help management navigate this critical time and ultimately execute the established plan.
The HFP advisory team believes now is the best time to begin this process because of the financial progress FullCircle has enjoyed in the recent past. This coupled with attractive valuations and the continued acceptance of the public holding company/Buffet Model is very encouraging. If FullCircle is able to get to a critical mass, we believe there is an enormous amount of opportunity and value for The Company and its shareholders.
Phase One
The following is an overview of the services the HFP team will provide in order to best position FullCircle for the future. We believe these items will best position the company to become an attractive investment while simultaneously taking advantage of favorable Mergers & Acquisitions valuations.
- Deep dive into Company financials to assess needs
- Provide project based market data on industry verticals
- Companies chosen for FullCircle portfolio must be intrinsically "Undervalued" based on book value
- Identified companies must have an able, motivated and trustworthy management team
- Initiate outreach and meaningful discussions with current legacy shareholder base
- Update financial databases that are most frequently used by investing public (i.e. Bloomberg, Yahoo, Cap IQ)
- Work with management to establish an executable timeline and action plan for the next 3 years
- Create/ rework current investor presentation based on corporate strategy moving forward
- Acquisitions targets
- Institutional investors
- Retail Investors
- Commercial partners
- Financial & strategic buyers
- Begin preparing FullCircle to be introduced to specific strategic and financial partners
Phase Two
Once a discernible roadmap and action plan have been established and executed, HFP Corporate advisory will move into its next phase of support. With the overall goal of driving shareholder value we have identified four main targeted areas that the HFP team will seek to address. Each of these items will be attacked and monitored directly by our Advisory Team.
Corporate Access
- Increased efficiency, quality and measurability of a sustained marketing effort
- Increased Institutional Awareness and Participation to include institutions with long term (buy and hold) investment horizons and consistent coverage of portfolio managers and analyst regarding all things regarding FLCR.
- Increase in liquidity to include exposure to: The hedge fund community, smaller asset managers and to quality high net worth investors and family office groups.
- Expansion of research coverage
HFP states that they will be spending time with both the retail and institutional investment community that is of paramount importance for FullCircle. These meetings provide the investor community with valuable insight into the company's operations, management team, long term objectives and strategic vision. More important than just scheduling meetings, HFP Capital will work with FLCR to put The Company in front of the "right" investors.
HFP Capital has relationships with over 200 institutional investors and thousands of retail investors and will work with FullCircle to position the Company with these clients. The Corporate Access team will provide detailed feedback from each meeting to FLCR as well as stay in front of these investors with up to date information about The Company.
Once phase one is complete the advisory team recommends that management meet with portfolio managers, analysts and high net worth investors at least twice a quarter (one on one meetings and/or conference calls). It is our belief that a consistent and controlled commitment will have a significant impact on shareholder value.
Forward-Looking Statements - This release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, but not limited to, statements as to future operating results and plans that involve risks and uncertainties. We use words such as "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", the negative of these terms and similar expressions to identify forward looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by those projected in the forward-looking statements for any reason.
Information Contact:
Norman L. Frohreich, President and CEO, FullCircle Registry, Inc. 574-238-3699
HFP Capital Markets, LLC, Corporate Office 866-807-4991
See us online at www.FullCircleRegistry.com
SOURCE FullCircle Registry, Inc.


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The talented " underdog" luthier!
The talented luthier and very good friend Giannis Tsoulogiannis recently opened his Profesional lutherie workshop.
As I had written on an earlier post, Giannis constructs mainly beautiful trixorda instruments with a great, full, mature, sound quality.
He is using only quality materials and old woods.
Suitable for bouzouki players who are looking for the early Zozef 1940s-1950s style era, or a historical reproduction of 1910s-1920s bouzouki instrument.
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Actually it's hurts, really hurt that I don't even know until I see it. Why does he had to hide everything ? Because he's scared, netizens and people from fandom scared the hell out of him. What did he to? I don't know maybe he erased it or something. .
I upload this picture for nothing but hope you guys will respect him. This is him. This is Kris whose real name we can't get to know forever.
Please, this is his life, his choice, don't jugde but understand him. Don't let him do something like this again.
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'Snake Oil', the follow-up to 4th Order's 2004 debut album "13", is a potent mix of hard hitting Rock, Red Dirt, and a tiny bit of Funk, blended with 13 other secret ingredients which combine to make a powerful "Cure All" musical elixir. Ranging from the introspective; everybody has a dream, story of 'Once Upon A Time' to the blistering, straight forward and, in your face rock of 'Brought Down', 4th Order explores bold new facets of their creativity and song writing skill. From cover to cover, the Stillwater, OK based foursome brings forth a lighter image of themselves and their music. From the darkness and sometimes painful bitterness in the first album comes a brighter and more aggressive sound that expresses a theme common to the band, defiance. "There is something magical about this album" says guitarist Stephen Holt. "We have grown and matured so much over the years and you can definitely hear that as you listen to this disc. We intend to leave our mark on this world."


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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Officials with the South Dakota Departments of Transportation and Public Safety reopened Interstate 29 from the Tea just south of Sioux Falls to the Iowa border late Monday night, Jan. 22.
Numerous jackknifed and stuck vehicles, heavy snow and strong winds made travel through the corridor impossible earlier in the day. "No travel" advisories are also posted for much of the entire southeast part of South Dakota and parts of southern Minnesota. Travelers were also urged to check road conditions before leaving in Iowa and Nebraska.
Drivers are cautioned that the heavy snow from Monday's blizzard has been compacted onto the roadway creating extremely slippery conditions on I-29 and highways in the southeastern part of the state.
Based on information from the National Weather Service, conditions are expected to worsen as the storm continues to hang around over the area. Additional snowfall and continued strong winds are likely to make travel hazardous for the rest of Monday and possibly overnight.
The storm is expected to drop about up to 7 inches in the Sioux Falls area, but heavier amounts to the south and into southern Minnesota where up to 14 inches of snow is possible.
What's causing problem is also wind gusts of up to 50 mph in the region.
"We understand people want to be on the roads and about their business, but we ask for patience while the storm moves through this area of the state,'' said Greg Fuller, director of operations. "Traveling in these hazardous conditions puts your life and the lives of first responders in danger."
Motorists are being asked to postpone travel plans in this area until Tuesday, Jan. 23.


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The 122 elegant rooms and suites capture the atmosphere of a bygone era with dark wood furniture, Vietnamese silk and classic art-deco features. All rooms have a balcony or terrace and most have breathtaking views across the river. The best rooms are in the main building, while The Resident Suite, which occupies the entire top floor of the original governor's mansion, is surprisingly good value. It features a rooftop terrace with 360 degrees views. Connecting rooms are available for families.
The Residence's restaurant Le Parfum is outstanding and serves an array of gastronomic delights from a buffet breakfast to innovative dishes using Asian, Vietnamese and European flavours. Meals can be served inside or on the delightful riverside terrace. There are also some excellent restaurants close by. The hotel can arrange special dining experiences including a Vietnamese poolside barbecue, a picnic lunch at Thien An Hill or a dinner cruise down the Huong River.
There is plenty to see in and around Hue, from the DMZ to the Citadel and the Emperor's tombs and mausoleums, as well as markets and shops. The hotel also offers tailor-made tours. After a busy day seeing the sights, relax by the riverside salt water pool or experience a Vietnamese cupping massage in the fabulous spa. There are also tennis courts and a gym.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
The truth is, I am comfortable with technology but ISTE is really showing me how large the chasm is between be comfortable with a computer and really incorporating technology into the classroom. The world is changing with rapidity and the way in which we interact with the world around us is transforming. Making sense of this revolution is so important and modeling this for the next generation is a huge responsibility; being mindful of those colleagues who are hesitant to embrace this change is also foremost in my mind.
So where to start? Well my confession above is one type of beginning. I believe that true knowledge is knowing enough to admit how much there is to learn. Another important step is to remember that technology is a tool not - at least for the most part- the goal. The next step is to rethink curriculum and maerials and media to reinvigorate learning and teaching for the next generation.
My next step is to figure out how to make even more of my curriculum student centered with all these new tools that I now know about. My first idea idea is to have my students tweet a 'ticket to enter' for class on the material from the session before. (even though I have been assured that students don't think that twitter is cool.) My burning question right now: can anyone create hashtags or is there an official procedure?
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- rachel said...
Anyone can create a hashtag. You just start using it...
- Dave Weinberg said...
While anyone can create a hashtag, much like anything else the apoption and use of it depends on your choice and ability to market the idea.
Always start by searching to see if it exists already using Twitter: http://search.twitter.com. Keep it super short and then tell everyone about it, both as an announcement and by using it in relevant situations/frequently.
Good Luck! #iste #jed21 #fojnp :)
- Teach42 said...
On my phone so this will be brief, but I beg to differ on one point.... We're all newbies. I can't tell you how many times I had the same thought. You think you have it under control and then someone points out a site or news story that it seems EVERYONE knows (except you). In some Circles, yer the guru. In others, yer the newbie. And that's just the way it is :).
Thanks for the thought provoking post


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Privacy and data security have become increasingly critical topics, making it even more important for companies to remain up to date on global privacy developments. In this article, we provide an overview of some of the privacy and data security developments that have taken place in 2014.
Data Breaches
There have been several high-profile data breaches since the beginning of 2014, which have received increased coverage due to heightened sensitivity after Target's breach in late 2013. Affected organizations include retailers such as Michaels and Neiman Marcus, hospitals such as St. Joseph Health System and universities such as the University of Maryland. Due to the varied ways in which the data was compromised from each organization, the cyber attacks do not appear to be part of a coordinated breach campaign.1 The hackers have usually been very sophisticated and have used methods such as targeting a company's vendor or giving their malware a nearly identical name to common software used by a company (e.g., its payment software) to increase the likelihood that any resulting security alerts would be disregarded.2
In response to these breaches, a number of US senators have proposed new federal data breach notification laws, including the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act, and the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act. As of the date of this writing, none of these laws have been passed; however, both the US Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission have urged Congress to pass a federal data breach law.3
In the United States, two cybersecurity guides were released in February 2014. Though not mandatory, they do offer good policies for companies to consider.
In response to President Barack Obama's Executive Order 136364 from last year, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the final version of its voluntary cybersecurity framework on February 12, 2014, titled "Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity."5 The Framework urges banks, utilities and operators of other critical infrastructure to adopt the Framework's set of industry standards and best practices to manage their cybersecurity risks. While the Framework is aimed at critical infrastructure, organizations of any size or degree of cybersecurity sophistication are able to use the Framework as a guideline to assess their existing cybersecurity program or to build one from scratch.
The California Attorney General also issued a cybersecurity guide in February. Unlike the Framework, this guide is targeted toward small businesses rather than critical infrastructure. The guide, titled "Cybersecurity in the Golden State,"6 urges small businesses to take steps such as encrypting sensitive data and developing an incident response plan to protect against cyber intrusions. It offers "specific and straightforward" recommendations to help businesses better protect against and respond to the increasing threats of malware, data breaches and other cyber risks.
Two companies, LabMD and Wyndham Hotels, have recently challenged the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) authority to enforce data security. The FTC had charged both companies with "unfair and deceptive acts and practices" due to their data security practices.7 Both companies responded by disputing whether the FTC has the authority to regulate data security, especially since there is no definitive legal security standard for the FTC to enforce. Both companies were unsuccessful in their challenges. LabMD closed its doors in January, blaming the FTC enforcement action, and a New Jersey district court recently denied Wyndham's motion to dismiss, stating that there is "binding and persuasive precedent" upholding the FTC's authority to enforce data security.8
In the United States and several other jurisdictions, a number of new laws and amendments were passed in early 2014.
With the increasing number of data privacy and security breach-related lawsuits, the courts have been split with regard to whether actual injury is required in order to have standing in such lawsuits. For example, a Kansas federal judge dismissed two proposed class actions related to a data breach at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, stating that there was no evidence that anyone had been harmed.9 A Florida judge, on the other hand, approved a class action settlement involving AvMed, Inc.'s, breach that resulted in the release of 1.2 million sensitive records from encrypted laptops, even though the class members may not have experienced identity theft or actual financial harm.10 Similarly, in a decision against Spokeo Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the plaintiffs did not need to allege actual injury to demonstrate standing.11
New Laws
California amended several of its privacy laws. It amended its data breach notification statute12 by expanding the definition of "personal information" to include data elements that permit access to an online account (e.g., user name and/or email address in combination with a password). This change now makes data breaches that do not compromise traditional sensitive financial information subject to its data breach notification law. California also amended its California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)13 to require websites to tell visitors how they respond to "Do-Not-Track" signals from web browsers, and enacted the Privacy Rights for California Minors in the Digital World law (effective January 1, 2015), which gives minors the right to erase content they post on websites.14
Kentucky enacted a data breach notification statute, H.B. 232, in April 2014, making it the 47th state to enact such a law. Prior to its enactment, Kentucky was one of four states (including Alabama, New Mexico and South Dakota) that did not have data breach notification legislation. H.B. 232 is similar to other states' data breach notification statutes but differs in that it also protects student data in the cloud by prohibiting cloud service providers from selling, disclosing or otherwise processing such data for any commercial purpose.
Australia and Canada each had significant privacy developments. In Australia, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner issued the final iteration of the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), which became effective on March 12, 2014.15 The Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Bill 2012 also became active. It gives the Australian Privacy Commissioner the right to seek civil penalties of up to $340,000 for individuals and $1.7 million for businesses in cases of serious breaches. The APPs and the Privacy Amendment apply to both public and private organizations.
CASL is far broader and more punitive than the CAN-SPAM Act (the US anti-spam law), and it does not deal solely with email "spam."
In Canada, certain provisions in Canada's Anti-Spam Law (CASL) become effective starting this year.16 The provisions governing commercial electronic messages (CEMs) will become effective on July 1, 2014; the provisions governing unsolicited installations of computer programs will become effective on January 1, 2015; and the private right of action provisions will become effective on July 1, 2017. CASL is far broader and more punitive than the CAN-SPAM Act (the US anti-spam law), and it does not deal solely with email "spam." The new law applies to all CEMs sent to instant message and social network accounts and by short message service (SMS) texts to cell phones, and also regulates the installation of computer programs. When the new law is fully in force, it will apply to all CEMs sent from, or accessed by, a computer system located in Canada, thereby governing CEMs that are sent from other countries, including the United States.
1 See Danny Yadron, Cyberattacks on Retailers Not 'Coordinated,' Says FBI, The Wall St. J. Law Blog (Feb. 10, 2014), http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/02/10/cyberattacks-on-retailers-not-coordinated-says-fbi/.
2 See Neiman Marcus Hackers Set Off 60,000 Alerts While Bagging Credit Card Data, Bloomberg Businessweek (Feb. 21, 2014), http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-02-21/neiman-marcus-hackers-set-off-60-000-alerts-while-bagging-credit-card-data.
3 See Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Protecting Personal Consumer Information from Cyber Attacks and Data Breaches before the United States Senate, Mar. 26, 2014, available at http://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_statements/293861/140326datasecurity.pdf.
4 Exec. Order No. 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (Feb. 19, 2013), available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-02-19/pdf/2013-03915.pdf.
5 NIST Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, Version 1.0, NIST.gov (Feb. 12, 2014), available at http://www.nist.gov/cyberframework/upload/cybersecurity-framework-021214.pdf.
6 Cybersecurity in the Golden State (Feb. 2014), available at https://oag.ca.gov/cybersecurity.
7 See, e.g., FTC Files Complaint Against LabMD for Failing to Protect Consumers' Privacy, http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2013/08/ftc-files-complaint-against-labmd-failing-protect-consumers.
8 Federal Trade Commission v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 13-1887 (D.N.J. Apr. 7, 2014).
9 Galaria v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Case No. 2:13-cv-118 (N.D. Ohio) and Hancox v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Case No. 2:13-cv-257 (N.D. Ohio).
10 See Curry v. AvMed, Inc., No. 10-cv-24513, available at http://www.databreachsettlement.com/docs/sa.pdf.
11 Robins v. Spokeo Inc., Case No. 11-56843 (9th Cir.).
12 Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82.
13 Cal. Bus. and Prof. Code §§ 22575-22579.
14 See SB-568, available at http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB568.
15 See Australian Privacy Principles, Australian Government – Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, http://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-act/australian-privacy-principles.
16 S.C. 2010, c. 23, available at http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/E-1.6/FullText.html.
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This crown serves as a reminder that you are a King's Daughter, all glorious within! Through Jesus Christ, you have been adopted into God's family and can live in abundance and joy as a cherished daughter of the King!
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"The King's daughter is all glorious within..." Psalm 45:13a
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Eight GNOME Flaws (and How to Fix Them)Not too long back, I highlighted my feelings on KDE, detailing some of its shortcomings and talking about why it�s not necessarily the de facto desktop I�d recommend to people.
In this piece, I want to show you that the GNOME desktop has a number of issues that need attention as well. I�ll outline eight areas in GNOME that need to be improved for a better user experience.
1)Why Nautilus?Seriously, why is GNOME relying on this bloated file manager when it could instead be taking notes from the design of XFCE's Thunar file manager instead? Having used both file managers, I find that Thunar's performance is much less intense and provides everything I could ever want without the extra resource overhead.
2) Applications almost always are gray.Despite KDE providing "options overkill," GNOME's simplicity may be a little too...simple. I love the simplicity of the desktop at its core, but the appearance of the applications can be a real downer. While I can theme my desktop easily enough, why not allow me to theme Evolution or other GTK-based applications running on the GNOME desktop? I believe that having access to cleaner menus and more color choices doesn't really seem like all that much to ask for on the GNOME desktop.
3) Panels appear unstable.The GNOME panels are not normally so bad at first, but I have had instances where my CPU throttling applet would not load right and instead displays a gray box where the applet should otherwise appear. On other occasions, one of the GNOME panels might simply crash and find itself having to automatically restart itself. Not a deal breaking issue per se, but...


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The most hardcore anime fans, such as many regular posters on Anime Suki, usually have a pretty good idea of which animes will be successful, in the sense of ratings, DVD/Blu-Ray sales, and related merchandise sales. They keep persistent track of which animes will be coming up in the following season, which animation studios will be handling each of them, how popular the source material (if there is one) for the various animes are, and the overall vibe surrounding each of them. They tend to have their finger consistently on the pulse of the anime industry, the anime fandom, and key related fandoms (manga fans, light novel fans, eroge fans, etc...). I myself follow anime somewhat closely, but I don't keep tabs on this wondrously wider world of the modern otaku with quite the admirable thoroughness and zeal as these folks do.
So... when an anime does significantly worse than initially expected or hoped for by these hardcore anime fans, it becomes an intensely intriguing intellectual curiosity for me. This was true when the heavily hyped Umineko anime bombed, and it's also true now with TWGON (which is the acronym I will use through out the rest of this post to refer to The World God Only Knows) likely suffering a similar fate.
Ratings wise, TWGON has been a disaster, even for a late night anime airing in Japan. I've also read an anime fan state that preorders for DVDs/Blu-Rays of this anime has also been low. Now, information of this nature is still sketchy at best, but there's enough red flags being raised to suggest that Keima might not get to see many more "flags" in his anime.
So, that begs the question... what might be contributing to one of the more heavily anticipated anime series' of the year not doing so well? After some thought, I have three ideas to put forward. One is not of my own design, but the second and third are. Anyway, with out further adieu, let us delve into the three possible causes for what's hurting this anime:
1. The Pacing is Broken
This appears to be the leading answer at the moment, and there's definitely some sound rationale to it. By all accounts, the anime is significantly padding out stories that were relatively short in the associated manga and/or light novel. The general consensus appears to be that the Kanon storyline was an episode too long, and having two "filler" episodes surrounding it may have been quite excessive.
Now, I myself liked the Kanon storyline, and found it very entertaining and fulfilling as is. I also found the "buggy game" episode before it to make for a good chuckle and some lighthearted fun. However, I have to admit that having another filler episode (i.e. one not involving Keima trying to capture a loose soul and free a girl from its hold) immediately after the Kanon storyline might have been the proverbial glitch that broke the game's flow.
When you think about it, we've now had a five episode stretch in TWGON in which only one "capture" has occurred, or even been attempted. That's a long time without multiple captures. It could definitely be a factor in the anime's struggles.
Still... once an anime viewer watches over three episodes of a short one cour anime, it's probably rare for such a viewer to drop it even if he or she does grow somewhat bored. So I think that there may be more at play here than pacing alone. That brings me to my second possible cause for the struggles of TWGON.
2. Too Much Competition
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One of the nicest things in life is climbing into bed after a long, busy day and our bed being made – complete with fresh bedding. I realise that this whole sentence makes me sound incredibly old, however, being a tired parent of twins, getting a good nights sleep at night becomes a huge part of your life. It is something I look forward to after a full-on day!
The really lovely people at Christy Home (they genuinely are) very kindly sent us out some bedding recently – which as you can tell has made me incredibly happy! They have helped us to freshen up our bedroom in time for spring and assisted us to give our bed a gorgeous make-over.
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CMS Phase 2 Enforcement updates posted 11/24/2017
- Temporary moratorium on imposing certain enforcement remedies for specific Phase 2 requirements: CMS will provide an 18 month moratorium on the imposition of certain enforcement remedies for specific Phase 2 requirements. This 18 month period will be used to educate facilities about specific new Phase 2 standards.
- Freeze Health Inspection Star Ratings: Following the implementation of the new LTC survey process on November 28, 2017, CMS will hold constant the current health inspection star ratings on the Nursing Home Compare(NHC) website for any surveys occurring between November 28, 2017 and November 27, 2018.
- Availability of Survey Findings: The survey findings of facilities surveyed under the new LTC survey process will be published on NHC, but will not be incorporated into calculations for the Five-Star Quality Rating System for 12 months. CMS will add indicators to NHC that summarize survey findings.
- Methodological Changes and Changes in Nursing Home Compare: In early 2018, NHC health inspection star ratings will be based on the two most recent cycles of findings for standard health inspection surveys and the two most recent years of complaint inspections.
CMS Launch of Long-Term Care Survey memo dated 11/24/2017
- The new computer-based LTCSP will be effective November 28, 2017.
- Appendix P will no longer be available: Beginning with surveys occurring on November 28, 2017, Appendix P will no longer be accessible. The LTCSP procedure guide will replace Appendix P as the procedural and technical guide for conducting LTC standard surveys. Chapter 7 of the State Operations Manual (SOM) will be revised to include survey policy.
- Survey Resources: A link to resources surveyors will need to conduct LTC surveys will be made available on November 17, 2017. Surveyors must download items included on this link to their survey laptops by November 28, 2017.
CMS Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program Waiver and Appeal Requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing clarification regarding existing statutory and regulatory authority regarding waivers and appeals of NATCEP/CEP prohibition or loss.
CMS revised Policies for Immediate Imposition of Federal Remedies
This policy memo replaces S and C: 16-31-NH released July 22, 2016 and the revision on July 29, 2016:
Revisions to Chapter 7 of the State Operations Manual (SOM) (Attachment):
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised guidance relating to the Immediate Imposition of Federal Remedies. Other sections of Chapter 7 have been revised to ensure consistency with these revisions.
Major revisions include:
We specify that when the current survey identifies Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) that does not result in serious injury, harm, impairment or death, the CMS Regions may determine the most appropriate remedy;
We clarified that Past Noncompliance deficiencies as described in SS7510.1 of this chapter, are not included in the criteria for Immediate Imposition of Remedies;
For Special Focus Facilities (SFFs), we now exclude any S/S level "F" citations under tags F812, F813 or F814 from the tags that require immediate imposition of remedies.
This memo is being released in draft. We seek comment on this policy by December 1, 2017
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Pressure Injury Reporting Online Education Now Available
On January 1, 2018, the new standards for Final Guidance for Pressure Injury Reporting Requirements under the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act will go into effect. This final guidance includes five principles that were jointly approved by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority and the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Training is now available for all acute care licensed facilities in Pennsylvania. Patient Safety Officers, their designees, and others involved with event determination should complete training prior to January 1, 2018. If there are others within your organization who would benefit from completing this curriculum, please forward this invitation to them.
Program Memorandum No. 2017-04 describes the registration and sign-in process to access this education curriculum.
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Writing fast under a fan on the Cambodian coast...
Our guesthouse is a few rooms well away from the beach, across the road from the backside dumpsters and carparks of the Golden Sands hotel, and next door to another quiet inn with a restaurant out front where a lovely mother with the softest smile in the world squats down and cooks big heaping delicious plates of curry for her guests: a skinny young Frenchman with dredlocks and a young Khmer girl staying in his room, a older Frenchman with a younger girl, a deeptanned young Spanish couple, 3 British alchoholics in various stages of decay and a starry-eyed hippy named Spring, who is volunteering at a local community development group but got too stoned and drunk last night at a Christmas party on the beach and was still in the restaurant at 1 o clock this afternoon.
Sihanoukville is booming. Lying back on the beach, a string of lights curving under black hills, reflected against the gentle sea. Music pumps out of hastily constructed bars, frenzied competition for dollar bills, polite white shirted boys beg customers inside. Each crowd gravitates to a different bar, drawn in by Jack Johnson, Rage Against the Machine or the Black Eyed Peas. There are generally two kinds of bars, those with prostitutes and those without, but many more of the former, and the line is never clear. Look at the sparkling sea, where 20 Khmers are being baptized, holding hands in a circle, dressed in their best clothes, exuding happiness and hope, then look at the bar, where that ex pat is buying a girl a beer, and she couldn't be more than 16. And what do the local people know? That no army will come to kill them tonight, and rich people will give away dollar bills at the beach if one can find out what they want (everyone has their vice), and better wear earplugs at night to drown out the blasting karaoke and barking dogs.
There is a lot of good and a lot of evil in this land, and even though right and wrong shine brighter than anywhere sometimes, things are moving too fast and hard to always recognize the difference. Maybe the young Frenchman with the girl is living here, maybe his family was here before the war. Maybe that girl is really in her early twenties, and they are on their honeymoon, and two families of former enemies will come together. Probably not. But sometimes young men who I think might rob me approach with shy, hopeful smiles and write their addresses carefully on tiny slips of paper and ask me, so softly, if I like Michael Jackson and if I'll be their friend.
We are aliens here, from a place of incomprehensible wealth and beauty. America is a powerful ideal, and when I say that I like Cambodia better, they look at me as if I'm mad. Naive I'll give them. But America would do well to aspire towards Khmer values - strong family, good food, selflessness and above all, a people trying desperately to reclaim their culture and prevent another war. No one here understands the concept of 'senior citizen communities'. Children want to learn, so that they can help their younger siblings eat well and get medicine. And if they can't find a job, no matter how long they try or how fluently they speak English, or if the tips don't come for a little while, maybe younger sister will have to find the money for makeup and sexy clothes and, soon, cheap speed and antiretroviral drugs.
Just being in this country can make you cry.
Late night, the men gathered around a table under a farmhouse while three generations of women and two young boys sleep in the double bed. Sweet rice wine in two large Sprite bottles, one shot glass passed carefully around. The man on the my right, just a wisp, just barely there, deep dark eyes in a hollow face, croaking English learned 30 years ago, when there were schools, he would never talk without the wine but now he holds my leg and speaks urgently into my ear.
"I lost my language. I'm sorry, no English."
I tell him he speaks English well, and he shakes his head as if I'm missing the point.
"No. I lost my language. I work for the Nation United...."
His voice trails off but the hand is still there, gripping hard.
"I like Cambodia very much," I say, stupidly in Khmer, one of the only phrases that I know. "I will come back. I will come back to your village and see you."
A smile, but there have been too many years of hopelessness.
"No, I don't believe you. No, you won't come back. I don't believe you. You will not come back."
The next morning I walked along a timeless path through rice paddies with the sun coming up over the mountain to the West. A grandmother and four children waved me over to their fire of rice husks to warm my hands. A teenage boy runs out of his house to say "Excuse me please stop," and takes my fuzzy picture with a cheap mobile phone.
The man from last night lives in a small farmhouse set among banana trees and coconut palms at the edge of the rice field. But he is already out working with a scythe and two water-buffalo. I probably will never see him again.


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"So you did — so you did, honey," said Aunt Chloe, heaping the smoking batter-cakes on his plate; "you know'd your old aunty'd keep the best for you. O, let you alone for dat! Go way!" And, with that, aunty gave George a nudge with her finger, designed to be immensely facetious, and turned again to her griddle with great briskness.
"Now for the cake," said Mas'r George, when the activity of the griddle department had somewhat subsided; and, with that, the youngster flourished a large knife over the article in question.
"La bless you, Mas'r George!" said Aunt Chloe, with earnestness, catching his arm, "you wouldn't be for cuttin' it wid dat ar great heavy knife! Smash all down — spile all de pretty rise of it. Here, I've got a thin old knife, I keeps sharp a purpose. Dar now, see! comes apart light as a feather! Now eat away — you won't get anything to beat dat ar."
"Tom Lincon says," said George, speaking with his mouth full, "that their Jinny is a better cook than you."
"Dem Lincons an't much count, no way!" said Aunt Chloe, contemptuously; "I mean, set along side our folks. They 's 'spectable folks enough in a kinder plain way; but, as to gettin' up anything in style, they don't begin to have a notion on 't. Set Mas'r Lincon, now, alongside Mas'r Shelby! Good Lor! and Missis Lincon, — can she kinder sweep it into a room like my missis, — so kinder splendid, yer know! O, go way! don't tell me nothin' of dem Lincons!" — and Aunt Chloe tossed her head as one who hoped she did know something of the world.
"Well, though, I've heard you say," said George, "that Jinny was a pretty fair cook."
"So I did," said Aunt Chloe, — "I may say dat. Good, plain, common cookin', Jinny'll do; — make a good pone o' bread, — bile her taters far, — her corn cakes isn't extra, not extra now, Jinny's corn cakes isn't, but then they's far, — but, Lor, come to de higher branches, and what can she do? Why, she makes pies — sartin she does; but what kinder crust? Can she make your real flecky paste, as melts in your mouth, and lies all up like a puff? Now, I went over thar when Miss Mary was gwine to be married, and Jinny she jest showed me de weddin' pies. Jinny and I is good friends, ye know. I never said nothin'; but go 'long, Mas'r George! Why, I shouldn't sleep a wink for a week, if I had a batch of pies like dem ar. Why, dey wan't no 'count 't all."
"I suppose Jinny thought they were ever so nice," said George.
"Thought so! — didn't she? Thar she was, showing em, as innocent — ye see, it's jest here, Jinny don't know. Lor, the family an't nothing! She can't be spected to know! 'Ta'nt no fault o' hem. Ah, Mas'r George, you doesn't know half 'your privileges in yer family and bringin' up!" Here Aunt Chloe sighed, and rolled up her eyes with emotion.
"I'm sure, Aunt Chloe, I understand I my pie and pudding privileges," said George. "Ask Tom Lincon if I don't crow over him, every time I meet him."
Aunt Chloe sat back in her chair, and indulged in a hearty guffaw of laughter, at this witticism of young Mas'r's, laughing till the tears rolled down her black, shining cheeks, and varying the exercise with playfully slapping and poking Mas'r Georgey, and telling him to go way, and that he was a case — that he was fit to kill her, and that he sartin would kill her, one of these days; and, between each of these sanguinary predictions, going off into a laugh, each longer and stronger than the other, till George really began to think that he was a very dangerously witty fellow, and that it became him to be careful how he talked "as funny as he could."
"And so ye telled Tom, did ye? O, Lor! what young uns will be up ter! Ye crowed over Tom? O, Lor! Mas'r George, if ye wouldn't make a hornbug laugh!"
"Yes," said George, "I says to him, 'Tom, you ought to see some of Aunt Chloe's pies; they're the right sort,' says I."
"Pity, now, Tom couldn't," said Aunt Chloe, on whose benevolent heart the idea of Tom's benighted condition seemed to make a strong impression. "Ye oughter just ask him here to dinner, some o' these times, Mas'r George," she added; "it would look quite pretty of ye. Ye know, Mas'r George, ye oughtenter feel 'bove nobody, on 'count yer privileges, 'cause all our privileges is gi'n to us; we ought al'ays to 'member that," said Aunt Chloe, looking quite serious.
"Well, I mean to ask Tom here, some day next week," said George; "and you do your prettiest, Aunt Chloe, and we'll make him stare. Won't we make him eat so he won't get over it for a fortnight?"
"Yes, yes — sartin," said Aunt Chloe, delighted "you'll see. Lor! to think of some of our dinners! Yer mind dat ar great chicken pie I made when we guv de dinner to General Knox? I and Missis, we come pretty near quarrelling about dat ar crust. What does get into ladies sometimes, I don't know; but, sometimes, when a body has de heaviest kind o' 'sponsibility on 'em, as ye may say, and is all kinder 'seris' and taken up, dey takes dat ar time to be hangin' round and kinder interferin'! Now, Missis, she wanted me to do dis way, and she wanted me to do dat way; and, finally, I got kinder sarcy, and, says I, 'Now, Missis, do jist look at dem beautiful white hands o' yourn with long fingers, and all a sparkling with rings, like my white lilies when de dew 's on 'em; and look at my great black stumpin hands. Now, don't ye think dat de Lord must have meant me to make de pie-crust, and you to stay in de parlor? Dar! I was jist so sarcy, Mas'r George."
"And what did mother say?" said George.
"Say? — why, she kinder larfed in her eyes — dem great handsome eyes o' hern; and, says she, 'Well, Aunt Chloe, I think you are about in the right on 't,' says she; and she went off in de parlor. She oughter cracked me over de head for bein' so sarcy; but dar's whar 't is — I can't do nothin' with ladies in de kitchen!"
"Well, you made out well with that dinner, — I remember everybody said so," said George.
"Didn't I? And wan't I behind de dinin'-room door dat bery day? and didn't I see de General pass his plate three times for some more dat bery pie? — and, says he, 'You must have an uncommon cook, Mrs. Shelby.' Lor! I was fit to split myself.
"And de Gineral, he knows what cookin' is," said Aunt Chloe, drawing herself up with an air. "Bery nice man, de Gineral! He comes of one of de bery fustest families in Old Virginny! He knows what's what, now, as well as I do — de Gineral. Ye see, there's pints in all pies, Mas'r George; but tan't everybody knows what they is, or as orter be. But the Gineral, he knows; I knew by his 'marks he made. Yes, he knows what de pints is!"
By this time, Master George had arrived at that pass to which even a boy can come (under uncommon circumstances, when he really could not eat another morsel), and, therefore, he was at leisure to notice the pile of woolly heads and glistening eyes which were regarding their operations hungrily from the opposite corner.
"Here, you Mose, Pete," he said, breaking off liberal bits, and throwing it at them; "you want some, don't you? Come, Aunt Chloe, bake them some cakes."
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It should not have been a surprise to hear Mario Monti say publically that if asked and if necessary he would continue in government but that he was not going to stand for office.
From the moment he was appointed almost a year ago, there has been speculation about what he would do after the elections. At first, the presumption was that he would "go up the hill", the Quirinale and take over from President Napolitano whose term ends in May next year but over the last six months there has been increasing speculation that he would continue as prime minister.
If he does stay on, he would not be the first politician to "sacrifice myself for the good of the country" only with Monti, one gets the feeling that he actually means it. Certainly he does not want to jump into the electoral fray and if he does continue, it will be on his own terms.
A second Monti government would be useful for many politicians and some of them are already taking advantage of Monti's possible second term. The centre has always supported him as have Catholics across the spectrum; so Pierferdinando Casini was explicit last week saying that his centrist UDC would campaign for a "Monti bis" which he repeated again today along with Gianfranco Fini, speaker of the Chamber and leader of Futuro e Libertà. The head of the Italian episcopal conference, Mons. Mariano Crociata was more guarded but gave Monti his implicit support for "any solution to overcome the crisis". The more secular centre is represented by Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, the Ferrari boss. He set up a foundation Italia futura in 2009 which was presumed to be his springboard into politics but he has wavered ever since. Now he says that he will not go into politics himself but will support Monti. All together, the centre might just reach 10%; Casini and the others are hoping that with Monti as the future prime minister, they would do much better.
Angelino Alfano, the nominal leader of Berlusconi's Popolo della Libertà, (PdL) said today that Monti should declare his candidacy but has made it clear that he and implicitly Berlusconi would prefer a Monti bis to a centre left victory. They seem to be preparing the way to tag along after Monti and maintain some say in both positions and policy for the next government. It is a rational strategy as all the opinion polls suggest that with or without Berlusconi, the PdL would come in a poor second. In any case, they are seriously divided, suffering from the Latium scandals and worried that other regional scandals will further soil the party's sagging reputation. Like the centrists, they think that by hitching their wagon to a Monti bis, they can do better at the elections and above all after the elections.
Pierluigi Bersani, leader of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) is in a much more difficult position. They are supporting Monti's government today but are leading in the polls and hope to win the elections. To support Monti today would be to give up before the campaign begins. And Bersani has indeed expressed his admiration for Monti but laid his claim to at least trying to win the elections.
We are a step closer to the date; most likely 7-8 April (not a very difficult calculation given the end of the mandate, the Easter and Pesach holidays and then the 25 April and 1 May holidays). But we are no closer to an electoral system. There is a real risk that Italy will once again vote with the despised fixed party list system known as the porcellum or pig's dinner. If that happens, turnout will plummet as voter confidence is at an all-time low and to have candidates chosen by the parties will reduce that confidence even further.
We already have Sicilian regional elections at the end of October and now the Interior Minister has said that Latium will vote within 90 days after last week's dramatic resignation of the president, Renata Polverini. (And Rome will elect a new mayor in spring so we will have a surfeit of elections over the next six months).
One of the new Parliament's first jobs will be to elect Napolitano's successor, at the moment the favorite has to be Romano Prodi but obviously the result will depend on Parliament's composition.
Much lower on the pecking order but much closer in time is the PD's struggle to work out their own primary system to choose their own leader. Most likely Bersani but by no means certain. The 37 year old Florence mayor, Matteo Renzi, is close on his heels and there are other candidates
The Northern League is trying to re-invent itself after the Bossi family scandals. The new leader, Roberto Maroni has talked about a "renaissance" and "Forza Nord", hoping to emulate the early Berlusconi success.
Meanwhile, with typical irony, Parliament is addressing a new anti-corruption law unconcerned that a good number of them might fall victim to a serious measure.
So much better to look for the possible winner and his bandwagon.
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A friend commented on my presidential prediction:
"Romano Prodi President of the Republic? What a wild guess!"
To which I answered "of course" and challenged him to open a book on the presidency.
This was his list (without the odds):
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Time will tell.
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Q&C from Sunday Sept27 Christians and Politics [should Christians be starting revolutions?]
We started the precarious walk through I Timothy 2 last week. Typically after someone has read our text on Sunday, during worship, they end with reminding the congregation, "This is the Word of God". The congregation then affirms, which has been part of church history, their willingness to submit to the text with a response …More →


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It's been super busy here in the studio lately...lots of new things going on. :))) I've got several new pieces available for this months update.
First up are 2 new paper clay pieces, Patriotic Panda and Americana Kitty. They are made from a combination of old and new wooden blocks. I've made the heads entirely from paper clay. They are hand sculpted, no molds were used. They were then painted and distressed. I love the way they turned out.
If you would like to purchase any of the items listed here, just pop over to the To Dwell in Primitive Thymes website....
Shabby Chic and very Romantic cottage cupboard hanger. Made from custom dyed mohair with old shoe buttons for eyes. This piece will fit any where and will always brighten your day.
Mr. Winter...a darling mohair snowman. He measures 15" tall and will melt your heart. You can find Mr. Winter and all of the other lovelys picture above for sale now on the TDIPT Mercantile...
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~*~ Very Prim Valentine Panda on eBay ~*~
I have a really Primitive 20" Pandas on eBay now. This one is named "Valentino" and he is red & cream in color. He has lots of staining and mending stitches/patches. He would be perfect not just for Valentine's Day, but Christmas and any Patriotic holiday as well.
Valentino is listed in a 5 day auction which will end on Sat Jan 28th. He also has a Buy it Now option.
Thanks for stopping by....Karen :)
Valentino is listed in a 5 day auction which will end on Sat Jan 28th. He also has a Buy it Now option.
Thanks for stopping by....Karen :)
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Props to Dell, Microsoft and CompUSA for making a difference in the lives of real people with real challenges. If you have a moment to watch this video it will certainly remind you of how blessed we are. As an SBSC I like dealing in technology but I love helping people succeed (and sometimes even getting paid for it). Thanks Eric!