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BENSALEM, Pa. -- Chelsea Clinton mistakenly said President Bush had not toured the Middle East as president before arriving there earlier this year.
Speaking at a retirement community outside of Philadelphia, the former first daughter suggested Bush had not been as engaged in the Middle East as previous Commanders-In-Chief, comparing his work to President Clinton's in Northern Ireland.
"President Bush was in the Middle East last month, and its great that he was there, but that was his first trip there as president," she said at the Wood River Village Assisted Living Center. "He'd visited our men in northern Iraq before but he'd never been to Israel; he'd never been to Jordan, he'd never been to Saudi Arabia or Egypt; he just hadn't been."
Bush in fact traveled to Egypt, Jordan and Qatar in 2003, and was in Jordan again in 2006. His trip in January 2008 was his first to Israel.
She spoke for more than an hour at the retirement home, addressing a wide range of issues, including healthcare, immigration and stem cell research.
Chelsea Clinton is making her first independent appearances since being asked earlier this week about the Monica Lewinsky scandal at a college town hall meeting. She will attend several events in the Philadelphia area Thursday and will speak in Allentown and Bethlehem on Friday.
*** UPDATE *** She just made the same comments about President Bush's Middle East travel while speaking at West Chester University.


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You can't teach that
Two parents are suing the University of California-Berkeley over a web site aimed at educating teachers. Understanding Evolution, a collaborative project of the University of California Museum of Paleontology and the National Center for Science Education, is "is a non-commercial, education website, teaching the science and history of evolutionary biology." Jeanne and Larry Caldwell, the couple bringing the suit against the site, claim that the site delves improperly into religion. While most debates center around whether or not Intelligent Design is "religion in the classroom," the Caldwells are looking to spin it the other way.
The plaintiffs in the case claim that they are not proponents of Intelligent Design, but they do argue that it is inappropriate for a project that is partially funded by the US government to essentially engage in swaying students towards evolution. In the language of the suit, the site seeks to "to modify the beliefs of public school science students so they will be more willing to accept evolutionary theory as true." How exactly does the website do this?
For one, it provides information to teachers, who then teach. One of the aftereffects of teaching is that, ideally, students learn. In the context of a science classroom, this could mean that students are taught evolution, and then they may understand it better. This is the fundament of pedagogy.
But that's not all. The real gist of the suit, from my own reading, stems from the fact that the site in question makes observations about the religious world around us. For example, the site notes that most forms of Christianity and Judaism have no fundamental conflict with evolution, and it even links to collected statements from a variety of movements that do not challenge evolution. Many scholars have argued that it is important to note that this debate is not "science versus Christianity" or anything of the sort. Rather, they note, creationists and religiously-oriented Intelligent Design proponents are but a subset of religious people in general. To the Caldwell's however, pointing out this reality is akin to the government endorsing certain forms of religion over others, namely those that do not have a problem with evolution.
To date, courts across the country have rejected the idea that teaching evolution, which is a peer-reviewed scientific theory that as of yet has had little challenge in the way of peer-reviewed academic research, is tantamount to teaching religion.
"The courts in many cases have said evolution is a scientific idea and there is no prohibition on the government teaching a scientific idea even if it conflicts'' with some people's religious beliefs, said university counsel Christopher Patti.
Larry Caldwell, however, disagrees. His view is that by not teaching students about supposed problems with the fossil record, problems that are dismissed by most specialists in the field, teachers are misleading them. Still, Caldwell doesn't want to see evolution removed from the classroom, but he does believe that alternative views, including those that attribute serious problems to the theory, should also be presented to students. This returns us to the crux of the debate, however, which is whether or not any worthwhile challenges to evolution have been made.
Yeah, well you can't teach THAT!
The University of California finds itself in another controversy over religion, as well. A suit filed federal court in Los Angeles accuses the University system of discriminating against Christians. The Association of Christian Schools International, the Calvary Chapel Christian School in Murrieta, Calif., and six Calvary Chapel students have joined forces to seek a legal remedy to what they term "viewpoint discrimination," which is a terse way of saying that they object to the fact that the UC system considered parts of their Christian education to be below admittance standards.
At issue in the lawsuit are academic standards for admission to the university, specifically UC's process for assessing high-school courses to verify that they meet the system's college-preparatory course requirements (known as the a-g requirements). For a new or substantially revised course to be approved for the a-g list, a high school must submit a request, listing the course curriculum, textbook information, and supplemental materials, to UC for approval. Staff at UCOP review such applications to make sure that courses meet UC academic standards established by BOARS.
The UC system has approved 43 courses from the school in question, but a select number of courses have not received approval, including science courses that use overtly Christian theology books as textbooks. For example, as the NY Times has noted, the books spouts peculiar takes on historical figures. Thomas Jefferson, for instance, is outed as a non-believer, and by scriptural proof, an antichrist.
American believers can appreciate Jefferson's rich contribution to the development of their nation, but they must beware of his view of Christ as a good teacher but not the incarnate son of God. As the Apostle John said, "Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son" (I John 2:22).
With regards to slavery, the book blames not only slave holders, but "African tribal leaders... whom allowed their love for profit to outweigh their love for their fellow man."
The case will be heard December 12, and educators across the country are watching.

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1. Re: Disappearing hyphens on Word importSteve Werner Apr 30, 2012 5:43 AM (in response to r-j-f)
I've imported quite a few Word files over the years, and I've never seen this.
The Word file could be corrupt. Try opening it in a recent version of Word and resave the file, and try again.
2. Re: Disappearing hyphens on Word importr-j-f Apr 30, 2012 6:43 AM (in response to Steve Werner)
Thanks Steve. It came as a 'docx' file (i.e. recent Word) and after your suggestion I was prompted to try saving it renamed as another docx, then as an older 'doc' file, and also as an rtf file. Same effect in all of them. In some words the hyphen is properly retained, in others it appears as a discretionary hyphen and so disappears.
I have also tried a new InDesign file - same result. And also in CS4 - same result.
I've saved it as a short test file (it was an index) in case anyone was interested in trying it but couldn't readily see how to post it here.
3. Re: Disappearing hyphens on Word importrob day Apr 30, 2012 7:21 AM (in response to r-j-f)
I've never received a Word file that doesn't need some cleaning up—things like double spaces starting a sentence, tabs indenting a paragraph, returns creating white-space, non-breaking spaces, all have to go via a script or search and replace. So, you could include discretionary hyphens in the list and replace with real hyphens.
There could be a case where the author is actually trying to manipulate breaks and the discretionary hyphen is intended—the word isn't a hyphenated word—but it doesn't sound like that's what's going on.
4. Re: Disappearing hyphens on Word importEugene Tyson Apr 30, 2012 7:58 AM (in response to r-j-f)
On some word files, before importing to InDesign - in Microsoft Word I go to the Tool menu and there's an option for "Fix Broken Text" which seems to fix a lot of issues with import.
Perhaps also saving as a RTF and try importing that instead.
Can it copy and paste the text ok? I do this mostly into a blank document and then perform any InDesign clean ups there. I then expor to RTF from InDesign and then reimport that RTF (because I need to map style on import). Plus the Clean RTF is better for sending around to other parties should they need it.
5. Re: Disappearing hyphens on Word importr-j-f Apr 30, 2012 10:29 AM (in response to Eugene Tyson)
Thanks for the suggestions. I tried the copy and paste - same result. 'Fix Broken Text' seems to have dropped out of Word (there was a note somewhere that it was a 'legacy issue'). I had tried the rtf as well. I have imported many Word files from many sources and never seen this before. I suppose it is just one more thing to check for.
6. Re: Disappearing hyphens on Word importjenniferhinesdesign Oct 24, 2012 7:48 AM (in response to r-j-f)
We have just been having a similar problem where upon import of a docx file from Word, hyphens disappeared in InDesign CS5.5 and 6 and the word imported as closed (like your Britishborn issue). Our file only did it on some hyphens and not others (but was consistent on which ones it dropped every time), but we had some files where every single one dropped out and we couldn't figure out why. In the end, we checked the Word file with the hidden characters displayed and noticed the hyphens that disappeared had a longer hidden character (maybe the symbol for discretionary hyphen) and appeared different than the ones that didn't disappear. Our quick fix was to open the file in Word, do a find and replace and put a hyphen in both fields. When we replaced all the "hyphens" with regular hyphens, the disappearing ones changed to regular hyphens and it fixed our issue (and they appeared normal using hidden character view). Saving the docx file as an rtf file and importing that into InDesign also worked for us, but if that wasn't working for you perhaps the find and replace hyphens in Word will. Good luck!
7. Re: Disappearing hyphens on Word importr-j-f Oct 24, 2012 8:44 AM (in response to jenniferhinesdesign)
That's interesting (and strangely comforting to know someone else has experienced the problem). I tried displaying the hidden characters, but there was nothing obviously different about the disappearing hyphens. However, I copied and pasted a 'bad' hyphen into search and replace in Word. It looked like nothing went into the find box, but I persevered and put a keyboard hyphen into replace and 'changed all'. That fixed the file for import into InDesign. So at least the work-arounds work.... Thanks.


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FX president and CEO John Landgraf made it official Monday, confirming one of the worst kept secrets of the summer meeting of the TV Critics Association.
Fargo renewed for second season, will return to Calgary to film
The Emmy-nominated dark comedy Fargo will be returning to Calgary and southern Alberta to shoot a second season.
FX president and CEO John Landgraf made the announcement Monday morning at the summer meeting of the TV Critics Association in Beverly Hills.
Later in the day, producer Warren Littlefield confirmed during at a press conference alongside creator Noah Hawley that the production will return to Alberta. It will shoot from January into May of next year.
"It worked very well for us," Littlefield said. "We have everything in place; we're properly set up, and it only makes sense to go back. It's definite."
Fargo, loosely based on the Coen Brothers' 1996 Academy Award winning film, premièred on FX in the U.S. in April to widespread critical acclaim.
It aired in Canada on Rogers-owned subsidiary FXX, which, ironically, is not available in Alberta.
Damian Petti, president of IATSE Local 212, said the first season employed 110 local members of the union.
"The people who worked on it are really looking forward to doing another season here," Petti says. "People often don't realize that it's a very high per cent of local hires on shows like this."
Fargo certainly gave local crews a chance to shine. It was nominated earlier this month for 18 Emmy Awards, including nods for best miniseries, miniseries writing for Hawley, directing, lead actors Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman, supporting actor Colin Hanks and supporting actress Allison Tolman. Adam Bernstein and Colin Bucksey will compete against each other in the best director category for two separate episodes. Jeff Russo is up for best score. Director of photography and former Calgarian Matt Lloyd is up for best cinematography, which pits him against Dana Gonzales, who was nominated for another episode. Other Albertans, or former Albertans, up for Emmys on the series include Jackie Lind, who is on the team for outstanding casting; Gail Kennedy, Joanne Preece and Gunther Schetterer share a nomination for makeup; production mixer Mike Playfair is on the team for sound mixing; Frank Laratta, Jason Lawrence and Brent Planiden were on the team nominated for sound editing.
The new season of Fargo will feature a new "true crime" story, and will be set in a new time period. Landgraf said the new scripts are not yet written, but he said the new season will feature an entirely new cast. Unlike American Horror Story, which features the same actors in different roles each season, Fargo will be remade from the top down.
"Fargo demands a different level of realism," Landgraf said.
The "Minnesota nice" milieu will remain, Landgraf said, but the faces will change.
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On the morning of January 15, 1947 Betty Bersinger and her three year old daughter were out for an early morning stroll when they came across the bisected torso of a naked woman in a vacant lot in Leimert Park, Los Angeles. When police examined the remains of the woman they noted that the face had been slashed and the mouth cut on each side, so that it resembled a grin.
The breasts, thighs and arms had all been cut and rope burns were apparent on the wrists and ankles. The lower half of the body was in a recumbent position. The body had been drained of blood, washed and then apparently dumped where it had been found. It is unlikely that anyone would now know the name of Elizabeth Short, if not for the appalling circumstances of her death. She was born in poverty in Hyde Park, Massachusetts in 1924. She moved to California at age 19 with dreams of becoming a movie star but these ideas never materialized. Short acquired the moniker "The Black Dahlia" posthumously by newspapers, which were in the habit of nicknaming crimes they found particularly colorful.
On January 23, 1947, someone claiming to be the killer called the editor of the Los Angeles Examiner, expressing concern that news of the murder was tailing off in the newspapers and offering to mail items belonging to Short to the editor. The following day, a packet arrived at the Los Angeles newspaper containing Short's birth certificate, business cards, photographs, names written on pieces of paper, and an address book with the name Mark Hansen embossed on the cover. Hansen, an acquaintance at whose home she had stayed with friends, became a suspect. One or more persons would later write more letters to the newspaper, calling himself "the Black Dahlia Avenger," after the name given to Short by the newspapers. Due to the notoriety of the case, more than 50 men and women have confessed to the murder, and police are swamped with tips every time a newspaper mentions the case or a book or movie about it is released. The case still remains open and unsolved.
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8-17-11 PNC Park
What a frustrating batting practice.
I started the day on fire, snagging three balls in one minute.
The first was a ground rule double that Nick Pelescak had tip off his glove. He deflected it into the air, and I caught it about two rows behind him.
Moments later, Steve Pearce hit a home run that landed in the wheelchair seats and settled right up against the railing. I scaled over the bleachers and reached in and grabbed it barehanded for ball #2.
My third ball was a Steve Pearce home run that I got to a second before Nick here.
After that, I had a terrible batting practice of my life. The Pirates left the field at 5:02, and I didn't snag anything else the rest of the day. I would've had a fourth ball, but as I was in the process of glove tricking it, this ****** used his broom to knock it out of my glove and tried to 'roll it up the wall.'
It's impossible to roll a ball up the wall anyway because there's a six inch indentation under the padding. A minute later, Jaime Garcia came over and picked up the ball and threw it back in.
To make matters worse, he was painted with Joel Hanrahan's #52. Dude, wear a shirt – or go to the gym.
Game: 3 balls (3 hit)
Season: 349 balls (145 hit, 73 thrown, 83 device, 48 found)
Games: 66 games
Career: 1,471 balls
Attendance: 22,296


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|"I was told that you were the only place that had it!" A recognizable female voice trilled behind me as I snapped photos of the products at ALCONE NYC (322 W. 49th St. 212.757.3734). I glanced quickly at the woman and was stumped. The sales associates were all fawning over her and she was being very sweet and friendly, chatting and giggling with everyone. "I LOVED the movie!" Shouted another sales associate who had appeared from somewhere above us. "Thank you!" Replied the woman. It was a lovefest.
"Would you mind signing our wall?" Someone asked her. "Of course not!" She agreed enthusiastically. She was handed a marker and she started writing. I got a better look at her this time. Aha! Sarah Jessica Parker! She gathered together her purchases and left the shop. "What did she write?" Someone asked. A sales associate examined the wall. "I don't know! All I can make out is the word 'Obama'!"
Well, whatever Parker lacked in penmanship, she certainly made up for in graciousness. This A-lister would be a great example for the B and C-list rubbish who think that you prove your worth by being surrounded by security and gofers and acting rude and entitled. Obviously, SJP was very capable of shopping on her own without "people, " without requesting that a store be shut to outsiders and, somehow, managing to be lovely to everyone. Shocking!
|Parker was purchasing KHO GEN DO pressed powder and Moisture Tinted Foundation. It's a makeup for High Definition (HD) and one she had been introduced to by makeup artists. The odd part about HD is that its resolution is so high that makeup has to be kept on the down-low. I had discovered this when I played myself in the film "Rachel Getting Married" (out now!).
I was horrified that it was being shot in HD because I knew HD showed every line, crack, crevice and pore. Though the makeup artist spent an inordinate amount of time covering a broken blood vessel INSIDE my nose (that I had never noticed), the full makeup was very lightly applied and VERY natural.
|In fact, it was that experience that brought me back to Alcone, a makeup establishment for professionals that I hadn't visited in a decade. I loved the matt-finished bobby pins ($18) they used on my hair and the hairdresser told me he got them there.
Which leads us back to why SJP… or anyone … goes there: Alcone is a tiny heaven-on-earth over-flowing with EVERYTHING involving makeup and other beauty items (like the hairpins). You can find some of their more old-school theatrical makeup (Ben Nye/ Kryolan/Joe Balasco) at Ricky's or online, but you'd be smarter coming here: The full range of their offerings are astonishing, their extremely helpful and personable staff are ALL makeup artists and the recession-proof prices will stun you.
|"We're cheaper because you're not paying for the packaging or name." I can live with that. For example, false eyelashes cost a whopping $2.75 to $5 and non-irritable non-abrasive cucumber-scented cotton makeup remover pads (the best I've ever used) cost $6 for a 12 pack or $30 for 80.
The aforementioned BEN NYE products include amazing concealers, shadows, rouge and lipsticks in every sheen (matt/ iridescent/ pearl/ glitter) and configuration (crème/ powder/ loose) for $20 and under. For under $30, there are the jaw-dropping shades available in the KRYOLAN mini-palettes for eyeshadows, lips and concealers. Compare those prices (for professional-level goods) to the price of ONE product from ... well, I won't name names ...
|Alcone doesn't do custom blending or other hands-on services, but they are very free with advice, which is as no-frills and excellent as their products. When I mentioned that my makeup probably needed replacing because of its age, store manager Maria Mallardi instructed, "If it smells like crayons, it's gone bad. Otherwise, you're fine."
But, all the beauty magazines advise buying new mascara every three months because bacteria invades at that point. Maria laughed. "That rule is as absurd (and self-interest-based) as shampoo labels that insist on TWO latherings each time you wash your hair." And when I asked about which of their huge array of brushes was best for applying concealer, someone shot back, "Using your finger is the best way to apply concealer." (I'll assume that doesn't apply to those who conceal imperfections inside someone else's nostrils ...)
|Nevertheless ... so much for the hard sell, right? If you can't make it to their theater district shop, there's always their in-the-process website, mybbf.com (My beauty best friend), to turn to. The idea is "... to integrate products with the average person by making one-to-one connections with advisors who are available for blogging. (They'll) feed you content while you're finding your own products," says Robert Moore, the site's co-founder and partner.
Two items I "integrated" with were the spinning top-shaped BEAUTYBLENDER makeup sponge and the insane LIPSTAMP. The Beautyblender's shape allows one to apply foundation in places normal angular applicators can't go. The Lipstamp is a product from the 50's that Alcone has re-released. Just think: you can be Joan Crawford one day and Clara Bow the next. Fabulous!
Despite the hordes of mineral makeup currently being hawked, Alcone is very high on High Def. "It's cool for the consumer on the street because it's idiot-proof and lightweight." These products are free of mineral oils and lanolin (RCMA) or alcohol-based and waterproof (KETT). Not that mineral makeup is totally useless: "You play texture against texture." Alcone Info-god Alex Almeida advised. "That's when it's beautiful: Play dewy against shiny and matt."
Remember that whenever you're going anywhere where photographers lay in wait because totally sparkly shiny makeup photographs greasy under a flash. If pros (like Sarah Jessica) know that, shouldn't you?
|KETT Alcohol-Based Waterproof Hydro Foundations ($27.50).
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BRASELTON, Ga. – The Lipscomb Bisons finished in eighth place in the Atlantic Sun Conference Golf Tournament.
The Bisons shot a third round 305 Tuesday for a 929 overall score. They finished five strokes behind Florida Gulf Coast in sixth and three strokes behind USC Upstate in seventh at The Legends Chateau Elan Resort.
"I'm very pleased and very encouraged by their performance and by their desire to do well," said Will Brewer, LU director of golf. "We are very, very close to making a huge leap.
"They are getting better and that is all I can ask. They are improving every day. It is kind of like being a play away in football. We are a putt away here or a shot away there from being very competitive this season."
Dustin Wilder closed out the tournament with a 75. He finished tied for ninth with a three-round score of 226 over 54 holes. Wilder was a plus-2 overall in par 3 scoring. He was a plus-5 in par 4 scoring. He birdied seven holes and was par on 33.
"Dustin started with a triple bogey on the first hole he played and ended up with a 75," Brewer said. "I was very pleased with his play all week. He was very steady.
"He played aggressive and that is what we have been working on all season. He struck the ball well. He fought well."
Ryan Terry tied for 28th. He shot a third round 77 for a three-round total of 234, tying him for 28th. Terry was a plus-nine in par 4 scoring and a plus-2 in par 5 scoring.
Paul Kleine-Kracht tied for 32nd after carding a third round 77. His three-round total was 236. Kleine-Kracht was even in par 5 scoring.
Seniors Blanton Farmer and Alex Cox closed out their college careers with the tournament.
Farmer finished in a tie for 35th with a 237 (77, 84, 76). Cox tied for 47th with a 245 (82, 82, 81). Cox finished with six birdies.
"I wish we had some more tournaments to play," Brewer said. "We are continuing to get better."
BRASELTON, Ga. – The Lipscomb Bisons finished in eighth place in the Atlantic Sun Conference Golf Tournament.


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Skip to comments.Iran has final say on nuclear enrichment, says (Iranian FMinister) Zarif (In Conflict with Deal)
Posted on 11/30/2013 3:23:38 PM PST by xzins
Iran will decide the level of uranium enrichment in its nuclear programme based on its energy and other civilian needs, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in remarks reported Saturday.
His remarks appeared to conflict with the landmark nuclear deal struck with world powers in Geneva last weekend, which states that the enrichment level must be mutually defined and agreed upon by both sides in further negotiations.
"Iran will decide the level of enrichment according to its needs for different purposes," Zarif said late Friday night, according to the official IRNA news agency.
"Only details of the enrichment activities are negotiable," he said, referring to a final accord with the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia plus Germany -- known as the P5+1 group -- that the parties hope to negotiate within a year.
Israel and Western powers hope the final accord will drastically scale back Iran's enrichment programme, which is currently producing the low-enriched uranium required for electricity and medical isotopes but could be ramped up to produce the highly enriched uranium which is a key element of a nuclear weapon.
Iran has repeatedly said it will not seek nuclear weapons while insisting it has the "right" to enrich uranium under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
"We have always said we will not allow anyone to determine our needs," Zarif was quoted as saying by the Fars news agency. "But we are prepared to negotiate about it."
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Obama failure number what, millions at this point?
Oh this is a big win for us. Ask any enemy of our nation.
"We have always said we will not allow anyone to determine our needs," Zarif was quoted as saying by the Fars news agency. "But we are prepared to negotiate about it."
Riiiight, just like Obama was prepared to negotiate
over the shut down.
When will people ever learn?
Only failure in the eyes of those who think he was serious about restraining Iran.
But you're right. If we were assuming someone actually working in the interest of the USA, it would be failure one million and one.
Remember Neville Chamberlain? Any questions?
You mean Democrats? Probably right.
Well, in my estimation they're definitely some of them.
Was he hung? Just trying to see if we have any hope for justice...
For the list.
This is a Threat Matrix list documenting threats within and without. Anyone wanting on or off please advise.
No way that I'd believe our government first. They are even worse than the Reagan maxim:
"Mistrust but Verify"
Thanks xzins.
Further evidence that Clown Prince nobama is a genius far above the understanding of us bottom dwellers, no?
I'm sure he thinks he was born to rule, and we were born to be serfs.
Get me Tactical Air Command on the covered line.
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I have Hep C. - not active - normal enzimes level -
Just found out that I have high Cholesterol and need medication....
Can this medication (lipitor or similar) affect my Hep C, since it is metabolized in the liver?
Response from Dr. McGovern
Most drugs are metabolized by the liver. Your cholesterol should be treated so you should certainly do so, but also obtain liver function testing on a regular basis. Also remember that symptoms of right upper quadrant pain, nausea and vomiting can be signs of liver toxicity.
Secondly, your hepatitis C can still be active even with normal enzymes. Please ask your doctor for a Hepatitis C viral load test to see if you have virus in your blood. Dr. McGovern
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Okay, I know the title sounds a bit morbid but I had that Doors song in my head, but reading this title begs me to wonder… is this REALLY the END for Living the Goodwill Life?
I have been in discussion with Goodwill for the Living the Goodwill Life to live on past 2011 so that all of us thrifters feel we have a place to continue our conversations with each other about our thrift finds, the things we would like to see, all that's going on in our thrift-worlds, etc. I dream that one day we too will have our own reality TV show and Las Vegas-style Convention where we all could meet in person and talk about American Thrifting! I know these dreams could be a reality because I have been lucky enough to be at the helm of an entire year of American Thrift and boy, let me tell you… our community is HUGE!
I've been able to connect with people like Patrice J. Williams over in NYC with the blog "Looking Fly on a Dime" that is doing great ground work taking groups of people to thrift stores to score deals on designer-inspired looks!
I had the pleasure of getting to know Jenna Isaacson who did the thrift-store tour of America this last summer over at "All Thrifty States" and looks like she is doing another round of states and stores this year! We are all anxiously awaiting your documentary film Jenna!
I have met the staff at Goodwill stores that are direct recipients of the dollars we spend in the stores finding our goodies. Recipients where our dollars have quite literally changed their LIVES and the lives of their children!
I have gotten to know Goodwill stores and their missions to help in their communities from NYC to Portlandia and all the goodies in-between!
I have gotten to know the local Goodwill personalities like the wonderful Gary Foy over at the Bellevue Goodwill… the man with a thrift-shopping plan!
I have been lucky enough to share Thrifters wedding dresses and receptions… all built from 2nd hand treasures like this beautiful wedding dress found by Courtney… here is her story.
Or how about this post I did in the spring on Kelli Kirk (and hubby) who furnished their reception with Goodwill pieces!
I have had the honor of being a national spokesperson for all of us Thrifters trying to not only show the rest of America the value of saving some money but being environmental and purposeful with our shopping choices as well!
Komo 4 News spot at end of the year…
King 5 News spot (that ended up all over the country on various TV stations)…
I have gotten my family and friends to THINK THRIFT and step foot into a store after years (or never) thinking about this shopping option!
I have found treasures beyond even my wildest dreams that have stories of their own to still share.
I was lucky enough to not only model in the Glitter Gala fashion show (that was amazing!)
But spent the entire night in line to be 1st at the Glitter Sale just to break the Seattle urban legend about who gets in line and at what time! (It's about 3-4am that most thrifters start getting there BTW…)
I have spent some of the best parts of my life this year shopping at Goodwill stores with my boys and showing another generation how important it is to think about where your money goes!
And I've had the pleasure of meeting other multi-generation Thrifters who are out there teaching the value of Thrift too!
And I couldn't have done all of this… I couldn't of been LIVING the GOODWILL LIFE for all of 2011 without YOU! The Thrift-Public of America!
Thank you for being a part of my first year of challenges. Thank you for participating in my year of living Thrift. Thank you for taking part and sharing your joy and love of Thrifting with us all!
Only 2012 will tell if the Living the Goodwill Life lives on but one thing is for certain…my curiosity to explore and report out on life, from a suburban-mom's perspective is certainly living on in 2012. If you are a parent, know parents or have any children around join me in my adventures of taking Parent's magazine to task and exploring everything from their advertised products to their recommendations on relationships to the latest dinner recipes over at "Parents Tested, Mommy Approved".
With much LOVE I close out my year of Living the Goodwill Life…
Beautiful and her boys


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Jose Lopez-Mercedes and Steven Fenn, Jr., had this special day planned three years ago.
So when the United States Supreme Court ruled late last month that backers of Proposition 8 — a ballot initiative that barred same-sex marriage in California — had no legal standing to appeal a lower court decision overturning the ban, the two Anaheim men began searching through emails they'd sent to each other to help them remember what they'd wanted in the past and plan for their wedding.
Saturday was Fenn and Lopez-Mercedes' day, and 75 loved ones joined them at Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church in Costa Mesa to help the couple celebrate.
The church, which refers to itself as "a welcoming community encompassing different cultural backgrounds, lifestyles, and religious perspectives" on its website, offered free same-sex weddings Saturday.
Fenn and Lopez-Mercedes' wedding was the first same-sex ceremony at Orange Coast since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, said Orange Coast Unitarian music director Beth Syverson, who wed Jan Mabie on the steps of the Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana soon after the ruling.
"This is something we want to do more of, to make sure people know we're here," Syverson said of performing weddings at Orange Coast. "It's all about accepting everybody."
Lopez-Mercedes, 35, and Fenn, 36, who met on the Internet and have been partners for nearly 10 years, held hands as Lee Marie Sanchez, a minister from Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Church in Los Angeles County, led them through the ceremony inside the church's social hall.
Hydrangeas in vases decorated tables near the stage.
Friends Kim Ramos-Moushey and Lilia Franco ushered Lopez-Mercedes and Fenn into the room and gave the men their respective rings.
"By the power vested in me by the state of California, I now pronounce you legally married," Marie Sanchez said.
The attendees began clapping before she could finish the sentence.
"Each of you may kiss your husband."
And with that, Fenn and Lopez-Mercedes, each dressed in matching white suits with leis made of yellow flowers around their necks, kissed, then walked to the outdoor patio for pictures and a champagne toast.
"I'm filled with gratitude," Fenn said. "The equal respect is so important. No more 'domestic partnership.' "
Ramos-Moushey was equally joyful.
"I've been waiting for this day for years, I'm going to start crying," she said.
California voters passed Proposition 8 in 2008, six months after the state Supreme Court gave homosexuals the right to wed, according to a May 2013 story in the Los Angeles Times. The state high court later upheld the initiative as a valid state constitutional amendment.
But U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker held a trial and ruled that Proposition 8 was unconstitutional and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed the law had to be struck down. Proposition 8 supporters then appealed to the Supreme Court, which issued its ruling in late June.
Fenn and Lopez-Mercedes thought they might have an opportunity to wed in 2010.
"Steven saved the service online," Marie Sanchez said. "He sent me a copy and asked if I would do the honor.
"At first they were going to go to [Orange County Superior Court in Laguna Hills] to sign a [marriage] license. I knew about Orange Coast and asked why don't you do it there. Look, a great group of people from Anaheim and Orange Coast all showed up. In my wildest dreams I did not know they would contact me [to officiate the wedding]. There couldn't be more loving, committed, community-serving people than Jose and Steven."
Fenn, a quality control supervisor for retail mortgage lender loanDepot, held back tears as he struggled to repeat vows.
After the ceremony, he said the tears symbolized joy.
"They were complete joy, happiness, amazement, that I can profess my love and share it with all the people from work and church. It was absolute excitement, and nerves, too."
The two haven't planned a honeymoon yet, said Lopez-Mercedes, who teaches English as a second language to Rancho Santiago Community College students.
"We just wanted to get this done," Lopez-Mercedes said. "I'm happy and excited, so many emotions. It means we have the same rights and helps with insurance coverage and tax purposes. We were filing taxes separately. In the past a tax CPA [certified public accountant] refused to do taxes for us."
[For the record, 2:30 p.m. July 9: The caption on an earlier version of the main photo incorrectly said Steven Fenn Jr. was from Oregon. In fact, he lives in Anaheim.]


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The ETSU men's basketball team went 2-0 in play last week, dropping Jacksonville 80-64 on Feb. 11, followed by a Senior Day win over North Florida 80-57 on Feb. 13 ... The Bucs remain two games back of league-leading Belmont, but hold a two-game edge over Jacksonville for second place in the Atlantic Sun Conference ... Senior Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) won his fourth A-Sun Player of the Week honor this week, marking the first time in recorded A-Sun history that a player has accomplished that feat ... He currently leads the team in scoring and is second in rebounding ... He averaged 25 points a game last week and set a career high with 29 points against North Florida ... ETSU will look to cut into Belmont's lead in the conference race when they meet on Feb. 17 in Nashville, and the Bucs will then meet Lipscomb on Feb. 19 ... For more on ETSU basketball, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.
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The Bucs and Bruins have met 19 times in their histories, with the Bucs trailing the series, 8-11 ... The Bucs were a perfect 5-0 against Belmont prior to 2005, when ETSU joined the Atlantic Sun Conference ... Since that time, ETSU is 3-11 against Belmont ... Three of those games have gone to overtime, with ETSU going 1-2 in those contests, ... The last meeting between the two was a 72-62 Belmont win back on Jan. 23 inside the Dome.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 23, 2011) - Overcoming a 12-point, first-half deficit to tie the game in the second half and trail by only two points with six minutes left, the ETSU men's basketball team looked on as the Belmont Bruins made critical baskets down the stretch and defensive stops when they needed them to pull away with a 72-62 win in Atlantic Sun Conference play inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. ... The Bucs played without the services of its best on-ball, man-to-man defender, as senior guard Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) missed the game after suffering an ankle injury against Lipscomb two days earlier. In Tubbs' absence, Belmont took advantage by shooting 46 percent from the floor and an even more impressive 46 percent from 3-point range. ... In addition, the Bruins enjoyed a gaudy 29-2 edge in points off the bench. ... The Bucs got a game-high 22 points from senior guard Micah Williams (Manchester), while fellow senior Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) and junior forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) scored 11 apiece. ETSU also got 10 points from sophomore guard Sheldon Cooley (Tampa, Fla.) ... For Belmont, Jon House led the way with a team-high 17 points and six assists. ... In the first half, the game stood tied at 11-11 before the Bruins built a 12-point edge at 32-20 with four minutes left before the break. ETSU battled back to cut that deficit to eight at the break, 37-29. ... After the intermission, the Bucs outscored the Bruins 23-15 over the first 11 minute of play to tie the game at 52-52. Belmont held a 60-58 lead with 6:33 left on the clock before going on a 12-4 run to close out the win.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 13, 2011) - Senior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) scored a career high 29 points in a double-double effort, and his fellow classmates enjoyed a victorious Senior Day as the ETSU men's basketball team cruised to a 75-53 win over North Florida in Atlantic Sun Conference play Sunday inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. ... In the 2010-11 home finale for the Buccaneers, Smith and fellow seniors Micah Williams (Manchester), Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) and De'Shaud Johnson (Riverdale, Ga.) were all in the starting lineup and blitzed out to a 28-11 lead. ... While Smith finished with 29 points and 11 rebounds to pick up his 14th career double-double, junior Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) netted 18 points, and Williams pitched in 15. ... In the first half, ETSU got off to a great start as all four seniors were in the starting lineup to begin the game. Over the first 12 minutes, the Buccaneers built a lead of as many as 21 points at 32-11, but at that point UNF put together a small offensive run and outscored the Bucs 12-2 over a five minutes stretch to make it 34-23 with 2:59 left on the clock. ... From there, ETSU ultimately led 41-26 and Smith had already scored 18 points. In his last six games, Smith has scored a total of 86 points in the first half - an average of 14.3 points per game in the first 20 minutes. ... The second half was much of the same for the Bucs, who went on to lead by as many as 28 points at 74-46 with just 5:07 left in the contest.
Smith wins record fourth A-Sun POTW honor
ETSU senior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) capped his career at the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center with a career-best scoring performance to earn his fourth Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honor, as announced Tuesday by the conference office. ... Smith is the only A-Sun player on record to have won four POTW awards in the same season. ... The 6-foot-6 guard scored 29 points in the win over North Florida on Feb. 13, and for the week he helped the Buccaneers to a 2-0 record. He averaged 25 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in those two games, while also collecting a double-double against the Ospreys thanks to his 11-rebound effort. ... Smith did much of his damage in the first half of those games, scoring 18 points against UNF and 17 points against Jacksonville prior to the intermission. For the week, he shot 49 percent from the floor, 38 percent from 3-point range, and 81 percent at the foul line.
Buccaneers place two plays on ESPN Sportscenter
The ETSU men's basketball team is making a habit of garnering airtime on ESPN Sportscenter's Top Plays. ... Just three weeks ago, ETSU senior Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) was selected as the No. 1 play of the day with his 360 degree slam dunk against Lipscomb on Jan. 21 in the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. Well, the Buccaneers took it a step further on Friday night inside the Dome against Jacksonville, placing two plays in the Top 10 and once again taking the top slot. ... Senior guard Micah Williams (Manchester) threw down a one-handed, alley-oop slam on a pass from his roommate and fellow senior Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.). That play was picked fourth in the countdown. ... Meanwhile, Tubbs again took the show after receiving a pass from junior guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa). Going toward the opposite end of the floor from where he dunked against Lipscomb, Tubbs executed the same 360-degree slam with even more flair. The Sportscenter hosts described it as a Winter X Games style dunk.
Williams eclipses 1,000; Smith moving up list
While senior Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) was already a member of the 1,000-point club, fellow senior Micah Williams (Manchester) joined his roommate on the list against Kennesaw State (1/29) ... With a 3-pointer from the left wing at the 17:55 mark of the second half, Williams went over 1,000 for his career, becoming the 33rd ETSU player all-time to reach that number ... Meanwhile, Smith joined another select group by eclipsing 1,500 points for his career in the win over USC Upstate (1/25) ... Below is where both players stand in the all-time scoring list:
Name Place Points
Mike Smith No. 8 1,648
Micah Williams No. 33 1,099
Sollazzo rolling in last 18 games for ETSU
Junior guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) has really found his rhythm in the last 18 games, leading the team with 4.3 assists per game, and ranking third on the team with 11.7 points per game ... He has netted double figures in 11 of those 18 games ... In those contests, Sollazzo is shooting an impressive 71-of-127 from the field for a 56 percent clip ... he is also averaging 3.2 rpg in this stretch ... The Bucs are 15-3 in this span.
Smith's 20/20 vision leads Bucs over FGCU
With his 20-point and 20-rebound effort against Florida Gulf Coast on Jan. 8, 2011, senior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) made history ... According to the statistics available to the ETSU media relations office, Smith was the first Buccaneer since Feb. 14, 1959 to post a 20/20 effort ... The last was Buc great Tom Chilton, who scored 35 points and grabbed 25 rebounds in a win over Wofford during the 1959 season. ... In addition, Smith is only the third player nationally to achieve that mark this season.
Bucs help bolster A-Sun to strong RPI standings
With a pair of signature wins already this season, the ETSU men's basketball team - along with other members of the Atlantic Sun Conference - is doing its part to put the league in some impressive company on the national hoops stage. ... With wins over Atlantic 10 Conference stalwart Dayton and Southeastern Conference West Division favorite Mississippi State, the Buccaneers have helped the A-Sun generate plenty of waves across the board in the national RPI rankings. As a result, one month into the 2010-11 NCAA men's basketball season, the Atlantic Sun Conference is ranked ahead of other mid-major leagues including the Southern, Ohio Valley, Big South, West Coast, Mid-American, WAC and Sun Belt. ... The A-Sun remains among the top half of the conferences in the country. CollegeRPI.com ranks the A-Sun 14th, immediately behind the Horizon, Conference USA and Missouri Valley, and ahead of the conferences mentioned above. Against the Southern, Big South, Sun Belt and Ohio Valley conferences, the A-Sun owns a 15-8 mark. ... The conference has more than held its own against the BCS conferences. With ETSU's win at Mississippi State, the conference grabbed its fifth win against the "Power-6" leagues. No conference eligible for consideration for the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll owns as many BCS wins as the A-Sun. The five wins represent the most for the league since 2007-08.
Bartow gets wins No. 250 overall and 150 at ETSU; ranks among best coaches in last five years
With his team's win over Florida Gulf Coast on Jan. 8, ETSU head coach Murry Bartow picked up his 250th career victory ... He then collected his 150th win at ETSU when the Bucs downed Jacksonville on Jan. 15 ... When looking at coaches across the country, ETSU head coach Murry Bartow stands among a select group ... Of those coaches that have been at their current school for at least five years, only 24 have averaged better than 20 wins a season ... That list includes coaches such as Dayton's Brian Gregory, Syracuse's Jim Boeheim, UConn's Jim Calhoun, Florida's Billy Donovan, Michigan State's Tom Izzo, Duke's Mike Kryzewski, Louisville's Rick Pitino, Kansas' Bill Self, Maryland's Gary Williams and North Carolina's Roy Williams ... The list also includes Bartow, who is average 20.2 wins a year since 2005-06.


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25 Kan. App. 2d 78
(957 P2d 1120)
No. 77,803
PAMELA COOPER, Claimant/Appellee, v. MID-AMERICA DAIRYMEN, Respondent/Appellant, and HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, Insurance Carrier/Appellant, and KANSAS WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND.
Petition for review denied 265 Kan. 884 (1998).
1. The wage earning capacity of a claimant or the claimant's ability to earn wages is a factor in determining work disability under K.S.A. 44-510e(a).
2. Where the evidence shows that a claimant has the ability to work and earn wages but is not doing so, a hearing must be conducted on whether the claimant made a good faith effort to find work.
3. If it is determined that a good faith effort to find employment has not been made by the claimant, the factfinder will have to determine an appropriate post-injury wage based on all of the evidence before it, including expert testimony concerning the capacity to earn wages.
4. Under the facts of this case, the workers compensation board committed reversible error by finding that the claimant's wage earning capacity or ability to earn wages was irrelevant under K.S.A. 44-510e(a).
Appeal from Workers Compensation Board. Opinion filed May 1, 1998. Reversed and remanded.
John David Jurcyk and Douglas M. Greenwald, of McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips, P.A., of Lenexa, for appellants.
Patrick R. Nichols, of Topeka, for appellee.
Before LEWIS, P.J., RULON, J., and WAHL, S.J.
LEWIS, J.: The Workers Compensation Board (Board) awarded claimant permanent partial disability benefits based on a finding of "work disability" of 85%. The Board then determined that claimant had a 100% wage loss. Respondent and its insurance carrier appeal.
In early 1993, claimant was employed by respondent Mid-America Dairymen to bag dry powdered milk. This work consisted of bagging 50-pound bags of dry powder and lifting, weighing, and twisting the bags. After she had been on the job for only a few days, claimant developed soreness and swelling in her fingers as well as aching in her elbow and shoulder.
Claimant then sought medical attention for her pain and disability. She was diagnosed with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. She had surgery on each arm, one in November 1993 and the other in January 1994. The fact that the injury suffered by claimant was job related is not contradicted.
Respondent apparently attempted to accommodate claimant and reassigned her to jobs that it believed were compatible with her restrictions. Despite her pain and discomfort, claimant continued to work for respondent until she was laid off in 1994.
The key to this case is whether claimant was entitled to a 100% loss of wages as a result of her disabilities as was found by the Board. Respondent argues that claimant is capable of earning wages but has no interest in doing so as long as workers compensation checks continue to flow into her hands.
The Board found claimant to have sustained an 85% work disability. It did so by averaging a 70% loss of task function by Dr. Zimmerman with a wage loss figure of 100%.
The record shows that from the time claimant was laid off in 1994 to the date of the hearing, she had worked for only 2 weeks at a local grocery store. She testified briefly that she had looked for other work but was unable to find it.
The issues to be decided on this appeal are the claimant's "capacity" to earn wages and "good faith" in seeking another job.
The Board set the date of the accident on claimant's last day at work. We agree. The Board applied our decisions in Condon v. Boeing Co., 21 Kan. App. 2d 580, 903 P.2d 775 (1995), and Berry v. Boeing Military Airplanes, 20 Kan. App. 220, Syl. ¶ 3, 885 P.2d 1261 (1994), in reaching its decision as to the date of the accident. We agree with the Board's decision and its rationale.
The only seriously disputed issue on this appeal is the extent of claimant's wage loss. The Board determined "[t]he difference between what claimant was earning [at the time of the injury] and what claimant is earning is, therefore, 100 percent." The math employed by the Board was arrived at by merely observing that claimant is now unemployed and is earning no wages. A person earning no wages at this time has a 100% wage loss from the wages he or she was earning while employed. If the end period were to stop at this point, claimant's loss would be 100%.
Respondent argues that the Board should have taken into consideration claimant's "capacity to work." This suggestion is strongly opposed by claimant, who does not want her capacity to work to be considered by the court.
K.S.A. 44-510e(a) states:
"The extent of permanent partial general disability shall be the extent, expressed as a percentage, to which the employee, in the opinion of the physician, has lost the ability to perform the work tasks that the employee performed in any substantial gainful employment during the fifteen-year period preceding the accident, averaged together with the difference between the average weekly wage the worker was earning at the time of the injury and the average weekly wage the worker is earning after the injury."
Claimant seeks a literal reading of the statute. According to claimant, her capacity to earn wages was irrelevant, and the only question that needs to be determined is to compare what she made on the job with what she is making now.
If we were to accept claimant's position, anyone could acquire a 100% wage loss by simply quitting one job and never taking another. We cannot believe that the legislature intended for this result to take place.
Despite our belief, the Board took an opposite approach when it stated:
"The Appeals Board recognizes that the evidence in this case includes evidence that claimant has the ability to earn wages. The ability to earn wages is, however, no longer the test for injuries after July 1, 1993. We do not believe the Foulk decision intended to reintroduce claimant's ability as a factor in determining work disability except for the limited circumstances where the claimant has refused to accept employment the claimant can perform."
We hold that the decision of the Board on this issue was error.
In Foulk v. Colonial Terrace, 20 Kan. App. 2d 277, 284, 887 P.2d 140 (1994), rev. denied 257 Kan. 1091 (1995), we dealt with a similar question. In that case, claimant argued that her ability to obtain work for a comparable wage was irrelevant. We held that it was not and said:
"Construing K.S.A. 1988 Supp. 44-510e(a) to allow a worker to avoid the presumption of no work disability by virtue of the worker's refusal to engage in work at a comparable wage would be unreasonable where the proffered job is within the worker's ability and the worker has refused to even attempt the job. The legislature clearly intended for a worker not to receive compensation where the worker was still capable of earning nearly the same wage. Further, it would be unreasonable for this court to conclude that the legislature intended to encourage workers to merely sit at home, refuse to work, and take advantage of the workers compensation system. To construe K.S.A. 1988 Supp. 44-510e(a) as claimant suggests would be to reward workers for their refusal to accept a position within their capabilities at a comparable wage."
We cannot imagine a workers compensation system in which a worker could receive 100% wage loss compensation where that same worker is still capable of earning nearly the same wage.
Based on the decision in Foulk, we hold that the Board erred in excluding the issue of claimant's ability to earn wages.
We recently expanded the Foulk decision in Copeland v. Johnson Group, Inc., 24 Kan. App. 2d 306, 320, 944 P.2d 179 (1997), when we said:
"In attempting to harmonize the language of K.S.A. 44-510e(a) with the principles of Foulk, we find the factfinder must first make a finding of whether a claimant has made a good faith effort to find appropriate employment. If such a finding is made, the difference in pre- and post-injury wages based on the actual wages can be made. This may lead to a finding of lesser wages, perhaps even zero wages, notwithstanding expert opinion to the contrary.
"If a finding is made that a good faith effort has not been made, the factfinder will have to determine an appropriate post-injury wage based on all the evidence before it, including expert testimony concerning the capacity to earn wages."
There is ample evidence in the record that claimant has the ability to earn wages. She made some efforts to find a job but failed to do so. As a result, at the present time she is operating a craft shop, which does not pay her enough money for her to take any wages. Whether her efforts at finding employment rise to the level of "good faith" is an issue not determined by the trier of fact. This requires that we reverse and remand for further inquiry.
In line with Foulk and Copeland, we hold that where a claimant has the ability to earn wages but is not doing so, an inquiry must be made into the good faith of the claimant in seeking employment. An effort that amounts to nothing more than a sham or token effort will not suffice. The effect of such a finding on claimant's award is discussed in Copeland.
We recognize that the Board made a finding from which we could infer that claimant made a good faith effort to find a job. This finding takes on less importance when it is realized that the Board decided the claimant's ability to work was irrelevant. On remand, the ability of claimant to earn wages will indeed be relevant, and the finding should be made in that context.
We hold as follows: (1) The determination of the Board as to the loss of wages by claimant is reversed; (2) wage earning capacity or ability to earn wages is a factor in determining work disability under K.S.A. 44-510e(a); and (3) in determining the extent of claimant's wage loss, the Board must conduct a hearing on and determine whether claimant made a good faith effort to find work. If the Board were to decide that no good faith effort has been made, then the Board will have to determine an appropriate post-injury wage based upon all the evidence before it as is set forth in Copeland.
Reversed and remanded.


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As part of its mission to advance women and promote diversity and inclusion in business, Catalyst today released the first in its landmark Making Change series on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees and the workplace. Recognizing the challenges facing the LGBT community, Catalyst hopes to help organizations foster a work environment inclusive to all women and provide the insights, language, and solutions that will help to educate workplace professionals to more deeply understand the experiences of their LGBT coworkers.
This report, entitled Making Change: LGBT Inclusion—Understanding the Challenges, outlines specific challenges faced by LGBT employees at work and identifies key components of the business case for LGBT inclusion. Uniquely developed with Catalyst's broader perspective of inclusion in the workplace for all, the report provides information that will help organizations build stronger, more complete LGBT-inclusion programs and discusses persistent barriers facing LGBT employees as they advance to senior leadership positions.
"With LGBT women facing 'double-outsider status' based both on gender and sexual orientation, this series represents the next step in our efforts to promote workplace cultures that are truly inclusive to all," said Ilene H. Lang, President of Catalyst. "Catalyst's expertise on gender and underrepresented groups in business enables us to offer unique insights on barriers to LGBT inclusion which comprehensive diversity and inclusion strategies must address."
Making Change: LGBT Inclusion—Understanding the Challenges notes evidence that developing an LGBT-inclusive work environment can create competitive and bottom line advantages for business: by successfully recruiting, retaining, developing, and advancing LGBT employees, organizations increase their ability to compete effectively for talent, minimize attrition costs, and gain wider access to LGBT consumer markets. LGBT-inclusive organizations can retain and build loyalty with an LGBT consumer base while also attracting new customers.
According to the report, the unique barriers facing LGBT employees in the workplace may be overlooked by traditional diversity and inclusion initiatives. For example, LGBT employees may deal with the high-stakes decision of whether and/or when to disclose their LGBT identity to managers or coworkers. Additionally, they face challenges that may vary dramatically with the countries and cultures in which they work or to which they travel for business. Recognizing that LGBT inclusion is a complex issue, the report is designed to initiate dialogue and help organizations take steps to address the concerns of LGBT employees.
The report suggests that organizations address LGBT inclusion by building a culture in which all employees have equal opportunities. That includes developing unambiguous policies and statements that respect and reinforce LGBT inclusion. Businesses also should promote an awareness and understanding of issues and barriers specifically faced by LGBT employees as a critical component of any successful LGBT-inclusion initiative. According to the report, organizations can take steps to support LGBT employees in their career development, including:
- As employees move up the ladder to leadership positions, organizations can convey clear and consistent messages that LGBT employees and their partners are welcome at work-related events. By making sure that invitations and promotional materials welcome both spouses and partners, organizations send a strong message that LGBT inclusion is valued.
- When considering employees for significant travel and relocation, both human resources professionals and managers must be sensitive to the needs of LGBT employees. With training, managers who want to be supportive will have the tools to ask the right questions and understand the importance of holding all conversations in strict confidence.
Organizations can make all LGBT employees feel included by:
- Making LGBT inclusion an organizational priority
- Creating LGBT resource groups that are accessible to all employees
- Maintaining membership confidentiality for all company LGBT resource groups
- Posting materials about LGBT employee benefits, programs, and activities on a public space available to everyone, such as the intranet or company-wide emails
- Examining social activities that reinforce heteronormative values (such as exclusive husband-wife functions and children-centered activities) and hosting more inclusive activities
- Providing LGBT anti-discrimination policies and statements as well as domestic partner benefits
Subsequent reports in the Catalyst Making Change: LGBT series will identify in-depth programs and policies that drive LGBT inclusion and how organizations can encourage and reinforce LGBT-inclusive behaviors among employees.
This study was sponsored by IBM Corporation.
About Catalyst
Founded in 1962, Catalyst is the leading nonprofit corporate membership research and advisory organization working globally with businesses and the professions to build inclusive environments and expand opportunities for women and business. With offices in New York, San Jose, Toronto, and Zug, and the support and confidence of more than 340 leading corporations, firms, business schools, and associations, Catalyst is connected to business and its changing needs and is the premier resource for information and data about women in the workplace. In addition, Catalyst honors exemplary business initiatives that promote women's leadership with the annual Catalyst Award.


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