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Despite the fact that cooked food has its health benefits, raw food devotees compellingly believe that cooking causes damage to the inherent nutrients found in food. A number of studies done in recent years by many but in particular by Harvard Medical School established that a high-level consumption of lycopene (a red pigment primarily found in tomatoes and other food such as papaya, pink guava, red bell pepper and watermelon) lowers the potential of cancer and heart attacks, and could in fact be a more intense antioxidant than vitamin C. An autonomous analysis reported by Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, reveals that lycopene is in fact increased when tomotoes are heated. One particular variety of lycopene in tomatoes, cis-lycopene, increased by 35% when cooked for 30 minutes at 190.4°F (88°C). This is due to the thick walls of the fruit being destroyed by the heating process, which facilitates the body to absorb the nutrients that are bound to the fruits walls. One of the superior internal meat thermometer's to help you in correctly measuring the temperature of your food is the efectivCHEF Quick Read Digital Cooking Thermometer. Steamed or boiled vegetables such as carrots, spinach, peppers, asparagus, mushrooms and cabbage also discharge more antioxidants to the body than they do when consumed raw. Whilst both steaming and boiling of zucchini, carrots and broccoli preserves antioxidants better than frying, boiling is considered to be the superior method of cooking. Nonetheless, the disadvantage of heating vegetables is that it can destroy some of their vitamin C, seeing as it is easily degraded due to heat, oxidation and cooking in water (in fact it dissolves in water). But, the trade-off may just be worth it as vitamin C can be found in many more fruits and vegetables (such as kale, broccoli, caultiflower, oranges and carrots) than lycopene. That said, when a few plants, especifically cruciferous vegetables for example cauliflower, broccoli and cabbage are cooked, an organic composite called Indole, is produced, which helps to destroy precancerous cells prior to them turning malignant. So in conclusion, it's evident that its no easy task when comparing the benefits of raw and cooked food. There are still many ambiguities about how various molecules in plants respond with the human body. Nonetheless, the conclusion is to eat your fruit and vegetables regardless as to how they are prepared.
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To celebrate the band's spring tour, Montpelier's Hogarth surprised fans today with a brand new song and video, "Directed." Shot and edited by Errick Easterday of Easterdaily, the video is set in a dark room, completely lit by clear Christmas lights. One could say it was "lit."
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"The concept of the song is about someone, or people who try to put the blame on someone else when clearly they are in the wrong for something they did," said drummer Travis Scriba. "We recorded the video with our long time friend Errick Easterday, and it was a blast. Errick is very creative and we are incredibly stoked with his work."
Hogarth embarked on their spring tour yesterday, kicking off near the band's hometown in Marion, Indiana. Tonight, they're performing their second show at the House of Representatives in Normal, Illinois. Don't miss the band at a date near you, check out the tour poster below.
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New York Heavy Duty Tow Truck and Road Service
Heavy or large vehicles that become disabled require specific types of trucks, equipment and expertise for safe and effective towing. This is one of the reasons why it is common to see school buses, freight trucks and other large vehicles waiting along the roadside for help to arrive. The process is not as simple as for lighter weight vehicles and not all towing companies specialize in heavy duty towing. This is why it can take longer to locate a company that is prepared to deal with these types of jobs.
Heavy Duty Tow Truck Styles
Various styles of tow trucks can be used for heavy duty towing, including but not limited to:
Tow trucks come in a variety of styles and brand names. The same style of truck is generally available for light, medium or heavy duty applications. The difference among them is in their overall size and the capacity for handling larger sizes and weights in vehicles. Heavy duty tow trucks are built more ruggedly and have increased power and stability so they have the power to pull heavy loads with less tendency for slippage or tipping from the resistance that is encountered during heavy duty vehicle recovery. Light duty tow trucks lack the power to move heavier loads and are not heavy enough in themselves to remain stable during the recovery process. The cost of obtaining and maintaining heavy duty trucks is higher than for lighter duty equipment and this is in part why some tow companies make the decision to limit their services to medium duty vehicles and lower.
When is A Heavy Duty Tow Truck Required Instead of A Normal Tow Truck?
Normal tow trucks are designed for light to medium weight towing limitations. Their framework, the amount of torque and power for pulling and their stability have lower capacity. A heavy duty tow truck is required when the weight of the vehicle to be recovered or towed is over 26,001 pounds.
If a towing company attempted to use medium duty tow trucks for heavy duty vehicle recovery, the success rate of that company would decrease significantly. They would also increase the risk of injury to tow technicians and the wear and tear on tow trucks and equipment would result in high repair or replacement costs. Medium duty tow trucks are simply not designed for heavy duty towing tasks.
How A Heavy Duty Tow Truck Works
Heavy duty tow trucks work in much the same way as regular tow trucks do, except for the enhanced features. They are built with sturdier frames, they are larger, heavier, and are designed for maximum performance with increased torque and power for pulling greater weight loads. They also have enhanced stability features so the tow truck is less likely to slip under the stress of the weight being pulled. A double winching feature allows for handling vehicles of 60,000 pounds and greater for each winch. The boom has a 60 ton capacity.
Dangers of Heavy Duty Towing
Heavy duty towing requires keen operator skill and a knowledge of best towing practices to ensure safety for everyone involved in the recovery process. This is a dangerous process under the best of conditions, but with care and adherence to the proper methods and use of equipment, it can be done more safely.
Which Types of Vehicles Can Be Towed With Heavy Duty Towing?
Semi trucks with trailers bearing heavy payloads can be recovered and towed with heavy duty tow trucks only. Additional equipment is used when a load has turned over and must be corrected. Side pullers are useful in more safely and effectively bringing the vehicle or its trailer to rest on its wheels. School and tour buses, heavy duty excavation equipment and other vehicles which exceed 26,001 pounds all require the use of heavy duty towing services. Some medium weight vehicles must also be towed with heavy duty trucks if their length or height is higher than usual.
Waiting Safely For A Tow Truck to Arrive
When possible, it is important to pull the vehicle into a safe area that is away from fast moving traffic, curves, hills or corners. Using flares and caution markers is useful in alerting motorists that there is a disabled vehicle ahead. Provide as much information about the nature of the problem, a description of the vehicle and the location you are in. Always switch on the four way flashers as an additional form of notification. If the vehicle is in a reasonably safe spot, remain inside with the doors locked to prevent unwanted visitors or would be criminals from gaining access. In the event that the vehicle is in a dangerous area and it cannot be moved, try to find a safe place that is within view of the vehicle to wait until help arrives.
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Here we are come with the Vigorous Food List For Summer. Sunny days have come and the sun is shining to its full swing. Drinking water is good to stay healthy and hydrated in the summers. However, just drinking lot of water may not be enough to stay healthy and refreshing over the summers. Go for refreshing fruits and vegetables that can make you feel fresh during the core summer season when the rays are cruelly ruling over the streets with brighter shine. Without spending lot of money, you can stay hydrated and fresh with the delicious foods that can help you feel good even if you are walking under the sun. Here is the list of top seven foods which will keep you fresh and hydrated these summers-
Juicy and Delicious Berries
Favorite of all, berries are a perfect option to remain fresh during the summer. They are incredibly sweet, delicious and juicy. With them, you can enjoy delicious smoothies, fruit salads, add them to water or yogurt. This fruit are the house of nutrients and keeps your body hydrated. Among all the delicious berries, strawberries and blueberries are the best hydrating berries that contain lot of essential nutrients and water. This food is come in the list of Vigorous Food List For Summer.
Colorful Homemade Popsicles
Popsicles are loved by all, whether they are kids or adults, everyone loves enjoying this delicious and juicy dish that can be easily prepared at home. Homemade popsicles leaves you enjoy it anytime and stay hydrated and refreshed without putting much effort. If you are planning to buy from outside, then you must make sure to buy healthy one which doesn't contain sugar. However, the best summer treat you can enjoy is fresh fruit juice with juicy berries gives a perfect blend of refreshment.
Orangey Healthy Grapefruit
If you want to stay healthy and doesn't wanting to put on weight, grapefruit would be going to prove the best food for you then. As this fruit contains plenty of water and wonderful fat burning compounds, it will not just going to keep you healthy, but also gives you an opportunity to maintain your weight. This fruit is really a blessing as it also help reduce cholesterol levels and maintains the blood sugar level as well. you might find it little tart but has incredible benefits. You can enjoy this wonderful fruit by adding it to your favorite fruit salad or juice.
Favorite of all; Watermelon
The most popular and favorite summer foods, watermelon is the fruit which is a great food option to stay healthy and hydrated in the summer time. as this fruit contains 91% of water, it is considered as the greatest source of hydration. An amazing antioxidant 'lycopene' is also found in this wonderful fruit which helps fight cancer. Get the smoothies or add to your favorite juice or enjoy eating it raw, you will be going to love it!
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Cool Yourself Down with Cucumbers
A great food to beat the scorching summer season with lot of benefits to stay healthy, cucumber is an ideal summer food which has incredible cooling effects. You can enjoy the delicious and watery cucumber slices seasoned with little pepper that makes it as a best and light snack for appetite. Enjoy the wonderful cooling effects of this delicious fleshy vegetable to stay hydrated.
Celery: Enriched with Nutrition
Enriched with folate, Vitamin C, K, & A, and fiber, this is a wonderful vegetable containing high amount of water content. This is a great food which helps neutralize stomach acid and a great treatment for heartburn symptoms. Enjoy the unique taste of celery with peanut butter or hummus, enjoy this wonders of Celery this summer.
Red-Sweet Berries; Tomatoes
No one can resist themselves by enjoying this delicious juicy vegetable which is even considered a favorite addition to salad and many other dishes. Tomatoes are a great food that adds juiciness to any dish and people often enjoy having it with their regular diet. It does not just have cooling effects, but also a great treatment for acne problems. Thus, above top foods is a great way to stay healthy and hydrated while enjoying unique refreshment during the summer seasons. Now love summers and make it enjoyable with your healthy list of foods.


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The Conference
Contracts are the basic structure of all business relationships, whether they be for the construction of a major new facility, or the supply of stationery, the terms and the management of the contract itself are critical to the success of all companies. As such, contracts touch every aspect of business life, and it is important that all staff (whether directly involved in contract management or not) understand how they operate, particularly in an international context.
The seminar covers the three stages of contracting; negotiating the "deal"; documenting that deal in a robust, but practical way: and managing the performance of the contract itself. The intention is to develop general skills with application to a wide range of contracts, and to allow participants to have an awareness of practices in other areas and other industries, which may add value to their own situations. The seminar will also give an opportunity to consider matters from the perspective of the other party to a contract.
The Goals
This seminar is designed to:
The Delegates
The Process
The seminar will combine conventional teaching, including real examples, together with a high level of participation; including an interactive approach to involving participants in discussion of topics; exercises; and encouraging participants to bring their own experiences forward for discussion and debate.
The Benefits
The Core Competencies
Competencies addressed and enhanced by this seminar include:
The Conference Content
What is the "deal" behind the contract, and how do you get there?
Drafting Contracts
Negotiating Contracts
Drafting Specific Clauses
Management of Contracts
Dealing with Disputes


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Harissa is probably my all-time favorite hot sauce, and one I'm sure you've seen me use in a bunch of recipes here. As I mention in the video, a small spoonful of this makes virtually any savory dish better.
Now, I'll admit to usually buying mine in convenient tubes imported straight from Tunisia, but I decided to show you my homemade version, since I do get the occasional note saying, "Chef John, I'm in the witness protection program, living in rural North Dakota, and they don't carry many North African condiments at the market...what else can I use?"
As with any similar recipe, there are countless variations using many different combinations of fresh, roasted, boiled, and dried chili peppers. Same goes for the spice, but I really like the blend listed below. Dried mint really has a unique, and much different flavor than the fresh herb, and as I hope you experience, toasting the caraway and coriander does wonderful things.
I could do a 5000-word essay on what you can do with this sauce, but just for starters consider these ideas; Harissa aioli, pizza sauce, sandwich spread, steak sauce, chicken marinade, and rubbed on your knee to help that arthritis (warning: check with your family doctor before starting any sauce-based treatments).
Anyway, if you've seen me use Harissa, and were frustrated that you didn't have access to any of this magical product, now you can make your own. Enjoy!
2 red bell peppers, fire roasted, peeled, seeded
6-7 red Fresno chili, seeded
1 habanero, seeded
4-5 garlic cloves, peeled
1⁄4 to 1/2 tsp caraway seeds
1⁄4 to 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
1⁄2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp dried mint
1 tsp kosher salt or to taste
juice of 1 lemon
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, added to blender at very end (do not blend more than a few seconds)
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EventMover manages transportation for all types and sizes of special events by becoming a key member of the team and working in advance with event and facility managers.
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Sail Canada offers the following NCCP workshops:
Fundamental Clinic: This 2.5 to 3 day course provides professional sailing coaches with the necessary theory base for coaching and is an introduction to instructing & coaching, ethical decision making, environment safety, and planning practices.
NOTE: This workshop is a prerequisite to taking the CANSail 1 & 2 Instructor, CANSail 3 & 4 Instructor, and CANSail 5 & 6 Instructor Courses.
CANSail 1 & 2 Instructor Clinic: In this 3 day practical sailing course, you will deliver a land lesson, run a water session while managing risk factors, develop technical sailing skills, and work on coach boat positioning and operator skills. Candidates will be able to deliver structured on-land and on-water sessions to beginner level dinghy sailors, ultimately being able to deliver the CANSail 1 & 2 program at their club.
CANSail 3 & 4 Instructor Clinic: In this 3 day practical sailing course, you will learn to work with athletes of all ages, delivering on-water instruction, helping them develop technical sailing skills, while focusing on safety and professionalism for intermediate sailors, ultimately being able to deliver the CANSail 3 & 4 program at your club. The focus of the workshop is on delivery practice, and on assessing and evaluating your athletes on land and in the water.
CANSail 5 &6 Instructor Clinic: This 3 day practical sailing course applies to coaches that want to work with sailors that are new to racing and that want to train for competitions. Coaches will learn to provide support at regattas while also being able to run a practice session, develop technical sailing skills, and work on coach boat positioning and operator skills. Coaches will also be able to deliver the CANSail 5 & 6 introductory race program at their club.
Development Coach Program: This year long program consists of a week long course followed by a one year mentorship and evaluation. The program focuses on practical on-water coaching and year round training plans for Learn to Train and Learn to Compete athletes on Club and Provincial Teams. It also includes elements of fitness, nutrition, sport science, program management, and regatta coaching.
To see when these clinics are being offered in your region, please check with the Provincial Sailing Associations.
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Regional Development Manager South East Asia, International Baccalaureate Organization
Faizol Musa works with schools interested in offering IB programmes, and key educational decision makers in South East Asia region.
Faizol began his career in education management at the British Council in Malaysia as the Acting Deputy Country Exams Director, where he also held the position of Examinations Services Manager.
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IBL World School
Wei Mei is one of the founder of IBL Education.
Bachelor of Psychology (Hons)
Certified Clinical Hypnosis Therapist (London College of Clinical Hypnosis)
Major in early childhood education and infant cares.
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Pency has more than 14 years of diverse experience in Business and Talent Development in both Singapore & Malaysia. With diverse experience in Retail, Education, Finance and Aerospace industries, she is proficient in developing business strategies with matching talent planning for both SMEs and MNCs.
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Bravo cancels 'Real Housewives of D.C.'
The day has finally come: Bravo has (gasp!) canceled one of its "Real Housewives" series. The ladies of Washington, D.C. have gotten the boot.
It was the branch of the "Housewives" franchise that was supposed to diversify the brand, Andy Cohen, Bravo's executive vice president of original programming, told us back in October: "D.C. is not a place where people are going to town on each other. It has a different personality. We knew that when we went there. This is a smart show ... it's got a great place in our galaxy of 'Housewives.' We want people to feel like they're watching a 'Housewives' show, but we want each to be different. This one is just more quiet than the others … and that's not necessarily a bad thing."
Oh, but it was a bad thing. The "D.C" cancellation marks the first time an iteration in the franchise, which got its start back in 2006, has not continued on for a second season.
No reason was given for the cancellation. The series had a respectable first season, averaging about 1.4 million viewers.
In an interview with the Washington Post, Cohen would only offer this: "We had an amazing season and we told stories that were unique to any other in the franchise. I wish all our D.C. wives the best and hope to work with them again in another capacity."
In fact, Cat is booked to appear on Cohen's "Watch What Happens Live Royal Wedding Spectacular" on April 28.
With one down, that leaves the Bravo franchise with representation in Atlanta, Orange County, New Jersey, New York City, Beverly Hills and Miami.
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Pet Society's Spooky Garden and other Halloween goodies now available
At the end of September, Playfish announced the Halloween Competition 2010 in Pet Society, challenging fans of their pet-care game to create items for potential inclusion within the game during October. Well, Halloween is practically upon us, and the developer has added the winning items to the game, along with a whole slew of other spooktacularly themed goodies.
First and foremost, Playfish is excited to let players build their own Spooky Garden within the game, offering three different seeds, hand-picked by us, the players of the game during the competition. There is a seed for trees, flowers, and vegetables, with the Vegetable Seed costing just 500 coins, but having three different potential outcomes. According to Playfish, these are the spookiest seeds we can buy, and we'd have to agree.
Other items include Halloween themed flower pots (one skull and one pumpkin) that allow you to pull flowers straight from your garden and then display them within your home. For those with a romantic personality, you can purchase pretty purple, yet somewhat gothic items that can be sent to friends, with these gifts only opening on Halloween (because who wouldn't want a purple dragon fountain as a present?).
Spooky Collectibles are available in the furniture store, allowing you to earn a free room to display them in, if you purchase all four (a total cost of 59 Playfish Cash), while a Ghost Potion can be found in the Boutique that will scare your friends more than any other item in the theme (by turning your pet into a ghost!).
Other items include full Halloween costumes (Vampire, Pumpkin, Ghost, & Wizard, among others), a Grim Reaper limited edition statue, and tons of Halloween accessories, like jack-o-lanterns, wall art, and even a jar of eyeballs.
These items will only be available in the game until October 31, so shop fast!
Check out the rest of our Halloween 2010 coverage right here.
Which of these terrifyingly awesome items will you be adding to your collection this Halloween? Let us know in the comments! Add comment


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Someone asked me on Sunday: "Are any of the people running for President candidates that we as Methodists could support?" I think I know what he meant but I'm not sure. To be honest, nobody ever asks my political opinion about anything, at least to the point of what candidate for anything that I support. And, if they did I would certainly have to give a non-answer. It's just easier not to take sides in an election.
However, just yesterday I got a personal call from someone in Greenville inviting me to a pastor's brunch for one of the candidates. He is a Christian and wants the support of the clergy, as if somehow that will ensure the support of the churches. I was flattered, I guess, to be invited to anybody's brunch. My wife says that I have probably already seen him as close as I would get to him at the brunch.
This particular candidate was in SC for the last debate in Spartanburg, and we happened to be out the same night that he and his entourage came to eat. I got a good look at him, but he spoke to no one and went right to his book where he was pushed to the inside by his people. We could see him, but we couldn't get close to him. So, my wife thought that was as close as we could get, even at a pastor's brunch.
Politics is an interesting thing in this country. I am old enough to remember when John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon had the first debates on TV. My mother certainly had an opinion about which way to vote, but things have changed since then. We don't just get debates but we get 24 hour coverage of these people and their families. Every word that's spoken by them or anybody connected to them is recorded and played over and over. And, you ever made a mistake, well, it will be mentioned.
On top of all this is the length of the political presidential campaign. Not to mention, the money that is spent is incredible.
It's not that I don't have an opinion; it's just that any opinion will upset someone. People seem to care more about protecting their particular political candidate than almost anything. And, after all everybody has an opinion about everything these days.
In spite of all this, our system is still the most open system in the world. I would say that we ought always to be concerned and informed as followers of Jesus Christ, and we ought always to vote. Voting is a privilege that we should never take for granted.
I would say that there is good in all of them, and that no one of them is all evil. Sometimes I do think that they have forgotten that they are working for the good of all people and not just for a particular PAC. That said, followers of Jesus Christ know something about humanity that everyone seems to forget. We are all sinners.
Leslie Whitehead used to say that we get all worked up to vote in one group and throw another group out of office. He said we must remember that we are just throwing out one group of sinners and putting in another.
Whoever our President is, whoever our leaders are, we, as followers of Jesus Christ believe that no one is the Messiah except Jesus Christ. So, we pray for them all- that God will give them the wisdom to make right decisions for the good of all. We pray that God's will might be done.
So, think it over, learn as much as you can, pray, and then vote.
Dave Nichols
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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Superyacht Orient Star launched by CMB Yachts
by Raphael Montigneaux
News has just come in about the launch of Orient Star (previously known under the project name of Mina), a 47 metre motor yacht built by CMB Yachts in Turkey.
RINA classed and built in composite to an in-house design, Orient Star is a slightly larger sister of the 46 metre Mystic launched by the same yard in 2010.
Her interior, designed by British designer Tara Bernerd of Tara Bernerd & Partners, accommodates up to 12 guests in five cabins, including a full-beam master suite on the main deck, plus two doubles and two twins with a Pullman berth. The crew quarters house a crew of eight.
Powered by twin 1,450hp MTU engines, she will achieve a top speed of 17 knots, a cruising speed of 13 knots and a range of 4,000 nautical miles at a more economical speed.
Launched two weeks ago, Orient Star will be delivered in September.


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Jean Luc Godard is one of my favourite movie directors. And here I'm trying to detail and describe the reasons of that partly for myself and partly as an interpretation in general. If anyone will find these thoughts useful for their own studies, I'll be glad.
1. The first feeling which I faced watching one by one the movies of Jean Luc Godard was his unique relationship with the language of cinematography. I mean, he is not a slave of the movie production technologies, of the actors, of the script or even of his own precedent plan. Equipment and every artistic opportunity is used playfully by the hand of the master who is above all these earthly trifles.
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Study Highlights
- People who watch TV for five or more hours a day appear to be at much greater risk of dying from a blood clot in the lung – a condition known as pulmonary embolism.
- Simple steps similar to those recommended for travelers on long plane flights, such as flexing leg muscles or standing up and stretching may reduce risk.
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DALLAS, July 25, 2016 — Watching a lot of television every day may increase your risk of dying from a blood clot in the lung, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.
A lung blood clot, known medically as a pulmonary embolism, usually begins as a clot in the leg or pelvis as a result of inactivity and slowed blood flow. If the clot breaks free, it can travel to a lung and become lodged in a small blood vessel, where it is especially dangerous.
From 1988 to 1990, Japanese researchers asked 86,024 participants, age 40-79, how many hours they spent watching TV. Over the next 19 years, 59 participants died of a pulmonary embolism.
Researchers found that compared to participants who watched TV less than 2.5 hours each day, deaths from a pulmonary embolism increased by:
- 70 percent among those who watched TV from 2.5 to 4.9 hours
- 40 percent for each additional 2 hours of daily TV watching; and
- 2.5 times among those who watched TV 5 or more hours.
"Pulmonary embolism occurs at a lower rate in Japan than it does in Western countries, but it may be on the rise," said Hiroyasu Iso, M.D., Ph.D., professor of public health at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine and study corresponding author. "The Japanese people are increasingly adopting sedentary lifestyles, which we believe is putting them at increased risk."
Authors noted that the risk is likely greater than the findings suggest. Deaths from pulmonary embolism are believed to be underreported because diagnosis is difficult. The most common symptoms of pulmonary embolism – chest pain and shortness of breath – are the same as other life-threatening conditions, and diagnosis requires imaging that many hospitals are not equipped to provide.
Researchers accounted for several factors that might have influenced findings, including obesity, diabetes, cigarette smoking and hypertension. After the number of hours spent watching TV, obesity appeared to have the next strongest link to pulmonary embolism.
Toru Shirakawa, M.D., study first author and a research fellow in public health at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, said the findings may be particularly relevant to Americans. Other studies indicate U.S. adults watch more television than Japanese adults.
"Nowadays, with online video streaming, the term 'binge-watching' to describe viewing multiple episodes of television programs in one sitting has become popular," Shirakawa said. "This popularity may reflect a rapidly growing habit."
Authors said people who watch a lot of TV can take several easy steps to reduce their risk of developing blood clots in their legs that may then move to their lungs.
"After an hour or so, stand up, stretch, walk around, or while you're watching TV, tense and relax your leg muscles for 5 minutes," said Iso, noting this advice is similar to that given to travelers on long plane flights. He added that drinking water may also help and, in the long run, shedding pounds if overweight is likely to reduce risk.
The study recorded participants' viewing habits before computers, tablets and smartphones became popular sources of information and entertainment. Authors believe new studies are needed to determine the effect of these new technologies on pulmonary embolism risk.
Other co-authors are Kazumasa Yamagishi, M.D., Ph.D.; Hiroshi Yatsuya, M.D., Ph.D; Naohito Tanabe, M.D., Ph.D; Satoyo Ikehara, MSc. , Ph.D; Shigekazu Ukawa, Ph.D.; and Akiko Tamakoshi, M.D. Author disclosures are on the manuscript.
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Aquatic assemblages and their relation to temperature variables of least-disturbed streams in the Salmon River basin, central Idaho, 2001
Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4076
Prepared in cooperation with Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
By: Douglas S. Ott and Terry R. Maret
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In the late 1990s, Idaho's established stream temperature criteria for the protection of coldwater biota and salmonid spawning were considered inadequate because the criteria did not agree with observed biological conditions in many instances and did not allow for variability in environmental condition or species diversity across a broad area such as the entire State of Idaho. In 2001, benthic invertebrate and fish assemblages in 34 least-disturbed streams in the Salmon River Basin, central Idaho, were evaluated in relation to stream temperature and other environmental variables. The Salmon River Basin retains watersheds that are minimally affected by human activities. These "natural" stream conditions provide a basis for deriving attainable stream temperatures that can be used to set new, and revise existing, water-quality criteria for stream habitats affected by human activities. During July through September 2001, data were collected to document the thermal regime of least-disturbed streams, characterize the distribution of aquatic biota at streams representing a gradient of temperature, and describe the relations between environmental variables and benthic invertebrate and fish assemblages. Nine stream temperature metrics were compared with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's criterion of 10 ° C (degrees Celsius) for bull trout spawning and juvenile rearing. The maximum weekly-maximum temperature at all 33 sites where temperature data were available exceeded this criterion. The maximum daily-maximum temperature (MDMT) at 30 of the sites exceeded the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) criterion of 13.0 ° C for the protection of salmonid spawning; and the maximum daily-average temperature at all 33 sites exceeded the 9.0 ° C criterion for the protection of salmonid spawning. The thermal regime at most sites did not exceed the IDEQ criteria for the protection of coldwater biota. Nine environmental variables—water-surface gradient, discharge, wetted channel width, width:depth ratio, aspect, total seasonal thermal input, open canopy, riparian canopy density, and elevation were selected for correlation with the nine stream temperature metrics. Elevation showed the strongest inverse correlation with the stream temperature metrics. Two hundred and one benthic invertebrate taxa from the 34 sampling sites were identified. The most abundant taxa were Baetis tricaudatus, Oligochaeta, Tvetenia bavarica gr., Acari, Rhithrogena, Cinygmula, Heterlimnius, Micropsectra, Eukiefferiella devonica gr., Drunella doddsi, and Cricotopus. Of the 201 benthic invertebrate taxa collected during this study, 57 taxa (present at a minimum of 5 sampling sites) were significantly correlated with one or more of the stream temperature metrics. Among the invertebrate taxa collected, 32 were identified as coldwater taxa. Of the coldwater taxa collected, Zapada oregonensis gr. showed the strongest inverse correlation with the stream temperature metrics and was collected at sites where maximum weekly-maximum temperature (based on date of sample and 6 days prior) ranged from 11.3 ° to 18.5 °C. Ten species of fish in the families Salmonidae, Cottidae, and Cyprinidae were collected. Two species (bull trout and chinook salmon) listed as threatened under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Act were collected. Among all species, bull trout showed the strongest inverse correlation between relative fish abundance and stream temperature. Bull trout and juvenile bull trout densities were inversely correlated with stream temperature. The probability of occurrence of juvenile bull trout was significantly correlated with MDMT on the basis of results from a logistic regression model developed during this study. However, this model differed from a similar model developed by the U.S. Forest Service on the basis of regional data collected in the Pacific Northwest. The regression model based on data collected during this study showed higher probabilities of occurrence of bull trout at colder stream temperatures (10 ° to 15 ° C) and lower probabilities of occurrence at warmer stream temperatures (16 ° to 21 ° C) than did the model based on regional data. The model comparisons suggest that regional or local differences need to be considered when deriving stream temperature criteria.
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Reflecting on my PhD
I've been thinking about writing this post for a while. In fact I think I have probably wrote it in a my head several times already but as I'm almost ready to submit, now seemed like as good a time as any to properly sit down and come to terms with the whirlwind that has been the last 3 1/2 years.
Looking back at the person who started this adventure I can see how much this journey has changed me. Yes I know this is a real cliche of a statement to make but I am not the same person that I was 3 1/2 years ago and that is mostly for the better.
I have learnt so much about myself as well about my field of science and sitting here right now I feel more equipped and ready to throw myself wholeheartedly at the biggest adventure that is life.
Here are a few things that I have learnt along the way;
Things I learned on my PhD Journey
PhD's are HARD WORK.
Yes, this seems obvious and I didn't start this thinking it would be a breeze but I did underestimate it.
While I had done some research during my undergraduate degree, including on my year in industry, as an undergrad you are so heavily supervised (because you have to be) and you are only in the lab doing a very small project (although it seems huge at the time) that you only really get a small snapshot of the real academic life.
Science takes time
Remember those little experiments you used to in your science lessons at school or even your 3-hour science labs at uni?
Yes well, aren't they cute? Real life research science does not work like that. It took me 18 months to build, learn and master one of the main experiments that I used during my PhD.
Ok so that's an extreme example but seriously you can easily go months working on getting one experiment working, an experiment that may only take half a day to actually do all to give you one measly graph!
Science is NEVER finished
When you do an experiment you are trying to answer a question and while you may answer this question if your results then don't throw up at least 3 new questions are you even sciencing right?
I learnt early on in my journey that there is always something else that I could just do before I go home or even once I got home but I made a conscious decision that I did not want to take my PhD home with me so I made sure I left the lab at a sensible time every day, very rarely went in on weekends and had evenings for non-science things.
Guess what, I still managed to do enough work for my thesis as those that worked all hours of the day and week!
It's OK to ask for help
I've always found it hard to ask for help, to hold my hand up and say I don't understand, I can't figure it out, I can't do this on my own and this was no different at the start of my PhD.
There is this almost stigma that right from the off you should know everything and anything about your project but you don't and so insets the famous imposter syndrome. where you kind of flounder around pretending you are on top of everything.
Yes, you are reading 4 papers a day, plus spending your whole day in the lab doing experiments, writing them up in your oh so neat and tidy lab book and you know exactly what these results mean and why that experiment didn't work and how to fix it. HAHAHAHA No-one does and if they do they are lying.
I didn't ask for help because I thought it would make me look like I was incompetent and was not good enough to be doing this.
I was also struggling with not living 10mins away from my family. According to a recent study at least half of PhD students suffer some sort of mental health issues (usually depression and/or anxiety) during their studies. I fall into this category and although i overcame the depression fairly quickly, I have only recently really felt like I have tamed the anxiety beast and I am surprised that this number is not higher. This experience was probably one of the main reasons for me deciding I had to leave academia. I can not stay in an environment that makes me a negative person as that is not me. I think this was reinforced when I finally plucked up the courage to tell one of my supervisors what was going on and they just turned round to me and told me this was normal in academia and that they had been on anti-depressant several times. They almost sounded proud about it.
For anyone thinking about pursuing a PhD, mental health issues are not essential to completing a PhD and please do not be put off because there is plenty of help and Universities do seem to putting things in place but be aware they do happen. I would hate for anyone to start their journey as naive as I was about the mental strain.
A PhD is as isolating as you make it
Kind of following on from the point above in the first year or so I probably did isolate myself more than I should. It is really easy though. You have this huge project that you are working on and only you. In my case literally only my supervisors had any idea what my project was about so until I could understand it a bit I couldn't really explain it to the rest of the group.
It wasn't until late on in my second year when my lab started getting more social- which really helped. We already had a kind of lunch group where at 12 noon we all stopped working and had lunch. This eventually spread to pub after work and the occasional meal out. Looking back throughout most of my PhD journey there were not many people my age. However this slowly changed and all of a sudden I had a group of friends, my age, that got what I was going through. I did not realise how much I needed this until it happened. If I had maybe I would have sought it out sooner and my journey would have been a more positive one. Ah hindsight!
I can cope with anything
I have never been a pushover but I have had some of the worst times of my life during my PhD and I have survived. I would even go so far as I am better for them because I know whatever life can throw my way both in terms of job and personal life challenges I have the strength, resilience and support network to get through it.
I want adventure
My PhD was an adventure into science and one that I am very grateful for however as I have been writing up I have become aware that I want adventure in my life in sense of the word. at the beginning of my second year I got to go to the USA for 2 weeks to visit 2 labs, one in Davis, California and one in West Virginia. I also got to spend a weekend in San Francisco. I travelled alone. This was something I had never done before and to be honest I never thought that I could do. Yes it was a little weird sitting at a restaurant table on my own and I felt a little unsafe in parts of San Francisco but I did it and I really enjoyed it. I now know that I don't need to drag someone along on my travels, I can do it on my own and have just as good an experience!
Ok so I'm aware that I may have rambled on a little bit and if you have stayed with me this far then thanks. My PhD journey has not been smooth and I have had some real lows and there have been times where I have really regretted pursuing one. Right now however, I feel like it has shaped the person that I have become in the most part for the better.
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Thursday, October 23, 2014
Let's Make a Baby: Plan B
First up, how cycle monitoring went. It was good but slightly stressful, mostly the getting up at crazy hours of the morning. 4am to be exact. The first two times we went in were both on Fridays so we opted to take the GO Train instead of battle the traffic.
We felt so out of place on the train full of commuters, wearing our jeans and running shoes, but it got us there quickly and we didn't really care what everyone else thought of us. Once we arrived at Union Station, we opted to walk the 1.5km up to our fertility clinic instead of battling the masses on the Subway.
The monitoring went relatively quickly each time, since all they really have to do is blood work and an ultrasound. But some mornings we waited longer than others, just due to the amount of people there.
We also took some time after some of the appointments to go geocaching. We learned cool stuff about the Old City Hall and also got to soak in some early morning sun. There's something special about a crisp fall morning.
So overall, the cycle monitoring experience was pretty good. Not my most favourite thing to do ever but still decent. It could have gone worse.
Now onto the results! We just had our follow up appointment yesterday so we haven't had much time to digest them all but are excited about our new plan.
For starters, Dan's semen analysis with DNA fragmentation results came back awesome. He has super swimmers, or as the doctor said "excellent" and "some of the best he's ever seen". So that was happy news that started our appointment off well.
On to the not as happy news, the monitoring showed that I have polycystic ovaries (but not PCOS). I'm still confused with this and haven't been able to find much info on Google. He explained it as my ovaries producing a follicle like normal but then it matures too quickly, which leads to a premature egg. According to all my hormone results, I move much too quickly to ovulation. The good thing about this diagnosis is that it can explain our losses and trouble getting pregnant now. Which is really nice to finally have a reason, even if it's not confirmed.
Moving on to the plan of attack. The protocol moving forward will be a medicated cycle with timed intercourse. To break it down a little more, here is what a cycle will look like.
Day 1: Start baby aspirin and call clinic to set up first appointment
Days 3: First monitoring appointment and pick up first medication, Letrozole
Day 3-7: Take Letrozole twice daily (Letrozole brings down estrogen levels and will hopefully let the egg mature better)
Day 8: Second monitoring appointment and then daily monitoring until the follicle is ready
Once the follicle is the right size, I will take my second drug, Ovidrel, to trigger ovulation. We will then be sent home for our timed intercourse. They will continue monitoring until ovulation is confirmed and then I will start progesterone, which I will stay on until a pregnancy is either confirmed or not.
If I am not pregnant, we will do this protocol for one more cycle before moving on to a similar one but with different meds.
So that is where we are at. We will be waiting a few months before starting this protocol, so we have some time to prepare ourselves for it, both emotionally and financially. Although we are very aware of how inexpensive it is here in Canada to do any sort of fertility treatments.
We are excited for this new plan and feeling good about our chances. We also love our clinic and doctor, which is a huge bonus. Hope you guys all enjoyed our over sharing post!
We are choosing to be open about this part of our journey because we need the support and love from our friends and family as we move forward. I also want to help raise awareness of infertility and pregnancy loss, helping make it less of a taboo subject. If you are struggling with infertility or have experienced multiple losses like myself, please know you are not alone. This is a hard road to walk down but there are others who can come along you and support you.
Having said that, it is NEVER appropriate to ask anyone (not just myself) about the status of a women's uterus. Do not ask if we are pregnant. We will choose who we will tell and when we will tell them if we are so blessed with another pregnancy. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers but will not be answering questions in regards to whether or not there is a baby growing inside of me. If you ask, be prepared for a snarky answer. Thank you!
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good luck my dear! I am so glad they found out what the problem was and have a plan of attackReplyDelete
As always, you are in my thoughts and prayers.ReplyDelete
I am so excited for you guys! constant prayers that this "tweak" brings success!! (Also - and I hope this doesn't show my ignorance about Canadian geography, but - hope you guys are all doing ok after this week's scary shootings in Montreal!!)ReplyDelete
It's brilliant to have such a clear diagnosis and plan of attack. xReplyDelete
Casey - Thanks! And hopefully I'll be able to come by for that supper next time I'm doing monitoring. :)ReplyDelete
Jalyn - Thank you.
Kate - Thanks! I'm really feeling hopeful about this and letting myself hope for the best. And the shootings were actually in Ottawa, but there was a hit and run attack in Montreal, so you're not completely off. And yes, we're doing okay.
Heidi - We are totally in love with our doctor and fertility clinic, so I'm feeling good about our new plan!
Jenn- that was the exact protocol that brought us Leah! Praying that it will bring you a healthy, sticky baby!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2014 at 2:22 PM
FINALLY, some answers and what sounds like a solid plan! I'll be praying for you guys.ReplyDelete
It's kinda too bad that I'm on mat leave right now. Since you were poking around Old City Hall I could have met you for a quick hello. My office is across the street. :)
I love the picture of you knitting on the train. You are lovely.ReplyDelete
Erin - I didn't realize that this is exactly what you guys did to get pregnant with Leah. But now that I know, it gives me eve more hope! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
artistmouse - It would have been so nice to finally meet you! And how cool that your office is so close to City Hall. That's probably the part of the city that I'm most familiar with now. Which isn't saying much. ;)
Kristy - It's how I helped pass the time and get ahead on Christmas presents. :)
I'm so glad to see you have a plan and I hope this protocol is what brings you your take-home baby.ReplyDelete
Stasy - Thanks! We're definitely excited about this new plan going forward and are feeling hopeful that we *may* get a baby in 2015.ReplyDelete


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The past few weeks have been pretty hectic, and when I threw in a last minute trip down to Charlotte last weekend, my normal routine fell apart. On Saturday morning when I opened the fridge and realized that had allowed my reserves to deplete down to liquid diet options of either booze or almond milk, I put on my coat and ventured out on a gathering expedition.
On a warmer Saturday in Charlottesville (seasonally dictated) I would have gone directly to the farmers market, and found all my favorite local sources of meat and produce, but alas, it is the middle of winter and four walled stores it was.
When I'm heading on a full fridge restock trip it always involves multiple stops, so on Saturday I made my way to Trader Joe's, by way of Whole Foods. The produce section of TJ's has all of my staples and is always cheaper than WFM, but the meat section just can't compare. I am going through a pretty serious flank steak phase, and Whole Foods has some of the best grass fed cuts that don't taste 'grassy.'
I used the opportunity to grab an iced americano from the little coffee cart, and happily made my way across the street to Trader Joe's where I picked up staple produce, berries, nuts, and some basic replenishing supplies in the form of spices, pasta and coconut oil.
Friday morning included Dar's bootcamp at Solidarity, immediately followed by Pure Barre with Kristin, so my body was ready for a rest. Friday night had been an equally long night out venturing over to Mudhouse in Crozet to listen to a small acoustic show performed by a friend's husband, and then dinner and drinks back downtown at Citizen Burger Bar. By Saturday night I was ready for some down time to get work done and spend a little time creating in the kitchen, so that's exactly what I did.
When I start chopping, I like to do more than I need and pack it away so it's easier and faster to make quick meals during the week, so I chopped what I had and then packed the potatoes away with some mushrooms and zucchini to use in scrambled eggs this week. The flank steak went on to the grill, and the rest went into a pan with a table spoon of coconut oil, and added spinach once everything else was tender.
I'm always amazed at how much spinach cooks down, and how quickly, so I never add it until the last second and try to take it off the heat before it gets too soft. While everything was cooking down I had brown rice pasta cooking on the back burner, also taking it off the stove a minute before the suggested time to avoid it getting too soft.
After the pasta and veggies were done, they were combined in a mixing bowl, and created one of my favorite combinations of flavors. The coconut oil combined with the juices from the vegetables acts as a natural dressing for the pasta.
I kept the salad simple since so much else was happening around the chopping block and the stove, so it was just romaine, avocado, walnuts, and mozzarella cubes, with the Trader Joe's Cilantro salad dressing.
All in all, Saturday was a great day for both food and rest, and I threw in a couple glasses of wine for 'moderation' and relaxation as I pushed through the to-do lists that had been piling up.
On to a new week now, but check back in for Sunday highlights, full of more market finds, friends, and PB toning.


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A criminal defense lawyer can fully investigate your case and then take it to court before the charges are made. For example, if the officer who made the arrest did not have probable cause to do so, if evidence was lost or mishandled, or if any other laws were not followed exactly, they can find out about it to try to get the charges dropped.
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At Trial: A criminal defense attorney is most valuable after you've been charged with a crime. They'll present your case in such a way as to reduce or remove your sentence. If you are innocent, then they will present the case to attempt to prove that. If you are not innocent, they will present the case to either attempt to get a not-guilty vote, to reduce your sentence as much as possible, or in the case of overwhelming evidence, work with you on a plea bargain in exchange for pleading guilty. A good defense attorney will research your case and prepare it before the trial.
After Trial: If your trial did not go well, a criminal defense attorney will help with the appeals process to help reduce the sentence. If it did go well, then they can help to make sure that your charges are dropped from your record.
A criminal defense attorney helps you if you've been arrested whether you're facing charges or not. They are valuable in almost every part of a case, from being released, to questioning, to preparing a statement, and so on. If you or a loved one is arrested, calling an attorney right away is usually a good idea.
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Joe Shepley has called Office 365 a disaster waiting to happen. His logic is that Microsoft and its partners are encouraging firms to migrate their networks to Office 365 without organizing, classifying, purging or adding any information governance.
Shepley contends this puts organizations at greater risk from a compliance standpoint.
Any experienced practitioner in the enterprise content management (ECM) space will tell you that a straight move into any system is a huge mistake. But contrary to what Shepley maintains, it's not a disaster.
Office 365 is Better
Let's put this into perspective. An organization is storing content on network-shared drives. Aging servers that were not top-of-the-line when assigned this duty usually control these.
The information is likely stored in an array that's at least a decade old on hard drives that are hard to replace. The backup system is likely old, outdated and may not even work anymore.
This is a precarious position for any organization. I have been there, and it is a scary situation and one that you hope you can keep going for a while longer – at least until the right solution is available.
The reality is that there is almost never enough time. Marketing has needs that demand immediate attention. Everyone wants to go digital, and that almost always starts with customer data and new websites. Managing internal content is left to the background until it is too painful to ignore.
Doing a straight migration to an on-premises ECM system never made sense, and yet that mistake was repeatedly made. There was no real benefit to the organization. It was harder to access content that was already challenging to find. Search was a nice benefit, but IT still had to manage storage in addition to database and applications servers.
Cloud solutions like Office 365 are a clear step up. We all want to organize content and make sure information is properly managed and retained. The reality is that many orgs don't have the time or resources to undertake that effort. Moving things to a cloud system that can still be accessed natively by productivity applications avoids potential real disasters for IT and places the content into a safer, and typically more secure, environment.
False Security
This success affords a false sense of security. It gives IT a belief that the problems have been addressed, when only the technical headaches have been solved. The business drivers for ECM still exist.
This is where Shepley's concern gains importance. Too many organizations move to the cloud without thinking about the compliance impacts. When I look at content sitting on network share drives I see massive amounts of compliance risk. An e-discovery tool is required to find information, and there is nothing in place to protect and manage that content.
Even in poorly implemented cloud systems, versioning can be turned on and administrators can protect content from permanent deletion. This can even be done post-implementation. In any scenario, the internal search capability is still a significant step forward.
As any consultant, including Shepley, will tell you, compliance with regulations and standards does not start with technology.
It starts with the organization and how it inherently treats information. I had one client that had a poorly implemented content infrastructure, but people all knew its requirements. Even using share drives, that organization was one of the most diligent in meeting its organizational compliance requirements that I have ever encountered.
Yes, a straight move to the cloud may make an organization feel it has made a step forward in managing information. But that isn't reality. The reality is that it has simply delayed transition toward true compliance.
Missed Opportunity
I agree with Shepley that no organization should just simply bulk-move content to Office 365 or any ECM system, cloud or otherwise.
But it is not the disaster that he implies, because the status quo can be just as treacherous. If those file shares die, that is a disaster.
The tools inherent in Office 365 can be leveraged to improve the content scrubbing process.
Some projects even start the content scrubbing process by moving a shared drive into a staging area inside the ECM system. There, the content is more easily analyzed and processed into its new long-term home within the ECM system.
The true danger is the chance that the raw move will be viewed as solving the content problem. That is far from the truth.
Making a straight move to Office 365 is simply punting the problem down the road. It solves the IT problems without doing anything to improve the business. If IT isn't solving business problems, then is it really doing its job?


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RN to BSN Online Program
DNI's RN to Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) online program opens the door to nursing jobs in a variety of health care related fields—including mental health, consultation, social assistance, and government. Graduates from this program may apply for employment opportunities in hospitals, offices of physicians, home healthcare service facilities, employment services, outpatient care centers, government agencies, social assistance agencies, and educational institutions.
With four distinct concentrations, this BSN program gives students the ability to pursue a degree in an online program that can help bring them to the forefront of the nursing field.
BSN Nursing Degree Concentrations
- Transcultural Nursing
- Mental Health Focus
- eHealth and Telemedicine
- Ethics and Professional Practice
BSN Online Nursing Degree Experience
The RN to BSN is an online nursing degree program. Intended for registered nurses who are interested in advancing their nursing career, students can earn their BSN degree online while continuing to work.
Sample RN to BSN Online Courses
Professional Practice and Role Development in Nursing
This course facilitates the development and implementation of strategies to enable the synthesis of professional development for the nurse. The course enables the student to recognize and understand the critical role that nurses play in healthcare delivery. Students will analyze principles of professional practice and will explore strategies to model the professional practice role in current clinical situations.
eHealthcare and Advancing Technologies
This course provides an opportunity to assess healthcare services to individuals, families, and communities based on principles, best practices and knowledge of Nursing Informatics and concepts of eHealth.
BSN Career Opportunity
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of Registered Nurses (RN) is expected to grow 16 percent between 2014 and 2024, much faster than average for all occupations.
What is the Difference Between an RN and BSN?
BSN nurses are registered nurses (RN) with a more advanced degree than an Associate's Degree in Nursing. A bachelor's degree in nursing can open the door to a variety of nursing careers. Some of these careers can be in specialized areas, including public health or education.
More employers are seeking nurses with Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees; nurses with BSN degrees have the opportunity of being promoted to leadership or management roles or continuing their education.
Experienced Nursing Faculty
BSN degree candidates at Dallas Nursing Institute receive guidance from faculty with years of experience in nursing. Focused on the unique areas of leadership, transcultural nursing, informatics, and telehealth, the online RN to BSN program prepares nurses to:
- Provide safe, patient-centered care to diverse communities
- Participate in creating, promoting, and managing a safe health care environment
- Use information technology related to eHealth and Telehealth environments
- Help facilitate the development of patient care technology
- Collaborate to improve professional nursing standards
Nurses Who Make an Impact
The compassion that nursing students experience at Dallas Nursing Institute inspires them to dedicate their work to benefiting the world around them. Through our online RN to BSN program, our nurses are able to use their advanced nurse training in impactful ways—providing care and promoting public health awareness in diverse communities.
RN to BSN Online Program Cost
RN-BSN $263 per credit hour, with a $50 technology fee per course
Admissions Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited associate degree in nursing program with a cumulative grade point average (cumulative GPA) of 2.0 or higher
- Registered Nursing (RN) license in good standing
Visit the RN to BSN program admissions page for more information on applying to the program.
Transfer Credit Policy
Students are required to complete 36 credits in residency at Dallas Nursing Institute. These credits may not be met with transfer credit from another Institution.
Students who meet admissions requirements for the RN-BSN program will have 60 units of credit, equivalent to their valid associate's degree, posted to their file.
If General Education courses are to be transferred into the program, they must have been completed with a minimum grade of 2.0 or C from an accredited higher education institution within the last 10 years. Courses or their equivalent eligible for transfer credit are: ENGL 4301, COMM 3301, PSYC3301, PHIL 3301, PSYC4301, PSYC 4303, SOCL 4301, STAT 3301. The CGPA of all the courses transferred into the institution must equal 2.0. No lower division courses will be accepted in transfer as equivalent to the courses listed above.
How long does it take to get a Bachelor of Science in Nursing?
100 Weeks* – approximately 2 years.
*Actual program length is determined by the number of transferable credits as well as student performance. Please consult your admissions representative for more information.