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Nothing like accosting friends for a self-serving picture! Well, I did just that to Laura Musser at a recent CPWN meeting and to Cheryl McComas by the Peeps at Wegmans. Poor things, but I couldn't help myself, they were the perfect models to help me differentiate ankle-crops from capris.
A cropped pant is actually anything that's shorter than a regular/standard hem. They make casual, summer dressing stylish and easy, while also crossing over into year round business attire. The characteristic that distinguishes them is where they fall in-between the bottom of your knees and the tops of your feet . Time to make some sense out of all of this:
- Ankle pants(typically referred to as cropped pants) – hit right above the ankle. They are often tapered or straight, though we are also seeing a lot of flared-cropped jeans this year. Pair dressier ankle-crops with sharp booties, regular and/or pointy toe pumps for a modern-classic look.
- Capri pants– typically more casual and they fall about halfway between the knees and ankles. Therefore, they are obviously shorter than ankle pants and also a little trickier to wear. Why? Because they can shorten the look of the leg if you aren't tall. But don't let that stop you, just avoid the hem hitting at the widest part of your calf. Instead, try to find capris that fall where your shin indents. A good tip is to pair with wedge sandals to add height and lengthen the legs. And unless they're culottes, look for slim and skimming fits.
- Cropped Flare Jeans– are a big trend this year. A friend said they remind her of Cpt. Kirk pants, so it's a good thing I love all things original Star Trek, including Cpt. James T. Kirk! (haa) Throw on a light-wash pair with blush colored fashion sneaks and a slouchy, front tucked tank and you'll be set for a spring day of shopping or sightseeing around the Baltimore-Washington area. Full disclosure, I don't own a pair of these yet, but I'm on the lookout!
Many people have strong opinions on whether the above pants are flattering or not, but those people are not you! So give em' a try and see what you think. My bet is there's a version out there for all of us!


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A two-week clinical rotation in otolaryngology is available to students as an elective during their third year. Students will gain hands-on exposure to several otolaryngology subspecialties. The rotation includes clinic and operating room experience. As part of the rotation, the students are expected to submit two short written case studies and to attend resident conferences.
OTO 663.Research. A student on this otolaryngology research month rotation is allowed to participate in clinical and/or laboratory research. Students will work with a faculty advisor to learn research design, research technique, data collection, statistical analysis, manuscript development, and presentation skills. Students have the option of participating in ongoing departmental research or an individual project that focuses on a specific area of interest.
OTO 661.Traditional/Sub-Internship. This month-long rotation is available to 4th year students interested in an otolaryngology elective. Students actively participate in all aspects of patient care, including clinical and OR activities, at the sub-intern level. The elective can be designed to include exposure to all subspecialties, or to emphasize a subspecialty of personal interest. Emphasis will be placed on an understanding of diagnosis and management of head and neck disorders. Students will present a 15-minute talk to the department during the rotation.
OTO 662. Primary Care Otolaryngology. This rotation is primarily clinic-based and is available to those students entering primary care fields who wish to gain a better understanding of basic ear, nose, and throat problems. Emphasis will be placed on recognition of and first line treatment of common head and neck diseases as well as proper consultation guidelines.
For more information, contact Jeffrey Carron, MD, student director for otolaryngology, (601) 984-5456, or Bonnie Boyd, (601) 815-3037.

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The "Nodo di Gordio" is a think tank formed by a group of scholars, university professors, journalists and researchers with international practice, that after having matured long experiences in various areas, decided to create an instrument capable to transmit in a synergetic way knowledge, expertise and information.
The idea to create a web magazine is due to the Centro Studi "Vox Populi" and to Franco Cardini. In the last years Cardini has in fact been busy in the divulgation of a knowledge about eurasiomediterranean culture. In 2000 he published, for the series run by Jacques Le Goff, for LATERZA publishing house, the book: "Europa e Islam storia di un malinteso". Therefore the professor, a year before the attack to the Twin Towers, foresaw how much pain can arise from the incomprehension between people.
From the title of this book, in fact, you can deduce how ignorance reigns over Europe and the westernized world, and how a major dedication in the divulgation of cultures, customs and traditions of the people from all over the world is extremely necessary.
The meeting between Cardini and the Centro Studi "Vox Populi", therefore, saw the birth of an association which finds its greatest expressions in the "Nodo di Gordio". The Centro Studi "Vox Populi", specialized in the study of the history and culture of the people from Eurasia and the Mediterranean can add to Cardini's knowledge of the Middle Ages, the feature that distinguishes the scholar's analysis from the collective imaginary on the East.


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A jewelry thief whose crimes date back more than two decades won't serve jail time for charges he stole a diamond ring from a Westerly shop.
The Westerly Sun reports that 59-year-old Robert Petrino Sr., of Boston, turned himself in to Westerly police Wednesday on one count of larceny over $1,500.
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Police say Petrino walked out of the store with the ring on Sept. 16.
Petrino has been convicted of a jewelry theft in Connecticut in 1991. He was also convicted of stealing two large diamonds worth nearly $80,000 in Kansas. Records indicate he has been connected to thefts in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Jersey.


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- Servings Per Recipe: 1
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- Calories: 588.9
- Total Fat: 44.1 g
- Cholesterol: 33.4 mg
- Sodium: 509.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 41.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 20.6 g
- Protein: 18.8 g
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IntroductionGuacamole + Tunafish = a delicious, nutritious salad. Guacamole + Tunafish = a delicious, nutritious salad.
Number of Servings: 1
1 can of tuna fish - preferably light
1 chopped tomato
1 chopped onion
1 avocado
2 tablespoons of light ranch dressing
1 tablespoon of pepper
Drain water out of tuna fish can. Then add ranch dressing, chopped onions and ground pepper and mix. In a separate bowl mix avocado and tomatoes, then add them to the tuna fish.
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Clarke, C., Arthur
Arthur.C.Clarke is probably the world's best known and bestselling science fiction writer. He has won innumerable international awards for his fiction, for his science writing and for his inspirational role as one of the chief prophets of the space age. His collaboration with Stanley Kubrick on 2001: A Space Odyssey set new standards for SF films, and he has also presented the television series Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World and its successors. He was described by the New York Times as being "awesomely informed about physics and blessed with one of the most astounding imaginations ever encountered in print." Sir Arthur C Clarke died March 18th 2008 in his adopted home of Sri Lanka.
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Mixed Age Learning
This project set out to include adult learners in both Key Stage 3 and 4 classes of Spanish. Building a mixed age language learning community had the joint aims of improving student motivation, attainment and behaviour as a result of their joint learning experiences with more mature learners and addressing the community cohesion agenda by offering language learning opportunity to locally-based adults in the community, thereby raising the profile of adult learning in the community, and language learning in particular. The results were fascinating, positive and worthy of replication!
There were two schools involved in the initial project: Northgate High School and Comberton Village College. For further information on the Northgate model, follow this link: http://languagesatnorthgate.wordpress.com/linkedupii/
For a project report, associated materials and lesson resources, download from the links below:
General Resources
Mixed Age Learning Project Report
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NVQ Level 2 Spanish Booklet


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Megan Martin, LMT is a graduate from WellSpring School of Allied Health. She has been practicing massage since 2008. Megan is experienced in many types of massage including Swedish, deep tissue, prenatal, hot stone, sports massage and trigger point therapy. Megan encourages everyone to try massage at least one, so they can decide if it is something to help them become healthier and happier. Megan truly believes that Massage Therapy plays a role in a healthy, balanced, and happy life style. I want to provide you with a tailored therapeutic massage and provide knowledge and awareness to help you achieve your lifestyle goals.
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- 7 years ago
- Wedding: May 2014
So one of my girlfriends (who I plan to ask to be a BM) has been venting lately about another wedding she's in. I want to bounce this off some bees and see what you think…
My friend J lives in Western Canada, she's a Bridesmaid or Best Man in a wedding on the East cost of the US later this summer. She was fully prepared to pay for the flight dress, hotel, etc – all the things that go with being a Bridesmaid or Best Man in a Destination Wedding…here's where it gets crazy.
The Bridesmaid or Best Man dresses are $500 each – she wasn't consulted at all, just told this is what we picked, please order yours, oh it has to be ordered in 2 weeks to get here in time
The hotel the bride has decided all her maids need to stay at will cost them $300 per night each
The MoH just emailed her asking for $400 for J's share of the bridal shower (apparently the BM's are splitting the cost but $400 EACH…what the hell kind of shower is this!?!?)
On top of that the MoH also wants $100 for J's share of the gift to the bride.
No one has said anything about hair and makeup which J also expects to have to pay for.
Being in this wedding is going to cost her over $4000 when all is said and done…
This girl is currently working full time, doing her Masters in Business, saving to do a mission trip to Africa and just had her boyfriend of 2 years drain her savings account and then break up with her.
I'm beyond shocked and (to make this a little bit about me) it's making me afraid to ask her to be a Bridesmaid or Best Man. I don't want to not ask her because she's told me these things. I love her and can't imagine not having her as a Bridesmaid or Best Man but I also don't want to cause her stress. I have absolutely no intention of asking my BM's to spend anything close to this amount of money.
Is it just me or has this wedding gone off the rails?!?!


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Christmas Day Celebration
Christmas Day Celebration
Just like every other family celebrates festivals and occasions together. We at IIDE are no different. This Christmas, the team at IIDE set up fun games and activities and games for the students of the current batch.
The activities were centred around getting to know each other better and team building. The main games were:
Charades- Where students formed teams and played against each other.
People hunt- Where certain criteria were given to students on a sheet of paper, like their favourite food, colour, TV show, and interest etc… and then they had to go around the classroom to get to know who had the same interest as them. Once students find someone with their interests, they must have a 30-second conversation with them about an interest that they have mentioned in the paper.
Secret Santa- In this, students were on a random basis allotted another student that they must get a gift.
It was a fun-filled event, full of excitement & got everyone into their Christmas spirits.


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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Collection Item Summary:
This glove is part of the pair worn by astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, on the Gemini 3 flight in March, 1965. This was the first manned Gemini flight, whose primary mission was to test the new spacecraft.
G3-C gloves were constructed of HT nylon, a strap and buckle adjustment around the wrist and palm, and the red and blue anodized aluminum wrist disconnects. There is a steel palm bar in between the layers of the gloves. Finger lights on first and second finger, with battery pack pocket on upper surface.
Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from NASA - Manned Spacecraft Center in 1968
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- Exterior: HT Nylon, polyester, steel
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If you're looking for the best restaurant Coppell has to offer, Black Walnut Cafe is your place. We're open for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner, 7 days a week. Our upscale eatery serves fresh, healthy, and delicious food. Be sure to check out our gluten-free menu! We offer a wide variety of kid-friendly dishes, too, so our fresh cafe is completely family-friendly. Our Coppell location is conveniently located right off the Sam Rayburn Tollway. Stop by to try one of our mouthwatering signature dishes, and check out our Coca-Cola Freestyle machine, our covered patio, and our morning and afternoon happy hours. Don't forget to check in on Facebook with our complimentary WiFi! Coppell, this is your place.
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Marks and Spencer Party In Ice Hotel
Marks & Spencer's 2006 Christmas television advertising campaign takes the Pink song "Get The Party Started" as the key ingredient in an Bond-inspired Arctic nightclub experience featuring Twiggy, Erin O'Connor, Laura Bailey, Noemie Lenoir and Dame Shirley Bassey.
Models around London are summoned to a mystery party at 8.30 pm. In case we don't get the James Bond connection we see one of them reading John Le Carre's novel, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy". The action bursts onto the screen with the models riding snowmobiles (Ski-doos) through the snow, arriving together at a glamorous country night club, reminiscent of the centre of action in Die Another Day. Other models have arrived on a sleigh pulled by reindeer.
In their rooms the models change from Marks & Spencer's winterwear to Marks & Spencer's evening gowns, to the sounds of "Get This Party Started". As they walk into the main theatre they discover with delight that the song is actually being performed by Shirley Bassey, gloriously dressed in red. The sky is lit up with fireworks and the words, "From M&S With Love".
The Fire and Ice campaign was developed at RKCR/Y&R by creatives Chris Hodgkiss and Pip Bishop, agency producer Tim Page, planner Lucy Howard.
Filming was directed by Dawn Shadforth at RSA Films, with director of photography Brendan Galvin and offline editor Richard Orrick at Work Post.
Post production was done at MPC (Moving Picture Company), London, under the supervision of VFX Supervisor Franck Lambertz and producer Franck Lambertz, CGI supervisor Olivier Junquet and matte painting supervisor Henrik Holmberg. The VFX Team were Ali Dixon, Ann Krogstadt, Duncan McWilliam, Guiliano Cavalli, James Bailey, David 'Skippy' Clifton, Nico Cotta, Pete Rypstra, Rod Norman, Roger Gibbon, Ronald Anzenberger, Saman Mahmoodi, Turlo Griffin, Vicky Osborn, Will Broadbent, Ziggy Zigouras Telecine was done by Jean Clement Soret.
Audio post production was done at Wave Studios
Lyrics for Get The Party Started
written by Linda Perry
I'm coming up
So you better get this party started
I'm coming up
So you better get this party started
Get this party started on a Saturday night
Everybody's waiting for me to arrive
Sending out the message to all of my friends
We'll be looking flashy in my Mercedes Benz
I got lots of style, check my gold diamond rings
I can go for miles if you know what I mean
Pumping up the volume, breaking down to the beat
Cruising through the west side
We'll be checking the scene
Boulevard is freaking as I'm coming up fast
I'll be burning rubber, you'll be kissing my ass
Pull up to the bumper, get out of the car
License plate says Stunner Number One Superstar
Making my connection as I enter the room
Everybody's chillin' as I set up the groove
Pumping up the volume with this brand new beat
Everybody's dancing and they're dancing for me
I'm your operator, you can call any time
I'll be your connection to the party line
Filed under: Christmas, Commercials, James Bond, Marks & Spencer
Tagged: Brendan Galvin, Chris Hodgkiss, Dawn Shadforth, MPC, Pip Bishop, Rich Orrick, RKCR/Y&R, RSA Films, Wave Studios, Work Post, Y&R, Y&R London
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Jenny here today, and I have a question for you....are you addicted to:
Well, I am!!!
From food to clothes to crafty things...I find myself there almost every day!
While making a new board, CHA favorites and trends, I came across a photo of a wedding cake. It was just too gorgeous and too full of inspiration not to pin!
Here is the image:
Gorgeous, huh?! I fell in love with the chevrons, and the overall style of this cake.
It was screaming, "Make a layout based on me!!!", lol, so I did ;)
I added chevrons across the layout, did the large cluster above them, and added the bands to the top and bottom of my layout.
I did some layering and added some foam adhesive, but kept it minimal as the chevrons are the focus of the design element of the layout.
I absolutely love how this turned out, and have a feeling that I may have a new board soon that is strictly photo inspiration for layouts! ;)
Thanks for stopping by Practical Scrappers!!
Have a wonderful day!! :)
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UC Berkeley Web Feature
Cal alum David Gross (PhD '66) shares Nobel Prize in Physics
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BERKELEY – The Nobel Prize in Physics went to scientists at UC Santa Barbara, Caltech and MIT today, but at least one UC Berkeley professor is glowing with pleasure at the choice of Cal alum David J. Gross.
"It's absolutely tremendous. I'm basking in reflected glory," said Geoffrey Chew, former chair of the physics department and Gross's advisor when he was a graduate student in the department in the 1960s. Gross, who obtained his PhD in physics in 1966, currently is a professor of physics and director of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at UC Santa Barbara.
"David was probably the most talented graduate student that I had, and I had a huge number of graduate students," said Chew, now retired from the faculty but still active in elementary particle theory. "He was recognized as a graduate student as having extraordinary talent."
That talent took him to Princeton University, where he and then-graduate student Frank Wilczek came up with a way to describe the "strong force" that governs interactions between protons and neutrons in the nucleus of the atom. He and Wilczek published their proposal simultaneously with H. David Politzer, a graduate student who independently came up with the same idea. Both Wilczek, currently of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Politzer, now of the California Institute of Technology, share the prize with Gross.
According to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, their "discovery was expressed in 1973 in an elegant mathematical framework that led to a completely new theory, quantum chromodynamics." With this discovery, "Gross, Politzer and Wilczek have brought physics one step closer to fulfilling a grand dream, to formulate a unified theory comprising gravity as well - a unified theory for everything."
When the three first proposed their idea, however, Chew admits that he was resistant, primarily because he was approaching the same problem from a different perspective. But he has been won over, as has most of the physics community, if the Nobel Prize is any indication.
"At the time his idea came forth, I was quite skeptical of it, because it was really in a direction quite opposed to my thinking," Chew said. "But there is no doubt that it has had a huge impact on the field, and has led to models that explain a lot of the experimental facts. There is no question of the major nature of that discovery."
The theory of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is still not the theory of everything, Chew noted. That theory may look totally different from QCD; in fact, many people claim that string theory is closer to being the theory of everything. Chew, who views string theory as a dead end, is currently formulating a unified theory of his own.
The discovery of Gross, Wilczek and Politzer came out of an earlier breakthrough that described electromagnetism, the force that acts between charged particles, such as electrons and protons, and which governs all chemical interactions. That theory, called quantum electrodynamics (QED), won Richard Feynman, Julian Schwinger and Sin-itiro Tomonaga the physics Nobel in 1965.
QED is a way of describing electromagnetic interactions so that predictions can be made and numbers calculated to compare to experiment. Though based on approximations, QED nevertheless allows physicist to predict experimental results to within one part in 100 million. Chew noted, though, that it can get no better than that.
The new Nobelists found a way to extend the methods of QED to describe strong force interactions between the particles that make up protons and neutrons. These theoretical particles - they can never be observed - were dubbed quarks, and the particles that carry the strong force were called gluons. The theory that came out of these initial ideas is called chromodynamics because the quark attribute analogous to the electric charge of an electron or proton is color.
Theorists had thought that the approximation methods of QED would never work with quarks and the strong force because, unlike the electromagnetic force, the strong force increases with distance, preventing quarks from ever being plucked apart and viewed singly. Gross, Wilczek and Politzer found a compromise - a way to describe the interaction but only for quarks so close together that the strong force is small.
"This development that David, Politzer and Wlczek achieved allowed the computational techniques that people had developed in connection with QED in describing atoms to be applied to the nucleus," Chew said. "And although it was not as neat and clean and still isn't as accurate as what was possible with QED, it provided a basis for calculations that were much, much superior to anything that people could do before."
Their approximations accorded very well with the results of high-energy particle experiments that slammed quarks together at very close distances.
"As accelerators got bigger, people were able to do experiments that reached more and more deeply into the interior of the proton, and they got into the region where this funny idea began to be relevant, and sure enough, it started giving correct answers," Chew said. "As time has gone on and accelerators have gotten much bigger, the answers got more and more accurate. It turned out that the idea works better and better the deeper you go inside the nuclear particle."
For further detail on the significance of the research, check the Nobel website or UC Santa Barbara's site. Also listen to the telephone interview with Gross from the Nobel website.


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Can breast implants that have settled in the armpits be fixed with another surgery?
From what you have told me, having had a trans axillary approach to breast augmentation the outside portion of the breast pocket has stretched. If you would like to keep the same size implants, then some type of suturing that we call a capsuloraphy should be done. Sometimes, it is necessary to add something stronger than your tissues. In that case, I will usually use an ADM like Strattice. I consider this an insurance policy to avoid having to redo the closure should it pull apart again. Seek the counsel of a board-certified plastic surgeon in your area. Good luck.


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Hello and welcome to Gluten-free in the City!
Having been a diagnosed coeliac since the mid-eighties, I certainly know the struggles of living on a gluten-free diet. Admittedly, the number of gluten-free alternative foods available nowadays are ever increasing and of a very tasty quality (well compared on my mum's home baked bread which was as hard as a rock!) so us coeliacs no longer have to feel like we are missing out.
In the recent years I have developed a real passion for gluten-free cooking and baking and the main aim of this website is to share with you my thoughts and recipes that have worked for me. I'm also hoping to give you updates on new gluten-free products in the marketplace. Last but not least, I'm looking forward to eating my way around London (and beyond) so I can let you know which restaurants are the good, bad and ugly of being gluten-free friendly. You may also be subjected to my general thoughts on diet, exercise, fashion and other things going on in London.
I hope you find this website informative and please feel free to drop me a line with your thoughts and comments.
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Guest Post: The Right Litter For Your Cat
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2″][vc_column_text]Written by Sandy Robins for ökocat (photo on right),
Sandy is a leading multi-media celebrity pet lifestyle expert and influencer and a regular contributor and columnist in multiple national publications such as Modern Dog, Dog Fancy and Cat Fancy as well as industry leaders such as Pet Age magazine and mainstream media such as Consumers Digest. Her books include the award-winning Fabulous Felines: Health and Beauty Secrets for the Pampered Cat and For The Love of Cats. Her latest book, The Original Cat Bible is out now. Sandy is an avid campaigner for animal shelters and laws that protect animals everywhere. She is a strong advocator of pet adoption. Of course it goes without saying that she is a besotted pet parent to a menagerie of fur kids at her home in Southern California.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2″][vc_single_image image="15691″ img_link_target="_self"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/1″][vc_column_text]The right litter choice for your cat is a type that she is happy to use and simultaneously meets a pet parent's prerequisite for easy cleanup and effective odor control.
Fortunately, pet parents now have better options than clay litter such as eco-friendly alternatives made from coconut husks, wheat, corn and now ökocat™ 100% natural litter made from reclaimed wood and paper materials.
Natural litters provide benefits to you, your cat and the environment because they are made from sustainable resources and are fully biodegradable, unlike clay litters. Plus, no harmful chemicals or synthetic scents are added, which can be a real turn-off for some cats.
When choosing a natural litter, you not only want it to be healthy and safe for your cat but also convenient and lightweight, with great odor control and very little dust. High absorbency and easy cleanup is important too.
Consider trying one of the new natural litters from ökocat which have all the important benefits that mean the most. Superior absorbency, 7 day odor control, biodegradable and very little dust make ökocat litter the right natural choice for you and your cat.
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In today's hyperconnected society, most brands are targeting a global market. Regardless if you're a multinational corporation or a sole trader, you wouldn't want to limit your market to your own store.
But when trading with other partners, retailers distributors locally or global interoperability becomes the real challenge: it's important for retailers to understand your product's barcode if they want to sell your product. It's equally important for logistic companies to understand your shipping label. Therefore, as a business, you want to make sure that your labelling meets industry standards.


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Trump Recycles His Muslim Ban, but It Doesn't Smell Any Better This Time Around
Well, the Trump Horror is trying again with its Muslim Ban, doing a cursory rewrite and removing Iraq from the list of banned countries, but doing nothing to change the bigoted and un-American intent.
I predict it's going to get rather quickly thrown out by the courts again. For what it's worth, the ACLU agrees with me.
"The Trump administration has conceded that its original Muslim ban was indefensible. Unfortunately, it has replaced it with a scaled-back version that shares the same fatal flaws. The only way to actually fix the Muslim ban is not to have a Muslim ban. Instead, President Trump has recommitted himself to religious discrimination, and he can expect continued disapproval from both the courts and the people.
"What's more, the changes the Trump administration has made, and everything we've learned since the original ban rolled out, completely undermine the bogus national security justifications the president has tried to hide behind and only strengthen the case against his unconstitutional executive orders."
Meanwhile the inimitable Jim Hoft, Stupidest Man on the Internet, isn't even trying to hide his bad craziness any more; he's labeling all the countries affected by Trump's Muslim Ban "terror states."


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What's black and White and looks great on your graphics? This highly detailed Zebra hyde pattern!
It's provided in Smooth, Detailed and Furry Styles and with the 3 provided color-breaks of each You'll have 9 ready to go versions. Of course it's also easy to modify the colors if needed.
Make like a lion and pounce on this set!


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Here's a free Wacom pen model for all you Wacom junkies out there!
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Mike Carroll
Mike Carroll (born August 24, 1975) is a professional skateboarder from Daly City, California. He is also VP of the Girl Distribution Company. Carroll is globally known for skating the Embarcadero and is credited for discovering the famous SF landmark 3rd and Army. Overall he is considered an innovator of technical street skating in the early 1990s.
In 1991, H-Street co-founder Mike Ternasky left the company to start Plan B Skateboards. Carroll joined the prestigious team shortly thereafter and appeared in Plan B's "Questionable" and "Virtual Reality." Following the tragic accidental death of Mike Ternasky in 1994, Carroll started Girl Skateboard Company with fellow Plan B rider Rick Howard.
In 1994 Carroll won Thrasher magazine's "Skater of the Year" award.
Carroll was a long-time rider for Vans, but left the company soon after they released his pro model shoe. He was quickly picked up by DC Shoes and released a signature model shoe called "Cosmo". In 1999 Carroll and Howard left DC to start their own shoe company, Lakai Limited Footwear.
In December 2011, Carroll was selected as one of "The 30 Most Influential Skaters Of All Time" by Transworld Skateboarding. Carroll was number 16 in the list, following Jamie Thomas and preceding Guy Mariano. In the corresponding interview with Skin Phillips, Carroll listed Jason Lee and Julian Stranger as the two skateboarders who have been the most influential in his life.
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Location of net-free fishing zones
The new net-free fishing zones have been established in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton. The 3 net-free zones are closed to commercial netting from midday 1 November 2015.
Net-free fishing zone boundaries
The following maps show the boundaries of the 3 net-free fishing zones in North and Central Queensland:
- Net-free fishing zone: Trinity Bay, Cairns
- Net-free fishing zone: St Helens Beach – Cape Hillsborough, north of Mackay
- Net-free fishing zone: Capricorn coast, taking in Yeppoon, Keppel Bay, the Fitzroy River and Rockhampton.
Establishing additional zones
The process for establishing future net-free zones will require input from all stakeholders and will be developed as part of the broader fisheries reform program.
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The baseline reference document for the execution of the drought resilience strategy is the Country Programming Paper (CPP), validated in August 2012. The goal of the CPP was to present coherent actions that strengthen the sustainable development policy by introducing measures that reduce the vulnerability of populations to natural hazards, and improve food security. The Priority intervention areas (PIAs) indicated in the CPP are (i) management of natural resources, (ii) Access to market and small trade, (iii) support to livelihoods and basic services, (iv) Disaster Risk Management for pastoralists, (v) Knowledge management and research, (vi) conflict resolution and support of peace building process. Priority is given to activities in the pastoral corridors (grazing and trade routes). All current and planned projects and programmes are in line with the PIAs of IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI) as indicated in the CPP. Following the Nairobi declaration on 9 September 2011, whereby IGAD Heads of State and Governments and development partners agreed that a new twin-track approach to drought risk management should be implemented, support of the livelihoods of Djibouti's pastoral and agro-pastoral communities is moving towards emphasis on long-term programmes.
Djibouti is situated in the Horn of Africa and has a total surface area of about 123,000 km2 and a population of approximately 900,000, with around 80% of the total population living in urban areas. All of Djibouti territory is Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). The country receives cumulative rainfall of approximately 150mm annually. Djibouti ASALs limit production systems and livelihoods due to ecological constraints such as erratic rainfall pattern; heavy showers that are lost as run-off; high rates of evapo-transpiration rates; highly competitive weeds; and low organic matter contents in soils.
Djibouti has a dual economy of a modern sector, based on income, co-existing with a large informal sector. Massive influx of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) mainly from the Gulf countries, are destined for capital-intensive sectors and therefore do little job creation. These FDIs are part of the long-term strategy of the authorities to make Djibouti a regional platform of commercial, logistical and financial services.
According to a household survey carried by the statistics department in 2013, the incidence of extreme poverty in Djibouti was 21.1%, with Djibouti city having an incidence of 13.7% while the rest of the country had an incidence of 40.9%. Over the past decade, economic damages resulting from droughts have amounted to millions of Djibouti francs caused by climate changes. The droughts in 1983–85, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2010-2011 and recently in 2016 have resulted in between 37% and 62% of the livestock population perishing, mostly from starvation and lack of water. The fragile resource base in Djibouti rural areas is very sensitive to changes in climatic conditions, making pastoralists and agro-pastoralists highly vulnerable to climate change.
Following the adoption by the Djibouti Government in 2006 of the Hyogo Framework for Action, the Government of Djibouti promulgated a National Policy Act and an institutional framework for Disaster Risk Management (DRM). The institutional framework set up by the DRM's Institutional Framework Decree is composed of three committees (Inter-ministerial Committee, Inter-sectoral Technical Committee, and Regional Disaster Management Committee) and the Secretariat of DRM as a permanent forum for management, coordination and enforcement and support programmes and actions under the authority of the Minister of the Interior.
The drought resilience programme is fully aligned with the existing national policies and initiatives, such as the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (INDS) and the Djibouti Vision 2035. Both documents engulf all CPP PIAs and have a goal to reduce poverty and enhance the resilience of the vulnerable groups.
The sector strategy papers, including the National Programme of Action for the Conservation of Biological Diversity, the Action Programme to Combat Desertification and the National Environmental Action Plan (NAPA) respond to the PIA 1 (natural resource management) and PIA 3 (support to livelihoods and basic services).
In addition to the above, the main existing instruments on related sectors on drought resilience include: National Strategy for Risk and Disaster Management; National Programme on Food Security; National Food Security and Investment Programme (PNISA); Water Master Plan; National Microfinance Strategy; National Environmental Action Plan (NAPA); National Strategy for Women; National strategy on decentralisation; Vision Djibouti 2035; Strategy of Accelerated Growth and Promotion of Employment (SCAPE) and National Fisheries Strategy
National IDDRSI Coordination Mechanism
A Strategic Coordination Committee, under the co-presidency of the Ministry of Economy and Finance responsible for Industry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, was established by presidential decree No. 2015 -311 / PR / MEFI dated 03 November 2015. It includes all line ministries and technical and financial partners concerned, as well as the senior officials of the cooperation. The Strategic Coordination Committee is the platform designated to implement the recommendations of the annual forum for development assistance coordination. It works through sectoral groups and the Technical Secretariat has been placed under the authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation. The Secretariat is responsible for facilitating the proper functioning of the committee.
There is a subgroup of Resilience, Climate Change and Food Security, chaired by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Fisheries, Livestock and Marine Resources. Members are all line government institutions and development partners (see details in the organigram below).
The main mandate of the subgroup is exchange of information related to resilience, climate change and food security and coordinate all activities related to this theme. It has a mandate as well to prepare investment plans and mobilise resources accordingly. It held its first meeting on 30 April 2017.
The Government of Djibouti, under the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Livestock, Fisheries in charge of marine resources (IDDRSI focal point) favours a solid participatory approach (from bottom up) and has created a solid basis for implementation of the IDDRSI drought resilience strategy. In each ongoing or planned project and programme there is a steering committee of which the local communities are represented.
Investments in Resilience Building since 2011
Investments allocated to resilience comes from government funding and development partners. There are no private sector contributions recorded to date.
- Success 1: Under PIA 1: mobilisation of surface and underground water through: Construction of the Sadai Dam, construction of gabions, construction of 100m3 underground tanks: Construction / Rehabilitation of water reservoirs, rehabilitation of wells, drilling of deep wells.
- Success 2: Under PIA 2: The construction of the first national feeder road, The Ali-Sabieh & Assamo rural, is underway. Rehabilitation work started on 20 August 2015.
- Success 3: Under PIA 3: Capacity building for five (5) fisheries associations; Construction of five (5) fishing premises in Dalai, Kalaf, two in Khor-Angar and rehabilitation in Sagalou; repair od the Obock Ice Factory; Rehabilitation of the Obock Fishery
Responding differently to drought
Since inception of IDDRSI, initiatives are driven by communities themselves to create a sense of ownership. This often means changing mind sets and putting in place external support to 'kick start' activities. At the same time, communities are armed with the knowledge they need to implement new ideas. This idea was implemented by all stakeholders working in different sectors of drought resilience.
The Regional Committee for DRM (CRGRC) is responsible for the overall coordination of the Regional Strategy for DRM. There are permanent units in each district, which are principal regulators for the coordination of programmes and activities related to preparedness, prevention, response and reconstruction and whose primary function is to support the regional committees. They also the relay information between the Executive Secretariat and actors involved at regional level in the framework of DRM.


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If you're a member of the mom.life app (Hold. The. Phone. You are a member of the mom.life app aren't you?!), chances are you've seen moms posting pics of their pregnancy tests and asking the other mom members to help her interpret them.
They're just SO confusing sometimes!
And, believe it or not, they actually can be incorrect.
As hi-tech and sensitive as pregnancy tests of today can be with their ability to detect pregnancy before you even miss your period, there are instances wherein they can fail you in the most heartbreaking (or scary, depending) way -by saying you're pregnant when you are, in fact, not.
Here's a little info on how that can happen.
Understanding False Positive Pregnancy Test Results
False Positives Are Rare
Pregnancy tests of today are pretty darn accurate. In fact, many home pregnancy tests claim to be 99% accurate. That is a bunch of accuracy if you ask us.
But it Does Happen
It is more likely that a person would receive a false negative result. An over-the-counter, at home test, detects levels of hCG present. If you are testing super early and you barely pregnant, you may not have enough of the hormone in your urine for the test to pick it up. This doesn't mean you're not pregnant, it just means you're way eager! Give your body a few days to put in baby building work and then test again.
And They Can Fake You Out with a Positive Result Too
In some cases, pregnancy tests can falsely report pregnancy. This happens when, for some reason, they detect hCG in your urine, even though you're not pregnant.
Infertility Treatments May Be to Blame
Some of these treatments elevate your hCG levels so, if you test too early, you're pee is probably holding onto the injection, not picking up on a for real baby.
Early Miscarriages Can Confuse the Test Too
Miscarrying super early following conception occurs more frequently than many women notice. If you didn't test, these miscarriages would often go undetected and you would probably have a period (maybe a day or two later, or slightly heavier than normal) as expected. For those actively pursuing pregnancy and eagerly testing each month, they may note a false positive pregnancy test result when they are, in fact, not carrying a viable fetus just because they tested so early.
You Can Mess It Up
Humans mess stuff up all the time and, DIY pregnancy testing when anxious and excited is no different. Make sure you read the instructions carefully and follow them completely. Read the test results in the allotted time -don't go to the store because you're too excited to look and then come back later to look at it. And, make sure your test isn't expired. Dollar store discount tests are probably not the ones you want to trust your future to.
If You Get a Positive Test Call Your Doctor
Whether you think it's fake or not, relying on a box for major life changing news is not your best bet when it comes down to it. Although they are usually accurate and you can probably feel comfortable breaking the big news to your significant other, your next step should be to call your doc and get an appointment set up. Your OB/GYN will be able to confirm a healthy pregnancy and help you prepare for the next ten months of life.
READ MORE: When Things Don't Go As Planned: Dealing with A Miscarriage


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With the elevated levels of Viognier in this wine the apricot and stone fruit nose is prominent much earlier than in the 2014. It shows the heat of the vintage by being more opulent than the 2014 this early on, but it delivers on power and poise very nicely. The weight and texture are the hallmark of this wine, with a viscosity and mouthfeel that is only found in some of the world's most interesting wines.
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Best of Sapa
Trip code: BOS-3
Duration: 3 days & 4 nights
Departure: Everyday
From price: US$269/person
Type: Private tour
Grading: Easy
Accommodation: Hotel (2 nts), overnight train (2 nts)
Meals: 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches
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- Sapa Easy Trekking - 2 days / 3 nights (10,866 people booked)
- Sapa Easy Trekking - 3 days / 4 nights (9,922 people booked)
- Sapa Trekking - Bac Ha Market - 2 days / 3 nights (5,045 people booked)
TRIP CODE: BOS-3 | Departure: everyday, from Hanoi | Tour type: private.
Not only for adventure lovers, Sapa is also a superb place for elderly visitors, family travelers as well as young couples and honeymooners to enjoy holidays.
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Hanoi - Sapa - Ham Rong - Silver waterfall - Tram Ton pass - Ta Van - Su Pan - Ban Ho.
- Visiting Sapa town and Ham rong Mountain for over viewing beautiful scenery of the town and surrounding area.
- Trekking in Ta Phin commune, Ta Van, Su Pan, Ban Ho.
- Enjoy the beauty of Silver Waterfall and Tram Ton Pass (highest mountain pass in Vietnam).
Brief itinerary:
|Day 1
|Taking overnight train from Hanoi city to Sapa.
|Day 2
|Exploring the Sapa town's highlights.
|Day 3
|Visiting Ta Phin commune, Silver waterfall, and Tram Ton pass.
|Day 4
|Visiting Ta Van, Su Pan, and Ban Ho villages.
What to bring?
- Original passport with valid visa
- Camera and rolls of film
- Sun block
- Sun glasses
- Wide brim hat
- Comfortable shoes
- Rain gear
- Warm clothes
- Small amount of cash
- Personal medicines
- Insect repellent
- Joy and big smiles
Day 1: Hanoi – Lao Cai province (night train)
We will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi at 7.00 pm and transfer you to Hanoi train station for the overnight train to Lao Cai province. Experience the romantic overnight train travel.
Transfer from hotel to train station | Night train: 4-soft sleeper A/C shared cabin | Meals: not applicable.
Day 2: Lao Cai station - Sapa - Ham Rong (B, L)
Arrive at Lao Cai's train station at 6.00 am. We will take 1-hour car ride uphill to the beautiful town of Sapa. The ride gives you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. Upon arrival in Sapa town you have your breakfast and freshen up before the trip. And then your guide will show you around this charming town for a brief introduction. Ten minutes of walking from hotel, you will be in the market where ethnic minority people of different groups wearing their traditional costumes made by themselves comes every day selling local products includes vegetable, bamboo shoot, mushroom, medicinal herbs and souvenirs... There are chances to get intact and taking photos. Later you will follow the footsteps uphill to the top of Ham Rong Mountain for over viewing beautiful scenery of the town and surrounding area, paying visit to an orchard garden and a mini museum which tell you a lot about ethnic minority people living in Sapa and the northwest. Evening is set free at your leisure.
Transfer from Lao Cai station to Sapa | Trekking: 6 hours, easy grade | English speaking guide | Hotel: Bamboo Sapa (or equivalent) | Meals: B, L.
Day 3: Sapa - Ta Phin commune - Silver waterfall - Tram Ton pass - Sapa (B, L)
Visiting Ta Phin commune. Located in a large valley, surrounded by high mountains, which covered by pine trees and forest, Ta Phin Commune is home to the Red Dao and Black H'mong ethnic. Although living close to each other for years, these two ethnic peoples are very different: The H'mong are cheerful and open minded while the Red Dao are economical and reserved... Your guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel for a transfer to the center of the valley and from here take an easy walk following village path around the valley, passing by and paying visit to Black H'mong houses scattering on mountain slopes. From high elevation, great view of the valley stretching under your feet. Continue your walk to the Red Dao village in which you will meet groups of women making handicrafts includes embroidered clothes, handbags... Drive back to your hotel and enjoy noon break.
Meet your guide and driver again for a leisure trip. The drive uphill offers most spectacular scenery of Fansipan Mountain. Just a kilometer out of the town, rose flower farms and later chayote grows on bamboo frames covered a vast area. We'll stop at the magnificent Silver Waterfall before reaching to the top of the highest mountain pass in Vietnam. The wind blows stronger to force the clouds moving constantly. It is the best point here to enjoy breathtaking scenery of the two side of Fansipan Mountain range. Amazingly that the weather is very different by the side: In many days it is foggy and cloudy on Sapa side and sunny brightly the other side. The rest time in the afternoon and evening is set free at your leisure.
Trekking: 6 hours, easy grade | English speaking guide | Hotel: Bamboo Sapa (or equivalent) | Meals: B, L.
Day 4: Sapa - Ta Van - Su Pan - Ban Ho - Lao Cai station (B, L)
Today you will spend the whole day exploring the spectacular Muong Hoa lying on the south of Sapa. Your car will take you along the only road built on the side of a mountain range, looking down the valley, over viewing magnificent landscapes composed of high mountains, deep valleys, and stream of water winding, waterfalls and terraced rice paddies... Leaving the main road, you will enjoy short walk to tribal villages such as Ta Van of the Giay, Su Pan of the Black H'mong, Ban Ho of the Tay... meeting locals at home and at works. Leaving Ban Ho in afternoon, your car takes you back to Sapa, freshen up have dinner before getting transfer to Lao Cai station for the overnight train back to Hanoi.
Transfer from Sapa to Lao Cai station | Trek: 6 hours, easy grade | English speaking guide | Freshen up services | Meals: B, L.
Prices are in USD, per person, based on double occupancy.
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- If the price goes down after you book, we will refund the difference — guaranteed.
|Hotel options
|Single supplement
|Standard 3* (Bamboo Sapa hotel or equivalent)
|Superior 3*+ (Chau Long hotel or equivalent)
|Deluxe 4* (Victoria Sapa hotel)
What's included?
- Pick-up and transfer by private air-conditioned vehicle as specified in the program.
- Return overnight train tickets in 4-berth cabin (A/C wooden soft sleeper). If you would like to upgrade to the private 2-berth cabin, please contact us.
- Twin /double sharing room at hotel in Sapa.
- Travel in an appropriate private air-conditioned vehicle and/or a private jeep with an experienced safe driver.
- Meals as mentioned in program (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner) in the local restaurants or picnics where no suitable restaurant available.
- Local English speaking guide (other language guide is upon your request).
- Freshen up service.
- Entrance fees, sight seeing fee for all visits as mentioned in the program.
- All taxes and service charge.
Special offer
- We'll arrange Vietnam visa (1 month, single entry) for all members of your group for free of charge
What's excluded?
- International flight tickets and airport tax.
- Drinks, tips, gratuities and personal expenses.
- Insurance.
- Other things not clearly mentioned in the included list.


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Online Financial Statements Course
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- Self-Paced Online Partner Course
Course Overview
If you can't read an organization's financial statements, you're at a disadvantage. This course introduces a range of statements used by nonprofit organizations. It also explores the power and limitations of accounting information when assessing financial performance.
Program Objectives
After completing this course, learners should be able to:
- Recognize the documents and financial statements included in a nonprofit organization's financial report.
- Analyze the information found in nonprofit statements of financial positions, statement of activities, and statement of cash flows.
- Explain the objectives and limitations of financial (ratio) analysis.
- Identify the financial ratios used in nonprofit analyses.
- Define and calculate the ratios within each category.
Target Audience
This program is intended for anyone who wishes to learn how to read a nonprofit organization's financial statements.
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text: Healthcare Professionals Office Management Patient Relations Print 4 Ways to Improve Medical Office Scheduling to Reduce Wait Times By Joy Hicks linkedin Joy B. Hicks, PhD, MBA, is an expert on the health insurance industry with over 15 years of experience in patient financial services. Learn about our editorial policy Joy Hicks Updated on June 24, 2019 More in Healthcare Professionals Office Management Patient Relations Staffing & Operations Billing & Coding Personal Health Information Geriatric Care Healthcare Compensation Medical Technology Medical Supplies It can be a challenge to create a balance between seeing enough patients to meet the financial needs of the practice but still offer a high level of quality patient care. Keep these things in mind. 1 Appropriate Scheduling of Patient Appointments kuniharu wakabayashi / Getty Images Patients should not have to wait longer than 15 minutes for their scheduled appointment. Considering how unpredictable health care can be, it is understandable that there may be times that patients will have a longer wait. The types of patient visits vary depending on the practice specialty, the diagnosis of the patient, and procedures being performed during the visit. This means that a different time requirement should be allocated to each visit type. The number of daily patient visits should be able to cover the expenses of the office and, of course, make a profit. When developing the design or structure of your patient scheduling system, it is important to consider any possible events that could cause disruptions to patient flow. 2 Reduce Disruptions to Patient Flow Yellow Dog Productions/Getty Images Late arrivals: To assist with this problem set some restrictions on how late a patient can be without having to reschedule, allow a patient that is early for their appointment to move up to the late patient's slot, and schedule chronically late patients towards the end of the day. No-shows: There are three ways to prevent missed appointments. Reminder calls to patients 24 - 48 hours prior to their scheduled appointment time.One way to reduce no-shows is by the use of online patient scheduling. Patients can manage, schedule or reschedule their own appointments which make no-shows less likely.Billing patients a no-show fee for missed appointments. No-show fees not only make up for some of the lost revenue but also teaches your patients to give notice if they are going to cancel their appointment. This also allows the opportunity to reschedule the appointment while the patient is on the phone. Walk-ins: Review the trends on when the medical office tends to see more walk-ins such as on Mondays or during flu season and make adjustments accordingly. 3 Open Communication With Patients Yellow Dog Productions/The Image Bank/Getty Images Notify patients when appointments are running behind schedule Teach medical office staff on how to answer non-clinical patient questions Develop and distribute patient satisfaction surveys Communicate in writing when appropriate. Any easy and effective way to make sure your patients receive information important to their care is to give them handouts such as basic information about the medical practice, payment policy, and notice of privacy practices. 4 Telephone and Electronic Communication Hero Images/Getty Images As one of the most used means of communication, telephone communication should not be taken lightly. It is often the first interaction a medical office has with a patient. Here are a few basic tips you can offer your medical office staff to improve telephone etiquette. Active listeningGood phone manners - professional and courteousMaintain confidentialityAlways thank them for callingNever hang up firstWhen taking messages, get as much information as possibleStay calm and polite, even when a patient is rude to you The same professionalism you would use on the phone, mail correspondence or face-to-face should also be expressed in an email. Always remember that email is a form of communication and the way in which the receiver interprets the message is the only thing that matters. Make sure that email is the appropriate form of communication for your message instead of a phone call or a meeting. Keep in mind that the content should reflect the image and the level of professionalism expected of your Medical Office.Use proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Also, be sure to keep the message concise and use the proper layout for your message which makes it easier to read.Make sure the email is being sent to the appropriate recipient(s). Information in a Medical Office, especially related to patient information, should be shared on a need to know basis only. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Get tips on how to better manage your health practice. Sign Up You're in! Thank you, {{form.email}}, for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. What are your concerns? Other Inaccurate Hard to Understand Submit


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Randy Nussler received his Associate in Science degree in Automotive Technology from NEIT in 1989. Since that time, Randy spent 18 years as an automotive technician before serving as a full-time automotive technology instructor at Midlands Technical College in Columbia, South Carolina for the past nine years.
In November, 2014, the Automotive Aftermarket division of The Gates Corporation, a leading manufacturer of industrial and automotive products, announced in collaboration with the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), that Randy was named the 2014 Gates Tools for Schools/ASE Instructor of the Year. ASE is a non-profit organization established to improve the quality of vehicle repair and service through the testing and certification of repair and service professionals. Randy, who has been ASE certified for 25 years, was recognized for his commitment to the success of his students and to the automotive service industry.
Randy also received the 2008 North American Council of Automotive Teachers (NACAT) New Instructor Award and the 2012 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence in Teaching Award, among others. He now shares his insights with Tech News readers.�
What made you decide to attend NEIT for your Associate Degree?�
New England Tech's reputation is what drove me as a sophomore in an automotive program at William Davies Vocational Technical High School in Lincoln, Rhode Island, to set my sight on NEIT's Automotive Technology program.�
How did you choose your program?�
I worked with my father on small engines as a young teenager, but I found I was lost under the hood of a car which drove my intrigue even more. I was given an opportunity to attend high school automotive classes at Davies where I established a good foundational understanding of vehicle systems. But with both the variety and complexity of vehicles, I knew I needed more education and training.
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On a cold evening in Birmingham 30 years ago, a recent college graduate volunteered to go buy salad dressing for a party on campus. Leaving the nearby convenience store, she was abducted. Her nude, frozen, bullet-riddled body was found the next evening. The trip to the store on Dec. 20, 1976, ended with the murder of Quenette Shehane, but it would mark the start of the victims' rights movement in Alabama, a crusade led by her mother, Miriam Shehane of Clio. After Miriam Shehane had begun to find that the overwhelming pain of her daughter's killing was compounded by her experience as the three men charged in her abduction, rape and murder were tried in court — twice each for two of the men, three times for the third.
During the five years after the murder, she had to relieve the agonizing testimony in seven trials. She didn't want others to endure the same and began tirelessly lobbying for laws aimed at helping the families of victims of crimes. In 1982, Victims of Crime and Leniency (VOCAL) was organized by Mariam Shehanne. Before the organization of VOCAL, victims' rights were non-existent. There were no crime victims' rights laws in Alabama. Not even one. Today because of the hard work and dedication of the co-founders of VOCAL, there are twenty-three (23) victims' rights laws in Alabama.


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WGN news recently covered the Ellis Park Field House opening in Bronzeville. We were fortunate enough to work on this wonderful project and you can see our beautiful yellow trims, Conductor Heads, and DS.
CHICAGO — Building a strong community helps keep a community safe.
This morning the Chicago Parks District opened the arts and recreation center at Ellis Park in Bronzeville. The center comes with services that are in high demand in the neighborhood.
The 32,000 square foot facility has an indoor pool — the first in a long time on the South Side — a basketball court, a fitness center and planned park district activities for kids and adults.
In addition to the fun activities here, it's believed this building will also help build a stronger since of community.
The center provides structured activity where little was available before this structure was built.


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Hey all, just a quick post.
I've been a little busy recently, so I've paid no attention to the site as of late. I recently approved a few new HUDs, which you'll now see on the Directory.
So, what's this post about? I'm just going to cover a few small things, and what to expect from the site in the future.
Site Redesign
I've been working on and off for the past year or so (maybe longer at this point, lost track) on a full site redesign. It's fairly big and has a lot of nice changes, including a Dark Theme for those who love night mode. Alongside this redesign will be the promised Config Directory and upgraded Search Function I mentioned in my last news post (which was over a year ago, woops). I don't have a date set in mind and you may not see it for another year. Posting this may prompt me to get my ass in gear and finish it. Who knows?
Speeding up the site
huds.tf seems to be running a bit slow recently. Probably due to all the hitsounds. I'll work on fixing that fairly soon, because I'd like the site to run smoothly even if I'm not checking up on it. Sorry about any inconveniences.
Possibly removing the HUD Submission Queue
This is probably a little controversial and will be a point of contention, but I'm considering removing the HUD Submission Queue altogether. There's a few pros and cons to this. For example; Pro: New HUDs on the site. Con: Possible viruses being downloaded because they're not being moderated.
I may reach out to prominent community members to see if they would like to volunteer their time to moderating the HUD Submission Queue and approving/rejecting HUD submissions in my long absenses.
That's about it for now. Cheers.
It's been a while friends. Let's cover some things.
A little while ago, I updated huds.tf to be a Secure website (SSL Certificates and all that stuff, boring back end junk). However, this actually affected other websites I've made, as I run my sites off the same server. hit.tf and league.tf were straight up considered insecure, and would not let visitors view them without hassle. Oops.
Alongside this, I actually accidentally deleted the entire of hit.tf, including the database. Don't ask me how, but assume it's because I'm a super genius. To rectify this, we'll start again, and we'll start by hosting Hitsounds on huds.tf.
From today, you'll see a "Hitsounds" tab on the navigation bar at the top, next to "HUDs". The submission system is extremely similar to the HUD submissions, so if you've submitted a HUD before, you'll know the score. If not, it's real simple, so no stress. It's basically the same as the submission system for hit.tf, although I don't think it looks as nice.
The major difference between submitting a HUD and submitting a Hitsound is there is no queue for Hitsound submissions. This means when you submit a Hitsound, you'll see it on the front page instantly. No waiting for me or Wiethoofd to accept (or more recently, decline) your submissions; it's all automatic for Hitsounds.
So, feel free to upload Hitsounds to your heart's content, and please leave any Feedback about the Hitsound Directory you have in the Site Help & Suggestions forum.
Alongside Hitsounds, I'm also working on a Configs Directory. This won't be out for a little while, so it's worth keeping an eye on my Twitter (@omnibombulator), because I'll likely post updates about that there.
The huds.tf search function sucks. It's horrible. This is going to be a small section, but basically I'm working on sorting that out. Just thought I'd let you know.
I've had to disable the Contact Form because I've got 295 emails I haven't read and almost 275 of them are spam. This'll be coming back soon, so if you need to get in contact, message myself here or on Twitter. I should be getting a spam-free option up and available quite soon. Sorry about any inconvenience to those trying to get in contact with me.
I basically don't play TF2 anymore. Which is sad, I know. Blame Wiethoofd for lack of previous Update posts. (Sorry Wiet)
And that's about it gang. Enjoy the new features!
After the Jungle Inferno update every custom hud has been disabled by Valve, to prevent you from crashing when you launch Team Fortress 2.
This has been done because of a lot of changes to the main menu, party/lobby system (which will get a more in depth write-up later in the week), but is mostly to prevent any animation file related issues that might occur when launching the game with an out of date hud.
Luckily the changes to the ingame hud aren't too drastic and will still work with the (temporary) fix provided below.
Most importantly:
- You need to update ui_version in info.vdf to 2
This will allow custom hud files to be loaded again.
Besides allowing files to load again we recommend deleting, renaming or moving the following files from your custom hud:
- /scripts/hudanimations_tf.txt (You should be using a hudanimations_manifest.txt setup anyway!)
- /resource/gamemenu.res
- /resource/ui/mainmenuoverride.res
Also update your clientscheme.res with the various font definitions and borders that were added to get a fully functioning Contracker.


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Female social educator looking for job in France
Je m'appelle Merete, j'ai 29 ans et je cherche un travail en France. I graduated as a social educator in 2015 in Copenhagen in Denmark and have since then worked with young refugees. I have also experience from working in an orphanage and with people with mental developmental disorder. I have travelled quite a bit and enjoy learning new things and adapt into new cultures. For many years I've wanted to live in France and now seems to be the perfect time. That's why I'm hoping to find a job, where I can use my skills as a social educator and at the same time gain more experience within my field. I'm looking for a job preferably with teens or young adults with some kind of social vulnerability or difficulties.
My French is not perfect, but I am taking French classes twice a week and am learning fast. I believe I'll soon be able to communicate in French on a decent level. If you have knowledge of a job opportunity, a contact or just like to learn more about me please don't hesitate to send me an email at email@example.com
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According to National Technology Scan, a forthcoming study from Parks Associates (an annual phone survey of U.S. households) found 20 million households are without Internet access, representing approximately 18% of all U.S. households.
According to Parks Associates, nearly one out of three household heads has never used a computer to create a document, underscoring the significant digital divide between the connected majority and the homes in the unconnected minority that rarely, if ever, use a computer.
Age and education are factors in this divide -- 50% of those who have never used e-mail are over 65, and 56 percent had no schooling beyond high school.
National Technology Scan found just 7% seven percent of the 20 million "disconnected" homes plan to subscribe to an Internet service within the next 12 months. Still, the study reports a steady decline in the number of disconnected households when compared to findings from previous years. National Technology Scan reported at year-end 2006 that 29% of all U.S. households (31 million homes) did not have Internet access, citing low perceived value of the Internet.
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Image: Floodwaters swept through the city of Villahermosa in Tabasco, Mexico
Tropical Storm Noel brought heavy rain that devastated parts of central America and the Carribean. The Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas saw the worst flooding in the area in more than 50 years, with aid agencies estimating more than a million people were affected. The storm also triggered floods in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, just weeks after the region had been hit by heavy rain, adding to the death toll. More than 70 people were killed by flooding in Vietnam and more than 90,000 homes were deluged in the central province of Phu Yen. Just last month 89 people died after Typhoon Lekima triggered floods and landslides and officials fear another tropical storm, Peipah, could hit the country in the next few days. Hundreds of people in the Australian state of Victoria were also left counting the cost after flash flooding swept through homes and businesses. A freak hail storm also hit Colombia in South America this week, blocking roads with ice before melting and leaving the streets awash with water. Although the individual incidents cannot be attributed directly to climate change, scientists predict that extreme weather events such as floods will become more frequent and intense as average global temperatures rise.
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CUBA - A massive evacuation was carried out on Monday in the eastern municipality of Cauto River due to severe flooding.


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Dream of Thisby Carolyn Ulrich
- Tags: #Hot Plants #Ornamentals #Perennials #Plants #Shrubs
Story By Carolyn Ulrich, Photogrpahy By Christopher Weber
Yes, I know it's a mouthful, but I love it even so. When I'm feeling tongue-tied, I can always refer to it by its common name: beautybush.
I received this shrub, Kolkwitzia Dream Catcher maybe 10 years ago as a trial plant from Spring Meadow Nursery in Grand Haven, Michigan. Actually, there were two plants, seedlings really, just a foot or so tall on a single stem. A lovely surprise since I had read about kolkwitizia but never seen it in the flesh, let alone grown it. I decided to make room for the pair under the bay window at the corner of the house, a spot where my sunny front border transitions to the semi-shady side yard.
The two plants grew fast, shrugging their shoulders at the rigors of winter. But my delight in their carefree hardiness was tempered by a dawning awareness that they were perhaps turning into too much of a good thing and that one of them would surely be meeting an untimely end in the compost pile.
As the years passed, I started wondering about flowers. I was enjoying the grand arching stems as they formed an ever-enlarging fountain of handsome lime green leaves, but I had been hoping for something more. I consulted books and catalogs that waxed euphoric about kolkwitzia's springtime profusions of tiny pink bells, but nary a blossom did I see. As it reached 5 feet tall and wide, my remaining plant was clearly thriving, and I knew I had at least lucked out with my choice of location.
Finally, three years ago, I saw the first scattered blossoms — a relief since it proved my plant could bloom if it set its mind to it and I just had to be patient. A respectable show ensued two years ago, and then came the fabled profusion of bloom last year. Glorious and worth waiting for. Talk about late bloomers.
But even when it's not in bloom, Dream Catcher kolkwitzia is a stellar plant. The chartreuse-to-lime-green leaves stand out against the darker green of surrounding plants, and since I have a pair of yellow-leaved 'Sunshine Blue' caryopteris nearby, the three of them now form a line that draws the eye from one end of my front border to the other. There's nothing like a few pops of yellow to give a flower border a bit of oomph. (The caryopteris may also be getting too big for their britches, but that's a story for another day.)
Don't be put off by the fact that my kolkwitzia took a long time to come into bloom. Remember that I was starting with a 12-inch seedling on a single stem. Plants growing in containers and purchased at a garden center will be much larger.
Kolkwitzia is native to central China where the species grows 6 to 10 feet tall and wide. Clearly the more contained Dream Catcher is a better choice. Kolkwitzia is pH adaptable but prefers well-drained soil in full sun. It is said to transplant easily, although I've never tried. After flowering you can prune out old stems. Also, it's winter hardy to Zone 4. No wonder my plant just laughed at the Chicago winter.


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Critical Praise for the U.K. edition of "Supernanny":
"Frost is a nanny for the 21st century." - The Times
"Every mum needs her Supernanny; ...surprisingly compulsive viewing. ...Frost's ideas certainly seem to be having an impact on the way people deal with their children." - The Sunday Times
Television's newest superhero can tame the wildest toddler, soothe the savage six-year-old and get the most difficult child to overcome problems with behavior, sleep, mealtime, potty training and other challenges that have vexed parents around the world for centuries. This miracle worker is Jo Frost, a.k.a. Supernanny, Britain's hottest new TV star and godsend to desperate parents across the U.K. who were dazzled by her amazing results when her series debuted this summer, as she showed families the tools for transforming their children's wild ways. Her practical, no-nonsense style was honed over 15 years of nannying in the U.K. and the U.S. Now American families can tap into the secrets of this modern-day Mary Poppins when "Supernanny" debuts, MONDAY, JANUARY 17 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. The premiere, "Jeans Family," spotlights an active family of five in Denver, Colorado.
David and Barbara Jeans waited 16 years into their marriage to have kids, and their three girls don't show any mercy on the middle-aged pair. Andra, who is 4 1/2 years old, dominates the family with her selfish demands, tantrums, and violent outbursts that feature hitting and kicking anything and anyone in her way. She is running the show and the rest of the Jeans are taking orders. Three-year-old twin girls Jessie and Leah can't help but learn from their older sister. Jessie has quickly picked up the aggressive behavior while Leah is a nonstop crier, weeping over every little thing. The combination of Andra and the twins makes for a turbulent and chaotic existence. Complicating things is David's job as a salesman, which takes him out of town for five days out of every month. Barbara is left to fend for herself alone with the three terrors. She is at her wit's end and is starting to doubt her ability as a mother, and is feeling emotionally and physically drained. When David is in town, he isn't much help because his words carry no authority with the girls. The Jeans family needs an answer to their problems fast. The solution: Supernanny Jo Frost. She will observe the Jeans and teach them how to deal with their issues. Can Jo turn this family around?
In each episode of "Supernanny," Jo observes how the parents handle their day-to-day obstacles with their children. Once she's assessed the pitfalls, she works with the parents, instilling her tried-and-true methods for transforming unwanted behavior. Then, after demonstrating just how well the new style will work and getting unbelievable results from the children, the parents must fly solo with the Supernanny techniques. For several days they try to implement Jo's suggestions, and she revisits them at the end of the program to help keep them on track for the future.
Her simple methods stress consistency, communication and reasonable consequences for poor behavior, all delivered with loving firmness. She emphasizes the importance of spelling out the new rules of the household to children in advance, as well as explaining the consequences for infractions. One standard punishment in Jo's program is a short time out period on the "Naughty Step" or, for older children, in the "Naughty Room" -- a room devoid of toys, TV or other distractions. Children soon tire of the time outs and conform to better behavior.
She also candidly points out to parents where they need to be more decisive, more flexible or even how they may need to adjust their expectations of a child's readiness for certain behaviors. For example, graduating a child to a seat at the dinner table instead of a high chair may be long overdue and provide an easy fix to mealtime misbehavior. When parents witness Jo's results and -- even better -- achieve them on their own they are truly believers in the Supernanny way. Best of all, children and adults alike can enjoy the lasting benefits of a more harmonious family life.
Nick Powell is the creator and executive producer of both the American and British versions of the show. Craig Armstrong is executive producer of the American version. "Supernanny" is produced by Ricochet, Ltd.
Jo Frost also dispenses her no-nonsense rules and reassurance that parents do know best in her book, Supernanny, to be published by Hyperion in conjunction with the premiere of the show in January.
A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.


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Saturday, 17 April 2010
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sigh...me too! T.TReplyDelete
sigh x2 .... me too! :(ReplyDelete
sigh sigh sigh...me three...>_<ReplyDelete
Haha, so true!! :p But you can rest assured that most relationships that start at 14 usually don't last...ReplyDelete
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Shmily, Candlelyn and 宝盈, being single also not bad what? :)ReplyDelete
Cheryl, I do notice it. :p kids nowadays really "mature" earlier. LOL
Suzz, thanks for liking it. ^_^
Me? wth, I'm single la wei although I'm 14.__________.ReplyDelete
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Dying Light Steam CD KEY Žaidimas
Gamintojas: Techland
Prekės kodas: Steam0115
Bičiulių taškai: 20
Ar turime:4
Prekės kodas: Steam0115
Bičiulių taškai: 20
Ar turime:4
20.00€37.00€ Kaina keičiant į bičiulių taškus: 2000
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Steam, Worldwide, Multilanguage
Play on Steam: The key is an official Steam Key (www.steampowered.com). It is activated via Steam, enables you to play on official Steam servers and your game will be kept updated with the latest patches via the Steam platform. To activate our key via Steam simply download Steam, create a new account or login into your existing account, click Games and Activate game on Steam.
Išleidimo data: 30d. Sausis 2015
About This Game
Dying Light is an action survival game presented in first-person perspective. The game is set in a vast and dangerous open world. During the day, you roam an urban environment devastated by a mysterious epidemic, scavenging for supplies and crafting weapons to help you defeat the hordes of mindless, flesh-hungry enemies the plague has created. At night, the hunter becomes the prey as the infected grow in strength and aggression - but even more lethal are the nocturnal, inhuman predators that leave their hives to feed. You will need to make use of all your skills and any available means to survive till dawn.
Good Night. Good Luck.
Welcome to the Quarantine – Experience an original and intense story set in an infected city cut off from the outside world. Only the fittest have any hope of survival.
Vast Open World – Dying Light lets you traverse an extensive world plunged into chaos and destruction. In this diverse environment, you fight for survival against many kinds of enemies since the infected are not the only threat: facing down other desperate humans is often the only way to get precious supplies.
Night Changes the Rules – In daylight you explore the city searching for supplies and weapons. After nightfall, though, this infected world undergoes a dramatic transformation that gives the gameplay a new dimension. You, a hunter by day, become prey. The infected grow in strength, but something even more sinister looms in the darkness to begin its hunt.
Parkour-Style Movement – Whether you hunt or escape the hunters, you can move around the city with ease and speed. Jump between rooftops, climb walls, and attack your foes from above. Dying Light gives players a freedom of movement never seen in open world games before.
Brutal, Visceral Combat – Fight face to face using a diverse selection of melee weapons: knives, bats, axes, or more unusual tools of destruction. Strike down your enemies, cut off their limbs, save your own life!
Firearms – Powerful but noisy. Use pistols, shotguns, and rifles to gain an advantage over enemies, but remember that gunfire can and will attract unwanted attention.
Craft Your Weapons – Why use an ordinary cleaver when you can attach a lighter for burning damage? Or wrap a hammer in electrified barbed wire? Dying Light lets you create your own weapon upgrades and construct increasingly efficient tools of combat.
Be the Quarantine Hero – Dying Light features RPG elements that let you develop the protagonist and adjust him to your play style. It's a long and difficult journey from rookie to badass.
Choose Your Play Style – Make use of weapons, your surroundings, and traps set by other survivors. Provoke groups of enemies to attack each other. Complete objectives by day or at night. Take advantage of darkness, fog, and storm to remain unseen. Turn the odds in your favor with offensive and defensive gadgets. It's always your call!
Hours of Gameplay – Discover a thrilling story, complete more than a hundred side-quests, and put your skills to the test in special challenges.
Co-op Mode for 4 Players – Cooperate with other players in the extreme conditions of a zombie apocalypse. Show your individuality and customize your character.
Be the Zombie – Unique online mode where you play as a zombie. If you ever dreamed of stalking other survivors, now is your chance. Let the hunt begin!
Breathtaking Visuals and Realism – Dying Light is the first game based on the Chrome Engine 6 – the latest revolutionary incarnation of Techland's proprietary technology. Built from the ground up with next-generation consoles and advanced DirectX 11 graphics in mind, it delivers a new level of visual quality, special effects, and dynamic weather conditions, maintaining unparalleled efficiency at the same time.
System Requirements
OS: Windows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2500 @3.3 GHz / AMD FX-8320 @3.5 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM DDR3
Hard Drive: 40 GB free space
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 / AMD Radeon™ HD 6870 (1GB VRAM)
DirectX®: Version 11
Sound: DirectX® compatible
Additional Notes: Laptop versions of graphics cards may work but are NOT officially supported.
Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)
OS: Windows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K @3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350 @4.0 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM DDR3
Hard Drive: 40 GB free space
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 (2GB VRAM)
DirectX®: Version 11
Sound: DirectX® compatible
Additional Notes: Laptop versions of graphics cards may work but are NOT officially supported.
Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)
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Tuesday April 19, 2016 – United Healthcare Group, the nation's largest health insurer, announced Tuesday that it would stop selling health plans through the Affordable Care Act next year in most of the 34 of states where it operates. The move, widely expected for months, will likely have relatively little effect on what most consumers pay for health coverage, as ...Read More »
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Will Yahoo Find a Buyer?
Monday April 18, 2016 – Yahoo's turnaround strategy could turn into a sell-off strategy starting Monday. After a tumultuous decade that saw the Internet company lose the battle for search to onetime underdog Google, churn through five chief executives plus an interim CEO, and largely miss out on tech's move to mobile, the Sunnyvale, Calif., company sought "strategic alternatives" ...Read More »
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Weak U.S. Retail Sales, Inflation Data Reinforce Fed Caution On Rate Increase
Wednesday April 13, 2016 – U.S. retail sales unexpectedly fell in March as households cut back on purchases of automobiles and other items, further evidence that economic growth stumbled in the first quarter. Other data on Wednesday showed a surprise drop in producer prices last month as rising energy prices were offset by a decline in the cost of services. ...Read More »
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