text: Meet a Specialist: Michael Rho, M.D., FACS Dr. Michael Rho, an ENT specialist at Mass. Eye and Ear, Stoneham, became interested in medicine very early in life, when he was only five or six years old. He explains, "Both of my parents were physicians, and I grew up watching them take care of patients. I enjoyed spending Saturday mornings with my father on rounds, meeting his patients, and realized that I wanted to dedicate my career to helping patients as well." Dr. Rho's decision to specialize in otolaryngology occurred later, while he was attending medical school. He recalls, "One particular patient during medical school really cemented my decision to specialize in otolaryngology. A child was being treated for a bad sphenoid sinus infection (a type of sinus infection associated with the area directly next to the optic nerve) which caused her to develop vision loss. The surgeon brought her straight to the operating room, corrected the problem, and her vision was restored. It was truly incredible to witness. That was the moment I knew I would specialize in otolaryngology." A member of the Mass. Eye and Ear, Stoneham team, Dr. Rho treats patients suffering from the full range of ear, nose and throat issues. He most often treats adult and pediatric patients suffering from chronic sinusitis, voice disorders, tonsil, and hearing problems, and enjoys the challenges that come with diagnosing and treating this wide variety of conditions. Dr. Rho notes, "No two days are ever alike. I really enjoy the challenge of helping each and every patient who walks through my door. Maintaining a close, personal relationship with everyone I see is a challenge, but it's something I strive to do every day." Dr. Rho offers both surgical and medical (non-surgical) treatment options for his patients, depending on their condition. He mentions, "During medical school, I knew I wanted to focus on a specialty that combines both medical and surgical treatment for patients. In ENT, we not only perform surgery, but we also spend time becoming acquainted with our patients and providing non-surgical treatment options." Dr. Rho continues, "Innovative technology has allowed otolaryngologists to provide more minimally invasive endoscopic surgeries. With these exciting techniques available, patients feel less pain, recover in a shorter amount of time, and can typically return to work shortly after their surgeries. Having the opportunity to provide less invasive care to my patients, so that they can return to their daily routines more quickly, makes my job that much more rewarding." Although Dr. Rho typically treats patients in Mass. Eye and Ear's Stoneham office, he is also able to work closely with other specialists at Mass. Eye and Ear's main campus in Boston. "I closely collaborate with our specialized physicians in each ear, nose and throat discipline. This allows me to provide the highest level of care to patients, especially for those patients suffering from extremely complex conditions," he says. Dr. Rho stresses the importance of building close relationships with families living in the North Suburban area. He explains, "The physicians at Mass. Eye and Ear, Stoneham are immersed in this community. We have roots here, and we want patients to know that world-class care is available close to home." To grow these relationships, the physicians at Mass. Eye and Ear, Stoneham participate in community events throughout the year, such as Stoneham Town Day and annual head and neck cancer screenings. Dr. Rho concludes, "We look forward to providing outstanding care to the families in our community day after day." Contact Dr. Rho's office at 781-279-0971. View Dr. Rho's online bio more information. Request an appointment. Contact Us Today! 617-523-7900


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This week for your inside look into the Real to Reel International Film Festival, I�ll be talking about �shorts� � films that can last anywhere from three minutes to almost half an hour.
This week for your inside look into the Real to Reel International Film Festival, I�ll be talking about �shorts� � films that can last anywhere from three minutes to almost half an hour. We don�t know for sure if these films will be shown, but what I do know is if they are, you will absolutely love them. Either way, these ought to be on your to-watch list. From Berlin to Brightwood , you are now entering the world of shorts.
By Matthias Rosenberger and Betina Dubler
19 minutes
A homeless man begging for gold becomes a money-grubber with a secret loot-filled fortress in �Spaghetti for Two.� The film follows a paranoid man around Berlin, as he journeys to lunch and lets his overactive imagination run wild about the homeless man, a waitress, and a customer eating spaghetti. I�d like to think he learns in the end to be less silly, but I�m not sure he does. But one good thing about Berlin, if you unwittingly share spaghetti with a complete stranger, you might just gain a new friend.
By Melanie Wainberg
18 minutes
Dr. Gutman�s youngest son, Ethan, is enlisted to give �Dr. Gutman�s Eulogy� in this short and somehow comical film about loss, death, the father-son relationship, and love. Throughout the day, Ethan agonizes over what to say about his father, a revered doctor in the community. He discusses his dilemma with a rabbi, who promptly falls asleep, and with his siblings. His older brother tells him to be sure to make lots of gestures while speaking, because it always worked for Hitler. But Ethan�s father always pushed him to do things, sometimes things he didn�t really want. And their relationship wasn�t very typical. In the end, Ethan comes up with just the right things to say, and sing, showing us that when people die, we can always find something good to remember about them.
By Lautaro Gabriel Gonda
18 minutes
In this short film, we encounter a bright child named Sparrow. Sparrow is the picture of innocence, scooping up the baby mice that have made a home in her clothes drawer, and donning her galoshes to go out for a day of exploring. When she returns home however, she has to play the grown-up, a role we get the feeling she has to perform often. Her innocent struggle to keep the little mice alive mirrors her very adult struggle to keep her parents alive, something no child should have to do.

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FORWARD TWP — State police are investigating an accident on Evans City Road Sunday afternoon in which one driver reportedly fled the scene.
A rear-end accident with one injury was reported at about 2:40 p.m. at the intersection of Reibold Road and Evans City Road.
Evans City Seven Fields Regional Police Department units were subsequently asked by dispatchers to be on the lookout for a vehicle with damage that had left the scene and was headed toward Evans City. A Chevrolet Silverado with front-end damage was then found at the intersection of Evans City Road and Old Route 68.
Steve Bicehouse, Evans City fire chief, confirmed that the department was dispatched to two separate locations on Evans City Road at the same time for accidents Sunday.
The driver of the pickup truck, a man in his 60s, was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital by Butler Ambulance Service with a minor injury, Bicehouse said.
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The Rotary Club has spent four years working on a fire truck to transport to Jalpa De Mendez, Tabasco
The Rotary Club has been known for its volunteer work and helping others throughout the world. On the website, Rotary.org, the club states "in more than 34,000 clubs worldwide, you'll find members volunteering in communities at home and abroad to support education and job training, provide clean water, combat hunger, improve health and sanitation and eradicate polio."
The Rotary Club in Kinston is working on an unconventional, but helpful project, working with the Tabasco Rotary Club to deliver a fire truck to Jalpa De Mendez, a town in Mexico.
The club has been working on the fire truck for four years and is close to making it ready for use. Once the task is complete, city Rotary members will send it to Panama City, where the Tabasco Rotary Club will take the fire truck and handle the remainder of the transportation.
"The mission with Rotary is humanitarian," Rotary of Kinston Member Phil Crawford said. "We're an international organization. Having said that, we really can't think of another way to help out the town. We wanted them to be able to preserve their buildings in case of fire."
Crawford, who has been a club member since 1981, found the fire truck in West Virginia in 2009. Although the truck was old, Crawford felt it was serviceable and believed it would be a beneficial project for the organization to work on.
"Phil brought the project to the Board for acceptance and approval," Club Director James Creel said. "He was appointed chair of the Project. This is a good project doing good in the world. Rotary works hard both domestically and internationally to achieve, improving our world."
The Rotary Club of Kinston almost didn't have the opportunity to transport the vehicle, as Mexican government bureaucrats had the club start the paperwork over to get the fire truck out of the United States. On Aug. 12, the club received confirmation to continue the process of transporting the fire truck.
"When the presidents change, policy changes," Creel said. "What caught us was when President (Vicente) Fox left office and Mexico got new leadership."
Fox was in office the first time Rotary worked on a fire truck for a town in Southeast Mexico.
"This is the second fire truck we've done," Crawford said. In 2005, I was the district governor and was talking to Carlos Alvarez, who was the district governor in the club in Mexico. There was a hurricane that was projected to hit the Yucatan Peninsula in July 2005 and being from North Carolina, I knew what hurricanes can do. I told him if it hit bad, to let me know. Thankfully, the hurricane went north and missed them."
Although the hurricane missed the peninsula, there was another major problem that struck the region.
"A couple weeks later, I learned there was a town where a gas line erupted there and burned most of it down," Crawford said. "There were 300,000 people with no fire equipment. We were able to secure a fire truck the city of Kinston was getting rid of, which started this. Cities in the Yucatan Peninsula don't have adequate equipment. The fire truck we took them in 2007 is being used ever since."
Crawford might have spearheaded the project, but he didn't want to take any of the credit, saying it was a team effort.
"Everybody in the club is key to what we're doing," Crawford said. "It's not about the individuals, it's about what Rotary does. I just happen to be a servant of Rotary and have the time to do this.
"I know the truck we built then has responded to fires and has saved property. I'm confident it's responsible in saving lives of people I've never met, don't know anything about Rotary or the members in it. We've done good with no ulterior motive other than to do good."
Junious Smith III can be reached at 252-559-1077 and email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JuniousSmithIII.
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Averages for American fire trucks, with minimum and maximum regulations:
Length: at least 24 feet long
Height: 12 feet; maximum height, 13 feet, 6 inches
Width: 7-8 feet
Fire pump capacity: minimum of 1,000 gallons per minute
Water tank capacity: minimum of 300 gallons
Ground ladder: minimum of 85 feet
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Devs cheer as Osborne okays game coding tax relief
Level of relief TBD
Budget Day 2012 Chancellor George Osborne has heeded calls from the videogame industry and agreed to provide it with tax breaks.
Announced in today's Budget, the scheme will commence in April 2013, giving time for civil servants and stakeholders to thrash out the details - "subject to State Aid approval and following consultation", as Mandarin-speak puts it.
That said, the Treasury estimates the relief, which will also apply to animation companies, will cost the Exchequer £15m in the 2013-2014 tax year, rising to £35m in 2014-2015.
Videogame industry organisations such as Tiga, which represents developers, believe that cost will be more than balanced by extra tax revenue generated by UK publishers who would otherwise send development work overseas to countries already offering generous tax breaks to games coders.
"Our research shows that games tax relief should generate and safeguard 4661 direct and indirect jobs [and] generate £172m in new and protected tax receipts," Tiga's CEO, Richard Wilson, said after the annoucement was made.
Tiga and others have been lobbying for videogame development tax breaks for years. The development 'brain drain' has become much worse as companies have migrated to nations - Canada, France and Korea most notably - offering such incentives.
Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling finally took issue sufficiently seriously to "offer help to the computer games sector similar to the steps which are helping restore the fortunes of the British film industry", a pledge made during his March 2010 budget.
Three months later, the incoming coalition government scrapped the plan in Osborne's first, austerity budget. ®


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I have gotten some great advice especially from my instructor. I wanted to ask some Switchblade riders their opinion of what would be the best kite combination for me (i.e., two or three kite quiver). Some suggestions I have received:
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Grace wanted a water party for her birthday and as I have mentioned before, she picked the theme, colors, made her invitations, planned the games and did most of the decorating. It was fun to see her take an interest and I'm happy she has the creative gene! Although it was a little hard to let..go... :-)
The favors, a package of water balloons and gum
It was an outside party, (obviously there was water involved!) so we decorated the deck.
I was so excited when I found these tins in the $1 section at Target! The night before I got this idea for the table. The flip flops and "splash" matched her invitations. The games! Wet sponge relay and... water balloon toss...turned...
water balloon fight! Water slide
Presents..presents.. she's girly! Lots of nail polish, lotion, nail stickers, lip gloss...
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reaper wrote:Halo wrote:PROTIP: If a simulation asks you to put a password on a router, make sure that you write the password down nearby, and spell it correctly!
Nice one Did you loose any points though by forgetting it?
Interestingly I very nearly did. On my ICND2 exam I thought I'd mistyped the password to a box on a simulation.
At the very beginning of the simulation question.
Turns out I had entered it correctly but was mistyping it on subsequent attempts, saving me from hosing a huge chunk of marks due to a finger fumble.
For some reason I couldn't get 'Danger Zone' by Kenny Loggins out of my head for the rest of that entire exam.


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The Spooky Week
As nights on the farm are getting colder and longer, Halloween approaches… Everybody is getting ready. Join them and celebrate a scary, spooky, Farm Halloween together!
1. Darryl discovered some strange seeds yesterday. They were in a little bag marked with an H. Do you have the audacity to try them?
Harvest 20 Halloween Pumpkins
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2. This Halloween is going to be the scariest Farm-o-ween ever! Let's see if we can do some scaring of our own!
Get the Scary Scarecrow from your Gift Box and place it on your ranch
25 60
3. Little Darryl is a little afraid of the dark. Grandma Blair says it's nothing to be ashamed of, but Darryl would feel better with some Halloween lights.
Produce 32 Pumpkin Lanterns
4. Oh no! A Pumpkin Monster came and stole 10 Pumpkins! Can you find the Pumpkin Monster?
Find the Pumpkin Monster
Find the Pumpkin Monster! It's hiding in the furniture. You get 1 free guess every 8 hours. Or speed up the proce and get an extra change right away for 5 RC.
40 350
5. Have you been to Felicia's Dessert Shop in town? Never mind, she is making Scary Cookies for Halloween. What Felicia doesn't know, is that she'll be facing a horror of her own too!
Harvest 50 Halloween Sugar
45 400
6. Woo-hoo! These cookies will look very spooky! Sweet but scary! Would Little Darryl dare to eat them?
Use the Cookie Machine to make 66 Halloween Cookies
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7. Darryl's foreign friends are coming with him to experience the most fun and scary festival of the year. Help Felicia to make a leaf pile for them to jump into! Better be quick, they are coming soon.
Find 12 Leaves while harvesting Apples
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8. Oh no! Something awful just happened! Little Darryl jumped in the pile of leaves and got stuck! Help Darryl! I hope he is ok!
Save Darryl's sorry soul
Save Darryl's sorry soul! You can gue 1 pair of legs every 12 hours for free. Or, save Darryl faster by getting an extra chance right away for 5 RC.
9. Wow!! That was a narrow escape! No more pranks now: Darryl almost suffocated and Felicia was almost scared to death! Let's celebrate we're all still alive! Get the Candy Apple Machine from the gift box
Produce 48 Candy Apples with the Candy Apple Machine
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10. With all this scary excitement, we almost forgot something crucial! Trick or Treat! We need treats! Use the Candy Apple Machine to produce Candy Corn
Make 90 Candy Corn for the children
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11. Before Darryl and his friends can go out to Trick or Treat some neighbors, they need costumes. Grandma Blair can make this, but only with your help! Use Wool in the Halloween Costume Machine
Make 100 Scary Pirate Outfits for the boys
12. Grandma Blair is an excellent costume designer. Look at these great designs! Use Angora Hair in the Halloween Costume Machine
Make 100 Pink Princess Outfits for the girls
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13. And so, dressed as a pirate, Little Darryl sets out with his friends to Trick or Treat! You don't find a Treat in every crop, only in some of them!
Find 10 Treats by fertilizing your neighbors' crops
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14. Well, it's been fun! This was a Halloween to remember. Let's do 1 more thing: build a ghost castle to keep the memory alive!
Construct a Ghost Castle.
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2014-07-21 06:06:30 lovely-18
PLease give this mission in classic mission because i like to decorate my farm with this beautiful pegasus.....
2014-07-10 11:11:50 CutiePie-17-
Yeah i m agree with Zena_Khan....
user 2014-05-26 16:33:41 zena_khan
plz bring this mission back with all rewards in the Classic mission PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ................
2014-05-25 18:26:55 gourisarkar999@gmail
shine, i agree with you. the search option in free gift choosing box will be very helpful for all players.
2014-05-25 14:20:59 born to shine
family barn should give us a search option in choosing free gifts r u agree with me then plz comment
2014-05-25 14:19:09 honey
bring it back in classic mission or limit mission plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
2014-03-13 05:41:19 Maria
Hope this one ends up a Classic soon--all rewards as-is, of course.
2013-11-15 05:42:17 Farmmaiden
@izzbel, sorry I was mistaken, only 60rc!
2013-11-15 05:26:44 Farmmaiden
@izzbel, Black Peg is available in Farm club. 100rc
2013-10-24 07:51:22
It would be nice just to construct the castle, in and of itself, without link to the mission...much like the Christmas tree
2013-10-12 02:15:39 sunshine
much better mission than the new one, whish they make it available again
2013-09-01 19:30:39 mihael23
bring beck spooky week PLEASE
manager 2013-07-31 17:17:19 mooducky
it's not in the store ... some of the mission rewards you can't buy .. the black pegasus was a reward for a couple of missions this one and then also one of the mission where you collected something from harvesting ( I think)
2013-07-30 23:54:35 izzbel
where's black pegasus in the store? any1?
2013-07-30 22:15:34 Jessica
wish they still had this mission, the prizes seem cool
2013-07-28 01:33:14 izzbel
where da mission on family barn?
2012-11-25 10:37:27 shaanu
Ghost castle or Spooky Castle?
2012-11-25 10:32:15 noonenoone
i lost my Spooky week mission how can i get back this Mission? plz help
2012-11-13 06:40:07 Limeicy
I have failed. Please help. How do I get the Candy Apple Machine?
2012-11-13 05:52:16 Jay
for those of us who cant play all the time and cant affor the RC theres no way to complete these quests..... With all the RC that is needed for the house and on the other halloween you need 2 rc for the tree and 10 for the lemon.... when you have none what so ever and dont have the options to get anymore. its impossible... and quite a let down
2012-11-12 06:32:10 Bong Daleap
This is a lot better than the second Halloween mission.
2012-11-09 21:51:35 GracefulGloom
Almost Done this!
2012-11-08 07:56:55 aiex
i love this
2012-11-08 00:12:31
not 30rc. 5 rc for the castle
2012-11-07 16:54:09 em
u need 30 RC TO MAKE HOUSE
2012-11-03 02:40:44 Bong Daleap
Totally worth it! 16RC for a Halloween sheep, Apple Candy Machine, Halloween Cattle, and a BLACK PEGASUS. :D
2012-11-02 13:11:15 sulemanking
thanks bartmaz for tell ing me dis!! once again thanks
manager 2012-11-02 10:32:34 bartmaz
We must make them: http://www.wiejskie-zycie.info/index.php?id=200426&lng=en
2012-11-02 10:17:36 sulemanking
hey please tell me where do we find halloween cookie
2012-10-30 06:17:18 faluqyusubimuahza
total:16 rc =5 rc for castle,5rc for pumpkin lantern machine and 6 rc for halloween costume machine
2012-10-29 14:29:12 midoo
5RC for the castle g
2012-10-29 13:15:40 uncle wolf
how many RC for the castle???????
2012-10-28 11:38:41 Holly (the holy bibl
I am doing this for the horse
2012-10-27 02:07:07 Nana
Oh NO, oh Nooooo, oh noooooo ..... could never find the hidden object until the last place - will not waste my time & nerves with them any longer!!!!
2012-10-26 16:58:43 em
this seems hard
2012-10-26 12:54:22 pippo
di quanti DF ho bisogno in totale?? how many RC do i need to complete the mission??
2012-10-25 10:32:14 nive
the flying horse is the price
2012-10-25 02:10:31 dev
i got it
2012-10-19 10:39:17 ez
ps.. peccato aver venduto la macchina delle lanterne dello scorso anno!
2012-10-19 10:36:55 ez
missione decisamente impegnativa!
2012-10-18 14:23:53 misu
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Every day we can find a million cliché quotes strung up on walls, on billboards, posters, framed, attached to pictures warning us to heed the words of the wise women and men that came before us telling us of life's precious moments. Warning us to never take for granted the things we have because it is in an instant that a person's life can change forever. Most of us pass these quotes by not even acknowledging them, some stop and read them and remark on their wisdom and beauty, while some stop read them but not only do they remark on the beauty and wisdom; they allow it to change them going forward in life with a new perspective. Too many of us take the little things for granted, some by choice and some who just lose themselves in the monotony of the everyday. We are reminded, when we actually sit and think about the past, of the regrets, the euphoric, dramatic, crushing, painful, instantaneous life-changing, mind-blowing moments; and with hindsight we realize what can happen in just an instant. We realize that maybe, just maybe, those quotes aren't so cliché.
I can think back over my life and look at the momentary events that altered the course of it in irrevocable ways: the phone call telling me my sister was killed, being raped, waking up in a hospital with half of the hair on my head shaved off sitting in a wheelchair, the abuses and traumas of so many of the relationships in my life, and the list could go on. But in the seconds that it took a complete stranger to tell me that I was HIV positive, which I remember as clearly as if it happened moments ago, in comparison to these other things, this would be the moment that shaped me, that altered my life. It was this diagnosis and even the poor and illegal way in which I was informed of it that would be the single biggest and many years later the best thing to ever happen in any instant.
When I first found out that I was positive, at three months pregnant, I thought "I am going to die; I am going to infect my unborn child and I am going to die." For many years I carried that around with me. The doctors told me you will live a long life but I just kept thinking these bastards don't know that. When they told me that I could have natural childbirth I just kept thinking yeah right, I must have asked them about a hundred times before I finally caved and thought I can, and I did. I gave birth to the most beautiful little boy, Frederick. He is now 6 years old; he is a happy, healthy, smart and kind little boy and he is HIV negative, just as the doctors said he would be.
Once I got him here though I quickly fell into a depression. In a matter of months I learned I was positive and that I would be a single parent. I had no idea how to even care for a baby let alone not be selfish, and then I had the constant attacks from the friends I thought I had, for being positive -- starting with telling me that I should have an abortion when I was pregnant because it was extremely selfish of me to have a child when there was a chance I could pass the virus to it. After he was born it became don't talk about the fact that I have HIV; I mean, they could gossip about me, but I could not talk about it or how it affected me. At that point I started to drink myself to sleep almost nightly. The routine went: put my son to sleep, sit by myself, virtually locked up in my own prison I had concocted in my home, and drink until I had a buzz and could fall asleep. Looking back at this time I know I did not ever put my son at risk of anything, but it was such an unhealthy way of dealing with the depression and diagnosis.
When my son was about a year old I remember making a decision that this was not what kind of mom I wanted to be; I mean I knew that he didn't know I was drinking and it didn't affect my capabilities to be a parent to him, but I knew that in a couple years he would grow up and I would create the model of what is a norm for him by him seeing this behavior. So I chose to stop. Throughout my little depression time I had held on to one thing that kept me happy and gave me more joy than any other thing had ever given to me and that was being his mom and looking at the miracle that he is. I wanted to change my life, I wanted to be someone that he could look to as a role model and I wanted to do something about being positive that would help others. When I was diagnosed I was very naïve about HIV, with only very stereotypical or discriminatory views of it; but I knew from my first doctor's appointment, where I stated for the first time that I HAD to do all I could to change this negative world view of HIV and make a positive impact in as many ways as I could.
The first time that I ever spoke was to a youth group at the church I was attending at that time. I remember crying through the entire talk I gave. I was more scared of being that honest and real, laying myself completely out there virtually naked for them to judge, than any other thing I had done at that point in my life. Little did I even know it was just a taste of what was to come.
In October of 2010 I attended my first HIV/AIDS conference in Des Moines, Iowa and it lit a fire in me that I didn't even know I had. I reached out to the networks I knew of at that time, telling them my story and asking to please let me do something so that I could maybe use my story to help others that were positive and hopefully help prevent people from becoming positive.
On World AIDS Day 2010 the MTV Staying Alive campaign had asked me to write some blogs and they released them on their website. This would be the starting point of a whirlwind journey into the world of HIV, I began going to conferences, speaking to the Senate, advocating nationally and locally. I was hired as a speaker for the program Does HIV Look Like Me through Hope's Voice, I became an ambassador of Hope for Dab the AIDS Bear, I joined the board of directors for ADAP Advocacy Association, I was put on billboards locally, a television commercial, I started my YouTube channel HIVchick, and it was as if I had left Planet Earth and became this activism and advocacy machine.
Through this journey I was thankful every step of the way, sincerely, but I was also overwhelmed. You see, I am just a pretty simple girl from Nebraska, lived in a small town, attended a country school at one point, and lived in the country. I had had my share of experience in life, moving to New York City at the age of 19 for a couple of years; I had traveled and obviously experienced my fair share of life and traumas; but at the end of the day I was and I am very simply a mom and a girl who would rather enjoy the simplicity of life than complicate it with some of the extra stuff we sometimes think we need. And so, having gone on the journey that started with that first conference and those blogs, I was left with my head spinning a bit. At home I was simply Nina but I would travel and I was "Oh you're Nina" ... It was surreal and I had no idea how to handle it.
Fast forward three years and I have come to understand that it isn't about me or the uncertainty when experiencing new or overwhelming things; it isn't about the specifics. It is about the journey and I have had the privilege of enjoying quite the ride so far. I have been able to march in DC in support of things I believe will help change the face of HIV and AIDS; I have met and call a friend the first man in the world cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown; I have met young men and women who have honored me with their stories; I have been entrusted with hearing stories of what it is like for the long-term survivors who were quarantined; I have seen some of the most amazing long-term survivors and been honored with watching them accept awards for their work; I have had people seek my advice and champion me with being a force or a part of what has helped them cope with their diagnosis; I initiated and got the first Nebraska HIV/AIDS events with an outside entity, the Condom Nation campaign, to come to this state; I have done things that are quite unbelievable for a small town, Nebraska girl, too many to list really. The thing is though, the most miraculous and amazing gift of the journey has been that I get to help people by offering them an honest and real look into my life, the good, the bad, the ugly. I get to raise a child that will be aware and who will affect a change in his peers as he grows into a man because of the wisdom so many have given me that I can pass down to him; I even got to take him along to an ADAP Advocacy Association conference summer 2012 where he joined me as my date for our annual award dinner.
Now looking back on the morning of October 5, 2006, when I received the call that told me I was HIV positive and minutes later when I stood in my kitchen with a knife to my wrist wishing I had the courage to end it all but too afraid because I knew it would kill my unborn child, had I known the gift that I was being given, the life-shattering and world-changing journey to come, I would have not wasted a moment being selfish because giving back, being myself, and being honest is the most amazing thing I have ever experienced.
If you read this and think she is brave, or strong, or courageous, while I thank you for that, I want YOU to stop whatever you are doing and look at your day, at your life and remember that you woke up today, that you found the strength, bravery, courage to get up and face another day and then look at yourself in the mirror and say I am amazing, I am strong, I have purpose and I love you ... It can always be worse, it can always be better. I am where I should be and I am ready for my journey!


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While we were on our mini honeymoon in Hood River, we went out to an Alpaca farm deep out past the orchards. Their shop is called foothills yarn, I got 2 skeins of alpaca in fall colors to use in some upcoming weavings either on my lap loom or maybe in some rugs on the floor room. The woman who worked there said they have 52 alpaca! Great adventure
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- Kim Baise said...
congrats on your getting hitched! may it bring you both good fortune!!! these little alpaca are so sweet in your pic and your weavings are wonderful as is all your work ;)
- September 17, 2013 at 8:27 PM
- Jacqueline Bos said...
Thanks Kim! It's been a great few weeks, and I'm anxious to get back in the studio to start on some big weavings.
- September 17, 2013 at 9:55 PM


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Chris Paul had just finished an amazing performance.
In Game 2 of the Clippers first-round playoff series against Memphis, the point guard made a four-foot buzzer-beating bank shot with one-tenth of a second remaining in the game to give his team a 93-91 win.
In the locker room afterward, Paul's teammates apparently wanted to ensure that his 3-year-old son follows in his footsteps.
Grant Hill, a seven-time All-Star, gave Paul's son, Little Chris, a dunking lesson. Hill stuck out his arms and pretended to be a hoop.
"I want the dunk, I want you to hang on it, and I want you to run backward with your swag, all right," Hill said to Paul's son.
Little Chris proceeded to jump onto Hill's arms as though he were jamming a ball, then he ran around the locker room showing off some dance moves and stutter steps.
Paul often brings his son into the locker room after games and the young child seems to be gaining a lot of confidence from the exposure to some of the best athletes in the NBA.
He recently told Blake Griffin that he was better at dunking than the former NBA dunk champion and he even told a reporter that he beat Hill in a game of one-on-one.
Good luck to Little Chris' rec league opponents.
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Eat/Pray/Love movie advertisements are now appearing all over my local part of Los Angeles. I haven't read the book or seen the movie and I'm not planning to. But the stark graphics of the advertising campaign pump the words EAT - PRAY - LOVE into my head on a regular basis.
According to online reviews, the Eat/Pray/Love book is a travel log, "a story about a girl who thought everything ... she wanted, would bring her happiness. It didn't. It didn't for her, and possibly not for many other women." It sounds like it begins as a story of disenchantment with life in our current society.
Skipping over Gilbert's subsequent decision to burn vast amounts of fossil fuels with corresponding greenhouse gas emissions (i.e. travel the world) in order to consume Italian cuisine, gain 23 pounds, and (if the online reviews are to be believed) superficially consume ashram spirituality and friends' donation money; my intent here isn't to review either book or movie. Instead ...
Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh once offered a "driving meditation" in which each stoplight became a reminder to breathe, to return to center. What if we similarly tweaked each glimpse of an Eat/Pray/Love advertisement?
Rather than an enticement to spend money vicariously participating in a consumer's story, seeing those words on a bus bench could become a reminder to each of us to Eat, Pray, and Love more genuinely.
Michael Pollan reminds us to
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
Processed foods demand great amounts of earth resources (packaging, pasteurizing, freezing, plus health care resources when all those highly-processed "foods" make us sick). Scientists now tell us we can achieve as much reduction in global warming impact by changing our eating choices as we can by changing our transportation choices.
A plant-based diet -- or, at least, eating patterns where meat is more of a condiment -- means that we can more ably feed our existing urban populations from the limited urban and suburban land within reasonable access-distance to the city where the people live. Conventionally raised meat (beef in particular) is much harder on the earth's ecosystems than its vegetarian equivalents, in terms of water use, land use, pollutants, and greenhouse gas emissions.
The Locavore movement and Eat Local Challenge (as modified by a local urban homestead project) guide us in selecting appropriate foods and goods:
If not from BACKYARD, then locally produced.
If not LOCALLY PRODUCED, then Organic.
If not ORGANIC, then Family farm.
If not FAMILY FARM, then Local business.
If not a LOCAL BUSINESS, then Fair Trade.
By eating primarily fresh, local foods we reduce the "food miles" of each meal -- the distance each bite has traveled from farm to plate. We reduce the "embodied energy" -- the commercial energy (fossil fuels, nuclear, etc) that was used in the work to make any product, bring it to market, and dispose of it.
As we relocalize our food habits, we vote with our buying dollar to support and rebuild the local food network -- a network we desperately need to have bustling and thriving as we leave this brief time of cheap abundant fossil fuels and venture into the post-petroleum era. As you feed yourself, your family, and your guests within the Pollan and Locavore guidelines you will create a new, wiser sense of what is "normal" and "acceptable" within your immediate community.
Prayer at its most basic form is focusing of attention. It is affirmation of the spirit, the life force, the very best within us. It calls us to humbly accept our place within the energies of the cosmos.
What if each time we saw the Eat/Pray/Love ad campaign, we paused to consider prayer-in-action -- variously called "karma yoga," "social justice projects," or "community service" in different religious populations. Prayer-in-action is bringing that very best within us alive in real life.
Prayerful action has no place for earth-raping mass-produced imported consumer goods, atmosphere-searing airflights, or condoning industrial agribusiness with its petrochemicals which undermine farm worker health as well as eroding arable soils and polluting rivers and waterways. Prayerful action has no place for pillaging the Gulf of Mexico and the people of Iraq so that we can gobble the earth's last remaining drops of oil.
Prayerful, life-affirming action accepts and manifests the realities of this small, beautiful planet --humanity's life support system-- by saying "ENOUGH!" to consumerist excesses, by learning to repair, reuse, and share the things we already have. Prayerful action means finding contentment within our local surroundings -- joy in "here" rather than yearning for foreign travel and "getting away." Prayerful action means refusing to endorse and be a party to further ecological destruction; it means instead, shifting to oil-free lifestyle habits. My personal understanding of prayer demands self-examination as to how the basic patterns of our lifestyles harmonize and cultivate peace within the context of all living beings.
Love means reaching out to our fellow humans with caring. It means embracing concepts like COEXIST and social justice and bringing them alive in our everyday actions. It means unraveling racism, and bridging the socio-economic class system.
Amidst peak oil-doomer predictions of riots and social unrest, Love is an acknowledgement that the undoing of that civil unrest is to facilitate solutions that work for all, including "lower class," poor, and immigrant populations and people of color.
Love means actively seeking ways to reach out to others with the new skills of resilience and the ideas of Transition. It means opening our reskilling classes -- advertising them within poorer neighborhoods, and assuring that there are reduced cost tuition arrangements. It means reaching out with ideas such as LETS and time banks to help the urban poor (not just the middle class greens) cultivate local economic systems to meet their families' needs.
Love means opening our hearts and our ears to the practices of other cultures -- including Southern Hemisphere and third world cultures -- releasing our pride, and admitting that they too have practices and knowledge and solutions which can help us all out of this crisis.
I invite you -- each time you see an EAT PRAY LOVE billboard -- to take a moment to consider how you're doing on this path of Transitioning society to lifestyles which cope with the multi-fold crisis ahead: the end of the oil age, the escalation of climate change, and the simultaneous collapse of the mainstream economic system. Take a moment to consider what next action you can take on this path of Transitioning to earth-wiser, more socially-just ways.


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It's the season for warm family brunches, abundant floral arrangements and Hallmark cards. Odes to motherhood in the form of honey-hued poems and appreciative essays seem to fill the bookstore, but trust the sharp Irish novelist and Man Booker Prize-winner Anne Enright to come along with a tale from the frontline of real motherhood: It's filled with self-doubt, anxiety and mistakes.
In her most recent novel, The Forgotten Waltz, Enright unraveled a tale of marital infidelity within the context of the boom-and-bust Irish economy, fueled by debt and over-leveraged homes. Now in Making Babies: Stumbling into Motherhood, Enright writes of her decision (with her theater-producing husband) to embark on motherhood after 18 years of indecision. Enright seemed to shrink with worry as her baby got bigger. "Thirty-six percent of children in child care showed an 'insecure bond' with their mother," wrote Enright. "Stop the press, we have a headline: WORKING MOTHERS DAMAGE THEIR CHILDREN."
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Today's comment of the day came from the shadowy region that lies between the twin lands of Westeros and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Different empires, afflicted with very different kinds of monsters. Or so we thought.
Commenter (and sometime io9 contributor) Jason Shankel, in response to a post on Walter White sending George R.R. Martin to an even darker than usual place, reveals the terrifying truth:
Walter White is Tywin Lannister. Consider:
Both men have amassed great wealth.
Both men have handicapped sons
Both men are in the Empire business.
Both are primarily concerned with family, legacy and reputation.
Both men are relentlessly tenacious in the pursuit of their goals, even at the expense of their aforementioned concerns.
Both men can arrange to have a dozen people killed in under two minutes.
But, with their introduction into this brave new world, the family White will require a coat of arms and a motto. Fortunately, commenter falseprophet (coming in with a comment of the day honorable mention) is way ahead of them:
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Beating, beating
Life it gives.
Red as rubies
As it lives.
Deeper, deeper
Deeper still.
Getting darker
As it will.
Searching, searching
Finding sin.
Black as coal
Deep within
Crying, crying
Crying out.
Its helpless plea
And fearful doubt
Stretching, stretching
Out its arms.
The Spirit moves,
And calms alarms.
Gently, gently
Washing clean.
Making new
The heart once mean.
Slowly, slowly
Like the clay.
The Potter shapes
Day by day.
Turning, turning
The hardened heart.
Lovely softening,
The rough, torn parts.
Painful, painful
As it is.
The heart can smile
And rejoices.
Lovely, lovely
The heart drawn to Him
Never by force,
And filled to the brim.
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Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
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I attend the fun bingo games each month, with Michael Dees calling out the numbers. There are usually close to 70 people that attend. I applaud Mike in his many efforts to make the center a fun, user-friendly place.
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The international economy is on the brink of a deep new economic crisis that could cost millions of jobs around the globe and trigger mass social unrest, the world's most powerful nations were warned yesterday.
As the leaders of the G20 countries prepare for emergency talks on averting a return to worldwide recession, the United Nations' International Labour Organisation (ILO) issued a grim forecast of the social effects of the continuing economic crisis.
The UN agency warned that it could take until 2016 for global employment to return to the levels of three years ago – and that anger could erupt on the streets of Europe and other continents as a result.
The economic gloom was exacerbated yesterday by Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou's surprise announcement that his country would hold a referendum on the European debt deal that was struck last week. The vote could put the tortuously conceived package in jeopardy.
The Greek Finance Minister, Evangelos Venizelos, said the announcement was prompted by popular discontent at the terms of the deal.
If anger at the austerity forced on the country translates into a No vote, European leaders who spent months haggling over the terms of the deal could be forced back to the drawing board and the terms of the deal renegotiated.
George Osborne, the Chancellor, faces having to revise his predictions about British economic growth. Today he is likely to receive further evidence that Britain's recovery is sluggish, with figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) expected to show that economic growth in the UK remained modest in the third quarter of 2011. The Chancellor's hopes of economic growth close to 2 per cent over the year now look highly unlikely to be fulfilled – and could be barely half that.
Yet David Cameron, who announced a fresh drive to create jobs through major infrastructure projects yesterday, will stress at the G20 gathering in Cannes that countries have to press ahead with deficit reduction plans.
The ILO said the risk of social unrest is rising in 40 per cent of the countries it examined.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development also slashed its growth forecasts for many of the biggest economies and warned the G20 leaders: "Without decisive action the outlook is gloomy." It warned parts of Europe are likely to fall back into recession in 2012 and that if the eurozone sovereign debt crisis takes a turn for the worse, total output in some advanced economies could contract by up to 5 per cent by 2013.
Britain's economic woes are likely to be underlined today when the latest ONS growth figures, covering July to September, are released. Gross domestic product is expected to have edged up by about 0.4 per cent, a slight improvement on the previous quarter's 0.1 per cent.
Economists last month projected 0.9 per cent growth over 2011 and 1.3 per cent over 2012. In March, the Office for Budget Responsibility estimated growth of 1.7 per cent in 2011 and 2.5 per cent in 2012. The growth shortfall is likely to mean that the UK deficit will not be reduced on the timescale set out by the Chancellor in his emergency Budget in June 2010.
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Ipratropium alone and combined with albuterol is available
in metered-dose
inhalers (MDI) and as a liquid form for use in
nebulizers. Inhalers may be used differently,
depending on the medicine used. Always read the directions to be sure you are
using the inhaler correctly.
Anticholinergics relax the airways and
prevent them from getting narrower. This makes it easier to breathe. They may
protect the airways from spasms that can suddenly cause the airway to become
narrower (bronchospasm). They also may reduce the amount of
mucus produced by the airways.
Anticholinergics begin to work within 15 minutes, work best after 1 to 2
hours, and usually last from 3 to 4 hours (but may last up to 6 hours in some
Inhaled anticholinergics are usually
used for severe
asthma attacks. They are sometimes used in the home,
but they are not used as daily maintenance treatment for persistent
asthma. And they are sometimes used with another
Anticholinergics may be used:
Medicine treatment for asthma depends on a person's age,
his or her type of asthma, and how well the treatment is controlling asthma
Your doctor will work with you to help find the number and
doses of medicines that work best.
A review of research shows that
combining ipratropium with a short-acting beta2-agonist:footnote 1, footnote 2
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Side effects are rare with inhaled
ipratropium but may include:
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug
Reference is not available in all systems.)
Anticholinergics, such as ipratropium, are sometimes used with albuterol for severe asthma attacks.
Many doctors recommend that every child who uses a metered-dose inhaler
(MDI) also use a
spacer, which is attached to the MDI. A spacer may
deliver the medicine to the lungs better than an inhaler alone. And for many
people a spacer is easier to use than an MDI alone.
Try to avoid
giving your child an inhaled medicine when he or she is crying, because not as
much medicine is delivered to the lungs.
If you have the eye
disease glaucoma, talk with an eye doctor before you start taking
anticholinergics. People who have glaucoma may need to be watched more closely
while they are taking these medicines.
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to get pregnant, do not use any medicines unless your doctor tells you to. Some medicines can harm your baby. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. And make sure that all your doctors know that you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to get pregnant.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)( What is a PDF document? ) to help you understand this medication.
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Okpapi A, et al. (2012). Asthma and other recurrent wheezing disorders in children (acute), search date June 2010. BMJ Clinical Evidence. Available online: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.
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Bernie Needs Love is, in essence, a simple and lighthearted platformer in which the player must guide Bernie, a nice but anguished old man chased by death, towards his girlfriend — while avoiding the many hazards of a poorly maintained yet beautiful city and collecting blue 'love-enhancing' pills to make it an extra-special night! In a time of eye candy and accessibility over gameplay and personality, Bernie Needs Love truly stands out from the crowd with its charming retro graphics, lovingly composed chiptune music, and hardcore difficulty level — which are sure to satisfy players who grew up in the 8-bit era.
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A popular Dilworth shop is closing after a decade of selling handmade artwork, crafts and specialty gifts, the owners announced Thursday.
Maddi's Gallery, owned by Madis and Diane Sulg, will close its doors mid-January.
Charlotte-based Rhyneland Inc., which owns the building Maddi's Gallery has occupied for 10 years, recently decided to sell it. The Sulgs would need to relocate their business.
|Maddi's Gallery on East Boulevard
The Sulgs are calling the closeout their "retirement sale." It will begin 10 a.m. Dec. 29, and all inventory will be at least 30 percent off.
There will be interim markdowns until the final day of business, Jan. 19. All sales are final, and the Sulgs are encouraging customers to use their store coupons and gift certificates.
All fixtures and furniture are for sale as well.
Maddi's Gallery opened at 1530 East Boulevard in Dilworth in October 2002. The flagship store is one door down from Lebowski's Neighborhood Grill and across the street from Cantina 1511.
Two years later, the couple opened a second location at Birkdale Village in Huntersville.
The Sulg's daughter, Michaelle Dalton, managed the Birkdale store, which was accompanied by a restaurant in 2007, Maddi's Southern Bistro. The eatery featured Southern favorites on the menu as well as handmade crafts, such as dishes, glasses and check trays.
They closed the Birkdale location in 2010. "The recession up there was more than we could handle," Madis said. "The reality is, in September 2008, it was like somebody threw a switch in Charlotte. Virtually all retail took a hit."
Madis estimates that store has more than 40,000 different customers on file and has worked with more than 1,000 different vendors.
The store's unifying theme was its handmade offerings, nearly all of which were crafted by Americans.
In 2009, Niche Magazine and trade association the Rosen Group selected Maddi's Gallery from a field of more than 600 nominees to be the nation's "Top Retailer of American Craft." The awards competition recognizes top North American craft retailers.
"We've had a wonderful run, we're really enjoyed it and we've dealt with one heck of a lot of really good people," said Madis.
But it will be nice to relax and enjoy retirement, he added.
He saw evidence of that Wednesday morning, when he and Diane were getting ready.
"My wife said, 'I'd really just like to stay in bed and read a book,' Madis said. "At some point in your life, that's not a bad alternative."


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In Project Web App, team members are the people who actually do the work on projects and tasks.
Are you a team member? If so, welcome to Project Web App! You'll be using this tool to update progress, enter time spent on tasks, and view project schedules, issues, and risks.
In this article
What is Project Web App?
Project Web App is one part of an end-to-end enterprise project management solution. This solution includes a client program, Project Professional, and a server, Project Server. Project Web App is part of Project Server. It is a robust Web application that is used to do everything from analyzing portfolios and managing demands, to entering time in a timesheet and updating task status.
Get oriented
The Project Web App interface is made up of three main areas: the Quick Launch, the Ribbon, and the content display area.
The Quick Launch lists the main views and pages that you are able to access. You can click these links to navigate to different areas of the program. Some pages in Project Web App do not include the Quick Launch. For example, when you fill out a form, you must complete and save the form, or cancel out of it, in order to see the Quick Launch.
The Ribbon is the toolbar that you use to perform actions on what's currently in the content display area. There may be multiple tabs on the Ribbon, to change between different sets of actions. Each tab contains groups of related buttons that you can use to interact with the page content.
The content display area contains information about your portfolios, projects, and tasks. This is the main focus of each page, and is where you will enter and review data.
Where do you start?
Project Web App is highly customizable, so your organization can have a unique starting page for you to use. By default, the main page that appears when you open Project Web App is a great starting point. It shows any new tasks that have been assigned to you, information about your timesheets, notifications about status reports, and issue and risk assignments.
There are other useful places to start in Project Web App, depending on what you intend to do while you're logged on. The following sections provide details about some common scenarios.
Fill out a timesheet
There are two starting points for entering actual work on a timesheet.
To fill out your current timesheet, on the Quick Launch, under My Work, click Timesheet. This takes you to your current timesheet, where you can enter time against tasks, or log vacation, sick time, or other administrative work items.
If you need to create a new timesheet for a period other than the current one, on the Quick Launch, under Settings, click Manage Timesheets. This takes you to a list of timesheets that you can create.
These pointers should get you started with the process of filling out your timesheet, but it's likely you have more questions. For example, you may need to add tasks to your timesheet, set up vacation time, or submit your timesheet to your manager.
Enter task progress
In Project Web App, you can enter your progress on a task separately from the time you've spent on the task. For example, let's say you've got a task that was estimated to take 10 days to complete. You've spent five days working on the task, so you enter that time on your timesheet, but you feel ahead of the game, as though you've completed about 75% of the work. You can communicate that progress to your manager using the Tasks page.
Review project information
While a team member's primary interest is typically at the task level, there may be times when you'd like to review project-level information, such as the overall project schedule, issues, or risks.
To view the project schedule, on the Quick Launch, under Projects, click Project Center. You can use this page to view the overall project schedule.
To view issues and risks assigned to you, on the Quick Launch, under My Work, click Issues and Risks. On this page, you can review your assigned issues and risks, including whether they are active, postponed, or closed.
How to get help
If you run into trouble while using Project Web App, use the following workflow to try to find a solution.
Web resources Try to find an answer to your question on Office.com. If you're not able to find what you need there, you might also try the Project Server 2010 Solution Center.
Project manager Talk with the project manager for the project where you're encountering issues.
Site administrator If the issues aren't project-specific, you should contact your organization's Project Server site administrator. If you're not sure who this is, one of your organization's project managers can help point you in the right direction.


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the "to be continued" part of yesterday's post.
i got the tree today. from my canadian tree farmer. just over the hill.
i walked home hugging the bundle close against my chest--my stomach. the wind whipping off the hudson burning my exposed hands. i nestled into the green and felt safe, warm.
as i looked around my room yesterday, it struck me that the only thing missing was a christmas tree. for 'tis the season and there's nothing i enjoy so much as the scent of pine and the twinkle of lights.
the thing about this summer is that there was a point when i felt stripped of all freedoms. it was no one's fault. not my own. not that of those around me--in fact i will never forget the goodwill and kindness of many--just a strange, unfortunate congruence of events.
i had no way to get from here to there. no room of my own. no space to stake a claim to and declare as private. i was constantly exposed, without the needed escape. so i started taking showers. often. because those few minutes with the water running down and washing me clean were mine and mine alone. i would then take the time to dry my hair (not something i usually enjoy) because it allowed me to stretch the minutes in that tiny, enclosed space where no one could follow.
it was a lesson in returning to the basics. in finding the great pleasure in the simplest of things. many an afternoon found me holding a warm coffee mug. i don't think i ever got past two sips into the thing--i simply wanted it for the warmth between my hands: a universe unto itself, an opening of space in which to seek solace.
perhaps this is why my room, more than ever before, has new meaning--new importance. why i was so struck in the second reading of eat, pray, love by liz gilbert's transformation of her apartment into something of a hospice. why i now take frequent baths--remaining in the water just long enough to soak myself warm. or indulge in hot cocoa late in the evening. perhaps this is why i finally bought a humidifier after years of putting it off due to expense. or why i now can justify fresh flowers every two weeks. why when the friends and family anthropologie sale happened this last go-round i bought pillows and candles as opposed to blouses and bowls. why for christmas i'm asking for a bed skirt (and maybe a new window treatment?).
sometimes it all seems so silly and frivolous--the import i place on such things--how vital they are to my existence.
but on this morning i'm not gonna worry too much about that.
because on this morning i'll sit in my corner, read my book, and allow scent of candles and fresh pine to fill me.
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Supplies and Purchasing
Supply Orders
Look on the share drive under Digital Services/Administrative/Supplies/.
If an order form has not been started for this month, copy the template file there, and name it with month name and year in the file name.
Orders generally are made from Staples (online or catalog) or Supe Store (catalog); check with your supervisor if what you need isn't in either. Also make sure we don't already have the supplies you need.
Orders go in before the end of the month, so plan ahead!
Technology Requests
For a Technology Request Form "TRF" look on the intranet under "FORMS".
Be sure to use authorized vendors, and check to see if they can special order what you need if they don't carry it. We need an email from each saying "no" before we can order from anywhere else.
TRFs are for technology purchases beyond easily replaceable items such as batteries, printer cartridges, and other office supplies.
Ordering off Contract for special items
Confirmation from all three university technology contract vendors that a specific item can not be special ordered through their company is required as due diligence before the purchasing department will approve purchase of items from non contract vendors.
The University of Alabama has standing contracts with vendors for all manner of products and services. these vendors must be used if they can provide the goods or services our department requires. List of all UA contract vendors.
Links to Vendor sites
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UA's affiliated GovCon sign up portal.
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Working in physics: Striking it lucky in the oil industry
Physicists play a key role in developing the technology used to extract oil. Stephen Mullens explains the excitement and challenges of working in the oil industry.
I have been working for Schlumberger for less than a year but in that time I have travelled to places I had never imagined visiting, worked offshore on a platform in the Caspian Sea, flown in a helicopter and practised putting out fires during survival training. Working in the oil industry may not be for everyone, but it definitely offers a wealth of new and exciting experiences for those who are willing to take the plunge.
I graduated from Nottingham University with a Masters degree in physics in July 2006. Unsure of what to do next, I applied to, and had interviews with, companies from both the defence and financial industries, but all they could offer me was a typical office job that would have involved staring at a computer screen all day. My father suggested Schlumberger and, not knowing much about the company, I uploaded my CV to their website and thought no more about it until I was asked to attend a two-day assessment event. This involved a couple of academic tests, although what Schlumberger really values is the ability to work well in a team and handle working abroad in potentially tough environments. I was offered a job, and began working for the firm in October last year.
Culture shock
Schlumberger is the world's largest oilfield services company, employing 70,000 people in 80 countries to provide the technology that helps oil firms such as BP, Shell and Exxon find and exploit hydrocarbon reserves. I work as a field engineer in the reservoir monitoring and control division, which tries to maximize production from existing wells. My job involves preparing, testing and installing sensors in oil wells. This can sometimes be mundane – days can be spent checking new equipment to make sure it is up to specifications. But the exciting part of the job for me is going offshore and seeing all that work in action.
After joining Schlumberger I spent 10 days in Paris where I was introduced to the company's culture and especially to safety issues. Safety is taken very seriously in the oil and gas industry; any employee can stop an activity taking place if they feel it is unsafe. Another common feature of the industry is the long hours: you may be expected to work 12 hours a day for six or even seven days a week. But this hard work comes with many rewards – from free plane tickets and company nights out to the chance to experience different cultures. You will have the opportunity to travel the world and spend time in every continent – there is oil everywhere and talented people are needed to exploit it.
After my training in Paris, I was allocated to work in Baku, the capital city of the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan, which is one of the many oil-rich countries that encircle the Caspian Sea. The major operations in Baku are run by BP, which manages a number of newly constructed permanent platforms that are in the process of drilling wells and starting to produce oil. Baku has serious problems with corruption, pollution and poverty, which do not always make it the nicest place to live. The city centre has many bars and restaurants that cater almost exclusively to expatriates but, other than this, there is not much to do for a non-Russian speaker. However, when you first join the company you will not have much spare time, as you are kept more than busy enough with training and development.
The language barrier has certainly been challenging – in Azerbaijan almost everyone speaks Russian, although locals working for Schlumberger are required to have a certain amount of English. There will of course be times when your co-workers are speaking their native language and you will not understand what is going on – but if you ask them to explain, try to interact as best you can, and take language lessons, then you can turn the cultural differences into a positive thing.
Bridging the gap
I recently finished a nine-week training course based in Melun, France, that aimed to educate the field engineers in my department about the theory and practical use of current oilfield technology. The tools we learned about included an orbital welding machine that creates pressure-resistant seals and a "surface acquisition unit" that collects pressure and temperature data from oil wells. The facilities at Melun include an 800 m deep test well that contains only water – the idea being that it is better to learn here than on a customer's installation.
My future with Schlumberger offers many opportunities. It is part of the company culture for employees to change location and role every couple of years. To aid this movement, all employees attend short courses on everything from management training to finance. In my case, after 18 months in the field I will travel back to Southampton in the UK to work in research and development for Schlumberger Sensa – a fibre-optics company acquired by Schlumberger in 2001 to develop and install temperature sensors for oil wells. After a couple of years with Sensa I will be expected, but not forced, to change role again – perhaps back to field work; or I could try project management, recruiting or something else that appeals to me.
A physics degree may not at first seem the ideal qualification for work in the oil industry. During my degree I did not really "get my hands dirty" and one of the main reasons I chose to work in the oil industry was to learn to use my hands, as well as my brain, to help solve problems. However, physics graduates are ideally suited to developing the new breed of "intelligent" wells that use advanced technology to reach oil as diminishing supplies make it harder to extract.
Out in the field, physics graduates are easily outnumbered by engineers; but in the research and development side of the company, physics graduates are everywhere. I was employed partly to bridge the gap between these strands. Currently a lot of the tools being created by our researchers are not suitable for the field because they are designed to work in a lab, not deep underground covered in oil, water and mud. The oil industry therefore needs people who can interpret what is going on in the field and feed that knowledge back to researchers in the lab. But whether you choose to start work in research or as a field engineer, the beginning of your career is a great time to take a risk and try something new.
Related Physics World articles
- Physics in Action: Prospecting for oil with an optical nose
- Feature: Physics and the hunt for black gold
About the author
Stephen Mullens is a field engineer with Schlumberger, based in Baku, Azerbaijan.
This article originally appeared in the June 2007 issue of Physics World
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San Jose State will interview University of San Diego coach Ron Caragher for its opening, according to Pete Roussel of Coachingsearch.com.
Caragher is 44-22 in six seasons since replacing Jim Harbaugh when Harbaugh left for Stanford.
The Spartans are looking for a replacement for Mike MacIntyre, who left for Colorado after guiding SJSU to a 10-2 regular season and berth in the Military Bowl on Dec. 27 against Bowling Green.
Caragher, a Morgan Hill native, went to San Jose's Bellarmine College Prep, where he helped the Bells to the 1984 Central Coast Section championship game.
Caragher was a backup quarterback during his four-year playing career at UCLA. He later spent nine years on the coaching staff at UCLA, the first two as a graduate assistant and the final seven as a wide receivers coach. Current San Jose State offensive line coach Gary Bernardi was a member of the Bruins' staff throughout his tenure.
The 45-year-old held recruiting responsibilities from Ventura County to San Francisco while at UCLA.
Caragher then spent four years at Kentucky as a running backs coach and was the Wildcats' recruiting coordinator the final three. Kentucky's 2006 team was its first to win a bowl game in 22 years.
The Toreros went 9-2 in each of his first two seasons and again in 2011. San Diego went 8-3 this past season.
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Economists see wages climbing in 2014
Tired of getting raises that you can jangle in your pocket? This year may be different.
After stagnating for years, wage gains will accelerate in 2014, a wide majority of leading economists predict in USA TODAY survey. The bigger paychecks should help fuel a more rapid recovery.
"This is kind of the final piece of the puzzle for the consumer," says Scott Anderson, chief economist of Bank of the West.
The 40 economists, surveyed May 2-6, also say economic and job growth will ratchet higher the rest of this year despite an economy that stalled in the first quarter.
Average wages have risen about 2% a year since the recovery began in mid-2009, and have been virtually flat after adjusting for inflation. The modest increases have held back consumer spending, which typically accounts for nearly 70% of U.S. economic activity.
But the jobless rate has been falling rapidly, to 6.3% from 8.1% in August 2012. Anderson is among economists who say that as unemployment approaches 6% by year's end, a more limited supply of available workers will force employers to step up pay hikes.
Last month, average hourly earnings were up just 1.9% from a year ago. But pay for production and supervisory employees rose 2.3% during that period — a sign that wages will drift higher for all types of workers, says economist Michael Gapen of Barclays Capital.
Wage pressures are already building in fields such as technology and construction as employers struggle to find skilled workers, says Stuart Hoffman, chief economist, of The PNC Financial Services Group.
But even low-wage employees could soon benefit from faster-growing paychecks. Since the Affordable Care Act lets workers buy moderately-priced insurance without having a full-time job, many retail, restaurant and other workers are likely to retire or scale back their hours, says Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Employers, he says, will have to pay more to attract a smaller pool of remaining workers.
Anderson expects average pay increases of close to 3% this year. Robert Mellman of JPMorgan Chase forecasts more modest advances of about 2.2%.
The wage gains will likely coincide with stronger economic growth. The nation's gross domestic product expanded just 0.1% annualized in the first quarter, but much of the slowdown was temporary. Nearly 90% of the economists surveyed said bad weather affected the economy a lot or a fair amount the first three months of the year.
The economists predict the annual rate of GDP growth will be 3% or more in the current quarter and in the final two quarters of the year, according to their median estimate, the longest such stretch since 2005. They also say monthly job gains will average 210,000 in that period, up from an average 194,000 last year.
Michael Englund, chief economist of Action Economics, cites rising household wealth and lower debt, pent-up demand among businesses for new equipment and fewer federal budget cuts.


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In all the craziness and excitement of the last week or two I completely forgot to mention that I had a post up on the Derwent blog, this one is sharing my illustration process as I prepared some pieces for the Bologna Book Fair.
You can pop over and see the whole thing here.
Thanks for popping by!
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By Bruce Leshan | WUSA9
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) -- As Americans, we like to think of ourselves as exceptional. And when it comes to our voting systems, we are. Exceptionally bad.
In almost every other democracy -- even Third World democracies -- you get the results almost instantly. An independent national agency usually counts the ballots quickly and accurately with few allegations of fraud or voter suppression.
So why can't we do that?
"This is the longest line that I've ever seen," complained one voter in Dumfries on Tuesday night, and all across America on Election Day, voters felt the system failed them.
"I got up early this morning to cast my ballot," said an Ohio voter. "And now they're telling me my vote doesn't count."
In New Jersey, in the wake of the superstorm, the state let voters cast ballots by electronically, by email, by fax -- there were some problems.
But even in the former Soviet republic of Estonia, on-line voting is now the norm. "The technology is getting smarter, the security is getting better," Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Media told C/NET
Not that it's perfect. If a bank makes a mistake on line, it puts the money back in your account, C/NET's chief political correspondent Declan McCullough says. "If an election is hacked, we really don't have a way to do it over."
Even the tradition of Tuesday voting dates back to the days when Americans had to get to the polls on horseback. Tuesday avoided the Sabbath -- and market day.
Many democracies now have an election day holiday.
Spreading voting out over days or weeks might ease those lines.
Some states now allow everyone to vote by mail -- but the fact that DC, the 50 states, and thousands of counties, all have different machines and different rules only contributes to the confusion. "Our electoral administration system is a scandal," Jeremy Mayer of George Mason University says. "It's an obscenity. We should be embarrassed before the world that Americans waited four hours to vote. That doesn't happen in Canada. That doesn't happen in Australia."
Other countries may have voting scandals -- but nothing like the hanging chads of the 2000 election -- and of course, they're still counting the votes in Florida on Wednesday.
Part of the problem is money. Experts say we're just not spending enough to ensure efficient elections.
And the conspiracy theorists say that may be just the way some politicians want it. Wealthy people may be able to afford to wait in line for hours to vote -- for poor people, giving up a days wages may just convince them to skip the polling place.