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I had such a wonderfully delicious day. I have a plan to learn how to make more Thai dishes on this trip. I especially wanted to learn more complicated Thai dishes that I couldn't get in America.
Today is the first day of my lesson. I spent the entire day in the kitchen with my eldest aunt, Chawiwan. It was the best day I've had in a long time.
I arrived early in the morning, in time for a market trip, where we bought the ingredients needed for the dish we planned to make today. I hadn't been to a wet market for a long time. The sights and sounds were amazing. There were live chicken, live fish, frogs, birds, etc. You name it. There were also isles and isles of fresh vegetables and herbs, some that I'd completely forgotten about until then.
The trip to the market with Aunt Chawiwan was so much fun. Everything I pointed at came with a story. She would never just tell you the name of something, but also what it was good for, not good for, and perhaps even a story of why it came to have the name.
She was quite pleasantly bemused by my desire to learn how to make everything. No one else in my family, despite living in Thailand and having access to all these wonderful things, had shown any interest in learning how to make these complicated, obscure and old fashioned Thai dishes. To them, they were simply old fashioned, they are far more interested in Japanese food, Western food, or, gasp, Thai fusion cuisine. I have long since learned that I could never trust my sisters or brother's recommendation on Thai restaurants. Places they like tend to cook "creative" Thai food, which to me simply means predominantly sweet dishes or things that only borrowed the names of classic dishes while resembling as little of them as they possibly could get away with.
Don't get me wrong, I am not completely against the idea of evolution or experimentation in any cuisine. But the impression I get from these "fusion" cuisine places in Bangkok is that they do it just for the sake of being different and fashionable, rather than for the taste or for serious experimentation with techniques or ingredients. I mean, anyone can simply throw foie gras into some spicy Thai sauce and call it innovation. I call it crap.
I really do think that living far away from my home and culture has given me a new appreciation of many things Thai. I relish spending time with old relatives, learning more about my culture and my heritage. I may not have chosen to live here, but there are wonderful things from here that I would like to keep with me wherever I may go.
It would really be sad to loose the legacy of my grandmother and the ancestors before her. My aunt Chawiwan and other old relatives and cooks are walking encyclopedia of Thai cooking. They work much more efficiently than a 64 bit computer, trust me. Name a dish, any dish, and they most likely would be able to tell you exactly how to make it. They keep no written recipes, only in the little grey cells in their heads. When they are gone, this heritage will be gone as well. My younger sister would fly to San Francisco or London to take cooking classes, and in fact had done so more than once, but she never drove across town to my Aunt's house to learn how to cook Thai food. What a shame!
Today we made three kinds of curry. Nam-ya, Nam-prik, and Gang Kiew-wan. The first two are curries specifically to be eaten with a type of noodle made of fermented dough, Kanom Jeen.
The Nam-prik for Kanom Jeen noodles shares the same name as Nam-prik relishes, but they cannot be more different. The Nam-prik relish is a type of dip, or relish, made primarily of shrimp paste, garlic, and shallots, seasoned with lime juice, chillies, and fish sauce.
Nam-prik for Kanom Jeen is a type of curry, made of yellow beans, peanuts, coconuts, coconut milk, minced shrimps, and seasoned with tamarind, chillies, fish sauce. The taste is wonderfully complex, sour, sweet, spicy, nutty, and creamy. The Nam-prik curry is served with Kanom Jeen, accompanied by batter-fried leaves and herbs, boiled vegetables, steamed eggs, and fried chillies.
Kanom Jeen Nam-prik is a very old-fashioned upper class Thai dish that is so difficult to find these days, even in Thailand. I'd been craving it for years in America, and was delighted to finally learn how to make it. The making of the Nam-prik involved five pots and countless bowls and plates for the various ingredients required. I'd never been so thankful for servants!
Nam-ya is another type of curry that is traditionally served with Kanom Jeen. It is a curry of minced fish and wild ginger. It is wonderfully complex, aromatic, and sinus-clearing spicy. It is served with Kanom Jeen instead of rice, accompanied by pickled lettuce, bean sprouts, blanched bitter lemon, blanched long beans, and steamed eggs,
The last dish we made was green curry with chicken and apple aubergine "Gang Kiew-wan Gai". I actually already knew how to make this one, but my mother had requested that we make a pot for her, so we did. Aunt Chawiwan pretty much let me make it, to see if I'd really mastered the dish. I am more than happy to report that she was quite impressed with my curry. It made me so happy I still haven't stopped smiling yet, and it's been hours since.
On the way back home, I saw a road side stall making Kanom-Jaak. An old Thai dessert made of the fruit of a type of water palm, Jaak, mixed into some flour, coconut milk and stuffed into Jaak leaves and grilled on charcoal. The resulting product is a texture of a sticky cake, sweet, and smells of the palm tree (a good thing, for this type of palm, really) and the charcoal. I stopped the car and ran out to get a armload, munching on them all the way home.


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Sardonic like its heroine but, at heart, a sweetie, the fetching new comedy "Safety Not Guaranteed"came through the Sundance Film Festival where it won the screenwriting award. The film's based on a classified ad that ran in Backwoods Home magazine in the 1990s and then, years later, thanks to the internets, acquired a second, viral life for itself. "WANTED: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. ... You'll get paid after we get back."
You can do a lot with that premise. Making their feature debuts, screenwriter Derek Connolly and director Colin Trevorrow — former "Saturday Night Live" interns — set up their version of events as a progression from cynical, dead-end expectations to a wild, optimistic leap of faith.
Aubrey Plaza of "Parks and Recreation"plays Darius, whose character name evokes the MTV series heroine "Daria" and whose demeanor suggests the same. She and a fellow low-level Seattle magazine staffer (Karan Soni) accompany their preening boss (Jake Johnson) to chase down the man (Mark Duplass, who's everywhere these days) who placed the bizarre personals ad in care of a rural Washington post office box.
What do they find when they get to Ocean View, Wash.? They find a twitchy but resourceful loner with big ideas and a willingness to break a few laws. He's the sort of fellow Tom Waits wrote about when he wrote "What's He Building in There?"
The characters also find romantic fulfillment of an intriguingly varied sort. The boss is interested in the assignment only because it puts him in proximity with his first love, whom he hasn't seen for decades. And as she enters the good graces of Kenneth (Duplass), for the sake of the story, Darius starts falling for her subject.
The movie isn't a high-energy, down-your-throat kind of experience; it fills its trim 87-minute running time with a relaxed and often witty eye for the telling detail, as when Darius questions co-worker Arnau (Soni) about the flame decals on his laptop, or when Kenneth's rationale for a time-travel experiment turns out to be something other than advertised. You may buy the ending or not. The filmmakers certainly do, which helps. And the film is modest but skillful and heartfelt, spiced just so by Plaza and company.
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Campaign: Goldsborough Expedition (December 1862)
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Forces Engaged: Department of North Carolina, 1st Division [US]; Evans's Brigade [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 685 total
Description: A Union expedition led by Brig. Gen. John G. Foster left New Berne in December to disrupt the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad at Goldsborough. The advance was stubbornly contested by Evans's Brigade near Kinston Bridge on December 14, but the Confederates were outnumbered and withdrew north of the Neuse River in the direction of Goldsborough. Foster continued his movement the next day, taking the River Road, south of the Neuse River.
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Rev. Harold B. Statler, 85, died peacefully with his children by his side at 1:15 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2013 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester.
Harold was born in Huntingdon, Pa. to Rev. Dr. Foster and Grace (Stayer) Statler. He graduated from Manchester College with a B.A. in Sociology in 1949. In 1952, he earned a B.D. from Bethany Theological Seminary. He was married to Ruth Ludwick June 4, 1950 and enjoyed a 57-year marriage. Harold was a dedicated church leader. He served as Assistant to the Pastor of the "Walnut Street" Church of the Brethren in North Manchester and upon graduating from seminary was pastor of the First (now Northview) Church of the Brethren in Indianapolis.
He then began a twenty-eight year career in the ecumenical movement. He served as Council of Churches executive in Indiana, Kansas and York County, Pa. He initiated inter-church programs and services, promoted Christian education, and worked faithfully toward building Christian unity. Following retirement in 1986, they lived in West Virginia and continued their Christian service. Upon Ruth's passing on Jan. 24, 2008, Harold moved to Timbercrest Senior Living Community in North Manchester.
Harold deeply loved classical music, reading and discussing current events, as well as historical, biblical and theological subjects. He was an active member of the Manchester Church of the Brethren and on the Boards of Directors of the Shepherd Center in North Manchester and Seniors for Peace at Timbercrest.
Harold was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Statler. He is survived by his son Michael Statler of Muncie; his daughter Suzanne Statler (husband Tom List, 3 step-grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren), Port Costa, Cali, , and daughter Amy Statler Bahnson (husband Poul Bahnson and grandsons, Peter and Erik),Palm Springs, Cali.
His memorial service will be held at the Timbercrest Chapel, 2201 East Street, North Manchester on Friday, April 26 at 2 p.m.. Visitation begins at the chapel at 1 p.m. and continues after the service. Arrangements are entrusted to McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester. Condolences may be sent to the Statler family at mckeemortuary.com
Memorial Contributions can be made to: Manchester Shepherd's Center, P.O. Box 243, North Manchester, IN 46962 or On Earth Peace, P.O. Box 188, New Windsor, MD 21776.


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Here is a tortilla recipe that you'll need if you make many of the recipes on this site. The gluten free tortillas are necessary for making burritos and enchiladas, but are much cheaper to make yourself.
I've been sitting here for ages trying to figure out what to say about these tortillas. If you've been gluten free for long, you can understand why I'm speechless. The wonder of it all… To have tortillas that bend without breaking. That are big enough to actually wrap around something; that taste like flour tortillas.
If you've ever used gluten free bread as a wrap for a chicken salad sandwich, you'll definitely want to give these tortillas a try.
And again, if you've been gluten free for long I've probably already said enough to convince you to try these. They are inspired by a recipe of Bette Hagman's, but I've changed up the flour mix to add nutritional value (gotta love the iron and fiber in the bean flours) and made the recipe casein free.
If you'd like an idea for something to put into these incredible tortillas, try my recipe for gluten free tacos and stop back by on Friday for a tutorial on rolling tortillas.
Yield: makes 8 tortillas that are gluten free and casein free.
To get a nicely-shaped circular tortilla, use a tortilla press on each ball of dough first, then finish rolling them out with a rolling pin.


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In September of my sophomore year at Kansas State University, I told some friends that my dad had recently been added to a waiting list for a heart transplant. I didn't know how long he might have to wait, assuming a match might ever become available. "It could be two weeks or two years," I remember telling my friends. I badly overestimated, even at the short end. About two hours later, I got the call that my parents were on their way to Wichita — they had a matching donor.
My brother picked me up, and we continued on to the hospital for the most stressful night of my life. I sat in the waiting room, surrounded by family and friends. But everybody was mostly quiet while we waited for word on how the transplant went. It was morning by the time someone came to tell us the transplant had gone according to plan and Dad was recovering.
Since Sept. 18, 2003, Dad has seen his youngest child graduate high school and all three of his children receive college degrees and get jobs in their fields of study. He has seen two of his children and several nieces get married. He has held and played with his four grandchildren. Who knows what else he will get to see with his second chance. None of it would have been possible if a stranger hadn't chosen to be an organ donor.
I was reminded of the upcoming 10th anniversary of Dad's transplant when I saw an article about transplant recipients meeting the parents of their organ donor 14 years after that donor's death. It didn't take 14 years, but my family got to meet the family of Dad's heart donor. I wish I could have gone, but it just wasn't possible.
Stories like my dad's and so many others' are bittersweet. They wouldn't be possible without tragedy. But that's only one way to look at it. Organ donation can take a dark cloud and add a silver lining. It can't diminish the loss of a loved one, but it can let them be somebody's hero one last time.
Earlier this year, the Deseret News reported there were 730 people in Utah on transplant waiting lists — Kansas' population is virtually the same, so if rates are similar, there should be about as many people waiting in Kansas. Another source says there are more than 84,000 people on transplant waiting lists in the U.S.
There will never be enough donors to meet the need, and there will always be people who die waiting for a transplant, largely because only a tiny fraction of deaths are eligible for organ donation. But that makes it all the more important that every good candidate consider being an organ donor.
Nobody wants to think about something happening to them, but people still buy life insurance to protect their families. Why not be a hero and save a life? I can't tell anyone that they should be an organ donor — that's up to them to decide. But I do encourage everyone to consider it.


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Matt Erskine, deputy assistant secretary for economic development in the U.S. Economic Development Administration and a member of the Obama Administration, spoke at the event.
Photographer: Jonathan Adams
Keynote speaker Charles Wessner, director of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship at U.S. National Academies, emphasized that the United States should strongly consider its investments in education so it doesn't fall farther behind other nations.
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Mark Weinberg (right), director of Ohio University's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, talks with Erskine (left), and Susan Brehm, regional counsel with the EDA, at the third annual Appalachian Ohio State of the Region Conference.
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May 23, 2014
By Gretchen Gregory
Business and community leaders across Southeastern Ohio discussed the state of the Appalachian region's manufacturing sector as it relates to the national economy in Ohio University's Walter Hall on May 20, and heard a mix of success stories as well as challenges rife with opportunities to overcome.
This year marked the third year for the conference, and afforded local leaders an opportunity to network and hear from government officials about the resources available to help their businesses, as well as learn about national issues affecting the region.
Matt Erskine, deputy assistant secretary for economic development in the U.S. Economic Development Administration and a member of the Obama Administration, highlighted some of the things the administration is doing to help create job growth and manufacturing opportunities across the nation and state. This includes co-investment of $45 million for economic development initiatives in Ohio since 2009, he noted.
"This focus on manufacturing is timely, both for Ohio, the nation, and the Appalachian region," he told the large crowd of more than 200 people. "Here in Ohio, 1 in 7 people in the Appalachian Region work in the manufacturing industry, and 1 in 10 Ohio jobs are manufacturing-related."
Erskine gave a brief overview of the decline of manufacturing that has taken place across the county since 2001 when the United States had its first trade deficit in advanced technology, he said. "Research indicates this is due in large part to what we call the 'missing middle' in the U.S. ecosystem. In other words, the companies with the ability to scale up products to the marketplace have been losing their edge turning research results into commercially marketed products," Erskine said.
A recent study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology concluded the missing middle exists because of a manufacturing trend in the 1990s and 2000s to outsource production to other countries in an effort to control labor costs, he added. Outsourcing hollowed out the nation's manufacturing capability, weakened the domestic supply chain and created a loss of U.S. jobs.
Since then, higher energy costs to transport goods and services have started a transition phase in which manufacturers are looking at the larger picture when it comes to producing their goods, he said, and some companies are returning to the United States.
"We're seeing signs of progress, the economy is growing, the deficit in advanced technology decreased in 2012 and 2013, and manufacturers have added more than 620,000 jobs in the last four years," Erskine said. "It's no longer just about low wages. It's about the total cost-benefit for the enterprise, considering all factors."
Overseas manufacturers appreciate Americans strong, dependable supply chains, as well as the ability to access domestic energy, the rule of law, and an innovative and productive work force, he said.
President Barack Obama is committed to helping companies and universities collaborate in order to move technologies to the marketplace and create an innovative ecosystem where industry and academia can work together to rebuild the industry's manufacturing base, Erskine said, noting that 20 collaborated research projects are currently underway — including one in Youngstown, Ohio.
"The president has announced that four new manufacturing innovation hubs will be launched this year, starting with advanced composites, and bipartisan legislation has support in both the House and the Senate, and we are working closely with them to send the legislation to the president this year," he said. "The vision is a network of regional institutes with regional focus and a national impact, each committed to a different manufacturing technology which will help strengthen the supply chain."
Other regions in the world are making game-changing investments in education and innovation, he noted. "Germany has 60 manufacturing hubs. America can't afford to be left behind and I encourage Ohio University to be heard on this issue."
Keynote speaker Charles Wessner, director of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship at U.S. National Academies, delivered a presentation that emphasized the United States should strongly consider its investments in education so it doesn't fall farther behind other nations.
"The rest of the world understands how important innovation is to growing and attaining a country's position," he said. "Collaboration is essential for innovation, and universities are playing a growing role in that process."
China is investing in building first-class infrastructure and universities, is sending more students to universities and is raising spending levels for education. China, South Korea, Germany and the European Union spend more on education than the United States, he noted.
Wessner suggested the United States needs to invest more in education, and provide additional funding for new companies hoping to market new technologies created by universities through research and development.
Despite his misgivings, Wessner said one-third of all research taking place worldwide is taking place within the United States. "We're focused on research, and not on brick and mortar projects to maintain buildings, as in Europe," he said. "We have strengths the rest of the world wants to have but has a hard time getting. We are generally accepting of science, and actually value commercial success."
Green energy in particular is a huge investment opportunity, and one which is strongly being pushed by the Obama Administration, he noted. "It's a huge investment opportunity the entire world is trying to take from us. Green energy is where the world is going," he said, adding that the United States has inexpensive energy sources compared to other countries.
"Government needs to love the University, and the University needs to love the businesses around it," he emphasized. "We need to support the manufacturing base and reach out hard to Washington. Fight for your piece of the pie and make sure that there's a pie. We need more research and development. We need to work, we need to invest, we need to cooperate and be serious about the future. Our future, this region's future, quite literally, is on you. There's no one else."
Stories of success
The success stories of three companies in the Appalachian region were presented at the conference, including Belliso Foods in Jackson, The Bilco Company in Zaneville, and Miba Bearings U.S., LLC and and Miba Sinter U.S.A. in McConnelsville.
Bellisio Foods
Mike Evans, partner and vice president of Bellisio Foods, explained how the company invested $40 million in 2005 to expand and renovate their 29-acre campus. The company produces frozen meals from start to finish, including every pizza roll created in the nation, and their products are shipped to grocery stores throughout the United States and around the globe. The facility employs 1,300 people and is active in the Jackson community.
Bilco Company
Founded by his grandfather, Bilco Company Executive Vice President Roger Joyce explained the company's early beginnings 88 years ago. His grandfather was an inventor, he noted, and the company has had 55 patents since 1926. When his grandfather's five sons joined the business in the fields of engineering, financing, marketing and real estate, it helped fuel the company's growth during the housing boom following World War II. Today, the company creates products to fulfill specialty-need architectural features, including a watertight hatch that was engineered in three months and helped rebuild New York City following Hurricane Sandy. The company has facilities in five countries, and has some of the largest machines in the United States, Joyce said.
Miba Bearings U.S., LLC
Alicia Snider, human capital operations manager with Miba Bearings U.S., LLC of McConnelsville said the Austrian-based company produces bearings with the help of 307 employees, 10 percent of whom are graduates of Ohio University. Located on State Route 60 in Morgan County, some of her challenges include the recruitment of engineering candidates who are willing to live in the area and the two-lane highway, which can be challenging in the winter.
Miba Sinter U.S.A.
Tonya Kohler, human capital operations manager at Miba Sinter U.S.A., located next to the bearings facility, has 26 salaried employees and 87 hourly employees, and creates powdered metal products. Local economic development initiatives in Morgan County helped the company find $11.5 million in financing to expand its facility and will double in size as part of an overall $51 million investment. The highly-automated facility is scheduled to open in July, Kohler noted.
About the region
John Molinaro, president and CEO of the Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth, talked about the benefits of doing business in the Appalachian region, and highlighted some of the unique opportunities.
The increase in oil in recent years has made it more expensive to ship goods to American ports, he noted, which has led to a change in mindset about the global patterns of trade. Some companies are returning to the United States as a result, he said.
Appalachian workers are well-positioned in terms of availability and have the right skills for the right price, he noted. The region's transportation infrastructure also is ideal and Canadian markets can be reached in just one truck shift, not to mention the intersection of Interstates 70 and 77 is a short drive away. Low-cost rail lines, and 400 miles of the Ohio River also creates a direct route to the Gulf of Mexico.
Earl Gohl, federal co-chair of the Appalachian Region Commission, said 50 years ago there were 291 counties throughout the entire Appalachian region with a majority of their population 150 percent below the poverty level. Today the number of counties has decreased to 110 counties, but he emphasized there's still much needed work to be done.
Other people speaking at the morning portion of the event, which included a live Twitter feed, were Ohio University Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit; Susan Brehm, regional counsel of the U.S. Economic Development Administration; Mark Weinberg, director of OHIO's Voinovich School of Leadership; Christopher Slagle, partner in charge of the law firm Bricker and Eckler LLP in Marietta; Jason Jolley, assistant professor of economic development with EDA University Center and OHIO's Voinovich School of Leadership; Zack Space, principal with Vorys Advisors LLC; John Glazer, director of TechGROWTH Ohio and OHIO's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs; Eric Burkland, president of the Ohio Manufacturers' Association; and Glenn Richardson, managing director for Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing with JobsOhio.
Several break-out sessions designed for manufacturers and those interested in economic development were held throughout the remainder of the day. The final session included a tour of Ohio University's Innovation Center and a 3-D Printer Demonstration led by Jesus Pagan, assistant professor in Ohio University's Department of Engineering Technology and Management in the Russ College of Engineering.
Those who participated in the afternoon sessions included Jolley; Laurene Huffman, MEP outreach specialist for the Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth; Tammy Eallonardo, manager of The Reserves Network; Kim Stewart, H.R. business partner of Kraton Polymers; Mike Archer, president and CEO of Pioneer Pipe/Pioneer Group; Bret Allphin, development director of Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development District; Cindi Kerschbaumer, project manager at the Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association; John Hemmings, executive director of the Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission; Kathy Zook, program manager of special projects on the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments; David Beck, president and CEO of the Center for Innovative Food Technology; Michael Kaminski, senior business growth and innovation advisor of MAGNET; Larrell Walters, director of the Institute for the Development and commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology at the University of Dayton Research Institute; Kara Valz, executive vice president at the Marketing and Center for Small Manufacturing at TechSolve; Rich Amsden, manager of MEP programs at Polymer Ohio, Inc.; Mike Workman, founder of Contraxx Furniture; Angie Peters, manager of The Business Resource Network; and Marty Loney, chair of the Ohio State Training Association/Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 396.


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FRIDAY, July 19, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Older black and Hispanic male cancer survivors are less likely than their white peers to see a specialist or to receive basic preventive care such as vaccinations, a new study of American men finds.
However, these racial/ethnic disparities in health care were not evident among younger male cancer survivors.
For the study, researchers analyzed U.S. National Health Interview Survey data from more than 2,700 male cancer survivors 18 and older and compared them in four areas: primary and specialist care visits, and flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Among older survivors (65 and older), about 39 percent of blacks and 42 percent of Hispanics did not see a specialist, compared with 26 percent of whites, the investigators found. About 40 percent of blacks and Hispanics did not receive a flu shot, compared with 22 percent of whites.
The Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers also found that 51 percent of blacks and 59 percent of Hispanics did not receive the pneumonia vaccine, compared with 29 percent of whites, according to the study published online ahead of print in the American Journal of Public Health.
"Overall, our results suggest that older minority male cancer survivors may need specific support to ensure they receive necessary post-treatment care," lead author Nynikka Palmer, a postdoctoral fellow, said in a Wake Forest Baptist news release.
"These findings are consistent with other reports of health care use among cancer survivors," Palmer said, "and suggest there may be differences in types of Medicare health plans, supplemental insurance and out-of-pocket costs among older survivors that could be contributing to this disparity."
Palmer added that the study results are cause for concern "because regular follow-up care is important to monitor for recurrence, new cancers, and late and long-term effects of cancer and its treatment," particularly for patients with other health problems.
Further research is needed to identify other factors that may influence racial/ethnic disparities among older male cancer survivors, such as patients' beliefs about care after cancer and patient-doctor communication, the study authors noted in the news release.
More information
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Both Nokia and Siemens have a joint venture branded Nokia Siemens Network, which provides telecoms equipment in a number of supported markets. According to those familiar with future plans, Nokia Siemens Networks plans to raise as much as €700 million from public markets in spring 2013. This is said to help write off current debt while funding required investment.
This high-yield bond will mark the first time Nokia and Siemens have taken the joint venture into the public markets and will trial just how much interest is sparked with investors in the company ahead of a potential listing. We've previously looked at the performance of Nokia Siemens Network in quarterly financial reports released by the Finnish mobile device manufacturer.
In the latest report for Q4 2012, which was published just last two weeks ago, Steven Elop commenting the following:
"We are pleased that Q4 2012 was a solid quarter where we exceeded expectations and delivered underlying profitability in Devices & Services and record underlying profitability in Nokia Siemens Networks. We focused on our priorities and as a result we sold a total of 14 million Asha smartphones and Lumia smartphones while managing our costs efficiently, and Nokia Siemens Networks delivered yet another very good quarter."
Nokia Siemens Network has been turned around through cost-cutting measures, as well as improved sales of higher margin network equipment gear to mobile operators investing in 4G networking. With the continued expansion of the faster mobile data service, the company is in a comfortable position with the horizon of further custom available on a global scale as the mobile industry pushes forward.
It's reported that Analysts have stated the unit may be an attractive proposition for public investors, as well as private equity firms. Estimations were revealed earlier this month to be well above €5 billion. While not Windows Phone related, this is good news for those who follow Nokia closely.
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This weekend, I was excited because I finally received the marriage records from Poznan, Poland for my great-grandparents and great-great grandparent: Eva Dauer and John Plenzler, and Andreas Dauer and Maria Aumiller (Eva's parents), and for Joseph Plenzler and Mary Leiseick (John's parents). I also received another Plenzler marriage record, one for Margaretha Plenzler and Michael Mruk (daughter of John Pleznler and Mary Leiseicka, my great-grandparents). These will be transcribed and I'll get to posting more about Plenzlers in the near future.
I thought the Plenzlers were prolific–every time I seemed to have located one, another two popped up.
The Przybylskis are outdoing the Plenzlers. For sometime, I had reason to suspect that Frances and Andrew had more children than were documented here. John Plenzler had told me a few times that there were two other brothers: John and Joseph. However, I have not found records or any hints of these two until recently. Additionally, another sibling appears while I was looking for John and Joseph: Marianna.
I located Marianna while searching for any marriage records I could through St. Anthony's Parish. I was actually looking to see if I could locate records for John or Joseph–typically, it seems as if the clan remained together and migrated together and stayed together so it made sense to see if they married in the neighborhood. Lo and behold. I didn't find any marriage records for John or Joseph, but I did locate a marriage record for Marianna, who married Joseph Ertman.
I have not completely transcribe this record (it's written in Latin and I'm very, very rusty with what little Latin I know); however, it's clear to see that Marianna was the daughter of Andreas Przybylski and Francisca Rochowiak. Additionally, the marriage was witnessed and signed by Frank Przybylski.
A bit more research led me to locate the Ertman family on the 1910 census, where they were living at 1610 Vance Street. Many of the Przybylskis resided on Vance.
I did find some trace of John Przybylski. John Plenzler told me that he had changed his name and left the area to live in Miami, Florida to captain a fishing boat. The story goes he was running away from a gang. The names John Przybylski used were John Seblaski and Johnnie Bear. So, I managed to find two census records for John Seblaski: one in 1920 in Detroit, Michigan and another in a 1945 Florida census. The Florida census data does reflect that John Seblaski is a boat captain.
I also reviewed some of Andrew Przybylski's data just to see if there were more clues about his children. I have little data on Andrew; however, there is a hint. Andrew was listed in the 1892-1893 Polk directory for Toledo. That same directory reflects a Joseph Przybylski, who resides on Blum Street. More research needed!
I also located data for John Przybylski. The 1900 census and the 1920 census both reflect him living at 1461 Vance Street with his wife, Teckla Mruk, and their family.
Now, a lot of this doesn't quite add up, though. Per Frances' and Andrew's marriage record from Chometowo, and the marriage abstract from the Pozan Project website, Andrew and Frances were married in 1873. Marianna was born in 1875. It's possible one other child was born prior to Marianna. However, John's estimated birthdate is 1869. If Frances were born on the date as stated in her death certificate, September 8, 1859–she would have been only 10 years old. That's not really quite possible, she would not have been of childbearing age. However, her marriage record of 1873 states that she is about 26, meaning she would have been born about 1847.
More mystery, more intrigue. Does this imply that perhaps Andrew was widowed and previously married? Does this imply a Polish shot gun wedding? Does this imply that perhaps Frances ran away to marry (that perhaps the age on the marriage record is inaccurate)? We may never know! And more research is needed on John, Joseph, and Marianna!
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(Vatican Radio) Echoing Pope Francis' heartfelt appeal to the International Community to do everything in its power to help Syria find a solution to the ongoing conflict, Archbishop Mario Zenari, apostolic nuncio in Syria said the international community has the responsibility to respond to the crisis.
Speaking to Vatican Radio, Archbishop Zenari commented on the terrible attacks of the past days that caused the death of so many innocent people.
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Seeing those terrible images that have shocked us all, he says – "I heard the cry of the children, those innocent victims, a cry to heaven and cry to the international community: we cannot remain silent before this cry of theirs, of this appeal".
And Archbishop Zenari says that his prayer is that "those who have responsibility in this field - the international community, its leaders – be endowed with wisdom and with prudence". We must make sure – he continues "that crimes such as these do not ever happening again - never again! And he underlined his belief that the international community must do everything possible to prevent massacres like this and to find the most suitable and most appropriate means to not further complicate the situation.
Asked whether he has any information regarding the use of chemical weapons, Archbishop Zenari says this kind of thing is not part of his field of expertise, and he stresses that it is the responsibility to verify and establish the truth. He also expresses his hope for collaboration on the part of local authorities and all the parties involved in conflict, so that an investigation may be set up.
Archbishop Zenari points out that since the beginning of this conflict, two and a half years ago, the innocent population has being paying the highest price. About a year ago – he says – "when the sounds of war made themselves felt here in Damascus, I had the impression that Syria was starting its descent into hell. Today, after the latest facts, we are wondering whether we have reached the bottom of this abyss".
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Don't worry, we'll be returning to our regularly scheduled Warcraft related news in just a little bit.
As soon as this whole Diablo 'craze' dies down, we'll all be back onto that World of Warcrack as we should be.
But for now, let's talk about a pair of stats that are kind of similar, but serve two entirely different functions.
In the debate between getting some life on hit and life per second, it really ends up coming down to playstyle and preference.
The recent craze has been all about the life on hit. Many people have been very successful by stacking it as high as they can get it and then throwing on as many attack speed items that they can to make it work for them. This is what led to the sudden spike in prices for weapons with a decent chunk of life on hit.
If your attack speed is high enough, getting even 1000 life on hit can equal 2000-2500 life per second so long as you have something to keep hitting and in a situation where you find yourself in the middle of a group of mobs, that life WILL save your life.
On the other hand, life regeneration per second is much more passive and is sort of the unsung hero at the moment. The biggest difference between life on hit and life per second is that the life regeneration works ALL the time. Unlike life on hit, it won't stop when you're feared; it won't stop when you're forced to kite around; and more importantly, it won't stop when your champion pack comes with shielding or invulnerable affixes.
Let's face it, as tanky as you can gear up, it's nearly impossible to just sit there in the middle of every kind of mob and champion pack without moving, letting off a stream of uninterrupted attacks. You WILL be forced to kite and you WILL run into situations when you need to run for a time to get your cooldowns back up or to chase down a pesky mob that's after your squishy friends.
Stacking life on hit is a very strong tactic when your defensive gear is good enough that you can afford to have chunks of time where that regen isn't working for you. If your life and resistances are high enough that you can take a number of hits in a row without any healing when your abilities are on cooldown, life on hit and attack speed might be the better option. If you choose to go that route though, you need to keep in mind that the upcoming patch 1.03 will bring with it a nerf to the stacking of increased attack speed so that life on hit might not work as well once that happens.
Stacking life on hit works pretty well at the lower gear points because you do naturally spend more time running around and away from environmental damage and waiting for cooldowns. That stat's always running and always working for you no matter what you're up to.
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Sunday night after the Melo league loss to the Philly league, Knicks star Carmelo Anthony revealed that he had 2 offseason surgeries during the offseason. Melo had arthroscopic surgery on his knee as well as an elbow procedure done in May. He suffers from chronic bursitis in his elbow. During the season, his elbow injury was publicized by the media but nothing was ever said about any knee problem. The Melo vs Goodman league game was the first time that Melo had been on the court since the offseason as he was shut down for most of it during rehabilitation.
As well as revealing his surgical procedures, a noticeably thinner Melo also revealed he was at 230 pounds, 5 pounds less then his playing weight from last season. Anthony came under some scrutiny last season from Knick fans wanting to see a thinner, more toned Melo.
I would tend to agree that Melo should at least be a bit more toned. From a defensive standpoint, obviously the quicker the better. A higher level of defensive ability would allow Melo to be more versatile on a team that is not particularly deep. Melo right now is not quick enough to check shooting guards but his quickness on offense leads me to believe he at least has the potential. Realistically he will never guard twos but if he is serious about his defense and gets better he certainly has the potential to. LeBron guarded Derrick Rose in the playoffs. Now obviously defensively LeBron is on a whole other level compared to the Meloman but that doesn't mean Melo won't ever eventually become proficient on defense. If Melo and STAT want to take this championship run seriously, they have to improve on defense and this is a good start for Anthony.Follow @tarmosino


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Backpacks are back-healthy if used right
Backpacks get blamed for damaging kids' backs, but it does not have to be that way
Here's some good news for back-to-school: Backpacks are good for your kids' backs.
With so much focus on the damage that backpacks can cause, it's easy to forget that they were meant to lighten a load by distributing weight among some of the body's strongest muscles. When sensibly packed and worn with two straps over both shoulders, they do that.
Now, here's the bad news: In real life, where backpacks are overstuffed, thrown over one shoulder and allowed to drag along a kid's backside, they're trouble.
"Wearing a backpack slung down across your hips is taking away the advantage of wearing a backpack," said Dr. Barbara Morris, a pediatrician and chief medical officer with Community Care Physicians.
The key advice from health experts is to keep the weight at a reasonable level. The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests keeping a backpack within 20 percent of a child's body weight. Others prefer lighter limits: Area doctors, physical therapists and occupational therapists suggest a maximum load of 15 percent of body weight; the American Occupational Therapy Association recommends a 10 percent limit.
More than half of students carry a backpack that is heavier than 10 percent of body weight, according to AOTA.
Parents should not guess whether a student's backpack has exceeded the recommended weight, said Dr. Prerana Patel, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Albany Medical Center. She suggests actually putting it on a scale.
"If you carry an amount based on how strong you are, you can carry quite a bit," she said.
If you can't fit every book a student needs into the backpack, have him carry one in his arm, she said. Karen Jacobs, a professor at Boston University who specializes in pediatric ergonomics, offers this tip: Keep the water bottle empty, and ask your child to fill it when at school.
"If you put it all on your back, it makes you walk badly, it makes you lean, it makes you use your back muscles more than you should," Patel said. "It gives you pain."
Distributing the weight is also critical, experts said. Carrying a backpack over one shoulder damages posture, Patel said. So does sloppy packing that causes a lopsided load. Over time, the result is muscles that are stretched on one side of the body and shortened on the other, said Nancy Clarke, a physical therapist at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. That can cause everything from tiny muscle tears to the inability to stand up straight.
"A big load over time will cause (muscle) tissue failure," Clarke said.
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Pack it right
Pack light. Experts recommend a backpack be 10 percent to 20 percent of body weight.
Use all the compartments.
Place heavier items in the center of the bag, closest to the child's back.
Arrange contents so they don't slide around.
Remove unnecessary items.
Sources: American Occupational Therapy Association, American Academy of Pediatrics
Carry it right
Use both straps
Tighten straps so the pack is close to the body.
Make sure the bottom rests no lower than the curve of the back.
If there's a waist belt, wear it.
Sources: American Occupational Therapy Association, American Academy of Pediatrics
Jacobs suggests making packing the backpack part of the daily school-preparation routine, along with tasks like choosing clothing for the next day.
If your child is experiencing persistent back pain, Morris has two bits of advice: First, get her to a doctor. And second, talk to school officials about making changes. Perhaps the school could provide an extra set of books for your child to keep at home. A modification to his schedule might allow more frequent stops at his locker, so he won't have to carry as much from class to class.
Just don't ignore your child's back pain, stressed Clarke. She sometimes treats adults with back issues that started when they were backpack-carrying teens.
"There are definitely long-lasting effects," she said.
Despite her concerns, Clarke said improper backpack use is a small problem compared to the growing numbers of young people who are overweight and don't get enough exercise. When there's pain or an injury from a backpack, she said, it's often because students "haven't developed the musculature to carry it."
Patel said backpacks are too often maligned by parents, who blame them for causing structural damage to the spine. A backpack will not cause a problem like scoliosis, she said.
Patel also does not see backpacks as the worst common enemy of students' backs. She attributes more slouching, and subsequent pain from repeated bad posture, to hunching over a cellphone.
"It's much more of a factor than the humble backpack," she said.
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A fledgling program, the Certificate currently offers courses at the undergraduate level (400-level courses count towards our degree, up to a total of 12 credits). Interested students should contact the Center at 301-405-3665.
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Caroline Martin had 15 points and five steals to help fourth-seeded Tri-Valley to a Section 9 Class C quarterfinal win in Grahamsville.
Katlynn Greffrath scored five of her 11 points in the fourth quarter, Mareena DiMilia added seven points and 16 rebounds and Nicole Bradley had seven points and 14 rebounds for Tri-Valley (14-5), which will play at 6 p.m. Wednesday at top-seeded Chester.
Sam Cassata scored 15 points for Rhinebeck (8-9), the fifth seed.
Fallsburg took the lead in the fourth quarter before Cori DeLisi took over to help host Tuxedo win a Section 9 Class C quarterfinal.
DeLisi hit a 3-pointer and assisted on Kaylah Pinkney's bucket to put Tuxedo up by seven points with 2:30 left. DeLisi finished with 11 points, four assists and four steals. Erin Murphy had 10 points and six rebounds, and Allison Toscano added 10 points for Tuxedo (13-5), which will play at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Millbrook in the semifinals.
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Holder heads to Ferguson with options for federal shooting probe
Several options await the Justice Department inquiry that Attorney General Eric Holder will see firsthand Wednesday in embattled Ferguson, Mo., where he will meet with law enforcement authorities investigating the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
The most emphatic outcome, a potential federal civil rights prosecution of the police officer who shot the unarmed teenager, may also be the least probable, because of the standards of proof required.
"Even if you have very motivated FBI agents and prosecutors, they are very tough cases to bring," Robert N. Driscoll, a former deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, said in an interview Tuesday. "I think that's unlikely, in the end."
But with an estimated 40 FBI special agents and other Justice Department officials now fanning out across Ferguson, another, broader kind of federal case could result from Brown's death and the revelations that have followed. Through a special unit, the department could launch a wide-ranging investigation into a "pattern or practice" of behavior by local law enforcement agencies.
"I think that's an entirely possible scenario," Driscoll said.
Led by the Special Litigation Section, part of the department's Civil Rights Division, previous pattern-or-practice investigations have targeted alleged problems at the Family Court of St. Louis County, the Albuquerque Police Department in New Mexico and the Miami Police Department, among others.
The investigations take time, and they go deep.
In November 2012, for instance, Justice Department officials initiated the probe into allegations that Albuquerque police routinely used excessive force. The 46-page report released in April 2014 concluded that Albuquerque police, who killed 20 people between 2009 and 2012, "often use deadly force" even without an imminent threat of death or serious harm to officers or others.
The Family Court of St. Louis investigation was opened in November 2013, following allegations that the due process rights of juveniles were being violated. It has not yet resulted in public findings.
When completed, these broader investigations can incite systemic reforms. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, for instance, instituted improvements following a Justice Department inquiry into the dangers facing gay and transgender inmates.
One of the Special Litigation Section's stated priorities is protecting the rights "of people who interact with state or local police or sheriff's departments." Since Brown's shooting, a sometimes harsh light has been cast on the relations between the Ferguson Police Department, three of whose 53 commissioned officers are African-American, and the residents of Ferguson, 67 percent of whom are African-American.
Last year, 86 percent of the cars stopped by Ferguson police officers were being driven by African-Americans, according to the state's annual racial profiling report. Once pulled over in Ferguson, African-American drivers were twice as likely to be searched, according to the report.
Different, and potentially higher, hurdles face the federal prosecutors who may be contemplating potential criminal charges against Darren Wilson, the Ferguson Police Department officer who shot the unarmed Brown. Criminal prosecution is precisely what some activists and family members are demanding.
"Justice will bring peace," Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, said on NBC's "Today" show Tuesday.
To secure a conviction on civil rights charges, though, federal prosecutors would have to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Wilson acted willfully, with an ill-intentioned purpose. Negligence would not be enough in federal court.
"It's not going to be easy," Driscoll said. "You really have to prove intent, to prove there was an intent to violate the victim's civil rights."
Past investigations into high-profile shootings underscore the difficulties of translating public outrage into winning prosecutions.
In 2012, the Justice Department announced it was an opening an investigation into the shooting death in Florida of Trayvon Martin. Following the state trial acquittal in 2013 of his killer, George Zimmerman, federal officials reiterated their interest in the case.
"Experienced federal prosecutors will determine whether the evidence reveals a prosecutable violation," the Justice Department declared in a July 15, 2013, statement, the last to be issued on the topic.
The Justice Department does not systematically report on its prosecutions of police officers, nor are timely records readily available on the frequency of complaints about police brutality, despite a 1994 law that directed the department to "acquire data" and report annually on "the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers."
Instead, the Justice Department has largely relied on periodic surveys that concentrate on departments that employ 100 or more sworn officers. The Ferguson department is too small to have been included in the last survey.


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Cameron Diaz Takes a Moviemaking Break For a Stint in NYC
Cameron Diaz hit the streets in NYC yesterday to do some Sunday afternoon shopping with a friend. Cam's come to the Big Apple after a stay in Europe, where she mixed work and play. She was able to log time with pals like Gwyneth Paltrow and Stella McCartney in London, and in addition, spent time on the set of her latest film, The Counselor. Cameron shot the Ridley Scott picture in both England and Spain. Cameron was in Alicante for her latest bit of moviemaking alongside her costar Javier Bardem.
Cameron can also be seen on the cover of Esquire UK's November issue, in which she talks about the milestone of turning 40 in late August. She said, "For the first time in my life I'm content. I'm so excited. Getting older is the best part of life. Like, I know more than I've ever known. I have gratitude. I know myself better. I feel more capable than ever. And as far as the physicality of it — I feel better at 40 than I did at 25."


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Feds want restitution, 27 months sentence for Pase
U.S. prosecutors have recommended that Mine S. Pase be given a sentence of 27 months imprisonment and ordered to pay $325,408 in restitution when she is sentenced tomorrow at the federal court in Washington D.C.
Prosecution's recommendation was made in its sentencing memorandum filed late last week with the federal court, saying that Pase "perpetrated a significant theft over the course of several years whereby she, her relatives, and others stole more than $325,000 in federal grant funds from the American Samoa Special Services Commission (ASSSC), a now-defunct agency of the American Samoa Government."
"Ms Pase's criminal activities resulted in the loss of not only hundreds of thousands of U.S. taxpayer dollars but also several important community-based programs intended to benefit American Samoans, including youth literacy programs, youth computer training, environmental conservation activities, and family counseling services," said prosecutors.
Pase, 63, pled guilty last November to one count of conspiracy to steal more than $325,000 in AmeriCorps grant funds, which were provided to ASSSC.
Pase's attorney Assistant Federal Public Defender Michelle Peterson had asked the court for a sentence below the sentencing guidelines. The Probation Office has calculated an advisory guideline range of 24 to 30 months in jail for sentencing, but defense wanted something lower.
Additionally, the government is seeking restitution in this case and Ms Pase wants to provide it to the best of her ability, the defense said.
In its sentencing memo, prosecutors provided background information pertaining to dates and amounts of federal funds stolen by Pase. Overall, prosecutors said Pase and her relatives personally received at least $123,236 of the $325,408 in stolen federal funds.
They also say that the $123,236 represents the amount of unlawful payments that Pase and her relatives received in the form of individual business travel stipends, excessive rent payments, and bogus car lease payments. It does not include any funds or benefits that Pase and her relatives received as a result of the unlawful Apia, Samoa trips and meal purchases.
Prosecutors agreed with the sentencing range recommended by the Probation Office, saying that Pase held a "position of public trust", in which she was the executive director. "Her position [of] Executive Director made it easy for her to sign and approve unlawful checks to herself and others and significantly facilitated her concealment of the crime," said prosecutors, who pointed out that the defendant "continued to use her position to conceal her crime" up until the time the theft was discovered by a federal audit.
Because the defendant abused her position of public trust, prosecutors argued that the applicable Sentencing Guidelines Range should be 24 to 30 months imprisonment, adding that Pase stole U.S. taxpayer dollars to benefit herself, her relatives, and ASSSC employees.
"When Ms Pase enriched herself and her relatives, she stole much needed funding for youth literacy and computer training, environmental conservation activities, and family counseling — programs that were intended to enrich the lives of American Samoans who are less fortunate than her," said prosecutors.
"In support of her below Guideline request, Ms Pase cites her reputation in the community and her supposedly substantial generosity towards others," said prosecutors. "Given Ms Pase's indigent circumstances, as a result of which she is being represented by the Office of the Federal Public Defender and reimbursed by the U.S. Marshal's Office for her travel expenses, it is doubtful she could have been so generous without the benefit of the money she had stolen from U.S. taxpayers."
"The Government respectfully submits that Ms Pase's standing in her community — more specifically, her abuse of an important position of public trust — is exactly the reason for the Court to sentence her within the applicable Sentencing Guidelines Range," said prosecutors.
"Such a sentence would surely deter other public officials in American Samoa who may be tempted to abuse their positions of public trust for private gain," the prosecution points out.
"The need for deterrence is particularly crucial in a public corruption case involving an official from American Samoa, which sits in the South Pacific Ocean more than 7,000 miles away from Washington, D.C. and approximately 2,500 miles away from the nearest Federal Courthouse in Honolulu, Hawaii."


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It's time..our hearts are with you!
The time has come...we can't believe it's finally here. We just got word that our dear sweet Sharlie is in surgery about to receive her new heart and lungs. We are anxious and excited for her and praying our own hearts out that all will be well for her come tomorrow morning.
So many of you have already helped to support her and literally filled her lungs with love in the event that we hosted just last November. Raising nearly $100,000 we far exceeded our goal. It was something we never dreamed was possible..but then it was Sharlie and with her everything seems possible. I just wanted to thank all of you out there for your wonderful generosity and ask you once more to give to Shar with your prayers. I will be sharing with you more of our Air Supply: Filling Lungs with Love event this week and many of the miracles that came hand in hand that we were so blessed to be a part of and witness. Until then...sending you all many hugs and a big Thank you on behalf of Sharlie and Ryan. Keep praying! Shar we love you!


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Correct me i I'm wrong, but God could wipe out Satan if he wanted, but he doesn't? Evil is allowed to exist by God, that I'm guessing acts as a test of faith. If there was no temptation or sin, how would people know the strength of their faith?dsweeney wrote:Great call about disbelief because of misery all around being more about anger and rage at God than anything else. I'm reminded of something I read a while back. It's from "Night " by Elie Weisel, a survivor of Auschwitz and Buchenwald. A young character in it asks an older, Rabbi-like character how God could have let this happen. The older man says the answer to this question is not important but just the very act of ASKING the question brings you closer to God. My reading of this is that railing at and responding to the horror, even by questioning His very existence, elevates you closer to Him.
Is it a given that Christians don't believe in free will? Before I scratched the surface I believed that we were like those sea monkeys you used to buy in comics. God made the tank, and the stuff that went in the tank, but whatever happened after that was free will. At the end, everybody was judged based on how they used that free will. However, I'm not sure this aligns with catholic conventions.


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text: Friday, March 16, 2012 MedPAC Makes Recommendations to Increase Efficiency of Medicare Yesterday, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) made several payment recommendations that could affect physical therapists in private practices and those working in skilled nursing facilities (SNF) and for home health agencies (HHA). In its March report, MedPAC calls on Congress to repeal the sustainable growth rate and replace it with a 10-year path of statutory fee-schedule updates. This path comprises a freeze in current payment levels for primary care and, for all other services, annual payment reductions of 5.9% for 3 years, followed by a freeze. Under the 10-year update, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) should increase the shared savings opportunity for physicians and other providers who join or lead 2-sided-risk accountable care organizations. The commission also recommends that HHS regularly collect data—including service volume and work time—from a cohort of efficient practices to establish more accurate work and practice expense values. The initial round of data collection should be completed within 3 years. Additionally, the report addresses the need to identify overpriced fee-schedule services and reduce their relative value units accordingly. In the SNF setting, MedPAC suggests that Congress eliminate the market basket update for 2013 and revise the prospective payment system (PPS). Specifically, MedPAC calls for raising SNF Medicare Part A payments for medically complex care and lowering SNF Medicare Part A payments for high-intensity therapy, with the goal of making payments more equitable across facilities. Rebasing payments should begin in 2014, with an initial reduction of 4% and subsequent reductions over an appropriate transition until Medicare's payments are better aligned with providers' costs. In addition, the commission proposes reducing payments to SNFs with relatively high risk-adjusted rates of rehospitalization during Medicare-covered stays to counter the financial incentive that SNFs and hospitals have to rehospitalize beneficiaries. To help address fraud and abuse in home health care, MedPAC calls on HHS and the Office of the Inspector General to conduct medical review activities in counties that have aberrant home health utilization. Additionally, the report urges HHS to suspend payment and the enrollment of new providers if they indicate significant fraud. Recommendations for HHA payment include a 2-year rebasing of home health rates in 2013 and eliminating the market basket update for 2012. Additionally, the home health case-mix system should be revised to rely on patient characteristics to set payment for therapy and nontherapy services and should no longer use the number of therapy visits as a payment factor. MedPAC also suggests establishing a per episode copay for home health episodes that are not preceded by hospitalization or post-acute care use. These recommendations will be considered by Congress and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for implementation into current Medicare policies. APTA will continue to work with MedPAC and the federal government to ensure that implementation is conducted in a manner that ensures access to high-quality physical therapy services and avoids undue administrative burden on providers. Comments Of course, one of the most disturbing sections of this report is the desire to collect data "from a cohort of efficient practices to establish more accurate work and practice expense values." Translation: Select these data from practices with low utilization, and set this as the benchmark for all others. Call me a cynic, but I prefer the term realist. We will rue the day that we invited government into our examination rooms, and our wallets. Posted by Ken Mailly, PT, MPA on 3/16/2012 3:55 PM I partially agree with Ken Mailly's comments. It is not just a government payer but the intrusion of insurers of all types into the management of healtcare for profit motives. While Medicare & Medicaid (and this can be extended to worker's comp payers) do not have a profit motive, they do have motives to reduce government spending exacerbated by the recent/current recessions. Again, the patient is the one who suffers. Posted by James K. Haberstro, PT on 3/16/2012 6:53 PM Agree substantially with both prior comments, with the exception regarding "non-profit motives" of fed/state and nonprofit healthcare entities. "Not for profit" is perhaps the most misunderstoood, misused and nonexistant term developed by the anti-capitalists of all types. I've seen the self righteousness of those "I work for a non-profit" types who think they deliver free healthcare. The math behind non-profit demonstrates the "profit" is distribured BEFORE the bottom line, and that is the only difference. Fed/State and "Non-Profits" receive their profit in pension and insurance deposits that far outway private sector. They receive the large CE reimbursements and banking sick days to contribute to bloated retirement benefits. They receive profit in rules and regs promulgation that creates "process" for their job security. The pt suffers, everyone loses when we allow the english language to be co-opted and definitions to be maniputlated. Posted by Jane S PTA on 3/17/2012 11:48 AM What is not included in this breakdown is the 22% decrease the outpatient sector has already suffered under previous cuts such as MPPR. Another 18% cut will devastate my practice and will put me out of business. Without stating the obvious, the patient suffers from fewer and fewer private practitioners; they will then be forced to go to hospital based outpatient physical therapy units and be part of an ACO…So much for autonomy of practice. Posted by Gregory Waite, PT, DPT on 3/19/2012 6:32 AM Although I agree with much of what is said above, I most identify with Mr. Waite's comments. At this time, I am suffering greatly in a private practice becasue of the extremely low reimbursements when a clinic truly adheres to the Medicare guidelines for PT, PTA use. I am not happy to say that I must say goodbye to PT in the private sector and return to the mission field by 2014. I can no longer offer benefits and pay increases to my staff in such a way as the "Not for profit" hospitals do. In fact we struggle when Medicare fails to correctly program the 5010 changes and thus cannot pay us for our work for weeks on end. They they piecemeal what they do owe us more than 6 weeks after stopping payments. I can no longer endure this kind of ridiculous struggle in a mostly Medicare area. Dropping reimbursements is untenable! Posted by Sami Jo Magoffin, MPH, PT on 3/19/2012 5:03 PM


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Grammy winner Sergio Mendes, 70, one of Brazil's most famous exports, kicks off his 50th anniversary in the music business with a new album, "Celebration," compiling a half-century of hits; his first film score, the animated film "Rio"; and a special engagement at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood from Thursday through March 13.
You started playing Brazilian nightclubs in the '50s just as bossa nova was emerging. Take us back to the beginning.
When I was 18, there was a club in Rio de Janeiro called the Bottles Bar, and that's where I started playing. I had the Sergio Mendes Trio, and that became a place where musicians used to hang. And by that time, bossa nova was starting. This was 1961, and it was a wonderful time in Rio. The bossa nova was such a fresh innovative style of playing Brazilian music. The songs were so beautiful, and most of them were written by Antonio Carlos Jobim.
So he was the creator?
He was the most important songwriter and the creator of that style. So he was a big influence on all of us. And he used to come to the Bottles Bar, and we used to talk. And then I did my first record and asked him if he would write some arrangements for me, which he did. I used to live in a town across the bay from Rio called Niteroi, so I'd go to his house in Ipanema and work until 3, f4 in the morning. And he had a little blue Volkswagen bug and he used to drive me to the ferry boat and we kept talking until 5, 6 in the morning and I'd go back to Niteroi.
And bossa nova was wonderful. It had all the great American jazz musicians being inspired by that, starting with Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd. Then in 1962, there was a bossa nova concert at Carnegie Hall, and I came in with my band called Bossa Rio Sextet. And Jobim came, João Gilberto, there was Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie. It was a big success. I couldn't believe I was there. It was like, whoa, wake me up. The day after that I went to Birdland because Cannonball Adderley, the famous jazz saxophonist, was playing there. And he invited me to play with the band and do a record with him.
Was that on Herb Alpert's A&M Records?
We're not there yet. I came to L.A. at the end of '64. I made a record for Capitol, "Brasil '65." After that we were rehearsing at a place on Melrose. Word of mouth got around, and a lot of record company guys came in to listen to us. One day walks in Jerry Moss and Herb Alpert, and they asked me if I wanted to join them at A&M. I did my first record. The song "Mas Que Nada" became a huge success all over the world. That was the only time a Brazilian song in Portuguese went everywhere and was a big success. And so then many other records with Brasil '66. We used to open shows for Herb.
And about four days ago it was my birthday and my guests of honor were Jerry Moss and Herb Alpert and Lani Hall, who was my singer who's now married to Herb, and my wife. We went to Mozza and we had great wine, we celebrated, we hugged each other, we cried. And it was just a beautiful story that 45 years later we still love each other.
I know that meeting will.i.am inspired you to get back into the studio for the first time in a decade. What happened?
I got a call one day from A&M Records, and they told me that there was an artist named will.i.am [who] would like to meet you, can he come to your house? So about three days later, he knocks at my door and he's standing there with about six or seven of my old A&M records, vinyl. He told me, "Would you like to play a song for my new album called 'Elephunk'?" And I said, "OK." But then he knew so much about Brazilian music and everything I ever played, I mean songs I'd forgotten about, he knew about.
So I went to the studio to do a song for his album, and it was a Brazilian song that was written by Jobim, a song I'd played many times back in the Bottles Bar called "How Insensitive." But the way he arranged it was so different and innovative and fresh. So I called him and said, "I really had a ball working with you. Why don't we make a record together?" And we did it, not only "Mas Que Nada," he invited all of his friends, some of them are my friends now, people like John Legend, India.Arie, Justin Timberlake. The record was a big success all over the world, and it was called "Timeless," and he really brought me to a whole new phase of my life. And I'm also a music producer for this film "Rio" that's coming out.
Did you record new music for it?
I rerecorded "Mas Que Nada" with a new band, and I wrote and arranged and performed songs. I brought a lot of Brazilian music to this project. It's been a wonderful experience for me working with this young, very creative Brazilian director called Carlos Saldanha. He did "Ice Age" II and III [and co-directed I]. We're both from Rio, and he wanted to portray the joy and happiness and sensuality of Rio. This was for me something new, the first time I've done it, and I adored doing that.


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Decisions on Bank Applications
CompuBank, N.A. (Proposed)
IN RE: CompuBank, N.A. (Proposed) Houston, Harris County, Texas
Application for Federal Deposit Insurance (Bank Insurance Fund)
The Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has fully considered all available facts and information relevant to the factors of section 6 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and relating to the application for federal deposit insurance, with membership in the Bank Insurance Fund, for CompuBank, N.A., a proposed new national bank to be located at 2 Greenway Plaza, Houston, Harris County, Texas, and has concluded that the application should be approved.
Accordingly, IT IS hereby ORDERED, for the reasons set forth in the attached Statement, that the application submitted on behalf of CompuBank, N.A., for federal deposit insurance be and the same hereby is approved subject to the following conditions:
1. That beginning paid-in capital funds of not less than $6,000,000 shall be provided;
2. That any changes in proposed management or proposed ownership (10 percent or more of stock), including new acquisitions of or subscriptions to 10 percent or more of the stock, shall render this approval null and void unless such proposal is approved by the Corporation prior to opening of the bank;
3. That during the first three years the bank shall maintain no less than an 8 percent Tier 1 leverage capital ratio;
4. That federal deposit insurance shall not become effective unless and until the applicant has been established as a national bank, that it has authority to conduct a banking business, and that its establishment and operation as a bank have been fully approved by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;
5. That until the bank commences business, the Corporation shall have the right to alter, suspend, or withdraw said approval should any interim development be deemed to warrant such action; and
6. That if federal deposit insurance has not become effective by October 14, 1998, or unless, in the meantime, a request for an extension of time has been approved by the Corporation, the consent granted shall expire at the end of said period.
Dated at Washington, D. C., this 28th day of April, 1998.
Robert E. Feldman
Executive Secretary
IN RE: CompuBank, N.A. (Proposed) Houston, Harris County, Texas
Application for Federal Deposit Insurance (Bank Insurance Fund)
Pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1815), an application for federal deposit insurance, with membership in the Bank Insurance Fund, has been filed on behalf of CompuBank, N.A., a proposed new bank to be located at 2 Greenway Plaza, Houston, Harris County, Texas.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") has preliminarily approved the proponent's request that the proposed bank be designated as a limited-purpose bank for Community Reinvestment Act purposes. The proposed bank will not have any branches, and customers will interact through the Internet. The bank will not make or purchase any loans and will offer deposit products and electronic bill payment services only. Initial capitalization is adequate, and projected deposit growth, if realized, will result in operating profits within a reasonable period of time. The factors relating to general character and fitness of management and risk to the deposit insurance fund have been resolved as favorable..
Accordingly, based on a careful evaluation of all available relevant facts and information, the Board of Directors ("Board") of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has concluded that approval of the application is warranted. In granting such approval the Board has taken into consideration the developing market in electronic banking, the proponents' unique business plan and overall strategy, and potential security risks. Furthermore the OCC's approval was subject to numerous conditions which address the uniqueness of the bank and associated risks.


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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Mini Cake Bunting For My Mini One - How to Make Cake Bunting
24 comments:
- Comeca Jones said...
Love the colors!
- June 15, 2011
- Cozy Little House said...
Stacey, it's perfect! And adorable. The baby will be enchanted.
- June 15, 2011
- Something Nice and Pretty said...
That is adorable and so is that sweetie of yours!
- June 15, 2011
- Elaine @ Sunny Simple Life said...
I just love this and your color scheme is my one of my favorites. Your little bundle is just too cute.
- June 15, 2011
The Peanut is super cute! And what a great idea to make her a cake with tiny bunting on it! Must be tempting to leave it in the kitchen too though!
- June 15, 2011
- Urban Farmgirl said...
Oh my gosh...she is the cutest!!! Love those cheeks! ;o)
And your cake is going to be adorable! I think I am just going to have to steal this idea!
Did you see I am having a giveaway? Come on over!
- June 15, 2011
- Magical Mystical Teacher said...
How can she not have a great birthday with all the work Mommy is putting into preparing for the celebration? :-)
Yellow's the color I wear at dawn
When dancing dewdrops spangle the lawn.
Red is the color I wear at dusk
When earth and sky are dry as a husk
And nothing stirs—not even a wing
Of bat or swallow or anything!
© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Boatman in Red
- June 16, 2011
- traci said...
she is soooo adorable. such an exciting time. love the colors. perfect for your sweet little girl. i am loving that glamper too.
- June 16, 2011
- michele at hellolovelyinc said...
love the red and aqua and used this theme for our son's poolside grad party last summer! the bunting is awesome, Stacey, and so are your photos! it's those sweet little details that we moms take the time to execute behind the scenes that make all the difference, dontcha think? can't wait to see the photos!
- June 16, 2011
- Tasha said...
Soooo Cute! I'd love for you to share this at my Pinkalicious Thursday Party!
- June 16, 2011
- Aimee @ Just Kidding Around Atlanta said...
SO Sweet - love the papers you used!! I just made one of those for my daughter's (17th!)birthday this past weekend! I didn't have a clue what I was doing - but it wasn't too bad!! I used triangles - next time I'll use diamonds like you did - that would be a lot easier to keep them glued closed, lol! : ) Hope your daughter's party is wonderful!! : )
PS - new follower, too!
Aimee @ Justkiddingaroundatlanta.blogspot.com
- June 16, 2011
- Cindy said...
Happy Birthday to your little peanut! What a fun party and I love the great colors.
Hugs, Cindy
- June 16, 2011
- A Few Pennies said...
I loved your post! That pretty cake and banner is so adorable and smiles full of yum! Love your blog.
- June 16, 2011
- Shanon at Vintage Sparkle Chic said...
Your daughter is ADORABLE! What a little sweetie! How fun to be planning her first birthday party.
- June 16, 2011
- Pam - diy Design Fanatic said...
Super cute! What cheerful colors for a party!
- June 17, 2011
- birdie blue said...
love the bunting, stacey. happiest of first birthday wishes to miss maggie.
i bet her party is magical!
- June 17, 2011
- At The Picket Fence said...
First of all...your daughter is adorable! :-) And that mini bunting is adorable too. So simple and sweet and I can't wait to see the rest of the pics from her party. Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Inspiration Friday this week!
- June 19, 2011
- meg said...
thank you so much for your sweet comments on my daughter's vintage birthday party :) looks like you've got some VERY sweet ideas... and your little girl is ADORABLE!!!! have so much fun! :)
- June 19, 2011
- michelle said...
Oh my gosh she is just adorable Stacy!!! I love the colors you chose, what a beautiful little party you are planning. :)
- June 20, 2011
- Ava said...
Great idea :) I'm sure with a cake topper like that her birthday is bound to be gorgeous xx Ava
- June 21, 2011
- very merry vintage style said...
I love this project... thanks so much for linking to my Share the Love Wednesday link party. You are featured this week! Stop by and grab a feature button; hope you'll be back to link up again.
- June 22, 2011
- Boho Farm and Home said...
What a cutie! I love it all!
- June 22, 2011
a classic color scheme! Love the bunting - i have recently started grabbing paint samples /chips - whatever those little cardboard things are called in the paint section of stores. They are GREAT for making mini buntings, paint chip notebooks and more - and they are free!!
- June 25, 2011
- A Cozy Cottage in the City said...
You just got me thinking that I should make these in advance...School starts for my kids soon, and also for me too (if I haven't already mentioned, I'm going back to school...very PART TIME of course, for a change in career)...so, I'll be so busy next month, so making these in advance would be a good idea. I'm going to make mine with fabric & sew. But I like your idea with using the paper straws vs. the dowel. Anyway, I'm so enjoying going through your old posts. ;)
- August 09, 2011