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Britney Spears' 'I Wanna Go' Helps Her Shatter Billboard Record
In case you were wondering, Britney Spears is definitely back. And now that her latest single, 'I Wanna Go,' has taken the top spot on the charts, she has bragging rights to the longest span of number one hits on Billboard's Pop Songs listings.
The pop singer has had six chart-toppers, and Billboard reports her run breaks records with a span of 12 years, seven months and four days.
MoJoe Roberts, program director of Pop Songs panelist KHOP, told the magazine, "Over the last 10 or more years, Britney Spears has had her ups and downs. But, every time she drops new music, it is an event for the format."
Spears' number one songs include the aforementioned 'I Wanna Go' as well as '…Baby One More Time,' 'Oops!…I Did It Again,' 'Toxic,' 'Womanizer,' and 'Circus.'
As if that wasn't enough, she also became the first woman ever to have six number one album debuts when her latest effort, 'Femme Fatale,' was released in March.


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Universal Oven Door 3-Sided Seal Kit - 1.5m Stock Number: ES486644
Will this part fit my Appliance?
This product is compatible with:
- Cookers & Hobs - That Match The Criteria In The Description (See The Video Too)
Universal Oven Door 3-Sided Seal Kit - 1.5m
This universal door seal is designed to fit most modern ovens that have a three-sided seal. The seal attaches to the body of the oven by a single hook in each corner.
Please make sure that there is a single hole in each corner of your oven. This will not fit ovens that have two holes in each corner.
The kit includes a 1.5m length of black door seal that you cut to the right size for your oven, plus 2 corner and 2 straight hooks to attach the seal to the body. Comes with full fitting instructions.
PLEASE NOTE: Not suitable for ovens with curved corners or more than one hole in each corner.
To fit the new seal:
- Measure the distance between the holes
- Cut the top and sides of the seal to size
- Trim the joints to 45°, leave the bottom end of the side seal at 90°
- Insert the barbed corner hooks into the slot of the seal at the top corners
- Insert the barbed straight hook into the slot of the seal at the bottom of the sides
- Clip the corner hooks into the top holes and the straight hooks into the bottom holes on the face of the oven
- Colour: Black
- Silicon
- Length: 1.5m
- Depth: 10mm
- Includes 2 corner brackets and end clips
Where possible we would recommend that you order a branded/genuine door seal for your cooker. To find out if we carry the door seal for your oven please enter your oven model number in the search box above.
9 Questions and 10 Answers
my control knobs on my belling 335wh oven keep on melting and going soft! should I replace then oven door seal ? 2 Answers
- Sounds like your oven cooling fan is not working
Rory at eSpares says...
Hi andy1976, it sounds as if heat is escaping from the top oven, causing the control knobs to melt. A damaged door seal is the most common reason for this happening. Check out the video on this page for help fitting the door seal.
What is "goal post design"? 1 Answer
Chris at eSpares says...
'Goal post' refers to a 'top bar' with vertical 'posts' so creating a square shape with the lower edge missing.
The existing lower oven is around 33 years old and is goalpost design with rounded corners attached with clips?
Chris at eSpares says...
The clips supplied with this kit will give 'square' corners but it should be possible to use this kit.
Do I need to use a heat resistant sealant also as the seal will actually be fitted on the door not the oven surround. 1 Answer
there would be quite a gap between the hooks and the original seal was stuck down as well as hooked. My cooker is a Leisure Bistro 55 ng 5767.
Chris at eSpares says...
The seal should not be stuck down just held taught by trimming a little shorter than the actual length and stretching into position.
is hotpoint a three sided door seal 1 Answer
Chris at eSpares says...
In order for us to answer your question or source the exact part you require please provide us with the following information: Appliance make, model and serial number of your appliance. For further help visit the "Finding Model Numbers" page on our website here: http://www.espares.co.uk/findingmodelnumbers. Alternatively please copy and paste this link into your web browser.

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Eri Silkmoth Eggs Have Arrived
Today our Eri Silkmoth (Samia ricini) moth eggs arrived.
The Eri Silkmoth (Samia ricini) is supposedly one of the easiest Saturniidae to rear. After all, if there were too many issues with it such as host plant and disease complications, then it would be difficult to rear them in huge densities for silk (the reason why they were even imported all around the world from Asia in the first place). Though not as domesticated as the domesticated silkmoth (Bombyx mori) which no longer exists in the wild and has been in culture for thousands of years for the silk industry, the Eri Silkmoth does suffer some problems such as inbreeding. There is low genetic variability in the species due to the inability to outbreed with wild populations (they don't exist), so excessive inbreeding has led to many genetic defects such as crippled wings (wing veins not formed properly).
Contrary to common belief that S. ricini is a domesticated subspecies of the wild S. cynthia, genetic studies reveal that S. ricini is actually derived from S. canningi, artificially selected to make it ideal for commercial exploitation for silk production. Compared to S. cynthia, its cocoons are soft and white, while S. cynthia's are brown and courser. The adult S. ricini also looks slightly different than S. cynthia, having narrower and darker wings (gray) and a primarily white abdomen, while S. cynthia has wider wings that may be greyish brown with pink, and a primarily brown abdomen with rows of white spots.
The preferred host plant of the Eri Silkmoth is Castor Bean (Ricinus communis) or Ailanthus (Ailanthus altissima), but we do not have access to either of them. As such, we plan to rear our Eri caterpillars on whatever it will take. We have glossy privet (Ligustrum lucidum), various Prunus, willow (Salix), apple (Malus domestica), and possibly some other recorded, abeit less preferred, alternatives to offer.
- Brian
Timeline 2012–2017
Albany, California
This timeline is a series of daily posts recording our observations on and experiences with various insects around our residence in Albany California, from 2012-2017. Starting in August 2017, we moved to Ithaca, New York; posts from there on can be viewed at Timeline 2017-present: Ithaca, New York.
Archives (1,011)
August 2017 (49)
July 2017 (121)
June 2017 (79)
May 2017 (77)
April 2017 (91)
March 2017 (35)
February 2017 (12)
January 2017 (10)
December 2016 (12)
November 2016 (26)
October 2016 (49)
September 2016 (84)
August 2016 (94)
July 2016 (99)
June 2016 (53)
May 2016 (21)
April 2016 (4)
January 2016 (1)
August 2015 (3)
July 2015 (3)
June 2015 (2)
June 2014 (3)
May 2014 (1)
April 2014 (3)
March 2014 (3)
December 2013 (2)
November 2013 (2)
October 2013 (5)
September 2013 (11)
August 2013 (15)
July 2013 (9)
June 2013 (5)
May 2013 (4)
April 2013 (3)
March 2013 (2)
February 2013 (3)
January 2013 (2)
December 2012 (2)
November 2012 (1)
October 2012 (2)
September 2012 (2)
August 2012 (5)
July 2012 (1)
June 2012 (1)
Full Species List
(Alphabetical by scientific name)
Actias luna
Adelpha californica
Agraulis vanillae
Allancastria cerisyi
Antheraea mylitta
Antheraea polyphemus
Anthocharis sara
Argema mimosae
Attacus atlas
Battus philenor hirsuta
Bombyx mori
Caligo atreus
Callosamia promethea
Coenonympha tullia california
Citheronia regalis
Cricula trifenestrata
Danaus plexippus
Eacles imperialis
Erynnis tristis
Estigmene acrea
Eumorpha achemon
Eupackardia calleta
Furcula cinerea
Heliconius erato
Heliconius hecale
Heliconius sapho
Heliconius sara
Hyalophora cecropia
Hyalophora columbia
Hyalophora euryalus
Hylephila phyleus
Hyles lineata
Junonia coenia
Langia zenzeroides formosana
Lophocampa maculata
Manduca sexta
Morpho peleides
Nymphalis antiopa
Orgyia vetusta
Orthosia hibisci quenquefasciata
Pachysphinx modesta
Papilio cresphontes
Papilio eurymedon
Papilio glaucus
Papilio machaon oregonius
Papilio multicaudata
Papilio polyxenes asterius
Papilio rumiko
Papilio rutulus
Papilio zelicaon
Phyciodes mylitta
Phyciodes pulchella
Pieris rapae
Plejebus acmon
Poanes melane
Polites sabuleti
Polygonia satyrus
Pyrgus communis
Rothschildia jacobaeae
Samia cynthia advena
Samia ricini
Smerinthus cerisyi
Smerinthus ophthalmica
Strymon melinus
Trichoplusia ni
Uresephita reversalis
Vanessa annabella
Vanessa atalanta
Vanessa cardui
Lepidoptera Hybrids
Papilio glaucus × Papilio rutulus
Papilio polyxenes asterius × Papilio zelicaon
Melanoplus devastator
Phaneroptera nana
Pristoceuthophilus celatus
Scudderia mexicana
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
Carausius morosus
Phyllium giganteum
Mantis religiosa
Phyllocrania paradoxa
Apis mellifera
Bombus vosnesenskii
Brachymeria ovata
Linepithema humile
Pediobius sp.
Polistes dominula
Xylocopa varipuncta
Lucilia sericata
Brochymena sp.
Leptoglossus sp.
Nezara viridula*
Argia vivida
Libellula croceipennis
Coccinella septempunctata
Cycloneda polita
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Hippodamia convergens
Araneae (Class: Arachnida)
Araneus diadematus
Phidippus johnsoni
Full Species List
(Alphabetical by common name)
Butterflies & Moths
Achemon sphinx
Acmon blue
African moon moth
Anise swallowtail
Atlas moth
Black Swallowtail
Cabbage looper moth
Cabbage white
"California" pipevine swallowtail
Calleta silkmoth
California ringlet
California sister
Carolina sphinx
Ceanothus silkmoth
Cecropia moth
Cerisyi's sphinx
Common buckeye
Common checkerspot skipper
Columbia silkmoth
Cricula silkmoth
Cynthia silkmoth
Domesticated silkmoth
Eastern festoon
Eastern giant swallowtail
Eastern tiger swallowtail
Eri silkmoth
Field crescent
Fiery skipper
Genista broom moth
Gray furcula moth
Gray hairstreak
Gulf fritillary
Imperial moth
Indian tussar moth
Jacobs' silkmoth
Luna moth
Modest sphinx
Mournful duskywing
Mourning cloak
Mylitta crescent
"Ophthalm" sphinx
Oregon swallowtail
Painted lady
Pale swallowtail
Peleides blue morpho
Polyphemus moth
Promethea silkmoth
Red admiral
Red postman
Regal moth
Salt marsh moth
Sandhill skipper
Sapho longwing
Sara longwing
Sara Orangetip
Satyr comma
Speckled green fruitworm moth
Spotted tussock moth
"Taiwan" Saw-winged sphinx
Tiger longwing
Two-tailed swallowtail
Umber skipper
Yellow-edged giant owl
West coast lady
Western giant swallowtail
Western tiger swallowtail
Western tussock moth
White-lined sphinx
Butterfly & Moth Hybrids
Black swallowtail × anise swallowtail
Eastern tiger swallowtail× western tiger swallowtail
Grasshoppers, Katydids, & Crickets
Camel cricket
Devastating grasshopper
Mediterranean katydid
Mexican bush katydid
Pallid-winged grasshopper
Stick & Leaf Insects
Giant leaf insect
Indian walking stick
European mantis
Ghost mantis
Ants, Bees, Wasps, & Sawflies
Argentine ant
Black and white chalcid wasp
European paper wasp
Pediobius chalcid wasp
Valley carpenter bee
Western honey bee
Yellow-faced bumble bee
Common green bottle fly
True Bugs
Leaf-footed bug
Rough Stink Bug
Southern green stink bug
Dragonflies & Damselflies
Neon skimmer
Vivid dancer
Convergent lady beetle
Seven-spotted lady beetle
Spotted cucumber beetle
Western blood-red lady beetle
Spiders (Arachnid)
European garden spider
Red-backed jumping spider
Collecting Sites
Albany Hill/Cerrito Creek
Berkeley Hills/Tilden
Canyon Trail Park


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The Eternal City
Make a list of must-sees in Rome and you'll wonder how to fit it all in. The short answer of course is that you can't; what you can do is fill your holiday with some of the most iconic historical sights in the world. Rome is like a discourse on Western Civilization with a history that spans the ages, and has countless artifacts to prove it. The Roman Empire was one of the most impressive the world has ever known, with many of its ideals and principles still reflected in modern institutions today.
From the Coliseum to the Pantheon, the Sistine Chapel and Palatine Hill, Rome is home to some of the world's most recognizable landmarks. While the impulse to rush from sight to sight is understandable, don't sell yourself—or the city—short. Some of your best discoveries in Rome will be those you happen upon by accident; ducking into an ancient church on a side street housing a masterpiece of sacred art, stumbling upon an expansive piazza in the early morning light, and sampling the best pizza that you've ever tasted in your life.
Rome is the Eternal City, so approach it as if you have all the time in the world to explore. There's no need to cram everything into one visit as you'll soon fall under the city's spell, and return again and again.
'La Dolce Vita'
If you're searching for the good life, all roads lead to Rome. The city is a dizzying combination of cosmopolitan capital and ancient wonderland. The home of Catholicism, it also plays host to nightclubs that stay open until dawn.
One of the most iconic images of the city comes from the filmmaker Federico Fellini, one of Rome's most adoring fans. In La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life), Anita Ekberg frolics in the beautiful Trevi fountain after a long night's revelry. The scene is spontaneous, sexy, carefree, and a little crazy, reflecting Rome itself and the visceral impact it has on visitors. Try a romantic cruise down the Tiber River or watch the world go by from a Trastevere café and you too will believe life can't get any sweeter.
Big city charms
Rome is situated in the middle of Italy, the perfect position for the country's capital. In some respects, however, it is set apart from the rest of the country and has a personality all of its own.
Rome is as much about frenetic traffic as chilling over cappuccino, appreciating art as appreciating gelato on a hot summer day. Hit the museums (the Vatican Museums are extraordinary, as are the Capitoline Museums and a litany of others), but then slow down and stroll through Villa Borghese, a large park well loved for picnics (and its museum the Borghese Gallery).
With its culture, art, food, and wine, a Roman holiday is like no other, distilling all that can be enjoyed in life.


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Physician Assistant
What you need to do
As a JCU professional health student, it is your responsibility to ensure all pre-placement requirements (PPRs) are met. Please seek the advice of your placement coordinator or the Professional Experience Placement Unit to confirm the pre-placement information and resources related to other States, services and facilities. Please ensure you have read the guide to submitting PPRs.
View the 2020 MBBS & PA Academic Calendar.
View the Physician Assistant Placement Checklist.
Pre-placement enquiries: Please contact the Professional Experience Placement Unit other enquiries to email@example.com
Website: College of Medicine and Dentistry.
Clinical ID cards are not the same as JCU Student ID cards. To get a Clinical ID, you must have first obtained a JCU Student ID.
During professional experience placement, you must wear your Clinical ID at all times, including placements at the JCU Dental, JCU Health General Practice and JCU Allied Health and Interprofessional Clinics within the JCU Clinical Practices Building.
First-Year Students - After the census date, you will receive an email from the Professional Experience Placement Unit regarding how to collect your card.
While the university campuses have limited access due to COVID-19, Clinical ID Cards will be mailed to students postal address. Please check your postal address on eStudent and update if required.
Clinical ID cards are valid for the duration of your enrolment. They must be returned to JCU on completion of your degree.
Lost or Expired Cards - If you lose your card or it expires before you complete your course, please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com to receive instructions on how to get a new card.
Please read the below-listed placement procedures and then complete and sign the Student Declaration as confirmation of your understanding and compliance.
Professional Experience Placement Procedures
This document contains vital information for all students of the Division of Tropical Health and Medicine (DTHM) about the responsibilities of both students and the University concerning professional experience placement. The document also contains important information about the principles underpinning the administration of student placement.
Procedure for Infectious Disease
This document guides students and the patients or clients they encounter regarding duty of care and minimising the risk of spreading or contracting vaccination-preventable infectious or blood-borne diseases.
Once you have completed and signed the student declaration, please email it to the Professional Experience Placement Unit.
You must complete and sign the JCU Confidentiality Acknowledgement every year.
In signing the Acknowledgement, you – the student – acknowledge that you have been instructed in the concept of patient, client and business confidentiality, and will respect clients' confidentiality at all times, including during tutorials, lectures and discussions, both professional and private.
Download, complete, sign and submit the Confidentiality Acknowledgement to the Professional Experience Placement Unit and retain a copy for your professional portfolio.
As a JCU Medicine Student, you are required to read, sign and date the JCU Medicine Program Student Code of Conduct.
A copy of your signed Code of Conduct should be provided to the Professional Experience Placement Unit.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The DTHM Placement Office will close from Monday 6th of April 2020. Please read the changed Blue Card instructions below carefully to make sure your application is submitted correctly.
The Working with Children Check (QLD Blue Card System) is a screening process that assesses your suitability to work with children based on known disciplinary and police information.
You must use the JCU version of the blue card applications as provided below. Do not complete your application via the Blue Card website.
It is your responsibility to maintain a current Blue Card throughout your course. It must be renewed at least one month before its expiry date to retain currency.
It is also your responsibility to ensure your contact details are up to date with Blue Card Services. For example, if you change your address or phone number, you must contact Blue Card Services and provide your new details.
Start your Blue Card application
- Please commence your application as soon as possible. Note: It can take up to 8 weeks to obtain a Blue Card. There is no fee for students and it is valid for three years.
- Complete the Blue Card Application relevant to your campus.
- Scan your application and your identification documents. (Please do not scan bank or credit cards).
- Email these documents to firstname.lastname@example.com. In the email please specify a date and time (at least 24 hours in advance) whereby the placement team will be able to hold a 15-minute Zoom Meeting (video call) with you. Meeting times must be Monday to Friday, and between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm,
- The placement team will then send you a Zoom Meeting invitation via email for your requested time. Please accept the meeting request so that it is added to your calendar.
- At the time of your meeting, please access the session via the booking in your calendar. Please ensure you have your original identification documents ready for sighting during the meeting.
If you already hold a current Blue Card
If you already hold a Blue Card you should complete a Link an Applicant or Card Holder to this Organisation Form to advise that you are undertaking child-related activities with additional organisations, under the responsibility of JCU.
- The process for submitting your linking form is the same as the above process for Blue Card applications.
Prior to placement, you must obtain a National Police Certificate (NPC), which is issued by the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
It is important to begin the application process as soon as possible because the certificate can take up to 3 months to process and finalise. Application costs must be borne by you, the student.
A National Police Check obtained from a third party organisation is NOT an acceptable alternative to an NPC issued by the Australian Federal Police.
A fingerprint check is not required.
Section 8 of the NPC application form (Purpose of Check) asks you to select the one main purpose of your application by checking a box beside a code number. You should check code number 37 (Care, instruction or supervision of children/ Care of intellectually disabled persons / Aged Care staff/volunteers).
The NPC states that the 'information contained in this document is valid as at date displayed', i.e. when issued. However, for the purposes of satisfying requirements of most placement facilities, including registered aged care facilities, the certificate is valid for 3 years from the date of issue.
To commence your application, visit the Australian Federal Police National Police Checks website. Start your online application now.
When you receive your certificate, provide a copy to the Professional Experience Placement Unit.
Students are required to complete an Australian Nationally Accredited First Aid and CPR training course.
Please make an appointment with a registered training organisation that offers the following course codes -
First Aid - Provide First Aid HLTAID003 (includes CPR component) - First Aid valid for 3 years.
CPR renewal - Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation HLTAID001 - CPR valid for 1 year.
First Aid and CPR certificates from Queensland Health facilities (Non-Accredited Training Provider) and online courses are not accepted. Students must attend the training course in person. First Aid and CPR Certificates provided by Non-Accredited Training Providers will not be accepted.
A copy of your proof of course completion (i.e. the certificate) must be emailed to the Professional Experience Placement Unit.
If you are a registered Health Practitioner (e.g. Registered Nurse/Pharmacist), you are exempt from submitting First Aid. However, you are required to submit a valid CPR certificate from a registered training organisation annually.
It is the student's responsibility to meet the costs of an Accredited First Aid and CPR course.
Clinical placements in Residential Aged Care Facilities during COVID-19 - Influenza Vaccination
From the 1st of May 2020, students undertaking a placement in a Residential Aged Care Facility or who may visit an aged care facility during their placement must have the 2020 influenza vaccination before they can enter.
While not yet mandatory for all placements, we strongly recommend that all students get the latest influenza vaccination.
Once you have the vaccination, please email proof of this to email@example.com so that your InPlace record can be updated.
If you are unable to obtain your vaccination for reasons such as medical condition, please obtain a letter from your doctor and email it to the above address.
In accordance with Queensland Health and JCU procedures, students who are enrolled in health courses must be fully immunised, before commencing their professional experience placement, or by the end of the first teaching period, whichever comes first.
Evidence Required
Hepatitis B
You are required to provide evidence of completed immunisation course or proof that you are immune to Hepatitis B (Seroconverted).
Measles, Mumps & Rubella
Documented evidence of positive antibody (IgG) for each on serology or documented evidence of 2 MMR vaccinations at least one month apart.
Documented evidence of positive varicella antibody (IgG) on serology or two doses of varicella vaccine at least one month apart (evidence of one dose is sufficient if the person received their first dose before 14 years of age).
Documented evidence of pertussis booster vaccination in the previous 10 years.
In the first instance, we suggest you undergo a blood test to check your level of immunity to Hepatitis B, particularly if you are a recent school leaver. If you need to complete the immunisation process, please discuss this with your General Practitioner. You will need to start the immunisation process as soon as possible, as some courses take six months to complete.
JCU Health Record and Immunisation Form
It is a JCU requirement that ALL professional placement students have a doctor complete the applicable sections of the JCU Health Record and Immunisation Form. The doctor cannot be a relative.
|Section 1 - Vaccines Preventable Disease Evidence
|ALL students to complete
|Section 2 - Non-Responder to Hepatitis B Vaccine Acknowledgement
|For students who are NOT immune to Hepatitis B
Section 3 - Exposure Prone Procedures
|Not required
|Section 4 - Inherent Requirements
|ALL students to complete
Once complete please email a copy of the form and any serology results if available to the Professional Experience Placement Unit
Further advice relating to vaccinations and immunisation is available through JCU Health General Practice, Level 1, Clinical Practice Building, JCU Townsville, or your General Practitioner. Recommended Vaccination Schedule at JCU Health General Practice.
For more vaccination information please visit the Queensland Health website.
All students must be assessed for their risk of tuberculosis (TB) before commencing clinical placement.
Tuberculosis Risk Assessment FAQ for Workers in QLD Health Facilities
- Please complete the QLD Health Tuberculosis Risk Assessment Form for Students. Read the form carefully and respond to the questions. If you do not understand the questions please complete the form with your doctor's help.
- Further testing and/or health assessment may be required, depending on your personal circumstances. Tuberculosis Services in Queensland
- Email the completed form and any additional documentation (if required) to the Professional Experience Placement Unit
- Retain a copy of this form and any relevant documentation to take with you if any further assessment is required.
N.B Some facilities e.g Torres & Cape HHS require all students to have further testing. You will be advised by your placement coordinator if this is required.
Before a student can commence a clinical placement in a QLD Health facility, the following mandatory requirements must be completed and evidence submitted to the Professional Placement Unit.
Document Requirements - please note that these forms can be filled out electronically but will need to be printed before signing.
- In preparation for your placement students are required to complete (where applicable), review and be familiar with the QLD Health Placement Orientation Requirements. Once you've read and understood the requirements you must complete the Student Orientation Checklist form.
- Tick every box to acknowledge that you have read and understood the possible placement requirements.
- Please record your immunisation dates where possible.
- The Student Deed Poll must be read and then signed in front of a witness.
- Please remember to add James Cook University and the University's ABN 46 253 211 955 at the top of page 1.
Online Learning Modules and Allied Health modules
Prior to commencing a placement, you are required to access the QLD Health iLearn online learning system and register as a student. Please note that when you commence the registration process you will be taken to a Frequently Asked Questions page, take a moment to read over the instructions for completing the student registration process. Q Health recommends you use the Firefox browser.
Student Registrations are processed Monday to Friday and you will receive an email once your registration is complete.
Once you are registered and receive the login details you are required to enrol into the Clinical Student Placement Program and complete the modules listed within the program
- Clinical Placement Student Orientation Course - this course covers student placement requirements.
- Student Medical Officer ieMR WBT
- Health Safety and Wellbeing Induction - approx. 20 minutes to complete
- Building Emergency Procedures - First Response Evacuation Instructions - approx. 30 minutes to complete
- Occupational Violence Prevention Fundamental - approx. 20 minutes to complete
- Prevention and Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) - approx. 30 minutes to complete
- Code of Conduct - approx. 20 minutes to complete
On completion of each module, please print the applicable certificate and file this in your placement portfolio. You may be asked to show this evidence while on placement. You then need to fill in the iLearn Modules Completion Declaration (this form can be completed and signed electronically).
Please note that once you complete a course, a certificate generated with the date you completed the course. You are able to redo the course within the same year, BUT your certificate will NOT be updated with the new completion date until the new version of the courses is released each year (usually in mid December in readiness for the new year.
All three forms (Student Orientation Checklist, QLD Health Deed Poll and the JCU Training Requirements Declaration) should then be scanned and emailed to the Professional Placement Unit. Please ensure you include all pages of each document and label each document clearly.
Students are encouraged to visit the QLD Health Clinical Placement webpage to access more information on placements in QLD Health facilities.
Students are encouraged to visit the QLD Health Clinical Placement webpage to access more information on placements in QLD Health facilities.
The Townsville Health and Hospital Service (THHS) require all students doing a placement at any of the THHS facilities, including regional hospitals and community health centres to complete Fire & Evacuation training.
When undertaking a placement at the Townsville Hospital, please complete training for the Main Hospital Building (Ground Level, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3) and the Sub Acute building. This certification is only valid for 12 months. If completing a placement at any of the other THHS facilities, please complete the training applicable to that facility.
THHS Fire and Emergency Response Training (You must use your JCU email address to create your account).
Please email your certificate of completion to the Professional Experience Placement Unit and take a copy with you to your placement.
If you require assistance to complete the training, please refer to the Fire and Emergency Response Training User Guide
Before placements in NSW Health Facilities can proceed James Cook University must have a current Student Placement Agreement with the Local Health District in which the placement is to occur. Without the Student Placement Agreement, the placement cannot proceed.
Student clearances for clinical placements
Before a student can commence a clinical placement in a NSW Health facility, students must complete the following mandatory requirements.
In preparation for your placement in New South Wales please go to the following website:
Print the NSW Clinical Placement Checklist and complete the below requirements:
- National Criminal Record Check
- Read the policy directive Employment Checks – Criminal Record Checks and Working with Children Checks
- The Professional Placement Unit should have a copy of your current National Criminal History Check
- NSW Health Code of Conduct
- Read the policy directive NSW Health Code of Conduct
- Print and complete the Code of Conduct Agreement for Students undertaking Clinical Placements form.
- Health and Immunisations
- Read the policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases, in particular, page 38 - Attachment 4 Checklist: Evidence required from Category A applicants.
- Gather your immunisation evidence as per the immunisation policy. The Professional Placement Unit should have a record of your immunisations but be aware that NSW requirements do vary slightly.
- Print and complete Attachment 6: Undertaking/Declaration Form.
- Print and complete Attachment 7 Tuberculosis (TB) Assessment Tool
- Exposure Prone Procedures (only to be completed by Medicine, Dentistry, Midwifery, and Physician Assistant students)
- Read the policy directive - Management of health care workers with a blood borne virus and those doing exposure prone procedures
- Sign the Blood Borne Virus Student Declaration to confirm that the required testing has been completed as per the NSW Health requirements.
All forms should be emailed to your JCU Placement Coordinator in the first instance and then emailed to email@example.com
Students doing clinical placements in hospitals or other health services in NSW do not need to obtain a Working with Children Check however, Students must ensure that their Queensland Working with Children check (Blue Card) remains current.
Whilst you are preparing your mandatory requirements for verification, your JCU Placement Coordinator will enter your Name, DOB, email address and Student ID number on Clinconnect, the NSW Student Placement Portal. All student placements in NSW Health facilities are processed through Clinconnect.
When the NSW Placement coordinator has reviewed your mandatory requirements, they will then update your status to "Verified" on Clinconnect. This will then allow the processing of your placement to be approved.
About 2 weeks prior to the start of your placement, the Student will receive an email to inform you of your StaffLink ID and temporary password.
Mandatory Online Learning Modules
Students will need to log in to My Health Learning with their eight-digit StaffLink ID username and password.
Students will be compliant with mandatory training when all modules are listed as Completed except for Hand Hygiene which when completed will be termed, Current. It is advised that you start and complete a module in the one session. All modules need to be completed before the placement begins.
The mandatory modules include:
- Hazardous Manual Tasks
- Privacy Module 1 – Know Your Boundaries
- Introduction to Work, Health and Safety
- Hand Hygiene
- Between the Flags – Tier 1: Awareness, Charts and Escalation (eLearning)
eHealth NSW is strengthening security for NSW Health's corporate systems by asking NSW Health students to set up a profile. This profile will provide greater security and will help students to more easily spot security threats. It will also enable students to reset their passwords without having to contact the State-Wide Service Desk.
Please refer to the following guides:
- Guide for students - How to set up your NSW Health security profile.
- Guide for students - Log into HETI Online and Complete Mandatory Training
- Guide for students - NSW Health Student Online Accounts (Stafflink ID and Password)
- Guide for students - How to find eMR training module in My Health Learning
- Guide for students - What to do when you experience issues with logging into My Health Learning
- FAQs for students
- The NSW Health Clinical Placement Information
- The NSW Health Verification Forms
For any technical issues, users will need to contact the State Wide Service Desk on 1300 28 55 33. Please refer to Guide for students in Contacting the State-Wide Service Desk.
If you have placement in the Northern Territory you are required to visit the Northern Territory Department of Health web page: Before you start your student clinical placement. Ensure you read all the information on this page.
Students on placements must make sure they've completed the relevant requirements in the table provided, this includes a current criminal history check (less than 3 years) and a working with children clearance (also called an Ochre Card) at your own cost. If you have the form NT working with children volunteer concession form completed by your placement coordinator, this can reduce the cost of the Ochre card. Students will also need to provide a recent hand hygiene certificate.
Take note of the Immunisation requirements.
Students are to produce Certified copies of vaccination and confirming serology documents for the following vaccine-preventable diseases:
- Measles, Mumps & Rubella
- Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis
- Hepatitis A (if you will be working with children or in remote communities)
- Hepatitis B
- Varicella
- Influenza
- Tuberculosis (dependent on work area) – Mantoux test.
If you require Mantoux testing there are free Tuberculosis Services throughout Queensland.
Students are encouraged to read the Queensland Health Tuberculin Skin Test Fact Sheet.
Provide a copy of all pre-placement documentation to the Professional Experience Placement Unit.


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Today, Ancestry.ca released a press release saying that they have taken the records from the Lest We Forget Workshops of the Library and Archives website, and have put them online.
This program was run through the Library and Archives for a number of years through their Education Centre, but it was closed this year (March 30, 2010), because of lack of funds.
In part, the press release says, "The collections, Selected Service Records of Soldiers, 1914-1918 and Selected Service Records of War Dead, 1939-1945, are fully-searchable by the soldier's name, birth and death date, and keyword, and provide unprecedented information about soldiers' lives during their time serving in the military."
Individual soldiers' records in the collections contain up to three dozen forms detailing their enlistment, training, medical and dental history, hospitalization, discipline, pay, and discharge or notification of death, painting a rich picture of their lives and often tragic experiences.
Selected Service Records of Soldiers, 1914-1918 contains a sampling of approximately 100 individuals who served in the First World War. Amongst these documents is personal correspondence from the few surviving complete service files which have been recently released by LAC.
Selected Service Records of War Dead, 1939-1945 includes the enlistment records, medical and dental charts, evaluation reports, medal and promotion entitlements, letters (personal, military and recommendations), wills, and inventory of personal effects of approximately 100 soldiers from the Second World War Service Files.
These new records add to what is already the largest online collection of Canadian military records found anywhere in the world, one that includes the Soldiers of the First World War, a collection of attestation papers for nearly 600,000 Canadian soldiers who fought in the 'War to End All Wars'.
Ancestry.ca genealogist Lesley Anderson comments: "There are so many Canadians with ancestors who fought in the two world wars - many of whom made the ultimate sacrifice - and so it is important that new generations continue to learn about their stories through workshops such as Lest We Forget".


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I just wanted to post a quick EOTD for you all on my way out the door! It's been such a hectic week, I haven't had the opportunity to upload my new MAC purchases for you! That will be coming soon...
Anyway, below I wanted to play around with purple again - this is becoming one of my favorite colors. I used Jesse's Girl Color My World Baked Shadow in Earthtone, Fyrinnae Shinigami, and MAC Phloof to create the look below. After rediscovering my Jesse's Girl, you will probably see more looks with those to come!
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Jesse's Girl Color My World Baked Eyeshadow "Earthtone"
Fyrinnae Shinigami - crease
MAC Phloof - highlight
Rimmel Volume to the Max Mascara


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Tonight in executive session, the Portland School Board will whittle a pool of 159 applicants to replace departing Superintendent James Morse down to a group of semi-finalists, with help from search consulting firm PROACT.
That closed door meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Casco Bay High School and could go as long as three hours. After that — potentially starting at almost 9:30 p.m. — PROACT Regional President Steve Kupfer will hold a workshop with the board on how to best interview those semi-finalists and how the interview panel should be made up. Looks like a late night for School Board members.
Fortunately for Portland, it seems the job has attracted a big pool of applicants, upping the odds there are some gems in there somewhere.
In a statement issued today by the district, board member and chairwoman of the Superintendent Search Ad Hoc Committee Sarah Thompson had this to say:
We have attracted what looks to be a large and talented group of applicants from all over the country.
In a minute, I'll run through the schedule of milestones in the hiring process, but first, here's a breakdown of the nearly 160 candidates currently in the running, as provided by the district in an announcement:
Thirty-four percent of the applicants currently are working as superintendents, and an additional 12 percent are assistant superintendents. Sixty-eight percent of applicants work for districts smaller than Portland (less than 6,000 students), 9 percent work for districts of roughly the same size and the remaining 23 percent work for larger districts. Just over a quarter of the applicants have current or past ties to Maine.
The flipsides of some of those numbers include the fact that nearly three quarters of the applicants have no ties to Maine, and more than half are currently neither superintendents nor assistant superintendents.
Those aren't deal breakers, of course, as at least one wide-ranging survey of Portlanders indicated an interest in bringing in someone with experience in urban settings (more urban settings can be found outside the state of Maine than in), even if that person was coming in from a curriculum coordinator-type position instead of a superintendent job. So perhaps the number of more interest to the School Board tonight will be that group of applicants from districts of the same size or larger than Portland, a pool that makes up 32 percent of the candidates.
On to the dates to remember in this search process.
According to the district, semi-finalist interviews are slated for April 28 and May 1, and finalists will have follow-up interviews on May 14 and 15. The week of May 21 is set aside for finalist site visits and the board's goal is to have a new superintendent named by mid-June, in time to step in for Morse, whose last day is June 15 (Morse is taking a new job in New Hampshire).


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A mausoleum built for Bolivar but worthy of Chavez
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The towering, white mausoleum in downtown Caracas is for many Venezuelans a lot like Hugo Chavez, only in architectural terms: disproportionately larger-than-life, flamboyant and self-important.
And no, the grand tomb was not built for Venezuela's socialist president, who has grappled with his own mortality in his recent battle with cancer and is running for re-election.
It will cradle the remains of South American independence leader Simon Bolivar, who Chavez daily, rapturously and exhaustively exalts as the spiritual father of his own self-styled revolution.
The 160-foot (50-meter) mausoleum is to be inaugurated in the coming days, though it is not quite finished.
Its construction has been delayed, shrouded in secrecy and alternately hailed as fit for a hero of Bolivar's historical grandeur and criticized as an exaggerated reflection of Chavez's own ego and alleged desire to be seen as a reincarnation of the independence hero.
Its solemn black granite-floored interior is ready, but the surrounding plaza is not. Workers have been toiling day and night in recent weeks, laying patio tiles, wiring lamps, landscaping and molding concrete steps.
Chavez proposed the shrine, devoted exclusively to "The Liberator," two years ago when he decided he needed to know whether Venezuela's main founding father was poisoned.
Historians have generally thought that Bolivar, who rallied revolutionaries who won independence from Spain for what would become Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru, succumbed to tuberculosis in 1830 at age 47.
But Chavez said he suspected otherwise. So he ordered Bolivar's tomb opened to great fanfare and convened a team of international scientists to study the remains. The initial verdict came on Bolivar's last birthday anniversary: No evidence of foul play.
By then, government officials had already decided it was high time to move Bolivar's bones from the adjacent National Pantheon, where his remains have been kept since 1876 along with those of more than 100 fellow heroes and heroines of the nation, which at Chavez's urging was renamed the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
Chavez on Tuesday unveiled a new, photograph-like portrait of Bolivar, produced by researchers based on their studies of his remains.
"This is his face," Chavez said as he unveiled two separate images of Bolivar's face during an event at the presidential palace marking the 229th anniversary of Bolivar's birth.
As for the mausoleum, Chavez said a few final details remain to be finished.
Its completion was initially promised for December 2011, then for May, the delays mocked by Chavez's detractors as typical of his 13-year-old administration.
Critics have also decried the lack of transparency.
Governments typically solicit proposals from renowned architects for such projects, opening them to an international field.
Not this one.
"In this case he gave it to friends, although it's not quite clear to me to whom exactly," said Oscar Tenreiro, a prominent Caracas architect who disapproves of the mausoleum.
No one has publicly identified the architect, though the person in charge of the project is Francisco Sesto, a Spanish-born architect named "Minister of State for the Transformation of Greater Caracas" by Chavez in late 2010.
Chavez created the job after an opposition candidate was elected mayor of Caracas; Sesto is a former culture minister whose job includes overseeing housing construction in the capital.
Chavez interrupted his televised speech on Tuesday to let Sesto make a televised appearance outside the mausoleum. "We're ready to turn over this mausoleum now," Sesto said.
Sesto did not respond to repeated requests for an interview through his spokeswoman.
In a public discussion of the project in early June, Sesto said it cost $140 million and was built because "we have always had the sense that Bolivar needed a mausoleum worthy of his grandeur."
"There was a lot of criticism that his remains were not in a dignified state" in the Pantheon, he added, noting that those who designed the mausoleum "heard a lot of ideas, including those of the president."
He did not say what exactly Chavez suggested, and defended the austere contemporary style, adding that natural light entering the roof would render "a sensitive and magical appearance" to Bolivar's pedestal-elevated sarcophagus.
In a blog entry entitled "Arrogance," Tenreiro remarked on the high quality of the construction and imported materials, including for the exterior white Spanish ceramic tiles and "weathering" steel that oxidizes to orange without losing strength.
"One appreciates the enormous mass, limpid and seductive in itself but gigantic and absurd, out of context, possessive of the same sin as the political system from which it originates."
Tenreiro expressed concern that the mausoleum's sloping southern facade, which connects it with the Pantheon, will become a water slide in heavy rains, potentially flooding the smaller, neoclassical former church.
A member of the governing board of Venezuela's College of Architects, Mitchele Vidal, did not like that the Pantheon, its back wall removed, was "converted into a hallway for entering the mausoleum."
Other critics have likened the sloping wall to that of a skate park, prompting Sesto to post on his blog a series of world-renowned edifices that also sport a slope.
Vidal called the mausoleum an "unnecessary" expenditure given the need in the very neighborhood it sits for investment in housing and better health care. From the top of the monument, where workers say a persistent flame will burn, one looks down to the east on a squalid collection of tin-roofed hovels.
But others believe Venezuelans deserve a towering monument.
"I don't think it's exaggerated at all," said Isis Berroteran, a 47-year-old housewife from the west-central town of Cagua as she admired it from her car. "The Pantheon, although spectacular, had become pretty small as the city grew."
A foreman whose workers were painting pipes inside the mausoleum's shell on Sunday, Jose Freytes, said he was initially skeptical of the monument but came to appreciate it as it took form.
Other countries, including the United States, have built imposing monuments to their founders. Why not Venezuela? After all, Bolivar helped liberate many lands.
"The essence of the idea is to elevate the name of Bolivar internationally. That's what it's about," said Freytes. "I think the president is doing the right thing."
Elias Pino, a historian and leading expert on Bolivar, considers the mausoleum Chavez's way of deepening his own identification in people's minds with the national hero.
"The political intent is that President Hugo Chavez be proclaimed the agent of Bolivar's will and interpreter of the gospel of Bolivar," he said.
"This monument will tie together both figures," he said, "and will not just be the mausoleum of Bolivar but also the entrance of President Chavez into the pantheon of patriots."


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PRICE – Mae Freeman Moynier, age 98, passed away Dec. 22, 2012 at the Heirloom Inn in Price.
She was born Dec. 27, 1913 in Brigham City to Henry and Effie Mae Tingey Freeman.
Married Paul F. Moynier, Nov. 16, 1946 in Ely, Nev. He passed way on Feb. 15, 2004. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Provo LDS Temple.
Mae was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She enjoyed her years working with the Pink Ladies, sewing and everyone enjoyed her cooking as much as she enjoyed cooking. She will be dearly missed by her family and many longtime friends.
Survived by her son, Paul Moynier, Jr. (Gena); three grandchildren, Wendy (Lou), Barbara and Todd (Kim); and six great-grandchildren.
Mae was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Effie Tingey Freeman; and her husband Paul Moynier.
Funeral services will be held on Mae's 99th Birthday, Dec. 27, 2012, 1 p.m at Mitchell Funeral Home. Family will receive friends at Mitchell's Thursday from 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Interment, Price City Cemetery, Price. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the CEU Nursing Program.
Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home where friends may share memories of Mae at www.mitchellfuneralhome.net.
Mae Moynier
PRICE – Mae Freeman Moynier, age 98, passed away Dec. 22, 2012 at the Heirloom Inn in Price.


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Whitehouse & Company CPA's
The Probate Process: 3 to 9 Months After Death
Petition the appropriate court for probate.
Place a legal notice in the paper to notify unidentified heirs and creditors. Contact named beneficiaries and known creditors directly.
For example, if the decedent owned investment property, rents will need to be collected.
This includes expenses, debts, and bequests (paid out in that order). Court permission may be required before writing checks through the estate account--keep meticulous records.
The federal estate tax return is due nine months after the date of death. State filing deadlines vary, so check with the appropriate state agency.
This is necessary to close the probate proceedings and relinquish the executor's duties.
Prepared by Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc, Copyright 2011


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Race To Witch Mountain's Dwayne Johnson not only chauffeurs around a pair of tween aliens in his cab, but apparently some of our stormtrooper buddies as well. Check out the Superbowl Witch Mountain trailer early.
MTV got their mits on this trailer before it airs on Superbowl Sunday, and I have to say I'm quite intrigued by the whole alien bounty-hunter sub-plot. I mean, that's a dead ringer for Master Chief, right? Disney's Race To Witch Mountain comes out on March 13.


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Autism Conference: Lighting The Way set for June 10-11
Today, one in 88 individuals is diagnosed with autism and it occurs in all racial, ethnic, and social groups. The Lighting the Way conference includes 35 breakout sessions covering education, medical, and adolescent and adult topics.
Argus Leader Features Augustana Student Defying Disability
The brain damage that Chris Johnson experienced at birth 30 years ago did not limit the boundaries of his mind. As proof, he will roll across the stage May 22 at Augustana's commencement ceremony, a double major in French and English and a story of inspiration.
Augustana Ranked 9th in Learfield Sports Director's Cup Standings
Behind a strong performance during the winter sports season, Augustana vaulted into the top 10 of the NCAA Division II Learfield Sports Director's Cup standings, the NACDA announced today.
Augustana Public Relations Students Win Classics Award
Augustana's Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) won the Minnesota Public Relations Society of America (MPRSA) Student Classics Award, within the category New Media/Technology.
Baseball Fever Hits the Augustana Campus
The start of the 2010 baseball season is intertwined with several baseball themed events during the month of April. Learn about baseball through math, music, and a Major League Baseball executive.
BIG Summer Plans for Augustana Sophomore
Jared Soundy, a graduate of Sioux Falls Christian High School, has accepted an invitation to participate in the BIG (bioinformatics) Summer Institute hosted by Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Alumnus Receives NCI Laureate Award
Dr. Mark Johnson, '74 and current senior scientist at the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research, recently received the NCI Laureate Award. The award is the highest honor given by the National Cheese Institute.
Alumnus Named President of North Hennepin Community College
John O'Brien, '84, has been appointed president of North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, MN. The appointment was made by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees.
Dr. Hicks to Read from Latest Book of Poems
Dr. Patrick Hicks, Writer-In-Residence and associate professor of English/ Journalism, will do the first reading from his new work, This London, on Wednesday evening, April 7, at Zandbroz Variety, downtown Sioux Falls.
Partnership with Bodø University College in Norway
While students enjoyed spring break, Asst. Professor Jason Harris and Assoc. Professor Dr. Michael Nitz, visited Bodø University College in Norway, reviewing and planning the expansion of the colleges' current partnership.


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AFTER the miserable Bud Ice a few days ago, I've foolishly decided to give the 'Ice' themed bottled lager another try. Say hello to this little bottle of Foster's Ice.
First impressions are that it looks a lot like Bud Ice. The glass is transparent. And the logos and labels are slanted and trendy. But this is no Anheuser-Busch mega-brand. No. This mega-brand comes from an entirely different mega-brewer.
As a product, it's hard to fault the packaging. The top has the Foster's logo of an ice-skating kangaroo. And that's a logo you don't see very prominently in their television commercials these days.
The neck label has the familiar Foster's "F" logo with the gold, red and blue colour scheme that goes with it. The words "Premium Quality Beer" raise a smile. Will that prove to be ironic? Or will it surprise me?
What I like about the little neck label though, is that they've managed to stick it onto the bottle at the same slanted angle as the main front label. And that's good packaging.
It's hard to fault this label. Sure, it dispenses with the anything remotely traditional. In fact, it makes the whole thing look more like an alcopop. But since it's probably aiming at the alcopop drinker, that's forgivable.
Under the gigantic logos and brand name are the facts you need to know. Carefully placed in a little silver bar along the bottom is the description "For A Clean Crisp Taste". This is a lager then, clearly aiming for the basics. Next to that, in red no less, is the alcoholic volume. Which at 5% isn't notable in any way.
Because the back label is the size of a postage stamp, they've carefully put some of the small-print on the sides of the front label. On one side, we're informed that this is a 33 centilitre bottle. That it's a "Premium Quality Ice Brewed Beer" that contains barley and wheat.
Over on the other side are the UK units of alcohol. You probably won't be interested to know, that this little bottle contains all of 1.7 units. But if you are, they also print the recommended daily units for men and women. Which are four and three respectively in case you are the curious type.
Around on the back of the bottle, and the barcode dominates the Post-It Note sized label.
Fortunately, they don't try to cram much else on there too. What there is, is a quick description about what this drink is. And the address of where it was made. The description describes it as "Ice Brewed and Superchilled". And that this is to "Produce a Smooth Refreshing Lager" that has a "Uniquely Clean, Crisp Taste". All good qualities. And with expectations as low as mine, maybe it won't disappoint.
Sadly, the address of the place where this was made does. That's because Foster's comes from UK brewing giant Scottish & Newcastle in Edinburgh. That makes this bottle of Foster's Ice as Australian as deep-fried Mars bars.
Still, it's now time to crack open this bottle. And to sample the lager within. In a London hotter than the Earth's core, I truly hope this one is as refreshing at it promises.
Once in the glass, you won't be surprised by the colour. Which is pale yellow. But you knew that already from the transparent glass bottle. What I was pleased to see was a proper head. A little patchy, but better than expected.
It has a richer smell than expected, too. You don't need to sniff hard to get a good whiff of malted barley. I like it.
A couple of gulps in, and I must admit, it is no where near as bad as I had been expecting. It has a solid, lagery taste of malted barley with a lightly lingering, but not unpleasant bitterness. Not very strongly flavoured and not so weak as to be un-noticeable.
I didn't expect to have any positives to report, yet, here they are. The taste and flavour is as inoffensive as you can get for a lager. And that makes it very easy to drink. If you've got a chilled bottle, it should be as "refreshing" and "clean" as promised. It's also smooth and none too gassy.
Being a lager, there is no chance that it can escape fault. For starters, it tastes of lager. Compared to ale or beer in any other form, this means it tastes cheap and it boring. That's a fact that is true however good the lager in question is. Then there's the taste itself. That lingering bitterness will stop Foster's Ice from being so refreshing after a bottle or two.
In summation, Foster's Ice is a good example of the "ice brewed" lager phenomenon. Think of it like the whole "white cider" boom. Both this and Bud Ice are lagers stripped of real flavours, apparently designed to be as easy to drink as possible. If you have to make a choice, then choose Foster's Ice over Bud Ice. Alternatively, choose a real beer instead.
Rating: 2.6
Have you tried Foster's Ice? What did you think of it?
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NEW YORK, NY -- Mark Smith, chairman and director of Town Sports International Holdings Inc. (TSI), resigned from the company on Wednesday. He had been with TSI since 1985.
Robert Giardina, the company's chief executive officer, has been appointed as director to fill the vacancy created by Smith's resignation. Alexander Alimanestianu will assume the additional role of president and will continue in his role as chief development officer. The company had announced in the past that it is seeking a buyer.
Smith is leaving the company to spend more time with his family and to pursue other interests, he said. He will continue as a consultant to TSI.
TSI owns health clubs located primarily in major cities from Washington, DC north through New England, operating under the New York Sports Clubs, Boston Sports Clubs, Washington Sports Clubs and Philadelphia Sports Clubs brands.
The company also released its annual report showing a revenue increase of $35.6 million from 2004. Revenue for 2005 was $388.6 million while 2004 revenue was $353 million. Operating income was $40.3 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2005, an increase from 2004 operating income of $34.3 million. Net loss decreased from 2004, sitting at $1.8 million in 2005 and $3.9 million in 2004. EBITDA was $81.6 million in 2005 compared to $72.7 million in 2004.


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The shrimp-like herbivores, called mesograzers, are smaller than a thumbtack, but gobble up substantial amounts of algae. Keeping the plants in check makes for clearer waters, which gives seagrass beds access to light and oxygen, researchers report in Ecology. The wee arthropods, in turn, serve as a meal for small fish, which are eaten by larger fish and birds, and on up the food chain.
Seagrass beds act as nurseries for commercially important fish and shellfish. The rich, long grasses offer protection from predators, as well as filter out toxins in the water column and protect coastlines from storms and erosion. Now, seagrass beds in estuaries and seas across the world are declining, often because harmful algae blooms choke them out. Rising water temperatures due to climate change are also stressing the aquatic grasses.
Seagrass ecosystems are difficult to research in the field, and are therefore not fully understood. So, researchers from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the U.S. Geological Survey set out to crack the relationship between algae-chomping crustaceans and eelgrass, a species of seagrass, in Virginia's York River.
Throughout the fall of 2008 and the summer of 2009, they ran experiments in plots within the river. They added carbaryl (known to kill off household insects, arthropod cousins to the aquatic mesograzers) to some plots to examine algal behavior in absence of mesograzers, and added fertilizer to others to determine what effect nutrients had on the system.
The results confirmed that restricting crustaceans and adding extra nutrients led to algal blooms. An influx of fertilizer spurred rapid algae growth in the fall; in the summer experiment, carbaryl input eliminated the mesogazers, and algae again flourished, causing eelgrass dieback.
"Coastal managers have been concerned for years about excess fertilizer and sediment loads that hurt seagrasses," said coauthor J. Emmett Duffy of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in a press release. "Our results provide convincing field evidence that grazing by small animals can be just as important as good water quality in preventing nuisance algae blooms and keeping seagrass beds healthy."
The findings indicate that scientists should take mesograzers into account when creating conservation management plans for these aquatic ecosystems, say the authors. They compare the relationship between mesograzers and seagrass to that between earthworms and soils, or honeybees and tree crops.
The study is the first in a series of seagrass investigations that the Zostera Experimental Network (ZEN), a collaborative group of scientists, are undertaking. Their name comes from the scientific name of eelgrass, Zosterna marina, the world's most widespread marine plant. They have engaged in international research since the 2008 and 2009 experiments, trekking to waters of Japan, Portugal and other nations.
ZEN is exploring everything about eelgrass, from how they influence biodiversity, climate change, to natural variability worldwide, and shedding light on these vital but poorly understood ecosystems.


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Why bother going to GameStop.com and having the whole of the video game retailers' inventory at your fingertips when you can visit a severely limited GameStop Facebook store instead? It's got 'Like' buttons!
GameStop's new Facebook store doesn't hold a candle to GameStop.com. It features a limited selection of sale items, bestsellers, new items, and games available for preorder, a store locator, and that's pretty much it. There's no search function, so what you see on the page is what you get. It seems like an odd move to those used to shopping via the website.
Of course, not everyone shops via the website. With nearly two million likes on Facebook, the world's largest video game retailer has good reason to set up shop on the world's largest social network.
"Social commerce on Facebook is a natural complement to our trusted store and online networks," said Kelly Mulroney, vice president of ecommerce at GameStop. "We have millions of customers already engaging with us on Facebook, and ShopFans gives those loyal fans more reasons than ever to shop GameStop across multiple channels."
Mulroney is referring to Adgregate Markets' ShopFans platform, the technological force behind the GameStop Facebook store, delivering a secure marketplace with the social connections that make having a shop on Facebook worthwhile.
Customers visiting the Facebook store will be able to purchase and preorder select games, earning points with the retailers' Power-Up Rewards program in the process. More importantly, visitors will be able to 'Like' products directly in the store, starting up conversations that will generate the sort of buzz that sells product.
So yeah, it sounds crazy, but it just might work. In this strange of wondrous social networking-powered world, 80's sitcom logic can indeed win the day.


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It would allow the insurers a substantial cushion of cash for unforeseen emergencies, but also help keep premiums from growing any more than absolutely necessary.
The background: Insurers, by the nature of their business, collect and invest substantial amounts of money. They need to do this, in order to pay out claims. They have to comply with solvency regulations designed to ensure that the company can make good on its promises to policyholders. If that's in doubt, we can take the company over and try to rehabilitate them so that policyholders and medical providers are protected.
But at this point, the state's three major non-profit health insurers (Regence, Premera, and Group Health) have large surpluses that have grown dramatically over the past 8 years. Together, they have more than $2 billion more than they expect to pay out in claims. At the same time -- this will come as news to no one -- health insurance rates have grown dramatically.
So we're seeking the explicit authority to consider surpluses -- and investment income -- when reviewing proposed rates.
Here's what those surpluses look like. (Capital and surplus means the balance of assets after making provisions for the payment of claims):
Our proposal would work like this: Once an insurer has enough to pay its expected claims plus an extra three months of average claims, we would not approve a rate that adds more to the surplus. (An exception could be granted, however, if the restriction would threaten an insurer's financial health.)
The three insurers listed above have surpluses equal to 4-5 months of claims each. They'd still have a substantial cash cushion in case of unforeseen costs, but we believe our proposal would also help keep premiums down.
The proposal would affect the lines of insurance over which we have the authority to review rates: individual and small group coverage.
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RICHMOND, Va. – For the second year running, the so-called Tebow bill to allow home-schooled children to play sports at public schools they don't attend has been sacked in Virginia's Senate.
The bill failed Thursday on a 7-8 vote in the Senate Education and Health Committee. Republican Sen. Harry Blevins of Chesapeake, a retired public school teacher, cast the decisive vote, siding with the panel's minority of seven Democrats.
Among those who advocated allowing home-schooled children to play for varsity teams of local public high schools was Josh Henderson, a 16th-round Los Angeles Dodgers draft pick from Suffolk.
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Casey Anthony emerged from almost two years in hiding Monday — shielding her face from reporters and hustled by her lawyer through a swarm of cameras as she walked into a Florida courthouse for a bankruptcy hearing.
It was her first public appearance since July 2011, when she was found not guilty of murdering her daughter, Caylee.
She said in court that she has $484 cash to her name and has no job or car, NBC affiliate WESH in Orlando reported.
"I don't pay rent. I don't pay utilities. I live off the kindness of those I'm living with. I try to contribute when I can," Anthony said, according to WESH.
She filed for bankruptcy in January, claiming $1,000 in assets and almost $800,000 in debt, including $500,000 owed to a former lawyer, WESH reported.
Anthony appeared in a YouTube video last year with short, blonde hair but appeared Monday to have returned to the brown hair she had during her trial.
On the short walk from a car to the courthouse, she was holding a floppy hat and wearing sunglasses. She kept her head down and was shielded in a near-headlock by her lawyer, who guided her through the crush of reporters.
Her lawyer Charles Greene said in January that Anthony filed for bankruptcy to stop people from coming after her with lawsuits.
"She wants people to just leave her alone," Greene said. "She's had multiple opportunities to do tell-all book deals, to do tell-all interviews for a lot of money. That's not what she's trying to do. She wants this over so she can finally have the time to mourn, not only about the loss of her daughter, but the loss of her life."
Anthony's trial was among the most sensational of the Internet and cable-news eras — televised live, followed by millions of people and dissected night after night by pundits. She was cleared of murder, manslaughter and child-abuse charges.
She was convicted of four misdemeanor counts of lying to investigators who were looking into Caylee's disappearance in 2008. She got a four-year sentence, but counting time served and good behavior she was released less than two weeks after the conviction.


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Forgiving Damon for that 2004 homer…
Sayonara, old friends…
This was a sad week for former Yankees stars as Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon were designated for assignment by their respective teams (Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians). Matsui has subsequently been released and Damon's release is imminent. I doubt that either player will be picked up at this point in the season so it is most likely the sunset of both careers.
For Matsui, I think his original plan was to only play in the United States for three years but I am grateful that he extended his stay. He may not have been the "monster" player that he was in Japan (a/k/a Godzilla), but he knew and understood the power of the timely hit. Time and again, Matsui had a key hit to propel the Yanks to victory. He always seemed to rise to the occasion in the intense Boston-New York wars. In terms of character, he could easily stand in the same room with guys like Derek Jeter.
It hasn't been fun watching Matsui wear Angels, A's, and Rays jerseys, but he will always be Yankee.
As for Damon, it is ironic that a player who played such a key role in the Red Sox breaking 'The Curse of the Bambino', plus the entire Caveman image, could become a valued Yankee. Unlike Matsui, I won't view Damon as a "Yankee" given his long tenure and success with other teams, but for his time in New York, he showed nothing but class and dignity. Like Matsui, he was a clutch player who seemed to excel in the bright lights.
Introducing Billy Beane's latest star pitcher…
With the apparent end of two great careers this week, I saw the opposite on a plane trip from Portland, OR to Oakland on Thursday. The guy I was sitting next to was excited to be flying to Oakland to see his son, Dan Straily, make his major league pitching debut for the A's on Friday night. He was proud to say that his son led all of baseball in strikeouts, and talked about the hard work his son had accomplished to get to this point. For the game, Straily didn't figure in the decision, but his performance was a success:
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The A's won the game, 5-4, in 15 innings. I am sure that we've not seen the last of Mr. Straily. Here's hoping this is the start of a long and memorable career for Straily, his father and the rest of their family.
When in doubt, pick up a Pirate…
While the trading deadline was very active compared to recent years, it was another quiet period for the Yankees. As the now fiscally conservative Yankees had been preaching, they did not make any moves for expensive, short-term rentals. They picked up a need (third baseman Casey McGehee) to ensure that backup third baseman Eric Chavez is not over exposed to playing time while starter Alex Rodriguez is on the DL. It's a shame that Chavez is such an injury risk at this stage of his career, but I agree that it is best to limit his playing time for the good of his long-term health.
I thought the Yanks might try to make a move for a pitcher (someone like Ryan Dempster or Matt Garza) but it was clear that they would not overpay. Time will tell if they made the right decisions, but I still have concerns about the team's offense in the play-offs when every pitcher they face will be a #1 or #2 starter. But September should see the return of top pitcher Andy Pettitte and a fresh Alex Rodriguez so perhaps those will be the team's noteworthy "acquisitions" that boost team momentum.
Magic seems to be enjoying his new hobby…
The Los Angeles Dodgers have clearly re-emerged as a force in baseball with the new ownership group as they were the most active team in acquiring upgrades over the past couple of weeks (Hanley Ramirez, Shane Victorino and Joe Blanton). I guess they've gotten over the reign of Frank McCourt and have shown that they are back in the game. The San Francisco Giants are a strong team, but I think the Dodgers' moves will help propel them past the Giants to the NL West pennant. Good for Dodgers manager Don Mattingly who remains one of my favorite guys in Major League Baseball.
Nothing but crickets…
I was surprised the Boston Red Sox didn't make any moves. If there was a team that I had expected to make noise at the trading deadline, it was the Sox. I don't think they should give up quality guys like Jacoby Ellsbury or Jon Lester, but there were moves they could have made to give the team a jolt. I may not be a fan of the Red Sox so I might be biased in making this comment, but I hope that this is a 'one and done' season for Boston manager Bobby Valentine.
We've moved into August and the Yankees hold a 6 ½ game advantage at the moment, but admittedly, it's hard to get comfortable when that team in the rear view mirror is the Tampa Bay Rays. The next couple of months should be interesting. Let's win this thing!…


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James Newton and Bennie Maupin: The Eric Dolphy Tribute at the Healdsburg Jazz Festival
The jazz story of the year isn't the discovery of some tapes by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. It's not some long-lost recordings of John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk at Carnegie Hall. No, the jazz story of the year—and I'm serving this up to you on a platter, Downbeat—is James Newton's recent acquisition of unheard-of handwritten sheet music by Eric Dolphy, and his incredible, incredible group with Bennie Maupin that debuted tonight at the Healdsburg Jazz Festival.
There are certain works of art which we assume are too unique to ever be re-created. A stage play of Nights of Cabiria, say, or maybe a life-size sculpture of the Leaning Tower of Pisa—no one would attempt these things, because the originals are so distinctly their own. Eric Dolphy's music is in this same echelon. By honing through incessant practice his immediately identifiable tone and stylistic approach, Dolphy ensured that when he died at age 36, no one would dare follow in his wake. People talk about jazz players having their own style. Eric Dolphy had his own language.
The flutist James Newton came into possession of Dolphy's handwritten manuscripts through his teacher Hale Smith, a close friend of Dolphy's with whom the great saxophonist/bass clarinetist/flutist deposited his trove of original sheet music days before he left for Europe with Charles Mingus in 1964, never to return. Now in fading health, Smith recently phoned Newton to entrust him with the collection. His instructions to Newton were simple: "You gotta take care of this."
Tonight at the Raven Theater, James Newton and his quintet faced a huge challenge: how to present this music as Dolphy might have played it, when Dolphy himself would have presented it differently each time? Rising to the challenge of immersing themselves in another language, Newton's group didn't just re-create the music of Eric Dolphy. In twists and turns, they brought to life the fiery spirit, the adventurousness, the emotional resonance and the boundless optimism so prevalent in Dolphy's muse, and they did so with both skillful prescience and loving warmth. One could close their eyes and easily imagine that Dolphy himself was in the house.
The concert opened with an Eric Dolphy composition, unrecorded and unheard in public before tonight, titled "Boycott." In a low moan on his bass clarinet, Bennie Maupin introduced a slow solo figure. Soon, he conversed in tight harmony with bassist Darek Oleszkiewicz. Drummer Billy Hart crawled around the notes in a noteless manifestation of Dolphy's eeriness, and Maupin, at the end of his solo, began beating out quiet rhythms by attacking the keys on his instrument. With otherworldly overtones and harmonic growls, Newton burst into the song on flute, the instrumental equivalent of a human cry, and eventually brought everyone back around to the slow, haunting theme.
If the afterlife exists, then Dolphy was watching over this premiere, caressing his beard and smiling widely.
The quintet played largely from Dolphy's seminal Blue Note recording Out to Lunch, with each and every player perfectly filling their predecessor's shoes. Hart absolutely nailed Tony Williams' free horse-clop rhythms of the album's title track, and the "new" head to "Straight Up and Down," with the famous theme expanded and chopped, was an inspired addition to Dolphy's exciting voicing for two instruments. During "Something Sweet, Something Tender," Newton bent a note on his flute to the heavens while vibist Jay Hoggard ended a sensitive solo with a serendipitous cymbal crash from Hart. Magic was in the air.
The apex of the evening, however, was Out to Lunch's "Gazzelloni" (which, Newton told me afterwards, incredibly exists arranged for strings in the piles of Dolphy's sheet music). Fully inhabiting the music, Hoggard gave a purely lyrical and possessed solo on the vibes, full of unstoppable ideas. Not to be outdone, Maupin followed with a ferocious unleashing of long, circular lines and inspired conception on soprano sax. The applause at the end was impulsive, grateful, and long.
After Maupin's original composition "Equal Justice" on the piano and the blues "245" from Outward Bound, the group left the stage and the house lights came up. Lights be damned, the audience's applause refused to die, and the quintet came out for one final number: "The Madrig Speaks, the Panther Walks," appropriately chosen from Last Date, and appropriately earning a standing ovation.
The importance of this group's project cannot be underestimated—in the lobby afterwards, people were overheard asking to touch Dolphy's original charts—and their authority in Dolphy's realm will soon be known to the world through an album on ECM, with Herbie Hancock signed on as a participant. Newton says there's "a whole lotta stuff" in the collection of Dolphy's sheet music he has yet to adapt, and tonight's concert was just the first of many thrilling performances to come.
Sound the clarion call. The Scripture According to Dolphy awaits. "This is the first time we've played anywhere in the Universe," said Newton, "and we thank you."
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Betty White has arrived in New York to begin preparing for her much awaited "Saturday Night Live" appearance -- and to lay down some ground rules.
White unveiled her plan for tackling her hosting duties for this weekend's live taping of "SNL" during an appearance on NBC's "Today" show this morning.
"Very little nudity, just a little here and there," she told host Meredith Vieira, as the crew could be heard laughing off-camera.
White said she was "scared to death" about her appearance. So why has she agreed to do the show after two previous rejections? She blamed her agent. "He said, 'You have to do that or I'll divorce you,'" White said. "It's hard to get another agent."
When it was pointed out that she and her musical guest Jay-Z made for an odd pairing, she replied, "Odd is sort of the name of the game these days."
"It's going to be interesting," she said. "I'll just go with the flow."
While "SNL" rarely lives up to its own massive hype as a comedic vehicle, this is one that simply cannot fail for at least three great laughs.


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By Dr. Kenneth Love
As opposed to the usually informative element that appears in my articles, I have taken the liberty of diverting from that particular element for this month, as I wish to convey a major concern that I find troubling at the most inconvenient of times and, namely, during performances.
Now I suppose that most entertainment artists, at some point in their careers, have been accosted with stage fright. And I venture to say that this sentiment occurs at the beginning of most such careers. And as I had taken a twenty-year sabbatical from performing to represent fellow artists in promotion and publicity of their careers, upon returning to performing, I believed that I would experience a major fright of stage.
However, that was not the case. In fact, upon taking the stage again, it was as if I had not missed a beat (pardon the pun) with how comfortable I was on the stage once more. And after realizing that the normal performance stage fright experience was nowhere on stage with me, my only regret became how long I had remained off stage.
However, since returning to the stage, there exists a new element of the stage that gravely concerns me. And, the more people in the band with me at any given time, the more grave the concern can tend to be. As such, I have elected to list ten incidents that I have borne witness to and experienced at some point that may serve to inspire my exodus once more from live performance, in the interest of safety, security, and other such nonesuch.
My 10 New Stage Fears:
1. A drummer who brings a single pair of sticks to the gig, then breaks one of them ("I can use this broken one to stab Dracula.").
2. A guitarist who plays an entire song a half-step up and I can't get across the stage to tell him so (Ridin' a little high, aren't you?).
3. A 4-string bass player who breaks one of them, with no backup bass to switch out (" High time for that 5-Stringer, if only for the reserved string.").
4. A lead vocalist who forgets an entire second verse (Alzheimer's, or Dementia?...Your Choice).
5. Any player who is overly accompanied by either Mr. Jack Daniels or Mr. Jim Beam (Sic!).
6. A fight that I see break out in the audience, with a subsequent brandishing of glistening metal in the air in the form of...not a knife, but in the form of an L or the number 7 ("Hit the Deck!")
7. My missing Bass after the show (Once arrested, an apology campaign ensues..."Bass-ically speaking, I believe I picked up your bass by mistake, Sir. Will you drop the charges please?").
8. An unfamiliar request titled "Roley Poley, Gotcha In Ya Holey" from a drunken 300-pound, 6 feet-5 inch guest who also insists on singing it on stage with the band ("I know it! I can sing it BETTER than your damn lead singer!")
9. A snuff-dipping, tobacco-chewing woman who has a maximum of 10 teeth, and who has just thrown her panties on stage ("Uh, ma'am, that's so 1970s. Janitor! Housekeeping! Fireman!")
10. A constant knock at the rear stage door as we sing Paul McCartney's "Let 'Em In.").
Editor's Note: Dr. Kenneth Love serves the Entertainment industry as a musician, writer, promoter, publicist, and consultant. For more details, visit his websites at http://www.kennylovejazz.com and http://www.1waypr.com.