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Place breasts or thighs in just enough water to cover. Poach for 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside until slightly cooled enough to handle.
Mix stuffing mix and 1/2 cup very hot water in small bowl. Set aside.
Chop or shred chicken, and stir into bowl with cream of chicken soup. Place in ungreased casserole dish (size will be determined by if you like a deep dish casserole or something thinner - I use a 2 quart casserole dish.)
Sprinkle frozen veggies (no need to thaw) on top of chicken mixture. Sprinkle this with the stuffing mixture.
This will bake in a 350 degree F oven for about 30 minutes or until stuffing mixture is brown. Remove from oven and let sit 5-10 minutes.
Note: I add chopped cashews or peanuts to my stuffing to give it a little crunch, but that is optional especially if you are feeding those with allergies.
Source: I was looking for something relatively quick and easy for a church supper so I just played around with ingredients I had on hand until I got it right. It is a variation of a shepherd's pie.
By Dee Sellers from Ocean Isle Beach, NC
Blend milk with soup. Mix gently with chicken, onion, celery, water chestnuts, and 3/4 cup noodles. Pour into a 2 quart greased casserole. Top with remaining noodles. Bake at 325 degrees F for 40 minutes.
By Robin from Washington, IA
Melt butter in pan, add one finely chopped onion, crushed garlic, and chicken pieces. Cook until chicken is brown, turning often. Transfer to ovenproof dish, add undrained tomatoes, wine, basil, and peeled whole onions, salt, and pepper.
Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees F) for 40 minutes or until chicken is tender. I sometimes serve this with spaghetti or just crusty bread.
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By Lorraine from Perth, Western Australia
A classic chicken casserole using Cream of Mushroom soup and potato chips.
Great, hearty cold weather recipe! Saute onion and celery in margarine. Add sage, salt and pepper; stir into bread cubes. Spray or grease 9x13 inch pan.
I like how the chicken pieces go on top of this instead of deboned chicken mixed in like usually is the case with chicken casserole.
This is a super tasty, quick-to-fix meal the whole family will enjoy!
This is a great, inexpensive dish to prepare that the whole family will love.
This is a great stand-by meal for our family. Very hearty, simple and good tasting!
This is a yummy casserole-type dish. Very nice because not only is it tasty, but it is easily prepared one day and served the next, hence it's name.
I like this simply because it's so easy to make. Not a fan of sauerkraut, usually, but this recipe is actually very good!
A unique way to make chicken casserole. Very good!
Combine first seven ingredients in baking dish. Sprinkle with 2 topping ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees F for 60 minutes.
Mix in 9x13 inch pan. Top with 1 or 2 cups grated cheddar cheese and chow mein noodles. Bake at 325 degrees F for 30 minutes.
Mix and spoon into casserole dish. Mix topping ingredients together and use to top casserole. Bake at 350 degrees F until crumbs are golden, about 25 minutes.
Two recipes for Creamy Chicken Casserole
Cook 2 chickens and remove meat from bones. Mix all ingredients together. Put in a tightly covered bowl. Let stand overnight in refrigerator.
Cut chicken into bite size pieces and place in buttered 9x13 inch baking dish. Mix cream of chicken soup with sour cream and pour over chicken, spreading evenly.
Saute' mushrooms, onion and garlic in 3 Tbsp. butter until tender. Stir in flour, gradually add milk and bring to a boil.
For casserole combine all ingredients except the biscuits and cheddar cheese. Mix well. Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
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Mix together chicken, celery, onion, and green pepper.
Mix together mayonnaise, chicken soup, and lemon juice.
Layer this by putting half of the chicken mixture in a 9x13 casserole, then add half of the soup mixture. Next add the chestnuts and boiled eggs, then add the chicken mixture and then the soup.
Crush the potato chips and spread over the top.
Bake in 350 degrees F oven for 40 minutes.
By Robin from Washington, IA
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I am looking for a recipe for chicken gizzard casserole. It was in an old Workbasket magazine. I lost it when I moved! Thanks.
By craftyme
I don't know about the magazine recipe you're asking about but here are two recipes I found on the web. The first one really isn't a casserole per se but it sounds delicious and am going to give it a try my myself. The second one is a standard gizzard casserole:
Chicken Gizzard Casserole - 1
2 lbs chicken gizzards
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
2 onions, sliced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup white wine
1 cup tomato sauce
1 tomato, seeded, peeled, and chopped
1 teaspoon salt
pepper, to taste
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
1/2 teaspoon rosemary
1/2 cup chicken broth
Brown gizzards in oil and butter.
Add onions and garlic and brown.
Add wine and tomato sauce, stir and cook 2 minutes.
Add tomato and rest of seasonings.
Simmer covered for 1-1/2 hours.
Add chicken broth and cook 1-1/2 hours more.
Serve over rice or buttered noodles
Chicken Gizzard Casserole - 2
1 pound chicken gizzards
1 package long grain wild rice
1 can cream of mushroom soup
Salt and pepper
Grated cheddar cheese
Turn oven on to 350 Degrees.
In a pan, bring water to a boil and add the gizzards. Cook for 1-2 hours until the gizzards are tender
Make the rice according to package
In a bowl, mix together the rice, gizzards, soup, salt, and pepper.
Pour chicken mixture into casserole dish
Top with Cheese and Bake for 25 minutes
This page contains Mexican casserole recipes. Many combinations of foods can be used to make a delicious flavorful casserole.
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Mix all ingredients except bread and margarine. Put in 8 inch square pan. Top with bread that has been cut in cubes and tossed in melted margarine. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes. Serves 4-6.
Can use 2 cups of regular cooked noodles in place of the chow mein noodles, if you prefer.
By Robin from Washington, IA
Mix all together and put in a 9x13 inch pan. Top with buttered bread crumbs and place in refrigerator overnight or bake the same day. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees F.
By Robin from Washington, IA
A quick and easy recipe for kids and adults that the whole family will love!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Put a thin layer of flour on a plate. Spread the crescents out one at a time in the flour to prevent them from sticking. Put about a tablespoon of chicken on each crescent and roll them up. Place rolled up crescents in a 9x13 inch pan and pour the cream of chicken soup over them. Sprinkle paprika over the tops of each crescent roll. Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes or until when a fork is inserted in a crescent roll comes out clean. Let cool, then serve; And eat!
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30 to 35 Minutes Cooking Time
By Megan from Brandon, MS
Mix and refrigerate in greased dish for 24 hours. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees F.
By Robin from Washington, IA
Layer first four ingredients in cake pan. Mix mayonnaise and lemon juice. Spread over top. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes. Serves 4.
By Robin from Washington, IA
Mix all ingredients except bread and margarine. Put in an 8 inch square pan.
Mix all together in order given reserving 1/2 cup potato chips. Pour into 1 1/2 quart casserole, sprinkle with potato chips.


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Marc Bartra returned to full training with Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, a month after he was injured in a bomb attack on the team bus.
The defender underwent surgery on his right hand and wrist after being hurt in the blast, which happened on April 11 as the the team travelled to their Westfalenstadion home for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Monaco.
The 26-year-old was the only player to receive serious injuries in the blast.
Dortmund said in a statement: "Much to his and his team-mates' delight, the Spaniard on Wednesday morning completed his first team training session at the training ground in Brackel since the incident on 11 April."
Bartra wore a cast on his right arm and posed for a selfie with his team-mates as he made his return.
What better way for Borussia Dortmund to welcome Marc Bartra back to training than with a team selfie?
(Via @BVB) pic.twitter.com/xD0HscCJoB— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) May 10, 2017
Dortmund, who lie third in the Bundesliga table, have two more league games to play this season, starting with a trip to Augsburg on Saturday, with the DFB-Pokal final to follow against Eintracht Frankfurt on May 27.

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How does the failed coup d'état in Turkey on 15-16 July 2016 affect the prospects for secular institutions and citizens in the country?
To what extent does Turkey's human-rights record, for instance imprisonment of journalists and judges, functionally undermine the country's official status as a democracy?
What motives could have pushed the coup plotters in to action?
How might instability in Turkey impact upon military actions in Syria and Iraq and the on-going refugee crisis?
In what ways could other countries, including Canada, conduct foreign relations with Turkey in order to support constitutional democracy?


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In 2017 I attempted to participate in both autocrossing and road racing in the same season.
That didn't work out too well. The constant preparation for this event or another was enough to put my back/lumbar region out of commission for over a year. I tried chiropractic, physical therapy, lidocaine injections, heat, cold, icy-hot, TENS, massage, and finally acupuncture.
So in 2018 I concentrated on road racing, which involves a lot less physical work in a single day. I can prepare the race car and have everything ready to go a week ahead of time, as opposed to autocross, where a single day goes like this:
Load tires into car
Unload tires from car
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By August of 2018, my back was finally starting to feel better. But I hadn't driven the Fiesta much at all since I bought my BMW i3 all-electric car. So it was just sitting around.
I tried selling it on Craigslist and in the classifieds at work, but the only people interested in the car were kids with no money to buy it. So I bit the bullet and sold it to CarMax in December 2018.
I'll miss that car. It was good to me, even if it wasn't all that good to my back. It never broke down, and it performed nearly flawlessly for over a hundred autocrosses and track events.
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The Monk Project
On November 23, 2018, Sunnyside will release a six-CD set of the complete works of Thelonious Sphere Monk played by Frank Kimbrough, Scott Robinson, Rufus Reid and Billy Drummond, and produced by Maitland Jones and Dorothy Lieberman.
For Rebecca Busselle's video of the recording session, click here.
Here is MJ's essay on the origins of this project, which appears in the release booklet:
Two dates are important to this project, one imprecise and long ago, the other recent and pinned down almost to the minute. Sometime, probably in the fall of 1957, when I was an undergraduate in New Haven, I found myself traveling to New York on weekends to hear jazz. Jazz was a recent passion, but one that has persisted for well over half a century. It has brightend my life immeasurably. Many of those New York evenings have faded from memory, but one surely has not: Monk at the Five Spot in Cooper Square. I can't pin the times down perfectly, but I know that at least once I heard him with Coltrane, and I know that the bassist was Ahmed Abdul-Malik, who replaced Wilbur Ware in August of 1957. So, at least some of my visits were in the fall of 1957.
I was too musically unsophisticated to know what I was hearing – the stuff of legends now. I did not see – or hear – Monk for the genius he was. I suspect that I bought into the stereotypal and unfair view of Monk as the weird, eccentric "high priest of bebop." He did always wear a hat, he did dance at the edge of the piano when others were soloing, and he did wander into the kitchen on occasion to return later – or not. I have learned more about Monk and jazz over the years and if there is one thing I could redo in my life, it would be, even at the high price of being 20 again, to relive those visits, to pay real attention and to better experience those magical nights.
Over the ensuing 50 or 60 years, I have become one of the "regulars" in the ever-changing set of New York jazz clubs, which leads to the second of those two dates – October 17, 2017 at the Jazz Standard. There Frank Kimbrough, Rufus Reid, Scott Robinson, and Billy Drummond were doing an evening of Monk tunes in honor of what would have been Monk's 100th birthday, exactly a week earlier. Not surprisingly, the music was spectacular - Monk-like but fresh, respectful of history, but in the current moment. I knew all these gentlemen because each had each played in a series of jazz concerts held in my house in New Jersey. In particular, Frank had graced those evenings many times. So, after the first set, I screwed up my courage (if not now, when?) and asked Frank whether he would consider recording all 70 of Monk's tunes. Somewhat to my surprise, his response was not, "Are you crazy?" but, something like, "Well, let's think about it." So we did, and here it is!
A project of this magnitude doesn't happen all by itself. Of course the major credit goes to the musicians, who, to my ear, have remained true to the brilliance of Monk while injecting not only the current times, but remarkable innovations. I'd bet that Reflections has never been played on a bass saxophone before – and it is perfect for the tune. And a sarrusaphone on Straight, no Chaser? Not in Monk's days, but here? Just right. These four musicians do the famous up-tempo Monk tunes with panache, bring new insight to the lesser-known tunes, and do Monk's great ballads with special intensity and emotional insight. Certainly as a group, no one has done the slow tunes as well. Touches of humor abound, and I think Monk would have loved that. Two other people deserve special mention, for they are equally responsible for this project. Dr. Dorothy Lieberman, another jazz head, and another regular on the club scene, has also supported this project, and Matt Balitsaris, genius engineer and Czar of Maggie's Farm, has not only contributed technical skill "beyond" but supported this project in many other ways. We would not be here without him.
This project has been exciting for all of us involved. I am sure you will feel that excitement as you work through these gorgeous 70 tunes, each dreamed up by a true American genius.


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But the time has brought a revolutionary change in the dressing style of men. The contribution of cinema cannot be ignored in making the men, stylish. Now even the men like trying something new every time when they dress up. Their demand for different types of clothing has divided the wardrobes into ethnic, official, party and casual wear. The ethnic type of dressing includes kurta-pyjama, dhoti or other traditional forms which are worn occasionally. The official wear includes formals comprising of trousers and shirts along with the blazers and ties. Even in the formal shirts, the variety has been created by creating the divides on the basis of fabrics used. Now-a-days, the range of shirting fabricavailable in the market is extremely huge. You can't stop yourself from buying cotton shirting fabric from navyasfashion. Their prices, quality and designs especially of egyptian cotton fabric is inevitable.A party wear wardrobe has been created separately for men in which all types of linen fabric shirts, mandarin collar shirts, nehru collar shirts and jackets are included.In winters, wool fabric is used to make formal as well as party wear blazers.
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"This divorce will ruin our kids." Will it? Or is it a myth? Divorce with at least one mindful parent willing to dig deep and do the work entrenched in the pain of divorce is an opportunity. When parents use adversity to fuel growth, they became healthier and more present which gives rise to stronger, more grounded children.
Recently, my oldest daughter was telling me about something she was reading about a teenager whose parents' divorce ruined her life. And I asked her, was my divorce from her father difficult for her. Her answer blew me away -- "No. Not really." And then I asked her if she ever wished that her father and I were still married and she said "No." I think she was being honest about it because her behavior has backed it up. She has never tried to get her dad and me to spend time together and the biggest losses of our divorce for her have seemed to be the material ones (the house with a giant yard by her school we once lived it that the new owners just built a pool in... ouch, yeah that hurt.)
I share this deeply personal quip with you for a reason. While I have many clients worry that a divorce would ruin their kids, I think our fear and our projection that it will ruin our kids is more damaging than divorce. I have never had a client who made me believe divorces ruin children. Yes, I have seen clients who's parents got divorced and then stopped living and the whole family suffered. Parents suffering from anxiety and depression bouncing from one unhealthy relationship or addiction to another after coming through a divorce create chaotic lives for children that can be extremely painful. But that's not about the divorce -- it's about the choices that come after. Surprisingly, I have had teens sit on my sofa and tell me that they wish their parents would divorce while their parents suffer through their marriage trying to make it work for the sake of the kids. And I have had those clients too -- parents in painful marriages sticking their head in the sand, wanting to not see how bad it actually is because they believe that divorce might destroy them or worse, destroy their kids.
Of course, doing the work and reconnecting in a crumbling marriage can be an opportunity for incredible transformation and growth. I help couples with that too. But that's not always possible especially when one partner isn't willing to do the work. Divorce can be an opportunity for growth too . When people examine their pain and their choices and stay present with their children and themselves, they have more to offer their children than when they disconnect from their family in an effort to keep it "in tact." The distinction is doing the work and tackling the difficult emotions, relationship patterns, trauma, and pain that resulted from or contributed to the divorce. Those who do the work create healthier and happier lives. Those who don't address those issues continue to create chaos.
"Broken homes" can be happy homes. I really enjoy working with parents going through the process of divorce who want to do the work to co-parent as amicably as possible, and go on to have fulfilling lives with their children post-divorce. It's not an easy journey but it's a powerful one.
What better lesson is there to teach your children than that they can survive even the hardest of times and go on to have happy lives?
My daughter's elementary school overlooked our old house. She literally watched them build the pool in the backyard. And I know it was painful for her. But I also see an appreciation for all that we have now that wasn't there before. Luckily, she moved on to middle school and so we don't have to pour salt in that wound anymore but as painful as that was, she made it through and grew right alongside me as I ached watching her stare down the construction trucks in the driveway as the pool was being built.
Please don't misunderstand this blog. I am not pro-divorce and I enjoy working with couples wanting to use adversity to fortify their marriage too. I believe in that (and wrote a blog about that on here too). But sometimes, that's not possible. And many people in excruciating relationships stay together because they think it's what's best for the kids having no idea that their kids feel as crushed as they do by the misery of their relationship.
If you want to retrieve the pieces of yourself from the wreckage of your marriage so you can heal and move forward in your life, I am here to help you get there.


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Faculty DirectoryVinayak P. Dravid
Abraham Harris Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Founding Director, Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization (NUANCE) Center
Founding Director, Soft and Hybrid Nanotechnology Experimental (SHyNE) Resource, an NSF-NNCI Node
Contact2145 Sheridan Road
Tech Institute, AB Wing A190
Evanston, IL 60208
Email Vinayak Dravid
Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization (NUANCE) Center
Materials Science and Engineering
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
B.S. Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India
Research Interests
The properties and performance of materials - whether physical or biological or hybrid - are dictated by complex atomic and nanoscale architecture and associated phenomena. Our research is geared towards not only their understanding but manipulation and tailring to yield favorable response and behavior. Such materials include nanostructures, especially inorganic/organic hybrids, and phenomena oftenr revolve around various defects and their dynamic behavior. Thus, the core theme in Dravid group is the paradigm for "Form-Function" and "Structure-Property" relationship in diverse materials.
On one front, we are investigating the patterning and characterization of complex multicomponent nanostructured materials such as metal/alloy nanocrystals, biomolecular nanopatterns (DNA/proteins), interfaces between inorganic nanostructures and biomolecules, etc. These structures possess unique and novel morphologies and chemistry, and their electronic structure alsdepends on size and shape. We are exploring applications of such structures, including drug delivery, bio-diagnostics and bio-chem sensing.
We are also involved in atomic-scale structure-property relationship for internal interfaces, domains and mosaics. In a large number of material systems, such as electroceramics, semiconductors, superlattices, and structural composites, the property and performance of the bulk material are intimately connected to the structure, chemistry, and electronic structure of interfaces.
The philosophy of our approach is based on sound fundamental foundation of complex phenomena, liberal use of advanced instrumentation and techniques and quest for proof-of-concepts for devices as well.
Significant Recognition
- Fellow, Royal Microscopical Society (RMS), 2017
- Elected Honorary Member, Indian Institute of Metals, 2014
- IIT Bombay Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2012
- Lee Hsun Research Fellowship, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2012
- Elected Fellow, American Associated for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2010
- Elected Fellow, Materials Research Society (MRS), 2010
- Elected Fellow, American Physical Society (APS), 2010
- Microscopy Society of America (MSA) Fellowship, 2009, Inception Class
- Election to Faculty Honor Roll: NU Associated Student Government, 2008-2010
- Richard M. Fulrath Award, (ACerS), 2008
- 6th McBain Memorial Award, NCL, India, 2007
- First McCormick Faculty Excellence Award, 2006
- Elected Fellow, American Ceramic Society (ACerS), 2003
- National Institutes of Health Sabbatical Faculty Fellowship, 2001-2002
- Teacher of the Year, 2001-2002
- ASM-IIM Visiting Faculty Fellow, 2001
- Distinguished Alumni Service Award, IIT Bombay, India, 2001
- Kurt Heinrich Award, Microbeam Analysis Society, 1998
- R. L. Coble Award for Young Scholars, American Ceramic Society (ACerS), 1998
- Burton Medal, Microscopy Society of America (MSA), 1996
- IBM Faculty Development Award, 1995
- Exxon Foundation Fellowship, 1995
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Young Investigator Award, 1993–1998
Significant Professional Service
- Founder and Co-Director, Global McCormick Initiative (GMI)
- Founding Director, Soft and Hybrid Nanotechnology Experimental (SHyNE) Resource, an NSF-NNCI Node
- Member, Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis, Research Facility (AMMRF) International Technical and User Advisory Group
- Member, Space Studies Board of the National Academy of Sciences
- Member, Science Advisory Committee, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Member 2010-2014, Chair 2014-2016
- Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Argonne National Laboratory Center for Nanoscale Materials, 2016-Present
- Member, Argonne National Laboratory Scientific Steering Committee for Ultrafast Electron Microscopy, 2017-Present
- Chair, 2016 National Science Foundation Nanoscale Science & Engineering Conference Reviewer and Panelist for National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and Department of Defense
- Reviewer for Applied Physics Letters, Physical Review Letters, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Nature, Science, Acta Materialia, Journal of Materials Research, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, and Nano Letters
- Editor, Journal of Materials Research, MRS Flagship Journal
- Past Editor, Microscopy & Microanalysis, MSA Flagship Journal
- Current Editorial Board, Journal of Microscopy
- Past Editor, Journal of Materials Research
- Editoral Board, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
- Co-Founder and Steering Committee Member, International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN)
- Professional Memberships: American Ceramic Society (ACerS), Materials Research Society (MRS), Microbeam Analysis Society (MAS), Microscopy Society of America (MSA), ASM International, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), American Chemical Society (ACS), American Physics Society (APS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), Royal Microscopical Society (RMS), Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Sigma XI
Selected Publications
- Vikas Nandwana, Ruiying Zhou, Jeotikanta Mohapatra, Sungkyu Kim, Pottumarthi V. Prasad, J. P. Liu, Vinayak P Dravid, "Exchange Coupling in Soft Magnetic Nanostructures and Its Direct Effect on Their Theranostic Properties", ACS applied materials & interfaces, (2018)
- Jonathan S. Rink, Wangqiang Sun, Sol Misener, Jiao Jing Wang, Zheng Jenny Zhang, Melina R. Kibbe, Vinayak P Dravid, Subbu Venkatraman, Colby S Thaxton, "Nitric Oxide-Delivering High-Density Lipoprotein-like Nanoparticles as a Biomimetic Nanotherapy for Vascular Diseases", ACS applied materials & interfaces, (2018)
- Akshay A. Murthy, Yuan Li, Edgar Palacios, Qianqian Li, Shiqiang Hao, Jennifer G. Distefano, Christopher M Wolverton, Koray Aydin, Xinqi Chen, Vinayak P Dravid, "Optically Active 1D MoS2 Nanobelts", ACS applied materials & interfaces, (2018)
- Qing Tu, Ioannis Spanopoulos, Shiqiang Hao, Christopher M Wolverton, Mercouri Kanatzidis, Gajendra S Shekhawat, Vinayak P Dravid, "Out-of-Plane Mechanical Properties of 2D Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskites by Nanoindentation", ACS applied materials & interfaces, (2018)
- Gangjian Tan, Shiqiang Hao, Riley C. Hanus, Xiaomi Zhang, Shashwat Anand, Trevor P. Bailey, Alexander J.E. Rettie, Xianli Su, Ctirad Uher, Vinayak P Dravid, Gerald Jeffrey Snyder, Christopher M Wolverton, Mercouri Kanatzidis, "High Thermoelectric Performance in SnTe-AgSbTe2 Alloys from Lattice Softening, Giant Phonon-Vacancy Scattering, and Valence Band Convergence", ACS Energy Letters, (2018)
- Sungkyu Kim, Hee Joon Jung, Jong Chan Kim, Kyung Sun Lee, Sung Soo Park, Vinayak P Dravid, Kai He, Hu Young Jeong, "In Situ Observation of Resistive Switching in an Asymmetric Graphene Oxide Bilayer Structure", ACS Nano, (2018)
- Heemin Kang, Hee Joon Jung, Sung Kyu Kim, Dexter Siu Hong Wong, Sien Lin, Gang Li, Vinayak P Dravid, Liming Bian, "Magnetic Manipulation of Reversible Nanocaging Controls in Vivo Adhesion and Polarization of Macrophages", ACS Nano, (2018)
- Gajendra S Shekhawat, Srinivasan Ramachandran, Hossein Jiryaei Sharahi, Souravi Sarkar, Karl Hujsak, Yuan Li, Karl Hagglund, Seonghwan Kim, Gary Aden, Ami Chand, Vinayak P Dravid, "Micromachined Chip Scale Thermal Sensor for Thermal Imaging", ACS Nano, (2018)


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You know those places near where you live that are very popular for tourists to go and you are always ashamed that foreigners to your country have been there and you haven't? If not just roll with me on this.
Waiheke Island in Auckland has always been one of those places for me. Known as an adorable tiny island only half an hour's ferry ride from the central city, with beautiful wineries and beaches, I had not made it there despite having lived in Auckland city for 6 years, how embarrassing.
I tried to make up for this fact by exploring every inch of it yesterday. My parents are adorable and wanted to take me and my sis on a surprise date while I'm home in NZ, and Waiheke turned out to be the secret destination.
Please prepare your eyes for a zillion photos, I tried to narrow it down but may have somewhat failed.
Of course we had to start the day with coffee, that is how we function in this family. Coffee and a treat first, then productivity.
We walked around Auckland city a bit to begin with, with a particular mission to show my Dad the viaduct harbour. This is kinda like the hot spot if you wanna go clubbing or out for a fancy meal and that sort of thing in Auckland, gotta keep the parentals up on these things 😉
And this was the ship we took out to Waiheke:
Just kidding, we are a civilized country I promise, we took a normal ferry boat that is run with a motor. This was just a random ship in the viaduct harbour next to a whole lot of cute cafes- and you can see our famous Skytower in the background (the sixth highest tower in the world, wow I am knowledgeable 😉 ).
A proper lunch was needed to fuel our hike, I devoured this bad boy quick smart and then we took the ferry over.
See ya soon, Auckland.
Please take note of the below picture, this is my future home where you will all be invited for coffee and yoga, and underneath is my sister's future boat where she will live when she's not cleaning my house and painting my nails and doing my hair (okay so we didn't fully agree on those parts, minor details though people).
The adorable ferry terminal:
And the glorious bay which you lay eyes on the second you get off the ferry:
Every February Waiheke puts on a sculpture hike, where local artist's sculptures are exhibited around the coastline of the island. Um, genius. Hiking and looking at crazy art along an incredible series of bays, that sounds like a good time to me.
This was the first sculpture we came to on the hike. It was a beast, way bigger than it seems in the pic!
A little side plank because I can't resist doing a little yoga pose in every beautiful location I go to (and yes I am wearing sneakers and a dress, please don't judge me for my comfort based style choice accommodating both the hot weather and the hike):
This sculpture doesn't look like much, but actually it was gorgeous, it was like silver ribbons pulled tight and fluttering and flashing in the breeze.
The wine shack sculpture that had me confused for a good few minutes, Waiheke is very much the kind of place there would be a random wine shack so it was very mysterious to me as to why there wasn't any wine in it, I am smart I promise 😉
This sculpture was kinda weird looking but when you get up close there is this crazy eerie music coming from it- at first we couldn't figure out if the strings were making the noise in the wind but then we got up really close and figured out it was a recording. Artists are so clever!
This artist knew what would appeal to me:
The heart I made for Curtis, symbolizing our long distance love 🙂 Next year I'm sure I'll be one of the artists showcased here with these skills of mine 😉
This was also one of my favorites, it was really fun to walk through the mirrors and see the sea and the sky and ourselves reflected in them.
And my number one fave:
Again this sculpture was huge, I have no idea how people go about making these things.
The final view of the hike:
NZ is in a little tiny bit of a drought right now in case you were wondering, the price you pay for a gorgeous summer.
I have to say, when you come to NZ to visit me, you have to come in the summer because firstly it is awesome and warm but not too warm, and secondly because we will do this hike. These were just a few of my favorite sculptures on the hike because I didn't want to give you repetitive stress syndrome by making you scroll through a million, and the hike itself was perfect. I think we took about 90 mins doing it, stopping all the time to look at sculptures, and it was relatively easy but did get my heart rate up at some points. Waiheke itself also lived up to our expectations, I definitely recommend going there if you are in Auckland. Give me a few years and you can come hang out at my future clifftop house after the hike 😉
Some delicious home cooked pasta and yogurt with berries to finish the day:
Which is your favorite sculpture of the ones I showed you?
Have you ever been to Auckland/Waiheke?
Dream home destination? – The house above wasn't too shabby at all in my opinion 😉


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PROJECT BACKGROUND/RATIONALE: Primary care delivery is at a crossroads. Pundits point to a """"""""perfect storm"""""""" and the impending """"""""collapse of primary care"""""""" given how few medical trainees are moving into primary care, while others are leaving practice thanks to dwindling reimbursements, leaving the future of primary care uncertain. Patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) represent an updated primary care model that recognizes and rewards, through appropriate payment, the diverse but necessary activities of a primary care home base for a population of patients.4,5 Most major medical societies, and many public and private health care funders currently endorse some version of this concept. While extensive evidence documents the relationships between primary care and outcomes, there is remarkably little information on relationships between specific PCMH features and outcomes. In addition, there is almost no information on characteristics of sites that promote adoption of PCMH features. This proposal aims to use data from a 2007 all-VA survey of over 200 VA primary care practices to assess links between PCMH features and quality of care in VA, and understand which types of VA practices are most likely to adopt PCMH features. PROJECT OBJECTIVES: We propose to:
Aim #1 : Evaluate the impacts of existing VA patient-centered medical home models on quality of care, including which elements are most effective;
Aim #2 : Determine the factors related to successful site adoption of patient-centered medical home models and features in VA;
Aim #3 : Use expert panel methods to integrate and apply findings from Aims #1 and #2 to develop practice and policy recommendations on evidence-based primary care delivery models. PROJECT METHODS:
For Aim #1, we will merge data from the VA Clinical Practice Organizational Survey (CPOS) on PCMH features with existing VA quality data on preventive practice (e.g., flu shots), chronic disease processes (e.g., diabetic retinal exams) and intermediate outcomes (e.g., HbA1c), and patient ratings of care (e.g., access, continuity, coordination). We will use multi-level models to examine contributions of PCMH features to quality, adjusting for patient-level covariates.
For Aim #2, we will analyze practice environment measures (from CPOS and administrative data) and area characteristics chiefly from the Area Resource File linked to CPOS practice data.
For Aim #3, we will use expert panel methods to engage VA and non-VA national leaders in primary care and PCMH to develop practice/policy recommendations based on evidence generated from Aims #1 and #2.


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Yay! I know most of you are probably happy to hear that! LOL, it's gone on for far too long 😉 But, it's a little sad, because it means it's officially behind us… that one crazy Summer where we saw the entire country, did a lot of fun and crazy things that we had dreamed of for many years, in which we spent all our life savings and had to start from scratch living in the middle of no where boringville afterwards 😉 But, all things come to an end and this week folks, we'll be posting the last week of our road trip re-cap. So, for those of you who aren't sick of seeing all about it yet, leave us some love… for the rest of you who have had enough… stay away until next week!
Road Trip Posts Coming to an End
I am going to be sad when the posts are over. I loved every one of them and I felt like I got to tag along on the trip around the US! it was awesome 🙂
Can't wait for your wedding in just a few short weeks!


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Don't miss promising Punk upstarts Waste of Space and Fleckt Pets this month
The brilliant independent music venue/record store Pop Recs will be hosting two of the UK's most promising up and coming punk bands on the 17th of June and here's why you should be there…
Hailing from Sunderland, 'Waste of Space' bring the noise with their signature brand of dystopian punk and undeniable boldness. Sure to provide ample amounts of hard-hitting and raw tunes to raise your fist to, this three-piece has risen up with a vengeance and won't let anything stand in their way. With their cross-hairs aimed squarely at the sources of our common hatred and distrust as well as our fears for the future, Waste of Space never ceases to be catchy and oddly accessible.
Listen to: Nepal
A perfect example of the punchy attitude and raw, chant worthy, attitude of Waste of Space
Meanwhile, the Middlesbrough lads 'Fleckt Pets' shout and riff their way into your personal space with their politically and socially charged anthems. Their latest EP 'War Cry', released this year, will make you want to tear around with your middle finger firmly raised at the world.
What's more, this unrelenting and fierce defiance brings with it a platform for genuine anxieties and eye opening declarations we never knew we needed to hear.
Listen to: War Cry
A call to arms against the oppressors and a sure-fire showstopper at gigs, this track will bury its way into your head and become utterly unforgettable.
Both bands personify the face of fresh and modern punk while harkening back to some of the classic conventions we all love.
Guaranteed to entertain, inform, or just boil your blood, this event is definitely not one to miss!
More information about the event can be found here: : https://www.facebook.com/events/579699398867712/


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Grand Tetons National Park is one of my favorite places to visit. This view is just a little drive from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I can't even imagine the joy of living in such a glorious location. There was already snow on the ground during this fall trip. More beautiful memories!
12x9 acrylic painting on a wrap around canvas.
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Come join us at the last SPD Happy Hour of 2018!
Our monthly happy hour will be held on Thursday, October 25th (the last Thursday of the month) at No Fun and will be hosted by Dragos Lemnei, Esquire and David Heasty, Triboro. We hope to see you there!
Thursday, October 25th | 7PM - 9PM
No Fun - 161 Ludlow Street
(Between East Houston Street + Stanton Street)
No cover charge = no excuse not to come.
Must be 21 to enter. Please drink responsibly.


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Primary Doctors:
Dr. Gary Latos, DVM:
Dr. Latos has practiced in the community for over 30 years. He brings years of experience and expertise to the clinic. He has a special interest in surgery, cardiology, endocrinology, and all aspects of internal medicine. He has given back to the community by working with wildlife rescue and has helped reduce pet overpopulation by participating in spay and neuter for rescues and feral cats.
From a very young age, Dr. Latos knew he wanted to be a veterinarian. Seeing family pets fall ill and age over the years he knew his purpose was to someday be able to help them. A passionate and caring veterinarian he answered the question, "Why did you become a veterinarian?" the answer was easy, "It's in my blood."
Dr. Latos shares his life with an Italian Greyhound named Lorenzo. In his spare time he travels and considers himself a "foodie."
Dr. Kelly Watrobski, DVM
Dr. Watrobski's knack for math and science and natural love of animals were a perfect match for someone who ultimately pursued a career in veterinary medicine. This veterinarian "can't imagine doing anything else." Through school she worked as a veterinary nurse, caring for the hospitalized animals. After veterinary school she completed an internship and naturally settled in the area to be close to her family.
Dr. Watrobski's special interests in veterinary medicine include dermatology, wound management and pain management. She is working towards acupuncture certification and is looking forward to integrating holistic medicine in to her treatment plans.
Outside of work Dr. Watrobski's participates in an outreach program called Wings of Discovery as one of her special interests is wildlife and conservation medicine. Some day she would like to work the Iditarod as a vet. Seems like she has landed at the right spot as we do treat a lot of animal athletes in our practice! She shares her home with a feline geriatric wonder named Leland. In her spare time she enjoys reading and doing jigsaw puzzles with Leland by her side.
Dr. Jim Wright, DVM
Dr. Wright had a childhood dream to become a veterinarian. He remembers the essay written in the fourth grade where he indicated veterinary medicine was his chosen profession. A focused and intelligent young man, he attended Cornell University on a fast track program and achieved his Bachelor of Science and DVM degree in only 7 years. We joke that he is our "prodigy". He is smart, compassionate and experienced.
After practice ownership in Northern California and raising his son and daughter, Dr. Wright relocated to Southern California. We are so glad he has returned to Calabasas Animal Clinic where he had been previously employed for 14 years.
In his spare time he enjoys refurbishing his 32' sailboat, gourmet cooking, tennis, golf, writing, and basic dressage riding.
Dr. Dody Tyneway, DVM, CVA, CAVCA, CCRT
Dr. Dody Tyneway holds a B.S. in Animal Science from Cornell University. She graduated with honors from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 1992. Postgraduate studies include an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the world renowned Animal Medical Center in New York City. She became certified in veterinary acupuncture through the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society, is a certified Tuina practitioner and has studied classical acupuncture and herbal medicine with Dr. Xie at the Chi Institute. Dr. Tyneway is a veterinarian certified in animal chiropractic by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association and the Integrative Veterinary Medical Institute. She has practiced rehabilitation over 12 years and is certified by the Canine Rehabilitation Institute. Additionally, Dr. Tyneway is certified in Veterinary Chinese Herbal Medicine through both the Chi Institute and the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies.
Dr. Tyneway's family consists of a husband, two sons, three dogs and three cats. She is actively involved in dog sports having participated in numerous AKC and USDAA agility championships and her dogs also compete in nose work.
Dr. Linda Mackinnon, DVM, CVA, CTCVMP
Dr. MacKinnon graduated from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine with the President's Award as the outstanding graduate of her class. In 1996, she completed the IVAS acupuncture course and began her journey into holistic veterinary medicine. In 2002, Dr. MacKinnon completed the Options for Animals animal chiropractic course and five years later completed the University of Tennessee rehabilitation course. In 2015, Dr. MacKinnon was certified by the Chi Institute as a Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine Practitioner. Her hobbies are playing music with friends and riding her Quarter Horse, Tucker, on the 7000-acre ranch where he boards
Dr. Jennifer Conrad, DVM, CVA, CCRT
Jennifer Conrad is a native Californian who loves animals. Dr. Conrad went to vet school at UC Davis (1994) after attending UC Berkeley for undergrad. She feels that alleviating animal pain is her greatest goal and that her greatest happiness comes from making animals happy. In her free time, Dr. Conrad enjoys swimming in the ocean, traveling, drawing, and reading classic fiction.
Dr. Sabine Buerchler, DVM
A native of Switzerland, Dr. Sabine Buerchler graduated as a veterinarian from the University of Zurich in 2005. She subsequently spent two years in the UK working at a large Equine practice, before relocating to California where she spent a year at UC Davis performing stem cell research. Since then, Dr. Buerchler has spent several years practicing equine and small animal veterinary medicine in the greater Los Angeles area, while also practicing for two winters in Dubai, UAE.
Dr. Buerchler has always had an interest in complementary medicine. She completed the Options for Animals Course in Veterinary Spinal Manipulation (Chiropractics), is certified by the IVAS (International Veterinary Acupuncture Society), and in 2016 completed the Pitcairn course in Veterinary Homeopathy. Most recently Sabine enrolled in the CCRP (Canine Certified Rehabilitation Practitioner) course at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Buerchler is excited to put all of these pieces together, along with her continuing practical veterinary experience, in order to help her patients live long and healthy lives.
Outside of work, Dr. Buerchler can be found at the Santa Anita or schooling one of her off the track thoroughbreds to prepare them for a career in eventing or show-jumping.


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Who's Minding the Store? — A Report Card on Retailer Actions to Eliminate Toxic Chemicals evaluates the progress made and challenges that remain since last year's report card and the launch of the Mind the Store campaign, Campaign for Healthier Solutions, Getting Ready for Baby campaign, and Environmental Defence Canada's campaign for toxic-free products. This year's third-annual report card addresses the ongoing need for transformational change in the retail marketplace to promote safer chemicals in products, packaging, and global supply chains.
In 2018, Who's Minding the Store? evaluated the safer chemicals policies of forty1 of North America's largest retailers: 99 Cents Only, Ace Hardware, Ahold Delhaize (Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Giant, and Hannaford), Albertsons, Aldi US, Amazon, Apple, Best Buy, buybuy BABY, Costco, CVS Health, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, The Home Depot, Ikea, Kohl's, Kroger, Loblaw, Lowe's, Macy's, McDonald's, Nordstrom, Office Depot, Panera Bread, Publix, Restaurant Brands International (Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons), Rite Aid, Sally Beauty, Sephora, Staples, Starbucks, Sobeys, Subway, Target, TJX Companies, Trader Joe's, Ulta Beauty, Walgreens, Walmart Stores, Whole Foods Market, and Yum! Brands (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell). These retailers were selected for evaluation because they were among the top forty U.S. retailers by sales or they commanded the largest market share in one of twelve major retail sectors (see the sectors in the chart below)
New retailers evaluated in 2018: This year's report card includes 12 new retailers with 40 companies in total. The new companies include an apparel chain, a dollar store chain, an array of grocery stores, and, for the first time, six of the U.S.'s largest restaurant and fast food chains. This year we also included two chains based in Canada to expand the geographic scope of the report card.
Restaurant chains evaluated: Given the prevalence of chemicals of concern in food contact materials and the food supply, the report card now includes restaurant chains (including the subsectors: fast food, fast casual food, family dining, coffee shops, sandwich shops, etc.) for the first time. This follows letters we recently sent to over 75 of North America's top grocery and restaurant chains. Our evaluation of restaurant chains only covers corporate chemicals policies on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), bisphenol-A (BPA), and ortho-phthalates in food contact and food packaging materials as well as ortho-phthalates that are unintentionally introduced into the food itself throughout the supply chain. Our evaluation this year did not address restaurants' policies related to other chemical sustainability issues (e.g. direct food additives, pesticides, GMO's, etc.).
Retailers Evaluated in Who's Minding the Store? by Key Consumer Sector
1 Babies "R" Us is not being evaluated this year given its store closures. While Amazon.com and Whole Foods are one company, they are being graded separately given the differences in their respective sustainability policies. Thus, we evaluated 41 stores.
|Key Consumer Sector
|Retailers Evaluated in Who's Minding the Store?
|Amazon, Kohl's, Macy's, Nordstrom, Target, TJX, Walmart
|99 Cents Only, Amazon, buybuy BABY (Bed Bath & Beyond), Costco, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Target, Walmart
|Beauty & Personal Care
|99 Cents Only, Ahold Delhaize (Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Giant, and Hannaford), Albertsons, Aldi US, Amazon, Costco, CVS Health, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Kohl's, Kroger, Loblaw, Macy's, Nordstrom, Publix, Rite Aid, Sally Beauty, Sephora, Sobeys, Target, Trader Joe's, Ulta, Walgreens, Walmart, Whole Foods Market
|Department Store
|Kohl's, Macy's, Nordstrom
|Dollar Store
|99 Cents Only, Dollar General, Dollar Tree
|Amazon, Costco, CVS, Rite Aid, Target, Walgreens, Walmart
|Amazon, Apple, Best Buy, Costco, Kohl's, Macy's, Office Depot, Staples, Target, Walmart
|Furniture/Home Goods
|Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond, Costco, Ikea, Kohl's, Macy's, Target, TJX, Walmart, Target
|99 Cents Only, Ahold Delhaize (Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Giant, and Hannaford), Albertsons, Aldi US, Amazon, Costco, CVS Health, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Kroger, Loblaw, Publix, Rite Aid, Sobeys, Target, Trader Joe's, Walgreens, Walmart, Whole Foods Market
|Home Improvement
|Ace Hardware, Amazon, The Home Depot, Lowe's
|Office Supplies
|Amazon, Office Depot, Staples
|Restaurant / Fast Food
|McDonald's, Panera Bread, Restaurant Brands International (Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons), Starbucks, Subway, Yum! Brands (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell)
To evaluate retailers' safer chemicals policies and practices we developed and applied a scoring rubric of 14 criteria (listed below), first developed in 2016. We aligned the criteria with other corporate safer chemicals policies and best practices identified in the BizNGO Principles for Safer Chemicals, BizNGO Guide to Safer Chemicals, and the Chemical Footprint Project. Small changes were made to improve the criteria in 2017 and again in 2018. Each of the criteria was assigned a maximum number of possible points, ranging from 0 to 17.5 points, weighted based on our best professional judgment as to its importance to the goal of eliminating the use of harmful chemicals in consumer products and packaging. We created a tiered grading structure for each criterion, awarding points for partial steps retailers have taken toward the maximum allowable score under each criterion. Across the 14 criteria, the maximum possible score is 135 points. In 2018, we used the same curved letter grading system, going from F to A+, that was used in 2016 and 2017 (see the grading table).
We reviewed publicly available information reported by the retailers, including corporate social responsibility or sustainability reports, websites, news releases and blog posts, in the summer and early fall of 2018. We also reviewed official correspondence between the Mind the Store campaign, Campaign for Healthier Solutions, Getting Ready for Baby campaign, Environmental Defence Canada, and the forty retailers selected for evaluation. After an initial evaluation of the retailers, we sent each one its preliminary score along with a standardized letter, providing every company an opportunity to review our findings, disclose additional information, and/or make new public commitments to correct or improve the draft score and grade. We followed up with each retailer multiple times to ensure that staff had received the preliminary grade and understood the report's deadline and process. If requested by a retailer's staff, we met with them to review and discuss our findings. After receiving written input, we adjusted and finalized each score based on any new information that was disclosed. We also slightly refined and updated the scoring rubric to reflect some of the retailer initiatives and new commitments that did not cleanly fit within our initial criteria.
Below is the list of the 14 criteria that describe the "best in class" actions needed to achieve the maximum number of points for each category. The full scoring rubric spreadsheet can be downloaded at the links on this page.
Key resources for Who's Minding the Store?
Description of Actions Needed to Earn Maximum Points
Policy: Adopted a retailer safer chemicals policy
17.5 points
Retailer has a written safer chemicals policy that aims to avoid chemicals of high concern (CHCs)* beyond regulatory compliance in products or in packaging offered for sale. Within its scope, the policy also includes all 6 out of the 6 following elements:
- Sets public quantifiable goals for reducing and eliminating CHCs in the products and/or packaging it sells;
- Applies to both products AND packaging;
- Applies to its entire operations, including facilities and in-house purchasing;
- Restrictions on chemicals applies to all locations where products are sold (whether or not the company has locations outside the U.S.);
- For at least one major product category, includes a Beyond Restricted Substance List for chemicals of high concern (i.e. CHCs not yet subject to government restriction); and
- For at least one major product category, includes a Manufacturing Restricted Substance List (i.e. CHCs used to manufacture products but not present in the final product).
*Our evaluation of restaurant chains only covers corporate chemicals policies on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), bisphenol-A (BPA), and ortho-phthalates in food contact and food packaging materials as well as ortho-phthalates that are unintentionally introduced into the food itself throughout the supply chain.
Oversight: Established management responsibilities and incentives
7.5 points
The retailer engages its employees, managers and/or directors in implementing its chemicals policy for product safety (beyond regulatory compliance) through all 3 of the following activities:
- Assigned a member of senior management with responsibility for chemicals policy;
- Ensures Board level engagement in chemicals policy; and
- Established financial incentives for senior management related to chemicals policies.
Accountability: Ensures supply chain accountability
10 points
The retailer engages in 4 out of 4 practices to assess and ensure supplier conformance with retailer chemicals policies or RSLs):
- Audits suppliers to verify chemical data submitted;
- Trains suppliers in chemicals policy and/or reporting requirements;
- Requires suppliers to testing in 3rd third party approved laboratories and provide results to assure conformance with chemicals policy; and
- Retailer routinely tests parts, materials, or ingredients provided by suppliers to assure conformance with chemicals policy.
Disclosure: Requires suppliers to report use of chemicals in products to retailer
10 points
Full chemical ingredient information collected for all private- label and brand- name formulated products and articles OR, for restaurant chains, collected for all packaging, and generic material content collected for all articles. (see definition of full chemical ingredient information, glossary).
Action: Reduced or eliminated chemicals of high concern within the last three years
15 points
The retailer publicly reports on metrics in reducing and eliminating CHCs in past three years (since November 2015) across multiple product or packaging categories. Metrics include quantifying reductions of CHC by weight, number or percent of products or packaging containing CHCs or in which CHCs have been reduced, and/or number or percent of suppliers selling or reducing products or packaging containing CHC.
Safer Alternatives: Evaluates safer alternatives, avoids regrettable substitutes
10 points
Commissioned or required suppliers to conduct a credible hazard assessment, using detailed guidance, for alternatives to chemicals of high concern in products, packaging or operations; and has integrated retailer's criteria for a safer alternative consistent with MTS definition into private-label product development process.
Transparency: Demonstrates a commitment to transparency and public disclosure
15 points
Retailer safer chemicals policy and Beyond Restricted Substance List (BRSL) are both publicly available.Transparency around consumer ingredient disclosure (7.5 points):
Retailer requires all suppliers of formulated products and articles to publicly disclose all ingredients online and on product packaging (if either is applicable), including fragrance ingredients, generic ingredients, contaminants, impurities, byproducts, allergens and nanomaterials.
Chemical Footprint: Evaluates its chemical footprint
7.5 points
Retailer completes the Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) survey; makes score and responses publicly available; and retailer is a signatory to CFP.
Third-Party Standards: Promotes credible third-party standards for safer products
7.5 points
Requires credible third-party safer chemicals certification (see glossary for examples) in every relevant category of retailer private- label products and/or packaging going beyond regulatory compliance.
Extra Credit
Joint Announcement: Public commitment demonstrated through joint announcement
5 points
Participated in a joint public announcement with Mind the Store, Campaign for Healthier Solutions, the Getting Ready for Baby campaign, or Environmental Defence Canada.
Continuous Improvement: Shows continuous improvement by steadily expanding safer chemicals policy
15 points
Has demonstrated significant improvement on a consistent basis over the long-term in restricting chemicals of high concern.
Safer Products: Program to promote safer products in stores and/or on website
5 points
Developed a program to feature and market safer products on store shelves and/or website.
Collaboration: Actively participates in collaborative process to promote safer chemicals
5 points
Actively participates in a collaborative process to promote safer chemicals OR retains an independent expert institution (not a consulting firm) to assist in meeting the same goal (see glossary for examples) OR created an external Advisory Board to collaborate with stakeholders to seek input into implementation of safer chemicals policy.
Impact Investment: Investing financial resources into independent research into safer alternatives and/or green chemistry solutions
5 points
Company or company foundation invests significant financial resources into independent research into safer alternatives to chemicals of high concern and/or green chemistry solutions.
*** Of course, we can only grade retailers on the policies and practices that they publicly announce or that they disclosed to the authors in response to correspondence. We make no representations about policies or practices that retailers chose to keep confidential.


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$ 27.99 In StockInspired by Ellen's love of artisanal, yet simple designs, ED crafted by Royal Doulton encourages everyone to embrace their own style and express their individuality throughout all parts of life. Ellen's Neutral Dinnerware Story features the Charcoal Grey Lines pattern, which showcases a sophisticated feathered detail, with an organic, natural and timeless feel. The Charcoal Grey Lines Serving Platter is ideal for showcasing your favorite recipes.


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This Joshua Tree love session is one of my favorites, you guys. My first time in Joshua Tree, California was pretty magical. I went to Kinfolk the Workshop to learn how to be the best couples and wedding photographer that I could be. I learned so much more about how to serve my clients and how to bring out their best selves during shoots. The desert was M-A-G-I-C and I want to go back every year. It would be a dream to shoot an elopement or a wedding there because of how much beautiful energy there is. So if you're trying to head out to Joshua Tree, hit me up.
Miranda and Aiden were so freaking fun to hang out with! They both live in Arizona and traveled all the way to Joshua Tree just to do the shoot! How freaking special and amazing is that? Plus I just felt 20 times cooler even standing near them so that was another bonus. Can we talk about Miranda's makeup and style please?? It's so gooood. Choosing outfits for photoshoots can be super stressful and a pretty big to-do if you don't know what looks good on camera. I send a style guide to each of my clients before the shoot so they have time to learn what looks good and what works well! The right outfit can totally elevate the emotion and compliment the environment in the photo. In the same way, the wrong outfit can distract from all the good. Clothing choice is way more important than people think but in my guide I emphasize that you should be comfortable and feel like yourself too!
Every photographer should invest in education because there is constantly so much to learn in this world. My personal goal is to take 2 classes a year to improve my business and skills. It's easy to get settled into a way of working that's comfortable. That's something I really want to avoid in my business. I always want to be growing and learning new how to be better.
I feel so inspired and ready to make more magic with my couples this year!


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The University of Findlay men's basketball team finished their regular season with an 88-61 win over Hillsdale College on Feb. 24 in Croy Gymnasium. The win gives the 14th-ranked Oilers a 25-3 record on the season with a 19-1 mark in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC).
The Oilers, who were playing on senior day, found themselves down 40-31 at the break. The Oilers then out-scored the Chargers 57-21 in the second half to pick up another win in front of the home fans.
Findlay shot 50.7 percent (34-of-67) from the floor and canned 47.8 percent (11-of-23) of their three pointers in the game. They also held a 44-27 advantage on the boards in the win.
Senior guard Elijah Kahlig led the way with 20 points on the strength of a 6-of-7 showing from three point range. Kahlig also grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in the contest.
Senior guard Martyce Kimbrough had 14 points while senior forward Taren Sullivan had 12 points, tied his career-high with ten assists, and had five boards. Sullivan also made everyone smile before the game as he proposed to his girlfriend during senior day festivities.
Junior forward Alex White reached double figures with ten points and also chipped in six rebounds while sophomore forward Aaron Overhiser contributed eight points and four rebounds off the bench.
Freshman guard Tommy Schmock added eight points off the pine while senior guard Austin Gardner recorded six points and a career-high eight rebounds.
The Chargers, who shot 42.4 percent (25-of-59) from the floor, received 21 points from Stedman Lowry and 20 points from Ryan Badowski.
The Oilers will be back in action again on Thursday, March 1 when they host Kentucky Wesleyan College at 6pm in the first round of the G-MAC Tournament.


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Conference Papers in Medicine
Volume 2013, Article ID 197328, 6 pages
Oncothermia Basic Research at In Vivo Level: The First Results in Japan
1Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama Minami, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
2"Frederic Joliot Curie" National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene, XXII. Ker. Anna u. 5, 1221 Budapest, Hungary
31st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Üllői út 26, 1085 Budapest, Hungary
4Biotechnics Department, Faculty of Engineering, St. István University, Pater K. u. 1., 2100 Godollo, Hungary
Received 17 January 2013; Accepted 28 May 2013
Academic Editors: G. Baronzio, M. Jackson, and A. Szasz
Copyright © 2013 G. Andocs et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to Cite this Article
G. Andocs, Y. Okamoto, K. Kawamoto, et al., "Oncothermia Basic Research at In Vivo Level: The First Results in Japan," Conference Papers in Medicine, vol. 2013, Article ID 197328, 6 pages, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/197328.


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Ansal shelves plan for follow-on offer2 min read . Updated: 19 Feb 2008, 01:18 AM IST
Ansal shelves plan for follow-on offer
Ansal shelves plan for follow-on offer
New Delhi: Real estate developer Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd, which was looking at a follow-on public offer this year to raise funds for expansion, has temporarily put aside its plans because of volatile market conditions.
Ansal API is now exploring other options for raising funds, such as a combination of debt and private equity placement at the project level, said Vijay Sajjanhar, additional vice-president, finance and accounts. The company is looking to raise around Rs1,000 crore. "The current market conditions are not good for a public issue. We will look at a follow-on public offer when the market conditions are better," he said. "We are waiting for our bankers to advise us on what we should do."
Earlier this month, real estate developer Emaar MGF Land Ltd and health-care chain Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd decided to withdraw their initial public offerings as their issues could not get fully subscribed even after they lowered their price band and extended the issue dates.
This isn't the first time that India's stock market, which touched record levels in the past one year, has gone through a roller coaster that has affected the public issue of companies. Last year, Bangalore-based real estate developer Puravankara Projects Ltd reduced its price band and extended the period of its initial offer because of volatility in the market.
Ansal, which listed in 1993, initially wanted to raise Rs1,000 crore through the sale of shares. The company had planned to issue fresh equity for the follow-on public offer. Ansal was also looking at private equity placements before the follow-on public offer. The company was initially looking at reducing its promoter holding in the company to 55% from the current 66% through a combination of a follow-on public offer and private equity placements.
Ansal is in talks with private equity players to invest at the project level. "As a part of the business model we are in talks with various players. But, we have not entered into an agreement with any player yet," Sajjanhar said.
The company has a debt equity ratio of 0.6:1. This debt ratio could go up to one. "Typically real estate companies have a debt leverage of two or three. But, we will not go beyond a debt leverage of one," Sajjanhar said.
Ansal API is not allowed to have foreign private equity investment at the company level because it is not foreign direct investment compliant.


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This page uses AngularJS to fetch my Parkrun data from a JSON file held on Amazon S3. To update I simply add my time to the file and then run a bash script which syncs the file with S3. Parkrun do not have a working API and you're not allowed to scrape their website so at the moment the update process is fairly manual (about 10 seconds).
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These braces are CRUCIAL! We've seen people that have left them off and suffered cracks in their blocks. That's a bad thing.
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Discover the latest and greatest IT trends that enable the ongoing production of our modern day economy. Get a head start and explore the concepts surrounding Information Technology Governance tools and techniques. Become a valued member of your organization by learning the benefits and advantages of implementing IT Governance, and the ways in which modern organizations are becoming increasingly dependent on their technologies and how to implement them accurately. This certification validates that you know specific methods, models, and/or tools. This is essential to professionals in order to be updated on the latest multimedia trends, and to add to their IT Governance toolbox.The industry is facing a bold, new world with the amazing developments of IT Governance, and the challenges and the opportunities this presents are unprecedented. The IT Governance Complete Certification Kit serves as a complete introductory guide for anyone looking to grasp a better understanding of IT Governance concepts and their practical application in any environment. The Art of Service's introductory IT Governance training and certification helps IT practitioners develop the skills that are crucial as businesses embark on this massive transformation. It provides an industry credential for IT professionals to help them transform into the world of IT Governance. This training and certification enables you to move both the industry and business forward, and to quickly take advantage of the benefits that IT Governance applications present.Take the next step: Get Certified! The Art of Service IT Service Management programs are the #1 certification programs in the information management industry. Being proven means investing in yourself and formally validating your knowledge, skills, and expertise by the industry's most comprehensive learning and certification program. The IT Governance Complete Certification Kit course prepares you for IT Governance Certification.Why register?- Easy and Affordable. - Learning about IT Governance technologies has never been more affordable.- Latest industry trends explained.- Acquire valuable skills and get updated about the industry's latest trends right here. Today.- Learn from the Experts. The Art of Service offers education about IT Governance and 300 other technologies by the industry's best.- Learn at your own pace. Find everything right here, when you need it, and from wherever you are.What will you learn?- Learn the important concepts, advantages, and uses of IT Governance in any organization.- Learn about the benefits of implementing IT Governance tools and techniques in your work place. - Examine the various Frameworks of IT Governance.- Learn about Non-IT Specific Frameworks.- Explore the tricks of the trade when it comes to Information Technology Management. Course OutlineThe topics covered in this course are:- Introduction to Governance- Information Technology Governance - Frameworks of IT Governance- Non-IT Specific Frameworks- Information Technology ManagementContact Hours:The recommended minimum contact hours to pass the certification test is 18 hours.Delivery:The program combines presentations supported by trainer audio. Each module is followed by quizzes and exercises (marking scheme provided) to test your knowledge and competency, and to enhance understanding of the key concepts. A certificate is awarded to your successful passing of the final exam (80% pass requirement) and completion of the course. This is an eLearning Program. Your access details to the eLearning course are in the book.Program Materials:- Multimedia presentations- Downloadable resources (PDF documents)- End of module review questions to assess your content knowledge


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Boys Junior Varsity Basketball
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The JV basketball team has been extremely successful over the past few seasons and has provided the varsity team with several strong players. Coaches Oris Bryant and Mike Kalin strive to perfect the fundamentals in each player and ensure that each practice is enjoyable and effective. The team plays 16 season games against ISL and non-ISL teams.
Oris BryantHead Coach At nobles since 2011
Coaching Philosophy: JV basketball strives to prepare experienced and beginning players alike to compete at the next level, while emphasizing skill-development and a team-first mentality. For each player, we want to create an environment that challenges appropriately and allows for growth as a basketball player. In this, all players are introduced to the overall program philosophy of "ubuntu"—"I am because we are, and I cannot be all I can be unless you are all you can be."
Coaching Tenure: I have coached the junior varsity team for the last 9 years here at Nobles.
Playing/Prior Coaching Experience: Varsity basketball head coach at the Winsor School; Assistant varsity basketball coach at the Belmont Hill School; Assistant then head varsity basketball coach at the Holderness School. Four-year member of the men's varsity basketball team at Brown University. Played at Boston Latin Academy where I was recognized as a Fox Sports/Boston Celtics all-scholastic player.
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My name is Whitney.
I'm an adoptable cat at San Diego Humane Society's San Diego Campus on Gaines St. I've been vaccinated, spayed and microchipped and am ready for my new home!
I'm a 4-year-old female, 8.68 lbs, Domestic Short Hair/Mix.
Microchip: 985113002028448
Here's a bit of an insight into my background and personality…
How I arrived: I was transferred in from another shelter on June 8, 2018.
At SDHS: I've been vaccinated, spayed and microchipped and am ready for my new home! Ask about me, because I'm behind the scenes in an office.
Why I am the one for you: My Personality Color Code is Blue, meaning I'm Bashful…Shy…Introverted…Timid…and Coy! I can be a little shy at first when meeting new people. But the staff at SDHS saw my potential and brought me into an office to help me come out of my shell. I like to take cat naps, but I'm always excited when they arrive for the day to come out and get pets and give some leg-rubbing love. My purr gives away my hiding places, but I don't mind when they visit for some extra head rubs. I have a lot of love to give! I would prefer a home with older, respectful children. If you think we'd be a good match, come meet me today.
See my blog: I'm a hidden gem at San Diego Humane Society! Click here to search for me on the website (#283374) and see my diary with lots of photos.
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Beautiful fresh fish and a wonderful selection of types.
Great local business. Always fresh and always helpful.
Best place in Napier for fresh fish. Small shop, big customer service
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Embroidered Jackets Have a High-Fashion MomentNoticed
Embroidered jackets, reminiscent of Japanese souvenir styles, are having a high-fashion moment. New interpretations of the jackets, which are said to have originated after World War II when occupying soldiers had ornate Japanese designs sewn onto their own jackets, were first seen at this season's resort collections, at Stella McCartney and Chloé. During the fashion shows just ended, showgoers were spotted in new and vintage versions, including the model Laura Love; the French actress Alice Isaaz (in Chloé); Carlotta Oddi, Anna Della Russo's stylish assistant; and Elizabeth Von Guttman, a founder of System magazine, who found hers in a vintage store on a recent trip to Tokyo. The jackets also turned up on the spring 2016 men's wear runways, at Louis Vuitton and Pringle. Pro tip: If designer duds or a trip to Japan is not in your future, a souvenir jacket could be a great eBay score. Start the bidding.
Metallic Pleated Skirts Work All Day and NightOn Trend
Ladylike and party-ready, a metallic pleated skirt is the new go-to for day-to-night dressing. During the recent designer shows, several fashionable women were seen in sunray-pleated metallic skirts from Loewe and Proenza Schouler, worn for daytime with a good sweater, turtleneck or office-appropriate blouse and boots. For evening, metallics looked fresh styled up head-to-toe, as in the Christopher Kane green lurex top and lamé pleated skirt combo that Miroslava Duma wore for a night out in Paris. Not that you need to be match-matchy. A silver sequined top (one of the sparkling Dior turtlenecks would be nice) would look great with a metallic skirt in a different hue.
Opening Ceremony and Minnetonka Combine on MoccasinsPaired
In the latest of its left-field collaborations, Opening Ceremony has teamed with Minnetonka, the iconic Minnesota moccasin maker, on mocs and slippers for everyone in the family. The styles, costing $60 to $145, include handmade shearling slippers with checkered laces, moccasins embellished with crystals and these shearling-lined moosehide slip-ons, which look downright chic.
Staud, a Website That Lets You Customize ClothingDebut
This week, Sarah Staudinger, the former fashion director at Reformation, the eco-friendly label with a cool-girl following, and George Augusto, a Los Angeles gallery owner and publisher, are introducing Staud, an e-commerce site offering all manner of customization. Starting with 13 hip styles, Staud lets you choose colors, lengths, sleeves and add-on trim. For example, a sleeveless minidress can be made into a long-sleeve maxi. Prices for the collection range from $75 to $400, with customizing adding roughly $25 to $50, with a two-and-a-half-week turnaround. And Staud is ready for customers who want to post their options on social media: Every variation is photographed and ready to be shared with friends. At staud.clothing.


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Art by Deanne K. Sole may be small and intimate but it is full of personality. Her assemblages come to life and tell a story or become characters that "interact" with their surroundings. See more of her work at Small Space Fest: June 20th, 2016.
Her art is also currently on display at Satellite Contemporary's current exhibition: Debris Field.
On her art: "My works are small and intimate: hand-sized assemblages of found objects.
I don't consider them finished until I have brought them them into a space and arranged them in a way that suggests, I hope, the scattered irregularity of stars. Niches and scuffs on the walls become part of the curation.
My sense of scale and arrangement has been influenced by Richard Tuttle; my enthusiasm for found materials has been affected by Rauschenberg, Schwitters, and Phyllida Barlow.
I have lived in Las Vegas for five years. I work at the Marjorie Barrick art museum on the UNLV campus, I co-manage the Satellite Contemporary gallery, and I assist in the editing of the local art website Settlers + Nomads."
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This homeschooling mom's one-year journey with no TV, no fast food, and an outrageous goal to pay off $30,000 in debt.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Octagon-style learning about the Circulatory System
So Wilkin has been confused about veins/muscles/nerves for a while now. Fascinated with bionics and nerves and muscles, but calling all of them veins.
My good friend Josie Ryan came for a short visit on her way through to Washington, D.C. and decided Wilkin needed to know the difference between veins/muscles/nerves.
At the library, she found lots of books on how the body functions. He went home with Your Body by Stephanie Turnbull: Amazon listing of Your Body and A Drop of Blood by Paul Showers: Amazon listing of A Drop of Blood.
He read and re-read the information on the circulatory system, especially when he learned that he was born with a small VSD - ventricular septal defect - and that Josie was born with a hole in her heart as well. Wilkin's VSD was so small that, at his last pediatric cardiologist visit, they said we didn't need to come back for three years. By that time, they thought that the VSD could be completely closed.
We have read and re-read these books, as well as checking out videos on the Britannica website. Yesterday, I had an appointment scheduled to give blood at the Red Cross. Since we had been reading about the circulatory system, we took A Drop of Blood along with us. Our phlebotomist, Fran, was very patient with us, answering all of Wilkin's questions and even letting him touch the warm bag of blood after the donation was over. I learned a lot about anti-coagulants and the process of storage and identification of blood, too.
Just by searching around, we found a classroom lecture and echocardiogram on Youtube. On Wednesday, March 10, Wilkin has his three-year check up with the pediatric cardiologist, where he will have his very own echocardiogram.
Thanks to Josie, who picked up on some misinformation Wilkin had - and knowing he was bright enough to be able to learn more - and amazing timing with a blood donation and echocardiogram - Wilkin now is very knowledgeable about the heart, blood, oxygenation, arteries and veins. Now THAT'S some great octagon-style learning.
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Tips for Wowing Would Be Employers with Technical Expertise on a Curriculum Vitae
By Sheri F. Harper, 7th May 2012 | Follow this author
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Employers know the technical requirements for a position, if they find specific matches on your curriculum vitae, your CV will make the interview pile, here's how to do it.
- Overview
- Put Technical Expertise as a Single Line on a Bullet Following Employment Duties
- List First Aid, CPR or other Medical Training in Your Skill Set
- List Foreign Languages Prominently in Your Skill Set
- Avoid Listing Commonly Expected Technical Expertise in CV Skills List
- Put Operating Systems Specifics in the Curriculum Vitae Skills List
- Avoid Putting Every Unix Command, App or Subset of Skills in Your Curriculum Vitae Skills List
- Put Media and Applications in the Curriculum Vitae Skills Lists
- Put Programming Language Expertise in the Curriculum Vitae Skills List
- Put Test and Laboratory Tools Experience in the Curriculum Vitae Skills List
- Don't Forget to Include Certifications and Professional Attainments
- Final Comments About Curriculum Vitae Skills Lists
Technical expertise highlighted in curriculum vitae can be a sure way to catch a potential employer's eye. Although every employer expects to pay for on the job training, a potential employee that has certain prerequisite skills will speed them to productive output. Every employer expects to see the basic list of universities attended and graduation dates and list of positions you work and the duties involved.
Put Technical Expertise as a Single Line on a Bullet Following Employment Duties
One way to highlight technical expertise is to create a bolded Skills: line following employment duties. This tends to be more effective than a paragraph list of skills in a special section. The skills should match the duties used in the coursework or on the job because it offers a reality check for the employer.
By placing the skills within a timeline of duties, employers should see a continual expansion of technical expertise and can judge the duration of your experience with those skills. Note: put all dates in reverse chronological order and do not mix and match dates and times. Be sure to put a complete time scale from working age through the current date.
Skills lists are a great way to fill in unemployed time by showcasing how you earned A+ certification at Microsoft, learned a foreign language or earned your GED. Self-training fills holes in your curriculum vitae with a positive message for employers.
List First Aid, CPR or other Medical Training in Your Skill Set
Many employers think first aid skills, CPR and other medical training as a positive since they are skills that are useful during emergencies. Mothers who have such skills or training in order to help their children can find this as a positive statement about their responsibilities.
List Foreign Languages Prominently in Your Skill Set
Foreign language skills are in hot demand especially in government positions since you can stand in as an interpreter. Some positions give you a bonus if you have language skills. High demand language skills are Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, French, German but oddly known skills or the ability to sign for the deaf are also helpful.
Avoid Listing Commonly Expected Technical Expertise in CV Skills List
Do not use non-specific or commonly expected technical expertise. Do not say laptop, PC, or word processing in general. The same applies to other general skills like typing unless unusually proficient, filing, answering the phone, running a copier.
Put Operating Systems Specifics in the Curriculum Vitae Skills List
Because of the continual change in computing, operating specific skills are in high demand. Many employers spend a lot of money retraining personnel to operate under the most current operating system.
CV Skills Examples: Windows 7, Linux, Windows Vista
Don't put duties like backing up data, installations, account set up utilities in the skills list; instead use these in the description of job duties.
Avoid Putting Every Unix Command, App or Subset of Skills in Your Curriculum Vitae Skills List
You may be one up on all of your friends for noticing the hottest way to hack into accounts or if you learned to fork procedures or have the largest collection of apps on your Ipad. What is important is having learned a set of skills that are overall quantified. Expert skills are best to showcase. If you don't know which ones to use, use those in which you are proficient that employers are asking for on their job listing. Matching your skill to an employer's want will improve your chances of getting an interview.
Put Media and Applications in the Curriculum Vitae Skills Lists
With the onset of 4GL Wireless Devices, specific telephone media—Blackberry, Android, Apple, etc. along with expertise with specific applications can be a calling card.
CV Skills Examples: Verizon, Android, Foursquare, Twitter, MS Office, MS Access 2007, Adobe
Put Programming Language Expertise in the Curriculum Vitae Skills List
For those in the science, engineering, finance etc. areas, the ability to create small programs and/ or databases often can appear desirable to employers. Use the job duties to explain the complexity of your experience in terms of system users, hours of operation i.e. 24x7, database load—users, tables, transactions and how you interact with the system i.e. provide requirements, design, build, maintain, use.
CV Skills Examples: C++, Visual C, Java, MS Access Basic, Fortran
Put Software Design Tool Experience in the Curriculum Vitae Skills List
Engineers, scientists and computer designers that use tools that enforce design methodologies or are used in drafting, tooling or other job duties, should also specify their skills with these tools in the skills list.
Put Test and Laboratory Tools Experience in the Curriculum Vitae Skills List
If you've worked with any tools of the trade, including robots, DNA Analyzers, Electronics Testbeds, microprocessors, electron microscopes, providing details of the models and or tools can make you seem a complete whiz compared to someone without this information.
Don't Forget to Include Certifications and Professional Attainments
Passing the professional engineers test, state accounting tests, or earning other certifications are all good things to include in your attainments.
Final Comments About Curriculum Vitae Skills Lists
The CV Skills: list helps to keep your curriculum vitae focused on performance, duties, and responsibilities by providing a time-related list of skills that will keep your curriculum vitae information well-organized, relevant to employers and compact.
Example CV Employment Entry:
Job Title, Employer, Date Range
Designed x, y, z, supported 500 users, maintained system 24x7, reduced system load time by 50%, had 100% problem resolution rate.
Skills: Windows 7, CATIA, Linux, Android, SPSS 7.0, Fortran, C++
Analysis: the employer can see job duties, measures of effectiveness that are relevant, and specific details at a glance.


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