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Honiton Lions Club supports children's charity
PUBLISHED: 11:00 22 September 2016
Honiton and District Lions Club has donated £2,000 to children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent.
The money was raised from the club's annual duck race, which enjoyed a record turnout when it was held in Honiton, in August.
Club president Brian Richards and past president Steve Guilbert presented the cheque to CLIC Sargent's Joy Petley at a club meeting at the Deer Park Hotel.
Lion Bob Francis said: "We are delighted to support CLIC Sargent, and the money will be used to support families whose children have cancer in East Devon.
"There are 29 families in East Devon that CLIC Sargent currently supports, two of which are in Honiton.
"This is a very worthy cause and we don't usually associate children with cancer and the problems it can cause families."


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I decided to use the italian word Contravento which means 'against the wind' because I have always felt I went against everybody's direction, and I thought it shouldn't be so wrong going to the contrary side of the life's road.
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I'm the main chief of this project, Diego Ferrer; a Spanish translation student from English and French who's also licensed in International Trade and Marketing, which provided me experience in the field of marketing and sales. The aim of this page, as I said on the main page, is to share all I know with you. You may be interested in marketing, in translation, or both even!
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Lead Paint – The History and Dangers Infographic
Feeling a little woozy whilst working on a paint job? Whilst this seems a little common, there could be much more to it than a lack of ventilation!
Paint Inspection Ltd are pleased to announce that we have obtained Approval to the Humber Clients Pre-Qualification Scheme working with the likes of Centrica, BP, Total, and SSE etc.
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THE 2019 PeDRA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
We are looking forward to our 7th annual research conference!
When: November 14-16, 2019
Where: Marriot Chicago O'Hare – Chicago, IL
What: 2 days of didactic lectures, interactive workshops led by experts in research methodology, poster and basic science sessions, and disease-focused small-group meetings. The Early Investigator Forum will take place on Thursday, November 14, 2019!
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler has been awarded a major grant to help address the shortage of mental health providers in the region.
The hospital announced Thursday that it has been selected for a three-year award of $750,000 from The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to establish a residency program in rural Northeast Texas, according to a news release from the hospital. Northeast Texas comprises 35 counties and is home to 1.5 million people, 58% of them living in rural areas.
"The health challenges in rural America are clear: rural communities face a greater risk of poor health outcomes than their urban counterparts," said HRSA Administrator George Sigounas, MS, Ph.D. "Programs like the Rural Residency Planning and Development grants take aim at one of the most persistent disparities: access to high quality health care providers. HRSA is committed to increasing the number of providers serving rural communities and improving health in rural America."
This grant is part of a larger $20 million multiyear initiative by HRSA to expand the physician workforce in rural areas by developing new, sustainable residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine and psychiatry. Award recipients include rural hospitals, community health centers, health centers operated by the Indian Health Service, Indian tribes or tribal organizations and schools of medicine.
The goal of UT Health Science Center's project is to develop a sustainable, accredited rural training track in psychiatry and ultimately to expand the area's rural mental health outcomes. With the majority of physicians graduating from residency programs and entering medical practice within 100 miles of their training program, UT Health Science Center at Tyler plans to leverage this trend and recruit graduates of the rural program to enter psychiatry practice in Northeast Texas.
Over half of the counties in this region have no practicing psychiatrist or report a psychiatrist-to-population ratio exceeding 1-to-2,500, according to the news release. Reflecting the regional shortage of psychiatrists, Northeast Texas reports an age-adjusted suicide rate of 17.5 per 100,000 population compared to the state suicide rate of 12.2 per 100,000.
Launching this rural psychiatry residency program will immediately increase access to psychiatric services in the area as patients begin to receive care from psychiatry residents in year one of the program.
"The mental health challenges in this region are very evident. Most of our counties do not have access to mental health services; we want to change that," said Dr. Kirk A. Calhoun, president of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. "We felt it was very important that we step up and help resolve these problems within our community and the state. Our emphasis on behavioral health has afforded us to become the principal provider for behavioral health services in this region. Now, with the HRSA grant, we are continuing to expand our reach into rural communities to address mental health concerns in a very significant way."
UT Health Science Center at Tyler was the only institution in Texas to receive the award. The new rural residency track will begin interviewing candidates in 2020. The new program will be hosted in Pittsburg, Texas, where the university has already experienced great success with its residency program for rural family medicine.


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KINGSTON, N.Y. — The traffic roundabout planned for the intersection of Albany Avenue, Broadway and Col. Chandler Drive in Kingston won't be finished until late 2021, a year later than planned, a state Department of Transportation spokeswoman says.
Heather Pillsworth said in an email this week that the department is seeking new bids for the project, resulting in the delay.
"The New York State Department of Transportation anticipates putting the Kingston roundabout reconstruction project back out to bid in September,' Pillsworth wrote. "The project is scheduled for completion in fall 2021."
Pillsworth said previous bids submitted for the project were rejected, but she did not say why.
"The DOT rejected all bids in order to re-examine the project and associated costs," she wrote.
Construction of the roundabout was to begin in the fall of 2018 and be completed in late 2020.
In March, after the bids were submitted, Pillsworth said contracts for the work had not been finalized, but she gave no indication that a setback was coming. Rather, she said, the department was "continuing to review the bids and work[ing] toward making a contract award."
The roundabout project's estimated cost at the time was put at $13.1 million. It's not clear whether that amount will hold now that new bids are being sought.
The cost estimate when the project first was announced was $7 million.
The roundabout — which planners say will ease traffic flow at the busy and sometimes confusing intersection — is being overseen by the state Department of Transportation, and all of the money for the project is coming from state and federal coffers. The city of Kingston, though, will pick up the tab for underground water and sewer pipe work at the site.
Besides changing the flow of vehicular traffic, the roundabout is to include 10-foot-wide, mixed-use paths for pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as raised crosswalks.
Also, signs directing traffic to and through the roundabout will be ground-mounted, rather than overhead, as the current signs are.


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Clinical Supervisor
Responsible for the clinical and programmatic coordination and implementation of HIV Case Management Program, United Way Program and/or the HOPWA Program to meet the needs of clients requesting case management assistance. The individual will operate in accordance with the established professional standards and guidelines for the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), ODADAS, and agree to adhere to NASW standards for services and clinical supervision, and the Ohio Credentialing Board (OCB) and OCB standards for social work.
- Provides clinical supervision to Case Managers including developing and advancing case management skills, reviewing documentation, putting theory into practice, continuing education, lending emotional support, and identifying transference issues.
- Provides clinical supervision regarding Motivational Interviewing theory and practice and supports agency-wide use of Evidenced Based Practices.
- Provide support and training to staff related to learning health record systems and other software, Client Services and Case Management procedures, and program specific eligibility, assistance services, and level of care determinations.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills. Ensure that action items and updates are provided to staff proactively. Capture feedback from clients, staff, and community partners and communicate the information to the appropriate persons.
- Returns client, provider, and other stakeholder correspondence within 2 business days.
- Demonstrates initiative and leadership by anticipating and problem solving service interruptions for clients, staff transitions, and procedural changes.
- Ensures client files and records are maintained as directed by agency policies and procedures.
- Maintains client confidentiality by ensuring staff follow agency and program policies and procedures.
- Processes and problem solves with staff to ensure staff caseloads are no greater than 10% out of date in any given month.
- Ensures that case referrals are assigned within 2 business days. Reviews outstanding referrals each month with staff in individual supervision. Ensures that all cases are assigned to an appropriate level of care.
- Collects and processes staff Supervision Logs, Trainings Logs, and other data in compliance with established program procedure. Problem solve any struggles in maintaining supervision and training requirements.
- Completes timely reporting on multiple data points for internal and external review. Reports are generally due monthly and quarterly, and may be requested at other times.
- Reviews productivity report with staff in individual supervision; Identifies areas that require attention such as time management skills, organizational skills, and utilization report; provides training and ongoing coaching for identified needs.
- Works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Builds new and maintains ongoing relationships with other service providers serving our client population.
- Represents organization in community engaging other service providers and educating about special needs associated with HIV/AIDS or chronic disease management in the primary care continuum.
- Represents organization in Network meetings, planning councils, and other community activities in order to maintain and/or develop processes and procedures associated with HIV/AIDS or chronic disease management.
- Demonstrates unconditional positive regard to clients; Conducts all aspects of job responsibilities with a focus on exceptional customer service.
- Demonstrates continuous growth and development of Cultural Competency exhibiting an understanding, awareness, and respect for diversity.
- Complete performance appraisals at 90 days and annually, develop performance improvement plans as needed, and maintain supervision records.
- Attend monthly, quarterly, and as needed meetings in-person at multiple agency sites and community partner locations.
- Utilize email, Skype, phone, and other telecommunication options to participate in meetings across sites.
- Conduct interviews and participate in onboarding processes for new employees.
- Other duties as assigned related to this position by supervisor.
- Minimum of LISW-S required and Master Degree required.
- Five years of direct-service experience, preferably in a community-based health-care setting and a minimum of one year of supervisory experience preferred.
- Must have sensitivity to, interest in and competence in cultural differences, HIV/AIDS, minority health, sexual practices, chemical dependency, chronic disease management, and a demonstrated competence in working with persons of color, and gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender community.
- Community-based case management and training experience desired.
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications and other computer applications required.
- Must have valid Ohio driver's license and reliable transportation.
- Must have knowledge and adherence to social work standards and ethics.
Background and reference checks will be conducted. Hours may vary, including working some evenings and weekends based on workload. Individuals are not considered applicants until they have been asked to visit for an interview and at that time complete an application for employment. Completing the application does not guarantee employment. In accordance with Equitas Health's Drug-Free Workplace Policy, pre-employment drug testing will be administered. EOE/AA
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(O) Occasionally the activity is performed up to 20% of the time
(F) Frequently the activity is performed from 21% - 50% of the time
(C) Constantly the activity is performed at least 51% of the time
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Carrying F Handling O
Pushing O Finger Dexterity C
Pulling O Feeling O
Standing O Talking C
Walking F Ordinary Conversation C
Sitting C Loud Talking O
Climbing N Hearing C
Balancing N Ordinary Conversation C
Work at Heights N Other O
Stooping O Repetitive Motion F
Crouching O Seeing C
Kneeling N Work with others to accomplish work C
Crawling N Work alone to accomplish work F
Transporting Clients C Susceptible to several interruptions C
The employee must regularly lift and carry small packages of up to 10 pounds. The employee must occasionally carry supplies, materials, and audio visual aids weighing up to 50 pounds to and from their car and to other locations within or outside of the office.
There are no known occupational hazards in performing the job.
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It is the policy of Equitas Health that no employee or applicant will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender, gender-identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, HIV status, genetic information, political affiliation, marital status, union activity, military, veteran, and economic status, or any other characteristic protected in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. This policy applies to all phases of its personnel activity including recruitment, hiring, placement, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, separation, recall, compensation, benefits, education, recreation, and all other conditions or privileges of employment.
Equitas Health values diversity and welcomes applicants from a broad array of backgrounds.


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If i recieve some dirty bitcoins (large amounts ) which is the safest way to store them in an anonymous place and then convert them into dollars? Do i need a TREZOR?
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Tumble into a paper wallet. Then cash out as you need. https://blockchain.info/wallet/paper-tutorial
Otherwise replace the paper wallet with trezor as you suggested.
As a note, these two options rely more on physical security than your standard wallet. blockchain.info notes: "The paper contains everything needed to spend the coins and must be kept physically secure."


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Created 01-28-2019 03:22 PM
First of all I am new to Hadoop/Hive (just started looking at it recently). What I am trying to do is the following: I want to analyse how our Hadoop/Hive instances are used by its users. Ideally what I am looking for is to extract all queries run in a particular timeframe, tables used and how many bytes were read/written. It seems like the queries executed I can get reasonably easy from the hiveserver2.log. However, I read somewhere it should also list the bytes read/written, but I could not find that so the article I read on that was probably out of date.
My questions are:
1) How would you suggest I get this information out of the instance? Ideally I looking for something I can run outside the software, i.e. parsing log files or querying a db (so I can automate this)
2) Would I need to change a log level or something to obtain this kind of information?
3) Are query plans stored in any of the log files, so I can parse those?
4) I noticed when using DAS, that for some reason not all my queries appear on the queries tab. Note: I am doing just some playing around with the sandbox and the create table and loading statements from the tutorial appear in the queries tab, but not any of the select statements, so this made me think maybe I need to change a log level or something?
Looking forward to any advice, pointers or hints you would be willing to share....
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Hi @Misha Beek. DAS is definitely the best tool for what you are looking for. Also, HDP 3.1 has a sys database and an information schema you can query to get some of the results you need. Finally, if your queries are not showing up, it may be a security issue.
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@Scott Shaw Thanks for your answer. DAS seemed to me like being only an interactive interface? Ideally I just want to extract this information for a given period of time and analyse them offline. Regarding the sys database and information schema, where do I find these? How can I connect to it? Thanks again!


text: James B. Tueller has been a member of the faculty at Brigham Young University - Hawaii Campus since August 1997. Before moving to La'ie, O'ahu, he received his Ph.D. in history at Columbia University in New York City. Jim was born in Morocco where his father worked in the Tangier Consulate of the United States of America. With his father's assignments, he has also lived in Caracas, Venezuela, Panama City, Panama, Manila, Philippines and Madrid, Spain. His first book, Good and Faithful Christians: Moriscos and Catholicism in Early Modern Spain, was published by the University Press of the South in 2002. It examines the Morisco expulsion from Spain in 1609 and how the descendants of forcibly baptized Christians adapted to a century's worth of Catholicism. He co-authored the book, Navigating the Spanish Lake: The Pacific in the Iberian World, 1521-1898 (University of Hawaii Press, 2014). This history explores examples of the Spanish Empire in the Pacific Ocean. His current projects include maritime history, children's stories and history education.


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Police are investigating a shooting in the Bronx that left four men injured early Sunday morning.
The shooting happened around 12:35 a.m. in front of the Bronxchester Houses on East 156th Street during a large dispute, police said.
A 31-year-old man with a gunshot wound on his left arm, a 24-year-old with gunshot wounds on his left wrist, back and left leg, and a 26-year-old with two gunshot wounds on his leg were all taken to Harlem Hospital Center, according to police.
A 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound on his right arm was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, police said.
All injuries were not life-threatening, police said. No suspects are in custody over the shootings.
A gray BMW SUV fled the scene eastbound on 156th St., though police aren't sure if the vehicle is linked to the shootings.


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From Country Girl to Pop Diva: Exploring Taylor Swift's Red Carpet Style Evolution
From Country Girl to Pop Diva: Exploring Taylor Swift's Red Carpet Style Evolution
Taylor Swift is one of the pop world's greatest demonstrations at this moment. The artist, who is Vogue's September spread star, has a very foreseen up and coming collection, Lover, yet some time before she was a worldwide whiz, she was broadly only a nation young lady from Pennsylvania, a reality reflected in her own style advancement. Her look has changed since she blasted onto the scene with her first single, "Tim McGraw," in 2006, going from a great nation western stylish to something hyper-glitz.
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Hollywood Hot Rods & Bruce Wanta Double Down in Sac-Town with their 1936 Packard, Mulholland Speedster!
Literally on the heels of being crowned America's Most Beautiful Roadster last month in Pomona, CA, at the 68th Annual Grand National Roadster Show, the stunning Packard roadster picked up a pair of B's in Sacramento this afternoon! Bruce Wanta's Mulholland Speedster received the prestigious H.A. Bagdasarian (Baggy) Memorial World's Most Beautiful Custom Award, presented by the Bagdasarian family in Baggy's honor, as well as the equally honorable Sam Barris Memorial Award, presented by the Barris family.
It's probably safe to say that this particular trifecta of top honors have never awarded to the same car before, in itself a rather noteworthy item to add to the Packard's list of provenance. And while Troy has claimed that this car was never intended to be a "custom" nor a "rod" for that matter…as he told The Rodder's Journal, "I just wanted to create an elegant, sexy roadster." All classifications—and useless arguments pertaining to such—aside, the Packard is simply and purely a stunningly beautiful work of rolling art, deserving of the trio of distinguished awards.
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Non-Classical Logic: An Overview
Non-Classical Logic: An Overview ...
13:30 - 15:00 Weekly Seminar
AGB populations as probes of galaxy formation and evolution
The evolution of galaxies is driven by the birth and death of stars. Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars are at the end points of their evolution and therefore their luminosities directly reflect their birth mass; this enables us to reconstruct the star formation history (SFH). These cool stars also produce dust grains that play an important role in the temperature regulation of the interstellar medium, chemistry, and the formation of planets. These stars can be resolved in all of the nearby galaxies. Therefore, the Local Group of galaxies offers us a superb near-field cosmology site. Here we can reconstruct the formation histories, and probe ...
14:00 - 15:30 Combinatorics and Computing Weekly Seminar
Eigenvalues and Structures of Weighted Graphs
Let S(G) be the set of all real symmetric matrices such that their offdiagonal entries are nonzero if and only if the corresponding vertices in the graph G are connected by an edge. The diagonal entries can be both zero and nonzero. In this talk, we will focus on the eigenvalues of these matrices. In particular, we are interested in q(G), the minimum number of distinct eigenvalues of a matrix in S(G). We will survey some results about the parameter q(G). ...
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Cognitive Musicology, Part I
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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics Group
Superhydrophobicity in copper based layers
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Superhydrophobicity in copper based layers
Superhydrophobicity in copper based layers
One of the relevant approaches to keep surfaces clean without a secondary process is to use the easy-to-clean and superhydrophobic surfaces technology. These superhydrophobic surfaces have a wide potential applications in the environment and industries. When the hydrophobicity is mixed with catalytic properties of copper oxide, a more useful surface for electrical and environmental applications is obtained. According to the recent researches, the preparation of one-step durable superhydrophobic surface whiteout a secondary chemical or physical modificatio ...
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Hamiltonian structure of Multi-Gravity models
Abstract: In this talk, I will shortly review the recent results in Hamiltonian structure of Massive Gravity and HR Bi-Gravity in nonlinear level. Then, I will specifically focus on the Hamiltonian structure of three and four gravity. Finally, I present a perfect Hamiltonian structure for a multi-gravity model in the full phase space.
Larak Seminar Room
16:00 - 17:00 Mathematics Colloquium
Metastability and Condensation (canceled)
Dynamical systems that are perturbed by small random noises are
known to exhibit
metastable behavior. Analogously, random walks with tendency towards a
finite collection of sites may exhibit metastability.
Zero Range Process is a random walk on a simplex with metastable states
residing at the vertices. Interpreting this process as a particle system on
a one dimensional lattice, the metastable states correspond to the
condensates. In this talk I give an overview of some known results in both
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Chicago Launches Solar Plan To Streamline Zoning, Permitting & Connection Process
At a recent Chicago solar event, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the launch of a new program, Chicago Solar Express, designed to streamline the permitting, zoning, and connection process for installing solar panels on residential and commercial properties.
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ComEd added that the net metering provides customers with credit for excess energy generated.
The mayor's office said that these reforms will slash wait times for solar permits for smaller projects from 30 days to one day, and cut fees from $375 to $275, a 25 percent reduction.
The city and its partners, including the Environmental Law and Policy Center and West Monroe Partners, developed these reforms with the assistance of a $750,000 grant received from the DOE SunShot Rooftop Solar Challenge.
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The SunShot grant also provided additional funding for the mayor's environmental agenda Sustainable Chicago 2015, which is a plan organized into seven sustainability categories – economic development and job creation; energy efficiency and clean energy; transportation options; water and wastewater; parks, open space, and healthy food; waste and recycling; and climate change – to create improvements for making the city more sustainable by 2015.
The new policy introduced by the mayor is designed to foster flexibility for projects covered by the city's Sustainable Development Policy, which is a set of requirements for large developments going through the development process or receiving city financial assistance.
The mayor's office said the Sustainable Development Policy, launched in 2004, requires large developments to install vegetated green roofs and pursue LEED certification.
So far, the policy has been instrumental in the creating of 359 vegetated roofs covering approximately 5.5 million square feet, and the LEED certification of 405 buildings covering 114 million square feet.
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Each And Every Day (Album of photos)
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Each And Every Day (Album of photos)
Indradyumna Swami: Here on the Baltic Sea coast in Poland we are engaged in presenting Krsna consciousness through a cultural medium. Our festivals are flooded with people whether it rains or the sun shines brightly down upon the crowds. Our devotees work hard setting up and breaking down the festivals each day, performing on stage for hours at a time, going on sankirtan to advertise the event and preparing delicious prasadam for all who come to see us. Such work, such seva, is our offering of love to Srila Prabhupada whose merciful glance we feel upon us each and every day!
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Faith community nursing is a nursing practice specialty that focuses on the intentional care of the spirit, the promotion of an integrative model of health, and the prevention and minimization of illness within the context of a faith community. Such practitioners consider the spiritual, physical, psychological, and social aspects of an individual to create a sense of harmony with self, others, the environment, and a higher power. Consequently, healing is the process of integrating the individual's body, mind, and spirit to create wholeness, health, and a sense of well-being for that person.
This publication addresses the essential aspects of such practice. It completely updates the 2012 edition, reflecting the complex requirements and changes that underlay faith community nursing, health care, and the nursing profession as well as their enduring components and qualities.
Continuing and building on more than a decade of collaboration, Health Ministries Association, Inc. and American Nurses Association have again published an authoritative, concise, and practical resource. To do so, the two groups convened a team of twenty-one practicing faith community nurses to develop the text with input from other nurses in three rounds of review. The result: the most current and comprehensive delineation of the competent level of nursing practice and professional performance that is common to and expected from all faith community nurses.
The publication's single scope of practice builds on what is expected of all registered nurses, specifying the who, what, where, when, why, and how of faith community nursing practice. Each standard is measurable by a set of specific competencies that serve as evidence of minimal compliance with that standard. The standards themselves—six standards of practice and ten standards of professional performance—are those by which all RNs in faith community nursing are held accountable for their practice. The book's discussion of the scope of faith community nursing practice lends a comprehensive context for understanding and using the standards, addressing its practice priorities and characteristics, practice environments and settings, education and training requirements, key issues and trends, and ethical and conceptual bases.
While primarily for faith community nurses and the nursing profession, it is also aimed at other healthcare providers; spiritual leaders, families, and members of faith communities; and employers, insurers, policymakers, and regulators.
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) and the Health Ministries Association (HMA) are national professional associations. This ANA–HMA publication, Faith Community Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd Edition, reflects the thinking of the nursing profession on various issues and should be reviewed in conjunction with state board of nursing policies and practices. State law, rules, and regulations govern the practice of nursing, while Faith Community Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd Edition guides nurses in the application of their professional knowledge, skills, and responsibilities. For more about HMA, see pg. xii.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: American Nurses Association, issuing body. | Health Ministries Association.
Title: Faith community nursing : scope and standards of practice.
Description: Third edition. | Silver Spring, MD : American Nurses Association, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017032786 (print) | LCCN 2017032988 (ebook) | ISBN 9780972608848 (ePDF) | ISBN 9780972608855 (ePub) | ISBN 9780976821311 (Prc) | ISBN 9780972608831 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects: | MESH: Parish Nursing--standards | Holistic Nursing--standards | Nursing Process--standards | Practice Guideline
Classification: LCC RT120.P37 (ebook) | LCC RT120.P37 (print) | NLM WY 86.5 | DDC 610.73/43--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017032786
First printing: August 2017
Overview of the Content
Function of the Scope of Practice Statement of Faith Community Nursing
Function of the Standards of Faith Community Nursing Practice
Application of the Scope and Standards
Scope of Faith Community Nursing Practice
Description of the Scope of Faith Community Nursing Practice
Definition of Faith Community Nursing
The Specialty of Faith Community Nursing
Distinguishing Tenets of Faith Community Nursing
Foundations of Practice
Evolution of Faith Community Nursing
Focus on Spiritual Care
Ethics in Faith Community Nursing
Moral Distress
Moral Resilience
Culturally Congruent Care
Educational Preparation for Faith Community Nursing
Faith Community Nurse
Graduate-Level-Prepared RN
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Additional Faith-Related Designations
Educational Approaches
Spiritual Educational Preparation
Certification Process by Portfolio
Ongoing Education and Competence
Continued Commitment to the Profession
Research and Faith Community Nursing
Professional Trends and Issues in Faith Community Nursing
The Value of Faith Community Nursing in Population Health
Faith Community Nursing Compared to Public Health and Home Health Nursing
Accompanying Presence and Care in Life Transitions
Behavioral Health/Mental Health Care
Telehealth Use
Workplace Safety
Health Promotion and Self-Care
Summary of the Scope of Nursing Practice
Standards of Faith Community Nursing Practice
Standards of Practice for Faith Community Nursing
Standard 1. Assessment
Standard 2. Diagnosis
Standard 3. Outcomes Identification
Standard 4. Planning
Standard 5. Implementation
Standard 5A. Coordination of Care
Standard 5B. Health Teaching and Health Promotion
Standard 6. Evaluation
Standards of Professional Performance
Standard 7. Ethics
Standard 8. Culturally Congruent Practice
Standard 9. Communication
Standard 10. Collaboration
Standard 11. Leadership
Standard 12. Education
Standard 13. Evidence-Based Practice and Research
Standard 14. Quality of Practice
Standard 15. Professional Practice Evaluation
Standard 16. Resource Utilization
Standard 17. Environmental Health
References and Bibliography
Appendix A. Faith Community Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, Second Edition (2012)
Appendix B. Historic Milestones in Faith Community Nursing in the United States
For continuity and consistency, Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, Third Edition, was used as the template for developing this third edition of Faith Community Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. The volunteer workgroup used monthly conference calls and electronic communications to review, revise, and refine the scope and standards of faith community nursing. Fourteen practicing faith community nurses representing different areas of the country and various roles in this specialty practice contributed to this work. These contributors have active memberships in Health Ministries Association, American Nurses Association (ANA), Sigma Theta Tau, ANA-affiliated state nursing associations and faith community nursing councils or special interest groups, and Faith Community Nursing International. They hold leadership positions in multiple faith denominations' national health ministry organizations and networks. They actively partner with community organizations like the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, and governmental health organizations such as the Health and Human Services Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Faith Community Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, Third Edition, is the product of a three-step review process. The first review process was a 30-day public comment period. The workgroup carefully considered all comments received for refinement of the document. The next step in the development process was evaluation by the ANA Committee on Nursing Practice Standards and final review and approval by the ANA Board of Directors. As a result, this document provides a national perspective on the current practice of this specialty of faith community nursing.
Alyson J. Breisch, MSN, RN-BC
Faith Community Nurse and Commissioned Minister for Congregational Health, United Church, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Proprietor, Breisch Health Education, PLLC; Chair, Faith Community Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice Work Group, 2015–2017
Ms. Breisch has over 40 years' experience in nursing, 15 years in advanced practice nursing and 17 years' experience in faith community nursing. She directed a graduate nursing degree program in Health and Nursing Ministries and developed a continuing education curriculum for faith community nursing. She served as Director of Practice and Education on the Health Ministries Association Board of Directors from 2006 to 2014. She is a national consultant to healthcare systems and denominations on faith community nursing practice. She achieved American Nurses Credentialing Center certification by portfolio in Faith Community Nursing in 2015.
Nancy L. Rago-Durbin, MS, BSN, RN-BC
Director, Faith Community Nurse Ministry & Faith Community Nurse Support Network Advocate Health Care, Downers Grove, Illinois
With more than 25 years of experience in health ministry, Nancy Durbin has been a leader in developing resources for faith community nursing that include policies, procedures, competencies, program evaluation, data measurement, and faith community nursing curriculum review. She currently serves as Director, Faith Community Nurse Constituents, chair of HMA Faith Community Nurse Mentor Program and HMA Faith Community Nursing Society for the Health Ministries Association, Inc. She has presented locally, nationally and internationally on the specialty practice of faith community nursing. She achieved American Nurses Credentialing Center certification by portfolio in Faith Community Nursing in 2014.
Marlene Feagan, MA, BSN, RN-BC
Health Ministries Coordinator, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Northern, Kentucky
Ms. Feagan has more than 30 years of nursing experience in critical care, behavioral health, chemical dependency, and faith community nursing. In 1997, Marlene developed and implemented a health ministries program as part of the continuum of care and community outreach serving faith communities and the community-at-large. She serves as president of the Health Ministries Association. She has been a national leader in advancing the professional role of faith community nursing. She provided leadership in the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and Health Ministries Association partnership to develop the certification process for the specialty. She achieved ANCC certification by portfolio in Faith Community Nursing in 2014.
Karen Lynne Golie, BSN, RN
Supervisor, Faith Community Health Ministry, Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, NC
Ms. Golie served as a faith community nurse. She has worked with the Carolinas HealthCare System's Faith Community Health Ministry program for 10 years as program education coordinator and currently as supervisor. Her work includes educational programming for community and staff and development of programs promoting wellness and disease management with more than 150 faith communities. She served as president of the Carolinas Health Ministry Partnership.
Jenny E. Holmes, MSN, RN
Faith Community Nurse
Jenny Holmes has 42 years of nursing experience, the past 18 years in faith community nursing.
She served in her faith community as a full-time parish nurse for 7 years before becoming the coordinator of an 80-member faith community nursing network. She has served as a Health Ministries Association Board member and in leadership roles in regional health ministry partnerships. Her community service includes American Heart Association BLS instructor and American Red Cross Volunteer heath reviewer.
Cassandra Howard, BSN, MAOM, RN-BC
Faith Community Nurse Consultant, CEO and Managing Partner of Community Outreach Resource and Education (CORE) Institute
Cassandra Howard is a faith community nurse with over 15 years' experience as a Lay Health Minister and a Westberg Institute for Faith Community Nursing curriculum educator. She has combined her strengths as an executive and managing businesswoman with her work in faith community nursing. She has developed community health improvement programs with community-based and nongovernmental organizations for the underserved demographics of the southern region primarily in Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas. Ms. Howard is a dynamic educator and mentor to over 300 faith community nurses and has provided leadership in the establishment of over 150 faith-based wellness partnerships. She achieved American Nurses Credentialing Center certification by portfolio in Faith Community Nursing in 2014.
Jennifer Knoulton, BSN, RN
Director of Nursing, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc., San Antonio, Texas
Jennifer Knoulton has 25 years of nursing experience: 10 years as a faith community nurse and currently as a director of nursing.


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Deborah Griffin as Black Bryony, a mysterious and slightly radioactive character from my painting '111'.
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In a horrible incident, a man has been caught on a CCTV camera stabbing a girl 27-28 times in broad day light in Delhi's Burari area.
In a horrible incident in Delhi's Burari area, a young man has been caught on a CCTV camera stabbing a girl 27-28 times in broad daylight with a knife. In the video, the man is seen pouncing on the 21-year-old-girl and stabbing her 27-28 times as she helplessly lie on the ground. As soon as the man attacks the girl, people present in the vicinity are seen running away from the spot, while he mercilessly stabs her multiple times. Reports said that the man was a stalker and the girl has succumbed to stab injuries. The motive behind the attack was not clear at the time of writing this report.
Union minister of state for home affairs, Kiren Rijiju, condemned the incident. "This is a brutal case, will ask the Police commissioner for factual report in the case," ANI tweeted him as saying.
ALSO READ: Delhi's shame: Burari knife attack victim was a school teacher, stalked for six months
This is not the first time when Delhites have refused to help a victim on road. On August 11, a 30-year old man succumbed to death when he was hit by a goods carrying truck early in the morning in Subhash Nagar area of Delhi. Police had identified the victim as Matibool, who lay on the roadside for over 90 minutes, during which nobody came to his aid. The latter worked as an e-rikshaw driver during the day and a security guard at night. He was on his way back home when the speeding tempo hit him from behind.
After hitting Matibool, the driver of the tempo did get down, but only to see if his vehicle had suffered any damages and the rushed from the spot. While he lay there in pain, another e-rikshaw driver stopped near him, but not to help, but to steal his mobile phone. Soon after he sneaked his phone, he too rushed from the place. At around 7 am, the Police took Matibool to the hospital where he was declared dead due to excessive bleeding.
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Buffalo Creek Park was the first park developed in Linn County, with most of the development completed by 1962. The park is managed for multi-use recreation and offers facilities for camping, picnicking, fishing, hiking, nature study and much more.
Walnut Grove Campground offers 13 sites located along Buffalo Creek. Electrical and water hook-ups, a fire ring and picnic table are provided for each site. A lighted, vault-type restroom, firewood sale point, playground and horseshoe courts are all located nearby. A sanitary dumping station is provided for RV's near the entrance to the park. All campers are required to self-register and pay the required fee. The campground is managed on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Hickory Hill Shelter is an open air shelter with 14 picnic tables, two grills, four electrical outlets, pressurized water and lights. The playground, horseshoe courts and restroom are immediately adjacent. This is reservable from April 15-October 15.


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They say Red Bull gives you wings. Freestyle Motocross superstar Ronnie Renner took that to heart as he launched himself to a ridiculous Guinness World Record during the Red Bull Experiment's Massive Quarterpipe event on July 11, 2008.
The Red Bull Experiment is a series of events in which the world's best athletes attempt "experimental," record-shattering feats. This installment, which took place on the Santa Monica Pier, had Renner and his 230-pound KTM motocross dirt bike explode off of a ramp into the air, whip around to face the ground, then land on a custom-built galvanized steel quarterpipe that measured 64 feet wide and 25 feet high.
More than 6,000 anxious fans showed up to watch the extreme display, and Renner did not disappoint. The FMX vet—whose achievements include an '07 X Games Step Up gold medal and a previous Step Up world record [35 feet]—accelerated his bike toward the launch ramp and exploded 59'2" into the air before coming down onto the massive quarterpipe.
Pushing such limits requires Renner to completely mentally focus and physically prepare. The slightest miscalculation could cost his life. Like any athletic competition, the outcome is decided well before the athlete takes the field—or pier in this case. Months of preparation and a proper pre-event mentality are essential to favorable outcomes. We had a chance to chat with Renner moments after his record-breaking jump to find out how an athlete could possibly get ready to risk his life and accomplish what had never been done before.
STACK: How do you mentally prepare for something as dangerous as what you just pulled off?
Renner: I never get too worked up or psyched out [about] things. It seems to be my proven formula. I just hang out and goof off with friends and family and try to keep an even head going into it. Once my helmet and my goggles go on, it's time for business. I wouldn't say that I'm not nervous, but I just go out and do it.
STACK: Describe your physical preparation.
Renner: I was doing some 5,000-pound squat thrusts (laughs). I don't do much working out, I just ride my bike. I'm scrawny, 155 pounds, but I got more bounce to the ounce, and I save it for when it counts (laughs). I do some running, but I owe all of my credit to riding and seat time. I also owe feeling the bike to years of experience and [to] my dad for [getting] me on a bike when I was four years old.
STACK: Take us through the final record-breaking jump.
Renner: I was dealing with the light transfer from sunset to dark, and [for] the first few [jumps] I wasn't committed to the ramp. I knew I needed to do one more. Normally when someone says one more, I'm like, "No way, that's a recipe for disaster." With this many people, it cancels out. I had to go for one more. I would have been stoked with anything 50-plus feet. Everything above that was a bonus. I can't believe I went 59.
STACK: What was it like to make history in an environment like this on the Santa Monica Pier?
Renner: This is a totally different vibe than winning a contest. This is probably the hardest I've worked for anything to make it successful… The difference here is that [there are] 6,000 people watching you. Number one, you don't want to mess up, and number two, you want to surpass what you did in practice… It's not the typical spot for freestyle motocross, and it was something that nobody had ever seen before, so there was a lot of risk. I thought I was going to be pretty comfortable with the whole thing. I rode up on top of the pipe and looked down at all of the people and got intimidated pretty bad. I thank Red Bull for giving me the opportunity to take that risk. I think it was a great success.
STACK: What's next for you and this type of quarterpipe setup?
Renner: The X Games [are] coming up, and I want to win the gold again in Step Up. Anything that involves going high and bringing my KTM dirt bike with me, I'm all about it.
I hope that I can bring the quarterpipe more to the masses and bring it [beyond] Santa Monica. With the help of Red Bull, we have some plans to experiment with some tricks. They have a lot of faith in the quarterpipe, and I do too. We're going to experiment safely, because it's no joke when you've got a 230-pound bike chasing you down.
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Michael Morpurgo, author of The Butterfly Lion and The Wreck of the Zanzibar, and Martin Tibbetts, chair of the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE), both spoke at this year's TES Write Away presentation at Shakespeare's Globe in London.
Mr Morpurgo said that children needed "dream-time" - time to look, learn and listen and not sit down and write quickly in a given space of time. "I couldn't, and I bet most of their teachers couldn't either."
Mr Tibbetts criticised the prescriptiveness of the literacy hour which left only 20 minutes for creative writing.
Ten thousand children, aged seven to 14, entered the third TES Write Away competition for autobiographical writing, jointly administered by NATE and sponsored by McDonald's Restaurants Ltd.
Each of the 20 finalists was presented with a cheque for pound;100 and each school represented received pound;400 towards a writer's residency.
All the finalists present, one of whom had come from Dubai and another from Tokyo, watched a performance of
Hamlet starring Mark Rylance.
The six winning entries, chosen by Mr Morurgo and the poet Grace Nichols from the 20 finalists, were published in TES Friday last week. All five junior finalists will be published in this month's TES Primary magazine.
Write Away 4 will be launched in September.
Junior finalists: Jessica Behan, Colman middle school, Norwich; Michael Tash, Salford Priors C of E primary school, Worcestershire.
Junior winners: Harriet Daly, Dubai English Speaking School; Adelia Myslov, Yehudi Menuhin school, Surrey; Laura Shepherd, Pool C of E primary school, Leeds.
Senior finalists: May Abdulla, Ffynone House school, Swansea; Lily Arnold, James Allen's girls' school, London; Anna Beach, Orwell high school, Felixstowe; Katie Boon, St Aidan's C of E high school, Harrogate; Jenny Butler, King Edward VI school, Bury St Edmunds; Kate Clark, King Edward's school, Bath; Nehal Depani, Beaconsfield high school; Marion Grossmann and Jenna Kim, International School of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo; Alex Osborne, Ringmer Community College, East Sussex; Ciara Preston, Bablake School, Coventry; Guy Walding, Idsall School, Shropshire.
Senior winners: Jennifer Bailey, Loughton middle school, Milton Keynes; Greg Henderson, Glasgow Academy; Nahid Samsani, Notting Hill and Ealing high.


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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and White House press secretary Sean Spicer brief reporters Friday following President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord.
Trump said Thursday that the United States will withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement. The president also said he would start talks to re-enter the accord with what he called a more "fair" deal, but was immediately rebuked by several European governments.
The decision sets the world's largest economy apart from almost all other nations on Earth, and moves in opposition to many large American companies, as well.
Trump cannot technically pull out of the agreement until November 2019, and the U.S. must give a year's notice before it can withdraw, according to reports. So a withdrawal may not take effect until 2020, though mechanisms exist to possibly speed the process.
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HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced April 26 that Downhole Technology LLC will pay a $120,000 settlement after allegations of retaliatory discrimination.
According to the EEOC, Downhole Technology violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by retaliating against an employee. Kenneth Echols, an African-American, reported to management that white coworkers used a white hood, reminiscent of ones used by the Ku Klux Klan, to intimidate him. The company said it was a joke and then fired Echols after he refused to sign a declaration stating that the company had adequately responded to his complaint. Prior to his complaint, Echols had an unblemished record at the company.
In addition to monetary relief paid to Echols, the company will need to train its employees on Title VII requirements.
"This settlement is both fair and just," said Rudy Sustaita, regional attorney for the EEOC's Houston District Office. "I'm confident that Downhole is now as committed as we are in ensuring that incidents of race-based harassment are treated with the seriousness and gravity the law demands."


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