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The Government Contracting Center Small Business Development Center provides government procurement assistance to qualified established businesses. Our business advisors have extensive experience in government contracting and offer a wide range of services including one-on-one confidential counseling, workshops, training and resources related to the following topics:
- How to register and certify your business for government contracting
- How to market yourself to the government
- How to identify and evaluate bidding opportunities
- Respond effectively to a Request For Proposal (RFP) and a Request For Quotation (RFQ)
- Tips for creating and delivering a winning presentation
- Federal accounting and invoicing practices
- Research strategies for accessing federal, state, and local government markets
- Understanding government regulations
- Assistance with obtaining certification as a small, minority-owned or woman-owned business
- Networking opportunities with general contractors and trade organizations
- Assistance with bid package preparation
- Pre/post-award contract assistance
- Workshops and seminars on a variety of contracting topics
- Help in locating subcontracting opportunities
- Marketing to prime contractors
- Proposal development
- Researching the Internet/web to identify projects available for bid or proposals
- Preparing bid and proposal documents for on-line submission
- Next steps after receiving a contract award
- Identifying marketing opportunities and strategies
- Preparing and submitting applications and certifications
- Researching and understanding regulations
- One-on-One Counseling
- Registration Assistance (Duns, SAM, DSBS, FBO)
- Bid-matching Services
- GSA Schedules
- Assistance with SBA Certifications
- Training & Conferences
- Interpreting Solicitations
- Proposal Review
- Product and Procurement Histories
- Bidding Assistance
- Getting Ready to Bid
- Access to Resources
- Procurement Histories
- Prepare accurate and confidential bids
- Help develop company capability statement
- Post-award assistance
Valued Clients
Warmest thanks to all our valuable, hardworking clients for all of their hard work and outstanding contributions as a supporter of the Government Contracting Organization. We recognize how much time and effort is spent in reporting this information to us. Our center would not be able to continue our work without the assistance and participation of our clients. We deeply appreciate all of your efforts to make our organization a great success.
As always, it's great to know that we can count on our valuable clients to go the extra mile. Thank you, again for all that you do.
Thank you and Congratulations to all of our wonderful Clients! We're wishing you and yours an even more successful future!!
Government Contracting SBDC Participates in "Women Business Champion of the Year"
On June 4, 2015, Chuck Waldrop and Sandra Rodriguez of the Government Contracting SBDC had the distinct honor of participating in an award ceremony to present the "SBA Women Champion of the Year" award to Ms. Shawn Dollar, President/CEO of Sturm Welding in Pilot Point, TX. Also participating were Ms. Yolanda Olivarez, SBA Regional Administrator, Mr. Herbert Austin, SBA District Director, and the Mayor of Pilot Point, Shea Dane-Patterson. The award, a signal achievement, was presented in recognition of Ms. Dollar's aggressive efforts on behalf of women business entrepreneurs throughout our district, as well as her signal accomplishments in the significant growth of Sturm Welding over the last several years.
Sturm became a client of the SBDC in 2011, when we helped Ms. Dollar with her presentation before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Since that time, Sturm has received the SBA 8 (a) designation and made significant progress on construction projects throughout Texas and adjacent states. They also have a variety of other certifications to help in marketing efforts. Ms. Dollar successfully completed the SBA "Emerging Entrepreneurs" (E-200) course, which gave her a good grounding in the latest management, planning, marketing, administrative, financial, and other major aspects of running a successful business. This and similar business training programs provided her the wider perspective needed to help Sturm to achieve the aspirations she and her husband Dale have for the company.
Founded in 1952 by Paul and Lillian Sturm, the business was purchased by Shawn and Dale Dollar in 1998. Ever since the founding, Sturm Welding has prided itself on being able to fabricate any piece of metal material to the exact specifications of the customer. Under Shawn and Dale, the firm has also developed an outstanding field capability-going directly to customer sites for repairs to a wide variety of metal structures of all kinds, lately including BRIDGES. In fact, during the awards ceremony, we stood on a aluminum bridge manufactured for Sheppard AFB, not yet installed due to recent flooding in the DFW Metroplex and adjacent areas. It was impressive.
As already noted, the Dollars decided to go into government contracting in 2011, since their approval by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and SBA 8(a), Sturm Welding with the assistance of the Government Contracting SBDC has received a total of $277,030,785 in government contracts of all sorts, created 27 new jobs, and retained 57. These are especially critical in a small community like Pilot Point. The company sells a wide variety of government and commercial products to local ranches, construction companies, other commercial establishments, and several agencies of the federal government.
A distinct strength of Sturm, and the major reason for their success over the years, is their widely experienced professional crew, with over 250 years of industry and other experience. Recent successes have allowed them to branch out and hire people with new skills to add to the already solid cadre of "pros" onboard. Shawn has developed a wide-ranging set of management skills which has allowed her to succeed remarkably in an industry formerly and still in many ways dominated by men. Of course, she also credits her husband, who runs field operations, for much of the success. This husband-and-wife team is exemplary in providing the tools of success, each employing his or her distinct strengths.
In conclusion, the Government Contracting SBDC is proud to be associated with fine clients like Sturm Welding, and community-minded leaders like Shawn and Dale Dollar. We see no reason why their success will not be expanded and grown even larger in the future. Well done, Shawn!


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Male Breast Reduction Surgery | Morehead City, Jacksonville NC
Gynecomastia is a condition where there is excess tissue in the male breast. If conservative therapy is not successful, skin and tissue can be excised in Male Breast Reduction surgery to redefine the male breast to its proper proportions.
Gynecomastia is often first noticed in adolescence and frequently corrects itself without resorting to treatment. Certain conservative therapies are available if it does not. If the condition is not resolved it can impair certain physical activities as well as the patient's self-confidence. When all other remedies fail, excess tissue and skin can be liposuctioned and excised to bring about a satisfactory outcome.
The entire procedure to correct Gynecomastia is called Male Breast Reduction or Reduction Mammaplasty. It involves reducing the breast size and restoring the patient's profile to a more normal look. In severe cases, the position and size of the areola can be surgically improved and excess skin may be removed. There are basically two male breast reduction techniques to accomplish the desired result.
Liposuction's primary use is to remove excess fatty tissue, plus it is the least invasive. Liposuction involves the insertion of a cannula (a thin hollow tube) through several small incisions. The cannula is used to dislodge the targeted fat and it is removed through the tube using vacuum suction. Several types of Liposuction procedures are available. Dr. Klainer will select the one most appropriate for your condition.
If it is determined that Liposuction techniques are not appropriate to the resolution of male breast reduction, excision techniques (surgical removal of tissue) are used. If the areola is to be reduced or the nipple repositioned to a more natural male contour, the use of excision is appropriate. Occasionally Gynecomastia is treated with both Liposuction and excision.
Surgical incision lines from male breast reduction are usually concealed within natural body contours, although some may be visible and are a necessary result of the male breast reduction surgery.
Male Breast Reduction Downtime & Discomfort:
Before male breast reduction surgery and for your safety, a medical evaluation may be required. In addition, you may need to undergo additional lab tests. For some male breast reduction patients, new medications may need to be introduced and/or an adjustment of your current prescriptions. All male breast reduction patients are asked to stop smoking prior to surgery. Avoid taking aspirin, anti-inflammatory drugs, and herbal supplements as they can increase bleeding. Dr. Klainer will discuss the details of these procedures and the type of anesthesia to be used at your pre-op consultation.
You will awake from male breast reduction surgery with dressings or bandages applied to your incisions. An elastic bandage or support garment is normally used to minimize swelling and support your new chest contour to assist with healing. You will be given specific instructions that include how to care for the surgical sites, how to use medications to aid healing, reduce the risk of infection and manage any pain and discomfort.
Should you have any concerns, do not hesitate to contact Dr. Klainer immediately. Most male breast reduction patients can return to work in 5-7 days, although there will still be some swelling and bruising at that time.
Male Breast Reduction FAQ:
Q: Where is male breast reduction surgery performed? A: The procedure is performed at either Carteret General Hospital, The Surgical Center of Morehead City or in the office. It is usually done on an outpatient basis.
Q: How long is the recovery from male breast reduction? A: Most patients can return to work in 5-7 days, although there will still be some swelling and bruising at that time.
Q: Will the problem recur? A: Once the tissue is removed it is permanently gone and the condition should not return.
Q: How can I find out more about male breast reduction? A: Dr. Klainer is available to answer your questions about male breast reduction. Schedule a consultation today at 252-222-5888.

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"It is not about destination, but journey." is the ethos of a road trip. Road trips, with the perfect combination of self search, adventure and leisure, are the most exciting vacation ideas.
They are interesting - with little pitstops for chai/coffee, breaks to enjoy the scenery around, be awestruck by the country landscapes, for having conversation with locals and exploring regional food.
Contrary to popular belief, a road trip doesn't mean taking your car out on a whim and hitting the road at a stroke. There's a lot of planning involved. A scenic road trip needs planning ahead, especially in this age of skyscrapers and megalopolises when it seems that delightful natural scenery is harder to come by.
The best way to experience the beauty India has to offer is by hitting the road and going on that much desired road trip. So, take the time to look up the list we have designed here to ensure having a proper trip filled with scenic wonders that are worthy of sharing with others.
Srinagar To Zanskar
Zanskar, in Kargil District of Jammu & Kashmir, is a strikingly beautiful valley. Srinagar to Zanskar is approximately 239 km by road and you have to take the Kargil route via Zozi La Pass. Zanskar is inaccesible by road during winter because of massive snow and snow storms, so make sure to plan your travel during the summer months. Passing through the steep bends, with snow-capped mountains for your view - this is sure to be a trip of a lifetime.
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Guwahati To Sohra
Guwahati to Sohra (better known as Cherrapunji) is close to 150 km. You will reach Sohra via Shillong. The 4-lane expressway to Shillong, beginning from Khanapara, is a pleasure for drivers and back-seaters alike. Enter Shillong, you have the mystical clouds to keep you company till Sohra. Meghalaya is called 'Abode of Clouds' and rightly so. Spectacular views of green meadows, pastures, mountains, forests and waterfalls escort you from Guwahati to Sohra.
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Mumbai To Rann Of Kutch
The Great Rann of Kutch is a seasonal salt marsh in the Thar desert in the Kutch district of Gujarat. This trip has to be done in two parts - Mumbai to Ahmedabad, which is almost 530 km, and then Ahmedabad to Rann of Kutch, which is 100 km. You will pass via Viramgam, surrounded by many windmills, which supply electricity to the entire state. Spend some time to indulge in the local delicacy - Kutchi Dabeli at Bhasau on the way and buy some famous Kutch embroidery clothes. Dasada or Khavda is the best place to stay for the night.
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Delhi To Mandawa
Mandawa is located in the Jhunjhunun district of the state of Rajasthan. From Delhi, the roads are not bad and so it takes approximately 5 hours to drive down. Start from Delhi very early to avoid traffic. Although not very scenic in mainstream terms, there are many frescoed Havelis with intricate woodwork in and around Jhunjhunun that make the road trip very enjoyable and interesting.
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Chennai To Yelagiri
Yelagiri is a small hill station located in the Vellore district of Tamil Nadu. The driving distance from Chennai to Yelagiri is 250 km, passing Sriperambudur, Vaniyambadi (known for leather industries) and Ambur (famous for the yummy Biryani). There are 14 hairpin bends, each one named after the ancient Tamil poets. As Yelagiri appears in your vision from the road, you will see the hills stand tall in the midst of orchards, rose gardens and valleys. Trekking at the beautiful Swami Malai is recommended.
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Kodaikanal To Munnar
Munnar and Kodaikanal are both very famous hill stations in South India. There are two routes to reach Munnar from Kodai, which are Kodaikanal-Palani-Udumalaipet-Marayur-Munnar or Kodaikanal-Theni-Poopara-Munnar. Both of these routes are extremely pleasing to the eyes. Munnar is about 160 km from Kodai. There are a lot of mountains on the way and the clouds descending down the mountains do make for a very scenic view. Consequently, the visibility is poor at some places and caution is advised.
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Bangalore To Varkala
Varkala, in the Tiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, has cliffs that adjoin the Arabian Sea. Bangalore to Varkala is approximately 700 km and it is best that you break your journey in between. The best scenic route would be Bangalore-Coimbatore-Palakkad-Cochin-Varkala. This route is packed with mountains and coconut trees that tower over your car. You can stop for a "kattanchaaya" on the highway and enjoy it with some amazing scenic views.
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Bangalore To Hampi
This UNESCO Heritage site, Hampi, is about 350 km from Bangalore. Leave early in the morning to catch the splendid sunrise on road and you should reach Hampi by late afternoon. The roads are well maintained, therefore making the journey less tiresome. Bangalore-Chitradurga-Hospet-Hampi is a very charming route and can be enjoyed with family or friends.
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Shillong To Sohar
Shillong to Sohra, approximately 60 km, is the most romantic route you can ever drive through! The fog descends heavily on the mountains, and though it can be a bit of an inconvenience when you are on a road trip, it makes your heart sing songs. The charming little waterfalls on the way make you wonder if you are on a trip to paradise! Sohra receives the highest rainfall in the world and it is always wet.
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Manali To Leh
Manali to Leh is 125 km and you could take the Manali-Leh Highway to enjoy this road trip. It is adventure packed, with a great view in the backdrop. The opening of Rohtang Pass and Baralacha La decides the travel time on the highway. June is an ideal time to take this road trip because the weather is most conducive around May-June. You can book for accommodation at Jispa, have a hot refreshing drink and relax on the banks of the river Bhaga. They don't call Leh the heaven on Earth for nothing. Dotted with blue green shades of enchanting nature, mountain-framed Manali-Leh drive can be very mesmerizing indeed.
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Jaipur To Jaisalmer
The road distance between Jaipur and Jaisalmer is 560 km. The trip to Jaisalmer from Jaipur will provide you a first-hand experience of the cultural and spiritual insights of people living in the Thar desert. This route is packed with many Dhabas that serve authentic Rajasthani food. You can also visit the holy town of Pushkar on the way. If you are driving around evening, you will catch one of the most remarkable sunsets over the desert of Rajasthan.
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3 Travel Humidor Bags of 5 Cigar Capacity Each
The Cuban Crafters travel humidor bag keeps your cigars fresh and ready for up to 90 days and prevents the loss of the cigar's essential oils and flavor. This is a set of 3 humidor bags. Once opened this travel humidor bag will keep your cigars in humidity of 65-75% RH for 90 days. Just place your cigars in the bag, zip it up and go wherever you want. You can even use it to keep your cigars humidified at home if you don't have a humidor.
The good thing is that if you don't open the bag you can keep it for years without losing the humidity. The humidity level in the bag will stay at the appropriate levels for about 90 days after opening it. The Travel Humidor Bag measures 5 1/4 inches wide X 10 inches high so you can keep most cigar sizes well humidified.


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Heya nerds! It's been a busy week IRL. Let's make things better with interesting information I have found on the Internet!
In TV news:
- Did you watch this week's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? Spoiler alert: Supposedly, some stuff went down thanks to what happened in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. (We finally started catching up last night.)
- Ben Miller (Primeval) will have a role on one of the episodes of Doctor Who written by Mark Gatiss. Also at the link, a bunch of what the Mary Sue calls "Moffatsplaining," or "giving an explanation that's far less helpful than the speaker thinks it is." Perfection.
- Game of Thrones has been renewed for seasons five and six.
- Syfy has ordered 13 episodes of a new zombie show called Z Nation, which "is set three years after a zombie virus has obliterated much of humanity, and our ragtag protagonists are transporting the one person who appears to be immune to the virus; their hope is that if they can get him from New York to California, where the last remaining laboratory exists, they'll be able to develop a vaccine based on his miraculous antibodies."
- The channel has also greenlit the 12 Monkeys series and Olympus, a series that "centers on how a few brave men and women banished the gods to the realm of the unconscious: a place they called the Underworld, or the Kingdom of Hades."
- The Big Bang Theory and The Goldbergs will be getting Star Wars-themed episodes to celebrate Star Wars Day (May 4).
- Benedict Cumberbatch will star as Richard III in a new BBC Two Shakespeare adaptation.
- You can watch the first seven minutes of Fargo, if you're so inclined.
- How I Met Your Mother will be getting an alternate series ending when the last season is released on DVD.
- A&E has renewed Bates Motel for a third season.
- The Truman Show might be getting the TV treatment.
There have been more than 5,000 deaths so far in Game of Thrones. Here's a video of all of them.
Olly Moss has drawn some super adorable Game of Thrones characters.
In webseries news: Michael C. Hall (Dexter) totally wouldn't mind playing Daredevil.
In movie news:
- Here's an explanation of the Captain America: The Winter Soldier post (not mid) credits scene.
- And here's a massive roundup of all of the Easter eggs and references in Cap 2.
- Grain of salt: Nathan Fillion might have a role in Guardians of the Galaxy.
- DC's Sinister Six movie will be directed by
Joss Whedon's friendDrew Goddard (Cabin in the Woods).
- Peter Mayhew has officially signed on to reprise his role as Chewbacca in Star Wars: Episode VII.
- Speaking of, it turns out that the movie has already—secretly—started filming, and Tatooine will be visited in the film.
- You can watch the entirety of the 2004 documentary Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy online.
- Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones) has joined The Hunger Games: Mockingjay; she'll replace Lily Rabe as Commander Lyme.
- Chiwetel Ejiofor might be the new Bond villain in Bond 24.
- Disney is working on a Wreck-It Ralph sequel.
- Here's a look at the first poster for the new adaptation of The Little Prince.
- The Goonies sequel is (supposedly) happening whether we like it or not. (Thanks, Rebecca!)
- The Pete's Dragon and Gremlins reboots are moving forward as well.
- There's a Battlestar Galactica movie in the works.
- Judy Greer (Archer), Katie McGrath (Merlin) and Lauren Lapkus (Orange is the New Black) have joined Jurassic World.
- Funny ladies Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will play sisters in a new movie called The Nest.
- Vertigo comic series FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics—a series about a team of first responders who deal with quantum physics disturbances—is being turned into a movie.
- Microsoft and 343 Games have made a vague announcement that some sort of digital feature will be released this year. (Thanks, Wes!)
Here's a new trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy:
This Guardians of the Galaxy fan poster by Matt Ferguson is awesome.
These teaser posters for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are deceptively cool. (Thanks, Wes.)
Mondo and Matt Taylor have created a lovely The Amazing Spider-Man 2 poster for IMAX showings.
In misc. news:
- Celebrate nine years since Nine (a.k.a. the reign of the Ninth Doctor) with these great Doctor Who wallpapers featuring Nine, Rose and Jack Harkness.
- Universal is working on a Fast & Furious ride.
- Archie is being killed off in the Archie comics.
- A Rocket Raccoon and Groot prose novel will be hitting bookshelves in July.
- LEGO has released images of upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy sets.
- For only $7,000, you can own a life-size version of Han Solo in Carbonite. Pre-orders open today!
- HSN has partnered with Disney and will be releasing merchandise based on upcoming Disney movies Maleficent, Cinderella and The Hundred-Foot Journey.
- Conan O'Brien will film from San Diego during Comic Con 2015.
These DC superhero pinup posters are fantastic. (Thanks, Amanda!)
This Adam Lister Wonder Woman is great, too.
In SCIENCE! and tech news:
- A new implant can help paralyzed patients regain partial use of their legs.
- How scary would it be to be skydiving and nearly get hit by a meteor?! (Thanks, Colt!)
- Running in your 20s could lead to better brain function in middle age.
- Amazon announced Amazon Fire last week, which will allow you to stream games and movies through your TV. (Thanks, Wes.)
Need a new workout plan? What about one of these nerdy workout plans by Neila Ray?
In gaming and console news, from TGG:
- Elder Scrolls Online is out now for PC and Mac; here's a launch trailer and a round-up of launch-day news.
- It's official: The Last of Us: Remastered is coming to PS4 this summer, as Wes accurately puts it, "because $$$."
- New Super Smash Bros. games will be coming out for 3DS and Wii U later this year. The game's creators have also decided split the multiplayer servers into two categories: "For Fun" and "For Glory."
- Marvel superheroes will soon be appearing in Disney Infinity.
- Monster Hunger 4 Ultimate will be released in the US later this year, but fans can enter a competition now to design and name their dream weapon for a chance to see it included in the game.
- Here's a preview of Mario Kart 8 and trailers for for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Soma, a new strategic mobile Star Trek game called Star Trek: Timelines and the tie-in game for The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
- In Amazon Fire game-specific news: Here's a list of the first Amazon Fire games; a video that shows off bits of the games Amazon is working on for the system; information about how Telltale Games' The Wolf Among Us and Walking Dead games will work with the system; a look at the official controller (that can be purchased separately); and how other Bluetooth controllers will work with it, too.
- External storage support is coming soon to Xbox One. Backwards compatibility with Xbox 360 is still being discussed, too, but the difference in architecture of the consoles makes it super difficult.
- Xbox Live users can download the premiere episode of Game of Thrones season 4 this week for free.
- Conan O'Brien recently rented out Texas Stadium to play games—Madden 25, Flower, Need for Speed: Rivals and Super Street Fighter 2: Turbo Edition—on their new 180' x 72' jumbo-tron.
- Microsoft has partnered with the UK's Channel 4 to produce a sci-fi drama called Humans, which is about a family of humans living with androids.
- This article discusses how overnight indie game successes can cause feelings of guilt and depression.
- A professor in Philadelphia recently set-up a giant multiplayer Tetris game in the hopes of creating an interest in coding for students.
And finally:
My new favorite meme. (Find more on Tumblr.)


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by: Karen Cayamanda
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | Comments (0)
Category: Company News
Processing medical claims involves following a very strict workflow process to ensure that a claim is entered into the system properly and the payer has all the required information to pay the claim. But the process doesn't stop once the claim is entered. There are still payment follow-up, denials management, and possibly collections that have to be addressed.
Because your company already has the claims processes in place, it gives you the ability to partner with MicroSourcing to create a remote claims processing team in the Philippines.
MicroSourcing works with several well-known healthcare companies and we have enabled them to establish their own claims processing operations in the Philippines through our unique Managed Operations delivery model. MicroSourcing provides all the assets, resources, and operations support functions in our facilities in the Philippines.
Clients deploy their processes, tools, and quality standards, and retain operational control and can fully customize how operations are established and managed on a daily basis. By exactly replicating your current medical claims processes, your team in the Philippines can meet the same production and quality standards of your existing team. We can ensure 100% HIPAA compliance.
Your MicroSourcing operation will allow you to significantly reduce your claims transaction costs by as much as 70%.
Medical Claims Processing - Revenue Cycle Management
MicroSourcing's customers leverage their teams to provide end-to-end medical claims processing as part of their revenue cycle management services. MicroSourcing understands that different skills and experience are required for the different stages of the claims processing and we recruit college educated resources with the skills and experience you specify.
MicroSourcing's Managed Operations - How it Works
Contact us and explore your opportunities with MicroSourcing. I can also be reached at our San Francisco office at 707-773-3325.
Your Processes + Our Resources = Outsourcing Success
by: Karen Cayamanda
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 | Comments (0)
Category: Company News
Whether you run an internal accounting department for a corporation or an accounting firm staffed with Certified Public Accountants (CPA), you can benefit from outsourcing routine tasks and functions and freeing up your staff to focus on higher value work.
Your accounting staff brings tremendous value to your business in ensuring that processes are strictly followed and to help in navigating the rules and regulations that are mandated by regulatory agencies. Your staff brings the most value when they are monitoring cash flow and investments, developing tax strategies, and ensuring that regulatory compliance is met.
As your staff gets busy with routine tasks, it takes away from their ability to spend time working on higher value processes. The routine and highly transactional tasks are the ones that can be identified as those that could be done by an accounting support team at MicroSourcing. With MicroSourcing's Managed Operations service delivery model, you will be able to set up a dedicated team of college educated accountants and implement your workflow processes, software tools, and quality standards.
For corporations, the routine tasks that you could consider outsourcing include payroll, bookkeeping, accounts receivable and payable, routine reports, forecasts and analysis, expense reporting/reimbursements, and collections.
Are you an Accounting firm that is using highly compensated CPAs to produce monthly reports and conduct routine analysis and then having to pass those costs on to your customers? Your MicroSourcing team can take on these routine tasks, freeing up your CPAs and giving you the ability to control the cost to your customers.
To determine if setting up accounting operations with MicroSourcing makes economic sense, do a cost/benefit analysis. Compare the cost of adding employees in-house, taking into account expenses like salaries, benefits, training, office space, equipment, and software, compared to the overall expense of using MicroSourcing.
To find out more, please contact us.
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by: Sarah Joson
Monday, June 10, 2013 | Comments (0)
Category: Company News
This is an overview of the latest talent pool of MicroSourcing - with basic information about our common disciplines including the job profiles, monthly salary ranges, and available talent.


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Even when there's no one sittin' there
But a chair is not a house
And a house is not a home
When there's no one there to hold you tight
And no one there you can kiss goodnight
- Luther Vandross
And apparently, if you're a pig, a house is not a home unless it has a floor!
But let me elaborate...
While pigs are incredibly hardy animals, most types are essentially bald. As a consequence, they need shelter from the elements in the wintertime, at least here in Maryland.
And one of the big pig controversies in pastured hog housing is whether to put a floor in your shelters or not. Very controversial stuff here on the farm!
|Young gilts snuggle in for a nap
|Mama sow and her fresh piglets
For those of you not in the farming business, this debate might seem incredibly dull and unimportant, but for farmers, these are the things of daily discussion and heated debate.
A few years back, we were fortunate enough to hire our neighbor to build us some custom hog shelters. Our requirements were:
1. It had to be tough as nails - pigs are the excavators and wrecking balls of the livestock world. They love to tear things apart.
There are stories of farmers looking to remove a stump putting this behavior to good use - they would dig a hole under the stump and fill it with corn and other treats that the pigs love. Let the pigs loose and a few days later, the stump is out free of charge!
2. It had to be tall enough for me to stand up in the shelter.
One of the beauties of the Gloucester Old Spot (GOS) breeds is their wonderful temperament. We commonly climb into the shelters and assist with delivers. Its very nice having some room to work and someplace for us to sit or kneel without being too close.
|One of our farmtek shelters. They tend to not be nearly sturdy enough for the pigs and we have modified them to pig-proof them. This is a fairly typical setup when we're farrowing.
3. Good ventilation.
Pigs get overheated in the summer months and can sometimes have trouble with ammonia build-up in the winter, especially if you're using a floorless shelter system. For both reasons, we wanted excellent ventilation.
4. Room to work.
Our pigs co-habitate and help keep each other warm in winter. We sometimes lock sows into a shelter for a few days after farrowing. We set up creep feeding areas for young piglets in shelters to keep the food dry.
|Mama sow transferring straw from one shelter to another for a nest prior to farrowing.
|Nick helps a sow after farrowing.
5. Mobile.
From a sanitation perspective, we always move our shelters periodically through the year. This allows the natural processes of wind, rain and sunlight to sanitize the area where the shelter was parked.
Skids can be very useful in this regard but do have some disadvantages. One of the biggest for us was the fact that the higher the clearance from the ground, the more problems we could anticipate allowing our very young piglets free access in and out of the shelter. They're so small, their little legs just can't get them up easily to climb into a structure with a high entryway.
6. Affordable.
Don't really need to say much about this. Most hog shelters tend to be on the high side as far as costs go, because they typically have to be very well made with heavy materials, which tend to be more expensive.
|one of our farmtek shelters in winter - note how we create a wind block in the doorway.
7. Local.
We like to support our local economy whenever possible. This means buying from local craftspeople, hiring local contractors and buying local materials whenever possible. This puts our money back into and builds up our local economy.
|Kind of a ragtag collection of our various shelters in winter.
What has our experience been without floors?
WAY TOO WET for our liking and not nearly enough 'composting' to compensate for the wet cold of the floorless shelter.
In fact, after one especially wet, cold, rainy March day we watched in horror as water was literally sheeting into the shelter and flooding it. Because the pigs like to root and dig, they had lowered the grade of the ground in the shelters below the outside grade!
We had had enough! Our shelters were going to get floors.
So we set about building floors and then bringing them in and placing the metal shelters on top. A few screws and we were set.
Our pigs were now high and dry, and they seemed to be very happy with that!
Future modifications on horizon for us?
1. Some sort of lip that will help hold straw in the shelter. they tend to drag it out with them when they leave the shelter.
2. Some sort of door that partially closes the entrance during the worst of winter to help hold in the heat.
3. Insulate the underside of the metal roof - it tends to heat up in the summer and helps to make the shelters too hot.


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The Fix Talks Back: Year of the African American Candidate?
There's never enough time to answer all of the good questions I get during my live online chats, but I can always answer a few more here in the blog.
Philadelphia: As a student at Morehouse College (an all African American and all male college in Atlanta), I am particularly excited about the emergence of serious African American candidates this year (Harold Ford in TN, Deval Patrick in MA, Michael Steele and Kweisi Mfume in MD, Lynn Swann in PA, Kenneth Blackwell in OH, etc.). Is this development an anomaly, or are we witnessing the beginning a radical change in the face of American politics?
The Fix: I think the trend you point out is one of the most intriguing developments in the 2006 cycle, especially because a number of the black candidates seeking statewide office are Republicans (Steele, Swann and Blackwell). The idea of more African Americans seeking major offices is nothing new (in 2004 the open Senate seat contest featured two black candidates) but it remains to be seen whether these candidates can break through and win. Illinois Sen. Barack Obama (D) is the only black member of the Senate and only the third elected since Reconstruction. (Massachusetts Republican Sen. Edward Brooke and Illinois Democratic Sen. Carol Moseley Braun were the others.) Doug Wilder is the only African American to be elected governor in U.S. history, having served as Virginia's chief executive from 1989 to 1993.
The coming election will be an interesting proving ground to test whether Obama's victory in 2004 threw the door wide open for black candidates or not.
Portland, Ore.: Chris: I think a pretty good case can be made that, historically, the major party nominees for president turn out not to be the persons who generate the most passion or excitement, but the ones who are the least objectionable to the largest number of people. This is especially true, I think, when a race is fairly wide open; it seems the winner is often the person who, in addition to whatever core supporters they have, shows up most often as everyone's second choice Do you think there is anything to this theory? If so and you apply this test of being the favorite second choice, whose prospects brighten and whose dim in 2008?
The Fix: Interesting theory. I have a similar operating assumption that the battle for the presidential nomination in both parties comes down to a battle of head versus heart. In the 2004 Democratic primaries, the heart of the Democratic Party was clearly with former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean but the head won out in the end as Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry was the nominee. Four years earlier the head vote for George W. Bush beat back the heart vote (although not the hearts of many conservatives) of Arizona Sen. John McCain.
Applied to 2008, the head vote for Democrats is presumably the most viable candidate other than New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton -- a list that should include Kerry, Sen. Evan Bayh (Ind.), former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards and former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner. Clinton is clearly the heart candidate even though she has run into rough patches with the Democratic base over her stance on the Iraq war among other issues. While recent history would seem to bode well for a Warner or Bayh, one needs only look back to 1992 -- the last time a Clinton was seeking an open Democratic presidential nomination. The head vote was clearly against Bill Clinton, who had battled through repeated charges of marital infidelity in the months leading up to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. But, Clinton better than any Democrat of recent vintage could speak to voters' hearts and won enough over to not only win the nomination but also the presidency.
Washington, D.C.: So, just how toxic are the POTUS and VPOTUS to Republicans up for reelection/election in November? First we see N.J. Senate candidate Tom Kean Jr. dodge Dick Cheney at a fundraiser. Then we see the President show up in Ohio without any Congressional hangers on. Is this something that is going to get even more noticeable as the election season heats up?
The Fix: I touched yesterday on how active both President Bush and Vice President Cheney have been of late in terms of raising dollars for House and Senate candidates.
While these candidates are more than willing to take the hundreds of thousands of dollars that an appearance by Bush or Cheney is sure to generate, they are less willing to appear at events with the two men. No one should be surprised by that dichotomy as politicians at their core are survivors and with the President's approval numbers mired in the 30s it does little good for an aspiring Republican to tie themselves too closely to him.
It remains to be seen whether taking dollars raised by Bush or Cheney will negatively impact Republican candidates. In recent history, voters have shown little interest in where a candidate's financial backing comes from -- whether it's one's own pocket or from top leaders in either party.
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You've got nerve calling anyone arrogant after 5 plus years of that arrogant, ignorant moron and his henchmen ruining this country. His arrogance has gotten us into a war we can't win or abandon, record deficits, the alienation of our allies, the uniting of our enemies and so many other foul-ups. People in glass houses......
Posted by: KAS | March 30, 2006 9:52 AM | Report abuse
Kerry is not only a buffoon - he is a disgrace. He should be rebuked. Next time don't nominate an arrogant loser and you might win an election in the next century or so.
Posted by: Sandy | March 29, 2006 11:00 AM | Report abuse
Kerry may be a buffoon.....
But Bush and the GOP Congress are a TOTAL UNMITIGATED DISASTER.
Russ Feingold is no buffoon. Open your eyes Sandy.
Posted by: FairAndBalanced? | March 29, 2006 8:10 AM | Report abuse
Kerry is still a buffoon
Posted by: Sandy | March 29, 2006 7:45 AM | Report abuse
Fitzgerald will seek new White House indictments
By Jason Leopold
Online Journal Contributing Writer
Mar 29, 2006, 00:39
It may seem as though it's been moving along at a snail's pace, but the second part of the federal investigation into the leak of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson is nearly complete, with attorneys and government officials who have remained close to the probe saying that a grand jury will likely return an indictment against one or two senior Bush administration officials.
These sources work or worked at the State Department, the CIA and the National Security Council. Some of these sources are attorneys close to the case. They requested anonymity because they were not permitted to speak publicly about the details of the investigation.
In lengthy interviews over the weekend and on Monday, they said that Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has started to prepare the paperwork to present to the grand jury seeking an indictment against White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove or National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley.
Although the situation remains fluid, it's possible, these sources said, that Fitzgerald may seek to indict both Rove and Hadley, charging them with perjury, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy related to their roles in the leak of Plame Wilson's identity and their effort to cover up their involvement following a Justice Department investigation.
The sources said late Monday that it may take more than a month before Fitzgerald presents the paperwork outlining the government's case against one or both of the officials and asks the grand jury to return an indictment, because he is currently juggling quite a few high-profile criminal cases and will need to carve out time to write up the indictment and prepare the evidence.
In addition to responding to discovery requests from Libby's defense team and appearing in court with his attorneys, who are trying to obtain additional evidence, such as top-secret documents, from Fitzgerald's probe, the special prosecutor is also prosecuting Lord Conrad Black, the newspaper magnate, and has recently charged numerous individuals in a child pornography ring, and is wrestling with other lawsuits in his home city of Chicago.
Details about the latest stage of the investigation began to take shape a few weeks ago when the lead FBI investigator on the leak case, John C. Eckenrode, retired from the agency and indicated to several colleagues that the investigation is about to wrap up with indictments handed up by the grand jury against Rove or Hadley or both officials, the sources said.
The Philadelphia-based Eckenrode is finished with his work on the case; however, he is expected to testify as a witness for the prosecution next year against I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff who was indicted in October on five counts of perjury, obstruction of justice, and lying to investigators regarding his role in the leak.
Hadley and Rove remain under intense scrutiny, but sources said Fitzgerald has not yet decided whether to seek charges against one or both of them.
Libby and other officials in Cheney's office used the information they obtained about Plame Wilson to undermine the credibility of her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson. Wilson was an outspoken critic of the Iraq war. He had alleged that President Bush misspoke when he said, in his January 2003 State of the Union address, that Iraq had tried to acquire yellow cake uranium, the key component used to build a nuclear bomb, from Niger.
The uranium claim was the silver bullet in getting Congress to support military action two months later. To date, no weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq, and the country barely had a functional weapons program, according to a report from the Iraq Survey Group.
Wilson had traveled to Niger more than a year earlier to investigate the yellow cake claims and reported back to the CIA that intelligence reports saying Iraq attempted to purchase uranium from Niger were false.
On Monday, though, attorneys close to the leak case confirmed that Fitzgerald had met with the grand jury half a dozen times since January and recently told the jurors that he planned to present them with the government's case against Rove or Hadley, which stems from an email Rove had sent to Hadley in July of 2003 indicating that he had a conversation about Plame Wilson with Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper.
Neither Hadley nor Rove disclosed the existence of the email when they were questioned by FBI investigators or when they testified before a grand jury, the sources said, adding that Rove testified he found out about Plame Wilson from reporters and Hadley testified that he recalled learning about Plame Wilson when her name was published in a newspaper column.
Rove testified before the grand jury four times. He did not disclose the existence of the email during his first two appearances before the grand jury, claiming he simply forgot about it because he was enmeshed in the 2004 presidential election, traveling around the country attending fundraisers and meetings, working more than 15 hours a day on the campaign, and just forgot that he spoke with Cooper three months earlier, sources familiar with his testimony said.
But Rove and Libby had been the subject of dozens of news stories about the possibility that they played a role in the leak, and had faced dozens of questions as early as August 2003 -- one month after Plame Wilson was outed- about whether they were the administration officials responsible for leaking her identity.
The story Rove and his attorney, Robert Luskin, provided to Fitzgerald in order to explain why Rove did not disclose the existence of the email is "less than satisfactory and entirely unconvincing to the special counsel," one of the attorneys close to the case said.
Luskin did not return numerous calls for comment. A spokeswoman for the National Security Council said she could not comment on an ongoing investigation and has vehemently denied that Hadley was involved in the leak "because Mr. Hadley told us he wasn't involved."
In December, Luskin made a desperate attempt to keep his client out of Fitzgerald's crosshairs.
Luskin had revealed to Fitzgerald that Viveca Novak -- a reporter working for Time magazine who wrote several stories about the Plame Wilson case -- inadvertently tipped him off in early 2004 that her colleague at the magazine, Matt Cooper, would be forced to testify that Rove was his source who told him about Plame Wilson's CIA status.
Novak -- who bears no relation to syndicated columnist Robert Novak, the journalist who first published Plame Wilson's name and CIA status in a July 14, 2003, column -- met Luskin in Washington DC in 2004, and over drinks, the two discussed Fitzgerald's investigation into the Plame Wilson leak.
Luskin had assured Novak that Rove learned Plame Wilson's name and CIA status after it was published in news accounts and that only then did he phone other journalists to draw their attention to it. But Novak told Luskin that everyone in the Time newsroom knew Rove was Cooper's source and that he would testify to that in an upcoming grand jury appearance, these sources said.
According to Luskin's account, after he met with Viveca Novak he contacted Rove and told him about his conversation with her. The two of them then began an exhaustive search through White House phone logs and emails for any evidence that proved that Rove had spoken with Cooper. Luskin said that during this search an email was found that Rove had sent to then-Deputy National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley immediately after Rove's conversation with Cooper, and it was subsequently turned over to Fitzgerald.
"I didn't take the bait," Rove wrote in the email to Hadley immediately following his conversation with Cooper on July 11, 2003. "Matt Cooper called to give me a heads-up that he's got a welfare reform story coming. When he finished his brief heads-up he immediately launched into Niger. Isn't this damaging? Hasn't the president been hurt? I didn't take the bait, but I said if I were him I wouldn't get Time far out in front on this."
Luskin wound up becoming a witness in the case and testified about his conversation with Viveca Novak that Luskin said would prove his client didn't knowingly lie to FBI investigators when he was questioned about the leak in October 2003, just three months after Rove told Cooper that Wilson's wife worked for the CIA.
The email Rove sent to Hadley, which Luskin said he found, helped Rove recall his conversation with Cooper a year earlier. Rove then returned to the grand jury to clarify his previous testimonies in which he did not disclose that he spoke with journalists.
Still, Rove's account of his conversation with Cooper went nothing like he had described in his email to Hadley, according to an email Cooper sent to his editor at Time magazine following his conversation with Rove in July 2003.
"It was, KR said, [former Ambassador Joseph] Wilson's wife, who apparently works at the agency on wmd [weapons of mass destruction] issues who authorized [Wilson's] trip," Cooper's July 11, 2003, email to his editor said. "Wilson's wife is Plame, then an undercover agent working as an analyst in the CIA's Directorate of Operations counterproliferation division." (Cooper later included the essence of what Rove told him in an online story.) The email characterizing the conversation continues: "not only the genesis of the trip is flawed an[d] suspect but so is the report. he [Rove] implied strongly there's still plenty to implicate iraqi interest in acquiring uranium fro[m] Niger . . ."
It is unclear whether Rove was misleading Hadley about his conversation with Cooper, perhaps, because White House officials told their staff not to engage reporters in any questions posed about Wilson's Niger claims.
But Fitzgerald's investigation has turned up additional evidence over the past few months that convinced him that Luskin's eleventh-hour revelation about the chain of events that led to the discovery of the email is not credible. Fitzgerald believes that Rove changed his story once it became clear that Cooper would be compelled to testify about the source --- Rove -- who revealed Plame Wilson's CIA status to him, sources close to the case said.
If any of the people named in this story believe they have been unfairly portrayed or that what was written in this story is untrue, they will have an opportunity to respond in this space.
Posted by: CHE | March 29, 2006 7:28 AM | Report abuse
Terrorist Surveillance Act Introduced in Senate
John Osborn / www.dissidentvoice.org | March 28 2006
A bill recently introduced in the Senate would legalize warrantless wiretapping at the President's discretion.
Senator Mike DeWine (R-OH) introduced the bill, popularly named the Terrorist Surveillance Act of 2006, on March 16, 2006.
The bill was co-sponsored by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), and Olympia Snowe (R-ME).
According to a press release by Senator DeWine, the bill would allow the President to authorize wiretapping on international communications by American citizens suspected of being affiliated with a terrorist organization. All the President has to have is probable cause and a belief that surveillance of the individual is necessary to protect national security.
Currently, any surveillance of American citizen's international communications would require a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
According to a Dec. 16, 2005 article in the New York Times entitled, "Bush Lets U.S. Spy on Callers Without Courts," it is easier to obtain warrants this court than a normal criminal warrant. Furthermore, emergency approval for a warrant can be obtained within hours.
The Bush administration justifies their position by stating that currently the provisions aren't quick enough to authorize wiretaps on numerous suspected terrorists.
In 2001 after 9/11, President Bush authorized the National Security Agency to wiretap international communications between Americans and foreign callers.
Critics claim that this is unconstitutional and a debate endures. This bill would legalize warrantless wiretapping with safeguards.
The provisions in this bill are sweeping. The President alone can determine what American citizens are potential threats to national security. There is no authorization under this bill from Congress or a court.
The bill would allow the President to conduct surveillance for up to 45 days without a warrant, after which the President can reauthorize surveillance under one of two instances.
The President must either obtain a warrant after compiling enough evidence to do so through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Attorney General must certify, under oath, when the President doesn't have sufficient evidence for a warrant that continued surveillance is necessary.
This bill would allow the President to conduct warrantless wiretapping in order to obtain the necessary evidence to get a warrant. This bill would allow unheard of Executive Power in conducting surveillance on Americans.
Essentially, as long as the Attorney General accepts the decisions of the President, surveillance of Americans could go on indefinitely. These are the safeguards advocated by the sponsors of this bill.
Supporters of the bill claim that sufficient Congressional oversight would exist to ensure that the President doesn't overstep his authority, but this is not the case.
The bill will create Terrorist Surveillance Subcommittees within both the House and Senate Intelligence Committees that would have sole authority to oversee this program.
These subcommittees have no authority to accept or deny requests for wiretapping, rather the President notifies these committees of what actions are taking place.
Furthermore, anyone other than journalists that leak information about this Terrorist Surveillance Program could face a fine of up to $1 million and/or up to a 15-year jail sentence. This encourages government secrecy and leaves no accountability.
It is essential that the people know the details to a program where one person has unchecked authority to conduct countless surveillance on Americans.
According to a statement released by the American Civil Liberties Union on March 16, this bill is unconstitutional -- violating the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment protects American citizens from unwarranted searches and seizures and requires judiciary authorization for surveillance. This bill would authorize unrestricted and unaccountable surveillance.
The ACLU also claims that the provisions in this bill restrict whistleblowers from disclosing any information about the program severely limits the ability of Americans to be informed about this program.
According to Media Matters for America, a progressive media watchdog group, the mainstream media has been ineffective in communicating accurately the consequences of this bill.
In two instances, the media has misrepresented the provisions of this bill.
The first occurred on March 17 -- an article in the Washington Post stated that the President would have to convince a small group of lawmakers in both the House and Senate that it was necessary to continued surveillance beyond the 45-day period. The bill states that the President doesn't have to convince anybody, he just has to inform the subcommittees.
Another article from the Associated Press on March 23 stated that the President must obtain Congressional approval before reauthorizing surveillance after the 45-day period. Once again, the law states otherwise -- the President has the sole authority to conduct wiretapping. The Terrorist Surveillance Subcommittees merely get informed on who is getting wiretapped.
Currently, the bill has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee for consideration.
If passed, the bill would not be permanent, rather it would sunset after five years.
If you agree or disagree with this bill, contact your Senators and/or the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and voice your opinion.
John Osborn is the community editor of the Lumberjack Newspaper out of Humboldt State University, CA. He is passionate about civil rights, justice, and accountability.
Posted by: CHE | March 29, 2006 4:20 AM | Report abuse
Kerry = a buffoon
Posted by: Sandy | March 28, 2006 11:49 PM | Report abuse
Thanks J. I actually forgot abt the whole contest thing, but that is a pretty amazing poem and amazing way to have your words immortalized. But yeah, I love the Statue of Liberty and the freedom it represents. When I see it, every time I see it, I cant help but be reminded about that. Literally, neither I, nor millions upon millions of people would even exist on this earth if it wasnt for that freedom. Thats why I laugh when ideological numnutses say things like "democrats dont care about this country" or we "dont get it." I would physically not even exist right now if it wasnt for the freedom of living in this country. You cant "get it" much more than that. I think its safe to say that, for example, contrary to Tom Delay's belief, Justices O'Connor and Bader Ginsburg "get it". But yet Tom continues to insult our intelligence. Tom, give it up, buddy. Its over.
Anyway, back to immigration, im compelled to post this, but the guy who authored that piece from the Center for Immigration Studies is (of course) going to be on CSPAN Wash Journal tomorrow morning:
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Steven A. Camarota , Center for Immigration Studies
Should be verrry interesting and informative for sure. Well worth watching or streaming on the net later (www.c-span.org). Unless, that is, that you want to continue to look like a boob running around saying things like "nasty immigrants are stealing our jobs!"
I hate to sound like a total cspan commercial but Thank God for them. Nowhere else in the world is there a media outlet like that. Props where props are due, know what im sayin?
Posted by: FairAndBalanced? | March 28, 2006 8:20 PM | Report abuse
Excellent post, as usual FairAndBalanced
Those elequent words in the inscription (to the Statue of Liberty), as I'm sure you know, were written by the great American poet Emma Lazarus in a contest she won. If someone today tried to write those words in a contest, they'd be in danger of being threatened with treason, unfortunately. Thanks again for reminding all of us of that great poet and her poem that we all should keep in mind.
Posted by: Jason | March 28, 2006 4:16 PM | Report abuse
Anyone who has any interest in this debate should read this document:
Dropping Out
Immigrant Entry and Native Exit
From the Labor Market, 2000-2005
March 2006
While the findings illuminate pros and cons on each side of the debate, one thing can be sure: that less-educated workers of both immigrant and native status have largely been ignored by both political parties.
some quotes from the Conclusion:
"The findings of this report call into the question the idea that America is desperately short of less-educated workers."
"The labor force participation has fallen significantly for both natives without a high school degree and those with only a high school degree."
From those two quotes I gather that A) all those anti-immigrant folks who say that immigrants are stealing American's jobs are uninformed and that B) the opportunity exists for less-educated Americans to get jobs exists but for reasons unknown to me they have decided not to take those jobs. And, yes, I am partisan, and yes, I think that Republicans who want to criminalize our immigrant workforce are racists, but I cant come up with a reason why less-educated Americans would NOT want to share the job pool with immigrants... OTHER than the fact that they just dont like immigrants. And I cant think of a reason why they dont like immigrants other than the fact that they are also racist. Im thinking out loud again (and there's no 'preview' button on this blog) but I think that the less-educated folks have racist tendencies b/c they are not educated. But the politicos on the Right (for example Frist and that lunatic Tancredo) have no excuse other than that they are simply racist to the core and represent other educated white folks who are also racist.
I wish there was a preview button on this site, but those are my thoughts on the debate. Once again, the GOP has shown its true colors in the face of American values.
Somewhere there exists an inscription that reads:
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
It used to mean something, but not in Bush's and the GOP's America.
Posted by: FairAndBalanced? | March 28, 2006 3:26 PM | Report abuse
After reading your comment I have a few questions:
* I gather that you read the Post, since you comment at this site from time to time. Do you remember the Paper's discussion of Illegal Immigration during the VA. Gubernatorial campaign? As you may recall, Jerry Kilgore tried to make illegal immigration one of his main issues and the Post discussed the topic quite a bit at that time. FYI, Kilgore also lost the election as people seemed MORE concerned with the economy, transit issues, etc. Oh well, I'm sure you can explain my answer away by cursing the "liberal media."
* Also, I'm curious who the "them" is that you're referring to in your post. Are you saying that 73% of Latinos will never finish high school or that 73% of illegal immigrants won't? Or in your mind, are those two groups interchangeable? Again, just to let you know, it turns out that all Latinos are NOT illegal immigrants after all - or gang members for that matter. Who knew...
* Finally, since anyone that isn't a fan of the Minutemen is apparently a "simpering idiot," does that mean that both President Bush and the frontrunner for the Republican Nomination in '08 are "simpering idiots?" I might agree with that assessment, but I imagine for different reasons.
Posted by: Colin | March 28, 2006 2:06 PM | Report abuse
Now that Bush has shuffled the deck chairs, is the SS Titanic (Bush regime) sinking faster and slower.
I don't think anyone noticed the icebergs (Iraq War) ... until that's fixed and we vamoose, nothing will change.
Posted by: Will in Seattle | March 28, 2006 1:33 PM | Report abuse
RE: CA-50 special election
Based on poll numbers, the April special election should pit Bilbray v Busby for the June run-off. Correct? Also, should Bilbray win the June run-off, what happens for the November elections? Can all of those people jump back in again or could only Busy since she is the, mainly, sole Dem in race?
Posted by: Political Junkie | March 28, 2006 1:15 PM | Report abuse
I can only applaud your "Office Space" reference at the end of the Q&A session.
Welcome back.
Posted by: Gravy | March 28, 2006 1:14 PM | Report abuse
If those minutemen could muster 500,000 people and march on Austin, or Phoenix, or LA at the same time then they would get the same press. The only problem is there are about 1000 of them. No matter what the Latino community and the MSM think the immigration debate is a second teir subject in most areas behind the war, the economy, and national security. The people who support either side just make alot of noise when they yell at the wind that is why we hear so much about it.
Posted by: Andy R | March 28, 2006 12:25 PM | Report abuse
I notice the absence of polls on America's anger of illegal immigration. Of course, the libs at the WaPo never miss an opportunity to quote anti-Bush, anti-republican polls. But any public opinion data is missing when the left-wingers write about Americans views on buy amnestt for $2,000. Instead, we get the simpering idiots writing about the hard-working illegals. Odd, all those prisoners and gang members must be white supremists for journalism sake. Minutemen guard the border and they are vigilantes. Students block a highway with Mexican flags, and the MSM is in love with these heroes. 73% of them will never finish high school, but they sure can wave a flag and make mob rule the governing principle of AMerica.
Posted by: Karen | March 28, 2006 11:07 AM | Report abuse
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After his spectacular technological and financial successes as innovator and entrepreneur and later as venture capitalist in Silicon Valley, Banatao is focusing his activities and philanthropy towards helping the Philippines develop into a high-tech research and development nation. It is an ambitious and gargantuan task that he is shepherding through PhilDev, the foundation that he heads.
In this exclusive video interview for Positively Filipino by veteran broadcast journalist Lloyd LaCuesta, the Filipino titan of high tech talks about his roots and why he is now investing his energy and resources in helping the land of his birth. – Editors
Lloyd LaCuesta was the South Bay Bureau Chief of KTVU/Fox Channel 2 in the San Francisco Bay Area for more than 35 years. He retired last June 2012 and is currently an adjunct professor at San Jose State University. LaCuesta visited Badoc, Ilocos Norte in 2010 to see the village where his father grew up and to connect with relatives, only to find out that these relatives were living in San Jose, California!


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Taking a Leap
I don't know what has got into me but suddenly I felt this itch. That itch that makes me want to write. I don't really know what to write I am swimming in a lot of emotions right now. Maybe it is because of that book. I read this book about falling in love. Yeah I know very original right? But what really made it different is that the ending wasn't so happy at all. If anything it was dead on very sad! The girl Livia in the story was cured of Leukemia and she went on this trip to visit her brother Jeff then suddenly she meets this guy Adam that made her feel different about herself, made her fall in love in a strong and different way. The kind of love that takes you to the heavens. The head over heels kind of love. But then life played a very cruel joke to the two of them Livia died leaving Adam behind. And that is where it hit me, how one thing that seems so beautiful can be ruined by one single event.
I cried so hard reading that book. I was devastated. I was hoping for a happily ever after. I am a sucker for happily ever afters. Maybe because I was always having this thought that in books I can always escape the sad reality of life that it is not always happy. That life can be very unfair.
Maybe what prompted me to write is that I can identify myself with her. I am not sick I don't have leukemia. But I am sickly though. If you ask me how many times have I been admitted to the hospital I would say more than you can count. All my life I am always careful, I am seen as the fragile one, I am always handled like I am some kind of a glass; breakable and those people around me the are also very careful. I guess you can say that I am sheltered. I see how my health bring down even the strongest among us. I see how my mother tries to put a smile on her face just to stop me from crying. I see how my brother sacrifices his family time just to be with me in the hospital. I see how my sister sleeps in the hospital just so I have someone there to look after me. I can see how my other sister calls all my doctors just to make sure I am okay because she is overseas and she wants to make sure that the doctors looking after me are the best. I can see how my dad tries to be nonchalant about the events just so I get the impression that what I have is nothing serious. You think I like all these attention? No. You think I like seeing family get all wired up because of me? No. I want to be normal. I want to be treated like other people. I want to have fun, be careless, fall in love and travel. I don't like people looking at me and think that I am somebody who is defenseless. Because I am not.
Then it hits me how one story could make someone see her life in a different angle. How one story can mirror another person's life. How it can rattle the brain with different thoughts. And right now that story made me long for that same kind of love that Adam has for Livia. The kind that never falters that even through death it fights to exist. I see love like that and I feel ashamed because these people they see love and they go for it not thinking of what might be next or where this might lead. And I wish I could be like that. Be courageous to take the leap, and see where life might take me. But I am not like that. I am not good with moments I always think of what happens next. And maybe that is my issue.
By the way, an update to my last issue I have not told that person yet that i don't want to go out with him. Furthermore, I made an ultimatum with myself that I should go out with him before August. Keep your fingers cross and hope I do what is best.


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Medway go-live date delayed at Gateshead4th July 2012
The go-live of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust's Medway patient administration system has been delayed.
It had wanted to start using the system supplied by System C, a McKesson company, last weekend but has now put that back to July 14 while it implements an upgraded version of the Sunquest ICE order communications and results reporting solution. The go-live date of the Medway PAS, which includes a master patient index, inpatients, outpatients, day care and case note tracking, was revised at a board meeting.
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|Shouhei Igari and Toshiyuki Yamamoto*
|Corresponding Author: Toshiyuki Yamamoto, Department of Dermatology, Fukushima Medical University, Hikarigaoka 1, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan; E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
|Received: November 19, 2015; Accepted: December 1, 2015; Published: February 28, 2016;
|Citation: Igari S, Yamamoto T. (2016) Extensive Calcification in Eccrine Poroma. Dermatol Clin Res, 2(1): 66-67.
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To the Editor,
Eccrine poroma is a benign adnexal neoplasm originating from eccrine sweat ducts. Although eccrine poroma is not a rare neoplasm, calcification is a relatively rare histological feature. We describe a case of eccrine poroma occurring on the chest, which presented with extensive calcification.
A 78-year-old female visited our department, complaining of an asymptomatic nodule on the chest which had existed for nearly 20 years. The tumor was slowly enlarged. Physical examination revealed a sessile-shaped, half-spherical tumor (sized 25-mm) on the left chest. The nodule was totally removed under local anesthesia. Histological features showed cords of tumor cells extending from the epidermis into the mid-dermis (Figure 1). The tumor cells had basophilic cells with small circle nuclei. Of note, extensive calcifications with basophilic homogenous materials were observed within the tumor nests (Figure 2). Characteristic cystic or ductal structures were also frequently seen (Figure 3). Thereafter, the patient was followed-up without local recurrence.
Calcification in eccrine poroma is relatively rare, and to our knowledge, only six cases have been reported including the present case [1-4]. Those cases are summarized in Table 1. Patients were elderly persons over 60 years old, except for one case. Male and female ratio was equal (1:1). The location was extremities (3 cases), trunk (2 cases), and face (1 case). Apart from previous cases, our case showed extensive calcification in the tumor islands.
Cutaneous calcification may be divided into four major categories, dystrophic, metastatic, idiopathic, and iatrogenic. The cause of secondary calcification in cutaneous neoplasms is regarded as dystrophic. Dystrophic calcification occurs as a result of tissue injury such as minor pressure or injury. A previous report examined by X-ray microanalyser showed that calcification was caused by deposition of calcium and phosphorus, with the latter dominant [1].
In our case, the tumor appeared 20 years ago. One possibility for the induction of calcification is that long-term existence may be relevant to the induction of secondary calcification. Among the previous cases, three cases showed 10-year duration from onset, and in two cases 5-year duration was shown (Table 1). Although the number of secondary calcification in eccrine poroma is still small, further accumulation of similar cases is necessary.
- Yamamoto T, Irifune A, Katayama I, Nishioka K (1994) Calcification of eccrine poroma. J Dermatol 21: 979-981.
- Nemoto T, Yamazaki S, Taniguchi H (1998) A case of eccrine poroma with calcification. Jpn J Dermatol 108: 159. (in Japanese)
- Tsunemi Y, Tamaki K, Saeki H (2007) Eccrine poroma with calcification. Rinsho Derma 49: 541-543. (in Japanese)
- Nishikawa Y, Kaneko T, Yakiyoshi N, Aizu T, Nakajima K, et al. (2009) Dermoscopy of eccrine poroma with calcification. J Dermatol Case Rep 3: 38-40.
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