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If it were just about coastline and beaches, Asturias would be an exceptional location, on the Northern coast of Spain and the Bay of Biscay. Here, you may encounter the Atlantic in very different ways: from secluded, hard to reach little coves to vast expanses of sandy beach often pounded by amazing waves providing brilliant surfing, surf canoe and boogie boarding opportunities. You may walk the miles of coastal pathways, or drop down to the fishing villages with their tempting array of restaurants and bars. You can spend time just chilling on the sand or exploring the networks of caves and inlets along the Jurassic coast including of course, the impressive and extraordinary dinosaur footprints at the back of Playa la Griega, Colunga. Boats can be chartered, Kayaks rented by the hour, every opportunity for you to engage with the sea is available along the 145 Km coastline.
Here is a link to an excellent site and iPhone app dedicated to the wonderful beaches to be found in Asturias. It provides information about the type of beach, where they can be found and accessibility. All on your phone! A great idea if you are travelling around, looking for the ultimate waves to surf, or looking for the right place to take the family. It can all be found right here.


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Designed with practicality and agility in mind, the KTM 690 SMC R is able to deal with any type of tracks with poise.
The motorcycle rewards you with first class ergonomics and you'll especially like the self-supporting rear end/fuel tank unit and the low seat. Not to mention about the sporty stance and the perfectly angled, wide aluminum handlebar.
The bike is equipped with a lightweight tubular space frame made from chrome-molybdenum steel. The frame is combined with a high-quality die-cast swingarm which is ultra resistant to torsion.
The ride quality is assured by the KTM 690 SMC R's WP upside-down fork, which offers a whole 250 mm of suspension travel and 48 mm outer tubes. Out back, you'll find a pivot-arm articulated WP pressurised-gas monoshock which offers 250 mm of wheel travel. If you want to bring the bike to halt, you can rely with confidence on a set of capable Brembo brakes.
Hit the jump for more information on the 2013 KTM 690 SMC R.
What isn't there doesn't weigh anything either - the 690 SMC R is designed according to this motto. A powerful LC4 single-cylinder, an excellent chassis, sports-oriented yet comfortable supermoto ergonomics - what could make a drifter happier? The 2013 KTM 690 SMC R is an unrivalled supermoto for the most demanding requirements, which leaves all others in its wake: suitable for racing or everyday use, potent design, state-of-the-art.
The self-supporting rear end/fuel tank unit made from robust plastic bears an equally comfortable and low seat. This is augmented by the tank fairings and the ideally angled, wide aluminium handlebar to form a perfect arrangement that makes controlling the 690 SMC R extremely simple - both on the road and on the track. Superb handling, remarkable versatility, perfect vehicle control both on the road and on the track, plus excellent contact points and maximum freedom of movement for hitting the gas with commitment – 690 SMC R 2013.
The 690 SMC R 2013 ranks among the most powerful curve-bandits on the road. Alongside the outstandingly tuned suspension, two major contributors to its excellent tracking stability are the lightweight tubular space frame made from chrome-molybdenum steel and the high-quality die-cast swingarm - both of them extremely torsion-resistant.
By professionals for everyone: The new KTM 690 SMC R's WP upside-down fork, with a whole 250 mm of suspension travel and 48 mm outer tubes, is adjustable in many ways and masters the balancing act between everyday use and attack with the greatest of ease. Elaborately machined triple clamps provide the forks with precisely the right level of stiffness for the most demanding manoeuvres and the best possible grip - with minimal extra weight. The pivot-arm articulated WP pressurised-gas monoshock with 250 mm suspension travel even features high-speed and low-speed compression adjustment.
The 690 SMC R's extremely powerful and easily applied Brembo® brakes impress with outstanding controllability. At the front wheel, a radially-mounted, four-piston, fixed brake calliper bites onto a floating, 320 mm brake disc.
Thanks to specially designed, air-tight rim profiles on tubeless, wire-spoked wheels, the 2013 KTM 690 SMC R rolls on Conti AttackSM tubeless tyres. The lightweight wheels reduce unsprung masses and gyroscopic forces, making the suspension even more effective, steering even lighter and further increasing the grip of what are already the best Supermoto tyres on the market.
The 690 SMC R's fuel economy is amazing. Why? Thanks to its low weight of less than 140 kg and its highly efficient engine management system with electronic injection. And also to its state-of-the-art OHC single-cylinder engine.
With its 690 cc displacement, the 690 Enduro R's state-of-the-art, water-cooled LC4 single-cylinder engine delivers an impressive 49 kW (67 hp). It combines powerful acceleration from the very lowest revs with an outstanding free-revving nature and refined engine running. It's extremely economical with fuel and saves its owner even more money thanks to long service intervals of 10,000 km. Annoying rear wheel chatter? Prevented reliably by its anti-hopping clutch that's fitted as standard.
The finely balanced crank drive of the 690 single-cylinder converts terrific combustion pressure into unrivalled single-power - thanks to its balancer shaft, which eliminates vibration without having any detrimental effect on the life of the super-single.
The electronic engine management system featuring fuel injection offers the rider the choice between three different mappings for influencing the engine characteristics. The "electronic power throttle" ensures that the throttle commands from the rider are translated electronically into the optimum throttle valve opening at all times, which gives rise to tremendously progressive power development.
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|Primary gear ratio
|Secondary gear ratio
|Cooling system
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|APTC™ Anti-hopping clutch in oil bath / hydraulically operated
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|Brake system front
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No matter who you are or how much you're able to stash away in a savings account, at some point — unless you want to continue working for the rest of your life — you'll need to turn your accumulated wealth into a reliable stream of income you can live on.
So, let me ask you…
What if you could own a money machine that automatically and reliably cranked out inflation-beating cash for you day-in and day-out for decades with very little risk?
And what if the machine could reproduce itself, breeding more little money machines all working 24/7 to make even money for you?
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This is the third in a series of articles highlighting dividend companies that have large and durable economic advantages, or "moats", that protect their business operations and allow years or decades of strong profitability.
When looking for long-term investments, one typically wants to find a business that is performing well not simply because management is on top of their game right now, but rather because the business itself has fundamental and difficult-to-replicate advantages over its competitors.
In the last two articles, examples of unrivaled economies of scale and particularly powerful brands were provided.
Some companies keep competitors away by patenting their products. This gives them a number of years where they can get all of their research and development to pay off with nice profit margins.
If a company is big enough, they can successfully layer or ladder dozens, hundreds, or thousands of patents so that at any given time, only a subset of their patents are expiring, and new ones are replacing them. That way, most of the product portfolio is continually refreshed with a strong set of patent shields.
When a company organizes hundreds or thousands of engineers and scientists, and then layers their products with patent shields, this creates a pretty formidable defense against competitors. Some of the largest patent-holding companies often buy companies just for their patents.
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Back in 2010 I was invited to participate in a stock picking competition. The objective was to identify the best four stocks for 2011. You can read the reasons behind my four selections in this article. The four stocks I selected included:
The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) provides consumer packaged goods in the United States and internationally. This dividend aristocrat has raised distributions for 55 years in a row.
Over the past decade, Procter & Gamble has managed to boost dividends by 10.90% per year. Analysts are expecting further increases in EPS over the next two years to $4.57/share, which represents a 16.30% expected growth. The stocks yields 3.20% and is attractively valued at the moment. Check my analysis of the stock.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) engages in the research and development, manufacture, and sale of various products in the health care field worldwide.
The company operates in three segments: Consumer, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Devices and Diagnostics. This dividend aristocrat has raised distributions for 49 years in a row. There are only eleven companies in the world, which have managed to accomplish this task. Over the past decade [continue]…
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Income investors know about efficiency. They know that income comes from two sources: First, by making their money work as hard as it can and second, reduce commissions and taxes to their lowest possible level.
In the case of the latter, it's a little more straightforward. Reduce your tax liability by holding on to our positions for at least one year and for long term investors, attempt to minimize your dividend payouts in your taxable accounts.
For those with taxable brokerage accounts meant for long term growth, contributing the maximum to a traditional IRA and using that account for dividend names is worth considering.
Reducing expenses is easy compared to maximizing the work load of your money. Think of this illustration. A farmer who has 1,000 acres of land buys a high dollar tractor which will allow him to decrease the amount of workers he has to hire.
That's sounds like a great use of capital but what if he only used his [continue]…
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Posted November 6, 2011 at 11:07 pm
We'll soon give you a link that'll list 10 top Canadian companies that spit out, on avg, 3% to 5% dividend yields.
First up…
An excerpt from the article titled Canada: Land of opportunity?:
Developed countries have found themselves in the economic doghouse of late, saddled with debt, financial crises, and stock markets that have produced middling returns with maddening volatility. A striking exception has been Canada, where stocks have risen an average 13% a year over the last 10 years.
A hypothetical $1,000 investment in the S&P/TSX Composite Index, an index of the stock prices of the largest companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), on August 1, 2001, would have been worth $3,455 on August 31, 2011–versus only $1,305 had you invested it in the S&P 500® Index (SPX) during that same period.
Now, that link…
The companies are listed at the bottom of the page linked here…
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Posted October 17, 2011 at 2:41 am
by Paul Tracy
I call it the "apple tree" loophole. I think it's one of the best ways I know to make money in the market, especially if you don't want to fuss over your investments every day.
But before I tell you what the loophole is, let me first tell you what it's not…
It's not illegal. It's not confusing. And it's not a get-rich-quick scheme.
When used properly, this loophole can greatly reduce the risk of losing money in any market.
But before I go on, I must say that there are a few caveats to how you use it. First, you have to follow this simple strategy exactly as I'll outline below. Second, it only works with high-yield stocks and funds.
It all started with a simple saying I heard years ago…
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is today."
That saying has stuck with me. And if you hadn't noticed, it's talking about a lot more than planting a couple of apple trees in your backyard and enjoying the fruit later.
The real lesson here is this: It's the moves we make today that deliver the greatest payoff down the road.
And that's the perfect analogy for investing in consistent [continue]…
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Posted September 28, 2011 at 1:55 am
by Stoyan Bojinov
As the ETF industry has expanded rapidly in recent years, the universe of asset classes and investment strategies accessible through the exchange-traded wrapper has increased dramatically.
In addition to funds offering exposure to natural resources and volatility–two asset classes previously beyond the reach of many investors–a number of products have popped up that seek to deliver opportunities to tap into intriguing investment methodologies in a cost efficient and time efficient manner.
One area of tremendous interest focuses on dividends; there are literally dozens of ETFs that are designed to concentrate exposure on dividend-paying stocks, from those linked to dividend-weighted methodologies to those with stringent consistency requirements for inclusion.
Popular equity funds in the space include DOD, IDV, and HDV; while products with international flavor like PID, DWX, and EDIV can help investors expand the geographic scope of their portfolio's holdings.
Dividend-focused ETFs may be appealing to a number of different types of investors. For those seeking relatively low risk equity exposure, dividend-focused strategies allow for a dialing back of risk while still keeping a toe in the water. For those seeking to beef up current returns with bond yields at all time lows, some of the yields paid out might be rather attractive.
For investors seeking broad-based stock exposure tilted towards companies with the highest dividend yields, funds such as [continue]…
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Posted September 21, 2011 at 1:53 am
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High dividend yield in a low risk portfolio? How is that possible? Well there is a way that you can invest your money and earn a high dividend yield without taking much risk.
I think that's this is basically what we all want as dividend investors:
High dividend yield from low risk stocks. But unfortunately, it is rarely the case. If you remember my yellow pages (YLO) analysis you know that high dividend yield is usually followed by dividend cuts (especially if the dividend yield is combined with a high payout ratio!). So how can you find these precious gems on the market? In fact, there are a few steps to build the most solid portfolio with the most impressive dividend yield:
#1 Build some cash in a money market fund
Building a strong portfolio combining high dividend yield and low risk companies requires patience and discipline. The very first step you need to accomplish is to build up enough cash so you can move quickly when you are ready.
So instead of gradually buying stocks as you gather a $1,000 or so as I suggest in Dividend Investing, you can also put your money aside and wait a little while.
#2 Build your 'stocks on the radar' list
While you are gathering your cash (trust me, you need a lot for this investing technique to produce impressive results), you will also build a list of 10 to 20 stocks you want to follow.
In order to build this list, you should use criteria found in my 15 things I look at before trading a stock. Most importantly, focus on a good dividend yield (between 3 and 5% at the moment would be reasonable) combined with a low payout ratio (under 70%) and with constant sales and earnings growth. You are basically building a list of companies that are already in the mood of raising their dividend payout and that they can sustain this rhythm.
Continue to steps #3 thru #6 here…
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Posted September 16, 2011 at 3:49 am
by Deanna Pan
Investing in companies that regularly raise their dividends is a popular strategy that marries the lure of cash with the hunt for consistent growth. SPDR S&P Dividend (SDY) is an exchange-traded fund that generates a stream of growing income from a portfolio of some of America's most steadfast companies.
The ETF tracks the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats index, which holds the 60 highest-yielding stocks in the S&P Composite 1500 that have raised their payouts at least 25 years in a row (the S&P 1500 is an index of small, midsize and large companies).
The stocks are weighted according to yield, although no issue may account for more than 4% of the ETF, and S&P rebalances the holdings quarterly.
The result is a portfolio of established firms with records of steady growth. Beyond the ETF's biggest positions, many holdings are [continue]…
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Posted September 15, 2011 at 2:23 am
by Jeff Bailey
No telling for sure as of this writing whether President Obama will get his jobs bill passed; whether the legislation would actually do much for the economy if it does become law; or whether the stock market would get excited even if a jobs law did revive economic growth.
With all those ifs and more, it's easy to make the case for a sideways-at-best equities market in coming months. If that's so, what to do?
Focusing on dividends is never a bad idea. Rocket-like stock appreciation is always sexier, of course, and who doesn't like the trajectory of this chart of Amazon's (AMZN) market cap?
But thankfully many smart market commentators have in recent months pumped out persuasive articles on the power of dividends. We all know payouts are important, but being reminded helps encourage us to keep hunting for dividend-paying companies.
Ben Baden at U.S. News argues that dividends represent the bulk, over time, of the return one sees in the S&P 500, far more than stock price appreciation. He also notes, in this primer, that dividend-paying companies tend to have solid balance sheets, and thus can withstand tough times.
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I brought two large dogs with me when I moved to the Philippines in two crates just for the trip. They are in like new condition. They are both 40" long x 27" wide x 30" tall. They come with the large automatic water container.
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|Journal of Geophysical Research 113, B07209 (2008) 1-16
|Conditions for the growth of a long-lived shallow crustal magma chamber below Mount Pelee volcano (Martinique, Lesser Antilles Arc)
|Catherine Annen 1, 2Michel Pichavant 3
|The compositional homogeneity of silicic andesites emitted during the 13,500-year-long last eruptive cycle of Mount Pelee suggests that the physical state of the magma chamber was largely unmodified during this period. Experimental phase equilibria on Mount Pelee recent products indicate that pre-eruptive magma temperatures and pressures were in the range of 875–900°C and 2 ± 0.5 kbar, respectively. The estimated average eruption rate was 7.5 × 10−4 km3/a with an average volume of about 0.3 km3 per eruption. An analytical model for a spherical magma chamber indicates that a magma flux of 4–5 × 10−4 km3/a can maintain a magma chamber of 0.3 km3 above 875°C below Mount Pelee. However, observations of plutons suggest that magma chambers may grow by addition of sheet-like intrusions. With numerical simulation we show that a minimum sheet accretion rate of a few centimeters per year is required to grow a persistently active magma chamber independently of the intruded volumetric flux. This minimum injection rate is higher if the heat transfer is enhanced by convection processes. The limited ability of an arc crust to extend and accommodate dikes suggests that magma injections are sills or, if they are dikes, that most of the volume injected in the magma chamber is eventually erupted. In a conductively cooling igneous body formed by sills injected at a rate of a few centimeters per year, most of the injected magma completely solidifies and only a small part of the body (about 10–20%) is above 875°C and able to feed eruptions.
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In this publicity image released by NBC, celebrity chef Paula Deen appears on NBC News' "Today" show, wednesday, June 26, 2013 in New York. Deen dissolved into tears during a "Today" show interview Wednesday about her admission that she used a racial slur in the past. The celebrity chef, who had backed out of a "Today" interview last Friday, said she was not a racist and was heartbroken by the controversy that began with her own deposition in a lawsuit. Deen has been dropped by the Food Network and as a celebrity endorser by Smithfield Foods. (AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer)
NEW YORK (AP) - The exodus continues.
Sears Holdings Corp and J.C. Penney Co. said Friday that they're cutting ties with Paula Deen, adding to the list of companies severing their relationship following revelations that the Southern celebrity chef used racial slurs in the past.
Sears said it will phase out all products tied to the brand after "careful consideration of all available information."
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Farmington Hills, Mich. (June 16, 2009)---Edward N. Hodges, III, J.D., Chairman Emeritus of Botsford Hospital's Board of Directors, will receive the Thomas V. Angott Award during the convocation ceremony at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) on June 26. The award, established in 2006 by the Michigan Osteopathic Medicine Advisory Board is awarded to a non-physician layperson who has attained exemplary achievement.
Hodges joined the Botsford Hospital Board of Directors in 1974 and served as Chairman from 1983 to 2006. He has received many awards including the Walter F. Patenge Medal of Public Service from MSUCOM, the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) Governance Award, the MHA Special Recognition Award, the June S. Zimmerman Service Award from the Greater Detroit Area Health Council and Trustee of the Year Award from the American Osteopathic Healthcare Association.
Hodges, a graduate of Wayne State University's Law School, worked for Michigan Bell Telephone Co. for 20 years before his retirement in 1983. He also served in the U.S. Navy SeaBees during World War II and is a former visiting lecturer at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University.
Botsford Hospital is a multi-specialty 330 bed hospital and verified trauma center located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The campus also houses an imaging center and a comprehensive care cancer center. Botsford Hospital is also home to an extensive medical education program and is part of Michigan State University's statewide campus system. Botsford Hospital each year cares for approximately 16,000 inpatients and more than 60,000 emergency and trauma patients with a team of 2,500 employees, 300 volunteers and more than 600 physicians. A not-for-profit hospital, Botsford provided almost $10.5 million in community benefit during its 2011 fiscal year.
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- Assisting local school districts in assessing progress with their PD plans; pinpointing challenges that remain; and refining goals that will keep them moving forward in this effort;
- Identifying how the NCDPI can provide resources to address the needs of local school districts in taking the lead and crafting their plans for sustainability as Year 5 of RttT approaches; and,
- Effectively capturing and sharing new knowledge derived from best practices among colleagues statewide.
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The government agency made its Twitter debut Friday afternoon with a self-mocking tweet that brought the account 50,000 followers in under 50 minutes.
We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.
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The tweet, which combined a sense of humor with brand awareness–two key components for a successful social media strategy!–was retweeted over 280,000 times and drew thousands of responses from other Twitter accounts. Entrepreneurs and business leaders were among those who tweeted back at the CIA with a few jokes of their own.
Box CEO (and Inc's Entrepreneur of the Year) Aaron Levie:
Holy crap, the CIA's social media intern needs a bonus. "@CIA: We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet."
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Jeremiah Owyang, founder of Crowd Companies Council:
For accuracy, we should change @cia twitter profile to say: "Followers: 524.7k, Following: Everybody".
-; Jeremiah Owyang (@jowyang) June 8, 2014
Howard Fineman, editorial director of Huffington Post Media Group:
I followed @CIA today the moment it went live. But I think they were already following me.
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We can neither confirm nor deny that @CIA is a fan of Denny's. But we can assume.
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Brad Walter, Michael Chammas Cronulla playmaker Todd Carney is in doubt for the opening match of the season after the Sharks' all-out bid to win the $380,000 prizemoney on offer to the victors of the NRL Nines in Auckland...
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Brad Walter After farewelling Nathan Hindmarsh and Luke Burt on Sunday night, Parramatta players will have this week off and then return to training for the rest of the month under new coach Ricky Stuart.
Hoffman left woozy but Souths fell over
Brad Walter THE concussion debate was thrust firmly into the spotlight again last night.
Teammates defend Taylor for what went wrong in defeat
Brad Walter SOUTH SYDNEY teammates have defended forward Dave Taylor over allegations his lack of discipline cost the Rabbitohs dearly in Saturday night's 24-6 loss to Melbourne.
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Tigers get Galloway back early as jostling starts for Test positions
Brad Walter KEITH GALLOWAY'S surprise return to action against Brisbane on Friday night will provide a timely boost not only for Wests Tigers but also Australia.
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Brad Walter MANLY halfback Daly Cherry-Evans is under consideration to fill the interchange utility role for Australia in the upcoming Test against New Zealand.
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From opening of the new more than $200 million Porter Regional Hospital to new newborn intensive care unit at Franciscan St. Anthony, Region hospitals have been enhancing their sites, technology and services during 2012.
The myriad of advances at every area facility is a concrete sign of their commitment to the citizens of Northwest Indiana. And the hospitals administrators say they plan to make the coming year a continuation of 2012's progress.
Porter Health Care System
Porter Health Care System CEO Jonathan Nalli says the opening of Porter Regional Hospital was a milestone for the area and an introduction of the future of health care in the Region.
The facility on a 104-acre site in Valparaiso is twice the size of the hospital it replaces and features all private patient rooms, advanced new imaging equipment and new medical and communication technology.
The hospital offers a continuum of specialized services, such as emergency/trauma (including ALS ambulance services), cardiology, family medicine, surgery, obstetrics, pediatrics, neonatal intensive care, orthopedics, oncology, physical rehabilitation, a joint replacement center, advanced diagnostic imaging capabilities, the Center for Heart Rhythm Disorders and Porter's Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center.
"One of our main goals for 2013 is to better educate our community," Nalli says. "We've just introduced Northwest Indiana to the future of healthcare with the opening of Porter Regional Hospital.
"Now we need to educate them on what that truly encompasses," he says. "We need to let them know that now there's no reason to travel to Chicago for their health care needs. It's all right here: new equipment, new advanced technology in a patient-centered, award-winning hospital in their own backyard."
Nalli's statement is a echoed by other area hospital administrators.
Methodist Hospitals
Ian E. McFadden, president and chief executive officer of Methodist Hospitals, says his hospitals are differentiated by the vision to change how the facilities are able to care for patients in the communities they serve.
"Our entire focus is to ensure that Northwest Indiana residents do not need to go elsewhere to seek care," McFadden says. "That's why Methodist Hospitals is determined to offer top-flight medical care right here, in the Region. We anticipate new technologies will continue to be introduced at an ever-increasing pace.
"Together with our medical staff, Methodist Hospitals is determined to adopt these new technologies. …. We are committed to creating positive change in the way health care is delivered, change in the way medicine is practiced, and the implementation of innovative."
Methodist Hospitals in Gary and Merrillville has invested $60 million in the past two years on services, technologies and facilities to improve patient care. They include a computer-assisted surgery suite for orthopedic, spine and neurosurgery; a da Vinci surgical program for cardiothoracic procedures, a Gamma Knife Radiosurgery unit for brain tumor treatment and electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy.
The hospitals also added a three-dimensional mammography system at both campuses; a penumbra clot retrieval system to treat stroke; optical coherence tomography and transradial angiography for treating heart disease; transoral incisionless fundiplication (TIF) to treat acid reflux; and a biplane catheterization Lab for neurovascular intervention. As well as the EKOS system ultrasonic treatment for peripheral vascular disease to safely and quickly remove blood clots; the Impella LVAD, the world's smallest heart pump that enables cardiologists to perform needed interventions not otherwise possible, and the most advanced endobronchial ultrasound technology that produces precise, 3D imaging for lung cancer.
"We anticipate new technologies will continue to be introduced at an ever-increasing pace," McFadden says. "Together with our medical staff, Methodist Hospitals is determined to adopt these new technologies."
Franciscan Alliance
Area Franciscan Alliance hospitals had a number of noteworthy projects in 2012. The Alliance includes Franciscan St. Anthony Health, Crown Point; Franciscan St. Anthony Health, Michigan City; Franciscan St. Margaret Health, Dyer and Hammond, as well at Franciscan Physicians Hospital in Munster and other hospitals throughout Indiana and the south suburbs.
"It's been a challenging and exciting year," says Gene Diamond, CEO of Franciscan Alliance Northern Indiana Region. "Our folks have been given a lot of challenges. They've risen to the occasion and we're very proud of them. For 2013 we are going to have to roll out our Accountable Care Organization. The pioneer project will be our foremost challenge."
The model program is designed to improve patient care, reduce medical costs and enhance delivery of health care.
"We have to work real hard to improve our overall quality and to learn to more effectively manage the many patient lives were going to be responsible for in the context of the demonstration project," Diamond says.
Among Franciscan Alliance's achievements for the year are the an outpatient surgery at Franciscan Point, the outpatient treatment complex under the auspices of Franciscan St. Anthony's in Crown Point and an free-standing emergency department in Chesterton operated by Franciscan St. Anthony's in Michigan City.
The Alliance opened the Woodland Cancer Care Center of Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City, a 20,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility that combines the most advanced technologies available with compassionate care. Services include a state-of-the-art Linear Accelerator, PET/CT Scan, and Diagnostic CT, along with 14 infusion bays, lab and pharmacy.
On Oct. 1, Franciscan Alliance acquired Medical Specialists, a longtime Northwest Indiana health care organization of 69 health care providers who offer a wide variety of primary and specialty care services. Now called Franciscan Medical Specialists, the entity was established in 1978 and has 12 locations in Lake, Porter and La Porte counties. Its team consists of 55 physicians and surgeons, 11 nurse practitioners and two physician assistants.
Community Healthcare System
Community Healthcare System, which operates Community Hospital in Munster, St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago and St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, was on the forefront of providing progressive health care in 2012.
Community Hospital was recognized by HealthGrades as one of the country's 50 Best Hospitals for the year, plus the rating agency listed it as the best hospital in Northwest Indiana for overall cardiac services. Plus HealthGrades ranked Community Hospital among the top 5 percent in the nation for women's health care.
One of its surgeons, Dr. Nabil Shabeeb was among the first in the country to perform a single-incision gallbladder removal using the da Vinci SI robotic surgical system. He and other Community Healthcare System surgeons have helped to pioneer the technology.
Community Hospital NICU also has partnered with University of Chicago Medicine to develop a transport system that makes its critical care nursery services more accessible for babies throughout Northwest Indiana.
St. Catherine Hospital has been awarded the 2012 Emergency Medicine Excellence Award from HealthGrades and received an A+ in patient safety overall hospital rating from the Leapfrog Group, which does an annual survey comparing hospital safety, quality, and efficiency in the clinical areas consumers and healthcare purchasers value.
It also opened the new 6,000-square-foot Hessville Family Care Center in the Hessville section of Hammond in late 2011 that provides a full scope of medical services including physician specialties such as family practice, internal medicine, OB/GYN and pediatrics. This fall, the clinic opened an immediate care unit.
St. Mary Medical Center is offering state-of-the-art, specialized care for diseases of the heart valves and other complex heart conditions at its new Heart Valve Institute.
The hospital also is completing an expansion project that brings services closer for the Valparaiso community. Opening in February, the Valparaiso Health Center will provide the same patient care found at the in a new convenient location.
Plus, St. Mary Medical Center is the first hospital in Northwest Indiana to sponsor a Teaching Garden that is aimed at giving children a hands-on appreciation for nurturing and growing plants and harvesting food. And the Center is the first in Porter County to sponsor an American Heart Association Walking Path, a My Heart My Life initiative. The campaign is aimed at empowering Americans to get healthier through a series of health, wellness and fitness activities.
Community has ambitious plans for 2013.
"In response to the growing demand for services across the Community Healthcare System, we will be embarking on expansions and improvements at all three of our hospitals," says John Gorski, the system's Chief Operating Officer. "These projects include an expansion of surgical services, more private rooms and bed capacity at Community Hospital; an expansion of surgical services and more bed capacity at St. Mary Medical Center; and the remodeling of the inpatient behavior health unit and our Family Birthing Center at St. Catherine Hospital.
"We continue to serve more patients at all of our hospitals and the complexity of the care we provide has also grown," Gorski says. "The investments in our surgical services will provide more capacity for more cases. Most importantly, it will also extend to our patients and physicians the benefits of the latest advances in surgical care, including the growing use of robotics and other technologies that have made surgery less invasive and safer to undergo."
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Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital was named No. 16 in the 23rd annual Best Hospitals ratings by U.S. News & World Report to the esteemed 2012–13 Honor Roll, the highest distinction reserved for the top medical centers across the country.
It also was recognized as Best in Class in several key categories in a national survey of diversity practices (including diversity management and strengthening the workforce; cultural competency and engaging communities; and addressing disparities and delivering quality care) by the Institute for Diversity in Health Management, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association.
The LaPorte facility hosted the largest women's health event in LaPorte County, the 11th annual Women's Fair on Oct. 9 at Blue Chip Stardust Event Center in Michigan City with more than 2,300 area women attending and participating in free wellness screenings.
And it partnered with the City of LaPorte and LaPorte County Family YMCA to provide Fitness Fridays, a newly created weekly non-competitive running/walking group from early spring to early fall.
"We've been really tightening the focus on our mission to improve the health of our patients and communities, and using our values starting with patient -centered care to assure patients are at the center of everything that we do," said Thor Thordarson, IU Health La Porte Hospital president and CEO. "It's good when that focus is recognized by our peers and national organizations and that has happened on several occasions in the past year. We're going to continue wth more of the same. That is to keep up the same emphasis on patient-centered care in 2013. It really doesn't matter what changes are made in health care reform or other changes in health care, we'll always continue to put the patient first."
Ingalls Health System
Expansion and construction projects were abundant within Ingalls Health System during the past year – from the main campus in Harvey to several of its family care centers.
"As the area's only independent not-for-profit healthcare system, Ingalls has the ability to ensure that our resources are directed to areas that result in the greatest benefit to our patients and the community," says Kurt E. Johnson, president and CEO of Ingalls Health System.
Ingalls is one of the first hospitals in the Chicago area to offer the sophisticated O-arm Imaging System for more precise spinal surgery. The new three-dimensional, navigational imaging system gives surgeons a way to navigate a patient's spine – much like a car's GPS.
The hospital is having the new TrueBeam radiation therapy system installed this fall will allow radiation oncologists to aim a more precise, higher-dose beam of radiation that is shaped to a cancerous tumor and timed to a patient's breathing during treatment.
A new 3T magnetic resonance imaging coming to Ingalls Family Care Center in Flossmoor before then end of the year is the most powerful imaging tool used in patient care today.
Pinnacle Hospital
Five-year-old Pinnacle Hospital, Crown Point, is a partnership between primary care physicians, surgeons and other specialists housed in a 18-bed, 63,000-square-foot facility facility designed to avoid having an institutionalized hospital atmosphere.
"Pinnacle Hospital continues to remain consistent in patient satisfaction, which is directly related to the nurse patient ratio," says June Musikant, quality and risk manager for the hospital. "Nurses are able to work closely with patients and family members to educate on their medical condition.
"Looking towards 2013, Pinnacle will continue to provide quality, cost effective care to all patients," she said. "Pinnacle recognizes that a quality care is a foundation of exceptional patient outcomes, and ultimately their satisfaction."


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Do you have a Kindle? Do you find yourself alternating between hard copies and eBooks? I find it hard to do both, sometimes.
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Currently reading The General in his Labyrinth. I still have about 50 pages of the Potter biography, but I started this on the plane the other day.
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Day 79: Ice/Poison
Wendigit -> Ithaclaw
Wendigit live underneath snowbanks and in frozen lakes. Reaching their hand through the snow or ice, so that it is the only visible part of their body, they instinctively try to grab at any object that moves within their path. The venom in Wendigit's poison-tipped claws spreads quickly on contact, and leaves the target in a paralytic state that resembles frostbite. In centuries past, people thought that Wendigits were actually the hands of corpses, reaching through the ice to infect others with their ghostly chill, though now it is known that they are simply mortal Pokémon.
Ithaclaw are even more dangerous then their unevolved brethren, with their whole bodies having developed to grabbing and holding prey. A single scratch from the "mouths" on their fingerlike limbs can poison a target in seconds, leaving them like an eerie, living statue. Ithaclaw will sometimes leave their frozen victims around their territory, as to lure in more prey.
These Pokémon were designed thematically around the idea of frostbite, and were based around wendigos, Jack Frost, and stories of ghostly hands reaching out of swamps. Their ability is Poison Touch, with possibly Iron Fist as a DW ability.
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A story that gained national attention turns out to be much ado about nothing.
First Christian Church in Sullivan lent its room to a group of people Sunday.
That small group talked about having separate proms for straight and gay students of Sullivan High School
First Christian Church in Sullivan said that it doesn't promote any political or social agenda and the group was a small faction within the church.
The school has also taken a stance that it does not and will not discriminate and has taken no stance against a person's sexual preference or orientation.
All of this came about because two girls wanted to attend the school's prom together.
The school says that it will not be banning anyone from attending the April 27th prom.
Everyone is invited.
The group that wanted to explore alternative prom options can of course continue to plan a private party if they chose.
As a footnote, a special education teacher at another school has been interviewed and quoted in other media.
Diana Medley, works at nearby North Central Jr./Sr. High School in the Northeast School Corporation. She has voice her objections to gays and has been quoted as saying that she doesn't understand them.
The prom talked about here is at Sullivan High School which is part of Southwest Sullivan Schools and not Medley's school or Northeast Sullivan Schools.


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At this Sunday's ACM Awards, Luke Bryan will be pulling double-duty: co-hosting and performing. The first time host will debut a never-before-heard song from his forthcoming fourth studio album. The song, entitled "Crash My Party," will be available for purchase following the show that evening.
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Sender: German History list From: H-GERMAN MODERATOR Dan Rogers Subject: Berlin Document Center Submitted by: Charles E. McClelland Dear Colleagues, There was a long and interesting article in a recent New Yorker (March 14) by Gerald Posner that, inter alia, included an interview with Marwell of the BDC. Posner raised (which the Reuters dispatch did not address much) the important issue of differing laws of privacy protection under German and American law/usage. The article is worth reading for examples of the kinds of documents that cannot or may not be accessed under the German Datenschutz law. It also points out some seemingly "arcane" differences between the original Berlin Document Center paper documents and the National Archives film version, which is in black-and-white: different colored notations and checkmarks (which have meaning) will not be reproduced in the B/W version. All librarians I have talked to are appalled by this reduction of textuality, which has been done presumably to save money. It may be too late and even unnecessary to prevent the handover of the BDC to German archivists on July 1. It may not be too late to press for these documents to be considered as coming under an as-yet-unwritten kind of international Datenschutz. They do not merely involve German history. Sincerely, Charles McClelland **************** Submitted by: John Heineman Friends: If history is any guide (and of course we are all biased in favor of the assumption that it is), even iron-clad guarantees can be of little help in working with German archivists. In researching my book on Constantin Freiherr von Neurath, I was completely unable to get access to his Foreign Office "personnel" file. Despite the fact that I had permission from both Neurath's son and daughter, AND the support of the American Embassy in Bonn (who cited the agreement under which these non-microfilmed files were returned to the Federal Republic), access was simply denied. I am very concerned lest similar actions occur in respect to the Berlin Document Center. John L. Heineman History Department Boston College firstname.lastname@example.com [moderator's note: I have the Gerald Posner article in front of me as I type. It is in the New Yorker, 14 March 1994, pp. 39-47. My congressman's office is on the ball and has promised to Fedex the prepared testimony from last week's Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on the BDC by tomorrow. Hope to have the first excerpts from it for you then. D.R.]


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Secular vs. Sacred: What's Our Primary Call?
- Tuesday, June 25, 2013
That is how God wants to use you and me, so we may proclaim Him wherever we are. He also wants us to use the talents and abilities he has allowed us to be trained with for His greater glory in this world. For many of us, these talents were given to provide valuable services to our employers for the glory of God. We can find comfort in the knowledge that there is no higher calling than to be where God calls us. Regardless of whether it is in "full-time" Christian mission work, or working at the local hardware store.
Our Primary Call
We should step back for a moment and remind ourselves again that each of us is called to a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ, first and foremost. From this position all else comes. The fruit of our relationship with Christ moves us to the level of our calling in work. That work – whether serving on the mission field—or delivering mail-- is a holy calling of God. The reason God holds a high view of work is that He created each person in His image for an express purpose in this world to reflect His glory in ALL aspects of life. "And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him" (Col 3:17). He knows the number of the very hairs of our head, and He knows what we are wired to do in life (see Ps 139). By segmenting this part of our life, we cut off the expression of His life to the world. However, He would by no means let us do that. He knows there are many who will never hear the gospel because they will never enter a church building. You or I may be the only representative of God they will ever encounter.
Have you ever considered the diversity of gifts and talents God gave humankind? It is amazing to consider. I sometimes think about someone who is working in a particular profession that does not appeal to me, yet God created that person to use his or her gifts for that express purpose. At the same time, He desires that we see that work as worship to Him and a place where His presence and power can be manifested as a testimony to the world. God is always about creating a testimony of His love and power for the world to see. The Bible is a continual testimony about reconciling the world unto Himself. Later we will see how God has demonstrated His life through individuals in some dramatic ways in the workplace.
The Value of Secular Work
The Word in Life Study Bible provides some good insights into this question of secular versus sacred work.
God values our work even when the product has no eternal value. Christians often measure the significance of a job by its perceived value from the eternal perspective. Will the work last; will it "really count" for eternity? The implication is that God approves of work for eternity, but places little value on work for the here and now. By this measure, the work of ministers and missionaries has eternal value because it deals with people's spiritual, eternal needs. By contrast, the work of a salesman, teller, or typist has only limited value, because it meets only earthly needs. In other words, this kind of work doesn't really "count" in God's eyes. But this way of thinking overlooks several important truths.
(1) God himself has created a world that is time-bound and temporary (2 Peter 3:10,11). Yet he values his work, declaring it to be "very good," by its very nature (Gen 1:31; Acts 14:17).
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Here's a little sneak peak of what we did today for the Junior League of York and PRSSA dress sale this weekend!
We organized all of the dresses by size and some by occasion. Tomorrow we will be pricing! We have dresses of all sizes! Many of them still have tags and there's tons of great finds!
I cant wait to share with you all the finished product! :)
By the way the sale is in the West Manchester Mall next to the Macy's entrance. The times of the sale are:
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Want to know just how strong your cellphone signal is? It turns out there's a map and an app for that. OpenSignalMaps uses Android smartphones as probes, crowdsourcing locations of cellular towers and their strength. Finally, you'll get a real answer to why those calls keep dropping when you pass through certain areas. Developed by Staircase 3, the company plans to create accurate signal maps with its Android app and OpenSignalMaps website.


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A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing man from Spindale.
The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons issued the alert for Joseph McMahon, 74, of Spindale. McMahon was last seen at his home in Spindale and suffers from dementia and a cognitive impairment. He could possibly be traveling to New Richmond, Ohio in a light blue 2010 Hyundai Sonata GLS with North Carolina license plate HD 95414.
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