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The alarming rise of classroom stress fuels widespread problems in education, including poor academic achievement, anxiety, depression, school violence, and teacher burnout. To help neutralize this stress, many schools are establishing a "Quiet Time" period at the start and end of each school day—two 10- to 15-minute sessions when students sit quietly to rest and/or read silently. Increasingly, schools are offering their students and teachers the opportunity to learn and practice during these Quiet-Time periods the Transcendental Meditation program of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a simple, scientifically proven, nonreligious technique for reducing stress, improving health, and developing an individual's full creative potential.
Extensive published research in education has shown that this program strengthens physiological and cognitive foundations of learning, while promoting healthy lifestyle choices and positive behavior.
The US Committee for Stress-Free Schools was established in 2005 in partnership with the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace (a nonprofit 501(c)3) to bring the Quiet Time/Transcendental Meditation program to students and teachers in public, charter, and private schools throughout the United States, and to provide funds for universities and research institutions to assess the effects of the program on creativity, intelligence, academic performance, ADHD and other learning disorders, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, eating disorders, etc.
George H. Rutherford, Ph.D. Dr. Rutherford was the principal and chief operating officer of the Fletcher-Johnson Educational Center in Washington, D.C., for 30 years. He is currently principal of the Ideal Academy Public Charter School in the District. Dr. Rutherford introduced the Transcendental Meditation technique to hundreds of students and faculty at Fletcher-Johnson in 1994.
Ramani Ayer Mr. Ayer is chairman and CEO of The Hartford Financial Services. Under his direction, the company's North American operations has become the eighth largest in the United States. Mr. Ayer is also the founder of a national scholarship program to fund the Transcendental Meditation program in education.
Stephen Collins Stephen is an award-winning producer, director, and actor who has appeared in dozens of films, Broadway plays, and television shows, including, most recently as the star in the long-running series, Seventh Heaven. Stephen has been practicing the Trancendental Meditation program for over 30 years and is a strong advocate for its use among at-risk youth.
Gary P. Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Kaplan is a neurologist and Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology at Hofstra University School of Medicine. Dr. Kaplan received the Albert H. Douglas Award from the Medical Society of the State of New York for outstanding achievements as a clinical teacher interested in promoting and improving the medical education of physicians.
Frank Staggers, Jr., M.D. Dr. Staggers is a practitioner of addiction medicine and general medicine and the senior drug detoxification specialist at the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic's Drug Rehabilitation Program. He is also the former director of the alcohol, drug, and methadone programs at the West Oakland Health Center. Dr. Staggers has been an investigator on multiple federal research grants, including research on the effects of the Transcendental Meditation program on cardiovascular disease.
James Krag, M.D. Dr. Krag is president of the Virginia Association of Community Psychiatrists; assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Virginia; and medical director of the Valley Community Services Board in Staunton, Virginia. He is a frequent lecturer on the clinical benefits of the Transcendental Meditation program for children and adults.
César Molina, M.D., F.A.C.C.P. Dr. Molina is an interventional cardiologist in the Palo Alto area. He is a graduate of the Yale University School of Medicine and completed his fellowship in the Department of Cardiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Molina also serves as a medical consultant on the health benefits of the Transcendental Meditation program for adults and children.
William R. Stixrud, Ph.D. Dr. Stixrud is a clinical neuropsychologist and director of William Stixrud and Associates in Silver Spring, Maryland, a group practice specializing in the neuropsychological assessment of children, adolescents, and adults with learning, attentional/executive, and/or emotional disorders. Dr. Stixrud is also a member of the clinical supervisory faculty of the Children's National Medical Center and holds an appointment in the Department of Psychiatry, George Washington University School of Medicine.
Ralph Wolff Mr. Wolff is the executive director of the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), which accredits nearly 150 colleges and universities in California and throughout the Western region. He is a strong proponent of the use of the Transcendental Meditation program for students.
Carmen N'Namdi Ms. N'Namdi is co-founder and principal of the Nataki Talibah Schoolhouse of Detroit; chair of the Board of the National Charter School Institute; and member of the Board of the Michigan Association of Public School Academies. Nataki is an award-winning middle school where 120 teachers and students practice the Transcendental Meditation technique together twice a day.
Ashley Deans, Ph.D. Dr. Deans is a quantum physicist and lifelong educator who has served for 15 years as the director of the award-winning Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment in Fairfield, Iowa. Maharishi School is affiliated with Ideal Girls School and Maharishi University of Management—model Consciousness-Based educational institutions in the world.
Linda Handy, Ph.D. Dr. Handy is the principal of the Waldorf School in Silver Spring, Maryland, and the former academic director of the Chelsea School, a private school in Silver Spring, which specializes in children with language-based learning disabilities, and where research was conducted on the effects of the TM program on attention deficit–hyperactivity disorders (ADHD).
Sarina Grosswald, Ed.D. Dr. Grosswald is an expert in cognitive learning; president of SJ Grosswald & Associates, a consulting firm in medical education in Alexandria, Virginia; and director of continuing medical education for the American Medical Women's Association. She is also project director for the research study on the Transcendental Meditation program at the Chelsea School.


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Floodwaters receded Wednesday in Bosnia and Serbia, just enough to reveal the next shock: recovery from the historic flood will cost billions of euros that neither of the countries has.
EU and NATO officials are visiting Bosnia Wednesday to talk to local officials about what steps need to be taken next.
Bosnian authorities say they fear the damage may exceed that caused by the entire 1992-95 war. Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said that the damage in his country has exceeded 0.64 per cent of GDP, meaning that Serbia can apply for EU solidarity funds.
Both countries say they will need international help, and international experts will be touring the devastated areas as soon as the water goes down, to estimate the damage.
Bosnian officials said a quarter of Bosnia's population of 4 million have been affected by the six days of floods that covered a quarter of the country's territory. Some 100,000 homes and 230 schools were destroyed by the torrents and 2,100 landslides.
"The extent of the damage is so horrific that it is better not to reveal any details before we have a clear picture," said Bosnia's Foreign Minister, Zlatko Lagumdzija, on Monday.
The country lost roads, bridges, water supply and sewage systems as well as the few businesses some towns and villages had.
Almost no one had property insurance in the country with one of the lowest GDPs in Europe and an unemployment rate of up to 44 per cent.
Bosnia's northern flatland was focused on agriculture and the flood broke the region's economic backbone.
On Wednesday a mine exploded near the village of Cerik where the water had moved one of the more than 9,000 minefields left from the war. Nobody was hurt.
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This author details recent changes to the CMS physician fee schedule and what lower reimbursement may mean for wound care centers and the high-risk patients they treat.
The 2011 update in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) physician fee schedule can be projected to reduce reimbursement for wound care services in facilities by 22 percent. While Congress called for a 0 percent update in the fee schedule for 2011, the CMS cut the conversion factor from $36.8729 to $33.9764, which is an approximate -7.8 percent reduction. The conversion factor cut is designed to help keep the relative value unit (RVU) changes budget neutral.
Physicians who specialize in wound healing have a unique practice and represent a heterogeneous group of physician specialties, including general surgery, podiatry, vascular surgery, plastic surgery, infectious diseases, endocrinology, pulmonology and general surgery. Some practice in private offices but given the nature of the work, many practice in hospital-based wound centers.
Updates in the 2011 fee schedule particularly impact codes that are used by wound specialists. Wound debridement codes were completely revised both in definition and value, and some common skin substitute application codes were drastically reduced. Changes in RVU and fee schedule for common codes from 2010 to 2011 for facility sites are illustrated in the tables below.
Debridement reimbursement (1104x) is no longer based on the number of wounds debrided but rather on the total area of the debridement in increments of 20 cm2. Partial (11040) and full thickness (11041) skin debridement codes were deleted and replaced with removal of devitalized tissue (97597). There are now add-on codes to report additional increments of 20 cm2. The add-on codes are inherently reduced in value and should not be modified by -59.
Why the drastic impact in wound services? It is all about the requirement to bill by surface area and not number of wounds. Under 2010 guidelines, if there were two wounds that each measured 9 cm2 and were debrided into the subcutaneous tissue, one would bill 11042 and 11042-59. The -59 modifier results in a 50 percent reduction of reimbursement for the second code.
In the 2011 guidelines, one only bills 11042, adding the surface areas together to total <20 cm2. Even if adding the surface areas together is sufficient to bill another unit, the RVU of the add-on code is 40 percent of the value of the first code.
The debridement of subcutaneous tissue (11042) code was the only frequently used wound care code that increased in value from 1.17 RVU to 1.4 RVU. This increase is offset by the requirement to code by area and not number of wounds. If this were debridement of muscle, the reduction would be even greater. The RVU of the parent code for muscle debridement (11043) dropped 42 percent and the add-on code for muscle debridement (11046) is 31 percent of the parent code. It is difficult to directly calculate the impact on reimbursement since it depends on the 2011 square area scenarios and the number of wounds debrided in the 2010 scenarios.
In our wound center, 67 percent of the patients have more than one wound. The average number of wounds in those patients is 2.35.
The skin substitute policy has also undergone drastic changes. Both Apligraf (15340) and Dermagraft (15365) were replaced by a CMS G code (G0440). The service was also revalued. In 2010, Apligraf had an RVU of 7.00 and Dermagraft had a RVU of 7.72. In 2011, G0440 is valued at 3.51. While the products are still reimbursed, the reimbursement for the physician service dropped by more than $150 in all scenarios.
To determine how this will affect physician revenue in the clinic, we sampled two consecutive days of patients (55) and calculated the reimbursement for the services delivered under the 2010 guidelines compared with the 2011 guidelines. The 55 patients in 2010 would have generated $5,643.87 and now the same services coded in 2011 would generate $4,419.61, a reduction of 22 percent.
Our calculations were based on a doctor delivering services in a facility with the 2010 and 2011 fee schedules from CMS Palmetto, Los Angeles County.
Every year in the United States, there are nearly 100,000 amputations, a majority of which are on those with diabetes.1 There are 25.8 million people in the U.S. with diabetes and 79 million adults over age 20 with pre-diabetes.2 Amputations are a dreaded complication of diabetes. A chronic wound is present on nearly 85 percent of limbs that are amputated, making it the one of most common reasons for amputation.3
During the 2008 presidential election, many candidates campaigned on increasing revenue and access to preventative services, and used the "diabetes-related amputation" as an example to illustrate their point.4 This update in the CMS fee schedule for wound care is the antithesis of that ideology. The substantial reduction creates a disincentive for physicians to treat patients with chronic wounds. As a result, this may leave Medicare patients experiencing delays in treatment or cause them to seek treatment by non-specialists. Just as the epidemic of diabetes continues to get worse, we may see an increase in the rate of amputations.
Dr. Rogers is the Associate Medical Director for the Amputation Prevention Center at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Los Angeles. He is the Medical Director for the Amputation Prevention Centers of America, a national network of wound centers and limb salvage centers.
1.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospital discharge rates for nontraumatic lower extremity amputations by diabetes status - United States, 1997. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2001;50(43):954–958.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Diabetes Fact Sheet 2011. http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/factsheet11.htm [9] .
3. Pecoraro RE, Reiber GE, Burgess EM. Pathways to diabetic limb amputation: basis for prevention. Diabetes Care. 1990;13(5):513–521.
4. American Podiatric Medical Association. Presidential candidates stump podiatry reimbursement plight to make a case for health reform. Available at: http://bit.ly/h7tZvx [10] .
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I can understand from an outsider's perspective how arcane mages seem to be one-button spam. Recount simply doesn't display enough information to give an accurate picture of what is going on behind the scenes. When it comes to 5-man dungeons, arcane mages are tuned to win on virtually EVERY pull (with the only real exception being AoE). That is how it works.
The difference between and average mage and a great mage won't manifest itself much in a 5-man dungeon. In raids (where there are longer encounters) is where you'll see a colossal difference in performance between two mages who are equally geared but differently skilled.
Let's examine for all the non-mages out there why this is the case. Arcane mages' highest single-target DPS rotation is Arcane Blast spam. It is excellent DPS, but it will drain a mage's mana pool in a relatively short period of time. No class or spec (read: NO ONE) can compete with a mage performing this rotation over a short period of time. And in the short trash pulls and boss encounters of a 5-man dungeon, it is easy for a mage to blow through his mana, stop for a quick drink, and be ready to do it again on the very next pull.
The outcome? Arcane is the king of 5-man content. And Blizzard, as we're all aware, doesn't balance the endgame around 5-man content; their focus is on raiding. In the raiding environment, Blizzard knows that mages can't spam a single button. Mages have to play a delicate game of juggling their mana properly. There are multiple CDs to worry about, and a score of other spells that truly great mages will be utilizing during raid encounters. This is a rude awakening for arcane mages that are new to raiding (or players that are new to raiding as an arcane mage).
If you want to witness a plummet in the DPS of an arcane mage in your 5-man, ensure that the tank pulls fast enough that the mage never gets a free moment to sit and drink. He'll either do subpar DPS, or he'll have to sit out of the pull to drink and catch up with you later. That will equate to great DPS and terrible damage done.
Mages, by their very nature, are not difficult to be good at when it comes to the damage meters. To be GREAT, though... that's where things get more difficult. So give great mages the respect they deserve, because Arcane Blast is actually only a tiny fraction of what a great mage is doing.


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Heavy monsoon rains in north Sindh and Balochistan in early September quickly developed into a flood crisis across the affected areas. Nearly 5 million people were affected by the floods, displaced from their homes, left without access to food and key health services.
The route linking Sindh with Balochistan was a bottleneck for the emergency response operation. Food assistance could be trucked to Jacobabad from the Karachi port and elsewhere, but the route from Jacobabad to Jaffarabad was under five to six feet of water.
In an effort to provide a one-month food ration to 10,000 families in Balochistan's Jaffarabad and Naseerabad districts, the logistics team led by the Head of Logistics (Sindh), Ahmad Al-Assad launched an exploratory mission using 4 x 4 vehicles and boats, to assess all possible means of delivering food assistance along the route between Jacobabad and Jaffarabad, a distance of 20 km. The conditions meant that tractor trollies were the only means capable of delivering the food along the submerged roads.
WFP logistics decided to mount a trial convoy of tractor trolleys. A total of 28 metric tons of food, enough to provide rations for 500 families, had arrived in Jacobabad on 26th September from Sukkur logistics hub. The food was loaded on to eight tractor trollies and covered with plastic sheeting to keep the water out during the journey.
There were serious doubts as to whether the tractors could make it through the flooded sections of the road. The drivers had to negotiate a very narrow muddy road for more than five km even before reaching the flooded section. The convoy nevertheless forged ahead and eventually made it through - in six hours.
All eight tractors reached their destination and the food assistance was delivered to Jaffarabad for distribution to affected people who had until then been completely cut off.
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During my three years of living in Washington, D.C., I made it my mission to visit as many museums as I could.
The National Museum of the American Indian quickly won me over. Its curves can be seen from countless rooftops and decks in the city. The first time I walked in, I was greeted by a live dance performance and welcomed into a circular space reminiscent of New York's famous Guggenheim Museum.
The National Museum of the American Indian's exhibits are educational, informative and engaging, and the space itself is a captivating exercise in design. It may often be overlooked, but it's one of the best museums in Washington, D.C. And its food court, featuring Native American-inspired dishes, is one of the best in the district.http://nmai.si.edu/home/
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If the Wisconsin Badgers need to kick a field goal of 45 yards or longer this week against Illinois, the player who will be out there to kick it is Chris Borland. This news was revealed in light of the fact that Jack Russell had taken over for Kyle French as the kicker for the Badgers. While they are confident in Russell's ability to kick, if they need a long field goal, they will let their middle linebacker who also operates as a pass rusher in passing situations handle the job.
Borland kicked three extra points during his freshman year and was two of two in practice this week. In what seems to be an effort to really be the Badgers do everything linebacker, Borland is just adding another area he can help the Badgers.
The Badgers are coming off of a dominant performance against Northwestern and if not for an absurdly bad call and miscarriage of justice in the game against Arizona State, the Badgers would be 5-1 with a slate that appears to allow the Badgers to play downhill for the rest of their regular season. Short of a surprise game that really pushes the Badgers to the limit, Borland may not have to kick a potentially game deciding field goal, but head coach Gary Andersen may let him go out there and take a shot in one of these games.


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Nov. 14, 2013
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No. 10 Colorado State (3), New Mexico (1)
16-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-19
- The Rams established a new program record with their 24th consecutive victory. The previous mark of 23 was set in 2003. CSU is now one win shy of tying the Mountain West mark, which was set by Utah in 2006 (25).
- The Rams haven't lost a regular season match since Oct. 25, 2012, a span of 32 straight contests. The streak is a program record and is the NCAA's active leader.
- The win also extends CSU's program and Mountain West record for victories to start a season. CSU's previous record was 20-0, set in 2001.
- CSU has now won 20 consecutive matches at Moby Arena, tied for third-best in program history and the third-longest active streak in the NCAA. Since the start of the 2011 season, CSU is 38-2 at home, the second-best winning percentage in the nation.
- The victory is CSU's 15th straight to begin Mountain West play, setting a new record. The previous high was 14, when the 2003 squad went a perfect 14-0. The Rams can clinch a share of the MW title with a win Friday vs. Air Force.
- CSU is one of two undefeated teams in the nation. Missouri is currently 29-0. The No. 7 Tigers' next match is Friday at No. 5 Florida.
- The Rams improved to 47-23 all-time against New Mexico, including 25-8 at Moby Arena. Head Coach Tom Hilbert is 18-0 against the Lobos at home.
- Junior Kelsey Snider led CSU with 15 kills on .345 hitting (15-5-29). In two matches against the Lobos this season, she has 33 kills on .343 hitting (33-9-70). She also added an ace and two blocks on Thursday.
- Joining Snider in the middle was senior Samantha Peters, who had nine kills (.333 hitting) and a match-best eight blocks. She has recorded eight or more blocks in three straight matches and seven times in conference play this season.
- Michelle Lawrence had a strong final two sets, finishing the match with 11 kills and two blocks. The freshman had eight kills over the final two sets (8-1-23) after hitting -.154 over the first two (3-5-13).
- Junior Deedra Foss posted her eighth double-double of the season - and third in her last four matches - with 45 assists and 11 digs. She also tallied an ace, three kills and a pair of blocks.
- CSU recorded 11 blocks and 56 digs, but trailed in both categories. Sophomore Jaime Colaizzi was one of three Rams in double figures for digs (16), joining Adrianna Culbert (14) and Deedra Foss (11).
- Featuring the top two offensive and defensive teams in the Mountain West - CSU ranks first in hitting percentage and second in opponent hitting percentage, while New Mexico ranks second and first, respectively - both were held to sub-.100 percentages through the first two sets. CSU turned it on in Set 4, though, hitting .364 (15-3-33).
- The Rams dropped the opening set of the match for just the sixth time this season. Each time, however, CSU has responded with a victory, including in four sets five times.
- CSU's Set-1 loss marked just the second time this season that the Rams have lost a set at Moby Arena. The Rams are 12-0 on their home court this season, winning 36 of 38 possible sets.
- Head Coach Tom Hilbert was recognized after the match for his 600th career victory, which occurred Saturday vs. Nevada. He is one of 10 coaches in NCAA women's volleyball history with 600 wins and a winning percentage above .770.
- Set 1: CSU trailed by as many as nine, 16-7, but fought back using a 7-1 run. That was as close as the Rams would get, though, as New Mexico closed on a 4-0 run to win the opening set, 25-16. It tied for CSU's largest deficit of the season.
- Set 2: The Rams jumped out to a 5-4 lead and led for the remainder of the set. After a New Mexico timeout at 17-13, the Lobos cut the score to 17-14 before Samantha Peters led CSU to a 5-0 run with a kill and four block assists.
- Set 3: After six ties and five lead changes by the 11-11 mark, CSU used a 6-2 run to take a 17-13 lead and held the advantage for the remainder of the set. Freshman Michelle Lawrence, who hit -.154 through the first two sets, had five kills on .417 hitting (5-0-12).
- Set 4: CSU jumped out to a 7-1 lead and did not trail, hitting .364 (15-3-33). Kelsey Snider had five kills on eight swings, and the Rams posted two service aces.
- CSU will return to the court on Friday to face the Air Force Falcons (6-20, 3-11 MW). The Rams are 40-1 all-time against the Falcons, winning 40 consecutive in the series since 1982. CSU has swept each of the last 18 matches in the series dating back to 2005.
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I dream of a purple summer, that once went by.
I dream of a purple summer, in my mind.
I know that this purple summer will not be the same as the last.
As he broke my heart on that purple summer.
A purple summer in my mind.
A beatiful sight some might say.
I dream of a purple summer, so serene and calm.
I dream of a purple summer, again and again.
I dream of a purple summer, on my very last day's.
My name's Aika. [Strange name i know. But i love it.(It's my real name)]
I've always wanted to have a purple summer, because i love the color purple, i love drawing, Graphic design, animals, video editing and writing storys and poems.
I'm half armeninan and half spainish. But i can only speak a small ammount of arabic. But english mostly as i live in Devon.
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Research Project Description
Influence of Management Decisions on Nitrate Leaching From Farmland in the Southern Willamette Valle
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A postdoctoral research project training opportunity is currently available at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL). The appointment will be served with the Western Ecology Division (WED) in Corvallis, Oregon.
WED addresses scientific issues of major importance in formulating public policies, programs, and regulations to protect and manage ecological resources. With this in mind, the goal of this postdoctoral research project is to generate novel information about nitrogen leaching and management in a nitrogen-impacted community in the U.S. that can be used to inform local to regional decisions.
Under the guidance of a mentor, the research participant will conduct a leaching study associated with the EPA RARE project examining the role of management practices affecting nitrate leaching in the southern Willamette ground water management area (GWMA). S/he will analyze the data from the soil solution collections, stable isotope analyses, soil quality and nutrient management practices in order to calculate site N and P leaching and input-output balances. S/he will be encouraged to write papers and present the data at local, regional and national meetings.
The research participant will be trained in the use of multiple complimentary approaches to quantify nitrate leaching from farm fields in the southern Willamette River Basin. S/he will also collaborate with staff in EPA-WED's Integrated Stable Isotope Research Facility (ISIRF), learning basic concepts of water isotopes and mass spectrometry. S/he will learn to use GIS approaches to apportion N and P loading to the landscape based on available data from EPA, USDA, USGS and others.
The research participant will collaborate with ecologists, atmospheric scientists, ecosystem modelers, engineers and economists at WED and across EPA who are studying nutrient loading, land use practices, hydrology, ecosystem service production, and economic impacts of reactive nitrogen for the U.S. The research participant will also interact with key EPA program office and regional personnel who are interested in using these data, in order for the data to match the potential uses.
Applicants must have received a doctoral degree ecology, botany, soil science, crop science, ecological modeling, environmental science, environmental economics, statistics, econometrics, applied mathematics, computer programming, or a closely related field within five years of the desired starting date, or completion of all requirements for the degree should be expected prior to the starting date. Experience in biogeochemistry, soil science, data analysis, statistics, GIS and modeling is desired.
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I'm not sure about you, but one thing I tend to miss most when departing certain countries is their cheese. How many times have you found yourself saying, "Oh, the Mozzarella in Italy is fresher," or "Manchego in Spain tastes different?" I'm certainly guilty of it, and now living in Taiwan for two years — where cheese is not an integral part of the diet — I've found myself living a life of cheese deprivation! Just to be fair, we do have some craft cheeses available in larger, more western style grocery stores, but they don't come cheap, nor can you find the variety I'm used to back in the United States.
If you are a cheese lover like me, you should know there is help for us — they are called cheese workshops! If you're working on upcoming culinary travel plans, you should know that New Zealand has a cheese school that offers one-day workshops where you get to be a cheesemaker for a day!
Nearly every month this year, the New Zealand Cheese School is holding these workshops all around the country, making it convenient to do one no matter what part of New Zealand you plan to travel in.
What Topics do the Cheese Workshops Cover?
Workshops run from 9:30am to 3:30pm and include a discussion about the origins of cheese, starter cultures, and rennet. They go over home hygiene, how to source milk, recipes and techniques for making cheese at home, necessary equipment, and how to ripen and mature your cheese.
Each class will focus on making one or two cheese types — Feta and Halloumi, Brie, Washed Rind, Goat cheese, or Blue. Also, every one of the workshops will teach you how to make ricotta, mascarpone, Greek-style yoghurt, and quark.
What is Included in the Workshop?
Included in the courses are notes, recipes, and instructions. Enjoy complimentary tea and coffee, along with a hosted cheese tasting with cheeses from Over the Moon Dairy. You also get to take your cheese home to ripen and mature. Now, if you are planning to leave New Zealand right away, and traveling to a country that doesn't allow dairy imports, you may have to part with your beloved creation and start over when you return home. Or, consider the Feta workshop as your cheese is aged the next day, allowing you to devour it before traveling!
What Supplies Should You Bring?
Requested materials include a clean apron, a pen to take notes, and cash or check to purchase cheesemaking supplies (they note that most people spend between $40 and $150).
To find out more information on workshop locations, prices, and to sign up, please see the New Zealand Cheese School website.
Have you taken a cheese making course in New Zealand? Please let us know about your experience as this is something we're very interested in doing on our trip to New Zealand!
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This morning, reports surfaced that Charlie Watts had quit the Rolling Stones, with the Australian Web site Undercover quoting a "source within the Stones inner-circle" as saying "Charlie Watts has quit the band. He will never record or tour with the band again." Undercover went on to say that to them, the news wasn't a surprise, and that the band already had a backup drummer ready to go. Well, guess who the news did surprise? The Stones' publicist, who issued this denial a few hours after the Undercover story went viral:
"Contrary to a fabricated story that ran this morning on a small music web site in Australia, drummer Charlie Watts has not left The Rolling Stones."
Ooh, a traffic burn in conjunction with a denial? That's gotta hurt. (Although it's not like a Web site's size always results in it being on the ball factually, you know? Cough cough.)
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George Wilson is cut, and that makes me simultaneously kind of sad and really excited. It's sad because Wilson was a well documented model citizen and good guy in the community making sure not to steal tips while dining Applebees when he wasn't building a playground or whatever. In a world first of me first GLOREEE BOYS, he was exactly how you wanted a player to handle himself off the field. On the field, it was a different story. While he may have made the team with a UDFA's work ethic, he was also plagued by a UDFA's lack of talent. Wilson was ok in run support, had a decent nose for the ball, but oh my was he awful in coverage. How many times can you think of the governor senator attempting to drag Gronk down from behind as he notched another TD. Buffalo has been consistently awful against tight ends in the past 3 years, and Wilson was the usual suspect. This raises an interesting point about the uselessness of the idea of players who "play the game right way" are to winning. It'd be difficult to find someone more respected than the 2010 Walter Payton Man of the Year award recipient, yet it's really easy to find someone who's better at safety (DaNorris Searcy). But the fact that Wilson was such a model citizen, a few timely interceptions, and the fact that he played mostly off screen on TV did a really nice job of disguising how mediocre a player he had become. This only goes to highlight that a lot of times, you have to choose between guys like Wilson and scumbags who will help you win games. So, ambivalently, we say goodbye. While I feel bad for the George Wilson the person, I'm quite encouraged for the team. After all, if we are being honest, we want playoff wins more than Man of the Year awards. P.S. The whole concept applies to Nick Barnett to a lesser extent as well.
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Osceola Community Hospital
The Hospital with a Heart
600 9th Ave. North Sibley, Iowa 51249
712-754-2574 or Toll Free 1-800-859-1419
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The mission of Osceola community Hospital is to enhance and improve the quality of life of the population it serves, to be the area's premier health care service provider, and to have a positive impact on the lives of the people and community it serves.
Many updates to the facility, equipment and services have been accomplished through the years. In recent years major additions have included the Physicians' Office Complex, the Heartwood Heights Senior Independent Living/Assisted Living apartment complex, and the new state of the art Wellness/Rehab Center.
Osceola Community serves as the heart of the community's health and well-being. The hospital is licensed by the Iowa Department of Health as a Critical Access Hospital with 25 acute care beds.
An active physician base offering excellent comprehensive care includes three Family Practice Physicians, an acredited Nurse Practicioner, three General Surgeons, and a Radiologist. A highly trained, dedicated and motivated support staff of healthcare professionals serves the hospital and supports the work of the outstanding physician base. Consulting services and outpatient specialty clinics are provided by fifteen other specialists that include Orthopedics, Cardiology, Urology, Podiatry, and Neurology. The hospital is currently home to a 16-slice CT (Computed Tomography) Scanner, the first of its kind in the Sibley area.
Osceola Community Hospital's vision for the future continues the spirit of innovation and progress that has defined excellence in meeting the healthcare needs of the community. A four phase addition and renovation plan has been developed to carry the reputation of excellence and innovation built over the last 40 years forward through future generations.
The four phase project will help to guarantee the successful recruitment and retention of physicians, thus enhancing a strong physician base within the community. The future of Osceola Community Hospital to a great degree lies with the establishment, sustenance, and longevity of primary care and specialized care physicians. An updated, state of the art facility is crucial to continue to attract and retain the excellent physician base which exists today. The new and remodeled facility will give an opportunity to attract more specialty services with orthopedic surgery for knee and hip replacement, ophthalmology for cataract surgery, and ENT services being among the future possibilities. The addition and renovation are securing the current medical staff and helping to build for future recruiting in this area.
Many citizens consider ready access to excellent, high-quality healthcare a primary consideration in a decision to move to Osceola County or remain in the County. The growth and vitality of the community is directly correlated to the quality and availability of healthcare services, including an excellent hospital. The economic force of Osceola County will only continue to improve as a result of the increased services available through the transformation project.
Healthcare is more than the hospital, clinics, and physicians; it is the impact upon the community it serves.
Since its inception forty years ago, Osceola Community Hospital has developed into one of the outstanding independent, locally owned, non-tax supported, and community healthcare facilities in the state of Iowa. The unflinching support of Osceola County Residents and the surrounding communities has been a key factor in this success. The Osceola Community Hospital has a long reputation of meeting the community's healthcare and wellness needs through continuously updating and improving healthcare services and programs to ensure a state of the art facility is available to the citizens of Osceola County. In order to have healthcare services for the future, it is necessary to stay up to date, to keep moving forward and to stand at the forefront of medical advances.
The motto of Osceola Community Hospital is "The Hospital with a Heart." The hospital's Strategic Planning Objectives include being recognized as the healthcare provider of choice in the region by adopting new technology individually or by our partnership with other healthcare providers. The four phase Transformation project will build on the accomplishments of the past and carry forward into the next generations and standards of excellence, innovation and progress that have defined Osceola Community Hospital.
The Steering Committee of Osceola Community Hospital's Expansion Project consists of:
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Osceola Community Hospital Inc. has begun a four phase renovation and expansion project which began August of 2007. It will continue over the next 3 1/2 years. The renovation will involve 40% of the facility and the addition will include 10,996 new square feet and 2,205 sq. ft. of renovation.
New construction will begin with two new OR (Surgical Suites), containing the latest in cutting edge technology. Support rooms will be made available for the surgery staff and new surgical services such as foot/ankle, hip and knee replacement and cataract surgery. Four private rooms will be added to the surgical area. These patient rooms will help to ensure infection control, and provide a restful, quiet space to add to a patient's comfort and privacy.
Furthermore, two new OB patient rooms LDRP –for labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum for mothers and babies have been added. These rooms are family centered where the whole family can be together for the birth process if desired. The Wellness Center will also be expanding to a larger multipurpose room. This new room will have the ability to be split into two rooms to be able to offer more activities, additional education, and virtual reality games.
The Wellness/Rehab center will gain two saunas, a separate massage and personal care room as well as space for the Cardiologist to conduct stress tests. This new addition will enhance the preventative health and wellness services in the community. It will also provide additional space for hospital educational programs and community wide-training for groups such as EMT's, fire department personnel as well as C.E.R.T. (Community Emergency Responder Training).
In addition, a grant has been received from the Iowa Hospital Association to provide for an additional ICN (Iowa Communications Network) facility within the community. This will be used for education and telemedicine purposes. We believe at Osceola Community Hospital that healthcare is more than mending the body; it is tending to the needs of the whole person - mind, body and spirit.
The motto of Osceola Community Hospital is "The Hospital with a Heart". The hospitals Strategic Planning objectives include being recognized as the healthcare provider of choice in the region by adopting new technology individually or by our partnership with other healthcare providers. The four phase transformation project will build on the accomplishments of the past and carry forward into the next generations the standards of excellence, innovation and progress that have characterized the spirit of Osceola Community Hospital.
This part of the construction will renovate 6,953 square feet of existing space to enlarge the emergency room, renovate the public restrooms to become handicap accessible, add four new outpatients rooms and renovate the two existing exam rooms.
As ER visits and outpatient services continue to grow, the current ER is not large enough to hold the personnel necessary to provide services such as physicians, nurses, lab technicians, x-ray personnel, EMT's, and all the necessary equipment.
A better defined outpatient department with seven to eight exam rooms will provide greater privacy and improved efficiencies for outpatient specialties and primary physicians. The patients will enjoy increased comfort, enhanced privacy and streamlined care.
Next, the pharmacy area will be remodeled and a separate chemotherapy room will be added to mix drugs under a hood for cancer patients.
Finally, the nurses' station will be moved to a more central location to offer enhanced access and visibility to patients, families and visitors. This very visible nurses' station will provide the only access to the new infant nursery, thus providing baby safety and infection control.
Phase III & IV will modernize 7,490 square feet to allow for HIPAA regulations requiring strict privacy protocols for patients as well as patients' wishes for enhanced privacy, rest and comfort. During these two phases all of the hospital's patient rooms will be converted to private rooms with bathrooms and showers in each room.
A family area will be included in each private room. However, one patient room will be connected to the nurses' station with an observation window to accommodate ICU patients and others needing close observation.
Another private room will have the ability to hold two patients, such as a husband and wife, at the same time.
Future plans include an eICU room, which would be a direct link via telemedicine to Avera Critical Care. These renovated private rooms will provide privacy, rest, better infection control, safety, more space for families, and better control of heating and cooling conditions for the patient.
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