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Nigeria creating the legal framework for agricultural biotechnology
Nigeria is creating the framework to be a regional leader in producing modified cotton, and other agricultural biotechnology products.
"Federal lawmakers conclude work on a bill on biosafety law, as part of efforts to create a legal framework to ensure safe practice of biotechnology in agriculture. The bill has been passed at the House and the representatives are now waiting for the Senate to pass a similar one to have a harmonized copy of the bill."
Sources:CDD December 2010, pg. 12
Ancient practice of using Biochar is good for soil, carbon capture, and potentially syngas
Biochar—a mix of burnt vegetation, soil, manure, and other natural ingredients—is incredibly healthy for soil and holds carbon well.
NISTPASS writes,
Sources:NISTPASS Science and Technology Scanning: Asia Pacific, Dec 2010, pg 6:
Biochar Is a Valuable Soil Amendment - Biochar is a Powerfully Simple Tool to Combat Climate Change http://www.biochar-international.org/biochar
Gani, A. 2009. Biochar Penyelamat Lingkungan. Warta Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pertanian. 31:15-16. http://www.pustaka-deptan.go.id/publikasi/wr316099.pdf
Jackson, J. 2010. Biochar-Wisdom of Ancient Amazonians May Hold Secrets of Carbon Capture. Environment and Technology Correspondent. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/353300,biochar--wisdom-of-ancient-amazonians-may-hold-secrets-of.html
Lehmann, J. and M. Rondon. Bio-Char Soil Management on Highly Weathered Soils in the Humid Tropics. Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems: http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/publ/Lehmann%20et%20al.,%202006%20Biochar%20soil%20management.pdf
Land Use institions and policies as tool for poverty reduction
Land use strategies can be powerful tools for reducing poverty, but policy failures pose huge challenges to implementing new technologies and practices. A research report identifies the need for institutional innovation to encourage different land uses, empower farmers, and facilitate knowledge sharing.
NISTPASS writes,
Sources:NISTPASS Science and Technology Scanning: Asia Pacific, Dec 2010, pg 3-4:
Vladimir Mikhalev and Ajiniyaz Reimov, Land Degradation in Central Asia.
Gupta, R., K. Kienzler, C. Martius, A. Mirzabaev, T. Oweis, E. de Pauw, M. Qadir, K. Shideed, R. Sommer, R. Thomas, K. Sayre, C. Carli, A. Saparov, M. Bekenov, S. Sanginov, M. Nepesov, and R. Ikramov 2009. Research Prospectus: A Vision for Sustainable Land Management Research in Central Asia. ICARDA Central Asia and Caucasus Program. Sustainable Agriculture in Central Asia and the Caucasus Series No.1. CGIAR-PFU, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 84 pp. http://www.icarda.org/cac/sacac.asp
The Rice Knowledge Bank at forefront of leveraging ICT for rural rice farmers
The Rice Knowledge Bank uses ICT, participatory learning and good information design to educate rural rice farmers on agricultural best practices and market information. Its impact helps point to the power of addressing ICT literacy gaps.
The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy writes,
"The Rice Knowledge Bank (RKB) is a joint project between IRRI (International Rice Research Institute) and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre. The RKB's main objective is to make information as accessible as possible for farmers by:
Sources:LKYSPP Asian Trends Monitoring Bulletin, December 2010, pg 9:
The World Bank. 2010. Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). Retrieved from UNCTAD. 2005. ICT and e-business: what developing countries stand to gain. Issues in Brief, 11, 1-2.
Internet World Stats. 2010. Internet Usage in Asia. Retrieved 20 December 2010 from http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats3.htm
Jakarta Globe (2010a) SBY inaugurates 'Blackout-Free' Era. July 28. http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/business/sby-inaugurates-blackout-free-era/388131
Sustainable land management for food security/land conflict minimization in Pacific
The Pacific Regional Land Initiative seeks to use sustainable land management practices (SLM) to help mitigate effects of urbanization and resource strains, and as a tool for local community and economic development. The initiative helps bring SLM to the Pacific.
NISTPASS writes,
"The Pacific Regional Land Initiative includes three components with potential to support and complement national and local land policy reform efforts in the Pacific countries:
Sources:NISTPASS Science and Technology Scanning: Asia Pacific, Dec 2010, pg 1
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Islamic Finance Meets Microfinance in Syria, Possible Solution to Food Security Issues (08)
"In 2007, Syria became the first country in the Arab region to issue legislation in the area of microfinance. However, microfinance is growing at a slow pace as private and commercial banks are oriented towards high- income clients and reluctant to enter microfinance arena because of the 9% interest rate cap. A few NGOs and donor agencies working towards poverty alleviation support microfinance initiatives in the country. If this trend continues in the future, microfinance will take several years to meet the needs of Syrian society.
Sources:SFG ME January 2011 pgs. 11-13
Food Security Fears Fuel Agricultural Land Grab in West Africa, Weak Property Rights Slow Investment
"Rising food prices, coupled with fears over future food security, as the global population moves towards the 9 billion mark in 2050, has led to a rush to acquire land for agriculture in West Africa (and other parts of the world) by foreign governments to grow their own food. As prices rise, foreign private investors have also seen an opportunity to make good returns on on agricultural investments through land leases."
"Land leases are mainly driven by Middle Eastern and Asian countries whose populations are growing rapidly, in the face of limited arable land."
West African Governments Prioritize Agriculture,Try to Engage Youth; Urbanized Middle Class Creates Domestic/Import Market
"Governments in the region have signed the continent wide Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) compact. They have committed to spend at least 10% of their budgets on agriculture. CAADP aims to push agriculture growth to at least 6% annual growth in food production by 2015 through increased research and technology dissemination, improved food supply chains, extending areas under agriculture and improved infrastructure and trade-related capacities."
"Government efforts are also being complemented by those of
As sea level rises, crab aquaculture could replace coastal rice farming
Mud crab aquaculture in Bangladesh has become a new form of alternative livelihood in the coastal region, and as climate change affects coastal arable land and various entities support the fledgling sector, it could prove a remarkable adaptation strategy for the landless poor.
The Strategic Foresight Group writes,
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Chaki, N. 'Culture of Mud Crab, Scylla serrata'. Bangladesh Fisheries Information Share Home.
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'Bangladesh farmers fatten crabs on polluted land'. Bajan Sun Online. 20 February 2011.
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'Expansion of Crab Market'. Weekly Sonar Bangla. 06 May 2011.
'In Satkheera beside, prawn cultivation, crab cultivation is going on too'. Bangladesh Itech News.
'Improved Crab Fattening Through Cage Culture For Raising Income of Ultra Poor Women'. Satkhira. 04 May 2011.
A maturing organic rice sector in Thailand, and other anti-pesticide measures
The growing use and weak regulation of pesticides and chemicals in Thailand has inspired government response to rein in usage and explore alternative farming models.
The Strategic Foresight Group writes,
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Takashi Yokoyama, 93, of Lahaina, a Maui Land & Pineapple Co. supervisor, died in Hale Makua Kahului. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by brother Susumu. Visitation: 4 p.m. Friday at Lahaina Hongwanji Mission. Services: 4:30 p.m.
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Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has released an Instagram post claiming he's proud to be a red after the club's emphatic victory over rivals Manchester City yesterday.
Louis van Gaal's side secured a fine 4-2 win over their neighbours on home soil, and De Gea was clearly overjoyed by the crucial result as the club go in search of claiming a place in next year's Champions League.
Crucial victory
In fact, the result put a clear gap between United and their rivals, with the Old Trafford outfit now four points ahead of City, who sit in fourth, while they have a lead of nine points over fifth placed Southampton.
United fans certainly have the bragging rights over City for now, and De Gea, while also being proud to play for United, was proud of the club's fans, who roared the side to victory yesterday afternoon.
The message on his Official Instagram page read: "Proud to be Red, proud of the crowd! Keep on!"
There's no doubt about it, the Red Devils support will be hoping De Gea and Co. continue their remarkable form and secure a place in Europe's elite competition sooner rather than later. With a crunch clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge upcoming, thing's aren't going to get any easier for Van Gaal's men.
United on the way back
There's no doubt about it, until the last six games or so, De Gea has been Manchester United's standout and most consistent player of the season, but other stars have finally started proving themselves at the Theatre of Dreams of late.
From Marouane Fellaini to Juan Mata, the outfield members of the United side have been putting in some fine performances, which has ultimately led Van Gaal's side to six straight Premier League wins.
The most pleasing thing for fans of the Red Devils will no doubt be the fact that the side are no longer totally reliant on De Gea in goal.
It's great having the Spaniard in such exceptional form, but he should only be needed now and again as the club continue to progress under the Dutch regime.
Manchester United fans: Do you think De Gea will sign a new deal with your club this summer? Have your say in the comments section below!
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From Baldwinsville, New York, USA:
My four year old, who has had type 1 diabetes for a year and a half, was just recently also diagnosed with celiac disease. While there is quite a bit of information on each topic individually, I cannot seem to locate much on the topic that helps people who have both conditions. Any ideas where this information may exist?
This is a difficult combination and one, unfortunately, which seems to be happening more often. Since you indicate that you can find information on individual topics, I will not review those with you.
As you may know celiac disease is also thought to be related to an underlying autoimmune process affecting the intestines (and their ability to digest certain grains, especially wheat). Type 1 diabetes is another autoimmune process, that affects the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas. The common thread is the autoimmune nature of the diseases, that is, the immune system "attacking self." Other related conditions include some thyroid diseases (near 20% of people with type 1 have thyroid disease), adrenal gland problems, skin pigment losses (vitiligo), vitamin B12 deficiency, systemic lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis. Other conditions can affect calcium balance, parathyroid hormone levels, and can be associated with increased fungal skin infections. These more worrisome combinations are referred to as Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome.
Your child's diabetes team should be able to guide you and to tell you when they might consider screening for these others. In my mind, having two of them does put your child in a higher risk category.
[Editor's comment: See a previous question on this topic. Also, our Celiac / Type 1 Mailing List provides support for families with both type 1 diabetes and celiac disease. SS]
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Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the New Jersey Democrat who at 89 is the Senate's oldest member, said yesterday he will not seek re-election next year to a sixth term.
His decision opens a clearer path to the seat for Newark Mayor Cory Booker, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination in 2014.
Before Lautenberg had announced his intentions, Booker said he would seek the seat.
Ads by Lautenberg, a self-made multimillionaire businessman who became a leading liberal voice in the Senate, offered no reason for his decision to retire from Congress but vowed to keep working for constituents until his term ends in January 2015.
"This is not the end of anything, but rather the beginning of a two-year mission to pass new gun-safety laws, protect children from toxic chemicals, and create more opportunities for working families in New Jersey," he said in a statement.
Booker, 43, is a rising star in the Democratic Party, known as much for his rescue of a woman from her burning home last year as he is for running a city troubled by high crime and unemployment.
Booker announced he would explore running for Lautenberg's seat in December, then filed papers in January, drawing criticism from Lautenberg supporters who suggested the mayor should focus on his own struggling city.
"Senator Lautenberg has been a strong model of leadership and service to me since before I even considered entering elected office," Booker said in a statement after Lautenberg's announcement. "I look forward to continuing to work with him for the remainder of his term in the Senate and for many years to come."
A survey by Public Policy Polling released last November found most New Jersey Democratic voters wanted to see Lautenberg retire at the end of his term rather than seek re-election.
The same survey found Booker leading the pack of potential Democratic candidates for the Senate seat, with six in 10 voters saying they want to see him run.
Lautenberg was first elected to the Senate in 1982, after incumbent Democrat Harrison Williams quit in a bribery scandal.
Lautenberg had retired from the Senate in 2000, but returned to win his seat again in 2002 after successor Robert Torricelli became embroiled in a corruption scandal. saying he was tired of chasing campaign contributions. But in 2002 he came out of political retirement at age 78, again helping the Democrats retain a seat after Senator Robert Torricelli dropped his re-election bid amid corruption charges involving improper gifts from a businessman.
He was last re-elected in 2008 at age 84.
The World War Two veteran was a co-founder, former chairman and chief executive of the payroll services company Automatic Data Processing.
Booker, a former Rhodes Scholar, burst on the political scene with a failed attempt to unseat entrenched Newark Mayor Sharpe James in 2002. Booker succeeded in ousting James in 2006.
One of the first public figures to understand the significance of social media, Booker uses Twitter incessantly to field questions about potholes, talk about policy and disseminate inspirational quotes.
More than a quarter of Newark's residents still live in poverty. Critics say that as his national profile has soared, he has failed to grapple with problems in his city.
He contemplated a possible gubernatorial run against Republican Gov. Chris Christie, a powerhouse with high poll numbers, but opted instead for Lautenberg's seat, forcing the elder statesman's hand.
"This is still a Democratic state and the high likelihood is that this seat gets held by a Democrat," said David Redlawsk, director of the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.
Lautenberg's office said in February 2010 the senator had been diagnosed with cancer and would undergo chemotherapy. That June Lautenberg said he had recovered completely.
He accomplished a number of things during his tenure in the Senate. He convinced Congress to bar smoking on domestic airline flights and in federal buildings. He has been a strong supporter of gun control and was behind the 1996 law prohibiting people convicted of domestic abuse from owning guns.
He also wrote the law that required U.S. states to set 21 as the drinking age in order to continue to get federal highway aid, a move he says has saved tens of thousands of lives.


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Well I (unofficially) hit the 280's for the first time this morning. Saw another big decrease over yesterday morning's weight and was struggling with those end of the day hungries again yesterday. Looking at my weight loss patterns I will probably go back up again tomorrow then decrease back to where I am today over Sunday/Monday.
I'm finding tracking my loss to be really helpful. I'm starting to see patterns so when my weight goes up on some days I know it's nothing to worry about, it's just how it works for me.
When I woke up this morning my "hungries" from yesterday were gone so I'm thinking there's not much reason to adjust my calories at this point. I'm at 1703 calories for today so we'll see how that goes for a while longer.
I have to say I really like decreasing my calories as my weight decreases which The Daily Plate does automatically for me. If I had stayed at 1900 calories (where I started) I would have seen weight loss slow down and to jump from 1900 to 1700 would have been a bit of a shock. Now 1900 seems like a lot of calories and 1700 seems normal.
Well we'll see how things go this weekend and what my official weigh in on Monday says.
That is so smart of you to track the way that you do. You can then see a pattern that might have more to do with hormones etc…. then weight. You are doing well keep it up. Have a nice weekend.
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Last month, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) approved a resolution supporting gay marriage. This followed Barack Obama's public endorsement of gay marriage, which was not surprising, the NAACP has marched in lockstep with Obama since his ascension to power. Obama's endorsement allowed the NAACP to follow in his wake.
But reaction within the NAACP was definitely not unanimous. As an institution which was traditionally empowered by religious belief, some of its religious members took umbrage and spoke out angrily about the NAACP's thumbing its nose at religious principles. Pastor Theodore Ward, the head of the Schenectady, N.Y. branch of the NAACP, resigned. And the Rev. Keith Ratliff Sr., a member of the national board and possibly the most vocal opponent of gay marriage in the NAACP, also resigned, saying:
"Certainly, there will be individuals who are obviously in support of this, and they will come along — and there will be new individuals who will join the NAACP. But historically, there is a faith base, a religious base to the NAACP. For those individuals in the religious community who feel the same way I do about this particular issue, they are already a little upset over the issue of what has taken place."
Ratliff has made withering comments about the gay community's attempt to align itself with the NAACP before: at the Iowa statehouse last year, he had this to say:
"The deviant behavior is not the same thing as being denied the right to vote because of the color of one's skin. The deviant behavior is not the same thing as being denied where one may sit on a bus … Gay community: Stop hijacking the civil rights movement."
Ratliff said some NAACP members will back an emergency resolution to confront the issue.
Meanwhile, National Chairwoman Roslyn Brock is parroting Barack Obama:
"Clearly, this is an evolving conversation. And I believe that there are many in our organization who will still need to, or we hope will, evolve to a place where they can firmly stand with us."
And Indiana Chairwoman Barbara Bolling laughed and chortled over the angry reaction, "Oh, sure. Right after it was announced, kind of a little firestorm started."
Supporters found a gay historical figure who was part of the community they wished to exploit in order to insinuate that gays were an integral part of that movement. In this case, they cite Bayard Rustin, who was the main organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.
Barack Obama wants the black community to follow him blindly, as they did in 2008. But his embrace of the gay community has already triggered some fissures in what once was a solid constituency.


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TORONTO (AP) — Toronto-area residents mopped up Tuesday after a record-breaking storm and driving wind caused flash floods which set cars afloat, stranded rail commuters and caused widespread power outages in Canada's largest city.
"It is really, probably the most intense, wettest moment in Toronto's history," Environment Canada senior climatologist David Philips said.
Phillips said two separate storm cells moved over the city at the same time, and then stalled over Toronto for hours.
"It's almost like Toronto was a target with a bull's eye," he said.
Pearson International Airport reported 12.6 centimeters (4.96 inches) of rain throughout Monday, breaking the previous single-day rainfall record for the city set back on Oct. 15, 1954, when Hurricane Hazel dumped 121 millimeters (4.76 inches) of rain.
The downpour left several roads and underpasses under water, forcing some people to abandon their vehicles. Subway, bus and streetcar services were either halted or slowed to a crawl, creating chaos during the evening rush hour. Many finally arrived home hours late to deal with flooded basements and leaking windows in residences which had lost power.
In one of the more serious incidents, 1,400 people were stranded on a northbound commuter train as murky water seeped into the cars. It took police and firefighters about seven hours to ferry everyone to dry ground aboard small inflatable boats.
Toronto authorities warned it would take some time for everything to return to normal, but praised city crews for their work.
"Toronto has persevered — we have weathered the storm," Mayor Rob Ford said at city hall. "At some points it was really scary out there. I saw a few people panicking."
About 70,000 customers were without electricity Tuesday night, 25,000 due to rolling blackouts. About 300,000 customers had been left in the dark at the height of the outage Monday due to "significant flooding" at two transmission stations.
One of the transmission stations remained under about six to nine meters (20 to 29.5 feet) of water, said Toronto Hydro CEO Anthony Haines. He said the utility hoped to restore power by Wednesday morning.
Toronto's flash flooding comes two weeks after extensive flooding in Calgary turned parts of the western Canadian city into a lake and forced up to 100,000 Albertans from their homes. Three bodies were recovered during the floods.


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Suzy to cameo in 'My Love From Another Star'
It seems like the drama gods cannot bear to see Kim Soo Hyun without Suzy. With Suzy set to cameo in My Love From Another Star, could we possibly see some Dream High cute happen all over again? Here are some cute photos of Suzy and Kim Soo Hyun to refresh your memory while you wait for the new episode of My Love From Another Star right here on DramaFever.
Watch: A shy, nerdy young woman wakes up in the bed of a prince in Last Cinderella.
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|My kind of organizing
I'm still in the thick of it with my organizing. It's a sloooowwww process when you have little ones at home. My progress is completely contingent on nap schedules and how many snacks my children need in a given hour. (The day they scream "Ma! The Meatloaf!" I'm out.)
I would give anything to have Mr. Carson live with me. I don't like to let silly terms like "fictional characters" get in the way of my dreams, but this might be one I have to let go. So instead, I turned to another expert:
I started reading the incredibly popular book, "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" by Marie Kondo. The whole idea behind the book is to surround yourself with only those things that spark joy, and during that process you have to bid the things that don't spark joy a literal farewell.
It's totally kookoo for cocopuffs, except it's not. In fact, I find myself nodding as I read and quietly whispering, "Yeesss, That's right." Once I started the process of asking whether or not a particular item sparks joy, I was all "Holy Oprah! I get it!!!" It's an easy, quick read, too.
Dare I say, I am a Konvert (had to). I have successfully gone through my closet and while I maybe have 5 outfits now, I can tell you, they all bring me joy AND are really the only things I wear anyway.
I also have 9 bags of perfectly good clothes ready to go to a local thrift shop, which supports a domestic violence shelter. And I've gone through all of my jewelry and delivered a box of pretty things for a formal wear drive for low-income students to go to prom. Nothing about this feels wasteful. I actually feel bad that all of that stuff sat in my closet, unused for so long. I always thought I might sell some of the stuff, but ultimately I realized I was just adding another item to my "to-do without the kids" list.
That line almost made me cry, which is so silly. But it's so true! I've read through the entire book once and now am going back to go through the "KonMari" Method, one category at a time. You start with clothes, then books, then papers, miscellany and finally sentimental items. Her theory is that by the time you get to the sentimental items, you will be a seasoned pro. I feel like I'm on my way!*
*Thank goodness because The Container Store is opening down the street from my house, and I swear my credit card jumped out of my wallet and hid trembling in fear. I can do some damage at a store full of acrylic boxes and good pens.
I'll be back to regular pretty pictures with not a lot of words next week!
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The nature shack
- The house is designed to "intensify the relationship with the Australian bush," and the wildlife too, it seems.
- The lightweight prefabricated home was built offsite and delivered to its beautiful coastal setting via road and sea.
- The raking ceiling adds more volume and light to the intentionally compact space, designed to include just the bare necessities for a bush holiday.
This modular holiday house proves smaller is better when out in the bush.
You don't need much on a bush holiday. A view and a place to rest your head is often comfort enough when seeking a nature escape.
With this in mind Adelaide's C4 Architects have designed a modular and transportable house that measures just 90 square metres. The prototype SuperShak sits behind sand dunes at Vivonne Bay, a remote windswept settlement on South Australia's Kangaroo Island.
For architect Brent Dowsett sustainable design is about opening the house to nature. "Sustainability should mean more than just water and power usage, it's primarily about enjoying the place that we live," he says. "We wanted a house designed to intensify the relationship with the Australian bush." The raking ceiling opens up a view to the sky via clerestory windows, while at eye-level the toughened-glass windows look out to a unique native coastal scrub environment.
While the broad, angled roof gives the house its sky views and winter sun access, its slant also provides some protection from bushfires. It sits low on the northwest, the likely direction of a bushfire, with a large screen offering further protection on that side. The roof is extended for better rainwater catchment, with 20,000 litres of the 60,000 litre capacity set aside for firefighting.
This house is designed to a fairly high Bushfire Attack Level, BAL 29*, but the kit of building materials can also meet the higher BAL 40 and BAL FZ ratings. The fibre cement sheet floor looks like concrete and suits the wear and tear of a holiday house, but is also one of the more flameproof building materials around.
* BALs range from BAL-Low, where no additional building elements are required, through to BAL-12.5 to BAL-40. [Ed note: For more on building in bushfire zones, see Sanctuary 25].
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Todd Begg Field Grade Bodega Flipper Knife Blue G10 (3.75" SW Compound) Ceramic flipper from Begg Knives is the synthesis of materials, function and craftsmanship. Just holding this knife in your hand inspires awe and admiration for the thought and skill that goes into each knife.
Featuring a scalloped blue G10 top handle with the Begg designed replaceable titanium lock bar with built in over bend and detent compression protection. Details abound on the Bodega, including the stunning pocket clip with upgraded ceramic ball bearing end and titanium backspacer. The stonewashed finished compound grind blade has the upgraded IKBS Ceramic bearing system, keeping the action on the knife super smooth.


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...Industry insiders comment that SlimPlate will set the pace in weight-loss for some time to come...
Rock Hill, SC (PRWEB) August 08, 2013
Weight loss just became a lot easier with the introduction of the SlimPlate System portion control kit. Gone are the days of trying to count calories and using those clumsy calorie-calculators. The key to lasting weight loss is portion control. The SlimPlate System makes it easy to control the portions of food about to hit the table. Created by two weight-loss physicians, this new system has already garnered the attention of the weight-loss community, and has created quite a buzz on the weight loss forums and blogs.
The simplicity of the new SlimPlate System for weight-loss is only superseded by its effectiveness. The kit, also referred to as "weight-loss in a box," provides a complete plan based on the premise of eating five meals a day, and controlling the size of the individual portions of food items. Rather than give the portion-control responsibility to the user, plates, cups, bowls and a set of one-of-a-kind "Portion Control Cutting Rings" that are provided in the system take charge. There is no need for the user to change their diet. The more frequent smaller meals elevate the metabolism, and provide a steady boost of energy throughout the day.
The SlimPlate System provides plates with clearly marked lines that delineate the portions for the different groups of food. Fruits, grains, vegetables and proteins are all kept within differently colored lines for easy portion-control. For items like sandwiches or a pancake, the special "Portion-Control Cutters" are placed over the items, the user presses down, the correct portion is instantly served. This makes it easy to lose weight, and is a lot more fun. As the pounds are shed, the user becomes more enthusiastic, and it becomes a way of life.
When the SlimPlate System was in beta testing, it became clear that it was on its way to becoming a huge success. Industry insiders comment that SlimPlate System portion control kit would set the pace in weight-loss for some time to come. The two physicians who co-invented the SlimPlate System are Dr. Myo Nwe and Sandeep Grewal, M.D. Dr. Nwe is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and is Board-Certified in Internal Medicine. She co-founded the Ace Medical Weight Loss Center with Dr. Grewal. Sandeep Grewal, M.D. is Board-Certified in Internal Medicine and was the recipient of the Charlotte Business Journal's Healthcare Innovator Award for 2012, and also named to the Top Forty Under Forty List in 2013.
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If you still need a DTV converter box coupon, or if yours has expired, then you'd better get online now and follow the three steps at the DTV converter box coupon program's website. The program has committed all available coupons it can under its current funding policy.
Why Apply If the Coupons Are Gone?
It's true that all available funding is tied up in active coupons. But, that doesn't mean the National Telecommunications and that Information Administration is done distributing new coupons to new households.
However, there is a chance that several million active coupons will expire. For each coupon that expires, $40 is returned to the program's account, which is why the NTIA has created a waiting list. (How long is the DTV converter box coupon wait list?)
The NTIA only had funds to pay for 33.5 million $40 coupons, which means at any given time they can only have a total of 33.5 million distributed between redeemed coupons and those that haven't been redeemed.
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New funds are made available as a coupon expires. A coupon expires when it isn't redeemed after 90 days of being mailed to the consumer.
There are approximately 14 million active coupons right now. Historically, about half of the distributed coupons have expired, but that is changing as the digital transition gets closer. Recent weeks show the redemption rate rising to 60%.
There is also a chance that the NTIA will get more funding. The NTIA already asked Congress for another $250 million, which would fund another 6.25 million coupons.
This is why applying today could get you a $40 coupon in the weeks ahead. While applying isn't a guarantee of a coupon, it is guaranteeing you a chance to get one.
According to the NTIA, new coupons will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis as active coupons expire due to reaching their 90 day limit without being redeemed. Currently, there is a waiting list of approximately one million people, and it grows every day.
Factors Working Against People That Don't Have a Coupon Yet
The 33.5 million coupons are actually split between two program phases. The initial phase can distribute about 22.25 million coupons. All households are eligible for the $40 coupon in the initial phase. The other 11.25 million coupons are restricted to the contingency phase, which is only available to homes that rely exclusively on over-the-air reception.
The restriction of the contingency phase works in favor of the antenna-only user, because the antenna-only user makes up less than 10% of the TV homes in the United States, according to The Nielsen Group. About half of the remaining 14.6 million coupons are restricted to the contingency phase.


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NEW YORK (WLNY) — Have you been sticking to your new year's resolution?
Losing weight is a popular pledge — but many of us vow to shed pounds every year with little success.
Dr. Ramani Durvasula is the author of "You Are Why You Eat," and she visited The Couch to shed some insight into why we may be stuck in a rut when it comes to weight loss.
Stop depriving, start living. Weight loss in our culture is about depriving ourselves – which is why we fail once you take away something pleasurable (like fried chicken, or pizza). Don't get into the mindset of cheat days – it doesnt make sense to eat 1500 calories 6 days a week and then 5000 on one – it confuses your body and will not result in weight loss.
Eat and live for you – not other people. Think of how often you clean your plate to please someone else. Take back your plate and your life.
Shrink your plates. Cereal bowls hold too much – consider using smaller ones, and do the same with dinner plates – use bread plates instead. If you insist on cleaning your plate – at least make it the right size.
Slow down at the table. Let 2013 be the year you slow down and listen to you – drink a glass before your meal, set the table, pause after each bite or take garcinia cambogia extract, and try not to do other things when you eat – that makes you more mindless and you eat blindly. Animals tend not to get obese…mammals tend to know when to stop – but when we are doing something else, we tend to pay less attention. Ever see a rat playing on an iphone when it eats, or your dog watch TV – nope. and they stop when they stop.


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Physique Enhancing Science or PES may be a relatively new company on the market, but they've put together a fine assortment of supplements including the massively popular and effective fat burner Alphamine. One of their newest supplements will be a pre-workout and pump enhancing supplement known as PES TechN.O.
PES TechN.O. Review & Ingredients
PES TechN.O. will be the first pre-workout from the company. No official details have been released for the product, but we can easily gather from the name that it'll be a pre-workout supplement that focuses on the pump and enhancing blood flow to the muscles. As such, you should expect common pump ingredients such as citrulline, agmatine, norvaline, glycerol, beet extract and arginine just to name a few. In addition, they'll most likely be a few energy support ingredients and stimulants as well as performance enhancing ingredients such as beta alanine and betaine. Knowing how well their fat burner works, their pre-workout should most likely be just as good.
PES TechN.O. Release Date
No official release date has been set for the new PES TechN.O., however the supplement should drop fairly soon and should be available by the 4th quarter of 2014 around September or October.


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Datacenter Operators: Bumpy Ride Running Containers on Infrastructure Built for VMs
Specialized container technology company Diamanti was named a "cool vendor" by Gartner for their hyperconverged container platform. Mark Balch, VP of products and marketing, spoke to InfoQ with his take on the current friction that containers are creating between developers and data center operators.
Application Architecture is Shifting towards Connected Apps
Anne Thomas has summarized in a webinar the shift from large applications to small focused apps relying on services, while Matias Duarte has spoken in an interview about connecting these apps.
A New Style Is Emerging in the Enterprise: Software-Defined Architecture
According to Gartner's Yefim V. Natis, VP & Fellow, a new enterprise architectural style is rising these days: Software-Defined Architecture (SDA).
Trends in the latest Technology Radar
ThoughtWorks's latest "Technology Radar" focuses on mobile, accessible analytics, simple architectures, reproducible environments, and data persistence done right.
Gartner's Predictions for the Next 5 Years
Gartner predicts a consumer social network investment bubble burst in 2013, and over half of top Global 1,000 companies will store client's sensitive data in clouds by 2016.
Gartner Vendor Report: Application Infrastructure For Systematic SOA-Style Application Projects
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I run ADC216 on windows 98, Toshiba Sattelite 1800 laptop with release 5.07.4 picoscope software.
I find the updating on the scope slow and a bit eratic especially when I have more than one window open. For example with scope and spectrum open I often sit watching red exclamation marks for a bit too long realy. Even without auto level you begin to worry that you may be still looking at the previos test signal rather than what you are now probing. Even on its own spectrum of low audio frequencies is kind of delayed. If you do a peak hold of an audio sweep it starts to look like a triangle wave at about 1khz ish.
The meter on dBs looks realy good, impresses the punters no end but then it is so slow to update as to be a bit embarrassing.
I remember being a bit dissapointed with this when I first bought system but I'm sure its got slower. Do you know of any tricks or version updates that might help me.
Don't get me wrong I think its a super system for the money and I've seen some agravating delays on £2k Tek scopes. I am wodering though if I should have bought your 212 (faster one if I remember correctly) and a sound card with something like cool edit software. This I think would alow me see fast tach from a spooling Tape Recorder and yet analyze audio signals using easily identilfiable (look like the magazine pictures of freq response to my clients) frequency and level data (dBm - dBU - dBV and the like).
I have done some experimenting like opening win98 with all other progs disabled except picoscope but not found anything definite. I will look again at my manual just in case I'm doing something silly - not the first time.
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The South Hams Hash House Harriers (SH4) run every Wednesday rain or shine, daylight or pitch black, every week of the year. We meet at 7:30pm, normally at a South Hams pub. New members and visitors are always welcome. We are a very social running group – the oft quoted description of Hashes as "Clubs for Drinkers with a Running Problem" certainly applies to us.
The idea of Hashing is that the pack follow a (normally) pre-laid route over as much off road trail as possible. If there's mud and water involved, so much the better. A good Hash will have different routes (splits) to allow Hashers of differing speeds to reach the end at a similar time so it's quite an inclusive activity.
SH4 caters for everyone, from young children to octogenarians and anyone from fast walkers to dedicated runners. There is always at least one "long/short split" where less athletic Hashers can take the "short" option and the more athletic can "go long".
If you'd like to join us, just turn up – see our Events Calendar for where to go. Your first run is free. After that it's £1 a run or £40 a calendar year..
In addition to Wednesday nights, the South Hams Hash enjoys a regular social scene including weekend events and irregular informal cycle rides under the POSH (Pedalbashers Of South Hams) banner.
Red Dress Run – May 2nd 2018
In celebration of esteemed SH4 Hash Grandee Goolie's 70th Birthday, this Hash will be a Red Dress Hash. Ideally everyone should wear a Red Dress, if you can't stretch to this (or your Red Dress can't stretch to you!) anything Red will be great. All Hashers are welcome...read more
Run totals updated in time for the new Hash year Nov 2017
Latest run totals now available to view in the Hasher's Hashes Hashed page under the All About Hashing Menu. Any disagreements, see The Jerk, because everything is his fault... 🙂read more
Give No Quarter
The vast majority of Hashers now pay Annually at the start of each Hash year during early January. A few pay on a Weekly basis. However, the number of Quarterly Payers has steadily declined in recent years and according to Hash Cash Dim Witt, there's now just a...read more
Keep Fido Under Control
At this evening's Committee Meeting it was reported that a few Hashers have become frustrated with Dogs running in front of them causing them to trip or stumble. Apparently this is often made worse by the long thin retractable leads that are especially hard to see...read more
SH4 Strava Club And Run Names
If you use Strava, you may like to know that there's an SH4 Strava Club . It's open to paid up SH4 members. Strava can't yet distinguish between personal runs and Club Runs so it's be great if you could edit your run name to Hash xxxx rather than leaving it as...read more
SH4's 19th Anniversary
A quick date check shows that SH4 has been making a Hash of it for 19 years today! From that inaugural meeting outside the Tourist Information Centre in Kingsbridge on May 6th 1998, SH4 has completed 1,080 Hashes and quite probably drank a fair amount of beer as well!read more
Post Xmas Hash Bash 2018
Friday 9th to Sunday 11th February at the Palace Hotel, Paignton Friday and Saturday Nights just £120 per person all in! (£140 non-members) Stay Sunday night too add £27.50 to include dinner & breakfast! Prices include: - Dinner, bed and breakfast both nights - A...read more
Scribes to send their Words to [email protected]
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KISSIMMEE — Mary Marshall and her three teammates can tell you everything you'd want to know about Samuel. And more. But they're not idle gossips.
They are the members of the Orlando Southeast Christian Church's prize- winning Bible Bowl Quiz Team. And they are flying cross-country today to compete against 145 other quiz teams for trophies and scholarships at the American Christian Convention Bible Bowl Tournament national finals in Anaheim, Calif.


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I first became involved in this amazing bush tea story after publishing my book, A Look Over The Edge which was the achievement of a life long dream - to write a book one day! Writing a book is one thing, marketing is a whole new learning curve. I began taking my book and many similar books to large field days, and set up a small business, Aussie Outback Books. Sorry book lovers - I have taken the book website off for the time being as I am not able to maintain it up to standard. However, I have a long list of books under Aussie Outback Books on this website. Please contact me if you want something that is not listed or does not have a buy button at the moment.
After a 5 year break I attended both Mingenew Expo and Dowerin Field Days 2011 with the books and have a regular slot at the local Mundaring Markets with the books. This year I went to the 2012 Wagin Woolorama with Aussie Outback Books for the first time.
It was through the books my first introduction to Scaevola spinescens came via a story contained in the late George Latham's wonderful book - Copperwire George, where in his words he tells the story of how white people in Western Australia first found out about the 'maroon bush'. He also tells another story of a lady he put onto the maroon bush tea for her cancer, leaukemia I think it was, and how he lost track of her and met her again 20 years later in good health.
After writing 'A Look Over the Edge' I determined not to write another book until I had a big enough inspiration. I found my big inspiration - This amazing little plant.
I am not attending so many country Shows and Field Days now. Some of my Aussie Outback Books are listed on this Site. Please call if there is a particular book you want that you might have seen on my stall. Please call first to arrange house visits. Thanks, Jeanie
I continue to welcome any personal stories of the use of this plant to become part of a future revision of the book outlines the history of its use in Western Australia and also any information on the plant which may aid in research. This will continue to bring together a pool of information and experience to help individuals who want to try something different but are not sure which way to go. Please contactme if you have anything you feel should be included in this book, or you may wish to contact me for something else - whatever reason I look forward to hearing from you. If you feel you can help or want to add your voice in any way please don't hesitate to call me or email. Jeanie
16/8/2011. Well,
set myself a deadline to have the Maroon Bush Story as I call it finished in time to take it to the 2011 Dowerin Field Days. The book Nature's Helping Hand - Scaevola Spinescens, History and Use in Western Australia The Maroon Bush Story is now in print and available. The book is priced at $38.00 plus postage and packing within Australia, more postage outside of Australia. You can purchase the book from The Maroon Bush Story page on this site.
The book contains: My introduction to the Maroon Bush story, Newspaper articles from 1947 to 1985, Health Department notes, University Research Notes, Recipes and stories of use for various conditions. It has a great colour cover and colour pictures throughout and is stitch bound so it should last very well.
Note: On the cover of A Look Over the Edge we are Jeanie, Susan, Chris and Linda in front.


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Nursing went well this week except for one day--a wonder week 8 thing so see that below to know about that day.
She is still on the 1-2 times per week pooping plan.
Oh sleeping! This was a great week. One morning early in the week I woke at 5:30 AM and realized she hadn't woken in the night at all. A 7.5 hour stretch! It was a day I needed her on her normal schedule because I was helping in Kaitlyn's class, so I woke her, fed her, then put her back down and got her up again at 7:30.
Through the week, she kept sleeping longer and longer. She moved to 9 hours!
There was a morning she woke at 6:15 AM. This is such an awkward time to wake up when our goal time is 7-7:30. I find it difficult to decide what to do. I either start the day at 6:15 and move on from there, or I feed then get up again in two hours. There really is no wrong or right way universally--just what works best for your baby, you, and your family.
As she ate, I thought and thought about what to do. In the end, I decided to put her down and then get her up in two hours. I had two driving reasons for coming to that decision.
The first reason was that if I started the day then, she likely would drop a feeding. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it being the first day of possibly doing that an her being 8 weeks old, I wasn't sure that I wanted to drop a feeding. I wanted to stick to 7 feedings in a 24 hour period for the time.
The second reason was that the time change is coming up (ugh). So if I start the day at 6, it is like starting at 5 in a month. I don't want to train her body into that starting time. This was my primary reason for feeding and then waking again in two hours. For more on this, see my post: Early Morning Feedings Before Waketime: http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/01/early-morning-feedings-before-waketime.html
Happily I also get the positive comments. One nice old lady at my church asked me how she was sleeping, and when I told her she said, "Well you know why don't you? It is because you are such a good mom. You know, you really need to write a book about babies. And look how alert she is! For her age she is just so alert!" I really love her :)
A Babywise milestone she met this week, besides the sleeping, is that she started to wake happy. She wasn't happy for long periods, but she would wake up and lay there and look around contently.
We had one day of wonder week 8 business going on. Wonder Week 8 is "The World of Patterns." Your baby starts to become aware of patterns around her. Baby might stare at lights (this is something Brinley did--obsessed with lights). She can also be obsessed with playing with her hands (but Brinley was not). There can be more sound experiments and babbling noises (yes). She can focus longer (yes). Baby can be more clingly, cry more often, loses appetite, shy around strangers, and sleeps poorly. The gym is a great toy for this age.
She had the one half day of poor sleep and lack of appetite. She was obsessed with lights, and definitely started using her voice more.
For Brinley's two month well check I tried something I haven't ever tried before. For doctor appointments, I have always gotten the baby up and fed her and then taken her to the appointment. This is great and all, but by the time you get into the doctors office, it is time for baby's nap.
This time, I woke her right when it was time to leave. We hopped in the car and drove to the appointment. It is only a 10-15 minute drive for us. Our doctor is fast about getting you out of the waiting room, so we checked in and were called back a few minutes later. We got her weight and length. Then I sat and started to feed her while I waited for the doctor to come in. She was finishing side one right when he came in. So we paused and did the check-up. Then she got her vaccinations and I fed the second side, we drove home, and she went down for her nap. I actually liked this a lot. One great thing is that she wasn't up as long. She was only up for about 15 minutes longer than usual, which she can handle once in a while. Another great thing was that I was able to nurse her after her vaccinations, so I was able to give her some comfort--not that you couldn't do the same even if it wasn't time to nurse.
Speaking of the vaccinations, she did great that day, sleeping the rest of the day. She did need acetaminophen throughout the remainder of the day. About six hours after her vaccinations, she was in some pain. It was almost time for medicine again, but not quite, so you know it is not working as well. She was nursing and just started crying from the pain from being on her side. My friend Kristi later suggested I do the football hold, which I didn't think of at the time--great idea! So you can do that if you are in a similar situation. Her next feeding was during her medicine being active. By the next morning, she was just fine.
- Baby Body Signs: The Head-to-Toe Guide to Your Child's Health, from Birth Through the Toddler Years
- Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby
- On Becoming Baby Wise
- Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
- What to Expect the First Year
- The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems: Sleeping, Feeding, and Behavior--Beyond the Basics from Infancy ThroughToddlerhood
- The Wonder Weeks
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How to Become a Nursing Informatics Specialist
From smart IV pumps to electronic medical records and even barcoded medication, technology is now prevalent throughout nursing and the administration of health care. That is why registered nurses who have advanced skills in informatics are in high demand, according to O*NET Online, a website sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Not only do nursing informatics specialists help evaluate and select appropriate technologies for use in health care settings, they also help customize functionality of devices and software and even devise training plans for other nurses and health care professionals. In fact, their role is now so important that they are considered an integral part of the health care delivery system, according to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HiMSS).
While many nurses already are gaining informatics and technological skills on the job, those with a master's degree in informatics have even more nuanced skills and are called nursing informatics specialists. Their advanced degree helps better enable them to combine their nursing science background with information science and computer science to improve health care delivery. A federal mandate that requires health care facilities to use electronic medical records (EMRs) is one of the factors driving demand for nursing informatics specialists.
Program Requirements/Prerequisites for Nursing Informatics
A Master of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) is necessary to work as a nursing informatics specialist. However, as a result of growth in the health care informatics spectrum, nurses no longer are limited to working just in health care facilities. They are also hired by non-traditional employers, such as health care device manufacturers, insurance companies or even software application vendors, according to the HiMSS.
Many of the graduate-level programs available in nursing informatics offer multiple entry points for degree completion. You may be able to pursue a master's degree in the field even if you only have an associate degree in nursing (ADN). While the typical point of entry is the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), you can also complete a certificate in nursing informatics at the graduate level if you already have a master's degree in another nursing discipline.
Depending on the school at which you enroll, you may be able to complete a degree either on a part-time or full-time basis, and may spend up to two years completing a degree when going full-time. Admission requirements will vary by school, but often applicants to graduate-level nursing programs need to have a 3.0 undergraduate GPA, letters of recommendation, a recent score from the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) and sometimes even an undergraduate course in statistics. Upon graduation, students can attain certification from an organization like the American Nurses Credentialing Center or HIMSS, although it is not necessary for employment.
Necessary Skills and Qualities for Nursing Informatics Specialists
One of the reasons that nursing informatics specialists are so needed is that it is easier to train nurses on the technological aspects of health care rather than technical professionals on the ins-and-outs of the health care system, according to the University of South Florida, College of Medicine. Because of this, an interest in technology and its impact in health care delivery, real-time data analysis and research is a must among nursing informatics specialists.
And because nurses in informatics can serve in roles such as chief nursing or information officer, educator, policy developer or researcher, they must have a sense of leadership and be able to cohesively bring different groups of people or different perspectives and ideas together. Like other nurses, they need to be communicative and empathetic in their approach, but because they often must work with both upper-management professionals and everyday clinical nursing staff, their inter-professional skills need to be strong so they can relay needed information to all health care workers.
Working Environment for Nursing Informatics Specialists
Nursing informatics specialists no longer are limited to working just in health care facilities; they can also break out into fields that allow them to help develop the software and devices used within these facilities. This includes employment by technological or scientific companies. In fact, the job outlook for those in nursing informatics is fairly strong. The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) reports that some 70,000 informatics nurses are needed to keep up with the demand.
For 25 years the role of the informatics nurse has been evolving, according to the Advance Healthcare Network, even though the adoption of some technologies, such as EMRs has not always been as fast. A significant need for more nursing informatics specialists is also reported by O*NET OnLine, which shows that job growth for the occupation is expected to be much faster than average from 2012 to 2022, at 22 percent. As the Advance Healthcare Network states: "If Florence Nightingale were alive today, she would be extremely pleased with nursing informatics tools, which uses science, nursing, statistics and evidence-based care, as a time saving intervention with the ultimate goal of helping patients in the best manner possible."
- Direct Entry for Nurses, Vanderbilt University. http://staging.nursing.vanderbilt.edu/msn/bsnmsn.html
- Health Informatics Field Gives Nurses an Edge, AJC.com. http://www.ajc.com/news/business/health-informatics-field-gives-nurses/nSgZR/
- Nursing Informatics, American Medical Informatics Association. https://www.amia.org/programs/working-groups/nursing-informatics
- Nursing Informatics Specialist: Job Description and Salary Information, University of South Florida College of Medicine. http://www.usfhealthonline.com/resources/career/nursing-informatics-specialist-job-description-salary/#.VTaQFxd4hRk
- Nursing Informatics, Vanderbilt University. http://www.nursing.vanderbilt.edu/msn/ni.html
- Role of Nursing Informatics for Leadership, Advance Healthcare Network. http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Columns/Nursing-Informatics/Role-Nursing-Informatics-Leadership.aspx
- Summary Report for Informatics Nurse Specialists, O*NET OnLine, http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/15-1121.01?redir=15-1051.01#WagesEmployment
- What is a Nurse Informatics Specialist? Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. http://www.himss.org/ResourceLibrary/ResourceDetail.aspx?ItemNumber=11750


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Kendall Jenner & Gigi Hadid Celebrate at VS After Party with Selena Gomez
Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid both show off a lot of leg while walking the pink carpet at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show After Party held at Tao Downtown on Tuesday (November 10) in New York City.
The models were joined at the event by Selena Gomez, who performed during the runway show, and Gigi's mom Yolanda Foster.
"No one I would have rather shared my VS v-card with ;) This show is genuinely a dream come true. Can't thank you enough @victoriassecret @ed_razek," Gigi wrote on Instagram along with a photo of her and Kendall.
Make sure to see the photos of Kendall and Gigi walking the runway, making their debuts in the famed show.
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The Impact of Television Cartoons on Child Behavior.
Jennings, Clara M.; Gillis-Olion, Marion
Observations made by kindergarten teachers of their children and the researchers' observations of the same children were used in this study to examine the impact of television cartoons on children's free play behavior. Sixty-five kindergarten children and their teachers (N=18) were studied. Each child was individually interviewed and was asked the following questions: (1) What are your favorite television programs? (2) What are your favorite cartoon programs? (3) What are your favorite cartoon characters? (4) Why do you like these characters? Teachers, after observing their children during free play activities (recess/outdoor play activities, and art activities), were asked the following questions: What do you see in the classroom that is evidence of the effect cartoons have on children's behavior? Are you aware of children's program preferences? Results indicated that cartoons were the most preferred type of television program for the children. The most often mentioned program favorites were those aired on weekday afternoons. Children tended to watch these programs in the company of other children and/or adults. Children disliked the news, movies, and scary pictures. Teachers seemed to view cartoons as an influence on children's in-class behavior. Television-related behaviors most often represented in the classroom appeared to be stimulated by the adventure drama shows containing real-life characters rather than by cartoons. Teachers appeared to be unfamiliar with the cartoon programs that were most watched by children, that is, those programs aired on weekday afternoons. Teachers were more familiar with programs aired on Saturdays. (Author/MP)
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Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (Atlanta, GA, November 8-11, 1979).


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West Ham target new striker
West Ham co-owner David Sullivan wants to bring in a new striker after reiterating his regret over the signing of Andy Carroll.
Carroll has endured a difficult time at Upton Park since signing permanently in June 2013, having been on loan during the previous campaign.
The forward has been beset by injury problems and faces another spell on the sidelines as he requires surgery on an ankle complaint.
He made just 15 Premier League appearances last term and Sullivan, who has previously confessed to having made a mistake in signing Carroll, knows reinforcements are needed in his absence.
Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: "We have to bring in another striker and we're working on it now to buy one, or loan one, or both.
"You can never have enough strikers and really with Andy gone we haven't got enough."
On Carroll's purchase, which cost the club a reported £15million, he added: "It was desperate last year. We probably made a mistake by putting all our eggs in one basket.
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Monday, May 9, 2011
Strive not to Drive Every Day
I started out walking to a friend's house for breakfast where we discussed our strategy for a meeting we had later in the day. After walking home and taking care of some e-mail I hopped on my bike and rode to Rec Park where I went for a run. Then it was on to the fitness club for a much needed stretching class.
After lunch I was back on the bike with my laptop tucked into my backpack. I rode to Montreat where I gave a presentation about the Black Mountain Greenway System. The coast back down to my house was a treat!
My last task of the day was to go to the Community Garden to do some watering and work on my bed. Back on the bike it was! After an hour or so of gardening, I returned home and hung up the bike.
By day's end I had ridden close to 15 miles. None of my trips took significantly longer by bike than they would have by car. It was a glorious day to be out on the bike and I had gotten a good bit of exercise to boot.
Today was not an unusual one for me. I find that if I have less than a mile to go, walking is fine. If it is over a mile, I hop on the bike. I can wear any clothes I need to on these short trips. People around town are used to seeing me out on my bike and many know me by name. It's a great way to move through the world. I recommend it highly.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Helping the Next Generation
One of the greatest things we can do to promote multimodal transportation is to help our children develop the skills and confidence they need to be safe cyclists and maybe to fall in love with bicycling. For the past 2 weeks we've been doing just that at Erwin Middle School. There are so many things that are right about this.Cycling is a "life sport", something that a young person can engage in independently throughout their lives. Furthermore, in today's world As we work to decrease obesity and other chronic disease associated with physical inactivity, bicycling is seen as a practical way for many to stay active as part of their everyday routine. It is especially important that youth develop these skills, confidence and love of cycling at an early age.
Another highlight from our 2 weeks at Erwin were the PE teachers who visited from other Buncombe County elementary and midddle schools. They were all enthusiastic about what they saw and very interested in bringing the program to other county schools.
This Saturday, April 16th, we will be holding a bicycle rodeo as part of the YMCA's Healthy Kids Day. The event will be in downtown Asheville from 11-4 in the Pack Square area. The rodeo will be on the College Street side of the Renaissance Hotel Parking Lot.. This event will be a "community version" of what took place at Erwin Middle School. It is appropriate for kids of all ages. If your child brings their bike, local bike shops will be on hand to inspect them for proper fit and mechanical problems. We'll also make sure your child's helmet fits correctly. We will have bikes and helmets of all sizes for children who don't bring a bike with them.
Our partners are key to the success of this program. The "we" in this program is the Buncombe County Department of Health, Asheville on Bikes, The Blue Ridge Bicycle Club, the WNC Bicycle Dealers Association, Trips for Kids, not to mention both City of Asheville and Buncombe County staff and individual community members.This program is a great example of how people in our community can share their training and resources to help schools and communities make the most of opportunities to reach children.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Earth Day is Every Day!
Even though we celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd each year, we should take a step forward to make Earth Day every day!
Earth Day began on April 22, 1970, which was the idea of former US Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI). The idea was modeled off anti-Vietnam War demonstrations called "teach-ins." "On April 22, 1970, 20 million people, 2,000 colleges and universities, 10,000 grammar and high schools and 1,000 communities mobilized for the first nationwide demonstrations on environmental problems." (http://www.nationalcenter.org/EarthDay09History.html)
This year Earth Day has a theme of "Billion Acts of Green®. The hope with this theme is to have one billion acts of environmental service around the world that will help to commit to reducing carbon emissions and promote sustainability, as well as demonstrating the effects that small individual acts can have on going green.
To help out with this year's theme, do something fun and engaging such as organizing an Earth Day clean-up in a neighborhood park, ride your bicycle or walk to school or the store, wash your laundry in cold water, just to name a few.
There are many local events that you can take part in, however, on Thursday, April 21 @ 7:00 p.m. attend the "Celebrate the Day-Before-Earth Day!" at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood Street in downtown Asheville. Meet Yuri Koslen from the City of Asheville Transportation Department; Rachel Rogers from the City of Asheville Office of Sustainability; and Barry Lawson from Curbie Curbside Management. Learn how to better take advantage of Asheville's recycling, water conservation, and public transportation options in honor of Earth Day!
Remember Earth Day is Every Day!!
Monday, March 14, 2011
News from the Bike Summit 2011
Eight hundred individuals from across the US descended upon Washington, D C to tell Congress stories about how funding for bicycling has changed their community, encouraged children to be physically active and solved problems in their communities. The National Bicycle Summit, organized by the League of American Bicyclists was in progress. The feeling was that sharing our positive stories would help to educate legislators about the positive effects in an effort to retain the present funding available from Transportation Enhancements, Safe Routes to Schools and the Recreational Trails Programs. These programs are the main funding sources that we have used over the past eleven years. With the present feeling being that cutting programs will help to balance the budget it is most important to help congress members to see that these programs are worth keeping.
Only 1.5 percent of federal transportation dollars currently support bicycling and walking, although these two modes represent 12 percent of all trips in the US and 14 percent of roadway fatalities are bicyclists or pedestrians. Small investments in improving roadway safety not only make our roads safer for bicyclists and pedestrians but also make drivers feel more comfortable and reduce conflicts among all road users. These improvements are relatively inexpensive, and create significantly more jobs per dollar than road repair and upgrades for motor vehicles. They also boost local small businesses and increase real estate values. It is important in these difficult economic times that we use inexpensive ways to solve the many social problems that we have. Bicycling and walking are inexpensive ways to do just that.
In past years when we attend the Bicycle Summit we had many requests to ask members of Congress and for the most part we had very positive responses. We were feeling good and dreaming big. This year, however we knew that this was not the time to dream but the time to educate the new members of Congress, say thank you to those who have supported us in the past and find new allies. We felt that educating the Congress members and inviting them to visit the past funded sites would help them see for themselves how well the money was spend.
Many of the delegates attending the summit were bike shop owners and bike manufactures. One of the main focuses was that small businesses were driving the economy by providing jobs because of the improvements that have been made in communities that make it possible for people to walk and bike and the numbers of folks using these active modes of transportation is increasing. Most of us received positive responses as we told our stories however the optimism was cautious. We heard about the need to get spending under control and the difficulty in making decisions to cut the fat. But we also heard from individuals, like Senator Thomas Carper from Delaware who was so impressed with our positive spirit and Steven LaTourette, of Mentor, Ohio that he had changed his feelings and would co-sponsor a Complete Street bill when it comes around again. John Mica the Chair of the Transportation Committee was very positive about working to keep the bicycle and walking parts in the next Transportation Bill. To have both Republican and Democratic congress members show us support was very reassuring. There is much work to do to keep funding intact and many stories need to be told showing the economic impacts of improving active transportation.
We were inspired by US Dept of Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood who again vowed to support active transportation to make sure that there are choices for transportation and talked about what bicycling has meant to his family. US Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar talked about how important leaders in the past have protected land through a variety of laws and programs and that it is our time to protect our communities and sacred lands today through active transportation initiatives. The Commissioner of the NY city Dept of Transportation, Janette Sadik-Kahn talked about the changes happening around the country and that communities are not waiting for Washington to make funding available but are transforming themselves by slowing down traffic and providing a safe place for active transportation. The changes that have been made in the city of New York have actually decreased traffic fatalities from 40 – 50%. They found that many individuals driving on their city streets were unaware of the actual speed limit and once they knew what the impact was and the safety features were in place the speeds reduced and there were huge economic improvements, as well.
There is a major crisis in the funding process because the Hwy Trust Fund is broken. As folks have reduced their driving and begun to drive more gas saving vehicles the gas tax revenues have dropped. Congress is not willing to increase the gas taxes. We have been spending more money than is being brought in and unless there are changes made it will not get any better. Some states are beginning to raise their own gas taxes to increase revenues. More public and private partnerships need to be fostered and local communities are going to have to find their own creative ways to make things happen. Local advocates need to put pressure on leaders to choose ways to prioritize what is important to them. We were given Gandhi's words of wisdom to guide us in our work which were "be the change you wish to see in the world."
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Annual Bike Love Event
Party gets started at 8 p.m. Cost is only $12 and tickets are available at Ski Country Sports, ProBikes, Liberty Bicycle, BioWheels, Motion Makers and Youngblood's Bicycles. Admission at the Door is $15.
And if you want a chance at a new bike, Ski Country Sports donated a Giant Roam I ($600 retail value) bicycle to be raffled at Bike Love. Raffle tickets are currently on sale at Ski Country Sports and the winner will be selected that evening. Ski Country Sports will fit the winner of the bicycle with the proper frame size so the winner rides in both style and comfort. Ski Country Sports is located at 1000 Merrimon Ave in Asheville. Bicycle raffle tickets are $2 for 1 or $5 for 3.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
The sixty AQ-IQ and fifteen video projects make me hopeful. The projects illustrate that environmental and economic health are linked to choices made by individuals. It is clear that from an air quality perspective, transportation has the biggest effect on air quality and climate change. It should not be a surprise that today's students are not only aware of the difficulties that car based transportation can cause, but they are also prepared to make choices that are good for multi-modal transportation.
On January 13 two blogs highlighted the importance of multi-modal transportation for our future. These blog were written by correspondents for the Wall Street Journal and Ray LaHood, Secretary of the US Department of Transportation. Both blogs references studies that showing the importance of planning for a multi-modal future.
The Wall Street Journal Real Estate Blog wrote about the selling points of the homes that were being purchased by the millennial generation – people born after 1980. The blog highlights finding from surveys that show, "They want to walk everywhere. Surveys show that 13% carpool to work, while 7% walk, said Melina Duggal, a principal with Orlando-based real estate adviser RCLCO." The article continues mentioning that one-third of the millennial individuals are willing to pay more for a home that provides the ability to walk to work, eat, and shop.
Ray LaHood, Secretary of the US Department of Transportation wrote about the economy and transportation options in his blog Fast Lane on January 13, 2011:
"In this case-study, "Estimating the Employment Impacts of Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Road Infrastructure," the Political Economy Research Institute compiled data provided by the city of Baltimore. They found that on-street bike lanes and pedestrian measures created more direct jobs, more indirect jobs, and more induced jobs per dollar than either road upgrades or road resurfacing.
That report was followed last week by a survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicating widespread public support--67 percent--in America's cities for street design activities that increase physical activity.
Putting the two studies together creates a powerful argument for continuing the Department of Transportation's support for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects. Even as these investments increase mobility, they also generate economic growth. And, people are demanding them for their communities."
Viewing the student's projects, along side of the blogs of important and influential people, gives me as an individual hope. The students who participated in the contests clearly are aware of the value of transportation options. There is clear evidence that shows the economic advantage spending public money on multi-modal transportation. The environmental benefits and health benefits are also clear.
Most of our air quality and climate change problems have occurred since the industrial revolution. During that time period many decisions that were made without a clear understanding of the consequences. Two centuries later we know better, and I am hopeful because of what I know we can accomplish as individuals, a nation and worldwide with a thoughtful and conscientious action.
I am confident that the young people understand the problem and the solutions. Emerging evidence is becoming more prevalent showing that a local green economy and multi-modal infrastructure are productive economically, environmentally more healthy, and provide a better quality of life. I am hopeful that we can prevent the worst that climate change has to offer, and the air will be cleaner and our future will be better.
Keith Bamberger
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Strive Not To Drive Film Festival - February 5
Air Expo and Strive Not To Drive Film Festival
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Folk Art Center
Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville
On February 5, 2011, the fifth Air Expo and Strive Not To Drive Film Festival will highlight air quality and transportation projects created by 7th grade students from Buncombe and Henderson Counties. The projects focus on transportation, air quality issues, and solutions. The projects were developed by students during the fall of 2010.
At 10:00 a.m. the Air Expo will start with an informal meeting with the students and view the projects. The program will begin at 10:15 a.m. and include the presentation of awards. We expect the formal presentations to be finished by 11:30 a.m.
The Strive Not To Drive Film Festival will begin at 1:00 p.m. The Strive Not To Drive Film Festival will feature videos created by students and the general public. In addition to showing this year's videos, we will also show the best videos created for previous SNTD film festivals.
Both events are open to the public, and we encourage people who are interested in air quality, transportation, and environmental health to be a part of these events.
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It's not too often, that you see boys vs. girls, practicing against each other. Myers Park High School Girls Basketball coach, Dustin Terrel, does just that. The first-year head coach believe's that is the reason, his team is an undefeated 17-0!
The Lady Mustangs rarely practice against themselves. It's a technique, Terrel believes, makes his team work harder and faster. The high energy, game-like atmosphere keeps them ready for their ultimate goal, which is to win their first state title, in school history.
"We rarely talk about being undefeated, but we always talk about 3-10-12, the day of the state championship", Terrel says that is now the team's plan. Senior Forward Roddreka Rogers is buying into that goal.
"I want to win a state championship before I graduate, so I really take this seriously", Rogers also says people are starting to take notice, "I kind of like having the target on our backs".
The Lady Mustangs will next face the Butler Bulldogs, Friday, January 20th.
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