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CarFit (www.car-fit.org) is a nationwide educational program created by the American Society on Aging and developed in collaboration with AAA (American Automobile Association), AARP and the American Occupational Therapy Association. The event, which will take place at the Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, is free of charge and open to the public. The program is designed to help older drivers find out how well they currently fit their personal vehicles, to highlight actions they can take to improve their fit, and to promote conversations about driver safety and community mobility. A proper fit in one's personal vehicle can greatly increase not only the driver's comfort and safety but also the safety of others.
Participants will each have a 20-minute, one-on-one consultation with a certified CarFit technician. The technician will go through a 12-point checklist to evaluate vehicle fit including: mirror and line of sight over the steering wheel and properly adjusted head restraints. Hospital occupational therapists will be on hand to make recommendations of adjustments and adaptations, including adaptive devices such as seat belt extenders or steering wheel covers. Such changes help drivers benefit from their vehicle's safety features and enable them to be in better control behind the wheel.
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Trendy, quirky and stylish, it's a tableware odyssey
By Sharmila Chand
Published: 18th August 2013 12:00 AM
Sunday Standard
They say you first eat with your eyes. In in this age of diverse dining experience, visual impact is everything. From interior design to presentation of the tabletop, diners expect a lot more than food.
Tableware is a huge investment and it pays to make an intelligent buy say hoteliers. Fine dining restaurants and casual eateries alike have embraced the idea of mixing and matching innovative tabletop platters. The idea is to be versatile, exclusive and coordinated.
"The customer perception of food presentation is higher than ever before and chefs are looking for more innovative presentation materials and style," says Tarun Seth, Director F&B at The Claridges, New Delhi.
"From music to lighting to aesthetics on the table, creating a holistic dining atmosphere is about details. Crockery and cutlery is significant to this," adds Seth.
Kama, the Indian restaurant at Radisson Blu Ghaziabad is a case in point. Everything from the gold plated ceiling to tables adorned with mother of pearl mats scream the wow factor.
"Kama means pleasure of the senses, the aesthetic enjoyment of life. We have worked on every detail to enhance the dining experience," says Mohit Khanna, Executive Chef. "Our amuse platter is a showstopper with its mix of slate and porcelain. The green and blue of our crockery look fabulous when empty, but when combined with food, it's visual appeal at another level," adds Nikhil Rastogi, Executive Sous Chef.
A riot of colours on the table is trendy and delightful. Prego at The Westin Gurgaon, is a perfect example to showcase a cheerful, whimsical synergy between colours and shapes.
Amit Kumar, Food and Beverage Manager says, "Prego stands for fun, casual and untailored. The cutlery and ceramics have been chosen to depict a synergy in the theme. You will not find the same design of napkins on an individual table. Same for plates. As shape and size of tableware differ, so does colour. With oranges, greens and yellows, you will find blues and reds. This adds to the impact of the décor on the guest. It serves as an aid to Prego's aim to convey the message of Come As You Are."
Today, round is boring. Square or oblong are a hit. Demand for contemporary flatware with sleek lines and occasional sculpted accent is at a peak. The handle of the tablespoon could well be triangular or cylindrical instead of the typical flat.
While whimsical graphics adds humour and interest, green tableware reinforces the 'Go Green' mantra. Vibrant ethnic prints promote a more urban, chic look.
At Monkey Bar, Bangalore, India's first gastropub, there is a unique spin to everything. Says Chef Manu Chandra, Partner, "Our tableware is eclectic and irreverent. It refuses to conform to any norm and the crockery is a cheerful mismatch and, somehow, perfectly complements the honest wholesomeness of the food. Aunt Maise from Saligao parted with her recipe of Pork Sorpotel for us and on her instructions is served in a jam pot with warm pav; our Pickled Beef comes in a traditional bharani, while our pot-stickers are served in muffin trays. Mismatched crockery in exciting colours reflect the vibrant, quirky, irreverent yet warm and spirited nature of the gastropub. Happy spring foam cake tins carrying an assortment of hot sauces will keep the most hardened chilli freaks satisfied both visually as well as in flavour."
The tabletop saga thus reflects trendy lifestyle and an appetite for change—in food, as in cars and clothes.

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Guest Quartet – "An extra in Relationship" by Mallika Chatterjee – a 4 part prose-work releasing soon
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Wordsmith University – Freelancer Business and Life school and Wordcon- Collaborative Platform for Indian Freelancers, commissioned a 4-part prose-work on a theme highly salacious for the vulgar horde but profoundly important for the thoughtful. Thoughtful about the contemporary Life and Times – for us and for our children.
Our formal education, in most of the cases do not train us on 2 most important themes / subjects / problems : a) what career should I choose and b) how to handle relationships of all kinds.
Wordcon Edit-Team, led by Himangshu helped the series – "An extra in relationship", to be presented by Ms. Mallika Chatterjee, CEO of Good Cause Technologies, daughter, wife, mother, observer, social media regular and we call her – a native-bidushi of Calcutta.
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An essay by Marylhurst faculty member Reagan Ross on the film American Psycho was published in the academic journal Fast Capitalism.
In Inside Doesn't Matter: Consumerism's Serial Annihilation of Women and the Self in American Psycho, Reagan Ross writes:
Perhaps no film more radically reveals the "serial killer" (cannibalistic) nature of consumerism than American Psycho (2000, Mary Harron). The implications of this disturbing "reality" are cataclysmically far reaching: The end of the world may not come from some tangible material catastrophe (at least insofar as it isn't a corollary of this dehumanization process); rather, more insidiously, it may come via a psychological de-humanization process whereby we literally lose our humanity from the inside out. To understand this development, the film didactically reveals an all-consuming consumption fixation that begins with a food fetish but then is extended to the consumption of women in particular, Others in general, and, most disturbingly – and informing the first two – the "self."
Fast Capitalism is an academic journal with a political intent. The journal publishes reviewed scholarship and essays about the impact of rapid information and communication technologies on self, society and culture in the 21st century.
Reagan Ross teaches in the B.A. in Culture & Media Studies program at Marylhurst University. His areas of expertise are film and media studies, critical theory, political criticism, post-Marxism, utopian/dystopian studies, women's studies and masculinity studies.


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Francine J. De Lyser and Edgar Charles Wood Jr. were married July 8 at the Fort Monroe Chapel of the Centurion.
The bride is the daughter of Rose Hardison of Long Island, N.Y., and the late Henry Hardison. She graduated from Riverhead High School.
The bridegroom is the son of retired Col. and Mrs. Edgar C. Wood of Hampton. He works at the Redfield Corp. in Denver.
Diane M. Raynor of Long Island was her sister's matron of honor. Carolyn A. Hardison of Marshall was maid of honor. Robert Hall, Denver was best man.
A reception was held at the Fort Monroe Officers' Club.The couple took a wedding trip to St. Thomas and reside in Denver.
Mr. and Mrs. Lemeul E. Meetze of Yorktown announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Elizabeth Meetze of Yorktown, to Daniel Ray Adkins of Newport News, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenice Adkins of Milton, W.Va.
The bride-to-be is a nutritionist with the Portsmouth Health Department. The prospective bridegroom is employed by the Colonial Williamsburg Hotel Properties Inc.
An Oct. 14 wedding is planned at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Yorktown.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Vandre of Newport News announce the engagement of their daughter, Patricia Vandre of Newport News, to Lonnie Baker of Mobile, Ala., son of Neal and Dorothy Baker of Mobile.
The prospective bridegroom is an engineer at J.J. McMullen in Newport News.
A Nov. 11 wedding is planned at Williamsburg Baptist Church.


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Richard Petty provides an experience of a lifetime
Racing and going fast is built into the genetic code of just about every human. For some that means a foot-race with a sibling, a Lance Armstrong-worthy mile time on a tricked out bike or tearing up a track in a 600-horsepower machine.
Mine has always been the latter.
Some of my fondest childhood memories involve watching NASCAR with my dad. I'm not the stereotypical motorhead NASCAR fan, but for me those moments were more about bonding with my dad, who wasn't into traditional sports like football and baseball like I was.
My journey to adulthood and my first driver's license coincided with the appearance of the first Richard Petty Driving Experience, giving fans a chance to sit behind the wheel of a real race car. This, I thought, would be a fun thing to do with my dad.
Unfortunately, the moment with my dad never came, but on Friday I had the opportunity to make part of the dream come true. The folks at the Richard Petty Driving Experience agreed to let me take part in their Rookie Driving Experience as part of our preview to the Kobalt 400 on March 6 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
I had three goals with this experience: Don't look like an idiot, drive fast and don't crash the car because VEGAS.com wouldn't be happy paying this bill.
Interestingly enough, I didn't have to take a test to prove that I really could drive. I just had to show my driver's license. The first step was to get fitted for a driving suit, apparently my jeans and polo shirt don't help in case of on-board fires.
Next, I joined four other men (two of which were awesomely celebrating their 21st birthdays) and an instructor for some pre-race lessons.
Our training included how to appropriately follow our instructors on the track, safety gear, the cars gages and what to do in case of a fire or brake failure. After a 40-minute class, we were deemed ready to hit the track.
Our instructor gave us a few more pre-race tips and told us what order we would be racing in. Unfortunately, only two students are allowed on the track at a time and, of course, I wasn't one of the first. So, I was stuck waiting.
After a few anxious minutes, it was finally my turn. I climbed into my ride and got pushed up to the starting line. When the engine fired up I immediately knew I was working with something a bit more powerful than my Honda Accord.
My instructor gave me the green light and I eased off the clutch and onto the gas, hoping my shifting skills weren't so rusty I'd stall and fail in my first goal (don't look like an idiot).
Before we could jump on the 20-degree turns, we drove along the flat apron of the track and got the car up to speed and into fourth gear, the last time I would have to shift until the end of laps. Then, before I knew it, we were on the track doing 100-plus miles per hour. The speed didn't really sink in until I hit the first turn and could feel the gravity pushing against my body.
Coming out of the first turn is when it really hit me: "I'm driving a race car – and this is going to hurt if I screw up." The feeling didn't pass by so easily when I noticed the skid marks coming out of the next turn that went right into the wall.
But that feeling subsided as I tried to maintain a three-car length separation behind my instructor. I noticed as each lap went past, my speed increased. I stopped looking for my accelerating and decelerating points along with my marks and just began to feel the speed and the track below me. My thinking turned into instinctual reaction.
All the talk and excitement building up to race day had me prepared to turn this venture into an all-day event, but my eight laps (including one warm up and one cool down) were done in about six minutes. I remained so focused on the track that I completely missed the checkered flag on my final lap before getting the signal to return to pit lane.
My top speed was 131.68 mph with a lap time of 46.28 seconds on the 1.5-mile oval. Pretty respectable for a first-timer, but far off the track record set by Las Vegas native and NASCAR driver Kurt Busch of 188.72 mph and 28.61 seconds.
I may have found a new — and expensive — hobby, but it's a moment that will remain with me forever.
Racing is a part of who we are and whether you're looking for a thrill of a lifetime, a daytime affair for your 21st birthday, a guy's day out or chance to bond with your father, the Richard Petty Driving Experience is exactly that — an experience.


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Taking the pulse of mountains: Ecosystem responses to climatic variability
Fagre, D.B., D.L. Peterson, and A.E. Hessl. 2003. Taking the pulse of mountains: Ecosystem responses to climatic variability. Climatic Change 59: 263-282.
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An integrated program of ecosystem modeling and field studies in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest ( U. S. A.) has quantified many of the ecological processes affected by climatic variability. Paleoecological and contemporary ecological data in forest ecosystems provided model parameterization and validation at broad spatial and temporal scales for tree growth, tree regeneration and treeline movement. For subalpine tree species, winter precipitation has a strong negative correlation with growth; this relationship is stronger at higher elevations and west-side sites ( which have more precipitation). Temperature affects tree growth at some locations with respect to length of growing season ( spring) and severity of drought at drier sites ( summer).
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Mitch McConnell gave a speech Wednesday responding to Barack Obama's inaugural speech, pushing back against Obama's demonization of Republicans and their motives.
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President Obama may have been vague on details in his inauguration speech on Monday, but I'll give him this: he couldn't have been clearer about the tone and direction he has in mind for his second term. Gone is the post-partisan rhetoric that propelled him onto the national stage and into the White House; in its place, an unabashedly left-wing appeal for more bureaucratic control and centralized power in Washington. On Monday, we saw a President and a party that appeared to have shifted into reverse and jammed on the gas.
For Democrats in the Obama age, the era of 'Big Government Being Over' is officially over. And anybody who disagrees with their new approach isn't just wrong, they're not just standing in the way of progress, they're malevolent. They're the bad guys. They want to take food away from children. They want the old and infirm to suffer. They want to choose between caring for the people who built this country, as the President put it on Monday, and investing in those who will build our future.
Now I don't know if the President really buys all this. I don't know if he believes his own caricature. I certainly hope not. But one thing I do know is that questioning the intentions of one's political opponents makes it awfully hard to get anything done in a representative Democracy. As the President himself, said, without so much as a hint of irony: We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate …
To suggest, as one of the President's spokesmen did earlier this week, that both the American political system and those who belong to the Party of Lincoln aren't worthy of this White House or its agenda just isn't the way to get things done. It makes it impossible to tend to problems that we simply have to face up to, and that we'll only solve together. And, frankly, it calls into question the President's own belief in the wisdom and the efficacy of the constitutional system of checks and balances that the Founders so wisely put in place … Even before Monday, we all noted the harsh change in tone, the reboot of the campaign machine, and how instead of offering an olive branch to those who disagree with him, the President had already decided to transform his campaign operation into a weapon to bulldoze anyone who doesn't share his vision.
I appeal to him once again to work with us on the things we can achieve together. And let's start with the deficit and the debt. Because the only way we'll be able to tackle these problems is by doing it together. If he refuses, if he insists on spending the next four years pushing a polarizing, hard-left agenda instead, I assure him he'll meet a determined opposition not only from Republicans in Washington, but from the very people he seems to believe are squarely on his side in the push to remake government in his image.
Failing to reform the entitlement programs of the last century now is the best way to guarantee they no longer exist in their current form. I mean, you could practically hear the ring of the cash register with every new promise the President made. At a time when we can all see the failure of such policies by simply turning on the news, he seemed blissfully unaware of the fact that from Athens to Madrid, the sad, slow death of the left's Big Government dream is on display for all to see … The President's vision of an all-powerful government that rights every wrong and heals every wound may warm the liberal heart, but it's completely divorced from experience and from reality.
Then McConnell brought out a chart to depict the scope of the debt problem facing America. He continued:
So today, I'd like to do my part to bring the President and his allies in Congress a little closer to earth. I know it may be hard for them to accept, but the reality is this: we have a spending problem. Not a taxing problem; a spending problem … As you can see, revenue today is just about where it has been for the past 30 years or so. Now, the President spent nearly his entire first term arguing that we needed to tax the so-called 'rich' to solve our fiscal woes. He harangued Congress about it. He argued for it in rallies and debates. He threatened to push us over the cliff if he didn't get his way. In the end, he got his wish. Because the tax relief we passed in 2001 and 2003 carried an expiration date, President Obama got his tax hikes by operation of law, before Republicans then voted to make the Bush era rates permanent for 99 percent of Americans.
Given how much time he devoted to that one topic, you'd think his tax hike would have closed the deficit, eliminated the entire national debt, and left us with extra cash to spare. But you see that teeny, tiny little blue line there? That's it. That's all the revenue the President got as a result of his long-sought tax hike on the so-called rich. It doesn't even come close to solving the problem.
It's been hard enough to find ways to close the President's trillion-dollar deficits. But they're next to nothing compared to what's going to hit us as tens of millions of Baby Boomers reach retirement age. Just look at this massive slope. It's going to take a real effort to solve that — a bipartisan effort on the part of himself and both parties in Congress. That's the only way we can do it. Now, we've taken care of the revenue question. The law we voted for made current rates permanent. But let's just pretend for a moment that Congress was willing to raise taxes again. Let's say we gave the President all the tax increases he demanded in his budget. Take a look at this little patch of grey here. Even if the President got his way on every single tax hike, no matter how outlandish – look, hardly a scratch. So here's the reality the President needs to face, and quickly: there is no realistic way to raise taxes high enough to even begin to address this problem. That's why Republicans are saying that we need to start controlling spending now …
So, the President has a choice. He can paint himself as a warrior of the left and charge into battle with failed ideas we've already tried before. He can demean and blame the opposition for his own failure to lead. He can indulge his supporters in a bitter, never-ending campaign that will only divide our country further. Or, he can take the responsible road. He can help his base come to terms with mathematical realities. He can reach out to leaders in both parties and negotiate in good faith. And he can even get the credit. That's fine by me. If boosting his legacy is what it takes, and it helps the country, all the better. If my constituents feel like we're working to help make their future a little better and a little brighter, great. But we can't waste any more time denying the reality that's staring each of us in the face.


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Who will win the national title?
Oklahoma and Alabama are ready to battle for the title
Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama will win its first softball championship this week because it has experience, mental toughness and a good balance in all phases of the game.
Sophomore pitcher Jackie Traina became the first Alabama pitcher in history with 40 wins on Sunday, thanks to her victory in the circle against Cal. She also hit one of the team's three home runs in the game, contributing to the Crimson Tide's power numbers.With speedy junior outfielder Kayla Braud at the top of the lineup, it's easy to forget that the Crimson Tide have more home runs in this WCWS, six, than any other team through Sunday's games. Braud leads every hitter in WCWS play with a .545 batting average (6-for-11, 3R, 1-2B, 1 SB).
Defensively, Alabama has just two errors in Oklahoma City and leads all teams with a .976 fielding percentage.
Finally, to understand the mental toughness of this 2012 Alabama softball team, you have to remember what this senior class has been through.As freshmen and juniors, they suffered heartbreaking losses to Florida in the Sunday semifinals at the WCWS. As sophomores, they didn't make it to Oklahoma City, thanks to a Hawai'i walk-off home run in the deciding game of Super Regionals. One year ago, their head coach left for LSU, then changed his mind and came back to Tuscaloosa a few days later.
Last year, UA head coach Patrick Murphy sent then-freshman Traina out for mop-up duty against the Gators. He told her to take a good look around and get used to the WCWS arena. She would be there again.Murphy was right. Traina is pitching at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium again this year, but this time it isn't just mop-up duty.
"I went out there and I sad 'Look, we're going to be back here many times, hopefully, with you in the circle, so you might as well get used to the surroundings," remembered Murphy. "She's had every game, every pitch this week, and I think her conditioning is ready for it. She's a Naples, Fla., kid, so she's used to the heat. I think the hotter it gets, the better she gets."With temperatures rising, both literally and figuratively, with expected record-breaking hometown crowds cheering for Oklahoma, the Crimson Tide is ready for the cooker.
--Amy Hughes, NCAA.com
Oklahoma SoonersMaking a pick in a championship series is not always easy business. Alabama is good, really good. It knocked off top-seeded California and No. 3 seed Arizona State in consecutive wins in Oklahoma City, effectively proving it could play for the Pac-12 title.
But is it the team most likely to win the Women's College World Series championship series?
I have to say no. The stats geek inside me won't let me choose anyone other than Oklahoma.
Before the series started, I studied the numbers and the Sooners came out on top. They were in a league of their own in the eight-team field simply because they not only do it all, but they do it at the highest level.
Oklahoma paces the nation in pitching. National player of the year Keilani Ricketts leads a staff that has a 1.14 ERA through 61 games. Ricketts is among the national leaders with a 0.99 ERA and has a 36-7 record. She has struck out 433, including 29 in the past two games and 40 overall at the WCWS. Her 1.00 ERA in WCWS play comes with allowing just 13 hits – three for extra bases – in three games.
In the finale of the Normal Super Regional, she struck out 13, including nine in a row at one point. To say she's nearly unbeatable at this point of the season is an understatement.
But, for the sake of argument, let's say she gives up a few runs again, like she did Sunday in a 5-3 victory against defending champion Arizona State. No worries. The offense will be there to pick up the slack.
Oh, and did I mention Ricketts plays a hand on that side as well?
As the No. 4 hitter in the lineup, Ricketts is tied for the lead with three RBI in the WCWS and has the only triple, one that scored a run in OU's 3-0 victory against the Golden Bears on Friday. For the season she hits .399 with 16 home runs and 48 RBI.
The rest of her lineup isn't made up of slouches either. OU leads the nation with 98 home runs and is hitting .318 as a squad.
The bottom line is this: the best team on the field will always be the one with Keilani Ricketts on it, and by that logic, Oklahoma gets my vote – although maybe in a three-game series – to win its second national title this week.
--Jerry Trickie, NCAA.com


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Has anyone done their rn-->bsn program? Looking into it and wondered if it was good or not
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Specialty: 16 year(s) of experience in NICU, PACU, PediatricsMay 23, '08i was a student there but did not complete has a great passing rate u need to to talk to **** or **** if i am not mistaken to find out what classes u need to take etcLast edit by VickyRN on May 23, '08 : Reason: For privacy sake, do not put personal names of school personnel in posts. Thank you.May 28, '08Quote from debthernI'm at WSSU now taking my prerequisites for the ABSN program. Every nurse on my floor on nights did the ABSN program and they loved it. They did however all agree that WSSU lacked organization and I must say that in a way I agree with them especially considering I got my first degree from ECU and for the most part, they were on point.Has anyone done their rn-->bsn program? Looking into it and wondered if it was good or notMay 28, '08Quote from trjohnson0213Microbiologywhat r the prerequisites for the ABSN program at WSSU
Gen. Chemistry
Dev. Psych
a Computer class
and of course a previous degree in a field other than nursingMay 28, '08thats great I have already completed the prereqs i am not going the bsn route b/c its so many people trying to get in the program so I am going to get my degree in something else & go that routeMay 28, '08Quote from trjohnson0213So are you graduating December 08 or May of next year?thats great I have already completed the prereqs i am not going the bsn route b/c its so many people trying to get in the program so I am going to get my degree in something else & go that route
The ABSN program accepts only about 45 students each January. So you'd think it would be just as competitive if not more than the traditional BSN program.May 28, '08I am looking at the accelerated program through WSSU as well. So far I'm getting the impression that they might not be as organized or as interested in speaking with potential students as UNC/CH or Emory, for example. I had appointments to speak with people at those schools within a week of my inquiry. At WSSU they are offering me an appointment 4 weeks down the road.
I am moving back to NC this summer and am trying to decide between Durham (Duke or UNC/CH options) or Winston-Salem (anything other than WSSU??? anyone knows of?)
Either way I go, I'll have 2 semesters of the pre-reqs to complete at the community college. As a 45 yr old I would like to choose a city where I think I could potentially stay and call home, and make it work rather than considering moving again in another year. I love everything about W-S except for the reservations I currently have about WSSU. Like the school options in Durham, but not the cost of living (for UNC at least.)
How many students DO apply to the WSSU program? Is it ridiculously difficult to get into?May 28, '08I graduted from the accelerated program. Yes they are unorganized but I had a friend who went to UNC's accelerated program and said the same thing. They have a good pass rate. Duke's program is good but you have to pay tuition up front and then have to work it off over three years. UNC gives you money up front to pay tuition but it is very competitive and they only take around 60 people. They get more than 300 applications and want you to have community service. WSSU use to fund everyone and you had to work at Wake Forest Baptist now they only fund 30 and the rest have to come up with money on their own.May 28, '08I graduated from WSSU RN-BSN program this spring. I agree that it's not the most organized program I've enrolled in, but it is by far not the worst. I think a lot of the issues stem from the fact that the distance education sector is still fairly new and they are trying to work out the kinks.
I found the program to be geared towards workng-experienced RN's with obligations outside of school which is exactly what I needed. I really don't many complaints and I have recommended the program to all of my nursing friends and colleagues.
HTH!May 31, '08Quote from Zoesmom3ECU offers an Alternate Entry MSN program. Here is the link for more information.I am moving back to NC this summer and am trying to decide between Durham (Duke or UNC/CH options) or Winston-Salem (anything other than WSSU??? anyone knows of?)
I personally wish I could do it but I've already taken my prereqs at WSSU and my science classes won't transfer so I'm staying at WSSU.


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OIG: Medicare pays too much for nutrient therapy in nursing homes
Medicare's fee schedule for enteral nutrients under Medicare Part B was more than double the prices available to suppliers to nursing homes in 2006, according to a newly released report from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General.
Medicare Part B paid $284 million in 2006 for enteral nutrient therapy for nursing homes for non-Part A stays, according to the OIG report. That far exceeded prices available to suppliers. The average unit price for B4150 nutrients under the Medicare schedule was $0.67 per unit. That compared with $0.32 for suppliers. Similarly, B4154 nutrients were priced at $1.22 per unit under the Medicare schedule. They cost $0.56 for suppliers. (B4150 and B4154 refer to the codes from the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System.)
The OIG recommends that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adjust the Medicare fee schedule amounts for enteral nutrients to more accurately reflect supplier prices for nutrients provided to nursing home residents. One other possible fix for Medicare would be to change the classification of enteral nutrient therapy from a prosthetic device benefit, and instead recognize enteral nutrients as food covered under nursing home room and board payment, according to the OIG report.


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The Belfast Telegraph scooped the regional newspaper of the year prize at the Newspaper Society's Circulation, Promotional and Editorial Awards in Manchester last night.
The newspaper, edited by Martin Lindsay, launched a Saturday compact edition which it rolled out across the week, in the last year. It was the only metropolitian evening newspaper to experience gains in the latest ABCs, up 2.5 per cent to 93,786 in its Monday to Saturday figures.
The Irish News won the campaigning daily newspaper of the year award for its work on the Guiseppe Conlon case, father of one of the Guildford Four. Photographer of the year went to the newspaper's Brendan Murphy. The campaigning weekly title went to Weston & Somerset Mercury for its Top of the Pops and Text to Teach campaign.
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Lewis Hannam, Norwich Evening News, won regional journalist of the year and Nick Owens of the Lancashire Evening Post won the youth category. Young photographer of the year was Anthony Chappel-Ross of York's Evening Press. Regional magazine of the year was the Cambridgeshire Journal produced by the Cambridge Evening News.


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Dr Esther Castellano-Sanchez
My work is on the role of oncogenic Ras signalling in cancer development and the interplay between tumour cells and the microenvironment in lung and pancreatic cancer.
Research Details
The main goal of my research is to understand the role of oncogenic Ras signalling in cancer development and in the interplay between tumour cells and its microenvironment in lung and pancreatic cancer.
The interaction between tumour and surrounding stromal cells is essential to maintain tumour growth and cancer progression. Different stroma cell types contribute to tumour growth by facilitating apoptosis resistance, creating a niche for cancer stem cells, enabling immune escape of tumour cells, modulating angiogenesis, facilitating metastatic spread or increasing therapy resistance.
The Ras oncogenes are key players in the initiation and development of cancer. During my postdoctoral work I have shown that Ras signalling through PI3-Kinase is essential for tumour maintenance and also for cell motility. However little is known about how these oncogenes can modulate the stroma to support tumour progression and my aim is to investigate how Ras-PI3-Kinase signalling in the stroma contributes to the establishment and progression of cancer
The specific points that my research aims to address are:
1. What is the role of oncogenic Ras in the establishment and function of different stromal components?
By disrupting Ras signalling in the stroma or in the tumour cells we aim to uncover how it contributes to the establishment of the different components of a functional stroma (cytokine production, growth factor secretion, signalling and/or metabolic symbiosis).
We also aim to understand how Ras-PI3Kinase signaling in the tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs) affects tumour growth or response to different cancer drugs.
2. What is the role of Ras signalling in tumour-stroma co-evolution?
We have preliminary data showing that Ras-PI3-Kinase signalling influences the dependency of the tumour on its stroma. We aim to understand how this pathway influences different aspects of stroma biology during tumour development by analysing the effect of disrupting Ras-PI3-Kinase signalling at different stages. Understanding how the tumour stroma evolves will give us an insight on how and when it should be targeted to achieve a better response to cancer drugs.
3. How do different tumour drivers modulate stroma composition and function?
Different mutations can lead to the development of tumour that are similar in their clinical and histological properties, one example being that both mutations in K-Ras and EGFR are drivers of non-small cell lung cancer. We aim to investigate how these two different tumour drivers affect stroma composition and function, namely cytokine production, growth factor secretion and tumour-stroma signalling.
- 2013: Early Career Researcher-Lecturer at Barts Cancer Institute in the Center for Cancer and Inflammation.
- 2007-20013: Post-doctoral Research Fellow with Professor Julian Downward at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute working on the role of Ras and PI3-kinase in tumour maintenance and motility.
- 2001-2007: MSc and PhD in Microbiology with Professor Eugenio Santos at Centro de Investigacion del Cancer (Salamanca, Spain) working on the specificity of the different Ras Isoforms.
- 1995-2000: BSc in biochemistry at the University of Salamanca (Spain) in 2000.
- Early Career Researcher Fellowship, Barts Cancer Institute
Key Publications
Castellano E, Sheridan C, Thin MZ, Nye E, Spencer-Dene B, Diefenbacher ME, Moore C, Kumar MS, Murillo MM, Grönroos E, Lassailly F, Stamp G, Downward J. Requirement for interaction of PI3-kinase p110α with RAS in lung tumor maintenance. Cancer Cell. 2013 Nov 11;24(5):617-30. PMID: 24229709
Iborra S, Soto M, Stark-Aroeira L, Castellano E, Alarcón B, Alonso C, Santos E, Fernández-Malavé E. H-ras and N-ras are dispensable for T-cell development and activation but critical for protective Th1 immunity. Blood. 2011 May 12;117(19):5102-11. PMID: 21444916
Castellano E, Guerrero C, Núñez A, De Las Rivas J, Santos E. Serum-dependent transcriptional networks identify distinct functional roles for H-Ras and N-Ras during initial stages of the cell cycle. Genome Biol. 2009;10(11):R123. PMID: 19895680
Castellano E, De Las Rivas J, Guerrero C, Santos E. Transcriptional networks of knockout cell lines identify functional specificities of H-Ras and N-Ras: significant involvement of N-Ras in biotic and defense responses. Oncogene. 2007 Feb 8;26(6):917-33. PMID: 16909116
Further Publications
Additional publications will be available here.
My work is on the role of oncogenic Ras signalling in cancer development and the interplay between tumour cells and the microenvironment in lung and pancreatic cancer.
External Activities
Member of the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (FEBS membership)


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Golden Globe nominations: 20 bids by drama best-pic rivals
The Golden Globe nominations include 20 bids for the five nominees up for best drama picture:
"Up in the Air" (6) - picture, actor, supporting actress, supporting actress, director, screenplay
"Avatar" (4) - picture, director, score, song
"Inglourious Basterds" (4) - picture, director, supporting actor, screenplay
"The Hurt Locker" (3) - picture, director, screenplay
"Precious" (3) - picture, actress, supporting actress
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"Invictus" (3) - actor, supporting actor, director
"A Single Man" (3) - actor, supporting actress, score
"Brothers" (2) - actor, song
"Crazy Heart" (2) - actor, song
"The Last Station" (2) - actress, supporting actor
"Broken Embraces" (1) - actress
"An Education" (1) - actress
"The Young Victoria" (1) - actress
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1. The Association is pleased to respond
to the request for written evidence. The Professional Association
of Teachers (the Association), incorporating the Professional
Association of Nursery Nurses (PANN), is in a unique position
to assist members of the Committee in this inquiry into early
years education. Our membership of 30,000 teachers and 5,000 nursery
nurses represents the interests of early years experts and childcare
practitioners throughout the UK, whether they work within the
Education Service, the Health Service, Social Services or in the
private sector. It also represents students who are working to
gain a professional childcare qualification. This Association
has a significant number of members working in early years settings,
many of whom have contributed to the views expressed in this response,
in support of our aim to promote professional standards, particularly
emphasising the well-being of children and service to the community.
2. Care and education go hand-in-hand. However,
each has its own distinct traditions which must be equally respected
and further developed. Parents play a key role in the care and
education of their children, creating interactive experiences
for them as they grow up. All children should have access to a
culturally and developmentally appropriate curriculum which promotes
learning and development of their understanding, skills and knowledge.
As the primary school curriculum becomes increasingly prescriptive,
downward pressure is exerted on early years practice, with the
effect of narrowing the curriculum offered to very young children.
Vital skills of speaking and listening are in danger of being
neglected in favour of other curriculum demands, and less emphasis
will be placed on the need to develop children physically, socially
and emotionally.
3. The replacing of the Qualification and
Curriculum Authority's (QCA) Desirable Learning Outcomes for the
under-fives in nursery and reception classes, by the Early Learning
Goals has been awaited with apprehension by Association members.
It is most important to bear in mind that the Key Stage 1 curriculum
cannot be merely simplified or watered down for younger children.
Early years pupils have differing needs to be met through differing
approaches to learning. The development of these goals, to which
members with particular expertise in this area made valuable contributions
to the QCA Early Years Focus Group, are seen as a positive move
forward in the understanding of how very young children learn.
It is vital that practitioners are consulted and listened to and
on this occasion, the views of professionals have been noted.
There had been concern that the goals were not to be seen as a
curriculum for the foundation stage, but aims for the end of the
reception year. It is essential that practitioners delivering
these goals are fully aware of this distinction, setting "targets"
for three year olds would be totally inappropriate.
4. This Association has welcomed the recognition
of our advice about the importance of play-based learning. Learning
through play is a vital foundation for future development and
must be available to children whatever setting they are in; after
all, learning and play are almost discernable in the early years.
Offering play-based activities, both indoors and outdoors, presents
opportunities for complementary experiences and together will
contribute to the holistic development of children. Independent
and creative exploration, freedom of movement and imagination
are essential to a child's learning.
5. Concern remains that goals for literacy
and numeracy are being given a higher priority than other goals,
in fact the younger the child the more emphasis should differ
in range of experiences offered. For our children to become literate
and enjoy reading and writing, we must create a literacy environment
in which they can thrive. Children whose language is limited,
those for whom English is not the first language, are likely to
experience more difficulties across the curriculum than those
who are articulate and understand a variety of sentence structures
and have good vocabulary. Young children need to develop physical
control, learn about their world and develop good social and linguistic
skills. Good language models and appropriate learning experiences,
with fair and consistent guidelines on how to interact beneficially
to others, will encourage children to learn to reason, to learn
to evaluate their experiences and to learn to plan and judge future
actions effectively. What is vital is that children learn how,
what and most of all, why they need to communicate, or they will
not see the point of becoming literate or numerate.
6. Learning is a developmental process beginning
before birth. Children have begun to learn before they enter any
education pre-school setting, bringing with them a wealth of experiences
and skills which must be taken into account if they are to sustain
future progress as lifelong learners. As they enter a new environment,
transition from home to school must be smooth and positive for
all concerned. Children need to feel secure and confident within
an environment that will encourage them to make choices, take
responsibility and develop as independent and creative individuals.
Existing skills and knowledge should be built upon, with emphasis
on practical activities, within a well structured, play-focused
programme. Each will offer its own context for learning, and by
returning frequently to familiar experiences, learning will be
7. The type of environment provided for
young children will have a lasting effect on the quality of the
learning provided within it. It should reflect a challenging,
well organised and well resourced environment, providing a wealth
of opportunity for young children. An important maxim, often ignored
or overlooked, for all early years education is "the younger
the child the bigger the apparatus". This can be applied
in all areas of learning: physically, socially, linguistically
and creatively.
8. Formal small group and individual work
can be beneficial alongside the provision of opportunities for
children to experience and learn new skills and concepts. By observing
and identifying the individual needs, teachers extend their knowledge
of the children and use this information to determine what children
should learn. Teachers can then provide motivating and purposeful
ways of supporting learning. Nursery practice is a balance between
child and adult-directed learning. Adults are able to pick out
thoughts and ideas expressed by the children, together with making
an assessment of any particular needs that an individual child
may have. It is difficult to assess a very young child accurately;
lengthy observations made by nursery staff are needed in order
to make judgements about existing skills and future needs. It
would be unrealistic to expect every nursery practitioner to possess
the specific skills to recognise the vast range of difficulties
a child may have; specialist advice must be readily available
when necessary. For those children requiring special needs support,
early intervention is essential to ensure that children have the
best possible start. Specially trained adults must support these
children, together with a multi-agency approach to their development.
9. Recent Government initiatives relating
to early years education and care have significant implications,
with rapid expansion of all workers in this sector, and it is
our continuing concern that we maintain our drive towards raising
standards of achievement.
10. The Government's National Childcare
Strategy presents a huge challenge to the childcare workforce,
the vast majority of whom are unqualified and have some of the
worst terms and conditions of any UK workforce. Whilst our Association
has welcomed many of the Government's childcare and early years
initiatives, we believe that, with the mass of expansion in childcare
envisaged, there will be a shortage of skilled people to meet
the Government's commitments. New minimum standards for early
education and childcare are urgently needed in order to prevent
the risk of childcare establishments being flooded by inexperienced,
untrained people working alongside over-stretched professionals.
The quality of staff is paramount to the quality of childcare.
The setting up of the Early Years National Training Organisation
(EYNTO) has been welcomed by PAT/PANN and we wish to be assured
that central government funding will continue to be available
to support this initiative. Our members view the launch of the
QCA's national framework of accredited qualifications for the
early years education, childcare and playwork sector as a positive
step forward in developing a proper career structure for people
working with children. The plans to offer childcare to every parent
who wants it will fail unless childcare is promoted in status
and its workers are better paid. We believe that one of the main
reasons for keeping salaries low is the assumption by many that
"anyone can do the job" with no need for training. Bright
students leaving schools and colleges are often directed towards
professions such as teaching, social work, nursing and so on.
Those not expected to achieve academically are often steered towards
11. By increasing nursery provision for
three and four year olds throughout the country, it has been recognised
that early years and primary experiences are crucial to children's
development, and therefore the need to increase the number of
early years workers is imperative. Children must be taught by
adults who will take the time to acknowledge and value each child
as an individual, and understand that their progress in learning
will develop from the child's own personal experiences, through
a natural curiosity, interest and enthusiasm. These adults will
have the knowledge and expertise to challenge children, and inspire
them to develop with confidence, recognising that linguistic skills
are key in promoting interaction and communication. The role of
the adult will vary according to the setting in which they are
deployed. However diverse these roles might be, commitment will
be undertaken to fulfil a range of duties and responsibilities.
These encompass planning for children's learning, organising and
resourcing the appropriate activities, understanding and evaluating
a child's individual development, and working competently alongside
other adults.
12. Within the current system of early years
education there exists a vast range of roles filled by adult workers,
with an equally diverse background of training and qualification.
These keyworkers should be led and co-ordinated by appropriately
trained and experienced advisers with specific management responsibility
for early years education. This responsibility often falls within
the remit of an already over-burdened primary adviser, many of
whom lack the relevant knowledge and skills to meet the professional
needs of practitioners. A qualified early years teacher, having
completed a four year training course to degree level, will work
alongside nursery nurses in delivering a distinctive early years
curriculum appropriate to children's needs and abilities.
13. The number of children in formal early
years settings has risen steadily in recent years, and a nursery
nurse is well placed to utilise his/her skills and experience
acquired throughout a rigorous two year training course to achieve
qualified nursery nurse status. A well trained nursery nurse is
able to contribute to the early years team by sharing responsibility
with the teacher for curriculum planning and carrying out observations
and assessments, ensuring continuity through the child's early
years experiences. Our Association is pleased to see the role
of the nursery nurse being recognised in the Government's Green
Paper "Meeting the Challenge of Change" and would urge
that our "invisible professionals" not be overlooked
in this inquiry. However, we remain doubtful that many employers
with whom early years specialists work are fully aware of the
training, knowledge, skills and responsibilities those specialists
possess. It is essential that both head teachers and governors
understand the role of early years workers, understand child development
and appropriate curriculum relation to this specific age group.
Lack of understanding can in turn lead to under-resourcing and
limited professional development opportunities. All professionals
working with nursery nurses should be aware of the key elements
of their training, namely, a thorough knowledge and understanding
of the all-round development of children, acquired through extensive
observation, theoretical study and practical experience. Essential
requirements for a nursery nurse are the ability to work with,
and contribute to, the early years team, and to share the responsibility
for the planning of an appropriate and stimulating curriculum.
14. As professionals, teachers and nursery
nurses need to acknowledge each other's capabilities. Close and
effective partnership develops with mutual understanding of roles,
and striking the balance between these roles is challenging. In
short, the tasks of working in partnership revolve around communication,
co-operation and co-ordination. Professional development opportunities
for all early years workers are a necessary ingredient in promoting
this partnership. Professional requirements of staff have changed
considerably in recent years, and are reflected in the demand
for high quality training to meet these requirements. We also
support the aim of developing a national framework to enhance
career progression and to increase the percentage of the workforce
who have a relevant qualification. We would like to see the development
of this structure, meeting the needs of workers in the very early
years to continue its focus on children as they progress through
school. We need flexible methods of accredited training, together
with appropriate renumeration representative of qualifications
and experience. Early years education, where the curriculum is
managed by qualified early years teachers in partnership with
qualified nursery nurses, parents and other appropriately qualified
early years workers, will go a long way to meet the needs of young
children, preparing them for their future in formal education.
15. Our Association is of the view that
the most important things in education cannot be measured. Education
is not a race, but a lifelong journey of learning. Assessment
is about making sound professional judgements about children's
learning and is an integral part of monitoring the curriculum
planning process. In order to make these judgements, practitioners
must observe children's learning over a period of time, compiling
evidence from a range of social and learning situations. A record
of children's achievement is prepared, following observation,
and by discussion with all partners in the children's learningparents
and other professionalsand by collecting samples of work
produced by the children, such as paintings, drawings and models,
and being recorded in the form of photographs and videos.
16. Since September 1998, it has been a
statutory requirement that all primary schools conduct a baseline
assessment using an accredited scheme identified in the national
framework. The purpose of this baseline screening is to provide
evidence that will inform future planning and measure pupil attainment
that can be later used in value-added analyses of pupil progress.
Ongoing (formative) assessment begins from the time the child
enters school and continues throughout his/her reception year.
However, the baseline assessment must take place within the first
seven weeks of schooling, which demands that children are assessed
before adapting to their new environment and gain confidence in
demonstrating their true abilities. It takes time and involvement
before staff know their children well, and those with relative
inexperience in the early years may make uninformed judgements
about progress and development. Our members believe there is a
strong case for formal baseline assessment, used for value-added
purposes, to be carried out at the end of the child's reception
year, when practitioners are professionally confident and competent
in their judgements.
17. Inspection has the potential to help
practitioners improve the quality of provision for children's
education. The current situation, however, reflects inconsistencies
of provision for the under-fives age group, as these children
are found in reception classes, nursery schools and classes, pre-school
playgroups and day nurseries.
18. This Association's response to this
Committee's inquiry into the work of OFSTED, September 1998, represented
the views of our early years practitioners who had been inspected
under the current system. Particularly in view of recent Government
initiatives such as the introduction of the Early Learning Goals,
Baseline Assessment and the Literacy and Numeracy Strategies,
we feel concern that there are so few inspectors with specific
knowledge or experience of early years education. There is also
limited awareness by inspection teams of current thinking in the
early years setting such as appropriate provision for three and
four year olds; the nature of the curriculum at this formative
stage and its implications for future developments. Early years
staff reported a low occurrence of visits to nursery departments
with subsequent assessments often made under the umbrella of a
reception class.
19. The collaborative nature of early years
department teams, with a high proportion of nursery nurses, students,
classroom assistants and other adult helpers, can lead to confusion
amongst inspectors about roles within the professional team. Ofsted
inspectors appear poorly informed about the structure of early
years teams. Little guidance is offered for nursery nurses as
part of the inspection process, and members report great inconsistencies
in approaches to assessments made of them. A successful inspection
can enhance the self esteem of nursery nurses and go some way
in promoting the value of nursery nurses in the workplace. It
is unreasonable to judge less qualified staff by the same criteria,
but feedback on performance may be offered to all members within
an early years team.
20. It is this Association's hope that with
the announcement that a new arm of OFSTED, the Early Years Directorate,
will be given responsibility for inspecting childcare and early
years education settings, we will see a consistent and integrated
Inspection service, working towards a uniform set of national
standards. Bringing together the best practice in education and
care, and utilising existing expertise, particularly that of the
Social Services Inspectorate (SSI), needs to be ensured at local
level. We have questioned how the new arrangements would allow
the continuation of the advisory and developmental functions of
the SSI and who would carry out return visits to enforce standards.
We understand that the issue of child protection will remain the
responsibility of Social Services, together with the "fit
person" check. However, we must be assured that all data
will continue to be fed into local authority information services.
We must be assured of a balance between both education and care,
and not the creation of an increasingly formal early years education
system. We recommend that, whatever the settings, inspectors must
have both the early years expertise and the necessary skills of
inspection. Association members expect that the new arm of OFSTED
will build on and enhance early years and childcare expertise,
and wish to see the fullest possible consultation on the preparation
of any new regulation and guidance.
21. The term "formal" schooling
is here defined as a model of education which is predominantly
teacher-led, with children sitting down for long periods of time,
being talked at and working their way through a series of paper
exercises. Within the range of nursery settings, particularly
in reception classes, there are very small numbers of staff who
have an in-depth understanding of how children of this age learn
most effectively. It is then less likely that suitable curriculum
content will be identified to meet children's developmental needs,
and many will spend their time on tasks which present little opportunity
for experiencing valuable skills. If we accept this definition
of "formal", then our Association cannot accept that
this approach is appropriate for children under five years old.
We recommend that children begin formal schooling no earlier than
the age of five.
22. We remain concerned that giving children
as young as three and four this type of formal education could
damage, rather than improve, their future prospects, and are critical
of any wish to create nursery places that will not result in high
quality provision. The likely outcome of over-emphasis on prescriptive
formal education which concentrates on abstract concepts for three
and four year olds is a deep sense of failure in many children.
Maintaining steady progress through the concrete and representational
stages and leaving the abstract until six or seven would be more
beneficial. The cumulative impact of early failure can lead to
under-achievement, disaffection and even truancy.
23. The introduction of the Literacy Hour
in primary schools has proved to be "too much, too soon"
for children under five, and is inappropriate for them. Early
years practitioners are concerned with preparing children for
a lifetime of literacy, and limiting them to largely irrelevant
experiences will not contribute to their current interests and
knowledge. Of course we are wholeheartedly in favour of promoting
high literacy standards, but the expectation of achievement by
the end of reception year places pressure on teachers to introduce
formal and prescriptive literacy experiences too soon. Pre-school
children do not need a literacy hour, but immersion in a whole
environment which promotes a literate society. Our members advocate
a more positive approach by offering children frequent opportunities
to represent experiences in a variety of ways. Knowledge of literacy
is grounded in competent speaking and listening skills, a pre-requisite
for reading and writing. Working with children in small groups,
each with adult support, encourages maximum contribution and increases
24. The National Numeracy Strategy, operational
in primary schools since September 1999, has many positive features.
Of course the strategy is not intended for the under-fives, but
our members would agree that developing an enthusiasm and understanding
of early mathematical concepts is to be encouraged. Initial feedback
suggests that our reception class practitioners have found the
strategy framework to be both a helpful and supportive resource
which they can use flexibly to focus on the teaching of mathematics.
Guidance offered for children in reception classes emphasises
the development of mathematical concepts, set in a practical context.
Mathematical play helps children explore their own solutions and
strategies for tackling mathematical investigations. We welcome
the less prescriptive nature of the Numeracy Project and hope
that by encouraging links between mathematics at home and at school,
promoted by the Maths Year 2000 initiative, young children will
have the opportunity to become confident and competent mathematicians.
25. Returning to our original definition
of "formal schooling", we acknowledge that this can
include the thorough and rigorous planning undertaken by practitioners,
including observation, assessment and evaluation. This is an essential
feature of sound preparation for a foundation stage curriculum
with its essential element of play-based learning activity. Teachers
and nursery nurses need to manage effectively young children's
learning, and make available a wealth of resources to support
this learning. There are similarities between formal and informal
approaches, as previously described. Good staff in both settings
will plan methodically, organise resources, teach children in
whole class and small groups, assess progress and involve parents.
The formal approach is narrowly focused and inflexible, rushing
children through experiences far too quickly, taking little account
of individual learning styles. Formality concentrates on the knowledge
to be taught, rather than informally allowing children to play,
experience real things and talk.
Education and care go hand-in-hand. Parents
play a key role in the care and education of their children, creating
interactive experiences for them as they grow up, and early years
practitioners abide by the principles of integrated practice to
adopt a holistic approach to meeting each child's developmental
needs, and encouraging learning. By emphasising divergent and
creative thinking, practitioners focus on the process rather than
on the end product. A child involved in sand activities is able
to explore mathematical skills such as measuring quantities of
sand in different sized containers or counting the number of cups
of sand it takes to fill a lorry.
Learning is a developmental process beginning
before birth. All children learn through culturally and developmentally
relevant experience which promotes learning, understanding, skills
and knowledge. Children learn through play using their imagination
and this is the foundation for future learning and must be available
to children throughout a distinctive "foundation stage",
from birth until statutory school age. This approach to learning
will encourage children to engage more fully in the content of
the curriculum once they reach Key Stage 1.
It is essential that all children are supported
and nurtured in their early years. Existing skills and knowledge
and the basis for children's future learning, and will be enriched
by practitioners with expertise and understanding of how children
learn. A well planned, resourced environment will provide young
children with experiences from which they learn. Within this environment,
practitioners will assess children's needs, and begin the process
of implementing additional support on identifying a child with
special educational needs.
Within the current system of early years education
there exists a vast range of roles taken on by adults, with an
equally diverse background of training and qualification. All
workers involved in the care and education of young children must
be suitably trained and qualified to fulfil their duties and responsibilities.
The rigorous two-year training programme for nursery nursing is
highly valued in aiding an early years specialist teacher. There
must be a thorough review of career structure and the implementation
of an early years training and qualification framework, with accredited
levels of qualification, and appropriate pay structure.
Inspection of all early years settings will
be rigorous and consistent, working to agreed national standards
for care and education. There will be a monitored and effective
quality assurance system, conducted by inspectors with recent
and relevant experience of the range of early years provision.
A system of support is necessary to enable all early years practitioners
to develop their professional practice. We hope that with the
new arm of Ofsted, the Early Years Directorate, we will see a
consistent and integrated Inspection service, working towards
a uniform set of standards.
Every child develops differently and research
has proved there is a spread of intellectual, social, emotional
and physical development at any chronological age. Therefore within
a group of four-year-olds it is likely some will demonstrate the
expected behaviour of a two-year-old, while others display the
developmental skills of an older child. An individual approach
to formal schooling is obviously impractical and in managing young
children's learning effectively, teachers and nursery nurses recognise
and utilise a combination of formal and informal approaches. The
Association accepts a "formal" approach might be appropriate
for children from five to six years old, where such a model is
adult-led and supported by pencil and paper tasks. A non "formal"
method adopted by early years experts will maximise the opportunities
within any activity to communicate, explore, discover, remember,
and so learn effectively.
Professional Association of Teachers
January 2000


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Which of these things is not like the other?
Four new Elle magazine covers feature women on TV, and Mindy Kaling is the only one not shown from the thigh up or in color.
And why is that, Elle?
That's what a lot of people want to know after seeing the magazine's February covers.
Three of them show Zooey Deschanel, Amy Poehler and "Girls" star Allison Williams in poses that show most of their bodies.
But "The Mindy Project" star's cover, while stunning, shows only her face. And she's the only actress shown in black and white.
"I don't entirely understand the intention behind releasing four covers that act as a set, but painting one subject specifically as the odd-man-out," writes Julia Sonenshein onTheGloss.com
, a fashion website.
This is the second time that Elle has given questionable cover treatment to a celebrity with womanly curves.
In November when Elle featured Melissa McCarthy, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley and Marion Cotillard on separate "Women in Hollywood" covers, McCarthy appeared covered up in a voluminous designer coat while the other women showed a lot more skin.
McCarthy later said that she chose to wear the coat herself, but that didn't stop critics from accusing the fashion magazine of purposefully hiding the plus-sized actress.
This time around, Elle defended itself by telling E! News that "Mindy looks sexy, beautiful and chic. We think it is a striking and sophisticated cover and are thrilled to celebrate her in our Women in TV Issue."
But that comment misses the point, writes Sonenshein.
"Of course she looks 'sexy, beautiful, and chic.' You could put Kaling in a trash bag full of dead animals and she'd still look beautiful, because she's extremely photogenic and gorgeous," she writes. "The issue is that Elle treated Kaling differently from the other actresses, and I'm unable to believe that it's unintentional.
"... women who don't fit the very narrow, conventional mold get treated differently, and then they have to thank the magazines, TV shows, and media outlets for paying attention."
Kaling, who has described her size 8 figure as "not model-skinny, but also not super-fat," is (not surprisingly) laughing off the controversy.
"I love my @ELLEmagazine cover," she tweeted on Tuesday. "It made me feel glamorous cool. And if anyone wants to see more of my body, go on 13 dates with me."


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STATE — August is National Breastfeeding Month and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is reminding residents of the positive health outcomes to both mother and baby when a child is breastfed.
"I encourage women to breastfeed their babies because of the many health benefits for both baby and mom. Breastfeeding also provides a great way to bond with your newborn," said Health and Senior Services Commissioner Mary O'Dowd. "Breast milk provides superior nutrition for infants, helps boost their immune systems and reduces the incidence of illness and childhood obesity. Moms that breastfeed have lower rates of breast and ovarian cancer, anemia and osteoporosis."
Recognizing that hospitals play a crucial role in increasing the initiation and duration of exclusive breastfeeding, the DHSS awarded 10 maternity hospitals with $10,000 grants in January 2011 to support their implementation of the Baby Friendly Hospitals Initiative.
The Baby Friendly Hospitals Initiative is a World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) program that encourages and recognizes hospitals that promote and support for breastfeeding, which include hospital policies and practices and staff education.
Hospitals that received funding to implement the initiative include
- AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
- Capital Health
- CentraState Medical Center
- Cooper University Hospital
- Hunterdon Healthcare System
- Jersey Shore University Medical Center
- Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
- Saint Barnabas Medical Center
- South Jersey Regional Medical Center – Vineland
These hospitals have worked together and formed an informal collaborative called the New Jersey Baby-Friendly Hospital Coalition to share best practices.
Funding for this initiative was provided by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to DHSS as part of their efforts to ensure hospitals are promoting breastfeeding. The goal of this 18 month quality improvement initiative is to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates in the state, thereby preventing obesity and improving health outcomes.
Research shows that hospital policies specifically designed to support breastfeeding can dramatically increase exclusive breastfeeding rates resulting in reduced risk of pediatric overweight, decreased incidence of infectious diseases and protection against obesity and other chronic diseases. Hospitals have opportunities to implement practices in labor, delivery, postpartum care and discharge planning that can protect, promote and support breastfeeding and improve the success rate among women who want to breastfeed.
As part of National Breastfeeding Month, the Department's WIC staff will attend the Monmouth-Ocean Breastfeeding Consortium annual breastfeeding seminar on August 3 at Jersey Shore Medical Center, which is focusing on "Family Centered Maternity Care and Baby-Friendly™ Hospital Initiative: Perfect Together." WIC Services will have a display of breastfeeding statistics and projects and provide handouts.
The New Jersey WIC office is providing T-shirts to the local agencies to give away to clients to promote breastfeeding infants.
WIC local agencies around the state are also recognizing Breastfeeding Awareness Month with various activities and events around the state. The Passaic WIC Program will hold a party for exclusively breastfeeding mothers on August 8. Throughout the month, St. Joseph's WIC Program will have a photo shoot of mothers and their breastfed children to fill bulletin boards with pictures of their "stars."
Throughout August, WIC staff are conducting "Using Loving Support to GROW and GLOW in WIC: Breastfeeding Training for Local WIC Staff." This USDA sponsored training has been tailored to the needs of local WIC staff to help them provide consistent messages about breastfeeding to clients.
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After our day in Not Mind Bender Canyon, it was time to head into the Maze district of Canyonlands National Park.
We arrived at the Hans Flat ranger station in the morning to pick up our backcountry permit. I reserved it a few weeks ahead of time – $30 for up to a 14 night stay. In contrast to some other parks, there is no additional fee for reserving ahead of time. At the same time, the Maze is much less crowded than the other sections of the park and we probably could have obtained one the day of arrival.
At the ranger station we received some useful information, such as the locations of water sources and the fact that our loaded down Subaru would be no match for the road to Flint Trail (boohoo). So we altered our plan and started at the North Point trail head.
Dan was well prepared and insisted we get a topo map for the area. Good choice, since the NPS "map" resembles a 4th grader's half-hearted scribbles. It's called the Maze for a reason.
While I like to think I roll with the punches generally well, day one of three was not awesome. We backpacked about 14 miles to the Maze Overlook and then beyond into the Maze to reach a water source. About 8 or so of those miles was of the slog fest variety. Hot and tromping through sand. If it were a four or five day trip, maybe those miles wouldn't have felt so painful. But nope, I planned for three days and so it was kind of a bummer that two thirds of the time was an unpleasant grind.
So lesson for those that are wondering – allot more time for a backpacking trip in the Maze so this upfront cost isn't too high. Or be better at life and have a vehicle that can drive to the Maze overlook or to the Flint Trail. Or just be in better shape. That works too.
I will say, the Maze Overlook was absolutely spectacular.
We spent some time enjoying the scenery then made our way down into the canyon. The trail down was a blast with some scrambling involved.
We found an algae-covered spring and called it good. We set up camp, boiled water for dinner (freeze-dried meals assembled at home – first time trying some recipes and they turned out great! Recipes to come..), pumped water, then passed out in a fly-less tent (I love when we can do that).
I woke up at 5 AM well-rested and watched the night sky full of stars turn to sunrise. This might have been one of my favorite mornings of the two week trip. I made approximately 4 cups of tea and 3 cups of coffee just to be sure I'd be extra (de)hydrated for the day. It was glorious. I also finished reading 30 Lessons for Living, a quick read that I chose because 1. it was a library e-book and 2. I'm a sucker for self-help books that make you want to live "better" or "be a better person". It was OK.
We decided to take it easy and day hike around instead of trucking it all the way down Pete's Mesa route to Chimney Rock and Standing Rock and back up to the Overlook, as was originally planned. My feet were cooked. I don't think I've ever had blisters so bad. Another [obvious] piece of advice: sand in your shoe + heavy backpack + many miles of hiking should be taken care of sooner rather than later. I swear I've done this whole backpacking thing before.
So we hiked a little, including a trip to Harvest Scene, and then hung out most of the afternoon. In the evening we hiked back up to the Maze Overlook because it was spectacular and we had a bottle of wine to enjoy SO WHERE BETTER THAN THIS:
The next day we woke up at 5 AM to hike most of the miles back to the car in the cooler temperatures. It worked remarkably well, yay.
Overall, my two cents would be to (if possible) give yourself more days in the Maze because it's awesome and the approach to get to the Maze itself kinda sucks without a car, and sand makes for fast blister development so have your duct tape ready.
Also, the Maze Overlook is one of the best vistas I've ever seen so drive there now in your fancy 4WD.
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Kit Wilkes-Chase, who has died aged 73, deserted his post as a British soldier in Palestine to join the Haganah, the Jewish underground organisation, in order to fight for the creation of the state of Israel.
As an 19-year-old in the Royal Artillery, he was posted to Palestine, then under the British Mandate, where he was charged with guarding illegal Jewish immigrants, survivors of the Holocaust, near Haifa. Deeply shocked by the conditions of these refugees behind barbed wire, he was convinced that the Jews deserved a state of their own; and abandoning his unit, he joined the Jews in their fight for independence.
Hiding in the baggage on top of a bus, Wilkes-Chase travelled from Athlit to Tel Aviv, where he presented himself before the Jewish authorities, volunteering to fight with them. He was issued with a rifle, grenades, belt, water bottle, shirts and trousers, and assigned to the Beasts of the Negev (Hayot Ha'Negev), the elite commando unit of the Negev Brigade.
Under the direct command of Chaim Bar-Lev, a future Chief-of-Staff of the Israeli army and creator of the famous "Bar-Lev line", Wilkes-Chase fought in some of the toughest battles in the Negev desert. He participated in operations against the invading Egyptian army to prevent it from advancing towards Tel Aviv and Jerusalem; and he took part in the capture of Eilat from the Jordanians, and Beersheva from the Egyptians. He was twice wounded in action.
More than 30 years later, in 1985, as part of an Israeli celebration of independence, Wilkes-Chase was awarded a special citation, the highest honour ever given to a non-Israeli citizen, by the Israeli Army Chief-of-Staff. "Your fighting spirit and readiness to help us in our fight for existence," it read, "was a personal example of moral courage to your fellow soldiers and officers in the Israeli Defence Force."
Kenneth Chase, one of eight children, was born on March 18 1929 at Boston, Lincolnshire. He was badly mistreated by his father, who did not wish to recognise him as his son, and was eventually taken into institutional care; later he was sent to St Joseph's Orphanage for Boys, a Catholic establishment in the south of England. Young Kit was later adopted by Louisa and Tom Wilkes, moving to Preston, Lancashire. In 1947 he joined the Army.
After Israel's War of Independence, in 1949, the Israelis urgently needed more arms and Wilkes-Chase - with his British nationality, perfect English and stubbornness - seemed an ideal candidate to help. He was issued with a false passport and was sent to Canada to purchase the much-needed arms. But he was refused entry and was forced to return to Israel, where he did occasional jobs before being enlisted back into the Israeli Defence Force.
He first served as an assistant to the Chief Instructor of the IDF's Armoured Training School, before being sent to Junior Officers' course - he was the first British soldier to take the course. After being commissioned, Second Lieutenant Wilkes-Chase was posted to an Artillery unit, the 402 Field Artillery Battalion, which was equipped with the British Artillery 25 pounders.
From 1952 to 1954, Wilkes-Chase was the bodyguard of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, who nicknamed him "My Governor". In 1958, after more than 10 years in Israel and by then a captain in the IDF, Wilkes-Chase returned to England. He immediately surrendered and served a year in Army detention centre for desertion, and was then honourably discharged.
Subsequently, Wilkes-Chase settled at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire where he was Group Managing Director of Walpole Fruit Packers.
Kit Wilkes-Chase, who died on October 16, is survived by his wife June and two daughters.


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buzzy wrote:haven't seen that one before, but have experienced the one where the ball bounces on the cylinder, about to go in, and the defender just grabs that shit out of the air and actually pulls it through the hoop in the process. no bucket, but a break the other way ...
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