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Arsene Wenger has told Jack Wilshere to get fit by December - could this give West Ham an opportunity to swoop for the Arsenal midfielder?
Arsene Wenger looks on during the UEFA Europa League group H match between Arsenal FC and 1. FC Koeln.
Arsene Wenger has sent a warning to Jack Wilshere about what he needs to do by December to resurrect his Arsenal career.
Wilshere has played three times for the Gunners in all competitions this season since returning from a hairline fracture on his leg suffered while on loan at Bournemouth last term.
The midfielder is out of contract at the end of this campaign and speculation is mounting over whether his future lies away from the Emirates Stadium.
Jack Wilshere of AFC Bournemouth goes down injured during the Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur.
"Wilshere struggled historically with repeated injuries," Wenger was quoted by the Sun. "Nobody would question his talent. Nobody would question his exceptional ability to beat people with the ball. But in this job you need first health.
"That is what's at stake for Jack Wilshere. Keep health and compete and be capable to compete.
"If he can play from now until December at the top level he will be back. If there are other setbacks then it will be difficult for him.
"It's a vital season, it's the end of his contract, a World Cup year. He's an Arsenal player since he's a kid so all that is at stake for him."
Jack Wilshere of Arsenal shows appreciation to the fans during the Carabao Cup Third Round match against Doncaster Rovers.
The point of the World Cup is a valid one for Wenger to raise, with Wilshere having not played for England since they were eliminated from Euro 2016 by Iceland in June last year.
The 25-year-old will be keen to be included in Gareth Southgate's squad, but is unlikely to be if limited to cup appearances and marginalised in North London.
Which is where West Ham United come in. According to a Daily Star exclusive in September, the Hammers were interested in signing Wilshere and the player would favour a move to the London Stadium.
West Ham fans are all too aware of how frustrating a perennially injured player is with Andy Carroll currently at the club, but his English counterpart could give them something distinctly lacking in their central midfield at the moment - creativity.
Wilshere has the rare ability to be able to unlock a defence with a pass and make driving runs forward and if he can stay fit, a move across to East London could be a great one for all involved.


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There's been much said about Angel Trees recently. At one time, the Salvation Army also erected a tree for nursing home patients. We haven't seen those recently. If you would like to help a senior adult in care, we have a suggestion.
For several years, the Heart's Cry Thrift Store at Elgin had their own Angel Tree for nursing home patients. Denise Melton told us that often some names went unclaimed and many who were claimed still received nothing. Now Mrs. Melton purchases each patient a small fitting gift.
This is very expensive as you can imagine. If you would like to help the Meltons with this project, here's the info:
We have received this communication from Mr. Mark Linder, UNA athletic director:
Unfortunately, the missive doesn't address the issue. Surely if Mr. Linder had been misquoted by the campus news, he would have stated so here. All five players committed a Class A misdemeanor, for which legal punishment is the same. This was the quote from the Flor-Ala:
Linder said the players will not be suspended from the team. He said any time players are charged with a misdemeanor, they are not suspended.
Yet the two second string players were suspended. Why?
Someone has said on Facebook that a thief is worse than an obnoxious drunk. We've thought about that statement, and cannot decide if we agree or not. Those drunks could have taken to the road and killed someone quite easily. It wasn't their first rodeo with Florence Police, yet they're not suspended.
What does this tell us? O.B. called Coach Bowden's teams a thug culture. It seems it's still alive at UNA. Win at any cost and make up the rules as you go along.

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Another great day!
Matilda and I are getting along. Not that we haven't, it's just different being alone with her out of her environment. So far, she's doing well.
We worked on the gingerbread house today, ate when we wanted to, went out for errands, went for a physical therapy appointment.
Boy, that therapist worked my hip again. He says it was out of position again. And I felt it happening when I worked those two days and was very busy.
So, he encourages me in strengthening the muscles in the area, and I do the activities he recommends. Overall, I do think there is improvement.
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The ensemble at Firuzabad comprises, within a 12 km diameter area, such archaeological sites as the City of Gur, the Palace of Ardashir (Atashkadeh), Qal\'eh Dokhtar fortress, which was made in the time of Ardashir (the founder of the Sassanian dynasty), the Pahlavi inscription of Mehr-Nerse and Tangab Bridge. This ensemble embodies the political, historic, cultural and artistic developments of the early Sassanian period.The City of Gur covers a perfect circle 2 km in diameter, and 8 km away it, the palace of Ardashir stands beside a pond on the bank of the western branch of TangabRiver (Firuzabad). The Qal\'eh Dokhtar fortress stands atop the mountain adjoining TangabRiver and the ensemble built 4 km away the palace of Aldashir. At the foot of the Qal\'eh Dokhtar fortress the remains of a Sassanian bridge, and on its opposite body the bas-relief depicting the crowning of Ardashir, the Pahlavi Sassanian inscription of Mehr-Nerse, the time of Yazdgerd II, and at a small distance, between the palace and the fortress, the bas-relief depicting the victory of Ardashir over Ataban V, the last Parthian king, are situated.
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Headline: Film approvals to speed up with one-stop shop
Business >> Monday February 12, 2007
by: CHATRUDEE THEPARAT
Foreign producers will spend less time getting permission to shoot films in Thailand after a one-stop service office opens some time in the next two months.
It would take one day to approve film shoots for commercials, music videos and TV shows, instead of several days to weeks currently according to Tourism and Sports Minister Suvit Yodmani.
For feature films and documentaries, which require script approval, the process would take only two weeks, he said.
The cabinet last month approved the establishment of a "one-stop service" office for international film producers working in Thailand. It hopes the office will promote investments in film production and bring in more foreign revenue.
The office, located at the Office of Tourism Development, will be run by representatives from various agencies, including the Culture Ministry, the Fine Arts Department, the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry and the Labour Ministry. Mr Suvit said he would hold talks with the agencies later this month and ask them to provide staff with full authority to make approvals.
Wanasiri Morakul, director of the Thailand Film Office, said it was not necessary to take a long time to approve music videos or commercials, as most could be produced in studios. But feature films are different as most use outdoor locations.
Activists claim that during the shooting of The Beach, in 2000 on Koh Phi Phi, the national park was damaged. The filmmaker has denied the claims.
Ms Wanasiri said revenue from foreign film production in Thailand had come mainly from advertising, music videos, documentaries and television shows. Many of them used local post-production houses.
Long feature-film shoots have been more scarce, with only two to three per year. Recently, two high-profile productions have used Thailand: Rambo IV starring Sylvester Stallone, and American Gangster starring Denzel Washington.
The statistics show revenue from foreign film shoots in 2006 was nearly two billion baht, compared with only 400 million in 1998. The amount of productions also increased to 490, from 290 in 1998.
She said the Tourism Authority of Thailand, together with the Export Promotion Department and the Board of Investment, would introduce the new one-stop service for US producers during a trade and investment promotional trip in April.
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Tom McCarthy, acclaimed writer/director of THE VISITOR and THE STATION AGENT, once again explores the depths and nuances of human relationships in his new film about the allegiances and bonds between unlikely characters. Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti), who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family. Just as it looks like he will get a double payday, the boy's mother shows up fresh from rehab and flat broke, threatening to derail everything. McCarthy's deft touch with balancing drama and comedy, broken hearts and poignant humanity is at play in WIN WIN.
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Community Connections at Union Elementary School
At CC, we offer fun, enriching,academically oriented and recreational activities that help promote confidence, self-esteem and responsibility.
Friday, July 13, 2018
Free lunch for kids on the front lawn of the Main Street Middle School starting July 11th! We're serving every weekday from 11:30-12:30 until August 17 for any child 18 and under. Call or email Jaime Bedard at Just Basics, Inc (802-375-5369) firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions.
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We will continue to except Registration Packets for 2018/2019 until Friday, June 29, 2019. You can stop by the school office and pick one up. Registration Packets must be completed to be reviewed. Once received and we have space available, we will email confirmations.
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CC Registraion Dates
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Union Community Connections Parent Handbooks will be uploaded. You can stop and pick one up at the main office or CC office(upstairs next to the old art room).
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Community Connections is joining with the National AfterSchool Association to celebrate the professionals that are at the heart of afterschool programs during "Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week" April 23-27, 2018.
We are joining the effort because we believe Afterschool professionals make a difference in the lives of young people. We encourage you to join us in thanking the afterschool professionals in your life. Here are some ideas on how you can show your appreciation:• Declare on social media: "I believe Afterschool professionals make a difference in the lives of young people. #heartofafterschool"
• Give a hand-written card from you and/or your child to the afterschool professional in your life.
• Send an email to an afterschool professional's supervisor describing why that person is appreciated.
• Make treats for the staff at your afterschool program.For more resources and information check out www.heartofafterschool.com.
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Inebriation is as much a part of millennia-old Chinese culture and history as drinking tea. The Chinese share toasts for good health and happiness; they get drunk to celebrate joyous occasions and to seal business deals; they drink for ceremonial or night capping purposes. As a laowai looking for a Chinese wife, you should expect to share more than a few drinks with your future wife's father and to join in "spirited" family celebrations. Especially if you're only an occasional drinker, you may want to familiarize yourself – your taste buds and your bloodstream – with the different types of Chinese alcohol.
There are two general types of Chinese spirits: white/clear liquors (made from sorghum), or baiju, and yellow liquors (made from rice, millet, or wheat), or huangjiu.
Baiju is also known as fire water. Though the Chinese regularly drink this distilled liquor during family dinners and celebrations, at home or in restaurants, or with friends and colleagues (in much the same way that westerners drink beer), most foreigners find its taste very unfavorable, at best, or just downright painful, at worst.
In fact, author Tim Clissold said this of most foreigners' experience drinking China's most popular drink, "after drinking it, most people screw up their faces in an involuntary expression of pain and some even yell out."
One of the most common jokes among foreigners is that if they start enjoying a glass of baiju, then they've probably been in China too long. At first sip, Baiju has a subtle sweet flavor that will make you think "It's not as bad as people say." But the drink has not earned the nickname "fire water" for nothing. The liquor comes in 80% to 120% proof (40%-60% alcohol) and actually tastes more like rubbing alcohol or diesel fuel, depending on the brand and proof. Popular varieties of Baiju include: Fen jiu, Zhu Ye Qing jiu, Mao Tai jiu, Gao Liang jiu, Da Gujiu, and ErGuoTou.
Huangjiu is liquor that is also widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. This "yellow wine/liquor" actually varies in color, from clear to beige, to yellowish-brown, or reddish-brown; it has less than 20% alcohol and, unlike Baiju, is not made through distillation.
This liquor is often served during ceremonies and special occasions, such as during the birth of a child, engagements and weddings, and funerals; it is also sometimes used in cooking. The different varieties of Huangiu are classified according to their levels of dryness and sweetness, and also based on the production method and the started used.
Popular Huangjiu include Mijiu (which is similar to Japanese sake), Fujian glutinous rice wine (which uses many expensive medicinal herbs), Shaoxing wine (often used in cooking), and Liaojiu (which is another common cooking wine).
Pijiu is Chinese beer and, just like most other beers, was introduced by the Germans. Chinese beers have the same light taste as, but come in bigger bottles than, their western counterparts. China's number one ale is Tsingtao, which originates from Qingdao, Shandong Province. Local brands can also be found in most cities and provinces.
Chinese men are known to drink heavily at all times of the day; drinking and driving are a common habit so always cross the streets extra-carefully. When you finally meet your future Chinese wife's family, it would be impolite to refuse a drink offered to you, as well as the refills. So remember to pace yourself, especially if you're not a heavy drinker. And make sure you've had your fill during dinner so as to slow down the effects of alcohol. You might as well learn one or two toasts in Chinese, too!
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Reunion in the Meadows of Sapello Canyon
Your red hair is now sun gold
stirred with white.
Mine is brown
when the gray is cut away.
Fire and water,
sun and snow ...
almost 50 years ago.
Navajos say
winter thunder
breaks us down,
bone by bone
We go as we know
we live as we die
we have these songs
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Yes, these monkeys will eat your babies. And just because they look like skunks doesn't mean that they are friendly like Flower in Bambi. They will first sell your baby to people who will make it fight evil midgets. And since babies lack motor skills, they ultimately lose...die...and then are eaten in an orgy of evil colobus evilness.
Sure you might think that their eyes make them look human. But remember, Cyborgs look human too. So do little gray aliens, mole people, Scientologists, zombies, and evil midgets. And you would never let your baby play with a cyborg, mole person, Scientologist, zombie, or evil midget. Unless you were a heartless colobus monkey. And then by pure logic you aren't human at all. That means you are just plain old evil.


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|Girard Ibanez
Tucson, Arizona (formally from Guam)
I was disappointed to learn that I could not find a Craftsman Tool that was made in the USA.Why Craftsman, because there is a Sears Store in every state.Years ago as a youngster, I purchase a lot of cheap tools from a 20 foot container tool sale. All made in China. An experience learned about these types of tools.As I traveled to America, I purchased Craftsman Tools. The sad thing was if I broke or wore out a Craftsman Tool, I had to wait till I traveled back to America for a warranty exchange.I dumped the Craftsman to my younger brother and bought all Snap On tools. Now I am here in America and finding a Snap On truck can be hit an miss. When I don't have the broken Snap On tool, I find the roving Snap On truck.So what I want to do is get my son his very own set of mechanics tools and this is where my problem starts. I don't want to spend a ton of $$ on the Snap On, Matco ... etc line of tools nor do I want to spend it on Harbor Freight Tools.I preferably would like to get the Made In USA Craftsman tools but it is inevitable that even if I find the USA made Craftsman tools, it won't be long before ALL of Craftsman tools will be made in the Good o'l USA of China. So warranty returns will more than likely be an exchange of the made in USA for a Made in China.
|12-21-2013 01:42 AM 4 years ago
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Flat Land's
Kinda had to grasp if you pardon my pun Please :But at one time the tool was not purchased by it's cost or it's warranty replacement policy.That is the mind set that has over taken the trade -the warranty and cost. Craftsman came in as a consumer grade with the replacement warrenty to the public and captured the market.Snap ON : They financed the glitter and gold trinket'sSome is so bad I would be scared to use it for the size and intended use. 1' and 3/4" drive and above.If you broke a tool in the early days -It was because of your abuse - the tool rarely failed if used properly. If you broke it you where responsable for the abuse.The good hard line industrial tool guy would just swap you out and right the cost off as customer service - Too A Customer ---It was purchased by it's quality - they where stinking expensive and fit your hand like they were made for them. Didn't tear your self up -were light weight and the chrome did not flake off or rust nor collect dirt and grit and stayed polished.Most of my really good stuff has walked because of it - but at one time I just kept them in wraps.We did it too ourself.Thanx - China : Patent and Copy Right Law Trade law mean's absolutely nothing
|12-21-2013 03:05 AM 4 years ago
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about 5 years ago while working on my rider I needed a really short 1/2" wrench to pull off the starter, sOooo I took my trusty 25y.o. Craftsman 1/2" wrench and cut it in half, 3 days later as I was driving by the mall I pulled in and went to Sears and got it replaced for free, the guy aked me what happened to it and I told him I had to cut down,,, no problem he said,, boy, I should have asked if I could keep it LOL
|12-21-2013 03:26 AM 4 years ago
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|Girard Ibanez
Tucson, Arizona (formally from Guam)
So I am caught up in a decision making. Made in China Tools isn't my thing so do I bite the bullet and just buy the made in China Craftsman tool and don't think twice about it.Your thoughts.
|12-21-2013 03:35 AM 4 years ago
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| gologo
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Sedalia, Mo USA
Where is SK made? Always thought those were fairly good tools also.And yep, my toolbox is full of Craftsmen too, and no complaints.Always thought, as nice as they are, Snap-0n was way over-priced,
but, my 23yr old Snap-on creeper is still as nice as ever and doing
great.........so maybe I should not be complaining
|12-21-2013 03:54 AM 4 years ago
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|Girard Ibanez
Tucson, Arizona (formally from Guam)
Had a rusty bolt from a lawn mower in Guam, tried the Craftsman socket and stripped the socket and rounded the bolt head. Used the Snap On socket and was able to remove the bolt. Was sold on Snap On ... but here in America, I am leaning towards Craftsman, only because Sears is every where I've gone.
|12-21-2013 03:56 AM 4 years ago
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IF you like nice Candy : You should 1st Locate a Machine Tool Jobber or Industrial Supply House : A GoodONE with ServiceGranger is a good Catalog shop : But Most do Not Know what is what quality wise when they see the different vendor names.Expect to spend some scratch for the fine wine -other wise off to Harbor FreightA GOOD Jobber Shop : will Have Multiple displays - Then go find the Oldest Saltiest Salesperson in their -- PRIME. He just hang's out for the coffee and to pick up his check's. He could care less what the house makes - Just to teach the brands and Piss off the Young sales people. He might take you into the ware house.OTC /Bonney /Proto / Wright / Part's of the Cooper Line / S & KAlso Know that in EACH LINE - Their are Levels of Higher ArchyIn my short amount of borrowed TIME : I have met Mr. Wright at a GSA in Nor Fork , and The Peterson's of the Original Vice Grip when it was a Novelty.I guess I came at a great time in the Industry
|12-21-2013 04:23 AM 4 years ago
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|Girard Ibanez
Tucson, Arizona (formally from Guam)
GREYEAGLE,Thanks for painting a vivid picture ... my mind can see clearly now. THANKS!
|12-21-2013 05:09 AM 4 years ago
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Flat Land's
Some thing you may wish to consider if you are employed at a manufacturing Compay that has a GOOd Buyer :Is ask to visit / with the Senior Tooling Buyer or Purchasing agent : See if he has a few Tool Cataloques you can
Pick out a few thing's with a itemized Part Number List :See If he will Fax it to His Tool Vendor : For :BEST PRICE --- Stuff is Spendy so be ready for itHe probably buys a little lower grade for the plant do to theft -But he may be able to save you some money and PAY CASH - check - and authorize the purchase all the thru the chain of command , for coverage
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|12-21-2013 05:42 AM 4 years ago
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| Pistol Pete
Seffner, FL
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|12-29-2013 10:32 PM 4 years ago
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rrElite Veteran
New York- USA
I had a snap ring fall out of a 30 year old Craftsman socket wrench. It was nice to bring it to my local Sears and get a free replacement...which lasted about 2 years of infrequent use. It slips if I put any kind of torque on it. I wish I had just found a replacement snap ring.
|12-29-2013 10:53 PM 4 years ago
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Des Moines, Iowa
The quality of Craftsman tools has gone up and down like a yoyo over the years I have been buying them. This has been going on for decades and long before the Chinese ever got into the tool game. The best Craftsman tools I own were the ones bought way back in the 60s and 70s! This goes especially for thin wall sockets and end wrenches. In those days, the quality approached that of Snap-On. Not even close today.Agree or not, but today, some of the best "economy" tools are coming from China and Taiwan as with so many other products, US producers just can't compete. These tools can be found at some of the larger auto parts and home improvement stores. Check them any way you want for uniformity, finish, strength, precision, etc. and they're petty darn good.No, I'm not comparing these to SnapOn, MAC, Matco, etc. so lets not go there.
|12-30-2013 12:27 AM 4 years ago
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Leesburg GA
I gave up on craftman a long time ago they do not hold up to the everyday use. They are for the weekend worrier which is who craftsman markets to. Their warranty sucks big time a buddy of mine went into sears wearing his uniform and they would not repair his item he was told it was not mint for industrial use. Thats why I spend my money on snap-on because I see him every friday and he doesnt give me any trouble with warranty. Not that they break often but when they do I dont worry about getting it repaired. Mac is good too but we do not have a good dealer around here.
|12-30-2013 03:46 AM 4 years ago
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| Futura SE
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Fayetteville, Arkansas
Snap On is best tool out there but BOY do they COST like it too. Craftsmen is for everyday folks, snap on is for discerning professionals who earn their living with them and don't mind paying for only the best. That or for every day guys who think the best made is what they need...Norman Ross Jr.
|12-30-2013 04:06 AM 4 years ago
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Flat Land's
If you wish to get a grasp for what has happened to the AMERICAN Hand tool Industry, along with the AMERICAN Portable Power tool Industry, and along with the American Cutting / Machine Tool Industry.Examine the lowly pair of Vice Grips, that is kicked around on the floor, laying in the yard, missing the spring or piled in a bucket full of welding Nib's. Most have at least a half a dozen of them.All Patent Right's Enforcement / Copy infringement's were violated:Not Protected what so ever by the hundred's of thousands of dollars spent on the patent protection - and the United States GovernmentIt occurred completely throughout the machine tool industry.
Crushing our Industry.Look into your cabinet : Look just how many Knock OFF copies of the Lowly Pair of Vice Grip's you own COPIES and from Where ??Just one of Hundred's of examples that where stolen.
To many quality and performance is not a issue -just price.
|12-30-2013 05:11 AM 4 years ago
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|Girard Ibanez
Tucson, Arizona (formally from Guam)
Being a victim of the copy Vise Grip, a lesson learned, I will ONLY get a vise grip if it says Vise Grip on it.
|12-30-2013 05:29 AM 4 years ago
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|Kelly Fairbanks
Twin Falls Idaho
Un like most I buy based on quality and always try to buy made in usa tools as well as anything for that matter ! It does matter !! I don't care what any of you say about not being able to compete BS. You buy a quality tool once and that's it ! (as long as you don't loos it ) People seem to get enjoyment out of buying things over and over again because they buy crap! But if it will last two days its good enough mentality BS. As someone has said put you're piece of crap wrench on a bolt and round it of . Now that snap on tool didn't cost so much did it. I just don't understand this buying crap mentality people have !! Wake up folks !
|12-30-2013 05:31 AM 4 years ago
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Leesburg GA
Norman u are right Snap-on cost a but load and they are the best imo. I guess thats why i have snap-on credit line because their is no way I could afford to buy them up front. I always tell people that being an mechanic is not cheep but ive learned u cannot skimp on tools in my profession and buying a good tool is an investment that should last a life time.
|12-30-2013 06:33 AM 4 years ago
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If you wish to get a grasp for what has happened to the AMERICAN Hand tool Industry, along with the AMERICAN Portable Power tool Industry, and along with the American Cutting / Machine Tool Industry.Examine the lowly pair of Vice Grips, that is kicked around on the floor, laying in the yard, missing the spring or piled in a bucket full of welding Nib's. Most have at least a half a dozen of them.
|12-30-2013 07:36 AM 4 years ago
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| James Allen
South West, OH USA
It's Snap On or Mac for me. Used them for many years while turning wrenches on cars, light trucks, and some heavy trucks. I can count on one hand the tools from those two companies that I've broken.I used Craftsmen when I first got started as a car tech, and lost count of all their tools that broke. Their thin wall sockets, torx bits, inverted torx, even breaker bars to name a few. They were absolute garbage. I had no trust in them to get the job done. When doing a job, I'd prefer to have tools I don't have to worry about breaking every other time I use them.I would bite the bullet, and get your son Snap On or Mac.
You yourself have used them, and know they are made to last. They are pricey, but worth it. It also depends on where he will be using these tools. Home, School, Automotive service center, Machine maintenance, etc. Will there be a tool truck visiting his place of work?
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It was tricky to compress this month's best music into a two-hour playlist, in part because I was making more of a note of tracks to go into it. I probably could've done three hours, but in the end decided to concentrate on stuff not found elsewhere on the blog to counterbalance the tracks representing the month's Recommended Albums - of which there were five: three albums and two EP's - and Singles of the Week - of which there should be more of; I might have to move the day I do them on for that. I'm currently also listening to some albums from earlier in the year, so there's a high chance there will be some more Recommended Albums soon.
This month's playlist is below, firstly in hyperlink-crazy format (be aware that a few lead to Youtube videos with ads):
Antibalas - "Dirty Money" (Radio Edit)
Blur - "Under The Westway"
Twin Shadow - "Golden Light"
Ty Segall Band - "Tell Me What's Inside Your Heart"
Dirty Projectors - "See What She Seeing"
Tame Impala - "Apocalypse Dreams"
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - "Only In My Dreams" (Single of the Week)
Dan Deacon - "True Thrush"
Aesop Rock - "Gopher Guts"
The Gaslamp Killer - "Flange Face" (feat. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson)
John Tejada - "The Function And The Form"
Tall Ships - "Gallop"
The xx - "Angels"
Kendrick Lamar - "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
Taken By Trees - "Dreams"
Sun Airway - "Close"
The Field - "Comenius Garden"
Evian Christ - "FYTS"
Frank Ocean - "Bad Religion" (link to live Jimmy Fallon performance)
Passion Pit - "Love Is Greed"
SBTRKT - "Gloss"
Flying Lotus - "Between Friends" (feat. Earl Sweatshirt and Captain Murphy)
Bat For Lashes - "Laura"
Macklemore X Ryan Lewis - "Same Love" (feat. Mary Lambert) (Single of the Week)
The Antlers - "Zelda"
TNGHT - "Higher Ground"
Animal Collective - "Today's Supernatural"
David Byrne & St. Vincent - "Weekend In The Dust"
Here's the vastly incomplete Spotify version (it runs for around one hour). I also went back to last month's playlist and filled in some of the gaps.


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Despite the late announcement and little promotional build-up, PokerStars' ambitious new Winter Series was a resounding success, easily covering the vast majority of its guarantees.
The global online poker operator first revealed the new series, set to run over the Christmas and New Year period, on December 18, just a week before the first events were scheduled to start.
With over $25 million guaranteed across 152 events, and little time to run satellites and promotions to get players in seats, it was a high risk play that left itself open to some big overlays. But soon after the series got underway, it was clear PokerStars had little to worry about as players flocked to the tables.


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Fall fire season is in effect from October 15th to November 30th, so remember to be careful with outdoor fire. When burning leaves, the Virginia Department of Forestry recommends burning small piles, have water on hand and a cell phone nearby to dial 911 if it gets out of control. To learn about scenic driving tours or to pick up a copy of our tree identification book, visit our website at http://www.dof.virginia.gov/.
Leaf peepers congregate on this site dedicated to following the path of autumn colors as they move across Virginia.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Fall Foliage Report - Oct. 21, 2010
Fall color season is underway across the state. In
Southwest Virginia, peak colors can still be seen in many areas. The area is at or just past peak. Peak colors are expected within the next ten days at lower elevations. In the Mount Rogers , colors are near peak in the higher elevations, and approaching peak in the lower elevations. In the New River Valley Allegheny Mountains, colors are past peak. In the Shenandoah Valley, approximately 50% of the trees have color and are at or approaching peak. Elsewhere in the state, the Piedmont has approximately 25% color. The Coastal Plain is expected to peak in mid-November.
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not everybody's cup of tea. I don't drink tea or coffee. I don't drink enough water.
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Bird News Friday 15th February
There is not bird news worth a toot at the moment. Flocks of Waxwings continue to be seen in both Lurgan and Lisburn includeing 2 i seen on the way home last night near Mournview in Lurgan. Stephen Maxwell appears to have an unhealthy obcession to Ring Billed Gulls and this rather elusive indidual continues to be seen on and mostly off at Carrickfergus Castle, thanks to Stephen for the photos. A Black Throated Diver was off Portmuck, Larne. And thats about it, lets hope there is more news over the weekend!
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For Summer...
Not seen you around for ages hon, hope you're OK. I may be wrong, but I suspect I know why you've gone quiet, but don't worry, Uncle Yoda has it all under control. Come back, please? We miss you!
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photowalk recap
The IndyFlickr group had our November walk through Holliday Park last Saturday. The weather was gorgeous, once it warmed up. Today's photo was the sunrise I caught on the way there. It really was that spectacular.
I've written up a recap of the walk on photowalking.org. Go check it out.


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Kakuuto Community Development Project (KACODEP) is a rural based community initiative that was started in 1999 and registered in 1999 as CBO in Rakai district striving to work with the people of Kakuuto Community in improving their standard of living. The organization was conceived after realizing the need for involving local people as major stakeholders in the improvement of their standards of living. The organization recognizes the development of the people by the people for the people that focuses on all aspects of community life.
Over the years, the organization has engaged in a number of community development projects in all the five sub-counties of Kakuuto county, and these range from environmental protection, HIV/AIDS prevention, poverty reduction through agriculture, among other projects. These projects have been implemented with the support of NGOs like World Vision Uganda, Civil Society Fund (CSF), Humanitarian support Uganda (HSU) Nile Basin Initiative, Rakai local government, among others.


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AMD for awhile now. They've been a fascinating company to watch. It's not easy being Intel's only real competition in the processor space and while AMD has never made it look easy, they have managed to survive and even thrive at times.
The recent ouster of CEO Dirk Meyer was a surprise to most people. Meyer was instrumental in turning AMD around over the past few years and boards don't generally fire CEO's with that kind of track record. If news reports can be believed the issue of contention was one I've discussed here in the past, mobile computing. Apparently AMD's board was not happy with Meyer's lack of enthusiasm to invest effort in this area.
Even relatively large businesses such as AMD have limited resources. Figuring out how to allocate those resources to best position a company for the future is the CEO's most important job. Intel is large and rich enough that they can afford to make a few mistakes and focus on more than one area. AMD doesn't have that kind of flexibility. Meyer apparently felt that their best bet for the foreseeable future was to focus on the server and desktop space. Mobile devices are showing signs of eating away at that space but nobody believes the market for 64bit X86 compatible processors is going dry up any time soon. It's easy to see why Meyer felt the way he did. AMD has been locked in a life or death battle with Intel for decades and diverting resources from that effort apparently seemed like a bad idea to him. Continuing to focus there was also smart given AMD's poor cash position and their success in the high end server market where margins are much higher.
At some point AMD was going to need to devote resources to the mobile space. Meyer wasn't ready, AMD's board was, Meyer is now out of work. On the one hand it's kind of impressive that a board would take this active a role in the running of a company. More often than not corporate boards seem to be content rubber stamping whatever the CEO wants to do. On the other hand though this may make it difficult for AMD to hire a CEO capable of leading the company through what will be a challenging transition.
It's likely that the Intel/NVidia settlement played a part in the boards decision as well.
Intel, with far superior resources has found it difficult to create a processor that can compete with the plethora of ARM variants out there in the mobile space so it's difficult to believe that AMD will do any better if they decide to go it alone. One advantage AMD does over Intel is a superior GPU. AMD could go the route that NVidia is with Denver and couple a licensed ARM processor core with their GPU technology. This would be a relatively quick way to get into the mobile space. That market isn't short on existing competition and NVidia already has a head start in this direction so the road in that direction is unlikely to be smooth or easy.
Ironically AMD had a product line called Imageon that they sold to Qualcomm in 2009 that paired an ATI GPU with an ARP processor.
Ideally AMD is going to need to bring additional resources into the picture through hiring of acquisition if they are serious about competing in the mobile space. The time will come when it makes sense to shift existing resources away from their traditional desktop and server markets but I don't think that time has come yet.
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decided: November 16, 1978.
MICHAEL YAKIM, APPELLANTv.JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR., SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA (D.C. Civil No. 76-1126)
Before Rosenn and Weis, Circuit Judges, and Fisher, District Judge.*fn*
Author: Weis
Opinion OF THE COURT
In 1978 Congress amended the portion of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act relating to black lung benefits by enlarging the eligible class of claimants and liberalizing evidentiary requirements to establish a claim. Appeals to the courts since that event raise the recurring question whether the new amendments, particularly those on evidentiary matters, are to be applied retroactively. After careful scrutiny of the statute and its legislative history, we answer that question negatively.
Claimant Yakim was denied black lung benefits by the Social Security Administration, and summary judgment was entered against him in his appeal to the district court. The administrative law judge who heard the case at the agency level made unfavorable findings to the claimant based in part on a rereading of the x-rays by radiologists selected by the Secretary, and refused to credit claimant's self-employment service in the mines. The Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of 1977, Pub.L. No. 95-239, §§ 1-20, 92 Stat. 95 (amending 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-941 (1976)), changed the law with respect to both of these matters in a manner more favorable to the claimant and, if applicable to this appeal, would require remand to the Secretary.*fn1
Chief Justice Marshall, in United States v. The Schooner Peggy, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 103, 2 L. Ed. 49 (1801), articulated the general rule that an appellate court is bound by law which comes into effect after judgment was entered but before the appeal is decided. This-time tested principle was reaffirmed in Bradley v. Richmond School Board, 416 U.S. 696, 711, 94 S. Ct. 2006, 40 L. Ed. 2d 476 (1974). In Bradley, the Court rejected the notion that a newly enacted statute would apply to pending cases only where mandated by its explicit terms. To the contrary, the presumption is that the new law will be applied unless there is statutory direction or legislative history to the contrary, or where an exception is necessary to avoid manifest injustice. Accord, Cort v. Ash, 422 U.S. 66, 77, 95 S. Ct. 2080, 45 L. Ed. 2d 26 (1975).
Given this standard, we turn first to the text of the Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of 1977, and find no explicit direction on the retroactivity issue. Section 20 merely provides that "the provisions . . . shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act (March 1, 1978)." Arguably, this language standing alone would be insufficient to overcome the presumption of retroactivity created by Bradley And The Schooner Peggy.
There is evidence in the legislative history, however, supporting the premise that Congress decided against having the Act apply to cases presently pending in the courts. The original house bill, H.R. 4544, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. §§ 8, 16 (1977), contained a provision mandating retroactive application of amendments affecting certain evidentiary matters. In disapproving the Department of Health, Education and Welfare's practice of rereading x-rays, terming it "second-guessing," the Committee report stated, "(t)he Committee therefore intends that this provision be retroactively applied to denied and pending claims as well as to new ones. . . . Because of administrative omissions in this regard, the amendment is made retroactive to December 30, 1969." H.R.Rep. No. 151, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. 21, Reprinted in (1978) U.S.Code Cong. & Admin.News, pp. 465, 485. Significantly, this provision was removed from the final bill by the Senate-House Conference Committee. The Conference Committee report made no direct reference to the deletion, simply stating that "(t)he conference substitute provides that the amendments will take effect on the date of enactment." H.R.Rep. No. 864, 95th Cong., 2d Sess. 29, Reprinted in (1978) U.S.Code Cong. & Admin.News, pp. 536, 550. Nevertheless, the striking of the retroactivity provision weighs heavily against application of the evidentiary amendments to pending cases. See Bradley v. Richmond School Board, supra at 716 n. 23, 94 S. Ct. at 2018.
There are additional grounds for concluding that this case does not follow in the wake of The Schooner Peggy. Section 15 of the Reform Act establishes an elaborate plan for review of pending and previously denied claims. Upon request of the claimant, the Secretary of H.E.W. is required to review a pending or denied claim "taking into account the amendments made by the Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of 1977." On approval, the claim is then referred to the Secretary of Labor for payment. If H.E.W. disapproves the claim, it may be considered again by the Secretary of Labor. But subsection (c) of § 15 provides that a claim which is approved under that section may establish entitlements to retroactive benefits beginning for a period Not earlier than January 1, 1974.
The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Treadway v. Califano, 584 F.2d 48 (4th Cir. 1978) (In banc ), reviewed § 15(c) at length and concluded that it disclosed a congressional intention to make the Reform Act non-retroactive as to cases pending in the courts. The court was also in accord with the Secretary of H.E.W.'s conclusion that a claimant could proceed to have his pending claim processed in the Department or the courts "under the old law but without consideration of the recent changes," simultaneously with an administrative review under § 15, using the new standards.
We agree that § 15(c) is an indication that Congress was aware of the retroactivity problem and decided to limit any such effect to those cases eligible for a fresh review under the Reform Act.*fn2 It would thus be inconsistent with the new statutory scheme to hold that the evidentiary liberalization was intended to be fully retroactive. Therefore, review of cases filed in the courts before March 1, 1978 should not be governed by the Black Lung Reform Act of 1977, but by the "old law" in effect before that date.
In accordance with this standard, we have reviewed the record in the case before us and conclude that there was substantial evidence to support the finding of the Secretary. Accordingly, the district court did not err in granting summary judgment and it will be affirmed, without prejudice, however, to the ...
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So this week brings us Sarah Dessen, bestselling author of teen books such as Someone Like You, Just Listen, and now Lock and Key. In fact, two of her books were made into a movie (How to Deal, with Mandy Moore). When she's not writing or jetting off to NYC to go to parties for her publisher and imbibing in gourmet pigs in a blanket, she's taking care of her newest edition to the family, Clementine.
1) Is there one book of yours you wish you could rewrite?
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United States District Court, District of Columbia
September 1, 2016
Todd M. Ladson, Plaintiff,v.The George Washington University, Defendant.
Todd M. Ladson filed this lawsuit against his former
employer, Defendant The George Washington University
("GW" or "the University"), alleging
that he was terminated from his position as a campus police
officer due to: (1) race discrimination in violation of Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981,
and the D.C. Human Rights Act; and (2) age discrimination in
violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the
D.C. Human Rights Act. This lawsuit stems from a complaint
made in March 2013, when Plaintiff, a 24-veteran of the GW
campus police, was accused by a fellow officer of making
inappropriate comments about her sexual preference and
activities. The University initiated a months-long
investigation into the complaint, which uncovered more
evidence of inappropriate comments by Plaintiff. Defendant
ultimately determined that Plaintiff's behavior violated
the University's policy against sexual harassment and
created a hostile work environment for his colleagues. In
September 2013, Plaintiff was terminated from his position.
views these events differently. He denies making the comments
in question and argues that, even if he did, they were not
harassing and discriminatory, but rather were innocent and
misinterpreted. He further argues that the University's
investigation was unfair and one-sided. Finally, Plaintiff
contends that the University terminated him due to his race
and age while it failed to punish other instances of similar,
or more egregious, conduct by white officers and younger
court now considers Defendant's Motion for Summary
Judgment. Having reviewed the parties' briefing and the
evidence, the court finds that no reasonable jury could
conclude that George Washington University discriminated
against Plaintiff based on his race or his age when it
terminated him. The court therefore grants Defendant's
Motion for Summary Judgment.
Factual Background
The Complaint Against Officer Ladson
Todd Ladson began working at The George Washington University
("GW" or "the University") in 1989.
Pl.'s Opp'n to Def.'s Mot. for Summ. J., ECF No.
15 [hereinafter Pl.'s Opp'n], at 8. By 2013,
Plaintiff was serving a supervisory role as a Master Patrol
Officer in GW's police force. Def.'s Mot. for Summ.
J., ECF No. 14 [hereinafter Def.'s Mot.], Def.'s
Stmt. of Material Facts, ECF No. 14-2 [hereinafter Def.'s
Stmt.], ¶ 1; Pl.'s Opp'n, Stmt. of Material
Facts in Dispute, ECF No. 15-1 [hereinafter Pl.'s Stmt.],
¶ 1. In March 2013, one of Plaintiff's colleagues,
GW police officer Tiffany Justice, complained to the
University that Plaintiff had made inappropriate comments
about her sexual preference and activities. Def.'s Mot,
Ex. 1, March 27, 2013, Email from Tiffany Justice to Tara
Pereira, ECF No. 14-3 [hereinafter Justice Email].
Specifically, Officer Justice alleged that Plaintiff had made
three inappropriate remarks, namely: (1) he made comments to
Officer Linda Queen regarding her (Queen's) sexuality and
suggesting that she was sexually involved with Officer
Justice; (2) he suggested to another officer that Officer
Justice was "one of you, " thereby implying that
Officer Justice was a lesbian; and (3) he warned a new
officer that she will "have men and women after
her." Justice Email at 1; Def.'s Stmt. ¶ 2;
Pl.'s Stmt. ¶ 2.
prohibits sexual harassment by its employees. Def.'s
Stmt. ¶¶ 3-4; Pl.'s Stmt. ¶¶ 3-4;
see also Def.'s Mot., Ex. 2, Interim Sexual
Harassment and Sexual Violence Policy and Procedures, ECF No.
14-4.[1] Pursuant to its policy, upon receiving
Officer Justice's complaint against Plaintiff, GW began
an investigation into Plaintiff's comments. Def.'s
Stmt. ¶ 9; Pl.'s Stmt. ¶ 9. Plaintiff was
suspended with pay on April 2, 2013, "pending an
investigation regarding recent allegations that you have been
improperly making unwanted comments of a sexual nature about
a co-worker and her private life." Def.'s Mot., Ex.
7, Letter to Officer Ladson from Chief Kevin Hay, April 2,
2013, ECF No. 14-9.
The Investigation by GW Into Officer Ladson's
Pereira, GW's then-Assistant Title IX Coordinator and
Director of Campus Inclusion Initiatives, received the
initial complaint from Officer Justice and conducted the
investigation into Plaintiff's alleged comments.
Def.'s Mot., Ex. 10, Email from Tara Pereira to Officer
Ladson, April 3, 2013, ECF No. 14-12. As part of her
investigation, Ms. Pereira interviewed approximately 13
people and met with Plaintiff multiple times. Def.'s
Stmt. ¶¶ 13-14; Pl.'s Stmt. ¶¶ 13-14.
Through her efforts, Ms. Pereira learned-among other
things-that Plaintiff had made "lots of racist and
sexually graphic" comments; that he had new officer
trainees "bark like a dog" as they crawled
through a small tunnel; and that he had taught an officer how
to smoke marijuana without being caught. Officer Justice, in
particular, told Ms. Pereira that Plaintiff's comments
"impacted her safety, her environment, her work
performance, and the culture of [Plaintiff's]
shifts." Def.'s Mot., Ex. 9, Dep. of Tara Pereira,
ECF No. 14-11 [hereinafter Pereira Dep.], at 61-75. Officer
Justice further reported that Plaintiff's comments
"mak[e] it hard to come to work, " and that
Plaintiff had once asked her "[w]hy are you staring at
me? Do I owe you child support?" Def.'s Mot., Ex
12, Pereira Investigation Notes, ECF No. 14-14.
Plaintiff and his union representative met with Ms. Pereira
as part of the investigation, he denied making these comments
and suggested that the witnesses who had come forward were
lying because they were jealous of him for "making the
most overtime" and being "very popular" and
a "happy-go-lucky person." Def.'s Mot., Ex.
3, Dep. of Todd Ladson, ECF No. 14-5 [hereinafter Ladson
Dep.], at 85-86. However, Plaintiff was unable to point to
any evidence to corroborate his claim that the officers who
had testified against him were jealous of him, id.
at 86, or that his accusers had lied during the
investigation, id. at 95.
At the
conclusion of her investigation, Ms. Pereira found that
Plaintiff's conduct was "longstanding" and
"pervasive" and had impacted numerous officers.
Def.'s Stmt. ¶ 33; Pl.'s Stmt. ¶ 22;
Pereira Dep. at 100. After the investigation, Plaintiff and
his union representative met with Ms. Pereira and Kevin Hay,
Chief of the GW Police Department. Def.'s Stmt ¶ 34;
Pl.'s Stmt. ¶ 22. The parties were unable to reach a
resolution and so, pursuant to University policy, Chief Hay
requested that a formal hearing be held. Def.'s Mot., Ex.
15, Memorandum Requesting Formal Hearing Regarding
Allegations Against Officer Ladson, ECF No. 14-17, at 1-2.
August 1, 2013, the University convened a Special
Panel[2] to hear the complaint filed against
Plaintiff alleging sexual harassment and conduct that created
a hostile work environment. Def.'s Mot., Ex. 11, Special
Panel Report Regarding Complaint Against Officer Todd Ladson,
August 14, 2013, ECF No. 14-13 [hereinafter Special Panel
Report], at 1. At the hearing, Chief Hay and Plaintiff made
opening statements. Id. at 3. Chief Hay then
presented five witnesses, including Officer Justice and Ms.
Pereira. Id. Those witnesses "testified as to
remarks and comments made by Officer Ladson regarding their
sexuality or the sexuality of others." Id. at
Special Panel heard numerous examples of inappropriate
comments made by Plaintiff and their effect on his coworkers,
• Officer Justice testified that Plaintiff had told the
parents of another officer that their daughter was in a
relationship with Officer Justice;
• Security Officer Octavia Livingston testified that
Plaintiff had told her that he did not approve of homosexuals
and tried "to convince her that she should be with
• Former Police Officer Suzanne Combs testified that she
had heard Plaintiff make negative comments following her
marriage to her female partner in 2011;
• Security Officer Livingston testified that Plaintiff
had made graphic comments while interrogating her about her
sexual behavior. She further testified that she had
"submitted] herself to Plaintiffs treatment and did not
file a formal complaint because Plaintiffs recommendation was
critical to her own status as an officer in the GW Police
• Officer Queen testified that Plaintiff had inquired
whether she and Officer Justice "were fucking"
and recalled being told that Plaintiff described her as
"crazy as shit" and that she "fucks with
girls when she wants to";
• Three witnesses testified that Plaintiffs conduct made
it more difficult for lesbian officers to work among and be
accepted by their fellow officers, and mentioned specific
ways in which that "chilling effect" changed
their feelings or behavior; and . Witnesses
testified that they "dreaded their training
period" with Plaintiff and at least two ...
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5 Rules for Healthcare Virtual Visits
As payers and technology continue to develop in support of the rising trend of telemedicine, it is important for providers to understand the basic rules of practicing in the virtual world. Below are the five guidelines for healthcare providers offering video visits.
1. Provider Licensing
Licensure is often seen as one of the biggest barriers to the establishment or growth of a telemedicine program. Despite technology's ability to connect patients and providers almost anywhere in the world, it is not universally permissable to do so. When practicing telemedicine, it is critical providers only see patients who are located in the states in which they are licensed to practice. This means when your patient is doing a cross-country road trip, you can not conduct a visit with them via video call as a provider. Legislation is currently transforming how licensing is conducted on a state-by-state level, however at the time of this writing, providers cannot practice across state lines where they are not licensed. More information pertaining to state regulations can be found at http://www.americantelemed.org/policy/state-policy-resource-center.
2. Prescribing Medication
When prescribing medication to patients over a video visit there must be "a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice to prescribe," meaning the doctor must have conducted at least one medical evaluation prior to the prescription. Much controversy now surrounds what qualifies as a medical evaluation. Some states require the first interaction where this evaluation would occur to be an in-person visit, while others accept a virtual evaluation via telemedicine. To be safe, providers that are implementing a video visit solution should only prescribe to patients they already have an existing relationship with. Powerful narcotics have been a major point of contention when it comes to telemedicine and it is recommended that they should only be prescribed under physician supervision. Discretion should be shown when attempting to prescribe these type of pharmaceuticals over telemedicine.
3. Billing
Billing is a shifting landscape for telemedicine. Over half of the states currently enforce parity law, which require private insurers to reimburse video visits just as they would in-person visits. However, it does not require them to pay at the same rate. For example, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield reimburses video visits at half of the rate as an in-person visit. As long as the visit is done over a synchronous audio and video channel, providers typically use the same CPT code for billing as they would with an in-person visit. Some insurers may require modifiers to the code to identify the type of care as a telemedicine visit, but they cannot by law decline a claim on the basis of the instance being performed via telemedicine. The Telehealth Resource Center (http://www.telehealthresourcecenter.org) provides tools for providers for each geographical region regarding Medicaid, regulations, and reimbursement qualifications for telemedicine practices.
4. Patient Consent
It is important that patients be made aware that telemedicine visits are a supplement to on-site treatment and can be used as a means to improve access to care that may be limited by location or provider availability. Providers should clearly acknowledge that virtual visits, while a replacement of a physical visit, will be billed to their insurance as if they had come into the office. It is suggested for providers to verify consent of these terms prior to scheduling or conducting a video visit.
5. Eligible Technologies
The Omnibus Rule of 2013 went a long way in defining qualifications of a "Business Associate" and HIPAA compliance regarding telemedicine. Under this provision, a telecommunications conduit is any software that uses end-to-end encryption while restricting session data storage and decryption of live sessions. This means programs such as Microsoft Skype, Apple FaceTime, and Google Hangouts may all be used for patient communications without the software companies signing a Business Associates Agreement (BAA). The relationship is similar to Verizon. as a telecommunications carrier, can facilitate phone calls to patients without becoming a business associate. By understanding these guidelines, providers are taking the first steps to be prepared to offer HIPAA compliant video visits.
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Telehealth: Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Services
The use and reputation of telemedicine in the healthcare industry has continued to increase over the years as more and more payers and providers are seeing it as a viable solution. Telemedicine's ability to control cost in complex clinical and behavioral health...read more


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