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A Peek Inside Every NFL Playbook
A Look at the Primary Tactics and Techniques of All 32 Teams
If there is one thing that the rest of the NFL learned from the Seattle Seahawks last year, it is the value of having a plan and sticking with it.
In rolling to a 13-3 record and a Super Bowl rout, the Seahawks perfected the art of stifling the pass. And even though the other 31 teams don't have as dominant a specialty (and in some cases, their specialty isn't all that special), they all thrive at something.
With that in mind, and with the season set to start on Thursday, here is a look inside all 32 NFL playbooks.
Arizona Cardinals
Few teams have more pass-rush threats. Their specialty relies on defensive lineman Calais Campbell lining up in front of a guard, typically on the right side. The rest of the defense will overload the side opposite Campbell—which ensures that the center will abandon Campbell, who is now one-on-one with a guard. That is a big mistake.
Atlanta Falcons
In Atlanta, Jacquizz Rodgers plays the most snaps at running back, barely touches the ball yet is productive while on the field. He is the starting decoy. Rodgers basically has one mission: Pretend he is going to pass-protect, "release" into the middle of the field, pretend to be a receiving threat and draw linebackers while the real receiver has free rein behind the whole ruse.
Baltimore Ravens
The threat of Joe Flacco's deep passing is overstated, but defenses still respect it enough for the Ravens to spread out four receivers, let the linebackers commit deep and then dish off to a running back just in front of the line of scrimmage. Their new play-action offense will exploit this.
Buffalo Bills
Defensive back Nickell Robey is playing a position that doesn't really have a name, but should. Late last season, he acted like he was going to blitz on nearly every play. Then, after spooking the quarterback, he would athletically spin back and cover the slot receiver admirably. And when he does use his speed to blitz? The quarterback goes down in a hurry.
Carolina Panthers
This defense is built through the middle, so the defensive tackles leave a nice gap for middle linebacker Luke Kuechly to patrol the middle of the field and stuff the run. Kuechly's dominance tends to force opposing coaches to change their blocking patterns. Once that happens? The Panthers dial up the outside pressure using their ends and pass rushers to exploit the holes created by the guards accounting for Kuechly.
Chicago Bears
The Bears like to stack one side of the field with their tall receivers, 6-foot-4 Brandon Marshall and 6-foot-3 Alshon Jeffery. If the defense is playing man-to-man, they both take off, hoping for a mismatch and a contested catch, which they'll use their height to win. If the defense shows zone, one will cross through the middle, use his long arms to create a big target and get a quick first down.
Cincinnati Bengals
Star wideout A.J. Green will line up just beside another receiver. Both will be to the left of quarterback Andy Dalton. Green and his colleague (usually Marvin Jones) will sprint as if they are running straight "go" routes, and Jones actually will. But about 20 yards downfield, Green—one of the best deep threats in the league—breaks character and cuts back toward the quarterback. The overcompensating cornerback will leave Green wide open.
Cleveland Browns
We don't yet know how they'll build an offense around rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel, once he gets off the bench. But we do know that he will run plenty of bootlegs and receivers will run lots of deep routes that can easily be improvised once Manziel decides to extend the play three to four seconds. If the preseason was any indication, there will be plenty of go routes and lots of on-the-fly creativity.
Dallas Cowboys
Most teams use the run to set up the pass. The Cowboys are at their best when they use the run to set up…a better run. After a few vanilla draw plays, the Cowboys set up an aggressive "zone" blocking scheme that features tackle Tyron Smith sealing off the outside defenders, then a guard going well upfield to maul whoever is in the way. Running back DeMarco Murray makes a few cuts to let the line work their magic, then he's off.
Denver Broncos
This may be the most effective play in football. Three receivers line up to Peyton Manning's left. Demaryius Thomas, who lines up a step behind the other two, collects a pass at the line of scrimmage from Manning and lets the other receivers clobber the waiting cornerbacks. Thomas then cuts back toward the middle of the field. If he can beat one safety, it's a touchdown.
Detroit Lions
Calvin Johnson's receptions on passes over 20 yards dipped to 10 last season, from 21 the year before. Quarterback Matthew Stafford's deep accuracy keeps falling. So new coach Jim Caldwell looks ready to pair new freak tight end Eric Ebron with Johnson in an effort to free up space for Johnson—and create a very athletic lineup.
Green Bay Packers
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers spreads out his receivers, but the real threat is when the defense spreads out too much. He'll quickly switch the play to Randall Cobb, playing in the slot, simply running into the middle of the field. Upon catching a quick strike, Cobb can exploit the open field that the defense left empty.
Houston Texans
New defensive end Jadeveon Clowney's new role is genius: He stands up at the line of scrimmage and tries to pulverize the quarterback. OK, so it isn't revolutionary, but rumors of putting him on the same side as star defensive end J.J. Watt would spell doom for a quarterback. Watt could simply go through the guard while Clowney runs around the tackle. The other side of the line, desperate to stop the dominant side, would be wide open for a blitzer or two.
Indianapolis Colts
Quarterback Andrew Luck is the king of exploiting the middle of the field, at all depths. The Colts like to drag one receiver short over the middle, one to the outside as a distraction and one deep over the middle. Luck's signature move is to split the safeties by throwing a dart in the middle of the field. Receivers are likely to take big hits, but they are likely to get a first down, too.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Once this team's talent level rises, you'll see a Seahawks clone. That means: only defensive linemen trying to rush the quarterback; linebackers who are there to stop the run; big, physical cornerbacks and, above all, a ball-hawking safety to fill the gaps. But this year, it's baby steps.
Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs' defensive brilliance is pressuring the quarterback up the middle and disguising the ability to do so. Linebacker Derrick Johnson is among the best in the NFL at getting through the middle to hit the passer. But this defense is at its best when safety Eric Berry, who is so fast he can line up anywhere, starts 5 yards behind the defensive line. Berry effectively hides behind them, then bursts out and leaps at the quarterback.
Miami Dolphins
A new up-tempo offense is being created to save Ryan Tannehill, who was sacked more than any quarterback last season. But the new, Chip Kelly -inspired offense will put receiver Mike Wallace in a role to shine. On some plays, he will run straight go routes; on others, he'll get a pitch in the backfield, but whatever the method, he'll get the ball plenty.
Minnesota Vikings
Pass rusher Brian Robison lines up on the left side and uses his speed, and his shoulder-dipping technique, to get to the quarterback. But the real beauty is in the interior defensive linemen, who are instructed to do anything—ballet-style spin moves were often used last year—to free up Robinson.
New England Patriots
Tom Brady had his deep-passing era, and his dual-tight-end phase. Now he is in his crossing-route days. His go-to play begins with receiver Julian Edelman lining up in the slot on the right. A tight end lined up on the opposite side (Rob Gronkowski, when healthy) will cross with Edelman in the middle of the field. The pair will "pick" off any traffic that gets in the way of an easy catch, and once one of the two emerges in the open field, Brady will throw a dart. The result is one of those two getting in a foot race with a linebacker. That means big yardage.
New Orleans Saints
Nominal tight end Jimmy Graham has his biggest impact when there are three receivers lined up on a given side, usually the left. One of them, presumably, will draw a slow-footed safety or a linebacker, creating a mismatch. If it is one of the Saints' wideouts, expect a deep pass to the outside. If it's Graham? He'll run through the middle of the field, grab a jump ball 15 yards downfield and then keep on going.
New York Giants
Their defensive backs kept getting called for illegal contact in the preseason. Why? They signed one big cornerback in Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and another physical one in Walter Thurmond. The objective is clear: Jump on the newest defensive trend in the NFL, which is deploying physical corners everywhere and letting the pass rush do the rest.
New York Jets
Geno Smith's deep throw was a pleasant surprise last year. He loves operating out of the shotgun with four receivers spread out. His specialty from there is hitting the 15- to 20-yard pass, typically on a comeback route, or sometimes throwing to a tight end who slipped behind the linebackers. New No. 1 receiver Eric Decker's ability to catch those 20-yarders on the right side will define the offense.
Oakland Raiders
Until Oakland gets more talent, fullback Marcel Reece will be a key cog. His versatility allows for deception in the backfield. He can block, sure, but he also can go out for a pass (watch the "in" routes he runs from the backfield) while the running back stays in to block, confusing the defense. He has played slot receiver, too. How many fullbacks can do that?
Philadelphia Eagles
Coach Chip Kelly loves to line up quarterback Nick Foles in shotgun with running back LeSean McCoy next to him and two receivers split out on the same side. With the defense spread out to account for the Eagles' spread, McCoy will simply run straight ahead through a massive hole in front of him. After some missed tackles, he will work his way back to the side of the two receivers, where he will have downfield blockers ready to help him get a huge gain.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Antonio Brown is one of the best outside threats in the league. His brilliance comes in his timing with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Brown lines up on the outside, drawing the opposition's best cornerback. After Roethlisberger extends the play with his legs, Brown magically cuts on a "post" route toward the middle of the field as soon as Roethlisberger is ready to throw. It all seems so planned…because it usually is.
St. Louis Rams
The Rams love consistency. Chris Long always rushes the quarterback from the left; Robert Quinn comes from the right. Two linebackers plug the large holes they leave when they run upfield to the quarterback. The tweak this year is first-round pick Aaron Donald, a defensive tackle who can, you guessed it, rush the quarterback. The result will be pressure coming from three sides of the line—and an easier time for the aggressive Rams defensive backs, who love playing man-to-man.
San Diego Chargers
The Chargers are able to carve up man coverage by simply positioning tight end Antonio Gates out wide and having him run a crossing route over the middle, drawing a linebacker and maybe a safety. The receiver lined up on the same side as Gates will run a deeper route toward the middle of the field, and he'll have a one-on-one matchup deep.
San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers' defensive line lines up directly over the opposing center and guards and is able to control all five offensive linemen with just three players. The two outside linebackers rush the quarterback, but linebacker Patrick Willis is the key: He lines up in the space between the nose guard and defensive end, a few yards back, and is so immovable that he forces all running backs toward the inside, where they will be gobbled up by another defender.
Seattle Seahawks
By now we know what the Seahawks do: Physical defensive backs force receivers to the outside, a four-man pass rush pressures the quarterback and safety Earl Thomas patrols the middle of the field, plugging all the holes created by the aggressive defense. But what is most impressive is when they actually blitz. The opposing offense, used to the four-man rush, can't handle it. Linebacker Bobby Wagner blitzed 51 times from the inside, according to Pro Football Focus, and sacked the quarterback an insane 10% of the time.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Led by defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, the Buccaneers are great at creating inside pressure, a rarity in the NFL. But their genius is in placing linebacker Mason Foster as a sort of center fielder who can do anything. He blitzes more than any other inside linebacker, but more often, he just backs up and swats or intercepts the rushed passes created by the defensive pressure. In coach Lovie Smith's new defense, Foster should blitz even more. Expect sacks and picks.
Tennessee Titans
When the Titans spent the 11th-overall pick this year on tackle Taylor Lewan, it was thought he was a replacement, but he may turn out to be an addition. The Titans have toyed with three-tackle packages in training camp, a supercharged "jumbo" package that features an athletic first-round pick as the sixth lineman. What better way to protect oft-injured quarterback Jake Locker?
Washington Redskins
The Redskins love crowding the middle of the field: They sometimes use two running backs and two tight ends. When quarterback Robert Griffin III takes the snap, he will run play action, then attack the "seam" routes up the middle. One tight end will run a straight route through the middle, while another teammate runs a short comeback route. Whichever one is ignored by a linebacker will get the ball.
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1. Consignment intake is by appointment only. Booking for each month opens on the first day of the month i.e. if you would like an appointment for June, current consignors may book online starting on June 1st. Due to the high amount of Only existing consignors may book online.
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Sega today released a handful of new screenshots to its previously announced GBA game, Sonic Battle. Sega will have this game in its E3 booth starting on Wednesday, where we plan on getting hands-on with the game design.
There will be eight playable characters in Sonic Battle (as well as one hidden fighter). The game will feature three types of special attacks, as well as Ground, Aerial, and Defense fighting techniques. Players will be able to customize their character to suit their fighting style. Up to four friends can link their systems together using the Game Boy Advance Game Link cable for team battles, and then combine special attacks into devastating combos. Single players can work through the Story Mode to develop their character.
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House Bill 1605 (James-R-Butler), the Fiscal Code vehicle that will help implement the FY 2016-17 state budget, was given final approval by the Senate and House Wednesday and Gov. Wolf signed the bill into law a short time later.
The bill redirects $39 million in monies from the Environmental Stewardship (Growing Greener) Fund, the Recycling Fund, a CFA green building program and other special funds to the state's General Fund to help balance the budget.
The fund transfers and other provisions of House Bill 1605 include--
-- Transfer monies from these funds to General Fund: $5 million from Alternative Fuels Incentive Fund and $9 million from Recycling Fund;
-- Limits transfers from the Marcellus Legacy Fund to Environmental Stewardship Fund to $20 million (should be $35 million, the second year in a row funding has been limited) and limits the transfer from the Marcellus Legacy Fund to the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund $5 million (a $10 million cut);
-- Transfers $12 million from CFA High Performance Green Buildings Program to the CFA Natural Gas Infrastructure Development Program (second year in a row this transfer was made).
The bill also includes language that exempts any well that does not penetrate the Onondaga horizon from the Oil and Gas Conservation Law which came from Senate Bill 1145 (Yaw-R-Lycoming).
Other provisions in the bill would establish the DCNR Heritage Parks Program in law and increase in-lieu of tax payments for DCNR State Forest Land.Click Here for a copy of the 57-page amendment language. Click Here for the Senate Fiscal Note and summary.
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From Ideology to Inquiry · 06 June 2006
Editor's Note: While these writers oppose the state and federal
legislation inspired by the Academic Bill of Rights, they agree with
nearly all the bill's key precepts. We have always stated that
legislation is for us a last resort. We have tried approaching
university administrations directly to ask that they protect students'
academic freedom, but our inquiries have been universally ignored. It
was only through the introduction of legislation that Students for
Academic Freedom was able to secure an agreement with university
officials in Colorado and Ohio to enact new measures to secure
students' academic rights on campus.
By Anne Colby and Thomas Ehrlich--InsideHigherEd.com--06/02/06
Two years ago - before David Horowitz, the Academic Bill of Rights, and other pressure points on political and ideological bias made the topic such a hot one - we were speaking at a national conference in Washington about a study that we are now just finishing. The study is called the Political Engagement Project and examines 21 undergraduate courses and programs that aim to strengthen the understanding, the skills, and the motivation needed to be politically engaged citizens.
As a way to make the work in these courses and programs come alive, we told what we thought was a compelling story about a Duke University student in one of the programs, called Service Opportunities in Leadership. The student interned in a New York City textile workers union, and subsequently helped organize Students Against Sweatshops at Duke, which led to a new code of conduct for Duke licensees, the first in the country.
We finished the talk at the national conference that included this tale, turned to questions, and were faced with this one at the outset. "What," the questioner asked, "does the Duke program do to ensure that conservative students have opportunities if they want to work in businesses or with conservative political or Christian organizations for their summer internships? Why," the questioner went on, "did you refer only to a liberal group and not a conservative one?"
The question was a good one, and it forced us to stop and think, not just on the podium, but for some time thereafter. Fortunately, the program leader was in the audience, and she was able to say that she did make special efforts to ensure a range of internship opportunities, including some with conservative organizations. The question caught us off guard, however, and caused us to reflect hard on issues of ideological and political bias. Without intending to do so, we had implied that working in a union and protesting sweatshops were ideological prototypes of the kinds of political engagement that we were promoting. We should have used some other examples as well, and we should have explicitly addressed the issues involved in encouraging student political engagement without promoting particular ideologies or political positions.
We have come to see those issues as critical, and we are addressing them at length in a book on educating for political engagement, to be published by Jossey-Bass. In that book, we encourage colleges to make education for political development an explicit goal for undergraduate learning and suggest ways to accomplish that goal. We underscore that, in order for this agenda to be legitimate, it is crucial to create a harmonious relationship between the political development goals we are advocating and the special character and core values of higher education. These values include academic freedom, norms of faculty professionalism, standards of intellectual discourse, open-mindedness, and civility.
Academic freedom implies that, within the boundaries of departmental and institutional needs, it is up to professors to determine the specific goals and content of the courses they teach and to decide what material and assignments will best accomplish those goals. This includes making judgments about whether and how to address controversial issues in whatever domains are relevant to the course, including political and public policy issues.
But academic freedom is not unlimited. It is bounded by another central cluster of academic values, which establish standards for both scholarship and teaching. These standards represent a shared understanding of academic discourse as requiring reasoned justification of claims, presentation of evidence, and consideration of plausible alternative explanations of the evidence and of objections to proposed interpretations. When education for political development is introduced into academic coursework, it must conform to these standards - just like any other subject matter is.
In this way, academically based education for political development contrasts sharply with political advertising and with much informal political discourse in everyday life. Often those non-academic forms of political "education" use all available means to achieve their goals, whereas education for political understanding in the academy has to be shaped by reasoned argument, warrant or evidence for one's views, consideration of alternative points of view, and a knowledge base that is as free of ideological bias as possible. In good teaching, faculty members back up their claims and assertions and take seriously alternative points of view for which a credible case can be made. In a course on U.S. immigration policy, for example, a professor may offer evidence that undocumented workers in this country do not take jobs away from U.S. citizens and legal aliens, but he or she should also expose students to the views of economists who have a different view. The responsibility to teach in conformity with standards of academic discourse also means that students are free to put forward ideas that conflict with positions taken by the faculty member, and those ideas will be judged on their merits.
Open-mindedness and respect for multiple (credible) points of view are important in all teaching and are especially critical when teaching for political understanding and engagement. Faculty members ought to help their students develop a quality of openness to new ideas as well as the capacity to make and evaluate arguments and justifications for their own and others' positions. These two goals are linked, since students need some basis on which to make judgments about the new ideas they are considering.
When courses involve serious engagement with provocative ideas and multiple perspectives on controversial topics, students' views are likely to differ sharply from each other or from the teacher's point of view. Maintaining a respectful and civil tone in this kind of discussion is another hallmark of the best academically based political communication, which unfortunately contrasts boldly with much political communication outside (and even sometimes inside) the academy.
Leaders at every university agree that educating students in the practice of open-minded inquiry is a key component of undergraduate education, and most recognize that political issues cannot and should not be excluded from the mix. But creating a classroom and wider campus climate that is truly open to multiple perspectives on contested political issues is not easy to accomplish. One strategy for achieving this that has received a great deal of media attention in the past year or two is a call for legislation that would require colleges and universities to adopt an "Academic Bill of Rights." We believe this legislative strategy is seriously misguided. Perhaps most importantly, this kind of legislation threatens the time-honored freedom of academic institutions from outside political interference. Furthermore, we do not believe that a legislative solution will work. The problem with a legislative approach to ensuring open inquiry is that it casts the issue in negative terms, as a matter of policing the faculty - and the campus more broadly - to stamp out "indoctrination." Given the complexity and ambiguity of both political and academic discourse, this kind of policing would be impossible to implement objectively. And cast in negative terms, the effort itself would be destructive to the goal of civil discourse across ideological boundaries. By contrast, a positive approach, in which administration, faculty, and students from different political perspectives join together to develop strategies for the positive pursuit of open inquiry, can itself contribute to a climate of open mindedness, respect, and cooperation.
On the campus level, faculty and administrative leaders should be self-conscious in raising the values of open-mindedness, civility, diversity of perspective, and judgment grounded in intellectual standards, fostering conversation about what these values mean, why they are important, and what they imply for higher education both inside and outside the classroom. Conversations should address the implications of these values for political discourse on campus, as well as for academic discourse more broadly.
Campus life offers many opportunities to foster political understanding and engagement in ways that embody these key values of the academic enterprise. Materials sent to newly admitted students, for example, should set an expectation that the campus will be a community of discourse and that students will be exposed to diverse opinions about many issues, including political issues.
Another place for establishing a campus-wide respect for diversity of opinion is in the choice of campus speakers and in guidelines for their treatment. Depending upon the issues being addressed, it can be particularly useful to sponsor sessions in which participants engage in deliberation about important issues, addressing not "both sides" of the issues but multiple sides. It is often valuable for these events to draw attention to the fact that many issues, such as immigration policy generate many different perspectives within as well as across political parties. Invited guests should also include those who represent positions and accomplishments that are hard to classify on a simple left-right dimension. If campuses want to foster respect for diversity of perspective, speakers should also include respected exemplars of open-mindedness and civility who (despite their own convictions at one or another point on the political scale) truly believe that effective, engaged citizens need to be skilled at communicating and forming alliances with people whose perspectives are different from their own. This might include, for example, a conversation among Democratic and Republican elected officials about the importance of bipartisanship. In a recent radio interview, Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy talked eloquently about the productive collaborations he has pursued with Republicans such as Orrin Hatch and John McCain. He points out that "even though you differ one time, you try and find ways of working [together] at another. And I think unless you have that kind of temperament, if you're just going to get upset with somebody that's going to oppose you, you're in the wrong business." Surely Senators Hatch and McCain would agree.
As important as it is to strengthen norms of open mindedness, intellectual pluralism, and civility at the campus level, if faculty members who address political issues in their courses do not ground their teaching in those norms, the wider invocations will ring hollow. This is not easy to accomplish, and seldom happens without conscious effort. Even the best teachers can sometimes be unaware of ideological biases that limit the breadth and openness of discourse in their courses. Professors should plan ahead to ensure that students encounter a wide array of credible perspectives in assigned readings on the political and public policy issues addressed by their courses. Bringing invited speakers into the classroom is another engaging and vivid way to represent and stimulate discussion of diverse political perspectives that may not otherwise be represented.
In deciding the range of perspectives needed, much depends on the particular course and its context. We see nothing wrong with a course on the Marxist interpretation of history, but it should not be the only history course open to students. It is not surprising to find pro-business courses in business schools and pro-labor courses in labor-studies departments. But students should understand clearly what those courses are about and what perspectives are being offered, and faculty should root their analyses in reason and evidence not in unexamined political or ideological assumptions. Especially in general education courses, care should be taken to ensure multiple ideological lenses are used and that none are championed as having a monopoly on truth.
Of course, diversity of opinion can come from students as well, and professors need to be mindful to draw out and support students who express minority positions. Faculty members should also establish standards for civility, while acknowledging that some degree of conflict is unavoidable when talking about issues that evoke strong emotions. Establishing a sense of community in the group can be extremely valuable in allowing students to engage vigorously without causing or taking offense. In the process of engaging across differences of opinion, students can learn to overcome the polarization and demonization of the opposition that often seem to characterize contemporary electoral politics.
Faculty members who teach for political understanding and engagement often struggle with the question of whether concealing or revealing to students their own political beliefs would best uphold norms of professionalism, including the careful avoidance of even the appearance of proselytizing. Some feel that it is preferable for a number of reasons for them to tell students where they stand on the issues and why. This decision is based in a desire to model the process of taking and justifying a position and to be honest about their own beliefs and possible biases. Others prefer to keep their political opinions to themselves, believing that neutrality on their part will be more conducive to a climate that is open to multiple points of view. We believe that either choice is consistent with an open classroom climate as long as faculty members provide and encourage multiple perspectives, including those with which they personally disagree, and take care not to impose their views on students.
The key is to teach students to engage differences of opinion, to evaluate arguments, and to form their own opinions based on the best available evidence. To develop their own critical judgment - and judgment is key - students need the freedom to express their ideas publicly as well as repeated opportunities to explore a wide range of insights and perspectives. But students do not have a right to be free from troubling questions that may challenge the assumptions and beliefs they bring to the class. To the contrary, that tough questioning of unexamined assumptions is an essential part of a good undergraduate education in all domains.
These are difficult challenges. It is absolutely essential that we not take the easy road and eliminate or even dampen discussion of political issues on our campuses. To the contrary, we need to promote thoughtful inquiry about those issues. We need to prepare our students to grapple with complex public-policy concerns. They will be the stewards of our democracy.
Anne Colby and Thomas Ehrlich are senior scholars at the Carnegie Endowment for the Advancement of Teaching.


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comes from the Modern Quilting Book....
and is September's bee block for Chrissy!
She requested aqua, orange and hot pink with a
brown centre......
And spots if possible!
This is my contribution....
And for the second block we had more free reign with
the colour palette!
They're in the mail!
They're in the mail!
I hope you like them Chrissy!
Happy sewing!


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This year's tenth most-viewed story, 2014 Top 40 Under 40 Countdown: #21-#30, highlights the third tier of this ranking of young, talented advisors working at the wirehouses and largest regional broker-dealers.
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Fifth place went to Top 100 Branch Managers, the first round ranking of On Wall Street's annual round up of the best leaders in wealth management. A call for nominations in the newest Branch Manager Awards rankings is now open to advisors to honor their bosses. The results will published in May.
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Review: Dungeon Siege III: Treasures of the Sun DLC
Dungeon Siege 3 ended up being a really surprising game for me. I didn't expect to have as much fun with its linear hack'n'slash style that at times seemed too basic. Yet, somehow, I got fully consumed in crawling all the dungeons to see every part the world had to offer. With Treasure of the Sun DLC recently released, it's time for me to go back into the depths of Dungeon Siege 3. If you played Dungeon Siege 3 to completion, you can load up your endgame save to access the new area for the DLC. Just head on over to the causeway and you should see a new pathway open for you. Another way to get into Treasures of the Sun is at least make it to the point where you control the Stonebridge Chapterhouse, there will be a quest giver there that will open up the area in the causeway for you to enter. This is how I ended up playing it.
I would love to say the story was interesting but when it comes to these types of games, I breeze through most of the dialogue since I want to get to the killing. What I gathered from the times I forced myself out of the habit of skipping the dialogue seemed as good if not better than the main game had. I wish I paid more attention to the story in both since the voice acting is great.
Along with a whole new region to explore, new additions are also here. Some are welcomed while some seem not quite needed. One of the things I loved that was new in Treasures of the Sun DLC was all the new loot to grab. There are some pretty good equipment to find in the Aranoi Desert. I was happy when I would find another high-end item to make me that much more powerful, which I needed to be to fight off all the new enemy types I faced. Since I went into this new area at level 12, I got a challenge. it was so much of a challenge that I had to turn down the difficulty from Hard to Normal in order to stand a chance. Even after the drop in difficulty I felt like I was still having to fight for my life fending off mummies, sand monsters, sand worms and a assortment of spiders and skeletons.
The 'boss' fights that you encounter when doing the quests in the Aranoi Desert were really a blast to play. Constantly using all of my abilities to stay alive was a test to how well I used them and at the right time. It doesn't hurt to have an 'Ultimate Power' to use either. Being another of the new additions in Treasures of the Sun DLC, you get a choice of three different powers to pick. Shield, health regen or an AOE (area of effect) attack are your choices which at any point you can switch between, provided that you visit the shrines at the beginning of the Aranoi Desert. I only found the AOE to be the most helpful. When getting swarmed by enemies, I would rather kill everyone than heal only to be killed by being overwhelmed. One caveat to using this ability is that it will use up all of your power orbs. You build them back up fast enough to not worry about using them.
The two things that really didn't make sense for me were essences and transmute. Essences let you enhance your equipment to get better stats. The stats I saw it boosting were nothing that would benefit my character, I decided to never use it. Making that decision also saved me some gold since you have to pay to use essences. Transmute was also a let down. I thought it would let me pull off equivalent exchange and make something useful out of some of the junk I had in my inventory. All it really does is break down the item into gold and if that item had a certain attribute, an essence. At least I could free up some space and make a little cash in the process.
I want to go back to Treasures in the Sun DLC after I beat the main game of Dungeon Siege 3 to see if things scale to my level. Honestly I think I am just looking for an excuse to play more of this game and get to the new level cap of 35. Which is to say if you are looking to do just that, pick up Treasures of the Sun DLC. For $9.99, you get a good 5 hour jaunt back into the world of scouring every corner to find that next treasure chest in a exciting new area.


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People struggling with mental health and addiction issues are another step closer to getting the care they need in every region of the province.
Health experts, researchers, mental health clinicians and people living with or affected by mental illness are among the 12 members appointed today, Sept. 29, to Nova Scotia's Mental Health Strategy Advisory Committee.
They will join co-chairs Michael Ungar and Joyce McDonald who were announced in June.
"This diverse group of people bring a wealth of professional, clinical and personal experience to this opportunity to create a mental health strategy for Nova Scotia," said Health Minister Maureen MacDonald. "Their work will help us ensure better health care for you and your family."
The mental health strategy was announced in the March Throne Speech and helps fulfill a commitment by government to revamp mental health and addiction services across the province. The advisory committee will develop a consultation process and recommendations for a Mental Health Strategy.
Ms. MacDonald also announced the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation will work closely with the advisory committee on the development of the strategy. It will gather evidence and support extensive consultation to ensure informed development of the strategy.
"Given its scientific expertise and methodology, the foundation is well-equipped to help the advisory committee ensure the strategy includes the best evidence available," said Ms. MacDonald.
"We are pleased to contribute our knowledge and expertise to the development of the strategy," said Krista Connell, chief executive officer of the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation. "The combination of our consultative approach and our expertise in gathering the best knowledge available will help the advisory committee develop a strategy that addresses Nova Scotia's needs."
The foundation will also provide administrative and logistical support, offer project management and help oversee the development of the strategy.
The advisory committee is expected to meet with Ms. MacDonald and the foundation in October to review the terms of reference and to develop a meeting schedule. Ms. MacDonald anticipates receiving the advisory committee's recommendations by the summer.
The members of the advisory committee are:
- Frank Beazley, Halifax, Chief of Police, Halifax Regional Police
- Dr. Simon Brooks, Bridgewater, chief of psychiatry, South Shore District Health Authority
- Andy Cox, Halifax, mental health advocate, IWK Health Centre,
- Paul d'Entremont, West Pubnico,Yarmouth Co., founding member and executive director of Réseau Santé – Nouvelle-Écosse
- Daphne Hutt-MacLeod, Eskasoni, Cape Breton, director of Eskasoni Mental Health Services
- Jessica Inkpen, a young woman from Halifax who has struggled with anorexia for many years
- Lana MacLean, Halifax, a social work clinician who works extensively with the African Nova Scotian community
- Cecilia McRae, Merigomish, Pictou Co., president of the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia
- Patti Melanson, Halifax, co-ordinator of the North End Clinic's Mobile Outreach Street Health Program
- Dr. Paige Moorhouse, Halifax, principal investigator for several provincial and national grants on geriatric mental health
- Kathleen Thompson, Halifax, mother of a young woman who is battling an eating disorder, Halifax
- Catherine Thurston, Tidnish Bridge, Cumberland Co., former director of Mental Health Services for the Cumberland Health Authority.
Additional biographical information on committee members is available at gov.ns.ca/health/mhs/mental-health-strategy.asp.
People struggling with mental health and addiction issues are another step closer to getting the care they need in every region of the province.
Health Minister Maureen MacDonald announced the 12 members of the advisory committee working on recommendations for the province's new mental health strategy today (September 29th).
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Leaders must take more time to stop, reflect and assess their own thinking, capabilities and aptitudes.
(From the article): As leaders, you must begin to look beyond the obvious and open your eyes to see the opportunities previous unseen. Leadership requires you to have circular vision and when you begin to grow complacent, you only see the obvious details before you – rather than those they lie around, beneath and beyond what you seek. In fact, your mindset becomes stagnate because you are not stretching your perspectives enough to see more than you want to.
When you fall into this trap, it's time to reshuffle the deck, and map out the internal and external factors that are influencing your thinking. You must begin to identify areas that can be improved – such as relationships, workshop culture, networking, how you are investing in yourself (or lack thereof), etc.
It's not experience, but rather opportunity that is the true mother of success. Be more mindful about how you manage opportunity before it begins to manage you.
The first lesson is a good place to begin. We become so busy we do not look up and from side-to-side. Leaders need to be present and aware of what is happening and not happening. They need to be aware of who is best served to take the reins in a given situation.
In School, leadership and management should be intertwined. Quite often, I found that the latter was used almost exclusively and leadership did not exist.


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If you can't find Brittany Jefferson, you're not looking very hard.
"Every time the gym's open, she's here," Leggett head coach Terri Barlow says. "She'll find a gym open somewhere else if she has to."
"I practice a lot on my shot," Jefferson says with a smile. "When I have a wide open shot, I shoot it and it goes in."
In the small Leggett High School gym, just off of highway 59, you'll find the best scorer in the state of Texas.
"She amazes me sometimes," Barlow says. "I have to remember I'm coaching so that I'm not just watching the game"
Only a junior, Jefferson averages over 33 points per game. That's best in Texas and second in the nation. As a sophomore she once scored 57 points in a single game. Jefferson claims she has an advantage.
"Because basketball was the only sport we had in Leggett," she says. "So that made me the best I can be."
Jefferson's probably the best player no one's ever seen.
"Every where I go people are like where's Leggett at?"
"They'll know where Leggett is by the time she's finished," Barlow says.
When Jefferson is finished, she hopes to be playing on a much bigger stage.
"We don't have that many fans," Jefferson says, "But I think I can do this in a big gym. Play in the WNBA."
Her coach agrees.
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Incyte drug gains expanded indication for bone marrow disease
FDA has approved Jakafi (ruxolitinib) for use in treating patients with polycythemia vera, a chronic type of bone marrow disease.
In the new indication, Jakafi is intended to treat polycythemia vera patients who have an inadequate response to or cannot tolerate hydroxyurea, another medicine often prescribed to reduce the number of red blood cells and platelets in the blood.
Jakafi was approved in 2011 for treating another bone marrow disorder, intermediate or high-risk myelofibrosis. Incyte has also been testing the drug for pancreatic cancer, non-small-cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer and breast cancer.
The trial used to evaluate Jakafi confirmed clinically meaningful reductions in spleen size and the need for phlebotomies to control the disease, which occurs when too many red blood cells are made in the bone marrow.The drug was evaluated under orphan product designation and expedited priority review after demonstrating the potential to be a significant improvement over available therapy.


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Dellons and July started Dutch Bike Co. in 2007 with the intention of bringing simple & well designed bicycles to the American market from the Netherlands. The kind of bicycle that makes time pass slower and brings you in touch with your neighborhood. It's been a strange and winding road since the beginning. When we placed our first order for an ocean shipping container with 50 bicycles we still didn't have a location to land them. Julie wasn't to thrilled about the prospect of stuffing them into our basement. We eventually found a cheap space in what was an old propeller shop in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, right on the water in the mix with the commercial fishing fleet. The fish boat vibe set the tone for what we were going to sell, a combination of utility and style.
At first, a large part of the business was shipping fully built bikes all over the country, building crazy plywood crates for the bikes like we were shipping pianos or something. I'm certain there were many customers who received these monstrosities on there doorstep who wondered what the hell they ordered. We eventually changed to custom cardboard boxes, but shipping was a big part of the business. In 2008 we opened a shop in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood and then eventually moved to Wicker Park. In retrospect, opening a shop there was a huge business mistake, it made us overextended with precious resources and ultimately we had to close it down in 2011, but what a great town.
In 2010 we built a new shop that included an espresso bar/cafe' and wine bar which Julie ran and did all the baking for. It was a very cool space and a great combination with the bicycles. Julie's baking was really well received and helped launch her successful catering business Miller's Daughter which she runs to this day. In 2013 Dellons joined the business as master mechanic, wheel building wizard and serious enthusiast to all things classic in bikes. We moved the shop across the street into an old machine shop with a roll up door and a crane.
Back to the beginning of sorts.
It's been a while since we imported bicycles from Holland and we've decided to focus on being a neighborhood bicycle shop which we've slowly morphed into over the years. Our new name Ballard Bike Co. reflects the neighborhood we've been in since the beginning.


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Located just 1 mile from Aintree Racecourse, the Park Hotel is only 5 miles from Liverpool city centre and has great access to the area's major road network. The Park Hotel rooms all feature a TV with 77 Freeview channels, tea/coffee facilities and an en suite bathroom. Ironing facilities are also available, and free Wi-Fi is available in reception. Connections can be hired from reception for internet access in bedrooms. Guests have free access to The Total Fitness Gym, located less than 1 mile from the hotel. The gym boasts a swimming pool, extensive gym equipment and classes throughout the day. Please ask reception for a free pass. Full English breakfasts are freshly cooked-to-order each morning at the hotel. Guests can choose from Full English, lighter English or continental breakfasts. The Aintree Restaurant & patio serves hearty evening meals, and special offer 3-course dinners. A selection of carefully chosen beers, wines & spirits can be enjoyed in The Grand National Bar, which also offers a full selection of Sky channels. The convenient location means that the hotel offers easy access to the region's main roads and motorways, with Switch Island road junction just 800 metres away. Free private parking is available on site.
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The biggest complaint from teachers is that they were not given sufficient material or guidance to teach the new standards.
Many parents decided to opt their children out of the testing, with advocacy groups estimating that more than 28,000 of the state's 1.2 million third- through eighth-graders skipped this week's three-day English language arts assessments. That's more than double last year's number.
Teachers described the test as horrendous, complaining of inappropriate content and ambiguous questions they say do a terrible job of measuring reading comprehension.
Teachers and staff are protesting Friday, and they are encouraging parents to join them.
Depending on the district, students refusing the test either quietly read during the daily 60- to 90-minute sessions or stayed at their desks doing nothing under much-criticized "sit-and-stare" policies.
Test results don't count toward student averages, but they do factor into some placement decisions, as well as teacher evaluations and school standings.
"These tests have changed the entire atmosphere of education for our children," said Danielle Flora, who wrote letters opting out her three daughters in the Islip School District. Long Island, where there has been an organized opt-out effort, has seen the highest refusal numbers.
"My children come home saying a large portion of the day is for test prep," said Flora, who has worked as a high school guidance counselor for 10 years.
Opposition to standardized testing is not new but has intensified in the last two years after the state made assessments at least 20 percent of a teacher's annual performance score and based questions on the more challenging Common Core learning standards that have been adopted by most states.
Although Education Commissioner John King Jr. has repeatedly discouraged "teaching to the test," parents say classroom lessons and homework have gone from interesting projects and experiments to dull worksheets simulating test questions.
"I can't blame the teachers. They're doing what they have to to get a good evaluation," said Eric Mihelbergel, whose third- and sixth-grade daughters opted out in the Kenmore-Tonawanda district, near Buffalo.
He and others hope participation eventually will drop so low that the tests won't be of any use to the state. Already the tests are of no use to parents, critics say, because results are not available until summer and even then they don't specify where points were taken off and why.
"State assessments offer an opportunity for educators and parents to gauge the progress a child is making toward the standards. Why wouldn't a parent want to know how well his or her child is doing?" said Tom Dunn, spokesman for the Education Department.
In a letter to superintendents last week, King advised districts not to make student placement decisions or judge teachers based solely on the results. Only New York City uses the tests in deciding whether a student passes or fails a grade.
"There's a lot of fear about kids having to go to summer school, about failing," said Nancy Cauthen, part of New York City parent group, Change the Stakes. "For some parents, pulling their kids out of the tests is just a very protective action to keep their kids from having to experience all this destructive anxiety."
Less than a third of students in grade 3 through 8 passed - by meeting or exceeding a set standard - in English last year, when the tests were first based on the Common Core. The result was the same in math.
King has said no schools or districts were labeled failing because of the first round of tests. Last year's scores, he said, created a new baseline going forward.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report)


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Michigan Mom: I Want My Son and His Fiancé To Come Home From Turkey
- At June 7, 2013
- By The DOMA Project
- In Current Cases, Featured, Mike & Erdi, Our Stories
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I am the proud mother of two sons; Adam (age 41) and Mike (age 38). From the time they were little boys my sons were taught respect for others, the value of hard work, what it meant to love and be loved, to be responsible and kind, and to cherish family. I know that they both aspired to be successful men, husbands and fathers. Each has worked hard to become the fine men they are today and equally deserve to experience the happiness and stability that marriage and family offer.
Adam married the love of his life, Shondell, and together they are raising my grandson, Connor (age 5). It is a joy to watch my son be a father and our relationship has even more depth because Adam now understands the trials and tribulations of marriage and parenthood.
Mike is engaged to the love of his life, Erdi, and they very much want to be married and have children in the future. Mike deserves the same opportunity to experience the satisfaction that being a husband and father can bring every bit as much as his brother, Adam. However, there is a huge obstacle in the way of Mike's chance to have what Adam can take for granted. Mike and Erdi are gay. Not only are they banned from marrying in most of the United States, but Erdi is Turkish and current immigration laws discriminate against gay couples who have a foreign spouse. Spouses of straight couples automatically gain entry to the United States if they marry a U.S. citizen. An anti-gay law, called the "Defense of Marriage Act" by denying equal recognition to Mike and Erdi, is tearing apart our family.
It is beyond my comprehension to understand why people believe my son Mike's desire to marry could possibly undermine or destroy my son Adam's own marriage. It breaks my heart that my grandson, Connor, is deprived of extended family and the ability to see his uncles in person. Skype is no replacement for Sunday dinner together. I will soon be traveling to Istanbul, Turkey to meet my future son-in-law, Erdi, and his family. I wish I could feel certain that Mike will someday have the opportunity to introduce him to our family. Any law that discriminates in this way against my son, also harms our entire family. This is not a gay issue, this is about American families. And it is time for this to come to an end, so my son and his partner can come home to us.
Read Mike and Erdi's full story: "Mike & Erdi: Love Story That Began On Father-Son Trip Leads to Filing of Fiancé Visa Petition and a Move to Turkey."
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it all impacts me very hard whenever i read any of these stories. my husband and i have struggled with discriminatory immigration laws for 4 years now and it never gets easier. i just hope finally the supeme court puts a stop to this.June 12, 2013
Daniel Pedroso Rivera
Some time ago I read about the suicide of a gay couple, it would not allow to one of them stay and live in the U.S., despite being married. I found something strange and that maybe there was not well understood but, as I read this page, I realize that this atrocity is real. How is it possible that in the country of freedom, thus trampled upon human dignity?. What a shame!. My best wish to all women and men who are fighting for equal rights ….June 12, 2013


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IKEA meatballs pulled after traces of horse meat found
IKEA on Monday became the latest company to be drawn into Europe's snowballing horse-meat scandal, as the Swedish furniture giant said it has recalled a batch of meatballs that had been distributed to 13 European countries.
According to FoxNews.com, the move comes after Czech food inspectors found traces of horse meat in IKEA's meatballs. The company also said it is withdrawing meatball products from sale in Sweden.
IKEA spokeswoman Ylva Magnusson said the affected batch of frozen meatballs, marketed as Koettbullar, had been pulled from all countries to which they were distributed: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, France, the U.K., Portugal, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Greece, Cyprus and Ireland.
"As soon as we received information from the Czech authorities, we stopped sales of that particular production batch," she said.
To alleviate concerns in its domestic market, another IKEA spokeswoman, Sara Paulsson, said the company had stopped all sales of both frozen and restaurant meatballs throughout Sweden, even though the batch in question hadn't been distributed there.
While known for its flat-pack furniture and relatively cheap home products, IKEA generated 1.3 billion euros ($1.71 billion) in food revenue in 2012, representing 5% of total sales. IKEA stores typically have spacious cafeterias serving fresh food and a grocery section selling products.
Inspectors working for Czech food regulator SVS discovered the tainted products at the IKEA store in the city of Brno, 200 kilometers east of Prague. IKEA operates four stores in total in the Czech Republic, including two in the country's capital.
SVS has been checking frozen meat products in the wake of recent scandals across Europe showing that some mostly beef food products contained horse meat. Besides IKEA, the Czech inspectors have also found horse-meat samples in patties imported from Poland and marketed as pure beef pre-fried burgers, as well as other frozen precooked meals such as beef lasagna.
IKEA is currently testing samples from the affected batch to determine how much horse meat was in it. If the figure is less than 1%, the products would typically be considered contaminated during the handling process, as opposed to mixed with horse meat, and within the error margin. IKEA said the test results are expected later this week.
IKEA began testing of all its meat products about two weeks ago when the horse-meat scandal erupted. Tests on 12 samples of meatballs from different production batches had showed no traces of horse meat, Ms. Magnusson said.
The affected meatballs, labeled as containing beef and pork, were made by a single Swedish supplier, Familjen Dafgard, and sold in the grocery section of IKEA's stores rather than in the cafeterias, Ms. Magnusson said.
Familjen Dafgard said in a statement that it is investigating the situation and expects to receive test results from its own DNA analysis in the coming days.
The scandal over horse meat disguised as more expensive beef began in Ireland last month, when authorities found horse meat in some products labeled as beef burgers sold in some supermarkets, but it has since swept across Europe. Supermarkets in the U.K., France, Germany and Switzerland have withdrawn products including frozen lasagnas, burgers and spaghetti Bolognese meals from their shelves.
Some countries are holding emergency meetings with the meat industry to ascertain how the mislabeled products made it to store shelves. The furor has raised concerns about the complex network of slaughterhouses and suppliers that handle food on its way to the dinner table and the controls governing food transported across borders.
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It takes a village
The old African proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child" resonates loudly with the growth and maturation of any nurse. I'm not talking just new nurses or new grads. This applies to all levels of experience and all levels of skill & education.
I think, at least for me, that the old proverb means simply that we are a product of our environment. It's never just 'one person or persons' responsibility or 'fault' (although I hate using that word in this reference).
To make the comparison. While the child's parents have the majority of responsibility in 'raising' their child, the parents are not with them 24/7. The child's life is a sum of their experiences in and out of the home.
The same goes for a nurse. While the nursing school instructors / preceptors / managers / leadership team members have the majority of the responsibility 'molding' and 'shaping' the nurse, they are not with them 24/7. The nurse and their progress in their career is the sum of their experiences.
Now, this isn't a discussion about blame or a debate on quality of care and responsibility. I'm simply bringing to light the obvious nature of our profession. We not only touch (impact) every walk of life, but those same foot steps touch (impact) us.
Here's a personal story to help deliver this message.
In my previous career I was attending a sports banquet. The guest speaker was a home time 'hero' of sorts. He was a local success story that had was quite the success story in his chosen career path. He was the token guest speaker that night, and I cannot ever forget the message he relayed to the crowd.
He told the story about how great it was being successful, but that the road to success was littered with failures, falls and restarts. It was a great story about how he overcame the odds (I won't bore you with that part of the story).
The 'take home' point of his story was that every night he goes home, on his way out of his place of business, he makes a conscious effort to seek out environmental services personnel. He greets them and thanks them for their hard work on an almost daily basis.
He not only does this, but he knows their names. All of them. He greets and thanks them all as a person.
The oh-so vague point of this story is that no matter how successful a man he is, he never forgets how he got there and how he continues to be there. If the environmental service team doesn't excel at their job, he cannot excel at his.
He wrapped up the story by asking a simple question. Do you know your environmental services / house keeping personnel's names? Why not?
Do you know the names of these awesome people where you work? Why not?
It takes the concerted and focused efforts of all members of your team to deliver high quality care. Everyone from the physician, the nurse, the aides, the secretary, ancillary staff, transporters, and volunteers play an integral part in the success of your career (no matter where it may take you).
Let's put it in more simple terms, have you ever had to do their job? 'Nuff said.
It truly takes a village to raise a nurse. To think anything less is robbing you of some of the greatest moments as a nurse.
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Funny I use this phrase several times a night at work …It takes a village to take care of each of our patients…as the supervising RN at night I'm so grateful for CNAs and LPNs that do a wonderful job and make my job easier. I don't always know the names of those that work in dietary, laundry, or housekeeping but I always say hello as they come in each morning…funny how those that used come in sleepy and sullen now often say hello first as they come in the door
@Vicki Thank you for validating my thoughts, and thank you for going the extra mile!
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Lahore: Former Ameer of the Jamaat e Islami, and head of the Milli Yakjehti Council, Qazi Husain Ahmed, reached Mansoora on Wednesday after his survival in the suicide attack on his caravan in Mehmand, a couple of days back.
Ameer, JI, Syed Munawar Hasan and JI Secretary General, Liaqat Baloch, warmly welcomed Qazi Husain Ahmed at Mansoora.
Briefly speaking on the occasion, Syed Munawar Hasan said that the enemies of Islam and Pakistan had planned to target a popular and most respectable person like Qazi Husain Ahmed, in order to obstruct the unity of the religious forces, and destabilize the country for achieving their heinous designs.
The JI Ameer said the US was causing terrorist activities in this country to avenge its defeat in Afghanistan and to divert the attention of the world community from the Israeli brutalities in Palestine and Gaza. The US was patronizing the CIA, Indian and Israeli terrorist agencies behind the unrest in Balochistan.
The JI Ameer expressed his gratitude to all those who had expressed sympathies with Qazi Husain Ahmed and slated the US who was behind the suicide attack on Qazi Sahib.


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Canberra, Australia (PRWEB) January 20, 2014
Time travel has been around for many years now and it has led to many great changes around the world. Travelex, a new corporation that specializes on research and time travel, has chosen 20 people from various professions to explore history and eliminate the fear of time travel, as well as expand its purpose. But what if something goes wrong and time travelers get trapped or people find ways to break through the time bubble and start killing each other?
"Destiny's End" written by author Kathryn Leo tells the story of Ben, a history professor from Winston University who has been chosen to be one of the 20 people from various professions to" hyperjump" 80 years back in time. After days of undergoing important training exercises at Travelex, Ben and his 19 travel companions pass through a gateway which transports them from a big empty room to a courtyard outside. Ben looks at his wristwatch and it is not ticking. He turns around and notices that the porthole has already closed. Ben sure knows that there is no turning back now as he and his 19 companions is locked in the year 2020.
In the year 2020, Ben is hit by a speeding car on his way back to the other travelers from a museum he visited. He lost his vest and found himself broken through the time bubble. Because the hospital found no record of his existence, Dr. Leah Moore, an emergency doctor from John James Hospital, took him home. Although his time bubble has a tracking device, the problem was that people can't penetrate it whenever they want. It will be a problem when they get back home. Ben was stranded in another time and wasn't sure if he could go back home. All he has is the support of a nice young doctor but he is not even sure how to get on after she helped him. What will Ben have to do to get back home? Will he need to confess and tell Dr. Moore the truth and convince her that he is a time traveler?
"Destiny's End" is an exciting sci-fi and a romantic read that lets readers follow the adventures of a time traveler as he is trapped in time and races against it to get back home. A page-turner of a read from beginning to end, this book also touches many issues such as man's future and destiny and how he can change things if he sets his mind to it.
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Why Is It Still Confusing That I'm a Woman and I Like Football?
If I added up the time I spend watching football, researching players, and writing weekly fantasy recaps for my league, it would probably be at least a part-time job.
When it comes to love, we all have a "type." If you're me, your type is emotionally stunted and unapologetically selfish, but lucky for you, you're not me, so your type is probably just something similar, but different, but not different enough so that your parents approve. Am I right or am I right?
Don't worry. I'm not here to tell you not to date the bad boy (or girl); I firmly believe everyone should experience the whirlwind craziness of hot sex and hair pulling that accompanies a person who will inevitably blow you off and break your heart.
What I am here, however, to tell you is that after you've healed from that disaster and you're ready to date a nice guy, or at least a guy who won't throw all of the mix tapes he made you out the window of your 6-story East Village walk-up (I cannot make these things up), you might consider dating someone who's into sports.
Maybe (probably) it's just me, but I think a person who roots for and follows a team embodies a lot of the traits you may (read: should) want in a healthy relationship. Things like: loyalty, commitment, passion and an uncanny ability to remember bizarre facts and stats, which, for the purposes of this list, we'll call: intellect.
All that being said, before you start hanging out in your local sports bar hoping to meet your soul mate, there are a few types of fans you should know about. And by "know about," clearly I mean "STAY FAR, FAR AWAY FROM."
Starting with…
1. The total fanatic. Unless you have 17 TVs, you'll never see another episode of "The Real Housewives" again. Because you know what's ALWAYS on? That's right: sports.
And that trip to Mexico you want to take over Thanksgiving? Sure, sounds amazing. Except the 49ers are playing on Thanksgiving, so you can't go to that place only accessible by boat because what if the resort doesn't have satellite TVs? Actually, come to think of it, "we should probably just stay home and skip Thanksgiving altogether." (Okay, fine, that might be something that actually came out of my mouth last week. Whatever.)
2. Fans from Philly.They pelt Santa Claus with snowballs.They vomit (intentionally) on the 11-year-old daughters of off-duty cops. I'm pretty sure if a magical unicorn performed at halftime, they'd saw off his spiraling horn and stab him with it in the heart. And then they'd high-five.
3. The gambler. Do you like things like money and presents and, oh, I dunno, being able to pay the rent without pawning the aforementioned presents? That's what I thought.
4. Golf fans. Unless you're looking for a guy who wears a visor and flip flops and nestles his Natty Light in a beer koozie with his fraternity letters on it. In which case, please proceed. But don't call me when you suddenly have a brood of children named Tucker and Buckley and Sutton and morning sex is replaced by tee time.
5. Anyone who refers to the team as "we." If he refers to the team as though he's on it, get out before it's too late. You know who doesn't win every game? ANY SPORTS TEAM EVER. Which means, eventually, "we" are going be really upset that "we" just blew it. And "we" are going to probably pout and get too drunk and stop speaking for hours on end. "We" might be speaking from personal experience. Trust "we" on this one.
6. The bandwagon fan. If he only likes a team when they're super hot, what's going to happen when you gain that relationship weight and accidentally fart in front of him? I'm just sayin'…
7. Buffalo Bills fans. Unless you like dating complete losers who drink too much, call you a whore, make you pay for every dinner, guilt trip you for not loving them enough, and break into your apartment through an unlocked window on a fire escape. Although, come to think of it, that one *might* just be me.
What about you? Have you had any bad dating experiences with a passionate fan? Share them in the comments, so we can all learn from each other's mistakes.


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Decades of living, feeling, longing and thinking. Ideas and images spurring from a child's heart up into adulthood. Three years of writing and three years of rewriting. Then one day it was ready enough to be let go of.
I'm referring to my novel that is being sent off to two dozen publishers and literary agents. The story takes place in a vagely defined 20th century vision of the Stockholm archipelago with its thirty thousand islands. I call it a witnessed tale about the borderland between saga and reality and the young Ivan's confrontation with the dreams and horrors of childhood. Adventure, auto-fiction, Socratic dialogue and mythic realism.
I wish you luck, dear book!


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