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A study by the centre found that coconut farmers earn on average VND60-70 million per hectare annually, but this could increase to VND100-110 million if coconut is intercropped with cocoa, pomelo or shrimp farming.
The central province of Binh Dinh is the third largest coconut growing area in the country behind the Mekong provinces of Ben Tre and Tra Vinh.
Here, coconut farmers have benefitted from a steady rise in prices since 2015. Now dried coconuts sell for VND9,000 – VND10,000 each while fresh coconut milk is sold for VND13,000 – VND14,000 at groves.
Nguyen An Diem, a former chairman and CEO of the Binh Dinh-headquartered firm Pisico, said in Asian countries with developed coconut processing industries such as Sri Lanka and the Philippines, the trees offer high economic value because all segments of the industry, from farming to processing, have been modernised.
Diem said coconut meat is exported from Viet Nam to European countries where it is processed into ice cream, milk and chocolate, the fibre is sold to Japan for making automobile seat cushions, and shell dippers can be used to make activated carbon, which fetches millions of dong per kilogramme.
The timber is used for making handicraft products, he said.
Though coconut yields are high, the processing industry has not developed much, and thus Viet Nam exports raw materials, which do not fetch high prices.
Nguyen Dang Phu, deputy head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade-run Research Institute for Oil and Oil Plants, said one hectare in Viet Nam produces 9,863 coconuts or 1.9 tonnes of copra per year, the highest in Asia.
But its coconut export turnover is only worth a third to a fifth of other countries', he said.
A coconut fetches VND8,000, but products made from it are valued at up to VND40,000, he said.
No investment has been made in building coconut processing plants to manufacture high-value products, he added.
More investment needed
To enhance the value of coconut-based products, authorities should have policies to mobilise investments in plants, Diem said.
He said many enterprises want to invest in such plants, but hesitate because of the realisation they would face raw material shortages since coconut groves are small in size and scattered around the country. r oil to provide enough raw materials for processors.
They said more investment is required for research into coconut strains and processing and agricultural promotion activities.
The Government should provide financial support to farmers for acquiring new strains and technologies, they said.
Coconut co-operatives must be strengthened and alliances must be established in the farming and processing sectors, they said.
Brand names must be developed for Vietnamese coconut and promoted, they added.


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NYSE promotional stunt and ads shown.
Jake puts this film at #1.
Film Brain mentions not seeing this movie.
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Chelsea mentions the movie by name.
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Todd says this movie sucks.
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Referenced by Mark
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Hassan Rouhani says he set with Gargamel
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Bad remakes compared to actual traumas.
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poster is shown
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the first two films are discussed
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Song performed on Rock Band
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BERRY, Edythe M., 85, of Branchville, widow of Jerome Berry, died Saturday. Arrangements by Ott Funeral Home.
BRADLEY, James Bernard, 35, of Kingstree died Saturday. Arrangements by Henryhand's Kingstree Chapel.
EPPS, Vera Owens, 99, of Indiantown, owner and operator with Owens Grocery and widow of Samuel W. Epps, died Saturday. Arrangements by Morris Funeral Home of Hemingway.
NEALY, Johnny Brooks, 56, of Carthage, Miss., formerly of Summerville, S.C., a retired Navy petty officer, former dispatcher with the Isle of Palms Police Department, police officer with the Summerville Police Department, chief deputy with the Leake County Police Department and husband of Sonya Nealy, died Friday. Arrangements by Myricks Funeral Home.


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"GO without fear...the final judgment is already happening," says the new Pope, in the Rolling Stone cover story by Mark Binelli.
The reporter adds that the Pontiff implores the crowds to think of the prospect of meeting one's maker as something to look forward to, "like a wedding, where Jesus and all the saints in heaven will be waiting with open arms."
Don't laugh. Papal events have already tripled to 6.6 millions. Binelli writes: "Pope Francis, the 266th vicar of Jesus Christ on Earth, a man whose obvious humility, empathy and, above all, devotion to the economically disenfranchised has come to feel perfectly suited to our times..."
The Pope! On the cover of Rolling Stone!? This is a magazine made famous and successful ages ago by its long-playing dedicated owner Jann S. Wenner and his first really dynamic editor- publisher, Texas' Joe Armstrong. (Yeah, they fell out but not before they established the total success of raunchy rock talent and explorative "don't hold back" journalism.)
I never thought I'd see this day. Taken as I was with pop culture, sex, drugs, rock'n'roll and the good old bad old days of the 70's, 80's, 90's and now whatever the 21st century has to offer, I wasn't sure I was ready for judgment, redemption and forgiveness. But it seems to be happening.
•"WHEN will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?"
This is the chilling and tragic lyric of the late Pete Seeger's "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"
Believe it or not, I recall Marlene Dietrich when I think on those words. Dietrich, during the last 15 years of her concert career, took up Seeger's anti-war anthem and made it her own. Virulently against war and famously opposing the Nazis, Dietrich's rendition of Seeger's ode took on a fresh meaning, coming from this icon of glamour.
She had denied Hitler her presence in German film; she had turned her back on her homeland, though her sister and mother still lived in Germany.
Her sister, who lived near one of the concentration camps, Marlene never forgave. (She would deny, in fact, that she even had a sister!) There is audio of Marlene speaking with her mother, as American and Russian troops advance on Berlin. It is heartbreaking: "Forgive me the suffering I have caused you!" To the jaded black-tie audiences where she was glamour personified, Dietrich asked a human question, and revealed herself under the mask of make-up and movie-memory illusions.
•PETE SEEGER's death led me to look up the songs he wrote -- so many I'd forgotten. ("If I Had a Hammer"... "Michael Row the Boat Ashore"... "Turn, Turn, Turn.") And I was impressed again to recall that he had been an activist from practically birth to death, at age 94. He was also an environmentalist before the environment was much considered. One of his songs, "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy," was censored by CBS producers when Seeger performed it on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" in 1967. That tune certainly describes where we are politically, these days.
But, where have all the flowers gone? And when will the world ever learn? The aching truth, humanity and hope of Pete Seeger is still something to which we should aspire. Can anyone, anywhere, step up to the plate?
•IF you'd like to pay tribute to the legend that is Peyton Manning as we come up to the Superbowl, do yourself a favor and read the classy words about him in the current Time magazine where writer David Von Drehle has done him proud.
I am not much for sports even though I did my time in the Sixties writing for Sports Illustrated. (Or "Sports Illuminated" as my friend and housekeeper Alice West called it!)
But I know legendary writing about sports events and stars because I worked with so many writing legends in that time. And David Von Drehle is right up there in the proud Time, Inc. tradition.
• EVEN people who don't care about football are carefully watching the Superbowl this Sunday because nobody wants to miss the unusual, sometimes funny, celebrity-fueled advertising.
So, let's talk about advertising for a minute. I love that on Feb. 2, Bloomingdale's will be inviting us to the Year of the Horse -- a festive Chinese New Year event where you might win an $888 shopping spree prize. I want one of their red horse key chains but I don't want to spend $125 to get one - "free."
How about Jack Daniels evoking the spirit of Frank Sinatra, asking that we all "show some class, drink responsibly." They say Sinatra was "bold and timeless" like their "Sinatra Select." (I hope Nancy, Tina, and Frank, Jr. got some money out of this.)
Well, I knew my ultimate pal Frank Sinatra, both when he was drinking responsibly and when he wasn't. What a guy! I loved him even when he thought he hated me and when he finally loved me -- well, that was an experience I would wish on any lady.
This makes me think of the current New Yorker cartoon where a liquor store is selling what they advertise as "Medical Wine."
Last and least, do you believe that someone has predicted that eventually Americans will embrace Mormonism as their favorite religion? I can't recall who wrote this but could it ever happen after the world has been exposed to theater's sarcastic take in "The Book of Mormon?"
Jon Stewart and others have lent their approval to this comedy by calling it "So F**king Good!" in new ads.
I think honestly they should just go ahead and write this ubiquitous curse word out. It may be, at this point, the most over-used expletive in any language. As the great Lenny Bruce said, "It's the suppression of the word that gives it the power, the violence, the viciousness."


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Edward Savage, MD
Primary Location
Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston
- Appointment:
- 877.463.2010
- Desk:
- 561.804.0200
- Fax:
- 561.804.0222
Additional Locations
Heart and Vascular Center Florida
Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston
2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard
Weston, FL 33331
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- Appointment:
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Treatment & Services
- Aorta Surgery
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
- Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts
- Ascending Aortic Replacement
- Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Beating Heart Surgery
- Bypass Surgery
- Bypass Surgery Re-operation
- Complex Aorta Surgery
- Congenital Heart Surgery in Adults
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (cabg) Surgery
- David Procedure
- David Reimplantation Operation
- Decortication
- Heart Failure Surgery
- Heart Surgery
- Heart Surgery for Marfan Syndrome
- Heart Surgery Reoperation
- Heart Valve Repair and Replacement
- Heart Valve Surgery
- Infective Endocarditis Surgery
- Keyhole Surgery
- Left Ventricular Aneurysm Surgery
- Lobectomy, VATS Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Lesion Surgery
- Lung Surgery
- Maze Procedure
- Mediastinal surgery
- Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Repair
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular Surgeries
- Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Off Pump Bypass
- Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgeries
- Minimally Invasive Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Mitral Valve Surgery
- Myectomy
- Off Pump Heart Surgery
- Pericardial Window
- Pericardiectomy
- Pulmonic Valve Repair
- Pulmonic Valve Replacement
- Pulmonic Valve Surgery
- Radial Artery and Saphenous Vein Harvesting
- Removal of Heart Tumors
- Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections
- Septal Myectomy
- Sleeve Lobectomy
- Surgical Biopsy of Thoracic Lymph Nodes
- Surgical Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation
- Surgical Treatment Of Adult Acquired Heart Disease
- Surgical Treatment of Lung Nodules
- Surgical Treatment Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Disease
- Surgical Treatment Of Valve Endocarditis
- Surgical Ventricular Restoration (SVR)
- Thoracentesis
- Thoracic Aorta Surgery
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Thoracic Sympathectomy
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Thymectomy
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Tricuspid Valve Replacement
- Tricuspid Valve Surgery
- Valve Sparing Surgery
- Valve Surgery
- Ventricular Aneurysm Surgery
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
Specialty in Diseases & Conditions
- Aorta Disease
- Aortic Aneurysms
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Valve Disease
- Hyperhidrosis
- Lung Cancer
- Malignant Mesothelioma
- Mediastinal Tumor
- Mesothelioma
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Palmar Hyperhidrosis
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardial Disease
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
- Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Thymoma
- Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Ventricular Aneurysm
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About Edward Savage, MD
Edward B. Savage MD was raised in upstate New York. He graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Biochemistry and completed his medical education at Yale Medical School. He first trained in General Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. This training included two years of laboratory research. He then trained in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Dr. Savage came to the Cleveland Clinic Florida from St. Louis. While primarily a practicing cardiothoracic surgeon, his appointments in the past included Chairman of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Cook County Hospital and Associate Professor at Rush Medical School, both in Chicago. He is currently a Clinical Professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. He has served as Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida and in 2014 was appointed as Center Director for the Heart and Vascular Institute.
Dr. Savage's academic activities have included authorship of numerous scholarly articles, editorship of portions of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (CTSnet.org), and serving as a reviewer for multiple scientific journals in his field. He is credited with publication of two books including the "Atlas of Mitral Valve Repair."
Recognized numerous times, he was cited as a Top Doctor in the Chicago area for many years and for the past few years in Florida.
On a personal level, Dr. Savage is an avid fitness enthusiast and likes to swim, bike, and train with weights. He has earned a black belt in Shotokan karate. He is an avid reader of history, current events and a crossword puzzle enthusiast.
Dr. Savage practices across the spectrum of cardiothoracic surgery including an interest in reoperative and complex cardiac surgery, valvular heart disease, mitral valve repair, surgical approaches to heart failure, minimally invasive heart surgery, minimally invasive lung surgery, lung cancer other diseases of the chest. Having been in practice over 20 years he has broad experience in all of these clinical areas.
Education & Professional Highlights
Education & Fellowships
Fellowship - Brigham & Women's Hospital
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Boston, MA USA
Residency - Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA USA
Internship - Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA USA
Medical School - Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT USA
Undergraduate - Columbia University
New York, NY USA
Professional Highlights
- 2014-Center Director, Heart and Vascular Institute, Clevalnd Clinic Florida
- 2005-2008 Medical Director, Heart and Vascular Services St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
- 2001-2005 Associate Professor of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery Rush Medical College, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois
- 1999-2005 Chairman, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of Surgery, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County (The New Cook County Hospital), Chicago, Illinois
- Thoracic Surgery
Specialty Interests
heart failure surgery, lung cancer, mitral valve repair, minimally invasive valve surgery, Robotic chest surgery
Awards & Honors
- 2000 Listed in Top Doctors: Chicago Metro Area (2nd Ed.)
- 2001 Listed in Top Doctors: Chicago Metro Area (3rd Ed.)
- 2002 Listed in Top Doctors: Chicago Metro Area (4th Ed.)
- 2004 Listed in Guide to America's Top Surgeons (2004-2005 ed.)
- 2007 Listed in Guide to America's Top Surgeons (2007 ed.)
- 2008 Listed in Guide to America's Top Surgeons (2008 ed.)
- 2013 Best Doctor, Top 1% in Nation, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, U.S. News and World Report
- 2015 Listed in Guide to America's Top Surgeons (2015 ed.)
- American College of Surgeons
- European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Society of Thoracic Surgeon
- Southern Thoracic Surgical Society
Research & Publications
See publications for Edward Savage, MD.
(Disclaimer: This search is powered by PubMed, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. PubMed is a third-party website with no affiliation with Cleveland Clinic.)
Industry Relationships
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To assure professional and commercial integrity in such matters, Cleveland Clinic maintains a program that reviews these collaborations and, when appropriate, puts measures in place to minimize bias that may result from ties to industry. Cleveland Clinic publicly discloses the names of companies when (i) its physicians/scientists receive $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) for speaking and consulting, (ii) its physicians/scientists serve as a fiduciary, (iii) its physicians/scientists receive or have the right to receive royalties or (iv) its physicians/ scientists hold any equity interest for the physician's/scientist's role as inventor, discoverer, developer, founder or consultant.* In publicly disclosing this information, Cleveland Clinic tries to provide information as accurately as possible about its physicians' and scientists' connections with industry.
As of 3/30/2018, Dr. Savage has reported no financial relationship with industry that is applicable to this listing. In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.
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108 Patient Satisfaction Reviews
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Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cleveland Clinic.
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8 Patient Comments
Reviewed on Jun 27, 2018
my health is being taken care the best they can. dr savage staff is the best. ever one has been a help me so much thank you.
Reviewed on Jun 20, 2018
Dr. Savage could not have been more professional & has a FANTASTIC personality. He put our entire family at ease -- we know we're in great hands!
Reviewed on Apr 18, 2018
The cardiology unit was very busy. I was more than happy to wait to see Dr. Edward Savage. He is a highly trained surgeon and does the surgery I would most likely need to have in the future. He did forward my chart to Dr. Faisal Bakeem, my surgeon in Cleveland.
Reviewed on Apr 11, 2018
Outstanding service. After having been to numerous other local providers, my experience at Cleveland CLinic was a relief. It was well organized and thoughtful care.
Reviewed on Dec 15, 2017
*Dr. Savage is very skilled and did a great job.
Reviewed on Nov 22, 2017
good experience
Reviewed on Nov 22, 2017
good experience
Reviewed on Sep 4, 2017
Excellent care from all.
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Newly minted Emmy nominee Aidan Quinn has booked a key recurring role on FOX's "Canterbury's Law."
Quinn will play Matt Furey, husband of Julianna Margulies' eponymous Elizabeth Canterbury. The character is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney turned a law professor after his son goes missing in an unsolved tragedy.
The role of the estranged husband was played by Linus Roache in the original pilot, but Roache left to take a gig on NBC's "Law & Order."
According to FOX's always fungible long-term scheduling plans, "Canterbury's Law" is slated Thursday nights starting in January at some point.
Earlier this summer Quinn picked up his second career Emmy nomination for his work on HBO's "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee." His TV credits include NBC's short-lived "The Book of Daniel" and an arc on "Third Watch," while he's been seen on the big screen in films like "Practical Magic," "Legends of the Fall" and "Desperately Seeking Susan."


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The Minister for Competitiveness (Mr. Alan Johnson): Thank you, Mr. Amess. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time.
In 1997, the European Parliament and the Council agreed on a harmonised regulatory framework for postal services in Europe. Most significantly, the framework set a minimum requirement for a universal postal service and set limits to the services that could be reserved to universal service providers. The directive also set a timetable for the European Parliament and the Council to decide on further gradual and controlled liberalisation. The proposals issued by the European Commission last May give effect to that timetable.
In essence, the Commission has proposed that, from 2003, the limit to the services that may be reserved should be reduced from 350 g and five times the fastest standard tariff to 50 g and two and a half times that tariff. It has also recommended that outgoing cross-border mail and some specific services, including express services, should no longer be reserved and that there should be a review in 2004, leading to decisions in 2005 about the further liberalising steps to be taken in 2007. The Commission has also proposed that provisions for non-discrimination and transparency in tariff setting, avoiding cross-subsidy between reserved and other services, should be tightened up and that provisions for complaints procedures should be extended.
In December, the European Parliament proposed a number of amendments, including limiting the first step to 150 g and being less specific about the forward timetable after any review. The Telecommunications Council debated the draft directive in December, but failed to reach agreement. Several member states, in particular Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden and Finland, were willing to go further than the Commission proposals both in terms of the first step to be taken in 2003 and in wanting to achieve an end date for full liberalisation. Those who opposed the 50 g proposal included France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain. Several of those countries also have problems with the proposal on international mail. Belgium and Ireland, while favouring a lower first-step reduction, also wanted a final end date.
The UK supported the Commission framework and timetable to make a first significant reduction in 2003 and then to conduct a review before deciding the next steps to be taken in 2007. We said that although we believed that a reduction to 150 g could be achieved in 2003 without adversely affecting the universal service and the uniform tariff, we could not go further without the advice of our new postal regulator, the Postal Services Commission, known as PostComm.
The Committee will be aware of the Government's postal reforms. We have consistently supported the introduction of competition consistent with maintaining the universal service at a uniform tariff. An effective competitive environment can bring benefits of greater choice, higher quality and keener pricing for consumers, and can drive efficiencies and improve performance in competing companies. That is why we have set up an independent postal regulator, whose role is to protect and promote consumer interests and whose primary duty is to ensure the maintenance of a universal service at a uniform tariff.
The Post Officenow Consignia plcno longer has a statutory monopoly, but since 26 March it has operated in an area of broadly equivalent scope under the terms of a licence issued by the Postal Services Commission. PostComm is also able to consider applications from other operators. In so doing, it must ensure that the universal service at a uniform tariff will not be undermined.
One of PostComm's key tasks is to make recommendations on how to introduce more competition, but because work is in progress, the Government have told the European Commission and other member states that, although we support the overall framework proposed by the Commission, we do not want to take a definitive view of the detail until we have the advice that we have commissioned from PostComm. We expect PostComm to address the important questions on the cost of the universal service and on how to ensure that it can continue to be financed in an increasingly competitive market.
The United Kingdom has a dynamic and increasingly competitive postal market, so it is in our interests to ensure that there is a level playing field in Europe. That is why we said that we want a significant increase in competition in 2003, consistent with maintaining the universal service at a uniform tariff, and a timetable for next steps, including a review before they are taken in 2007. To ensure that the steps that we take really represent a level playing field, we believe that the European Commission should examine the different regulatory frameworks in operation and the commercial provision to the public of non-reserved postal services.
We want more information from our regulator before we reach final agreement about the precise steps to be taken. Some detailsthe issue of special services and the size of the first step, for exampleneed to be resolved, but in principle we welcome the European Commission's initiative and proposals for a more competitive postal market in Europe. It will be a useful basis for determining a framework for future liberalisation of the postal services sector in the European Union, provided that appropriate safeguards are in place to maintain the universal service at a uniform tariff.
The Chairman: We now have until 11.30 at the latest for questions to be put to the Minister. They should be brief and asked one at a time, which should allow ample opportunity for hon. Members to ask several.
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): It is a great pleasure to serve for a second time under your chairmanship, Mr. Amess. I welcome the Minister's introductory statement. Will he shed light on when he expects to hear from the regulator?
Mr. Johnson: The timetable from the regulator suggests that it should provide us with its advice and the new level of the domestic reserved area in late summer.
Miss Geraldine Smith (Morecambe and Lunesdale): If full liberalisation of postal services takes place too quickly, what will be the implications for universal service providers and for my constituents who live in rural areas and depend on postal services? Will costs on them increase?
Mr. Johnson: Those are the major concerns. We must consider not only universal service, but universal service at a uniform tariff. The uniform tariff is not common throughout Europe. Spain has never had it and Sweden has abandoned it, to all intents and purposes. We intend to protect it, as it is important for consumers everywhere, especially in rural areas. For that reason, we agree that we should move to liberalisation carefully and ensure that, at every step, we review the situation so that the provision is not damaged. There are huge implications for people in rural areas. In some countries that have moved on liberalisation too quickly, evidence shows that doing so has adversely affected services offered to rural communities.
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome): It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Amess, for, I think, the first time.
The Minister said that Sweden had abandoned a uniform tariff, to all intents and purposes. Given that the demographic distribution of population is even more extremely polarised in Sweden than in Britain, what have been the consequences in terms of increased tariff in its more rural areas? Might lessons from Sweden be applied to Great Britain?
Mr. Johnson: In Sweden, a uniform tariff applies to domestic users, but bulk mail is zonally priced. That has affected the uniform tariff. Costs have increased, some of which the Swedish Government attribute to the imposition of 25 per cent. VAT on postal tariffs, and the Swedish consumers' body has said that service has worsened. The country provides an important lesson as to how we deal with the issue domestically.
Mr. Keith Darvill (Upminster): This is the third time that I have served under your chairmanship in about as many days, Mr. Amess.
Will my hon. Friend the Minister tell the Committee about arrangements to study the impact of information and communications technology? The possible effect on universal postal services could be quite severe. We are in an important decision-making period and the Government and PostComm should take into account changes in information and communication technology; they may have more impact than in the past.
Mr. Johnson: That is one of the major tasks of PostComm. New information technology is one of the three challenges for postal services across the world, the other two being liberalisation and globalisation. Mail is still forecast to grow Europe-wide by between 2 and 3 per cent. a year. The most common message in e-mails is still, I think, a request to send something by post. The new developments are not entirely to be considered as a threat; they present opportunities too. However, the issue that my hon. Friend identifies is important, and provides one reason for the view taken by PostComm when it responded to an inquiry from us, before the Council of Ministers meeting on 22 December. PostComm stated that although it was relaxed about the prospect of a reduction of the limit to 150 g and confident that it would not damage the universal service at a uniform tariff, it wanted to do more work before it could be confident that a further reduction would not diminish and threaten the universal service.
Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): I am a virgin as far as your chairmanship goes, Mr. Amess, but I welcome the opportunity to serve under it and look forward to doing so in future.
I welcome the Minister's statement, but will he provide further details about the comparable costs of universal rates on the continent and how the UK charges rate in that context? Also, I gather that in countries such as Belgium, differential rates apply depending, for example, on the shape of letters. How much are matters on the continent confused by considerations other than weight and price?


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HealthCentral teams with cancer organization
BreastCancer.org has opened the door for banner advertising and tapped online health network HealthCentral for the development of sponsorship programs, according to an announcement.
Jeremy Shane, president and COO of HealthCentral, said the collaboration includes the provision of awareness banners, links to sponsored microsites outside of BreastCancer.org, and an aggregation of content from the site to be distributed elsewhere within HealthCentral's network. Shane noted that HealthCentral will work alongside BreastCancer.org's internal traffic drivers to redirect users to relevant sponsored content as well.
Sponsorship opportunities will focus on breast cancer-related treatments and products, as well as peripheral conditions associated with the disease and treatment, such as osteoporosis, anemia, nausea, sleep disorders, depression and diabetes.
BreastCancer.org is currently positioned at the very top of Google's organic search results for the phrases "breast cancer" and "breast cancer treatment." The site provides copious amounts of information—as well as interactive forums for discussion—on numerous topics related to the disease.
Regarding the forum discussions on the site, Shane said HealthCentral will seek the organization's council for appropriate advertising possibilities. "Initially, there will be no pharmaceutical ads in this space," said Shane.
A letter posted on BreastCancer.org on April 29, signed by organization executives Marisa Weiss and Hope Wohl, outlined the need for industry support in tough economic times. "Since our inception, we have depended on contributions from individuals and corporations...unfortunately, that has become more challenging for us," the letter said. The site will now accept banners from paid sponsors, as specified by the site's sponsorship guidelines, according to the letter. There will be certain limitations on the kinds of campaigns executed on the site, said Shane, due to BreastCancer.org's status as a nonprofit organization.


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Widow mother staying with her two children Raja & Sona, working as a maid servent. Villagers are unnessesarily insulting them because they are very poor. Raja is driven away from his school by school chairman. Raja's mother puts a request to Raja's uncle, she wrote a letter asking him to take her son with him so that he can study properly. Raja didn't want to go, but his mother sends him forcefully. Then Raja's aunt beats him up, defames him as a thief & drives him away from her house. Raja wants to go to his mother but he has lost his path in this big world. At last Raja starts begging and fortunately a teacher met him & took him back to his house. Raja grows up, he gets first class in MA & got a job of official rank in a coal mine. On the other hand Raja's uncle again takes in his house Raja's mother & younger brother Sona. Raja's mother & his brother try to find out Raja. Raja is introduced with manager's daughter Sima in the coal mine. Manager arranges a house where Raja can stay. Sima tries to came closer to Raja. Rakesh tries to rape Sima but Raja saves her. Raja collectedRs 25 thousand for the marriage of a mine employee' daughter, when he was returning with this money he is attacked by criminals. His brother donate blood for Raja. Raja escape from death. Raja got to know that coal mine employee uncle was actually his own uncle. He find out about his mother & younger brother Sona. Raja discovers Sima safely. Amalbabu at last surrenders his daughter to Raja in presence of his mother, brother & uncle.
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Following the disappointing family melodrama "Ma Saison preferee," which opened last year's Cannes festival, Andre Techine is back in top form with "Wild Reed," a poignantly touching coming-of-age saga. Putting his notorious penchant for visual style at the service of a more personal work, Techine has made one of his best and most emotional films. Evocation of universal themes about adolescence and sexual politics, peppered with Gallic charm and popular American songs, should make this film, which could be described as a French "American Graffiti," seductive to offshore audiences with a taste for warm French fare.
Set in 1962, at the end of the Algerian war, tale centers on the inner turmoil of a trio of youngsters at a boarding school. Francois (Gael Morel), a sensitive boy (clearly the helmer's alter ego), is beginning to explore his sexuality when he finds himself attracted to the masculine, working-class Serge (Stephane Rideau), a classmate.
A sexual incident between them in the dorm one night confuses Francois, though it's clear to Serge that it was a one-time occurrence, a release of unbearable sexual tension. In fact, Serge is attracted to Maite (Elodie Bouchez) , the pretty daughter of Madame Alvarez (Michele Moretti), their severe, demanding teacher.
Into this stable, rather calm world arrives Henri (Frederic Gorny), a militant French-Algerian boy whose radical politics throw the school into turbulence. "Wild Reed" is wonderfully precise in chronicling how political ideas created bitterly opposing camps over the issue of Algeria's independence and hence tore the country apart.
Pic's first scene, the wedding of Serge's brother, establishes that he, like many of his compatriots, would do anything to avoid going back to war, and his death serves as the dramatic impetus for various personal/political crises.
Structured as a series of interlocking vignettes, "Wild Reed" contains moments that are at once painful and droll. In one touching scene, Francois stands in front of a mirror, repeating over and over, as if to convince himself, "I am a faggot." In another, he storms into the town's shoe store, whose owner is known to be gay, and shocks the bewildered man with a direct question about his lifestyle.
As always, Techine is excellent at exploring "tiny" personal flashes that assume larger meaning when placed against the broader historical context. In the film's last and most important sequence, a picnic by the river, the four main characters are forced to come to terms with their inner crises and emerging identities. In a masterly stroke, with a restlessly swirling camera, helmer skillfully captures that crucial moment that announces the end of innocence and the beginning of adulthood.
Techine is one of few French directors to explore life in the provinces, and here Jeanne Lapoirie's luminous lensing seizes the specific flavor of France's Southwest. Like "American Graffiti," the energetic soundtrack uses popular hits from the era, including the Platters' "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," Del Shannon's "Runaway" and the Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann."
In its lyrical mood, perceptive scrutiny of rites of passage and fresh, naturalistic acting, "Wild Reed" bears resemblance to Louis Malle's great childhood films, most notably "Murmur of the Heart."


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VCDR's 2014 Legislative Platform
Budget and Policy Priorities
The Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights presents our legislative platform for 2014. This document highlights some of the legislative, policy and state budget issues affecting Vermonters with disabilities and their families.
Rights and the essential services needed by Vermonters with disabilities and their families must be preserved. Disability affects individuals and families from every Vermont community and from all social, cultural and economic backgrounds. It is a human experience that can come to any of us at any time; and it is a fact of life for many children, working age adults and elders in Vermont. These Vermonters and their families look to government for the protection of rights and services that make equality, self-determination, independence, community participation and work possible. This is the expectation that drives VCDR's advocacy and public education activities and that will direct our work in the 2014 legislative session.
The interests and concerns of Vermonters with disabilities must influence health care reform, economic and community development, and the preservation and renewal of Vermont's health, education and human services strategies. VCDR will continue to advocate for the Medicaid benefits and long term care services that individuals with disabilities of all ages depend on to maintain health and independence. We will continue to advocate for successful peer directed services and other mental health, children and family services, transportation and economic development initiatives, legal resources, educational services, and other state and community programs that promote self determination, community participation, health and employment.
We look forward to working with both the Administration and the legislature to ensure that the work of this legislative session addresses the hopes and needs of Vermonters with disabilities and results in policies and programs that are beneficial to all.
Civil Rights
Respectful Language Legislation Follow Up: VCDR urges the legislature to take the next step in the process and pass S.27 in order to amend Vermont statutes to refer to people with disabilities using respectful language. And we urge the legislative council and state agencies to insure that all policy drafting proceed in the spirit of the 2010 bill.
Safeguarding Mental Health Rights and Protections: VCDR will monitor and oppose legislative proposals that may diminish the civil rights of people with mental health issues, particularly those that might relate to forced treatment. Due process should not be compromised as new inpatient and community services are developed.
Values and Quality Assurance in Developmental Services: People with intellectual disabilities served by the Vermont's developmental service system should be protected from abuse and neglect, have choices, and be able to be full participants in community life. The values of self determination and community integration in Vermont's Developmental Disabilities Act be should be adhered to in related laws, regulations, policies and in the provision of services and supports. Twenty years after closing Brandon, we need to rebuild our quality assurance infrastructure for developmental services. Thus VCDR supports H.728 to reinforce the strengths of our DD Act!
Individual and Family Engagement in Health Care Reform: VCDR will monitor health care reform activities, especially the Vermont Blueprint for Health's implementation in communities, to ensure that patients and family members are integral participants in their design, implementation, and evaluation. VCDR will continue to monitor state and federal health care reform with the goal of ensuring that Vermont's financing, service delivery and administrative practices benefit individuals with disabilities and their families and that related policies and practices ensure equal access and necessary rights protection for these Vermonters.
Open Meetings: VCDR Supports efforts in H.440 that would extend the requirements of the Open Meeting Law to meetings of the Governing Boards and subcommittees of hospitals and Accountable Care Organizations. New ACOs will no doubt impact services for people with disabilities and there should be transparency within hospitals and ACOs when decisions are being made that affect our community.
Palliative Care & Pain Management Task Force: VCDR will monitor and follow the progress of H.237 to insure that the bill treats people with disabilities equitably when mechanisms are set up to identify and empower surrogate decision makers. Access to protected health care information, consent issues around DNR/COLST orders, and admission to palliative and hospice care are among the potentially controversial issues.
Integrated Family Services: VCDR will monitor the actual budget and policy actions being implemented under the Integrated Family Services initiative to ensure that IFS realizes its potential for family directed services that effectively and responsively meet children and families' needs. Families and youth engagement is needed in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the changes.
Seclusion & Restraint in Vermont Schools: Efforts should be continued to ensure enforcement of Agency of Education Rule 4500 regulating the use of restraint and seclusion in Vermont schools. Ongoing monitoring of school data by the AOE, the legislature, families and other stakeholders is crucial to ensure that all students, particularly those with disabilities are being protected and that positive behavioral supports are being implemented.
State Education Agency (SEA): The legislature should monitor Vermont's State Education Agency (SEA) as it transitions from a department with a Commissioner reporting to a statewide board to an agency with a Secretary that reports to the Governor. Monitoring should ensure that the departments within the new agency structure that are responsible for the enforcement and implementation of the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973are appropriately staffed and supported through this transition and afforded a significant role within the agency, enabling them to ensure that students with disabilities are fully included in Vermont schools and given appropriate services and supports to achieve their maximum potential. We ask that the Legislature monitor the SEA to ensure that the voices of families and youth with disabilities are included throughout the transition and on an ongoing basis as decisions are made that will ultimately impact them directly.
Common Core Standards: VCDR recommends that the Legislature monitor the State Education Agency (SEA) and Local Education Agencies (LEA's) during Vermont's transition to the Common Core Standards. The purpose of this monitoring is to ensure that there is appropriate planning and preparation to implement the Common Core with all students, including students with disabilities. Students with disabilities should be included in this new general education curriculum and given appropriate support to ensure that they are able to achieve their maximum potential.
Medicaid & Budget
"People First" Budget: VCDR agrees with the "People's Budget Campaign" that people have a right to healthcare, education, housing, and dignified work. Yet our state is cutting necessary public services and public jobs, instead of raising new revenue. We join with them to demand a say in how our state raises and spends our tax dollars. Our leaders should understand and manage to the NEED, rather than simply manage to current revenue.
EPSDT Medicaid: The state should review funding levels for mandated EPSDT services (including case management , rehabilitative therapies, and transportation including family van modifications) for Vermont's Medicaid eligible children.
Family Funding & CSHN Respite: VCDR requests level or increased funding of respite opportunities for families provided via Developmental Services Flexible Family Funding, the Department of Health/Children with Special Health Needs Respite Program, the Children's Mental Health Respite Program, the Children's Personal Care Services Programs, and/or any other programs in order to restore past funding levels, and to bring the programs to parity.
Children's Integrated Services – Early Intervention: In order to assure that all children with a legal entitlement to services that are guaranteed by federal and state law, including Part C and B or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Early, Periodic, Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Services under Medicaid, receive these services at the level and for the duration medically and developmentally necessary, we propose that Vermont:
- Appropriate $1,500,000 to the Department for Children and Families (DCF), Child Development Division (CDD) to increase funding for Part C services under Children's Integrated Services (CIS).
- Appropriate additional money TBD to the Agency of Human Services (AHS) to increase access to EPSDT services.
- Assure CIS services and EPSDT services are included in the planning and implementation of Vermont's single payer insurance system.
- Require CIS representation on all Community Health Teams.
- Direct Building Bright Futures (BBF) to work with the Agency of Education (AOE) and DCF to explore the implementation of the Birth to Five option for early intervention and early childhood special education services under IDEA.
- Direct BBF, in conjunction with AOE and DCF, to do an analysis of the staffing needs to assure an adequate and appropriately trained workforce to provide early childhood prevention and early intervention services in accordance with established state and national standards.
- Ensure that an appropriate portion of funding moves from AOE to AHS CDD to compensate for the transfer of evaluation responsibility from Early Essential Education (EEE) to Early Intervention (EI).
- Ensure input from the field on the Interagency Agreement for Part C as rule changes on eligibility and evaluation responsibility move forward.
Long Term Care & Supports: A realistic level of long term supports must be available to those with serious needs. This includes developmental services, especially those oriented towards transition to adulthood. Most people don't realize that only about 25% of the people who have developmental disabilities get services. Each year about 100 new people come into the system because of some crisis in their life, like homelessness, the death of a parent, or abuse. And once they come into the system they likely will need services for the rest of their lives. Services for people with serious mental health issues need to be robust so that, with other people with disabilities, they can have equal access to the opportunity to participate in all aspects of society.
Work Incentives: The administration and the legislature should expand Vermont's work incentive benefits, including expanding eligibility and asset protections in Vermont's Medicaid for Working People with Disabilities Program, to encourage more people with disabilities to participate in the workforce. Employment initiatives should be part of the State Innovation Model, the Dual Eligibles Project and the Community Rehabilitation & Treatment Program since it has been shown that people who are employed and productive are healthier and lower the overall cost of health care.
Support for Peer Initiatives: The state should continue and expand support for Peer initiatives and organizations like Vermont Psychiatric Survivors, Green Mountain Self-Advocates, Another Way Drop-in Center, and Alyssum. These, and projects like the "Soteria House" currently being developed, build on the life experience and wisdom of people with disabilities.
Peer Navigation for Families with Complex Needs: Vermont should reinstate this program in which people with the lived experience of complex needs in their OWN families assisted other families to find their way through the complex system of social, economic and health programs. Formerly federally funded for 6 years (Family Support 360 Project), peer navigation has a documented record of success in supporting more informed choices and positive outcomes for families with children and/or parents with disabilities.
Support Service Providers (SSP) for DeafBlind Individuals: VCDR is requesting that $60,000 for SSP services be included in the DAIL budget. We believe that SSPs, individuals who are trained to act as links between persons who are deaf-blind and their environment, are essential to support the independence and community participation of individuals who are DeafBlind and other Vermonters with dual sensory loss. The Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VCDHH) has received funding for initial administrative costs and the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (VABVI) has helped to train people to provide this service, but cannot provide direct services funding to the many Vermonters who would benefit.
The Sue Williams Freedom Fund: VCDR supports this longstanding VCIL initiative to provide grant assistance, unavailable through medical insurance, for people with disabilities in need of services, adaptive equipment and equipment necessary to live independently in their own homes. VCDR asks the state to augment VCIL's program with $67,500 to serve the 45 people currently on their waiting list.
Emergency Housing Needs for People With Disabilities: Last year DCF's EA/GA Temporary Housing Program was dramatically cut. This eliminated DCF funding for emergency motel housing for many people with disabilities, families with children, and young people aging out of DCF foster care. Individuals with disabilities who are not current Social Security recipients are no longer eligible. VCDR asks that the legislature increase the funding to ensure that the most minimal emergency housing needs are met and that rules be changed so that assistance is not categorically denied to individuals with disabilities NOT receiving Supplemental Security Income or SSDI.
Insurance Coverage for Hearing Aids: Private insurance should be required to provide some reasonable level of coverage for hearing aids.
Affordable and Accessible Housing: VCDR will support efforts to expand Vermont's available stock of affordable and accessible housing. This requires legislative support for increasing the number of appropriate rental and purchase units, and for regulation that prohibits credit scoring bias. These services require an infrastructure expansion for developers, housing authorities, and private landlords.
Transportation: VCDR will support efforts to expand Vermont's public transportation options, including a unified (state-wide) approach to sub-contracting and support for both medical and non-medical needs. This requires legislative support to unify the varied regional contracts and to regulate the criteria for use and public support. These services require an infrastructure and regulatory revision expansion for regional and local transportation providers.
Van Modification: Funding of approximately $424,000 should be provided to assist families with expenses related to modifying a van or other vehicle to make the vehicle accessible to children whose medical condition requires adaptive equipment and/or a wheelchair.
Parking Placard Statute Update: VCDR supports updating Vermont's parking placard statute to clarify that individuals transporting a person with a valid placard have the same rights as the individual would have if she or he were driving the vehicle.
VCDR thanks the Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council, VCDR members and friends for their contributions and support of our work. For more information about particular bills and other VCDR advocacy activities, or to share your recommendations and concerns, contact us
Contact VCDR
To Contact VCDR by mail:
11 East State St., Suite 2
Montpelier, VT 05602
VCDR can be contacted by phone via VCIL at:
Phone: 1-800-639-1522


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New mom Chrissy Teigen attempted to keep a vegan diet but quit after just 12 hours.
The supermodel is a self-proclaimed foodie and even released her first cookbook called Cravings: Recipes For All the Food You Want to Eat in February (16), but she wanted to take on a new challenge by cutting out all meat, eggs and dairy from her diet on Wednesday (25May16).
Chrissy took to Twitter to announce her new healthy lifestyle, joking, "i have been vegan for 12 hours and I've said it 14 times today."
Minutes later, she admitted her craving for meat, adding, "and now it is time for rib eye wednesdays. don't question my veganism."
John Legend's wife even nicknamed herself "chrissy vegan", as some of her nearly 2 million followers began asking her about the type of foods she's eating, including one user who wrote, "have you tried a vegan hotdog? you can't formally eat one without posting it on Instagram with the caption '#vegan'".
A disgusted Chrissy replied, "that sounds like the taste of my heart breaking."
However, the vegan challenge didn't last for long, since she returned to Twitter an hour later, posting a photo of herself snuggled up against John, who was holding a plate filled with steak and broccoli.
"that was fun," she wrote, "my book, the 12 hour vegan, out now."
Chrissy, who welcomed daughter Luna last month (Apr16), has become a New York Times best-seller thanks to her popular cookbook, which has many non-vegan recipes.
When she announced her new project in January (16), Chrissy wrote on Instagram, "I'm so excited for you guys to see - I really really hope you love everything in it and find recipes to make for those you love for years to come... pot pie soup with crust crackers, Italian sausage meatloaf, cholula honey butter fried chicken, buttery scallops with the perfect sear, spicy black bean veggie chili, my herb and garlic goat cheese stuffed chicken breast wrapped in prosciutto..."


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ASA Electronics® Debuts Light Dimming Module for iN∙Command® Control Systems
June 4, 2018
ASA Electronics continues to expand the functionality of their iN∙Command Control Systems with the NCSLED3Z module. Using a RV-C connection, OEMS can add this module to the base Body Control Module of the iN∙Command system.
Garvey Transitions to New Role at ASA Electronics®
May 14, 2018
ASA Electronics is proud to announce that Christina Garvey will be assuming the role of RV Aftermarket Manager and will be responsible for all distributor and aftermarket accounts for the RV division. Up to this point, Garvey has worked on the OEM side of the business. She will step into her new role effective immediately.
ASA Electronics® Announces Series of Webinars on Smart RV Technology
May 10, 2018
ASA Electronics is offering free, interactive training sessions on iN∙Command Control Systems to give RV dealers and manufacturers the tools to deliver Smart RV technology to consumers. With Millennials and Gen Xers making up over 76% of the camping population (KOA), the demand for new and more intuitive campsite technology is on the rise.
ASA Electronics Introduces New JENSEN JWM90A Wall Mount Stereo
April 18, 2018
ASA Electronics continues to provide the latest in top-of-the-line stereo technology for the RV industry with the JWM90A Bluetooth® Wall Mount Stereo. This newest addition to the JENSEN® line of stereos is designed to bring the home entertainment experience to the great outdoors with more than three times the power of a traditional wall mount stereo.
ASA Electronics Brings iN∙Command with Global Connect to Keystone Cougar
April 16, 2018
"ASA Electronics continues the evolution of iN∙Command Control Systems with Global Connect™ technology. iN∙Command with Global Connect comes standard on all 2019 Cougar models, giving RV owners more options to take control of their RV. Keystone Cougar is the first RV brand to use Global Connect technology across all models."
ASA Electronics Receives Morgan Olson "Award of Excellence"
April 2, 2018
ASA Electronics is a proud recipient of Morgan Olson's highest supplier honor, the 2018 Presidential Circle Award of Excellence.
ASA Electronics Launches Latest JENSEN Stereo
March 21, 2018
ASA Electronics continues to be on the cutting edge of entertainment technology for the RV industry with the JENSEN® JWM40.
ASA Electronics Introduces New JENSEN TV with Built-in DVD Player
March 19, 2018
ASA Electronics has updated our line of JENSEN televisions with the JTV1917DVDC, a 19-inch LCD TV that is perfect for the RV market.
ASA Electronics Launches Voyager Website for Commercial Industry
February 27, 2018
ASA Electronics has officially launched VoyagerCameras.com, the online home of the most trusted observation brand on the road. The Voyager website will serve as a retail storefront and resource library, geared toward customers in the commercial industry.
ASA Electronics Adds Josh Theodorovich to Commercial Vehicle Team
February 26, 2018
ASA Electronics continues to strengthen our sales force with addition of Josh Theodorovich to the Commercial Vehicle sales team.
ASA Electronics Develops Accessory Power Strip for Agricultural Market
February 20, 2018
ASA Electronics is bringing increased functionality to the agricultural market with the JENSEN® JHDPS1 Accessory Power Strip.
ASA Electronics Awarded ISO 9001:2015 Certification
February 19, 2018
ASA Electronics is proud to announce we have received an ISO 9001:2015 Management System certification from SRI Quality System Registrar. This certification bolsters the ASA Electronics commitment to excellence and to our customers, proving that our success in business is related to our effective operating procedures.


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The workplace could be the best place for the mass adoption of health tech in the UK helping to improve and maintain employees' health through company wellness programmes.
Despite the recent explosion of health tech ownership in the UK, leading to lots of personal data being generated, there are doubts from data academics about whether this information is being used to the best effect by individuals alone¹.
The third annual AXA PPP Health Tech & You State of the Nation online survey shows that 57% of the British workforce would be open to wearing a company paid-for fitness band or similar device during working hours to help monitor their health and wellbeing, as long as this was supplied to them free of charge by their employer. This figure increases to nearly two-thirds (63%), if employers offer workers the device and a financial bonus for wearing it at work.
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There are six categories for the Health Tech & You Awards programme 2017, listed below. Each has a distinct focus from identifying health tech that can support specific needs in society, having the most positive impact for health care providers and identifying individual innovators and organisations that are pioneers within the health technology for the benefit of individuals.
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The State Of The Nation survey was commissioned by AXA PPP healthcare as part of the AXA PPP Health Tech & You programme. All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 2,094 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 29–30 November, 2016. The survey was carried out online. The findings documented in this article relate to 1,249 working adults within the survey sample and have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+).
¹Hänsel, K., Wilde, N., Haddadi, H. and Alomainy, A. (2015) 'Challenges with Current Wearable Technology in Monitoring Health Data and Providing Positive Behavioural Support', MOBIHEALTH'15 Proceedings of the 5th EAI International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare, pp. 158–161. http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/~hamed/papers/mobi_health.pdf
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