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Flight Attendant Union Holds Moment of Silence to Honor September 11 Heroes
Washington, DC (September 11, 2017) – The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) issued the following statement on the 16th year since the September 11, 2001 attacks changed the country and the Flight Attendant profession forever:
"On September 11, 2001, twenty-five Flight Attendants took action as first responders in a war we didn't know we were fighting. These heroes were among the first to relay the intelligence that alerted our country and our flying partners on Flight 93, who in turn sacrificed their own lives to save countless others on the ground.
"Immediately following the horrific events, Flight Attendants and crewmembers helped usher millions of passengers home to their families and loved ones. Our work continues every day since then, adding to our role as first responder the responsibility as aviation's last line of defense.
"In addition to a moment of silence observed at 8:46 am Eastern Time throughout our Flight Attendant Union, an AFA Honor Guard of Flight Attendants in uniform will attend services at our nation's three national memorials in New York, Shanksville and at the Pentagon. Flight Attendants around the globe will also honor our heroes by working as first responders, attending community remembrances and in other personal and private ways.
"We promised to Never Forget. We promised to Never Forget the events of that day and to ensure they never happen again. Our heroes will forever unite us."
United Flight 175
Flight Attendant: Robert J. Fangman
Flight Attendant: Amy N. Jarret
Flight Attendant: Amy R. King
Flight Attendant: Kathryn LaBorie
Flight Attendant: Alfred G. Marchand
Flight Attendant: Michael C. Tarrou
Flight Attendant: Alicia N. Titus
Captain: Victor Saracini
First Officer: Michael Horrocks
Customer Service Representative: Marianne MacFarlane
Customer Service Representative: Jesus Sanchez
United Flight 93
Flight Attendant: Lorraine G. Bay
Flight Attendant: Sandra Bradshaw
Flight Attendant: Wanda A. Green
Flight Attendant: CeeCee Lyles
Flight Attendant: Deborah Welsh
Captain: Jason Dahl
First Officer: Leroy Homer
American Flight 11
Flight Attendant: Barbara Arestegui
Flight Attendant: Jeffrey Collman
Flight Attendant: Sara Low
Flight Attendant: Karen Martin
Flight Attendant: Kathleen Nicosia
Flight Attendant: Betty Ong
Flight Attendant: Jean Roger
Flight Attendant: Madeline Sweeney
Flight Attendant: Dianne Snyder
Captain: John Ogonowski
First Officer: Thomas McGuinness
Customer Service Representative: Renee Newell
American Flight 77
Flight Attendant: Michelle Heidenberger
Flight Attendant: Jennifer Lewis
Flight Attendant: Kenneth Lewis
Flight Attendant: Renee May
Captain: Charles Burlingame
First Officer: David Charlebois
View AFA International President September 11, 2017 video address: https://youtu.be/T3NRsFaadhI
AFA has an online memorial called Never Forget. The memorial may be accessed at afacwa.org/neverforget.
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The Association of Flight Attendants is the Flight Attendant union. Focused 100 percent on Flight Attendant issues, AFA has been the leader in advancing the Flight Attendant profession for 72 years. Serving as the voice for Flight Attendants in the workplace, in the aviation industry, in the media and on Capitol Hill, AFA has transformed the Flight Attendant profession by raising wages, benefits and working conditions. Nearly 50,000 Flight Attendants come together to form AFA, part of the 700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO. Visit us at www.afacwa.org.


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Sprint's Overdrive hub is a lot more than a cellular modem: It's got dual 4G/3G connectivity, shared connections with up to five devices over Wi-Fi, and can serve as a sort of mini NAS, with shared microSD storage.
Early leaks of the device were mostly right, but given that the Wi-Fi range is even further than expected—150ft, Sprint and Sierra claim—actually undersold it a bit. (WiMax is fast enough, and that Wi-Fi range is long enough, that you could conceivably use one of these as your primary source of internet at home. Nuts, basically.) A 1.4-inch LCD screen lets you know who's connected to what and how, and gives you a precise battery reading—fixing one of the dumbest problems with Verizon's Mifi. Actually, all around this device feels like the MiFi on steroids—it's even a bit bigger, at about 3 x 3 x .6 inches, though that's still pretty compact for what you're getting here.
The Overdrive goes on sale January 10th for $100.
With a two-year service agreement, ha! Thought you were getting out of that one, didn't you! Never. [Sprint]
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Ileostomy - dischargeStandard ileostomy - discharge; Brooke ileostomy - discharge; Continent ileostomy - discharge; Abdominal pouch - discharge; End ileostomy - discharge; Ostomy - discharge; Crohn's disease - ileostomy discharge; Inflammatory bowel disease - ileostomy discharge; Regional enteritis - ileostomy discharge; Ileitis - ileostomy discharge; Granulomatous ileocolitis - ileostomy discharge; IBD - ileostomy discharge; Ulcerative colitis - ileostomy discharge
You had an injury or disease in your digestive system and needed an operation called an ileostomy. The operation changed the way your body gets rid of waste (feces).
Now you have an opening called a stoma in your belly. Waste will pass through the stoma into a pouch that collects it. You will need to take care of the stoma and empty the pouch many times a day.
What to Expect at Home
Your stoma is made from the lining of your intestine. It will be pink or red, moist, and a little shiny.
Stool that comes from your ileostomy is thin or thick liquid, or it may be pasty. It is not solid like the stool that comes from your colon. Foods you eat, medicines you take, and other things may change how thin or thick your stool is.
Some amount of gas is normal.
You will need to empty the pouch 5 to 8 times a day.
Ask your health care provider what you should be eating when you are discharged from the hospital. You may be asked to follow a low-residue diet.
Talk with your provider if you have diabetes, heart disease, or any other condition, and you need to eat or avoid certain foods.
You may take a bath or a shower as air, soap, and water will not hurt your stoma and water will not go into the stoma. It is OK to do this with or without your pouch on.
Drugs and medicines:
- Liquid medicines may work better than solid ones. Take these when they are available.
- Some drugs have a special (enteric) coating. Your body will not absorb these well. Ask your provider or pharmacist for other kinds of medicine.
Talk with your provider if you are taking birth control pills. Your body may not absorb them well enough to keep you from getting pregnant.
Emptying and Cleaning Your Pouch
It is best to empty your pouch when it is about one-third to one-half full. It is easier than when it is fuller, and there will be less odor.
To empty your pouch (remember -- stool may keep coming out of the stoma as you do this):
- Wear a clean pair of medical gloves.
- Put some toilet paper in the toilet to keep splashing down. Or, you can flush as you empty the pouch to avoid splashing.
- Sit far back on the seat or on one side of it. You can also stand or stoop over the toilet.
- Hold the bottom of the pouch up.
- Carefully roll the tail of your pouch over the toilet to empty it.
- Clean the outside and inside of the pouch tail with toilet paper.
- Close the pouch at the tail.
Clean and rinse the inside and outside of the pouch.
- Your ostomy nurse may give you a special soap to use.
- Ask your nurse about spraying nonstick oil inside the pouch to keep stool from sticking to it.
You will also need to know about:
Chew your foods well. This will help keep high-fiber foods from blocking your stoma.
Some signs of blockage are sudden cramping in your belly, a swollen stoma, nausea (with or without vomiting), and sudden increase of very watery output.
Drinking hot tea and other liquids may flush any foods that are blocking the stoma.
There will be times when nothing comes out of your ileostomy for a little while. This is normal.
Contact your provider right away if your ileostomy bag stays empty longer than 4 to 6 hours. Your intestine may be blocked.
Do not just take a laxative if this problem happens.
Some foods that may block your stoma are raw pineapple, nuts and seeds, celery, popcorn, corn, dried fruits (such as raisins), mushrooms, chunky relishes, coconut, and some Chinese vegetables.
Tips for when no stool is coming from your stoma:
- Try loosening the opening of the pouch if you think it is too tight.
- Change your position. Try holding your knees up to your chest.
- Take a warm bath or warm shower.
Loose Stools and Increased Output
Some foods will loosen your stools and can increase output after you eat them. If you believe a certain food has caused a change in your stools, do not eat it for a while, and then try again. These foods may make your stools looser:
- Milk, fruit juice, and raw fruits and vegetables
- Prune juice, licorice, large meals, spicy foods, beer, red wine, and chocolate
Some foods will make your stool thicker. Some of these are applesauce, baked potatoes, rice, bread, peanut butter, pudding, and baked apples.
Drink 8 to 10 glasses of fluid a day. Drink more when it is hot or when you have been very active.
If you have diarrhea or your stools are looser or more watery:
- Drink extra fluids with electrolytes (sodium, potassium). Drinks such as Gatorade, PowerAde, or Pedialyte contain electrolytes. Drinking soda, milk, juice, or tea will help you get enough liquids.
- Try to eat foods that have potassium and sodium every day to keep your potassium and sodium levels from getting too low. Some examples of foods that contain potassium are bananas. Some high-sodium foods are salted snacks.
- Pretzels may help reduce water loss in stool. They also have extra sodium.
- Do not wait to get help. Diarrhea can be dangerous. Call your provider if it does not go away.
When to Call the Doctor
Contact your provider if:
- Your stoma is swelling and is more than a half inch (1 centimeter) larger than normal.
- Your stoma is pulling in, below the skin level.
- Your stoma is bleeding more than normal.
- Your stoma has turned purple, black, or white.
- Your stoma is leaking often.
- Your stoma does not seem to fit as well as it did before.
- You have a skin rash, or the skin around your stoma is raw.
- You have a discharge from the stoma that smells bad.
- Your skin around your stoma is pushing out.
- You have any kind of sore on the skin around your stoma.
- You have any signs of being dehydrated (there is not enough water in your body). Some signs are dry mouth, urinating less often, and feeling lightheaded or weak.
- You have diarrhea that is not going away.
American Cancer Society website. What is an ileostomy? www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/treatment-types/surgery/ostomies/ileostomy/what-is-ileostomy.html. Updated October 16, 2019. Accessed November 17, 2022.
Galandiuk S, Netz U, Morpurgo E, Tosato SM, Abu-Freha N, Ellis CT. Colon and rectum. In: Townsend CM Jr, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 21st ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2022:chap 52.
Raza A, Araghizadeh F. Ileostomy, colostomy, and pouches. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 11th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2021:chap 117.
Review Date: 8/1/2022
Reviewed By: Michael M. Phillips, MD, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


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InnoOmnia, in the city of Espoo, Finland, was founded in 2011. It is the first multi-sector vocational education centre in Finland where entrepreneurs may run their businesses jointly with students and teachers. Work and vocational education are part of a blended learning approach. One of the key aims of the programme is to improve the appeal of vocational education, and to offer "21st century learning" opportunities.
Services include:
1. Entrepreneurship support for current and aspiring entrepreneurs, primarily in arts and crafts or the service sectors.
2. Work-based/on-the-job learning programmes
3. Innovation and piloting of new teaching methods in the context of vocational education, g, e.g. gamification, mobile learning, entrepreneurial teaching methods
4. Teacher and school leader professional development for K-12 and vocational sectors
In 2011, InnoOmnia introduced work experience and entrepreneurial opportunities to address the 60% drop out rate of 16 – 19 year olds.
InnoOmnia aims to combat youth unemployment, and to make vocational education more appealing. To achieve this, the school provides teacher and school leader training and professional development for teaching of 21st century competences, including entrepreneurship. Innovation is also a priority.
Approaches include:
• Encouraging entrepreneurship to help combat unemployment
• Improving the image of VET, with the use of modern technology, real-world learning, innovative teaching and learning methods
• Supporting teachers' professional development to teach 21st century competences
• Providing on-the-job experience
• Supporting sustainability of start-ups through community collaboration and support.
Each student develops, with their teachers, a personalised learning plan incorporating work experience as part of daily studies. The students, teachers and local entrepreneurs collaborate to help their businesses succeed. The school is described as a community, with everyone considered as both "learner and teacher". There are formal and informal networking opportunities to support this type of collaboration.
- Típus
- Gyakorlat
- Ország
- Finnország
- Nyelv
- Oktatási szint
- Középiskola
- Az intervenció szintje
- Célzott
- Az intervenció intenzitása
- Hosszabb távú
- A finanszírozás forrása
- Európai finanszírozás; Nemzeti kormány
Hozzászólások írásához be kell jelentkeznie a honlapon.


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That's right, reader Erik went on StubHub today and purchased a ticket to Game 1 of the World Series at Fenway Park for $6. The seat, located in right field box 97, was listed at $3.00. Presumably the seller screwed up (at the very least) the decimal placement on the listing because the cheapest ticket in that section is now listed at $759.00.
Erik passed along the confirmation email from StubHub that shows the transaction:
50 percent of the cost was thanks to StubHub fees, but we doubt dude cares. He's going to the World Series for less than the cost of a beer in Fenway.
Erik's already printed out the ticket, too, so he should be all set for Wednesday.
What he should really do is resell it at Fenway that night. It would be an incredible profit and there's virtually no way he could screw up the pricing like the original, sad-sack seller.
See Also: StubHub cancels $6 World Series Ticket Sale, Gives Guy Ticket Anyway
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Are Carbohydrates Really Needed During Exercise?
One study questions whether or not we should fuel our muscles during a run or let them use stored energy reserves.
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One study questions whether or not we should fuel our muscles during a run or let them use stored energy reserves.
We all know that consuming carbohydrates during strenuous endurance exercise enhances performance. Given this fact, it would seem to be a good idea to consume carbs, in a sports drink or gels, during every long or hard run, as the resulting elevated performance in each workout would yield a stronger training effect that, over time, would add up to greater fitness.
However, some science has shown that the opposite is true. The body actually depends on the depletion of carbohydrate (that is, glycogen) stores in the muscles and liver to trigger some of the positive physiological adaptations to training, such as increased fat-burning capacity. When carbs are consumed during a workout, the body's own carbohydrate stores become less depleted and there is a less pronounced training effect.
Even so, research has shown that while training in a glycogen-depleted state enhances low-intensity endurance in mice, it does not enhance high-intensity time trial performance in humans compared to training with normal glycogen levels. Thus it is still unclear whether the benefits of consuming carbs during workouts outweigh the benefits of withholding carbs during workouts or vice versa.
RELATED: How To Pick The Right Gel Or Sports Drink For You
Researchers from the Australian Institute of Sport sought to put this question to rest one way or the other in 2010. They divided a pool of trained cyclists and triathletes into separate groups and had each of them go through a 28-day block of training, with one group consuming carbs during every workout and the other group abstaining from carbohydrate intake during workouts. Performance was measured before and at the end of the training block in a cycling time trial. The researchers found that performance improved equally — 7 percent on average — in both groups despite greater increases in carbohydrate-burning capacity in the carb group.
Obviously, the improvement in time trial performance was a result of the training and not to the provision or withholding of carbs during training. So it appears that the benefits of training with carbs are indeed counterbalanced by those of training without, at least in relation to high-intensity, moderate-duration time trial performance. One wonders if there might be an additive effect associated with mixing carb-fueled and non-carb-fueled workouts in training. In other words, would athletes who consumed carbs in some workouts and did not consume carbs in others get fitter than athletes who did just one or the other? I humbly propose that this be the next study done in this area.
About The Author:
Matt Fitzgerald is the author of numerous books, including Racing Weight: How To Get Lean For Peak Performance (VeloPress, 2012). He is also a Training Intelligence Specialist for PEAR Sports. To learn more about Matt visit www.mattfitzgerald.org.


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PITTSFIELD, MA—A new television commercial from General Electric, unveiled Tuesday, proudly trumpets the company's federally mandated cleanup of a river it polluted.
Part of a $70 million PR campaign, the GE ad depicts a beautiful bend on Massachusetts' Housatonic River, which had been polluted by decades of PCB discharges and other hazardous chemicals from the company's plant in nearby Pittsfield.
"We work hard on this lazy river," a deep-voiced actor says as the camera lingers on the Housatonic, which GE was ordered to clean at a cost of $250 million by the EPA. "In the past three months alone, GE has removed more than 5,200 cubic yards of river sediments and 3,200 cubic yards of bank soil, making the Housatonic River a safe and beautiful place for everyone."
As the camera pans upward to a clear, blue sky, the announcer closes with the words, "GE, we bring good things back to life."
"GE is committed to doing our part for future generations," said GE press liaison Brandon Thayer following a special press screening of the ad. "We care about clean air and water."
The ad is one in a series touting GE's compliance with EPA-mandated cleanups of the environmental damage it has wrought. One such ad showcases the company's cleanup of the Hudson River, into which it dropped more than 1.3 million pounds of PCBs. Still other GE ads boast of the company's compliance with federal laws aimed at preventing future damage.
"The environment is important to GE. Maybe that's why last year alone, we spent $138 million on pollution-control equipment to minimize waste and reduce emissions," stated a 1999 commercial boasting of GE's decision not to appeal a failed challenge the 1990 Clean Air Act. "Fresh air, blue skies… GE is making this future possible."
The Housatonic commercial was first conceived in November 2001, more than two years after an EPA consent decree was lodged against GE and four years after the pollution-choked river was added to the EPA's Superfund National Priorities List.
"At GE, we're committed to making your world better," a print version of the ad states. "That's why we're involved in 87 active federal Superfund sites."
According to Thayer, GE has donated more than $400 million to cleanup sites around the U.S. since 1990. He added that the company spends millions more each year conducting its own research to determine which substances should qualify as contaminants and which should be freed from government restrictions.
"GE will continue to do everything in its power to protect our greatest resource: our planet," said Thayer, reiterating the company's commitment to the mandatory cleanup of polluted sites near its manufacturing plants. "After all, it's the only one we've got."
Next week, a new ad showcasing GE's work cleaning up the grounds of a Malvern, PA, elementary school is slated to make its debut. After GE was forced to remove 41,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil from the school's playground area, it installed new recreational equipment and athletic facilities on the site. The ad, which cites GE's playground-equipment donation, features a delighted child on a slide and a voiceover stating, "GE knows you've got to give just a little… to get a smile in return."


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On June 6 - 9, 2016, the Faculty of Management will host students from the Ben Gurion University of Business and Management, Israel. The visit will be coordinated by the Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw Project and Expertise Center and the International Business Program.
We have a pleasure to invite you to a lecture "The Economic Development of Brazil and Polish-Brazilian Relations", that will be delivered by H.E. Mr Alfredo Leoni, the Ambassador of Brazil.
The Institute of International Relations UW and the Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA) would like to invite all interested students to the workshop on the rights of foreigners in Poland.
The workshop will be conducted by lieutenant colonel Gerard Bah – Human Rights Special Adviser to the Police Commissioner in Kielce.
We kindly invite to a special lectures with our guest speakers from Citi Service Centre Poland – who will be talking on services rendered by the Centre to Citibank and its clients in Europe and globally, current challenges and potential of the investment funds market and corporate actions.
We invite you to an informative meeting on the CFA Institute Research Challenge. The meeting will take place on 15 November (Tuesday), 3:15pm, room C106 at the Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw, 1/3 Szturmowa Str.
Dear Students,
We encourage you to take part in the Academy of Accountancy organized by Deloitte.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Students and PhDs of the Faculty of Management,
We encourage you to read the information regarding your participation in the MOST Student Mobility Program.
Recruitment for the Summer semester 2016/17 will take place between October 31st and November 30th 2016.
The Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw, the Central Securities Depository of Poland and the Clearing House KDPW_CCP invite you to the 5th Jubilee "Capital Market Congress", annual meeting of financial practitioners with the scientific community which will take place on 30 November 2016 in the auditorium of the old university library in main UW campus, at Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, Warsaw.
On October 25-26 the University of Warsaw (UW) and the Faculty of Management at the UW hosted the representatives of universities belonging to the Network of Universities of the Baltic Sea Region (BSRUN).
Dear All,
The Faculty of Management of the University of Warsaw, the Polish Information Processing Society and the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of the University of Szczecin invite you to participate in the 2nd edition of the science conference titled "Computer Science in Management".
The University of Warsaw (UW) holds talks on the university's admission to the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) - a global Francophone university network and research institutes. Dr Mariola Zalewska - Lecturer at the Faculty of Management manages the works of the particular UW units staff.
We kindly inform you that we plan the election of representatives of students of the Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw.
The Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw together with University North and the Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency have a pleasure to invite you to join the International Economic and Social Development Conference which will be held on 20-21 October 2016 in Warsaw.
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Advanced Ukulele with Sally Mackay
December 9, 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)
An event every week that begins at 11:30 am on Saturday, repeating until December 31, 2023
Advanced- Weekly Saturdays 11:30am-12:15pm
Fee: $20
Bring your uke and join the fun!
Classes held in the Yoga room.
For information or for private guitar lessons call Sally at 386-235-4140. Cost $30 per lesson


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74 comments:
Do you have to be in America to enter? I'm from the UK and am thinking of entering.ReplyDelete
We have seen all of the United Bates episodes.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2014 at 6:06 PM
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2014 at 6:17 PM
Thanks for hosting this giveaway!ReplyDelete
I have seen United Bates of America episodes on this blog, I've watched all the 19 Kids and Counting episodes that are on Netflix, but they don't update very often.
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2014 at 6:44 PM
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- AnonymousAugust 30, 2014 at 6:53 PM
Yes, I have seen there episodesReplyDelete
I grew up on and enjoy bluegrass gospel music. I also love watching the Duggars and Bates families as the children grow up. Thank you for the chance to win a CD!ReplyDelete
i have only seen clips of the show, but it looks awesome!ReplyDelete
I love his music! Sounds great!ReplyDelete
Yes, I watched the "The United Bates of America" :)ReplyDelete
I LOVED the two episodes I could find of the Bates' show....Love them just as much as I do the Duggars! especially the married couples. :) Their "I Love You Day" is possibly my favorite tv show episode ever. The family has so much love, for God, for each other, and for others.... love them all so much....! <3ReplyDelete
He is a very talent young man.ReplyDelete
Would love to win this, it would be a great thing too listen to.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the awesome giveaway ! I own all of the United Bates of America episodes : )ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2014 at 8:36 PM
Yes, I've watched them all.ReplyDelete
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God has given Lawson a wonderful gift. I'd love to win his cd.ReplyDelete
I've seen 2 or 3 episodes. I wish they were still doing their show.ReplyDelete
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I've seen all episodes!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2014 at 9:26 PM
I haven't seen them all but working on itReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2014 at 9:31 PM
I've only seen two episodes.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2014 at 9:36 PM
Yes, I have! Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2014 at 10:52 PM
Maybe Lawson will start courting one of the Duggar girls. Like Jinger or Jana. That would be so cool!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2014 at 10:53 PM
I watched all the Bates videos that were posted on the Duggar site. Wish there were more.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2014 at 11:17 PM
It was sure nice to see United Bates of America, i wish the show would have lasted.TLC timed it all wrong, it should have been on the off season of the Duggars not following the show. It was probably too much for some viewers to have back to back similar families.I just noticed a vast difference between JimB and Gil....for instance when a baby needs changing in the Bates family the girls bring the baby to Gil to change the diapers, and when a baby in the Duggars family needs changing JimBob gives the baby to one of the girls.Gill is alittle more hands on in that department.They both are superb fathers in their own special way.I am so envious:-):-):-):-) These families make me so happy and have been such a positive influence in my families life.I truly love them all.:-):-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2014 at 11:37 PM
Wow! This is an amazing giveaway! Lawson is very talented! It is so wonderful to see him using his gifts for The Lord! :)ReplyDelete
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The Bates seem like a wonderful family who really love God!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2014 at 12:14 AM
I've seen a few episodes of United Bates of America....I really enjoyed it!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2014 at 1:53 AM
I really love how Lawson is really out and about, he travels alot.Those Bates kids are really social and into social media alot.:-)ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousAugust 31, 2014 at 3:22 AM
yeah, i watched episodes of the bates family and i loved them! I would be very happy if i could win a cd!ReplyDelete
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LOVED LOVED LOVED that show!! and so very sad its not on any longerReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2014 at 8:42 AM
No, but I appreciate Lawson's dedication to his music and Gods glory!ReplyDelete
What a wonderful family and so talented musically!ReplyDelete
I've seen them all :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2014 at 10:41 AM
I don't see many in these mega families joining the military. Freedom isn't free.ReplyDelete
I love the Bates family and follow their blog. Such a lovely familyReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2014 at 12:04 PM
Such a gifted guy he is. :)ReplyDelete
-Alison Turner
yes, seen all of the united bates of america shows! love them!ReplyDelete
And yes I love watching United Bates of America! Wish they had continued to make more episodes.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2014 at 1:11 PM
can not wait to see what the Lord has instore fopr the Bates!! love them just like the Duggars!ReplyDelete
Hi Vikki,
The giveaway is open to all readers, regardless of where you live. :)
~Lily and Ellie
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2014 at 2:21 PM
I have seen some of the shows. Maybe someday if I make it to TN I can attend their church on a Sunday. Thanks for the donation.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2014 at 2:41 PM
I love the bates and dugger family very big fan.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2014 at 2:53 PM
I have watched all of the Bateses shows! Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
- Vikki (@duggarfan2)August 31, 2014 at 3:21 PM
I've seen clips of United Bates of America only because the whole episodes aren't shown in the UK. (@duggarfan2)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2014 at 3:31 PM
<3 the duggarsReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2014 at 3:36 PM
Yes! Loved watching those episodes of the Bates' show! What a wonderful and fun family :) RebeccaReplyDelete
Loved watching the Bates's. Would love it if their show continued, especially now that several of their kids are married.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2014 at 7:50 PM
I've seen a few of the Bates' episodes. They are such a wonderful family, just like the Duggars!ReplyDelete
- CeciliaAugust 31, 2014 at 8:35 PM
No, we've never seen United Bates of America.ReplyDelete
Thankyou Lily & Ellie for this giveaway that is open to all readers everywhere! I am trying to see if I can win even if I don't have facebook or twitter...ReplyDelete
I have not seen United Bates of America but really want to... I pray for the Duggar and Bates families every day with my family and friends. I hope I win this! God Bless!!
God bless you. This is a great idea. :) Would love to have this CD!ReplyDelete
Trying to follow on Pinterest but can't seem to find the Duggarsblog board to follow.ReplyDelete
I'd love to hear more of this music! Sounds like a great CD!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2014 at 1:16 PM
No I don't believe I've seen United Bates of America. But I've always enjoyed the Bates family blog and hearing them speak! Their testimony of living wholeheartedly for Jesus is a real encouragement!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2014 at 1:19 PM
Haven't seen United Bates, but have heard them speak live!! What a blessing and inspiration they are!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2014 at 1:22 PM
I may have watched a few of the United Bates episodes....not sure. But I've definitely enjoyed hearing them speak, live and on video!! And Erin's hymn arrangements on piano are just fabulous!! As a pianist myself, I really enjoy hearing arrangement ideas that honor the Lord!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2014 at 1:25 PM
Thanks for this wonderful giveaway!! Would you consider doing a giveaway on Erin's CD's in the future? Just an idea :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2014 at 3:44 PM
YES, I'VE SEEN THE EPISODES.ReplyDelete
I saw all of the episodes of the Bates' show...I wish it had stayed on air!ReplyDelete
Yes I have seen all of 'em :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 2, 2014 at 10:05 AM
I have not seen any of the UBA episodes.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 2, 2014 at 1:04 PM
I wanna win!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 2, 2014 at 3:49 PM
I loved "The United Bates of America!" It was so much fun seeing more of the Bates family. They need more episodes!ReplyDelete
I watched his music video and would enjoy hearing the rest of the song on his CD!ReplyDelete
I have not seen any of "United Bates". I would love to though!ReplyDelete
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Hi Kathryn,
Here's the link to our Pinterest page: http://www.pinterest.com/duggarsblog/
~Lily and Ellie
- AnonymousSeptember 3, 2014 at 3:47 PM
Sadly I've only been able to see a few clips of the Bates family show but really want to see all of them if I can find them somehow!! :DReplyDelete
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- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2014 at 7:12 PM
Yes, I've watched two episodes of "United Bates of America"...they are such a sweet, godly family!! I have to agree with the others that said they wished they had stayed on the air! I LOVED watching them!!! And, I would love to get one of Lawson's cds! :) Thank y'all for doing this!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2014 at 9:51 PM
I've watched several of the Bates' videos on Youtube, so I may have watched one of their United Bates clips...not sure. Definitely enjoy watching Erin's piano videos!! Thanks for this giveaway!!ReplyDelete
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New Self-Cloning Lizard Found in Vietnam Restaurant
All-female species reproduces via virgin birth, new study says.
You could call it the surprise du jour: A popular food on Vietnamese menus has turned out to be a lizard previously unknown to science, scientists say.
What's more, the newfound Leiolepis ngovantrii is no run-of-the-mill reptile—the all-female species reproduces via cloning, without the need for male lizards.
Single-gender lizards aren't that much of an oddity: About one percent of lizards can reproduce by parthenogenesis, meaning the females spontaneously ovulate and clone themselves to produce offspring with the same genetic blueprint.
(Related: "Virgin Birth Expected at Christmas—By Komodo Dragon.")
"The Vietnamese have been eating these for time on end," said herpetologist L. Lee Grismer of La Sierra University in Riverside, California, who helped identify the animal.
"In this part of the Mekong Delta [in southeastern Vietnam], restaurants have been serving this undescribed species, and we just stumbled across it."
(See "New Snub-Nosed Monkey Discovered, Eaten.")
Wild Lizard Chase
Grismer's Vietnamese colleague Ngo Van Tri of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology found live lizards for sale in a restaurant in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province (see map).
Noting that the reptiles all looked strangely similar, Ngo sent pictures to Grismer and his son Jesse Grismer, a herpetology doctoral student at the University of Kansas.
The father-son team suspected that they may be looking at an all-female species. That's because the team knew that the lizard likely belonged to the Leiolepis genus, in which males and females in lizards have distinct color differences—and no males were apparent in the photos.
So the pair hopped on a plane to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), telephoned the restaurant to "reserve" the lizards, and began an eight-hour motorcycle odyssey—which ended in disappointment.
"When we finally got there, this crazy guy had gotten drunk and served them all to his customers," recalled Lee Grismer, who has received funding for other projects from the National Geographic Society's Committee for Research and Exploration. (The Society owns National Geographic News.)
Fortunately other area restaurants had the lizards on offer, and local schoolchildren helped gather more from the wild. Eventually the Grismers examined almost 70 of the lizards—and all turned out to be females.
Who's Your (Lizard) Daddy?
The newfound reptile also had rows of enlarged scales on its arms as well as lamellae—bone layers—under its toes that set it apart from other species, according to the study, published April 22 in the journal ZOOTAXA.
The species is probably a hybrid from maternal and paternal lines of two related lizard species, a phenomenon that can occur in transition zones between two habitats. For instance, the new lizard's home, the Binh Chau-Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve, sits between scrub woodland and coastal sand dunes.
"So species that do really well in one habitat or the other will occasionally get together and reproduce to form a hybrid," Grismer said.
Genetic tests of the new lizard's mitochondrial DNA identified its maternal species as L. guttata. Because this type of DNA is passed down only through females, the paternal species isn't yet known.
(Related: "Evolution in Action: Lizard Moving from Eggs to Live Birth.")
New Reptile May Be in Hot Water
The newly discovered hybrid species may already be at a disadvantage, Grismer added—even though it doesn't seem to be rare in the wild.
For instance, some scientists suggest that hybrid species are more prone to extinction because they don't produce much genetic diversity from generation to generation, according to herpetologist Charles Cole, curator emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Genetic diversity keeps a species viable and healthy in the long term.
(See "Hybrid 'Superpredator' Invading California Ponds.")
"At least in terms of lizards, most that are unisexual species—when compared to the lineages of other lizards—have not been around very long," said Cole, who was not involved with the Grismers' research.
Because the lizards don't combine genes during mating, genetic changes arise by random mutations—which are at least as likely to be detrimental as beneficial.
Lizard Hybrid Hardy as a Mule?
However, Cole cautioned, there are also theories that hybrids can be healthier in the short term.
For instance, a hybrid's cells may be more genetically diverse than those of nonhybrids, because hybrids carry genes from each of their parent species.
"This might mean that the animals are tougher and more adaptable," Cole said.
(Read how hybrid panthers are helping the rare cat rebound in Florida.)
For instance, he said, mules—crosses between horses and donkeys—"are sterile, but they are really good robust animals that are in some ways a preferred work animal even though they can't reproduce."
"So what you get in the unisexual lizards is a mule that can clone itself."


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For the first time scientists studying the cellular processes underlying the body's response to healing have revealed how a flash of calcium is the very first step in repairing damaged tissue. The findings, published in Current Biology, could lead to new therapies that speed up the healing process following injury or surgery.
Until recently, very little was known about how damaged tissue activates and attracts the first white blood cells to the wound -- the first stage in the healing process. However, researchers from the University of Bristol's School of Biochemistry in collaboration with a team from the University of Bath, have shown that the very first trigger in this process is a flash of calcium which spreads like a wave back from the wound edge through gap junctions that connect all the cells.
This flash of calcium signal goes on to activate an enzyme known as DUOX that synthesises hydrogen peroxide, which, in turn, attracts the first white blood cells to the wound. This white blood cell invasion, which is initiated during our inflammatory responses, is needed to kill off invading microbes and stop the onset of septicaemia following tissue damage.
The findings indicate that the wound-induced calcium flash represents the earliest identified signal following wounding and might therefore orchestrate the rapid recruitment of immune cells.
To assess the impact of a reduced calcium flash upon the inflammatory response the team used Drosophila (fruit fly) embryos because they are translucent which makes it easy to image the inflammatory response and because of their simple genetics. The team found that blocking the calcium flash inhibited H2O2 release at the wound site leading to a reduction in the number of immune cells migrating to the wound.
Paul Martin, Professor of Cell Biology and an expert in wound healing at the University, said: "White blood cells are a little like 'Jeckyll and Hyde' in that they help us heal but are also the reason behind why we scar so we really need to know how they are regulated at wounds in order to learn how to control their behaviours for future therapeutic intervention."
Will Razzell, the lead PhD researcher on this study, added: "We are more than ever understanding the pathways that lead to immune cell attraction to wounds. As calcium represents the immediate inflammatory signal, we now have a good foundation to investigate this complicated process further."
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Adoption is the legal process of adding a person to an existing family. All adoptions must be validated by a court of law. Adoption, unlike foster care Foster Care Foster care is care provided for children whose families are temporarily unable to care for them. Guided by federal (national) laws, local government determines the process of arranging foster... read more , is meant to be permanent. The goal of adoption is to provide lifelong security to the child and the adoptive family. Currently, there are more than 2 million adopted children under the age of 18 in the United States.
Children who are orphaned are obvious candidates for adoption. In the United States, children can be adopted if the parents give up the child voluntarily or if the child is freed involuntarily through the court process known as termination of parental rights. International adoption (adoption of children from other countries, for example, from foreign orphanages) is also often possible.
There are many terms for the types of adoption in the United States, but adoption can be organized into three major categories:
Adoption from foster care
Independent adoption or private adoption
International adoption
Adoptions can be open or closed. In open adoption, the identities of the child, adoptive family, and biologic parents are known to one another. In closed adoption, the identities of the biologic parents and the adoptive family are kept confidential.
Adoption from foster care
Children whose biologic parents have had their rights terminated are considered free to be adopted. These are usually children in the foster care system. About 50,000 children are adopted each year from foster care, and many of the adoptive parents receive financial support to help cover the costs of the children's medical or special education needs (adoption assistance or subsidies).
Independent adoption or private adoption
Children can be adopted independently or privately, that is, a public agency is not involved in arranging the adoption. In these adoptions, biologic parents can use a private adoption agency to place a newborn with an adoptive family. Often, the adoptive family pays thousands of dollars to the agency for legal services and medical support for the biologic parents. At times, a private lawyer, rather than an agency, makes these arrangements.
Another type of private adoption can occur when a single parent marries or commits to a partner. Someone who marries a person who has a child does not automatically become the parent of that child. A child who does not have a second biologic parent can be adopted by the new spouse or partner.
International adoption
Although in the past more than 20,000 children from foreign countries were adopted by United States families each year, this number has decreased significantly. According to the U.S. State Department, in 2019, fewer than 3,000 children from other countries were adopted in the United States. The number was in even lower in 2020, likely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 COVID-19 is an acute respiratory illness that can be severe and is caused by the coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2. Symptoms of COVID-19 vary significantly. Two types of tests can be used to diagnose... read more and travel restrictions. Families usually use an adoption agency based in the United States to arrange the adoption or use agencies or other professionals based in the child's birth country to make arrangements.
All adoptions from another country must be validated by a court of law in that country. Although such adoption is valid in the United States, families often choose to also go through an adoption process in the United States to avoid future challenges to the adoption.
After adoption
Most adopted children, including those previously in foster care or foreign orphanages, adjust well and develop few problems. However, as children age, they may develop feelings of rejection because they were given up by their birth family. During adolescence and young adulthood, in particular, adopted people may be very curious about their birth parents, even if they do not ask about them. Some adopted people seek information about, or seek out, their birth parents, and some birth parents seek out their birth children.
Not telling children they were adopted can hurt them later. It is best if this information is never considered a secret but is just considered part of the family history. If asked, adoptive parents should tell the child about the birth parents in a comforting manner. For example, if the child was abused Overview of Child Neglect and Abuse Child maltreatment includes all types of abuse and neglect of a child under the age of 18 by a parent, caregiver, or another person in a custodial role (for example, clergy, coach, or teacher)... read more or neglected Overview of Child Neglect and Abuse Child maltreatment includes all types of abuse and neglect of a child under the age of 18 by a parent, caregiver, or another person in a custodial role (for example, clergy, coach, or teacher)... read more , adoptive parents can say the child was removed because the birth parent had problems or was ill and could not provide proper care. Alternatively, adoptive parents may say that the birth parent was not able to care for the child and gave the child to the adoptive parents so they could love and take care of him or her.
Children need reassurance that they are loved and always will be loved. If children have contact with their birth families, it helps for parents to tell the children that two sets of parents love them.
Contact with birth parents
If birth parents request anonymity, there is controversy about whether children should be able to find information about them. Some states provide a web site for birth parents and children to post their identity. If both do so, then they will be placed in touch with each other. Contact cannot be initiated unless both parties agree. Widely available genetic testing now facilitates a person's, including an adoptee's, ability to find blood relatives they were unaware of.
Sometimes adoptive parents connect with birth parents. The parties may already be related in some way. For example, a stepparent can adopt a spouse's biologic child or grandparents can adopt their grandchildren. In other cases, parents may connect through word of mouth or newspaper advertisements.
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National Adoption Center: A resource providing information for people who want to adopt


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Just looking at the Courtin-Clarins girls makes you want to hate them — they're charismatic, gorgeous, wealthy, intelligent, chic, successful, and seem to have the world (or, at least, the fashion world) wrapped around their manicured fingers. But in addition to being absolutely stunning and fabulous, these heiress It Girls are also remarkably likable, sweet, and savvy, as we found out after one enlightening interview session.
The granddaughters of Clarins founder, Jacques Courtin-Clarins, Virginie, Claire, Jenna, and Prisca spent their childhood immersed in the beauty world and, later, fashion. As our photographer aptly phrased it after listening to the girls describe their idyllic childhood, "they were born into girl heaven."
Now, that the girls have matured, they've taken an active role in the company, promoting the brand at events like Sephora's Fashion's Night Out extravaganza and even helping to spearhead a new online initiative, Clarins' just-launched Beauty Flash Blog, where the girls star in how-to and behind-the-scenes videos, along with some of their big-name friends in the industry.
We tagged along with Virginie, Jenna, and Prisca (Claire was still in Paris) as they prepped for their FNO appearance to talk about what it was like growing up a part of France's most famous beauty family, their take on fashion, and some of the unexpected pitfalls of being their grandfather's product guinea pigs. (Hint: It involves cellulite cream.)


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Review: Adventureland
As his last year of college winds down, James (Jesse Eisenberg) dreams of a summer in Europe to expand his horizons. With the money tight at home, James is forced to take a job at Adventureland, Pittsburgh's worst theme park, run with questionable safety and food preparation requirements by Bobby (Bill Hader, joined by Kristen Wiig). Loathing the work, James takes comfort in the sarcastic employee camaraderie (including Martin Starr and Margarita Levieva), turning a romantic eye toward the reclusive Em (Kristen Stewart). While the summer drones on and pot and booze are consumed daily to drown out the prickly park guests, James tries to make sense of Em's mounting troubles and his own budding desires, leading him to accept advice from the park's lothario handyman, Mike (Ryan Reynolds).
"Adventureland" resembles a haphazardly stitched together movie that was forced to make sense of hours upon hours of summertime blues footage and various intricate subplots. I won't go so far as to brand the film a mess, but considering the filmmaking proficiency that director Greg Mottola demonstrated before with "The Daytrippers" and "Superbad," his inability to juggle the emotional infrastructure of "Adventureland" is a disappointment.
The idea of "Adventureland" is to step back in time to a place of virginal worry; the last year of passable adolescence before the hammer falls and maturity comes crashing in. The curious, wandering cinematography symbolizing the last gasp of social indifference is Mottola's greatest accomplishment, capturing the Pittsburgh malaise and substance-fueled mischief, buoyed by a flood of on-the-nose 80's alternative and pop hits. If there's one lasting impression to be made by the film, it's clearly that Mottola had the time of his life picking out the tunes, one of which actually makes it into the framework of the story as a running gag.
Where "Adventureland" lost me is in the sheer number of stories it wants to tell. Finding the whole park crew interesting, the film leaps around trying to maintain worthy arcs for the actors. With limited time to digest James' multifaceted aches, taking focus away from the character weakens the ultimate invitation of the story: to observe his accelerated cognizance. Instead, the gang bombs around the park pulling pranks and trading smooches, but nothing gels as the coming-of-age event the script is reaching for. Mottola doesn't even show much interest in the park itself, refusing to let the audience savor the bigger picture of dilapidation and carny swindle, only showing the grounds in frustrating fragments.
Any enjoyment or basic investment I pulled from the film arrived in the brittle shards of behavior from the cast, who do the best they can with the uneasy dramedy tone of the piece, though a few actors, namely Stewart and Eisenberg, fail to break the tiresome acting bells and whistles that have come to define their careers. Still, there are a few gem performances to be hoarded here, spotlighted within any depiction of workplace rumormongering and vocational frustration.
With the diverse cast, golden growing-pain era, and an appetizing plot of consistent heartbreak, I wanted to treasure "Adventureland" for the film it was aspiring to be. Instead, I was distracted by an episodic feature that holds little focus where it counts the most and remains free of genuine gravitas, even with a Replacements-heavy soundtrack around to purchase some credibility.
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Myla Goldberg's novel Bee Season opens with an account of a traumatic moment in Eliza Naumann's young life: when she doesn't get picked to be in her elementary school's Talented and Gifted program. Though only in second grade, she becomes "a student from whom great things should not be expected," doomed to a classroom full of "C students who never get picked for Student of the Week, sixth-place winners who never get a ribbon, and short, pigeon-toed girls who never get chased by boys at recess."
This passage is mostly sly hyperbole, but it highlights an assumption that a lot of students and parents alike make about gifted and talented programs: that they dramatically affect a child's academic outcomes. If you make the cut, you're destined for a life of success; if not, you're cursed.
But the positive effects of talented and gifted programs may be overstated, according to a recent study in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. Scott Imberman, Sa A. Bui, and Steven G. Craig analyzed the standardized test scores of more than 14,000 fifth-graders in an urban school district in the United States. They focused on students who just barely made the threshold for their schools' gifted and talented programs—and those who just barely missed it. The goal was to compare how students of roughly the same abilities do when they're in gifted classes with how they do in regular classes. If the gifted and talented programs are effective, then the marginal students should end up with higher test scores than the marginal students in regular classes. If they're not effective, then both sets of students would have around the same scores.
The researchers found that, after a year and a half of gifted and talented classes, the scores of the marginal students were about the same as those of the marginal students who'd taken regular classes.
"There is essentially no difference," said Imberman.
How can this be? How is it possible that gifted and talented classes, which have better teachers and a more rigorous curriculum, don't improve outcomes for borderline students? The study offers one theory: that the marginal students may have different "self concepts" depending on which type of classes they take. Students at the bottom of the heap in gifted and talented classes may feel discouraged by the fact that they don't do as well as some of their peers. And this discouragement could cause them to tune out and learn less—which would counteract the higher-quality instruction they receive in the gifted classes. Students at the top of the heap in regular classes, on the other hand, do better than their peers and might get a confidence boost that helps with learning.
The study doesn't measure one potential benefit of taking gifted and talented classes: impressing colleges and prospective employers. Some colleges give preference to students who've taken rigorous courses, even if their grades in those classes are lower than then would be if they'd taken easier ones. Some employers also like to see that prospective hires have pushed themselves in school.
"I don't think parents should be making decisions based on this paper alone," said Imberman. "We don't find much benefit to gifted and talented classes, don't find much harm either."
The students Imberman and his colleagues studied are now approaching the end of high school and the beginning of college. He says they plan to do a follow-up study to analyze the longer-term impact of gifted and talented classes. For now, though, the Eliza Naumanns of the world can relax—taking classes with a horde of Student of the Week rejects may not be as bad as it seems.
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GPS-enabled gadgets, from dedicated units to mobile phones, hold the promise of helping their users dodge bad traffic. Unfortunately, they're often hamstrung by the information backing them; many of the most popular traffic monitoring systems, including Google Maps, simply don't have sufficiently refined real-time traffic data. A new project, backed by Nokia, NAVTEQ, and UC Berkeley, hopes to alter this by making your mobile phone part of a two-way conversation about traffic conditions.
The collaboration, dubbed "Mobile Millennium" by the California Center for Innovative Transportation (where it is based), seeks to create a more useful traffic monitoring system using software that can be installed on a variety of Java-enabled consumer mobile phones, including various models from Nokia, BlackBerry, and other handset manufacturers. It anonymously collects data from these phones to create an early version of what will probably be the most accurate traffic monitoring system yet.
When it's running, the software displays a basic map on the phone using the typical color codes that denote different traffic speeds. It also allows a user to alert the system if, as often occurs with most current consumer traffic tools, the on-screen traffic conditions are not reflective of the gridlock that the user is currently stuck in.
The software, made available in a "pilot" version, can be downloaded for compatible phones by handing over some basic information at the Mobile Millennium site.
The Mobile Millennium project is certainly pacing itself, though, as the site indicates that this initial public testing period will extend for 18 months. The system was tested privately for the last six months, during which the tracking algorithms were refined in various experiments. As recently as July, 20 cars were driven on a specific looping route through downtown Berkeley, CA to test the project's urban tracking abilities. In August, the team expanded tests to the I-80 highway corridor that extends between San Francisco, CA and Lake Tahoe, NV.
Naturally, Mobile Millennium's early public testing has some significant limits. The project's FAQs, for example, note that traffic routes may not always align with map information due to both internal discrepancies and a desire to minimize the amount of data transferred to and from devices. Plus, due to the privacy rules that limit the sharing customers' GPS data by carriers, the software needs to be actively running on the phone for it to transmit the data that Mobile Millennium's developers need. And let's not forget that the mobile phone market is made up of quite a few phones that aren't from Nokia and RIM, though versions for other platforms that cannot run Java apps, such as Apple's iPhone, are on their way.
The project's site does not mention what will eventually become of this technology, and no one from Mobile Millennium responded to Ars Technica's request for comment in time for publication. The tech will likely be licensed or otherwise made available to both the businesses sector. Companies like Microsoft and Inrix, a traffic information aggregator that reportedly powers the traffic products of Google (the search giant is strangely quiet on the topic), are undoubtedly interested in getting their hands on it.
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New rules recently announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) will impact all chiropractors participating in the Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Program.Currently, the program, which pays eligible providers up to $24,000 for adopting and completing meaningful use (MU) with a certified electronic health record in their practice, has resulted in millions of dollars paid to DCs over the past 2-3 years. What most doctors do not know is that the rules have changed for 2014 across the board. This includes first-time participants and all eligible providers, no matter what stage of MU participation for 2014.
Even more alarming is that all prior participants in the program need to get their EHR upgraded and re-certified to the new 2014 standards before they can start MU in 2014. And to top it off, payment reductions (penalties) start on Jan. 1, 2015 that will affect every DC who is reimbursed for Medicare services in 2015.
Medicare's EHR Incentive Program: A Little Background
First, let's provide a brief background on the program. There are five types of eligible providers for the Medicare Part B EHR Incentive Program: MD / DO, DDS, DPM, OD, and DC. More than 5,100 chiropractors had received over $77 million from the incentive program as of November 2013. It is estimated that over $140 million will be distributed by May 2014 to chiropractors alone, with $18 billion paid out already to all eligible providers and hospitals.
Approximately 11,000 DCs have registered for the program; nearly half of those just in the past year. Therefore, most of those DCs will be getting their first incentive check in March or April 2014 for their participation in 2013.
The amount paid for the incentive is based on 75 percent of the allowed submitted charges during an entire calendar year (Jan. 1 – Dec. 31) by an individual DC for (Medicare Part B only) allowed services (98940, 98941, 98942 CPT codes). The maximum amount that can be paid to a first-year participant for 2014 is $12,000.
The good news is that first-time participants only have to perform the meaningful use measures for a 90-day contiguous period during 2014 to qualify. This has been a standard rule for all eligible providers, whatever their first year of participation may be: they only need to comply with the MU measures for 90 days, yet still get to count the full calendar year of allowed charges submitted to determine their incentive payment amount from CMS.
This (2014) is the absolute last year you can start the program and still receive the incentive monies, up to a maximum of $24,000 over the next 2-3 years of MU work. Up to $12,000 of that can come in 2014 for only 90 days of work. Not a bad payday considering your staff can do 90 percent of the work, which is mostly data capture or testing of the EHR capabilities. (In my experience, most DCs who invested several hours of training say it was not that difficult and that their second year was much easier than the first, as it came second nature with proper training.)
Rule Changes for 2014
Now let's get back the new rule changes. Since we've established that first-time participants in 2014 can still choose any 90-day contiguous reporting period, one caveat exists: The EHR they perform the MU criteria upon for that entire 90-day reporting period must be performed on a certified 2014 edition EHR software.
The EHR vendors who were originally certified for the 2011 edition have all had their 2011-2013 certifications expire. All EHR systems must be certified to the new 2014 edition standards before any eligible provider can perform or report the MU measures on that EHR system. This is true for stage 1 and stage 2 MU, affecting basically 100 percent of all eligible providers, to qualify for any incentive checks for the 2014-2015 participation years.
What's more, not only must all eligible providers in their second year of stage 1 or their first year of stage 2 perform their MU on a 2014 edition; they cannot choose just any time frame for their reporting period in 2014. The new rule released in December 2013 stipulates a reporting period that is limited to a calendar quarter (note that it is not necessarily 90 days). That calendar quarter must begin on one of the following four dates: Jan. 1, April 1, July 1 or Oct. 1. All eligible providers (except first-time participants who begin in 2014) must choose one of these four quarters to perform MU in 2014.
Remember, the EHR must be certified to the 2014 edition standards before you can begin MU. This means most chiropractors will not be using the first or second quarters of 2014, since they have to wait for their EHR vendor to get certified to the 2014 edition standards.
This is why CMS and ONC changed the reporting period rules for 2014 – to give vendors time since the rules were not released until late August 2013 for the stage 2 criteria. So, many DCs will be performing their MU in 2014 from July 1 all the way through Sept. 30, or from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, as their selected reporting period.
Now, here's one more major rule to be aware of: Payment adjustments (a kinder and gentler way to say "penalties") begin Jan. 1, 2015 for first-time participating DCs who do not attest for MU by Oct. 1, 2014. This means you can still get your incentive monies and avoid payment reductions as a first-time participant in MU in 2014 as long as you complete MU in your 90-day reporting period by Sept. 30 and then attest on Oct. 1.
All DCs who do not participate in the MU program and successfully attest by Oct. 1 will be penalized 1 percent on all Medicare reimbursement payments for regular Medicare services for the entire 2015 calendar year. So, the goal here, if you are new to MU, is to start your MU no later than July 1. It is your last day to start MU to avoid 2015 penalties.
Then early in the morning on Oct. 1, attest to the completion of the MU by attesting at the CMS website – the same site where you initially registered for the EHR Incentive Program.
All other DCs who are in their second year of stage 1 or first year of stage 2 must perform MU in 2014 or be penalized in 2016 for not participating in 2014. Those same eligible providers who performed MU in 2013 and attested will avoid the 2015 penalties because they participated in 2013. These penalties compound each year and increase each subsequent year by an additional percentage point.
There are other changes to the actual measures themselves for stage 2 compared to stage 1 criteria. Some of the main differences are that a number of menu set measures are now core measures in stage 2. Overall, the number of measures that DCs required to perform remains about the same when comparing stage 1 to stage 2.
Most DCs will be eligible for about 3-4 exclusions form the new set of 17 core measures for stage 2. Of the six menu-set measures, the eligible provider must choose three that are relevant to their scope of practice, and cannot take an exclusion for the menu items, as there are certainly three menu measures that fall into most DCs' scopes. So, there are about 14 core measures and three menu measures, for a total of 17 measures that most DCs will perform. In addition to the measures, there are nine clinical quality measures (CQM) in stage 2, which is an increase from six CQMs in stage 1.
What You Can Do
The good news is that everybody can relax to some degree for a few months, since no one has to perform MU for the full calendar year in 2014. Be sure to have your vendor get certified no later than July 1, 2014, to avoid penalties and payment reductions for first-time eligible providers. Begin your training by June so you are prepared to perform MU beginning in July.
To recap: This is the absolute last year to join the EHR Incentive Program to get paid for performing MU. If you wait until after Oct. 3, 2014 to begin your first year of MU, you cannot receive any incentive payments in the future for EHR adoption. What's worse, if you choose to wait, you will be penalized starting Jan. 1, 2015, and these payment reductions will increase each year.
When you combine these payment reductions with another separate Medicare program called PQRS, those penalties combined with the MU penalties over the next few years could result in a 7 percent annual payment reduction on all subsequent Medicare reimbursement checks for your future.
Why not get paid for doing something that the standard of care is going to require at some point in the future? It's not difficult with proper training. Educate yourself on the rules, invest in training, and learn about many real stories of DCs who are growing in their practices because of MU. I'll share those stories in my next article on how MU measures can result in practice growth, better patient care, and a sense of empowerment with your staff.
Click here for previous articles by Steven Kraus, DC, DIBCN, CCSP, FASA, FICC.


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So, you've decided to go on a cruise -- perhaps your first venture on a vacation at sea -- and you're a little overwhelmed. You have to consider how much you're willing to pay, whether to book an inexpensive inside cabin or splurge on a suite, and which cruise line and ship are right for you. Add dinner seatings, shore excursions and cabin location to the list, and planning a relaxing getaway suddenly seems like a second job.
With everyone attached to their phones, laptops and tablets, many people assume that online is the only way to book travel. But, as booking online can often be confusing, a travel agent might be just what you need.
One of the most important things to know is that agents -- in particular, cruise specialists -- have been onboard the ships and can really give you firsthand advice about different cruise options. They have done a great deal of research through familiarization trips and cruise line seminars, so you don't have to do the work yourself. Even better, agents often have access to special discounts or perks -- or know best where to find them -- and as the cruise lines pay their commissions, you don't pay more for their services and expertise.
Still undecided, or unsure where to find an agent to help you? Here are a few tips to get you started.
If you're used to booking travel independently, consider these reasons why you might want to make use of a travel agent to book your next holiday at sea.
For your first cruise, you might need help in matching your lifestyle and budget with a cruise line and destination. Choosing a cruise is not the same as picking a hotel or flight, as there are many more options to consider.
For example, do you want to cruise close to home from ports like New York, Miami, Galveston or Seattle, or are you willing to fly to Europe for Mediterranean and Baltic sailings? Would you be happier on a large ship -- such as Royal Caribbean's 227,000-ton, 5,479-passenger Harmony of the Seas -- or on a smaller, more intimate ship -- like Silversea's 17,400-ton, 298-passenger Silver Wind? Do you prefer a casual and lively vibe, as is found on Carnival Cruise Line, or a more formal atmosphere, such as that of Crystal Cruises?
Remember, you won't just be using the ship as a home base, like you do with a hotel; it will be your home, restaurant and entertainment venue for a week or more. The right ship and itinerary can make your vacation that much more enjoyable -- and an agent can help you determine the best selection for your tastes. In addition, an agent can answer any questions or assuage any apprehensions you might have about taking a cruise for the first time.
Contrary to what you might expect, travel agents might actually be able to get you better deals than internet retailers or even the cruise lines themselves. The best travel agents have access to discounted group rates and exclusive cruise pricing that's not found anywhere else. In addition, agents occasionally give you extra value on your booking -- such as prepaid gratuities, a free bottle of Champagne or onboard credit -- to sweeten the deal. And if the price of your cruise drops after you book, a good agent will notice and refund you the difference in fare. Finally, as cruise lines pay agent commissions, you don't have to worry about paying extra for their planning services.
Once you've chosen your cruise and, with the agent's help, matched your style with your vacation goals, you've got to book the trip. Again, it's a bit more complex than you might think, but a good agent will make the process go smoothly -- from securing the right cabin type and location to booking the dinner seating that will suit you and your party. Your agent will also be able to sort out travel insurance, if required, and will collect payment for the cruise (usually a deposit at the time of booking and the full amount 60 to 90 days before departure). In addition, the agent can help you with the rest of your travel plans, such as pre- or post-cruise stays, airfare and transfers.
If you have special needs of any kind -- whether it's help in arranging a wedding ceremony onboard, ordering gluten-free or kosher meals, or dealing with accessibility issues -- a qualified agent should be able to make the proper arrangements for you or advise you on how to handle the issue yourself.
Booking with a travel agent gives your transaction a personal touch -- you have a resource for asking questions and someone to contact if something goes wrong during your travels. But, your relationship with an agent doesn't tend to end after one trip. The agent will keep you in his or her database, alert you to deals or sales and can even suggest future trip ideas.
So how do you find the right travel agent for you? Look for the following:
Many agents become accredited cruise counselors through CLIA's Cruise Academy or take courses through the different cruise lines to become more expert at selling their products. Inquire whether the agent has attended any of these training programs. In addition, you can look for affiliations with the National Association of Cruise Oriented Agencies (NACOA), Better Business Bureau (BBB), American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) or even AAA.
Question the agents on cruising trends or up-and-coming destinations, and ask them to explain the differences between cruise lines. Find out how many cruises they've taken that year and with which lines they've personally cruised. The more knowledgeable an agent is, the better advice you'll get. If the agent has rarely cruised, you might want to take your business elsewhere. In addition, you might want to look for an agent who is a cruise specialist -- either at a cruise-dedicated agency or within a larger general agency -- to get the best service.
If you're interested in a specific type of cruising (such as river cruising or luxury travel), look for agencies that specialize in the line or type of cruising you prefer. They'll often have more complete knowledge of your choices than a generalist. For example, if you want to cruise one of Europe's rivers in an intimate riverboat, you might not want to book with an agent who specializes in selling holidays on 3,000-person mega-ships.
The best cruise agents will do a thorough job of interviewing potential clients to find out which ship, line and itinerary would be the best fit. In that initial interview, they should ask you what kind of vacation you normally take (beach, city, active, for example), who is going (family, couple, singles), your travel style (entertainment and activity preferences, dining habits) and your budget.
Find out if the travel agent has preferred status with any cruise lines or whether he or she belongs to travel consortiums that would enable him or her to get you better deals, upgrades, etc. But watch out -- some agents will push a particular line too aggressively for your tastes. You don't want to get caught in an agent's agenda if the cruise line isn't right for you.
Look for agents offering discounts, free perks and other incentives. If you don't see a sign or advertisement, always ask -- the agent may have fabulous offers the cruise lines won't let him or her publicize. In addition, ask if the agent can meet or beat the best price you've seen elsewhere.
You can book a cruise through a huge travel retailer with branches around the country, a local cruise agency or even a home-based agent who will talk cruising with you at your local coffee shop. You'll find pros and cons of working with the different types of agencies; for example, you might get more personal service from an independent agent but better deals from a large company with a high volume of bookings. Shop around and see what size fits your needs best.
If you'd like to book a cruise through a travel agent, you can pop into a downtown storefront or search for cruise sellers online. If you want to look for agents registered with travel organizations, here are some resources for finding agencies near you.
Most cruise lines, including Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line, have some version of a "Find a Travel Agency" search tool on their homepage. In most cases, its located in one of the menus located near the bottom of the page.
You can search for a CLIA-certified travel agent on the organization's website. Use the search tool to locate agents in your area with a variety of levels of CLIA training.
Use ASTA's consumer website to locate a travel agent who has agreed to conduct their business activities in accordance with the organization's code of ethics. Select "cruises" or "cruise lines" under Specialties to find agents that focus on selling cruise travel.
Using a travel agent isn't always necessary. Here's how to determine if it's okay to book on your own.
If you have cruised before and know exactly what you want -- the cruise line, destination, duration and cabin -- booking online can be quite easy. Most online cruise retailers have comprehensive search functions, as well as pages that list their best or newest deals. Many also offer additional resources, such as deck plans, photos and reviews. A step-by-step process will guide you through the booking and payment procedures. (See our Online Reservations article for more.)
If you're a do-it-yourself type, and you have the time and inclination to thoroughly research your own trip using resources like Cruise Critic, then go right ahead. For many of us, planning is half the fun of taking a trip.


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Project Objectives
For the safe use of chemical products…
The legislative framework and the problem
REACH is a regulation of the European Union, adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals. REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization of Chemicals.
The CLP Regulation ensures that the hazards presented by chemicals are clearly communicated to workers and consumers in the European Union through the classification and labelling of chemicals. CLP stands for Classification, Labelling and Packaging.
Companies that supply chemical products are obliged to provide worker and consumers with updated Safety Data Sheets (SDS) according to the Regulation 2015/830/EU.
Although according to the regulations REACH, CLP and 2015/830 the hazards are being communicated by the companies through the Safety Data Sheets and the Labels of the products, in reality very little information reaches the workers and the consumers. The labels contain limited information and the Safety Data Sheets are steadily becoming very large, scientific documents, that are very difficult to navigate through.
The solution is… WICs!
Acknowledging the need, for workers and consumers, to be able to retrieve the information they require in an easy and effective way, SustChem Engineering ltd in cooperation with the Hellenic Association of Chemical Industries and the Hellenic Coatings Association has developed the project "READ". The READ is an online platform that is designed to create Workplace Instruction Cards (WICs) out of the Safety Data Sheet.
Workplace Instruction Cards (WICs) are limited length cards that contain all the necessary information a worker or a consumer needs to know about the safe use of chemical products. The WICs provide first aid information, firefighting instructions, personal protective equipment suggestions and disposal instructions. There is no information on the WIC that might violate the confidentiality of the formulation or other trade secrets of the product.
The Scope and the Experts' View
READ aims to become a point of reference for the safety of the workers, the consumers and the environment. Using its dissemination channels (website, mobile application and other), READ has managed to raise the awareness of the public concerning the safe and responsible use of chemical products. The project promotes the implementation of good practices regarding the handling, the storage and the disposal of everyday chemicals. READ is addressed not only to the users speaking the Greek language, but is also available in the Albanian, Bulgarian, Serbian and English language.
The Hellenic Association of Chemical Industries (HACI) and the Hellenic Coating Association (HCA) that cooperate in implementing the project, strongly believe that READ promotes the health and safety of workers, consumers and the environment, while it broadens the participating companies reach and burnishes its reputation.
Why READ?
You are invited to participate voluntarily to the READ project by suppling the Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) of your products. Furthermore, through the platform, your company can take advantage of the following benefits:
promote your products competitive advantages, such as Ecolabel certification or carbon footprint
WICs can be used as part of your corporate social responsibility (CSR) business model.
the experts on the European chemical legislation of the "READ" team will check the completeness of the Safety Data Sheets you provide and the quality of the content of the WIC.
All of the above services and benefits are provided free of charge.
Fore more information:
More information about the beneficiaries implementing the project:
Hellenic Association of Chemical Industries
+30 210 92 13 259
+30 210 92 13 260
Hellenic Coating Association
+30 210 92 13 259
+30 210 92 13 260
Sustchem Engineering Ltd.
+30 210 82 52 510
+30 210 82 52 575


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2901.0 - Census Dictionary, 2006 (Reissue)
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 17/11/2006 Reissue
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Usual Residence
On this page:
Applicable to: All persons
1. At home
2. Elsewhere in Australia
3. Overseas visitor 2006
Total number of categories: 3
More Detailed Description
Quality Statement
The ABS aims to produce high quality data from the Census. To achieve this, extensive effort is put into Census form design, collection procedures, and processing procedures.
There are four principal sources of error in Census data: respondent error, processing error, partial response and undercount. Quality management of the Census program aims to reduce error as much as possible, and to provide a measure of the remaining error to data users, to allow them to use the data in an informed way.
When completing their Census form, some people do not answer all the questions which apply to them. In these instances, a 'not stated' code is allocated during processing, with the exception of non-response to age, sex, marital status and place of usual residence. These variables are needed for population estimates, so they are imputed using other information on the Census form, as well as information from the previous Census.
The processing of information from Census forms is now mostly automated, using scanning, Intelligent Character Recognition and other automatic processes. Quality assurance procedures are used during Census processing to ensure processing errors are kept at an acceptable level. Sample checking is undertaken during coding operations, and corrections are made where necessary.
The Census form may be completed by one household member on behalf of others. Incorrect answers can be introduced to the Census form if the respondent does not understand the question or does not know the correct information about other household members. Many of these errors remain in the final data.
More detailed information on data quality is available in the 2006 Census Dictionary (cat. no. 2901.0), in the section titled Managing Census Quality.


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Trademark is the asset of individuals, and organizations which is protected independently in each nation therefore a trademark being registered in a country would still be a subject of violation in another country because it is not yet registered.
Currently based on a trademark patent or a national trademark application, by filing an international application, the trademark owner shall acquire the right of trademark registration in some or all members of the Madrid system.
With highly professional staff and great experience in intellectual property practice in Vietnam, LHA LAW FIRM would support the in registering your trademark under Madrid Protocol/ Agreement (Madrid System)
Conditions of international registration under Madrid System
People who have been granted the Certificate of Trademark Registration in Vietnam have the right to register their respective international trademarks under the Madrid Agreement;
People who have already filed an application for registration of a trademark in Vietnam and who have been granted a certificate of registration of a trademark in Vietnam shall have the right to make an international registration of the mark corresponding to the Madrid Protocol.
International registration application originating from Vietnam
An application for international registration of a mark designating a contracting party to the Madrid Agreement as a country to be registered and not designating any country member of the Madrid Protocol must be made in French.
An application for international registration of marks designating at least one member country of the Madrid Protocol, including the designation of a country party to the Madrid Agreement, must be made in English or French.
The declaration shall be as form provided by Vietnamese competent Authorities. The declaration shall designate the countries being parties of the Madrid Agreement (may simultaneously be a Member of the Madrid Protocol) and the country member of the Madrid Protocol to which the applicant wishes to apply for trademark protection.
The applicant shall ensure all information is accurate and in accordance with information in attached document.
International registration office for application from Vietnam
International application shall be filled at International Bureau through National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam
The date the National Office of Intellectual Property receives the application for international trademark registration shall be the date of the filing if the International Bureau receives the application within two months from the date of receipt. If the application is not completed for submission to the International Bureau within the above time limit, the date of receipt shall be the date of filing the application to the International Bureau.
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