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You've probably noticed that there are a lot of options when it comes to finding someone to provide a photo booth for your wedding or event. But just like with haircuts and hotel rooms, usually the cheapest option isn't the best one. "You get what you pay" for is a popular phrase, and this especially applies when hiring a photo booth company.
Here are 5 reasons NOT to hire a budget priced photo booth:
1. Their booths are ugly and take poor quality photos
Yes, you can hire a company for $400 to bring a photo booth to your wedding. But here's what you will typically get with these "budget" booths: A photo "booth" made from white PVC pipe (or maybe one of those Easy-Up tents your dad uses at family BBQs) with a low quality (and slow) inkjet printer, and an uninterested employee sitting at a bare plastic table with a laptop checking their Facebook newsfeed. This isn't a fictional situation, I'm describing a local photo booth company that we've actually seen at weddings with this setup. Unfortunately, we didn't snap a photo but here's an example of another local photo "tent".
Not only are photo "tents" unattractive, but usually they are made from black fabric which makes the photos look like they were taken in a dark cave. Here's an actual photo from a local bargain photo booth company that I found on their Facebook page (and no, I didn't alter the photo in any way, it really was this dark). Maybe I'm a snob, but I wouldn't pay $400 for photos that look like they were taken with a cellphone camera at night.
2. Their photo booths are slow and inefficient
Commercial-grade photo printers aren't cheap (one of our printers cost $1200!), so most of the budget booths will use less expensive and slow printers. You know that inkjet printer that you use to print homework assignments? That's probably the same model that the budget guys are using in their photo booth. Not only is the quality poor, but the prints will be wet and easily smudged.
If they are using an inkjet printer, they will also have to manually cut the paper to be the size of a photo strip (whereas a good printer will print and cut at the same time). If they haven't cut the strips ahead of time, this means that they will have to trim each photo strip as they print. This results in each photo session taking much longer, which means that fewer guests will be able to use the booth. If you only get half as many people through your booth because it is inefficient, are you really saving money by going with the less expensive photo booth company?
Our booths are fast and efficient. Our printers automatically print and cut duplicate photo strips in as little as 7 seconds, and they are dry to the touch (no smudging!). The print quality is on par with the photo printers that you see at the photo centers at Costco and Target. In our booths, from start to finish it only takes a total of 57 seconds for someone to take their photos and receive their prints (and, someone else can be using the booth while the photos are printing).
3. They aren't as inexpensive as they seem
Often time the "budget" price doesn't include some of the essential features that couples want, like props, a guest book, or even printed photos (sometimes the cheap price only includes digital copies). These companies usually charge more for these "extras". By the time that they "nickel-and-dime" you with upgrades, the budget booth isn't much of a bargain.
Instead of hiring the budget guys with all their upgrades, you could just hire us and get everything you want for one price.
4. Cheap photo booths are cheap for a reason
Most cheap-o photo booth companies are cheap because they are just starting out, and this is just something they do to make extra money on the weekends. Since these companies are new and relatively unknown, the easiest way to get business is to be the least expensive. Being inexperienced means they are going to have problems (read some of these negative reviews that this local company received). Photo booths are very technical and there are a million little things that can go wrong. Would you hire a caterer or a photographer who only has a few months of experience? Of course you wouldn't! So why would you take chances hiring someone who is brand new to the photo booth business?
Here's a review found on Google of a Utah-based photo booth company:
"The gentleman they sent to run the photo booth called me more than once to get directions. (I had emailed this to them more than once). Even after calling me for directions he was over 45 minutes late. He started to set up at a snail's pace and my mother, brother, and cousin ended up setting up most of it for him just so we could get people going. He was FINALLY set up about 2 hours into the event and within 15 minutes he ran out of black ink. When this happened he asked everyone if they could wait 15 minutes or so for him to get new ink. Well, twenty minutes after that he ran out of toner, then ink again. He kept asking our guests to wait 15, 20, 30 minutes!" read more…
Companies who do a good job are in demand, they don't need to offer deals or compete with budget priced competitors. There's a reason that the other guys are cheaper, and you don't want to find out the hard way by having them mess up your wedding, if they show up at all (read this horror story about a shady local photo booth company).
In the last year we provided photo booths at over 100 events, and this is all we do for a living. We won the "Best of Weddings" award in the photo booth category from The Knot for 2013 and 2014 as well as the "Couples' Choice" award from Wedding Wire. On top of all that, we have excellent reviews. Why take chances to save a few bucks when you can hire us and know that your photo booth experience will be perfect?
5. Cheap booths can be dangerous
What happens when you try to cram 10 adults into a flimsy photo booth made from a pipe and drape enclosure? A lawsuit. I've heard horror stories about people falling off of benches and needing stitches (some booths use a piano bench or Rubbermade totes for their seating), curtain rods falling on people's heads (that actually happened to me), and booths falling over. This is a huge liability for you and your venue unless the photo booth company has the proper documentation in place to protect you. Their business should be licensed with their city and the state, and they should carry a liability insurance policy in case of accidents.
Couth Booth (a DBA of Entourage Entertainment) has a business license in the city of North Salt Lake and is registered with the state. We also carry a $1,000,000 insurance policy to protect you in the highly unlikely case that a guest is injured while using our photo booths.
Would you rather save a couple hundred dollars and risk having a horrible experience or pay a little more for a worry-free experience? With photo booths, you get what you pay for. If you trust Couth Booth to be part of your wedding or event, we promise that you'll receive excellent service (prior to, and on the day of your event), you'll get an all-inclusive package at a competitive price, and while we're at your event we have a 90% Uptime Guarantee* or your money back.
Even our most economical photo booth package includes the features that most couples want at their weddings:
- 3 hours of unlimited photo sessions
- Your choice of the Vintage Booth, classic Retro Booth, or Couth Booth
- Two 2×6 inch photo strips for each photo session
- A charming photo booth attendant
- A deluxe prop collection displayed on a table with tablecloth (no ugly props from the dollar store, we promise)
- A Photo Guest Book, including supplies and assembly
- Customized photo strip design
- USB drive containing all photos and images of photo strips
- Free travel within 30 miles of North Salt Lake (84054)
I hope this article was helpful. Please contact us today to get a quote for your wedding or event.
*During your event, we guarantee that the booth will be operational at least 90% of the time. At most events the booth is operational 100% of the time, but occasionally we have to add a new roll of paper or handle minor computer glitches, which can take just a few minutes. If the booth is out of order for more than 10% of your event, we will happily issue a prorated refund based on the downtime that exceeds 10%.


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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Life & Health Sciences
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In this role, you will mainly investigate the role of ion channel dysregulation in rheumatoid arthritis pain based on our preliminary research findings. Appropriate expert training will be provided where required.
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual committed to high quality research with proven skills in pain behaviors and/or antigen-induced arthritis mouse model. You would also benefit from having experience in joint histology and evidence of creative and critical thinking. You should have a PhD or be near completion in a relevant biological discipline. A current UK Home Office Personal License (PIL) will be desirable.
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr. Xuming Zhang, email: email@example.com.

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Daily News Reports »
Wolf Delisting Comment Period Pt 1
by Bob Larson, click here for bio
Program: Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Date: June 13, 2019
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U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse led a bipartisan letter last week, signed by 34 members of Congress, to the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife expressing strong support for delisting …
NEWHOUSE … "You that's one of the frustrations about some of the efforts, issues around Congress. They seem to stick around for a long time. This is something I've been working on since I started Congress and here it is five years later and we're still struggling with this."
Newhouse says Fish and Wildlife should move forward as soon as possible …
NEWHOUSE … "The agency has made it known that they want to do this. It's something that certainly they are gathering comments and wanting to hear from people."
He says support for delisting is broad …
NEWHOUSE … "This is an issue that has widespread support, not only in the Fish and Wildlife, U.S. government, but also in our state governments."
Newhouse says there's no reason not to …
NEWHOUSE … "I think it's truly an opportunity for us to declare a victory with the Endangered Species Act with the gray wolf as it has come back in strong numbers throughout the West."
Newhouse says federal delisting would allow Washington state to implement a comprehensive wolf management plan to give farmers, ranchers and communities the help they need.
Tune in tomorrow for more.
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Living with facial differences isn't always easy. But connecting with other families who are facing the same challenges can be helpful.
So Dr. Michael Jaskolka, Medical Director of New Hanover Regional Medical Center's Cleft and Craniofacial Team, invited his patients and their families to a special screening of 'Wonder' on Saturday at Stone Theatres' The Pointe 14.
Nearly 200 patients and family members filled the theater to watch the story of Auggie, who has facial differences, and his family. Auggie's arrival at a new school was met with stares, shunning, and unabashed bullying. Some of Dr. Jaskolka's patients could identify with the challenges Auggie faced. And siblings could identify with Auggie's older sister, who never received as much attention from her parents.
Dr. Jaskolka held the event to give these families a chance to meet each other and recognize that facial differences aren't as rare as they might believe.


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Equinor targets Nnwa-Doro talks progress
Norwegian operator in discussions with Nigerian authorities on potential offshore gas development
Norwegian operator Equinor is in talks with Nigerian authorities about terms for the potential development the 1.25-billion-barrels-of-oil-equivalent Nnwa-Doro gas and condensate discovery off Nigeria.
Equinor is eager to find a viable development solution for the deep-water discovery, which is located in 1191 metres of water, 180 kilometres south-west of Port Harcourt.
"It is a significant gas discovery and we are looking at possibilities to develop the project," Equinor executive vice president for projects and technology Anders Opedal told Upstream at on the sidelines of the operator's capital markets update this week.
He said that for a development to proceed Equinor requires an accord with the Nigerian government as the project depends on establishment of competitive terms and long-term predictability.
Nevertheless, Opedahl did not rule out the possibility of Nnwa-Doro getting to project sanction before the company's potential liquefied natural gas export project in Tanzania.
"Both our LNG project in Tanzania and Nnwa-Doro depend on the outcome of negotiations with the authorities in the (respective) countries. It is too early to say which one comes first," he said.
Either way though, Equinor's two African gas projects are unlikely to come on stream before 2026-2027, according to sources.
Nnwa-Doro is seen as a potentially attractive project that could help meet Nigeria's burgeoning growth in energy demand. Nigeria has a growing population and economy, and Equinor believes gas could make up a significant part of its energy mix.
UK-based consultancy Wood Mackenzie estimates that Nnwa-Doro holds combined resources of about 11 trillion cubic feet of gas and 100 million barrels of condensate. Despite its size, however, Woodmac currently classifies the discoveries as non-commercial.
Equinor's licence OML 129 has three discoveries: Sehki, Nnwa and Bilah. Nnwa straddles Shell-operated OML 135 to the east where it is known as Doro, and OPL 297 to the south.


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Meehambee Dolmen
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The Meehambee Dolmen is a megalithic portal tomb dating from about 3500 BC located in County Roscommon, Ireland.
It has been discovered by two local children in the 1960s who have unearthed two stone axes.[1]
Originally supported on 6 upright portals, 2.3 metres high. The capstone is estimated to weigh twenty-four tonnes. The portal stone supporting the back of the capstone has collapsed, allowing the capstone to slide backwards out of position, causing the doorstone to collapse also. The capstone now rests at a 45-degree angle[1]
It is thought that these tombs, of which over 1,200 have been identified in Ireland were either the burial place of a single important king or chieftain or perhaps the tombs of several members of a tribe who inhabited the area in the Neolithic era.
It is located in County Roscommon, a few hundred meters from the M6. It is accessed by a bridle path off a local road from the R362 regional road in the village of Bellanamullia on the western outskirts of Athlone.
See also
- Dolmen
- Megalithic art
- European Megalithic Culture
- Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
- Megalith
- Neolithic Europe
- Stone circle
External links
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Dear CSA members and farm friends,
Welcome to Week 10 of our 12 week Fall and Winter CSA season. As y'all have likely noticed, a lot of rain has fallen over the last five days and most of our crops are loving it! Our cabbages and Brussels sprouts have seen an explosion of growth with the rain, and it seems like our carrots have doubled in size.
While the crops are loving the moisture, harvesting in wet muddy conditions can be a challenge. Our crew works rain or shine and has hauled a lot of produce out of the mud this week. I hope that y'all are as thankful for their hard work as I am. Brandon Walker, Chasiti McGhee and Joseph Curry have done a wonderful job this year and are largely responsible for all of the lovely, diverse and clean vegetables in the CSA boxes this fall. If you enjoy your veggies and see them in the farmstand, consider saying thanks or giving them a hug.
We have got an awesome share this week and tons of food still growing in the fields. In this week's share:
- A stalk of Brussels sprouts
- candy carrots
- Romaine lettuce
- green leaf lettuce
- curly kale
- sweet potatoes
- fennel
- purple cauliflower or broccoli
I am really excited about the Brussels sprouts in the share this week. The sprouts were seeded in early July and have been growing longer than any other fall crop in the field. We have cleaned them up in the washroom but there will be some work on your end getting the sprouts off the stalk and culling the bad leaves. We love roasted Brussels sprouts at our house. Look for a recipe or two on this week's cooking blog.
If you are an Oxford CSA member who missed your share due to inclement weather and the early market closure last week, please email us or talk to Chasiti at the market about how we can make your missed share up to you.
This is the time of 2017 planning on the farm, please consider signing up for the 2017 CSA season. We have big plans and lots of strawberries planted!
Thanks for choosing to keep local alive and well,
Veggie Tips
Brussels sprouts
Sprouts still on the stalk will stay fresher longer. So, if you have not already removed the individual sprouts, consider leaving them on the stalk and storing the stalk in the fridge in a tall glass of water, as you would parsley or cilantro. If you need to go ahead and pluck them, store them in the fridge in a bowl or open container. They should keep about a week but taste best when used within a day or two. Just before use, remove the outer, wilted leaves and wash. When roasting, remember that sprouts that are the same size will cook more evenly. So unless you need to cook the whole kitten caboodle at once, consider separating your sprouts into groups by size and only cooking the same-sized sprouts at one time.
If possible, store your fennel in a brown paper bag in your fridge, where it should keep about three to five days. Fennel's distinctive licorice flavor can be overpowering to some—especially when served raw—but when added to a roasted chicken, roasted pork tenderloin, or pan-seared fish it can add a subtly sweet undertone. Personally, I can't do without it when making coleslaw with the green cabbage and carrots in recent shares.
Candy carrots
Separate the greens from the roots, then store them separate plastic bags in the crisper. This week's extra-sweet carrots lend themselves perfectly to this simple roasting method.
Remove leaves from stem and wash in cold water. Add a little ice to the water if lettuce has wilted on the way home from the market and needs perking up. Spin or pat dry. Wrap in paper towels and store in a large plastic bag in the crisper. The paper towels will soak up any excess moisture, and the plastic bag will keep the air from circulating too much. Remove immediately any leaves that become slimy. Should stay fresh for 7-to-10 days if stored properly.
Curly kale
Wash leaves, trim stems, and pat the leaves dry before using. Store in a closed plastic bag in the fridge for a week or more. This week's curly kale is a little tougher than in recent weeks, so I'll be using mine in kale chips and soups.
Sweet Potatoes
Store in a cool dark pantry (not the fridge!), if possible, in a loosely covered paper bag to allow for circulation. Keeps about a month.
Purple cauliflower or broccoli
Keeps up to two weeks. Store in crisper. Wash just before use. Whether you received broccoli or cauliflower, try this method of roasting it or serve it up shaved and raw in this kale salad.
What's for Dinner?
Ina Garten's Perfect Roast Chicken with Fennel and Carrots
Sweet Rainbow Coleslaw with Fennel
Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Fennel and Garlic
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Today I went undercover
Recently I had this idea to get the experience that most moms get when getting their kids picture taken. I won't give specifics because it's not necessarily about the exact place but mostly about the experience. I went in to one of the "photo studio within a store" places with an idea in my head that I would try to get one good picture of the twins together and use my coupon (yes my coupon :) for the one pose $7.99 special. I have to say that the people were courteous to me and the kids but the whole time I am there I felt like I was just getting a cookie cutter product. They took a handful of snapshots of the kids together and individually before Macy had stage 5 meltdown. After waiting about 10 or 20 minutes we were ushered over to the computer screen where they tried to sell me every cheesy border, photoshop bad color choice, bla bla bla. Of course if you want the $7.99 special you just get to pick the one pose with no enhancements. Enhancements even meaning things like just turining it b & w, that would cost you $20.They wanted to upsell you on anything and everything!
The picture I ended up going with was really just OK, a decent studio snapshot of my two kiddies. I have to admit it was nice to not have the pressure of being the mom and the photographer but I wasn't super happy with the final product. Mostly, this experience just confirmed to me to keep doing what I do. There's a place for it. There's moms out there that leave these places having spent HUNDREDS of dollars not knowing that there are other options. I am not bashing these types of places because they certainly serve a purpose or they wouldn't be in business, I just want people to know that they do have a choice.
"It is clear that custom photography is not in everyone's budget, it is something that most families save for to splurge on from time to time to memorialize their children as they really are (not posed and primped in the cookie cutter studio setting)." www.professionalchildphotographer.com
So yes, I will be the proud owner of the $7.99 special package but I learned a long time ago that you always get what you pay for. Readers, thoughts on this subject? Am I not objective? I would like to hear your input!


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2015 NFL Season Outlook & Predictions
We are a day away from there being NFL action. We've had quite the eventful offseason, but if you're still around it means you've outlasted the nonsensical discussions over deflated footballs, survived the slow-crawling preseason, have concluded your fantasy … Continue reading
Ranking the Top 32 NFL Quarterbacks Entering 2015
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Quick Hits: Assessing Cobb, McCoy-Alonso, Marshall Deals
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The 2015 NFL Draft is riddled with multiple intriguing storylines, however a few have the chance to be significantly altered after the Combine this weekend. A few players enter being deemed as borderline-first round prospects or marginal draft prospects, while … Continue reading
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Why the Browns Stuck with Hoyer, Not Manziel
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Lung Cancer Program
Northside Hospital Cancer Institute (NHCI) is one of the nation's leading providers of lung cancer care, earning a Disease-Specific Care Certification for lung cancer – The Joint Commission® Gold Seal of Approval® for health care quality.
What Is Lung Cancer?
Lung cancer is cancer that starts in the lungs, which are located in the chest cavity. When a person breathes, air goes through the nose, down the windpipe (trachea), and into the lungs, where it flows through tubes called bronchi. Most lung cancer begins in the cells that line these tubes.
There are two main types of lung cancer:
- Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer.
- Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) makes up about 20% of all lung cancer cases.
When a patient's lung cancer is made up of both types, it is called mixed small cell/large cell cancer. When the cancer started somewhere else in the body and spread to the lungs, it is called metastatic cancer to the lung.
Symptoms of Lung Cancer
Early stage lung cancer may not cause any symptoms. Symptoms depend on the type of lung cancer, but may include:
- Chest pain that is often worse with deep breathing
- Infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia that don't go away or keep coming back
- Coughing up blood or rust colored sputum
- Fatigue
- Losing weight without trying
- Loss of appetite
- Shortness of breath
- Wheezing
- Hoarseness
Learn more about lung cancer symptoms.
Lung Cancer Risk Factors & Prevention
Risk Factors
Lung cancer is most commonly diagnosed among people 65-74 years of age. Approximately 80 percent of lung cancer patients are 60 years of age or older
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer. The more cigarettes a person smokes per day and the number of years they've been smoking, the greater their risk for lung cancer. There is no evidence that smoking low-tar cigarettes lowers a person's risk of developing lung cancer.
Lung cancer can also affect people who have never smoked.
Secondhand smoke (breathing the smoke of others) increases a person's risk of developing lung cancer.
The following are additional risk factors that have been linked to lung cancer:
- Exposure to asbestos
- Exposure to cancer-causing chemicals such as uranium, beryllium, vinyl chloride, nickel chromates, coal products, mustard gas, chloromethyl ethers, gasoline and diesel exhaust
- Exposure to radon gas
- Family history of lung cancer
- High levels of air pollution
- High levels of arsenic in drinking water
- Radiation therapy to the lungs
The best way to prevent lung cancer is to stop smoking or using other tobacco products.
As part of our comprehensive approach to lung cancer prevention and education, Northside offers Built To Quit, a smoking and tobacco cessation program offering resources to help individuals quit smoking and stop using other tobacco products. This program includes a six-week class that educates participants about the hazards of smoking and using tobacco products; the benefits of quitting; and the strategies and skills to cope with urges. The class is conducted primarily in a group setting, with face-to-face interaction that allows participants to learn from each other's experiences. We also offer web-based sessions for your convenience.
For more information, please call 404-780-7653, email email@example.com or register for a class online.2019 Built to Quit
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Learn more about lung cancer risk factors and prevention.
Lung Cancer Screening
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. According to the American Cancer Society, each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. There is no guaranteed prevention against lung cancer, but regular screenings are pivotal to early detection, when the disease is most treatable.
Northside Hospital Cancer Institute offers lung cancer screenings using low-dose computer tomography (CT) at multiple locations throughout Georgia. A low-dose CT is a non-invasive, painless procedure that uses low-dose X-rays to screen the lungs for cancer. Lung cancer screening using low-dose CT has become the national standard based on findings from clinical trials and other research-related publications. Organizations such as the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) have developed clinical practice guidelines for lung cancer screening within high risk populations.
Health Insurance and Lung Cancer Screening
For Medicare patients, physicians will use the following criteria to determine whether a patient should be screened.
- 55-77 years of age
- No signs or symptoms of lung cancer
- 30-pack year smoking history or greater (a pack a day for 30 years or more)
- Current smokers or one who has quit smoking within the last 15 years
For non-Medicare patients, similar criteria will most likely be used by insurance providers to determine eligibility. Patients must have a written order from a physician to receive a lung cancer screening using low-dose CT.
For questions regarding lung cancer screening using low-dose CT or to determine whether you meet eligibility criteria, please call Northside Hospital Cancer Institute at 404-531-4444.
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women. In the United States, more than 200,000 new cases of lung cancer were diagnosed in 2017.
Northside Hospital Cancer Institute offers diagnostic procedures and specialized cancer care for the following types of lung cancer:
- Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
- Small cell lung cancer (SCLC)
- Mesothelioma
- Cancers of the respiratory system
- Other thoracic malignancies
Learn more about the different types of lung cancer.
A full evaluation by a pulmonologist, with additional imaging scans (chest X-ray, CT scan, PET scan), may be involved in the diagnosis of lung cancer. Possible endoscopy procedures may include one that looks inside the bronchial tree, while another may assess enlarged lymph nodes with an ultrasound. A biopsy will ultimately establish a lung cancer diagnosis. Once all of this information is gathered, if cancer is confirmed, staging will take place (based on the size, location and extent of the tumor). This information is critical to determining appropriate treatment recommendations.
Interventional Pulmonology
Many of the Northside Hospital pulmonologists are sub-specialized in the area of interventional pulmonology, offering advanced, non-invasive techniques and procedures to assist with diagnosing lung cancers. Interventional pulmonology procedures and technologies used to diagnose lung cancers include:
Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
EBUS allows physicians to perform a technique known as transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) to obtain tissue or fluid samples from the lungs and surrounding lymph nodes without conventional surgery. The samples can be used for diagnosing and staging lung cancer, detecting infections, and identifying inflammatory diseases that affect the lungs, such as sarcoidosis or other cancers like lymphoma.
Thoracic Navigation System (or Navigational Bronchoscopy)
The electromagnetic navigation system uses trackable instruments with embedded sensors that are guided to the lung lesion using GPS technology. Standard CT images of the lung create a "route" to the lesion, allowing physicians to easily biopsy and place markers for planned treatment. As a result, physicians can navigate to and biopsy lesions located deep in the lungs using a minimally-invasive approach.
Team of Lung Cancer Specialists
The strength of the NHCI Lung Cancer Program is our multidisciplinary team of dedicated, specially trained lung cancer specialists who work together every step of the way to provide individualized care for each lung cancer patient. Northside's lung cancer care team offers a comprehensive scope of medical services, the latest technology, leading-edge clinical research and compassionate support.
Our multidisciplinary medical team of lung cancer specialists consists of:
- Thoracic surgeons
- Pulmonologists
- Interventional pulmonologists
- Medical oncologists
- Radiation oncologists
- Radiologists
- Pathologists
- Certified genetic counselors
- Lung cancer screening nurse navigator
- Lung cancer treatment nurse navigator
- Clinical research nurses
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Weekly multidisciplinary cancer conferences provide a forum for our lung cancer specialists to review radiology and pathology images and discuss the best Lung Cancer Treatment Options, including clinical trials, and agree upon an evidence-based treatment plan for each patient. By prospectively discussing lung cancer cases during conference, lung cancer patients get the benefit of not just one clinical perspective but more than a dozen lung cancer expert opinions.
Lung Cancer Treatment Options
Treatment for lung cancer depends on the type and stage of lung cancer. Options typically include one or more treatments, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy or targeted drug therapy. Northside Hospital Cancer Institute is committed to providing high quality lung cancer treatment and to making access to this cancer care as convenient as possible.
Northside Hospital Cancer Institute's Lung Cancer Program treats many types of lung cancer with the latest treatments, including personalized therapies based on the lung cancer's specific genetic makeup. Northside Hospital Cancer Institute lung cancer specialists and supportive care team members work together to ensure all lung cancer patients receive high quality, evidence-based care.
Seventy-five percent of the lung cancer surgeries at Northside are performed using minimally invasive surgical techniques, such as robot-assisted surgery and other advanced technologies that yield some of the most successful results in the country. Lung cancer patients receive post-operative care from a team of highly skilled nurses and providers who take care of patients staying overnight in our 40-bed inpatient thoracic surgery unit at the Northside Hospital campus in Atlanta. Northside Hospital Atlanta is also rated as a High Performing Hospital for Lung Cancer Surgery by US News and World Report.
Surgical options used to treat lung cancer include:
- Pneumonectomy
- Lobectomy
- Segmentectomy or wedge resection
- Sleeve resection
- Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)
Radiofrequency ablation, or RFA, is a treatment option used for patients with small lung tumors located near the outer edge of the lungs, and is an option for patients who are not able to tolerate surgery. RFA uses high-energy radio waves to heat the tumor. A thin, needle-like probe is put through the skin and moved inside the body until the tip is in the tumor. Placement of the probe is guided by CT scans. Once the tip is in place, an electric current is passed through the probe, which heats the tumor and destroys the cancer cells.
Chemotherapy, or "chemo" uses medication to destroy cancer cells by stopping growth. Most often, treatment for lung cancer uses a combination of two chemotherapy drugs.
At Northside's infusion centers, chemotherapy is provided to lung cancer patients on an outpatient basis by registered nurses who are certified in chemotherapy administration.
Radiation therapy, or radiation oncology, is a treatment that uses high energy X-rays or radiation to kill cancer cells. Radiation may be used before lung cancer surgery to shrink a tumor; after surgery to kill remaining cancerous cells; as the main treatment for lung cancer; to treat an area of cancer spread; or to relieve (palliate) symptoms of advanced lung cancer
External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and brachytherapy or internal radiation therapy are the most common techniques for treating lung cancer with radiation therapy.
Targeted therapies are most often used for advanced lung cancers, either alone or in combination with chemotherapy. They are designed to only treat the cancer cells, and therefore, minimize damage to normal, healthy cells. In order to become cancer cells, healthy cells must go through a process called angiogenesis. Targeted therapy disrupts this process and the cellular changes necessary for development and growth.
Biological therapy, also called immunotherapy, uses the body's immune system to treat cancer. Unlike chemotherapy, radiation or targeted therapy which fight cancer cells directly, immunotherapy helps the immune system to fight cancer cells. Immunotherapy drugs can be used in people with certain types of lung cancer that starts growing again after chemotherapy or other drug treatments.
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Northside Hospital physicians perform more lung-cancer related photodynamic therapy procedures than any other institution in the nation. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a procedure in which a special chemical is injected into the blood stream. The chemical is absorbed by all the cells but does not stay in normal cells long. It remains in cancer cells quite a while and a laser aimed at the cancer activates the chemical to kill the cancer cells.
PDT is often used for relief of symptoms (such as breathing problems or bleeding) in non-small cell lung cancer and can also treat small tumors.
Clinical trials are studies that involve people and are a critical part of oncology research. These studies test new ways to prevent, detect, diagnose and treat cancer. Patients who take part in cancer clinical trials have an opportunity to contribute to scientists' knowledge of cancer and to help in the development of improved cancer treatments, while receiving state-of-the-art care from cancer experts.
Learn more about Cancer Clinical Trials and Research at Northside Hospital
Learn more about NHCI cancer treatment options.
Lung Cancer Support & Survivorship
Ongoing support is crucial when facing lung cancer and afterward. Northside Hospital Cancer Institute provides a full range of lung cancer support and survivorship programs and services to address the unique needs of lung cancer patients.
Lung cancer treatment and recovery can be overwhelming, which is why our Lung Cancer Program offers patient access to oncology nurse navigators to guide patients every step of their journey. Our lung cancer nurse navigators are registered nurses with extensive knowledge and training in oncology. They help guide patients through the lung cancer screening process and provide support and education after a lung cancer diagnosis and through treatment. They also work with radiologists, pulmonologists, surgeons, oncologists and other specialists to coordinate treatment plans and facilitate communication between the patient and their oncology care team.
Support provided by our lung cancer screening and treatment nurse navigators includes:
- Providing clinical information and education about lung cancer.
- Answering questions about lung cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment and any side effects experienced.
- Facilitating communication between the patient and their lung cancer care team.
- Providing access to emotional and psychological support, including referrals to the right counseling services and support groups.
- Monitoring each patient's health and overall lung cancer treatment progress.
Our oncology nurse navigators facilitate access to Northside's comprehensive portfolio of cancer patient support services including Nutrition, Behavioral Health and Social Work, Rehabilitation, and Clinical Research to coordinate a personalized lung cancer treatment plan depending upon each patient's unique needs, including clinical, practical and emotional needs.
For lung cancer patients and survivors, Northside Hospital is ready to give you the support you need. To learn more about oncology patient navigation or to speak with an oncology nurse navigator, please call 404-300-2800 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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As a theme this year Madame Governor, Helen Thorpe, chose 'Holiday Heritages'. Brilliant for me! Here I am back to heritage and origins, which I have used as inspiration for my personal spaces and very often also professionally in my design themes, fashion styling, or conceptual art. Karen knew that about me and asked if I would create something representing Eastern Europe. My dream!
I worked on getting information and loan pieces for the Eastern European installation through the month of November. When last minute another local organization was not able to participate, I threw my hat in for the Central Asian table also and drew from my family's private collection. I finished up last week and it looks great. Today, press day. It was very exciting to have people interested in the themes, asking questions about the provenance of the pieces, many of them antiques from local museums, others beloved personal objects on loan from friends and acquaintances.
I'll post some more specifics at the end of the week and for now show off a couple of snapshots of what the tours will be showing.
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text: This is a presentation that I've developed for therapists who are attending my workshop at TAMFT's 2016 annual conference. I believe strongly in the services that licensed marriage and family therapists provide, and I've put together some thoughts on how therapists can proliferate their message. Follow along with this presentation or refer to it as you develop your own digital spiderwebs.


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Location: Los Angeles, CA
The Partnership Coordinator's primary role and responsibility is to ensure the successful implementation of the CollegeSpring program across a portfolio of sites, leading to strong program quality, student outcomes, and partner delight. You love solving problems and managing the smaller details. You believe that effective program implementation is a result of high attention to detail, proactive communication and coordination, and a school service mentality. You also enjoy working in a team environment, both internally and externally.
Partnership Operations
- Foster and maintain strong partner relationships with administrators and site coordinators across a portfolio of local school sites.
- Create a year-long plan and calendar and lead conversations with each site to map out programming and support for the school year to assist programs in meeting fidelity guidelines.
- Coordinate partner site logistics, including shipping materials, updating student rosters, and managing fee-for-service contracts and invoices.
- Conduct monthly program check-in calls with site coordinators.
- Own the collection of CollegeSpring data across your portfolio of sites, including scanning, distributing, and managing the internal grading system process.
- Maintain Salesforce rosters, records, and updates for your sites, including school site and district data.Manage the process for receiving official PSAT and SAT or ACT data from your partners.
- Partner with the Instructional Success Team to plan and implement teacher and mentor training and onboarding events.
- Work closely with local Instructional Coaches to ensure partner success.
- Collaborate with Partnership Success Team and Head of Partnerships on implementation best practices and challenges.
Seasonal Staff Recruitment and Management
- Recruit, interview, and hire a portfolio of college students who serve as near-peer, small group mentors for our Core program.
- Develop and oversee local college and university campus recruitment strategy.
- Onboard mentors and facilitate mentor trainings.
- Manage your team of mentors, creating a highly engaged and effective group that wants to return year after year.
The Ideal Candidate will demonstrate the following:
- Mission and values-driven: You hold a passionate commitment to and a sense of urgency for the support of schools, along with a belief that all students can achieve at high levels. You are motivated by working in an environment where we live out our core values daily.
- Strategic thinker: You are self-organized and can strategically plan and prioritize your time aligned to highest-impact moves to achieve individual and organizational goals.
- Learner: You like learning new things on the job, and can enthusiastically contribute to a professional learning community.
- Relationships: You excel at relationship-building, and are effective at collaborating with others. You have taken on leadership and participation in a wide range of professional development activities.
- Operations: You care about the details, and are great at solving problems.
- Adaptability: You can seamlessly navigate a matrixed organization, and like a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
- Bachelor's degree required
- At least 2-4 years experience managing program coordination
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of people, both internally and externally
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage and execute multiple priorities with tight timelines and minimal guidance
- Strong communications skills (written/verbal) and interpersonal skills are a must
- Committed to continuous learning and development
- Experience working in under resourced schools, test prep, or college access preferred, including collaborating with multiple school-wide stakeholders (principals, teachers, counselors)
- Prior experience with Salesforce and G-Suite is a plus
This position includes some travel to local program sites.
There may be occasional evening and weekend work.
Physical requirements are those of a typical office environment.


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Last week Tuesday evening, I attended the hotly anticipated Style By SA Show at SAFW in JHB. This show is always a favorite of mine as I get a first look at what to expect from some of my favourite local designers like Thebe Magugu, Rich Mnisi & Sindiso Khumalo. I really love how Woolworths have embraced these talented designers and feature affordable capsule collections of their clothing. In Cape Town, you'll find the Style By SA collection at Canal Walk. In JHB, at Sandton City.
Now, if you follow me on my social media platforms (Twitter & IG: @candiceleekan), you'll have seen I'm working closely with Woolworths as one of their Beauty Trend Collective members. I've been trying and testing a whole host of the WBEAUTY skincare, body and makeup and am so impressed with all the products. For the Style by SA show, Woolworths asked me to create a makeup look using their products.
Take a look at my 5 minute smokey eye makeup tutorial below
The Make-up Products:
Eyes: WBEAUTY Single Shadow in Smoke (R121.05); WBEAUTY 3-in-1 Mascara (R161.40); WBEAUTY Gel Eyeliner in Black (R110.96)
Skin: WBEAUTY Longwear Max Cover Foundations SPF20 (R161.40); WBEAUTY Pressed Powder (R200.74)
Cheeks: WBEAUTY Powder Blush in Peach Melba (R171.49)
Lips: WBEAUTY Sheer Lipstick in Golden Vanilla (R141.22)
WBEAUTY Nails Gel in Mulberry (R55.48) – The big brush makes for the most precise paint and the gel formula ensures dazzling shine.
I know you guys are always interested in the skincare I'm using, so I thought I'd give you a peek into the key beauty items from WBEAUTY I took along to JHB.
WBEAUTY Daily Gel Cleanser (R80.65) – This face wash really impressed me with its make-up removal capabilities (it effectively removed my waterproof mascara and long wearing foundation!). It is the perfect product for those who are too lazy to remove their make-up before cleansing (like me). It's great for all skin types, but I do think those with very dry skin may find it a bit drying (then again, most women with very dry skin know to rather opt for a cleansing cream over a face wash). Best of all, it's fragrance and colour free.
WBEAUTY Eye Make-up Remover Lotion (R90.73) – I absolutely LOVE this gentle, yet very effective eye make-up remover. The texture is amazing; it comes out as a cream, then almost transforms its texture into a gel. It's so gentle, doesn't burn or sting and really is my number one option if you struggle with sensitive eyes.
WBEAUTY Anti-Ageing Overnight Mask (R100.82) – Overnight masks are one of my favourite beauty treats and I often use them instead of a night cream. My absolute favourite one is the Sisley Black Rose Overnight Mask, so I hold all others I try to that standard (and I'm often disappointed). This one REALLY impressed me. It is wonderfully nourishing without being oily, doesn't pill on the skin (far too many overnight masks do!) and ensures you wake up with beautifully hydrated skin. For the price, it's an incredible skincare treat.
WBEAUTY Eye Cream (R191.66) – This formula contains hyaluronic acid that plumps lines and wrinkles while boosting moisture. Caffeine has also been added to stimulate circulation, helping to rid the area of dark marks and puffiness. This formula is best for more mature skin types (40+), but there are other options in the WBEAUTY range for younger skin.
WBEAUTY Evening Recovery Facial Oil (R201.70) – Everyone needs a facial oil in their skincare routine because they really are a special pamper for the skin. This one contains Olive Squalene, Vitamin E & Rose oil that boosts radiance, reduces the appearance of fine lines and moisturises. Jojoba oil helps regulate sebum production (making it a good choice for oily skin types), while still restoring moisture. Simply massage a few drops of this oil into clean skin, before applying your night cream. You could also mix a few drops into your cream (or overnight mask – that's what I do).
I also included a few bath time treats (because while in JHB, a Capetonian HAS to take a bath)
WBEAUTY Love Your Skin Extreme Moisture Shower Gel (R70.56); WBEAUTY Love Your Skin Extreme Moisture Lotion (R70.56); WBeauty Love Your Skin Extreme Moisture Hand and Nail Cream (R60.47); WBEAUTY Love Your Skin Extreme Moisture Foot Butter (R70.56)
Woolworths offered to dress me for the Style By SA show, so I popped into store and chose the following items of clothing
Top by Witchery (R705.13); Boots by Country Road (R1613.02); Bag by Country Road (R1613.02); Belt by Country Road (R503.37)
My 'scent of the evening' was Gucci Bloom (R985 for 100ml EDP) with sultry notes of jasmine and heady tuberose mixed with woody ascents of orris root.
Final look
Below are some pic's from the Style By SA show
Thebe Magugu – Can we take a moment to chat about how spectacular this pink coat is?!
Thebe Magugu
Rich Mnisi
Rich Minisi
Rich Mnisi
I'm giving one lucky reader the opportunity to win ALL the WBEAUTY skin, body and make-up products featured in this blog post, amounting to R2061.45.
These include:
WBEAUTY makeup products: 3-in-1 mascara; Long wear Foundation; Single shadow in smoke; Powder blush in Peach Melba; Black Gel Eyeliner, Sheer lipstick in Golden Vanilla
WBEAUTY skincare: Daily Gel Cleanser; Replenish Eye Cream; Anti-Ageing Overnight Mask; Evening Recovery Facial Oil; Eye Make-up Remover Lotion
WBEAUTY body care: LOVE YOUR SKIN Extreme Moisture Shower Gel, Body Lotion; Hand Cream; Foot Butter
To enter, leave a comment below this post telling me why you'd like to win this WBEAUTY hamper. Please ensure you include your email address (only I can see it), so I can contact you, should you be the winner.
The winner will be announced on In My Bag's Facebook page (FOLLOW HERE) next week Monday 23 April and will also be notified by email.
A WBEAUTY voucher will be sent (via SMS) to the winner who will need to go to their closest Woolworths WBEAUTY counter to get her products. The beauty of this is that you'll be able to select the correct colour foundation for your skin tone.


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The hidden comfort in 70% of new homes
What's quiet, keeps you both cold and hot and you can hardly see? Nope, it's not a knock knock joke, we're talking about ducted ventilation systems. Air conditioning and heating have come a long way since those big obtrusive wall units. Now you can get a whole house ventilation system with heating and cooling that can be completely concealed and also quiet.
Ducted ventilation is fast becoming standard in new builds, so much so that Energy Recovery Systems are installing them in over 70% of our clients' houses as a dual air conditioning and heating system.
With most new houses being double-glazed windows to retain heat, the warm air has nowhere to go, which is where the ducted ventilation system comes into play. It pulls in the heat then regulates and circulates it throughout the house to your desired hot or cold temperature, all controlled via a handy remote. And because it's working with the existing heat and keeps a steady temperature, it's highly energy efficient and won't put a drain on your power consumption.
It's a bloody clever system and what our clients tend to like most is that it's all hidden from sight except for a few discreet vents. Ducted ventilation really goes hand in glove with a new house and for a small investment you can maximise your indoor comfort all year round without the need for additional heating.


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Audit program/
An audit program is a checklist of the audit procedures that must be followed by an auditor in order to complete an audit. An auditor signs off on each checklist item as it is completed, and then inserts the audit program into the audit working papers as evidence that audit steps were completed. The contents of an audit program will vary by the scope and nature of the audit, as well as by industry. There are a number of standard audit guides available that are tailored to individual industries.
Related Courses
Guide to Audit Working Papers
How to Conduct an Audit Engagement


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Crowd-Sourcing the Divestment Movement/
When environmental activists persuaded the City of Seattle to divest their multi-billion-dollar portfolio from Wells Fargo in retribution for funding the Dakota Access pipeline, they didn't celebrate the victorious conclusion to their campaign. They celebrated the beginning of a new front in the financial assault against the oil and natural gas industries.
According to an article in The Nation, the 350.org-led activists planned from the start to use the Seattle campaign as "the spark that might ignite a nationwide divestment drive."
Since that victory, "hundreds of activists around the country have contacted us by e-mail or social media or on the phone," said Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant, who led the divestment initiative. "They are asking us: How did you win this? What did you do to build this movement? They want to know what they can do in their cities."
And when they ask, they are directed to a website created by the activists that gives them step-by-step instructions on "How to Divest Your City from DAPL." In addition to the seven-step process, this site features talking points, form letters (both courtesy of 350.org), and even a copy of the Seattle divestment bill itself "to help you draft your own."
Aided by 350.org and the Sierra Club, these crowd-sourced divestment campaigns are popping up in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Raleigh, and even Berlin. And these newly deputized activists don't seem to be content with just attacking banks that fund DAPL. The Raleigh activists, for example, are seeking an ordinance that would "prohibit city contracts with businesses that support the fossil fuel industry."
And therein lies the problem with these crowd-sourcing citywide divestment campaigns: the entire process is predicated on appealing to people's emotions rather than facts. Starting, of course, with the pointless nature of divestment itself.
Oil and natural gas companies (and projects) are critical to the health, economy, and security of our country. As such, they make great investments. When one set of investors choose to sell their stocks in these companies (or in the banks that earn great returns on lending to these companies), these stocks are immediately purchased by other investors. Divestment actually ends up hurting those who rely upon the returns from financial investments, whether they are students, pensioners, or taxpayers who must subsidize politically-based financial decisions.
And that's not all, as Seattle will soon learn.
In his letter to Seattle Mayor Edward Murray, Wells Fargo's Head of Government and Institutional Banking Phillip Smith wrote, "changing banks is often a very complex process, and can include the potential for incurring unnecessary costs for the City and its taxpayers from other banks for transferring accounts, payments and disbursement services, payroll, merchant card processing, investments, and higher priced, ongoing services."
In addition to the additional costs, Seattle may find it incredibly difficult—if not impossible—to find a replacement bank because, Smith wrote, the "approved financial institutions that have responded in the past to the City's RFP for Bank Depository Services, or that are currently providing the City with services, also are involved with the financing of the Dakota Access Pipeline project."
The elected officials in the other targeted cities would be wise to take into account these uncomfortable truths, and turn a blind ear to the politically-driven divestment campaigns that ignore reality in favor of extremist "Keep It in the Ground" agendas.


text: I was so tired, very short of breath, has terrible restless leg syndome and my hair was falling out. Doc said my hemoglobin was fine. FERRITIN is what you want to check. If mine gets around 40, which is still considered normal, I can hardly function. My hematologist does an IV infusion of VENOFIR, 200 mgs. once a week for six weeks...this holds me over for about six months or so and then I repeat. I have tied every iron supplement and none are absorbed by my body, so the IV is the only solution. Ideally, a woman's ferritin should be around 100 for her to feel vital and energetic. My anemia is caused by heavy periods and should cease after menopause, but in the meantime, the venofir has given me my life back! I tried another iron solution via IV that did not work as well, so I strongly recommend the venofir. I had NO side effects using it.


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Problem-Solvers & Problem-Makers: The Librarians of the New South
When I meet people for the first time and tell them I'm a librarian, I usually get some version of this annoying response that bedevils librarians everywhere: "Aww. I love books, too. It must be great to read all day long!" or "I bet it's so quiet!"
Despite the recent focus on dispelling stereotypes (including a 2014 book on the topic), the bespeckled, bunned-shushing-spinster persists in the minds of many Southerners (and Americans, for that matter), especially if they had such a librarian in their school or hometown. My most vivid school librarian was Alice Quaintance, a thin, wiry middle-aged woman with a dark sense of humor who frequently threatened to chop off our fingers with a paper cutter. The images of librarians in many of our minds are often not kind, inviting, or very flattering. Ornery. Crusty. Strict. If they are positive, they might veer towards the idyllic—the kind lady who opened up a world for you with books. But these notions, too, are narrow and outdated.
As a 2007 New York Times article heralded, there is a "hipper crowd of shushers"—the next generation of librarians that has been filling in the roles previously held by Baby Boomers, many of whom are making their way towards retirement. And with them a new stereotype has arrived: they are steampunk, tattooed, black-rimmed glasses-wearing hipsters here to make libraries cool again. This new image, however, isn't much of an improvement. Since it, too, denies librarians of the spectrum of identities that they inhabit. And, to those in the know, there never really has been a time when libraries—protectors of freedom of information, keepers of cultural treasurers, democratizers of education—were never not cool. And, despite a recent economics professor's suggestion in a (now-deleted) Forbes article that Amazon replace all libraries, libraries are, in fact, alive and well and thriving through the innovation and leadership of the people that power them.
There's a whole wide range of librarians out there between fedora-wearing techie and the strict granny…much in the same way that while some Southerners might live in trailer parks or go to Bible-thumping churches the vast majority live a more nuanced existence. I've got a banjo-playing uncle and a sister who lives in a double-wide, but I'm not the barefooted hillbilly that Hollywood might paint for the rest of America.
Stereotypes diminish. Stereotypes simplify. In our uncertain, post-2016 election world, it's more important than ever to carve out spaces where we acknowledge more than black or white, truth or fiction, left or right. If you're ready to explore the library world's many shades of grey, I hope you'll take a read, a look, and listen to the stories of these librarians of the New South I've curated.
Here you'll find an introduction to the unique voices of the next wave of librarians and the wide and incredible range of work they are doing on behalf of us all. From saving the audiovisual record of Appalachia to making the Internet of Things accessible for everyone, the librarians you will meet are invariably smart, creative, entrepreneurial, and dedicated to making our South a better place for all of us.
(Do keep in mind, however, that this is a tiny selection, a curated handful from the many fascinating places and people I've encountered in Southern libraries and archives—see footnote 4.)
Knoxville, Tennessee is a small city nestled in the Smoky Mountains best known for its college football team, the Tennessee Volunteers. So, you might be surprised first to learn that in the 1920s, Knoxville was home to one of only a few recording studios around the country—recording country music, jazz, blues, gospel, and more—and second, that this humble town now houses a rich audiovisual archive that keeps the producers of HBO, CNN, and PBS calling for access to materials.
Over a decade ago, film and audio enthusiasts Bradley Reeves and Louisa Trott started filling up their apartment closet with reels and records collecting the audiovisual record of East Tennessee. When the project outgrew their home, they started a 501(c)(3) and the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound was born.
Eric Dawson is the current caretaker of the TAMIS archive, now housed within the Knox County Public Library system. Hear about the materials within this massive archive, see highlights from the collection, and hear music excerpts in this short video.
A few hours away, in the more metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, you'll find something else unexpected if you happen into the recording studios of WREK. There, you'll like find Ameet Doshi, Charlie Bennett, and a whole team of librarians working away on their weekly Library Rock-n-Roll Radio Show, Lost in the Stacks. You've probably never heard anything like it: the hour-long show contains serious rock, library talk, and even some Library of Congress call numbers for each set. Meet the hosts and take a listen to this one-of-a-kind radio.
Further east, you'll find another perhaps unexpected treasure — what has been dubbed the "library of the future" at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Outfitted with a slew of visualization spaces, including a 270-degree immersive 3D visualization lab and a gaming and game development lab, the Hunt Library is a technology marvel to behold. Heck, it even has it's own book robot (see the video from a book's perspective here), which allows the library to house all its entire science and engineering collection in one-ninth of the space required by traditional stacks.
But, as any librarian will school you, it's not the stuff or tech (or even necessarily the books) that makes a library such—it's the people that work there. Here are a few of the many exceptional librarians at NCSU, who describe themselves and their jobs in terms that should shatter any remaining dusty stereotypes you have of library-dwellers.
The people at NCSU Libraries keep the place abuzz night and day with innovative programming. Behold the array of events that took place during a single day when I toured NSCU:
My 94-year-old grandfather once asked me about my then job as librarian at the University of Tennessee, saying, "So do you just check out copies of Gone With the Wind All Day Long?" Nothing could have been further from the truth for me or for my many colleagues who staff the hundreds of libraries and archives across the American South. I gently explained that, no, I didn't check out books at all—instead, I was helping people create content that he might see on his much-beloved iPad.
And while I do rock a large set of spectacles and use the handy contraction "ya'll," I'm neither a racist nor a book-toting shusher. Individually and collectively, there is much work to be done to dispel the myths and stereotypes of libraries, librarians, and that beautiful region of the US that I'm proud to call home. Like Dolly Parton who leads a double-life as literacy-advocate extraordinaire, most librarians are more than meets the eye. We are scholars and technologists, app developers and information democratizers. We are teachers, advocates, and connectors. We are problem-solvers and problem-makers in the best possible way, through boundary breaking, stereotype-defying, and future-forward work. So, let's make room in our hearts and minds for all of these roles and start describing and imagining our librarians differently.
If you love this story, please share with the hashtag #whatlibrariansdo.
Cite this article's peer-reviewed version:
Maynor, A. (2019). Problem-solvers & problem-makers: The librarians of the new South. Journal of New Librarianship, 4(1), 118–124. https://doi.org/10.21173/newlibs/6/3
Multimedia Credits:
Directed & Edited by Ashley Maynor
Cinematographers - Caroline Knight, Abbey Hoekzema
Photos by Ashley Maynor & Abbey Hoekzema
Photo Artwork by Ashley Maynor
Footnote Citations, Library-Style
1 Pagowsky, N., & Rigby, M. E. (2014). The librarian stereotype: Deconstructing perceptions and presentations of information work. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, A division of the American Library Association.
2 Jesela, K. (2007, July 8). A Hipper Crowd of Shushers. The New York Times, pp. ST1. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/fashion/08librarian.html.
3 Bussel, R.K. (2018, July 24). Why a (now-deleted) op-ed about replacing libraries with Amazon blew up the internet. CNN. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/23/opinions/forbes-amazon-libraries-wrong-for-many-reasons-kramer-bussel-opinion/index.html.
4 This sampling is by no means an exhaustive survey or even a fully representative sample of the range of work or librarians in the New South; it's merely a snapshot. While I've attempted to choose a diverse and interesting subset, the diversity herein may not be visible to all as my definition of diversity encompasses more than checking boxes on a census survey.
The LIS profession has a well-documented and multifaceted diversity problem (e.g. diversity as defined as ethnicity, gender identity, socioeconomic status, and more). There's certainly room to diversify our profession in many ways around the country, not just in this region.
For one of the many important articles on this topic, see: Vinopal, J. (2016, January 13). The Quest for Diversity in Library Staffing: From Awareness to Action. In the Library with the Lead Pipe. Retrieved from: http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2016/quest-for-diversity/.
5 Audio from the video was selected from: Bennett, C., & Doshi, A. (2016, November 18th). Predictive Engineering, Episode 326. Retrieved from https://www.wrek.org/2016/11/playlist-for-lost-in-the-stacks-from-november-18th-2016-predictive-engineering-episode-326/.
6 Hunt Library bookBot. Retrieved from https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/huntlibrary/bookbot.
7 Virtual BookBot Ride 360°. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RLDrZu_4gg.
8 Bookless Library. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookless_library.
9 About Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Retrieved from https://imaginationlibrary.com/about-us.


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It was a busy day at work so the day flew by. It was grey and miserable for lots of the day but every now and again the sun came out for a warming blast.
That was very welcome when I took Leo to goalie training on the top of a very exposed hill! When we first got there it was windy and freezing, but luckily there are loads of training fields there so I plodded around one whilst he trained, to warm me up. Then when the sun came out, I sat down and got in a bit of crocheting whilst I watched the rest of the training session with the sun on my back.


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5 Ways You Can Rebuild Your Bad Credit Score
Your credit score reflects your financial health, and you probably only notice it when it's bad. Every adult in the US has a 3-digit credit ranking that shows whether their credit is good or bad. A credit score of over 680 is considered good or excellent, whereas a credit score below 600 is well below average. A poor credit score of 580 or lower can seriously affect your life.
Having a low credit score makes you appear to be an unreliable borrower, irresponsible, and a bad risk for any financial issue. As a result, if you have poor credit you're likely to have trouble getting a loan, mortgage, or auto-financing on good terms or possibly at all. It can also make it hard for you to find a job, rent a house, or find a good insurance deal.
If you discover that you have bad credit, you don't have to just put up with it. There are a number of steps you can take to improve your credit score, including specific financing options for loan seekers with credit scores below 580.
Here are 5 practical ways to tackle the situation:
1. Dispute negative marks on your credit rating
The first step to fixing your bad credit is to discover exactly how bad it is. There are 3 main credit agencies that prepare your credit score – TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian. You can request a copy of your credit standing for free from each agency once every month. Get hold of your credit score from each agency and look through it to find out the cause of your poor credit score.
You might find a number of specific negative marks against you, which you can dispute to have them removed so as to instantly perk up your credit score. For example, mistaken reports of late payments can creep in, or collections reports due to a disagreement between 2 agencies.
2. Increase your credit limit
One of the ways credit bureaus measure your credit score is by assessing your credit utilization ratio. This refers to the amount of available credit that you're using, and is a way that you could end up with a poor credit rating even if you never max out your credit cards or miss a payment. For example, if you have a credit limit of $5,000 and carry a balance of $3,000, it harms your credit score. Carrying a balance of more than 50% of your total available credit limit is enough to impact your credit score.
One way to deal with this is to reduce the amount of credit you're using, but it's just as effective and often easier to simply increase your credit limit. You might be able to call your credit card company and ask them to raise your credit limit. Once you have a credit limit of $7,500, for example, your balance of $3,000 is no longer a problem. If your credit card company doesn't agree then you could open up a new credit card. Your credit ratio is calculated across all of your credit cards so adding a new card with a $2,500 credit limit has the same effect as raising the credit limit on your existing card. Just remember not to make purchases with the new card, and try to choose one without any annual fees.
3. Get a loan
It might sound counterintuitive, but taking out one of these 7 types of loans can be a strategic way to fix your bad credit. Lenders or aggregators such as LendingTree offers loans to people with bad and no credit scores. They don't charge any origination or other fees except for late payment fees, so you can take a loan without any costs aside from the loan amount itself. If you invest the money from the loan strategically you might even be able to make money on your bad credit loan.
Every month, each of these lenders or aggregators, like AmOne, will report to the credit agency that you've made your payment on time, so you can see your credit score rise. As long as you pay back the loan on time without missing any payments, your good behavior goes on file to boost your credit score.
Remember that there's no use taking out a loan with a lender that doesn't report on your borrowing behavior since if the credit agency doesn't know about it, it won't count towards your credit score.
4. Secured credit card
A secured credit card is ideal for fixing bad credit. It's a credit card that requests a security deposit upfront, which gets held in a savings account for you. The credit limit on a secured credit card is only as much as the security that you put up in advance. Each month when you pay off your balance your credit limit renews itself, but the company keeps a hold of your security deposit in case you default on a payment.
Just like a bad credit loan, you should choose a secured credit card that reports to the credit agencies each month so that you can rebuild your creditworthiness again.
5. Become an authorized user on someone else's card
One last option is to hitch a ride on someone else's good credit. If a family member or good friend has a good credit rating that allowed them to have a credit card with favorable terms, you could ask them to add you as an authorized user on their credit card.
As an authorized user you'll be able to make purchases with the credit card and have your borrowing history recorded against your own name. You can even get useful perks and benefits like travel insurance, auto rental insurance, and air miles points depending on the credit card. As long as you make your payments on time, your credit history will improve.
You might need to find a very good friend, however, since if you default on payments it will affect the cardholder's credit score as well. The same is true in reverse – if you become an authorized user for a cardholder who has poor financial habits then you could end up suffering even worse credit because of their late payments.
Whether you use 1 of these ways to improve your credit score or all 5, remember that a bad credit rating doesn't have to be a life sentence. The sooner you start rebuilding your credit rating, the sooner you'll be able to get loans, credit cards, and insurance deals with the best possible terms.
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Buffalo Bill's Wild West rides at Dangberg
Buffalo Bill's Wild West returns to Dangberg Historic Park 11 a.m. Aug. 26 as the park's final major event of the 2017 Dangberg Summer Festival.
The show features Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Annie Oakley, the Pony Express, The Mayfield Gang and the 1st Nevada Cavalry. The Douglas High School Marching Band and western singer-songwriter Krista Jenkins return for a second year to draw the audience back in time to the frontier of the American West.
Newly added this year is the Comstock Civil War Re-enactors who will bring with them their 12-pound mountain howitzer cannon and the Nevada Civil War Volunteers will demonstrate a Civil War Review. Doc Carver will join the pageantry and demonstrate some trick shooting. Hank Monk, the famous stage driver, will spin some yarns. The Wild Ass Women will add comedy, and the infamous woman card sharp, Lottie Deno, will share some secrets to her success.
This event is part of the park's Dangberg Summer Festival and is sponsored by Soaring NV, Douglas County, Carson Valley Accounting, Horsetales Magazine and the Frances C. and William P. Smallwood Foundation.
The gate will open at 10 a.m. and the show continues through 3:30 p.m., with an hour-long intermission. An extra canopy will be added this year to provide more shaded seating. This is an outdoor event, and visitors should bring their own seating. Dogs are not permitted at this event.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for members of the nonprofit Friends of Dangberg, and free for 16 years and younger. Tickets go on sale Saturday. General public adult tickets are available at Battle Born Wine and 88 Cups and More Coffee Shop during their regular business hours.
Friends of Dangberg members must contact the park to purchase discounted tickets. For additional purchase options, contact the park at email@example.com.
Northern Sierra Dutch Oven Group will offer a special lunch, cooked on-site, for $10.
Refreshments including water, soda and snacks will be available for purchase from the Douglas High School Marching Band Booster Committee. Beer and wine will be available from the Friends of Dangberg.
Faith Photography of Nevada will be the official photographer for the event. During intermission, attendees may have their picture taken with select performers, for $10 per photo.
The park is located at 1450 Hwy 88, ¼ mile north of the Carson Valley Veterinary Hospital. For information about this and other Dangberg Summer Festival events, visit dangberghomeranch.org.


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This week's SojournKids Bible lesson was "Rahab's Help" (Joshua 1-2). Use the questions below to review it with your kids. You can also review the weekly North Star Catechism (below) and monthly SWORD Bible Memory (back).
READ: Joshua 1-2 or Story 43 in the Gospel Story Bible
MAIN POINT: God's promises move beyond Israel.
ASK: Who was Rahab? She was a woman who lived in the city of Jericho. Her house was along the wall of the city.
ASK: What did Rahab do? She allowed spies into her house, and she hid them from the king's secret police.
ASK: Who did Rahab trust? She trusted the true God of Israel. She believed that God is the true God
Check out the daily devotionals that correspond with this week's lesson in Long Story Short by Marty Machowski, week 43. This week's North Star catechism question is…


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Snowy Sunday
"Snow is awesome" according to my 2 year-old boy...here's just one shot. I took my own advice today, made some time to just have fun with the kids and take some pictures! They loved the snow and were even trying to throw snow balls which were more like ice chunks :) Will post more later...I am off to another snow shoot shortly! Here's to keeping warm!


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I can't believe that I am almost ready to become a mum. The last few weeks seem to have flown by and I have no idea where they went to.
I am beginning to struggle now - I feel heavy, my knees don't work, I am out of breath all the time!
Just putting on a pair of socks and shoes is proving to be a mammoth task that requires you to lie down to recover - don't get me started on putting tights on.
Thankfully I am due to finish work on Friday! Yay, five days to go! It really can't come quick enough. I am utterly exhausted and not really coping with having to stay awake all day. Lunch times are becoming snooze times and that is probably making me feel worse than if I had just stayed awake.
With five weeks to go we are starting to get ready. The hospital bag is not packed, the nursery is not ready but we have just upgraded to a more family friendly car which will be ideal for transporting the baby, the dogs and all the bumf that goes with them. We have also bought the pram and car seat which we will get next week (we were going to get them on baby plan but because of Christmas we were worried we might not get the items delivered in time if bubs comes early).
We have clothes for the baby's first few days, until we know the sex, and now we just need to get bedding and stuff for my hospital bag.
Next week we will collect all the nursery things from hubby's sister's house.
Then, when all this is sorted, we will sit back and enjoy Christmas, New Year and then meet baby.
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On The Streets: Sephora and Pantone Pop Up with Tangerine Tango
It's been dubbed color of the year, and with this industry proclamation, Tangerine Tango has made a splash on the streets with the Sephora + Pantone pop-up shop that launched earlier this week in the Meat Packing District. Inside the giant color card, you'll get a chance to scoop up some exclusives hues. Nail polish, lip gloss, eye shadows and even a swanky 5 piece set of of brushes all come in 17-463, the official Pantone number for Tangerine Tango. And, for the color connoisseur, there's the color of the year collector's edition set. Now isn't this a clever way to introduce a color to market? [portfolio_slideshow]
Products from the collaboration are only available at the pop-up shop and online. You have until March 31, to receive a complimentary express make up application and experience the color of the year. Check out all of the Tangerine Tango products at Sephora and learn more at Pantone.
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