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Time to visit area's national parks
The heart of winter in South Florida may be the best season to explore the three national parks that surround the region: Everglades, Biscayne and the Big Cypress National Preserve.
Cool breezes, the absence of insects and lack of rainfall make hiking and biking more comfortable. Yet there's still enough water around to enjoy canoeing and kayaking in many areas. These expansive wilderness areas invite visitors to become adventurers — to paddle secluded mangrove creeks, follow trails used by bears and panthers gaze at gators up close, and marvel at a cornucopia of birds that make winter homes here.
For first-time visitors not sure how to get around or what to look for, all three parks offer ranger-guided adventures, many of them free. One of the most popular is a 15-mile bike ride under the full moon at Shark Valley, the northernmost entrance to Everglades National Park. On a recent evening, a group of 20 cyclists joined park ranger Eric Riordan as he conducted a three-hour ride along the park's roadway used for cyclists, walkers and a tram. At 5 p.m., dusk was just settling in. To avoid disturbing wildlife, the bikers carried no lights, except for glow sticks worn on their backs to prevent collisions.
"I love what happens in national parks at night. It's all different," Riordan told the group. "This is all about using the senses."
The first half of the ride followed a canal to a 50-foot observation tower. Along the way, the cyclists encountered dozens of roosting birds: sleek black cormorants, snowy egrets, tri-colored herons, even an occasional wood stork. The alligators seen so frequently in the canal and along the banks in daytime were nowhere in sight, burrowed in the muck for warmth, Riordan said.
A report that hundreds of roseate spoonbills were nesting near the park's signature observation tower made some some cyclists anxious to pick up the pace. Along the way, the group made a few stops — to examine a gator hole next to a culvert pipe (the gator was missing) and to snap photos of great blue herons in mating plumage. In the silence, the wind through the sawgrass sounded like the ocean. By the time the group reached the 50-foot- spiraling tower, the sky was dark. Though the full moon had not risen yet, the hundreds of fluffy white shapes were visible in the nearby trees. Not spoonbills, it turned out, but wood storks. A couple large gators cruised in the slough below, along with a few turtles and some flopping gar and catfish.
The bicyclists lingered, making sure their glow sticks were intact before beginning the return ride. The trip back into a strong northwest breeze was more taxing than the first leg. The moon still refused to rise, but riders could make out the path from the distant glow of the Miami metropolis. Still, they were a bit disconcerted to pedal along in the murk, hoping no swamp creatures would dart out in front of the bikes. Following the glow sticks, the bicyclists arrived at the park entrance in groups of twos and threes without any mishaps.
After most of the riders had packed their bikes into cars and started home, the moon appeared. And the Everglades began to sing. Squawking herons, rustling sawgrass and cormorants burping like little kids formed a nocturnal chorus both dissonant and harmonic, just like the Everglades itself.
Through March, numerous ranger-led activities are offered at Everglades and Biscayne National parks and the Big Cypress National Preserve; reservations may be required. Fees range from none to about $35.
EVERGLADES: Shark Valley is off U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) about 19 miles west of Krome Avenue in Miami. The main park entrance is southwest of Homestead; tours here leave from Royal Palm Visitors Center, near the entrance, and Flamingo (about 30 miles from the main park entrance). Information: www.nps.gov/ever or 305-242-7700. Tours at Flamingo: canoe adventures, bird walks, discovery walks. Royal Palm Visitors Center: bike hikes, slough slogs, hammock and trail walks, Nike missile site tours. Shark Valley: cycling, full-moon bike rides, tree island ramble.
BISCAYNE: Biscayne National Park's Convoy Point Visitor Center, 9700 SW 328th St., Homestead. (Only one entrance by land). Information: www.nps.gov/bisc or 305-230-1144. Tours: Guided canoe trips at Black Point, Jones Lagoon all-day canoe adventure.
BIG CYPRESS: Big Cypress National Preserve's Oasis Visitor Center, 52105 Tamiami Trail, East, Ochopee, about midway between Miami and Naples. The Big Cypress Swamp Welcome Center is at 33000 Tamiami Trail East, Ochopee, about five miles east of SR 29. Information: www.nps.gov/bicy or 239-695-1201. Tours: swamp walks, canoe trips, Deep Lake and Gator Hook hikes, off-road vehicle tours, Bear Island bike ride and an evening boardwalk stroll.


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Stanczyk, was not intending to write a blog post today. I hope Genealogy Moms are having a wonderful day today … too.
Yesterday, I was researching on FamilySearch.org. On a lark, I thought I would look at Croatia. In particular at Tenje. I did that because my maternal grandmother, Roza Göttler (aka Gottler/Goettler/Gettler). From her ship manifest, I knew her to come from Tenje (which was Austria-Hungary, then Jugoslavia, now presently Croatia). This explains the ever changing ethnicity throughout the US Federal Censuses. I did indeed find Gottlers in Tenje. I did not find my grandmother's parents or my grandmother … unfortunately the years available online would not meet my needs. But something unusual happened. I found other affiliated family names: Eisenbeiser and Elter. So I am now convinced that Tenje (the Roman Catholic records) is where I will find my maternal grandmother.
That was so uplifting, on a lark, I thought I'd search for my maternal grandfather's village. His was a bit of a problem too. Differing country names (like Roza Gottler), but his village name changed often too, so even though I had ship manifest, Declaration of Intent, and finally a Petition for Naturalization, I was still uncertain where he was from. I was pretty sure he was from the same area as Roza Gottler. My paternal grandparents were both married once, before they married each other and had my mother. So my grandfather emmigrated alone and my grandmother emmigrated with her first husband (John Reiner). Over the years, I developed many clues which I collected even though they did not fit together. This weekend, the clues came together! These stray clues allowed me to verify that the records I was viewing were my own family. What a gift on Mother's Day weekend. I found both of her family parents' families this weekend!
It turns out that my grandfather was born in Sarvas (now in Croatia) and in the same district as Tenje. So all those sources: Sawas is from Ship Manifest , then Storvish is from Declaration of Intent, and Dowash is from the Petition for Naturalization. The first Vespek birth record I found spelled the village as Starvas. These are all the same place! Some were slightly misspelled. Now I can see it. So in the same FamilySearch project in two different villages I found my maternal lines. Some direct lines, some indirect branches, others are affiliated families.
So I have set a fairly high level of confidence in these findings. As such, I believe I have found my Great-Grandfather Vendelin Vespek's birth record. This is not 100% certain and I have to find 1 or 2 missing pieces to make it a 100% certain. For those who are second (or 3rd) cousins researching in the Vespek family tree pay attention to the remainder and download the image at the top.
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1949 Roman Catholic (Rimokatolička crkva), Sarvas
Corresponding LDS MF #'s – 1739003 Items 4-5, 1739004 Items 1-7
Sarvaš Births (Rođeni) 1847-1865 [for Vespek, Kasper, Kantner, Fechtig, Emert, Platz, Zorn]
URL: FamilySearch Sarvas, Croatia [image 66 of 298]
Birth 8th / Baptism 9th – November – 1858
Vendelin son of Vendelin Vespek & Catherine Kaschper (aka Kasper)
born in Sarvas, House #43
Godparents: Tobias Jobst & Joanna Kreines
See Also …
Tenje (Osijek) – FamilySearch.org [for Gottler, Eisenbeiser, Elter]
URL: Tenje
Even though most of the records are in Latin, there are still records in Croatian.So for my Polish genealogy researchers, I would hasten a tip. As I was doing this I saw month names that were close to month names for Polish. Croatian is a Slavic language (albeit Southern Slav). So when I saw LISTOPAD (Croatian), I was immediately thinking NOVEMBER (in English), because LISTOPAD in Polish = November in English. But in Croatian, LISTOPAD = October. Surprise!
From Google Translator:
January, February, …, December – (English)
Sijecanj, Veljaca, Ozujak, Travanj, Svibanj, Lipanj, Srpanj, Kolovoz, Rujan, Listopad, Studeni, Prosinca – (Croatian)


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The Book of Mormon Testifies of Christ
31 May 2011
Why should all people study the Book of Mormon, and what are they promised if they do? Read what today's prophets and apostles say about this book of scripture that goes hand-in-hand with the Bible.
- 31 May 2011
New Manual Emphasizes Need for Living Prophets
27 May 2011
What have living prophets said since the gospel was restored to the earth? Who are today's prophets and apostles, and how well are you listening to—and responding to—what they say?
- 27 May 2011
Saints in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Are "Near Our Hearts"
27 May 2011
"You may be a long way from us physically and geographically, but you are not more than a prayer and a heartbeat away from our affection and our admiration," Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles told priesthood leaders in a priesthood leadership conference held in New Delhi, India, and telecast to locations in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
- 27 May 2011
Live in Faith Despite Uncertainty and Challenges
24 May 2011
In a time when religious freedom is under attack, Latter-day Saints must live a life of faith rather than of fear, according to Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
- 24 May 2011
Graduates Can Make Great Changes for Good
14 May 2011
By coupling education with character and integrity, graduates can make great changes for good in the world. That was a common theme in commencement addresses delivered at four different institutions of higher learning by the President of the Church and by members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
- 14 May 2011
Members in Middle East Reminded to Obey, Honor, and Sustain Law
12 May 2011
Latter-day Saints will always be law-abiding citizens and good neighbors wherever they may live, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland reaffirmed during a visit with Latter-day Saints in the Middle East. Despite turbulent times in some areas, he said, Heavenly Father "watches over those who faithfully keep their covenants and strive to obey the gospel, here just as anywhere in the world."
- 12 May 2011
Small, Simple Things Essential to Growth
11 May 2011
"Spiritual patterns are now and always have been important aids to discernment and sources of direction and protection for faithful Latter-day Saints," Elder David A. Bednar said in an address at BYU's Women's Conference. "A powerful pattern the Lord uses to advance His work and to tutor Heavenly Father's children upon the earth is . . . 'by small and simple things are great things brought to pass.'"
- 11 May 2011
The Temple Is a Beacon of Righteousness
6 May 2011
"As we rededicate this beautiful structure, in a real sense we also rededicate our lives," President Thomas S. Monson said at the rededication of the Atlanta Georgia Temple.
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Spirit Can Guide All Aspects of Life, Elder Scott Says
4 May 2011
The Spirit can guide us in all aspects of our life, Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles teaches. "I don't think there's any intent on the part of the Lord that we compartmentalize how the Spirit is used so that it's only in purely religious areas," he said.
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Prepare and Think in Terms of the Future, Elder Ballard Counsels Young Single Adults
4 May 2011
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suzanne wrote:I don't know about the CAH but we just had a dog with hepatitis we were treating... Her values were well into the thousands as well. Our doc put her on metronidazole, actigal, and pred. She also got a cerenia injection because she was urpy and not eating.
Come to think of it my cousin had a dog go into some kind of liver failure and they used the Denosyl and Pred to treat it. Has your vet mentioned using steroids at all??the Denosyl 425 mg to help her liver function and Marin was also recommended. I was cautioned about using over the counter Milk Thistle because the Marin is formulated for dogs and has just the silymarin, plus many dogs are allergic to the straight Milk Thistle.
They make a product called Denamarin, same company that makes the Marin and Denosyl... would it be cheaper to buy the combined drug?
Thank you for your response and ideas! I will ask my vet about the steroids as I seem to remember they had a reason why they did not want to use that on her. Good point about the Denamarin, as i wondered about that too. I have about 40 pills of the Denosyl but when that is gone, I might be better off to change her to the Denamarin.
And the vet who gave her the ultra sound has given me a prescription for Ciprofloxacin 500 mg for her to treat a possible infection in her liver. I was going to check with my regular vet tomorrow and then start this antibiotic for her.
She is eating well and acts fine, she is not vomiting and has a good appetite. Her arthritis makes her sore and limpy but she seems to be feeling a lot better after taking the doxy for the Lyme.


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Japan bans child porn, but excludes manga, anime
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's parliament has passed a law which bans possession of child pornography, but excludes sexually explicit depictions of children in comics, animation and computer graphics.
The upper house voted Wednesday to approve the legislation, which amends an earlier law that banned production and distribution of child pornography but not ownership of such materials.
Japan is the last major industrial country to criminalize possession of child pornography, and had long faced calls to crack down on the loophole.
FILE - In this May 27, 2008 file photo, a visitor to the Tokyo International Anime Fair looks at cartoon figures on display in Tokyo. Japan's parliament has passed a law which bans possession of child pornography, but excludes sexually explicit depictions of children in comics, animation and computer graphics. The upper house voted Wednesday, June 18, 2014 to approve the law, which was passed by the lower house earlier this month. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara, File)
The law provides for prison terms of up to one year and fines of up to 1 million yen ($9,800) for having pornographic photographs or videos of children. It allows a grace period of one year for people owning such materials to dispose of them.
Pictures and drawings of children as young as toddlers posed in sexually suggestive ways are easily found online in Japan.
Child advocates and other critics of the new legislation say it is a long-overdue improvement but are unhappy with the exclusion of depictions of sexual fantasies involving children in "manga" comic books, anime and video games.
Those so-called "creative industries" are a pillar of the government's "Cool Japan" effort to expand culture-related exports and are worth hundreds of billions of dollars in annual revenues.
The exclusion was made after publishers and lawyers' associations contended that a ban on such images would violate the constitutional right of free speech.
According to humantrafficking.org, Japan is a hub for the production and distribution of child pornography, part of a massive sex industry that includes prostitutes dressed in school uniforms and other outfits meant to cater to pedophiles.
The new law, which was approved by the lower house of parliament earlier this month, requires Internet providers and other such companies to cooperate with police in preventing and investigating distribution of child pornography, which it defines as photos and videos that expose or focus on children's sexual parts.
Police say widespread use of smart phones has aided the distribution of pornographic images of children. They reported 1,644 cases of child pornography in 2013.
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The Hanover wins PIANH Company Award for Excellence in commercial lines
CONCORD, N.H.–The Professional Insurance Agents of New Hampshire Inc. recognized The Hanover Insurance Group with the Company Award for Excellence in the category of commercial lines pricing and coverage. The company was presented with the award at the associations Fall Education Festival, held in Concord.
The Hanover Insurance Group received the highest praise from its agents overall concerning service to commercial lines in the PIANH 2010 Company Performance Survey. "The Hanover scored among the highest in several categories of PIAs Company Performance Survey including service, competitive pricing and for providing superior coverage," said Lisa Nolan, CPCU, president of PIANH. "We are pleased to recognize The Hanover as a strong partner in providing businesses in New Hampshire with quality coverage."
"We are honored to have received this award," said Dick Lavey, northeast regional president at The Hanover. "Over the past several years, we have been on a journey to be the best company partner for independent agents, providing a distinctive product mix, a true commitment to partnership and unparalleled responsiveness and service. We are happy to see that this intense focus is resonating with our agent partners."
The PIANH Company Awards are presented to those insurers that consistently demonstrate outstanding performance in the eyes of the agents that represent them. Winning companies received high scores on the PIANH Company Performance Survey, which gauges insurance producers views of their carriers and gives agents the opportunity to share opinions on their companies handling of claims; products and pricing; technology; underwriting and more.
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Romney's private equity mindset
Barack Obama's goal between now and Election Day is to paint Mitt Romney as an out of touch guy whom you'd expect to run a private equity firm, the economic version of the super-secret CIA.
Romney's response: act like a guy who ran a private equity firm.
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The decision to close Romney's Israeli fundraiser to the press — only to reverse it a day later — is the latest move that seems to come straight out of the Bain Capital playbook.
Of course, most private equity firms operate in a black box world where they can take publicly traded companies private so that they won't have to face public demands of shareholders — or, in this case, the the national press corps.
But while Romney has tried to distance his candidacy and campaign operation from how he ran Bain, his private equity background where voluntary disclosure is the exception, not the rule, has been on display since the beginning of the race.
"The nature of that business is extraordinarily private. That's why it is called private equity," said one Washington-based adviser to a private equity firm. "You don't know who their investors are and they don't have to share a lot of information. The attitude is — you want to be one of our partners, here's how it is going to work, and you aren't going to ask a lot of questions."
To wit, Romney press aide Rick Gorka's explanation Saturday for why the fundraiser at the King David Hotel would be closed to reporters was simply to say: "Closed press." A day later, Romney's campaign reversed course, allowing a small number of reporters to attend his remarks.
It's not just Romney's fundraiser policy — which came on the heels of his brush with the Fleet Street tabloids last week in London — that has private equity folks psychoanalyzing the GOP nominee.
There's the question of Romney's tax returns prior to 2010, which he's declined to disclose. There's the issue of his post-1999 connections with Bain, and how much he knew about decisions made through 2002. He's also not releasing the names of the elite donors gathering checks for his campaign, a routine presidential candidate disclosure since 2000.
"He is applying all of [the] experience to the nth degree to this campaign and because his lens was forged in the private sector in a particular specialized, controversial, complicated, gray area of the finance sector he was in, he leaves himself open to all kinds of questions," said Paul Equale of Equale & Associates, who regularly consults for private equity firms.
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Skip to comments.Doctor Rand: Senator Paul performs pro bono eye surgery.
Posted on 08/26/2013 7:04:05 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Oh my God. Oh my God.
Those are Cynthia Burkes first words after Senator Rand Paul, an ophthalmologist, completes her eye surgery, removing the cataract in her right eye. Lying down in the operation room, Burke, a 55-year-old woman from the Ozarks town of Fredericktown, Mo., looks up. Standing above her are Paul and another ophthalmologist, Barbara Bowers, both dressed in blue scrubs.
Because of her cataracts, Burke hadnt been able to perceive much color, and couldnt see at all in her right eye when there wasnt natural light. But now, with the surgery just completed, Burkes sight is already hugely improved. You have on blue clothes, Burke marvels.
Paul, who just moments ago was bent over Burke, looking through a microscope at her eye as he methodically and precisely moved needles and tools to remove the cataract, laughs happily. Youre seeing colors again, he warmly observes.
Now youll recognize him on TV, Bowers jokes to Burke about Paul.
Oh my God, Burke repeats. Its awesome. Oh my goodness.
Burke is one of four patients that Paul performs pro bono eye surgery on today. In recent years, Paul has done between 10 and 15 eye surgeries a year for free. Ive always done some since Ive been in practice, he recounts. In 1995, Paul founded the Southern Kentucky Lions Eye Clinic, which provided free eye care for low-income people, because I wanted to be able to give back to the community. He did free operations for locals and also for children who had come all the way from Guatemala.
Paul estimates he has done over a hundred pro bono surgeries over the years. In the health-care debate, he remarks, it was overlooked how many doctors already perform free surgeries for those in need. Performing surgery pro bono, Paul insists, is not unusual for physicians.
Burke, a health-care worker who helps elderly men and women with home care, says she heard about the pro bono cataract surgeries from a friend. For about five years, she had suffered from cataracts. Heres the thing: When the sun goes down, or if the suns not up yet, this girl cant drive. I have no vision at all in my right eye, Burke told me before the surgery. She was tired of all the limitations the cataracts imposed on her: Im only 55 years old, come on, its not time to give up on this life.
Today, she is all smiles. Ive been so excited I cant hardly wait, says Burke, who has a blonde-brown bob hairstyle and wears a plaid shirt. She jokes that she should ask Paul to inscribe a small tattoo under her eyelid that shows he did her surgery so people will know shes telling the truth. Nobody else will ever believe that Rand Paul, the senator of Kentucky, did my cataract surgery, Burke predicts. The girls at work are going to say No, no, no, and Im going to say Oh, yes.
In a nearby room at Bowerss clinic waits Judy Prince, who will also be having cataract-removal surgery today. Im totally blind in my left eye, says Prince, a 61-year-old woman with short, gray hair and a calm demeanor. Prince, who lives in Bardwell, Ky., and who voted for Paul in 2010, notes that her vision regularly makes her feel disoriented: I feel like Im walking sideways, she remarks.
Five weeks ago, Prince had broken her arm because of a sight-related accident. I was outside and a car came around the corner, and the light shone in my right eye, and so that made me totally blind, Prince recalls.
I fell and I dislocated my elbow and I broke my arm because I thought I was going to reach out I knew I was going to fall, she explains, and I thought I was close enough to our truck, I was going reach out [but] I wasnt anywhere near close to our truck. So I fell right on my arm, I couldnt see, I couldnt get up.
A few months prior, Prince had stopped driving, concerned about the safety risk of relying solely on one eye. Told by her optometrist she needed to see an ophthalmologist to take care of her cataracts, Prince opted to consult Bowers, who was also her mothers ophthalmologist. Prince planned to ask about a monthly payment plan to finance the surgery.
I would have to pay for it out of my pocket, because I dont have any health insurance, Prince explains. Her husband, who is nine years older, is on Medicare, but Prince is too young to qualify and cant afford the $690 a month she says health insurance would cost her. She was thrilled when Bowers told her that she and Paul did pro bono surgeries. Finding out that he would do it for nothing is like he just gave me $2,800, Prince says.
Paul doesnt mention Prince by name the next day when he gives a speech and does a Q&A with medical students at the University of Louisville. But she might well have been on his mind when he was asked whether health care is a commodity or not.
Theres a philosophic debate which often gets me in trouble, you know, on whether health cares a right or not, Paul, in a red tie, white button-down shirt, and khakis, tells the students from the stage. I think we as physicians have an obligation. As Christians, we have an obligation. . . . I really believe that, and its a deep-held belief, he says of helping others.
But I dont think you have a right to my labor, he continues. You dont have a right to anyone elses labor. Foods pretty important, do you have a right to the labor of the farmer?
Paul then asks, rhetorically, if students have a right to food and water. As humans, yeah, we do have an obligation to give people water, to give people food, to give people health care, Paul muses. But its not a right because once you conscript people and say, Oh, its a right, then really youre in charge, its servitude, youre in charge of me and Im supposed to do whatever you tell me to do. . . . It really shouldnt be seen that way.
On the day he does the surgeries, Paul also goes to the Paducah Rotary Club to deliver a speech. On the ride over in a tan Prius, which belongs to one of Pauls staffers (Were just trying to save the planet, Paul says wryly, and then talks about the jobs created by Toyotas Kentucky plant), Paul says his only eye problem is that he needs reading glasses a common condition for someone his age.
Paul first became interested in ophthalmology as a child. His grandmother on his mothers side, Carol Wells, had significant eye problems: Over the years, she suffered from cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration, and even had a corneal transplant. As a kid growing up, I went to the doctor with her several times, Paul remembers. She remains in his thoughts: In his foyer now hangs a 1930s photograph of Wells participating in the rifle team at Ohio University.
Pauls mother, Carol Wells Paul, had cataracts at 48. She had trouble seeing, telling the difference between colors, Paul recalls. My little sister used to ride around with her, saying, Mom, its green, its red when they came to traffic lights.
At medical school, Paul became involved in research related to corneal transplants, and he decided to pursue ophthalmology. (His father, former congressman and ob-gyn Ron Paul, observed that his son had picked a medical field more conducive to getting sleep.) Paul kept his ophthalmology practice active until he became a senator, right on through the heated primary and general-election Senate campaigns in 2010.
He didnt care what his patients politics were, but as Paul became a statewide figure during the campaigns, patients started bringing it up. As I was running for office, I got slower and slower seeing patients because everybody wanted to talk about politics, he recalls wryly. I dont bring it up typically. . . . It doesnt matter to me whether youre Republican or Democrat or whether you agree with me or not when youre one of his patients.
And while politics didnt influence his work as a doctor, his experience in health care has affected how he views health-care policy. Having been a physician, I see people from all walks of life and I see how it works and how it doesnt work, he remarks. In particular, his experience has made him an advocate of increasing price competition in health care.
Insurance doesnt cover Lasik surgery, the surgery to get rid of glasses, Paul remarks. So it started at about $2,000 an eye, maybe even $2,500 an eye, and its down in some communities to under $500 an eye because competition works and people call on average four doctors to get the price and see how much its going to cost.
Paul also cites the cost of contact lenses, which dont tend to be covered by insurance either. When I sold them, he recounts, I was within pennies of Walmart, because you gotta compete.
After his election, Paul received unpleasant news: Senators arent allowed to hold second jobs except, in some cases, teaching. Since his father had been able to continue practicing as an ob-gyn while in the House, Paul had assumed he could do the same. But Senate and House rules are different, and the Senate Ethics Committee denied Pauls request to continue his work without receiving a salary (he wanted to continue charging enough to pay his staff and keep up his malpractice insurance).
Paul misses practicing medicine. This is a good day for me, he says. This is exciting for me to come back and do it. He also misses the technical aspects of the work. Describing a new laser machine, Paul explains how it helps with certain cataract surgeries: It makes the opening for you and then it partially dissolves the lens, instead of requiring the doctor to make the cut directly. When he gets a chance to use the new equipment later that afternoon, Paul is clearly wowed. That is so cool, he comments. That is wild.
After the speech, Paul heads to the clinic where hell do the operations. He changes from brown embroidered cowboy boots and a suit to blue scrubs, and chats with Bowers as the two of them thoroughly wash their arms and hands in a huge sink. Cynthia Burke, resting on a stretcher, is wheeled into one of the large operating rooms, and Paul, Bowers, three reporters, and several assistants file in. The green-painted room is packed with medical equipment, and overhead, disconcertingly, top-40 music is playing: During the operation, it includes songs with lyrics such as We just wanna make the world dance / Forget about the price tag and But youre an animal, baby, its in your nature / Just let me liberate you.
Paul pulls on big yellow rubber gloves and holds out his arms as a blue smock is put over his scrubs. He sits down on a chair right behind Burkes head and positions a large microscope over her eyes. Hold really still, Paul tells Burke as he begins. Youre doing great.
During the operation, he deftly inserts needles and other tools into her eye, watching his work through the microscope. Overhead, a large TV monitor allows everyone else in the room to see in excruciatingly vivid detail exactly what Paul is doing: The monitor shows Burkes eyeball, forcibly held open with clamps, pulsing and oozing and sliding as Paul punctures and scrapes and removes the cataract. Were making really good progress, Paul assures Burke. Not too much longer to go. Later, Burke says all she felt during the procedure was a sensation akin to water entering her eye.
Earlier, Paul had shrugged off the squeamishness factor of operating directly on the eye. Its a little bit like giving a public speech, he says. The first time you do it, youre a bit nervous and youre concerned about doing it and it becomes easier. Ive probably done 10,000 now, so Im fairly accustomed to doing it.
After the surgery, Burke is dazed and elated at her new ability to perceive color. You got on a blue hat, she tells me, referring to the scrubs I had to wear to enter the operating room. Before, Burke says, it was like a lot of the colors were either black or white, not much in between.
Later that afternoon, Paul removes Judy Princes cataract. Like Burke, Prince is ecstatic, albeit in her own calm, no-nonsense style, when she looks around immediately after the surgery. I can see Dr. Bowers over there, she says, still lying on the stretcher in the operating room. I can see.
God, Prince then declares, has given sight to the blind. Her newfound range of sight amazes her: I havent been able to look to that side and see anybody in forever, she tells me.
Before the surgery, Prince had observed, If he gets to be president, you know, I can say the president gave me back my sight. But her thoughts quickly shifted past 2016. I just think its a wonderful thing hes doing, she said of Paul. Hes doing this strictly because he loves people, I guess. He cares about people.
Katrina Trinko is an NRO reporter.
I think that's great! But, I have to wonder how he keeps in top operating form while doing relatively few operations.
Didn't you hear? He's a crazy person.
Doing it is a "good thing". (If your skills can be maintained despite doing few operations as the previous poster mentioned.)
However crowing about it in deliberate puff piece such as this - not so much.
When you've done thousands of procedures, it's like riding a bicycle.
"Puff piece?" Read it again. This is not the first time he's performed pro bono surgery. Whether you like them or not, the Paul family has record of public service.
Former congressman Greg Ganske from Iowa is a plastic surgeon. I know he would go on trips repairing cleft pallets and such for children during his tenure. Kind of a moderate politically but a class act behind the scenes.
If Rand Paul ever becomes President and continues to do this the Media will be calling him crazy whereas Obama can do jack squat and play a million games of golf and it's "yawn" from the media...
Good for you, Doc! (though I could have gone either way on Sonny Bono...)
Let's not forget playing spades.
OK, but who did the crowing... Paul or the patient whose sight he restored? People find this stuff interesting.. that politicians have other talents and skills beyond politics.
big deal. people just touch Obama's cloak and the crippled walk again.
"Standing above her are Paul and another ophthalmologist, Barbara Bowers, both dressed in blue scrubs. "
WHOA!! WHOA!!! I really do need my eyes checked. I thought it said Barbara Boxer..ugh.
Big deal. Obama fixed the economy, repaired relations among the races, set us up with free universal healthcare, and settled all the wars and conflicts in the Middle East. Let's Sen Paul perform THAT kind of work, all while shaving 7 points off his golf game.
Maybe Obama can organize a few race riots pro bono just to keep in practice.
No shortage of community agitators. Al and Jesse have that covered.
It's what Dr. Doom does best.
And here in the lovely state of IL my illustrious senator dummy durbin, has the talent of makes even the dumbest look like savants! Such talent!
Isn't this in theme with what we all desire, for the members of Congress who work for us, to have a life outside of DC?
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Our chances of success in this series will hinge (as always) on our top order
batting. It seems like a broken record, but it is nevertheless true that our
top 6 batsmen, must score runs without losing wickets quickly...
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh: ODI preview
by Asaad Wahid
Published: 21st February, 2006
The Sri Lankans have had a tough and grueling schedule since we played them
back in September. Tough tours in India and New Zealand, as well as the VB series
have produced a less-than-flattering ODI record of about 6 wins and 16 losses
from 22 matches. Still, with convincing wins against both South Africa and Australia,
the Lankans will be more than a handful for the Tigers even without the likes
of Murali, Vaas, and Atapattu.
There are 2 important factors in this series. One of them bodes well for the Tigers,
the other not so well.
The first is that over the last 20 + matches for the Lankans, their bowlers
have taken a beating. The Indians and Australians have all managed to regularly
punish the Lankan bowling attack and have done so with great success. In fact,
it can be safe to say that the bowlers have lost the majority of the matches
for Sri Lanka over the last several months.
The second fact of importance is that the Lankan batting has, for the most
part, been very good. They have often posted big scores behind the fine play
of Sangakkara, Dilshan, and Atapattu.
In short, Sri Lankan batting is strong; was never out of form and their bowling
has been dissappointing of late.
Our chances of success in this series will hinge (as always) on our top order
batting. It seems like a broken record, but it is nevertheless true that our
top 6 batsmen, must score runs without losing wickets quickly.
Without Vaas in the ODI series, the Lankan pacers do not, in my view pose a
huge threat to our batsmen. Malinga may be the single biggest threat, but as
our previous series have shown us, our top order are now fairly competent playing
against quality and speedy quicks. It is the spinners who will trouble us the
most. Even without Murali in the ODIs, the Lankans have enough spin to kill
us. Chandana, Jayasuriya, and others, will be enough to hammer us, if our boys
are not on their toes.
Our bowling is no doubt boosted with the return of Mortaza, and along with
Russel, we should have a swinging pair of openers who can bowl a tight first
12 overs or so. This will be crucial, for our spinners and backup bowlers so
that the Lankan batsmen do not have the platform to cruise until the 40th over.
Overall, chances are that we will and should play competitive cricket in all
3 matches, but a win will be hard to come by. Still it is a possibility that
can never be counted out at all.
As a final thought, any success in this series should not be discounted by
the claim, that Sri Lanka are fielding a '2nd string side.' A number of points
to consider.
The final point I would like to make is that this series will take place in
all new venues. The Shaheed Chandu stadium in Bogra will host the first 2 ODIs
and the 2nd Test, whilst the Chittagong Divisional Stadium gets the other ODI
and first Test match.
The stadium in Bogra looks very classy, and day-night matches there under lights
should look very good indeed. Plus with a capacity of 20,000 and sold out tickets,
Bogura will not be a dull place at all as some may have feared.
Let us sit back and enjoy this series and wish both teams the best of luck.
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Don't let anyone tell you true love is a fairy tale. You can find the romance of your dreams, and this book will tell you how.
In Happily Ever After, author Wendy Paris offers a contemporary spin on ten classic fairy tales, going behind the scenes with these legendary romantic heroines to show what they did to live happily ever after. Contrary to popular belief, fairy-tale heroines are not weak and passive. They are noble, brave, optimistic women who know that the formula for success in a chaotic world is to hold fast to their own beliefs despite what fate happens to throw their way. Ultimately, it is their character that saves them, not the prince on the white horse.
Take Cinderella, for example. Despite having a less than ideal job, she didn't let bitterness and regret give her an ulcer, bad skin, and frown wrinkles. She knew "cinder maid" was a job title, not a life description.
She didn't hide in her carriage, crying, "I can't go to the ball by myself! Everyone will think I'm a loser! " She had the courage to attend a party alone.
At the stroke of midnight, she didn't cling to the prince's hand and wail, "Save me from my miserable life!" She had the confidence to know that if he liked her, he'd come calling.
This humorous, heartfelt book shows women how to focus on their strengths and character rather than resort to manipulative strategies to "land" a man. The perfect antidote to negative dating guides that just don't work, Happily Ever After offers practical, empowering advice that's been proven effective for the last 500 years and is still relevant today....Continua


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By Dave McGuire For years, Maja and Maciej have dreamed of building a house and raising their daughter near the quiet Polish village of Niestkowo. But during a recent visit to the town, they found that quiet village suddenly disrupted by a huge metal tower with bright lights on it. "It was nighttime but it was actually as bright as if it was daytime'" Maja said. "And we were just, 'oh my god what's this?'" It was a new test well for shale gas, the latest to pop up in the north of Poland near the Baltic Sea. Shale gas drilling or "fracking" as it is sometimes called, is growing around the world and bringing an environmental backlash in its wake. The couple had heard about test wells coming to Poland. But they had no idea that one would be built so close to their land. Maja said it has left her and her husband uncertain about the future. "Now we have a question," she said. "Should we stop planning and change completely our life? We don't know. We are just terrified." Maja did not want to give her last name because she said she was worried about drawing attention to, what she called, the big money interests involved. But her concern about shale gas puts her in the minority in Poland. Millions of Poles already use gas for cooking and heating, but until now virtually all of it came from Russia. And after centuries of domination by their giant neighbor to the east, it is a big problem for many Poles. That is part of the reason why Polish government is pushing shale gas drilling. Prime Minister Donald Tusk, recently told an audience in Warsaw that the search for domestic energy sources must be a priority. "We are determined to make shale gas in Poland become a reality," Tusk had said. The prime minister didn't specifically mention Russia when talking about developing Poland's own gas supply. Few Polish politicians will, but people in the gas industry certainly do. John Buggenhagen of San Leon Energy said Russia has not been a good supplier of gas "based upon their past history of forcing their hand on countries and governments." Buggenhagen said tapping Poland's large shale gas reserves could end Russia's gas monopoly. And that would change the regional balance of power. The key, he said, is what's called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking technology, a practice developed in the US. Shale gas is trapped in impermeable rock, and until recently, it was too expensive to get it out. Fracking changed that. The process uses high pressure to blast water and tiny round beads into underground rock, cracking it open and allowing the gas to seep out and be sucked up. Fracking has made a lot of new gas available in North America. But it also has a lot of critics. A growing wave of scrutiny has dogged fracking operations in the US, including investigative reports and the 2010 documentary film Gasland, which chronicles what it says are the environmental consequences of fracking. Critics say that among other problems, fracking can contaminate groundwater. And the backlash in the US has spread abroad, most recently to France, where the government said it might stop shale gas exploration because of environmental concerns. In Poland, though, there has barely been a peep, even at environmental organizations like Greenpeace. Greenpeace Poland said it doesn't have a position on fracking yet. They are investigating it, though, and climate and energy campaigner Julia Michalak said if one day Greenpeace decides fracking is one of the main environmental problems in Poland, "we will definitely act." But Michalak said that right now, Poland has more pressing energy problems, like weaning itself off of coal. "Our biggest concern is the coal-based economy," he said. Michalak said Poland gets more than 90 percent of its energy from coal, and that for now, Greenpeace sees shale gas as a possible transition fuel between coal and a future powered by renewable energy. And just as there is no concerted environmental campaign against shale gas in Poland, there are also few legal obstacles. Piotr Otawski of the Polish Environment ministry said there is no special environmental law concerning shale gas, and that the country does not need one. Otawski said Poland already requires every big new project to have an environmental impact assessment, and that like those other projects, the government will consider fracking proposals on a case by case basis. San Leon Energy's projects will stand up to such scrutiny, said the company's John Buggenhagen. Shale gas drillers in the US reject concerns about ground water contamination, and Buggenhagen said if the water issue comes up in Poland, the industry is also ready with a response. "You've got shallow water and deep gas," Buggenhagen said. "If the groundwater aquifer's at 200 meters or even 1000 meters, the shale gas here in Poland is between 2500 and over 4000 meters. So in my opinion there's no risk here in Poland of tainting the sweet water deposits." Buggenhagen acknowledged that there would be big impacts on the surface. But he said San Leon will work with local communities so that both parties benefit. Some of Maja and Maciej's future neighbors in Niestkowo are eager to see some of those benefits. One, who lives on the edge of town, said she has nothing against it because it is far from where she lives. "And maybe there will be jobs," she said. But Niestkowo Mayor Bogdan Zabinski doubted that his village would see any benefit. And he feared the potential costs. "Just look what has happened in Japan with their nuclear power," Zabinski said. "It was supposed to be incredibly safe, but it turned out that it isn't. And the same can be said for shale gas. We've been told it is okay, but there's no guarantee that our environment won't be harmed." For now, gas companies in Poland are only drilling test wells. Any actual production could still be years away–plenty of time for the debate over fracking to play out around the world, and in Poland.
- backlash in the US
- Poles unfazed by fracking?
- (Photo courtesy: Plazak/US Energy Information Administration)
- Could Shale Gas Power the World?
- http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A//www.theworld.org/2011/04/...
- World Shale Gas Resources: An Initial Assessment of 14 Regions Outside the United States
- 'Fracking' Comes to Europe, Sparking Rising Controversy
- China set to unearth shale power
- S.Africa imposes "fracking" moratorium in Karoo
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The FAA granted approval for San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to conduct dependent arrival operations on their closely spaced parallel runway (CSPR) pairs. SFO and EWR have joined a growing list of airports with CSPR geometries that are authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a wake turbulence mitigation procedure for CSPR operation, known as FAA Order JO 7110.308 – Ch3. The safety assessment is enabled with significant amount of wake measurement research using WindTracer lidars.
The assessment permits reduced diagonal spacing of 1.5 nautical miles on adjacent runways relative to the leading large- and small-category aircraft with runway spacing less than 2500 feet under Instrument Flight Rules. Before the implementation of 7110.308, planes arriving on two such CSPRs were required to be spaced as if they were using a single runway, which effectively closed down one of the parallel runways under instrument conditions. This procedure at SFO and EWR is expected to reduce delays significantly.
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Here are a few quotations from what I was reading yesterday. They're not necessarily related, at least not obviously related, at least not yet.
From "A Letter from New York City" by Quincy R. Lehr, in New Walk Magazine, autumn/winter 2010:
One suspects that if a greater number of American writers--with MFAs or without--laid off the incesssant "networking," focussed on the good ideas when they came, and didn't feel they had to constantly get into print, we'd not be so deluged with near-identical poems and short stories that neither surprise nor delight and seem to constitute the necessary drudge work of "being a writer."
From Soccer in Sun and Shadow by Eduardo Galeano:
For the Nazis . . . soccer was a matter of state. A monument in the Ukraine commemorates the players of the 1942 Dynamo Kiev team. During the German occupation they committed the insane act of defeating Hitler's squad in the local stadium. Having been warned, "If you win, you die," they started out resigned to losing, trembling with fear and hunger, but in the end they could not resist the temptation of dignity. When the game was over all eleven were shot with their shirts on at the edge of a cliff.
"When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" by Walt Whitman, from Leaves of Grass
When I heard the learn'd astronomer,When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me,When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them,When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room,How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick,Till rising and gliding out I wander'd off by myself,In the mystical moist night air, and from time to time,Look'd up in perfect silence at the stars.


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The Lovers (Les Amants) furthered the reputations of both director Louis Malle and star Jeanne Moreau -- and also pushed the boundaries of American censorship (1959 vintage) to the breaking point. Moreau plays a humdrum housewife whose life brightens considerably when she meets a handsome young archeologist (Jean-Marc Bory). The two enjoy an exquisite evening in the boudoir, and when comes the dawn, Moreau has gained a whole new outlook on things. She abandons her family in favor of Bory, even though neither has the slightest notion of what the future will hold. The Lovers gained notoriety upon its first release as the Movie With the Nude Scene: though a model of decorum by today's standards (the most suggestive moment is a shot of Moreau's hand falling limply on the bedsheets), the scene provided fodder for outraged guardians of public morals for several years. One hapless Cleveland theatre owner was arrested on an obscenity charge, a case that went all the way to the Supreme Court. The Venice Film festival took a more liberal stance on the matter, awarding The Lovers a special jury prize.
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Aug 20 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc obtained a multi-year deal that makes the video streaming company the exclusive U.S. subscription TV provider for new movies from The Weinstein Company starting in 2016, the companies announced on Tuesday.
The agreement for first-run rights to Weinstein films after they appear in theaters will bring new content to Netflix to help the company gain subscribers and compete with cable channels such as HBO and Showtime. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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Is That Online Pharmacy a Fake? How to Find Out
By Candy Sagon , September 28, 2012 01:37 PM
Talk about frightening: Only 3 percent of online pharmacies meet state and federal laws, yet a new government survey finds that one in four Internet customers has purchased prescription medications from a pharmacy they found online.
At the same time, said the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), nearly 30 percent surveyed said they lack confidence in making safe online medication purchases.
As proof of the problem, the FDA announced this week that they have cracked down on thousands of online pharmacies in the past two months for selling potentially unsafe, unapproved or fake medicines, including the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra and antiviral Tamiflu, Fox News reported.
The crackdown resulted in the shutdown of more than 18,000 illegal pharmacy websites and the seizure of 3.7 million doses of counterfeit medicines worth an estimated $10.5 million, the FDA said. Earlier this year, there were problems with a shady wholesaler selling fake Avastin, a cancer drug.
To protect consumers from fake online pharmacies, the FDA has launched a national awareness campaign and a new website with resources for patients and caregivers.
Called BeSafeRx - Know Your Online Pharmacy, the site provides advice for figuring out who a consumer is buying from when they order medication online, and whether the medication they're buying really matches what their doctor prescribed.
It includes tips on how to spot illegal pharmacies, links to state databases of licensed pharmacies and explanations of all the dangers of rogue pharmacies.
"Our goal is to increase awareness," FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D., told the Associated Press, "not to scare people away from online pharmacies. We want them to use appropriate pharmacies."
Fraudulent and illegal online pharmacies often offer deeply discounted products, she added. "If the prices seem too good to be true, they probably are."
Many rogue online pharmacies also claim to be based in Canada, because Americans know that medicines are cheaper there and they assume they're getting a deal from a safe supplier.
Dangerous drugs aren't the only risk from questionable online pharmacies. The websites can also infect your computer with viruses, sell your personal and financial information to other rogue websites and Internet scammers, or charge you for products you never ordered or received.
According to the FDA, patients should only buy prescription medicine through online pharmacies that:
- require a valid prescription from a doctor or other health care professional
- are located in the United States
- have a licensed pharmacist available for consultation
- are licensed by the patient's state board of pharmacy
Click here for more FDA tips on buying medicines over the Internet.
( Updated Friday Oct. 5, 2012)
In other health news:
Sex problems in older women common with breast cancer drugs. Reuters reports that women treated with hormone-blocking drugs to stave off breast cancer recurrences are often dissatisfied with their sex lives, according to a new study from Sweden. More than half of older women treated with so-called aromatase inhibitors said sex was almost always painful and they frequently had "insufficient lubrication," researchers reported in the journal Menopause. In contrast, less than one-third of women on tamoxifen, another anti-estrogen drug, reported painful sex.
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Pretty happy with this minimal setup. My configs (dotfiles and dwm files) are in my signature. The file manager is Thunar and the other half is wifi-select.
Cross-post from the dwm thread:
Dotfiles and dwm config.h.
@hesse: That looks awesome!
Changed my Xresources after a long time:
Btw, "Veripuu" means "Blood tree"
I'm in love with herbstluftwm. I used to really like Awesome and DWM, but I don't think I could go back now, at least on my big monitor.
Everything's in my github (except htop).
Like your setup, and quite lovely wallpaper there.
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changed every bit.
emacs dunst stumpwm
and finally got notifications from irssi and the mixer to show me volume in the mode-line....
dirty: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1745421/scrotz/volshitz.png
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nice setup simon.swe!
what font are u using in dunst?
There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign. --R.L Stevenson
nice setup simon.swe!
what font are u using in dunst?
tnx its ohsnap size 10 I think.
EDIT: sorry 12.
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Btw, "Veripuu" means "Blood tree"
Yep, I know I have translated songs from this album.
By the way, I was always curious how one can read these characters and how fast is it - they're too small and complicated IMO.
@OK100: Hope you liked my .Xresources
@simon.swe: What is this volume notification?
Same setup. Just changed my wallpaper and did some tweaks.
I totally love it! And i'd be really happy if you could share your colors or your .Xresources )
Oh and I wanted to ask if I you can tell me where to get this cool script for the hdd on your second screenshot And thanks )
Thanks bro.
Here my colors on my personal Github: https://github.com/Ypnose/Madfiles/blob … Xresources
And the program used it dfc, a kind of df with bar and much more, created by a lad. You can find it on AUR.
i think its dfc you can find it in the aur.
... making my background go from black to grey ...
That's radical! Does black and grey count as wallpapers? Nice and minimal.
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"You know what I found? Right in the kernel, in the heart of the operating system, I found a developer's comment that said, `Does this belong here?`" -- Simon Lok about Linux kernel in 2005
Reflections on the Strange and the not so Strange
Same setup. Just changed my wallpaper and did some tweaks. DWM 6.0.
That looks great. I'm going to shift WM's once I get my laptop back from the shop. I'm torn between DWM and herbstluftwm


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Donna L. Siegel was named Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources of the Social Security Administration effective August 3, 2009. As the alter ego to the Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources and Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO), she shares responsibility for executive leadership of the agency's human resources programs in support of approximately 60,000 employees. This responsibility includes management of the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity, Office of Labor Management and Employee Relations, Office of Learning, Office of Personnel, Executive Services Support Staff, and Human Capital Planning Staff.
Mrs. Siegel is also the Deputy CHCO for SSA. As Deputy CHCO, she serves concurrently with the CHCO to oversee human resources policies, strategies and workforce issues for SSA's employees.
Donna started her career with the Social Security Administration as a Writer-Editor in April 1976. Throughout her career, she has held many management positions, including Deputy Director of Health Care Financing Administration's Office of Administrative Services from August 1987 through August 1992, Executive Officer of SSA's Office of Finance, Administration, and Management from August 1992 through August 2002, and the SES Candidate Development Program from October 2002 through May 2003.
Prior to becoming Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources, Donna served as the Office of Facilities Management's Associate Commissioner for six years. While leading the agency's Office of Facilities Management, she inaugurated rigorous management controls. Among her achievements while in that position were serving on the team that built the Durham Support Center, improving the agency's medical parking program, resolving significant real property issues, improving SSA's Continuity of Operations Plan program and implementing HSPD-12.
Donna has been the recipient of many agency awards, including the Commissioner's Citation in 2001 and 2009, the Deputy Commissioner of Finance, Assessment, and Management Citation in 1997, the Dallas Regional Commissioner Citation in 2009, a General Counsel Team Citation in 2009, the Deputy Commissioner for Systems Citation in 2009, and the Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources Citation in 2006 and 2009.
A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Donna obtained her B.A. in English from the University of Maryland.
Donna is married to Dr. Brian Siegel and they are the proud parents of three grown children, Jesse, Jordan, and Max.


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Shop fittings and shop displays are vitally important to the layout of a commercial premises, as it can be the difference between a customer buying or not.
Visually appealing shop layouts are there not just to be eye candy, but to make sure the goods are shown off in the best possible way.
Having a good selection of difference shop fittings will give you the flexibility to design your shop so that different types of goods can be rearranged quickly and presented in the best possible way.
Below are some examples of different types of shop fittings you may want to consider and their possible uses.
Clothes and dress rails.
Clothes and dressed rails are just there to hang clothes off, right?
If you want to present your clothing like a discount store, then regular old clothes rails will do.
For a much more attractive way to present garments, there are many more clothes rails available to fulfil this need. Circular rails, garment rails, feature rails, dressed rails and many more. Your choice will depend on what garments you want to present and the look of the rest of your shop.
Garment rail should come in a variety of sizes and colours. Pick a colour that will not clash with the garment colours.
If you are thinking of buying large garment rails, then check that the wheels or castors are robust enough to take being pushed around a busy shop.
If you are looking for something more stylish to present your garments in the shop, then there are many options on the market. There are many different sizes and shapes of merchandising display stands, such as spiral, circular and multi-armed versions. These usually fit well in a boutique type setting.
You should have lots of choice when it comes to clothes and dress rails for your shop. The ones you buy, will be dependent on the products you are selling.
Clothes mannequins.
Close mannequins aren't just blobs of plastic to hang garments from. They arguably have to be as appealing as the garments themselves to attract customers.
There are many different types to choose from these days. You mainly have the choice from male mannequins, female mannequins, child mannequins, flexible mannequins, sports mannequins, plus-size mannequins, dressmaker mannequins and display busts.
All the above mannequins are usually used in shop windows, but can be used anywhere else throughout a store.
A lot of people will look for realism in a mannequin. This will be dependent on your needs. Most suppliers will advise you on which mannequins are best suited for which garment types.
Portable displays.
Portable displays are important for presenting new products, special offers and anything else you wish to be attention grabbing.
If you've not used portable displays before, then visit your favourite store or boutique shop. See how they arrange their products and present their special offers. There will be most likely using portable display stands of one variation or another.
Portable displays are available as roller banners, tension fabric displays, pop-up systems, display plinth, modular displays and many other niche display types.
If you are not sure which ones will work for you, ask a supplier and they are sure to help you out.
A well presented shop that displays all its products in an appealing way and leads customers through the shop in a stimulating environment, will sell more products than the shop with no display appeal.
Look at all the display options then plan your shop accordingly.
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Tomeszka wrote:Returning to the old cities would be boring from my point of view. But I would glady go back Romansburg! That town is absolutely awesome!
-And what about going to England or Ireland? there are some awesome landscapes! or Transsylivania!
What I really do dont want are far/near east or african scenes! I really hated Paradise because it inluded these kind of scenes!
STRICTLY European!
Considering that Syberia, the land itself, is more like the African scenery, if you ask me, and the game is called Syberia after all, you're likely to find at least one African/Tropical scene. I must say though that seeing what Syberia is has been underwhelming. I also think that part of what makes myths and mysteries great is when you do not know. Once it unravels, it'll likely disappoint in some degree. I said likely, so it's not always the case, but clearly Syberia, the land was not as good as the other locations.


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RALEIGH (AP) � Work is about to begin on two projects to repair the aging Bonner Bridge to keep it open as the sole land link between the North Carolina Outer Banks and the mainland.
RALEIGH (AP) � Work is about to begin on two projects to repair the aging Bonner Bridge to keep it open as the sole land link between the North Carolina Outer Banks and the mainland.
The N.C. Department of Transportation announced Friday it will begin the first of two repair projects this fall. The two projects cost $2 million.
Beginning Monday, the agency will close a one-lane section stretching over a half-mile so crews can access girders and the underside of the bridge deck to make concrete repairs. As a part of the project, crews will apply concrete patches to areas of the bridge to protect exposed steel. Those areas were identified for priority maintenance during the last regular two-year inspection of the bridge that took place in 2012.
Lane closures will be in effect Monday through Friday during daylight hours through the end of the year. Portable traffic signals and/or flag crews will be used to control traffic. The department says there will be no land closures during the weekend. In the event of severe weather, the crews will stop work and reopen the entire bridge to traffic.
The second repair project, totaling $1.4 million, includes repairs to the supplemental supports of the bridge and is scheduled to begin later this month.
Also, crews will be conducting surveys of the bridge as part of the department's monitoring plan.
Earlier this week, a 4-foot-long piece of concrete fell from underneath the bridge in one of the areas that will be repaired. Currently, the Bonner Bridge remains safe for travel.
On Monday, a federal judge approved plans for a parallel span to replace the 50-year-old bridge.


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LASIK (laser in-situ keratomileusis) is a surgery that flattens the cornea. It is the most common laser surgery for correcting nearsightedness (myopia) and astigmatism. LASIK makes a small flap in the cornea and removes some of the tissue exposed by the flap. The laser removes tissue from the cornea very accurately without damaging nearby tissues.
LASIK is an outpatient procedure. It is done under local anesthesia in a surgeon's office or a same-day surgery center. The operation on one eye takes about 10 to 15 minutes. The entire process usually takes less than 2 hours, including preparation time, care right after the surgery, and paperwork.
After surgery, you may wear a patch or contact lens on the eye and get a prescription for pain medicine. Someone must drive you home and then back to the surgeon's office the next day. During this second visit, the surgeon will examine your eye and prescribe eyedrops to prevent infection and reduce inflammation. More follow-up visits are required, usually the next week and then throughout the first year after surgery.
LASIK usually requires very little recovery time. Most people who have the surgery see quite well the next day. There is little or no pain after LASIK.
LASIK is an elective, cosmetic procedure that is done to correct nearsightedness in otherwise healthy eyes.
LASIK surgery may be used to correct mild to moderate nearsightedness. It is also thought to be the best procedure for correcting high nearsightedness (greater than 7 diopters), although the results of surgery become harder to predict with higher amounts of nearsightedness.
The procedure may not be done for people who:
Over the short term, LASIK has been shown to be very effective in reducing mild to moderate nearsightedness (myopia). Almost everyone notices improvements in their vision. But not everyone gets perfect 20/20 vision.
For people with myopia of less than 6 diopters, studies showed that after surgery, about:footnote 1
For people with myopia between 6 and 12 diopters, studies showed that after surgery, about:footnote 1
Doctors continue to improve the technique and to study the long-term results.
The risk of complications from LASIK surgery is low and decreases with a more experienced surgeon. Look for a corneal specialist or surgeon who does the surgery often.
Complications and side effects from LASIK may include:
Serious vision-threatening complications are rare but may include:
LASIK has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since 1995. But the procedure may have long-term side effects or complications that experts do not yet know about.
If you are thinking about having surgery to improve nearsightedness, consider all the options (including LASIK, PRK, epi-LASIK, corneal ring implants, intraocular lens implants, and radial keratotomy), and discuss them with your doctor. Ask your doctor the questions that you have about surgery (for example, what are the risks, benefits, and possible outcomes), so that you understand your options and can make the best decision.
LASIK is being done more frequently than PRK, largely because of the good results and the quicker visual recovery that LASIK offers. There is no agreement about whether LASIK is superior to PRK or vice versa for people with mild to moderate nearsightedness.
Talk with your doctor about the risks and benefits of correcting both eyes on the same day compared with doing one eye at a time on separate days.
Ask your eye doctor for your original eye measurements-the ones that he or she took before LASIK was done. It is important to keep them with your other medical records in case you ever need cataract surgery. They help the doctor calculate future lens implants after cataract surgery. To learn more about record-keeping, see the topic Organizing Your Medical Records.
LASIK is a cosmetic procedure. The cost of refractive surgery varies in different locations, but it can be a big expense. Most insurance companies do not cover the cost of refractive surgery.
Sakimoto T, et al. (2006). Laser eye surgery for refractive errors. Lancet, 367(9520): 1432-1447.
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Saving the Arctic
Protecting the Arctic for people, wildlife and the planet
The Arctic is one of the most unique places on Earth. It spans eight countries, is home to more than 13 million people, and provides a habitat for truly incredible wildlife. And now, it's the battleground for one of the most important fights in environmental history.
We're taking Arctic oil to court ― and we need your help.
Most of us will never travel to the Arctic. Even so, this far away region touches our daily lives in ways you may not realize.
While the people-powered movement to save the Arctic won a major victory when Royal Dutch Shell halted its drilling plans — leading the United States to take the Arctic Ocean off the table for oil drilling for the next two years — the fight isn't near over. The Arctic Ocean is not safe from the dangers of oil drilling or climate change until we have long-term policies in place to keep all fossil fuels in the ground not just for two years, but forever.
And so the struggle continues. Because when it comes to protecting the Arctic, it's about all of us.
It's About Climate Change
The Arctic plays a critical role in regulating global temperatures and counteracting climate change.
Here's how it works: Arctic sea ice keeps the planet cool by reflecting sunlight. As climate change takes hold and the world gets warmer, the ice is melting and the oceans are absorbing sunlight. This makes the planet even warmer, causing the ice to melt even faster.
As the Arctic ice melts, the oil under Arctic waters becomes an increasingly attractive target for the oil industry. That's right — oil that was once out of reach because the Arctic was frozen is now accessible because of climate change. And the very companies responsible for climate change want more oil to make climate change worse.
It's About People
Threats to the Arctic are threats to the 4 million people who live there, particularly Indigenous groups. These communities depend on this environment for food and resources and have stewarded it for centuries.
The Arctic is home to more than 40 distinct ethnic and cultural groups. As it changes, so does the land of their heritage, languages and way of life. An oil spill in the region would amount to nothing less than a humanitarian crisis.
"What affects her community affects my community, what affects us affects them. When one nation loses the right to subsist on their own foods, it affects all of us."
Faith Gemmill-Fredson, Native Alaskan and founder of REDOIL (Resisting Environmental Destruction On Indigenous Lands)
It's About Wildlife
The Arctic is home to incredible animals found nowhere else in the world. All of them depend on sea ice to survive.
The amazing land animals that call the Arctic home include polar bears, foxes, reindeer and oxen, many of which are endangered. In fact, experts warn that polar bears could completely disappear from the Arctic in the next 100 years if we don't take action soon.
And there are equally wonderful creatures living in Arctic waters. Numerous whale species, seals and walruses can only be found in the Arctic.
Save the Arctic
The best way to protect the Arctic Ocean, its wildlife and its people is to keep fossil fuels in the ground. This means telling all companies and governments that the Arctic Ocean — and its oil — is off limits forever.