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It's said you can't improve something unless you measure it. When you apply that maxim to the theme of this year's RSNA Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago — "Beyond Imaging: Maximizing Radiology's Role in Patient Care" — improving the contribution radiologists and radiology departments make to high-value patient care starts with measuring — or defining — what exactly their role is. That's particularly important as the industry transitions to one dominated by value-based care models.
Radiologists' Role Expands with Value-Based Care
I would define the role of radiologists and radiology departments in the value-based reimbursement era as twofold. First is the traditional part of the role. That's capturing diagnostic images, reading the images correctly and sharing that information with physicians who use the information to make the appropriate treatment decisions for their patients. That role is as important as it ever was, but doing it well becomes even more so under value-based reimbursement models that pay clinicians based on how well they meet various clinical and financial performance measures.
The second part of the role is related to how radiologists and the radiology department integrate into the broader care workflows outside of the department, for example coordinating and collaborating with the broader patient care team during a patient's entire episode of care. That means working with the care team up front to decide what diagnostic images need to be captured and interpreted. It means capturing the images, reading them correctly and sharing the information with the care team. It means discussing with the care team other clinical findings that were detected during an imaging procedure. And it means working with the care team to analyze and interpret all the findings to help determine the best treatment options for the patient and whether additional imaging procedures are needed.
Traditionally, radiology has optimized the former aspect of the role, i.e. reading images as efficiently as possible. However, value-based reimbursement plans are making it more important to improve care coordination that includes radiologists and radiology departments in order to drive better clinical and financial outcomes.
Technical, Financial and Clinical Role Support
Now that we've measured—or defined—radiology's role in patient care in a value-based reimbursement world, how do we improve—or maximize—that role as the theme of this year's RSNA meeting urges?
Radiologists and radiology departments can maximize their contribution to high-value patient care through technical, financial and clinical innovation.
- Technical innovation falls into two categories – increased automation and interoperability between radiology imaging systems and the enterprise information systems. In the first category, there are new imaging technologies that dramatically improve the diagnostic imaging capabilities of radiologists and radiology departments in terms of quantity, quality, and variety. Through automated technologies within the PACS, clinicians can process large volumes of images from various different acquisition sources and navigate through the images quickly to extract the right clinical information. In the second category, there are new PACS technologies that integrate with other patient information systems like EHRs, which provide radiologists with a comprehensive view of a patient's entire medical record alongside the acquired images. These technologies also help the radiologist by providing intelligence around what information is important for the radiologist to review with the images, which allows for improved quality and reduced work time for the radiologists.
- Financial and clinical innovation starts with the recognition that what radiologists and radiology department do is one component of the entire care cycle that is measured and ultimately compensated by the overall outcomes for the patient and the population being served. So, radiology is not financially measured anymore exclusively on reading as many exams as possible under the traditional fee-for-service model. It's still important to read them as efficiently and as accurately as possible and share the results as quickly as possible with the broader care team in order to produce the best-possible clinical outcomes for patients at the lowest possible operating costs to the group or hospital. Radiologists and radiology departments should be well-versed in the outcome measures their group or hospital report to payers so that they can identify new opportunities to increase their value as part of the care team. For example, by seeing how their work affects hospital readmission rates—and financial penalties for excessive readmission—radiologists and radiology departments will be prepared to take on the second piece of their new role, coordinating and collaborating with the broader care team as patients move along the continuum of care in one setting or across multiple settings.
Finding the Right Partners to Fulfill Role
The theme of this year's RSNA meeting is really a call to action to radiologists and radiology departments to grow into a new and expanded role as a valued member of a coordinated, patient care team. Technical, financial and clinical innovation can help radiologists and radiology departments fulfill that new role. So, too, can the right imaging partner.
I would urge radiology leaders to ask imaging technology vendors and their peers questions about technical, financial and clinical innovation within radiology. Is their imaging technology interoperable? Are they involved in open information technology standards development? Do they provide risk-based contracts that align with your value-based reimbursement goals? Do they provide services that assist you and your team with defining KPIs, implementing measurements and change programs to achieve your desired results? Do they have technologies that reduce your operating costs and allow for increased reading efficiency and workflow optimization?
With their help, radiologists and radiology departments can measure and improve their role in patient care.
For information about Change Healthcare diagnostic imaging solutions, please contact us.
Scott Galbari is vice president of marketing and portfolio at Change Healthcare Imaging and Workflow Solutions.


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Alterspace is a vast, blank dimension that Arrell is capable of accessing. It first appeared in To Err is Equine in chapter 36, though it had been used previously as the reason Arrell's saddlebags had endless space.
Due to an incident involving Alterspace and the Fine Rock, various articles were unleashed across Equestria. Alterspace has since become the place where Arrell stores the articles upon collecting them, though he still also uses it for personal item storage.
Arrell has a bond with Alterspace that allows him to access it whenever he wants. He can also cause things to happen inside; in fact, he can literally make anything happen. However, it is limited to Alterspace; anything he creates can't be brought outside, and if he changes anything that came from outside, it reverts to normal upon leaving. Princess Celestia is also capable of accessing Alterspace, though she doesn't seem to have the powers in it that Arrell does.
Article InventoryEdit
Jeff the Killer's Hoodie - The white hoodie worn by creepypasta character Jeff the Killer. Whoever touches it is willed to wear it, which turns them into a murderous and self-mutilating psychopath. Was originally discovered in Cloudsdale when a pony wearing it attempted to murder a young colt (and successfully murdered several other ponies).
Sonic Screwdriver - Described as a "small flashlight thing" by False Front while doing an inventory check; confirmed to be the sonic screwdriver from Doctor Who by RLYoshi. Actual properties unknown.
First-Aid Kit - Described as a "red bag of bandages" by False Front while doing an inventory check; confirmed to be a first-aid kit from Left 4 Dead by RLYoshi. Actual properties unknown.
Ocarina of Time - The Ocarina of Time from The Legend of Zelda. Rewinds time by three days, rounding up to the nearest morning. Any attempt to use it before the three days is up will only bring it back to where it last brought the user to. Only the user has any memory or knowledge of the fact that time has been turned back. Original location unknown.
DJ Hero Controller - A turntable controller for the game DJ Hero. Actual properties unknown, but Arrell and Celestia presume that it produces music, and whoever uses it becomes very unwilling to give it up. Was originally discovered in a club in Stalliongrad and taken away by the Royal Guard.
Harley's Hat - The hat worn by Harley from Epic Meal Time. Whoever wears it gains an intense craving for meat, especially bacon, and eventually eats themselves to death. Was originally discovered in Trottingham.
Eight Pages - Eight pieces of paper; heavily implied to be from the video game Slender. Collecting one causes whoever has it to later be hunted down and killed by a mysterious entity, leaving no obvious cause of death, while the paper disappears to be discovered elsewhere. Staying near a page but not coming into contact with it appears to be safe. Was originally discovered in Canterlot when picking the pages up led to the deaths of a few ponies and nearly Nimble's.
Faith's Glove - The glove worn by Faith from Mirorr's Edge. Gives whoever wears it incredible parkour skills and running speed. First mentioned by Asylum in chapter 50 of To Err is Equine, but did not become important until chapter 2 of To Forgive, Celestial. Was originally discovered in Stalliongrad, but was later worn by a pony in Trottingham, where it was collected after the pony was captured and detained.
Scalpel - A scalpel from Surgeon Simulator 2013. Whoever holds it gains vast medical knowledge instantly, but also gains the unstoppable urge to perform forms of surgery on anyone they see, regardless of whether or not they need it. Such operations are sloppy enough that the patient/victim dies almost instantly. Once taken away, whoever held the scalpel returns to normal, but they retain the medical knowledge, even after the scalpel has been neutralized.
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Returned to original universeEdit
Ryu's Headband - The red headband worn by Ryu from Street Fighter. Whoever wears it gains incredible fighting capabilities, as well as abilities such as a Hadoken. However, it also makes them lust for battle and constantly search for fights, even killing ponies in the process as the Hadoken is lethal to ordinary ponies. Was originally discovered in Appleloosa when a pony wearing it injured several other ponies and killed one.


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Seismic Safety Outreach Program
Attend a workshop near you to receive vital hands-on training to prepare for the next major disaster!
Lily Madjus Wu
Communications Director
Department of Building Inspection
1660 Mission Street, 3rd Fl
San Francisco CA 94103
(415) 558-6107 Phone
(415) 558-6225 Fax
San Franciscans live in one of the world's most at-risk seismic zones – placing a special responsibility upon those who live here, along with key local, state and Federal agencies, to take steps and prepare themselves, and their families, for the next Big One. Experts predict that a major earthquake will strike San Francisco and the immediate Bay Area in the next 25 years – so it is not a question of "IF," but only a matter of "WHEN" residents will have to respond to such a disaster, as well as to take steps to help the City recover from any damage and devastation caused by such a natural disaster.
In May 2015, DBI in partnership with Community Youth Center (CYC) and Self Help for the Elderly launched the Seismic Safety Outreach Program to provide San Francisco's diverse populations with the hands on training and education on how residents, both young and old, can prepare before, during and after an earthquake.
As of January 2018, this program was expanded to provide in language workshops are provided citywide in all 11 of San Francisco's Supervisorial Districts, which are:
- District 1 - Inner Richmond, Outer Richmond, Laurel Heights, Jordan Park, Vista del Mar, Golden Gate Park, Lincoln Park, Ocean Hwy
- District 2 - Marina, Presidio, Cow Hollow, Pacific Heights, Nob Hill, JapanTown, Presidio Terrace
- District 3 - North Beach, Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf, Polk Gulch, Union Square/Financial District and Russian, Nob and Telegraph Hills
- District 4 - Central Sunset, Outer Sunset, Parkside, Outer Parkside, and Pine Lake Park
- District 5 - Fillmore/Western Addition, North of the Panhandle, Lower Haight, Haight-Ashbury, Hayes Valley
- District 6 - South of Market, Tenderloin, Civic Center, Downtown, Yerba Buena, South Beach, Chinatown Basin, Mission Bay, Treasure Island
- District 7 - Inner Sunset, Park Merced (Lake Shore, Merced Manor, Lake Side, Stonestown), West of Twin Peaks (Forest Knolls, Golden Gate Heights, Forest Hill, Forest Hill Extension, Midtown Terrace, Diamond Heights, Miraloma Park, West Portal, Sherwood Forest, St. Francis Wood, Westwood Highlands,Monterey Heights, Mount davidson Manor, Westwood Park, and Sunnyside)
- District 8 - Noe Valley, Castro, Eureka Valley, Dolores Heights, Glen Park, Miraloma Park
- District 9 - Mission, Bernal Heights, Peralta Heights, Duboce Triangle
- District 10 - Bayview Hunters Point, Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, and Visitacion Valley Neighborhoods
- District 11 - Excelsior, Oceanview, Merced Heights, Ingleside Terraces, Merced Heights, Ingleside Heights, Ingleside, Mission Terrace, Outer Mission, and Crocker Amazon
If you'd like to attend a workshop in your neighborhood, click on the map above for the service areas and Community Preparedness Coordinators contact information. Workshops can be provided in English, Chinese, Spanish and Tagalog. Please let the coordinators know if you have a language preference for the workshop you'd like to attend.
Program Details
This program will provide free of charge seismic safety outreach to San Francisco's multilingual communities, specifically residents of Chinatown, to educate them on emergency preparedness and response. Audiences will be SF residents (spanning different age groups, ethnicities), which may include renters, business owners, homeowners, youth and seniors of diverse cultural groups with significant linguistic, social, and economic needs.
This Program will:
- Reach out to multi-lingual, culturally diverse audience which includes renters, business owners, homeowners, youth and seniors
- Utilize various strategic approaches to provide general education and awareness on the need to be prepared for a disaster event and post-disaster response
- Provide trainings, workshops or hands-on interactive events that allow for education, awareness and engagement on learning about disaster preparedness and response
- Provide two-way engagement with the Service Area population on seismic safety preparation and response
Curriculum Details
The workshop curriculum includes:
- Personnel Preparedness
- Basic First Aid and Citizen CPR
- Earthquake Mitigation
- Response and Recovery
- Fire Safety
Additional training services provided by Community Youth Center in Supervisorial Districts 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10.
- One-on-One Organizational Resilience Consultation
- Fire Safety Puppet Show for Children
- Stop the Bleed Campaign
- Certified First Aid and CPR Training
To view a more detailed description of the curriculum, click here.
- PRESS RELEASE: MAYOR LEE & SUPERVISOR CHRISTENSEN ANNOUNCE DBI SEISMIC SAFETY GRANTS AWARDED IN CHINATOWN (Chinese)
- Mayor's Press Conference (Video)
- Program Materials (coming soon)
- Fact Sheet (coming soon)


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New Year
Old Hope in the New Year
The ball has dropped, the fireworks have burst, the toasts were raised, and it is now Day One of a New Year.
I don't know about you, but 2016 has been a year I am happy to move on from. Almost from the beginning, it seemed to be shaping into a year of pain. Sometimes we saw that in the loss of beloved individuals in the entertainment industry. Sometimes we saw it around the world in the sufferings caused by terrorism or the panic of families fleeing their homes. In our own country we saw it in one shooting after another that broke or embittered the hearts of everyone. My home congregation recently experienced it in the loss of two precious members. So the heaviness of last year was a load I was happy to leave behind at last night's last hour.
But even with the sense and desire of a fresh start, there is no guarantee that the New Year will be a great year. More than optimism and resolutions are required. So as Christians looking to put our best foot forward in the New Year, our faith must look backwards to a very old hope.
There's a phrase in the Bible I want to familiarize you with; that phrase is "Ancient of Days". It's a phrase that references the LORD God's eternal existence and sovereign lordship. It occurs only three times in the Bible and all three of those occurrences are in Daniel 7. This is significant because at this moment, the prophet Daniel, along with his people, had been exiled to a foreign empire in the faraway land of Babylon, which itself would soon fall to the rising Persian Empire. As both an exile and a favored court advisor, Daniel had a front-row seat to the crossroads of history and changing civilizations. It was in this period that God gave Daniel a vision of the future where a Son of Man would appear before the Ancient of Days to receive a Kingdom that would never pass away and that would come to hold good dominion over all peoples and rulers of the Earth.
We believe the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus is the cornerstone upon which God's Kingdom is being built; but I also want to draw your attention to the One from whom the Son receives the Kingdom—the Ancient of Days. The LORD God, who has existed from before Day One, has lordship over all things throughout all time unto Day None. God possesses lordship over history. Every good and redemptive thing Christ affects through his Kingdom rule has its origin in the Father who holds all history in His good and holy hands.
Our hope for the New Year is a very old one. Because God is Lord over history, the hope that holds our hearts transcends history. In knowing that and entrusting ourselves to God, we are able to put our best foot forward in such a way that gives witness to the One who is not only shaping a New Year, but a future of newness that revolves around the King who sits upon his throne saying "Behold, I am making all things new".
What theme will steer your year?
Yesterday our family engaged in a yearly tradition that is not exactly timeless—we purchased our 2016 calendars.
As I browsed the mall kiosk I wondered what I wanted to spend the next year looking at. Obviously a calendar is great for keeping one organized, but the pictures have a way of thematically inspiring that organization. I wanted a series of pictures or themes that would correlate with what I want to do or be about this year. But what theme would help me bide my time and steer my year?
I ignored the calendars of swimsuit models; fantasies, especially corrupting ones, are not a good way to start a year fresh. Since cars are depreciating transportation boxes, I ignored the car calendars also. If I want to look at a dog, I would purchase a bulldog and name him Winston; so no dog calendars. And having a movie calendar is a great way to eventually hate the movie, so I wasted no time there, either.
I did, however, spend some time considering the location calendars. Perhaps one of Ireland to wet my thirst for the Emerald Isle; or possibly one of Germany to appreciate my ancestral heritage. Maybe the Wisconsin calendar to keep connected to home; or the Milwaukee calendar for a mixture of home and heritage. Maybe the Great Lakes calendar to remember my Michigan roots. Or perhaps just a calendar of America's most scenic landscapes.
Though I most leaned toward the Ireland calendar, ultimately these location themes weren't doing it for me. Like Gandalf said, "The world is not in your books and maps [or calendars]; it's out there." If I want to see places, I'll try to visit them. If I want 2016 to be a year of substance, it will depend on what I do.
The calendar I eventually chose featured a fine selection of Vincent Van Gogh paintings; he's my favorite painter. I chose it because I want 2016 to be a year of creativity. Every time I see it this year, I want to be reminded that life and beauty is significantly seen in what we make. Van Gogh took everyday scenes and depicted them in a way that, um, made an impression. He showed how the average is astounding.
Whether creativity lets us bring something to life or awaken others to life, it certainly enables us to encounter life. I want to fill my 2016 with that kind of creativity.
I don't know what theme will steer your year, but get one, because life is not about nothing. I hope your theme moves you to dig deep into yourself, mining for golden treasures just waiting to be discovered and shared.
Happy New Year!
Advent VI: When Hope Comes Home
When Luke started his Advent story, he began in the temple, which for the Jewish faithful was home. It had been rebuilt centuries earlier by returning exiles to signal God's hope was alive in the homeland. Hope was in short supply, however, "in the days of Herod". Amidst expanding empires, Israel's role in civilization had diminished; and when Rome subjugated the Jews by way of occupying the land and violating the temple's sanctity, labeling the Jews as atheists and offering a pig on the altar, this place of God's presence now seemed all but a fading relic of God's past glory. But hope always defies the way things seem, bubbling beneath the surface, going against the grain.
Luke writes "And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him."
While the ways of the world trailed off in various diverging directions, Simeon kept himself to the way of the LORD as established in His words. It is a way that transforms how we perceive life and God at work within it. It was a way that brought Simeon into God's presence and permeated his spirit with hope. "And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ."
The hope God gives is not abstract, like some floating wisp of ideas detached from reality, but always connected to the world in which we live. God had promised Simeon he would one day see his Messiah; not a conceptual figure or representation of idealism, but a person whose life would be all about God's salvation. The hope that held Simeon's heart all his days would be a human who was so much more than that.
One day God's presence moved Simeon to enter the temple, this place he and so many others longed for God to glorify. He was about to discover God's presence had just returned. Jesus had been born about forty days earlier; now on this day his parents had brought him to the temple in Jerusalem "to present him to the LORD". Sometime during their visit, their path crossed with Simeon's. A lifetime lived upon the way of the LORD had led Simeon right to Jesus; "…then he took Him into his arms…" The hope that held his heart for so many years Simeon now held in his arms. A life of waiting, hoping, and anticipating now culminated in this baby as God's past glory visited Simeon's present with a glimpse of a glorious future.
Captivated by wonder, Simeon "blessed God, and said, 'Now Lord, You are releasing Your bondservant to depart in peace, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.'"
In this tiny infant Simeon saw his entire life story reach a climax that made his every moment worth the wait. Everyone sees death; not everyone sees Life. Having hopefully seen it from a distance all his days, he now beheld it before him, savored it, and was satisfied in the heavenly peace that saturated him. The hope that was somewhere out there had come home. But not just for Simeon.
This salvation he saw had been prepared amidst "all peoples" for "all peoples". Drawing on Isaiah's messianic imagery, Simeon likens this little one to light that will both reveal God to the Gentiles and return glory to Israel's story. Like Simeon, Israel's story was reaching its climax in this advent of its Messiah. Israel had always thought of the days of Solomon as their golden years, when God's great glory filled the temple; bygone days that were mournfully missed. But now here in the infant Jesus, the infinite incarnate, the perfect image of the Father, God's great glory has returned to the temple. This place of God's past glory has become the place of God's present glory; a glory that will shine out salvation throughout the world's future.
Jesus has arrived; our Advent story has concluded. But Simeon offers one final comment to an amazed Mary and Joseph: "Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed…to the end that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed."
As Jesus would eventually affect all life in Israel, he would inevitably do the same throughout the world. Being either a step to raise others up or a snag over which others would fall, who Jesus is reveals who we really are. The person of Jesus forces us all to show our true colors. How we respond to him reveals where we stand with him.
Historically, globally, and communally, that puts all Jesus-followers in the place of Simeon—waiting, hoping, anticipating. Waiting for God to work His salvation out upon this world, hoping in God's Spirit to remain faithful witnesses to His salvation, and anticipating the Second Advent of Jesus our Messiah.
Jesus was brought home to the temple to be presented to the LORD that the LORD may present Jesus to the world. Hope had returned to the home that had been lacking its hearth. But the home is a haven just for momentary respite, a harbor to ready the ship to sail again. Hope went home so that hope would again set out to visit homes, hearts, and lives.
I pray that as your Advent season concludes and you begin a New Year, Christ-centered hope will attend, keep, and cultivate you all your days. "Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us."


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Survey results reveal the long reach of NPL's calibration
Customers utilising the measurement services of the Time, Quantum and Electromagnetics (TQEM) research group at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have revealed the impact of NPL's work. Calibrations made by NPL create a long chain of traceable measurements throughout society, inextricably linked with processes in all aspects of industry. The results of the survey have also revealed that NPL's measurement facilities are held in high regard, with customers praising NPL's professionalism, expertise and value for money.
All accurate measurements must be traceable to national standards. To ensure this is the case, each measurement device is calibrated against a more accurate device (or chain of devices) which itself has been calibrated against standards held by national measurement institutes (NMIs) such as NPL. This process establishes a chain of calibrations, each traceable to the accurate standards held by NMIs.
Calibrations by NMIs are used by a wide range of industrial and academic clientele to calibrate their instruments because they can dramatically reduce uncertainties in measurement. Reduced uncertainties provide confidence in and comparability across measurements and these calibrated instruments are often subsequently used by internal and external customers. Thus, calibrations done by institutions such as NPL are disseminated throughout society, reaching many people.
Tracking TQEM's Traceability
The business development group conducted a survey of customers using NPL's voltage and resistance measurement services. The results of this survey show the influence and reach of measurements made at NPL: calibrations made at NPL have resulted in tens of thousands of subsequent calibrations in the traceability chain.
Such examples of the work carried out by NPL's customers include:
Fluke is a leader in the design, manufacture and calibration of precision instrumentation. Fluke's UK facility imports traceability from NPL for DC voltage, resistance and radio frequency power; the measurements NPL perform on Fluke's reference standards support the calibration of thousands of customer instruments each year.
GE Grid Solutions Ltd, a developer of systems, equipment and services for the railway sector, provides calibration services for approximately 50 organisations and around 2500 instruments, the majority of which are traceable to NPL.
Why NPL?
Each customer surveyed provided reasons why they chose to calibrate their instruments through services provided by NPL, displaying a widespread respect and appreciation for the expertise and quality of NPL's work.
Isotech, a temperature calibration company, said: "We come to NPL for low-levels of uncertainty, traceability and convenience. NPL-traceable measurements allow us to compete in the marketplace from an uncertainty and cost point of view."
Find out more about NPL's Time, Quantum and Electromagnetics research
For more information, contact Ben Thornton
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Currency in Crete is the euro (€), with seven notes (five, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500) and eight coins (one- and two- euro coins and one-, two-, five-, 10-, 20- and 50-cent coins).
ATMs widely available in cities, towns and larger villages. Visa and MasterCard accepted in cities and tourist centres, not in villages.
- The easiest, quickest and usually cheapest way to obtain cash is by using your debit (bank) card at an ATM linked to international networks such as Cirrus, Plus, Star and Maestro.
- There are ATMs in almost every town large enough to support a bank, and in tourist areas. In rural areas, only larger towns have ATMs, so plan ahead, especially in the southwest. It pays to have a back-up.
- Cash is king in Crete, so always carry some with you and plan to pay cash almost everywhere. It's also a good idea to set aside a small amount of euros as an emergency stash.
- Shopkeepers and small-business owners have a perennial problem with having any small change. If buying small items it is easier to tender coins or small-denomination notes.
Credit Cards
- Big resorts and hotels accept credit cards, but family-owned properties rarely do. Ask. Likewise, upmarket shops and restaurants accept plastic but village tavernas and small shops almost never do.
- The main credit cards – MasterCard and Visa – are widely accepted. American Express and Diners Club are common in tourist areas only.
Exchange Rates
For current exchange rates see www.xe.com.
- Banks will exchange major currencies in cash or travellers cheques. Your passport is required to change travellers cheques, not always for cash.
- Post offices can exchange banknotes – not travellers cheques – and charge less commission than banks.
- Travel agencies and hotels often change money and travellers cheques at bank rates, but commission charges are higher.
- Automated foreign-exchange machines are sometimes available in major tourist areas. They take all the major European currencies, Australian and US dollars and Japanese yen, and are useful in an emergency, although they charge a hefty commission.
- Restaurants Usually service is included, but a small tip is customary if service was good. Round up the bill or leave 10%.
- Taxis Round up the fare by a couple of euros. There's a small fee for handling bags; this is an official charge, not a tip.
- Bellhops Bellhops in hotels or stewards on ferries expect a small gratuity of €1 to €3.
Travellers Cheques
The main reason to carry travellers cheques rather than cash is the protection they offer against theft. They are, however, becoming obsolete as more and more travellers opt to withdraw cash at ATMs as they go. American Express, Visa and Thomas Cook cheques are available in euros and are all widely accepted and have efficient replacement policies.
Debit Cards
Cash is king in Crete. Most large towns have ATMs but they can be out of order for days at a time. It's therefore wise (and necessary) to carry extra cash in a safe place like a money belt. You can usually use debit and credit cards (Visa and MasterCard) in cities and large resorts, but check. They are rarely accepted in small villages. American Express and Diners Club are accepted in larger tourist areas but unheard of elsewhere. (Note: card companies often put an automatic block on cards after the first withdrawal/charge abroad as an antifraud mechanism. To avoid this happening, inform your bank of your travel plans.)


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Eddie Bobbitt - Executive Director
Charlie Obranowicz - Camp Director
Camp Quality Kentuckiana
P.O. Box 35474
Louisville, KY 40232
Phone: 502-507-3235
Camp Director: email@example.com
Executive Director: firstname.lastname@example.com
Companion Coordinator: email@example.com
Camper Coordinator: firstname.lastname@example.com
Administrative Assistant: firstname.lastname@example.com
Camp Quality Kentuckiana is a 501(c)3 organization with a mission to provide a week long camping experience and year round support vehicle to children with cancer and their families. The week of camp and our various support activities are provided free of charge to the children and their families.
Camp Quality Kentuckiana is part of an international network of 55 Camp Quality camps in 19 countries and 15 camps in 11 states in America.


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I'm a BE user who has been pleased with their service for many years. With the impending move to Sky, I'm looking at a move to PlusNet.
The estimated speed of PlusNet fibre on my line is 11Mbps down and 1 Mbps up.
Currently I get 7 Mbps down and 1Mbps up on my ADSL2 BE service. My download speeds have been determined by being a long way from the BT cabinet.
So, the download estimate of 11 Mbps is no surprise, but I don't understand why my upload speed is stuck at 1 Mbps.
Can anybody help?


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Thursday, November 6, 2014
Boost Your Google Rank in 10 Minutes
Cheryl True November 06, 2014 6 Comments
Does your web page carry the names "Home", "About Us" or "Contact Us"? If so, you're in trouble. People will have a hard time finding your web site and it's all because of these bad names.
When it comes to creating web sites, old habits die hard. A lot of people insist in using these useless tags despite the fact that it won't increase their visibility on the web. Indeed, when will web designers learn that the title tags of web pages must be easily accessible and quickly searchable by search engines like Google?
Naming a web page "About Us" is a bad idea since this phrase doesn't mean a thing. When Google (or other search engines) start identifying you, you'll be known as the "About Us" web site. It's a shame really, especially if you have a lot of products that will benefit your visitors.
When potential clients search the web, they won't make a Google search for "About Us." They'll search for shoes, insurance, food, flowers or anything they like. If you're selling any of these items by all means name your site after them so you'll appear on the front page of Google and get more clients. Get the point?
Surprisingly, these lousy phrases remain popular. Currently, there are more than 1,230,000,000 web pages found on Google that are named "About Us". Even if you do specialize in "About Us" items, do you seriously think your web site has a great chance of emerging on the first page of Google when a billion other web pages have the same name?
Thus, web site title tags must be specific if you want to be on top of search engines. If you sell shoes, then you should tell Google that your web page is all about shoes. Name the web page "Quality Leather Shoes" and then check that your content on that web page pertains to quality leather shoes. If you sell different kinds of shoes, you can easily create a different page on your web site about Italian leather shoes or any shoes for that matter. This will lead visitors searching for these products directly to your page..
Sadly, a lot of web designers are lost when it comes to naming web pages properly for great search engine placement. That's not surprising since many web designers are simply designers. They're excellent at creating pretty web sites. They're fond of utilizing different kinds of flash tools and visually enhancing bells and whistles. But these tools won't put your site near the top of the search engine list without the proper tags.
So the magic word here is focus. Focus on your products and services and name your site after them. This will accelerate your Google rank and make your web page stand out.
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A very good read and reminder to me :) Thanks!ReplyDelete
Thanks Sarj Cabanlig-Bagalay for reading my blog.ReplyDelete
Wow, very good insight. Like all of them, I never realized that! Thanks a lot!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes guys kasi ako din nagtataka din minsa kahit anong gawin kung optimize ng page ni client di pa rin tumataas. When I realize try to change the name for almost a month pumaas ang ranking ni clientDelete
Thanks for sharing Cheryl! Need ko na pala siya palitan. :)ReplyDelete
Oh, that's a very interesting insight. Thank you for sharing, Cheryl. :) I need to spend time to change mine na. :-)ReplyDelete
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It's generally gratifying to be considered a master of something, especially when it's by experts and masters in that particular field. For Computer Design & Integration LLC, just such a fate came to pass recently as it announced the new rank of Master Service Provider from no less than Cisco (News - Alert) itself.
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George Gosselin, Computer Design & Integration's chief technology officer, commented "Cloud-enabled services are transforming how businesses capitalize on information technology. Achieving the Masters designation within the Cisco Cloud and Managed Services Program brings greater breadth and depth to our cloud-based capabilities, and further supports our goal of empowering customers through reliability, flexibility, control and agile business growth."
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