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Breast Cancer Awareness Event Stresses Prevention
Participants at the 14th annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month kickoff in Somerset County joined Freeholder Patricia Walsh, second row-fifth from left, in support of the awareness campaign. In a show of solidarity, many participants wore pink clothing and accessories. The kickoff was held across from the North Plainfield Borough Hall. The Zufall Health Highlands Health Van was on-site throughout the day. Staff provided well-woman exams, including clinical breast exams and referrals for mammograms, as needed.
NORTH PLAINFIELD – Somerset County Freeholder Patricia L. Walsh recently joined Zufall Health and the Regional Chronic Disease Coalition of Somerset and Morris Counties in kicking off the 14th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month across from the North Plainfield Borough Hall.
The public was invited to attend and to join in wearing pink clothing or accessories in recognition of people affected by breast cancer. The pink ribbon is an international symbol of breast cancer awareness.
Zufall Health Chief Operating Officer Fran Palm officiated. North Plainfield Mayor Michael Giordano Jr. welcomed attendees and Freeholder Patricia Walsh, public health and safety liaison, recognized October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and offered brief remarks. Dr. Deborah Lue of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset spoke about the importance of early detection and lifestyle modifications, such as diet and exercise.
Several members of the RCDC of Somerset and Morris counties were available to talk with participants and provide literature and valuable resources.
"The goal of Breast Cancer Awareness Month is to stress the importance of early detection and screenings and to inform the public about the many resources and services available to residents of Somerset County," said Freeholder Patricia Walsh.
"On the national level, the number of deaths attributed to breast cancer continues to decrease. However, in Somerset County, the incidence rate for female breast cancer is higher than on the national level," she said.
"We all probably know of someone who has had breast cancer and most likely will know someone in the future. That is why we need to spread the word that early detection saves lives and that resources are available despite insurance status or ability to pay. No family should suffer the loss of a loved one because they waited too long to be screened."
In addition to the public ceremony, the Zufall Health Highlands Health Medical Mobile Unit was on-site from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Staff provided county residents with well-woman exams, including clinical breast exams and referrals for mammograms, as needed.
Zufall Health, a community-based nonprofit, is the medical and dental home for the underserved with sites in north, west and central New Jersey. For 27 years, Zufall has welcomed patients of all ages, from newborns to seniors, regardless of income or insurance status, and offers a broad range of primary care and support services, delivered in a comfortable, healing environment. For more information, visit www.zufallhealth.org.
The 2017 breast cancer awareness event was sponsored by Zufall Health, the New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection program, the Somerset County Board of Freeholders, and the RCDC of Somerset and Morris Counties and its partners.
The RCDC and NJCEED programs are made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Department of Health, Office of Cancer Control and Prevention to the Somerset County Department of Health and Zufall Health, respectively.
To stay up to date with Somerset County events and information, sign up for free email alerts at www.co.somerset.nj.us/subscribe or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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10 Aug 2017
OSI Systems Awarded Approximate $40 Million Contract from an International Customer to Provide Security Inspection Systems & Integration Support
International Customer Awards Approx $40 Million Contract to Implement a Countrywide Security Scanning Program
Aug 10, 2017
HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OSI Systems, Inc. (the "Company" or "OSI Systems") (NASDAQ: OSIS) today announced that its Security division received a contract from an international customer valued at approximately $40 million to implement a countrywide security scanning program that includes high energy cargo and vehicle scanning systems. The Company's screening service subsidiary, S2 Global, Inc. ("S2"), will design and construct the inspection sites and command and control center utilizing its global integration platform, CertScan™. S2 will also train operating personnel and provide a comprehensive maintenance and service support program.
OSI Systems' Chairman and CEO, Deepak Chopra, commented, "We look forward to providing this customer with integrated scanning systems and utilizing S2's proven large scale integration capabilities that will be key to successful deployment of a technologically advanced and complex program."
About OSI Systems
OSI Systems is a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of specialized electronic systems and components for critical applications in the homeland security, healthcare, defense and aerospace industries. The Company combines more than 40 years of electronics engineering and manufacturing experience with offices and production facilities in more than a dozen countries to implement a strategy of expansion into selective end product markets. For more information on OSI Systems or its subsidiary companies, visit www.osi-systems.com. News Filter: OSIS-G
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I just came upon some news about Dr. Paul Bosland of New Mexico State University Chile Pepper Institute – he is this year's recipient of Governor's New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Award. Congrats to Paul!
Here is the news release courtesy of KRQE News 13 of Albuquerque, NM:
Justin Bannister, NMSU News Bureau
LAS CRUCES (KRQE) – Even in New Mexico, it's rare to find someone with a front license plate that reads "Chileman."
Then again, it's rare to find anyone who knows more about chile and whose research has done more to help the state's chile industry than Paul Bosland, a professor in Plant and Environmental Sciences at New Mexico State University. Bosland is the recipient of one of this year's Governor's New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Awards.
"Service is an important component of my appointment at NMSU, and I have tried to reach out to the community through chile pepper research," Bosland said. "As an educator, teaching and helping others is always fulfilling. Seeing students learn and grow makes my job very rewarding."
Bosland leads the chile breeding and genetics research program at NMSU. He's the co-founder and director of the Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University and is recognized internationally as one of the foremost experts on chiles.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Governor's New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Awards, an annual celebration that recognizes citizens throughout New Mexico for their outstanding contributions to public service and to the improvement of government at all levels by both government employees and private citizens.
Bosland works with the ASSURED program, which shows the science side of agriculture to students who come from migrant farm-working families. The program is funded by the National Science Foundation and has encouraged several first-generation students to pursue degrees in agricultural research.
Bosland has published more than 100 scientific papers dealing with chile genetics, breeding and germplasm evaluation. He serves as co-chairman of the International Chile Pepper Conference, which has grown to become the world's largest conference dedicated to the chile pepper. He is the founder and curator of the Capsicum Genetics Cooperative and also served as the chairman of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Capsicum Crop Advisory Committee.
Bosland has a bachelor's in genetics and a master's in vegetable crops from the University of California-Davis. His Ph.D. is in plant breeding and genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
He has been named a Regents Professor, a Fellow of the American Society of Horticultural Science, and one of the 2,000 Outstanding Scientists of the 20th Century. The European Scientific Committee on Capsicum and Eggplant honored him by being the first American ever selected to serve on this committee.
Bosland and his program have been featured in media outlets ranging from National Geographic, the New York Times, New Yorker Magazine, Men's Health, CBS Sunday Morning, Food Network, Discovery Channel, and he was an expert consult to the television show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"
Link: http://www.krqe.com/dpp/local_guide/grow_local/chileman-honored-for-service-to-state


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While writer-director Spike Jonze's new film Her makes the most of a good gimmick (man falls in love with Siri-like computer voice), Her transcends the subject matter. Part of the credit belongs to Joaquin Phoenix, who turns in...
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Annual "RU After Dark" lit up campus for one prize-filled night
On March 29, the Office of Residence Life hosted their annual "RU After Dark" event in the Convocation Center. The event included glow-in-the-dark roller skating, a photo booth, carnival games, food and prizes.
The event was open and free for all Rockhurst students, but students had to sign a waiver in order to skate and sign in with their student ID upon arrival. Free roller skates were provided.
Decorations included glow-in-the-dark bracelets and necklaces, and balloons filled with confetti – transforming the gym and setting the mood.
How do you feel about Young the Giant headlining the Rockstock spring concert? Will you attend?
- I'm very excited! (33%, 19 Votes)
- I'm disappointed, it should be a different performer. (19%, 11 Votes)
- Who? I've never heard of them. (12%, 7 Votes)
- I'm definitely going; I want to be in the front row! (12%, 7 Votes)
- I feel neutral about it. (9%, 5 Votes)
- I'm definitely NOT attending. (9%, 5 Votes)
- I'll go if my friends want to. (7%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 46
Half of the gym was turned into a skating rink, while the other side offered games like Just Dance, Mario Kart, bowling and carnival games. Students received raffle tickets for participation in the games and for winning. Unlike last year, students could win up to 10 tickets per station, and each station had a 2-ticket minimum.
The DJ played music that ranged from today's top hits to 2000s throwback songs.
Several students, including sophomore Mi'Kayla Taylor and freshman Tamyra Brown, emphasized that it had been such a long time since they skated, they had to remember how to do it.
Students were invited to participate in games on the skating rink including "4-corners" and a version of musical chairs called "freeze roller skating." Between games, students entered raffles, earning prizes like Cinemark movie tickets, a Keurig K-mini coffeemaker, a FitBit Blaze smart watch, a $25 gift card to Minsky's Pizza and a Nintendo Switch.
Sophomore Camryn Keaton won three prizes, sophomore Amy Chen took home the Nintendo Switch prize.
Whether learning how to skate again, eating food or playing games, "RU After Dark" was the place to be that Friday night.


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Forming, Recruiting and Managing the Academic Profession
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Part of the The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective book series (CHAC, volume 14)
Part of the The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective book series (CHAC, volume 14)
This book focuses on the changes in academic careers and their implications for job attachment and the management of academic work. Against the background of an ageing profession, with different demands on academic staff, increasing insecurity, accountability and internationalisation, it discusses important, common themes in detail. This book examines such aspects as the nature of academic careers and recent changes in careers, changing biographies, rewards of academic work such as income and job satisfaction, internationalisation of the academy, and the organisation and management of academic work sites. This book is the second of two books highlighting findings from research on the academic profession, notably, the Changing Academic Profession Study and the European project supported by the European Science Foundation on changes in the academic profession in Europe (EUROAC).
An adapted version of the CAP questionnaire has been used to carry out the survey in those countries that had not been involved before in the CAP survey. Altogether 19 countries are covered by the CAP project and an additional seven European countries are covered by EUROAC.


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Rotary Cambridge Schools' Programme
The upcoming Rotary Cambridge Schools' Programme guest speaker will be Claire Orange from BEST Programs 4 Kids. Her topic is "Anxiety".
On Wednesday 6 March Claire will be talking about helping anxious children to come to terms with their anxiety and to help them to cope so that they can fulfil their potential academically, socially and also in their after school activities.
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Mandatory Long-Term Care insurance - German:Pflegepflichtversicherung - is an independent part of every German health plan, and sits besides medical insurance.
The intention of the German government in 1995 was to introduce an insurance, compulsory to all German long-term residents, that will provide financial provision in the event that nursing becomes necessary.
Implemented in the German Social Security Book XI, the scope of cover is clearly defined for both the statutory (public) and private insurers to comply with and level of care is based on a 5-grade care system, of which the benefits overall comprise of:
- Home care
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- Day-patient care
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- Short-term nursing
- Financial relief for relatives
- Prevention care
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- Housing reconstruction measures
- Housing groups
To receive Long-Term Care benefits in general, the insured person must have paid into a statutory or private plan for at least 2 full years within the last 10 years, hence there is a 2-year deferred period one needs to bear in mind. Yet once latter is overcome, it is possible to leave Germany, return with 7 years and 11 months and claim for benefits.
Situation for Expats - short-term residency
Residing in Germany on a provisional permit (VISA), the Residence Act exempts those from the obligation to insure themselves against long-term care events for the first 60 months of their stay. Although the German Residence Act §2(3) states that the livelihood of a foreigner is secured if adequate health insurance can be paid for without recourse to public funds, hence one would assume this includes Long-Term Care insurance (LTC), looker closer into legislation poves this assumption to be wrong.
The term 'Health Insurance' in Germany is defined by inter alila the inclusion of both medical and long-term care insurances, however latter is in fact exempted as its purpose is to secure exceptional safeguarding reasons, see German Residence Act §68 (1,1). Therefore it is in principle generally not part of the means to secure ones livelihood under residence law.
There are circumstances of individual cases in which the Foreigners' Office can make LTC a requirement, but these are on a discretionary basis and only ever implemented when e.g. the person is already in need of special care.
A circular from the 'Ministry of Internal Affairs and Municipal Issues' confirms the above (link).
Situation for Expats - long-term residency
Long-Term Care becomes mandatory to all those who are no longer classed as short-term German residents - after the initial 60 months of residency – consequently should their permit not be extended, they must initiate the application for long-term residency and until approved, are classed as "tolerated" in Germany. To receive approval one part of the requirements is fully substitutive health insurance and this is when people need to find a German health insurance solution.
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Another local, Ellen Campa, from Bailey had a booth at the event. Campa, whose business is Green Earth Textiles, is an artist who displays her hand-woven adopt an alpaca st Mary's products in the River Canyon Gallery in Bailey's Rustic Square. She felt lucky to have the help of daughter, Adrianne, at the display.
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90.5 WESA Essential Pittsburgh's Paul Guggenheimer spoke with House Majority Leader Dave Reed (R-Indiana) and Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) about their concerns and the public's perception that lawmakers can't get along.
Costa blamed lawmakers' philosophical differences.
"At the end of the day, we recognize that we want to do many similar things, investing in education, human service programs, economic development (and) job growth," he said. "The question becomes about how we go about doing that."
In November, Gov. Tom Wolf and legislative leaders devised the framework of a $30.8 billion budget, but House Republicans said the state couldn't afford it. The GOP-controlled legislature on Dec. 23 passed a $30.3 billion spending plan. Six days later Wolf, using a line item veto, released $23.3 billion -- $7 billion less than Republican lawmakers approved. Wolf said the partial budget would deliver enough in emergency funds to keep schools open and for human services provided by counties while lawmakers returned to work on a complete budget.
Costa and others have suggested alternative forms of taxation and revenue generators, including state liquor store reform.
"Senate Democrats have put on the table a wine and spirit modernization proposal that would generate almost $150 to 200 million. That's just one of the other ways we can look to do something along those lines," he said.
Costa also proposed a severance tax on fracking and an online gambling tax.
Reed said he agreed with Costa that both parties often work well together, he said, but he's frustrated by the "dysfunction in Harrisburg over the last six months."
Reed said Wolf's ideas have prevented its passage and that the governor has been too aggressive with his proposals. Too many big-spending projects are holding everyone back, he said.
"It was a perfectly acceptable platform for an entire four years in office, (but) to try to accomplish all his spending and tax requests in the first six months of his four-year term is just not possible," he said.
Reed said the state needs to have a more stable fiscal platform, but agreed with Costa that state liquor and gaming laws are ripe for reform.
Costa argued Wolf made compromises, cutting spending by $1 billion from his original proposal.
Reed countered, "Look, when you start at ridiculous and you come back to crazy, that's not necessarily compromise and meeting in the middle."
Taxes, he said, remain Republicans biggest stumbling block.
"By the time we worked through November and December, the only thing left at the end was higher taxes for increased spending," Reed said. "We absolutely backed away from that agreement, because that was not the original framework that was put together and agreed to with the parties at the table."
When asked whether legislators have been paid throughout the budget stalemate, answers varied.
"The legislature is getting paid, yes," Reed said. "House (and) Senate, each member chooses for themselves whether they want to accept that paycheck."
Costa said he has not been paid since the beginning of the stalemate in July.
More Essential Pittsburgh segments can be heard here.


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I have your Addy. I'll ship the leftovers overnight.
I have your Addy. I'll ship the leftovers overnight.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion the the effort he puts into whatever field of endeavor he chooses. Vincent T Lombardi
A wise man profits from the wisdom of others.
Oh Sorry, someone ate the leftovers.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion the the effort he puts into whatever field of endeavor he chooses. Vincent T Lombardi
A wise man profits from the wisdom of others.
Chicken Cor' don bleu~ Not sure if it is spelled right...This is a first attempt. I am sure Ken could help!
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Keep in mind the problem may be extremely complicated, though the "Fix" is often simple...
"Teaching a child to fish is the "original" introduction to all that is wild." CS
"How can you tell a story that has no end?" Doc Carlson
lazy gorditas:
1 box jiffy cornbread mix, 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/3 cup oil, 2/3 cups water. mix well, adding more flour if needed until it's not sticky, press thin between wax paper and fry in a skillet with hot oil.
i ran out of my last batch of beans, but will make more soon.
harvested sone lettuce for a salad later this evening.
Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice - Grey's Law.
To see what's going on in my knife shop check out CanidArmory on Youtube or on Facebook.
Stew in the crockpot and cornbread in the skillet.
Me and the other half had dinner with some friends, at a little place in town. (A semi-regular thing on Friday nights. (When it's not racing season.))
Tonight I had Ham and Cabbage....with boiled taters. It wasn't the best ham and cabbage I've ever had, but it was OK.
Writer of wrongs.
Honey, just cuz I talk slow doesn't mean I'm stupid. (Jake- Sweet Home Alabama)
"Stop Global Whining"
We stopped at the local bar for a burger and beer. Pub grub, I love it!
In 2Ds case it's called "rumble and squeeeeeeeeeek." Generally followed by, "Eeeew. What's that smell?"Originally Posted by rebel
*walks away shaking head*
Some things are just better left unsaid.
Smoked pork ribs and pork roast (pulled pork). Beans, coleslaw and corn bread.
Damn, That sounds good,, I am having Hamburger Helper
Meatballs in creamy tomato sauce with pasta and cheese. Yum!
Recession; A period when you go without something your Grandparents never heard of.
I was working outside all day and wanted a treat - grilled a couple of ribeyes with mashed taters and cauliflower.
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cottage, Mänttä-Vilppula, 2+3 persons
95 km south-west from Jyväskylä, Särkilammi pond 250 m, no swimming beach, no boat. 9 km to the public beach and to the fishing rapids Vilppulankoski.
Cottage made of strong carving logs in 1920, renovated in 1969, refurbished and modernized in 2015. Spacious living room (45 m²) with 3 beds beside the same wall, can be used also as seats, one bed for a child. Fire place and wood burnign baking oven in the living room.
Dining table and wood burning cook stove in the roomy kitchen.
Vestibule and small terrace.
Large double bed (215x230) in the bed room, wardrobe and masonry stove.
Outdoor sauna with dressing room and terrace, water from the well to the standpipe in the terrace.
Water has been tested for potable water. Cottage is located in a grove-like hilly terrain growing liverwort flowers. Steep hill from a flat courtyard to the pond shore. Big birch, aspen and rowan trees around the yard.
At the edge of the yard woodshed, dry toilet and sauna building.
Really peaceful place for nature lovers, berry- and mushroom picking areas starts from the yard.
Maximum 2 pets are allowed.
Versatile services and places to visit nearby.
Glutein free buckwheat products from Keskisen Mylly 1 km, historical nature site Elämänmäki 2,5 km, Tammikoski Mill 3 km, vegetables from Vilppula prison's garden shop 5 km, Serlachius museums Gustav and Gösta 13-15 km, services of Vilppula centre 10 km, services of Mänttä centre 16 km, Vehkakoski outdoor dancing hall 25 km, Keuruu 36 km, Orivesi 52 km, Helvetinjärvi National Park 38 km, Pirkkala airport in Tampere 107 km.
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You may be considering to start a business but aren't because you know that it can become expensive.
They also require a lot of time, but quitting your job might not be an option because you need a stable income to provide for your family. You would take a loan, but banks usually hesitate giving money for something that's unstable.
If I told you that there was an option around the money burden, would you try it out?
Small business grants are an easy way to get money and kick-start your business without as much at stake.
Why Use A Small Business Grant?
Finding financial help is usually the hardest part of starting a business.
Starting a business requires a lot of money and investment. With the support of many of these grants, it is entirely possible to finally achieve your dream of starting a business at home, with all the comforts and luxuries provided.
There are several avenues that you can take to access these grants.
However, to be considered, you have to prove that you are capable of running a business. The requirements for the grants depend on the organization, although most of them tend to have similar conditions.
You may qualify for one grant and fail in the other. They are designed differently to fit the different types of financial needs. They usually just check your credit for most eligibility criteria.
Small Business Grants
Small business grants are mostly considered if you have a small business running already and are looking for funds to expand. Keep in mind that all of the grants are different from state to state (not by a lot but there can be variation) so check what you can get in your state specifically.
If you express an interest to run a business you are most likely to be considered for these grants, for obvious reasons.
You are usually given an upper hand if your idea will help the greater good.
For instance, someone who comes up with a business idea that would be beneficial to the youth, the aged and drug addicts as well is very likely to get the grant. These grants are also very competitive because of the high number of applicants.
Don't feel discouraged if your idea isn't for the "greater good." As long as your idea isn't anything that can negatively impact someone's life, you are fine.
When applying for these grants, keep the deadlines in mind. There is nothing worse than missing a deadline. Also when you are at the final applying states, keep all documents close by so that you don't miss out on a chance to receive a proper business grant.
Business Grants for Veterans
There are grants designed to help those who are or were veterans who served the country.
Anyone who is/was a veteran is eligible for this type of grant.
The only requirement is for her to check with the relevant government offices for the available grants. You may need to make constant applications because there are very many applicants. This grant has specific requirements, but can be a great help to those who fit the criteria.
Most organizations will let you get a grant easier than other qualified people because you have served the country. Just come with an attractive business idea and be ready to explain what the grant can do for your company.
Businesses Owned by LGBT
No matter who you are, who you love and what you consider yourself, there are many grants available to you if you are going to start a business.
SBA proudly serves LGBT, specifically giving you grants and loans for you to start this business endeavor.
The LGBT inclusion and outreach team aims to bring focus on economic empowerment in the LGBT business community by providing access to the SBA's programs and services.
You can get offered counseling on their 8(a) Business Development Program as well.
A number of District Offices have a strategic alliance with the LGBT business community.
- Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Seattle Business Association
- LGBT Detroit
- Mid America Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
Grants For Businesses Owned by Women
If you are a woman or a single mom who is considering to start a business, there is a lot to help you out.
Typically, females didn't stretch themselves to start a company or even be a leader. Either they would get scared, get made fun of because they are female, or just underestimate what they are capable of. But as times are changing, more and more females are getting encouraged to start a business.
But sometimes, due to finances, it can be hard, especially if you are a single mom and your entire family relies on you for expenses.
I made a list of a few resources for you to check out as well:
- Asian Women Giving Circle
- Grants.gov
- InnovateHer
- Amber Grant
- Eileen Fisher Women-Owned Business Grant
Luckily, there are many types of small business grants available for females to use so you can kickstart your career and company.
Grants Available to Minorities
If you are a minority, you might feel discouraged to even apply for grants since you might think that other people are more likely to get it than you.
But there are so many grants that are made just for you and will give you an equal chance of getting the grant. What really matters is your business idea, not who you are and where you are from.
Don't let that discourage you. In fact, use that to your advantage to motivate you.
But if you need a little kickstart, here is a list of places for you to check out:
- Minority Business Development Agency
- National Minority Supplier Development Council
- MillerCoors Urban Entrepreneurs Series
- Native American Business Development Institute Grant
- Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant
Grants From Non-Profit Organizations
These grants are offered by non-governmental organizations to people starting a business. There are numerous of these organizations so keep looking for application opportunities. Non-profit organizations usually have more funding from the government, making them a better option when looking for grants.
Since these are typically "private" organizations, they usually have investors or founders associated with it, providing you a lot more money and advice.
This might be a more tedious route since they are a little slower to respond, but you should still try to apply for it.
How SBA Can Help You Out, No Matter Who You Are
A company that provides excellent help specifically for business grants is SBA (Small Business Administration).
The organization is in place to help people who are interested in starting a business or people with their own business already. SBA understands the need for more and more small businesses and the owners of the organization will do what it takes to ensure that people are starting or running small businesses have an equal opportunity for success.
The government-owned company has local offices that you can talk to, along with a lot of resources about starting a business and what you need to do legally before your venture. They have at least one office in every state; you can take a look here at their local offices.
Still Confused?
There are many resources on the website that cover how to apply for grants and what to do once you have been selected.
There are a great variety of topics that are covered to make for a wide range of government help and advice that can be given. All of the resources should be used carefully when planning to start a business that gets off its feet financially and continues to provide a lot of positive turnarounds.
If you desire to lead a successful life should at all times take advantage of these grants. You need a workable business proposal and persistence to apply.
All said and done; business grants are designed to help you lead a better life and be independent members of the society.
If there are any other programs you want to know about or want to explain your experience, feel free to comment down below!


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Job Description:Design and build scalable REST APIs. develop, test, tune for performance and deploy web services.
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Experience with microservices based architecture including building.
Good knowledge on SQL (MySQL / Oracle / SQL Server / Postgres), NoSQL (MangoDB / Cassandra), App server Knowledge (Tomcat/JBoss etc.), OSGi, REST Web Services.
Working / Usage experience of Docker or similar and Container.
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London fans set to make up less than 10% of attendance at Europa League final in Baku
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The London derby takes place in a European final but few fans will travel due to the immense cost of hosting the match 2,864 miles away
The upcoming Europa League final between Chelsea and Arsenal in Baku will be one of the most poorly attended by fans travelling from the clubs' home country.
English followers have been priced out of the end-of-season showpiece and just over 6,000 are expected to travel to Azerbaijan from London.
The two sides are amongst the most heavily supported teams in Europe but just over 3,000 fans apiece are expected, taking up just half the offered allocation from UEFA.
Less than 10 per cent of the 68,700-seat Baku Olympic Stadium will be filled by supporters from England but there will likely be fans from Eastern Europe and Asia due to the global popularity of the clubs.
In February, UEFA offered 37,500 tickets to worldwide football fans, excluding the ones provided to the fans of both finalists.
The local organising committee, national associations, commercial partners, broadcasters and corporate hospitality packages get the rest.
Travel and flight costs could reach as high as £3000 ($3800) for fans, as hotels and airlines cash in on the increased demand that the final has brought. For many English fans, direct flights are not an option with supporters facing multiple changeovers or even long bus journeys from neighbouring countries.
UEFA, however, have defended their choice of Baku as the host city in a recent statement.
"It goes without saying that an all-English final played by two London teams was not a very predictable event at the time of the appointment," said a letter from European football's governing body.
"There is little doubt that this has added significant difficulties to the event logistics.
"We are really sorry for the problems that your fans are encountering trying to organise their journey to Baku.
"Our experts are keenly working on this matter with a view to help find cheaper solutions for travelling fans. We would welcome a joint effort with your club in this respect."
Arsenal and the managers of both teams have criticised the decision to host the final in Baku in recent days. There is further controversy surrounding Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who has declined to travel for the match due to security fears.
The Armenia international isn't willing to risk his safety due to an ongoing war between his native country and the host of the final.
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Last night, I decided to peruse through Netflix's current offerings, as I haven't the foggiest idea of what's on there outside of princess cartoons (three daughters). This offered a chance to once again watch one of the greatest movies ever made: PCU.
If you've never seen this cinematographic masterpiece, stop what you're doing right this second and watch it. The main character, Droz, is played by Jeremy Piven. He is unwittingly given the job of hosting Tom, a "pre-frosh"/high school senior, for a weekend tour of the campus. Needless to say, Droz isn't too keen on the idea, given that he's one of those slacker/jokester/"F that S" guys. By the way, Jon Favreau plays his burnt out sort-of sidekick, Gutter. David Spade plays Droz' former roommate/Young Republican arch nemesis, Rand.
It's only 79 minutes long. Watch it. Also, Womynists are scary.


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ENFP Careers Advice
Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, and Marilyn Monroe was probably the most imitated actresses of her time. Start by reflecting upon the totally different kinds of activities, you might be contemplating focusing your energy on. This would possibly include particular jobs, career types, education, training, voluntary work, freelancing, blogging, and no matter you take into account being of importance to your career improvement.
In June 1997, whereas taking part in middle discipline for the Anaheim Angels, Edmonds ran straight back towards the middle subject wall of Kauffman Stadium in Kansas Metropolis, and dove outstretched for a fly ball over his head, making the catch on the warning observe.
In scripting this put up, I definitely don't imply to reduce all of my appointments down to assuaging anxieties and telling students to come back again to the Career Heart. The entire career selections under assume that you've graduated and have more than 7 years of expertise in the field. I'm taking a career break within the Autumn and India is one of the places I wish to discover and study more about.
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In recent years, interest in buffering energy has surged and it has started appearing in more and more vision documents, energy policy papers and energy roadmaps all over Europe. At the same time people started realizing that there was little to no knowledge on the current state of development of this field. There are projects supported by the European Commission, but many efforts by the Member States did not show up on the radar screen. Furthermore, there was only limited organisation of the energy storage industry stakeholders, so there was no systematic source of information from that side either.
Back in September 2012, the SET-Plan European Electricity Grid Initiative (EEGI) recognised both the significance of storage and the lack of systematic understanding of the field. In 2011 it had already mapped demonstration projects for electricity distribution grids. It was therefore a logical development to start building a comprehensive overview of innovation activities in energy storage.
As a SET-Plan Industrial Initiative, the EEGI had access to the best expertise in industry, R&D and government. With major support from the Member States, an expert group was created consisting of people with strong insight into the development of storage innovation in their respective countries. This group collected a massive amount of data on ongoing storage research, development and deployment projects throughout Europe, which formed the basis for the work.
Europe is betting heavily on storage
A total of fourteen countries were covered, together with activities co-funded by the European Commission (e.g. through FP7). It turned out that - over the past five years - almost EUR 1 billion had been invested in this field spread over 391 distinct projects. This was significantly more than expected.
The mapping provides an overview by looking into the technological orientation of each project and by mapping at which level it is related to the electricity grid (from generation of transmission to distribution and end users). This approach will help inform further decisions on the role of storage in grid development and the interactions between both.
Globally speaking, national funding amounts to close to EUR 800 million; the EC's share is around 200 million and is thus very sizeable in comparison to the average share of European funding in R&D. The bulk of the budgets is spent on electrochemical storage (mostly batteries), power-to-gas and thermal storage.
The field of energy storage is clearly a fledgling one, with the exception of some of the technologies used in pumped hydropower. Most efforts in the field are therefore still at the research stage, with some of them reaching first pilots. Very few projects have advanced to the demonstration or pre-commercial stage. Those that have done so are considerably larger than the rest of the sample. It is worth exploring the link that seems to be present between financing schemes based on grid tariffs and the number of more advanced and large projects.
In terms of focus, most projects tend to be found at distribution level or with end users. As few very large developments/demonstrators are going on at the transmission and the generation level, the distribution is somewhat less skewed when considering the total amounts of investment involved.
A diverse picture
Beneath the global analysis a wealth of insights on individual countries is presented. Overall there seems to be some tendency to regional specialization throughout Europe. Southern Europe is strongly focused on batteries. Countries like Italy are bringing large facilities online throughout the grid, but the tendency is also very clear in Spain and Portugal.
Mechanical storage, which is an umbrella for compressed air on the one hand and pumped hydro on the other, is concentrated in a few countries. As it could be expected, mountainous countries like Austria and – especially – Norway have strong contributions. We also see a relatively high contribution from Denmark with e.g. compressed air and unconventional pumped hydro storage. Power-to-gas and chemical storage, finally, are resurging. The most outspoken activity on this topic is found in Western Europe with Germany in the lead.
At the same time, the difference in pace between Western and Eastern Europe is remarkable. This may be something to pay attention to in the future. The risk is that there will be a Europe with two speeds on energy storage development.
The road forward
The mapping that the EEGI undertook was a pioneering piece of work. It can be a very valuable basis for strategic and policy work in the area of storage. The study provides a factual basis to build upon and offers a better understanding of the strengths and shortcomings of the storage landscape as it is today.
At the same time any mapping is - necessarily – a snapshot that is frozen in time. It needs to be updated from time to time to maintain its value and capture the most recent trends and developments. We also realise that a pioneering piece of work cannot possibly be complete. An update in this case would also mean improving the data set and expanding it to other countries. We managed to include 14 Member States this time; there are 14 more of them in the EU.
So let us look forward to autumn 2014, when the first update is planned. The field of storage will likely be more mature – and definitely a whole lot larger.


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If you're a regular reader, you may have noticed over the past few days a few tweaks to the site.
For instance, I now have a nifty little calendar in the sidebar counting down the weeks (two) to book launch. Social media buttons have randomly and handily manifested from thin air at the bottom of each post for your sharing convenience. There are two new tabs at the top of the site, one listing info and reviews for the Girl's Guide to Homelessness book and one boasting a stunning feat of magnificence that I like to call a "tour schedule with interactive map" (note: both of these items are powered by insanely self-explanatory widgets and it still took me a few days to figure out how to set them up.)
You might be forgiven for assuming that my site is undergoing a facelift for the book tour. Because I am a very forgiving and benevolent person. And also because that assumption is a completely correct one. But mostly the forgiving and benevolent part.
The changes you see on the site currently are as far as I was able to figure out with my sluggishly-moving and not-very-technically-oriented brain. However, there will also be a few more noticeable layout changes this week, and the site may have short periods of downtime for scheduled maintenance. Sorry; but I assure you it's all for a good cause and the final result will ostensibly be quite awesome and all worth it.
I have entrusted the very kind and brilliant Adam Warner with the switching over of the layout. Adam runs wpprobusiness.com, and he stumbled across me when I was just a little barebones bloglet running not on WordPress, but on that other platform-which-shall-not-be-named. He purchased me a free domain (this one) and helped me get a much less hideous and more professional blog (this one) off the ground. If you're looking to start a website and are as technically inept as I, know that he comes highly recommended from me for all of your website-building and WordPress needs. Because of Adam, I know what a widget is. (Also because of Adam, I also don't even need to know what a widget is because he's a genius at fixing things when I paint myself into a corner and freak out because I've been staring at the laptop screen for three hours and it refuses to conform itself to my will.) You can hear me interview with Adam about WordPress and the importance of social media in blogging here.
So yeah; point is, with all of the exciting changes and the upcoming tour, it's time for some updates to the site. Since tweeting about the tour schedule today, I have been inundated with requests to know whether I will be appearing in L.A. / Seattle / Chicago / Phoenix / New Mexico / Canada / Europe / NYC / Portland / etc. etc. etc. The answer to that is: Probably / Maybe / Possibly / Hopefully / OK, So I Don't Really Know Yet / etc. etc.
Please know that the tour has only just started being scheduled, so what you see right now on the map is by no means the extent of it. I'll be updating the map constantly every time I find out about a new radio/TV/reading/book signing event. I do know that it's likely I'll be doing readings and events in many of the major cities throughout the U.S. and possibly Canada, but I have no way of predicting for sure which ones until they're scheduled. So for anybody in the U.S. who wants to know, "are you coming to [insert city here]???", the only 100% accurate response I can give is "I sure as hell hope so." As for Europe and such, right now, the book is only available in North America, though eventually the goal is definitely to make it available internationally. Don't worry; I swear I'm working on it. Patience, beloved Euro-followers!
In the meantime, you guys can do one thing if you'd like to meet me in your city (well, besides create a huge demand for the book, obviously!) If you have a book club, class, or other group for which you'd like to book a discussion or speaking engagement…I'd love to hear from you! I'm available to do in-person meetups, Skype calls, online chats, Q&A sessions, and the like. It's really important to me to reach out to as many people as possible, talk about homelessness, and get your feedback on the book. So by all means, drop me a line if that's something you'd be interested in, and we'll find a way to schedule it and make it happen.
Talk soon, guys and gals. Love ya, as always!


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The Soho Theatre mounted its first production in 1968. For the next four years, it hopped from one small venue to the next. Then, in 1972, its founders, Verity Bargate and Fred Proud, moved the company into its first 'permanent home', a tiny basement space owned by the then Polytechnic of Central London (now the University of Westminster).
Here, the theatre quickly became known as the Soho Poly and established itself as one of the most famous fringe venues of the 1970s and 80s. Indeed, the Soho Poly is a hugely significant part of British post-war theatre history. Writers pushed boundaries of form and content, and made a major contribution to the fringe and alternative theatre boom. The roll call of names associated with the Soho Poly includes (to name just a few): Nigel Hawthorne, Simon Callow, David Warner, Bob Hoskins, John Hurt, Pam Gems, Caryl Churchill, David Edgar, Sue Townsend, Barrie Keeffe and Adrian Shergold.
The theatre company moved out of the Soho Poly basement in 1990, eventually re-settling on Dean Street where it is now one of the country's most important and successful London theatres. The period when it was based at the Soho Poly (1972-1990) remains, however, the most formative period in the theatre's history.
After years of languishing as a storeroom at the University of Westminster, Matt Morrison rediscovered the space as part of his ground-breaking doctoral work on fringe and alternative theatre and the Soho Poly Festival was held in 2012 to mark the venue's 40th anniversary. With funding from the British Academy and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the space was re-opened once more in 2017 as part of the Being Human Festival, which met with great success as witnessed by these testimonials.
Following these successes, The Soho Poly Project now seeks to capture the spirit of the Soho Poly with an ongoing series of innovative events and activities. Matt Morrison and Guy Osborn hope you will join them on this journey.


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We rode Amtrak's California Zephyr from Chicago to Sacramento beginning on 24 June 2016 after traveling from Pontiac, Michigan on the Wolverine. This was our last visit to the old first class lounge in Chicago, since on our return trip the following week the new lounge was open. We boarded our train and made our way to our roomette. The sleeping cars were behind the diner and we were in the middle sleeper, but there were a couple of private cars on the rear so we were not able to look out the back of the train. We stopped for track work just as we left Chicago and remained behind schedule for much of the trip. After a stop in Ottumwa, Iowa just before nightfall we turned in for the night and were in Colorado the next morning. Since Denver is a terminal station it took some time to pull into the station, but this was where we dropped the private cars, so the view out the back was available for the most scenic part of the trip. Although we weren't in the last car, the car attendent, Johnny, was a super nice guy who loved his job, enjoyed chatting, and didn't mind our visits. After some beautiful mountain scenery through Colorado and eastern Utah, darkness enveloped the train and we slept again until Nevada. After a scenic ride through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, we arrived in Sacramento and ended the first part of our journey.
After a trip to Portland, Oregon we returned to Sacramento to begin our journey back to Chicago on the California Zephyr. As we boarded we noticed that once again private cars were attached to the rear of the train, and this time those cars would remain for the entire trip, so no view out the back this time. We were in Nevada when night fell and were making our way through the mountains in Utah when the sun rose the next morning. Breakfast started a bit late because there was no water in the dining car, but the crew got water for coffee from another car, switched to plastic utensils, and our three meals that day went off without a hitch. We spent much of this day in the observation lounge car playing cards with a family from California. We had an early dinner just before we arrived in Denver, and took an after dinner walk on the platform while the train was being serviced. When the train was serviced and water tanks refilled, a leak in the dining car caused the kitchen to flood, taking it out of service for the rest of the trip. During a rainy stop in Omaha early the next morning they loaded a continental breakfast, and at Galesburg sandwiches and chips for lunch, so we were still fed, just not with the standard hot menu. Later that afternoon we arrived back in Chicago, ending our journey on the California Zephyr.
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After reading Rolf Dobelli's book "The Art of Thinking Clearly" and while investing some time in reading about failed Customer Experience initiatives (for example here, or on this great post by Don Peppers). I started thinking about how some common mental biases might affect the Customer Experience efforts in organizations.
Below are some of the most commonly known cognitive biases that may impact teams and management while trying to deliver the best Customer Experience. In your opinion, which ones play a role in CX? Which ones may lead CX initiatives to fail?
Survivorship bias: Leads you to overestimate chances of success, because successes are much more visible than failures. When we only pay attention to people or initiatives that succeeded and ignore those who failed, we risk becoming overly optimistic. Visiting the cemetery of failed initiatives helps build awareness. Do we overestimate the chances of our CX to succeed because we have heard/read about other successes and not about the failures?
Sunk cost fallacy: The tendency not to discontinue or stop an activity or initiative only because of the investment (effort, money, emotion, etc) already made, even when the activity is an obvious failure. "I Have already read half the book, I may as well finish it" (even if I don't like it). "We have already invested 10 Millions in this campaign, it would be a huge waste to stop it" (even if it's not achieving results). Are we rational enough to realize when an initiative (CX, for example) should be stopped or changed?
Incentive-super response tendency: A couple of hundreds of years ago a colony issued a law to address a rat plague: For each dead rat someone brought, that person would get some cash. The result of the law was not a reduced rat population; it was that people started breeding rats. We react to incentives, not to the intentions behind incentives. Good incentive plans need to harmonize incentive and intention. A good example: In ancient Rome, bridge builders had to stand below the bridge they had built when it got inaugurated. In my career I have seen incentive plans or goals set for service teams that did not necessarily harmonize the intention and the incentive. How big of an issue is this for a companies' CX?
Confirmation bias: We tend to interpret new information in a way that it matches our existing theories and beliefs. Disconfirming evidence is minimized, treated as special case or exception. We are more likely to believe information that confirms opinions we already have.
Hindsight bias: Looking back, events seem to have been perfectly predictable, while in reality they were far from that. This bias lets us believe we are much better predictors than we really are. We are often not aware of how volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) the world is.
Outcome bias: Judge a decision based only on the outcome and not on the decision-taking process. Outcomes are important, but we should not judge the decisions that have been taken only by the outcome.
Dunning-Kruger effect: When confidence and experience are mismatched. Some people are full of confidence, even when it's clear that they have no idea what they are doing. This sometimes leads people with low ability to have an illusion of superiority. It works both ways, often very capable people are less confident in their skills.
Planning fallacy: When we underestimate the time and effort it takes to complete a task or project. When we plan only for best case scenarios and have difficulties in correcting the course when things - shockingly - don't go as planned. I have seen this frequently and have been a victim of the fallacy myself.
Availability Bias: We believe that first thing that comes to mind (the information that is more easily accessible or more recent) is most important. Going to the VoC and customer behavior data instead of acting instinctively could be a way to beat this bias in CX initiatives.
Reciprocity Bias: We can't stand to owe someone something. We tend to want to pay our debts. (The reason why clients or prospects get invited to soccer games or dinner)
Here, as an example, what Google does to beat unconscious bias in the workplace.
In your opinion, which ones play a role in CX? Which ones may lead CX initiatives to fail?


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The People's National Convention (PNC) is in crisis, National Chairman of the party, Bernard Mornah, has said.
Mr Mornah explained that the PNC is in crisis because its 2016 presidential candidate Dr Edward Mahama is "hobnobbing" with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
"From where I sit, our party is in deep crisis because we don't know whether we belong to the left or right. Our leader is hobnobbing with the president and we have to wait, anytime he finishes hobnobbing, he then comes to give us direction," Mr Mornah said on the Executive Breakfast Show (EBS) on Class91.3FM on Tuesday, 8 August 2017.
The PNC has been unhappy with Dr Mahama for accepting an appointment from the President as an Amabssador-at-Large without consulting the party.
When the news first broke, Mr Mornah expressed shock that Dr Mahama did not deem it fit to have consulted the party before accepting the position.
He said in an earlier interview with Class News: "When I heard it, I said 'no, it can't be true of my Edward Mahama'. But when the radio stations aired his voice, I was immobilised, to say the least. Edward Mahama is the leader of the PNC as of now and if the leader of the PNC accepts an appointment from President Akufo-Addo's government that means that the NPP has become his pseudo-political party."
"Is he requesting all of us to join his pseudo-political party?" Mr Mornah queried.
Meanwhile, Dr Mahama said the appointment is an honour to serve God and country.
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(3-22-10) New York Times:
"Like the abstract painter who created it, the Judith Rothschild Foundation has never had a very high profile in the art world. Ms. Rothschild, who died in 1993, established the foundation in her will and assigned a friend the mission, as trustee, of using her collection of artworks by masters like Matisse and Mondrian to promote underappreciated artists, a category in which she included herself. That friend, Harvey S. Shipley Miller, has since donated or sold many of these artworks and used the proceeds to benefit cultural institutions across the country."


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Two Pennsylvania law firms have filed class action lawsuits against Discovery Labs for allegedly misleading stockholders on Surfaxin's prospects for federal approval.
The suits, filed by the law offices of Bernard M. Gross and the firm Goldman, Scarlato & Karon on behalf of purchasers of Discovery's common stock, allege the company violated several provisions of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The Gross lawsuit claims the company issued "a series of materially false and misleading statements" regarding Surfaxin's progress through the FDA and "repeatedly represented that they anticipated FDA approval of Surfaxin in April 2006".
Last week, Discovery announced that test batches of the drug showed stability problems, causing significant delays in the FDA approval process. The Gross lawsuit states that that in that announcement, "the company admitted that although it had been testing the 'production validation batches' periodically for 'stability,' stability had never been achieved."
Noting that the company's stock price dropped 53 percent on the news of Surfaxin's setback, Gross said the lawsuit seeks to recover damages suffered by stockholders.
Also, another firm, Schatz & Nobel, has filed a suit seeking class action status on behalf of Discovery stockholders for the same allegations. All three filings are in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.


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Since our recent OPEN MINDS Technology & Informatics Institute, I've been thinking—will the coming year bring us the "telehealth tipping point?" The "tipping point" is, by definition, a critical point in a situation beyond which a significant and often unstoppable change takes place. Malcolm Gladwell, the new father of the "tipping point" concept (see The Tipping Point Reading Guide), wrote that "All kinds of high-tech products fail, never making it beyond the Early Adopters, because companies fail to transform an idea that makes perfect sense to an Early Adopter to one that makes perfect sense to a member of the Early Majority."
Deciding how close we are to the tipping point means deciding how to measure it. I see four factors pushing the strategic impact of telehealth in the field and pushing us closer to that tipping point.
Greater adoption of telehealth by health plans—Recent research shows that 96% of all health plans use telemental health services, including 41% of all health plans that use eCBT, 21% that use an online engagement tool, and 16% that use consumer-facing portals. And 50% of Medicaid health plans have adopted these technologies (see Trends In Behavioral Health: A Reference Guide On The U.S. Behavioral Health Financing & Delivery System). Employer health plans are also seeing big adoption rates, as 96% are expected to make telehealth available in states where it is allowed, including behavioral health services (56%) (see Employer Health Plans Pushing Telehealth Adoption One Step Closer To 'Ubiquity').
Changes in policy from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—In October, CMS issued a proposed rule to give Medicare Advantage plans in 2020 more flexibility to offer telehealth benefits to all members and improve coordination for dual eligible beneficiaries. While Medicare would continue geographic restrictions on telehealth in the fee-for-service program, Medicare Advantage plans would be able to offer telehealth benefits to all enrollees, not only those in rural areas (see Medicare Proposes Additional Telehealth Benefits For Medicare Advantage Plans).
Expansion of telehealth services at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)—We have seen major moves to expand access to telehealth for veterans with the passage of the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 and new policies from the Veteran's Administration (VA) (see VA Finalizes Telehealth Rule Allowing Health Care Professionals To Practice Across State Lines; Senate Passes VETS Act, Enhancing Telehealth Access for Veterans and House Passes Bill Expanding VA Telehealth Across State Lines). Additionally the Department of Defense (DoD) also released updates to TRICARE coverage, requiring telehealth to be covered in the same way it covers in-person visits (see Major Changes Coming To DoD's TRICARE System Jan. 1). And on March 6, 2018, the VA announced it launched a pilot telehealth program to provide rural veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remote access to psychotherapy and related services (see VA Launches Pilot Telemedicine Program For Rural Veterans With PTSD).
New data on the effectiveness of telehealth—New research continues to show the effectiveness of this tech. In just the last couple months, we've see that remote telemedicine autism evaluations diagnosed children nearly as accurately as in-person assessment (see Autism Evaluations Conducted Via Telemedicine Nearly As Accurately As In-Person Assessment); teleconsultation programs can reduce wait times by two-to-six months for young children at highest risk for autism (see ECHO Autism Teleconsultation Program Reduced Wait Times Up To Six Months For Highest-Risk, Rural Children); and that virtual education delivered to consumers with chronic conditions was comparable, or more effective, than normal care (see The Efficacy Of Telehealth Delivered Educational Approaches For Patients With Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review). And last month at The 2018 OPEN MINDS Consumer Engagement Technologies Summit, Roberta Montemayor, Director for Telehealth of Optum Behavioral Health also shared information about Optum's new Virtual Visits program, which includes over 4,700 clinical professionals offering telemental health services (see Virtual Visits: An Overview Of Telemental Health Services From Optum). Optum reports that virtual care can provide 20% faster appointments than in-person sessions and may result in a 60% decrease in missed appointments; as well as a 25% reduction in hospitalization rate and lengths of stay. Ms. Montemayor noted, "We know the members who use this has a 25% reduction in services. The effectiveness is as least as good as in person, and often better because members can get their care sooner."
Even if 2019 is not the year, I suspect the tipping point is nearing. Now is the time for executive teams to look at how wider adoption of telehealth could affect organizational competitive edge and sustainability. For more on how virtual health is raising the fundamental sustainability of therapy and of primary care, see What Will Mental Health Treatment Look Like In The Years Ahead?, The Primary Care Reinvention, and Workforce Problems? Technology As Strategy. And for executive teams that want to optimize virtual health technologies, be sure to check out these resources from the OPEN MINDS Industry Library:
- Using Virtual Care To Improve Your Value Proposition: Best Practices In Integrating Technology Into Your Community-Based Program
- Anticipating The Strategic Impact Of Virtual Health
- Selecting Digital Technologies: The Vinfen Approach
- A Virtual Health Update
- The Telehealth Market – Now, Soon & Future
- The Telehealth Market – The Future Has Arrived
- Primary Care Goes Virtual & On-Demand
- The Latest Telehealth Example: Pay-For-Value
- The Uphill Climb To Virtual Care
- Yes, There Are Organizations Using Augmented Intelligence
For more on the strategy it will take to find, assess and adopt telehealth, join Senior Associate Joseph P. Naughton-Travers on February 13, 2019 in Clearwater Beach, Florida for his 2019 OPEN MINDS Performance Management Institute executive seminar, "Making The Right Tech Investments For Your Organization: An Executive Seminar On Technology Budgeting & Planning."


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Sunday, October 23, 2011
What do you think?
I have been working on this pastel for a few weeks. The foreground has changed hugely since I started. Originally I had a pond and some bushes and branches in the foreground, but it just didn't work. I wiped all that off and now have the main tree stepping right into the viewer's space. What do you think? Am I getting there?
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I like the interesting perspective you have happening here.. you are right the trees look alive like there are swaying toward you..great work!ReplyDelete
I think it's beautiful! I love the texture on the bark in the foreground & your shadow work is amazing!! There is wind & energy in this art work!ReplyDelete
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Rob serves as Wolfe Research's Chief Operating Officer and member of the Executive and Operating Committees. His roles include the development and management of the company's infrastructure including technology and telecommunications, facilities management, and services coordination.
Rob was one of ten founding employees of Wolfe Research in 2008 originally as a Senior Associate on Ed Wolfe's transport team, where he was also vital in maintaining Wolfe's website and research distribution. He was then the firm's first Institutional Research Salesperson with President Peter Ryan from 2008 until 2013. From 2013 to 2016 Rob was a Managing Director in Institutional Services at Strategas Research Partners, before re-joining Wolfe Research in 2016. Prior to Wolfe, Rob spent four years on the transportation research team as a Vice President at Bear Stearns & Co. And previous to his equity research and sales roles, Rob was a Flight Test Engineer at Pratt & Whitney (United Technologies), where he was responsible for engine validation programs with Boeing, Airbus, NASA, the USAF, and various aircraft suppliers.
Rob graduated with high honors with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University where he also played on the Water Polo team and created an online bookstore startup. He is a CFA charterholder, and resides in Connecticut with his wife, Megan, and two children.


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Sold Out - Introduction to Mountain Biking Class
Saturday, Dec 7, 2019 from 9:00am to 3:00pm
68 Echo Lake Road
Experience the thrill of mountain biking with our enthusiastic knowledgeable instructors! You'll practice various riding techniques including body and pedal position shifting braking climbing descending and navigating minor obstacles on the trail. We'll also go over important communication skills and mountain biking trail etiquette with the aim of keeping multi-use trails open and safe for everyone. And finally we'll practice all these new skills on a beginner friendly trail ride! Don't have a bike? We'll provide mountain bikes for students at no additional charge. Recommended for those 14 and older; those under 18 must be accompanied by parent or responsible adult. This class is for those who are already comfortable riding a bike on flat and even terrain.


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I had a lesson with Princess Fancy Pants on Tuesday where we worked on ground work and getting her to focus on me, so I did a bit of that before my trail ride on Friday. Since I don't have a round pen, I fashioned one in the arena by putting up cavaletti and jump standards in a line so they formed a barrier. Granted, she could have jumped over it, but she didn't. One part of me would love to buy a proper round pen, but the other part of me doesn't want to spend the money; and, I've gotten thus far with her without it that I'm not sure it is really necessary.
Anyway, we headed off to the trails across the street. She stood beautifully for mounting. We started out by doing lots of circles around sage brush to get her bending and soft and paying attention (it wasn't a bunch of circles in a row, it was walk down the trail - circle, walk down the trail - circle, etc.).
We went for the long loop and this would be the second time she's done that loop. We walked and trotted and I gave her an opportunity to stop at the water and have a little grass and bite to eat. If she put her foot in the water, great, but my plan was to just get close to it. No dice on going in the water, but she did inch very close and have some grass.
So off we went again to the end where we'd turn across to get to the other main trail that would loop us back home. I knew there would be cows there because I had taken Mac there the day before and they were out. Sure enough, they were there and there were lots of them!
Pony was intrigued. She tried to get closer and closer, but there was a barbed-wire fence in between us and the road and the road and the cows, so there was only so far we could go. I turned her off and walked a little farther down the trail and there were more. We walked over to check them out.
She was so interested! If there were no fencing separating us, I'm sure she would have wanted to go closer still. I was hoping our neighbor would get cows again this year but I don't think he is, as it seems everyone who is getting cows have them by now. Oh well. At least we can see some if we hit the trails!


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We spent the better part of four days attending this years New York Comic Con. Being our first time in New York, We tried to make it a goal to capture as much of the event as we could in photos. Using a combination of our phones, and a Canon DSLR, we took more photos here than we have at any other con. It was important for us to try to capture then energy that was present in the Javits Center, and not just share pictures, but the emotion in them as well. There's shots of pretty much everything we could photograph, and then some.
Here's our Gallery of the 2018 New York Comic Con!


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Brookfield Craft Center is pleased to present a showcase of our work from our Glass and Jewelry artists. The Craft Center annually hosts an exhibition of work from one of its 8 craft studios. This year's show, sponsored by Reid and Riege, P.C., will be a unique experience, featuring not only the outcome of the artists' creative endeavors but will also focus on the creative process.
The exhibition will showcase the processes, materials and finished works that reflect the possibilities for artistic development and expression our students learn in our many creative classes. Displays will include examples of rough materials and tools used and show the steps our talented faculty and students take to transform them into beautiful works of art.
"This is an inspiring exhibition," remarked Howard Lasser the Craft Center's Executive Director. "Here we show that with a little inspiration and guidance from our faculty everyone, regardless of prior experience, can create something wonderful."
The exhibition in the Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery opens August 24 and runs through September 15th. All are invited to an opening reception with the artists Saturday, August 24 from 5-8PM. All sales within the gallery and shop will be tax free and all members will receive an additional 10% off all purchases during the reception. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Friday Noon – 5PM; Saturday 11-5PM; Sunday Noon – 4PM.