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In the Bible, the first Easter was a time of miracles and redemption. Jesus, who had offered the world forgiveness, peace and eternal life, had been publicly executed on Friday in a humiliating crucifixion between two thieves. But on Sunday morning, three days after His death, He rose again – to the consternation of His enemies, the astonishment of His followers and in fulfillment of His promises.
Thus, today Resurrection Sunday is the most important day on the Christian calendar.
But although Bible does mention the word "Easter," nowhere in the holy text are there any Easter bonnets, Easter eggs and certainly no Easter bunny.
"Where then does the Easter bunny come from?" asks Allen Butler, writing for the Yahoo Contributor Network. "In the ancient world, the rabbit has long been a symbol of fertility. The rabbit is known for its reproductive prowess, in fact even today we talk of couples who have many children as 'multiplying like rabbits.'
"Because it is known to reproduce often, it was seen has having special powers in assisting humans to reproduce. In fact, our own lucky rabbit's foot goes back to this ancient tradition.
"In Europe prior to the introduction of Christianity the ancient pagans already had their own springtime festivals, as did almost all other ancient peoples. Because spring is the time, after the harshness of winter that the world begins to bloom once more, it is seen as a time of replenishing and renewal, birth and rebirth, fertility."
So, a good case can be made that the Easter bunny is not Christian at all.
"The Goddess of Fertility in Northern Europe before the coming of the Christians was Eostre,"notes Butler. "It is in fact from her that our own word for Easter comes. The consort of Eostre was none other than a hare, that great animal symbol of fertility. According to some traditions, Eostre cast the hare into the heavens, creating the constellation we know today as Lepus the Hare. Some stories also say that Eostre gave Lepus the ability to lay eggs once a year, eggs also being an ancient symbol of fertility."
In terms of orthodox Christianity, the case for the Easter bunny is pretty suspect. Its origins are pagan. In fact, there are those conservative Christians who declare that the bunny is a Trojan horse – pretty on the outside, terrible on the inside, sneaking the enemy inside the city gates.
Bible teacher David C. Pack calls the Easter bunny an "abomination in the sight of the Lord." That's pretty strong language, usually reserved for the wicked who were drowned in Noah's day, the hedonists consumed by divine brimstone at Sodom and Gomorrah or the screaming crowd that demanded Jesus be crucified.
"Surely there are numerous verses mentioning rabbits, eggs and egg hunts, baskets of candy, hot cross buns, Lent, Good Friday and sunrise services—not to mention Easter itself," writes Pack.
"The Bible is the source for all things Christian. Does it mention Easter? Yes."
He cites Acts 12. King Herod began to persecute the church, culminating in the brutal death of the apostle James. This pleased the enemies of Christianity so much that the apostle Peter was also taken prisoner by Herod. Verse 3 says, 'Then were the days of unleavened bread.'"
That would be a reference to the traditional Jewish Passover ordained by God in Leviticus 23. "Now," writes Pack, "read verse 4: 'And when he [Herod] had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.'"
So, the culture of that day observed Easter? No, disputes Pack. "This passage is not talking about Easter. How do we know? The word translated Easter is the Greek word pascha (derived from the Hebrew word pesach; there is no original Greek word forPassover), and it has only one meaning. It always means Passover—it can never mean Easter!
"Instead of endorsing Easter, this verse really proves that the church was still observing Passover ten years after the death of Christ!
"Now let's go to the other scriptures authorizing Easter. This presents a problem. There are NONE! There are absolutely no verses, anywhere in the Bible, that authorize or endorse the keeping of Easter celebration! The Bible says nothing about Lent, eggs and egg hunts, baskets of candy.
In fact, declares Pack , "it does mention hot cross buns and sunrise services as abominations, which God condemns. The mistranslation of Acts 12:4 is a not-so-subtle attempt to insert a pagan festival into scripture for the purpose of authorizing it."
"As Christianity expanded north from the Mediterranean world where it was born and first grew," writes the more moderate Butler, "it was common for Christians to attempt to incorporate pre-Christian ideas and rituals and place them within the context of Christian ideas and rituals, creating a mix of both Christian and Pagan.
"These traditions co-existed for some time. When exactly the rabbit first became a major part of the Christian celebration is unknown. Where is a little bit clearer, the first written mentions of the Easter bunny come from Germany in the 15th Century, although we do not know for how long the Germans had used the symbol. It was also in Germany that the tradition of making chocolate bunnies to celebrate Easter began, sometime during the 1800's.
"Before this, however, the Easter bunny had already come to the United States. German settlers in Pennsylvania brought along their traditions with them, including the traditions of the Easter bunny. They called him Osterhase, or Oschter Haws, who would lay brightly colored eggs to good children who would make special nests in their caps and bonnets the night before.
"Over time the tradition grew, and soon Osterhase (or the Easter bunny as he is known today) began to bring more than just eggs, but chocolate and candies as well. Rather than making nests in caps and bonnets, the Easter bunny would leave his treasures in a decorated Easter basket.
"Although begun by German immigrants, these practices soon caught on throughout the United States and are now almost universally practiced. Christians and non-Christians alike look forward to Easter as a celebration of life and family, and the Easter bunny, that ancient symbol of fertility, is the central figure. Across the country and around the world children wait eagerly for Easter to find the baskets full of eggs and chocolate left for them the night before by the Easter bunny.
And that is an abomination, declares Pack. "Easter has long been known to be a pagan festival! America's founders knew this! A children's book about the holiday, Easter Parade: Welcome Sweet Spring Time!, by Steve Englehart, states, 'When the Puritans came to North America, they regarded the celebration of Easter—and the celebration of Christmas—with suspicion. They knew that pagans had celebrated the return of spring long before Christians celebrated Easter…for the first two hundred years of European life in North America, only a few states, mostly in the South, paid much attention to Easter.'
"Not until after the Civil War did Americans begin celebrating this holiday: 'Easter first became an American tradition in the 1870s.' Remarkable! The original 13 colonies of America began as a 'Christian' nation, with the cry of 'No king but King Jesus!' The nation did not observe Easter within an entire century of its founding. What happened to change this?
Corrupt influences, proclaims Pack.


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Turd Twister link: The Turd Twister!
and are my reactions to this, haha.
Who the hell buys this kind of crap?
Wow at Starsh*ts and Sh*thearts?
Wait until the porno directors get a hold of these. :'(
Wow. R&D for Lucky Charms has gone downhill
Speaking of which, I need to do the deuce.
They even have a bat turd shape...
The only shapes i've ever been able to make are footlong hot dogs.
Sound like my kind of thing.
I pinch loaves for Subway. ask me about my 9 grain loaves...
so this is all "meh" for me.
Sweet mother of all that is holy in a smoking birch bark canoe....this...this can't be real, right? What's next, a rock tumbler specifically designed to turn my kidney stones into jewelry suitable for family heirlooms?
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Pledging Beanies
Last week, through an email chat with my good friend and loom knitting buddy, I decided to make a pledge to make as many beanies as I can from now (Dec 1, 2010) till the end of January (Jan 31, 2011) for donation to headhuggers.
Headhuggers is a project started by Sue Thompson, who accepts donated handmade beanies and caps (sewn, crocheted and knitted), and distributes them to hospitals and oncology offices, etc to patients who may have lost their hair due to chemo or any other reason. The beanies and caps will help keep their heads warms because of all the suffering they already go thru, a cold head shouldn't be one of them.
Last year, I teamed up with a friend who wanted to learn how to loom knit and we managed to finish 5 to send to Headhuggers. Sue was super nice to send a letter to me, thanking me for the caps, and explaining to me where they were being sent to. Our caps ended up helping out a burn center in San Francisco. It felt awesome to be able to help them out. So, this year, another friend and I are going to team up to make more beanies. With the winter months upon us, I'm sure the beanies will be much needed.
So, I thought I'd make a pledge to you all that I will make a total of 10+ beanies for the next two months for headhuggers. I figure that this way, I can't back down. It's official and failing is just not an option. ;) Plus, I get to help more people which is a reward in itself.
I'll try to keep you up to date on the beanies that I make. The picture above are some beanies made in the past. I forgot to take a picture of the ones we donated. D'oh!
If you're interested in donating handmade beanies, check out the headhuggers site: http://www.headhuggers.org/ You'll find info on the project as well as a lot of cool patterns.
Happy Loom Knitting, Crocheting, Knitting, or Sewing. :)
Friday, November 19, 2010
No Knead Baguettes, Part Two
Note: This is a two part series. Go here to see Part One of the series.
So, now that you've had your dough mixed and it's been in the fridge for a day, you can make your bread.
Again, this recipe came from the book: Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking
Thursday, November 18, 2010
No Knead Baguettes, Part One
Note: Since there is so much info in here, I'm splitting this post into two. Part 1 will be setting up the bin dough. Part 2 will be baking the baguette.
We found this recipe from a book called Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking. First off, awesome book. This recipe is a mix of a few basic ingredients that gets stored in a bin until you want bread. Bread is ready in about 1.5 hours.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
DIY Christmas Ideas
It's that time of year again... where we start trying to think of good christmas gifts to give the special people in our lives. Here are some Do It Yourself Christmas ideas that may make a special gift and maybe save you some money in the process.
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Visitor Center volunteers work closely with the public by answering questions and providing direction, both in person and by telephone. The Center is located in Workers' Cottage #12 next to the General Store. Volunteers acquire information and expertise through training, hands-on instruction, and the study of available procedures and publications. This job requires professionalism, communication, and computer skills. Volunteers are expected to work side-by-side with staff and other volunteers as a team to fulfill the mission of the Trust.
General Store Shopkeepers work on weekends from 10 AM – 1 PM and 1 PM – 4 PM, or all day, from February through December. Shopkeepers greet visitors, provide information, sell our specialty items, restock the shelves, monitor inventory, keep the store clean, and communicate with visitors. Current staff and General Store Committee members provide training for volunteers. Candidates must be skilled in handling money, keeping accurate receipts, and communication.
Administrative Coordinators assist in the direct hands-on management of various administrative tasks at Whitesbog. Assignments may include mailings; filing; typing; arranging binders; logging documents; and preparing events such as training sessions, program set-ups, answering phones, preparing outgoing mail, and assisting other disciplines – graphic design, writing, merchandising, etc. Assignments can be scheduled Monday through Friday and weekends to accommodate individual schedules.
Marketing Assistants learn the tricks of the trade by creating event announcements, press releases, creative signage, and brochures and articles for publication. Candidates can serve on the Newsletter Committee, assist with interpretive signage, help to merchandise the General Store, and assist with grant research and writing. Candidates who are self-starting, independent, motivated, creative, organized, and neat with artistic ability and computer skills are good fits for this position. Candidates for this position should have an excellent grasp of grammar, punctuation, and writing skills.
Garden guides work closely with the Landscape Committee to identify rare and native plants, help to maintain signage, update plant lists, and conduct garden tours. Candidates for this position should have a working knowledge of Pine Barrens plants and their identification, botanical nomenclature, and the care associated with maintaining a historic collection. Photography skills and mapping abilities are a plus.
Garden Volunteers assist Landscape Committee members in maintaining the gardens and grounds of Elizabeth White's home, Suningive. Volunteers should have a good working knowledge of plants and gardening procedures and will be required to use a variety of hand tools. After training in safety, garden volunteers will be able to use the pruning and power tools associated with gardening work, which are available on site.
Trail Blazers enjoy the outdoors and learn all about the Pine Barrens' flora and fauna while helping to maintain and improve the trails at Whitesbog. The village has two interpreted trails and serves as the entrance to a three-and-a-half-mile driving trail and more than 18 miles of hiking, biking, birding, and horseback riding trails that traverse the cranberry bogs, blueberry fields, and forested park areas.
Trail Project Crews can join the Adopt-A-Trail Program as an ongoing service project or serve on a special project team to build bridges and repair boardwalks, blaze a new trail through the forest, install signage, clear brush and limbs along the trails, help restore a historic blueberry field, or simply pick up trash and report dumping, damage, and hazards to the office. Whitesbog offers countless opportunities for Eagle Scouts, scout troops and school students with community service hours to fulfill.
Village Docents work closely with the public. They share the many stories of Joseph and Elizabeth White, their family, cranberry and blueberry farming, and Village history. Training is provided, and volunteers can acquire additional information through instructional materials, mentorships, and associated publications. This job requires professionalism, as well as interpretive and communication skills.
Museum Docents assist curatorial staff at Suningive, the Cranberry Research Substation, the Interpretive Cottage, and the Agricultural Museum. Functions might entail museum housekeeping, inventorying, photographing artifacts, cataloging objects, and creating permanent and temporary exhibits. Projects may be designed for short-term or long-term assistance.
Living History volunteers take a walk back in time to help the Village come alive by portraying the village residents, farm workers, and Whitesbog personalities from the 1920s at festivals and at Living History events. Costumes, training, and props are provided. Great fun for all would-be actors, actresses, and enthusiastic historians.
Archives Assistants work closely with the Archives Manager to describe, photograph, and scan and catalogue acquisitions. Duties may also include typing, recording gifts, and various curatorial activities depending on ability and expertise.
Festival volunteers are always needed for the Blueberry Festival in late spring, the Pinelands Discovery Day in the fall, and for special events throughout the year. Assignments may include organizing specific activities or venues; photographing events; staffing a table (for tours, baked goods, plant sales, ice cream stand, pie eating contest, blueberry sales, etc.); assisting as a tour guide, museum aid or interpreter; or helping with traffic control and parking, wagon ride safety, festival sign preparation, publicity, and distribution of promotional materials.
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The Democratic Women of the Prescott Area (DWPA) organized a children's book drive for Taylor Hicks School recently. The project was led by Val and Larry Meads (members of DWPA and Prescott Indivisible), and the book donation of over $300 was presented to Taylor Hicks fourth-grade teachers, Roberta Runyan and April Herzig Dec. 20.
Some of the book titles: Lynne Cheney's New York Times bestselling illustrated history, "The Story of Our Constitution," as well as many other award winners and best sellers, among them: "Because of Winn-Dixie," "The Story of Ferdinand" and "The Lorax."
The DWPA understands that the public schools in the Prescott area and in Arizona are in a funding crisis. This book donation is only the beginning of the work the DWPA plans to do to help public schools get the funding they need so they can fill the libraries with the variety of books that help provide a well-rounded education for children. The DWPA supports Save Our Schools (SOS) and believes that while private donations to schools are welcome and generous, the public schools in our communities should be self-sustaining, autonomous with funds available to pay teachers and support staff competitive salaries, invest in building and classroom improvements and other academic resources that will help Arizona public schools prosper and turn out well educated students that will be ready for higher education or vocational schools.


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Apple has appealed a ruling by a Chinese court that it should pay $84,000 (£53,000) in damages over a pirated encyclopaedia in the App Store.
The Encyclopaedia of China Publishing House sued Apple after it found some of its copyrighted material on the store.
Apple attempted to argue that it was merely the store operator and therefore not responsible for the infringement.
But a Chinese court said in September that Apple was guilty because it had profited from the sale of the encyclopaedia, reports the Jinghua Times.
Apple will now appeal the ruling.
In a statement issued to The Next Web after the September ruling, Apple said: "The App Store offers customers in China access to an incredible selection of over 700,000 apps created by Apple's developer community.
"As an IP holder ourselves, Apple understands the importance of protecting intellectual property and when we receive complaints, as we did in this case, we respond promptly and appropriately."
Apple's appeal is not due to the level of damages, which it can easily afford, but because the ruling could set a worrying precedent for the future.
This comes at a time of increasing questions over whether platform holders are liable for any infringing material they host.
In February, hundreds of Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users complained after being scammed by a fake version of the Pokemon Yellow game posted on the App Store.
Apple removed the app after being notified of the complaints, but questions remained over how it was approved in the first place.
Some have suggested that companies like Apple and Google should take a more proactive approach to removing material that infringes copyright, or is defaming.
Only this week, a court in Australia ordered Google to pay AUD200,000 in damages to a man whose name was wrongly associated with organised crime in web search results.
Google attempted to argue that it was not responsible for material posted by others, but the judge said that the search engine was equivalent to 'a library or newsagent', and so liable under Australian defamation laws.


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Jan. 26, 2013
WACO, Texas. – The No. 36 Florida State women's tennis team suffered its first loss of the season (2-1) as they fell to the 15th ranked Baylor 4-1 on Saturday at the Hurd Tennis Center during the ITA Kick-off Weekend.
"Even though we came up short today I was still impressed with the way the girls competed," head coach Jennifer Hyde said. "It makes a big difference playing shorthanded – it's not an excuse, but regardless, the girls played hard. It was a tight match and we had opportunities in different spots, but we were on the wrong side of things today."
With only five players eligible to compete, the Seminoles fielded a pair of doubles teams. However, Ema Burgic and Victoria Kisialeva of Baylor defeated sophomores Mia Vriens and Daneika Borthwick 8-4 on court one.
That lone loss secured the doubles point for the Bears, giving them a 1-0 lead. Junior Kristina Schleich and senior Francesca Segarelli played on court two against Alex Leatu and Megan Horter, but their match was halted with Segarelli and Schleich in front 7-5 just one point away from sealing the match at 40-0.
After defaulting court six to the Bears in singles, junior Krisitina Schleich fell 6-2, 6-4 on court five to Leatu , leaving the Seminoles down 3-0.
No. 100 Amy Sargeant put Florida State on the board with a 6-2, 6-4 victory against Kiah Generette on court four.
Shortly after Sargeant's win, 37th ranked Borthwick fell to No. 16 Burgic on court one 6-3, 6-2 giving the Bears a 4-1 win.
Just as the match was stopped, No. 48 Vriens was leading on court two against Horter 6-3, 5-4 while No. 73 Segarelli was in in a battle on court three against Jordaan Sanford. Sanford won the first set 6-4, however Segarelli was about to tie the second 4-4 when the match was called.
"Even though we lost today and won't be playing for a spot at the final site, this team still has a lot to play for tomorrow," Hyde said. "We have another opportunity against a ranked opponent, and another chance to get better. Tomorrow's match is of equal importance, and I know this team will be ready."
The Seminoles will play in the consolation round of the ITA Kick-off against either No. 21 Texas Tech or No. 29 Rice on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Stay tuned to Seminoles.com, twitter (FSU_wtennis) and Facebook for more information.
Live stats throughout the weekend can be followed here: http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-tennis/livestats.html
In addition, a live blog can be seen here: http://www.baylorbears.com/blog/inmatch-tennis.html
No. 15 Baylor 4, No. 36 FSU 1


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For most of us September is the month we're rounded up by school, or the office. But I'm starting to think local and regional newspaper editors are rounded up by their accountants in September and told enough is enough.
At the last count, four small scale but very highly regarded UK media outlets have closed their doors to, as always, dismay from those in their catchment and further field alike.
We can debate why they didn't show their loyalty to the titles while they were still operational another time. For me, the striking thing about the commentary around these closures is the lament for the community.
The immediate sentiment it seems (and I've been through plenty of closures myself - both as a reader and a journalist) is that without the information the paper gave it, the community will be lost. There will be no heart, no awareness of each other, no connection to those around us.
I disagree for one reason - our appetite for information, for news, for content we can relate to has never been stronger.
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The middle school science program at Proof School has started off with an emphasis on hands-on experimentation, such as building toys that display interesting physics. We have been discovering how our experiments relate to Galileo's ideas about motion and the relevance of the experiments he performed to understand gravity.
Our classes are divided between discussions around ideas in Big History and exploring physics through activities. In this block, we are studying Newton's ideas about motion in contrast to Aristotle's on a terrestrial scale. We are also studying the way the worldview has been debated on the cosmological scale, comparing the "steady-state" theory with the Big Bang.
We are studying motion and learning ways to describe them graphically. We have capitalized on the natural spaces in the school to perform our experiments, many of them inspired by the students extending or creatively disrupting an activity. We rolled pool table balls down a natural incline in our classroom; after students noticed that the hand rails formed a better stage for the rolling experiment, we found a natural way to compare the accuracy of data for two related experiments.
We had seen a mathematical relation begin to develop, which was further explored in an activity where students tied small metal spheres on a piece of string and dropped them on a wooden board. We performed blindfold tests to determine if students could distinguish differences in the frequency of sounds these spheres produced when they hit the wooden board. Some took the initiative to record audio data, which we analyzed to identify interesting artifacts like bouncing and background noise.
In Big History, most of our discussions are based on the students' perceptions of interesting questions. We discuss which questions could really belong to the scientific realm. In particular, we have been discussing our present vision of the future, but we have also discussed how those visions might change over the next 25 and 100 years. Our goal is to identify problems that affect our civilization.
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We have discussed the importance of instructional design strategy, in online course design, in my previous blog. In this blog, we will be discussing about visual design strategy for e-learning.
Visual design is another important component that we need to decide on, as part of the "Design Approach". The main objective of an e-learning course is to create a strong impact that facilitates learning. This objective can be achieved by using visuals effectively. In e-learning, visuals can be in the form of illustrations, diagrams, charts, graphs, drawings, photographs, graphics etc.
Paul Martin Lester, a professor of visual communication says:
"Something is happening. We are becoming a visually mediated society. For many, understanding of the world is being accomplished, not through words, but by reading images."
This is something that, most of us are attracted towards visuals than the written word. Aren't we?
Coming to e-learning, both under-use and over-use of visuals result in poor delivery of learning and compromise the efficacy of the course. One should always remember that not all graphics are equally effective; some visuals can actually depress the learning. The best way to overcome this problem is to combine both visual and non-visual content in a judicious way.
Let us now see how visuals facilitate a positive impact on the learner.
Visualization helps in organization and construction of concepts.
Visualization can be used to:
- Compare two items, as the pictures speak for themselves
- Facilitate multi-dimensional display of information. When there are many factors that need to be assimilated, a visual display helps more than text/tables
- Visualization helps create mind maps, as learners proceed along the course
For instance, let us now see how visualizing content can impact the efficacy of the course on safe driving practices.
Option 1:
Option 2:
From the given example, I'm sure that many of you will choose option 2 over option 1 as it is clearer in terms of delivering the key message and creates a lasting impression in our minds.
Studies show that people remember 10% of what they hear, 20% of what they read, 80% of what they see and do. Human brain interprets images faster than words. So, the use of visuals helps us recall the content better.
So, we see that visualization plays a key role in learner engagement by conveying the key message of the course effectively.
Hope you find this blog informative. Do share your views.


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A practice manager at a resort doctors surgery is set to retire after 39 years of service.
Sue Critchlow started working at Cumberland House Surgery on Scarisbrick New Road after joining the practice in 1975.
The 61-year-old from Hesketh Park said she has seen many changes to the surgery and the health service during her long career.
"When I joined we were sited in Dr Leslie Mackenzie's home at 20 Scarisbrick New Road and the role of the practice manager was revolutionary in those days.
"I was the first practice manager in the north west – it was quite a big thing for them to do that."
Sue said that when she started there were just three part-time receptionists and that her office doubled as a consulting room for the evening surgery.
Due to changes in NHS procedures and systems, the surgery eventually moved to the bigger Cumberland House in 1989.
"We now work from state of the art surgery facilities where everything is computerised, enabling us to provide the best possible service that we can offer our patients – along with a full range of nurses and data staff," added Sue.
Rapid growth and changes in the NHS have always been a constant challenge to Sue and her staff.
In 2003 Sue was awarded a Masters in Business Administration at the University of Central Lancashire.
Officially retiring on March 31, Sue and her husband Dennis are set to jet off for a cruise around Vietnam, while also taking in the sights of Hong Kong and Singapore.
A keen photographer and ballroom dancer, Sue said she is looking forward to enjoying her two passions once she retires – and walking her two Jack Russell's along the beach.
Sue told the Visiter: "I am really going to miss working with so many fantastic people.
"I have always found the work extremely rewarding and it is a pleasure to work with such a committed and devoted team of colleagues. But I am looking forward to the next phase of my life.
"At my farewell party I was showered with lovely gifts and comments, but I guess you cannot go on working forever."


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The Q-code is a brevity code.
In the early days of radio, all communication was done by radiotelegraphy - in other words, the system would transmit simple tones, and that was all, so it was used as a 'wireless telegraph'. Naturally, radio operators used Morse code. Since Morse is fairly slow, and since the number of users of standard frequencies started to rise quite a bit as radio equipment became more common, operators began to look for a way to speed up communications. The other, more important reason for the codes was that they could be standardized regardless of the language spoken by the operator, which would sometimes be impossible (or at least very difficult) to even ascertain over radio.
At the Radiotelegraph Convention, held in London in 1912, a system was proposed and adopted. In this system, a standard set of three-character sequences, all beginning with the letter Q, were set out that had agreed-upon meanings. Q was used as it was a relatively rare opener (dah dah dit dah). These codes were substituted for the most common queries, responses and assertions that the operators were familiar with. Initially, this set of codes was meant for use by ships at sea, who were the most frequent users of radiotelegraph between unfamiliar operators (who didn't know each other's 'fist' well).
Eventually, aviation got into the game, and the Q-Codes were organized by service. The groups QAA through QNZ were reserved for aviation use; QOA through QQZ for maritime use, and QRA through QUZ to be shared by all operators.
The codes serve as both queries and answers, depending on context, and additional data is usually appended to the code. For example, "QSA" alone is a query, meaning 'What is my signal strength?' A response might read "QSA 5", or 'I am receiving you strength 5.' Note that the use of station identifiers (call letters) would indicate both who the sender was and who the intended recipient was.
The Q Codes have been removed from ICAO official use, and are falling out of favor as the use of radiotelegraphy fades. Some of them survive in other forms, for example 'QNH' is used in some countries to mean 'current atmospheric pressure' as the original meaning of that code was "What should I set on the subscale of my altimeter so that the instrument would indicate its elevation if my aircraft were on the ground at your station?"
Various military and police forces had their own versions of the Q-Codes, some of which were secret but most of which weren't, but which didn't always agree with the international set. A range was set aside for 'Other Use' - QZA-QZZ - and the more polite of them used that range for private signals.
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The Colorado high school wrestling tournament kicked off Thursday with first-round matches at the Pepsi Center:
As much as any of Colorado's other sanctioned sports, wrestling isn't only about winning.
Ask Fruita Monument's Ian Konrad.
On Thursday night, the 5-foot-3, 103-pound Konrad showed up at the Pepsi Center and wrestled Class 5A's opening preliminary-round match. He was the Wildcats' only entrant. He had just sneaked in, finishing fourth in regionals. He was going against Pomona's Josh Rosales, the top-ranked wrestler in the weight class who improved his season record to 42-4 and is a member of a team contingent that qualified 11 of 14 wrestlers and regarded as a surefire challenger to end Ponderosa's eight-year grip on the title.
The only supporters on hand for Konrad after a long road trip from the Western Slope were two coaches and a teammate who failed to qualify, but were there just to be there.
Not surprisingly, Konrad fell to Rosales by major decision, 13-3, and he had no regrets.
In fact, Konrad said, "it was pretty cool."
Of the thousands of stories at the annual tournament, his works like a five-point move — the self-proclaimed family sport involves lessons and Konrad plans on learning every one, including losing. He first crawled around a mat as a 2-year-old, and his education continues.
"When I first came here, I at least wanted to place," Konrad said. "Now, I want to get third. It's good to think about what just happened and learn from it."
Dan Van Hoose knows. In his first year heading Fruita Monument, the former state champion in 1985 for Glenwood Springs sported a team dominated by underclassmen. Win or lose in consolations, Konrad will bring something to the proud and reloading Wildcats.
"The first match is always the toughest," the coach said. "(Konrad) went out and did the best he could. He still has an excellent shot at placing."
Even if Konrad doesn't, Van Hoose said, "he's a good kid, a worker, and this is something we can take back to the (wrestling) room for the other kids."
Consider it a first round minus much incident, especially if your name is Martinez. All defending champions moved on: Geo Martinez of Pine Creek and Emilio Martinez of Greeley West at 119 (Emilio won in 4A a year ago); Josh Martinez of Pine Creek (125); Carter McElhaney of Coronado (130); Joseph Martinez of Greeley West (135); John Crowley of Regis Jesuit (160); Austin Gabel of Ponderosa (171); and Connor Medbery, Loveland (heavyweight). Joseph Martinez, Gabel and Medbery have won two titles.
Teamwise, the favorites — Coronado, Pine Creek and Pomona — remain in prime position.
— Neil H. Devlin, The Denver Post
Seven athletes remained on track to retain state championships during the opening rounds of the Class 4A wrestling tournament Thursday at the Pepsi Center.
Conifer senior Travis Himmelman began his quest for a third individual state championship by pinning Vista Ridge senior Jake Atkinson in the first round of the 145-pound weight class. Himmelman won the 119-pound title as a freshman and won the 140-pound state championship last year.
Discovery Canyon senior Nick Adams, hoping to become the first athlete to win state championships in three different school classifications, improved to 26-0 with a win against Roosevelt's Spencer Urban in the 140-pound division.
Other defending state champions who advanced included 119-pounder Timothy Urenda from Pueblo South, Alex Baca of Pueblo Central, Cortland Hacker of Broomfield, Nick Swanson of Wheat Ridge and Nathaniel Garcia of Windsor.
The Arvada West duo of Marcos Peralta (38-0) and Dwight Howes (35-0) each remained undefeated with first-round wins.
— Pat Rooney, Special to The Denver Post
By the time preliminaries ended Thursday at the Pepsi Center, the Class 3A state wrestling bracket looked a lot like it did entering the day.
All seven previous state champions advanced, as did all six wrestlers who entered with undefeated records.
Two-time champion Corbin Bennetts of Buena Vista, up to the 119-pound weight class this season after previously winning at 103 and 112, is on a crash course to face Dolores Huerta's Adellmo Salazar, a former 103 champion at Lake County.
Another marquee matchup could be unfolding in 171, where defending champions Kyle Piatt of Olathe (35-0) and Elliot Copeland of Bennett (29-0) moved on and are favorites to be pitted in Saturday's finals. Piatt won at 152 last season.
Also advancing Zach Shank of Olathe, a 2009 champ at 112 now at 125, and 2010 champs Ben Polkowske of Centauri (130; up from 119) and Clint Myers of Salida (215; up from 189), who improved to 39-0.
In addition to Piatt, Copeland and Myers, three others maintained season-long streaks of invincibility: Eli Perez of Buena Vista (34-0) at 103; Aaron Velasquez of Bayfield (37-0) at 152; and Iver Sandoval of Centauri (41-0) at 160.
— Paul Willis, Special to The Denver Post
Aspiring petroleum engineer Buddy Watson of Wiggins was one of seven returning state champions on Thursday to move through the first round of the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center.
A young man landlocked is headed for the water — he'll soon be enrolling in the Merchant Marine Academy.
"I know," said, shaking his head after the preliminaries. "People ask me about it all the time."
It will be a big part of a career move for Watson, 2A's defending champion at 130. With a 4.02 grade-point average, he's eager to see what the academy will bring. He also anticipates making a mark in Division III wrestling, but first there's the matter of completing a stellar legacy as a Colorado schoolboy on land.
In a first-round match against against Del Norte's Dakota Wilkens, Watson employed his usual quick work — wound as tightly as a top, Watson snagged a takedown and back points within moments of the opening handshake, then pinned Wilkens in a brisk 52 seconds.
It pushed his season mark to 41-0. A year ago, he was 41-1. Career-wise, Watson needs a victory in today's quarterfinals for his 150th (against 13 losses). He was runner-up as a sophomore (125), fourth as a freshman (112).
"Wrestling's the only sport I'm good at," he said. "I just run cross country to stay in shape for wrestling."
Watson's boyhood wrestling friend, Akron's Layne Crumley — who was a 2A all-state first-team linebacker in the fall — also earned a fall in 3:15 at 145 as the seven returning champions moved through the bracketing unscathed.
Jacob Garcia of Rocky Ford (112), Mark Edmonds of Holyoke (125), Mikey Lozano of Holly (171) and Treyben Letlow of Hayden (215) each won by fall. Alex Pena of Ignacio (119) won by decision.
— Neil H. Devlin, The Denver Post
More coverage:
Devlin: Pueblo wrestler hopes to be "charter" champion
Related: Pomona's Rosales boys mean business
Related: Sports help Russian brothers adapt to U.S.
Burlington wrestling: Road to the Finals photos
Video: Rosales brothers, Pomona eye state
Blog: News, analysis, buzz on All Things Colorado Preps
And find complete Denver Post Preps coverage
At the Pepsi Center
Classes 3A, 2A: Preliminaries, 3-6:15 p.m.
Classes 5A, 4A: Preliminaries, 7:15-10:45 p.m.
Classes 3A, 2A: Quarterfinals, 10 a.m.; first-round consolation immediately after.
Classes 5A, 4A: Quarterfinals, 1 p.m.; first-round consolation immediately after.
Classes 3A, 2A: Second-round consolation, 5:45-7 p.m.
All classes: Semifinals, 7 p.m.; 5A, 4A second-round consolation as mats become available.
Classes 3A, 2A: Third-round consolation, 11 a.m.; semifinal consolation immediately after.
Classes 5A, 4A: Third-round consolation, 12:30 p.m.; semifinal consolation immediately after.
Classes 3A, 2A: Fifth place, 2:30 p.m.; third place immediately after.
Classes 5A, 4A: Fifth place, 3 p.m.; third place immediately after.
Parade of Champions
All classes: 6:30 p.m.
Championship bouts
All classes: Approximately 7 p.m.
General admission
Sessions I and II (Thursday): Adults, $10; children (ages 5 to 12) and seniors (60-plus), $9.
Sessions III and IV (Friday): All, $11.
Session V (Saturday): Adults, $10; children (5 to 12) and seniors (60-plus), $9.
Session VI (Saturday title bouts): All, $11.
NOTE: TicketHorse online sales: Ticket-Horse.com or charge by phone, 866-461-6556. Pepsi Center box office at 1000 Chopper Circle, PepsiCenter.com or 303-405-1111. Children age 4 and younger free. High school students who don't purchase presale tickets from their school will be charged the adult price at the Pepsi Center.
Matches will be available at chsaa.org.


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We are absolutely thrilled to finally begin our school year! Our building has been a very lonely place this summer without the sounds of children's laughter filling our school's halls and classrooms. We welcomed students on Wednesday, August 31 with a back to school assembly. During our assembly we welcomed new staff members: Tegan Shelton, high school English teacher, and Lynne Kelly, school nurse. Additionally, we talked about our goals and expectations, daily schedules, and rules and discipline.
Our goals for this school year include the following:
- Academic excellence…doing our very best at school!
- Making sure every student succeeds—we achieve our desired results
- No exceptions—we don't exclude anyone
- No excuses—we are responsible for our actions; we don't defend our wrong doings
Please join us for our Open House on Thursday, September 15 at 6:00PM to learn more about our school year!
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MORE than 1,400 hospital admissions caused by people taking performance or image-enhancing drugs in the last four years could be the "tip of the iceberg", the Conservatives have warned.
Figures released by health boards showed that since 2010 there have been 1,424 cases where people were treated in hospital after using substances such as anabolic steroids, caffeine stimulants, diuretics and botox.
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There were 373 hospital admissions last year but as some health boards - including both NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lothian - said they did not hold this information, the real total could be higher.
Of the health boards that did respond, NHS Ayrshire and Arran had most admissions, with 450 over the four years, including 92 last year, while there 449 admissions in the NHS Fife area, including 118 last year.
In contrast, there were just one such hospital admission in NHS Shetland last year, bringing the total there to six over the four years.
Scottish Conservative health spokesman Jackson Carlaw said: "We are seeing a series of new challenges being posed to the NHS by not only legal highs, but drugs used to enhance image and performance.
"The numbers involved are just the tip of the iceberg, there's clearly a much larger problem bubbling away underneath.
"We can't afford to be blindsided by this because so much of our attention is dominated by what we would regard as traditional problem drug users."
The Tory MSP added: "It's important that both performance and image-enhancing drugs and legal highs form a key part of any future drugs strategy in Scotland.
"As a snapshot, this is extremely concerning and I hope we can take action to see these numbers drop in future years."
A Scottish Government spokesman conceded that the use of performance and image-enhancing drugs was a "concern" and added that while ministers were keen for proper regulations to be brought in, the matter is reserved to Westminster.
He said: "The growing use of performance and image-enhancing drugs is of concern.
"This is a matter that is reserved to Westminster and we are keen to see proper regulations of these substances.
"We have made a record investment of over £224 million in frontline drug treatment and support services, with £30.4 million of this provided for frontline drug treatment services and support in 2014-15 alone, ensuring that people have credible and accessible advice on drugs to help them make the right health choices.
"If anyone does experience adverse effects they should seek medical help immediately or discuss the use of such substances with a medical professional before using."
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Firstly this morning we walked to our local Morrisons which is around a half an hour walk but it was lovely as the sun was shining and it was nice to appreciate the weather and get some decent walking in to go with mine and the boyfriend's new 'Healthy Eating' regime!
We went to Morrissons to get our Bank Holiday shopping with our vouchers supplied by the lovely people over at BritMums and we bought a Lot of stuff including basic food, treats and kitchen equipment - we were in dire need of a new frying pan!
So then we caught the bus home to avoid our arms dropping off.. i organised the kitchen, took some outfit photos and now i'm planning blogposts for next week. Busy, busy busy!
Hope everyone's enjoying their sunny Saturday!


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You can run off fat but now matter how ostentatious or expensive your wardrobe may be, you can't dress up ugly. To those who think so, next time notice how people compliment your clothing not you. The only way around this is developing and maintaining healthy, vibrant, even and clear skin.
We all have our share of epidermis horror tales. That was one of the reasons for me creating this site to share my stories of triumph over facials crater domination. Just in case my advice isn't enough I've enlisted others to help convey the message of how important grooming/skincare is to living a healthy life for every man.
Christopher McKinley is another thinspiration I've interviewed for the series "Taste Coach." Chris is a makeup artist that not only specialize in makeup but skincare too. What makes him interesting is that when I stumbled upon his work at Styleseat.com/PleasurePaint, he offer those same services to men. Believe it or not the male skincare & makeup trend—a.k.a, corrective skincare—is rising in the U.S.
Cosmetics companies are releasing cosmetic products especially tailored for men, and men are increasingly using such products. Debenhams reported, "this year men spent 24% more on grooming products than in the same period last year, and the male UK skincare market is worth an estimated £600m." According to an article written by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett for The Guardian.
Howbeit all natural, clinically or looking for an instant cover-up Chris share a lot of his personal secrets and recommendation on how to achieve his flawless skin. I become a super fan when I find people who physically represent what they are selling exponentially well! It's like a walking billboard, who needs an infomercial.
I'm Chris McKinley, originally from Savannah, Ga. I now live in Atlanta, where I work as makeup artist under the business name "Pleasure Paint by Chris McKinley." I've always been attracted to beautiful things, art, decoration, restorations, and other opportunities to creatively enhance beauty. When I got the call about a lead at MAC cosmetics, I jumped to it, and the rest is history. Email booking is email@example.com
What services does PleasurePaint offer for men?
CM- PleasurePaint offers what I like to call 'Manscaping.' Manscaping is a makeup service that caters to male grooming. I have different techniques for both men with facial hair and men without. I cater to everyone from the guy who wears makeup every day, to the guy that just wants to look his best on film, and everything in between.
Being a Makeup Artist and some of your clients being male, is it okay for men to wear makeup?
CK- Men should definitely feel comfortable wearing makeup. We as a society are moving beyond gender stereotypes.
How can men pull of wearing makeup without looking feminine or "made up"?
CM- Study techniques. When all else fails, book a professional. Make up is an art, and there are plenty of artists, like myself who specialize in male grooming.
Are there some basic make up product for men to have and why?
CM- Tinted moisturizer provides light coverage while still producing an even skin tone.
Common things men forget about their skin.
CM- That skincare is not gender specific. It is just as important for men to properly care for their skin as it is women.
What is good skin?
CM- Good skin is healthy, hydrated, and balanced skin.
What contribute to bad skin?
CM- An unhealthy, inactive lifestyle. Eat right, exercise, drink plenty of water.
Any misconceptions about clear skin?
CM- All clear skin isn't healthy. Your skin can be clear and still have several causes for concern. Focus first on healthy skin, and clear skin will come.
What's your daily facial regime?
CM- I wash my face 2-3 times a day. I apply a moisturizing agent, and sunscreen.
What do you love about your skin?
CM- I love that my skin has a healthy glow, and that my skin is soft to the touch.
What do you hate about your skin?
CM- I hate that my skin is extremely sensitive to sun light.
Lest favorite thing about grooming?
CM- If I've touched products for any other part of my body, I absolutely have to wash my hands again before touching my face. It can become annoying when pressed for time lol.
What part of groom will you NOT skip?
CM- I will NEVER skip sunscreen.
Something you've learned from someone else about great skin?
CM- Natural products such as honey, oatmeal, and brown sugar make awesome skin care confections.
Would you say obtaining even clear skin is easy?
CM- It varies. We are all made differently.
I'm sure you have some must-have skincare product; share!
CM- Olive oil, I usually mix it with my moisturizer.
To people seeking better skin what's your best skin advice?
CM- Moisturize immediately after showering, each and every time. Your body absorbs product better at that stage.
How often should you get a facial or exfoliate?
CM- You can exfoliate every 3-4 days if needed. I would suggest the same time frame with facials. Use natural products.
How to get rid of blemishes?
CM- I always initially support the natural route. Honey and brown sugar can make a great exfoliant which often relieves signs of blemishes. If that natural route isn't cutting it there are several over the counter brands that I would suggest. Both Ambi products which is a Johnson & Johnson company and Palmer's products have been known to have noticeable results.
Worst acne/pimple story?
CK- If I get a pimple it will always come when I least want it. One year for my birthday my body decided to give me a nice zit right on the middle of nose. Needless to say I didn't take too many pictures that night.
Best product to treat acne?
CM- I have been really lucky to have not battled acne *fingers crossed* but if I did, I would go with ProActive. I've seen it work.
How to get rid of razor bumps?
CM- I suggest using an over the counter lotion or spray containing benzoyl peroxide, which works to reduce the bumps in size, and prevents future bumps.
Any shaving technique secrets?
CM- Always shave in the direction that your hair grows. Avoid a really close shave if your skin is prone to razor bumps. Avoid razor shaves period, and always moisturize your skin afterwards.
Difference between a breakout, acne and razor bumps?
CM- Break outs can result from many factors such as heat or allergic reactions. Acne is the result of clogging or plugging of your pores. Razor bumps are formed when curly hair bends at the outer layer of skin rather than sprouting out.
Can they be treated the same?
CM- Each should be treated separately, as they are very different.
How should one figure their skin type?
CM- Skin type is pretty self-evident. If you notice where your skin is extremely oily, without moisturizer or any added products, you most likely have oily skin. The opposite applies for dry skin; skin that regularly becomes dry, even after adding moisturizers and products is usually a result of dry skin. Combination skin is right there in the middle; not too oily, not too dry.
Before we wrap up, what top 3 skin care tips you give to men?
CM- Wash your face thoroughly several times a day. If shaving, always shave in the direction that your hair grows, and moisturize immediately after.


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- Introduction
- Chapter One – The Genesis of Conflicts
- Chapter Two – Emergent Leaders in Times of Conflict
- Chapter Three – Effects of Conflict on Humanity
- Chapter Four – Conflicts Based on Religious Dominance
- Chapter Five – The West, Israel, and the Arab Nations
- Chapter Six – Education: A Pinnacle for Resolving Conflicts
- Chapter Seven – Is God an Enemy of the State?
- Chapter Eight – The Dilemma of Ruined Education
THE WORLD IS moving fast into perilous times. There are wars
and rumors of war. Human rights abuses and oppression have become common. Society is troubled by racial discrimination, child abuse, assassinations, murders, and suicides.
I hate war, as only a soldier who has lived through it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.…
God Bless AmericaWhile the storm clouds gather far across the sea,
Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free,
Let us all be grateful for a land so fair,
As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer.
God Bless America,
Land that I love.
Stand beside her, and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans, white with foam
God bless America,
My home sweet home.
Pledge of Allegiance
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to
the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.


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The NAEMT Board of Directors is responsible for the general management and oversight of the affairs of the association. Each of the members of our Board, including our officers, is elected by the active members of the association. Listed below are the names and positions of each of the members of our Board. For a listing of the states in each of the four NAEMT Regions, click here.
Dennis Rowe, President
Matt Zavadsky, President-elect
Matt Zavadsky is the Chief Strategic Integration Officer for MedStar Mobile Healthcare in Fort Worth, Texas. He has helped guide the implementation of several innovative programs with healthcare partners that have transformed MedStar fully as a Mobile Integrated Healthcare provider, including high utilizer, readmission reduction, observational admission reduction, hospice revocation avoidance, 9-1-1 nurse triage and partnerships with home health agencies.
Matt also chairs the NAEMT EMS 3.0 Committee and is the co-author of the book "Mobile Integrated Healthcare – Approach to Implementation" published by Jones & Bartlett Publishing. He has a Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, with a Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Data Management.
Matt is also adjunct faculty for the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Department of Health Management and Policy, as well as an appointed committee member to the Joint Commission's Home Care Professional and Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) and the Lewin Group's Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (HOQR) Program Stroke and AMI Expert Work Group, developing metrics for use in value-based purchasing measures for emergency departments.
Bruce Evans, Secretary
Bruce Evans, CFOD, SEMSO, NRP, MPA, is the Fire Chief for the Upper Pine River Fire Protection District, located outside Durango, Colo. He retired as the EMS chief for the North Las Vegas, Nev., Fire Department after serving 27 years in the Southern Nevada's Fire and EMS system. Bruce is an adjunct faculty member of the National Fire Academy in EMS, Incident Management, and Terrorism Training programs. He has been a course developer for many of the National Fire Academy curriculums and serves as a technical writer. He is the recipient of the prestigious 2010 James O. Page EMS Achievement Award. Chief Evans was awarded the NAEMT Presidential Leadership Award in 2014. The Colorado Governor appointed Chief Evans to the State Emergency Medical and Trauma Advisory Committee in 2014. Bruce is the liaison to the National Academies of Medicine preparedness committee.
Bruce chairs the NAEMT Advocacy Committee and has been on the development teams for several of NAEMT's courses. He is a certified faculty member for the International Public Safety Leadership and Ethics training program. Bruce has coauthored text on EMS management, Crew Resources Management, and has written a text on Quality Improvement. He authored a bimonthly column on EMS for Fire Chief Magazine for over a decade.
Chad E. McIntyre, Treasurer
Chad McIntyre has worked in EMS for over 25 years. He worked several years as a street paramedic in Indianapolis, Ind., before serving as chief paramedic in a rural county EMS service in eastern Indiana. He later accepted a position with the University of Cincinnati in Ohio. Chad was recruited by Florida's UF Health Jacksonville in February 2005 as a Flight Paramedic, later promoted to education coordinator and now serves as the manager of TraumaOne Flight Services overseeing the day-to-day operations of UF Health Jacksonville's air medical program, injury prevention, and outreach education. He has extensive training and experience in adult and pediatric trauma care.
Chad has served as an author on pediatric trauma for NAEMT's Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC) program, the NAEMT Education Committee, Prehospital Trauma Committee, and currently is the Air Medical Representative to the National EMS Advisory Council. He is also a member of the NAEMT Foundation Board of Trustees. Chad has lectured extensively both domestically and internationally on helicopter EMS and the care of trauma victims.
Conrad T. "Chuck" Kearns, Immediate Past President
Chuck Kearns, MBA, Paramedic, A-EMD, is chief executive officer of Chatham Emergency Services in Savannah, Georgia. Chuck has been involved in public safety and EMS for over 30 years. Born in New York City, he began his career as a Florida open-water lifeguard in 1981, became Chief of the County Beach Patrol and was certified as an EMT two years later. He has spent much of his EMS career as a paramedic and EMS System Manager in Pinellas County, Fla., with Sunstar Paramedics. He rose to Director of Pinellas County Emergency and Public Safety Services (Fire, EMS & EMS Communications Services Administrator), where he served over 11 years. He has also been certified as an Advanced Emergency Medical Dispatcher (A-EMD) for over 18 years and a rescue diver since 1989.
Chuck has consulted widely and worked in several different EMS system models. He has worked in government, private, hospital-based, rural and volunteer public safety agencies, and in positions spanning from basic life support first responder to underwater search and rescue dive team leader, to Flight Paramedic. Chuck has deployed to numerous hurricane and wildfire disasters since 1992 and frequently staffed an Emergency Operations Center command desk during disaster Activations. He has been involved in leadership positions of many EMS and emergency management organizations. He served as a site reviewer, standards revision project manager and board member for the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS). He also served two terms on the American Ambulance Association Board of Directors and was a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Culture of Safety Steering Committee. He spent six years on the Board of the American Heart Association Florida-Puerto Rico Affiliate and has been a board member of two hospitals.
Chuck is the recipient of many awards, including the Florida EMS Lifetime Achievement Award, a Meritorious Service Award for wildfires mitigation from Florida's Governor, and a lifesaving award from former President Ronald Reagan for rescuing five people who were drowning. Chuck was appointed to two, four-year terms on the Florida EMS Advisory Council and served as its chairman. He was on the FEMA National Advisory Council and has served on the editorial advisory board member for EMS World Magazine since 2001. Chuck is a former, professional member of the National Association of EMS Physicians and served on two committees. He is a dynamic, dedicated and tireless advocate for EMS practitioners and issues affecting EMS. In addition to his EMS knowledge and experience, Chuck attended law school and holds an MBA degree in Marketing and Information Systems Management.
Sean J. Britton, Director, Region I
Robert Luckritz, Director, Region I
Robert Luckritz, JD, NRP, is the Executive Director of EMS for Jersey City Medical Center – RWJBarnabas Health, where he oversees a department of over 300 career and volunteer EMS providers responding to 90,000 calls annually. He has more than 20 years of experience in EMS, serving as an EMS provider in four states across the Mid-Atlantic and New England, where he has overseen all facets of EMS including Operations, Clinical Care, and Education. He also served as an adjunct professor of EMS Management at Springfield College in Massachusetts, and as the government affairs officer for a major New Jersey healthcare system.
Robert received his bachelor's degree in EMS Management from Springfield College, a juris doctor degree from Western New England University, and is currently working towards a master's degree in Public Administration at Northeastern University. In 2015, he received the JEMS Magazine EMS10 Innovators in EMS Award, and was the recipient of a 2016 NAEMT Presidential Leadership Award. He has previously served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Urban Hospitals, and is the current President of the New Jersey Association of Paramedics.
Susan Bailey, Director, Region II
Susan Bailey, BA, NRP, NCEE, is the Director of the Louisiana Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. She has been in EMS for over 25 years and has worked for hospital-based, private and municipal EMS agencies in rural and urban Louisiana.
Susan represents the Louisiana Association of Nationally Registered EMTs on the NAEMT Affiliate Advisory Council, serves on NAEMT's Advocacy Committee, and is the NAEMT representative on the Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) Board of Directors. She is an NAEMT Affiliate Faculty for multiple disciplines and teaches numerous NAEMT and American Heart Association (AHA) courses, including PHTLS, AMLS, PEPL, EMS Safety, GEMS, CPR, ACLS and PALS. She has provided leadership and patient advocacy presentations at conferences in the south-central region. Susan was the 2014 recipient of the NAEMT/Nasco Paramedic of the Year Award.
Cory Richter, Director Region II
Cory Richter, BA, NREMT-P, is a Fire Fighter/Paramedic for Indian River Fire Rescue in Florida. He has been in EMS for 33 years and has worked for several agencies, including a private ambulance service doing both non-emergency transports and responding to 911 calls, until he took the position he is in today.
Cory is active in NAEMT as an advocacy coordinator, Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) affiliate faculty and instructor, PreHospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) affiliate faculty and instructor, as well as an Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC) affiliate faculty and instructor. Cory is also an American Heart Association (AHA) training center coordinator, holds ACLS and BLS instructor certifications, and is a regional faculty for ACLS and BLS. Cory was the task force chair for his region in Florida and a member of the state Emergency Communication Center (ECC) committee. Cory is on the National Fire Protection Association 1917 and 451 technical committee.
Cory earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Franklin Pierce College and an Associate degree in Fire Science and EMS from Indian River State College. He was chairman of the Florida EMS Advisory Council and served 4 years, he is the chairman of the Florida EMS Strategic Plan, and is active on several state committees. He has devoted many years to state-level EMS issues – one being the creation of the Florida Drug Shortage Committee.
Chris Way, Director, Region III
Chris Way is Chief of Kootenai County Emergency Medical Services (KCEMSS), Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Previously, he served as an EMS Chief in a Southeast Kansas county. Chris has been involved in EMS for more than twenty-five years in a rural Ambulance service and a large metropolitan EMS system. He has held varied roles including paramedic, field training officer, clinical instructor, tactical paramedic, operations supervisor and shift commander. In his current role, he oversees the delivery of EMS in a fire-based EMS system. Providing basic and advance transport, as well as first response service, KCEMSS responds to over 18,000 service requests annually and transports more than 10,000 patients.
Chris serves on many local and regional EMS, fire, emergency management and healthcare committees, such as local response/clinical committees, the regional incident management team, the regional Homeland Security Council, state EMS response team, state incident management team, regional and state trauma councils, and the CDC/ACS National Committee on Field Triage. Chris is a Past President of the North Idaho Fire Chief's Association, chairman of the Idaho EMS Advisory Council, member of the state Time Sensitive Emergency Commission, and chair of the NAEMT Membership Committee. He is also involved on the CDC/ACS Filed Triage Committee, serves on the Kootenai County Airport Board of Directors and is a member of the Heritage Health Board of Directors. Chris earned his Bachelor's of Arts degree in Business Management from Mid America Nazarene University.
Jason Scheiderer, Director, Region III
Jason Scheiderer, MS, NREMT-P, is the EPIC implementation director of training for Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is currently coordinating all users in Eskenazi Health being trained on the new Electronic Health Records (EHR) system. This includes faculty at the IU School of Medicine, staff at the hospital, and members of Indianapolis Emergency Medical Service (IEMS).
Previously, Jason was an education lieutenant with IEMS, the largest 911 service in the city responding to roughly 100,000 calls each year. A division of the Indianapolis Department of Public Safety, IEMS has a unique partnership with the Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine, Marion County Health and Hospital Corporation, and the City of Indianapolis, with Eskenazi Health as the supervising hospital. Jason teaches specialty continuing education classes such as Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS), Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and CPR, and also works in the field with students.
Prior to the formation of IEMS, Jason worked for the Wishard Ambulance Service, first as an EMT, then paramedic and educator. He received his Master's degree in Emergency Service Management from The George Washington University and his Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Religion from Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind., where he started as a volunteer firefighter and EMT, and continued in several part-time fire and EMS positions throughout Indiana. Jason serves as the NAEMT Advocacy Coordinator for Indiana, and is a member of the Advocacy Committee and EMS Safety Course Committee. He was honored with the 2014 Field EMS Bill Advocate of the Year Award and is a member of the Indiana EMS education work group.
Terry L. David, Director, Region IV
Terry L. David is Chief for Reno Co. EMS at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center in Kansas. He has been in EMS since 1982, beginning as an EMT while working for the Hutchinson Kansas Police Department. He moved to a full-time EMS position in 1986 after spending nine years with two different law enforcement agencies. While working for Reno County/Hutchinson Hospital EMS, Terry became a paramedic and served in that role, as well as a relief supervisor. In March 1995, he began a dual role for Rice County as Director of EMS and Emergency Management Director.
Terry is certified as both a paramedic and Training Officer II in the State of Kansas. He has held positions with the American Heart Association as a regional faculty member and instructor, and is the training coordinator for the local chapter of the Health and Safety Institute. Terry also serves as Team Commander of the Kansas Major Emergency Response Group (MERGe), which is the Kansas ESF-8 Disaster Response Team, and has had command roles in state disasters. He has also been requested by the state legislature to testify on EMS disaster response and preparedness issues
Terry is involved in EMS issues on a state, regional and national level, and in organizations including the Kansas EMS Association, Kansas Association of Counties, South-Central Homeland Security Council, Hutchinson Community College EMS Education Advisory Board, Governing Board of the Rice County Hospital, South-Central Healthcare Coalition and Kansas Healthcare Coalition Steering Committee. He is also the only EMS Director in Kansas to receive the Presidential Leadership Award from the Kansas EMS Association on three occasions and was the recipient of the 2008 Kansas EMS Administrator of the Year Award.
Troy Tuke, Director, Region IV
Charlene Cobb, At-Large Director
Charlene Cobb, NREMT-P, has worked in EMS since 1980, beginning with the Sayville Community Ambulance Squad in Sayville, N.Y. In 1989, she moved to Pinellas County, Fla., and continued her work with Sunstar Paramedics. She became a Nationally Registered Paramedic in 1992, quickly advanced to become a field training officer and then an education coordinator, a position in which she has spent the majority of her career. She now serves as Sunstar's community outreach coordinator and public information officer.
Charlene has been a member of the NAEMT EMS Safety Committee since 2009 and often travels throughout the country teaching the EMS Safety course, which she helped to develop. She also serves as a member of the international EMS Safety Foundation and was awarded the organization's prestigious Objective Safety Award in 2008.
Charlene is passionate about community safety and is the chairperson for the Suncoast Safekids Coalition. She is a frequent contributor to local and national publications on EMS and Public Safety. She was the proud recipient of the 1998 State of Florida's Paramedic of the Year Award. That same year she was also selected as the Pinellas County Paramedic of the Year, for her work on a language translation guide for fellow EMS personnel. In 2009, Charlene received the State of Florida's Injury Prevention Award for her work to promote child passenger safety, and in 2010 received the Pinellas County EMS Public Safety Award, for her work to enhance ambulance safety. Charlene has dedicated her career to the health and safety of EMS patients, the EMS workforce, and the greater Pinellas County community.
Jonathan Washko, At-Large Director
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This morning I learned that Vladimir Putin gifted Egypt a Kalashnikov rifle on a state visit through Washington Post on Snapchat. Interesting to me was the fact that I paid full attention to this short tidbit of information due to the simple fact that I had to hold my finger down to my phone's screen in order to watch the 10 second video, under the threat that release of my finger would cut my video off and would need to be restarted again.
Snapchat is a messaging/media sharing app which I call an ephemeral content provider ("ECP") because it requires users to press and hold their mobile screen in order to view and continue viewing content such as pictures and short videos, which then self-destruct like a tape from Mission Impossible. Limited time is another characteristic of Snapchat: media either self-deletes 10 seconds after content is opened or is available for unlimited viewing for a 24 hour window, set by the content creator. But self-destruction always occurs.
Think about what this means at a basic level for content: fuller attention is being paid to the content. I have to actively do something to access information, and if I don't pay attention it will disappear. Snapchat has assured content providers that when people take in content its platform, they are likely paying active attention to the content. They've done this by introducing scarcity to the content through Snapchat's touch/hold/watch/disappear process for users to view content. Did I mention that in four years Snapchat has attracted 100 million monthly active users (MAUs)? For a reference point, Facebook reported 350 million MAUs in 2014.
No, I haven't become a spokesperson for Snapchat, but the magnitude of Snapchat and other contending ECPs must be explained because I'm assuming that some readers of this blog may not know what Snapchat is despite the large user base, and for good reason: it's unknown to "older" people. The chief demographic of Snapchat users is 13-25, and even one 32-year-old professional technology writer has admitted that trying to use Snapchat makes him feel old. To sum it up: "If Facebook is where your parents live, and Instagram and Twitter where millennials hang, Snapchat is where kids of Generation Z have gone to seek refuge."
All this hoopla aside, there are some interesting movements within the expansion ECPs which tug at some of the underpinnings to IP law, namely trademark law. One side effect of a consumer base accustomed to digesting self-deleting media is that advertising and brand infringement carry on as usual, maybe even more intensely, but the latter gains an advantage as a consequence disappearing tracks. Put in other words, the user base of an app like Snapchat is even more influenced by content, including infringing content, but the owners of infringed brands have less time to detect and react to infringement, and evidence gathering will also be more difficult. Imagine all increasing amount of subpoenas to access Snapchat data before data is deleted from their servers, a feature which is an express selling point of the Snapchat model.
There is support for the notion that people are paying attention to media distribution on Snapchat; some are even calling it a replacement of cable television. The "Discover" platform on Snapchat released January 27, 2015 as a designated portal for media content (in addition to the Snapchat "Stories" option). Discover launched with 11 publishers including CNN, The Daily Mail, and National Geographic, and the content operates similarly to the messaging app itself: stories are ephemeral. Content is published once a day and appear for one day only (in case you didn't know, Snapchat messages are set to automatically delete after 3-10 seconds after viewed). Within Discover stories, more adspace is sold: BMW will advertise on CNN's channel and T-mobile on The Daily Mail to name a few. This is already in addition to Snapchat's 24-hour ad campaigns which sell for an unwavering $750,000 (McDonald's and Samsung are in).
As a trademark lawyer, I think there are many implications which ephemeral media will have with IP law. DMCA is rendered useless because ephemeral content providers take down content at regular, short intervals; discovering potential infringement requires more, real-time monitoring; and evidence gathering will be hampered because the time between detection and action will be abbreviated. These issues will arise as more ECPs develop. I'd love to hear what you think and/or why you disagree below.


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a phrase employed (not, however, in Scripture) to denote the water used in the solemn ordeal prescribed by the law of Moses ( Numbers 5:11-31 ) in cases of "jealousy."
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Water of jealousy". "Easton's Bible Dictionary".


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Now, four albums into a career that started in its members' respective bedrooms, Hot Chip is faced with the task of controlling the erratic habits they developed on 2008's Made in the Dark. Resident genre-jugglers Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard continue to weave electronic anthems amid more intimate numbers, but One Life Stand is a more coherent collection of tunes. The frenzied interludes which sneak-attacked numerous songs on Made in the Dark have been banished, making way for a smooth, sleek, and splendid pop record. Each individual track sticks to its own tone and theme, while the group gracefully sashays through several shifts in tone and tempo.
The first third of the record finds the group reveling in a sprightly electronic groove, starting with rousing album opener "Thieves in the Night." A lone bass drum thumps repeatedly for some 30 seconds, bolstered by Taylor's gentle falsetto. Illustrating his knack for charming, everyman poetry, he utters the beguiling "Baby, I've lost you here in the crowd/Open your arms, I want to be found" and "My friend told me something so right/He said to be careful of bugs that don't bite" before a salvo of synthesizers join the party in a dizzying refrain densely layered with electronic noise. "Hand Me Down Your Love" boasts a buoyant Motown piano melody, supported by a call-and-repeat standoff between snare drums and handclaps. Taylor, again, delivers his lyrics with a soft-spoken charm, escalating toward a chorus complete with lush strings.
The closest One Life Stand ever gets to a mainstream dance tune is "I Feel Better," but besides the novel incorporation of steel drums, it's rather run-of-the-mill. The title track similarly employs Caribbean-style drums, injecting some vitality and verve to its throbbing verses, while the chorus is enhanced with distorted synthesizers and the manifolding of Taylor's blissful chant: "I only wanna be your one life stand." Though there's a flurry of various sounds running throughout the track, it never recalls the seemingly superfluous frenzy of the group's earlier work. Rather, these deft touches work to complement one another, forming the archetype for a gleefully infectious pop jaunt.
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