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Gabe Goes to England
It has been an incredible month for all of us at Chemo Duck.
Gabe's mom, Lu, is from Yorkshire in Great Britain and this past month, Gabe was able to fly overseas to meet his English relatives. But this wasn't just a normal visit —Gabe was going overseas to see some very important people and places that remain near and dear to Chemo Duck and its mission.
The first stop on their trip? A visit with the Phillips family. Lu and Andrew Phillips have been working together closely for years. Andrew's son, Harry, just finished his own cancer treatment journey and Andrew had originally reached out to Chemo Duck for support.
What began as a simple request for help has transformed into a lifelong friendship. Not only that, Andrew was so impressed with Chemo Duck that he decided to help store and share Chemo Ducks within the U.K.
This venture became so popular that Andrew decided to created the 'Give a Duck U.K.' program, which helps raise funds to deliver Chemo Ducks to children in the U.K.
After a quick catch-up session, Gabe and the Phillips family then made their way over to Leeds Children's Hospital, which has embraced Chemo Duck as a teaching tool. This was the first hospital in the U.K. to introduce Chemo Ducks onto the wards and these were generously funded and imported by Candlelighters, Yorkshire's children's cancer charity.
Candlelighters have worked with the Phillips family for several years. Originally the family stepped in to simplify the shipping process. This was promptly followed up with a huge fundraising campaign to fund the Candlelighters program, which has raised almost £100,000 so far for the charity.
Gabe visited the Clarendon Wing and met with children who are currently undergoing cancer treatment and whose lives have been touched by Chemo Duck. For example, the Leeds team has even introduced specially made outfits for their Chemo Ducks, which are handmade by a volunteer group at the Rivers Meet Café, and children can choose a new one every month.
The hospital also happened to be where Gabe's Gran received her cancer treatment, and his aunt is currently being treated, so this visit was very meaningful on several levels!
Seeing how readily hospitals in the U.K. are embracing Chemo Duck has inspired Gabe, Lu and the rest of the Chemo Duck team to bring some of these ideas back to hospitals in the U.S.
Watch an overview of Gabe's trip to the U.K.
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Chemo Duck Shares More Love
There was so much love for some of our local nonprofits that it's spilling over into another newsletter!
Gilda's Club Nashville and Dreams and Wishes of Tennessee have been longtime friends of Chemo Duck and we want to share the great things each group is doing for children with cancer.
Gilda's Club is an affiliate of the Cancer Support Community and is dedicated to providing support, education and hope to all people impacted by cancer. All of the programs offered at the clubhouse are free of charge including support groups, healthy lifestyle workshops, mind-body classes, social activities, educational lectures and community resource information.
Felice Apolinsky, LCSW, program director at the Nashville Gilda's, said the mission of Chemo Duck and Gilda's is very closely aligned.
"Chemo Duck is a remarkable educational and emotionally supportive tool," said Apolinsky. "Not just for the child, but for the parents of the diagnosed child, for their siblings and their friends. It's a conversation starter, a non-threatening way to talk about difficult topics…improve communication and help make something that is really terrifying – cancer – less terrifying.
"We too focus on education, support, empowerment and building community. Knowledge creates empowerment, and empowerment creates confidence and comfort."
The Sipos' have been participants at Gilda's Club Nashville for more than a decade.
"I owe a great deal to Gilda's Club both professionally and personally," said Sipos. "Chemo Duck has partnered with Gilda's Club for many years to provide emotional support for children living with cancer. We could not imagine working with a more amazing organization."
Chemo Duck has served as an inspiration for the founder of Dreams and Wishes of Tennessee, Tanya Sturm.
The organization grants wishes to individuals between the ages of 5–21 who have relapsed from cancer. It also assists with granting wishes to young adults with life threatening illnesses who have never received a wish from other wish granting groups.
"Over the years I have become close to Lu and Gabe," said Sturm. "I actually still have one of the original Chemo Ducks in my office. Lu has been an inspiration to me.
"I love Chemo Duck and all that it stands for. It's a fabulous nonprofit and they have helped so many kids."
Sipos seconds Sturm's sentiments for Dreams and Wishes.
"Tonya is a huge inspiration to me," said Sipos. "She is incredibly dedicated to helping children achieve their wishes, and her love for those children is so tangible! It is truly inspiring to watch Dreams and Wishes grow."
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Nice place, clean and comfort, low price off course.
This was my 2nd time stayed at this hotel, the hotel staff was really kind and helpful, the room was clean, the air conditioner was really good, it's freezing at night if you forgot to turn the temp down. The breakfast was so so, they put rice or noodle in a styrofoam box and a cardboard box of bottled water, so you have to (honestly) take one, by your self. The major drawback was the tv channel, you can only watch 1 channel (rcti) which I really hate it, because most of it's programs was sinetron. And there were also no hot water, no shampoo, no bath gel or toothpaste in this guesthouse. It's kinda hard to find when I came to this place for the first time, because this hotel looks like kos-kosan (boarding house). Overall it's a good choice to stayed in, I would love to stay in this guesthouse another time.
The bedroom so clean and good service.
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Rex Specs dog goggles come with 2 lenses- 1 Clear and a second lens of your choice.
Muzzle Circumference:Less than 6 inches (15 cm). Measure your dog's muzzle where the goggle lands on the nose.
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It's not a secret that I like to pack a suitcase, get on a plane and go most anywhere. Lucky for me, everyone else in the house does too. But travel almost always requires at least one visit to somewhere that calls for a nice outfit. That means while on vacation, you're busting out the hotel iron, trying to figure out how to set up their ironing board, while juggling the iron that is now getting hot. It also means you have to worry about rust spots (anyone besides me ever encounter rust spots from using a hotel iron???), or other unforeseen mishaps.
Not anymore! Downy Wrinkle Releaser Plus is an amazing new product that lets you ditch the iron when you travel. It's easy enough to use too, simply tug, smooth and spray...and watch the wrinkles instantly fade away. And it's by Downy! What's not to love about this, right?
A pleasant scent, an affordable price, and an effective product. I'm really loving the new Downy Wrinkle Releaser. Comes in various sizes, including travel!.
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I totally need this! I'm always looking like I just pulled something from a basket to wear. Oh wait. That IS what I do. But this would help tremendously!
I purchase clothes that do not have to be ironed as I hate ironing. I may have to look into this for the kids though.
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I love Downy Wrinkle Releaser! I don't travel without it. And it smells amazing, in addition to its wrinkle busting abilities!
I hardly ever iron. It's such a pain!
I hardly ever iron anymore. There are some clothes I have that I could use this Downey on.


What do Civil Engineers do anyway?
Ever heard of the Golden Gate Bridge, Eiffel Tower, or Hoover dam? These iconic landmarks were designed by Civil Engineers!
Civil engineers design, build, and maintain the foundation for our modern society – our roads and bridges, drinking water and energy systems, sea ports and airports, and the infrastructure for a cleaner environment, to name just a few. Learn more about Civil Engineering, it's history, and more at the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Orientation to the communication sector of agriculture. Overview of professional opportunities and skills needed for success in agricultural communications. Preparation of press releases and short articles, and development of a planned program of study. 2 lectures.
Individual investigation, research, studies or surveys of selected problems in Agricultural Communication/Agricultural Education. Total credit limited to 8 units, with a maximum of 4 units per quarter.
Emphasis on software applications in agricultural communications, including basic Adobe Creative Suite techniques of InDesign and Lightroom, MS Word and Excel. Best practices in electronic delivery and print. Adobe Premiere video, blog template usage and cloud collaboration for professional agricultural communications. 1 lecture, 1 activity.
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Recommended: JOUR 203, JOUR 205.
Exploration and implementation of emerging new media communication strategies and technologies to convey information on important issues in agriculture to a global audience. Focus on food and farming dialogues currently populating conversations about production agriculture. Adaptation of different writing styles based on requirements of the various new media channels. Analysis of metrics to measure level of engagement with desired audience. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.
Prerequisite: Consent of internship instructor.
Selected Agricultural Communication students will spend up to 12 weeks with an approved agricultural firm engaged in production or related business. Time will be spent applying and developing production and managerial skills and abilities. One unit of credit may be allowed for each full week of completed and reported internship. Degree credit limited to 6 units. Credit/No Credit grading only.
Prerequisite: JOUR 205 and AGC 207.
Integration of writing, editing, and layout skills in producing agricultural publications. Emphasis on using computer applications in designing publications. Total credit limited to 8 units. 2 lectures, 2 activities.
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A2 with a grade of C- or better; and junior standing.
Development, delivery and evaluation of effective means of communication by use of a variety of presentation methods and the use of technology for effective communication. 2 lectures, 2 activities.
Presentations by experts from government, industry, and professional organizations. Focus on trends and issues that impact agriculture, in particular agricultural communication. Exploration of solutions to problems facing agricultural communication. Field trip required. 4 seminars.
Empirical application of the scientific method as it relates to the selection of a project. Projects typical of problems that graduates must solve in their field of employment. 1 seminar.
Completion of a project begun in AGC 461. Projects typical of problems that graduates must solve in their field of employment. Project results are presented in a formal report. 1 seminar.
Prerequisite: Consent of department head, graduate advisor and supervising faculty member.
Advanced independent study planned and completed under the direction of a member of the Agricultural Education and Communication faculty. Total credit limited to 6 units.
Application of theory to the solution of problems of agricultural production or related business in the field of Agricultural Communication. Analyze specific management problems and perform general management assignments detailed in a contract between the student, the firm or organization, and the faculty advisor before the internship commences. Degree credit limited to 6 units.
Directed group study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. The Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 12 units. 1 to 4 seminars.
Individual study of modern issues and problems conducted through research, planning and development. Field problems and in-service study in agricultural industry encouraged. Final written report required. Total credit limited to 9 units with not more than 3 units in any one quarter.


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Blieberg, Combs Announce Jets Draft Pick
Category: Handball
Location: Miller Place
Simply put, Matt Ryan, a Miller Place native, is one of the greatest handball players in American history.
The 1996 U.S. Olympic captain was a three-time U.S. Handball Player of the Year, and his 225 official international matches are an American record.
He also competed in more than 500 friendly matches. Ryan also played professional handball overseas and starred in multiple world championship tournaments. His athletic prowess began on the basketball court, however. In 1984 as a senior, Ryan was the New York Basketball Player of the Year.
As a junior, he was second team All-Long Island in basketball and won a gold medal at the Empire State Games with the Long Island squad.
In 2013, he was inducted to the Miller Place Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2004, he was honored with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America National Service to Youth Award.

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A show of my Early Work was at 211 E. 43 St. lobby in Manhattan, in 2017.
The actual production of my work, on wall or paper or wood, involves the combination of different types of drawing and lines–– a type of automatist scribble; dripped paint as another kind of line; patterns overlaid and underneath; and bands and washes of color, both transparent and opaque. Multiple layers of marks create a shallow depth-of-field in which the linear elements interweave time and process; the "content" encompasses abstract metaphors for both physicality and memory. Working one layer of marks against the next, they are transformed through a history of process. Allowing the materials to behave and to signify according to their inherent qualities reinforces the dichotomy of controlled randomness.


As you can see, one big factor in determining whether a business is considered high risk or low risk is whether it is based locally or offshore. Another is the amount of money involved. Any gaming merchant applying for a high risk merchant account is likely to encounter issues with the provider, depending on the status of his business. If a gambling business is proven to have no record of fraud or a huge percentage of chargebacks, then it has a good chance of getting approved. Moreover, if it is a mere startup that eventually sees high volume credit card processing in the future transactions, then it will also find good benefit in hiring the services of a high risk merchant account provider.
Many people have always asked what gambling is and how it differs from gaming. Does it matter? Heck, yeah. When applying for a high risk merchant account, you would soon find out that if your business involves only gaming you have a better chance of being approved for the account. For example, in one UK merchant account provider, applicants would have to fill up a form for assessment and underwriting to figure out if an application has a high likelihood of getting accepted. But only businesses dealing with gambling need fill out that form. Gaming businesses, on the other hand, are quickly offered discount rates and other information on fees and setup. Unintentional as it may seem, gambling always elicits more suspicion than other high risk businesses.
Well, for obvious reasons -- but let me get a little technical to make it clear.
Think of gambling as gaming that involves criminally high stakes. I don't mean that gamblers can get arrested for going to Harrah's. Unlike gaming, gambling blurs the line between the legal and the illegal. The US lawmakers have been pursuing countrywide regulations on internet (especially poker) gambling but we have yet to see what they come up with. As far as we are concerned, games such as bingo, lottery, and horse betting are considered legal up to this point. The qualifying basis of the legality of a game is where the money is transacted and where the operators are located. Since online gambling businesses are not allowed to operate in the US, most of them are based offshore -- in countries where they can legally operate and have taxation privileges.
Gaming, on the other hand, is a legal form of playing and betting and does not run the risk of being penalized by law. In other words, compared to gambling, it is a business of much lower risk.
Many people are just as confused as to what P2P is and how it differs from betting exchange. P2P is person to person betting where one player can bet against the other player's bets without a middleman or a bookie. The internet has made this progress possible, to the relief of players who have more opportunities to bet now than before. In reality, P2P betting can be called different terms, but it also means exactly the same as betting exchange. Instead of giving the bookie the commission, the losing players add up a portion of their bets on the winning players' cashout.
Possibly the most exciting aspect of game-oriented betting is putting your stakes on your favorite sports games. Sports games require bookies and have evolved into many different aspects including fantasy sports betting. The US law, however, does not consider offshore sportsbook betting as legal and thus is likely to prosecute gamblers who wager on offshore-based sportsbooks. Most sportsbooks are licensed and based in Nevada.


Come and Celebrate Australia's National Day with celebrations in the Yass Coronation Park.
Come and Celebrate Australia's National Day with celebrations in the Yass Valley at Coronation Park. The Rotary Club of Yass provide breakfast in the park from 8am.
Face painting, jumping castle, playground to keep the children entertained! A lovely atmosphere so bring the whole family.
Yass Valley Australia Day Citizen Awards are to recognise outstanding individuals and groups who make a real contribution and difference to their community.
The Australia Day Ambassador will also address the audience. The winners of the Australia Day awards are announced in the park at 9.15am.
Free entry so head along and enjoy a true Australia Day like no other in the Yass Valley.
Get directions to Australia Day in Yass Valley on Google Maps.


STX Entertainment is partnering with Alibaba Pictures to co-produce and co-finance content from its upcoming UglyDolls franchise as the studio looks to build a long-term global IP. The animated feature film based on David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim's popular toy line opens on May 3.
With Disney making it official that for a second year in a row summer will start during the last weekend of April with Avengers: Endgame, STX Entertainment is jumping its family animated feature UglyDolls to May 3, up a week from May 10.
Prepare for the arrival of Ugly. STXfilms has unleashed the first trailer for UglyDolls, a toon film inspired by the plush-toy line launched in 2001. Check it out above.
UTA has signed Pitbull, the Grammy-winning rap star and entrepreneur who just wrapped concert tours with Enrique Iglesias, Britney Spears and a residency at Planet Hollywood. The news comes as he readies to host his annual Worldwide NYE event at Bayfront Park in Miami on New Year's Eve.
EXCLUSIVE: We're The Millers and American Horror Story star Emma Roberts is joining the voice cast of STX family animation UglyDolls.
Roberts will play character Wedgehead and joins previously announced cast including Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, Janelle Monáe, Nick Jonas, Wanda Sykes, Gabriel Iglesias and Pitbull.
Country music star and The Voice judge Blake Shelton is the latest to lend his voice to the STX animated feature UglyDolls.
Grammy- and Golden Globe-nominated singer and actor Nick Jonas has boarded STX's animated feature UglyDolls, in which he'll headline as a voice-over and perform an original song. He joins previously announced co-stars Kelly Clarkson and Pitbull.


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TECNOTREE'S REMUNERATION AND NOMINATION COMMITTEE PROPOSES NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Tecnotree's remuneration and nomination committee will propose to the annual general meeting of Tecnotree to be held on 30 May 2018 that Mike Shinya and Andrew Price of Viking Acquisitions Corp. be nominated as members of the board of directors of Tecnotree.
MIKE SHINYA
Mike Shinya has been an operational advisor to private equity since 2016. He has also been the Head of World Wide Sales of HP Software in 2014-2015, the Chairman of Seal Software in 2010-2013, the CEO of IBS Group in 2008-2010 and the COO of Micro Focus Group in 2006-2008. Mr. Shinya is a British citizen. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Economics and Social Sciences.
ANDREW PRICE
Andrew Price has been the CFO of Trilogy Financial Services since 2009. Prior to 2009, Mr. Price served at Trilogy as the Director of Product Management in 2004-2008, a Product Manager in 2000-2004 and a software developer in 1996-1999. He has also been a Supervisory Board Member of Update Software AG in 2014-2016. Mr. Price is an American citizen. He holds a Bachelors of Arts in Computer Science and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degrees.
Otherwise, the remuneration and nomination committee will return to the composition of the board later on.
Harri Koponen, chairman of the Board of Tecnotree,


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Let us take you on a journey to the Philippines to have fun, relax, eat, dance, shout, travel, and make new friends! We will take you to our different Islands and let you experience a journey that can take you to several mountains, tropical rain forests, rivers and lakes, white sand beaches.
We push tourism and promote our provinces and cities with series of festivities, culture, and to to be recognized as a country with so much potential, beautiful people, and a place like a paradise.


During May- September, we offer Full Day Halibut Fishing charters on our 50 FT Delta- The Sundy with Captain Garrett and our 6-Pacs. Our trips begin at 6AM and return back to the harbor between 2-4 PM. Return time is based on limits and weather.
During July and August, we offer Long Range Day Trips for Halibut Fishing charters on our 50 FT Delta- The Sundy with Captain Garrett.These trips begin at 6:30 AM and return back to the harbor between 4-6 PM. Return time is based on limits and weather. During our Long Range Day Trips for Halibut fishing, guests will be targeting one large Halibut for the day and if time permits, we can fish for the regulated smaller Halibut.
During May- September, we offer 3/4 Day Halibut Fishing charters on our 50 FT Delta- The Sundy with Captain Garrett. These trips begin at 9 AM and return back to the harbor between 1-3 PM. Return time is based on limits and weather. During our 3/4 Day Trips, guests will be fishing to reach their limit since these days are considerably shorter than our Full Day option. To target larger halibut, we recommend a Full Day or Long Range Day Trip.
During May- September, we offer 3/4 Day Halibut Fishing charters on our 50 FT Delta- The Sundy with Captain Garrett and our 6-Pacs. These trips begin at 6:30 AM and return back to the harbor between 2-4 PM. Return time is based on limits and weather. During our Multi-Species Day Trips, guests will be fishing for either Halibut + Salmon, Halibut + Rockfish, or Halibut + Ling Cod (6-Pacs only July- September). Species depend on time of year.
When fishing down in Homer, make sure you remember your Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby tickets!! When you purchase a ticket and catch a big one or a tagged fish, you'll have chances at prizes and big bucks during season!! Tickets are $10 per person and can be found at the local chamber offices.
Come our this season and help break the record! Whether you're with Captain Garrett or on one of our 6-pacs, you'll be sure to be in good hands every step of the way!


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Clusters Messier 7, NGC 6444, NGC 6453
Messier 7: Section of the STScI Digitized Sky Survey POSS2/UKSTU Red [160]
Messier 7 is a large and brilliant open star cluster that can easily be seen with the naked eye. He was already mentioned in Ptolemy's catalog and in the Latin translation from the 16th century of Amalgest he appears together with Messier 6 as Girus Zonen nebulosus. The Arabic name Tali al Shaulah is the equivalent of the Latin translation of Ulug Beg's title: «Stella nebulosa quae sequitur aceleum Scorpionis» (which follow the sting of the scorpion). Hevelius includes M 7 in a list published in 1690 and the cluster also appears in W. Derham's short catalog of «nebulous stars» in 1730. M 7 is the southernmost object recorded by Messier.
From our line of sight, the star cluster M 7 appears projected in front of numerous distant Milky Way stars. The distance is about 600 light years. The central area covers about 30 arcminutes. The cluster contains 80 stars brighter than 10th magnitude in a field of 1.2° diameter. The group is reminiscent of Praesepe (M44) in the constellation Cancer, but a little smaller. Spectral studies showed that the group members brighter than 7.5 magnitudes have already developed out of the main sequence. The age of the cluster is estimated to be around 260 million years - older than the Pleiades, but much younger than globular clusters. The cluster contains eight spectroscopic and at least three visual, but very close binary stars with a component spacing of 0.1 to 0.5 arcseconds. [4]
Type OCL (II2r)
Photographic (blue) magnitude 3.5 mag
Dreyer Description Cl, vB, pRi, lC, st 7…12
Identification, Remarks M 7, OCL 1028, ESO 394-SC9, Ptolemy's cluster
Nearby Star Clusters
In the shadow of M 7 stands the rather inconspicuous open star cluster NGC 6444. Dreyer described the open star cluster somewhat euphorically as very large and very rich in stars of 12th and 13th magnitude. [142] It is really big and has many stars, so many that it hardly stands out from the Milky Way in the DSS section.
NGC 6453, a faint globular cluster, lies to the west in the field of view of M 7. It was first noticed in June 1837 by John Herschel. The core only appears to be about a arcminute in diameter. The globular cluster is moving towards us at 91.16 km/s and is at a distance of 11.6 kpc (37800 light years). [4, 251]
NGC 6444: Open Cluster. Section of STScI Digitized Sky Survey POSS2/UKSTU Red [160]
NGC 6453: Globular Cluster. Section of STScI Digitized Sky Survey POSS2/UKSTU Red [160]
Dreyer Description
Identification, Remarks
NGC 6444 17 49 35.1 -34 49 11 OCL (III2m) 12 Cl, vL, vRi, st 12…13 OCL 1023, ESO 393-SC30
NGC 6453 17 50 51.8 -34 35 53 GCL (IV) 10.2 7.6 cL, iR, pmbM, r GCL 79, ESO 393-SC36
The open star cluster Messier 7 is fairly easy to track down, especially since it is visible to the naked eye on good nights. It is on the line connecting Al Nasl (γ Sagittarii) and G Scorpii, on the third closer to G Scorpii. To identify the individual small PN, use the close-up on the location card.
Clusters Messier 7, NGC 6444, NGC 6453 in constellation Scorpius. Chart created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. [149, 160]
Butterfly Cluster
Lagoon Nebula
Trifid Nebula
Bug Nebula
Cat's Paw Nebula
Little Ghost Nebula
142 NGC 2000.0, The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J.L.E. Dreyer; edited by Roger W. Sinnott; Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press (1988); cdsarc.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/VII/118 (2021-02-18)
251 «Young Radio Pulsars in Galactic Globular Clusters» Jason Boyles, Duncan R. Lorimer, Phil J. Turk, Robert Mnatsakanov, Ryan S. Lynch, Scott M. Ransom, Paulo C. Freire, Khris Belczynski; The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 742, Number 1; DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/742/1/51


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Technology evens the playing field for students
Home » Success Stories » Technology evens the playing field for students at the ACLD Tillotson School
Tillotson employs Tiger Zone, unique educational technology tactics to create a robust program that champions individualized learning
All educational institutions share a version of the same goal – to reach every student in a way that allows them to learn to the best of their abilities so that they will go on to achieve their full potential. For this reason, finding educational tools that help reach every single student is of the utmost importance in our society today.
The ACLD Tillotson School, which consists of 75 students with learning disabilities from various school districts in the Greater Pittsburgh area, have become champions of the individualized learning concept. Their creative use of educational technology, which has been perfected over its two-year-long partnership with Questeq, has created a pathway that facilitates learning for all of their students and meets each and every individual need.
"Especially with our students, every minute maters," says Brad Klingelhoefer, Technology Coordinator and Questeq liaison at the ACLD Tillotson School. "So if there is something I can do to get info out there, build up resources, so its quicker for students to come in the classroom and learn, I'm all about that.
Watch "The story of technology and implementation at ACLD Tillotson"
"We try to look at each student individually and see what their goals are and what they need assistance with," says Klingelhoefer. "If there is a technology program out there that can help them with a certain need – for example text-to-speech, touch-screen typing and monitoring – we do everything we can to get it for them."
Some of Tillotson's more recent technology acquisitions include 1:1 Chromebooks and Nearpod, which is a tool to help teachers with lesson planning, assessments and increase student engagement. They also implemented a new student information system to help track progress and ILPs. One of the most noticeable changes as you walk through the building, however, is the Tiger Zone – a colorful, inviting collaborative space filled with tech tools such as a green screen, 3D printers and smart TVs – to encourage creativity and participation.
"I wouldn't necessarily call it a STEAM space. It does revolve around those topics, but we've given it our own flavor," says Klingelhoefer. "We initially called it the 'Digital Engagement Center,' but we asked the students to rename it and they chose 'The Tiger Zone.'"
The new technology has also expanded how teachers and students interact. For example, students can now ask questions digitally either during class or at home while they are studying. Teachers can also monitor each of their students' work during class to make sure they are on task and to note if anyone needs some special attention.
Watch "Students using technology in meaningful ways"
"We're implementing change here at a really rapid rate, and there really isn't any push-back," says Klingelhoefer. Tillotson's size and specialty certainly contributes to the culture of technology innovation, but Klingelhoefer has also used "tech time trainings," professional development programs and an open-door policy to help keep everyone up-to-speed. "It's hard to envision a three-to-five-year strategic plan because of our size," says Klingelhoefer. "Typically, for something that would take that long, we can get it done in a matter of months."
Under the leadership of executive director Donna Westbrooks-Martin, who initiated the Questeq partnership and whose vision it was to build an exemplary technology program for her students, the technology leaders and educators at Tillotson have created a recipe for success that will continue to benefit students even after they graduate.
"Parents are in awe of how much technology we have," says Klingelhoefer. "At our parent/teacher conference this year, one of the parents was crying out of excitement that her kid gets to go here … it's all about teaching our students that technology is always going to be a tool for them to use when they transition out of here. Whatever they do, wherever they go, they will be familiar with these programs and know how it can improve their lives."
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low light mixes
Drone in Duality
My last mix was done for SubVersion and now Mick was kind enough to return the favor with a mix for Low Light Mixes. It's an excellent mix which Mick describes this way... "Drones In Duality" is the first in a series of mixes dedicated to Bridewell Gardens, which I visit every week to engage in therapeutic conservation and decorating work. The name is a reference to the double meaning properties of each track title, and the transference of a gesture in two different timeframes - before mucking in, and after a days' graft. For instance, Bibio's "Cherry Blossom Road" encompasses the ability to walk down roads adorned with flowers, to and from the bus trip to Bridewell, while "Sleep In The Eyes" identifies the product of doing much work on the premises, or getting cobwebs out on the journey in. Hammock's "We Will Say Goodbye To Everyone" nods to the friendly atmosphere I've encountered, and the desire to wish well each person I meet there. Pan American's "So That No Matter" curtails an extended metaphor for "so that no matter what problems I face, I can get through the day, with help from my friends and family". This is segued into Hakobune's "Realization At Dusk", which symbolises the enjoyment factor I weigh up the evening prior (getting sorted to make a stop) and heretofore the welcoming in of darkness (post-assignments and seeing everyone off). Oophoi's "Beyond These Skies" is the subsequent result of thinking forward, to what can be sentimental gold beyond nostalgic trifles. Then "Diamonds In The Sky" arrives to calm the listener: "They shine in the night / The diamonds in the sky / The sweet dreaming girl's paradise". "Softkiller" harks back to my relationship with the woman I've been so preocuppied with. Incomprehensible lyrics act as the undertow to ethereal guitar noodling and hushed chants. Grouper is juxtaposed with the grainy metamorphosising of Evangelista to end, "The Frozen Dress" a direct correlation to the freeze-frame behaviour of "Heavy Water / I'd Rather Be Sleeping". All in all, "Drones In Duality" is a 23-minute endeavour into fresh ground for me. There's lots of drones, granted, but these are counterbalanced with an accessibility from the vocals and brimming harmonies. Next up: "Time Heals All Wounds".
porch music
graceful silence
an uncharted sea
the stars above us
songs for staying in
undiscovered soundtrack
distant transmissions
Quintessential Jazz
television sky
slow & sleepy
obscured by time
pno 2010
subatomic dubscapes
in foreign lands
positively ambient
vox electronix


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eARC Review & Excerpt: A Forbidden Rumspringa by Keira Andrews
After writing for years yet never really finding the right inspiration, Keira discovered her voice in gay romance, which has become a passion. She writes contemporary, historical, paranormal and fantasy fiction, and—although she loves delicious angst along the way—Keira firmly believes in happy endings. For as Oscar Wilde once said, "The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means." You can find out more about Keira and her books at her website, and on Facebook and Twitter.
When two young Amish men find love, will they risk losing everything?
Title: A Forbidden Rumspringa
Series: Gay Amish #1
Author: Keira Andrews
Publisher: Self published
Contact: keira.andrews@gmail.com
Formats: Mobi, ePub, PDF
In a world where every detail of life—down to the width of a hat brim—is dictated by God and the all-powerful rules of the community, two men dare to imagine a different way. At 18, Isaac Byler knows little outside the strict Amish settlement of Zebulon, Minnesota, where there is no rumspringa for exploration beyond the boundaries of their insular world. Isaac knows he'll have to officially join the church and find a wife before too long, but he yearns for something else—something he can't name.
Dark tragedy has left carpenter David Lantz alone to support his mother and sisters, and he can't put off joining the church any longer. But when he takes on Isaac as an apprentice, their attraction grows amid the sweat and sawdust. David shares his sinful secrets, and he and Isaac struggle to reconcile their shocking desires with their commitment to faith, family and community.
Now that they've found each other, are they willing to lose it all?
My Rating: 4.5 of 5 Stars
Growing up Amish can be very restrictive but all the church members have a choice to stay or not to stay. When a child turns sixteen years, they are allowed to experience Rumspringa or 'run around' and be with the English and do stuff they only had heard of. Most go back and be baptized, forever foregoing the temptations of the English world and live happy lives. For eighteen year old Isaac Byler, no such choices were given to him. His community, Zebulon, was considered one of the most restrictive among the Amish and Rumspringa was not an option offered because of something that happened in their original community. Their Ordnung was highly involved in the day to day living, and thinking, and feeling, of each church member. From the width of their hats to the girl they date, it was stifling. When Isaac is sent to apprentice with the carpenter, David Luntz, he was hesitant. David's family had a dark past and being the only male left to care and support the women in his family, his was a life that was impossible to get away from. Already in his twenties and not yet baptized, people among the community were beginning to question his lack of decision and lack of interest in dating. When Isaac became his apprentice, he knew his life would be forever changed. Just not as the community had even thought of. David and Isaac's falling in love was not planned but it did explain a whole lot of unvoiced questions. Their love was considered sinful but both felt it was right. They could not escape their attraction with each other. Soon, David showed Isaac what he knew of the English world and they experienced their own version of Rumspringa together. Living in a world where learning is considered the least important and placed way behind farming, animal husbandry or carpentry, these two men's lives was pure torture. What they did, what they felt to each other felt right. Not the wrong they were all made to believe. They had time to get over each other and join the church once and for all but that would mean forgetting and never speaking of their love. The decision they reached was surprising and yet expected. This was a beautiful book to read. David's and Isaac's lives were clearly not meant to be lived within such a highly restrictive community especially when just a few steps away is the real world calling and teasing their curiosity and need to learn. However, they had families they both loved and going against the Ordnung may mean they could never see or hear from them again. It was a tough world and it pulled at them, tearing their love apart. The Amish world of Zebulon is beautifully crafted that it almost felt real and reading about it set the mind to think and cringe and yet understand. Reading this brought the movie Footloose to mind as this plot plays around a similar theme of a ultra-conservative and highly restrictive community. The children may not feel the need, but teenagers long for something they could not quite understand what. Something has got to give.
As for the romance between David and Isaac, it was sweet and yet full of heartache. They were also two young men whom I would consider a bit naive but that is to be expected. I just hope that by the next installment, they would get through this new and modern life happily.
"Ready?" David asked. He nodded to where their hats hung on the wall. "You can get your hat on the way back. No need for it out in the woods with the sun going down. Don't worry, no one will see us."
Heart tripping, Isaac nodded and followed outside. Yet David didn't go toward his buggy, but instead to the fence where a tall bridled horse was tied. When Isaac hesitated, David glanced back.
"There's a shortcut across the fields and through the woods." He patted the horse's neck. "Kaffi likes riders. He's odd for a draft horse."
The name must have come from the dark coffee color of the horse's hair. "You're sure he can take us both?"
"Absolutely." David climbed onto the fence and swung his leg over the horse. "Come on, it's easy. We won't go too fast."
"Don't we need fishing poles?"
"I have a hidey hole in an old log by the lake. I keep them there. Hop on."
Isaac had ridden occasionally with a saddle before, but not for ages, and never bareback. The fence didn't waver as he clambered up, but he paused, eyeing the horse's broad back.
David gave him a smile. "It's all right. Just grab me and climb on."
Holding his breath, Isaac grasped David's shoulder to steady himself as he reached his leg over. Kaffi sidestepped as he settled on, and Isaac dug his fingers into David's hip with his left hand. He squeezed his thighs around the horse, anticipation zipping through him.
With a click of David's tongue and prodding of his heels, Kaffi sauntered into the field, following the narrow path between the gardens. Isaac concentrated on breathing steadily and keeping his balance. He should let go of David now that he was getting a feel for it, but Isaac hung on anyway. The pressure on his privates, with only his pants between them and the muscles of the horse's back, sent faint shivers up his spine.
Isaac could tell when they passed onto the land the Ottos now cultivated, the partly harvested crops growing higher and more plentiful. They didn't see any workers, but the sun was already beyond the horizon. He breathed in the familiar smell of the fields, earth and grass—and manure, faded now at the harvest, but always there.
David had clearly followed this route through the woods many times, and he didn't hesitate once they were in the trees. He went steadily east, angling this way and that, Kaffi sure-footed amid the roots and grassy scrub on the ground even as twilight gave way to darkness.
As the moon rose, its ghostly light filtering through the thinning autumn leaves, David brought Kaffi to a stop. The horse bent his head to munch on a low bush, and for a moment the rustling was the only sound. David looked over his shoulder at Isaac with eyes so serious that Isaac held his breath.
"What would you think if we didn't go fishing tonight?"
"Huh?" Isaac realized he was still hanging on although they weren't moving. He dropped his hands from David's waist, making fists to keep from fidgeting.
David watched him steadily. "The truth is, I don't want to go fishing at all."
They sat so close that David's breath tickled Isaac's face. "What do you want to do?" Isaac whispered.
David's gaze flicked a few inches down. "I want…"
Heart galloping, Isaac licked his dry lips.
Suddenly David spun back around, vibrating with tension. Kaffi sidestepped, snorting before going back to the shrubs.
Isaac could hardly breathe as he stared at the back of David's head, wishing he could peek inside. "David?"
He didn't turn, and his voice was low. "Can I trust you?"
Isaac swallowed hard. "Yes." He had the crazy urge to reach up and touch the skin of David's neck, to feel the fine wisps of dark hair there.
"I hardly know you, but I feel like I can. I mean, I've known you since you were born, but…not really."
He wished he could see David's expression to make some sense of this strange conversation. Tentatively, Isaac flattened his hand on David's back. Through the broadcloth, he felt rigid muscles beneath his palm. He swallowed hard. "You can trust me."
"If I take you somewhere, do you promise not to tell? Not anyone?"
"I promise." Unable to resist, he stroked David's back the way he would a skittish horse.
With a shudder, David put his heels to Kaffi, urging him on faster than before. Isaac wrapped his arms around David's waist and squeezed with his thighs, blood rushing in his ears as they cantered into a field under the silver of the moon. His hips pressed right against David's backside now.
Shivering, Isaac glimpsed what he could of David's face, wondering what thoughts warred in David's mind, and where he was leading them with such urgency. He should ask, but instead Isaac simply held on.
Labels: ARC, Excerpt, HFN, MM romance, mm-contemporary


1. Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck? Bugs. I luv da bunnies, and daffy's a lil too high strung and an over achiever for me.
2. Tom or Jerry? I choose neither. They beat each other up pretty equally, causing me to feel bad for the other, but i don't like one over the other. they both have their moments.
3. Mickey or Donald? DONALD. MICKEY IS GAY and that chick mouse is a front. ok, that's my opinion, but hey. wutever.
4. Rocky & Bullwinkle or Boris & Natasha? i've always loved bullwinkle's "hey i'm lost but it's ok" attitude.
5. Road Runner or Wile E. Coyote? wile e. coyote. he's very determined, and he doesn't give up without a fight.
6. Sylvester or Tweety? hehehe...i had a teacher that talked just like sylvester. i like him. i think tweety is a poser.
9. Jetsons or Flintstones? flintstones. i never really got into the jetsons, though they did have a couple good episodes.
p.s. i miss all my kids.
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rdrewd Living in Westbury, NY on Long Island. BS in IE/OR from Cornell U. (Ithaca, NY) MSE in Computer, Information and Control Engineering from U. of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI). Grew up in Union, NJ. Worked most of my career at Bell Laboratories (Murray Hill, NJ).
Should I move the blog to wordpress.com?


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The Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) specifies a general-purpose data format and network protocol for transmitting digital media streams on Internet Protocol (IP) networks. The details of media encoding, such as signal sampling rate, frame size and timing, are specified in an RTP payload format. The format parameters of the RTP payload are typically communicated between transmission endpoints with the Session Description Protocol (SDP), but other protocols, such as the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) may be used.

Audio and video payload types

RFC 3551, entitled RTP Profile for Audio and Video (RTP/AVP), specifies the technical parameters of payload formats for audio and video streams.

The standard also describes the process of registering new payload types with IANA; additional payload formats and payload types are defined in the following specifications:
 , Standard 65, RTP Profile for Audio and Video Conferences with Minimal Control
 , Media Type Registration of Payload Formats in the RTP Profile for Audio and Video Conferences
 , RTP Payload Format for 12-bit DAT Audio and 20- and 24-bit Linear Sampled Audio
 , RTP Payload Format for H.264 Video
 , RTP Payload Format for Transport of MPEG-4 Elementary Streams
 , RTP Payload Format for MPEG-4 Audio/Visual Streams
 , RTP Payload Format for MPEG1/MPEG2 Video
 , RTP Payload Format for High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)
 , RTP Payload Format for JPEG-compressed Video
 , RTP Payload Format for H.261 Video Streams
 , RTP Payload Format for PureVoice Audio Video
 , RTP Payload Format for Uncompressed Video
 , RTP Payload Format for the Opus Speech and Audio Codec
 , RTP Payload Format for JPEG XS

Payload identifiers 96–127 are used for payloads defined dynamically during a session. It is recommended to dynamically assign port numbers, although port numbers 5004 and 5005 have been registered for use of the profile when a dynamically assigned port is not required.

Applications should always support PCMU (payload type 0); previously, DVI4 (payload type 5) was also recommended, but this was removed in 2013 by RFC 7007.

Text messaging payload
 , RTP Payload Format for Text Conversation

MIDI payload
 , RTP Payload Format for MIDI
 , An Implementation Guide for RTP MIDI

See also
 Session Initiation Protocol
 H.323
 Comparison of audio coding formats

References

External links
IANA assignments of Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) Parameters

VoIP protocols


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This appeal arises under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act, TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 401.001 et seq. (1989 Act). On February 1, 1994, a contested case hearing was held in (city), Texas, with (hearing officer) presiding, to determine the single issue of whether (Dr. R) was an agreed designated doctor on the claim of the claimant CC, who is the appellant, and who injured her shoulder and neck on (date of injury), in the course and scope of her employment as assistant manager for (employer).
The hearing officer determined that Dr. R was not a mutually agreed upon designated doctor. He nevertheless held that Dr. R was a designated doctor, and based this upon the fact that claimant, several weeks after Dr. R's examination, entered into a benefit review conference (BRC) agreement in which Dr. R was referred to as a designated doctor. He held that Dr. R's report was entitled to presumptive weight.
The claimant appeals this ruling, arguing that it is conflicting for the hearing officer to hold that Dr. R was not an agreed designated doctor and then determine that he is still a designated doctor. She argues that she was not adequately assisted by the ombudsman to prepare for the BRC where the agreement in question was forged. She further argues that the agreement should be set aside because Dr. R was not a properly agreed doctor. The carrier cross-appeals that the hearing officer was in error when he found that Dr. R was not a mutually agreed to designated doctor.
The findings and conclusions of the hearing officer that Dr. R was not a mutually agreed upon designated doctor are affirmed. The decision of the hearing officer that Dr. R was nevertheless a designated doctor, based upon the BRC agreement entered into after his examination, is reversed, and a new decision rendered that Dr. R was not a designated doctor because he was neither mutually agreed to resolve the issue of impairment, nor appointed by the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission (Commission) for this purpose, and as a matter of law was not a "designated doctor" as defined by Section 401.011(15).
Claimant's treating doctor, (Dr. D), certified that claimant reached maximum medical improvement (MMI) on July 30, 1992, with a 21% impairment rating. The carrier disputed the impairment rating in a letter by adjuster (Mr. B) to the Commission dated August 28, 1992. A copy was mailed to claimant. This letter first indicated a dispute to the impairment rating, and stated that the notice was being filed "per Rule 130.5." The letter then said:
By copy of this letter to [claimant] we are advising her of this dispute and ask that she contact us to see if an agreement can be reached for her to be seen by a specialist to render a second opinion.
The letter nowhere uses the all important term "designated doctor." When Mr. B was asked what he meant by the term "second opinion," he answered "[a] second opinion can be referred to many different things. The designated doctor in my opinion would be-- is also a second opinion. It's another opinion by a doctor." This testimony corroborates claimant's testimony that it was her impression after getting this letter that the carrier desired to have her treated by another doctor; this coincided with her dissatisfaction with her treating doctor's treatment in that she would only be afforded temporary relief. She stated that when she spoke with Mr. B, the gist of the conversation was that she would be treated by the second doctor; she did not recall that Mr. B used the term designated doctor, nor did she understand that a binding opinion would result as opposed to treatment.
Claimant stated that she attended the first appointment with Dr. R in late September (according to Mr. B, the first appointment with Dr. R was September 22, 1992). Claimant said that her records had not been sent to Dr. R, so she used the appointment to consult with him about injuries from an automobile accident (unrelated to the compensable injury) and paid him from her own pocket for this. Claimant said she scheduled a second appointment for the first week of October.
On September 21, 1992, the Commission mailed a letter to the claimant informing her of the dispute to the impairment rating, and stating that claimant would have 10 days to agree with the carrier on a designated doctor or one would be appointed.
Mr. B stated that claimant was to schedule the appointment with Dr. R. Mr. B stated that claimant called him on September 23rd to say that she did not have the examination because her records weren't there. A note in the commission contact log indicated that the disability determination officer spoke with Mr. B about a concern that Dr. R was a hand specialist (the note is not clear on who raised this concern). He stated that in this conversation he discussed the fact that Dr. R would be a designated doctor. However, when specifically asked if he discussed the significance of an agreed upon designated doctor and the ramifications of it, he said: "I discussed some of it with her. I don't know how in detail I got with her. The letter I sent to follow up my conversation seemed . . . pretty good detail on that." He was asked again if he specifically told her that all parties had to accept Dr. R's findings. He replied: "In my letter, I did. As far as our conversation, I'm not sure."
The letter to which Mr. B referred was his letter to claimant dated September 24, 1992, purporting to confirm "our previous phone conversation in which we agreed that you would see [Dr. R] as a designated doctor to determine your correct impairment rating." This letter states Mr. B's understanding that the claimant "rescheduled your appointment for October 6, 1992." It further states:
It is understood that [Dr. R] is an agreed upon designated doctor and his findings will be binding as long as they are within the guidelines of the Workers' Compensation Act.
A copy of the letter is shown as mailed to the Commission's field office in (city). The letter in evidence contains the date stamp of the field office, with the month clearly reading "Nov," and the date is either the 13th, 16th or 18th. The year is not indicated.
The adjuster wrote another letter that day to Dr. R, and no copies are shown to either the claimant or Commission. The letter nowhere advises Dr. R that he will be the "designated doctor." It states only that the reason for the appointment is to determine claimant's "permanent partial impairment, if any" and shares the carrier's position that claimant was involved in an auto accident "reinjuring her neck ... I ask you to separate the two injuries when determining this impairment." The letter closes by conveying appreciation for "your help" and tells Dr. R to "feel free to contact me" with any questions or for further discussion. (During the contested case hearing, the ombudsman raised the point that this letter could be viewed as a unilateral contact with the designated doctor of the nature repeatedly criticized by the Appeals Panel, but objections to the relevance of such questions were sustained.)
Claimant stated she did not receive this letter prior to her October 6th appointment with Dr. R. The evidence is clear that the Commission never contacted the claimant to confirm the purported agreement. On October 8th, according to Commission logs, the claimant contacted the Commission to complain that she disagreed with Dr. R's examination, and raised the point on that date that Mr. B had never used the term designated doctor, and that she went to Dr. R for a second opinion. A further note from the log somewhat cryptically states: "She will wait and see what Dr. R has to say, if does not agree w/this will go designated dr."
The TWCC-69 from Dr. R is date stamped by the (city) field office as received November 16, 1992. The opening sentence of the narrative attached to Dr. R's report states: "This is an IME." Dr. R certified that claimant reached MMI effective October 6, 1992, with a zero percent impairment.
A benefit review conference was requested by telephone on October 22nd; the disability determination officer's transcription of the issues to be determined lists: did claimant and carrier agree upon a designated doctor, did carrier follow proper procedures for agreement, and does carrier owe impairment income benefits (IIBS). The first two issues are indicated on the form not to have been resolved by October 23, 1992. No BRC report is in evidence. The only document represented to have followed from the BRC is a benefit review conference agreement form dated and signed November 20, 1992. This cites the disputed issue as: "Whether the claimant has a right to a 2nd treating doctor?" The recited "resolution" is twofold: "1. The insurance company and [claimant] agree to [Dr. O] as [claimant]'s second treating doctor; 2. The claimant preserves the right to at another benefit review conference dispute the impairment rating of the designated doctor [Dr. R] of 0%."
Claimant stated that the ombudsman did not prepare with her beforehand for the conference. She said that although she continued to dispute that Dr. R was a designated doctor, the attorney for the carrier simply announced at the BRC that it had "already been established" that Dr. R was a designated doctor. She stated that she took from this that there was no use arguing. Claimant said she did not realize she had a right not to sign the agreement, and did not recall being advised by the benefit review officer (BRO) or the ombudsman that it would be binding.
"Designated doctor" is defined in Section 401.011(15) as "a doctor appointed by mutual agreement of the parties or by the commission to recommend a resolution of a dispute as to the medical condition of an injured employee." (Emphasis added.) A doctor becomes a "designated doctor" only through mutual agreement or commission appointment. See also Texas. W.C. Comm'n, 28 TEX. ADMIN. CODE § 130.6 (Rule 130.6). In this case, there was no Commission appointment. Therefore, the question for the hearing officer to determine was whether Dr. R was appointed by mutual agreement. He decided Dr. R was not. The evidence more than sufficiently supports this finding and conclusion.
Mr. B conceded that his use of the term "second opinion" has many meanings; it does not, in our view, accurately apply to an agreed designated doctor, whose opinion is not merely a "second" one, but the opinion on impairment. Thus, it is misleading to solicit agreement to a designated doctor by representing that only a "second opinion" will be involved. Subsequent references in correspondence or conversations to desire to agree on a doctor to resolve impairment does not cure ambiguity, because the agreement provisions also apply to appointment of a doctor under Section 408.004. The use of the term "second opinion" is something a trier of fact may consider as evidence that there was no agreed designated doctor. See Texas Workers' Compensation Commission Appeal No. 93425, decided July 14, 1993.
It is hard to fathom why a party who seeks a binding agreement on a designated doctor, most especially with an unrepresented claimant, would not directly use that term, and fully explain the ramifications to the other party, from day one of a dispute. We note that one of the strongest pieces of evidence against the existence of an agreement for a designated doctor is the failure of the carrier to inform Dr. R himself that he was a designated, as opposed to a carrier "IME," doctor. Given the special status of a designated doctor in the 1989 Act as the impartial doctor, such an omission is without justification.
In short, the risk of the conduct evident here is that there will be no meeting of the minds on the status of the designated doctor prior to his examination. The hearing officer's assessment that the evidence preponderated against an agreement is affirmed.
Having properly rejected a finding that Dr. R was an agreed designated doctor, and there being no Commission appointment of him as such, the hearing officer erred by effectively allowing a third method by which Dr. R became a designated doctor. The determination of this case is clearly guided by the statutes and our decisions holding that the status of a doctor as a designated doctor must be established prior to his examination. Texas Workers' Compensation Commission Appeal No. 92511, decided November 12, 1992. We have also held that this precludes a retrospective agreement on the doctor's status as "designated" through a BRC agreement, Texas Workers' Compensation Commission Appeal No. 94072, decided March 3, 1994; we noted in that decision that this in no way compromised the ability of the parties to enter into an agreement or settlement that expressly states that MMI had been reached or adopts one of the impairment ratings. Even if the BRC agreement in this case had expressly agreed that Dr. R was a designated doctor (which in our opinion it does not), it would have been an abuse of discretion for the hearing officer not to set it aside. See Appeal No. 94072, cited above. We observe that the only "agreement" here is a passive reference to Dr. R as a designated doctor in the course of a purported resolution of the primary, stated issue of whether claimant would be allowed to change to a second treating doctor.
For these reasons, we reverse those findings and conclusions which determine that Dr. R was a designated doctor, holding as a matter of law that since he was determined by the hearing officer not to be a mutually agreed designated doctor, and he was not appointed by the Commission, he is not a "designated doctor" as defined by the 1989 Act. As the only issue before the hearing officer involved the status of Dr. R, and there were no issues relating to impairment rating or MMI, there is no reason to remand the case, although the parties are free to resolve any dispute relating to Dr. D's 21% impairment rating through the BRC and hearing system.


TCB has entered into a collaboration with Vogue Netherlands in order to actively pursue the upper segment of the leisure market in the Netherlands. Vogue was so enthusiastic about the collaboration that the magazine decided to send an international production team to Bonaire and to book the Dutch top model Romee Strijd for the production. An exceptional collaboration with a tourism agency that received a lot of positive attention in the press (Antilliaans Dagblad, Travelpro, Trav magazine, etc.).
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Q: Can I access the pre-installed hard disk of my laptop after booting the OS from a pendrive? I have an old Dell Vostro 1440, 2GB Ram, about 500GB HDD and an i3 processor. That's all I know about it. Using the system is a complete nightmare as it lags a lot. Yesterday I checked the Task Manager for the first time and saw that it said 90% memory used even though I had literally no apps/softwares running. I am thinking of upgrading it a bit by using an 8GB DDR3 RAM and using a 64GB pen drive to boot my OS faster than before.
Edit : I am thinking of using Ubuntu.
I use my laptop for coding in Java and some usual web surfing.
Will this upgrade fix the issue? And will I be able to use the system hard disk after I have booted the OS from a pen drive? I wish to use the system harddrive (the 500GB one) as a spare one where I'll store all the least important files, in case the disk fails.
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The only problem to consider is the life of USB.
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Snapshot. 1899.
by Bruno Lindner
Our daily lives are governed by the measurement of time both in the long and short term. The simple act of looking at a clock in Vancouver BC at 2:24PM can evolve into a story telling experience that lasts for an entire day.
Museums and Archives tell stories in a variety of ways. One method is to bring together several items that help tell a grand overarching story. Authors and film-makers do the same, drawing on a variety of sources. Another method of storytelling is to take one item and let it be the central theme of the story. Other items may be brought in to explain its context. In a family setting, it could be a postcard, a picture, a medal, some furniture or jewelry. From there the stories begin. "Let me tell you about the time when….."
Let me tell you about one such story.
It starts with an invitation…
Sir Henry Perring Pellew Crease is invited to the 1899 US Independence Day ceremonies at Port Angeles.
His letter of regret reads as follows:
Reply to Port Angeles invitation,
For 4th July 1899.
Sir Henry P. Pellew Crease K.B. of Victoria
Acknowledges with grateful thanks the courtesy and cordial invitation of the Mayor, City Council & Celebration Committee of Port Angeles, to be present at the Celebration of the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July the Fourth at that City. and regrets much that unavoidable engagements prevent him from being present on that occasion.
The more so as being the son of the Late Captain Henry Crease, Royal Navy, of Her Majesty's Ship Menelaus, who had the happy duty of being the Herald of white-winged Peace, in carrying up to Washington, not without danger to himself, The definitive Treaty of Peace, which set the Imperial Seal to the Independence of the whole of the United States, (now with 70 millions of people) whose extended Empire, and success in war has just astonished the world.
He may also perhaps be permitted to add his sense of the benefit conferred on the whole British Empire, notwithstanding the great loss of provinces sustained on the occasion – by the impetus which the independence of the States gave to the development of free institutions throughout British North America; and indeed generally throughout all Britain's extended Colonies when they have become in a condition to carry out so valuable an inheritance.
He also accepts the Courtesy which he now so heartily acknowledges, as another instance of the good and kindly feeling, which, better than any formal alliances unites the two great English-speaking nations by a friendly tie which will enable them to exert a combined power and influence throughout the globe, which cannot be disregarded by any nation however great in any great question whether of War, or Peace.
Pentrelew, Victoria, B.C. 3 July 1899.
The first paragraph is something one would find in any letter of regret.
The third and fourth paragraph speaks of the "special relationship between the British Commonwealth and Empire and the United States" Winston Churchill will highlight nearly 47 years later.
The family history happens in the between time.
Before mentioning America's success in a more recent war (which resulted in the perpetual lease of Guantánamo Bay), Sir Henry tells the story about his father carrying a peace treaty to Washington D.C. A treaty "which set the Imperial Seal to the Independence of the whole United States."
Although the storyteller is no longer with us, we have the advantage of on-line sources to attempt to fill in the blanks to this amazing statement.
Two peace treaties were signed between England and the USA; the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution, signed in 1784, and the treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812, which was signed on Christmas Eve 1814.
The HMS Menelaus was built in 1810 and Henry Crease appointed himself captain of the ship on 01 Sep 1814 (BC Archives MS-0055 Box 18 File 9). This happened as a result of the death of Peter Parker, (no not that one) during the Battle of Caulk's Field.
For more information, see the monument, map, and some more family history.
This story therefore must revolve around the treaty ending the War of 1812 (even though it was the other treaty that "set the Imperial Seal to the Independence of the whole United States". One must allow the story teller the opportunity to embellish the story a bit).
Sir Henry claims that his father delivered the treaty to Washington DC where it was ratified on the 16 Feb 1815. Just five days earlier on 11 Feb 1815 the actual document arrived in New York via the HMS Favorite captained by J.U. Mowatt. From there news travelled quickly.
The actual treaty had to travel to the US seat of power by a more sedate pace and by more secure means. It is also quite possible that the treaty documents changed hands before they were delivered to Washington.
The HMS Menelaus was based in Chesapeake Bay close to both New York and Washington. As such Captain Crease would have been familiar with the coastline and would have been a good choice of "being the Herald of white-winged Peace, in carrying up to Washington, not without danger to himself, The definitive Treaty of Peace…"
And so, a rejection letter written 84 years after the fact answers an "in-between time" question.
Who brought the Treaty of Ghent to Washington from New York between the 11th and 16th of February 1815?
The answer according to Sir Henry Crease is, "My father did."
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Bruno Lindner, "Snapshot. 1899., " Curious Quarterly Journal 001 (2014), accessed January 18, 2021. https://curious.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/snapshot-1899/