In an anti-union era, nurses are proving that organized labor can still be powerful. ….
…. NNU isn't new to this fight. Breaking up the for-profit health-care system has been a defining mission of the union since its founding a decade ago. But now the group faces a new challenge. NNU is embarking on a revamped Medicare for All campaign not only at the federal level — where the prospects of success are bleak, at least in the short term — but in states across the country, especially those with Democratic governors, most notably California, Minnesota and New York. ….
This entry was posted in Health Care, Health Care Workers, Health Reform, Labor Unions on February 25, 2019 by afscme.
The increase in workplace violence in healthcare facilities is now recognized by OSHA and other regulatory bodies as well as IAHSS, major nursing organizations, and the Joint Commission according to the author. In this article he reports on the causes and effects of such violence and presents security guidelines for taking action to reduce it as well as how COOs can be convinced to support such action.
This entry was posted in Health & Safety, Health Care Workers, Workplace Violence/Bullying on December 13, 2018 by afscme.
National estimates of the proportion of current health care professionals, including physicians, who are non–US-born or noncitizens are unknown. These proportions may be significant. For example, non–US-born medical graduates comprise approximately one-fifth of practicing US physicians, and among non–US-born medical graduates who match into residency positions in the United States, approximately 60% are not US citizens. Using data from the US Census, this study estimated the proportion of non–US-born and noncitizen health care professionals in the United States in 2016.
This entry was posted in Health Care Workers, Immigration on December 7, 2018 by afscme.
Ambulance service workers frequently transfer and transport patients. These tasks involve occupational injury risks such as heavy lifting, awkward postures, and frequent motor vehicle travel.
We examined Ohio workers' compensation injury claims among state‐insured ambulance service workers working for private employers from 2001 to 2011. Injury claim counts and rates are presented by claim types, diagnoses, and injury events; only counts are available by worker characteristics.
We analyzed a total of 5882 claims. The majority were medical‐only (<8 days away from work). The overall injury claim rate for medical‐only and lost‐time cases was 12.1 per 100 full‐time equivalents. Sprains and strains accounted for 60% of all injury claims. Overexertion from patient handling was the leading injury event, followed by motor vehicle roadway incidents. Conclusions: Study results can guide the development or improvement of injury prevention strategies. Focused efforts related to patient handling and vehicle incidents are needed.
This entry was posted in Emergency Services, Health & Safety, Health Care Workers, Workers' Compensation on November 20, 2018 by afscme.
Hospice care has significantly changed over the past 40 years. The industry has seen a growth in utilization rates, an increase in insurance coverage, and changing governmental funding. To reduce the significant risk of employee turnover, hospice care organizations have responded to these pressures. This study examines whether nursing turnover is affected as organizations respond to environmental pressures for increased patient-centered care (PCC). Does the use of patient-centered approaches to meeting client needs reduce turnover in the nursing staff? Using hierarchical regression to analyze organizational, market, and personnel data from 695 hospices across the United States, this study finds innovative PCC practices are significantly related to reduced nursing turnover.
This entry was posted in Furloughs/Layoffs/Turnover, Health Care Workers on August 15, 2018 by afscme.
Health care employers should be aware that a recent holding from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit may indicate that courts and juries are beginning to weigh in on the dramatic sexual harassment developments, such as the #MeToo and #Time'sUp movements addressing workplace harassment, by holding employers to heightened standards, including as to "last chance" agreements. In MacCluskey v. University of Connecticut Health Center ( MacCluskey), the Second Circuit upheld a jury verdict awarding plaintiff Mindy MacCluskey $125,000 in damages after finding that she was subject to a hostile work environment where she was repeatedly sexually harassed by a coworker, dentist Michael Young, who was subject to a last-chance agreement from 10 years earlier. The bottom line in the MacCluskey holding is that it is not enough for employers to merely maintain a policy prohibiting sexual harassment, they must also take reasonable care to enforce the policy.
This entry was posted in Discrimination, Health Care Workers, Labor Laws/Legislation, Working Women on August 8, 2018 by afscme.
One reason for such wide support: these hospital workers aren't just demanding a raise themselves. They're also calling for a $15 minimum wage for their nonunion co-workers, such as those who answer the phones, mop the floors, cook the food, and help patients to the bathroom…..
This entry was posted in Health Care Workers, Labor Unions, Organizing, Strikes on August 3, 2018 by afscme.
Opioids have many beneficial uses in medicine, but, taken inappropriately, they can cause life‐threatening health effects. The increasing use of physician‐prescribed and illicit opioids, including highly potent fentanyl and its analogs, have contributed to a significant increase in opioid‐related drug overdoses in the United States, leading to a public health emergency. There have been a number of reports describing adverse health effects experienced by police officers, fire‐fighter emergency medical services providers, and private sector ambulance personnel when responding to drug overdose incidents. Several sets of exposure prevention recommendations for first responders are available from government and the private sector. Understanding the scientific basis for these recommendations, increasing awareness by responders of the potential risks associated with opioid exposure during a response, and educating responders about safe work practices when exposure to opioids is suspected or confirmed are all critical prevention measures that can keep first responders safe.
This entry was posted in Emergency Services, Health & Safety, Health Care Workers, Law Enforcement on June 27, 2018 by afscme.
The ageing of the US labour force highlights the need to examine older adults' physical and psychological ability to work, under varying levels of occupational burnout.
To examine how age and burnout interact in predicting physical and psychological work ability.
Using a cohort of actively working nurses, we assessed factors on the Work Ability Index at 12-month follow-up and determined how these were related to age and exhaustion-related burnout at baseline.
The study group consisted of 402 nurses aged 25–67 (mean = 41.7). Results indicated age by burnout interactions in which decrements in physical work ability with greater age were observed at all but the lowest level of burnout (1.5 SD below mean: β = −0.14, 95% CI −0.36, 0.07; 1 SD below: β = −0.23, 95% CI −0.39, −0.06; mean: β = −0.39, 95% CI −0.50, −0.29; 1 SD above: β = −0.56, 95% CI −0.70, −0.42; 1.5 SD above: β = −0.64, 95% CI −0.83, −0.46). In contrast, we observed decrements in psychological work ability with age at higher levels of burnout only (1 SD above: β = −0.20, 95% CI −0.35, −0.05; 1.5 SD above: β = −0.30, 95% CI −0.49, −0.11); at lower levels of burnout, older age was associated with improvements in this (1 SD below: β = 0.19, 95% CI 0.03, 0.35; 1.5 SD below: β = 0.29, 95% CI 0.08, 0.50).
Findings indicated physical and psychological dimensions of work ability that differed by age and occupational burnout. This emphasizes the need for interventions to reduce burnout and to address age-related strengths and vulnerabilities relating to physical and psychological work ability.
This entry was posted in Health Care Workers on June 1, 2018 by afscme.


This is a beautiful purple cluster of amethyst crystals that have been collected from Turkey. The amethyst has formed as a pseudomorph after barite, which gives the specimen its bumpy appearance. It contains many grape juice colored crystals with remarkable luster.


One of two indoor hard court tournaments, the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam boasts a fairly strong field for an ATP 500 tournament. The field is headed by 2005 and 2012 winner Roger Federer and contains three more top ten players in Juan Martin Del Potro, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet. Dutchman and two times winner Richard Krajicek is the tournament director.
With his impressive indoor record, it is hard to see past Roger Federer defending the title he won last year. The world No.2 begins against Grega Zemlja whom he saw off in Doha in straight sets last year before a likely clash with Mikhail Youzhny. Youzhny must first defeat wildcard Thiemo de Bakker- the Dutchman had shown promise in 2010 before 2011 injuries put paid to his steady rise up the rankings. He showed promise at the back end of last year winning three clay challengers but will be disappointed to have failed to qualify for the Australian Open this year. Youzhny has yet to defeat Federer in fourteen attempts and after picking up a knock against Marin Cilic in Zagreb it doesn't appear he will be fifteenth time lucky either. If 2008 winner Michael Llodra can keep up his good indoor form then a potential second rounder with Jerzy Janowicz promises to be a heated and exciting affair. Llodra faces fellow Frenchman Julien Benneteau while the seventh seed Janowicz has a fairly straightforward match against Victor Hanescu. Given the circumstances of his Paris run where numerous players motivations were questionable, this tournament should give a greater idea of Janowicz's potential at the highest level, especially if he makes it to the likely quarter final against Federer.
The rest of the top half is decidedly French and it wouldn't be a surprise at all if Gilles Simon and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made up an all-French quarter final. Simon opens against a qualifier and potentially a second if they can make it past Marcel Granollers. Granollers is still reeling from the embarrassing defeat in Davis Cup against Frank Dancevic where he won just five games and could be prime for an upset from the likes of Daniel Brands and Ernests Gulbis should they qualify. Despite an impressive 2012, it's unlikely Igor Sijsling will have enough to trouble Tsonga while Martin Klizan and Paul Henri-Mathieu both disappointed last week in Zagreb and Montpellier respectively.
The bottom half of the draw looks a lot more unpredictable with a number of unseeded players who could do damage in the draw. Nikolay Davydenko already owns a 5-2 record over Florian Mayer and it wouldn't be all that much of a surprise to see him make it 6-2 if he can repeat the form he showed he last year. The Russian took Federer to three and could well have won if not for a late collapse. Bernard Tomic faces Grigor Dimitrov in what looks like the tie of the first round. The pair have been continually hyped but for the most part haven't really delivered but signs are there that this might be the year for both of them. Tomic won his first ATP Tour title in Sydney while Dimitrov made the final in Brisbane. However, Dimitrov has lost his last four matches and was incredibly disappointing in the straight sets loss to Ivo Karlovic in Zagreb. Benoit Paire and Richard Gasquet could face each other for the second time in less than a week (after their Montpellier final) if both can navigate tricky first round matches. Paire plays Marcos Baghdatis while Gasquet is up against Viktor Troicki. Question marks surround Troicki's fitness however, after the Serb withdrew down 6-0 4-2 in Montpellier last time out.
After defeating Federer in their last two meetings (Basel, London), Juan Martin Del Potro will be confident he can repeat the trick should he make the final as his second seeding suggests. The Argentinian showcased his indoor credentials with three titles last year (Basel, Vienna, Marseille) but has had a sloppy start to the year and was disappointing at the Australian Open where Jeremy Chardy defeated him in five sets. Gael Monfils is a tricky first round opponent but as of yet the Frenchman hasn't looked like pulling off a statement win since his return from injury. Robin Haase has had a good week after a multitude of first round exits in the past six months but troubling Del Potro seems unlikely. The pair met at Wimbledon last year where Del Potro won in four sets but Haase must first defeat a qualifier. Andreas Seppi withdrew from Zagreb without playing a match but returns in the draw here as sixth seed where he opens against a qualifier with the winner taking on Jarkko Nieminen or David Goffin. Nieminen always takes it up a notch indoors and is fresh off a Montpellier semi final while Goffin has had a disappointing start to the year – collapsing from very promising positions in both the Davis Cup match against Viktor Troicki and the Australian Open first round against Fernando Verdasco.


Greg / February 28, 2014 / Comments are off for this post.
When it comes to battling the flu virus, there are many steps you can take. Avoiding other people who may be sick, keeping your hands from rubbing your eyes, mouth or nose, keeping your hands clean, etc….. While these are all very important steps to avoiding the flu, perhaps the most important is identifying where flu germs hide in your home. This article from Enviro Maids, gives you some tips on where to find and fight the flu virus within your home.
The telltale sounds of winter are in the air — coughing, sneezing, and sniffling. Trying to avoid catching the flu takes a lot of effort on your part — you constantly wash your hands, keep a safe distance from anyone who is sick, avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth, and carry an arsenal of germ-killing hand sanitizer. While all these steps are important, one more step is necessary in the ongoing battle of the flu — getting rid of flu germs that lurk on surfaces throughout your house.
While getting the flu vaccine every year is the first line of defense against catching the influenza virus, there are other preventive cleaning steps you can take to ensure you stay as healthy as possible this winter. The following cleaning list also is effective in preventing other viruses not covered by the flu vaccine, such as cold and stomach viruses. According to Flu.gov, influenza A and B viruses can live on a surface for hours to days. That means it pays to be extra vigilant when it comes to cleaning and disinfecting during flu season.
When it comes to zapping flu germs, you must disinfect surfaces, not just clean them. Cleaning physically removes dirt and germs, while disinfecting kills germs. Flu.gov recommends using a disinfectant that's registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as being effective against killing flu germs. Visit their website for a full list.
It's important to ramp up your disinfecting routine during the flu season even before someone in your home comes down with the flu. That's because according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), people may be able to spread flu germs to other people one day before coming down with any symptoms. The flu continues to be contagious five to seven days after becoming sick.
Clean surfaces first to remove excess dirt, crumbs, etc. Follow by disinfecting with an EPA-approved disinfectant.
When cleaning surfaces touched by a sick person, use disposable paper towels instead of sponges and dishcloths. If you do use a sponge, WebMD.com suggests disinfecting it each time by zapping it (while wet) in the microwave on high for 2 minutes. You can also run it through the dishwasher. Remember: unless you're disinfecting rags and sponges between uses, you're only re-contaminating surfaces.
Disinfect surfaces that are routinely touched — doorknobs, light switches, remote controls, cabinet pulls, and electronic devices.
Clean and disinfect bathroom surfaces daily. Don't neglect forgotten areas such as the toilet handle and medicine cabinet door or handle.
Avoid storing toothbrushes together and don't use the same toothpaste as someone who is sick. Use paper towels or assign each family member their own hand towel to use after washing their hands.
Launder bed linens and blankets often during the winter months, especially the sheets of those with the flu. Wash and dry on the hot setting. When removing soiled linens, avoid having them come in contact with your clothing. Hugging a heap of laundry close to your body gives you a higher risk for contamination. Don't forget to wash your hands immediately after handling dirty laundry.
If a member of your household has the flu, try to contain them to one room as far away from the common living area as possible. The same goes for bathrooms; if possible, designate one bathroom to be used by the sick person. It'll be easier to stay on top of the germs if they're confined to one area.
Keeping your home flu-free takes extra work on your part, but it's worth it. Just remember: spring arrives next month and that means we're that much closer to the end of the flu season!
Greg / February 25, 2014 / Comments are off for this post.
Remember beepers? Flip phones? AOL? There was a time when those were groundbreaking advancements in technology. Now, you can listen to an entire library of music, watch a movie, or just browse the internet while waiting at the bus stop all from your phone. It's pretty crazy how much technology has changed in just the last decade. Well, the "green" community is advancing as well. In fact, some of the newest green gadgets were on display at the International Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. Here is an article from Enviro Maids, which highlights some of these new advancements in green technology. Pretty cool stuff.
Each January, thousand flock to the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to catch a glimpse of the latest and greatest technologies and innovations in consumer products. This year's show took place January 5-10 in Las Vegas and showcased an impressive array of state-of-the-art products. Our favorite products come from the "green" category, of course! Here are some of the standout green products for the home and why we love them.
EverSense Thermostat by Allure Energy, Inc.
This "smart" thermostat features a Wi-Fi touchscreen and Proximity Control Technology to make your home greener and more energy efficient. Proximity Control is a patented technology that controls and adjusts your home's temperature while you're away based on how near or far you're from your house. While you're at work or away on vacation, you probably adjust the setting on your thermostat to save energy while your home is empty. When you return home, you adjust the temperature back to your ideal setting. With EverSense's Proximity Control, the thermostat works like a GPS system, sensing your proximity to your home and adjusts the temperature automatically before you arrive home. You'll always come home to the perfect temperature. The EverSense thermostat works using the Eversense mobile app for iPhone or Android.
This large capacity washer is huge in size and huge in savings. This 5.2-cubic-foot capacity washer features TurboWash Technology that gets through even large loads 20 minutes faster than traditional washers. LG's ColdWash setting makes this washer even more energy efficient. According to the LG website, the ColdWash setting cleans as well as warmer settings yet saves you 60 to 91 percent more energy per load.
This kitchen workhorse is perfect for entertaining. Featuring an infrared heating element, broiling time takes 20 percent less time than conventional ovens. According to the LG website, this electric, double-oven range is a breeze to clean thanks to the EasyClean technology. Unlike other self-cleaning ovens, this LG oven takes only 20 minutes to thoroughly clean and only requires water. No harmful chemicals! The secret is the enamel lining. Simply spray the surfaces inside the oven with water and press the EasyClean button. Twenty minutes later, wipe any bits of loosened dirt and you're done!
Save enough energy in a year to run an ENERGY STAR certified clothes washer for 11 months.
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 6,000 pounds.
Another useful feature on this energy-saving dryer is the VentSensor feature that notifies you if there's lint blocking in the vent filter. Cleaning your vents regularly improves dryer performance.
Greg / February 21, 2014 / Comments are off for this post.
Nothing brings elegance and class to a room quite like a beautiful, sparkling chandelier. Unfortunately, even the most beautiful and expensive chandeliers lose their luster when they haven't been properly cleaned and become covered in dust. So, how do you keep them clean? In this article from The Wall Street Journal, you get a look at a few ways some professionals clean and maintain these elegant light fixtures.
Chandeliers bring elegance and shine to any room—until they're due for a cleaning. How professionals maintain the notoriously hard-to-reach lighting fixtures.
When the antique crystal looks a little too antique, when the romantic lighting goes from dim to dark, when each drop begs for a rub—it might be time to clean the chandelier.
It's easy to forget about them. Chandeliers are usually out of reach and they're not always in the direct line of sight. That is, until cobwebs are the center of attention at a get-together.
"You're standing here because I had a dinner party and someone remarked at how dirty [the chandelier] was," Brian Greene of Sparkle Chandelier Corp., based in Mount Kisco, N.Y., said one of his clients told him.
These spectacularly hard-to-reach dust-collectors are often placed in the hands of professionals when it comes time to polish them, but even the experts don't all use the same methods.
The best way to clean these beautifully pesky items? It depends on whom you ask.
This question started turning in the mind of professional cleaner Keith Campbell during a wedding he attended, when he noticed how ornate—and how dirty—the chandeliers in the hotel were.
Mr. Campbell had been studying ultrasound at the library and remembered learning about an attempt in Japan to clean clothes using sound waves. "One day it just came to me, about how to apply it to the chandeliers," he said.
He developed a machine—a box with an open top that beamed ultrasound waves—that cleaned individual crystals when the machine was raised to surround each drop.
Mr. Campbell brought his prototype to a Marriott hotel in Boston and offered to clean a chandelier. After seeing how well it worked, the general manager then gave him the whole hotel to clean—and a great recommendation, he said.
"The rest is history," said Mr. Campbell, the owner of Acu-Bright Inc. in Exeter, N.H.
This system takes about 80% less time than other methods, he says, and the average home chandelier costs between $300 and $700 to clean. He has used the method on chandeliers worth millions of dollars, he said.
But not everyone thinks new invention is necessary to clean a chandelier well. Sometimes it is simply a matter of repurposing a product that is already on the market.
Chris Smith of Crystal-Smith Inc. in Brooklyn, N.Y., uses surgical soap—the same soap used to clean metal hospital instruments—for the job.
Rinsing the cloth in a bucket filled with plain water between every rub is also important, he says, to keep the dirt from being reapplied.
"You don't want to use anything that's corrosive," he said. Cleaning of an average chandelier runs about $350, he said.
Mr. Smith also notes that metal hooks holding the crystal drops are usually gold- or silver-plated brass, and ammonia can take the finish right off.
In general, chemicals can be harmful to chandeliers, stripping lacquers and metallic coatings.
Mr. Smith does full restorations in his shop on chandeliers that require more attention than he can give from the top of a ladder.
The chandeliers he sees in the store have often fallen into severe disrepair after years in storage. Others come to him after being purchased at an auction in poor condition.
Sometimes the condition of the chandelier is the result of a leak or a fire where hoses were used. Water will leak down through the electric outlet and fill up the arms of the chandelier, he said.
Good chandeliers are supposed to be airtight on the inside, he said. But in these more-extreme cases, Mr. Smith said he takes the chandelier apart, rewires it and re-pins the drops.
These types of restorations can run in the range of $700 for a standard dining-room chandelier to $1,500 for a more elaborate, or more damaged, piece.
Brian Greene of Sparkle in Mount Kisco, N.Y., says chandelier cleaning simply requires the tools you'd expect: a pair of hands and a meticulous eye.
"We hand-polish ever single centimeter of the chandelier," he said. "It can take hours." His jobs run between a few hundred dollars and upward of $1,000, he said.
Mr. Greene said he was brought in to clean a chandelier on the Upper East Side in New York City. It had hung in the apartment for 35 years without a cleaning.
"It looked like a milkshake," Mr. Greene said of the layers of dust giving the piece a frosted appearance. He polished it until it sparkled like new. It took nearly four hours.
Greg / February 18, 2014 / Comments are off for this post.
When it comes to the effects chemicals can have on people, none are more concerning than the lasting effects they can have on children. Recently, researchers have actually expanded the list of chemicals which can be particularly dangerous for young and even unborn children. In this article from USA Today, they list some of the most harmful chemicals and also give some tips on how to keep your children from coming into contact with them. So, if you are a parent or an expectant parent, I strongly suggest giving this a read.
Two doctors sound the alarm again, as they did in 2006, about how certain common chemicals can contribute to various childhood disorders, and they expand their list of worrisome chemicals.
Everyday chemicals are damaging the brains of unborn and young children, leading to conditions like autism, ADHD, dyslexia and lost IQ points, according to two prominent doctors.
In an article published Friday in the journal Lancet Neurology, the two argue that chemicals should be better tested before being allowed on the market, and called for a global prevention strategy.
"We need to do something to protect the next generation's brains," said Philippe Grandjean of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.
This is the second time Grandjean and Philip Landrigan, a pediatrician at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, have sounded an alarm about the behavioral and brain effects of chemical exposures during pregnancy and early childhood.
• Manganese, a natural chemical found in drinking water in places like Bangladesh.
• Fluoride, in high concentrations, which has caused problems in China, though the low levels added to American drinking water are presumed safe.
• Chlorpyrifos, an insecticide used on golf courses and in agriculture among other places.
• Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), an insecticide banned in the U.S. in the 1970s, but still used in some countries.
• Tetrachloroethylene (PERC), a solvent used in dry cleaning and metal degreasing.
• Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), also known as flame retardants and often found in furniture, electronics and clothing, including children's pajamas.
Upsetting the careful balance of brain development can cause problems that range from a few lost IQ points to severe autism, Landrigan said.
Pregnancy, he said, "is a vulnerable time." A pregnant woman's body is well designed to protect the baby in case of a fall, he said, but doesn't do much to protect against chemicals, many of which can pass through the mother into the fetus.
Low-dose exposures are not enough to make pregnant women sick, so they don't know their fetus has received a harmful amount of the substance, Grandjean said.
The chemical industry wasn't any more impressed with the pair's new study than with their 2006 publication.
They criticize the scientists for focusing on chemicals whose problems are well known and quite out of the ordinary. "They then extrapolate that similar conclusions should be applied to chemicals that are more widely used in consumer products without evidence to support their claims. Such assertions do nothing to advance true scientific understanding and only create confusion and alarm," according to the statement.
Landrigan and Grandjean said they no longer consider chemicals like lead and mercury exceptions. The message of their new study, they said, is that many, many chemicals have similar damaging effects on the fetal and early childhood brain.
"We're now concluding there is a pattern here," Grandjean said.
The problem is that we simply don't know the effect of more than 99% of chemicals on the market, they both said in separate phone interviews this week.
The chemical industry is extremely concerned about safety and takes adequate precautions to ensure their products are safe if used as intended, according to the American Chemistry Council statement.
Council members do agree with the scientists that the 38-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act needs to be updated. "A strong, comprehensive federal chemical assessment and risk management program enhances the safety of all Americans," the statement read.
1) Eat organic food when possible during pregnancy.
2) Stay away from paint thinners, removers, pesticides and strong cleaning agents during pregnancy.
3) Get young children checked for lead exposure.
4) Ensure that sports fields are not sprayed with pesticides shortly before children use them.
Greg / February 14, 2014 / Comments are off for this post.
Today is February 14th, Valentine's Day. The color most associated with Valentine's Day is red, but this year perhaps you could infuse a different color, green. No, I'm not talking about money when I say green, instead I mean to come up with ways to celebrate this holiday of love by creating less waste, being more creative with your gifts, and saving some "green" (this time I meant money). Our good friends over at Seventh Generation, have compiled a list of 10 ways you can enjoy a greener holiday. Happy Valentine's Day!
1. Create a memory As the song says, "It only takes a moment." And experts agree that giving an experience, not a thing, makes us happier in the long run. Do a little advance scouting for a fantastic view — city lights, the sunset, the mountains in the distance – then take your valentine there. Bring along a little romantic snack, relax and just savor the moment together.
2. Eat in Valentine's Day is one of the most notoriously difficult times to get a dinner reservation, which means every restaurant in town is overbooked and anxious to move your dinner along so the next romantic evening can begin. Skip the stress, set a beautiful table at home, and cook a meal together. You can relax, and spend the kind of time you'd never be able to enjoy anywhere else.
3. Create an edible greeting Skip the before and after waste that comes from greeting cards and "pen" your sentiments in icing on a cookie or a cupcake, then present it in person – no stamp required!
4. Share the love Before, after, or instead of celebrating as a couple, share a little love in places where people really need it. Bring Valentine's Day treats to your local teen or homeless shelter, spend a little time in your local hospital's children's ward reading or doing simple crafts, or volunteer at your local animal shelter.
5. Watch a romantic comedy at home What's more romantic – waiting in line to see the just-released romance in a crowded theater (during the height of flu season, no less) or curling up on the couch with a bottle of eco-friendly wine some snacks and your significant other to watch a classic romance?
6. Make some music Not super tech savvy? No worries. These days just about any type of music you want is just an online search away, which means you can create a romantic and highly personalized playlist with ease. You don't even have to know how to burn the music to a CD – just share it directly online.
7. Say "I Love You" in another tongue There's something about hearing someone tell you they love you in a different language that's irresistible. This little exercise teaches you how to say, "I Love You" in fifty different languages. Practice together and see which languages speak to you!
8. Choose chocolate with care Valentine's Day surely rivals Halloween as one of the most chocolate-laden holidays going. And let's face it, chocolate is an easy, go-to gift that's hard to resist. But before you grab for the nearest heart-shaped box full, think again. Cocoa farming is associated with some serious ethical and environmental problems. Choose fair-trade chocolate for a truly loving gift.
9. Put it into words A letter can say what no pre-written card can, and all you need is a piece of paper, a pen, and an envelope. Check in here for tips on saying what you feel.
10. Love yourself By choice or by chance, not everyone is in a relationship. For those of us going solo, Valentine's Day can be unbearably annoying, or even depressing. You can ignore the day entirely, or you can devote some time to loving yourself! Treat yourself to a bouquet of organically grown flowers, indulge yourself with a spa treatment, a bit of fair-trade chocolate and the reminder that you don't have to wait for someone else to make you feel loved.
Greg / February 11, 2014 / Comments are off for this post.
When it comes to using green cleaners or conventional cleaners some people don't seem to care either way, as long as things get cleaned. A big reason some people may feel this way is because they aren't aware of some of the dangers that come with certain chemicals which can be found in some traditional cleaners. In this very informative article from Green Cleaning Magazine, a common chemical called Triclosan, (which is used in many different soaps, detergents, and even toothpastes) is discussed and so are some the side effects it can have. After reading this, I think I'm going to be avoiding products that contain this chemical!
This is the first installment of our ongoing series aimed to help you better understand the ingredients—both desirable and undesirable—in your home cleaning and personal care products. We arm you with information and provide a solid assessment of each ingredient so you can make educated decisions for yourself and your family.
What it is: A chlorinated bisphenol in the form of a white powdered solid with a slight aromatic/phenolic odor; made from petroleum derivatives.
How it Works: Triclosan has been shown to have antibacterial and anti-fungal qualities. In use since 1972, today triclosan can be found in soap, hand soaps, dish-washing liquids, laundry detergents, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorants and antiperspirants, cosmetics, shaving creams, and even carpet padding (used to deter mold), plastic lawn furniture, and pesticides.
What's the Problem? Triclosan has been brought under scrutiny because studies have shown that this ingredient can act as a hormone disruptor that's been linked to reproductive and developmental harm in animal studies. In addition, it has been shown to produce carcinogenic chloroform when brought into contact with chlorine in treated tap water. Need any more convincing?
• Amazingly, bio-monitoring studies have found triclosan in the bodies of nearly 75 percent of Americans over the age of six.
• Laboratory studies have shown that triclosan is an endocrine disruptor capable of interfering with hormones critical for normal development and reproduction. Such hormonal interference has the potential to cause long-term health problems including poor sperm quality and infertility, and damage to the developing brain leading to poor learning and memory. Several studies suggest that triclosan also may contribute to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, may exacerbate allergies, and may weaken muscle function.
• Triclosan's effectiveness as a cleaning agent and antibacterial has also been brought into question. In addition, this chemical is persistent—it has been shown to linger and work for as long as 12 hours after use. This fact creates more opportunity for harm.
• Triclosan also endangers the environment. It's been found in river sediment that's over 30 years old and some fish have been found to have levels of triclosan in their systems thousands of times higher than of that recorded in the surrounding water.
How Can You Avoid Triclosan? Read product labels and look for triclosan in the ingredient list along with product claims such as "antibacterial" and "odor-fighting." You can also look for the mention of Microban or Biofreshon (both containing triclosan) on consumer goods like clothing and toys.
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As humans, we are making strides to be more aware of how we treat the environment, and are trying to reduce our carbon footprints. If you happen to be a pet owner, there are steps you can take to reduce your pets carbon footprint (or paw-print) as well. Here are a few tips from our friends at Seventh Generation, on how to "green" your pet.
1. Chow Down Just like mass-market human food, much pet food is highly processed and less than nutritionally ideal. Make your own pet food or opt for certified-organic pet foods with all the nutrition information on the label. These products should meet FDA standards for meat grading and strict USDA standards (look for the green seal) that ensure no antibiotics, pesticides, hormones, or artificial preservatives are part of what's being served up at meal time.
2. Pick It Up Depending on what they eat, your pet's waste isn't necessarily terrible for the Earth. But the way you choose to dispose of it can be. Grab a bunch of biodegradable waste-disposal bags for your dog so their poo bag isn't sitting in a landfill for a century. For cats, stay away from clay clumping litters, as the clay is strip-mined and can contain potentially carcinogenic silica dust. Instead, go for biodegradable litters made from pine pellets or recycled newspaper.
3. Find Friendly Fibers The fibers in collars, scratching posts, toys, leashes and bedding are all areas to check twice when greening your pet's lifestyle. Choose fibers like organic cotton and biodegradable hemp for collars, leashes and bedding. It's worth doing the same for toys: many plastic ones can contain lead. You can even find habitats and scratching posts made from bamboo or recycled cardboard (www.marmaladepets.com).
4. Wash It Out How many times have you picked up a product at the store or vet only to find that you had to use gloves to apply it? Shampoo and flea treatments are often packed full of chemicals of concern. If it can't touch our skin, it probably shouldn't touch theirs. For a simple way to determine what you don't want in your pet's shampoo, consider what you wouldn't want in yours. If you avoid 1,4-dioxane contamination, your pet should too. If you would never consider lathering up with phthalates and parabens, don't do it to your pet either!
Flea treatment, though traditionally as chemically harsh as possible, can also be natural and sustainable. In fact, prevention can be the best solution. Bathe your pet regularly with natural cleaners. Vacuum your home at least once a week and dispose of the bag or its contents. Wash pet bedding in hot, soapy water at least once a week and use a fine-toothed comb on your pet.
5. Adopt In the United States, approximately 70,000 kittens and puppies are born every day. By adopting an animal from a rescue shelter, you can give a home to one of the 6 – 8 million dogs or cats that enter a shelter every year. Aside from the obvious benefits, adopting an animal can save shelters precious resources. What's more, you can help control the pet population explosion by having your pet spayed or neutered.
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When you think of potentially harmful toxins that may be in your home, I'm sure it's the usual suspects that may be found in traditional cleaners, pesticides. or even some beauty care products. However, I bet you didn't think of most, if not all, of the places on this list from Seventh Generation, in which certain toxins could be found. Check it out, and maybe you'll be as surprised as I was.
At this point, we all know the drill: There are potential cancer-causing ingredients in those cleaners, pesticides on that produce, and hormonal havoc in the canned goods. Common trouble spots like these are hardly news. But not all hazards on the home front get this kind of press. Some hide in the strangest places.
I'll end with two items that are often overlooked and which surprised me not by being unhealthy (that I figured) but by being as toxic as they were.
Finally, let's look at flea collars. Most pet owners use them without a second thought. But one study found that after three days animals wearing them had enough pesticide on their fur to pose neurological risks to any kids they played with. After two weeks? Forget about it.(7) Stick to baths and other non-chemical solutions.


Long after we are gone, science fiction movies about our impending extinction will instruct whoever comes next that we were a strange, neurotic species indeed. We could not — cannot — get enough of fantasies of destruction, meant at once to inflame and soothe our fear of vanishing altogether, whether through war, ecological catastrophe, disease or alien invasion.
We know we have it coming, and a movie like "The Day the Earth Stood Still," either in its 1951 version or in the "reimagining" that opens Friday, invites us to feel fleetingly bad about that even as we are encouraged to laugh it off. The laughter — at the earnest reckoning occasioned by a weary-looking extraterrestrial and his giant robot; at the panic and distress their visit provokes — serves as a necessary balm. Like other overwhelming emotions, the fear of apocalypse becomes more palatable when it is turned into camp.
The old "Day," made early in the atomic age, has long inspired this kind of laughter. It has also, in part because of its expressive, shadowy black-and-white cinematography, retained a measure of haunting, unsettling weirdness.
Any hope that the new "Day," directed by Scott Derrickson from a script by David Scarpa, might also someday rise above its pulpy, corny, somber silliness rests mainly on the shoulders of Keanu Reeves. Those shoulders are perfect for filling out a dark, narrow suit, just as Mr. Reeves's deadpan basso and permanently perplexed features make him an ideal Klaatu, as the space visitor is called. Klaatu's job is to assist, calmly and methodically, in the extermination of the human race, a task he tries, with evident fatigue, to explain to his hysterical, violent would-be victims.
Only one will listen: Dr. Helen Benson, played with a bit too much ennui by Jennifer Connelly. Helen, an expert in astrobiology, is part of a team of scientists taken into government custody by force when a giant orb seems about to crash into the Earth. Instead it lands in Central Park, disgorging that giant metal Cyclops robot (a near replica of the one from the earlier movie) and poor Klaatu.
The secretary of defense (Kathy Bates, with Hillary Clinton's demeanor and Sarah Palin's hair) responds with military force, which only speeds the process of humanity's annihilation and demonstrates that our executioners may have a point. We're such a brutal, dumb, incorrigible life form that the only way the planet can survive is if we're no longer on it. (In 1951 the case against us was mainly pacifist. Now the anti-militarism has a more urgent and explicit ecological dimension.) A metastasizing swarm of metal bugs — the best special effects in a movie that often looks cheap and bedraggled — is dispatched to eat us and everything we've made, or at least everything on the New Jersey Turnpike.
Still, any movie that awards a former Monty Python cast member a Nobel Prize in anything cannot be all bad. And "The Day the Earth Stood Still" could be worse. Its scenario and many of its scenes feel ripped off rather than freshly imagined — why do aliens always seem to end up in New Jersey? — and the relationship between Helen and her stepson, Jacob (Jaden Smith), does not quite add the necessary element of heart-tugging sentiment.
After "Wall-E" and "I Am Legend" and the dozens of apocalypse flicks since the last "Day the Earth Stood Still" we can surely do better. Even Klaatu looks bored and distracted, much as he did back when we knew him as Neo.
"The Day the Earth Stood Still" is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). We're doomed!
Directed by Scott Derrickson; written by David Scarpa, based on the screenplay by Edmund H. North; director of photography, David Tattersall; edited by Wayne Wahrman; music by Tyler Bates; production designer, David Brisbin; visual effects supervisor, Jeffrey A. Okun; produced by Erwin Stoff, Gregory Goodman and Paul Harris Boardman; released by 20th Century Fox. Running time: 1 hour 50 minutes.
WITH: Keanu Reeves (Klaatu), Jennifer Connelly (Dr. Helen Benson), Jaden Smith (Jacob Benson), John Cleese (Professor Barnhardt), Jon Hamm (Michael Granier) and Kathy Bates (Regina Jackson).


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Welcome to College Hill! Thanks for your interest in our neighborhood. Our neighborhood association of residents and property owners is committed to improving the quality of life and historic character of College Hill. If we can answer any questions about the neighborhood or the historic district, please let us know.
Homes in College Hill and the city's two other historic districts are under all the same regulations as homes in the rest of the city. For example, no more than four unrelated individuals can occupy a single residential unit, and parking is prohibited in front yards.
In addition, exterior renovations must comply with the city's Historic District Manual and Design Guidelines. Before work can begin, most projects require a certificate of appropriateness approved by the city historic preservation staff (for small-scale and routine projects) or the Historic Preservation Commission, which meets monthly.
To maintain the historic character of College Hill and Greensboro's two other historic districts, the guidelines rule out some relatively modern exterior renovations that are taken for granted in other neighborhoods. For example, the replacement of wood siding or exterior doors with aluminum or vinyl is considered inappropriate for homes in the historic districts. In addition, the division of single-family houses into apartments is not allowed.
The historic designation of College Hill in 1980 has increased property values greatly. The neighborhood has improved dramatically in every way thanks to the commitment of property owners and the city to maintain College Hill's historic character. We look forward to new neighbors joining us.


Both teams include psychologists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists. The Early Intervention Team also includes an early intervention educator, a paediatric link worker and a paediatric nurse. The School Age Team has some access to a counselling public health nurse.
The teams are supported by a Clinical Manager and administrative staff.


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Esta é uma lista de Membros da Royal Society eleitos em 1784.

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Gilbert Blane (1749–1834), Royal physician
John Campbell, 4th Earl of Breadalbane (1762–1834)
James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury (1748–1823)
Carlos Teodoro da Baviera (1724–1799)
George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1721–1795)
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon (1743–1827)
Thomas Gresley (died 1785), of Four Oaks, Warwickshire
Busick Harwood (c.1745–1814), Professor of Medicine
Henry Hugh Hoare (1762–1841)
George Kinnaird, 7th Lord Kinnaird (1745–1805)
Thomas Potter (1740–1801), Welsh judge
Luigi Malaspina di Sannazzaro, Marquis Sannazzaro (1754–1835)
John Sheldon (1752–1808), anatomist and surgeon
John Sinclair (1754–1835), barrister
Caleb Whitefoord (1734–1810), wine merchant, friend of Benjamin Franklin
George Yonge (1731–1812), Secretary at War

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Our Support for Our National Heroes Battling COVID-19 (II)
If there is anything COVID-19 will teach us, it will be new forms of caring. It has shown us how we are all connected to each other.
Shout-out to our doctors, nurses, and all the staff including cleaners; the unsung heroes, who put their lives on the line to save ours. But giving a shout-out is not enough. The need to invest in health system is clearer than ever. BKPM accelerates medical business licensing as we do our part to help the country cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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To keep you up-to-date on what we're working on, we put together a brief overview of our recent work during this pandemic. Here: Our Support for Our National's Heroes Battling COVID-19
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Batang, 8 June 2020 - Chairman of Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia made visits to several areas in Central Java on Saturday and Sunday (6-7 June). These visits are made to ascertain the investment climate in the new normal. "We would like to make sure in this era of the new normal, investment activities return to normal" Bahlil said.
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BKPM Optimistic IA-CEPA Implementation Increase Investment Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
Jakarta, 8 June, 2020 – Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) via Indonesia Investment Promotion Center (IIPC) Sydney, BKPM representative office for Australia, New Zealand, and other Pacific Countries in collaboration with the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra and the Australian Indonesia Business Council (AIBC) held online discussions themed "Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership (IA-CEPA) Amidst Covid-19" on Thursday morning Indonesia time (4/6). The event which was held before the implementation of the IA-CEPA agreement on 5 July 2020 was attended by 241 participants from Indonesia and Australia.
BKPM Received 20 Ventilators Donated by Hyundai for Handling COVID-19
The Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) received a donation of 20 ventilators worth around IDR 5.4 billion from PT Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (HMMI). The submission was made directly by Hyundai Motor Asia Pacific President, Young Tack Lee, to BKPM Chairman, Bahlil Lahadalia, at the BKPM office on June, 18. This donation is a form of commitment to assist the Indonesian Government in handling COVID-19, especially the critical patients who require a ventilator. The ventilators will be distributed to hospitals in need.
BKPM Chairman Formed a Special Task Force to Attract Businesses Relocating from China
Jakarta, 22 June 2020 – Chairman of Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia formed a special task force to attract businesses leaving China and facilitate their relocation to Indonesia. Companies are planning to leave China in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, including the US and Japan companies. The task force, which is directly responsible to the Chairman, is tasked to attract the American and Japanese companies that plan to relocate from China to invest in Indonesia.
BKPM and Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs Synergize to Support MSMEs Facing COVID-19
The Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) and the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises are committed to strengthening synergies to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). This was revealed in a meeting of the Chairman of BKPM Bahlil Lahadalia with the Minister of Cooperatives and SMEs Teten Masduki at the BKPM Office on Tuesday (22/6).
BKPM Receives a COVID-19 Donation Worth Rp1.18 Billion from Abill Korea
Jakarta, 25 June 2020 – Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) receives donations from Abill Korea Co., Ltd. in collaboration with the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA). The handover for donation of Rp1.18 billion (100 million Won) was done this morning (6/25) by KOTRA General Director Lee Jong Yoon to BKPM Deputy Chairman for Investment Promotion Ikmal Lukman.
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Jakarta, 26 June 2020 - Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has reopened in-person consultation services at BKPM One-Stop Integrated Services (PTSP) starting Tuesday, 23 June 2020. Previously, in-person services were suspended from 16 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BKPM Invites Dutch Pipe Producers to Build a Factory of IDR 1.7 trillion in Batang Integrated Industrial Estate (KIT Batang)
On the second day of his working visit to the Netherlands, Chairman of the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia held a meeting with global pipe manufacturer Wavin BV in The Hague
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Hořín  est une commune du district de Mělník, dans la région de Bohême-Centrale, en République tchèque. Sa population s'élevait à  habitants en 2020.

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Hořín est arrosée par l'Elbe et la Vltava, dont la confluence  se trouve à sa limite orientale. L'Elbe sépare Hořín de Mělník, qui lui fait face sur l'autre rive, et elle se trouve à  au nord du centre de Prague.

La commune est limitée par Dolní Beřkovice au nord, par Mělník à l'est, par Obříství au sud-est, par Zálezlice au sud, et par Lužec nad Vltavou et Býkev à l'ouest.

Histoire
La première mention écrite de la localité date de 1336.

Administration
La commune se compose de quatre quartiers :
 Hořín
 Brozánky
 Vrbno
 Zelčín

Notes et références

Commune dans le district de Mělník


When you go to work each day, it sometimes becomes a chore to continue doing the same things over and over again. Your work and your workplace could be very intense. Every day, things may grow more competitive. The intensity of competition and worries about your job could leave you stressed and fatigued. It could cut into your productivity and cause you to fall behind. You may need to start looking for ways to not only remain productive at work but increase your energy for all aspects of your life.
If you overwork yourself, you might turn to various substances to take you away from all the work. According to a 2012 Partnership for Drug-Free Kids survey, at least 10 percent of US adults, 18 years of age or older, state they are in recovery from substance abuse issues. This could be a concerning number and might include you. Should you have become overworked and needing help with addiction-related troubles, you could turn to substance abuse treatment centers. It may be your best option but there are alternative ways that can prevent you from exhausting yourself.
1.) Sleeping well. One of the most helpful things you can do is to get the necessary sleep you need in order to function well the next day. It could be very detrimental to your health if you do not receive the proper rest. Going without enough sleep could cause you to fall asleep at work, and no one wants that.
2.) Eating breakfast. In addition to getting your proper sleep, you might want to think about eating breakfast every day. If you do not eat your breakfast every day, you risk becoming burned out. What that means is you may be truly tired and may not have enough energy in order to complete your tasks at work or at home. It can be essential not only for your physical health but your mental health that you receive the necessary sustenance you need in order to be successful.
3.) Making deadlines for yourself. You always want to make sure that there are deadlines for yourself. You don't want to fall behind on anything you are doing. If you are not able to complete your work on time, you could end up becoming overwhelmed and even losing your job. To accomplish this, try not to take on too many assignments. Keep your workload manageable and be careful about taking on too many responsibilities.
4.) Go outside. Don't deprive yourself of what the spring and summer seasons have to offer since they can feature beautiful weather. There's a good chance you do not want to sit in an office building all day when you have the opportunity to take a walk or a brief drive. You might want to take your lunch break outdoors to enjoy the weather.
Productivity can come in all shapes and sizes. It might bring addiction problems to your life and cause you to turn to substance abuse treatment centers. You do not want to tire yourself out too much. At the same time, you might want to think about taking advantage of the things around you. There are often breaks you can take that may provide you with the daily inspiration you need to achieve your deadlines at work so you do not fall behind. Make sure to eat your breakfast, get your sleep, and take care of yourself, and you may find you have the energy each day to be successful at your job.


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PREVENTION • 06/15/2018
John Pace: It's the genetics
By Steven Bushong
After 47-year-old Tony Pace was diagnosed with stage IV (metastatic) colon cancer in 2008, he took a genetic test. A father of three sons, Tony wanted to ensure that he didn't carry and possibly pass on any genetic conditions, like Lynch syndrome or FAP, that would put his sons at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer themselves.
The genetic test came back negative, but doctors encouraged Tony's sons--Michael, Joshua, and John--to receive genetic testing and early colonoscopies, too.
While certain genetic conditions lead to increased risk of developing this disease, doctors are also concerned with familial risk--a still-developing area of cancer science that lacks many answers. Researchers do know, however, that about one in four patients have a family history of colorectal cancer, and that could suggest a genetic or hereditary factor.
Fast forward a few years: John Pace, the eldest son of Tony, is lifting weights at the gym and experiencing back pain. He decides to cut the weight and focus on cardio more. But as the weeks go by, the pain grows more intense. It keeps him awake at night.
He schedules an appointment with the family doctor in June of 2015.
The doctor ran a blood test, which showed anemia and low hemoglobin levels. With the test results in-hand, John began to Google. While the doctor wanted him to see a hematologist, John discovered a connection between anemia and low hemoglobin and colorectal cancer. So he talked to his dad about it.
John's dad suggested that he book an appointment with Dr. Pearson, who was treating his colon cancer.
"He was pretty booked with scopes, so he couldn't see me until August, and I was fine with that," John said. "So I went in August of 2015. I think it was Tuesday, August 4. I remember that day like it was yesterday."
Just 180 seconds. That's how long it took Dr. Pearson to find colon cancer. Stage III at just 33 years old.
"I think it was definitely genetics--I think it's in the genes," John said. "Doctor Pearson has said that he doesn't care what the genetic test showed, it's definitely genetics. And my oncologist always mentions the family history and asks if my brothers are getting tested."
The only difference between John and Tony's cancer is to where it metastasized. Tony's went to his liver and bladder. John's went to his lungs.
Surgeries and chemotherapy have cleared John's colon and most of his lungs of cancer, yet a speck remains in one lung, and the battle continues.
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Emina Karamanovski Vance has served as a national trainer of both surgeons and assistants since 1997 and continues to teach both in the United States and Canada. Like Dr. Lam, Ms. Karamanovski regularly teaches throughout the year on hair restoration. Ms. Karamanovski, who holds a medical degree from her native Serbia, dedicates herself to advancing the field of hair restoration surgery through teaching and training.
Emina has worked as the national training director for Restoration Robotics, manufacturer of the ARTAS Robotic FUE System. She has trained many of the physicians in the United States and abroad on how to use and implement the system, which Dr. Lam also owns and operates.
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She has contributed as section editor and chapter author to Dr. Lam's hair transplant 4-volume book series, Hair Transplant 360, and wrote Volume 2 entirely herself in 2010, which she extensively revised and updated in 2015. Her book stands as the only hair transplant book ever written for assistants. She has also created original techniques for hairstyling to camouflage any postoperative shedding in the female patient following hair restoration. Ms. Karamanovski Vance's forte is strict and rigorous quality control in every phase of the hair restoration whether traditional linear or robotic FUE.
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Wayne Weiler va córrer a la Champ Car a les temporades 1958-19661 incloent-hi la cursa de les 500 milles d'Indianapolis dels anys 1960 i 1961.

Wayne Weiler va morir el 13 d'octubre del 2005 a Phoenix, Arizona. d'un atac de cor.

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Wayne Weiler va participar en 1 cursa de F1, debutant al Gran Premi d'Indianapolis 500 del 1960 a la que seria la seva única participació en una prova de la F1.

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'I've never felt shame like this in my life': 500 homeless, 5,000 await affordable housing
Despite a $300 million agreement with Ottawa, only 151 new affordable housing units are planned across New Brunswick in the first 3 years of the action plan.
Despite desperate need for affordable housing, new agreement will create just 151 units in first 3 years
Vanessa Blanch · CBC News · Posted: Dec 04, 2019 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: December 4, 2019
Karen Brooker, 58, has been homeless in Moncton since August. She has been staying in a shelter and has no hope of finding affordable housing. She said there is always "drama" at the shelter and it is not a life she wants to live. (Vanessa Blanch/CBC)
When New Brunswick signed a $299.2 million agreement with Ottawa under the National Housing Strategy, many hoped there would soon be affordable apartments for at least some of the 500 people across the province who are homeless.
However, more than eight months into the first year of that 10-year agreement, there hasn't been an influx of new units, nor a flurry of plans to start building them.
In the past year, Karen Brooker's situation has gotten worse, not better.
The 58-year-old Moncton woman is homeless and has been living at the Nazareth House shelter since Aug. 1.
"I've been rattling doors, talking to people, and I can't find affordable housing. And that's all I want is a safe place to live that I can afford."
Frontline workers frustrated
Brooker's situation comes as no surprise to Lisa Ryan, co-ordinator of the Greater Moncton Homelessness Steering Committee.
When asked if she has seen any improvements since April 1, when the housing agreement began, she said, "Not as of yet."
Ryan points out that funding for the 10-year plan is "backloaded" with most of it expected in later years.
Lisa Ryan, co-ordinator of the Greater Moncton Homelessness Steering Committee, wants New Brunswick municipalities to consider 'bold' policies, such as a new Montreal bylaw that requires affordable housing to be part of all new developments. (Vanessa Blanch/CBC)
According to the 2019-2022 New Brunswick Action Plan, the goal in the first three years of the agreement is to create just 151 new rental units. Another 1,111 units would be created in the final seven years.
"I wouldn't say that we're able to get ourselves out of the situation we're in right now based on what we're receiving," said Ryan.
We're going to need a major increase in both housing and supports to deal with the issues at hand. - Lisa Ryan, Greater Moncton Homelessness Steering Committee
"With regards to units — I mean if we're not creating any, then we're only working with an existing pot of units."
More than 5,000 households are on the waiting list for subsidized housing in New Brunswick. In Moncton, Saint John and Fredericton, 500 people are currently homeless.
Subsidized units allow tenants to pay 30 per cent of their monthly income toward rent, while the government pays the rest.
"We're going to need a major increase in both housing and supports to deal with the issues at hand," Ryan said.
'There is a deficit — there's no way around it'
Michael MacKenzie, a system planner with the Human Development Council, based in Saint John, said even though 67 people have been moved into homes in Saint John in the past eight months, there are still 166 people in that city alone without a home and the number continues to grow.
Michael MacKenzie, a system planner at the Human Development Council in Saint John, said there simply aren't enough affordable units for the people across New Brunswick experiencing homelessness. (Vanessa Blanch/CBC)
"We don't have 166 units. We don't have the ability to house all those people on the list. There is a deficit — there's no way around it."
Saint John's homeless squad fast-tracks people off the street
Brooker, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, receives $763 a month and was sharing an $800 per month apartment with a roommate. She was able to afford $400 a month with the help of food banks and soup kitchens, but said the landlord kicked them out and has since raised the rent to $1,200.
"The rents are going higher than our cheques and I believe that some of these landlords are doing it on purpose — because they do not want us in their apartments."
Brooker said she doesn't drink or do drugs and describes herself as "responsible." She has always cleaned her apartments before moving out and said she takes pride in that fact that she's never lost a damage deposit.
In this photo from December Karen Booker hugs her cat, Sassy Girl. She visits her beloved pet, who is staying with a friend, every day. Brooker is praying for an N.B. Housing unit which would allow her to have her cat. (Vanessa Blanch/CBC)
This is the first time she's been homeless, but Brooker can't see how she'll be able to move out of the shelter.
"I've never felt shame like this in my life — people look down at you. I've been called a whore and I'm just sitting there," she said.
"It's been despicable what people do. It's hard to explain how shame feels and I shouldn't have to feel shame just because I can't afford a place to live."
Brooker still volunteers when she can and is thankful that her cat, Sassy Girl, is able to stay with a friend and that she can still visit her.
"She's my companion. She keeps me calm and I can't lose my baby," Brooker said of her cat.
Province, feds refuse to talk
CBC News contacted the New Brunswick Department of Social Development and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., which is the federal agency leading the National Housing Strategy, but both refused to provide anyone for an interview.
Jean Bertin, a spokesperson for the Department of Social Development, said in an email that the 151 new units that will be constructed in the first three years of the agreement have yet to be announced.
Dorothy Shephard, New Brunswick's minister of social development, refused to discuss the province's action plan under the National Housing Strategy. No one from the department was made available to talk about why only 151 units will be created in the first three years. (Shane Magee/CBC)
Bertin confirmed the "financial component" of the 10-year agreement is "back-end loaded," meaning most of the money will come in later years.
"That means we will proceed with 151 new units in the first three years and a total of more than 1,200 new units over 10 years," he wrote in an e-mail.
No one, including Minister Dorothy Shephard, could explain what the strategy is or why just $629,000, of a total budget of $19.7 million for new housing units, is being spent in the first three years of the agreement.
Bertin said "new affordable housing options and the repair and renovation of existing units" are New Brunswick's top priorities.
We are literally paving the way to more poverty, more crime, more vulnerable individuals sleeping in the elements and preventable deaths increasing. - Lisa Ryan
While Ben Appleby sees more affordable housing units as the number one need in New Brunswick, he believes expecting government to build everything that's required is "not realistic."
Appleby, a housing co-ordinator with a non-profit called Housing Alternatives which is based in Saint John, offers support to low-income people who are moving into apartments.
He said without enough affordable housing units, he relies on a limited number of rent supplements from the provincial government that can be used for apartments that are available on the open market.
Under the rent supplement program, private landlords sign an agreement with the government, and receive the bulk of their rent from the the province, while the tenant pays the remainder, which equals 30 per cent of their income.
Ben Appleby, an outreach worker with Housing Alternatives in Saint John, said as the vacancy rates in New Brunswick cities drop and rents increase, it is getting more difficult to find landlords willing to be provide apartments for the rent-subsidy program. (Vanessa Blanch/CBC)
Appleby said with vacancy rates dropping, rents increasing and the increasing popularity of short-term rentals through Airbnb, fewer and fewer landlords are interested in being part of the rent subsidy program.
"That puts the province in a tight spot," Ryan said.
"We have landlords who can very easily walk away because they can say, 'Hey, I don't need your subsidy anymore.' Whereas before it was beneficial."
Policy changes needed
With a desperate lack of housing options for the hundreds who are homeless and the thousands who need affordable places to live, Ryan is calling on New Brunswick cities to follow Montreal's lead.
In June, Mayor Valérie Plante introduced new rules, which will compel developers to build social and affordable housing, or contribute to a fund that will finance social housing if they don't.
Ryan said with building permits in Moncton on pace to set a record this year, it's time for leaders to expect more from developers who are putting up luxury condominiums and apartments.
Montreal aims to boost affordable housing as rental market tightens
Moncton issues $213M in building permits, nearly beating 2017 record
"We have to get … better at being a little bit more honest about what's actually happening when we see developments coming into our community with no affordable housing plans attached to that."
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, with Coun. Craig Sauvé on the left, presents the city's new housing bylaw in June. (Jérôme Labbé/Radio-Canada)
Unless municipal governments step in to make affordable housing mandatory, Ryan worries New Brunswick is heading down the wrong path.
"We are literally paving the way to more poverty, more crime, more vulnerable individuals sleeping in the elements and preventable deaths increasing."
In Montreal, Coun. Craig Sauvé, who is the councillor responsible for housing, said he has been getting calls from all over Canada asking about his city's new bylaw.
"We've made it one of our core priorities … to make housing affordable for Montrealers in the long run," he said. "In order to receive the construction permit you have to follow this bylaw."
I want [developers] to make money, but they have to contribute and make a place for social and affordable housing for the neighbourhoods. - Montreal Coun. Craig Sauve
Sauvé said there has been backlash from developers who don't want to have affordable units in their buildings, but he is confident the policy is a good one.
"I want [developers] to make money, but they have to contribute and make a place for social and affordable housing for the neighbourhoods."
The City of Moncton has an affordable housing plan. It doesn't include plans for a developer bylaw but does include the goal of looking at the creation of a housing corporation and increasing the use of municipal land grants and incentives to developers.
'No one picture of homelessness'
Chris Gorman, who is also a systems manager at Saint John's Human Development Council, knows the names and the stories of everyone who is experiencing homelessness in Saint John.
"There is no one picture of homelessness," he said. "The only truth is everybody on this list needs a home."
Chris Gorman, a system planner at the Human Development Council, sees the signs of rapid gentrification in New Brunswick cities, but he's optimistic that policy changes will be made to create more affordable housing. (Vanessa Blanch/CBC)
One of the biggest successes he has seen was a young man who was on the list for a very short time, and never heard from again.
"He just moved into an apartment, got a job immediately and is now fine. And to me that's the whole point of this … all he needed was an apartment."
Gorman said New Brunswickers have to decide what they want as a community.
"These are people that you grew up with. So do we value our neighbours? We have to figure this out."
Reporter Vanessa Blanch has been looking into why a housing agreement between the province and the federal government isn't helping. 13:57
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COLUMBIA - With temperatures in the mid 90's Tuesday, the state offered free cooling stations to the public--but mostly in cities rather than rural communities.
The Department of Health and Senior Services provides a map of cooling centers throughout Missouri, which are public places the department considers safe places to sit and enjoy the air-conditioning during the hot summer months.
All nine cooling centers in Boone County are within Columbia city limits. No cooling centers lie in any other parts of Boone County. Someone in Sturgeon would have to travel more than 20 miles to get to the nearest cooling station.
When KOMU 8 News tried to contact the department to ask how it picked locations, public information representative Ryan Hobart would only e-mail us back, saying the facilities volunteer their services.
Jenny McDonald of one of Columbia's centers, the Columbia Public Library, said she believed the department asked if it could use the library.
"I think it was more like ask than pick," McDonald said.
McDonald said there is no way to determine how many people use the library specifically as a cooling center.
The same goes for Cole County, where Jefferson City houses all five designated cooling centers.


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As part of The Hive support, co‑ops can get the chance to meet and learn from others – co‑ops that have had similar experiences, made mistakes and learnt a lot along the way.
How can I apply for the peer mentoring support?
Up to three days mentoring support.
The content of support is agreed between you and your peer mentor.
Face‑to‑face meetings (one-to-one or group).
Up to three days mentoring is on offer where a group or co-operative is matched with another, more established and experienced co-operative. The content of support is agreed between the applicant and their mentor. The mentoring will likely take place in a range of ways, from face-to-face meetings (one-to-one or group), phone/video calls or email. Mentor co-operatives need to be a Co-operatives UK member – The Hive team will advise about this during the application process.
How will a peer mentor help my co‑op?
Every mentoring relationship is different; but all mentoring relationships present the opportunity for both mentor and mentee to learn from each other.
We aim to match you with a mentoring organisation from a similar industry sector or business model.
Our mentors are passionate about co‑operative ways of working and democratic ownership models, helping you to adopt processes around consensus decision‑making and effectively engaging with and managing members.
Mentors can introduce you to other similar co‑ops or networks or sign‑post to sources of information, advice or further support when appropriate and they can help you to make more efficient use of such professional or technical advice and support.
If appropriate, the mentoring could involve a visit to the mentor's business or premises to see at first hand how they do things or perhaps meet with board members etc.
Mentors will draw on their own experience to help you to spot problems, how to avoid and how to co‑operatively work through them.
Be expected to replace the role of consultants or support providers and will not provide specific business advice or technical support which the group will rely on.
If you require detailed business support or advice planning or registering your co‑op, please see our one to one support package and our preferred support providers.
Successful applicants to The Hive will be asked to pay a fee of £100 commitment fee.
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More Photos & New Clip From DEADFALL, Starring Eric Bana And Olivia Wilde!
Alexander Skarsgard, Jamie Dornan Eyed To Replace Charlie Hunnam In FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
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You better watch your mouth little girl ! Eric Bana going completely crazy in this completely new clip from the upcoming Deadfall movie which, by the way, opens next month! I'm sure you're already familiar with Stefan Ruzowitzky's action drama, but just in case you still have any doubts about this project – make sure you check out the video and see some new images from the whole thing! So, as we previously reported, director Ruzowitzky and screenwriter Zach Dean stand behind this action movie which stars Eric Bana as Addison and Olivia Wilde as Liza, siblings who are on the run from a casino heist gone wrong.
When a car accident leaves their wheel man and a state trooper dead, they split up and make a run for the Canadian border in the worst of circumstances – a near whiteout blizzard. While Addison heads cross-country, creating mayhem in his wake, Liza is picked up by ex-boxer Jay, en-route for a Thanksgiving homecoming with his parents, June and retired sheriff Chet. It's there the siblings are reunited in a terse and thrilling showdown that pushes the bonds of family to the limit.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQr3yypzIn0[/youtube] The rest of the Deadfall cast includes Charlie Hunnam as the above mentioned Jay, Kris Kristofferson as Chet and Sissy Spacek as June, and Magnolia Pictures will release the movie in limited theaters on December 7th, 2012.
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