text:
Eggleston values everyone who supports our mission to train, educate, and employ people of all abilities across Hampton Roads. We are especially proud of our employees who have chosen to come and work with us following their service to our country. Our Veterans help make Eggleston great! We are dedicated to employing those who served and appreciate the wealth of experience, knowledge and skills Veterans bring to their jobs here at Eggleston.
Our Warrior Bridge program is an important way we support the employment and success of Veterans in Hampton Roads. This program is designed to meet any veteran where they are in their career path and support their efforts to become employed, self-sustained and a productive member of our community.
United States Navy 1971 – 1996
Where were you born and raised? "Trucksville, Pa."
What branch of military did you serve in? "World's Greatest NAVY!"
How many years did you serve in the military? "From 1971 – To 1996"
What made you decide to join the military? "I wanted to get out of Trucksville and begin a career."
What was your job in the military? "Communications & Beachmaster – My job was to provide support to combat ready Beach Units during amphibious operations while deployed around the world."
What commands were you assigned to? "USS NEWPORT, CINCLANTFLT, USS HOIST, FLEET TRAINING CENTER, BEACHMASTER UNIT TWO, USS SHREVEPORT, USS HERMITAGE, USS PEGASUS, USS PONCE, USS SAIPAN, DAM NECK, USS AMERICA."
What is your most memorable moment in the military? "The unique honor and experience of being selected and initiated as a Navy Chief and ultimately retiring as Navy Master Chief."
How did the military benefit you personally and professionally? "The military exposed me to many different leadership styles and provided me the opportunity to demonstrate my talents in multiple commands."
What is your favorite quote? "Wash your hands and wear your mask"
Other info you would like to share/hobbies? "GO EAGLES, GO PHILLY, GO SIXERS, GO FLYERS, GO PENN STATE!!!"
How did the military benefit you in your current role with Eggleston? "My leadership and management experience while in the military enables me to successfully manage the daily operations in my role as Eggleston's Chief Engineer."
Randal Patterson – Document Shredding Dept.
United States Marine Corps 1976 – 1983
Where were you born and raised? "Richmond, Va"
What branch of military did you serve in? "U. S. Marine Corps"
How many years did you serve in the military? "8 yrs. (1976-1983)"
What made you decide to join the military? "Growing up there were several neighbors that frequently referred to me as a momma's boy and I was determined to prove them wrong, so I joined the Marine Corps."
What was your job in the military? "I was a Field Radio Operator (MOS 2531), responsible for maintaining the expeditionary unit's communication while deployed away from the command center."
What commands were you assigned to? "Camp Lejeune, NC and Camp Pendleton, CA"
What is your most memorable moment in the military? "Due of my stellar performance, I was given the honor of being promoted to Staff Sergeant (SSgt) while deployed in the field."
How did the military benefit you personally and professionally? "The military provided me with professional training, as well as personal discipline and leadership."
What is your favorite quote? "Real Men Wear Black…..GO Raiders!"
Other info you would like to share/hobbies? "In my spare time I enjoy being an umpire for youth baseball."
How has the military help prepare you for your position with Eggleston? "My experience in the military helped to improve my ability to listen and empathize with others which serves me well in my current role working with individuals with disabilities at Eggleston."
Tamsyn Spence
United States Army 1997–2005
Where were you born and raised? "I spent all of my childhood years in Chesapeake County with my mom until the age of 9 when she passed then I was raised by my Aunt and Uncle."
In what branch of the military did you serve? "Army and Army Reserve"
How many years did you serve in the military? "Eight years – from 1997 – 2005"
What made you decide to join the military? "I originally went into the military to get away from my living situation at the time. It later became a life challenge to accomplish and succeed."
What was your job in the military? "As a Medic, my job was to provide emergency medical care for wounded soldiers."
To what commands were you assigned? "Fort Leonard Wood (Boot Camp); Fort Sam Houston (AIT); Fort Carson (1st Duty Station); Illesheim, Germany (2nd Duty Station); Fort Story (Reserve Duty Station); Fort McCoy (2-Week Drill Assignment)"
What is your most memorable moment in the military? "Being in boot camp during the combat night training using night vision goggles and crawling under bob wire and thru trenches to survive, flares going over your head and your adrenaline going all over the place, firing your weapon to try and defeat the enemy. Although fun, I am very thankful it was just a training exercise rather than being faced with that task."
How did the military benefit you personally and professionally? "It has taught me to live by the honor code and to strive to be as professional as possible. As a veteran of the military, it makes me proud when we are acknowledged and thanked for our service. Although I have never fought in war, I have helped a lot of soldiers while performing my duties as a Medic."
What is your favorite quote (if any)? "Do unto others as you would have them to do unto you Luke 6:31"
How did the military benefit you in your current role with Eggleston? "It has given me a lot of medical training and knowledge to be able to successfully work with people with disabilities and being able to connect and understand them better. It has taught me patience, integrity, and selfless service that I provide to all the associates I work with at Eggleston."
What other hobbies/interests do you have? "I am an Events and Party Planner! I run a business called "Elevation Party Planner" for all your birthday, wedding, baby shower, and bridal shower needs. I also love to make custom party favors and enjoy shopping and doing arts and craft projects."
OS2 Michael Shackelford
United States Navy 1998-2002
Michael was born in Pasadena, CA and grew up in Santa Cruz, CA. After graduating high school, he attended Cabrillo College for a short period before deciding to serve in the U.S. Navy. He states his desire to see the world, leave home and serve our nation were factors that influenced his decision to join the military.
Michael attended Recruit Training in Great Lakes, IL in 1998, and then he attended Operations Specialist A School at Naval Base Dam Neck in Virginia Beach. As an Operations Specialist Michael was responsible for a wide range of technical information and assistance related to anti-warfare, gunfire support and search and rescue operations. He first reported to the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) in Norfolk where he made two deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
When asked about his most memorable moment, he replies "being underway in the Arabian Sea during the 9/11 attacks and having the opportunity to respond." As he reflected on his time in the military, it was very apparent that Michael values the experience and memories of his naval service. He credits the Navy for developing his keen attention to detail and the ability to follow direct orders. Both these traits, he jokingly admits, have served him well as a husband too.
Michael is a huge supporter and fan of his native California sports teams. However, he enjoys attending local sporting events and wine clubs. One of his favorite quotes is "Do or Do Not. There is no try."
Michael has been the Grants Manager at Eggleston since October 2017. He and his wife Christin reside in Norfolk.
SPC Kevin Pruden
United States Army 1972-1978
Kevin is a native of Norfolk, VA and served in the United States Army. He was first introduced to the military by his grandfather who served in the U.S. Coast Guard, and his decision to join the Army was influenced by his neighbor who was an Army recruiter.
Kevin completed Army Basic Training in Fort Jackson, S.C. After boot camp he transferred to Advance Individual Training (AIT) in Fort Dix, New Jersey, where he became Voice Radio Operator. After completing boot camp and AIT he reported to the 11th Armored Cavalry (Blackhorse) Regiment in Fulda, Germany for duty. Although Kevin had expected to perform the duties as a Voice Radio Operator, he quickly learned his role would change to a Small Arms Weapons Expert. He was responsible for the accountability and maintenance of small arms and ammunition.
Kevin recalls a story about his reunion with a fellow soldier he served with in Germany. After 46 years of separation they recently found one another on Facebook, and Kevin states, "I am definitely looking forward to seeing my battle buddy again."
SPC Pruden is clearly proud of his service to our nation. He credits the Army for equipping him with the discipline, leadership and supervisory skills he possesses today.
One of his favorite quotes is "It's all good."
Kevin has been employed with Eggleston as a truck driver since September 2017. He and his wife reside in Norfolk where they rescue and adopt Rottweilers.
PFC Quintrina Gallop
Trina was born and grew up in Norfolk, VA and served in the United States Army.
Multiple factors influenced Trina's decision to join the Army. She was a member of JROTC at Maury High School and with several family members also serving in the military, she knew the Army would provide her the opportunity to travel and become self-sufficient.
Trina completed Army Basic Training in Fort Jackson, S.C. and Advance Individual Training (AIT) at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL., where she developed her skills and knowledge as an Army Ammunition Specialist. AIT provided her the skills to handle and maintain the Army's ammunition, missiles and rockets. Trina spent the majority of her military career in Killeen, Texas at Fort Hood Army Base, maturing both personally and professionally. She states "my military experience helped me cultivate self-respect as well as respect for authority." She also expresses gratitude for the long-lasting relationships she developed with her fellow soldiers while on active duty, many of whom she remains friends to this today.
Recalling memorable moments, Trina says that "enduring those 12 mile humps, sleeping in foxholes, rope repelling and ultimately graduating from basic training was unforgettable." It's clear that she is very proud to be a veteran with honorable service to our nation. She has no regrets, and if given the opportunity, says she'd do it all over again.
When asked to share one of her favorite quotes, she replies "Getting older is mandatory, but growing up is optional."
Trina has been part of the Eggleston team as a Direct Support Professional since 2007. She and her family reside in Norfolk.
LNC (SW/AW) CRAIG LYONS
Craig (aka 'Leroy') grew up in Carpentersville, IL and made a decision to join the Navy during his junior year of high school. His naval career began at Navy Recruit Training Center, Great Lakes, IL.
After graduating from basic training and completing A-School, he reported to Air Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS-41) in San Diego, CA. His other duty stations included the USS Fitzgerald, USS Bataan and Naval Legal Service Office, Washington, DC.
When asked why he wanted to join the military, Craig stated "the Navy provided gave me a chance to move away from home and an opportunity to travel and see the world."
Chief Lyons also expressed great joy in being able to travel to countries such as Japan, Italy, Singapore and Australia. However, one of his most memorable moments was being promoted to Chief Petty Officer while serving aboard the USS Bataan.
Chief Lyons admits that serving in the military taught him discipline and responsibility, raising him "from being a young boy to a professional young man."
Craig has been a club member of Eggleston's Beacon House since 2017. He shares that he would like to move forward from his injury to be a new person going in a positive direction. He also gives credit to his motorcycle club, Dirty Riders, for their continued love and support.
When asked to share a favorite quote, Craig says "Only stress about the things that you can control."
CM2 Julie Waltz
Julie was born and grew up in Fort Dodge, Waterloo and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
She joined the United States Navy because she wanted to see and experience the world.
Julie went to Basic Training in Orlando, FL. After boot camp she completed Construction Mechanic A-School where she was trained on the operational maintenance of light and heavy construction vehicles. Her tours of duty include Construction Battalion Unit (CBU) 401 in Great Lakes, IL, Public Works Division in Sigonella, Sicily and Special Warfare Group TWO, Norfolk, VA.
One of her most memorable moments was serving in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. She describes it as a very humbling and sobering experience. However, Julie states "while serving I met my husband and started my family. Meeting him and having our son were the best things to happen to me."
Julie admits that serving in the military taught her discipline and equipped her with the tools to work through difficult situations. She is very proud to have served her country. "It is a sacrifice to serve and be away from home and loved ones while defending our country. Thank a service member or veteran each time you meet one and keep them in your thoughts and prayers." says Julie.
Julie has been the Supervisor at Eggleston's Embroidery and Screen Print Services since 2015.
When asked to share a favorite quote, she replies "D#mn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"
SGT Donald A Malenovitch
Donald was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and is happy that the Eagles won Superbowl 52!
When asked why he wanted to join the military, Donald replied that he needed to change his life for the better. At age 13 while in a foster home, he made a decision to change his life so that someday, his children could be proud of him.
Donald dreamed of going into the services and becoming a soldier. Upon graduation from high school, he went to Basic Training in Fort Benning, GA – Home of the Infantry. His first duty station was Garlstadt Germany, 4th Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Division, where he served for three years. His military occupational skill was 11B Infantryman, later changing to 11M (Mechanized Infantryman), as well as operating the Bradley Fight Vehicle.
Donald served in Operation Desert Shield with the 5th Battalion – 18th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Division from Friedberg, Germany. His company was responsible for securing a highway between Baghdad and Basra; processing over 200 Iraqi fighters in a single day.
One of Donald's most memorable moments was serving as the Battalion Commander's gunner on the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, when he shot a perfect score (1000 out of 1000) on the firing range. He was one of the best in his division.
Donald has been the Program Manager of Eggleston at Civitan since 2015. Donald has a true love for his country and believes that everyone should "be all they can be".
When asked if he would do it all over again, without hesitation he replies "Sign me up!"
Tim Giles Honored at the "Still Serving" Awards
All of us at Eggleston are so proud of Tim Giles, Program Manager of Warrior Bridge, for being honored today at the "Still Serving" awards hosted by Military Newspapers of Virginia MNV and Flagship. Tim was in great company with veterans from all across Hampton Roads who choose to "Still Serve" their community with all that they do. From fostering dogs, saving lives and teaching health and wellness to helping at-risk children and our homeless, these folks live life in the service of others. And Tim Giles is no different! Tim helps all of us at Eggleston aspire to do more and be the best we can in our daily roles here in the office and out in our community. Tim is a Warrior for our Veterans every day; he helps those who cannot always help themselves with a leg up and a hand on their back just when they need it most. Please help us to congratulate Tim on a well-deserved honor and thank him for his continued service to our community and our Veterans.
Veteran's Spotlight Tom Redinger
Where were you born and raised?Pittsburg, PA
What branch of military did you serve in?U. S. Navy
How many years did you serve in the military?20 yrs. (1976-1998)
What made you decide to join the military?"A Navy recruiter visited my High School and encouraged me to join the Navy Seabees or Civil Engineer Corps."
What was your job in the military?"Construction Mechanic Petty Officer First Class. I was responsible for the repairs and maintenance of all heavy construction and automotive equipment."
What commands were you assigned to?NAS Adak, Alaska, Diego Garcia, Naval Special Warfare Development Group, and several Naval Mobile Construction Battalions.
What is your most memorable moment in the military?"My final tour in the Navy serving with the Navy Seal Team Six was the best experience of my entire career."
How did the military benefit you personally and professionally?"The military provided me with an education, training and skills to succeed as a professional."
What is your favorite quote?"GO STEELERS !!!"
Other info you would like to share/hobbies?"I enjoy softball & basketball"
How has the military help prepare you for your position with Eggleston?"My training as a Construction Mechanic has equipped me with all the skills needed to perform the duties as Shop Supervisor of Eggleston Auto Center (EAC)."
Marchella Stevenson
Where were you born and raised?Catherine, Alabama
What branch of military did you serve in?U. S. Army
What made you decide to join the military?"My Uncle was a veteran and wounded warrior, I was inspired to join the Army and continue the family legacy of service. I also desired to be a part of something greater than myself"
What was your job in the military?"I was responsible for Finance, ensuring that all Soldiers were paid accurately and on time which of course impacted unit readiness and their families quality of life"
What commands were you assigned to?"Fort Bragg Army Base with 82nd Airborne Division as a paratrooper and also the 7thTransportation Battalion."
What is your most memorable moment in the military?"My most valued experience was hosting an Iraqi women's day event while forward deployed in 2009 that highlighted the "strength of women."
How did the military benefit you personally and professionally?"The military provided me the opportunity to travel and experience diverse cultures. It also provided me with a career and leadership training."
What is your favorite quote?"If you're going to bring me a problem, then recommend a solution"
Other info you would like to share/hobbies?"Photography"
How has the military help prepare you for your position with Eggleston?
"I credit the military for developing my ability to remain focused, flexible and to quickly adapt to different environments. These skills help me with my current position as a Rehabilitation Therapist with Eggleston.
Where were you born and raised?Warrior, Alabama
How many years did you serve in the military?28 years (1977 – 2005)
What made you decide to join the military?"I chose to join the military to avoid teenage mischief, get away from home and have an opportunity to establish a meaningful career."
What was your job in the military?"Command Master Chief. I was the senior enlisted person onboard the ship responsible for the training and development of all enlist and junior officers".
What commands were you assigned to?
USS Berkeley (DDG I5)
USS Elliot (DD 967)
USS Bristol County (LST 1198)
USS Rentz (FFG 46)
USS Peleliu (LHA 5)
USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41)
What is your most memorable moment in the military?"I had the honor of being a part of Stability Operations aboard USS Peleliu in 1999 supporting humanitarian efforts in East Timor to combat genocide and ethnic cleansing."
How did the military benefit you personally and professionally?"The military gave him an opportunity to have a career serving my country and provided me with leadership skills. More important, while serving I met my lovely wife."
What is your favorite quote (if any)?"Every day is a holiday, every meal is a feast, and every muster a family reunion."
How has the military help prepare you for your position with Eggleston?"The organizational, leadership and management skills I developed while in the Navy enables me to perform my duties as Eggleston's Government Contract Manager and the opportunity to continue to serve others"
Trevor Lucas
Where were you born and raised?Natchitoches, Louisiana
How many years did you serve in the military?4 yrs. (1997 – 2000)
What made you decide to join the military?"At age 17 I was making some irresponsible decisions and my grandmother "strongly" encouraged me to join the military and began a career."
What was your job in the military?"I was a Boatswain Mate Third Class Petty Officer responsible for the upkeep of ship's external structure, painting rigging, deck equipment and small boats."
What commands were you assigned to?USS Samuel B Roberts (FFG 58)
What is your most memorable moment in the military?"The opportunity to walk the streets of Rome and experience the culture and architect inspired and stimulated my appreciation for art. As a young artist, it was my moment of confirmation."
How did the military benefit you personally and professionally?"The military created structure and purpose in my life. I acquired leadership skills and self-discipline which rescued me from a life of self-destructive behavior."
What is your favorite quote (if any)?"Many hands make lite work"
Other info you would like to share/hobbies?"I enjoy boxing, singing and community service"
How has the military help prepare you for your position with Eggleston?"As the Production Manager in Embroidery Services I have to exercise leadership, organization and maintain a strong work ethic. The U.S. Navy gets the credit for that."


Every Pawn is a potential Queen & Every Grandmaster was once a Beginner! - This is the vision with which we have started Zugzwang Chess School, where the importance of every minute detail is paramount. If your desire is to invest in your child's mental & intellectual growth, there is no better tool to facilitate that development than scholastic chess. We have seen chess transform many from an average student to the crème de la crème in the nation. Whether you dream of your child entering academics, creative arts, sports, business or professional services, give your child this gift of learning & development. You'll be surprised how far flung and long lasting the impact can be.


Alpha Sigma Tau is a national sorority with chapters spanning numerous college and university campuses, a leadership team committed to growth and a strong network of alumni.
The sorority aimed to revamp their member development program with a logo, name and tagline. These elements needed something with meaningfulness and longevity to connect and inspire the women of AΣT for years.


, we all choices the very best choices having greatest quality only for you all, and now this photos is usually one among pictures choices in your best photographs gallery with regards to Inspirational Armstrong Flooring L3022. I really hope you may like it.
submitted simply by Virginia Diaz from 2017-06-30 15:49:40. To view many photographs in Inspirational Armstrong Flooring L3022 images gallery make sure you adhere to this specific hyperlink.


text:
11: The Myth of Sisyphus
you can actually read a summarized version of the novel on wikipedia that pretty much makes everything easier to read…
book 39 of the GREAT IDEAS SERIES
because there were many times that i had no idea what i was reading.
but at least i clearly know the difference between absurd ism, nihilism, and existentialism
Camus is a great writer and it clearly shows, that even though i am reading about philosophy, i am not all that bored, but sometimes i am confused.
these days, i try not to think too much so forcing myself to read something philosophical is in turn my homework for not killing all the brain cells that are still there…
some quotes as usual:
Likewise and during every day of an unillustrious life, time carries us. but a moment always comes when we have to carry it. We live on the future: 'tomorrow', 'later on', 'when you have made your way,' 'you will understand when you are old enough'. Such irrelevancies are wonderful, for, after all, it's a matter of dying. Yet a time comes when a man notices or says that he is thirty. Thus he asserts his youth. But simultaneously he situates himself in relation to time. He takes his place in it. He admits that he stands at a certain point on a curve that he acknowledges having to travel to its end. He belongs to time and, by the horror that seizes him, he recognizes his worst enemy. Tomorrow, he was longing for tomorrow, whereas everything in him ought to reject it. the revolve of the flesh is the absurd.
Thinking is not unifying or making the appearance familiar under the guise of a great principle. thinking is learning all over again how to see, direction one's consciousness, making of every image a privileged place.
It was a previously a question of finding out whether or not life had to have a meaning to be lived. It now becomes clear on the contrary that it will be lived all the better if it has no meaning.
Suicide, like the leap, is acceptance at is extreme. Everything is over and man returns to his essential history.
But it is bad to stop, hard to be satisfied with a single way of seeing, to go without contradiction, perhaps the most subtle of all spiritual forces. the preceding merely defines a way of thinking. But the point is to live.
All that remains is a fate whose outcome alone is fatal. Outside of that single fatality of death, everything, joy or happiness, is liberty. A world remains of which man is the sole master. what bound him was the illusion of another world. the outcome of his thought, ceasing to be renunciatory, flowers in images. It frolics – in myths to be sure – but myths with no other depth than that of human suffering and, like it, inexhaustible. Not the divine fable that amuses and blinds, but the terrestrial face, gesture, and drama in which are summed up a difficult wisdom and an ephemeral passion.
Tags: Absurdism, Albert Camus, Penguin Great Ideas, The myth of Sisyphus

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Jane Conroy, President
Re: Public Health — Healing Arts — Persons Not Engaged in the Practice of Healing Arts; Delegation of a Professional Service by a Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts
Public Health — Regulation of Nursing; Registered Nurse Anesthetists — Delegation of a Professional Service by a Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts
Synopsis: A physician may delegate to a person other than a registered nurse anesthetist the task of application of a drug used as an anesthetic if, in the physician's judgment, that person is competent and qualified by training, experience or licensure to perform the task and the physician adequately supervises performance of the task. Cited herein: K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-1118; 65-1151; 65-1162; 65-1163; 65-2837; K.S.A. 65-2872; K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-28,127.
Jane Conroy, President Kansas State Board of Nursing Landon State Office Building 900 S.W. Jackson, Room 551-S Topeka, Kansas 66612-1230
Dear Ms. Conroy:
You ask whether, pursuant to K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-2872(g), a physician may delegate to an individual a function that is normally considered an advanced nursing function, regardless of whether the individual is licensed, or if licensed or registered, what designation the individual holds. Specifically, you give as an example the delegation of the administration of anesthesia.
In Attorney General Opinion No. 95-84 this office considered the delegation of intravenous fluid therapy pursuant to K.S.A. 65-2872. The opinion set forth the issue as follows:
"[T]he question posed is best approached initially through the healing arts act, K.S.A. 65-2801 et seq., which governs the practice of medicine and surgery through the requirement of a license. Practicing medicine and surgery without a license is unlawful unless one or more of the statutory exemptions applies. K.S.A. 65-2803; 65-2872. The first of two exemptions which are of particular interest is:
"'(g) Persons whose professional services are performed under the supervision or by order or by referral from a practitioner who is licensed under this act" K.S.A. 65-2872.'
"(For the sake of simplicity and due to the context of this opinion, a practitioner of the healing arts will be referred to as a physician.)
"The subsection (g) exemption permits a physician to authorize other persons to perform professional services which, without such authorization, would be considered the unlawful practice of the healing arts. Without going into an extended discussion, suffice it to say that in our opinion IVFT is a `professional service.'"
The opinion concluded:
"In conclusion a physician may delegate the performance of IVFT to another person, including an LPN, when in the physician's judgment the LPN is sufficiently trained or experienced to perform IVFT. The healing arts act does not specify the type or extent of experience or training, and thus the physician's professional discretion is determinative. The delegation may occur under supervision of the physician, by order of the physician or by referral of the physician. In the absence of any statutory and regulatory requirements, the form of physician supervision, order or referral is also left to the professional judgment and discretion of the physician.
"A licensed practical nurse or an unlicenced technician who a physician considers qualified through training, experience, or licensure who performs intravenous fluid therapy under supervision, by order or referral of a physician is not considered engaged in the unlawful practice of medicine and surgery. Intravenous fluid therapy is a nursing practice which derives from the practice of medicine and surgery. Thus neither is such licensed practical nurse or unlicenced technician considered engaged in the unlawful practice of nursing even if the licensed practical nurse does not qualify to perform intravenous fluid therapy under the nurse practice act."
We see no reason to revisit the reasoning of this opinion, which we believe to be sound. There have been statutory amendments to the Healing Arts Act, however, that we will consider and we will also address whether specific statutes concerning registered nurse anesthetists preclude delegation of administration of anesthesia.
At the time Attorney General Opinion No. 95-84 was written, the "professional incompetency" section to the Healing Arts Act included a provision defining professional incompetency to include:
"Delegating professional responsibilities to a person when the licensee knows or has reason to know that such person is not qualified by training, experience or licensure to perform them."[1]
While this provision remains, in 1998 the Legislature added several provisions to the Healing Arts Act concerning delegation.[2] A provision was added to the definition of "professional incompetency" to include:
"Failing to properly supervise, direct or delegate acts which constitute the healing arts to persons who perform professional services pursuant to such licensee's direction, supervision, order, referral, delegation or practice protocols."[3]
Nothing in this later provision contains a prohibition on delegation. It only emphasizes a physician's duty to supervise such delegation. This provision does not change the analysis set forth in Attorney General Opinion No. 95-84.
At the same time, the Legislature added a new statute to the Healing Arts Act, which provides, in relevant part
"(a) Every responsible licensee who directs, supervises, orders, refers, accepts responsibility for, enters into practice protocols with, or who delegates acts which constitute the practice of the healing arts to other persons shall:
"(3) direct, supervise, order, refer, enter into a practice protocol with, or delegate to such persons only those acts and functions which the responsible licensee knows or has reason to believe such person is competent and authorized by law to perform."[4]
Again, this section does nothing to preclude delegation generally. It merely reinforces the supervisory role of the physician. The one question would be whether an individual is "authorized by law to perform" the task. Reasoning here could quickly become circular if this restriction is read too narrowly. For instance, generally only certain professionals licensed by the Board of Healing Arts and registered nurse anesthetists are generally authorized to administer anesthesia.[5] A narrow reading of the phrase "authorized by law to perform" would preclude any delegation of any task that falls under the professional responsibility of a physician, except to another licensed professional when the task is within the professional responsibility of that other professional. A narrow reading would, therefore, preclude most delegation to unlicenced individuals, and many acts which are currently delegeted to licensed or registered individuals. Most probably, that phrase refers back to the phrase "enter into a practice protocol with," to prohibit a physician from entering into a practice protocol with an advanced registered nurse practitioner that would exceed that practitioner's normal scope of practice. If the Legislature meant to prohibit delegation of all tasks except when delegated to licensed or registered individuals in whose scopes of practice such duties are a part, it could have said it much more simply.
Testimony before the Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare supports the conclusion that tasks can be delegated to persons not licensed to perform such tasks. The Kansas Medical Society, which had the bill introduced at its request, generally testified that the bill increased the level of supervision required of a physician. The medical society specifically said of the individuals being supervised:
"Problems which result from the inadequate direction or supervision are the responsibility of the physician, not the individual being directed or supervised. Some of those individuals have separate practice acts and well defined scopes of practice. However, some are unregulated or unlicenced and their skills and preparation can vary substantially. This bill is intended to establish minimum requirements for the physician's role in such relationships, as well as giving the Board the authority to adopt rules and regulations governing this area.
"This bill shouldn't pose a threat to any group of health care providers. It simply says that when physicians or other licensees of the Board of Healing Arts supervise or direct others, those physicians should do so in a manner that is safe and appropriate for patients."[6]
One amendment that was offered by the Kansas State Board of Nursing, but that was rejected, would have provided:
"Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, K.S.A. 65-1113, 65-4202, 65-1130 and 65-1158, and amendments thereto, shall govern the direction of registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, licensed mental health technicians, advanced registered nurse practitioners, and registered nurse anesthetists by persons licensed by the state board of healing arts to practice medicine and surgery."[7]
The statutes referenced in this proposed provision define the scopes of practice of the various nurses, and as such would have limited nurses to tasks, even when delegated, that are within their scopes of practice.
We find nothing in the legisative history to demonstrate an intent to so drastically limit delegation of tasks. In short, we do not believe the 1998 amendments to the Healing Arts Act change the analysis in Attorney General Opinion No. 95-84.
K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-1151 et seq. regulate the practice of registered nurse anesthetists. The scope of practice of registered nurse anesthetists is set forth in K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-1118. Authorized functions range from assessing the patient, developing a general plan of anesthesia care with the physician, selecting the proper anesthetic and method for delivery, inducing and maintaining anesthesia, etc. The registered nurse anesthetist performs duties and functions in an "interdependent role as a member of a physician or dentist directed health care team."
K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-1162(a) creates the following prohibition:
"(a) Except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 65-1151 to 65-1163, inclusive, and amendments thereto any licensed professional nurse or licensed practical nurse who engages in the administration of general or regional anesthesia without being authorized by the board to practice as a registered nurse anesthetist is guilty of a class A misdemeanor."
Anesthesia is defined as follows:
"(d) `Regional anesthesia' means the use of local anesthetic solutions to produce loss of sensation in circumscribed areas.
"(e) `General anesthesia' means one that is complete and affecting the entire body with the loss of consciousness."[8]
Strictly applying K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-1162(a), a nurse, other than an registered nurse anesthetist, would be deemed to have committed a crime if a physician directed the nurse to "administer" any drug when its use amounted to regional or general anesthesia. Such a strict reading would directly conflict with K.S.A. 65-2872(g). It would also lead to the absurd result that a physician could delegate administration of anesthesia to anyone who possessed the proper training and skills, except for a nurse.
The issue turns over the meaning of the word "administer." In the Pharmacy Act, administer is defined to mean "the direct application of a drug . . . ."[9] But this definition is not necessarily applicable within nursing statutes. A dictionary definition of "administer" is: "To have charge of; manage."[10] When statutory provisions appear to conflict, they are to be interpreted to make them "consistent, harmonious, and sensible."[11] Statutes should be interpreted to avoid unreasonable or absurd results.[12] We believe the dictionary definition of administer is appropriate. A physician who directs anesthesia care is not required to personally apply the drug, but may delegate that task to a nurse as an extra set of hands for the physician. This is distinguished from the practice of a registered nurse anesthetist as set forth in K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-1151(a)(1) through (9). A physician may not delegate the entire general practice of nurse anesthesia to anyone other than a registered nurse anesthetist.
In summary, we believe that a physician may delegate the task of actual application of an anesthetic to a nurse, so long as the physician maintains adequate supervision and delegates to someone who possesses the necessary skills and training. The amendments to the Healing Arts Act emphasize physicians' duties to adequately supervise the task, and to delegate to only those with the necessary skills. Statutes concerning registered nurse anethetists do not preclude physician delegation of the actual application of a drug used as an anesthetic, as opposed to delegating the entire practice of anesthesia, so long as these standards are met.
Steve Phillips Assistant Attorney General
CJS:JLM:SP:jm
[1] K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-2837(a)(26).
[2] L. 1998, Ch. 170.
[4] K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-28,127.
[5] But see, e.g., K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-1163(g).
[6] Minutes, Senate Public Health Welfare Committee, attachment 4.
[7] Id., attachment 7-3.
[8] K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-1151(d), (e).
[9] K.S.A. 65-1626(a).
[10] American Heritage Dictionary 79 (2d college Ed. 1991).
[11] State v. Sims, 254 Kan. 1, 10 (1993).
[12] In re Tax Appeal of Aslop Sand Co., 265 Kan. 510, 519 (1998).


Posted on March 25, 2011 March 26, 2011 by Ashley GatewoodPosted in The Gem SchoolTagged Christian, Community, Ebeye, Education, Gem School, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, Marshallese, Missionary, missions., R.M.I.
Just think of the wonderful impression you'll be leaving them with…and they with you!!


No doubt the last two legs of the San Jose – Anaheim trilogy was dominated by the Ducks. The Ducks won last night 5-2 in a physical tour de force effort that had to make Carlyle and Burke very happy heading into the Christmas holiday. Yes they were outshot but really that was only one thing you could complain about. So thanks to Damned at The NHL Arena…let's go into the four ciders of the Game of the Week.
Goc was the one player on the one line that scored. Beyond that, San Jose came out and just could not convert. This line did all it was asked of and even scored…that should have been enough. Goc played with energy that he seemed to have lost from last season. This was the one good sign that came out of last night's game for San Jose.
Perry was just Perry last night…played hard…played tough and set the tone with the second goal. Odd? YES! But that second goal really put San Jose on its heels so much that Kunitz scored just 61 seconds later. Perry is a 40 goal scorer in this league making Ducks fans start to say Penner who? I like the way Perry plays…he is the quintessential power forward who was knocking around Sharks all night long.
He stuffed Thornton every time he was on the ice. Pahlsson is one of the, if not best shutdown checking line centers in the game and yet he has a little offensive upside. There were times last night when Joe Thornton look lost on the ice and then he lost it….punctuated by that elbowing penalty late in the third period…that is all about the Pahlsson effect. Imagine that!
Pronger not only shut up all the boos coming in his direction….but got the Sharks' fans to boo the Sharks' effort. It was more than the goal and assist he scored…it was 27+ minutes he logged in a nasty, physical effort that is a staple of Pronger. He also had 2 or 3 hits in that game that I won't forget anytime soon and if you think San Jose wasn't a bit intimidated..then I have a piece of land in New York City to sell you for $26…and some smokes.
This game lived up to the hype pretty much…a nice Game Of The Week if you ask me. I can't waited to see what The NHL Arena has cooked up next week.


So the good news from the Neil Simon Theatre is that a group of very talented actors are singing some very good Sting songs in a very well directed (Joe Mantello) and organically choreographed (Steven Hodgett) The Last Ship. The bad news is that the storyline is slight, implausible , and that audiences are not coming (playing at 61% of capacity I can not imagine this ship will stay afloat past the holidays). Seen on a Friday night, the house was far from capacity.
It might be that most reviews mention it is a dark, bleak look at a dying British ship-building town. Well, it's not dark, and it's not bleak…the musical brims with life, life-affirmation, and energy.
More realistically, it might be that there isn't the emotional payoff one expects from this sort of "rally around the boys" material — one need only see the recent British film "Pride" to see how that is done right. The script here (started by Brian Yorkey and finished by John Logan) is oddly devoid of feeling. Even the big emotional moments feel lackluster.
The same can not be said of Sting's remarkable pop-rock score: filled with big ballads, contrasted with Celtic bar songs, there is no doubt who the star of this musical is. The songs soar and reverberate with longing, despair, and high hopes. Those are tough shoes to fill for the excellent Michael Esper, but throughout you can't stop thinking about how much better you liked hearing Sting sing these songs in the recent PBS broadcast. Rachel Tucker is also excellent as the love-torn ex-girlfriend stuck in a triangle with Esper and Aaron Lazar. Brit Jimmy Nail nails his part as the shipyard foreman and the show's everyman as does Sally Ann Triplett as his wife. Fred Applegate plays the local priest who likes to lift a pint, and young Collin Kelly-Sordelet plays both the younger version of Sting's alter-ego as well as later, his son.
Oops, see, there I go again — these characters are so intertwined with Sting's life and his music that their parts become almost superfluous — we are merely observing different actors play their parts and sing his songs, and you never, even for an instant, stop hearing his voice and his longing. And that is a ship that is not sailing along, merely bobbing tied to the shore.
By the time these lovely blokes finish building their last ship and decide to climb aboard for a final ride, the allegory of moving along and loving who you love has hit you over the head so many times, you simply smile and sit back, and go with it.
If you want to take this ride, book your voyage for a performance not that far out. There are no guarantees this ship won't soon make it's final trip.


text:
"I know that my Redeemer lives!" Job 19:25
9608 US Highway 301 North Parrish, Florida 34219 941-776-1395 office@faithlutheranfl.com
Welcome to Faith
Come Worship With Us
Virtual Worship Services
Join a Bible Study
Women's Groups
Services for Homebound Members
Prayer Partners
Support our Ministries
Worship Service for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity, August 21, 2022
by Faith Lutheran Church in Virtual Worship Service
Sermon Audio: 220821_0826
Sermon Transcript: Sermon August 21 2022
Worship Bulletin: 2022-08-21 Tenth Sunday after Trinity Online
Children's Bulletin: 46 Trinity 10
Readings: Jeremiah 8: 4-12, Romans 9:30-10:4, Luke 19:41-48
Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem
Our Lord wept over Jerusalem for the destruction that would soon come upon her. For she did not recognize the time of God's visitation in Christ, who had come to bring her peace (Luke 19:41–48). Through His prophets God had consistently called His people to turn from their deceit and false worship. "But My people do not know the judgments of the Lord" (Jer. 8:4–12). They sought to establish their own righteousness rather than receive Christ's righteousness through faith (Rom. 9:30–10:4). So it was that God was in His temple to cleanse it, a precursor to the once-for-all cleansing from sin which He would accomplish in the temple of His own body on the cross. God grant us to know the things that make for our peace—His visitation in the Word and Sacraments—that by the Holy Spirit we may penitently confess "Jesus is Lord" (1 Cor. 12:1–11).
Divine Service for the Transfiguration of our LORD, January 29, 2023
by Faith Lutheran Church Jan 26 2023
Worship Service for LWML Sunday, January 22, 2023
Divine Service for the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany, January 15, 2023
Worship Service for the Baptism of Our Lord, January 8, 2023
Parrish, Florida 34219
office@faithlutheranfl.com
Florida Georgia District
LCMS Locator
Church Website by OurChurch.Com


text:
Ransomware wrecks the ER
With a ransomware-locked computer in the background, CyberMed Summit participants (from left) Dr. Rahul Nene, Dr. Jordan Selzer (back), and Dr. Jeff Tully treat a medical mannequin Thursday during a cyber attack simulation at the UCSD School of Medicine.
(Eduardo Contreras/The San Diego Union-Tribune)
By Paul Sisson
Nov. 15, 2019 4:34 PM PT
Giving clot-busting medication to a stroke patient with a broken blood vessel in their brain just makes them bleed faster, increasing the odds of death and lifelong disability. These facts, which every doctor learns in medical school, were on Dr. Rahul Nene's mind when a ransomware attack shut down critical equipment in a small Southern California hospital Thursday afternoon.
Nene was counting on a CT scan to show whether it was a clot or a hemorrhage that had severely slurred his elderly patient's speech. But with malicious software locking up the computer that stores the digital X-ray images, there was no way for him to confirm the proper course of action.
A frantic consultation with a neurologist at a nearby hospital resulted in the patient getting a helicopter ride to the nearest facility with functional brain imaging available, but as the young emergency physician later acknowledged to his peers, the delay in treatment made death the most likely outcome.
"That patient probably would have died," Nene said.
The prognosis for a heart attack patient that the emergency team was treating simultaneously was also grim.
The same harmful computer code that locked up the CT scanner also shut down the hospital's cardiac catheterization lab, taking away the most effective tool to place a stent inside the patient's blocked blood vessel, restoring blood flow to rapidly-deteriorating heart muscle. Without stenting, the chances of a good recovery are much lower.
Dr. Jordan Selzer (left), and Dr. Rahul Nene look at a the monitor of a locked computer while treating a patient during a cyber attack simulation at the UCSD School of Medicine on November 14, 2019 in San Diego, California.
Luckily for Nene, a third-year resident at the UC San Diego School of Medicine, the entire series of events that transpired Thursday were a simulation, conducted in the university's state-of-the-art medical simulation suite and conceived in the mind of Dr. Christian Dameff, medical director of cyber security at UCSD.
The entire ordeal was recorded in real time and projected onto the huge screens front and center before a packed lecture hall of professionals who attended the CyberMed Summit, a two-day symposium that brought together hackers, security experts, medical device vendors and many others interested in understanding just what's at risk in a health care system that relies on interconnected digital technology more than it ever has.
Standing before attendees after Thursday's exercise was complete, Dameff asked Nene whether he thought it would be difficult to get other doctors to buy into such cyber attack training?
Nene said yes. Most, he said, just never think to question the availability of bedrock tools such as CT scanners and cath labs that have been extremely reliable for decades.
"Nobody ever thinks it would happen to their system," Nene said.
And that, argued Dameff, is the whole point.
Earlier this year, a ransomware attack forced three Alabama hospitals to temporarily stop taking new patients, with similar results in U.K. and Australia medical facilities. While none appear to have been as severe as the doomsday scenario simulated at UCSD, experts note that "legacy" systems installed many years ago that shipped with software that was initially state-of-the-art, or at least up-to-date, have generally been ignored since installation even as methods employed by hackers evolve daily.
While there is no evidence that anything as severe as what was modeled this week at the university has yet occurred in the real world, Dameff said there is no reason a similarly terrible confluence of events couldn't occur in a situation where routine maintenance was ignored.
The point of the exercises, Dameff said, is not to scare patients into staying home, but rather to send a wake-up call that vulnerabilities exist even in hospitals that spend millions of dollars per year on all types of physical and digital security. At the end of the day, many experts said, most sophisticated medical equipment is bolted onto and controlled by the same sort of personal computer, running the same sort of software, that anyone can pick up at their friendly neighborhood electronics store.
"Things are more connected now than ever before, and that's the trend we're going to continue with," Dameff said. "We need to be having these conversations now so patients can advocate for themselves and doctors can learn about this before they experience it in the real world."
There are signs that the federal government agrees. Officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration presented Thursday morning on extensive efforts underway to have medical device designers consider cybersecurity during the development process rather than after devices end up out in the real world.
There has also been significant progress, Dameff said, in helping hospitals understand how they can maintain computer-controlled medical devices after they are installed and have been in use for many years. For too long, the physician said, many thought federal regulators wanted them to keep their hands off.
"There has been this persistent myth that doing anything at all requires you go get FDA approval," Dameff said. "The FDA has come out pretty publicly and said that, for addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities, no approval is required."
HealthLatest
Get Essential San Diego, weekday mornings
Get top headlines from the Union-Tribune in your inbox weekday mornings, including top news, local, sports, business, entertainment and opinion.
Paul Sisson
ERs strain under crushing patient loads, but staffing shortages appear to be easing
Blood shortage reaches crisis levels in San Diego
Expected COVID surge threatens surgeries, procedures across region
San Diego posts outsized weekend COVID-19 numbers with nearly 50,000 new cases
California National Guard will help at testing sites as demand overwhelms capacity
5 things to know about ordering free COVID tests
The federal website providing free at-home COVID-19 tests is open for orders. Here is how to order the tests, and what you need to know.
News for Caregivers
Wheelchair dance program aims to create inclusive community between walkers, rollers
The classes are taught to students of varying physical abilities, including those who use wheelchairs
Weariness sets in as pandemic enters third year with no end in sight
'Right now, the fatigue is coming into an all-time high'
Federal appeals court refuses rehearing in challenge to SDUSD vaccine mandate
The court's decision Friday leaves the mandate in place, but a state court judge has blocked it in another lawsuit
San Diego-based organizations receive funding to help reduce health disparities
Funds help 'Tiger Teams' reach out to the underserved
How San Diego schools are fighting to stay open: Study halls, substitutes, testing
Schools short on staffing are allowed to close as a last resort, though many San Diego districts have kept closures at bay
Driver strikes, kills 2 pedestrians along San Diego Bay near Liberty Station
UCSD will resume putting up to 3 students in dorm rooms to deal with housing shortage
Most read news stories
Tracking coronavirus data in San Diego County
Leaders of San Diego's most diverse areas say lingering police choppers create war zone atmosphere
Researchers warn of Pokemon GO danger
Your guide to 2022 Sundance Film Festival at home


text:
The Left Case Against the EU (1/2)
Costas Lapavitsas, former MP of the Greek Parliament and author of The Left Case Against the EU, says the left needs to have honest debates about the EU and its limitations, which became evident in the political struggles associated with Brexit and Grexit
The Left Case Against the EU
SHARMINI PERIES: It's The Real News Network. I'm Sharmini Peries, coming to you from Baltimore.
Would it be good for progressive politics if the UK actually leaves the European Union? As the Brexit deadline comes near on March 29, and the decision of the British Parliament on whether to leave the European Union comes to a head, some voices on the left are taking the opportunity to make the case that leaving the EU would be good for progressive politics. For example, the London-based Greek economist Costas Lapavitsas has just published a book titled The Left Case Against the EU. In the book, Lapavitsas argues that the EU was designed to enforce neoliberalism, and it constrains some governments from pursuing progressive mandates even if the people in the country want to move in that direction.
Joining me now to discuss his book is Professor Costas Lapavitsas. Lapavitsas teaches at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. His book The Left Case Against the EU was published by Polity Press. Costas, always a pleasure to have you on.
COSTAS LAPAVITSAS: It's pleasure to be with you.
SHARMINI PERIES: All right, Costas. As a strong advocate in the past for Grexit, as well as now Brexit, you take up two main questions in your book. First there is the issue of just how the EU prevents the pursuit of progressive policies, and even socialist politics. And second, there is the issue of whether the EU can be reformed. You take up these two questions, and that's very good. Let's look at the first. How does the European Union prevent the pursuit of progressive politics?
COSTAS LAPAVITSAS: Very actively, and very determinedly. The European Union has become a hardened, entrenched set of institutions defending neoliberalism. In Europe these institutions centered on the single market and the single currency, the Euro. Combined, together, they ensure that neoliberal policies dominate the European Union; individual countries, and the union as a whole. On top of that, what you also have is the prevalence of neoliberal ideology. Not just the institutions and mechanisms, but also ideology, the prevalence of this ideology, across the institutions. Particularly the main decision-making institutions, which together with the practice of these institutions ensure neoliberal dominance across the union.
To me this is obvious. And to all people who come close to the European Union it's obvious that the notion that this structure could be mobilized in the interests of working people in Europe is absurd. Just absurd. There's no other word to describe it.
SHARMINI PERIES: All right. Now, give me some specific examples so that people can get a better understanding of the progressive politics that, say, Greek government wanted to pursue and was unable to do; or if a Corbyn government succeeds in taking power, how they will be limited in terms of pursuing their political platform, which obviously they would be elected on.
COSTAS LAPAVITSAS: These are two very different cases, for the reason that obviously Britain is a much bigger and more powerful country; but crucially, it's not a member of the Monetary Union. Britain, in a sense, has always been semi-detached from the rest of the European Union. But even so, it demonstrates the ability of the European Union to impose restrictive measures on not just progressive government or left wing government; on any government.
To start with the case of Greece, though, which is well known–although not as widely and properly discussed as it should have been, and I'm surprised by that–the lessons of Greece have not been learned, really, the last few years. In the case of Greece, it's clear. The Greeks elected a radical government, which was radical in the sense they wanted to overturn neoliberalism, fundamentally. It wanted to follow policies that were perfectly sensible, and went against the destructive policies of neoliberalism that were applied to the country for many years, the beginning this decade, and destroyed its economy, basically. They were not anti-European. They were not even anti-Euro, the Syriza government. Actually, they were committed Europeans, Europhiles, very clearly so, and their trajectory absolutely proves it.
These were committed Europhiles, they just wanted to follow slightly different policies, more liberal, more social democratic, less repressive in terms of the economy, less neoliberal. They were destroyed, completely destroyed. And they were destroyed by the mechanisms and institutions of the Monetary Union. These institutions, the Euro Group, the Council, the EMS, these are unelected, hugely powerful institutions that through the European Central Bank and other unelected institutions and unaccountable institution were capable of undermining, and in the end subverting, any kind of radical policies that Syriza wanted to implement, and forced it to follow the policies that the European Union imposed on Greece.
And in Britain, there is no Corbyn government, although I hope and wish that there will one soon if this country is to go anywhere, because it's not going anywhere at all at the moment. Obviously, such a government will not be subject to the communications and framework and institutions of the Monetary Union, because luckily for Britain, it is not a member of the Monetary Union. But it will still be constrained by the mechanisms, practices and regulations of the European Union.
And a crucial way in which that will happen, for instance, with be in terms of state aid, public procurement, methods and tools which are of crucial importance for any left government, any progressive government that wants to change the structure of the economy and wants to boost industry, manufacturing and the productive sector at the expense, of course, of finance and so on. You'd have to use public procurement, you'd have to use state aid in order to support productive enterprises, in order to create jobs, good jobs for people, in order to change the balance of the economy. The rules and regulations of the European Union on these things, state aid and public procurement, are thoroughly neoliberal and would stop a radical Corbyn government from effecting the kind of changes it wishes to affect.
SHARMINI PERIES: In spite of the fact that they are not a member of the European Monetary–
COSTAS LAPAVITSAS: That's got nothing to do with it. The public procurement regulations and the state aid regulations apply across the European Union, not just to members of the Monetary Union, of the countries that use the euro. Now obviously, the regulations are the same for all members of the European Union. Some countries take advantage of these regulations better than other countries. Germany, for instance, today supports its domestic industry far more effectively through state aid than Britain does, although the same regulations apply to both.
So there is more scope for Britain to exploit these regulations even within the European Union. And some people hastily come out and say, "Oh, the European Union doesn't stop us from doing anything." They are wrong, because any kind of radical change such as Britain needs and such as we would like to seem in terms of changing the social structure of this country and supporting the poor, the working class and so on, would require decisive measures of state aid and public procurement to support productive jobs. And that would be stopped by the European Union, no doubt as well of that.
SHARMINI PERIES: Costas, a one interesting example that your book deals with extensively is what happened in Greece. It is something that you are very familiar with, given you were a member of Parliament for the Syriza Party in Greece until you defected to Popular Unity. Now, explain to us, since you were in the throes of the debate and discussion internally at the time, why Greece was so unsuccessful at its negotiations with the EU.
COSTAS LAPAVITSAS: These are very big questions, obviously, and there's a lot of stuff going on. I'll tell you in summary what I think about why things went wrong and where we are now. Fundamentally, things went wrong because, as I already indicated in the previous answers, the Syriza leadership, Alexis Tsipras and his immediate circle, were Europhiles from the beginning. They were committed to the European Union and to the European Monetary Union. They wanted to keep Greece within these restrictive and unaccountable mechanisms at all costs, and they proved it. That's what they did.
Now that's manifesting itself in a variety of ways. Basically, though, what happened was Syriza intended to negotiate with very hostile bureaucrats and politicians in the European Union, while remaining within the framework of the of the Monetary Union, attempted to negotiate with these people without having any ammunition, any fundamental ammunition. They thought that because they had the democratic mandate of the Greek people, they would go there, they would put across good arguments, they would dig their heels in, and then at some point, the other side would relent because it would see the weights and quality of these arguments.
And surely, in this alliance of nations, sense would prevail. Because after all, we're all for fraternity and common endeavor in Europe, presumably. That's what they believe. And they didn't quite understand how the European Union works either. They also had the most incredible misconceptions about how the mechanisms work and what was going to happen. And when they went, they attempted to do that, they were subverted and destroyed fundamentally by the European Central Bank. That's basically what happened. The European Central Bank turned the tap of liquidity off. When you are in the Monetary Union, liquidity ultimately comes from the European Central Bank. That's the basic foundation of liquidity in the economy.
The European Central Bank knew that this was the case, knew that it would asphyxiate, it would strangle Greece, and it did. It lessened the provision of liquidity gradually until the Syriza government, over the first six, seven months, had no liquidity available to it and the economy had no liquidity available to it. And in the end it surrendered, it surrendered and it accepted entirely, completely the terms imposed by the lenders of the European Union, just as previous governments have done. I say this because if you listen to Syriza talk and if you listen to talk by people who still support Syriza, incredibly so, and people abroad, who ought to know much better than that, they believe that Syriza has been following different policies the last few years. He hasn't.
He's been following exactly the same policies that were applied to Greece in the first few years of the crisis. They basically completed the job. They completed the job that began in Greece in 2010. They were instruments, dissonant instruments of the lenders in the European Union, except that most of the dirty work had already been done. In 2011, 2012, most of the destruction of the economy had been done. They simply had to wrap up the job, and they did, they did that. And through that, through the application of these policies, which were terrible neoliberal policies, they stabilized it, and that's what happened.
I mean, we always knew. Some of us who understand economics always knew that by applying these harsh neoliberal policies, yes, you can stabilize the economy through destruction. It's the stabilization of destruction, basically, and they did it, yes, they completed the destruction of the economy, and the Greek economy today has been stabilized, and stabilized in the sense of it's not shrinking anymore, it's actually growing very little, very slowly. Its debt is just about manageable at the moment, and it doesn't get the deficits that it got back in 2009, 2010 because of the imposition of austerity. On this basis, Syriza came out and incredibly, incredibly, asserted that he has rescued the country.
It's the most–I don't have the words to describe my contempt for this, because it's politicking of the worst possible kind. The left shouldn't be doing that, the left should be about truth, should be doing about policy. Because they are coming out now and saying that they've rescued the economy and a new page has been turned in Greece now that Syriza is safe in power and so on. None of that will happen. Greece is stagnant, very unequal, very weak, poor future, its youth is leaving the country, the economy's fundamental weakness are not being cured and they won't be cured through these policies. It's basically a future of stagnation, and it's a government presumably of the left that has presided over that. It's a disgrace, complete disgrace.
SHARMINI PERIES: All right, Costas. Now that some time has passed and you have had a chance to reflect on that moment when the Syriza government decided to ignore the people's referendum asking it not to accept the Troika offer. It went ahead and did so and it defied its own people and it defied its own referendum that it put forth. What do you say to those people who said that Syriza had no choice, that Greece was strangled, it had no choice but to honor the Troika demands in spite of the referendum, and that leaving the EU was too consequential, that it would put the whole country in disarray?
COSTAS LAPAVITSAS: The European Monetary Union. Because what would have happened with the European Union is a different story. I personally never argued at the time for leaving the European Union. I argued that we should leave the Monetary Union, that we should go back to national currency. What would happen with European Union would have been a different story. We would have explored that subsequently, one step at a time. I was never in favor of, and I still am not in favor of changes which have not been thought through. But the argument that there was no choice is a very weak argument that is ignorant of the plain facts. There was a choice, and the choice is what you mentioned, leaving the Monetary Union. This was argued, incidentally, by the lenders.
The lenders to Greece explicitly proposed to the Syriza government, but also to governments before Syriza, that Greece should leave. So it was a realistic option also proposed by the lenders, but proposed by people of the radical left from within Greece, obviously with not the same aims not the same mechanisms, because we and the lenders differ greatly. But we knew that it was feasible, just as the lenders knew it was feasible. It was a perfectly a feasible option. The reason why it wasn't adopted has got nothing to do with the lenders. It's not the Germans or the French or anybody else who kept the Greeks, the Syriza government, in the European Union and the Monetary Union against the wishes of the Greek people. It's actually the Greek elite that did that, the Greek ruling class.
It's the Greek ruling class that could never contemplate leaving the Monetary Union, because they knew that if the Monetary Union was left, all the structures of power, social, economic and other parts, would be put in doubt. They didn't know what would follow from that, they were very scared by that. They were very scared by that and they wanted to avoid it at all costs. And that's what Syriza did for them. Syriza complied with them, served their interests fully, and avoided that possibility and eventuality at all costs. But the option was on the table. We proposed this, we've thought it out, we worked our way through it, and we said to Syriza and his leadership, "You've got the option. It's not an easy option. It can be done, it's perfectly feasible. You need to mobilize the people to do it, and you need to be prepared for decisive action that will break the back of the power of the elites, the power of the ruling class in Greece, because it couldn't be done otherwise."
Going back the national currency would have meant breaking with the distinctive institutions of the Monetary Union of the European Union, acquiring some sovereignty, which would have allowed us to do things, and thus breaking the power of the domestic elites. Because that's what was the issue, that's what was the issue. And Syriza couldn't even think of that. The leadership was in cahoots with the Greek elites, with the Greek ruling class. It still is, and that's how they operate. Everything they say about social chance and so on is just words. They are the biggest wordsmiths in European politics. And in terms of delivering decisive radical action, they are nowhere to be seen.
But we lost. We lost, I mean the radical left within Syriza lost. What we proposed was not accepted, did not come to pass. Part of the reason why we lost was, of course, our own weakness, yes, I accept that. It's not just Tsipras and his friends who managed to subvert the entire movement and turn it into something which is disgraceful, to be honest. It was also us. We failed to take action in appropriate ways, we failed to mobilize. This is a weakness of the radical left, and it's a weakness that keeps being with us in Greece. The political situation right now in Greece is not good for the radical left, unfortunately. But back to what you asked me. The notion that Syriza, as it is at the moment, could have some promise for the left or for working people, for social change in Greece, or more broadly in Europe is just so far gone it's just beyond description.
SHARMINI PERIES: And finally, Costas, speaking up for reforming the EU, the former Finance Minister, Yanis Varoufakis, of Greece, is a big advocate of reforming the EU. He believes in it so much that he is now running for the European Parliament. Why do you think that is not a progressive goal?
COSTAS LAPAVITSAS: I can give you a response that's not principled, or it really shouldn't be used widely, publicly, for many reasons that would become clear. But I'm going to be constrained and I'm going to be disciplined. The line that's been coming from the ex-Finance Minister of Greece of reforming the European Union has actually been tried. That's exactly what Syriza did, that's exactly what was tried. It was tried. It's not new. It's nothing new. That's exactly what Syriza did. Syriza believed, in his fairly radical days, he could go there, he could dig his heels in, he could affect change with regard to Greece, and that would act as a catalyst that would bring change across the European Union, because other people might see the example of Greece and all sorts of opportunities and possibilities would then open up for the European Union. That failed, and it failed abysmally.
And it didn't just fail incidentally. When Syriza finally accepted the bailout imposed on Greece, the third bailout that was signed, the strategy actually failed a lot earlier. It failed immediately after the election of the Syriza government, less than a month. At the first meeting of the Eurogroup, which is this unelected, very powerful institution that runs the Monetary Union, at the first meeting of the Eurogroup, at which the then Syriza government went for negotiations led by the then Finance Minister, because of his position he was leading the Greek delegation, at the very first meeting when this approach was tested, the result was complete debacle.
And the outcome was the signing of an agreement less than a month, I repeat, after the election of the Syriza government, the signing an agreement in which the then Finance Minister accepted that no unilateral measures would be taken to change the Greek debt, that we would cooperate with our lenders and our partners, and we would deal with the issue in an amicable way within the confines of the Monetary Union. That actually put Greece and Syriza down the line of surrender. So the approach has been tested as practical politics, and didn't just say it. It was a disaster.
Now, what we've got now is a proposal that this failed approach is used across Europe, sort of writ large perspective, and it would be twice as disastrous or three times as disastrous, because this time it's proposed for Europe as a whole. There is no prospect of reforming the European Union, of marching through the institutions because you might win elections in a particular country, because these institutions are rigid, well-protected in terms of what they do, and thoroughly neoliberal. These people are very well-organized and they've got mechanisms of preventing radical change through the democratic process.
I can be even harder on this. The European Union, at the moment, represents the most blatant bypassing of democracy that we've seen in advanced, developed capitalist countries in decades. And it does that by using precisely those institutions that presumably the left will change. It bypasses democracy and it bypasses the democratic will, as that is expressed through elections, in the most rigid, thorough and systematic way, and it does that because the regulations of the institutions allow it to do because of the voting processes and because of the alliances that will happen for decisions that were taken.
The same goes for Parliament, and the same goes for all other decision-making institutions. Those who think that you can, as I said, march through these institutions and effect change, I either don't understand how the institutions work, or they're not honest to people when they tell them that they can change them. You can't change them, you can't. You can only break those institutions, smash them. Rupturing those institutions is the answer if you want progressive, radical policies in Europe.
SHARMINI PERIES: Costas, let's leave it there. But please join me and Costas Lapavitsas, the author of The Left Case Against the EU, which was published by Polity Press. We will continue this discussion in segment two.
Costas Lapavitsas
Costas Lapavitsas is a professor of economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Sharmini Peries
Greece's Syriza Government Loses Election After Imposing Harsh Austerity (1/2)
Greece Heads Towards New Election – Can Syriza Survive?
What Future for the UK with One-Third of Children in Poverty?
Theresa May's Resignation Could Mean a Hard Brexit
The New Authoritarians
Brexit: Will Tories Risk an Election Corbyn Might Win?
Is Corbyn's Socialism Possible Within the EU? – Lapavitsas and Jay
Parliament Votes Down No-Deal Brexit; British Growing Weary of Brexit Fiasco
UK Parliament Rejects Latest Brexit Deal, Corbyn Calls for New Elections
Labor MP: Future of Humanity Depends on Compliance with International Treaties


After filling out and submitting the form below, you will receive an e-mail to the address you provided to finalize the process. Be sure to give us a valid email account, otherwise you will not be able to confirm your demo account creation. If you have any trouble accessing or using the PowerTime demo, please follow this link and create a ticket to let us know, and we will do what we can to help.
Would you be interested in hardware timeclocks?


This research aims at emphasizing the significance of sound management and cost planning from the beginning of the project undertaking in order to facilitate the proper establishment for conducting and systemizing the project costs. Also, to determine the major obstacles that affect the management and scheduling of construction costs and to suggest solutions through demonstrating the roles of the parties involved in the project. According to the preliminary information, data, and exploratory readings collected about this matter.


text:
layout: default
title: Work | Patrick Cate's Portfolio
description: Portfolio piece examples from Graphic Designer Patrick Cate.
id: work
permalink: /work/
---
{% assign project-order = site.data.project-order %}
{% assign projects = site.project %}

<svg class="l-section__icon l-section__icon--work"><use xlink:href="#section__icon--work"></use></svg>

My Work (What I've Done)

        {% for project in projects %}
            {% if project.url == project-order.first %}
                {{ project.output }}
            {% endif %}
        {% endfor %}

{% for order in project-order | offset: 1 %}
    {% for project in projects %}
        {% if project.url == order %}
            {{ project.output }}
        {% endif %}
    {% endfor %}
{% endfor %}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Are you waiting for your circumstances to change before getting serious about exercise? Hoping to drop a few kilos first or maybe holding off for some free time to open up?
Many of us are guilty of spouting the old favourite, "I'll start on Monday." I mistakenly started believing - after repeatedly hearing the battle cry, "go hard or go home" - that a marathon super human effort was required, but I've since discovered that this type of thinking does not support long term health.
Consistently blending enjoyable physical exercise into our everyday lives is what makes the real difference and leads to a long and healthy life. Get rid of the 'all or nothing' thinking and start taking small steps toward your goals.
Why not start by lacing up your walking shoes? The sun is shining and it is Walk Over October - WA's month long campaign to encourage West Australians to make walking a priority - what better excuse is there to get up and about?
Think about ways you can get more steps into your day. Can you walk to work? What about walking to a bus that will get you the rest of the way? Could you take your lunch to a park, or use the stairs instead of the lift? Why not set some workplace walking tasks like heading to the post box or visiting a colleague's desk instead of in-house phone calls.
If you are having trouble working out how to fit extra steps in your day, try posting your situation in the comments section below for some helpful suggestions.
Make your walks fun by taking music or listening to audio books. Better still, grab a walking buddy and motivate each other while you chat. Change your destination from time to time, visit a friend or a local park. Get a comfortable walking outfit that makes you feel good - whatever works for you.
If you exercise on your lunch break and you worry about getting back late then consider doing laps and improving your times rather than heading out in one direction.
If you only have 10 minute blocks available, don't see that as a problem, get out there a few times in your day and enjoy the breaks. There is no proof that doing exercise in one block is of more benefit, however there is evidence regular walking helps to lower cholesterol, increase bone strength and improve circulation so just put one foot in front of the other.
If walking starts to seem a little easy, then you might want to increase your intensity by including some hills or picking up the pace a bit. When you feel like you need a change there are plenty of other activities to consider. Remember there is no pressure to be anything other than consistent when it comes to exercise. So stick with it, keep it fun and the results will follow.
Baby steps or giant strides, its totally up to you, just get moving. See you in the park.


Forged Pistons - superior material, design and manufacturing.
Venolia's forged racing pistons are made of tried and proven 2618 T61 or 4032 T62 alloy. The billet is heated to 800°F and forged with a 3,000 ton high-speed mechanical forge press - this produces a fine grain structure in the aluminum which yields the strongest possible blank.
It's our 50 years of experience designing forged pistons which sets us apart. We incorporate the latest technology including CAD CAM systems to develop new forgings for ever-changing head configurations and the lightweight technology demanded by today's racers. These systems are linked to the latest CNC machines to provide ultra-precise machining in all operations (like accurately-machined ring grooves for proper clearances). Our full skirt designs increases bore stability and eliminate the problem of skirt or ring collapse under high cylinder pressure or extreme RPM's.
On the street or at the track, Venolia pistons are the pro's choice.
Wrist Pins - matching Venolia performance and quality.
The proper choice of wrist pins can be critical to your piston/rod assembly. It's important that the wrist pin you choose be strong, yet light enough for the intended application. Our wrist pins are developed specifically for use with Venolia pistons; they're available in all popular diameters including straight and tapered with various wall thickness.
One effective setup for retaining your pins is Venolia's aluminum pin buttons. They're lightweight, and stepped to index the pin. Pin buttons are stepped for stroker installation where oil ring passes over pin to give extra support.
Teflon pin buttons are also available for smaller pin diameters.
Chrysler 426 Top Fuel Piston with Hardtuf® coating.
Hardtuf® is an aluminum oxide coating that improves the hardness, lubricity and corrosion resistance of aluminum and aluminum alloys. This optional coating is available on all Venolia Pistons.
When ordering pistons for use with nitrous oxide, please make note on the order form or inform your Venolia representative. Specify the approximate amount of horsepower you plan on adding with the nitrous. Due to extreme demands on piston integrity by the increased cylinder pressure and temperature, we will use slightly-different design criteria to insure maximum piston durability under these conditions.
The skirts on Venolia pistons are ground to fit the bore size. When ordering pistons, specify the exact bore size on the engine block. When boring the cylinders oversize, it is advisable to use standard overbore sizes which are 0.020", 0.030", 0.040" and 0.060".
The lift of the cam does not determine the amount of clearance required in the valve pocket - the amount of overlap does. Give us the valve lift at overlap at T.D.C. and plus and minus degrees from T.D.C.


Hollaway-Meyers is currently offering specials on GeoThermal Heating systems for your residential or commercial building. Its time to replace that old, money sucking, loud and dirty furnace with a new, clean running, and cost efficient GeoThermal Heating system. GeoThermal heating units operate quietly and emit no harmful pollutants like carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide which is so much better for our planet. The GeoThermal application operates using resources found right in your backyard. Hollaway-Meyers can even help you attain great tax credits from your local, state and federal tax incentive. We have an award winning team of experts that can help you choose the right indoor air quality system for you and your family. Our staff is happy to answer any questions about GeoThermal sales, service or repair. All of our work is done by high trained, EPA certified technicians that take pride in their work and are dedicate to your total satisfaction.
Hollaway-Meyers can assist you in getting GeoThermal Tax Credits from wonderful tax incentives.


text:
Genre: Christmas Songs
We Wish You a Merry Christmas – Love To Sing
Andito Tayo Para Sa Isa't Isa – ABS-CBN Music All Star
Jingle Bells – Kidsongs
Mistletoe – Justin Bieber
Feliz Navidad – José Feliciano
Merry Christmas – Ed Sheeran & Elton John
Where Are You Christmas – Faith Hill
Sa Araw Ng Pasko – All Star Cast
Merry Christmas, Darling – The Carpenters
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" was popularized in the 1930s as a result of an arrangement by the Bristol-based composer, conductor and organist Arthur Warrell.
ChordLyrics.fun January 17, 2022
Written by Love Rose De Leon, Robert Labayen and Thyro Alfaro. Music was composed by Thyro Alfaro and Xeric Tan. It is a loving tribute to our everyday heroes, the people who continually give us hope, strength and inspiration to keep moving forward despite the challenges. The song tells the story of how the Filipinos are able to overcome life's hardships by having faith in God and by working together in love.
ChordLyrics.fun December 13, 2021
Jingle Bells is a song that's sung in the Kidsongs video We Wish You a Merry Christmas. A classic Christmas song that is sung throughout the holiday season.
It was covered by many famous singers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Buble, Bing Crosby and many more.
A Christmas song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The song was written by Bieber and its producers by Nasri and Adam Messinger. The song was released on October 17, 2011 as the lead single from his Christmas album, Under the Mistletoe (2011). "Mistletoe" is a pop and R&B song, that has reggae influences. "Mistletoe" received generally positive reviews from most music critics.
ChordLyrics.fun December 8, 2021
A Christmas song written in 1970 by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano.
"Merry Christmas" serves as Ed Sheeran's first Christmas song, and serves as Elton John's second Christmas single, following the release of 1973's "Step into Christmas".
A song originally written for the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas in 2000. It was co-written by Mariah Carey, James Horner and Will Jennings – intended originally to be recorded by Carey. However, a legal case with Carey's ex-husband Tommy Mottola, left the song un-released, so Faith Hill recorded and released this version.
ChordLyrics.fun November 27, 2021
According to Paolo (Ben&Ben member), "Bibingka" is literally about how Bea and I grew close. After 9 simbang gabi mornings I fell for her. It's been almost 4 years.
Ben Dizon January 14, 2021
A song released in 1998 which sung by various artists in the Philippines. The song was published for the purpose of celebrating the Christmas season.
A Christmas song by the Carpenters (music by Richard Carpenter, lyrics by Frank Pooler), and originally recorded in 1970.
Ikaw Ang Liwanag At Ligaya – ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID 2020
ABS-CBN said "It is to honor the love we share to our fellowmen. It is gratitude to God's faithful love that stands as our family's primary source of light and joy."
All I Want For Christmas – Mariah Carey
An upbeat love song that declares that the narrator does not care about Christmas presents or lights; all she wants for Christmas is to be with her loved one.
ChordLyrics.fun January 9, 2021


text:
Park urges Japan to back up its pledge on history with actions
By 이현정
Published : Aug 15, 2015 - 14:41 Updated : Aug 16, 2015 - 11:45
President Park Geun-hye urged Japan on Saturday to take sincere actions to back up its pledge to uphold the position on the recognition of history by its previous Cabinets.
South Korea and Japan are close economic partners and key allies of the United States, though they have long been in conflict over territory and other historical disputes stemming from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.
Japan should "demonstrate with consistent and sincere actions its pledge to inherit the recognition of history by the previous Cabinets," Park said in a televised speech marking the 70th anniversary of Korea's independence from Japanese colonial rule.
She said the statement issued by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II left much "to be desired," in an apparent reference to Abe's failure to offer his own clear apology for Japan's militaristic past.
Still, she said South Korea took note that Abe's pledge that the previous Cabinets' position "will remain unshakable into the future."
In 1993, then Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono issued a landmark statement recognizing the military's involvement in establishing and operating "comfort stations," a euphemism for brothels where hundreds of thousands of Korean and other Asian women were forced into sexual slavery.
Two years later, then Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama acknowledged and apologized for the suffering his country inflicted on neighboring nations, including Korea, through its aggressions in the early part of the 20th century.
Park's comments came a day after Abe said Tokyo "has repeatedly expressed the feelings of deep remorse and heartfelt apology for its actions during the war."
Park also pressed Japan to resolve the issue of the elderly Korean women who were forced to serve as sex slaves for Japan's World War II soldiers -- one of the knottiest issues between the two countries.
The issue of the sex slaves has gained urgency as the victims are dying off. In 2007, more than 120 South Korean victims were alive, but the number has since dropped to 47, with their average age standing at nearly 90.
Historians estimate that more than 200,000 women, mostly Koreans, were sexually enslaved by Japanese troops during World War II.
In Tokyo, Haruko Arimura, the minister in charge of women's empowerment, visited a controversial shrine, which honors millions of Japan's war dead, including 14 convicted World War II criminals.
Abe instead sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine through one of his aides to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Japanese media reported.
South Korea and China view the Yasukuni Shrine as a symbol of Japan's past imperialism. Japan controlled much of China in the early part of the 20th century.
Also Saturday, Park warned of retaliation against North Korea for its possible provocations, but she also called for cooperation to promote peace on the divided peninsula.
South Korea "will sternly deal with any North Korean provocations," Park said in the speech, adding that provocations and threats will only result in North Korea's isolation and destruction.
Park's warning came hours after North Korea threatened to carry out "indiscriminate strikes" on South Korea unless Seoul halts anti-Pyongyang broadcasts along their border.
South Korea resumed the propaganda broadcasts on Aug. 10 in retaliation against a land mine explosion inside the demilitarized zone that left two South Korean soldiers severely injured. South Korea has accused the North of planting the mines in violation of the Armistice Agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War.
On Friday, North Korea's powerful National Defense Commission denied Pyongyang's involvement in the land mine attack and demanded that Seoul provide solid proof. (Yonhap)


The "Display" settings control the general display format of PingPlotter's graphs, including scaling, coloring, and other general values.
These boxes control the point at which the colors change. By default, all response 200 ms and below will paint green. From 201 to 500 will paint yellow, and over 500 will paint red. These numbers apply to both the HOP column and the graph background. In addition, the legend on the graph screen will be updated with these number.
You'll probably want to change the numbers based on your internet connection speed. If you've got a T1 or a cable modem, the listed numbers are probably pretty good (you might move them down a little if you're tracing to a fast site). If you have a modem, you probably want to crank these numbers up a bit.
Changing these values sets the Green / Yellow / Red threshold for the graphs. This is dependent on your expected performance. For a modem, 200 ms might be quite good, while for a T1, it could be considered bad.
Show the Min/Max Line. Hide this line to keep the scale of the upper graph in better range. This line can be useful to understand how a specific hop is responding - for example, if hop 8's minimum point is significantly greater than hop 7's maximum point, then you may need to investigate what's happening between hops 7 and 8. It may be distance (ie: speed of light latency), or it may be a problem with one router, or the connection between those routers.
When showing just a few samples, this can be really handy to see the range of latencies. As you increase your window, though, a single bad sample can make this line stretch the scale of the graph.
The number shown here indicates the graph scale, in milliseconds (1/1000th of a second).
If the "Automatically scale to last visible time graph's sample times" option is being used, then this number is the maximum response time of only the final destination's sample set. This number can change (and WILL change) as new samples are received. The "Automatically scale to individual graph sample times" will also adjust the graphs automatically - but will scale each graph individually based on the maximum response time for that hop only.
If a fixed scale is being used, this number will always equal that scale. You can change to a fixed scale in the options screen.
The red number on the right of the timeline graph is the scale of the packet loss numbers. Depending on the number of samples included in the timeline graph, all timeouts may show 100%. For more details, click here.
Most often, graphing the packet loss is a handy, easy way to see lost samples. 30% seems to work great for highlighting just the right of loss in most cases, but you're certainly going to run into cases where you want to change this to something lower (as low as 1) or higher (any number is valid – even over 100).
Jitter is a number that represents how stable the latency responses have been. A low jitter number is usually an indicator of a good connection. High jitter can lead to slow response times, poor voice quality (in Voice over IP) and other connection problems.
PingPlotter Pro allows you to graph jitter correlated with the time graph. In many cases, jitter is apparent when examining the standard PingPlotter time graphs, so the jitter graph is only displayed when there is enough room. The settings here allows you to control when that is displayed, and what it will look like.
The jitter graph scale controls the range of jitters you expect, and at what point the jitter will go off-scale. Normally, a jitter of much over 60 ms is indicative of a problem, so 60 is a good starting point. Any values over the scale will show with a red line for "overscale".
This graph scale is used in tandem with a "target line" which will be drawn across the graph at the point you specify. This is used to easily identify if jitter is exceeding your target number.
These settings are represented in milliseconds, and control the range of jitter values that will fit into the graph. Note that this also applies to the web interface, so if you want the jitter graphs to show up in the web interface, these settings need to fit the height of the web interface time graphs.