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Top 5 distance MBA colleges in India
How do you decide which Distance MBA college or institution is right for you? What are your preferred criteria?
Yes, we will analyze the characteristics that distinguish one university from another. Another consideration is the self-parameter that is appropriate for your situation.
Here's a rundown of our top 5 selections:
An Act of Parliament established the Indira Gandhi National Open University's School of Management Studies in 1985. The IGNOU Correspondence MBA program began in 1987. It used to award only one pilot program, a distance learning MBA diploma.
Affiliation and accreditation
IGNOU is a Central University according to the UGCI (UGC).
The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) compares IGNOU degrees to those given by its members.
The All India Council for Technical Education has recognized IGNOU's MBA program (AICTE).
NAAC gave IGNOU an A++ rating.
Professional experience OR a degree in Engineering, Medicine, Cost and Works Accounting (ICWAI), Chartered Secretaryship (ICSI), or Law with a minimum of 50% marks.
The OPENMAT from IGNOU is necessary.
No age limits.
Provides diploma or degree
IGNOU is the best distance MBA college in India that offers both a degree and a diploma. IGNOU also offers diplomas in management, entrepreneurship, and non-profit management (CNM).
The IGNOU MBA is a two-and-a-half-year distance learning program.
2. NMIMS Global Access Institute for Continuing Education
NMIMS Global Access Institute for Continuing Education opened in Mumbai in 1994. It helped many working professionals achieve their goals by delivering online and remote learning. These are management courses.
The University of Georgia has granted recognition to NMIMS Global Access School for Continuing Education.
The Distance Education Bureau has also endorsed it (DEB).
The AICTE has certified it.
NAAC also gives NMIMS an A+ rating.
Criteria for Applicant
The student must have graduated from one of the recognized universities to be accepted into the Postgraduate distance MBA program.
A minimum aggregate of 50% is required for an equivalent degree recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
If an applicant does not have graduation, grade point average of 50%, they should have at least two years of work experience.
Degrees and diplomas are available.
NMIMS Global Access School offers a Distance MBA program, which offers both a degree and a diploma. They also provide certificates in several other programs.
The university's NMIMS Global Access School for Continuing Education MBA is a two-year distance learning program.
3. Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
It is one of India's largest autonomous remote learning education institutes, based in Pune, Maharashtra. SCDL has courses in technology, finance, supply chain, law, and management.
Since SCDL is not a university, it is exempt from UGC approval.
Awarded by the Distance Education Council, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, and the Indian Government.
International students who have graduated from a recognized university may apply.
Graduate students in their last year may also apply.
The program offers a degree or diploma in English.
Degrees and diplomas
SCDL offers just a Diploma for all courses.
It is among the best Distance MBA colleges that provide Online MBA programs for Distance Learning—also, a 4-year dual specialty diploma.
All distant learning management programs are AICTE certified.
4. Chandigarh University
Chandigarh University began in 2012. It's a for-profit company. First, in India, Chandigarh University has broken the Limca Book of Records for Most Companies in a Year. It has world-class facilities and provides specialized MBA programs.
Affiliation and accreditation.
The University Grants Commission and the Department of Education both acknowledge Chandigarh University.
NAAC has given it its seal of approval.
By providing 5000+ placements in a single academic year, it earned a place in the Limca Book of Records.
Criteria for Eligibility
Applicants must be graduates of a recognized university with a bachelor's degree in any field.
Mark's admission is based on his grades from high school.
Provides diploma or a degree
For all disciplines, Chandigarh University offers a degree program. It also offers certificates for a variety of courses.
The distance MBA program can be completed in two years or four semesters.
5. Institute of Management Technology's Distance Learning Center
The Institute of Management Technology Centre for Distance Learning was established. The AICTE authorized it. Post-Graduation programs are available through IMT Ghaziabad Distance Learning in several specializations.
The Institute of Management Technology Centre for Distance Learning has affiliated and accredited DEB.
All remote learning management programs are AICTE certified.
A bachelor's degree in any field is required.
Experience working full-time (Minimum three years)
The selection process will be merit-based.
Provides a diploma or a degree
IMTCDL offers only PGDM courses in several specialized sectors of an MBA.
A distance MBA program can be completed in two years or four semesters, depending on the specialty.
It would be a catwalk for you to select the finest institution after reading about the greatest universities for obtaining an MBA.
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When is it OK to stop networking?
By Caren Lissner
It was a bright April afternoon and I was heading back to New York on Amtrak from 30th Street Station, admiring the architecture and street art that mark North Philly's old factories. I had just talked to a group of students on campus about publishing, writing, and arts careers— part of a Benjamin Franklin Scholars alumni luncheon series—and I was eager for the journey home. I've always loved train travel, no matter how short the ride; the railroad is like a moving museum of Americana. Old train lines take us through former industrial hubs that evoke a quaint time when businesses grew around and depended on the reliability of the slow-moving locomotive. To travel north from 30th Street Station is to delight in painted slogans on factory walls urging people to buy wool ("The wonder fiber!"; "Accept no imitations!"). Not so long ago, an enterprising individual could build a business and draw foot traffic or influence customers just through a hand-painted sign—before they had to compete with chain stores or use TV ads or websites to lure clients from far and wide.
I was lucky enough to snag a window seat. Soon after, a tall, handsome gentleman in a gray suit sat beside me.
As I watched the factories slide by, and snapped photos, I listened to my neighbor chat with his three coworkers across the aisle. It soon became apparent that they worked for an advertising firm and were heading to New York for a meeting. I was intrigued. They had their computers out for a sort of pre-meeting meeting and were hashing out the merits of using various words in an ad campaign for travel to Western European countries. (Clearly they, too, had a reach beyond the hand-painted sign.)
Then I spied something in the upper corner of my seat-mate's computer screen: his name in all capital letters. For the sake of privacy—if not much originality—let's call him Dave Draper.
He seemed to be the leader of the foursome. I couldn't resist doing a web search on my phone to see who he was.
Was I being nosy, or even creepy? Perhaps. But if you claim you wouldn't entertain the possibility of such a thing, where's your sense of curiosity?
Reader, I googled him.
A cascade of images trickled down my screen. The guy was apparently enough of a tech and advertising guru that his portrait was all over the websites of various companies — an earnest posed photo in a black sweater, staring ambitiously toward the sky.
People who brand themselves like that, it seems to me, run the risk of always feeling they have to be in character, never "off message." On the other hand, entrepreneurial creatives do have to promote themselves, because no one else will do it—it's how they keep getting hired.
As the train rumbled along, Google filled in Dave's profile for me. He was in his mid-30s and had found success in several industries. Not so ironically, he'd worked for Google after college. He'd moved to a small advertising firm, then ascended to a larger firm.
I also learned that, a few years after college, he had written a film script. So he was a writer, like me!
I almost never sit next to anyone interesting on a train—at least, that I know of. I love hearing about people's creative projects. So I decided to find out more.
I found personal essays he'd published online about battling depression. So not only was he successful and creative, he was honest about his struggles. He was, in short, the kind of person I'd like to know.
But he was busy in conversation with his colleagues. It didn't seem appropriate to say anything. Still, what were the chances I'd meet someone like him again? In a nearly two-hour ride, shouldn't I at least say hello?
Besides talking about writing, maybe I should network with him; after all, I'd been laid off from my newspaper job (of 24 years) in December. I was most definitely on the hunt for freelance gigs. He might someday know of a project that could benefit from both of our expertise.
Problem was, there were no openings in the conversation. Dave and his coworkers were intensely discussing which words to use to promote (let's call it) Luxembourg.
I had to wonder: If I were ambitious and confident—if I were a tall man in a suit instead of an undersized, awkward writer—would I extend a beefy hand and say hi? Break in with, "I couldn't help but overhearing…?" Women are constantly told to "negotiate like a man," so perhaps I should network like one.
Instead, I made a series of bargains with myself: I would say something to Dave before we reached Trenton. Then, by New Brunswick. Well, at least Linden. (Come to think of it, "At Least Linden" could be a terrific ad slogan for Linden; Dave could have hired me based on that alone.)
Even in my 40s, I constantly debate the smallest personal or professional decision: Should I attend a networking event on a weekend instead of staying home to write and read like I want to? Those of us who tend toward introversion constantly have to evaluate whether we're achieving the proper balance of solo and social time.
As I went back and forth on whether to talk to Dave, I also laughed at myself for being so goofy and insecure. It takes special talent to multitask at several distinct forms of self-flagellation.
I kept my ears open, but Dave and his colleagues never hit a conversational lull. Was a great opportunity passing me by? Or was that just Newark passing me by? When is it OK to stop networking?
To judge from the internet, the answer would appear to be never. "Considering that at least 60 percent of all jobs are found this way [by networking], networking shouldn't be something that happens only when we need a job," notes the site ZipRecruiter. "Like a healthy diet and exercise, networking should be a way of life—an ongoing activity that we do to maintain the health of our careers."
Accordingly, some self-appointed experts urge people to "network at every opportunity," as Damon Brown put it in a 2018 piece for Inc. But even Brown (brand tagline: "Helping Non-Traditional Creatives Bloom") notes that the setting matters, and crowded events can be counter-productive to making an authentic, old-fashioned connection. Which, according to Forbes contributor Shelley Zalis—who's branded herself online as "chief troublemaker" and runs the corporate gender-equality consultancy The Female Quotient—is what meeting each other is really all about. "Forget networking," she writes, "and embrace relationships." Citing an inspirational nugget of wisdom from Maya Angelou, Zalis urges us to harness our "connectional intelligence," which is actually a way of "getting ahead and delivering results."
How should I apply this counsel on a packed train where my target was deep in a strategy session before a Big Apple pitch meeting? That was hard to say. (What would Maya Angelou have done?)
Perhaps if Dave had been sitting alone and editing a screenplay, it would have made sense to strike up a conversation. This didn't seem like the right time.
In the pre-internet days, he might have just been enjoying the ride, too. But I wouldn't have known anything about his background, unless he was still talking among colleagues. In that case, I would have had to be bolder and reach out in order to find out more. Maybe I would have learned different things, forged a slower connection. Either way, I felt pressure.
I decided there had to be middle ground between "networking at every opportunity" and never taking a chance. I kept listening for a cue, but I took the pressure off myself.
The creative quartet talked all the way to New York, then rose to head out. I made a quick comment to Dave that it seemed like he enjoyed working with words. He smiled and said yes, they were in advertising. Then our special time came to an end.
Fortunately, I didn't beat myself up for not saying more. After all, it had been a good day: I'd talked to some enthusiastic students, enjoyed a tasty boxed lunch, and walked away from an Amtrak ride without any injury or delay.
Besides, shouldn't Dave have been trying to figure out how to network with me? After all, a prestigious institution of learning had just given me both a pita wrap and cookie to come influence their young charges.
I climbed out of the station and noticed tiny purple buds blooming on the trees. It was a lovely afternoon.
Caren Lissner C'93, author of the novel Carrie Pilby, is at work on a second novel.
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The enrolment of Chinese transfer students is helping the forestry program at UBC to thrive.
The insular nature of Canadian forestry education in the 1990s was symptomatic of a larger crisis.
The face of post-secondary forestry education in Canada has changed in the past 20 years due to demographic and economic shifts. The Faculty of Forestry at UBC has adapted and succeeded, thanks to a global outlook on forestry education that includes exchange programs with India and Africa, and an undergraduate transfer program with China.
"When I first came to UBC in 1999, I had the distinct impression that no undergraduates, very few graduates, and remarkably few professors really understood what was going on outside of British Columbia," says Dr John Innes, dean of UBC Forestry since 2010. Hailing from Scotland, and with work experience in both Europe and Canada, Dr Innes arrived at UBC with an international perspective on forestry issues.
Enrolment Crisis
The insular nature of Canadian forestry education in the 1990s was symptomatic of a larger crisis. A 2006 report in The Forestry Chronicle described a negative feedback loop during the mid-1990s to mid-2000s, where public perception of the forestry sector as an environmentally unfriendly industry led prospective students to go elsewhere. Continuing trade disputes with the United States over softwood lumber made a career in forestry even less appealing. Forestry programs shrank as undergraduate enrolments dropped, and the low numbers of graduates further threatened the forestry workforce. The report called for a coordinated national strategy to save post-secondary forestry programs from closing.
Dr Innes did not wait. In 2002, he started developing a transfer program to help increase undergraduate enrolment at UBC Forestry, while providing students in China with much needed forestry skills. He and his team negotiated with the Chinese Ministry of Education until the first class of students was officially welcomed in 2012 at Nanjing Forestry University. Partnerships now include three other forestry and agriculture universities in China.
Education Relations
The relationship between Canada and China over forestry education started in 1980 when China re-established relations with Western countries. A 2013 article in Canadian and International Education describes how the Canadian International Development Agency helped China rebuild its science and technology sectors and post-secondary institutions, which were decimated by the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976). According to a 2013 article in The Forestry Chronicle, Canadian forestry program deans visited China and helped to revamp the country's fire management and forest management programs. In assisting China with higher education, Canada set itself apart from other Western countries that tended to provide only basic and nonformal technical education.
Nearly 40 years later, the Chinese transfer program and an updated forestry curriculum are helping UBC Forestry. "We have been able to boost our numbers of students," Dr Innes recounts, "which has meant that some programs that we would have had difficulty justifying now have sufficient numbers of students to justify them." UBC Forestry's 2016 annual report states that 1,023 undergraduates enrolled for the 2016–2017 academic year—the highest number since the enrolment crisis. According to Dr Innes, around 180 Chinese transfer students were enrolled, which constituted about 18 per cent of the undergraduate population.
Chinese transfer students at UBC Forestry discussing data.
Forestry Transfer Program
In the Chinese transfer program, students complete two or three years of university at home before transferring to UBC Forestry for the final two years. Faculty members from UBC go to China several times a year to teach. Xinxin Zhu, program manager for Asian Strategies at UBC Forestry says, "We hope students can understand the BC and Canadian context before they transfer to UBC." She also says that the faculty members' visits help the students understand the UBC style of teaching.
Teaching staff from UBC Forestry originally included only the dean and department heads, but now includes an instructor and qualified graduate students with teaching experience. When PhD candidate Allen Larocque was asked if he wanted to teach in China, he jumped at the opportunity. "I've always wanted to go to China; it's been one of my dreams since I was a kid," he says.
Although the instructors from UBC Forestry taught at different Chinese universities, they had similar experiences. They discovered that the students' English proficiency was lower than expected, and that the Chinese lecture format differed from the Canadian "flipped classroom learning experience." The students were not used to presenting material in front of their peers, questioning opinions, or breaking into small groups for activities. Larocque also says that the Chinese students felt more comfortable being taught by someone younger like him, whereas they had felt intimidated by the older and more prestigious faculty members.
By the time the transfer students arrive at UBC, their English has improved, but their field skills are lacking. Dr Patrick Culbert, a landscape ecologist and instructor, runs a foundational field school where he takes students to Pacific Spirit Regional Park near the UBC campus. "The Chinese students… don't have the field skills that students used to," he says. "Even a lot of Canadian students say they haven't been backpacking or camping, so I think it's people just being more urban. And [a lot of] the Chinese students… come from urban areas. In their forestry education in China, they rarely go outside. It's almost all classroom based."
Of UBC Forestry's three traditional programs, more transfer students specialize in wood sciences than in forest resources management or forest sciences. What the Chinese students do with their UBC education after they graduate is information that is still being gathered. With the graduating class of 2017, Zhu says, "Some are still looking for jobs, some of them are working for forestry companies in BC or Alberta, some of them went back to China, and some of them are doing their gap year."
Chinese transfer students at UBC Forestry studying tree information.
When asked what the greatest accomplishment of the Chinese transfer program is so far, Dr Innes sums up his observations. "I think it's the broadening of the understanding within our faculty—and that's amongst faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students—of the importance of the international arena…. We've had some quite underestimated knock-on effects because we now have this cohort of people with a good understanding of BC forestry, who are bilingual in English and Chinese, working for forestry companies, and that's a huge trade advantage that no other province and no other country really has. And I think that has really helped the BC forest sector survive what has been a pretty tough time."
According to an April 2017 article in The Globe and Mail, China is Canada's second largest export market for softwood lumber, with BC leading the way in lumber sales. The forestry ties between Canada and China appear strong and will likely continue for years to come.
In early 2018, China deployed 60,000 soldiers to Hebei province to plant trees. According to reuters.com, three new state forests, with a total coverage of 438,000 hectares, will be planted in that province to stem air pollution that has plagued Beijing and Northern China.
China has other ambitious forestry plans. The Three-North Shelterbelt Project, also known informally as the "Great Green Wall," is a national eco-engineering effort that began in 1978, and will continue until 2050. In April 2017, National Geographic reported that millions of trees have been planted along China's northern border with the Gobi Desert. The goal is to reduce the effects of desertification on previously arable land.
In addition to reforestation, China has made progress in protecting natural forests. A January 2018 report in China Daily states that China has spent 300 billion yuan ($58.7 billion CAN) over the last 20 years to protect natural forests. Measures were implemented in 16 provinces surrounding the Yangtze and Songhua rivers after severe flooding in 1998.
China has a national sustainable forest management plan. According to a 2014 document released by the Central Government's State Forestry Administration, China has improved forest management since 2000 to become the country with the fastest growth in forested land. Logging in natural forests has decreased, supplanted by increased logging in plantation forests that are grown specifically for timber.
As of 2014, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that 21.5 per cent of China's land area of 9.6 million square kilometres was covered by forests. According to the China Daily article, the government's goal is to increase forest coverage to 23 per cent by 2020 to counteract climate change and soil erosion.
China is a member country of the Montréal Process, a working group for the conservation and sustainable management of temperate and boreal forests. Other members include Canada, the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, and Russia.
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ANCC Leadership and Management Directory
ANCC Leadership
Meet the senior team leading the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to promote excellence in nursing.
Kathy Chappell
PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN
Senior Vice President, Accreditation, Certification, Measurement, and Institute for Credentialing Research
Dr. Chappell is the Senior Vice President of Accreditation, Certification, Measurement, and the Institute for Credentialing Research and Quality Management at the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is responsible for certification of individual registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses; and development of certification examinations. She is responsible for the accreditation of organizations that provide continuing nursing education and interprofessional continuing education; and for accreditation of residency and fellowship programs for nurses. She also directs the Institute for Credentialing Research, analyzing outcomes related to credentialing, and the quality management department. She holds a baccalaureate in nursing with distinction from the University of Virginia, a masters of science in advanced clinical nursing, and a doctorate in nursing from George Mason University. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and a Distinguished Scholar & Fellow in the National Academies of Practice.
Rebecca Graystone
MS, MBA, RN, NE-BC
Vice President, Magnet Recognition Program® and Pathway to Excellence®
Rebecca is the vice president for the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program(r) and Pathway to Excellence(r) Program. She is responsible for the strategic vision, governance, and operations of both credentialing programs. The Magnet Recognition Program designates organizations worldwide where nursing leaders successfully align their nursing strategic goals to improve the organization's patient outcomes. The Magnet Recognition Program provides a roadmap to nursing excellence, which benefits the whole of an organization. The Pathway to Excellence Program recognizes a health care organization's commitment to creating a positive practice environment that empowers and engages staff. By investing in the optimum workplace for nurses, organizations demonstrate a culture of sustained excellence, resulting in the successful recruitment of top candidates and staff retention through high job satisfaction. Rebecca holds baccalaureate degree in nursing, both a master of science and master of business administration from the University of Maryland, University College, and is a PhD student in health sciences, health care administration.
Sheri Cosme
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Director, Accreditation Program, Practice Transitions Accreditation Program and Nursing Skills Competency Program
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Director, Certification
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Assistant Director, Certification
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Assistant Director, Certification Operations
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Director, Measurement Services
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Director, Magnet Recognition Program
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ANCC President
Appointed by the American Nurses Association (ANA) Board of Directors, as the 9th president of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the largest nurse credentialing organization and a subsidiary of ANA, Dr. Reid Ponte is an experienced senior nursing executive, researcher, and educator. Dr. Reid Ponte is a clinical associate professor at Boston College School of Nursing and a professor of practice at Simmons College of Nursing. She is the former Chief Nursing Officer at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where she spent the last 17 years. Her groundbreaking research has advanced patient safety, patient-and family-centered care, nursing leadership, interdisciplinary collaboration, and health care practice environments.
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Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas - Chief Nursing Officer
Texas Hospital Association - Nurse Executive Trustee
American Organization of Nurse Executives - Board member, Region 7 Representative
When did you first advocate for a nurse presence on your hospital's board
Before my first job interview I did research that helped me position and advocate for the nursing competency on our board. I learned that in the 46 years of this hospital's existence, there had never been a nurse on its board. The board is constructed on a competency model to achieve well-balanced oversight by lawyers, business people, non-profit leaders, physicians and a minister. So I knew it would be useful to ask whether the hospital's current employment base, 55 percent of whom are nurses, was reflected in the composition of the board. During my job interview, I asked whether they had ever considered having a nurse on the hospital's board. They said that while they didn't have a nurse on their board, they felt the CNO who attended their board meetings, not as a voting member, was actually serving in that capacity for the board. My follow up question for the board of trustees was, 'Are you open to having a nurse on the board?' They were. So I also asked them to share what capabilities they would want in that nurse. This information helped me fulfill my responsibility as the newly hired CNO to identify, vet and recruit nurse board member candidates for board approval.
What is your advice to CNOs who are searching for good board candidates?
It's important for a CNO to be the active point person to find, vet and propose nurses who are suitable candidates for board service — especially since you want to identify someone with whom you can work effectively. Non-nurses may not have the network, knowledge or understanding of the subtle conflicts of interest that can occur.
When I joined the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas as CNO, I reviewed my list of contacts among nurses in the community and began to informally vet board candidates. I invited people to lunch or dinner to see where they were in their careers, explore whether they were open to board service and identify possible conflicts of interest.
It can be difficult in a small community and even in a large community to find someone without a conflict of interest that makes them ineligible to serve on your board. A board member cannot work for a competing health system or be an employee of your hospital or health system. Even a nurse in academia may have a potential contract or connection to a particular health system that makes them ineligible to serve.
As part of my informal vetting process, I asked Stephanie Woods, RN PhD, Associate Dean at Texas Women's University, who later became our first nurse board member, to co-facilitate a regional access meeting for the Institute of Medicine's Future of Nursing Report. That was my chance to see her as a leader and to understand where we may have alignment or differences in our philosophies. After that I knew Dr. Woods was the right person to serve as the first nurse on our board of trustees. She was exemplary at building professional and social relationships on the board through which she had real impact. I also identified and recommended her capable successor, Lola Chriss, who is worldwide occupational health manager at Texas Instruments.
What are some of the measurable impacts of having a nurse on your board?
The board chair appointed Dr. Woods, as the board leader, to work closely with staff and physician leadership to investigate and potentially make a recommendation that the hospital pursue a Level II trauma center certification and designation. As the staff leader on this blue ribbon panel, I witnessed first-hand how effectively Dr. Woods assessed, influenced and led our hospital's pursuit of this important goal. We spent three months intensively researching strategies and tactics, return on investment, and staffing, equipment and physical space needs; eventually our recommendations were approved by the board. Our hospital's trauma center began operating in 2014. In September 2016, the American College of Surgeons made a site visit that resulted in no deficiencies and myriad strengths in the survey. According to this assessment, we were the first to create such a quality and comprehensive program in just two short years, an impressive achievement.
Today, we are serving a vulnerable population of trauma patients in North Texas with excellent outcomes in large part due to the leadership of a nurse on our board who understood the clinical, financial and important mission value of pursing this goal. An initial startup investment of around $5 million saw a return on investment in less than two years. This program has continued to meet and exceed our initial projections for quality and adds significantly to net revenues annually.
How has having a nurse on your board helped you achieve your goals as CNO?
It has been an accelerator for me to have a strategic partner on the board who helps us achieve excellence in patient care and nursing outcomes. Texas Health Dallas is a third-time designated Magnet hospital, the global hallmark of nursing excellence. Dr. Woods served on our board during our second magnet designation and Lola Chriss was a board member during our third designation. Their leadership participation was among several key factors in our ongoing improvements in outcomes, best practice, research and leadership.
Our hospital's employee engagement is at 98 percent, putting us in the top 2 percent of hospitals in the nation. Having someone on the board who recognizes the challenges we face as nurses truly makes a difference as they can offer ideas based on nursing experience and expertise about what we want to look at or change to ensure that we provide the highest caliber care to our patients and a premier practice environments for all employees, especially nurses.
If a board is resistant to having a nurse as a full voting member, what strategy do you recommend?
CNOs often say that board members ask them, 'Why should we have a nurse on the board?' I suggest trying to change the frame. Respond with: 'Can you share with me why you think we should not have a nurse on the board?' This changes the paradigm and opens an important conversation through which you can identify and assess barriers, issues and concerns to overcome so a nurse could serve on that board.
A hospital or healthcare organization that doesn't have a nurse on its board is missing representation of their work force, and doesn't benefit from nursing's understanding of complex situations and keen awareness of the patient perspective. Nurses' potential contributions are sometimes underestimated because we are clinical: the board might not be aware of nurses' business acumen, and how involved we are in strategy, finance and business.
Can you recommend ways for a nurse who's not a CNO to effectively request that a nurse be added to the board of their hospital or health system?
Direct care nurses may not realize that the board plays such an enormous role in quality, finance, strategy and selection of leadership for the facility, as well as being the final credentialing body for medical staff. Once you educate yourself and others on the impact of the board on hospital strategies and even operations, it becomes clear that nursing should be represented as a voting member of the board to reflect the demographics of the workforce. The board is the highest governing body in the organization that impacts and influences all aspects of the facilities. Having a nurse on the board creates equity, can flatten hierarchies, bring patient advocacy more fully to the table and increase sensitivity to operations, along with systems thinking and the business and clinical acumen that many nurses possess.
In terms of advocacy, I would ask all nurses to work closely with their CNO and their senior leadership team to create a compelling case for a voting nurse on the board that describes the value they see in being represented at the board level.
Ernest J. Grant
PhD, RN, FAAN
ANA President
Dr. Ernest J. Grant is the 36th president of the American Nurses Association (ANA), the nation's largest nurses organization representing the interests of the nation's 4 million registered nurses.
A distinguished leader, Dr. Grant has more than 30 years of nursing experience and is an internationally recognized burn-care and fire-safety expert. He previously served as the burn outreach coordinator for the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at University of North Carolina (UNC) Hospitals in Chapel Hill. In this role, Grant oversaw burn education for physicians, nurses, and other allied health care personnel and ran the center's nationally acclaimed burn prevention program, which promotes safety and works to reduce burn-related injuries through public education and the legislative process. Grant also serves as adjunct faculty for the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing, where he works with undergraduate and graduate nursing students in the classroom and clinical settings.
Grant is frequently sought out for his expertise as a clinician and educator. In addition to being a prolific speaker, he has conducted numerous burn-education courses with various branches of the U.S. military in preparation for troops' deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2002, President George W. Bush presented Grant with a Nurse of the Year Award for his work treating burn victims from the World Trade Center site. In 2013, Grant received the B.T. Fowler Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Carolina Fire and Life Safety Education Council for making a difference in preventing the devastating effects of fire and burn injuries and deaths within the state.
An active participant in professional organizations, Grant is a past chair of the National Fire Protection Association board of directors and served as second vice president of the American Burn Association board of trustees. He also holds membership in Sigma Theta Tau and Chi Eta Phi. Grant served as president of the North Carolina Nurses Association from 2009-11. In 2002, ANA honored Grant with the Honorary Nursing Practice Award for his contributions to the advancement of nursing practice through strength of character, commitment, and competence.
Grant holds a BSN degree from North Carolina Central University and MSN and PhD degrees from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He was inducted as a fellow into the American Academy of Nursing in 2014. He is the first man to be elected to the office of president of the American Nurses Association.
Debbie D. Hatmaker
ANA Enterprise Chief Nursing Officer/EVP
Michael D. Ward
PhD, RTR, FASRT, FMoSRT
Commission on Certification
Stefanie Coffey
DNP, MBA, FNP-BC, RN-BC
Chair (Executive Committee)
Dr. Coffey presently serves as a nurse practitioner at the Roseburg VA Healthcare System in Roseburg, OR. She provides patient care to Veterans in the emergency department and is a provider in the Office of Community Care where the team coordinates care for the Veteran within the VA and the community through case management. Dr. Coffey is active on national nursing task forces related to care coordination and transition management and is a chapter co-author about Cross-Setting Communications and Care Transitions. She is a national and international speaker on advanced practice nursing issues and advocacy.
Heidi McNeely
MSN, PCNS-BC
Vice-Chair (Executive Committee)
Heidi has been on the Commission on Certification for the past two years and is employed as a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist focusing on Drug Diversion Prevention at the Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, CO. Heidi has been a pediatric nurse for 18 years and has been a Clinical Nurse Specialist since 2005. Heidi served two terms as a Content Expert for the Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification exam through ANCC. She is active in pediatric and healthcare professional organizations as well as devotes some of her free time volunteering in her community and serving on boards. She is currently a PhD student at the University of Kansas.
Heidi received recognition as a Nightingale nominee in 2013 and 2015 and received the Excellence in Advocacy award in 2014 as well as was nominated for the New Knowledge, Innovations & Improvements award in 2018 for her work in research and quality improvement. Heidi has been certified through ANCC since 2006 and recognizes the importance of professional certification as a means to identify expertise in a specific field as well as to promote professional growth as a nurse. Heidi is pleased that the profession of nursing offers so many different opportunities for growth and experience, nurses have endless opportunities to help others through a variety of positions within the field. "Nursing is the heart of medicine."
Theresa Kessler
PhD, ACNS-BC
Theresa is the current COC Chairperson, having served in this capacity since 2012. Theresa is currently employed as a Professor of Nursing at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, IN. She is the recent recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award from the Valparaiso University, and has been active with ANCC for several years; previously serving as the Chair of the Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Content Expert Panel and the Appointments Committee. Theresa has been active with the Indiana Division of the American Cancer Society and received a regional volunteer of the year award. Theresa is also active with the Zeta Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, holding various positions including President.
Theresa sees ANCC as the leader in credentialing and working together with other professionals dedicated to the common purpose of maintaining excellence in credentialing is exciting. Being a member of the Commission on Certification (COC) affords her the opportunity to contribute to processes that acknowledge individual nurse's expertise and commitment to improving health outcomes.
DeeAnn Davidson-Corbett
MSN, AGACNP-BC
DeeAnn has worked as an inpatient nurse practitioner on the hepatopancreatobiliary surgery service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) since 2011, and is a founding member of MSKCC's nurse practitioner council. At the national level, she serves as a content expert for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification exam, having previously served on the exam's Item Writer and Standard Setting Panel. Recent poster and podium presentations include the 2014 and 2016 American Association of Nurse Practitioners conferences, and the National Conference for Nurse Practitioners in 2013 and 2016.
DeeAnn is in her first year as a member of ANCC's Commission on Certification (COC), where she works to ensure that ANCC's certification exams reflect current, evidence-based practice in conjunction with educational curricula. She believes the COC strengthens nurse practitioner practice and provides it with cohesion and continuity by upholding consistently high standards of practice.
Karen Goda
ND, RN-BC
Karen is one of our newer Commissioners and is presently employed as an Application Coordinator for Mercy Health. She is based in Cleveland, Ohio. Karen is ANCC certified in Informatics Nursing and has served on the Content Expert Panel (CEP) for that specialty. As a member of the CEP, she participated in the Informatics Nursing Standard Setting Study.
Karen values life-long learning and is motivated to help nurses achieve their educational and professional goals. Being a member of the Informatics Nursing CEP and Commission on Certification has allowed her to have a meaningful impact on nurses seeking certification, as well as serving the nursing profession.
Angelique 'Angel' Lawyer
MSN, RN, MPH, PHNA-BC
Angelique (Angel) recently joined the Commission and works as an Advanced Public Health Nurse Consultant with the Army National Guard Bureau, Office of the Chief Surgeon. Angel also serves as a CNE Peer Reviewer for the, Nursing Education Branch Professional Education & Training Department, US Army Medical Department Center and School, Army Health Readiness Center of Excellence and an Advanced Public Health Nurse (APHN) Appraiser for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Angel feels strongly about guiding and motivating individuals, families, nursing professionals, and communities to continually move towards their highest manifestation of health and wellness achievable. Angel chose to apply to serve on the ANCC Commission on Certification (COC) to be part of a team aimed at improving and shaping the national standards for public health nursing practice. She wants to be actively engaged in the progression of our profession and always keeps in mind the quote; "If not us, then who? If not now, then when?" ―John E. Lewis
Margaret (Peggy) Leonard
MS, RN-BC, FNP
Margaret (Peggy) Leonard has served on the Commission on Certification since 2012, and is nationally known for her work in case management, care coordination, transitions of care, certification and Public Policy. She is Vice President for Medical Management of MVP Healthcare, a managed healthcare organization in New York State (NYS) with over 750,000 members.
Peggy sits on the editorial boards of two healthcare publications. She is the President of the national Case Management Foundation, Chair of the National Transitions of Care Coalition, Public Policy Task force, Co-Chair of the NYS Department of Health consolidated workgroup for Health Homes, Chair Emeritus of the Public Policy Committee and the past president of the national Case Management Society of America and adjunct faculty at the College of New Rochelle where she teaches the Politics of Nursing and Health Care.
Being a member of the ANCC COC; which is considered the "gold standard" for certification in the world, spurred me on to want to give something back to those nurses who work to prove their expertise in their fields, to the public.
Robert 'Bob' Sweeney, III
Robert (Bob) serves as the appointed Public Member to the Commission on Certification. Bob is currently employed as a Systems Engineer with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He has an intrinsic interest in certification; as a retired naval officer, throughout over 30 years of my professional life, both my assignments and promotions were determined by achieving a series of certifications from midshipman underway through engineering officer of the watch and culminating in the comprehensive written exam and oral board which lead to my selection as a commanding officer of a warship. As commanding officer, Bob was both a product and a practitioner of this certification process -- the ultimate quality assurance for the competency of my crew, both officer and enlisted. This experience left him with an appreciation and an enduring interest in the role of certification within high reliability organizations like those of the military, aviation, nuclear energy, and healthcare.
Bob feels that no challenge today is more critical than universal access to quality, affordable healthcare. It is a challenge not only to the personal well-being of each individual, but to the well-being of our national and global economy, and by extension our national and global security.
Mary Elizabeth Teixeira
DNP, AGPCNP-BC, GNP-BC, CDE
Elizabeth has over 20 years of experience as a certified nurse practitioner and certified diabetes educator as well as preceptor to several NP students. She currently holds a faculty appointment in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Capella University where she enjoys teaching and mentoring doctoral learners. Formerly Elizabeth held positions as an Assistant Professor at The College of New Jersey and LaSalle University. During her tenure at Lasalle she coordinated the transition of the Adult to the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program and successfully graduated the first class. In 2014, she received recognition as one of the Top 15 Adult-Gerontology Professors by Nurse Practitioner Schools.
Elizabeth has an established record of involvement in graduate education, online education, and forward thinking to achieve excellence. She has served in leadership positions with Delta Nu Chapter of STTI as Chair of the Nomination Committee, 2-year elected term on the Nominating Committee with the National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), 3-year term as a Content Expert for the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Primary Care certification exam through ANCC, and most recently appointed as a Commissioner on the Commission on Certification (COC).
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DNP, RN, NEA-BC
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DC, BS, BA
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PhD, APRN, FNP
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DNP, APRN
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MSN, RN, ANP-BC
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RN-BC, BSN, MS
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DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
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FACM, MACN
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DNP, APRN, GNP-BC
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Doctor cuts off baby's head inside Mother's womb during delivery
A gynaecologist caused an unborn baby to be accidentally decapitated inside his mother's womb as she carried out a bungled delivery on an NHS maternity unit.
A tribunal in Manchester heard Dr Vaishnavy Laxman, 41, should have given the 30-year old patient an emergency Caesarean section as the premature infant was in a breech position – but instead attempted to carry out the delivery naturally, it was claimed.
Tragedy struck when the doctor urged the patient to push whilst herself applying traction to the baby's legs, it was alleged.
The manouevre caused the infant's legs, arms and torso to become detached leaving the head still in his mother's womb.
Two other doctors subsequently carried out a C-section on the woman to remove the infant's head.
It was 're-attached' to his body so his mother could hold him before she said goodbye.
It is claimed the mother was not even in established labour at the time.
At the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in Manchester, the mother—known only as Patient A—came to face with Laxman and in a harrowing exchange across the room looked at her and said:
'I don't forgive you, I don't forgive you' as the doctor stared down at the floor.
The patient then looked away as Laxman's QC apologised on her behalf.
The hearing was told the tragedy occurred on March 16 2014 whilst Laxman was working at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee with a team of other doctors.
The woman's waters had broken early at 25 weeks and upon examination her unborn baby was found to have a prolapsed cord, and was in a breech position whilst the mother's cervix was around 2-3cm dilated. It can be 10cm fully dilated.
In heart-breaking evidence Patient A, who was holding two teddy bears in her arms, told the hearing it was the first time she was due to give birth and added: "I had been for a scan the previous Friday and I was told my son was breech and the nurse told me if anything had happened to my son it was going to be a c-section.
"But when I was taken to the labour suite nobody told me what was happening. A lot of people were talking they kept saying the baby needed to come out but nobody looked at me in the eye and told me what was going to happen.
"There were two doctors between my legs, one on my right hand side holding my hand and there were other people there too.
"I was examined by a doctor but she didn't say anything to me. They were checking for the baby's heartbeat and it had plummeted and that's when I was told it was going to come out.
"I remember them saying I was 2-3cm dilated and I was told to push. Nobody said I was not having a c-section and doing something else instead. Whilst this was going on I was in pain.
"The only pain relief I was given was a spray on my tongue. I was told it was meant to loosen my cervix but I was not given gas and air – I was in pain.
"I had the doctors putting their hands inside me and I had them pushing on my stomach and then pulling me down.
"I tried to get off the bed but they pulled me back three times and just said they had to get the baby out.
"They twice tried to cut my cervix and nobody told me they were going to do it.
"There was no anaesthetic. I said to them 'it doesn't feel right, stop it, what's going on, I don't want to do it but nobody responded to me in any way.
'Afterwards I was in a cubicle with a curtain around me and the sister came over to me and told me my son had passed away.
"I didn't know the details but Dr Laxman came to see me and the baby's father was there.
"Dr Laxman sat on the side of my bed and she said how sorry she was for what happened but I didn't know the full extent of what happened at that point.
"I just said 'it's alright, these things happen, I forgive you.
"She went away but I started screaming when I found out the full extent – I was just crying. I was upset because of the severity of his injury.
"I would never use the word stillborn, he was not stillborn he was decapitated.
"I was pregnant, my first pregnancy I wasn't sure what was going on and I was told it was the safest place possible.
"Nobody explained the plan or risks associated. It was like disorganised chaos and I was scared.."
Midwife Mona Chard said: 'I was aware she had palpable tightening and some bleeding and she was moved to the labour suite.
"There was a lot of discussion but I'm not sure who was talking to who. I can't remember Dr Laxman having a conversation with a patient.
"I was trying to reassure the patient and comfort her. I remember looking round and people were shocked.
"The doctor came over to me and said Dr Laxman had decided there wasn't going to be a C section and I saw her pull the baby's feet and cord and she told the patient to push.
"That is something you cannot forget and Patient A was very distressed."
The hearing was told the woman was given cocodamol before she was examined and Dr Laxman decided on a natural delivery.
Lawyer for the General Medical Council Charles Garside QC said: "They tried to coerce the birth through traction as the baby was coming feet first followed by the lower abdomen, upper abdomen and head.
"However, there was an obstruction during the birth which proved to be fatal.
"Dr Laxman allegedly delivered the legs, torso and arms successfully but whilst trying to deliver the head, it got stuck in the cervix.
"The attempt to manipulate the baby's head to come out of the cervix failed because the cervix has clamped onto the baby's head and despite effort made to assist, these efforts failed.
"Dr Laxman made three attempts to cut the cervix with scissors but Baby B's head was separated from his body and his head was stuck inside Patient A's body.
"The doctors had to arrange for the head to be removed. A Caesarean was then carried out – not by Dr Laxman who had become overcome by events – but by Dr C and Dr D, and his head was removed in that way.
"As a matter of compassion the head was reattached so the appearance of the baby was not too extreme.
"The baby was shown to his mother so she had the consolation of seeing him."
Mr Garside added: "At no stage was Patient A given any pain relief or instructed on when the c-section was being carried out.
"At no point did she try to comfort or consolidate or explain to Patient A what was going on.
"She failed to perform a Caesarean without general anaesthetic at a time when speed was needed.
"They should have carried out a category 1 Caesarean section. The baby had a heartbeat, it was slow, but it was not dead.
"The choice was taken by Dr Laxman to try a vaginal delivery and this was the wrong choice. They should never use a vaginal delivery in that situation.
"New babies are fragile, but this tiny baby was more fragile, and being pulled or twisted could do a lot more damage."
Laxman, who faces being struck off, denies contributing to the death of the baby.
Her lawyer Gerard Boyle QC addressed the mother during the hearing and told her: "Dr Laxman has asked me to say she is so very sorry and deeply saddened for the outcome of your baby.
"She knows that no amount of words can or will soften your pain but she is hoping that knowing that what she was trying to do was her very best to deliver your baby quickly and sufficiently and she had best intentions at heart.
"She did not intend to harm you or harm your baby and she offers her apologies in every possible way.
"She hopes at some point in time that will make you feel in a way, slightly better.'
The hearing continues.
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Avon Buses was a bus operator based in Prenton providing services in Merseyside and Cheshire, England.

History

Avon Minis, as the company was originally known, was founded in August 1981 by Larry Smith. By 1995 it had six buses and ran mostly school contracts plus one local route. The newest buses were two Leyland Titans.

The company expanded with services starting in Crosby, Fazakerley and a former outstation in Bootle. The business was renamed Avon Buses in 2004/05.

Avon Buses took over former Arriva North West routes 421 and 422, renumbering them to 22 and 22A. Avon then decided to renumber service 22A to 24 so it would not be confused with Helms Coaches service 23. They also took over five other groups of routes at the same time. After the Helms Coaches service was withdrawn, Avon Buses decided not to raise the frequency of routes 22 and 24 but add an additional Sunday 23 service from Heswall to Chester Bus Exchange, which was withdrawn in April 2011.

In October 2013 Avon took on eight routes from Impera Bus & Coach after Impera ceased to trade.

29 June 2014 saw the end of two commercial Avon routes, (Route 40/40A Saughall Massie - Mill Park) & (Route 80 Woodside - Arrowe Park Hospital)
It also saw the end of Merseytravel routes 197 & 213

On 6 July 2014 Avon took over Cumfybus's daytime 135 and 235 service between Bootle and Aintree.

On 10 August 2014 Avon took over Merseytravel services 144/145 from Peoplesbus running between Litherland and Bootle. Two morning and two afternoon services started and finished at Arrowe Park Hospital, numbered 143.

In September 2014 the 22 was withdrawn and replaced by Stagecoach X22 running between
Heswall bus station and Chester, avoiding
Williston.

From 8 December 2014, some of the longer Avon routes were split up, interworked with one other. Routes 86/87 were cut back to Heswall, whilst the section of route between Heswall and West Kirby was renumbered 88. Routes 77/77A were also cut back to Heswall, with the section of route between Heswall and West Kirby becoming the 82/82A. This had also happened before in August 2012 when routes 12 and 12A were split to become 12 and 93: the route remained unchanged with through journeys still possible.

On 1 September 2015 a new timetable was introduced on many routes and the 22 returned to its pre-September 2012 route.

On 5 September 2016 many of Avon's services were re-routed, cut or new destinations added.
The 22 was extended from West Kirby to Moreton Cross and significantly rerouted to serve
Newton, Greasby, Arrowe Park Hospital and Pensby. The 83 became a three buses a day service in each
direction between Prenton and Liverpool.

Fleet
As of August 2018 the fleet consisted of about 35 buses.

The bulk of the fleet at the end consisted of Dennis Dart SLF and Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Darts chassis with Caetano Nimbus, MCV Evolution and Plaxton Pointer 2  bodywork. September 2017 saw two former First Essex and Great Yarmouth ALX400 buses joined the fleet doing most School runs and some bus routes usually Monday-Friday

The initial Avon Buses livery was a dark blue with cream.  In 1993 the livery became predominantly cream with blue stripes lined in gold.  In 1998 the livery evolved again into cream with a blue skirt and black around the windows.  A new livery was introduced 2016 with the arrival of five short Enviro200 buses.  This livery was white with a blue skirt with the blue raising to the roof towards the rear, broken with a cream sash.

There were very few exceptions to the Avon livery although during the 1990s, some coaches operated in a red livery branded 'Avon Executive' and a Leyland National Greenway carried a Merseytravel livery of yellow, white and black as a dedicated bus for a contract between Heswall and West Kirby.

2017 saw Avon expand operations in the Liverpool area but a driver and vehicle shortage led to many service cancellations and the company at late June 2017 was in a state of crisis with most Merseytravel tendered and commercial services not running. However the crisis appeared to have been resolved by the end of June with most scheduled services running, but during July services were regularly cancelled again. Late August 2017 saw the company's fortunes improve.

Closure
On 5 October 2018, drivers were told that the firm was to cease trading immediately. Issues cited for the closure included rising insurance and fuel costs, and Merseytravel's MyTicket, a youth ticket that provided unlimited travel for £2 a day. The use of MyTicket led cash-bought tickets on buses to decrease. Following the closure, Arriva North West would provide limited services for services 10, 10A and 83A.

Stagecoach Merseyside began running the 22/X22 beginning on 8 October 2018. From 5 November 2018 Stagecoach took over the 16/17 and 80/82 and Eazibus were given the contract to run a new route called the 73.

References

1981 establishments in the United Kingdom
Transport companies established in 1981
Former bus operators in Merseyside

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In case you missed it, the preview of the 2020 Olympics at the closing ceremony of this year's edition of the games was quite unlike any other. For one, the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe appeared out of a green pipe dressed as - who else - but Super Mario.
Aside from that Super Mario reference, the video leading up to his appearance also featured Doraemon and Hello Kitty alongside more conventional athletes. Unfortunately, there was no sign of Pikachu.
As you can expect, the internet's mind was collectively blown.
Clear our 2020 schedule, we know where we'll be.


The set-up designed by Cristina Celestino for Tonelli Design was inspired by the evocative atmosphere of "Grand Hotel" rooms, where the glass objects are immersed in an interior with a taste from yesteryear and express their own sophisticated design while acquiring a new domestic warmth.
The space aims to create a suspended time and to welcome the visitors inside a hushed and comforting atmosphere.
The colour palette goes from the shades of light blue of the walls to the sand yellow of the curtains and the mango of the moquette.
This colour choice is made even more gentle thanks to the materials used for dividing the space: large and light curtains, which, thanks to their lightness, allow to look inside the exhibition, and marble partition with brushed steel wall lamps, like small jewels.
The corner dedicated to the breakfast, the lobby, the lounge, the space for self care with a dressing table enclosed in a veiled curtains, are some of the various rooms that the set-up wants to suggest.


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Young people in Ireland are becoming more concerned about the environment
Irish young people are focusing more on in the impact of waste and single-use plastics on the environment
Written by Grainne Jones
Fact checked by experts and reviewed by young people.
Irish youth are becoming more aware of the environmental impact of waste and single-use plastics, it was revealed at the ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards on Tuesday.
The Young Environmentalist Awards feature "environmental projects from people between the ages of 10 and 18 in schools, youth and community groups across the island of Ireland".
The awards, which are hosted by Ireland's Environmental Education and Youth Organisation ECO-UNESCO, took place in the Mansion House.
According to organisers, the interest in doing a project about waste has increased by 90% in five years.
The "Blue Planet" effect
Nearly one quarter of the 2018 entries were based around students identifying and responding to the impact of waste on the environment and ways to tackle climate change.
The BBC "Blue Planet" series is noted as one of the reasons for the recent uptake in interest about single-use plastics and concern for their impact on the environment, both above and below the sea.
"The focus of young people's concerns mirrors the increasing importance given to tackling the use of plastics and waste," said organisers.
The Overall Senior Winner, "Plastic Outta the Park" project by transition year students from Newpark Comprehensive School, Blackrock, County Dublin, mirrored the national trend of focusing on waste and climate change.
The students from Blackrock are aiming to make their school the first single-use plastic free school in Ireland. The young people have used social media campaigns, videos, and events to raise awareness in their community.
Shaping Ireland's future
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr. Katherine Zappone TD, who attended the awards said that "it is this generation which are responding to climate change, plastic pollution in our oceans and extreme weather events".
"We can draw hope, inspiration and confidence from their leadership. They are already shaping the Ireland of the future," Zappone added.
The National Director of ECO-UNESCO, Elaine Nevin, said that "young people in Ireland are speaking up and identifying their priorities through their actions".
"Over the past five years, the environmental impacts of waste have grown hugely in importance as an issue for young people. This focus on waste, and on single-use plastics in particular, lends support and encouragement to those who are implementing policies to address these issues," Nevin said.
Since the Young Environmentalist Awards began in 1999, they have provided over 40,000 young people the chance to raise awareness and take action about issues in their local communities.
The awards are funded by Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
For more information visit www.ecounesco.ie.
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The downside of cheap oil changes
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By John Matarese/Don't Waste Your Money
Many of us are trying to save money on our car repair these days, and one way to do that is to look around for cheap oil changes, maybe $19 with a coupon.
But those budget changes come with some risks.
Ashley Ziegler opened the hood of her Ford Explorer that she says she has babied since buying it new in 2017.
"I just had the oil changed," she said, while pulling the dipstick to show it's covered with clean oil.
But that apparently wasn't enough for her extended warranty company.
Despite paying over $3,000 for protection for up to 100,000 miles, she had to shell out almost $5,000 more for a repair to a failed turbocharger.
"They denied the entire claim," she said. "They said there was not enough proof of oil changes because we don't always have the oil changes done at the dealership."
She had taken it to various shops for oil changes, and did not have every receipt.
"They came back and said that's not good enough and we need every single receipt for every single oil purchase and filter purchase from 2017," she said.
Another downside of cheapie oil changes: damage to your car.
Crystal Wheeler will never forget what happened while she was driving home from an oil change.
"I was terrified," Wheeler said. She said she had just gotten the oil changed when her hood flew up as she was getting onto the highway. "I'm like I gotta get off this highway, and my daughter is screaming," Wheeler said.
Crystal said she couldn't look through the windshield because the hood was all the way up. Instead, she had to look out the side window to drive home.
After an oil change, if something doesn't look right, sound right, or an engine light is on, shut it off immediately.
Damage? Take pictures, and file a claim. Lawyers say most major shops will cover damage they caused to your car, if there is enough proof that they did it.


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'Til I Die
David Gerard, The Examiner
If I opened up this interview by saying it's not every day I sit down to talk to a tenured philosophy professor, that wouldn't be entirely accurate, given the circles I tend to travel in. It is unusual however, to come across someone who's also a gifted singer/songwriter, tackling subjects like the Orwellian nature inherent in our age of surveillance, but such is the anomaly that is Steve Weinstein.
Dividing time between his academic life at the University of Waterloo and Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics in Canada (where he now calls home) and pursuing his rock'n'roll fantasy, Steve is a man of many moods, talents, and a wealth of stories spanning an incredibly fascinating career (or should I say, "careers"?) I recently sat down with Steve for a brief chat about his two personas and new album, the spirited Last Free Man - it evolved into the kind of long conversation you'd have with an old friend you've gratefully reconnected with.
To view the full article, click here.
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The "present" vote makes it so the congressman would be opting to not vote for any member in the House — members were not allowed to vote "no" as it was not an option. Two other members voted "present" during the House vote for speaker.
They included Democratic Tennessee Rep. Jim Cooper and Democratic Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin, bringing the tally to three, before receiving enough votes to become Speaker of the 116th Congress.
Pelosi wrote a letter in late December to her Democratic colleagues in Congress asking for the entire party to get behind one member for House speaker before they voted. Pelosi pushed to reclaim the seat, despite pushback from nearly 20 Democratic members in the House.
"Respectful of the views of all Members, I request that we all support the nominee of our Caucus for Speaker on the Floor of the House. Our diversity is our strength and our unity is our power," Pelosi wrote in the letter, obtained by Politico.


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Hearst Foundations helps establish comprehensive system of recovery care for mothers
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A two-year, $250,000 health grant from Hearst Foundations will support the development of a comprehensive system of care through the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and Marshall Health for pregnant and parenting women on the road to recovery.
The project will grow family-centered recovery care in Cabell, Kanawha, Jackson and Putnam counties in West Virginia, the four counties currently served by the Great Rivers Regional System of Addiction Care initiative. These services will expand the efforts of Healthy Connections, which started serving pregnant and parenting mothers in 2017, through family navigation services. Family navigators work alongside a family to advocate for service access, treatment and recovery, and healthy family development. Funding from Hearst Foundations will bring family navigators into four more communities.
In addition to successful initiatives like the Maternal Addiction Recovery Center and Project Hope for Women & Children, which are already underway through the Marshall School of Medicine and Marshall Health, the funded project will leverage a number of existing partnerships and resources, including Great Rivers Regional System for Addiction Care, Healthy Connections and the Provider Response Organization for Addiction for Addiction Care & Treatment (PROACT).
"Having a baby can be an overwhelming experience, only complicated by the disease of addiction," said Lyn M. O'Connell, Ph.D., associate director of community services at Marshall Health. "Family navigators are an essential and unique support for pregnant and parenting women that promote recovery and encourage healthy relationships. This funding will allow us to support more children and families."
In 2018, Marshall Health launched Great Rivers Regional System for Addiction Care thanks to funding from the Merck Foundation. The collaborative works with more than 70 organizations and agencies to build an infrastructure and strengthen community partnerships in communities and neighborhoods hit hardest by West Virginia's opioid epidemic. This project will build on the collaborations developed in the first year of Great Rivers.
Since its inception, the Hearst Foundations have distributed more than 21,000 grants to nearly 6,000 different organizations. The foundations' goal is to "ensure that people of all backgrounds have the opportunity to build healthy, productive and inspiring lives." This is the first award Marshall Health has received from the Hearst Foundations.


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Geography of Latvia
Latvia, Republic of, a country in eastern Europe that was once a part of the Soviet Union. Latvia is bounded by Estonia. Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, the Baltic Sea, and the Gulf of Riga.
Area: 24,938 mi2. (64,589 km2). Greatest distances—north-south, 170 mi. (270 km); east-west, 280 mi (450 km). Coastline—293 mi (472 km).
Elevation: Highest—Gaizina (mountain), 1,020 ft (311 m).Lowest—sea level along the coast.
Glaciers formed most of Latvia's physical features thousands of years ago.
Most of the land is flat to gently rolling, and in some areas there are glacial hills, some reaching as much as 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level.
Peat bogs and small glacial lakes dot the land. Sand dunes edge parts of the coast.
Latvia's largest river is the Western Dvina (or Daugava), which flows northwestward from Belarus and empties into the Gulf of Riga.
Other sizable rivers include the Gauja, Venta, and Lielupe.
Latvia's climate is tempered by the sea and is moderately continental.
Temperatures average about 20° to 23° F. (–7° to –5° C.) in January and 62° to 65° F. (17° to 18° C.) in July. The annual precipitation varies from about 20 to 26 inches (510 to 660 mm), depending on location.


Another reflection image of the Lamar Street Bridge in Austin. The long exposure before daylight caught the reflection of the red tail lights on Lady Bird Lake of the cars crossing the bridge.
You outdid yourself on this one Loyd, great shot.
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Wonderful late exposure. Super light, colour and reflections.
Super image, so well composed and captured!
Outstanding pp on this to provide those striking colors and sunbursts...great pov and comp!


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A new trend is making its way to central Ohio. Small hospitals, that some are calling "microhospitals", are being built in and around Columbus. According to John Palmer, spokesman for the Ohio Hospital Association, these small-scale hospitals tend to have eight to 10 inpatient beds and core services including pharmacies, outpatient services, labs, emergency care and imaging. They are being placed in communities that may not have the need for an entire full-scale facility.
Microhospitals are joining other trends in the health industry, such as free-standing emergency departments, urgent care centers and other specialized hospitals.
OhioHealth is on track with the trends. A smaller sized hospital is being built in Grove City, called the OhioHealth Grove City Methodist Hospital. Expected to open late 2018, the 26-bed, three-story facility is part of a project that includes an ambulatory surgery center, an emergency department and a medical office building.
Despite its smaller size, OhioHealth does not consider Grove City Methodist Hospital a microhospital. Dr. Kevin Lutz, chief operating officer of Grove City Methodist Hospital, told Columbus Dispatch reporter JoAnne Viviano that one reason nonprofit OhioHealth does not use the term is because microhospitals tend to be connected to for-profit medicine.
He also said that the scaled-down size allows the health system to deliver hospital-based care in a smaller setting, which will operate more efficiently.
To learn more about OhioHealth Grove City Methodist Hospital, click here.


all of the facts on your side, you just can't get through?
convince somebody and change their opinion ?
Facts don't convince people. Especially if they already have an opinion.
our brains are happy to disregard or simply rationalize them away.
and then categorized them as believers or deniers.
predictions for the future were much worse than before.
While some others were told the situation wasn't nearly as bad as once thought.
But these facts had an interesting result on their beliefs.
completely ignored this fact, and their opinions were unchanged.
their beliefs moved much farther in that direction.
And the same thing happened to those who believed strongly in climate change.
whereas those told it wouldn't be so bad didn't change their opinions at all.
The facts only caused people to polarize.
It turns out that once formed, people's impressions and opinions are extremely perseverant.
much of this is actually linked to our ability as humans to cooperate.
A skill that no other animals have.
our cooperation allows us to rely on one another's expertise instead of knowing everything.
As a result, we can hardly tell where our own understanding ends and another begins.
Ultimately, strong beliefs don't actually come from deep understanding.
This is known as the "Illusion of Explanatory Depth."
chances are you believe you know way more than you actually do.
Go on and try to explain step by step how a toilet or a zipper functions in detail.
Sometimes this simple act can expose how baseless ours or others opinion is.
the impact of implementing those policies.
having been exposed to their own ignorance.
How else can we overcome these tendencies and convince people in an argument?
that is, focus on the motives and things that you can agree on.
that the science shows there is no link between the two, they wouldn't listen.
they were more likely to have their kids vaccinated after.
Finally, humans are known to have something called an in-group and out-group bias.
We tend to be skeptical of outsiders or people who we see as different from us.
than if they think you're nothing like them.
Find the group that you're both part of, and use that as a point of personal connection.
then you should definitely check out vubble.
that will nudge you outside of your filter bubble.
with some stuff that wouldn't normally be in your feed.
and then click in the get started button to launch the chatbot.
Help mind your feed, and feed your mind.
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Synsepalum dulcificum, also known as the miracle fruit, is a plant with a berry that, when eaten, causes sour foods (such as lemons and limes) subsequently consumed to taste sweet. This effect lasts until the protein is washed away by saliva (up to about 60 minutes).


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What is liquid cremation and how does it work?
Why some people would prefer to be dissolved rather than incinerated
Liquid cremation
There were 481,712 cremations in the UK in 2018, accounting for 78% of all funerals.
And every single one involved incinerating a box containing the deceased at temperatures of around 1,000 °C.
But now there's a new kind of cremation, known as liquid cremation, that doesn't involve flames.
Is this available in the UK?
Currently only available in Canada and some states of the USA, liquid cremation involves a chemical process known as alkaline hydrolysis to break down body tissues.
The deceased is placed in a steel chamber and submerged in a mixture of hot water and potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide, the chemicals used to manufacture soap and bleach.
The process mimics the natural decomposition of the human body. But rather than eight to 12 years, liquid cremation takes just a couple of hours.
At the end, what's left are bones and a "syrupy brown liquid", which is either flushed away or, in Australia, used as fertiliser. The bones are crushed and returned to the family in the form of "ash".
This could be the environmentally friendly cremation you've been looking for
The process is also known as water cremation, green cremation or biocremation because its supporters claim that it's more environmentally friendly than a regular cremation.
A standard cremation takes about an hour to incinerate a body. In the process 400kg of carbon dioxide is emitted – the equivalent to a 500-mile car journey.
If the deceased had tooth fillings or knee or hip replacements, these also boil off.
In contrast, a liquid cremation allows metal body parts to be recovered and emits just 10% of the carbon dioxide as a regular cremation.
But the environmental benefits are controversial. The process requires more than 1,000 litres of water – around four times the amount used by the average household every day.
In addition, the industrial plants that produce the required chemicals also emit pollutants.
This isn't a new technique
Although you may not have come across it before, alkaline hydrolysis isn't new. It was first patented in the US in 1888 and was later used to dispose of animal remains.
Its advocates say it's simply gentler – more like having a warm bath than the hot fire of a traditional cremation.
While there are no liquid cremation facilities in the UK so far, it may not be long before you can choose to be dissolved rather than incinerated.
Maplebrook Funeral Plans will continue to monitor the progress of liquid cremations. For more information on our standard cremation or burial plans, call 0800 059 0909.
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Eurovision Song Contest 2005, Kiev, Ukraine.
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Visual act supplied all the moving scenery and control systems for the largest Eurovision stage ever. A total of 85 motors were used to operate fan blades, lifts and moving columns. All of these items were in almost constant, simultaneous motion throughout the show. Visual act also supplied the technical management, organizing the buildup of a complete theater in 10 days' time.
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Goodbye, Metal Gear Online, we hardly knew ye
Humble Indie Bundle update: now with new games!
Oddworld HD becomes Oddworld Reboot
By J. Travis Woodside on June 11, 2012
Remember Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey? The developers, Oddworld Inhabitants, were working on a HD version of that classic title to re-introduce everyone's favorite slave, Abe, to the world. Then, while working on this updated version, they decided to forget the whole thing and make a brand new game.
Company statement:
"We decided to reboot it, not just an HD update to the original PS1 title, this is a NEW game. It will be getting it's first public showing LATER this year, with a release date of NEXT summer (2013)."
Since Oddworld Inhabitants used the term "reboot," I'm led to believe that this will serve to restart the entire franchise. Does that mean we'll get reboots of the less popular Munch and the slightly more popular Stranger? No one knows! But as a fan of the world Oddworld Inhabitants created, I have to admit I'm pleased they're making games again at all. Their last title, Stranger's Wrath, released back in 2005. For those keeping score at home, that's over 3400 years ago in video game years.
No platforms have yet been announced for the Oddworld reboot, but PS3 and Xbox 360 are a safe bet.
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Garret says:
I have never really played any of these title, and when I did get my hands on them, they never did anything for me. MAYBE I AM WEIRD.


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Ajit Roy remembered through music and discussion
Cultural Correspondent
Artistes recently paid tribute to the late eminent singer-composer Ajit Roy by singing songs composed by the late Tagore artiste at a memorial event which was recently held at National Art Gallery Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Segunbagicha in the city.
Cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor, veteran journalist and cultural activist Kamal Lohani and Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Liaquat Ali Lucky were present at the memorial meeting. The discussants talked about life and immense contributions of Ajit Roy at the programmme. The guests uttered that Ajit Roy was soft-spoken, secular, reserved by nature. He was a cultural and social organiser. He was the founder of the Abbhuday Sangeet Angan, a reputed cultural organisation, He founded it in 1990. June 29 marked the 80th birth anniversary of this reputed musician.
Artistes paid tribute to Roy, also a renowned Tagore singer and an artiste of defunct Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, by rendering songs composed by Roy. They also sang popular songs of Rabindranath Tagore and others.
Ajit Roy was a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer. Born in 1938, the singer was inspired by the spirit of the Language Movement and took to singing in 1952. After his matriculation, in 1963 he began to perform on radio and TV. Ajit Roy has been a passionate singer since 1963. During the Liberation War of 1971 he sang inspiring songs called Gana Sangeet to inspire people to take arms against the Pakistani forces. He has composed several timeless patriotic songs including "Ekti Bangladesh Tumi Jagroto Janatar", "Apomaney Tumi Sdhedin Joley Uthechhiley Shedin Barnomala", "Banglar Mukh Ami Dekiachhi", "Hey Bango Bhandarey Tabo" and more which went on to become hugely popular.
Ajit joined Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra (SBBK) in 1971 that inspired the nation to fight the Pakistani army. He was a committed personality who never hankered after money. His patriotic zeal is incomparable. Wherever he performed on stage, he would wrap up with the rendition of national anthem. Nobody seen him getting angry on anyone. He has a great contribution in making singers.


Nothing so sad as an empty house!
► Nothing so sad as an empty house!
I so remember the good times we all had in here. Lively discussions, fun talks, educational stuff. Guess it's long gone!
In case anyone is interested (hallooo-oo!!) I had my pacemaker installed okay and am settling down with it. Lately I have 5 other hospital appointments looming, all for unmentionable investigations!
Anyone catch the Royal Wedding? How did you like it? I never missed a single second. Harry is our fave prince over here! Such a lovely lad!
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I am very glad that your recovering from your surgery, and hope the investigatory procedures go well.
Sorry, but i couldn't care much less about the royal wedding. I'm not one for pomp and circumstance, or for celebrating elitism. I know that for you it holds a special significance.
Osiyo. I didn't watch it.
I linger around here don't say much.
Homeschooling is very time consuming.
Thanks Jo. I try to participate, but single parenting is a real challenge for me, to put it mildly.
I can only imagine, Jim. A 'blessing' I've never been given!
So here we are again - the haunted house! God must be feeling terribly lonely here. I know I am.Weather was lovely today - about 30 degrees C in the sun. Took advantage and sat out in the sun and enjoyed my glorious garden! Amazing how good you feel after an hour or so soaking up the rays!!
Perhaps I'll try having a conversation with myself! Hey Jo, glad you got some sun there! do be careful not to get sunburn, eh?
Glad you said that, Jo. I tend to forget I burn easily. Must be more careful in future. But it's such a lovely change!
I'm still here, but it's starting to look like it's just you and me now.
Pete hasn't even posted the site renewal, but I think he's on vacation.
The good news is that I'm on a shift that should give me more useful time, once I get used to it again.
How are the knees doing, Jo?
Hi Jim - my knees are fabulous - thanks for asking! Today I just took delivery of a lovely adjustable bed, nice interior spring mattress and all sorts! Can't wait to sleep in it tonight!As I sit here in my lounge, I can see a lovely full moon through my window!
This will be me tonight!
Hi Jo, and anyone else.
Hi Jim! Nice to hear from you. In a few minutes, I'm off down the bottom of the garden to pick some nice fresh raspberries! Must get there before the birds do.
Last year I never got a single berry - by the time I remembered and got there, the shrubs were stripped bare! Still, at least the birds were well fed!
Well, there's chicken wire Jo.
I've been getting ready for a trip to see my family in Florida in a few days. It's about a 12-14 hour drive.
True and I tried it once but found our little birds can trip in and out of that with the greatest of ease!
Oooh, Florida - I could easily be jealous! Have a nice time and a safe journey, my friend!
Thank you. I've lived in Jacksonville, FL. I like to visit, but hated living there. Going to see my daughter-in-law and 2 of my grandkids. That and having lived there, I have friends there that I don't see often. I am definitely looking forward to being there.