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HOPWA Formula Modernization: Updates from HUDs Office of HIV/AIDS Housing
Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) grantees, project sponsors, and stakeholders are invited to participate in this webinar to hear updates, including funding projections and upcoming technical assistance resources, related to the current status of HOPWA formula modernization. Key staff from the Office of HIV/AIDS Housing will discuss HUD's efforts to assist communities projected to experience losses or gains in funding to ensure the continued availability of housing assistance and supportive services for HOPWA-eligible households. Participants will learn more about HOPWA Modernization and what communities can do to start strategically planning for projected changes to HOPWA allocations. This webinar will be recorded and posted on the HOPWA Formula Modernization page on the HUD Exchange.
Ben Ayers
Supervisory Housing Specialist
NCSWH 19 Pre-Conference Ethics: Addressing Ethical Dilemmas in HIV/AIDS
Workshop participants will approach the discussion from a holistic lens to identify possible ethical dilemmas at the micro and macro levels of practice, explore our individual and institutional attitudes, identify legal and ethical issues, and engage in a guided discussion designed to help facilitate ethical decision making. Practitioners across all fields of practice – be it in direct services, pre-service, and/or administrative roles are welcome. Come prepared to work in small and large groups and to share resources.
31st Annual National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS
Pre-Conference Institutes
Cost: $100.00 ( Pre-registration required)
May 22, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Topic: Ethics: Addressing Ethical Dilemmas in HIV/AIDS
Social Workers participating in this course will receive 3.5 clinical continuing education clock hours.
Despite great strides made in addressing HIV/AIDS, gaps remain. Communities and agencies are struggling for resources, clients are concerned about confidentiality and disclosure, including the impact of criminalization of HIV transmission and mandatory reporting laws. Clinical concerns include end of life issues, medication adherence, and equal access to prevention and treatment options, as well as the very real and growing issues of homelessness, substance use and abuse, and societal bias and discrimination. Practitioners are met with difficult decisions, which can raise questions or interventions that can create ethical dilemmas at the individual, organizational, or systemic level.
» Identify and discuss common ethical dilemmas in HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment.
» Dialog about approaches to culturally relevant practice, and the complexities of stigma, bias, and discrimination at the individual and systems levels.
» Review the five principles used to guide ethical decisions.
» Apply a guided framework to address ethical issues in practice.
Evelyn P. Tomaszewski, MSW, ACSW is an independent consultant, where as Director of Pearl Associates, she uses her skills as an educator, advocate, and policy advisor to promote stakeholder engagement in both domestic and global communities to facilitate positive systems level change. She has led multiple initiatives addressing LGBT equity, integrated service access, and violence prevention, and recently served as Senior Associate and Project Director NASW HIV Spectrum Project, in collaboration with the National HIV and Mental Health Training Resource Center (SAMHSA). Evelyn holds a MSW (WVU), Graduate Certificate in Public Health (GMU), and Certificates' in Procurement and Contracts Management and Leadership (UVA).
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 3.5 hours
Collaborative Solutions, Inc. (ACE Approval #1548) is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Program. Collaborative Solutions maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: 04/15/2018 - 04/15/2021). Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits.
Evelyn P. Tomaszewski (Moderator)
Evelyn P. Tomaszewski, MSW, ACSW is committed to actively engaging diverse stakeholders, across the private and public sectors, to create and sustain positive systems level change. As Executive Director of Pearl Associates, she provides consultative services focused on training and strategic facilitation, building capacity through business development and program management, and providing subject matter technical expertise. Evelyn is known for leveraging networks, skills, and expertise to help build action driven collaborations and implement mission driven strategic initiatives, and her commitment to partnering with internal and external stakeholders to build and strengths-based programs and leadership. She is a member of the Adjunct Faculty, George Mason University (Fairfax, VA), Department of Social Work.
Evelyn previously served in a senior level position at the National Association of Social Workers, where she was responsible for a diverse portfolio that supported the association's human rights, social justice, and international program initiatives in the US and globally; and facilitated membership engagement to forward the mission and initiatives to address LGBT equity, violence prevention, and social services systems strengthening. Evelyn simultaneously served as NASW Project Director with the National HIV and Mental Health Training Resource Center, part of a SAMHSA funded collaborative program that trained over 40000 providers in integration of evidence-driven HIV prevention, care, and treatment into their practice setting(s).
Evelyn is currently a member of the (SAMHSA) National Workgroup to Address the Needs of Children and Youth Who Are LGBTQI2-S and Their Families, the Forum on Global Violence Prevention (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine), Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice (Global Mental Health Task Force Chair), ABA Commission on Youth at Risk, and CDC Task Force for the Elimination of Perinatal HIV. She proudly serves on the PASHWA Board of Directors and holds an MSW degree from WVU (go 'eers!) and a Graduate Certificate in Public Health from GMU.
NCSWH Pre-Conference Institute (May 23, 2018): Trauma-Informed Care
NCSWH Pre-Conference Institute: Trauma-Informed Care
30th Annual National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS
Topic: Trauma-Informed Care
Cost: $75 (Pre-conference Registration Required)
Trauma Informed Care is very theoretical; it is often difficult to discern what that means for daily work with clients/participants/patients. There is a lot of information about trauma in mainstream direct care work these days. Sifting through it to determine not only what is relevant but what to do about it can be difficult. Breaking the Trauma-Informed Care concepts down to practical do's and don'ts are important to discerning what it all means for daily work with clients/participants/patients. Self-care for the provider is also important in providing trauma informed care.
At the end of the workshop, learners will be able to…
Define the 4 R's of Trauma Informed Care.
Identify at least 4 do's & don'ts in their Trauma Informed Work with clients/participants/patients.
Describe at least 3 benefits of a Universal Precautionary approach to Trauma Informed Care.
Identify at least 1 thing they will do for better self-care.
Complete an Integration Plan toward implementing TIC do's & don'ts or other information from the workshop.
Knowledge, Competence, Performance Need: What do the learners need?
Learners need to understand that most people (direct care workers, as well as clients/participants/patients) have suffered trauma or moderate stress over a long period of time & that this suffering often informs the moment & impedes the work that needs to be done. Learners also need interpretation of the Trauma Informed Care concepts & practical skills in order to assist clients/participants/patients in managing the moment & maximizing success in programs & their lives.
Scope of Practice: Who needs this education?
Anyone working with clients/participants/patients who are stressed or who have been traumatized
Anyone supervising staff who work with clients/participants/patients who are stressed or who have been traumatized
How will the education be facilitated? Rationale for this format?
Didactic, interactive presentation to provide Trauma Informed Care information in a short time-frame; solicitation of examples from the learners to make the topic relevant to their situations; Integration Plan to ensure the information can be integrated in ways that makes sense to the audience.
Competencies Addressed
Patient Care and Procedural Skills that are compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health.
Interpersonal and Communication Skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, their families, and other health professionals.
Medical Knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical and cognate (e.g., epidemiological and social behavioral) sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care.
Professionalism, as manifested through a commitment to carryout professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles, and sensitivity to a diverse patient population.
Practice-Based Learning and Improvement that involves investigation and evaluation of their own patient care, appraisal and assimilation of scientific evidence, and improvement in patient care.
System-Based Practice, as manifested by actions that demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system for health care and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide care that is of optimal value.
Melinda Marash, LCSW, Aspire Training and Consulting
Marla Corwin, LCSW, CAC III, Retired Sr. Instructor, University of Colorado, Anschutz Campus
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 3
Collaborative Solutions, Inc. (ACE Approval #1548) is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Program. Collaborative Solutions maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: 5/16/2017 - 5/16/2018). Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits.
Social Workers participating in this course will receive 3 clinical continuing education clock hours.
NCSWH Pre-Conference Institute (May 23, 2018): HOPWA Mini-Institute
NCSWH Pre-Conference Institute: Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) Mini-Institute
Topic: Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) Mini-Institute
Housing has a key role in ending the HIV epidemic. The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of HIV/AIDS Housing will ensure case managers have the same thorough understanding of the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) program and its upcoming changes. The HOPWA Mini-Institute will focus on:
formula modernization,
financial management,
monitoring,
indirect costs,
rental assistance,
supportive services,
Rita Flegel, Director, HUD Office of HIV/AIDS Housing
Amy Palilonis, Senior Program Specialist, HUD Office of HIV/AIDS Housing
Special Announcement: HOPWA Funds Approved by HUD for Conference Participation!
2019 Medical Case Management Institute
Medical Case Management Institute
(Space is Limited to 50 Participants!)
Back by popular demand! This highly popular 10-hour training will be offered on May 23rd (Thursday) and May 24th (Friday). Space is limited to 50 participants and pre-registration is required.
The Medical Case Management Institute is endorsed by the Professional Association of Social Workers in HIV/AIDS (PASWHA) and is designed to meet this HRSA requirement: "Medical Case Management Services must be provided by trained professionals, including both medically credentialed and other health care staff." (HAB Policy Notice 10-02).
Some of the topics to be covered will be: Best Practices, Trauma Informed Care, Motivational Interviewing, Health Literacy, Adherence and Self Care. The Medical Case Management Certificate is available upon completion of additional online training's to be offered in the post-conference period.
Note: Those who register for the MCM Institute are expected to attend the full 10-hour training.
- Melinda Marash, LCSW, MSW, Aspire Training and Consulting (Denver,CO)
CE Credit Hours: 10
Collaborative Solutions, Inc. (ACE Approval #1548) is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Program. Collaborative Solutions maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: 04/15/2018-04/15/2021). Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits.
Social Workers participating in this course will received 10 clinical continuing education clock hours.
Melinda Marasch, LCSW (Moderator)
Registration Closed. Maximum Number of Registrants reached.
The North American Housing & HIV Research Summit IX
Consumer Scholarship Requests
The North American Housing and HIV Research Summit IX: Structural Interventions and Ending the Epidemic | August 1-3, 2018 | Capital Hilton, Washington DC
The North American Housing and HIV Research Summit IX: Structural Interventions and Ending the Epidemic
The North American Housing and HIV Research Summit IX provides a unique, interdisciplinary forum where researchers, persons living with HIV (PLWH), policy analysts, service providers, and conference participants from a wide array of backgrounds have an opportunity to engage in in-depth discussions surrounding new research findings that further define the ways housing and other social determinants affect PLWH and international conversations to end the HIV epidemic. Since its inception, the Housing and HIV Research Summit series has served as the premier venue for informing HIV/AIDS housing policy and structural interventions; which creates the space necessary for theory and research to be discussed and translated into policies and action.
Early Bird Registration: $375 (ends June 30, 2018)
Regular Registration: $425 (starts July 1, 2018)
Consumer Scholarship Applications Accepted: February 1, 2018 – May 30, 2018
For additional conference details, visit www.hivhousingsummit.org
Registration Cancellation and Refund Policy
If you need to cancel your conference registration, please e-mail Nicole Brazelton at nicole@collborative-solutions.net or 205-939-0411 x210 no later than July 15, 2018. No refund requests can be processed after that date.
Personal Emergencies
In the event of an unanticipated personal emergency our conference staff, as well as the hotel staff, can assist you in locating resources. However, we are not able to provide assistance directly (such as medical assistance or financial assistance).
The National AIDS Housing Coalition will be providing a limited number of Summit Scholarships to HIV+ consumers of HIV housing and/or services who have a demonstrated interest in HIV/AIDS advocacy. Scholarships include registration, hotel and/or transportation. As scholarship funding is limited, we encourage applicants to seek support from local organizations and businesses to cover a portion of the costs of attending the Summit.
Applications are due by May 30, 2018 and all successful applicants will be notified by July 15, 2018.
Eligible scholarship recipients will:
Provide a brief statement of interest
Have a commitment to ending HIV/AIDS in their community.
Be able to commit to attend the entire Summit.
Please complete the application and submit the form via email to ccampbell@nationalaidshousing.org The Consumer Scholarship Request Form can be found under the Contents tab above.
Engaged and Informed Part 2 Resources
NAHC Policy Toolkit
Why this Toolkit?
How to use this Toolkit
This Tool Kit was developed by NAHC to help advocates inform national and local resource allocation, planning, and prevention and health care practice through the use of tools and strategies that employ research findings to demonstrate the link between housing and health for persons at risk of or living with HIV/AIDS.
A growing body of research examines the relationship of housing status to HIV prevention and care. In 2005, The National AIDS Housing Coalition (NAHC) initiated the National Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit as a new forum for the presentation and discussion of research findings relevant to HIV/AIDS housing policy and practice, and the development of data-driven advocacy strategies. For more information on the Housing Research Summit Series and to purchase Summit Series products, please click here webpage.
Summit II, held in October 2006, brought together 160 researchers, policy experts, and housing providers and consumers, representing twenty-four states, the District of Columbia and two Canadian Provinces.
Summit III, held in March 2008, Baltimore, Maryland, was held in collaboration with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Summit IV, the first North American Summit, was convened by NAHC and The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) in June 2009 in Washington, DC. Summit IV was held in collaboration with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Summit V was convened by NAHC and The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) in June 2010 in Toronto, Ontario. Summit V was held in collaboration with the Department of Health, Behavior and Society of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Summit VI was convened by NAHC and The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) September 21-23, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Summit VI was held in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. All Summit VI material may be found here. Research findings presented at the Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit Series:
Show that homelessness and unstable housing are strongly linked to...
Greater HIV risk among vulnerable populations
Poor health outcomes for persons living with HIV/AIDS
Early death
Studies also show strong and consistent correlations between improved housing status and…
Reduction in HIV/AIDS risk behavior
Better access to medical care
Improved health outcomes
Savings in taxpayer dollars.
This Tool Kit was developed by NAHC to help advocates inform national and local resource allocation, planning, and prevention and health care practicethrough the use of tools and strategies that employ research findings to demonstrate the link between housing and health for persons at risk of or living with HIV/AIDS.
The Tool Kit is divided into three main sections:
Why this Tool Kit?
How to Use This Tool Kit
The Policy Took Kit and the National Housing & HIV/AIDS Research Summit Series are projects of the Visioning and Advocacy Committees of the National AIDS Housing Coalition (NAHC). The National AIDS Housing Coalition (NAHC) is a 501(c)(3) organization formed in 1994 to assert the fundamental right of all persons living with HIV/AIDS to decent, safe, affordable housing and supportive services that are responsive and appropriate to their self-determined needs.
Development of the Policy Tool Kit was made possible by a grant from the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
Hilary Botein and Ginny Shubert of Shubert Botein Policy Associates helped develop the Tool Kit.
Housing Works provided assistance with graphic design.
The experiences of clients and providers of HIV/AIDS housing services are important advocacy tools, but to impact policy & funding decisions
Science-based data on housing and HIV prevention and health outcomes is IMPORTANT, and
Science-based data on the cost-effectiveness of HIV/AIDS housing interventions is ESSENTIAL.
Findings from rigorous research:
"Credential" what we have known for years as HIV/AIDS housing consumers, providers and advocates;
Provide support for the maintenance and expansion of existing HIV/AIDS housing resources; and
Point to the importance of new housing policies and practices consciously structured and studied as public health interventions.
With evidence to back them, policy makers can secure the resources we need to provide housing assistance and related services to people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA):
As a basic human right;
As a necessary component of systems of care to enable PLWHA to manage their disease; and
As an exciting new mechanism to end the AIDS crisis by preventing new infections.
Read the NAHC Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit Policy Papers
Study the research findings (see the Summit III Briefing Book and the Policy Papers)
Learn about NAHC's federal legislative priorities:
Demand full funding for programs for affordable housing for PLWHA and other disabling conditions, including HOPWA
Urge Congress to enact the National Housing Trust Fund as a dedicated source of funding for low-income housing
Call for passage of the Second Chance Act, to address barriers to housing for persons leaving prison and jail
Support the Services for Ending Long Term Homelessness Act to fund services in supportive housing
Gather the Facts
Document the results of housing programs:
Service providers are well placed to gather evidence from program data and evaluations
"Hard" health care markers like CD4 and viral load make it possible to track the impact of housing interventions
Team up with researchers in your community to analyze data and report results
Call for standardized reporting on housing status as part of all federal and local HIV prevention and health care program reporting
Learn more about HIV housing need from NAHC's HOPWA 2009 Need paper
Learn more about your community's low income housing crisis
See housing affordability Congressional District Profiles developed by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC).
See NLIHC's Out of Reach 2007-2008 report to learn the "housing wage" in your area – the amount of money a household must earn to afford rental housing at HUD fair market rates.
Educate Decision Makers
Members of your congressional delegation
Don't know who your congressional representative is? Visit www.house.gov to find out.
Learn about key committees and about their relevance to housing and health decision-making visit including:
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
Senate HELP Committee (Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions)
House Appropriations Committee
House Financial Services Committee (handles housing issues)
House Energy and Commerce Committee (handles health issues)
Learn about the Congressional timeline and opportunities for action, including the budget process (from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
Visit Washington-based and local offices of your member of Congress
HUD – the Department of Housing and Urban Development
HHS – the Department of Health and Human Services
State and local elected officials
State and local departments of health
Administrators responsible for public assistance; mental health services; substance abuse services; homeless services
Private funders of services and research
Inform Local Planning Processes
Make sure your local housing and health planning processes are informed by the facts. Opportunities are available to use the Tool Kit to inform healthcare and housing policy at every level of government to influence the deployment of resources and affect strategies for delivery of HIV care and treatment and prevention services.
HOPWA grantee community-wide HIV/AIDS housing plans
While no statutory mandates exist, the Department of Housing and Urban Development encourages HOPWA grantees to develop community–wide strategies and partner with area nonprofits to provide housing assistance and supportive services for eligible persons. Many communities utilize HOPWA technical assistance funding to develop HIV/AIDS Housing plans which bring together local housing and healthcare providers and other interested stakeholders to identify HIV/AIDS housing need and devise strategies to address it. Click here for more information.
Ryan White CARE Act planning
Similar planning processes are available on the healthcare side through the Ryan White Planning Councils which operate by law all Title I Eligible Metropolitan Areas (EMAs). The Planning Councils, at least one-third of the membership of which is comprised of people living with HIV and receiving HIV services, sets priorities for funding based on identified needs. See Ryan White Care Act Amendments of 1996, P.L. 106-146.
Continuum of Care homeless housing assistance plans
The Continuum of Care is the local planning process through which interested stakeholders engage in assessing the housing and service needs of homeless people, developing a strategic plan to meet those needs, and apply for HUD funding through the McKinney Vento federal homeless assistance grant program. The Continuum of Care presents an opportunity for AIDS housing advocates not already engaged in the process to participate in identifying needs, establishing priorities and generally assuring resources are dedicated to people with HIV/AIDS. See HUD's Guide to Continuum of Care Planning and Implementation .
10-Year plans to end homelessness
As a result of the federal government's 2001 goal to end chronic homelessness in ten years, plans have now been adopted by over 100 states and localities across the country (click here for more information). These state and local planning processes present a unique opportunity to identify and address housing for people living with HIV/AIDS as a powerful homelessness and HIV prevention intervention. For more information visit the National Alliance to End Homelessness's page on 10-Year plans.
Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) process for core HUD programs
The Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) combines planning and application requirements for HUD's four block grant programs, including Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA). The ConPlan provides a key opportunity to influence deployment of federal resources at the local level for housing and housing-related services for people with HIV/AIDS. Click here for more information.
Public housing authority (PHA) 5-year plans Local housing authorities must adopt 5 year plans (with annual updates) that include statements of housing needs, financial resources, capital improvement needs, demolition and disposition plans and conversion plans. The housing authority is required to conduct "reasonable" outreach to encourage broad public participation and conduct a public hearing. Vocal and active participation by HIV/AIDS housing advocates in the PHA planning process holds the potential for more public housing and section 8 resource set-asides for people with HIV/AIDS. See the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998; P.L.105-276; Oct. 21, 1998; 24 CFR 903.
Special issue of AIDS & Behavior November 2007. NAHC has partnered with leading researchers to commission and prepare a special supplement of prominent journal AIDS and Behavior. This is the first peer-reviewed academic journal ever to focus solely on the connection between housing and HIV/AIDS. Along with compelling new research, the supplement includes policy perspectives from NAHC and former HUD Secretary, Henry Cisneros.
HUD/CDC Housing & Health Study (H&H) – This is the first study of its kind to rigorously evaluate housing as a structural prevention & health care intervention for homeless/unstably housed PLWHA.
Chicago Housing for Health Project (CHHP) – findings released at Summit III in March 2008. This large-scale demonstration project examines the impact of supportive housing for homeless persons with chronic health problems.
Join NAHC – Learn more about NAHC and the Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit Series and find out how to get involved in advocacy efforts.
Share your successes – to let NAHC know how you use research findings in advocacy, contact nahc@nationalaidshousing.org
AIDS Action
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Housing Works
National Alliance to End Homelessness
National Association of People with AIDS
National Coalition for the Homeless
National Housing Conference
National Low Income Housing Coalition
National Minority AIDS Council
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
The AIDS Institute
Were you able to convince your local Ryan White Planning Council about the importance of housing using the Took Kit PowerPoint? Get your Mayor to fund an HIV/AIDS Housing project using the fact sheet about cost-savings? The National AIDS Housing Coalition is collecting success stories from Tool Kit users to provide ideas and inspire others around the country.
Please send us your Tool Kits uses and success stories, both big and small, by emailing us at nahc@nationalaidshousing.org (subject line: Tool Kit Success).
Capitol Hill, District of Columbia:
Use: Rep. Jerrold Nadler (8th-NY) again discussed HOPWA on the floor during appropriations consideration for FY08. The Congressman cited research presented at NAHC's Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit Series. "Rates of new HIV diagnoses among the homeless are 16 times the rate in the general population," said Mr. Nadler, "and HIV/AIDS death rates are five to seven times higher. People with AIDS who are homeless are more likely to be uninsured, use an emergency room, and be admitted to a hospital." Click here to read the full transcript.
Del Norte, Colorado:
Use: Denver, Colorado NAHC member Del Norte's mission is to create and preserve housing and other opportunities for undeserved households, including those that are low and moderate income, Spanish-speaking and those with special needs. Del Norte cited information from the Policy Toolkit to successfully convince the City Council to consider approving its Juan Diego project. Homeless persons living with HIV/AIDS are more likely to thrive, remain healthy and even become employable with permanent housing. Toolkit data was also used in successful applications to the state department of housing for grant funding as well as to the state housing finance authority for tax credit funding.
Housing Works Inc., New York City:
Use: The NAHC Toolkit and research findings were used with clients and staff in its "change the definition" campaign and will be using them for a new policy campaign with clients to be launched on better access to New York City's HASA (HIV/AIDS Services Administration) benefits. Cost data showing that cost savings from prevented infections will offset incremental spending on expanded housing eligibility has been a key element in this advocacy.
Outcome: The "change the definition" campaign scored a victory by getting the New York State AIDS Advisory Council to recommend changes to the New York State AIDS Institute's HIV illness definition as it applies to housing eligibility.
New York City AIDS Housing Network (NYCAHN):
Use: Cost analyses developed in collaboration with NAHC and its academic partners has been used in advocacy to pass state legislation to provide affordable housing protection for disabled persons living with HIV/AIDS by capping their rent contributions at 30% of disability income in the existing city/state funded HIV/AIDS rental assistance program. Cost data shows that increased housing stability will create public savings that more than offset the cost of the cap.
Outcome: The affordable housing legislation has passed both houses of the state legislature and awaits signature by the Governor. NYCAHN representatives recently had a one-hour meeting with the Governor to explain the cost implications of the bill. He told NYCAHN that the state budget office was "breaking its rule" for the first time and considering the cost offset in calculating the fiscal impact of the bill.
DC Fights Back, Washington, District of Columbia:
Use: DC Fights Back has used the cost analysis data to support Council Members' efforts to leverage DC government action to end the HIV/AIDS housing waiting list.
Acadiana Cares, Lafayette, Louisiana
Use: Acadiana Cares has used Summit data to advocate and support increases in HUD HIV Housing funds and for HIV Homeless to remain a top priority in the Five Year Plan for the City of Lafayette.
Outcome:The group has been successful using the data to increase funding and ranking with Acadiana Regional Continuum for the Homeless (ARCH), the area HUD Continuum.
Gregory House, Honolulu, Hawaii:
Use: Gregory House has consistently and vigorously used the NAHC Toolkit and Research Summit data when meeting with the Hawaii Congressional Delegation. The use of these combined sources of information has helped cement the legitimacy and importance of Gregory House Programs in the community and the importance housing plays in keeping people living with HIV/AIDS successfully housed.
Outcome: Using the NAHC Toolkit and Research Summit information, Gregory House heightened the awareness of its importance with its Hawaii Congressional Delegation, particularly Congressman Abercrombie (prior to his resignation). He and Senator Inouye secured Gregory House Programs a $100,000 earmark for a Homelessness Prevention Program for persons with HIV/AIDS through the Department of Health and Human Services.
AIDS Alabama:
Use: AIDS Alabama has incorporated some of the research findings into its Alabama and Birmingham Consolidated Plans. AIDS Alabama has disseminated some of the findings across the state for use in grant writing, and certainly uses the findings in every grant that written and submitted. AIDS Alabama has provided the information to its local United Way, City Council, Alabama Legislature, etc., and has utilized the findings in its statewide push for an Alabama Housing Trust Fund, as well as in Birmingham's Community Development Department in its successful effort to garner HOME funding for an HIV-specific development. The language has become a part of almost every publication that goes out of AIDS Alabama. Next month the CEO will do a presentation for HIV providers locally on this very topic.
Outcomes: Tool Kit and data from Research Summits garnered:
1) Alabama Legislative allocation for supportive services in the amount of $554,400.
2) HOME funding for permanent housing development in amount of $200,000.
3) Jefferson Affordable Housing Initiative grant to purchase and renovate six permanent housing units in amount of $200,000.
4) Improved ranking in local Continuum of Care.
RSHI Rural Homelessness Brief Report


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Sooner Linebacker Eric Striker Takes Shot at SEC
by Reed Carringer - Sep 8, 2015
Oklahoma linebacker Eric Striker, who isn't known for holding back his opinions, is at it again. After practice Tuesday, he was asked a simple question about playing an SEC foe – "Do you get jacked up for the SEC?"
Striker's response is sure to raise a few eyebrows in SEC country. "Yeah man, I don't understand why people constantly blow gas up their ass," he said. "All the time, I don't understand. I look forward to it because I like to prove people wrong. I love that, you say this about your opponent, they got this, they got that, but what you don't understand is you gotta get it done in between the lines. That's all that matters.
"I look forward to it, gas 'em up, bring them back down to earth."
If Stoops' comments about playing in Neyland and Semaje Perine's tweet about Derek Barnett got fans riled up, Striker surely added fuel to that fire.
One thing everyone can agree on? Saturday can't get here soon enough.
VIDEO: Butch Jones Pumped Up at Practice
Notes: Butch Jones Updates LaDarrell McNeil's Status
Reed Carringer
Reed has a hand in everything here at RTI and is the go-to guy for all things multimedia. When he's not covering coaching searches or working 90-hour weeks, he enjoys scotch, steak, playing music and America.

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The Insider Secrets For Peruvian Women Revealed
The Ministry of Ladies and Vulnerable Populations of Peru is the governing physique of nationwide and sectoral insurance policies with a gender deal with women and weak populations that designs, establishes, promotes, executes and supervises public policies in favor of ladies, women, kids, adolescents, seniors, individuals with disabilities, internally displaced persons, and migrants, to ensure the exercise of their rights and a life free of violence, vulnerability and discrimination throughout the framework of a tradition of peace. You should know that these women happen to be passionate romantics, and so they appreciate sincere feelings. Due to this fact, they like discussing their relationship with their man and not with other females. It is nice because it is possible for you to to grasp her feelings higher and build a real emotional connection. Loyalty. The bigger part of females from Peru are more committed to their life partners than ladies from different countries. That's the reason it's fairly troublesome to find a extra loyal and devoted spouse, and foreign males extremely respect this characteristic.
The concept of online relationship is as common amongst Peruvian singles as it's in different elements of the world. Ladies in Peru aren't any strangers to the dating websites and apps you are in all probability using already, but they do not use them after they want to meet men from other international locations. When a Peruvian woman desires to discover a Western man, she goes to special worldwide relationship sites.
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Fuentes helped construct the foundation for elite Peruvian girls's volleyball, a group that might go on and win the silver medal in volleyball on the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games – with Tait as captain. A woman is killed each three days on common in Peru. Kasatkin is one among 1000's of ladies Ni Una Menos marches for. Mariana, for instance, obtained assist from some Venezuelan buddies and Peruvian neighbours who gave her shelter and refuge.
Inside the 2003-2017 interval, we estimated 20,541 cumulative deaths from breast most cancers in Peruvian girls. The typical mortality value (per a hundred,000 girls-years) over 15 years was of 9.ninety seven, in Peru. In response to its regions, the coastal area had the most effective charge (12.15), adopted Click the Following Web Page by the highlands (4.seventy one), and the rainforest (7.ninety four) areas. The provinces with the perfect mortality prices within the whole interval had been Lima, Callao, and Tumbes, while the underside charges have been in Apurimac and Huancavelica (Desk 1 ).
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They don't like additional displaying off. Peruvian ladies are very straightforward to communicate with. They never fake to be cooler or richer than they are surely. The names of the women interviewed have been changed to protect their identity. Ronna Rísquez is an unbiased Venezuelan journalist, who labored with Amnesty International on this research. When did the incident happen and at what time?" the official asked Mariana at a police station in Lima, Peru.
The venture is due to be accomplished in 2015 and is snowballing as the group visit totally different parts of Peru to make contacts and initiate recordings. When girls hear their stories replicated by others they're typically shocked by the size of the sterilisations, but this additionally makes them eager to share their very own testimony. The team have so far lined Huancabamba within the North Andes, Independencia District in the South Andes and are about to set off for the Province of Anta in the South Andes to work with activists.
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Everyone knows Peru as a beautiful country of wonderful ruins that remind of inscrutable Ince civilization. It's also well-known for its unique culture and warm seashores. However, there is yet one more admirable factor in regards to the country – Peruvian ladies. Many men around the globe, especially from the USA, would like to marry one of them and journey to Peru to discover a life partner, and there are numerous reasons why they do it.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) green-lit a new treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients who have a rare and life-threatening disease mutation developed by Astellas Pharma, Inc. The approval marks the company's U.S. entry into blood cancer treatment.
Under priority review, the FDA approved Xospata (gilteritinib) for adult relapsed or refractory (resistant to treatment) AML patients who have an FLT3 mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test. As of now, this is the first and only FLT3-targeting therapy to be approved by the FDA for this patient population. Of the 19,000 people in the United States who are estimated to be diagnosed with AML this year, nearly 40 percent will have an FLT3 mutation. The Astellas drug has shown itself to be effective against two FLT3 mutations, FLT3 internal tandem duplication (ITD) and FLT3 tyrosine kinase domain (TKD).
The first FLT3-targeted therapy for AML was FDA approved in April of 2017, Novartis' Rydapt (midostaurin). This medication is approved for patients with newly diagnosed AML who have an FLT3 mutation, as detected by an FDA-approved test, in combination with chemotherapy.
The FLT3-ITD mutation is associated with worsened disease-free survival and overall survival and impacts about 30 percent of AML patients. In its announcement, Astellas said the FLT3-TKD mutations impact approximately 7 percent of AML patients. However, while the impact of these mutations is not as understood as the FLT3-ITD mutation, they have been associated with treatment resistance, the company said.
Steven Benner, global therapeutic area head in oncology for Japan-based Astellas, said Xospata provides new hope for AML patients who had an unclear path due to their mutation.
"For the first time, people with relapsed or refractory FLT3 mutation-positive AML have an FDA approved FLT3-targeting treatment available to them. The approval of XOSPATA is also a proud, landmark moment for our oncology program and marks the first approval of a medicine that will be the cornerstone of our new presence in blood cancers," Benner said in a statement.
Alexander Perl of the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania, touted the approval of Xospata as an "important step forward" in using precision medicine to help patient populations.
"There is an urgent need in the clinic for more targeted agents to help patients whose disease is either refractory to the initial therapy, or who have relapsed," Perl added.
FDA approval for Xospata was based on an interim analysis of the Phase III ADMIRAL trial that included 138 adult AML patients with FLT3 mutations. After a median follow-up of 4.6 months, 29 patients achieved complete remission (CR) or CR with partial hematologic recovery, a 21 percent rate. For the 106 patients in the trial who were dependent on red blood cell and/or platelet transfusions at baseline, 31.1 percent (33 patients) became independent of transfusions. Also, the 32 patients in the study who did not require the transfusions, 53.1 percent remained transfusion-independent during any 56-day post-baseline period, the FDA said in its announcement. Xospata had been granted both Orphan Drug designation and Fast Track designation by the FDA.
The most common adverse reactions that occurred in less than 20 percent of trial patients included myalgia/arthralgia, transaminase increase, fatigue/malaise, fever, noninfectious diarrhea, dyspnea, edema, rash, pneumonia, nausea, stomatitis, cough, headache, hypotension, dizziness and vomiting, according to the FDA.
Astellas said full results of the ADMIRAL trial will be presented at an upcoming medical meeting.


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Gai Dtai Nam (Chicken Under Water)
Here we sit in the last week of December and another year's notch is about to be cut into the belt. Last Tuesday was one of my favorite nights of the year, a ritual known as "Guy's Annual Night Dinner". My group of friends started this tradition back in 1970 and this marked the 44th year of this occasion.
It actually started with just three of us having a Christmas lunch at Lincoln Del out on Highway 12. Then we started doing dinners. We'd have dinner at Jennings on Excelsior Boulevard and then hit the discos afterwards...typically Ichabod's or Rupert's. That was just the thing to do when we were in our 20's. The last few years we've been alternating between Wildfire and Olympic Hills.
Given that we're all in our 60's now, it's cocktails at 5:00, dinner at 6:00 and bed by 8:00. There are three of us that go back to the third grade together. Sadly, three of our crew have gone on to the great diner in the sky...but they always get remembered and toasted at the dinner. It's just a great group of guys and I so look forward to these dinners every year.
Today's recipe is an Asian gem from P.J. Stoop in Houston. It's called Chicken Under Water because that is exactly how you cook it. You throw the chicken pieces in a pot and then cover the pot with a pan of ice water. This encourages rapid condensation of water and in just 50 minutes you will have incredibly moist pieces of chicken and a fantastic sauce.
The only difficult ingredient here is the kaffir lime leaves. Your closest Asian Food store is a sure bet. But if you are an Internet shopper like me, my go-to place for them is importfoods.com. Follow this link to make your purchase: http://importfood.com/spws0101.html. This recipe serves four.
2 large shallots, quartered
1 stalk lemongrass, tough outer layer removed, sliced
1 (¼-inch) piece ginger, chopped
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 whole chicken, cut into 16-20 pieces
1 bunch scallions, cut into 3-inch pieces
6 kaffir lime leaves
1 tablespoon coarsely ground white peppercorns
Make curry paste: Use a mortar and pestle or a food processor to pulverize garlic, shallots, lemongrass, ginger and peppercorns until a coarse paste forms.
In a bowl, combine chicken with curry paste and soy sauce. Let marinate 30 minutes.
Place marinated chicken in a stock pot over medium-low heat, then cover pot with a large metal bowl filled with ice water. Cook until wisps of steam begin to escape from pot, about 20 minutes.
Remove bowl of ice water, add scallions and lime leaves to pot, and stir. Cover pot again with bowl of ice water, adding more ice if necessary, and cook, covered, until chicken is cooked through, 30 minutes more.
Transfer chicken and sauce to a large bowl or platter.
Tuscan Beef Stew
This recipe from Florence, Italy is exceptional. While all of the ingredients contribute to the whole, two ingredients are the stars.....Chianti and black pepper. The Chianti is critical as this recipe really needs a medium-bodied wine. Do not use a Cabernet or a Zinfandel...it will ruin the flavor. If you don't have a Chianti handy, reach for a Cotes du Rhone or Pinot Noir.
The stew can be served naked, as it is pictured above. It also pairs nicely with polenta or a fresh baguette of crusty bread. My preferred way of serving it is over buttered pappardelle pasta. The tilemakers of Santa Maria del Fiore Cathredal Duomo created this recipe and it was published in the January issue of Cook's Illustrated. The recipe serves six to eight people.
4pounds boneless beef short ribs, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
1tablespoon vegetable oil
1(750-ml) bottle Chianti
1cup water
4shallots, peeled and halved lengthwise
2carrots, peeled and halved lengthwise
1garlic head, cloves separated, unpeeled, and crushed
4sprigs fresh rosemary
2bay leaves
1tablespoon cracked black peppercorns, plus extra for serving
1tablespoon unflavored gelatin
1tablespoon tomato paste
1teaspoon anchovy paste
2teaspoons ground black pepper
2teaspoons cornstarch
Toss beef and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt together in bowl and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 300 degrees.
Heat oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add half of beef in single layer and cook until well browned on all sides, about 8 minutes total, reducing heat if fond begins to burn. Stir in 2 cups wine, water, shallots, carrots, garlic, rosemary, bay leaves, cracked peppercorns, gelatin, tomato paste, anchovy paste, and the remaining uncooked beef. Bring to simmer and cover tightly with sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil, then lid. Transfer to oven and cook until beef is tender, 2 to 2 1/4 hours, stirring halfway through cooking time.
Using slotted spoon, transfer just the beef to a bowl; cover tightly with foil and set aside. Strain sauce through fine-mesh strainer into fat separator. Wipe out pot with paper towels. Let liquid settle for 5 minutes, then return defatted liquid to pot.
Add 1 cup wine and ground black pepper and bring mixture to boil over medium-high heat. Simmer briskly, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened to consistency of heavy cream, 12 to 15 minutes.
Combine remaining wine and cornstarch in small bowl. Reduce heat to medium-low, return beef to pot, and stir in cornstarch-wine mixture. Cover and simmer until just heated through, 5 to 8 minutes. Season with salt to taste. Serve, passing extra cracked peppercorns separately. (Stew can be made up to 3 days in advance.)
Wine pairing: Chianti or Brunello di Montalcino
Kimchi Fried Rice
When I got my flu shot in October, they told me it would protect me from 3 strains of influenza. What they did not tell me is that it would not protect against the H3N2 strain of the flu, which is what took over my body last Wednesday.
Thanks to the fact I'm healthy and I did get a small dose of protection from the vaccine, it's not debilitating. It's just that it's a pain in the butt and I feel like crap. Sore throat, full sinus cavities, bad cough and really achy joints.
I just put a new 40" 4K TV (Ultra High Definition) in my office, so while I've been sick I've simply done an ass-plant and have been video bingeing while I wait for my health to improve. So in case you get sick, I'm going to share with you three of my favorite binge-worthy TV shows.
First up is The Missing. This 6-part TV series was produced by the BBC and is available there or on Starz on demand. It's the story of an Irish couple that go on holiday to France. When their car breaks down in a small French village, they stay in an inn while they wait for their car to be repaired. The father takes the boy swimming and when he goes to get something to drink, his boy disappears.
The story is riveting as it jumps back and forth from 2006 (the year Ollie went missing) to present day. The acting is great, especially Tchéky Karyo who plays the lead inspector. It's only six episodes and it's binge-worthy (and nominated for 2 Golden Globes).
Next up is Gracepoint. This 10-episode series just ended on Thursday night. It's a compelling mystery about 2 detectives trying to solve the murder of a 12-year old boy. The plot turns are terrific and there's a great acting job done by Nick Nolte. I highly recommend it. It's available on FX On Demand or iTunes.
Next up is Marco Polo. This is a brand new show made just for Netflix. They just posted the entire first season. Now I'm only 3 episodes into it but I am absolutely hooked. Marco's warm, loving father trades his son to Kublai Khan in exchange for a trade route. The story is based on his adventures in Kublai Khan's court in 13th century China. This is the Netflix version of HBO's Game of Thrones. All of the great complex plots, violence and sex you've come to enjoy in GOT are there in Marco Polo. Done by Weinstein Company, the production values are fantastic. Available only on Netflix.
So that will satisfy your viewing pleasure while you have the flu. Remember to drink a massive amount of fluids and you must eat to keep your strength up. For eating, I strongly recommend Andrew Zimmern's recipe for Kimchi Fried Rice. It gives you sustenance...it will completely clear your sinuses...and it's the perfect complement to bingeing on Marco Polo. Serves six.
1 1/2 cups short-grain Asian rice
2 cups sliced roast pork
One 1-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
1 dried red chile
2 ounces mung bean sprouts
1 1/2 cups kimchi, coarsly chopped and drained, liquid reserved
1/2 cup thinly sliced scallions, plus more for garnish
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
In a medium saucepan, cover the rice with the water and bring to a boil. Add a pinch of salt, cover and cook over low heat until the water is absorbed and the rice is just tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 20 minutes. Spread the rice on a large rimmed baking sheet and let cool, then cover and refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes.
In a very large skillet, heat the peanut oil until shimmering. Add the sliced pork and stir-fry over high heat for 2 minutes. Add the ginger, chile and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the bean sprouts and stir-fry for 30 seconds, then push the mixture to one side of the skillet. Add the egg to the other side of the skillet and scramble just until set, about 1 minute.
Add the cold rice to the skillet and stir-fry over high heat until coated and hot, about 2 minutes. Add the kimchi, scallions, soy sauce and sesame oil and stir-fry until hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Spoon the fried rice into bowls, garnish with thinly sliced scallions and serve.
This is a favorite Christmas drink of mine. It's best consumed when there's a chill in the air and you are planted in front of a roaring fire built with aged oak and birch. If you want your house to smell like this drink tastes, toss an apple log on that fire.
The earliest recipe of mulled wine is traced to Rome in the second century AD. It was first recorded as spiced and heated wine. As you know, the Romans undertook conquering much of Europe. They brought their recipes with them, which is why mulled wine is ubiquitous all over Europe.
Germany calls it Glühwein (glow wine). The Nordic countries call it glogg. In the Netherlands it's called bisschopswijn (bishop's wine). And leave it to our dear neighbors to the north, the Canadians call it caribou. Amen to that, eh! Apparently the Romans never made it to Canada.
This recipe is from Ashley English's new book, Quench. The book contains over 100 recipes for both soft and hard drinks. I encourage you to buy the book, but more importantly, I encourage you to make this mulled wine recipe. I am certain you will find the the taste and the experience to be both uncommon and unforgettable. The recipe makes five cups.
One 750-ml bottle dry red wine (I like Cabernet Sauvignon)
Juice and zest from 1 orange
Peel from one lemon
2 teaspoons allspice berries
Three 2-inch cinnamon sticks
1 1/2 cups of brandy
Combine all of the ingredients except the brandy in a medium size sauce pan.
Bring just to the boiling point, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
Remove pan from heat and whisk in brandy. Serve warm in individual mugs.
Ashley English


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MAS MACHINE MONITOR - This product is software which enables the client to monitor the timely use of the machine online during a shift and enables the client to check the operating status history and to consequently take appropriate production and logistics measures. This can all be carried out using the visualization program installed in the client's PC.
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Albany, New York, April 8, 2019: Rise in health disorders such as lifestyle maladies are likely to augment sizable traction in preterm birth instances, thereby necessitating adoption of advanced preterm birth tests and PROM tests to identify any underlying condition. With exponential rise in career-oriented women, family planning as reasonable occupied a backseat, thereby multiplying complexities associated with older women pregnancy. These market insights are in sync with Market Research Reports Search Engine's (MRRSE) recent report addition titled, 'Preterm Birth and PROM Testing Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2018 – 2026' tagged in its voluminous online data archive.
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Liebherr and Kamaz unite for new engine
By James Allen on 19th January 2018 Engines
Liebherr has announced it has started production on its new diesel engines after completion of development of the 6-cylinder in-line units by the company, in conjunction with Kamaz. Serial production has begun at the assembly line in Ehingen, Germany.
The two companies signed a cooperation agreement on March 25, 2014 and more than three years later Kamaz has undertaken large-scale adaptations to be prepared for the manufacturing of the engines. These include the installation of new production facilities for the machining of cylinder blocks and heads, as well as an assembly line with test benches and painting areas.
Sergey Kogogin, general director, Kamaz, said "We are striving to optimize our product for customers and to enter new markets. The new powerful and reliable engines, which are based on advanced global technologies and created in collaboration with our partner Liebherr, who has extensive experience in development and manufacturing of engines for difficult climatic and operational conditions, will allow us to significantly improve the technical and consumer-oriented characteristics of vehicles and to build trucks that are safer for people and the environment."
Power output of the new units ranges from 400hp to 700hp and special attention was paid to reducing fuel consumption, operational weight and improving reliability of service intervals to 150,000km.
Liebherr Group president Willi Liebherr said, "Our companies have been cooperating for many years, starting from the moment of the development of production facilities for Kamaz gearboxes. Therefore, it is a particular pleasure to be present at the birth of a new engine, which is the direct result of the mutual hard work of the developers and engineers."
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You are a Gemini if you were born between May 22nd through June 21st. The zodiac sign for Gemini is regularly symbolized as the twins, and sometimes the Gemini woman might seem to be two different people as well.
The Gemini female personality is more prone to emotional changes than any other woman in any other zodiac sign. This emotional unbalance can make a Gemini woman's life much more complicated.
Being a Gemini woman is not all that bad. After all, Gemini women are usually highly intelligent. Gemini women crave knowledge.
The Gemini woman traits show they are constantly wanting to learn more and to be able to understand things better. Whether it's sitting down and reading a book, or making something with her hands, the Gemini woman loves to learn.
She is likely to travel so that she can learn about other cultures and environments firsthand, learn to play a musical instrument, or learn a new language.
Learning and accumulating knowledge is an exciting Gemini woman personality trait. She will likely be in a better mood once she learns something interesting, and she is likely to share her findings with her friends.
The Gemini women's life is all over the place emotionally. Her emotions will become confusing about the time that she becomes a teenager, as this is usually when the most social pressure is applied for the first time.
The Gemini woman characteristics show she will want to be able to fit in, but she will not be sure how she is supposed to. This will cause her to become confused. She may either make some friends with people who seem to have themselves put together so that she can learn something from them. Or she will spend her time alone, as to not bother others with her uncontrollable emotions.
While the Gemini woman has some trouble controlling her emotions she is not one tolash out. It is more common for a Gemini woman to fall into a depression or to become overwhelmed with anxiety than it is for her to scream and hit someone.
The Gemini woman traits show she will want to try to keep her emotions to herself, but it is often easy to tell when she is not feeling well.
It is not very hard to pick a Gemini woman out of the crowd. She needs help from friends and family to improve her mood, but she is not likely to ask for help.
The Gemini woman personality traits show she has a hard time making commitments to anything, jobs and romantic partners. She is worried that her emotions will get in the way, or that she is not able to complete the task at hand. It is not likely that a Gemini woman will want to be in charge of a large project.
She would rather do simple tasks given to her by her superiors. If she cannot do what is asked of her then it is more likely that she will be more upset with herself than he superior would be.
It is likely that the Gemini woman personality will enter a group intending to only be in it for a short while, so that she will not be committed. But if she especially likes the activity or group then she will likely stay in it for years to come.
So much of the Gemini woman's life depends on how her emotions were while she was doing something. If she was feeling bad then it is likely that she will not like the activity regardless of if the activity caused the feeling or not.
The Gemini woman characteristics show she will be nervous about entering a romantic relationship. She will not want to commit, but at the same time she will want to fall in love. Love can be complicated for the Gemini woman.
A Gemini woman needs a partner who can help them emotionally. She needs a partner who can understand her and who is kind. If her partner can help her, then she will in turn be a loving partner for a long time to come.


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Amid criticism, state HMO regulators will take testimony on the proposed $16 billion purchase by Anthem.
SACRAMENTO -- State HMO regulators, under fire for their handling of Anthem Inc.'s proposed purchase of WellPoint Health Networks Inc., said Wednesday that they would hold a public hearing on the controversial deal.
The state Department of Managed Health Care, which had been poised a month ago to approve the buyout without a hearing, now plans to take public testimony on the $16-billion deal in Sacramento on July 9.
The acquisition, if approved, would create the nation's largest health insurer.
A separate hearing on the WellPoint-Anthem union is scheduled for Friday by the state Department of Insurance. Commissioner John Garamendi also must sign off on the takeover.
The administration of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger drew criticism this month from consumer groups, legislators and state pension officials when it contended that a hearing on the acquisition wasn't required by law. But now the top lawyer at the Department of Managed Health Care, which oversees health maintenance organizations in California, says it was all a misunderstanding.
"We never said we weren't going to hold a public hearing. We said we wanted time to evaluate all the issues," Kevin Donohue said. "We've done a deliberative review and now concluded that a public meeting is needed."
Ken Ferber, a spokesman for Thousand Oaks-based WellPoint, said his company "looks forward to this hearing as the final step in a comprehensive and thorough approval process." Shareholders of both companies are scheduled to vote on the transaction Monday.
The department's decision to hold a hearing on the purchase is "good news for patients," said Jerry Flanagan, a San Francisco-based healthcare analyst for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights. The decision, he said, shows the administration has bowed to pressure from patients' rights groups and the California Public Employees' Retirement System, the country's largest public pension fund.
But Schwarzenegger's regulators must do more than just take testimony, Flanagan said. They need to ensure that premiums paid by members of WellPoint's subsidiary, Blue Cross of California, aren't used to pay retention and severance bonuses for nearly 300 of its executives that could cost $147 million to $356 million, he said.
Both the department and WellPoint insist that the compensation will come out of Indianapolis-based Anthem's coffers and not from WellPoint.
The Department of Managed Health Care needs to sign off on the deal because it issues the Blue Cross HMO license, which is the biggest part of WellPoint's California business.


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Quincy Douby
RCSI: 106 (2003)
Position: PG/SG
High School: St. Thomas More School (Connecticut)
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
AAU: Juice All-Stars
College: Rutgers
Current Team: Afyonkarahisar
Win - Loss: 4 - 26
DraftExpress Overseas Free Agent Rankings: Players 1-12
A former first round pick with 143 NBA games underneath his belt in three seasons, Quincy Douby wasted absolutely no time finding his latest job in Turkey once he was released by the Toronto Raptors in mid-November. He surprisingly signed with tiny Darussafaka (a sister team of Efes Pilsen) just a few days later, and has been plying his trade for the worst team in that league (record: 0-12) ever since, predictably putting up huge scoring numbers along the way. Douby is averaging almost 24 points per game, tops in the league by a wide margin, to go along with 4.6 assists. He's getting to the line over 8 times per game and converting 37% of his 3-pointers, none of which is a surprise considering the reputation Turkish league defenses have around Europe.
Douby is showing off his entire offensive repertoire, be it his terrific perimeter shot, his ability to get to the basket with either hand, or his outstanding mid-range game. He has phenomenal touch on his floaters and pull-ups and is extremely natural at creating shots for himself with his shifty change of pace dribbles. On the downside, he isn't much of a point guard despite standing just 6-3 and suffers from extremely poor shot-selection at times. The main thing likely holding him back from playing in the NBA is probably his lackadaisical demeanor on the defensive end, something that is just as evident in the Turkish league in his do-it-all offensive role, and isn't likely to change in the situation he's currently in.
Douby is easily the type of player who could earn himself another NBA paycheck with a string of excellent summer league games (something he's done before) or even single workout where he shows off his immense offensive skill-level. Until he becomes a better defender, though, he probably isn't much more than a marginal NBA player, which is something he may need to work on playing on a big team in Europe that competes outside of their domestic league as well.
Las Vegas Summer League Day Five
Douby was just tremendous yet again today. He's really showcasing his quickness and creativity, finding all kinds of different routes to the rim. He over-penetrates at times, leading to turnovers, but he's a risk taker and that's always going to be a problem for him considering the way he plays. His jump shot was lights out today, and he's a great catch and shoot player from college three point range. Unfortunately, his range is somewhat limited and he's still developing his consistency. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of Douby's performance today was his defense. He showed unreal anticipation, accumulating numerous steals due to his length and vision. His hands are very quick, and while he has a slight frame, he's capable of attacking the rim and getting to the line. Douby's been one of the most impressive players in attendance and while he doesn't have a position due to his lack of playmaking ability, he's a nice option off the bench in Sacramento.
Las Vegas Summer League Day Two
Douby had a good outing today, showing the ability to put points on the board in a hurry. He got extremely hot from the perimeter, knocking down shot after shot in the second half. Despite the strong showing, Douby hasn't answered questions about his ability to transfer those skills to the NBA level. He lacks the quickness to beat his man of the dribble and has too slight a frame to bully his way to the rim. Sporting a big t-shirt today, it is clear that Douby has not gained much weight since his time at Rutgers. Those two things work against him when he goes against physically superior defenders. His inability to run the point was apparent today, and he just isn't comfortable bringing the ball up the floor and initiating the offense. He doesn't do a great job setting up his teammates or protecting the ball. Douby showed some nice things defensively today, using his length to block some shots and get his hands on some bad passes.
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Joining us for the 2nd time in the past month is one of the hottest names in the NCAA as of late, Rutgers combo guard Quincy Douby.
Douby went on the road and shattered the record for points scored in the Carrier Dome by putting up a career high 41 points in 43 minutes. His team came heartbreakingly close to knocking off Syracuse, but a miracle three-pointer by Terrence Roberts in overtime at the buzzer eventually saw them leave with a narrow 2 point defeat. "Quincy Douby was as good as anybody I've ever seen in here since this building's been open," Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said. "We were pushing up on him, man-to-man and zone, trying to do anything we could to get him to just miss a little bit."
Douby was nothing short of amazing down the stretch, knocking down three-pointer after three-pointer from deep range despite Syracuse's intense defense and doing a great job of mixing up his scoring with his passing and defense, something that wasn't always the case in his three year career at Rutgers so far. His shot selection was much better than usual, and we are seeing less and less of the immaturity and me-first attitude that has made us so hesitant to call him a legit top notch prospect despite being the best scorer in easily the best conference in America. Douby has now scored in double figures in every single game this year and has reached 20 points or more in 15 of his last 19 games. Rutgers looks like an extreme longshot to make the NCAA tournament at this point, but people are starting to notice just how good of a player Douby is and how impressive it is to see him accomplish what he is despite the double teams and the competition level he is going up against.
We're talking about one of the better athletes the Big East has to offer. Not only does he have excellent quickness and an explosive first step, he also changes gears like a true pro, doing a great job keeping his defender off-balance, going left or right and always making you wonder which direction he is going to contort his body in next. Douby's excellent footwork helps him out tremendously in this area, making him one of the best shot creating guards in the entire country if he's being defended straight up. His ball-handling shows a lot of potential, one of the areas he has made the biggest strides in over the past year. Douby doesn't just have the potential to be a great slasher, though, he is one already, being more than willing to take the ball strong to the hoop and finish amongst the trees even with plenty of contact.
That's not where his offensive game ends, as Douby is also one of the best 3-point shooters in the Big East despite the attention he draws from opposing teams. He shoots nearly 40% from behind the 3-point arc, and can score both off the dribble with a hand in his face or off the catch and shoot showing a lightning quick release.
If his extremely polished offensive game isn't quite enough to convince you that he is a legit draft prospect, the work he does on the other end of the ball probably should. Douby is an able and willing defender who has no problem getting low in an aggressive defensive stance and getting right in his man's chest. He has quick hands and comes up with a good amount of steals thanks to his quickness and length.
After reading all this you might wonder why Douby isn't placed firmly in the top-20 of our 2006 mock draft. And while it's possible that he ends up there, there are just too many glaring weaknesses to his game that are almost impossible to ignore. First would be his position in the NBA. At 6-3, he will probably need to play at least a little bit of point guard, but when he played that position last year, the results were disastrous for his team, winning just 3 games in the entire Big East slate. He is clearly much more comfortable coming off the ball and focusing on his scoring. His negative assist to turnover ratio this year does not exactly dispute that. Second would be some baggage that has been a constant distraction both on and off the court. According to most accounts, Douby has too many people around him who aren't exactly looking out for his best interests. His basketball IQ looks questionable at times, and some NBA types already wonder just how coachable he is. His body language can be extremely poor at times, clapping incessantly at his teammates when they have the nerve to refuse to pass him the ball and clear out the floor, killing the ball-movement of his team and overdribbling, getting frustrated easily and generally showing a poor attitude. Third would be his team's record, sitting at just 3-6 in the Big East and being dangerously close to missing the conference tournament if his team doesn't pick up some big wins in the next few weeks. There is no doubt that he is capable of putting up huge numbers on a fairly bad team, but can he do it without dominating the ball with more talented teammates around him?
With that said, there is a place in the NBA for a player in Douby's mold. He is your classic off the bench energy type to come on the floor and erupt for points while providing solid defense for his team's 2nd unit. His trash-talking NYC swagger will find its fans in NBA circle, and he's shown a better maturity level as the season moves on. His feel for the game is good despite only playing organized basketball for the last 5-6 years, being able to find the open man when he wants and showing a lot of passion and fire to his game. Even though he is saying all the right things right now (and everyone always does at this point in the year), I don't think anyone would be surprised to see his name on the early-entry list come May.
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Time has really flown! Let me see, I went to Jamestown Business College after high school and received an Associates Degree in Secretarial Science. Came back home. Matt Hahn (Class of 1983) and I got a place in Smethport, and I got a job at the Rehab Center in Allegany, NY. We decided to get married in 1988. Our daughter, Jenna, was born in 1991. I now work at the Smethport Elementary School as the Guidance and Special Education Secretary (this is my 5th year). Matt is a Pipe Laying Foreman for Continental Construction in Ridgway, where he has worked for some time. Jenna is a straight "A" student just finishing up 6th grade, great kid! Life has been good to us!!
Sherilyn's e-mail address is spark88@pennswoods.net.