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Registered Nurse, Perlmutter Cancer Office Practice - Huntington, NY
- Employer
- NYU Langone Health
- Location
- New York, NY
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 5/7/2018
- Closes
- 6/6/2018
- Specialty
- Hemo / Oncology, Office
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
As one of the nation's premier centers of excellence in patient care, medical education and biomedical research, NYU Langone Health (NYULH) provides a professional environment in which nurses can perform at their best and excel in their careers. Each and every day, is a new opportunity to learn, to grow, and to be a part of what makes us world-class.
NYULH nurses can choose from many clinical services and programs to begin or mature a professional career path that can span decades. The many opportunities that are available for nurses at all levels, from new Baccalaureate RN graduates to Advanced Practice Nurses, offer the ability to deliver world class nursing care in an intellectually-stimulating academic environment. Nurses at NYULH also demonstrate their professional practice through participation in the various councils that govern the practice of nursing, the quality of our care, and the discovery of new knowledge.
|NYU Langone Health is a world-class, patient-centered, integrated academic medical center, known for its excellence in clinical care, research, and education. It comprises more than 200 locations throughout the New York area, including five inpatient locations, a children's hospital, three emergency rooms and a level 1 trauma center. Also part of NYU Langone Health is the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute¿designated cancer center, and NYU School of Medicine, which since 1841 has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history. For more information, go to nyulangone.org, and interact with us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.
Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Registered Nurse for the Perlmutter Cancer Center in Huntington, NY.
In this role, the successful candidate Position Summary:Carries out patient care responsibilities with emphasis on decision-making related to the steps inthe nursing process to include assessment, diagnosis, identification of expected outcomes, planning, implementation and evaluation. Provides competent, safe and compassionate care based on established NYUHC Patient Care and Nursing Standards. As a member of theinterdisciplinary healthcare team, formulates the initial plan of care with the provider (physicianor nurse practitioner) and collaborates with them to implement a comprehensive patient-centered plan of care to achieve expected outcomes; utilizes principles of assignment and delegation consistent with the NY State Nurse Practice Act.
Job Responsibilities:
Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Minimum Qualifications:Licensure: Current Registered Professional Nurse in New York.Education: Licensure: Current Registered Professional Nurse in New York:Education: Baccalaureate degree in Nursing required. 2-3 years of Medical Oncology experience. Basic Life Support Certification by hospital approved provider; additional certification specific to clinical practice area.Fluent written and spoken English language skills;
Required Licenses: Registered Nurse License-NYS
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:Membership in pertinent professional organizations preferred.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
NYU Langone Health provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.
NYU Langone Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
If you wish to view NYU Langone Health's EEO policies, please click here. Please click here to view the Federal "EEO is the law" poster or visit https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm for more information. To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here.


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HeavenKnows is a male solo singer who possesses a very soothing voice. His music is simple but in my opinion, when I listen to him, it just makes me feel good. He is under Holy Fella, managed by music producer/singer-songwriter Seha (who makes some pretty good music. Most artists behind his name has a pretty good sound to them like z.hee who I featured on Soompi last year.)
HeavenKnows just recently released his newest track "My Girl" featuring Seha.

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TriMet will be working with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to test the newest generation of pedestrian warning systems for buses. The FTA awarded us a $400,000 grant for the project. The FTA could have awarded multiple grants but instead awarded the total funds – $100,000 more than we requested – to TriMet. The FTA indicated our proposal had the most comprehensive approach to demonstrate the effectiveness of multiple warning systems.
By September 2013, we will begin testing and comparing three new or updated technologies on buses. The systems are:
- DINEX™ STAR LED headlight with Pedestrian Crossing Alert
- Protran Technology Safe Turn Alert™
- Clever Devices Turn Warning System
The DINEX STAR LED headlight has an intelligent system that calculates the bus's speed and steering wheel angle. It automatically turns on additional super bright LED lights inside the headlight pointed in the direction of travel. Operators can better see objects on the road directly ahead. The headlight has built-in sound and light alert systems. When the bus is turning, it provides sound and light alerts to pedestrians and bicyclists at road crossings.
Both the "Safe Turn Alert" and the "Turn Warning System" have audible warnings. When the bus operator turns the steering wheel, a warning is broadcast through external speakers on both sides of the bus alerting pedestrians and bicyclists that the bus is turning. Just what the audible warnings will be has yet to be determined.
During the next four months TriMet will finalize the overall project, including selecting which buses and lines the systems will be tested on. The current plan is to test the devices on 45 buses. Fifteen of each type of device will be used.
This is our second assessment of audible warning devices on buses. In early 2011, TriMet tested an audible pedestrian warning system on 10 buses. At that time, the technology was not advanced enough and a verbal voice alert that the bus was turning often came too early, too late or not at all. The test of the audible warning device was suggested as part of a comprehensive safety review initiated following the April 2010 bus crash in which two pedestrians died.
As part of this new demonstration project, we will establish an industry peer review panel to get input from other transit industry leaders and engage other transit agencies in the use of safety technology. We will also seek feedback from riders and the community as part of the overall assessment.
"We are encouraged by the developments in audible warning systems made in the past two years and believe they have the potential to help save lives," said TriMet Safety and Security Executive Harry Saporta. "By sharing our findings with other transit agencies, we can help enhance pedestrian safety not only here in our community, but across the country."


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It is difficult to defend against a flurry of fists and feet. They come toward us so fast. That is why it is important to block the root rather than the branches, so to speak.
To control the fist, block the area of the upper arm/shoulder. To block the foot, block the hip/thigh.
When we block the fist, the technique can easily be flipped into an uraken (backfist) or hiji ate (elbow strike). When we block the foot, a mae geri (front kick) can be flipped into a mawashi geri (roundhoulse kick).
But when we block the root, it is difficult for the attacker to flip or change the technique.
There is another important reason to block the root: it allows us to quickly counterattack because we are already so close to the attacker. A open hand technique to jam the shoulder, for example, can easily transition into an age shotei ate (rising palm heel strike), almost in a ricochet manner. The jamming block and palm heel strike can almost be thrown as a single technique.
Another way to view this is a follows: when you cut down a branch, you also cut off all the stems. This means that a block to the root precludes many techniques, not just one.
Here is an example. You need to pick oranges. There are hundred on the the tree. You could pick each orange one at a time, or cut off a branch with dozens of oranges on it. This might not make too much sense with oranges, but it does with attacks.
All of this gets back to the basic principle of defending your sechusen (vertical centerline) and attacking the opponent's sechusen. The attacker's sechusen is the root of his movement.
Charles C. Goodin
Block the Root
It is difficult to defend against a flurry of fists and feet. They come toward us so fast. That is why it is important to block the root rather than the branches, so to speak.
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Outstanding investments attracted by the real estate sector in Chief Minister Narendra Modi-ruled Gujarat have plummeted by 20 per cent from over Rs 2.37 lakh crore in September 2012 to about Rs 1.90 lakh crore in September 2013,states the latest report from ASSOCHAM.
There has been a gradual fall in outstanding investments attracted by the real estate sector in Gujarat as the inflow of investments declined by about five per cent i.e. from over Rs 2.49 lakh crore as of September 2011 to Rs 2.37 lakh crore as of September 2012,according to a comprehensive analysis titled Real Estate Sector: Outlook for 2014 conducted by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
The fall in Gujarat during the last 12 months is more than the national average where the dip in investments in the real-estate sector has been six per cent during the during the aforesaid period i.e. from over Rs 15.39 lakh crore to about Rs 14.51 lakh crore,it added.
Apart from Gujarat,the states of Jharkhand,Haryana,Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh are top five states that have seen significant decline in investment inflows in realty sector during the year long period between September 2012 and September 2013. While Bihar,Jammu and Kashmir,Assam,Orissa and Uttar Pradesh have recorded a surge in investments attracted by realty sector.
The real estate sector suffered grave turbulence in 2013 due to plethora of reasons like rampant economic slowdown both globally and domestically,liquidity crunch,unstable currency,high input costs,labour shortage,high interest rates and growing inflation, the report added.
In Gujarat,about 63 per cent of total outstanding investments in realty sector were under implementation as of September 2013 while nationally over 68 per cent of total investments were under implementation.
Even the share of Gujarat in the outstanding investments attracted by real estate sector across top 20 states of India has come down from over 15.39 per cent as of September 2012 to about 13 per cent as of September 2013.
As of September 2013,Maharashtra accounts for highest share of about 20 per cent in outstanding real estate investments followed by Gujarat (13 per cent),Haryana (11.2 per cent),Karnataka (11.1 per cent),Uttar Pradesh (9.8 per cent) and Andhra Pradesh (9.6 per cent).


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Darwin Carmichael is Going to Hell is about a dude who accidentally maims the Dalai Lama, and as a result, has accrued massive, near-insurmountable karmic debt. This is kind of a big deal in his world, where karma is very real and determines a mortal's fate after death. Without some drastic do-gooding, Darwin Carmichael is… well, I bet you can guess.
It's not EXTREMELY long yet, so you can still read from the first strip. And I recommend you do. Lotsa fun.


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The heated charge that prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib by U.S. service personnel was somehow equivalent to that perpetrated by Saddam Hussein – a notion pervasive in the Muslim world and epitomized in the West by Sen. Edward Kennedy's remark that "we now learn that Saddam's torture chambers reopened under new management, U.S. management" – has had ice-cold water dumped on it by a horrific new video.
Screened for reporters last week by Washington's American Enterprise Institute, the 4-plus-minute video clip, reportedly obtained from the Pentagon, captures the routine beating, torture, dismemberment and decapitation that occurred daily at the hands of Saddam's henchmen.
However, only a handful of reporters showed up to see the new video, and even fewer reported on it.
One journalist present was New York Post's Washington bureau chief Deborah Orin, who wrote of "savage scenes of decapitation, fingers chopped off one by one, tongues hacked out with a razor blade – all while victims shriek in pain and the thugs chant Saddam's praises."
Iraqi prisoner beaten by Saddam's torturers (AEI video)
Noting that "Saddam's henchmen took the videos as newsreels to document their deeds in honor of their leader," Orin added, "but these awful images didn't show up on American TV news."
In fact, Orin mulled, why did no U.S. media "air the videos of Nick Berg and Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl getting decapitated, or of U.S. contractors in Fallujah getting torn limb from limb by al-Qaida operatives," and yet gave saturation coverage, including endless photos, of Iraqi prisoners being abused by U.S. troops at Abu Ghraib.
For that matter, why did no U.S. media air images of American hostage Paul M. Johnson Jr. being beheaded earlier this week by his terrorist captors in Saudi Arabia?
"Because most [journalists] want Bush to lose," AEI scholar Michael Ledeen, who helped put on the video screening event, told Orin.
The sustained fever-pitch publicity over the abuses at Abu Ghraib has included only occasional oblique references to what transpired at the prison under Saddam Hussein's rule.
Saddam's henchmen amputating fingers of Iraqi victim (AEI video)
"Under Saddam Hussein," the AEI website said of Abu Ghraib, "some thirty thousand people were executed there, and countless more were tortured and mutilated, returning to Iraqi society as visible evidence of the brutality of Baathist rule instead of being lost to the anonymity of mass graves."
Amputation complete (AEI video)
Present at the screening event were four victims of Saddam's torture. They, along with three other merchants living and working in Baghdad, each had their right hands amputated during Saddam's reign. Fortunately, all seven came to the United States for medical attention and received state-of-the-art prosthetic hands. Four of them spoke at the AEI event, alongside the screening of the video documenting Saddam's horrors.
Culture of torture
Putting the U.S. military's abuses of Abu Ghraib into better context is a recent document from the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. Here's what the official December 2002 report said about the scope and extent of Saddam's abuse of Iraq's population.
"In 1979, immediately upon coming to power, Saddam Hussein silenced all political opposition in Iraq and converted his one-party state into a cult of personality. Over the more than 20 years since then, his regime has systematically executed, tortured, imprisoned, raped, terrorized and repressed Iraqi people. Iraq is a nation rich in culture with a long history of intellectual and scientific achievement. Yet Saddam Hussein has silenced its scholars and doctors, as well as its women and children.
"Iraqi dissidents are tortured, killed or disappear in order to deter other Iraqi citizens from speaking out against the government or demanding change. A system of collective punishment tortures entire families or ethnic groups for the acts of one dissident. Women are raped and often videotaped during rape to blackmail their families. Citizens are publicly beheaded, and their families are required to display the heads of the deceased as a warning to others who might question the politics of this regime.
"Saddam Hussein was also the first leader to use chemical weapons against his own population, silencing more than 60 villages and 30,000 citizens with poisonous gas. Between 1983 and 1988 alone, he murdered more than 30,000 Iraqi citizens with mustard gas and nerve agents. Several international organizations claim that he killed more than 60,000 Iraqi citizens with chemicals, including large numbers of women and children."
'Hopelessness, sadness and fear'
"The Iraqi people are not allowed to vote to remove the government," said the State Department report. (In the last election, there was one candidate. The ballot said "Saddam Hussein: Yes or No?" Each ballot was numbered so any no votes could be traced to the unfortunate voter, who would disappear forever. Saddam got 100 percent of the vote.)
"Freedom of expression, association and movement do not exist in Iraq. The media is tightly controlled – Saddam Hussein's son owns the daily Iraqi newspaper. Iraqi citizens cannot assemble except in support of the government. Iraqi citizens cannot freely leave Iraq."
Safia Al Souhail, an Iraqi citizen and advocacy director of the International Alliance for Justice, described daily reality during Saddam's reign this way:
"Iraq under Saddam's regime has become a land of hopelessness, sadness and fear. A country where people are ethnically cleansed; prisoners are tortured in more than 300 prisons in Iraq. Rape is systematic … congenital malformation, birth defects, infertility, cancer and various disorders are the results of Saddam's gassing of his own people … the killing and torturing of husbands in front of their wives and children … Iraq under Saddam has become a hell and a museum of crimes."
The State Department report continues: "Under Saddam Hussein's orders, the security apparatus in Iraq routinely and systematically tortures its citizens. Beatings, rape, breaking of limbs and denial of food and water are commonplace in Iraqi detention centers. Saddam Hussein's regime has also invented unique and horrific methods of torture including electric shocks to a male's genitals, pulling out fingernails, suspending individuals from rotating ceiling fans, dripping acid on a victim's skin, gouging out eyes, and burning victims with a hot iron or blowtorch."
Why didn't more Iraqis complain? Possibly because of Saddam's decree in 2000 authorizing the government to amputate the tongues of citizens who criticize him or his government. The AEI video depicts one such tongue amputation, using a razor blade while the tongue is held with tweezers.
The following, according to the State Department report, were routine in Iraq during Saddam Hussein's rule:
- Medical experimentation
- Beatings
- Crucifixion
- Hammering nails into the fingers and hands
- Amputating sex organs or breasts with an electric carving knife
- Spraying insecticides into a victim's eyes
- Branding with a hot iron
- Committing rape while the victim's spouse is forced to watch
- Pouring boiling water into the victim's rectum
- Nailing the tongue to a wooden board
- Extracting teeth with pliers
- Using bees and scorpions to sting naked children in front of their parents
Saddam also routinely tortured and murdered women. The daily newspaper "Babel," owned by Uday, Hussein's eldest son, contained a public admission on Feb. 13, 2001 of beheading women who were suspected of prostitution.
The Iraqi Women's League in Damascus, Syria, described this practice as follows: "Under the pretext of fighting prostitution, units of 'Feda'iyee Saddam,' the paramilitary organization led by Uday, have beheaded in public more than 200 women all over the country, dumping their severed heads at their families' doorsteps. Many of the victims were innocent professional women, including some who were suspected of being dissidents."
'Too awful to show'
Why, asks Orin, does the world see "photos of U.S. interrogators using dogs to scare prisoners at Abu Ghraib, but not the footage of Saddam's prisoners getting fed – alive – to Doberman pinschers on Saddam's watch"?
Besides the obvious role of partisan politics in an election year, Orin points to another factor: the fact that Saddam's tortures, like al-Qaida's, are so horrible that they're unbearable to watch, almost too atrocious to describe in words.
But the result of this, notes Orin, is that the media's unbalanced coverage is "worse than creating moral equivalence between Saddam's tortures and prisoner abuse by U.S. troops. It's that we do far more to highlight our own wrongdoings precisely because they are less appalling. …
"We highlight U.S. prisoner abuse because the photos aren't too offensive to show. We downplay Saddam's abuse precisely because it's far worse – so we can't use the photos. And that sets the stage for remarks like Sen. Ted Kennedy's claim that Saddam's torture chambers have reopened under 'U.S. management.'"
Friday, Kennedy and others who morally equate U.S. leadership with Saddam Hussein were joined by one more superstar – pop music icon Madonna – who declared that President Bush and Saddam "are both behaving in an irresponsible manner."
"Reporters," concludes Orin, "have to face up to the fact that right now, if we highlight the wrongs that Americans commit but not – out of squeamishness – the far worse horrors committed by others, we become propaganda tools for the other side."
Readers may view the video on the AEI website, but caution is advised. The video is extremely graphic and disturbing, and definitely unsuitable for children.


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(CNN) -- Thirty was not a good year for Michelle Jackson. A few weeks before her birthday, she lost her job. Then her husband left her -- with a 1½-year-old at home.
So it's understandable that as her 40th birthday approached, the Milwaukee resident was nervous.
Sure, she had a new job that she loved and her husband had returned. But the medical data analyst was more than 150 pounds overweight, despite working every day with experts who stressed the importance of staying healthy.
Around her 38th birthday, Jackson came across an article about weight loss. It discussed aging and how middle-aged women have to work out three times a week just to maintain their weight.
After 40, Jackson remembers reading in horror, metabolism slows and the pounds don't come off as easily.
Unfortunately, says CNN's diet and fitness expert Dr. Melina Jampolis, that's not a myth.
Jampolis says she sees evidence of it all the time in her practice -- women over 40 who are attending spin class every day and restricting calories, frustrated because they can't drop five pounds.
There's nothing magic about the age of 40, Jampolis says. But in the premenopausal years, a woman's sex hormones start to change. The body produces less healthy estrogen, and more estrone -- a type of estrogen that comes from your body's fat tissue.
More estrone leads to insulin resistance and a loss of muscle mass. And with their hormones going crazy, women start to crave carbohydrates and sweets.
"It's like PMS on steroids," Jampolis says. "The best thing to do is a preventative attack in your 30s. It's going to be much, much harder to lose the weight in your 40s."
Jackson decided to take control of her upcoming milestone.
"At the time I was 38. (I thought), 'I'm going to turn 40 regardless. Why don't I accomplish something in two years instead of being in the same place?'"
She launched her mission: "Fit By 40." But starting a new lifestyle was easier said than done.
"I'm regarded as a pretty great home cook and take a lot of pride in that," Jackson wrote in her iReport submission. "I've also never been any good (with) sports -- physical sport typically conjured feelings of embarrassment. It was daunting to consider eating differently and exercising regularly because I was contemplating something larger: losing the compliments on my cooking and facing embarrassment at the gym."
Always data-obsessed, Jackson started using SparkPeople.com to plot her weight along a goal line. She cut her calories to 1,600 a day and started logging 30 to 45 minutes at the gym three times a week.
Jampolis says weight training needs to be a priority for women before and after 40. More muscle leads to a higher calorie-burn -- essential when your metabolism decides to limp along.
Also important is eating a healthy diet, Jampolis says. Vegetables, fruits and grains should be spaced out between several servings of lean protein.
"Women are super busy in their 30s; they're usually raising kids or kicking butts in their career," she says. "They really need to put (the focus) back on themselves to make a smooth transition to their 40s."
On the new plan, Jackson's weight dropped at a steady rate. Since March 2011, she's lost more than 100 pounds. Along the way, she realized she had always known how to get healthy. The problem wasn't a lack of information. The problem was motivation. "If you had asked me when I was at my heaviest how being heavy had impacted me, I would have said, 'not at all,'" Jackson says. "I was comfortable in my own skin."
She didn't consider herself unhealthy at 330 pounds. Yet after losing weight, she stopped snoring, went off her asthma medication, felt less pain in her knee while walking and threw out the acid reflux medication she used to take before bed.
"Michelle is a driven, determined and strong-willed force," her friend and co-worker Krissy Fischer says. "When she committed to weight loss, there was no doubt she would succeed. Michelle was never shy, but she has become even more confident, outgoing and self-assured as she has lost weight."
Jackson won't reach her goal weight of 164 pounds -- a healthy body mass index for her 5-foot-8 frame -- by her birthday in February. She could add more intense workouts or drop her calorie intake, but she wants to maintain a lifestyle she can keep up for the rest of her life.
As her big birthday approaches, she isn't nervous anymore. "I'm excited for it," she says. "I've taken 40 into my hands."


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Obnoxious John
So I'm listening to the M's game tonight, the one where the Houston Astros are hitting like they're the '61 Yankees or something, and the promotional announcement comes on for a future game where 'all kids will receive a full sized Dustin Ackley Louisville Slugger and I thought "why not? Dustin's not using it"
Of course it's early in the year but he still hasn't returned to the player he was when he first came to the big leagues. In the long run we may just be seeing a speed bump as he adjusts to baseball at the highest level. Or not.
I'm not up to speed on the way the contracts of young players work, but I'm pretty sure they could send him to Tacoma to get back on track. I've heard he's adjusted his stance at the the plate but I wonder if that is the real problem. Maybe his eyes need checking. Maybe he's lost his confidence. Maybe he has a huge hole in his swing and the pitchers know it. If he doesn't get it going soon, I say send him to the Rainiers where he probably should hit .400, get the bounce in his step back and bring him back and see if it helps. He's really not experienced enough to work his way out of this at the major league level.
The Seahawks are auditioning back up QB's, none of whom inspire me to think of Canton. But backup's are important. For instance, the (at that time) LA Rams came into the 1979 season not favored to win anything but ended up in the Super Bowl lead by Vince Ferragamo, who started season on the bench.
The soap opera that is the NBA involving Seattle and Sacramento has moved well into the "BORING" stage. Can't anyone run this league? I suppose I don't really care what happens. Though I think it
tragic (as tragic as any sports related subject can be, that is) the Sonics were carpetbagged out of here given they had a great history and fan support, if the thing would get settled one way or another we could then get to the bottom of why the Mariners don't seem to like the idea of a basketball team in their neighborhood.
Finally, since I last blogged for the Beacon, I had a once in a lifetime chance to attend a World Series game in San Francisco. This gives me a reason to post a picture from that trip.
Now get out there and take one for the team!


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CHIPLEY �Senior Planner Mike DeRuntz presented the Future Land Use Map and a number of amendment requests by landowners to the Washington County Planning Commission on Tuesday.
CHIPLEY �Senior Planner Mike DeRuntz presented the Future Land Use Map and a number of amendment requests by landowners to the Washington County Planning Commission on Tuesday.
�These property owners would like to see changes to their properties, and although we have discussed these in workshops, we need a motion from the board before we can do anything,� DeRuntz said.
Most of the properties are small areas, ranging from 1.07 to 5.13 acres, seeking usage changes from agricultural/silvicultural to either commercial or low/medium density residential. Three of the requests are for parcels of 160, 160 and 237 acres.
DeRuntz said the landowners had requested that as the county�s map was being updated, the usages of their properties be changed to reflect their requests.
Typically a property owner goes before the commission and requests the usage to be changed, and pays a fee of $750 to $1,500 depending on the size of the parcel, DeRuntz said.
In 2012, DeRuntz held six public hearings at different locations around the county, and that is where he received input from landowners.
�We were just given the requests to take into consideration,� DeRuntz said. �It doesn�t mean we have to change them.�
Commissioner Tonya Pippin, serving as chairwoman at her last meeting as a commissioner, said she was concerned with changing the usage without following the proper procedure.
�I feel like if we do this, then we should request that the adjacent landowners are notified of the pending changes.�
�I understand making changes to make corrections, but we�re not changing things just to change them,� Commissioner James Ussery said.
�I would be concerned with them making those changes and knowing they are going to sell the properties,� Commissioner Jim Ackerman said.
�We shouldn�t consider the economic value of the property,� DeRuntz said. �We should be concerned with the usage, and whether or not that usage is applicable to that property.�
�The process of correcting the map is administrative,� said Jim Town, a local real estate broker. He said coloring in the map for future use doesn�t change the fair market value of the property or affect the county�s tax base, but the process protects the county in the future from zoning deviations, and can drive growth in critical areas.
�You�re the gatekeepers for the future of the county,� Town said. �That is the most important function that the planning commission does.�
DeRuntz said on Thursday that now that the properties have been discussed by the commissioners, the requests for zoning changes to the properties would be considered at no charge.
Washington County�s need for more commercial and industrial property was also a topic at the meeting on Tuesday.
Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ted Everett told the commissioners to look at providing more industrial zoning on the future land use map.
�I strongly suggest we look at some light industrial usage in southern Washington County,� Everett said. Ebro is a north-south and east-west corridor that is ripe for growth, Everett added. �It will come, it is inevitable. That will be a key area of economic growth in the future for Washington County.�
It was Commissioner Pippin�s final meeting. She resigned from the board after 10 years of service as a planning commissioner. Everett congratulated Pippin on a job well done and thanked her for her service to the community.
�Your wisdom will be missed by the planning commission,� he said.
�It�s been an honor and a privilege to serve on the commission,� Pippin said. �It was not always easy, but it was a pleasure to be able to give back to the community.�


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Kindle Paperwhite Receives Glowing Reviews
Oct 2, 2012 7:00 AM PT
Amazon began shipping its Kindle Paperwhite e-reader on Monday, to a chorus of praise from reviewers who had been allotted a unit in advance.
Most of the positive remarks were about the screen, with its built-in lighting. A typical comment, published in Time, said the screen makes it the best e-reader yet.
However, a few reviewers commented unfavorably about the Paperwhite's lack of an audio output jack and its not being bundled with an adapter.
Details About the Paperwhite
The Paperwhite comes in two versions, WiFi only and WiFi/3G. Base prices, which will see Amazon serving up ads, are US$119 and $179, respectively.
Without ads, but including Amazon's blurbs for books, a WiFi-only Paperwhite costs $139 and a WiFi/3G Paperwhite $199.
The Paperwhite's low-power LED lights shine on the surface of its E Ink display from above to minimize eyestrain. The brightness is adjustable. The screen uses nanoscale optical diffractive patterns for better control over the direction of the light. The touchscreen can be read even in bright sunlight.
The Paperwhite has six font styles, each in eight adjustable sizes. The fonts include Baskerville and Palatino.
Users can add, edit, delete and export their own notes in the text, and highlight and clip key passages. They can share highlighted parts of the text directly on Facebook and Twitter without having to leave the page they're on.
Amazon matches the pages of a Kindle book to print version.
Demand is so strong that Amazon currently takes three weeks to ship devices ordered from its website now. Customers are limited to five Paperwhites each.
Tech Specs for the Paperwhite
The Paperwhite is just over one-third of an inch thick, making it slimmer than your average No. 2 pencil. It weighs 7.5 ounces.
The Paperwhite holds up to 1,100 books. Users get free WiFi access at AT&T hotspots throughout the United States.
Users can search the Kindle Library, the Kindle Store, Wikipedia, or the Internet using Google Search. The Paperwhite also features an experimental WebKit-based browser.
Users can email documents in various formats, including Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF to their Kindles.
Paperwhite supports the display of non-Latin characters.
Amazon claims the battery will last for two months on a single charge based on 30 minutes of reading a day with wireless off and the light setting at 10.
What's Not to Like?
E-readers "typically sucked in the dark, so the combination of a better screen with built-in lighting is what will likely make this attractive to existing e-book readers," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. "I've got one on order."
The screen and the form factor are the Paperwhite's key attractions for Jim McGregor, president of Tirias Research.
"These devices are no longer competing with a book or magazine, they are now competing with a few sheets of paper," McGregor told TechNewsWorld. However, the brightness of the screen "has the greatest impact on the user experience."
On the other hand, the Paperwhite is a tad pricey, and "I'm a bit surprised that the ads thing has not created a greater backlash," McGregor stated. "Charging people to take ads off the device is like Netflix doubling the price of its service -- it may increase revenue, but it may not increase business."
Netflix aroused widespread anger when it raised prices last year, and was eventually forced to apologize. Affection for e-Readers The Paperwhite "is pricey compared to Kindle Fire tablets," McGregor remarked. "I'm surprised they did not price them lower for a stronger push during the holiday season." A Kindle Fire is listed at $159 on Amazon's site.
Despite its relatively high price, the Paperwhite "still provides a good experience for a consumer using it for a specific purpose ... and is a good option for students that you want to keep focused on reading," McGregor opined.
"People that read heavily like [e-readers] and are willing to pay a premium for them," Enderle suggested.
The apparent interest in the Paperwhite could be because "e-readers are simply much better readers than tablets," Enderle said. "That will eventually change once transflective screens become available."


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posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 8:25 am
I'm not sure how to interpret these findings. I wanted to test wether beliefs about the risk of smoking had different effects on depression for different levels of daily smoking (binary 1=yes, 0=no). Here are a couple of pieces (select pieces) of code and results.
Model: slope | dep11 on risk1-risk3 risk6 risk7;
slope on daily11 gender;
Estimates S.E. Est./S.E.
Residual Variances
Do these results mean that the the effect of perceived risk on depression symptoms is negative, but being a daily smoker increases the slope by .275? This to me would imply that there is a different effect between daily smokers and non-daily smokers on the rate of change for a unit increase in risk perceitons (so to speak).
posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 3:11 am
Model: slope | dep11 on risk1-risk3 risk6 risk7;
The above statement specifies that the slopes for all of the covariates are equal. I don't think this is what you mean. Also, there is a simpler way to do this. You can use the DEFINE command to create the product of risk of smoking and levels of daily smoking and then use this interaction term as a covariate.
Rinus Voeten
posted on Monday, May 09, 2005 - 12:32 pm
The Mplus user's guide (version 3) says in connection with Example 9.1: "The residual covariance between s and y is fixed at zero as the default. This default can be overridden." (p. 212).
I wonder why this covariance is fixed; is that related with the estimation method (MLR)? How can the default be overridden? Will the estimated intercept-slope covariance be in the output when the default is overridden?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, May 09, 2005 - 1:05 pm
Defaults are chosen to reflect what is most commonly seen in practice or to facilitate model estimation. The default can be overridden by adding s WITH y; to the MODEL command. If you add this statement, that parameter will be in the results.
Rinus Voeten
posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 1:46 am
Thanks for your quick response. It worked.
One may quicker run into estimation problems when the intercept-slope covariance is left free to be estimated. It has happened to me a few times. In the multilevel regression literature, however, it is advised to never fix the intercept-slope covariance, because the size of this covariance depends on the position of the scale origin of the predictor. In the social sciences, the scale origin is for most variables arbitrary. Snijders and Bosker (1999, p. 69-70) make this argument. Do you have another opinion on this issue?
posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 5:44 am
I am aware of this argument and don't disagree. The default is that all random effects are uncorrelated in order to not complicate the models, but we should probably modify that to correlate with the intercepts.
Sylvana Robbers
posted on Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 10:08 am
Dear dr. Muthen,
Quick question. Do cases with fewer than 3 datapoints contribute differently to the estimation of the slope parameter than cases that have at least 3 datapoints?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, October 02, 2009 - 8:54 am
Yes because they provide less information.
Steven John
posted on Thursday, December 02, 2010 - 9:25 am
I have a question about how to interpret the estimates in a random slope model. It is not std regressions coefficients as I understand it, but unstandardized? How can I interpret the strength of the positive slope 0.635?
Model: slope | Y ON X;
Between Level
Estimate S.E. Est./S.E. P-Value
0.635 0.225 2.819 0.005
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, December 03, 2010 - 8:40 am
If the results you show are from the regular output, the coefficient is the raw coefficient. The random slope in the regression of y on x varies over clusters. It has a mean and variance. When you regress the random slope on z you see that z has a significant positive relationship with s. If you ask for STANDARDIZED in the OUTPUT command, you will obtain an R-square for s which tells the percent variance is s explained by z.
Steven John
posted on Sunday, December 05, 2010 - 1:44 am
STANDARDIZED (STD, STDY, STDYX) options are not available for TYPE=RANDOM.
Request for STANDARDIZED (STD, STDY, STDYX) is ignored.
I'm currently running Mplus version 5 and is this why I don't get any STDXY output? I will get it starting with version 6?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Sunday, December 05, 2010 - 11:09 am
With TYPE=RANDOM it is not clear how to standardize parameters given that the variance of y varies with the values of x.
Andre Plamondon
posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 11:35 am
I was wondering how to interpret the effect of a covariate on a random slope. Does a positive association mean that the level-1 slope is more positive at high levels of the level-2 covariate? Or does is mean that the level-1 slope is more pronounced at high levels of the level-2 covariate?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 6:32 pm
It means that the random slope value increases when the level-2 covariate increases. If the random slope is positive or not depends on what its mean is and what the level-2 covariate value you're considering is.
Andre Plamondon
posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 7:10 pm
So if the intercept of the slope is negative and the level-2 covariates has a positive effect on the slope, that means that the level-1 relationship is negative (which makes sense in my case) and at higher levels of the level-2 covariate the slope is more positive (i.e., makes it closer to zero). Is that correct?
I guess computing a cross-level interaction term would be much simpler but I still want to be able to explain the results.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 8:18 pm
This depends on the mean of the level-2 covariate. Say that it has mean zero (e.g. by centering). At (conditional on) covariate value 0 the mean of the slope is the same as its intercept and is negative given your negative intercept estimate for the random slope. But conditioning on a level-2 covariate value above is zero mean (positive value), the mean of the slope may be positive depending on whether the covariate effect is larger than the intercept. So you want to evaluate the slope value at some interesting level-2 covariate values.
Andre Plamondon
posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 9:08 am
So I can just substract the unstandardized effect from the intercept of the slope to see if it gets past zero?
Thanks for the explanation, it's much clearer now.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 9:25 am
Yes, if by unstandardized effect you mean b*w, where w is the level-2 covariate and b its slope.
Andre Plamondon
posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 4:20 pm
Ok, so if the slope intercept is -1.2, the centered covariate's range goes from -4 to 5, and its effect on the slope is -.20, then the level-1 unstandardized slope varies from -1.2+(-4*-.20) to -1.2+(5*-.20). Is that it?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 5:09 pm
Jinni Su
posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 - 10:56 am
Hi, I have multiple within-level covariates, x1, x2, and x3, and I would like to specify them as random slopes and see how they vary as a function of between-level factors B1,B2.
is the following syntax correct?
slope | Y on x1 x2 x3;
Y slope on b1 b2;
y with slope;
or should I do as follow:
slope1| y on x1;
slope2| y on x2;
slope3| y on x3;
y slope1 slope2 slope3 on b1 b2;
y with slope1 slope2 slope3;
Another question, is creating cross-level interaction terms as covariates analytically equivalent to specifying random slopes? If yes, under the model command, shall I enter the interaction terms as within or between?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 - 3:14 pm
You need to take the second approach.
They are close but not equivalent because the Between level specification says that the DVs have residuals. See the u1 residual on slide 45 in our Topic 7 course handout on our web site.
posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 11:26 am
I am attempting to conduct a complex twolevel random analysis. There are two cluster variables: TID (class) and TUTORG (tutor group). We're examining the effects of two active tutoring treatments (TRT) on performance (ponavgline). We also are controlling for pretesting on performance (pravgline). I am interested in examining the random effects of treatment (tutoring) clusters. First, is the model specified correctly below? Second, where do I find the random effects of tutoring clusters in the output?
DEFINE: CENTER prnavgline (GRANDMEAN);
NAMES ARE STID TID TUTORG TRT prnavgline ponavgline PRcalc POcalc prnptot ponptot
USEVARIABLES ARE TID TUTORG TRT prnavgline ponavgline;
USEOBSERVATIONS ARE activetx eq 1;
WITHIN = prnavgline;
cluster = TID TUTORG;
missing are blank;
s1 | ponavgline ON prnavgline;
ponavgline s1 ON TRT
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 6:26 pm
It looks like you specified this correctly. You can request factor scores for both s1 and ponavgline on Between.
posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 6:21 am
Am I correct in assuming that the factor score of s1 and ponavgline will be the random effects of tutoring clusters? If not, where do I find this in the output?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 8:20 am
To obtain factor scores, use the FSCORES option of the SAVEDATA command.
Christoph Schaefer
posted on Thursday, February 28, 2019 - 10:17 am
Dear Professors,
My question concerns the syntax that defines the random slope s.
In example 9.2, s is regressed by the %BETWEEN% statement: "s on w xm"
By my research question, I am only interested in the effect of a covariate on s. Do I still need "s on xm" or is "s on w" sufficient in this case?
(In other words: What does regressing s on w mean, please? Is that needed to allow s to vary across clusters?)
Best regards.
Christoph Schaefer
posted on Thursday, February 28, 2019 - 1:33 pm
Sorry, the questions in brackets were intended to be:
"(In other words: What does regressing s on XM mean, please? Is that needed to allow s to vary across clusters?)"
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, February 28, 2019 - 3:04 pm
Just saying
on Between is sufficient for having a random slope (the statement refers to the variance of s).
The w and xm variables are predictors of s.
See also our Short Course Topic 7 video and handout.
Christoph Schaefer
posted on Friday, March 01, 2019 - 6:43 am
Thank you very much for this helpful clarification.
Does that mean, by extension, that for the specification of the random intercept, it is not necessary to specify under %Between%:
"y on xm" ?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, March 01, 2019 - 6:08 pm
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There was no shortage of news in Northwest Florida for 2012. Not every issue made the Top 10 list, but there was plenty to grab readers� attention, draw numerous Spout Offs and spawn hundreds of comments online.
There was no shortage of news in Northwest Florida for 2012.
Not every issue made the Top 10 list, but there was plenty to grab readers� attention, draw numerous Spout Offs and spawn hundreds of comments online.
FWB police consolidation
After almost a year of debate, the Fort Walton Beach City Council in May voted unanimously to reject Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry Ashley�s proposal to take over the city�s Police Department.
Councilman Bobby Griggs first proposed consolidation in May 2011. Ashley then submitted a proposal that he said would save the city up to $2 million a year.
Special meetings were held. The Florida Commission on Ethics investigated whether Griggs, whose father works for the Sheriff�s Office, could vote.
The Police Department was saved after Police Chief Ted Litschauer presented a new budget that cut more than $1 million from the department�s spending.
STEMM Center opens
The Okaloosa County School District made history in August when it opened Florida�s first science, technology, engineering, math and medical middle school.
State Sen. Don Gaetz said the school would pave the way for similar programs across Florida and eventually help fill the void in the job market for STEMM-related professionals by fostering students� interest at a young age.
The center had been in the works for years. It was established through a combination of donations, state funding and school district money after getting the green light from the School Board in late 2011.
The STEMM Center boasts a middle school, a teacher training center and the district�s Engineers for America program. Its inaugural class is made up of 86 students.
Gaetz becomes Senate president
In November, Don Gaetz was sworn in for a two-year term as president of the Florida Senate.
Gaetz�s political career started when he was elected to the Okaloosa County School Board in 1994. Six years later, he was elected the county�s superintendent of schools.
Gaetz has been a state senator since 2006. In June 2011, the Republican caucus voted unanimously for Gaetz serve as the Senate president and be third in line to the governorship.
Gaetz has made ethics reform one of his priorities since the first day he was sworn in. He asked for and received support to eliminate a provision in state law that allowed senators to wait until 15 days after a bill was passed to declare a conflict of interest and to vote on the measure regardless of the conflict.
RESTORE Act/BP money
The BP oil spill of 2010 was devastating to Northwest Florida and the Gulf Coast. When the billions of dollars in fine money start to arrive, the bulk of the funds will go to the areas directly impacted, thanks to the RESTORE Act.
The RESTORE Act, which was approved in June, calls for 80 percent of all of the fines levied against BP for its role in the oil spill to be distributed among the five Gulf Coast states. The eight Northwest Florida counties directly touched by the oil spill will receive 75 percent of Florida�s share.
BP�s fine, which has yet to be determined, is believed to end up somewhere between $5 billion and $21 billion. Okaloosa County�s portion of a $5 billion fine is estimated to be $32 million.
Thomas McCoy sentenced to die
On April 10, 2009, Thomas Ford McCoy, bitter that he could not get his job back at the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. in Valparaiso, called in a report of a malfunctioning vending machine at Northwest Florida State College�s Chautauqua Center in DeFuniak Springs. When repairman Curtis Brown arrived to fix the machine, he was gunned down by McCoy, who then went on the run and was arrested more than a week later in Tampa after a shootout with police at a hotel.
McCoy pleaded guilty to premeditated murder last year. He was sentenced to death in March.
�The human life at stake was considered in this decision, but based on the cruel, calculated manner of the premeditated murder of Curtis Brown, the defendant is sentenced to death,� Walton County Circuit Court Judge Kelvin Wells said.
Landmark Center revival
The Landmark Center, a 122,000-square-foot mixed-use project proposed for the corner of Perry Avenue and U.S. Highway 98 in downtown Fort Walton Beach, has had more lives than a cat.
The project was first announced in 2006. Fort Walton Beach declared the project in default of its original development agreement in September 2010 and the land was put up for sale. Ft. Walton Development Partners, the developers of Landmark Center, brought the project back in 2012. Funding has been secured, but the City Council voted in September to reject a proposed development agreement because of the large amount of incentives required from the city.
Ft. Walton Development Partners submitted an application for a new development agreement Dec 17 in which it asked for less from the city. The project will be discussed during public hearings at two upcoming City Council meetings. The first public hearing is expected to be the Jan. 22.
Hurricane Isaac misses Emerald Coast
It has been seven years since Northwest Florida suffered a direct hit from Hurricane Dennis. Locals got their first real scare since then in late August when Hurricane Isaac was projected to make landfall along the Emerald Coast.
But Isaac changed its course and hit Louisiana. The most serious local impacts were strong winds, high surf and storm surge. Winds reached 25 to 35 mph with some stronger gusts.
The only major damage was to State Road 399 between Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach, where portions of the road were washed away. The damage took about two months to repair.


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Thursday, June 16
Fresh Peas: A Springtime Indulgence
Peas are playing hard to get this spring in San Diego. For the past several weeks, I have been seeking them out, to no avail. Then a couple of weeks ago at the Little Italy Mercato, I spied some. Elated, I dropped the potatoes I was buying, shoved my bags into Jeff's already overburdened arms, with an, "I'm sorry, Babe, but it's fresh peas!" and rushed over to them. I grabbed a bag, eagerly filled it until it bulged, then handed it to the farmer. I was envisioning the bowls of warm minted peas, risotto with peas and pancetta, and farro with peas and artichokes I would soon be eating, when I was interrupted by the farmer.
"$16 dollars, please," she said.
Assuming I had misheard her, I said, "Six dollars?"
"No," she replied, "Six-TEEN dollars," and smiled broadly at me. "They're nine dollars a pound."
Nine dollars a pound? Last year, they were $3.99 a pound. No kidding. Look at the sign below.
I hesitated. Suddenly my jubilation about eating spring peas was tempered with guilt. Should I really pay sixteen dollars for a bag of peas? I gazed at the cheerful, plump little darlings and rolled the bag over my palms, enjoying the feeling of their marble-like smoothness. That's when I realized, hey, these are already shelled.
As if reading my mind, the farmer added, "They're more money, but they're already shelled. It's easier for you." She flashed me another broad, toothy smile. Well, I'll get three or four meals out of them, I thought.
I smiled back and handed her a twenty dollar bill.
Orange Spiked Peas with Dill
Makes 6 side servings
Printable recipe.
3 cups shelled fresh English peas
1 tablespoon butter
2 teaspoons fresh minced ginger
Zest of 1/2 orange (about 2 teaspoons)
2 tablespoons orange juice, preferably fresh squeezed
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill
1. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add peas and cook for 1 minute, stirring to coat with butter. Add ginger, orange zest and juice, and salt and black pepper. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring a few times, until cooked through and just slightly wrinkled. You want them al dente, not mushy. Turn off heat, and stir in fresh dill.
Serve atop cooked couscous, quinoa or brown rice with sauteed tofu or shrimp.
You might also enjoy these fresh peas recipes:
Minted Fresh Peas recipe from Leite's Culinaria
Barley Risotto with Peas recipe from Guilty Kitchen
Warm Three Pea and Radish Salad recipe from Food Blogga
Pasta with Peas, Prosciutto, and Parmesan recipe from Blue Kitchen
Lemony Pasta with Fresh Peas, Ricotta, and Mint recipe from Food Blogga
Spring Frittata with Peas, Leeks, and Zucchini recipe from Ms. Adventures in Italy
Springtime Farro with Baby Artichokes, Mushrooms, and Peas recipe from Food Blogga
11 comments:
- RFR said...
I LOVE peas and don't understand how some people don't love them. Super sweet and tiny. The winner of The Cutest Vegetable contest surely. I remember watching Top Chef Carla Hall make fresh shelled peas once and every single person on the table oohed and aaahed over her pea dish. Looking forward to trying them with a citrus accent here.
- June 16, 2011 at 7:18 AM
- Sara, Ms Adventures in Italy said...
Love fresh peas! This year I was never patient enough to actually cook with them - ate them all as I was shelling :)
Also, not sure if this was intentional, but love how your links at the bottom cascade in perfect order from short to long!
- June 16, 2011 at 8:47 AM
- Julianna Heiby said...
I think I'm in the wrong career. I would happily sit and sip tea, watch movies and shell peas... Of course, random checks for quality concern are necessary.
- June 16, 2011 at 9:05 AM
- Joanne said...
Some things in life are worth the indulgence...and I say that fresh spring peas are definitely one of them!
- June 16, 2011 at 11:01 AM
- lucy@acookandherbooks said...
Some girls buy shoes, others swoon over peas. I'm definitely in the latter group, too. And shelled! If I can ever find fresh peas here, I will try this.
- June 17, 2011 at 6:17 AM
- Healthy Mamma said...
Oh the price we pay for life's little treasures. I can completely understand the splurge. Some girls spend their money on shoes and trinkets, this girl prefers good food, real food, fresh and perfect.
- June 17, 2011 at 6:05 PM
- Jean | Delightful Repast said...
I'm kicking myself for not getting on the ball sooner with my garden and planting peas. Of course, whenever I grow my own peas, none of them end up in the kitchen anyway--I eat them as I pick them!
- June 18, 2011 at 5:30 PM
- Pauline said...
Mmm, peas. They are such a good vegetable :)
Haha, so funny how you shoved your stuff into Jeff (your husband?) hands and ran for the fresh peas. Hrm, I actually haven't had fresh peas before, i don't believe, but I loveeee peas whenever I've had it.
- June 19, 2011 at 9:15 PM
- Magic of Spice said...
Wow that is still a bit pricey, but I have noticed more than one fresh goody going up in price. And our seasonal goodies seem to be a bit late...
I still would have grabbed those lovelies anyway :)
- June 20, 2011 at 6:11 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
amee-Cutest Veggie, indeed. I understand the love, my friend.
sara-I know. That's an inherent liability. ;) And, yes, I do know they cascade perfectly. I'm not Type A for nothin.
julianna-Let me know if that job ever comes open. You'll have some competition! :)
joanne-We all deserve a little indulgence every now and then.
- June 21, 2011 at 9:01 AM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
lucy-Ha! Except I like shoes too. ;)
healthymama-Yes, indeed. I do spend a lot of money on fresh produce, but it brings me great happiness.
jean-Well, at least you'll be early next year!
pauline-Yes, Jeff is my husband, my patient, kind husband. He understands my food neuroses. ;)
magic of spice-Yes, it seems many prices are going up. But everyone has to make a living, right? Enjoy!
- June 21, 2011 at 9:04 AM


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'''Trek Safely''' is the Boy Scouts of America's recommended procedure for organizing and carrying out outdoor treks that involve Boy Scouts
'''Trek Safely''' is the Boy Scouts of America's recommended procedure for organizing and carrying out outdoor treks that involve Boy Scouts and Venturers. Trek Safely applies to all types of outdoor experiences that involve trekking, including hiking, backpacking, canoeing, horseback riding, caving, rafting, kayaking, sailing, ski touring, mountain climbing, and mountain biking.
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==Training Aids and Resources==
==Training Aids and Resources==
*Passport to High Adventure
*Passport to High Adventure .
*Passport to High Adventure
*Passport to High Adventure .
*[[Backpacking]] merit badge pamphlet, No. 33232
*[[Backpacking]] merit badge pamphlet, No. 33232
*[[Camping]] merit badge pamphlet, No. 33256
*[[Camping]] merit badge pamphlet, No. 33256
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*[[Whitewater]] merit badge pamphlet, No. 33405
*[[Whitewater]] merit badge pamphlet, No. 33405
*[[Fieldbook]], No. 33200
*[[Fieldbook]], No. 33200
*Health and Medical Record
==External Links==
==External Links==
[http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/430-125.pdf Trek Safely flyer
[http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/430-125.pdf Trek Safely flyer]
[http://www.scouting.org/// Leave No Trace]
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Trek Safely is the Boy Scouts of America's recommended procedure for organizing and carrying out outdoor treks that involve Boy Scouts and Venturers. Trek Safely applies to all types of outdoor experiences that involve trekking, including hiking, backpacking, canoeing, horseback riding, caving, rafting, kayaking, sailing, ski touring, mountain climbing, and mountain biking.
Trek Safely is designed to help youth and adult leaders plan and carry out a safe trekking experience for the members of their unit. Similar to Safe Swim Defense, Safety Afloat, and Climb On Safely, it is not designed to teach the skills of trekking. Units that choose to engage in activities requiring specialized outdoor skills should seek qualified instructors to help members learn and acquire these skills prior to the outing.
The Seven Points of Trek Safely
Out of the seven points of Trek Safely, the two most important points are the first and last points, Qualified Supervision and Discipline (respectively). These two points are crucial and all other points rely on them.
- Qualified Supervision
- All treks must be supervised by a mature, conscientious adult at least 21 years old who accepts responsibility for the safety and well-being of everyone in the group. At least one additional adult must accompany the group to meet the BSA requirement for two-deep leadership. Co-ed overnight activities require male and female adult leaders, both of whom must be 21 years of age or older. Male and female leaders must have separate sleeping facilities. Married couples may share the same quarters if appropriate facilities are available. The lead adult is responsible for ensuring that someone in the group is currently trained in first aid. The BSA recommends American Red Cross Wilderness First Aid Basic, a 16 hour course that includes CPR (or an equivalent training course). A higher level of certification such as first responder, emergency medical technician (EMT), licensed practical nurse (LPN), registered nurse (RN), nurse practitioner (NP), physician assistant (PA), or licensed health care practitioner is also acceptable.
- Keep Fit
- Participants need to have a Personal Health and Medical Record -- Class 2 or Class 3 -- for any trek lasting longer than 72 hours. Incidents are frequently related to unknown physical conditions or are the unexpected result of known physical problems. The lead adult should review the medical record of each participant and adjust the trek and activities conditions to reduce potential risks associated with individual health and medical conditions. Good safety requires an understanding of the risk of individual health conditions. The BSA recommends a regular physical regimen. People should start slowly, gradually increasing the duration and intensity of exercise.
- Plan Ahead
- The trek should match the maturity, skill levels, and fitness of unit members. Permits must be obtained to use public or private land. Training in the principles of Leave No Trace is essential for both safety and consideration of other visitors to the area.
- Gear Up
- A qualified leader ensures that the group has the appropriate equipment and clothing for the trek. Every crew must have a first-aid kit as well as the means to carry and treat water. The leader should remind everyone to bring and take prescribed medications. Crew members should be trained to use specialized equipment such as bridles, climbing gear, watercraft, and skiing gear.
- Communicate clearly and completely
- All participants should know what to expect and what is expected of them. Youth and adult leaders should communicate with each other to avoid unpleasant surprises. To paraphrase Winston Churchill, do not communicate to be understood, communicate so that you can not possibly be misunderstood. Itinerary details should be shared with parents and a designated contact person. If the itinerary changes, one of the leaders should communicate the changes with the contact person who then shares it with parents. The group should also provide the land manager with a detailed itinerary. One of the trek leaders should bring a means of electronic communication, like a cell phone, in case of emergency.
- Monitor Conditions
- Leaders are responsible for making good decisions and monitoring conditions on the trek. They continually assess conditions, including weather, terrain, group morale, food and water supplies and group physical conditions. If adverse conditions develop, the group should stop and turn back.
- Discipline
- Everyone should know, understand and follow the rules and procedures for safe trekking and should be oriented has been oriented in Trek Safely. The reason for rules and procedures should be shared to encourage compliance. Youth and adult leaders should be strict and firm, showing no favoritism.
Training Aids and Resources
- Passport to High Adventure training — Scouting.org
- Passport to High Adventure guidebook — Scouting.org
- Planning Group Adventures — Scouting.org
- High Adventure Bases — Scouting.org
- Backpacking merit badge pamphlet, No. 33232
- Camping merit badge pamphlet, No. 33256
- Canoeing merit badge pamphlet, No. 33305
- Cycling merit badge pamphlet, No. 33226
- Hiking merit badge pamphlet, No. 33407
- Horsemanship merit badge pamphlet, No. 33298
- Small-Boat Sailing merit badge pamphlet, No. 33356
- Swimming merit badge pamphlet, No. 33352
- Whitewater merit badge pamphlet, No. 33405
- Fieldbook, No. 33200
- Annual Health and Medical Record
External Links
- Trek Safely Tri-Fold flyer — Scouting.org
- Leave No Trace — Scouting.org


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Local man working as an Elvis impersonator.
Elvis Presley has been in his life since he was 5 years old.
�My dad has always been a big Elvis fan,� said Travis Powell. �When I was young, he showed me the Elvis Aloha tour.�
Now, Powell will get to recreate the Aloha Tour in February.
Powell has worked as an Elvis impersonator since June, but he has been in the music business for 10 years.
�I sang with a band called Rumors, which didn�t last long. Then I sang with another band and lived in Nashville for two years,� Powell said.
�Songs that tell stories�
After traveling with a band, Powell worried about getting burnt out and returned home to Shelby to work on his own career.
�I was in Myrtle Beach and a guy asked me if I had ever done an Elvis tribute concert,� he said. �It all snowballed from there.�
Powell�s Elvis impersonations are from the 1970s Las Vegas era.
�The Las Vegas era of Elvis�s career fits my personality more,� he said. �I like his songs that tell stories and the high-energy concert songs.�
Some of his favorite songs to perform are �Suspicious Minds� and �My Way.�
During his February concert, Powell plans to perform the �American Trilogy.�
�Ive been blessed with good hair�
Performing as the King of Rock �n� Roll isn�t cheap.
Powell�s latest costume was $3,400.
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As for the famous Elvis hair, Powell�s is all natural.
�I�ve been blessed with good hair. All of it is real,� Powell said. �It took me three months to grow out and about 30 minutes to style it.�
�If I could just see him live�
To prepare for performances, Powell watches Elvis tour videos and practices every day.
His goal is to perform in every state in one year.
�I want to be the best in the business,� he said.
Powell will be performing the Elvis Aloha tour during its 40th anniversary, but the tour has other special meanings to him.
�My mom and sister will be opening for me,� he said. �All proceeds from the concert are going to be donated Cleveland-Rutherford Kidney Association in honor of my grandfather.�
Powell will perform at Isothermal Community College in Spindale on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. Tickets for reserved seats may be purchased by calling the Cleveland Rutherford Kidney Association at 704-481-9535.
�Elvis paved the way for rock �n� roll,� Powell said. �I would trade all of my concerts if I could just see him live."
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Loyola's Ignacio volunteers return from Belize 'Umadagu Lescuelana' summer camp
September 14, 2012
Fifteen undergraduate students and staff from Loyola University New Orleans that traveled to Belize last month not only got the chance to visit Mayan ruins and jump off waterfalls in the rain forest, but they got the chance to help run a two-week day camp for young students in the region.
The group traveled to the coastal town of Dangriga, Belize in Central America for 24 days in August to host the "Umadagu Lescuelana" summer camp. The camp, which was first started by the Rev. Ted Dziak, S.J., vice president for Mission and Ministry at Loyola, has been held in Belize for more than 20 years,
Loyola students teamed up with local Belizean co-teachers to help run the camp for more than 250 local primary school students. Each pair of American-Belizean teachers had their own class of 20-25 students and taught math, English, and arts and crafts and helped organize basketball, soccer and volleyball games with the children. Other special events included a Mardi Gras parade celebration and a day of Olympics with several competitions, including track and field, water balloon toss and tug of war.
They also visited their co-teachers' homes while experiencing the "culture capital" of Dangriga Town and spent time meeting family and friends.
"My Iggy volunteer trip to Belize was unforgettable," said Loyola student and volunteer David Mann. "I was strongly impacted emotionally and physically by the country, the people and the teaching experience. I made some very close friendships with other volunteers, overcame my fear of teaching, and was able to see some of the most beautiful parts of Belize."
Eric Walsh, administrative assistant in the office of Mission and Ministry, who also made the trip this year, echoed Mann's sentiments "Whether it was the community time together, drinking coconut water, dancing at Garifuna culture night, sunrises and sunsets on the beautiful sea, or snorkeling the underwater world that God has created, it was truly a life-changing experience for the Loyola students."
The volunteers spent the spring semester preparing for the trip. They learned about the Belizean culture and the people they would learn from and serve with. They raised money through fundraising activities, and they participated in local community service projects to build their community. The two goals of the program are to serve and to learn. The volunteers served in the Garifuna town of Dangriga and learned from the people and the land as well as of the culture of Belize, the Caribbean and developing world.
The Ignacio volunteer Belize 2012 community consisted of: Jasmine Brewer, Nicholas Dondzila, Lauren Imwold, Ashley Irvin, Kavin Keller, David Mann, William Maye, Annie McClure, Cara Quintanilla, team leaders Margaret Liederbach and Carissa Marston. Staff included Eric Walsh, Jocelyn Pierre Antoine, Peter Stewart and director Edwin Madera. Fr. Dziak also spent some time in Belize with the program.
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At the chapter selection screen, hold L + R and press Up(2), Down(2), Left(2), Right(2), X, Right, X, Right, X to unlock all levels. -From: DRKlightInvincibility
At the chapter selection screen, hold L + R and press Y, B, X, A, Y, B, X, A.Characters
Win the indicated battle on the map to unlock the corresponding character:
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- Oran: Denley
- Oran: Hawkins
- Oran: Kelly
Win the indicated battle on the map to unlock the corresponding weapon:
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- Oran: Hatchkiss
- Oran: Karabiner 98k Bolt Action
- Oran: M1 Garand
- Oran: M2.50 cal Browning
- Oran: MAS 36
- Oran: MAS 38
- Oran: MK 2 Grenade
- Oran: Stielhandgrenate
- Oran: Thompson
Win the indicated battle on the map to unlock the corresponding vehicle:
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- Oran: M3 Sturart light tank
- Oran: M3A1 Halftrack
- Oran: Quad 20 mm Flakvierling
- Oran: Supermarine Spitfire
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- Oran: Oran 2
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The best way to stay alive is to crouch down, but do not lay down. Find good cover, and any chance you have, get a machine gun or a semi machine gun. When you are crouched down, remain that way. It makes you a smaller target and it does not affect how fast you run. Also, there are a good amount of health packs, but you still have to look for them. If there is a room that you do not have to go into, you should still look in it regardless.Africa tank mission
In the first tank mission in Africa, there is a Flak 88 gun that will destroy one of your tanks. The gun is on the right side inside a building and is not visible. Shoot the second building on the right side. It is the tallest one and will start to crumble when hit. Also, some of your troops are on the right side. Do no run them over. They will help you by taking out the other Flak 88 gun. All you have to do is take out the two machine gunners on the right side after the first Flak 88 gun.Bomber mission
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This is the year when the heirs of the super rich bought sky-diving lessons for dad, fed him prime rib twice a day and told him, "What the heck, a third martini can't hurt. You only live once."
Because Congress didn't ever get around to passing a sensible estate tax law, the old one expired and a new one isn't due to take over until January of next year.
It is, in short, a good year to die — from an inheritor's point of view.
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- The abstract pertains to S-T-R 33-6-6, which is squarely in Mundy Twp in Genesee County.
- The names on the abstract include James M. Greer and his wife Mary, Robert Greer and William J. Greer.
- This particular land is precisely the land that William A. Gillespie (WAG) [1869-1944] would later purchase from somebody named Cox. It would be his first farm on Ray Road, just east of Linden.
The Greer's mentioned are NOT "our" Greer's, and by that I mean the line of James Greer married to Jane Gillespie. I believe this "James M. Greer and his wife Mary" must be the son of Joseph Greer who I believe was a brother to our James Greer, although I can't prove it (yet). Nevertheless, Joseph is represented as such in my tree. From everything I can tell, the Greer families emigrated to NY together (and in fact all 3 of the Greer's mentioned in this document were born in NY), and then they all made the move to MI together, so the ties were close whatever they were. In any case, James M. Greer married Mary Hinman in Oakland County in 1853 - of that we have a record. This James M. Greer also had brothers of the names William John (the oldest) and Robert, so I am guessing this is who we're talking about on this document.
What is a bit mind-boggling is that this land abstract should be found among things belonging to Genesee Gillespie's. Did WAG save it when he bought his farm because he knew the connections? Until now, the Greer story has been contained in Oakland County. I have often wondered how Alexander Gillespie got to Genesee. Could it be that, like in Oakland County, the Greer's were there first? It's so interesting! Well, I've never looked for Greer land documents in Genesee, but I'm sure going to now.
So thanks to cousins who faithfully send me things even when I don't have the time to really look or the knowledge to really understand what I'm looking at. Eventually I do circle around and usually at a time when I'm focused and working with a more integrated picture in my mind. There's such great value in always looking over what we THINK we know!


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