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Calgary Board Of Education High School Hit By Serious Cyber Security Breach
Any Industry In Calgary Is At Risk Of Suffering A Serious Data & Cyber Security Breach
Do you believe your Calgary organization is safe from hackers and data breaches?
Just because you don’t belong to a huge corporation or financial institute, it doesn’t mean your information isn’t valuable to hackers. Cybercriminals are smart and cunning – they’ll target just about any business, program, or board to get what they want. Read what 660 News reported. Click Here.
School Board Data Breach
As students prepared to enjoy their spring break, the Calgary Board of Education has confirmed in a statement that they received information stating that someone with unauthorized access gained access into Ernest Manning High School information database.
Both students and parents at Ernest Manning High School have been contacted and informed that their names, emails and student numbers have possibly been accessed by a third party.
In a statement that was released to 660News, the Board said they believe the person responsible for the alleged breach was trying to gain notoriety, but that they will continue to investigate the claim until the situation is further clarified.
Communication Manager for the Board, Joanne Ramondt, said in a statement:
“We have received information from a person alleging to have obtained unauthorized access to a school information system. This claim is being actively investigated. We are also complying with all of our obligations under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy act. This person may be seeking notoriety and publicity for his/her actions.”
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SpeedFire Lightning II Kit for Harley-Davidson LiveWire
The LiveWire is a groundbreaking bike, but, as with all Harleys, there’s room for improvement. And because we just couldn’t help it, we started thinking about tweaking it. When we saw the rear end of the bike, we knew that this needs decluttering badly. So we engineered a minimalistic 3D printable solution. The result is this stealthy new taillight / turn signal cluster with license plate mount, front turn signals and wiring. Getting the kit installed is straightforward enough. The bike’s stock tail section can be removed in one piece, the stock wiring loom can be separated at a single connector. Plugging in the new wiring loom is hassle free, this is all plug and play. The front turn signals come with stock compatible connectors, plugging them in is all that’s needed.


To All Interested Parties: This is to inform you of a modified timeline for submitting comments pursuant to theNational Environmental Policy Act on the South Farallon Islands Invasive HouseMouse Eradication Project, Farallon National Wildlife Refuge, California. Members of the public have requested an extension of the comment period on the DraftEnvironmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for this project. Instead of extending thecomment period for the DEIS, and in order to modify
News Release: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Proposes Alternatives for Invasive House Mouse Eradication on Farallon Islands
Draft Environmental Impact Statement Open for Public Comment Until Sep. 30, 2013 For Immediate ReleaseDate: August 16, 2013 Contact: Doug Cordell, (510) 774-4080, firstname.lastname@example.org FREMONT, CA – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) published a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) today for its South Farallon Islands Invasive House Mouse Eradication Project, proposing alternatives for addressing the pervasive threat that invasive house mice pose to wildlife on one of the
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has extended the comment period for the public scoping phase to June 10, 2011. You can read the full announcement here. Please continue to submit your comments until then. Thank you! To view and/or download the powerpoint presentation from the Public Meeting, click here.


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Dana Waterfield’s well-organized life gets tipped upside down when the brutal murder of her twin sister Danielle threatens to unravel everything she’s worked so hard to achieve. Having found herself the sole guardian of her sister’s newborn lovechild, Jeremy, and at the receiving end of her ex-brother-in-law’s unchecked rage, Dana flees to the safety of Dixon Ranch and the strong, muscled arms of Brock Dixon. In order to protect the baby from the wrath of Danielle’s husband and murderer, Dana must assimilate into the daily routine of ranch life, and rethink who she really is. When the wrath of a madman threatens the life of her nephew and everything she holds dear, will Dana put her trust in Brock or let the winds of change tear her family apart?
Falling for her sister’s lover was never part of the plan, but there’s something about a cowboy that no woman can resist. After all, the safest place to be is in a cowboy’s arms…
About the Author
Michelle Hughes is an Alabama author who's self-published 20 books. Recently, she was awarded a publishing contract with Kindle Scout. A few of her bestsellers are the Fantasy Bar & Grill series which includes five books, the You Don't Know Jack Series, Sin, Rude, and the book named after her website, Tears of Crimson. Raised as an Air Force brat, she traveled the world. Her love of writing comes from teaching her grandmother to read since she worked on a cotton farm in Alabama, and wasn't allowed a full education. Michelle was also a country singer/songwriter who appeared on the Midnight Jamboree in Nashville and toured for twelve years with a satellite talent showcase.

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Working with cancer
You know the phrase ‘living with cancer’? It’s everywhere. And that’s because for some people, cancer doesn’t have immediate or visible consequences and your goal as a colleague is to help them ‘live’ and ‘work’ with cancer for a long time. As survival statistics continually increase, we will all be supporting more and more people to work long after diagnosis, or, will unfortunately experience this for ourselves.
So, what’s it like to work with incurable cancer? For me, there are days now when I feel angry, days where I feel sore and exhausted and days when I feel scared. But on most days I am just me: the fighting spirit me; the me who cancer hasn’t changed; the me who just wants to keep life normal for her children; the me who is impatient to make a contribution in her company and beyond; and the me who wants to know about what’s happening in the lives of the people I care about. I haven’t changed. I’m the same person, just one who has challenges to deal with. And I’m not ‘strong’ or ‘inspirational’- I’m just in a position where keeping going is my only option.
I’ve chosen to deal with this in my way. A way where I don’t feel that I need to tell everyone what I’m dealing with and where I keep working and being the Mum I am, for as long as I can be. My children are my priority and what they experience right now is that I’m the same Mum. I don’t want cancer to define my life or to be how others measure how well I’m doing. But that doesn’t mean this isn’t really hard. I live not knowing from one treatment to the next how my body will hold up against the disease or even the side effects. I live between three monthly scans, not knowing what these will tell me, dealing with results I don’t want to hear, going through inevitable treatment changes with new side effects to get used to and not letting myself think beyond the next scan. I don’t know if I’ll see out the things I’ve put in place at work – when people talk of ‘in 3 to 5 years’ it scares me. It’s push-pull all the time – do I work or not, do I book the holiday or not, do I let myself look to a next role or not?
I do make different choices about where I spend my time and this is where counselling has helped me to think through what work and life looks like now, knowing I will need to consider this again and again as my illness progresses. Work has to be balanced off against precious time with my family and friends and cramming a lifetime into the time I have right now with my children. And I keep the faith in my medical team who are determined to keep my life as normal as possible for as long as possible. It’s not what I would choose and it’s a difficult path full of everyday reminders. I’m still doing the same job, with some adjustments and learning to work flexibly very effectively. It’s my colleagues who help to make that happen, as well as my own energy – which cancer can’t change.
In supporting colleagues at this stage remember:
- That cancer is a challenge whether you can see it or not. When I look in the mirror I see me looking back at me, not me with cancer. And if I can’t see it then how can I expect others to? I’ve lost count of how many people I meet who comment on how well I look. They may be just being kind, but they say it regardless. The reality is that everything is different and just because something is invisible doesn’t mean that it’s not happening or at times, extremely challenging. The physical effects can be far reaching but the ‘invisibility’ can also be emotional, and a big part of this journey is about getting your head around it.
- That your colleague will be dealing with other things outside work – how children, a partner, family and friends are coping with the diagnosis – and for some, cancer spells the breakdown of relationships.
- Everyone is different and needs different things. Some focus on their journey because that helps, and others want to work as a positive distraction. There are those who want to talk about it and others who, like me, really don’t. And the approach people take will change over time, as treatments and their effects change.
- That a cancer diagnosis already takes away so much control from your colleague – don’t add to that unintentionally by taking away even more control though your own positive intent or your own view of what should happen. It doesn’t’ change the person they are.

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Six local Jimmy John’s workers fired more than a year ago are entitled to get their jobs back, a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled Monday.
The workers were fired in part for plastering parts of the Twin Cities with flyers claiming the restaurant’s customers were at risk of illness because of Jimmy John’s sick day policy, which required workers to find their own replacement if they were sick.
“It’s a big victory. It’s not unexpected for us, we’ve known for a long time that our posters and our right to speak out about health and safety issues are legally protected,” said Erik Forman, one of the workers who lost his job. “But we’re glad to see that we’re one step closer to getting back to work and exercise our right to organize.”
In a March 2011 letter to one of the franchise owners, Rob Mulligan, Jimmy John’s workers called the sick day policy a risk to public safety and an economic incentive to work while ill, as it required workers to find their own replacement and go unpaid if they didn’t work.
The workers must be reinstated within 14 days and are eligible for backpay, according to the judge’s ruling. Foreman estimated that would be an average of $10,000 for each of the six workers.
At the case’s hearing in February, Rob Mulligan, who owns 10 Jimmy John’s franchises along with Mike Mulligan, testified that the hiring document including the sick policy hadn’t been in use since 2010. But the judge’s ruling Monday found the new policy, instated in March of 2011, wasn’t substantively different from the old one.
MikLin Enterprises, the Mulligans’ company, said they respectfully disagree with the NLRB’s findings in a statement Monday. It disputed that workers have been fired because of calling in sick.
They said the employees were fired for disparaging Jimmy John’s — not because of union organizing activities.
MikLin called its policy —which it said requires workers who are ill to call in sick and not work — fair and typical of the fast food industry.
The Industrial Workers of the World union began organizing in the Mulligans’ Jimmy John’s franchises as early as 2007, according to the judge’s ruling.
In October 2010, a formal unionization vote among Jimmy John’s employees failed by two votes, with 87 against representation and 85 in favor.
The union filed objections with the NLRB, believing management swayed the vote. In January 2011, Jimmy John’s and the union reached a settlement.
Beginning in early 2011, union members posted flyers in opposition to the sick day policy in and around Jimmy John’s stores.
One flyer displayed two identical sandwiches, one claiming to be made by a healthy worker and one by a sick worker, asking customers whether they could tell the difference. The six workers were fired in March.
In light of the ruling, “the six [workers who were fired] are all completely committed to going back,” Forman said, citing a desire to form a union and work for fast food workers’ rights at other chains.
As for going back to Jimmy John’s, “It would be illegal for their employer to retaliate against them based on the lawsuit brought on so far and so I would hope that they would be treated just like any other employee,” said IWW union’s attorney, Timothy Louris.
“Right off-hand, it’s tough to assess what sort of impact this is going to have [on other workers],” Louris said. “It might help bolster the union drive at Jimmy John’s but in terms of a larger effect that’s tough to gauge.”

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Bridging the Gap: The Role of Geriatric Care Managers in Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions
About the Authors
Marisa Scala-Foley serves as a Social Science Analyst under the Office of Policy, Analysis and Development at the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA), where she focuses on technical assistance and partnership building related to the Affordable Care Act. Prior to joining AoA, she served as Director of the AoA-funded National Center for Benefits Outreach and Enrollment at the National Council on Aging, and has worked her entire career in the field of aging on issues related to developing accessible educational materials and infrastructure for health-care and long-term care education (for consumers and professionals), consumer navigation of the U.S. health-care and long-term care systems, and consumer direction in long-term care for older adults. Marisa holds a Masters in Gerontological Studies from Miami University (Ohio), and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology/Gerontology from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.
Dr. Michelle Washko is a gerontologist with expertise in the area of productive aging, specifically around the issues of older workers, the eldercare workforce, and prevention. She came to the Administration on Aging from the U.S. Department of Labor, where she helped to administer Title V of the Older Americans Act, along with developing demonstration grant programs for older workers, and conducting analyses regarding the aging workforce. Previously, she served as a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for the Future of Aging Services, conducting applied research on the long term care workforce and service coordination in affordable senior housing. She was also an adjunct professor in the Department of Psychology and an instructor to older learners in the Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Dr. Washko holds a PhD and a Masters degree in Gerontology from the University of Massachusetts, and a Masters degree in Individual & Family Studies from the University of Delaware. Along with her work, Dr. Washko actively publishes and is engaged in various professional organizations. Since 2000, she has held several appointed and elected positions in the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), and was one of the founding members of the International Council of Gerontological Student Organizations (ICGSO) in the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG).
Caroline Ryan is an Aging Services Program Specialist in the Office of Program Innovation and Demonstration at the Administration on Aging. Caroline was previously employed by Aging Care Connections in La Grange, Illinois, where she implemented and evaluated a community-based service model that supported older adults and their families as they transitioned home from a community hospital and four skilled nursing facilities. In 2009, Caroline was selected as a Practice Change Fellow and designed a community-based program to support the transition home from the hospital for older adult observation patients and their families. Caroline received her undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis and her Master’s degree and Certificate in Health Administration and Policy from The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration.
Abigail Morgan is a Social Science Analyst with the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA). Within the Office of Policy, Analysis and Development, she focuses on resource development and providing technical assistance to organizations within the Aging Network related to Medicare and Medicaid program policies. Prior to working at AoA, Abigail worked as a Program Manager at the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging where she focused on Medicare outreach and education, as well as capacity building, business practices and training for Area Agencies on Aging. She has a Masters in Social Service and a Masters in Law and Social Policy from Bryn Mawr College.
Marisa Scala-Foley, MGS,
Michelle M. Washko, PhD,
Caroline Ryan, MA,
Abigail Morgan, MSS, MLSP
Avoidable hospital readmissions have received scrutiny due to their link with poor quality health outcomes and high care costs. Two provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act specifically target avoidable hospital readmissions, one of which focuses on care transitions — the movement of patients between health care practitioners and settings as their condition and care needs change during an illness. Proper planning offers a proven way to prevent rehospitalizations and improve outcomes for patients. This article discusses the role of geriatric care managers within care transition teams and strategies implemented by care transitions programs to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions.
Viewed as an indicator of poor quality and high cost, the problem of avoidable hospital readmissions has received increasing scrutiny in recent years, with policymakers, payers, health systems, health and long-term supports and services providers, and community-based organizations alike working toward reducing rehospitalizations (MedPAC, 2007; MedPAC, 2008). Nearly one in five Medicare beneficiaries discharged from the hospital are readmitted within 30 days, and about one-third within 90 days, and up to 76 percent of these readmissions may be preventable (MedPAC, 2007). Such unwanted hospital readmissions have high costs – both financially, for health care payment systems, as well as physically and emotionally for people with Medicare and their families. In 2004, Medicare spent $17.4 billion in hospital payments on unplanned readmissions (Jencks, 2009).
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has a three-part aim of better care for individuals, improved population health, and lower costs. While numerous provisions of the ACA seek to foster improved care coordination for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, two provisions specifically target avoidable hospital readmissions, albeit in different ways. Section 3025 authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reduce Medicare payments to hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission rates, and Section 3026 establishes the Community-based Care Transition Program, which provides funding to community-based organizations and hospitals that “furnish improved care transition services to high-risk Medicare beneficiaries” (H.R. 3590, 2010). The Community-based Care Transition Program is part of a companion effort undertaken by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services called the Partnership for Patients. One of the two major goals of the Partnership is to “help patients heal without complication,” aiming for a 20 percent reduction in hospital readmissions by the end of 2013 (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2011).
Readmissions and Care Transitions
Care transitions are defined as “the movement patients make between health care practitioners and settings as their condition and care needs change during the course of a chronic or acute illness” (University of Colorado Denver, 2011). Such transitions might include going from a hospital or skilled nursing facility to home, from a hospital to a skilled nursing facility, from one level of care to another (e.g., from a surgical unit to an intensive care unit within a hospital), or even from one form of payment to another (e.g., from private pay to a Medicaid waiver).
Poor care transitions can result in medication errors, gaps in follow-up care, miscommunication, unnecessary rehospitalizations, and nursing home admissions (Jencks et al, 2009; American Geriatrics Society Health Care Systems Committee, 2007). A 2009 AARP survey of persons with chronic conditions found that 21 percent of those surveyed felt that their health care providers did not communicate well with each other – with 20 percent believing that this had had a negative impact on their health. Nearly 20 percent also cited a lack of coordination in their care transitions (AARP, 2009).
In addition to the medical factors associated with poor transitions, unmet needs in the community can impact the success of care transitions. Some studies have found that between 40 and 50 percent of readmissions may be due to social factors and a lack of access to community resources (Proctor et al, 2000). In a recent study evaluating the home food environment of hospital-discharged older adults, one-third of participants reported being unable to both shop and prepare meals after discharge (Anyanqu et al., 2011). Medicaid waiver program research also demonstrates that greater volume of attendant care, homemaking services, and home-delivered meals are associated with lower risk of hospital admissions (Xu et al, 2009).
Supporting care transitions needs to be a collaborative, community-based process that brings together professionals from all health-care related fields – including geriatric care management – to facilitate smooth transitions and prevent readmissions (Ventura et al, 2010). This article will discuss the role of geriatric care managers within care transition teams and common strategies implemented by care transitions programs to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions.
Care Transitions – Addressing the Problem
Transitional Care – defined by the American Geriatrics Society as “a set of actions designed to ensure the coordination and continuity of health care as patients transfer between different locations or different levels of care within the same location” – is designed to prevent unnecessary rehospitalizations and improve outcomes for older people (American Geriatrics Society Health Care Systems Committee, 2007). Evidence-based care transition models — including the Care Transitions Intervention (University of Colorado Denver, 2011), the Transitional Care Model (University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 2011), Better Outcomes for Older Adults through Safe Transitions, or BOOST (Society of Hospital Medicine, 2011) , Guided Care (Johns Hopkins University, 2011), Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders, or GRACE (Counsell et al, 2006), the Bridge Program (Illinois Transitional Care Consortium, 2011), Project Re-Engineered Discharge, or RED (Boston University Medical Center, 2011), Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers, or INTERACT (Florida Atlantic University, 2011), and more — have been developed to provide support to individuals and caregivers during and after the transition across hospital, skilled nursing facility, and community settings.
While the models may differ in terms of staffing, duration, and target setting, in most care transitions programs, individuals and caregivers at risk for poor transitions and hospital readmissions are identified and connected with designated care transition staff prior to discharge. Interdisciplinary communication and coordination as well as patient activation ensures that individuals and their caregivers understand post-discharge instructions regarding their medications and self-care, connect with outpatient physicians and other community services and supports post-discharge, and recognize and know how to respond to symptoms that may indicate potential complications.
Care Transitions and the Aging Network
In 1965, Congress enacted the Older Americans Act (OAA) to provide a broad range of coordinated services to older Americans which would enable them to maintain maximum independence as they increase in age. These services include nutrition programs, health promotion activities, ombudsman services in Long-Term Care settings, home- and community-based services, and caregiver support, to name a few. This legislation also created the AoA and the “Aging Network”—a national system with entities at the federal, state and territorial, tribal, and local levels. It includes 56 State Units on Aging, 629 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), 246 tribal organizations, some 20,000 local community service organizations, hundreds of thousands of volunteers, and a wide variety of national organizations, all of which work together to provide social services to older adults. State Units on Aging, which are state and territorial government agencies, administer, manage, design, and advocate for benefits, programs, and services.
More locally, Area Agencies on Aging provide a range of services that help individuals remain in their homes and communities for as long as possible. The Aging Network serves large numbers of older people and individuals with disabilities, including diverse populations and those with low incomes. Through this network, AoA reaches approximately 11 million individuals each year. The Aging Network receives not only the majority of AoA’s federal appropriation, but also funding from a variety of other sources (including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, or VA) to deliver long-term services and supports. AoA is the only federal-level agency solely devoted to serving the social service needs of Americans aged 60 and over by means of programmatic activity. The Aging Network specifically targets services to the most vulnerable and frail elderly, and participants in Older Americans Act (OAA) services are more likely to be in poor health, need support for multiple Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and more likely to be managing multiple chronic conditions (Kleinman and Foster, 2011; Altshuler and Schimmel, 2010). It is this target population that is most likely to be at risk for multiple hospital readmissions and can benefit from support during transitions across settings.
Supporting transitions across care settings has been an Aging Network activity for many years, and AoA and CMS have funded several initiatives related to improving the coordination of care transitions. Since AoA and CMS first began supporting the development of Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC) in 2003, ADRCs have been working to assist individuals in “critical pathways,” defined as the times or places when people make important decisions about long-term supports and services . This work included several innovative community interventions to facilitate the hospital discharge process and help nursing facility residents return to the community. In 2009, AoA and CMS named “person-centered hospital discharge planning” as a key operational component of an ADRC and in 2010, 16 states were awarded funding to significantly strengthen the role of ADRCs in implementing evidence-based care transition programs (Administration on Aging, 2011).
Many care transition programs within the Aging Network are able to capitalize on existing infrastructure to implement evidence-based care transition strategies and provide increased access to critical long-term services and supports post-discharge. For example, community care transition staff from an ADRC or AAA not only provide options and access to transportation and remove barriers for attending physician appointments, but also empower and educate individuals on how to make the most of the appointment. Connection to community-based programs and services are especially important for individuals who need support beyond the short-term care transition program period which may also have the potential to impact frequency of readmissions (Proctor, 2000).
Care Transitions and the Current Role of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
Professional Geriatric Care Managers are important partners within local Aging Network initiatives and these community partnerships play a critical role within interdisciplinary care transitions teams. As members of care transition teams, it is helpful for professional Geriatric Care Managers (GCM) to understand effective care transitions strategies and how these strategies fit within their current professional roles and responsibilities.
Often the first transition that individuals experience within the health care system is the transition from the community to the hospital, and can provide important information to the hospital about the resources and supports that the individual and caregiver accessed prior to hospitalization. Community transition partners, including GCMs, have the unique ability to move across settings with the individual and caregiver, and the community is also frequently the last “receiver” post- discharge from healthcare settings. GCMs and community-based care transitions staff, such as AAA/ADRC staff, serve an important role in preparing the individual and caregiver for the next care setting through medication reconciliation, patient activation, an introduction to warning signs and symptoms, and development of a post-discharge follow up plan (Parry et al, 2003). Finally, successful transitions across care settings depend upon effective communication, incorporating multi-disciplinary team perspectives with sharing important client information and building a sense of shared accountability as individuals transition from one setting to another (Parry et al, 2003).
In terms of the current roles of GCMs, NAPGCM standards of practice relate well to the common elements of successful care transitions. Of particular note are the standards relating to the client relationship and professionalism of practice: (1) identifying the client, (2) promoting self-determination, (3) right to privacy, (4) definition of the role to other professionals, and (5) development of care plans (National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, 2011).
- Identifying the client. GCMs serve as client advocates and liaisons between various members of the client’s system, including family members, in-home aides, physicians and others (Kelsey & Laditka, 2007). This standard reinforces the concept of patient activation, where self-management of health and health decisions must include both the patient and family as part of the core health care team (Bodenheimer et al., 2002). This standard also relates to the theme of shared accountability and collaboration between providers in order to support a care transition. A GCM has the ability to examine the client system across care settings and collaborate with community partners to provide important insight to health care professionals whose perspective and influence may be limited to a particular setting.
- Promoting self-determination. Core to this standard is the GCM identifying and articulating clients’ values and preferences in their care plans, regardless of the physical, mental or emotional capacity of the client (National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, 2011). This standard can be most closely tied with the care transition theme of patient activation. Patient activation describes an individual’s ability to self-manage their own health, and personally engage in option development and decision-making processes (Hibbard et al, 2004). Rather than responding to presented care options, clients and family members should be full collaborators and developers of their own health goals to the maximum extent possible.
- Right to privacy. The right to privacy needs to be maintained to the maximum extent possible, while fully disclosing the limits to confidentiality upfront to the client. Previous qualitative studies indicate that GCMs continue frequent contact with clients across various hospital, nursing home and home settings, and often act as patient advocates (Dobrish, 1987, Kelsey & Laditka, 2007). As such, GCMs can be integral members of an interdisciplinary care transitions team. Such a role may require additional considerations for disclosing patient or client information. Client populations that are at high risk of multiple readmissions will require upfront discussions and preparation of appropriate agreements (informed consent, release of information, etc.) for the GCM should they be hospitalized. Considerations can include:
- How will a GCM be notified of a hospitalization
- What role does the client wish the GCM to play during the hospitalization, and how will information about this role be conveyed to other members of the care transitions team, such as hospital, rehabilitation, or nursing facility staff.
- Whether GCM will need business affiliate agreements with hospitals under HIPAA — or will hospital case management department consider a GCM a member of the core care team, therefore bypassing HIPAA requirements (Yang & Kombaracaran, 2006).
- Definition of the role to other professionals. GCMs should clearly define their role and scope in terms of a client’s wishes and the GCM’s professional capacity (National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, 2011). This standard most closely aligns with the critical theme of supporting multidisciplinary communication and shared accountability during a transition across the continuum of care. GCMs can serve as the bridge between actively engaged patient and family members and the professional health care team. In addition to providing perspective of clients across the continuum of care, GCMs bring an underrepresented expertise through their geriatric perspective and training to multidisciplinary teams in settings where trained gerontologists may be in short supply (Counsell et al, 2007). Yet involvement in a truly collaborative and interdisciplinary team process remains a difficult concept to incorporate into everyday practice (Netting & Williams, 1996). Geriatric care managers’ commitment to identifying the client and total client system provides an advantage in being able to view the sum of all parts at play, but can also put GCMs at odds with a sense of shared accountability as GCMs may see themselves as more accountable to clients than to a team of loosely connected health care professionals.
- Development of plans of care. In terms of supporting a successful care transition, this standard closely relates to supporting follow-up care and medication management post-discharge, as well as developing care plans that support patient/client activation. After a discharge from a hospital, care plans often require adjustments. GCMs are well suited to inform the discharge process of clients’ existing care plans as well as community resources available to address new supportive service needs. GCMs also frequently accompany clients to physician appointments and help their clients make sure that important questions are addressed. GCMs can help identify poly-pharmacy issues, activate clients to address their medication questions with their follow-up primary care physicians, or make referrals to pharmacists for medication therapy management. However, specialized training and collaboration with other healthcare professionals is needed to fully address important medication reconciliation processes post-discharge (Rust and Davis, 2011).
Transitioning from one care setting to another can be potentially harmful for individuals with serious or complex illnesses, in part because the care transition process is prone to errors resulting from poor communication and coordination, inadequate care management or follow-up care, etc. In addition, poor care transitions are costly. Almost one in five Medicare patients (approximately 2.6 million older adults) are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of their original discharge. This extrapolates to a cost of over $26 billion per year (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2011). Successful and cost-effective care transitions require better connections between medical providers and community services providers. While there are roles for many different professionals to play in this process, geriatric care managers can clearly be part of a community-based solution.
Investing in geriatric care managers for care transitions
Given the new emphasis on care transitions in the Affordable Care Act and the rapid aging of our population, the need for an increased number of professionals well-versed and trained in care transition planning is more crucial than ever. Geriatric care managers are perfectly positioned in the Aging Network to fulfill this role, and many already do. Geriatric care managers can provide initial assessments, access to community services, care coordination, counseling, and family members support for clients who may not quality for increasingly stringent income requirements for public services (Dobrish, 1987, Kelsey & Laditka, 2007). However, according to a 2010 survey of Area Agencies on Aging Directors, only about 12.6 percent of AAAs employ certified geriatric care managers. Yet, in preparation for the current population age wave, AAAs foresee the need to invest within the next five years in additional case managers and expand staff qualifications to include certified geriatric care management within their case management units (Morgan, et al, 2010).
Geriatric care managers can play different roles in care transition planning within the Aging Network. First, they can be and are employed as transitional care staff. They can also be utilized as members of the interdisciplinary care transitions teams. Finally, they can serve as “community conveners,” pulling together all the appropriate medical and social service providers who relate to care transitions. This in turn improves connections for the patient and their family to the long-term services and supports system.
However, if geriatric care managers are to properly meet these kinds of job duties, it must be made sure that they receive appropriate skills training to help them meet the demands that will be asked of them. For example, geriatric care managers should consider how care transition strategies align with their existing professional roles and responsibilities, including patient activation, which requires empowering their patients/clients, as opposed to “doing” for them, and engaging in teach-back methods where the patient/client learns to advocate and act on their own behalf. Additionally, professional education programs for future care managers should specifically address breakdowns in the interdisciplinary team/collaborative processes. The soft skills of conflict resolution and problem-solving can help keep the lines of communication open, and if geriatric care managers are part of the bridge between the medical and community, these can help to keep the relationship functional and the care transition planning process moving. Finally, given the importance of medication reconciliation to the care transition process, additional training about this critical issue may be needed for GCMs – particularly who do not have a nursing background.
The problem of poor transitions has serious outcomes for patients, their families, and our health care system – one that needs collaborative, multidisciplinary, community-based solutions in order to provide high quality, more cost-effective care. The Aging Network and geriatric care managers can and will continue to play a critical role in reaching these aims.

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Potatoes au Gratin are thinly sliced potatoes covered in cream, garlic and Monterey Jack cheese baked to perfection. These are the ultimate side dish!
Every holiday meal needs to have the perfect potato dish to compliment it. These Potatoes Au Gratin are just that. Thinly sliced potatoes covered in cream, garlic and lots of Monterey Jack cheese baked to perfection. 😀
I’ve been making this recipe for about three years now. It is the best potato recipe my taste buds have ever enjoyed. There is so much flavor with the garlic, and the cheese makes it gooey deliciousness. I puffy heart these potatoes!
Potatoes au Gratin
Thinly sliced potatoes covered in garlic cream sauce and Monterey Jack cheese then baked to perfection!
- 4 large Russet Potatoes Scrubbed Clean
- 1 1/2 cups Heavy Cream
- 1/2 cup Milk I use 2%
- 2 Tablespoons Flour
- 2 cloves Garlic Finely Minced
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- Freshly Ground Pepper to taste
- 1 cup Monterey Jack Cheese Freshly Grated
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F° Spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Slice potatoes 1/4 inch thickness. (I use my mandolin slicer)
- In a separate bowl, whisk together cream, milk, flour, minced garlic, salt, and a little black pepper.
- Place 1/3 of the potatoes in the bottom of the baking dish. Pour 1/3 of the cream mixture over the potatoes.
- Repeat this two more times, ending with the cream mixture. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are golden brown and really bubbling. Add grated cheese to the top of the potatoes and bake for 3 to 5 more minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving.
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These look so cheesy and delicious!
Made these for Easter. Absolutely awewome!!!!
These have become a new family favorite! I often serve them with ham, which cooks at a lower temp, so I bake them the day before without the last step with cheese, then finish them in with the ham the next day. I have also used pepper jack for a kick….yumm-o!
I love the pepper-jack idea. YUM! I am so happy to hear they are such a hit for you. They are my favorite way to make potatoes. SO good!

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- Rate of motor heating — read FAQ: Aren’t heat and noise common stepper motor problems? for more on this
- Acceleration — read FAQ: What are the requirements for a stepper acceleration?
- Torque — read FAQ: What kind of torque can I get out of a stepper motor versus other options?
Plus there are times when it’s necessary to limit current supply to the motor. Read FAQ: How to set a stepper motor’s current limit and why is it important? for more on this.
When sizing a power supply, keep the above points in mind and remember that the drive type and method of operation influence which power supply is most suitable. Read FAQ: What is a stepper driver and how do they work?
When sizing a power supply, ensure that enough power is available when needed — but remember that an overly large supply wastes power.
Note that when it comes to a motor’s rated voltage versus voltage supply, there’s not much concern unless the power supply runs near the drive’s maximum rating. If this is indeed the case, then there’s a risk when decelerating the motor. The load’s momentum stores energy that must be dissipated. The drive can’t do this, so the energy returns to the power supply. This in some cases can overload the power supply and make it fail. So ensure the power supply has a rated voltage well above the motor’s rated voltage. Note that back EMF can also serve as a sort of feedback or gauge of how the motor is running if needed.
There’s additional reason to ensure that voltage is sufficiently high. As the motor draws more current, voltage in unregulated power supplies drops. This can degrade motor performance. In contrast, regulated power supplies provide stable voltage —is useful for applications with high-speed operation.
In the end, specific power-supply types from different manufacturers require specific analysis for sizing. Refer to documentation and always contact the manufacturer with questions.
Edited by Zak Khan || More information on this topic is also available from Teknic’s article detailing various power-supply options for stepper and servomotors • Gecko Drive’s article on power supplies • and GitHub’s Stepper Motors and Power Supplies feature.


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From Al Coxon, 89, Mesa, Ariz.: A torpedoman on the U.S.S. Chatelain, Coxon said: "We didn't know anything about capture. I was an enlisted man. We didn't know anything about it. We were just out to sink submarines." When did he figure out that they were taking the sub intact that day? In a perfect deadpan, he replied, "When it didn't sink." The Chatelain picked up the 58 surviving German crew members, two of whom Coxon saw in 2005 when the new U-505 exhibition hall opened.
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Rutgers athletics director Tim Pernetti released a missive to Scarlet Knights fans today, and it’s an informative account of the overall state of his athletics department:
Dear Scarlet Knight Fans,
The first half of the academic year is nearing a close and it has been a busy and productive semester in the classroom and on the fields of play for our Scarlet Knights. Our student-athletes, coaches, support staff and administration continue to do an outstanding job managing their academic, athletic and community responsibilities with a constant focus on our mission of earning degrees, becoming leaders, and winning championships.
As for Tim Pernetti, the Rutgers athletics director earns an annual base salary of $410,000 and receives another $4,000 in non-university compensation. The 40-year old Oakland, Bergen County, resident receives $50,000 in bonus compensation and an annual automobile stipend of $12,000. According to New Jersey Press Media’s Data Universe, Pernetti earned $420,729.48 in gross state-employee income last year.
Pernetti’s total income, including bonus pay, ranks last among the six permanent ADs of the Big East football-playing schools. Only Connecticut’s Paul Pendergast and Cincinnati’s Bob Arkeilpane earn less than Pernetti, but both are interim ADs at their respective programs.
According to the USA TODAY’s methodology, Cincinnati’s previous AD, Mike Thomas, who resigned Aug. 10 to take the same position at Illinois, earned $421,000 in total compensation and a $497,500 bonus maximum, while Connecticut’s prior AD, Jeff Hathaway, who resigned Sept. 15, earned $511,599 in total compensation and a $55,833 bonus maximum. That means Pernetti’s $476,000 total package was less than all eight ADs at the Big East’s football-playing schools in 2010.
When he was hired on Feb. 26, 2009, Pernetti received a five-year deal that runs through the 2013-14 school year. During his introductory press conference, Pernetti said he took a pay cut of approximately 20 percent in leaving his position as executive vice president at CBS College Sports to return to his alma mater.
Coming this weekend in NJ Press Media newspapers, I’ll have an in-depth story on the Rutgers men’s lacrosse program and why many in the college lacrosse community consider it a plum job. But here are a few quick tidbits from Rutgers athletics director Tim Pernetti on how the coaching search is progressing after Jim Stagnitta resigned earlier this week:
— Asked if there’s timetable on when he’d like to hire a new coach, Pernetti responded, “”Immediately.” The Rutgers AD — who has already hired new coaches in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, gymnastics, men’s golf, women’s volleyball — said he has already received significant interest in the position in the three days since the job opened and added “”we’re pretty deep into the process.”
“”My philosophy in this, as with every coaching search, is want to
move swiftly but we don’t want to rush,” Pernetti said during a phone interview this afternoon. “”We’re very deep into it. I’ve been spending a lot of time on the phone the past couple of days. While I can’t share any details of candidates on my list, I will say that I’m very encouraged by the level of interest in the position.”
— Pernetti’s M.O. in these searches is to keep the list of people he’s speaking with or interviewing quiet, but he did offer some criteria for the next men’s lacrosse coach:
Ryan Hart was watching the NFL Draft on Friday night when he decided to script offensive plays for Saturday’s Believe Bowl.
Hart, who served as captain for one of the two alumni squads, threw out the playbook two plays into the flag-football game.
“”I scripted all these plays — redzone plays, trick plays — and I come to find out, after two plays, there was no way this was going to work,” Hart said, laughing. “”Everyone’s running around crazy so we just said, ‘Everybody just have some fun.’ ”
In the end, thanks to an MVP performance from former wideout Shawn Tucker (who organized the event that raised awareness for the Eric LeGrand Believe Fund and supported Rutgers Spinal Cord Research), it was Team Hart that prevailed, 26-24, over the team captained by Mike Teel.
The two most accomplished quarterbacks in Rutgers football history, Hart and Teel each shined in what turned out to be an entertaining appetizer for the Scarlet-White scrimmage.
Trailing 26-24 in the final minute, Team Teel took over at its 39-yard line and nearly rallied for the win. But Teel’s game-winning touchdown pass to former tight end Tim Pernetti (yes, that Tim Pernetti) was negated when the officials cited Teel for stepping over the line as he unleashed the ball with no time remaining.
“”You know the ironic thing is, I’m paying the refs and it still ended up being negated,” Rutgers’ athletics director quipped. “”It’s been since 1994 that I’ve been done playing, but you never want to close the door (on an NFL career).”
Turning serious, Pernetti said the alumni game was “”a lot of fun” and it served a good purpose.
“”From the start, we wanted to create awareness immediately and never stop putting the pedal down on raising support for Eric,” Pernetti said. “”It’s been a long time since the injury, but we never want Eric to leave the spotlight. It’s our responsibility, with everything Eric did for Rutgers, to take care of him. I think this event is just another in a long line of great fundraisers for him and his family. It was a great day.”

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What happened on Saturday, October 16, 1971
Two platoons of the Mukti Bahini launched another surprise attack on the Salda base of the Pak army at 3:30 pm this day. In this 20 minute operation, the freedom fighters killed 5 Pak soldiers and wounded 10 others; they returned safely to their base afterward.
Pak army vehicles frequently used the road next to Pilkhana that led the New Market. A Dhaka city guerrilla group planted mines on that road. At 9:30 pm on 16 October, a Pak army jeep was patrolling the road when it was destroyed by a mine. 4 Pak soldiers were killed and 2 others were seriously injured in the explosion.
A group of guerrillas went to Kumarasail on a mission to harass and unsettle the enemy. They fired at the enemy bunkers with LMGs and rifles. The enemy returned fire at the guerrillas from Shahbazpur, using 3” mortar shells and using medium machine guns, from Boiragitila. After a long exchange of gunfire, the freedom fighters returned to their camp.
At around 4.30 pm, guerrillas attacked the Pak army’s Parshuram position, injuring 10 people and blowing up a bunker.
On the same day, naval commandos led by Alam, a soldier who had defected and escaped from the Pakistan Navy, carried out a daring operation at Chalna port. In this operation, the Mukti Bahini Frogmen destroyed four ships, including the Lightning and the Al-Murtaza.
In Dinajpur, the Mukti Bahini launched a surprise attack on the Pak army stationed at Boalganj, using mortars. 17 Pak soldiers were killed in this attack. In another clash at night, 10 Pak soldiers were killed.
A group of freedom fighters shelled the Pak army positions at Lalmonirhat and Thakurgaon. After a successful operation, the freedom fighters returned to their bases safely.
In Dhaka, Pakistani collaborators set fire to the locked residence of Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury on Mymensingh Road.
This morning, two hours of talks took place in Tehran between Pakistani President Yahya and Soviet President Nikolai Padagarni. Yahya called on Nikolai Padgarni to take necessary steps to safeguard the integrity and unity of Pakistan.
In the evening, Yugoslav President Marshal Tito and Pakistani President Yahya Khan met in private in Tehran.
The Election Commission of Pakistan announced the by-election symbols in a press note. The announcement further said that the symbol that each party had contested the last election with would be allotted the same way this time as well.
UN Assistant Secretary-General Paulmark Henry told the press at a news conference that although the guerrillas were not able to do anything against the army, they were obstructing the distribution of relief supplies.
The Ameer (head) of East Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami Ghulam Azam said at a public meeting in Dhaka, “We have to get rid of the suicidal idea that India will come and make East Pakistan independent, and then leave.”
Mahmud Ali, who returned to Dhaka on Nurul Amin’s urgent summons, told APP, “Pakistan is sincerely interested in bringing back Pakistani citizens and has taken steps to do so. But India is making excuses to delay the matter.”
Translated by Mohammad Towhidul Islam
Editorial contribution by Arghya Raihan
Researched, compiled & Edited by Sagar Lohani
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Like to eat with your hands? No one will judge you tonight when the Brooklyn Beefsteak returns to the Bell House. Bring a bib or buy a souvenir apron for $15 and chow down at this all-you-can-eat-and-drink beef and beer banquet, inspired by the feasts once held at Tammany Hall. Endless pitchers of New York's oldest ale, McSorley's, will be at the ready for thirsty eaters. Those who like to focus on eating only the beef eating-veterans suggest skipping the bread and leaving it stackedthis way people can tell how much meat you've eaten by the tower of bread left behind and the grease spots on your apron. How savage!
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Dupree leaving UM; Vasquez ponders pros
Reserve center Braxton Dupree left the Maryland program Wednesday, and star point guard Greivis Vasquez is still entertaining the possibility of turning professional. Vasquez, who would be a senior next season, has indicated that he would test the NBA waters and enter the draft but has left the door open for returning to Maryland, implying he does not have an agent. Comcast SportsNet reported that Vasquez has received approval from Terrapins coach Gary Williams to test the draft and Vasquez is not interested in playing overseas. Last season, Vasquez averaged 17.5 points, 5.0 assists and 5.4 rebounds and was named second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference. Dupree, a 6-foot-8 sophomore who played at Calvert Hall, received his release and intends to transfer, Maryland announced. Dupree averaged 2.1 points and 2.4 rebounds last season while appearing in 25 games, including six starts. Dupree could not be reached for comment, and it was unclear where or whether he would resume his basketball career. BILL ORDINE
Big Ten/ACC Challenge: : Maryland will play at Indiana on Dec. 1 as part of the 11th annual Challenge. The Terps will be making their first trip to Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Maryland is 7-3 in Challenge games and has won four straight. Michigan State will play at North Carolina on Dec. 1 in a rematch of this month's NCAA title game, won by the Tar Heels, 89-72.
Wizards confirm Saunders is new coach
Flip Saunders officially has the job on the Washington Wizards' bench, complete with a four-year, $18 million contract. The Wizards said Saunders will be their new coach. Saunders and the team reached an oral agreement more than a week ago, and the coach, 54, signed the deal Tuesday night. Saunders will be formally introduced at a news conference Thursday. Saunders succeeds interim coach Ed Tapscott, who finished the season when Eddie Jordan was fired after a 1-10 start. Long-term injuries to Gilbert Arenas and Brendan Haywood doomed the season from the start. Tapscott went 18-53. Saunders is 587-396 over 13 NBA seasons, 10 with the Minnesota Timberwolves and three with the Detroit Pistons.
Magic 96, 76ers 87: : Rookie Courtney Lee had 24 points and Orlando blew an 18-point lead before beating visiting Philadelphia to even the first-round playoff series at a game apiece.
Rookie of the Year: : Derrick Rose, who led his hometown Bulls to the playoffs, won the honor in a runaway. The guard received 111 first-place votes from a national media panel; runner-up O.J. Mayo of the Grizzlies received five first-place votes.
Rockets: : Center Dikembe Mutombo said his 18-year career is finished after a left knee injury knocked him out of the team's 107-103 playoff loss late Tuesday to the host Trail Blazers that evened the series at one game apiece.
Et cetera: : Kobe Bryant scored 26 points as the host Lakers won, 119-109, over the Jazz late Tuesday, giving Los Angeles a 2-0 lead in the series. ... Davidson star guard Stephen Curry will announce Thursday whether he will return for his senior season or enter the NBA draft.
Phelps to try new freestyle technique
Michael Phelps is following up his record performance at the Beijing Olympics by changing some of the swimming technique that carried him to eight gold medals. As the Baltimore resident shifts to focusing on shorter races, he hopes the new freestyle technique will increase his sprinting speed. "You'll all have to see. I'm not saying anything until we unveil it," Phelps said in New York when asked how he has tweaked the stroke. "It's a significant change." Phelps will reveal the new technique when he returns to competition at the Charlotte (N.C.) UltraSwim on May 14-17 in North Carolina, his first meet since Beijing. He plans to swim four events, including the 100- and 200-meter free and the 100 butterfly.
Polo: : Twenty-one prized horses that mysteriously died before one of the sport's top championships were given a supplement that likely caused their deaths, the leader of the Venezuelan-owned team told an Argentine newspaper. Juan Martin Nero, of Lechuza Polo, told the newspaper La Nacion that the horses were given a supplement known as Biodyl, which contains a combination of vitamin B12, a form of selenium called sodium selenite and other minerals. Florida authorities have started an investigation to determine whether the deaths were intentional or accidental.
Baseball: : The Rangers put right-hander Kris Benson, an ex-Oriole, on the 15-day disabled list with elbow tendinitis. Scott Feldman will start in Benson's place Saturday against the Orioles. Benson is 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA. ... Tigers outfielder-designated hitter Marcus Thames was placed on the DL and is expected to be sidelined for more than a month because of a strained ribcage muscle.
NFL: : Former Bears defensive lineman William "The Refrigerator" Perry remained hospitalized at Aiken (S.C.) Regional Medical Center, where spokeswoman Melissa Summer said he is in serious condition. Perry, 46, was hospitalized to deal with complications from Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a chronic inflammation disorder of the peripheral nerves. ... New executive director DeMaurice Smith has been working for the NFL Players Association without a contract for six weeks while a deal is being negotiated, the Associated Press reported. ... Former Jaguars wide receiver Jimmy Smith was pulled over Wednesday and found with crack cocaine and marijuana in his car, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Smith faces multiple drug charges.
College lacrosse: : Eric Ososki scored his second goal of the game with 1:59 left in overtime to lift visiting Mount St. Mary's over VMI, 8-7. Brett Leonard (four goals) scored for the Keydets (2-11, 1-6 Metro Atlantic) with 1:48 remaining to force overtime. The Mount improved to 4-8, 4-3.

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Gibraltar’s population is circa 30,000. Throughout its history, Gibraltar has been inhabited by a range of immigrants from differing cultural backgrounds including Spanish, Genoese, Maltese, Moroccan, Jewish, Indian and Portuguese, who combined with the British settlers to form a varied and multi-racial community. The religion practised in Gibraltar is predominantly Roman Catholicism; however, other Christian denominations and other faiths such and Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Bahai and Jehovah’s Witnesses are also common.
Gibraltar is a shining example of how all races and followers of different religions can live together in a peaceful and harmonious environment. The official language in Gibraltar is English although a mixture of English and Spanish is spoken in casual conversation. This local 'dialect' is referred to as 'Yanito'. Gibraltar’s educational system is based on that of the United Kingdom system and all professions are required to have British qualifications.

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Artist: Costas Varotsos
Description: The exterior component of the City Hall Complex art project was
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sculptural elements into the landscape which borders a main vehicular
thoroughfare. This Varotsos sculpture was selected as one of the most
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -You’ve probably never heard of the spotted lanternfly and officials are hoping you never see one in Ohio.
The invasive bug was first seen in Eastern Pennsylvania in 2014 but has been spreading west to multiple counties.
Native to parts of Asia, the bug may have hitched a ride on shipping boats and is now causing havoc to trees and crops like grapes in Pennsylvania.
“It doesn’t bite or cause any known medical threat to people or pets, but it is becoming a major concern for the damage it does to the plants it feeds on,” according to Gavin Svenson with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
The bugs travel in large numbers and are very good jumpers, more than fliers.
In massive numbers they can destroy fruit crops and trees.
“They feed on plants by stabbing their straw-like mouth-parts into the plant’s nutrient rich phloem," Sveson siad. “This can not only damage the tree and starve it, it can lead to infestation by sooty molds that grow thanks to the excrement of the feeding insects.”
That black soot-like mold is harmless except for the major inconvenience of making a mess of your home, outdoor furniture and kids playgrounds.
In Pennsylvania, the numbers are so great people complain of not being able to be outside because the bugs will jump, but not bite.
“There is hope they will be contained and eradicated before they spread beyond Eastern Pennsylvania,” Svenson said. “A significant amount of resources are being invested in researching the species and how to stop their spread. However, individuals are now being found outside of the main infestation area in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and other surrounding states, but so far none in Ohio that we know of.”
Sveson warns anyone who may travel or hike in eastern Pennsylvania may want to inspect their belongings and vehicles before coming back to Ohio to make sure you don’t transport one back.
“They are obvious to identify and really quite nice looking, so spotting them is easy,” Svenson said. “If you see them, yes, take steps to destroy them. Squish away, but make sure you know what you are looking at."


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Lew Wallace is widely remembered for the successful movie interpretations of his masterwork Ben-Hur in 1925 and 1959. These were not the only times the General’s name (and even the General) showed up in Hollywood movies.
In 1914, Wallace’s book, The Prince of India, was adapted as a silent movie. This forty-four minute film moved along at a rapid pace and bore little resemblance to Wallace’s book. Starring Thurlow Bergen and William Riley Hatch, the plot involved a devil-may-care newspaper reporter, a stolen gem, a fun-loving Indian prince, a temptress, and a climatic scene with a run away trolley car. Lew Wallace would not have been pleased with the artistic license taken in the filming of this movie.
Early Western Movies
The general himself has been represented in several movies. One such movie was Land Beyond the Law (1937) which starred Dick Foran. Foran was a matinee idol of “B” movies and one of the movie industry’s most successful singing cowboys. Foran plays wild and woolly Chip Douglas, who becomes a lawman after his father is killed in New Mexico territory. Through Chip’s efforts he helps avoid a range war. Although uncredited in the movie, Governor Lew Wallace is portrayed by Joe King.
Strange Lady in Town
In 1955, director Mervyn LeRoy brought Wallace to life in Greer Garson’s, Strange Lady In Town. The movie co-starred Dana Andrews and Cameron Mitchell.
Garson sets a western town on edge when she arrives and begins her own medical practice. Her first patient in Santa Fe has a toothache and is brought in by Billy the Kid. After all sorts of intrigue, Garson’s character attends the Governor’s ball. There she meets Governor Lew Wallace, who mentions two things. First, that he is working on a novel called Ben-Hur, and second, that he has a chronic heart condition. The ever helpful lady doctor suggests perhaps his collar is too tight.
The actor who portrayed Lew Wallace was Ralph Moody, a big, burly man who looked nothing like the real Lew Wallace. Moody often played gruff old men or Native Americans. His extraordinary acting career lasted from 1948 to his death in 1971 and included well over 100 appearances in movies and TV.
In addition, Strange Lady in Town introduced audiences to Susan Wallace in one of her rare portrayals on screen. Mrs. Wallace was portrayed by Louise Lorimer. Like Ralph Moody, Lorimer was a talented actress who worked steadily from 1934 until her retirement at age 87 in 1985. She played alongside some of Hollywood’s leading lights in both the movies and on TV. Her appearance as Mrs. Wallace was only slightly closer to reality than Ralph Moody’s presentation of Lew Wallace.
More recently Wallace has been portrayed (often more accurately) in documentaries and videos, including a 2006 film called: No Retreat from Destiny: The Battle That Rescued Washington. This production tells the story of the Battle of Monacacy. On the History and Discovery Channels, documentaries on Billy the Kid often discuss Wallace’s governorship using period photos and an occasional actor portraying Wallace.
Iconic Moments in Fiction
Beyond the feature movies, Wallace’s Ben-Hur also appeared in books and movies as part of the plot.
In Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep, famed private eye Philip Marlowe enters a book store he believes is a front for evil doings. In an effort to trap the woman running the store, Marlowe asks: “Would you happen to have a Ben Hur 1860?”
She asks, “A first edition?”
Marlowe replies, “Third. The one with the erratum on page 116.”
The lady obviously doesn’t know her Ben-Hur! It was published in 1880 and there is no edition with an erratum on page 116. Realizing this, Marlowe knows she isn’t the store owner.
In another iconic moment in fiction, Anne of Green Gables, Anne is caught reading Ben-Hur at school when she is supposed to be studying another subject.
For over 130 years Ben-Hur and Lew Wallace have been part of popular American culture. The impact of Wallace’s book is demonstrated in the many ways it and its author have been incorporated in other creative endeavors over the past century. Keep your eyes open and ears tuned, as you never know when Lew Wallace or Ben-Hur will show up to move a plot along.
Sources: Marie Stocks for finding blog comments on the Slate article regarding Wallace in the movies and Kyle Gobel for watching The Big Sleep. Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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As I was cleaning up the basement yesterday (very ambitious I know) and trying to determine just what was in some of those long forgotten boxes, I came across some absolute gems that I can’t believe I have never written about. If you like espionage, spy drama and suspense, of course you have to try out Ian Fleming and his James Bond series. These novels are dedicated to the genre and have some of the most original stories concerning ole 007. Now, many of you may not know that little about the James Bond film franchise and the movie story lines are from Fleming’s books. The only two actual James Bond movies that were based on Fleming stories and accurately portrayed were From Russia with Love and to a lesser extent Casino Royale (which were both deadly movies by the way). The rest of the Bond movies only have the title, certain names and locales from each story in common. Don’t get me wrong, I love just about every James Bond movie out there (even the George Lazenby as Bond one, actually I loved the George Lazenby one). However, if you love Bond and have only watched the movies, there is whole other world of James Bond stories out there for your enjoyment. Fleming truly is a great writer of espionage stories and stories involving great plots. After Fleming’s last publication in 1965, there was hiatus of 16 years before author John Gardner picked up the reins as Bond’s new storyteller. These novels are just as intriguing and captivating as their predecessors. Honestly, some of Gardner’s Bond stories are very, very good and follow along one giant story line taking place through numerous Bond novels (this is where you might want to start at the beginning of the Gardner Bond novels and work your way through in order). There are also other writers out there since Gardner that have written James Bond stories but I can’t really vouch as to the quality of the works. So to recap: grab a martini (shaken and not stirred of course), grab some Bond novels and get reading. PS – greatest Bond movie ever: Dr. No (Hands Down)!
If you’re interested, we have at the library a book called “Op. JB: the Last Great Secret of the Second World War” by Christopher Creighton. Op. JB stands for Operation James Bond, a top secret mission to kidnap Martin Bormann. One of the men involved in this operation was none other than Ian Fleming, creator of 007: James Bond!

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The City of Alton will offer two extra pick up's this week of debris leftover from last Wednesday night's storm. The pick up will be limited to brush like tree limbs created by the storm and bush or tree toppings will not be allowed. Alton residents should place the storm debris at the curb either this morning or by this Friday April 19.
The City of Alton Forestry Division, Public Works Department and the PACUP crew will be handling the collection today and Friday. If you have questions, contact the Forestry Division at 463-3585.


The bargaining committee for Local 71, Chignecto-Central Regional School Board, is pleased to inform the membership of Local 71 that they have just reached a tentative agreement with the employer. Details will follow.
Reminder that all local elections are to be completed by the end of June, 2013 as per the NSGEU Constitution & By-Laws. Local Presidents are reminded to please notify the NSGEU Labour Resource Centre at 424-4063 or at firstname.lastname@example.org of their Local’s election date/time and location and whether the Local requires any assistance in conducting […]
President Joan Jessome was interviewed on Sunday, May 12, 2o13 by Scott Simpson of News 95.7 on the issue of understaffing and burnout in the nursing profession. To hear the interview, click here: Joan’s Interview on News 95.7 – May 12 2013
Well, it seems that NSGEU members really DO care about the environment! We received over 4,000 entries for our Go-Green Tablet Giveaway contest… That means more than 4,000 members have asked to receive their quarterly copy of The Union Stand via email, rather than a paper copy, in the mail. By best estimates, this means […]
Halifax- Members of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union, Local 71, who work for the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board have voted 91% in favor of strike action to support their demands at the bargaining table. The vote was counted in Truro tonight. Out of 434 votes cast, 396 voted yes. “The employer wants […]
Our Bodies, Our Health, Our Rights! Join Halifax’s LGBTQ Communities and Allies for a rally followed by a human chain around the heart of downtown Halifax. Thursday, May 16th, 6pm Halifax Grand Parade Sign language interpretation provided.
Halifax – Joan Jessome has been acclaimed for her 8th term as President of the Nova Scotia Government & General Employees Union. Jessome was the first woman elected to the position in 1999. On Saturday, she broke another record as the longest serving president in the NSGEU’s history. Other positions in the provincial executive were […]
After three days of negotiations, talks aimed at achieving a new collective agreement for Local 66 have reached an impasse. While the talks were successful in dealing with some articles, we were not able to reach agreement on key monetary issues and there are still several concessions proposed by the employer. Your bargaining committee is […]
Dear member, The Union Negotiating Committee (UNC) is very pleased to advise that on Thursday, May 9, 2013, the Employer and Union agreed to resume negotiations as early as next week. We are very hopeful that these discussions will lead to a tentative agreement for a renewed Civil Service Master Agreement that can be recommended […]
Your bargaining committee and employer reached an impasse in bargaining on Tuesday, May 7th. The union will be filing for conciliation today, Wednesday, May 8th. While we have reached agreement on many articles, we still have some key issues that have not been addressed, such as improvements in pay provisions, holidays, vacation, sick leave, pension, […]


Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli prison of Gilboa have been physically assaulted and suffered aggression at the hands of the prison administration, a press release issued yesterday by the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs has revealed.
Gilboa prisoners faced “tension” last week after prison officers raided their cells for the alleged purpose of conducting searches. Prisoners were then “assaulted and bruised”, the report said.
Five prisoners were injured as a result of the raids, the NGO revealed, naming them: Yousef Nazzal, who was severely wounded after being ravaged by a police dog, Omar Jundab, Tahseen Salameh, Ahmad Azzouni and Jihad Abu Zahra.
Vandalising the detainees’ property, prison officers also confiscated electrical items including fans, and threw all food items on the floor, contaminating them.
Prisoners protested by shouting, banging on cell doors and launching a hunger strike.
The commission noted that the mistreatment of prisoners is part of a “systematic and clear policy practiced by the administration of the occupation detention centres in order to restrict prisoners and detainees and impose sanctions on them and deprive them of the most basic human rights.”
This comes as Palestinian prisons have been protesting against the placement of signal jamming devices in the jails which they say are causing them severe headaches and could lead to cancer.
Prisons have also witnessing increased tensions following the death of Palestinian prisoner Bassam Al-Sayah.
Gilboa detainees have threatened to escalate their protests if the administration does not put an end to its heavy-handed tactics and remove the signal jamming devices.
There are over 5,500 Palestinians languishing in prisons across Israel and the occupied West Bank, including 1,800 patients, 700 of whom need urgent medical intervention, according to official Palestinian figures.
Approximately 500 of those detained are being held on administrative detention – without charge or trial.
Source: Middle East Monitor


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Doctor Blake Mysteries Season 1 DVD Special Features
Language: English Boxed Set: Yes Discs: 3 pcs
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Jean Beazley is Blake's receptionist and housekeeper. Having previously served in the same capacity for his father, Jean has difficulty adjusting to Lucien's eccentric and sometimes oblivious behavior; although considered old-fashioned in her ideas about womanhood,Doctor Blake Mysteries Season she occasionally challenges Blake's expectation that she wait on him hand and foot. Her husband died in the war and she is aware that her living with the unattached Blake is a source of gossip.Her maternal tendencies are often a source of annoyance to her nephew Danny Parks, whom she treats like a son, and lodger Mattie O'Brien, whose outgoing attitude she does not understand at all. Shrewd and observant, she guards her territory zealously,Doctor Blake Mysteries Season missing nothing, and expertly sifts gossip for kernels of fact, which she dispenses when necessary.
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Here’s another exciting one with that energetic Caribbean flavour. The track is “No Para Ti”, the new release from producer and artist LUURK. Featuring Mechi Pieretti and D. Teksuo, the Latin-pop record combines elements of reggaeton, dancehall and rap. It is sung in both English and Spanish but, for those who speak only either of the languages, the song’s vibe is not lost, at all. Listen.