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Serving Queens, Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York. Contact The New York School To Learn More About our MA Associate Degree Program and Medical Assisting Careers!
Looking for a Medical Assistant School in Queens, New York? The New York School is a Medical Assistant College in Queens, New York that places graduates not only Queens but also Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan as well as other locations. Start A Top Quality Medical Assistant Education at NYSMDA By Calling Us Today @ 718-793-2330!
Serving Queens, Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York. Contact The New York School To Learn More About Medical Assisting Careers! Read below to learn why becoming A Medical Assistant Makes Sense.
Medical Assisting is one of the fastest growing careers in healthcare. With formal training from an accredited medical assisting program, and a high school diploma or GED, you can earn your Medical Assisting AOS Degree in just sixteen (16) months. Although some Medical Assistants are trained on the job, healthcare employers generally prefer formally trained Medical Assistants, who have taken medical assistant classes like the medical assisting program offered by the New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants. Medical Assisting is projected to be among the fastest growing occupations over the 2016-2026 decade. In fact, employment growth for Medical Assistants is expected to grow at twenty-nine (29) percent during this period. Job opportunities for Medical Assistants will be especially good for those with training from an accredited medical assistant school. In addition to offering excellent prospects for a steady career, the completion of a medical assistant program plus continuing education can lead to other opportunites that include nursing, sonography, and medical office management. If you live in one of the five New York, NY boroughs including Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan, earning a Medical Assistant Associate Degree is within reach when you attend the New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants. Completing our MA Associate Program at our campus in New York NY, a location rich with jobs in the healthcare field, is a good place to start your new career.
In addition to excellent job prospects, earnings for Medical Assistants, who have completed a medical assistant program, are generally among those who have jobs that pay higher than minimum wage. Of course, earnings vary depending on experience, skill level, and location. According to the May 2016 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for Medical Assistants nationwide, was $31,540 or $15.79 per hour. The top ten (10) percent of earners which some consider to be the most experienced had a mean annual wage of $45,310 or $21.78 per hour. The bottom ten (10) percent of all earners which some consider to be entry level had a mean annual wage of $22,780 per year or $10.99 per hour. The MA Associate Programs offered by NYSMDA at our Queens campus which is conveniently located to serve students coming from the greater New York NY metropolitan area trains you so that you can start earning these wages. For more information about medical assistant salaries click on the link listed below:
Getting your Medical Assistant Associate Degree in New York NY provides good income opportunities in the job market. In the last report to the accrediting commission, the NYSMDA reported that the 120 employed medical assistant students who graduated between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017 from our medical assistant school had a mean annual salary of $26,187 or $12.59 per hour. This means that most of the NYSMDA medical assistant school’s graduates earn more then the typical entry level medical assistant. The school feels that the educational foundation that its graduates receive from completing the medical assisting program at the New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants make them reach the top of the wage scale much sooner than if they received other training.
Become a highly valued member of today’s healthcare team. Medical Assistants who have completed a medical assistant program keep the offices and clinics of physicians and medical specialists running smoothly. Medical Assistants work with doctors helping them care for patients by performing a combination of routine clinical, laboratory and administrative duties. Completing the MA Associate Program offered by the New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants provides opportunties for graduates living in Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn NY to work in all these areas.
In addition to working in doctors’ offices and clinics, Medical Assistants also work in hospitals and for most other healthcare employers. They may have full time jobs or may work part-time, evenings or weekends. Although the specific responsibilities of a medical assistant vary depending on the site, size of the practice and type of medical specialty, the duties of a medical assistant are considered interesting and rewarding. A Medical Assistant Associate Degree from NYSMDA which is located in Queens and which conveniently serves students coming from the five boroughs including Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens NY creates many employment options for its graduates.
Serving Queens, Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York. Contact The New York School To Learn More About Medical Assisting Careers! Here's how we offer The Right Program With the Right Results.
That’s right - results are important in selecting a degree granting medical assisting school. And that’s one of the very reasons The New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants is the right choice.
Serving Queens, Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York. Contact The New York School To Learn More About Medical Assisting Careers! At the New York School, we teach you.
- Anatomy and Physiology You will be instructed on the structure and function of the human body. Cells, tissues, organs and organ systems are discussed in health and disease. Each organ system is discussed in depth focusing on the practice of medical assisting. Health and medical problems common to each organ or system which may be encountered in the medical setting are introduced. ------
- Treatment Room Procedures As a student you will be exposed to both lecture and hands-on clinical exercises to gain expertise in clinical medical assisting skills such as vital signs, emergency procedures, sterilization techniques, drug an immunization administration, basic x-ray techniques, first aid, CPR and specialized office procedures. Common medical instruments and equipment are introduced. Use and care of these items are practiced. ------
- Pharmacology You will learn the most commonly used medicines in the modern healthcare world. The science of the most common drug’s actions will be reviewed including the indications, contraindications, half-life, administration and dosages. Topics include the roles and responsibilities of the medical assistant in safely administering medications within a legal/ethical framework. ------
- Electrocardiography (EKG) You will learn how to care for both manual and computerized EKG machines and will receive hands-on training on how to perform an EKG, mount EKG strips and determine whether and EKG is accurate. During this course you will be instructed as to when to inform the physician of a medical emergency such as a ventricular tachycardia. ------
- Laboratory Techniques In this course you will learn how to collect samples from patients to perform needed tests. You will also learn how to draw blood (phlebotomy) intravenously and to process the blood sample to perform different tests. You will also receive training to perform point of care testing which includes blood sugar, hemoglobin, hematocrit and urinalysis. ------
- Computer Applications In this course you will receive a basic overview of computer concepts, including hardware and software. You will be instructed on Microsoft Office and its components: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook. In addition, you will learn how to effectively navigate the internet to construct complex searches to find specific information. ------
- Health Insurance and Electronic Health Records You will be introduced to electronic health records, medical coding and health insurance billing and reimbursement. Common medical coding (ICD-10, CPT-4) and billing practices, the health insurance industry, legal and regulatory issues and differences in reimbursement methodologies will be reviewed. Principles of medical coding and billing related to proper claim form preparation, submission and payment processing and the use of electronic health records. ------
- Medical Office Management This course will instruct you on the many laws, statutes, and normal business practices which apply to the medical office setting. This includes medical law and ethics, medical records laws, effective communication skills, appointment scheduling, financial and supplies management and organizing the office.
With well-recognized and approved programs for Medical Assistants, we’ve helped thousands of men and woman from a variety of backgrounds achieve success for over fifty (50) years —and we are ready to do the same for you.
Conveniently located just ten (10) minutes from 42nd Street/Times Square in Long Island City, Queens, The New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants has provided training for Medical Assistants and has helped its graduates in gaining employment as Medical Assistants throughout Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan and Long Island since 1967. Get your MA Associate Degree in New York and move forward with confidence- your healthier future begins here!
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Our medical assisting program prepares students for employment as Medical Assistants quickly and effectively. In as little as 16 months, you could earn your Medical Assisting Degree and be ready to work and help people in the medical field. Graduates of The New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants (NYSMDA) need no additional training or experience to be qualified to work as Medical Assistants. That’s because our medical assistant program has a vital mix of classroom learning, extensive hands-on instruction and customized Medical Assistant externships, that enable NYSMDA students to gain the skills, experience and self-confidence needed for employment in the medical field. As you can see, a MA Associates Degree is the gateway to a your future in the healthcare field.
With a degree in Medical Assisting from NYSMDA, graduates who have attended our our medical assistant program have found positions all over New York City and beyond in many different and varied medical settings. The NYSMDA medical assistant school has recently placed its medical assistant graduates in internal medicine, pediatric, gastroenterology, obstetrics and gynecology, dermatology, urology, orthopedic, cardiology, pulmonology and chiropractic offices as well as multi-specialty practices and hospitals.
Being in business and placing medical assistants for over fifty (50) years, the NYSMDA medical assistant school has developed a reputation of providing superior entry level medical assistants to the medical field. Because of this reputation NYSMDA has doctors calling us and asking when our next class is graduating. This affords the college the luxury of being able to place its students that have completed our medical assistant program in the specialty that they are interested as well as finding a convenient location that fits into their life.
At The New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants we stress the importance of national certification. One of the primary goals of the medical assistant program classes is to prepare our students to pass the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam. This exam is administered by the American Medical Technologists (AMT). Founded in 1939 and located in Rosemont, Illinois the AMT is a nationally and internationally recognized certification and membership society for allied health employees. The NYSMDA medical assistant school has recently instituted review courses during the later stages of the program to prepare its students for the RMA exam. Passing the RMA exam makes a graduate eligible to be a Registered Medical Assistant and a member of the AMT. There are numerous benefits that go along with being an RMA and a AMT member. First and foremost being an RMA is a nationally recognized credential. Therefore, if you leave the greater New York City area you will have a credential that employers will recognize.
The AMT has a very strong continuing education program and it is extremely important for advancement in the field to keep your knowledge and skills current. If a medical assistant regularly takes continuing education courses through the AMT, it can make the difference between being in the top ten (10) percent of wage earners in the occupation and staying in the middle of wage earners. Through the AMT and its local chapters, a medical assistant may learn about job opportunities that may advance his/her career. For more about the AMT and the RMA please click on the link listed below:
Phlebotomy is defined as the surgical opening of a vein to withdraw blood or introduce a fluid. The NYSMDA medical assistant school has had graduates who have specialized as phlebotomists in hospitals and labs, however, it is more common for the school’s graduates to work as general medical assistants and perform phlebotomy as part of their medical assisting duties. Physicians who hire medical assistants responsible for blood drawing usually want to hire an assistant who is a certified phlebotomist. For this reason, it is important for medical assistants to be certified in phlebotomy.
The school’s graduates are eligible to sit for the National Phlebotomy Association (NPA) exam. The National Phlebotomy Association is a nationally and internationally recognized organization located in Landover, Maryland. The NPA was founded in 1978 for the purpose of educating and certifying the nations phlebotomists. The organization is recognized in all fifty (50) states. The New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants is an official certified testing site for the NPA. For more about the NPA click on the following link:
Serving Queens, Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York. Contact The New York School To Learn More About Medical Assisting Careers! At the New York School, we teach skills you will have for your career.
- Perform EKG (Electrocardiograms) & Other Diagnostic Test ------
- Remove Sutures & Change Dressings ------
- Assist in radiological examinations & X-ray development ------
- Collect and Prepare Lab Specimens ------
- Carry Out Medical Insurance Coding and Medical Billing ------
- Do Routine Blood Tests and Urinalysis------
- Sterilize Medical Instruments------
- Take Medical Histories & Record Vital Signs------
- Prepare Patients for Examinations & Explain Procedures------
- Arrange Hospital Admissions, Lab Services & Procedures ------
- Carry Out Medical Insurance Coding and Medical Billing------
- Administer Medications and Immunizations------
- Answer Phones, Greet Patients & Schedule Appointments------
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Several local businesses are working with students to improve financial literacy rates.
West Allis-based Layton State Bank recently implemented a program at several local high schools in partnership with education technology company EverFi.
Layton is sponsoring a 10-unit online EverFi course for students in the West Allis/West Milwaukee, Greendale, Greenfield and New Berlin school districts.
Topics covered in the six hour program include credit cards, credit scores, insurance, student loans, budgeting for college, mortgages, taxes, stocks, savings and 401Ks, said Gary Szpara, senior vice president of business development.
“Instead of just giving them money for a book or whatever, we’re actually training them for financial literacy,” Szpara said. “We feel in talking with the educators that it is a much more preferred model for students than pencil and paper.”
With the online model, students can take the time to learn at their own pace, he said. Schools decide which courses and age groups to which the program is offered.
Layton is targeting the program to high schools in its markets, in the hopes it is training future banking customers, Szpara said. It will also prepare them for college or jobs in the community.
“A lot of students in college have problems with the use of credit cards, damaging credit scores and not really thinking about the future,” Szpara said. “Our goal is to reach every student in all of these schools.”
Students who graduate from the program receive credits in financial literacy and a ceremony and celebration hosted by Layton. About 100 have graduated from the program so far.
Junior Achievement and Menomonee Falls-based Kohl’s Corp. have also partnered to address financial literacy among local students.
Milwaukee-based Junior Achievement is a non-profit education organization. It opened the Junior Achievement Kohl’s Education Center in April 2011, and has since had more than 15,000 students participate.
Eighth through tenth graders from throughout the Milwaukee area can visit the Education Center to participate in day-long, interactive programming.
Now, Junior Achievement is in ramp up mode, and plans to have 10,000 students participate in its financial literacy program in 2014.
Students, who first complete coursework around budgeting, visit 19 “businesses” in the building to buy clothing, insurance, food, transportation and real estate for their “families” using a budget.
Many of these students are preparing to buy a car or enter the workforce, said Tim Greinert, president of Junior Achievement.
“It’s an age group at which the concept of financial literacy is becoming much more important and much more relevant,” Greinert said. “We’ve got students who are approaching their first real economic decisions.”
According to JA’s evaluations, more than 90 percent of students who participate in the program better understand how important their education is to their financial future.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesperson
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY TILLERSON
May 20, 2017
From a Press Availability in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the Reelection of Iranian President Rouhani
What we hope – what I would hope – is that Rouhani now has a new term, and that he use that term to begin a process of dismantling Iran’s network of terrorism, dismantling its financing of the terrorist network, dismantling of the manning and the logistics and everything that they provide to these destabilizing forces that exist in this region. That’s what we hope he does.
We also hope that he puts an end to [Iran’s] ballistic missile testing. We also hope that he restores the rights of Iranians to freedom of speech, to freedom of organization, so that Iranians can live the life that they deserve.
That’s what we hope this election will bring. I’m not going to comment on my expectation. But we hope that if Rouhani wanted to change Iran’s relationship with the rest of the world, those are the things he could do.


Wales will need to improve significantly following their defeat to Georgia and the former Scarlets coach admits there has been a lot of soul searching in training this week but is full of praise for how the players have reacted.
“Monday was as you’d expect,” said Pivac. “It was a day that no one really enjoys coming to work.
“It was a very, very dark day on Saturday afternoon. We acknowledge that.
“But it’s about being professional and going through the performance and looking at the week we had going into it. You can’t dwell on it for too long.
“We’ve had those discussions and we’ve moved forward. Tuesday and today were some of our best training sessions in camp.
“At the end of the day, it’s the professional environment we’re in. We know there’s a lot at stake, clearly.
“We’re here rolling our sleeves up this week to try and get the result everyone wants. It’s very, very disappointing to be in this position.
“As head coach, the responsibility lies with me for a lot of the decision-making. I don’t shy away from that. What we do is look at what we can control.
“That’s been every day we come in this week, maximising how we get the team right mentally and physically. That’s certainly been the focus of everyone this week.
“Players have been very honest in reviews and gone out and been physical in training.” Since last Saturday the coaches and players have been working hard at righting the wrongs in preparation for taking on Australia.
But Pivac has identified the need to be more clinical in attack as a key area for improvement. “In team sports, a lot of things have to come together,” he said.
“You need possession and territory and to be able to hold onto the ball to build pressure. We weren’t able to do that in the second-half.
“I think we had about 13 phases in 40 minutes with the ball. That’s unheard of. There were a lot of strike plays where we turned the ball over for one reason or another a lot in the first phase.
“They grew in confidence and next thing we had a yellow card, and a try was scored. We have to make sure that we’re clinical to finish them off before half-time if you replicate that game.
“We had opportunities to do that. We weren’t clinical enough to do that. Three or four tries by half-time was achievable by half-time last week.” Pivac has made seven changes to his starting XV with Ospreys youngster Joe Hawkins making his test debut at inside centre.
Elsewhere, Leigh Halfpenny starts at full-back with Rio Dyer coming back into the side on the wing. Gareth Anscombe returns at outside-half with Alun Wyn Jones, and Taulupe Faletau also coming into the side.
Pivac is excited by the potential of Hawkins, but he believes the influence of the squad’s more experienced players will also prove to be crucial to the outcome of this test match. “He’s been with us for the entire camp,” said Pivac when asked about the selection of Hawkins.
“He’s had five weeks of training. He’s looked good in training.
“He’s a confident young man. He’s got a good skill set.
“He’s got physical attributes that lend to him doing well at this level of the game. He’s really excited and is jumping at the opportunity.
“He’s disappointed he didn’t get an opportunity last week, but, as we say, seven days is a long time in this sport, and he gets that opportunity.”


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The dispute broke out after Austria and Germany threw open their borders to thousands of exhausted migrants bussed to Hungary’s border by a right-wing government overwhelmed by the sheer numbers and loath to take them in.
Germany expects a record influx of 800,000 migrants and refugees this year, by far the most in the European Union. More than 100,000 asylum seekers were registered in August alone. Europe’s biggest and richest economy draws many migrants, who often have relatives already living there.
Merkel and Hungarian President Viktor Orban had agreed by telephone that the decision to let refugees — many from Syria’s civil war — cross the borders was a temporary one made for humanitarian reasons, a German government spokesman said.
But Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann, whose Christian Social Union (CSU) is the regional sister party of Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) in Berlin’s ruling coalition, accused her of having pushed forward without asking Germany’s federal states that had to deal with the migrant influx.
Bavarian Premier Horst Seehofer and other CSU leaders agreed in a conference call that Merkel’s green light to migrants stuck in Hungary was a “wrong decision by the federal government”, the mass-circulation Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported.
CSU spokesman Simon Rehak confirmed the report and said the staunchly conservative party would put the issue on the agenda of a high-level coalition meeting on Sunday evening.
But the centre-left Social Democrats, junior partner in Merkel’s “grand coalition”, rushed to her defence with Secretary-General Yasmin Fahimi calling her decision “the only right thing to do”.
“We had to give a strong signal of humanity to show that Europe’s values are valid also in difficult times. Hungary’s handling of the crisis is unbearable,” she said, referring to Budapest’s attempts to put migrants in holding camps and a series of confrontations between Hungarian police and migrants.
Bild am Sonntag seemed to follow that argument with a headline saying: “Merkel stops the shame of Budapest”.
A public opinion poll last week showed Merkel’s popularity has dropped over her handling of the refugee crisis, but most Germans are not worried about the influx.
Merkel’s coalition was expected to agree a series of measures later on Sunday including cutting red tape to facilitate the construction of asylum shelters, increasing funds for federal states and towns and speeding up asylum procedures.
The agenda will include widening the list of states deemed “safe” — meaning their citizens have no claim to asylum — probably to include Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro. Among those already deemed safe are Serbia, Macedonia and Bosnia.
With that, Berlin wants to speed up asylum and extradition procedures for migrants mainly from southeastern Europe to focus on war refugees from states like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.


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Marilyn Monroe’s famed style came to Newbridge with the launch of the ‘Marilyn Legend and Legacy’ exhibit this week.
The official launch of the exhibit in Newbridge Silverware’s Museum of Style Icons (MOSI), celebrated the greatest collection of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia in the world.
The exhibition features key pieces from Marilyn’s most famous work, and was brought to Ireland by Newbridge in association with Julien’s Auctions Beverly Hills.
The unforgettable evening was provided with entertainment by famous Marilyn Monroe impersonator Suzie Kennedy, who sang some of Marilyn’s greatest hits.
The highlights of the exhibition include the sheer beaded and sequinned dress Monroe wore in the film Some Like It Hot (pictured above).
The Marilyn Monroe exhibit is available to the public until the 25th of July, after which it will be shown in select locations across the world before being sold at auction.
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Rocky Bayou State Park
Rocky Bayou State Park was transformed from a bombing practice range during World War II to a picturesque state park. The property now preserves beautiful old-growth longleaf pine trees, several over 300 years old, that once dominated this area of Florida.
Rocky Bayou, the main feature of the park, is the trailing arm of Choctawhatchee Bay and is popular for boating and fishing. A double-lane boat ramp makes this one of the best boat launching locations on the bay, where both freshwater and saltwater fish are found.
Other opportunities for fun include hiking, bicycling, picnicking and wildlife viewing. Puddin Head Lake, at the center of the park, is a great spot for freshwater fishing and canoeing. A well shaded campground is available for full-facility camping. A popular past time at the park, take a leisurely bike ride on the park’s approx. 3 miles of paved road.
Boaters enjoy the convenient double access boat launching facility which provides access to Rocky Bayou, Choctawhatchee Bay, and the Gulf of Mexico. A large parking area is provided in the boat ramp area to allow boaters enough room for their vehicle and boat trailer to park.
Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou is an excellent facility for campers, conveniently located near two of the park’s three beautiful nature trails, as well as a picnic pavilion overlooking the bayou. Whether tent campers or RV enthusiasts, 42 spacious, clean, shady sites will suit your needs. The sites each boast water and electric, a picnic table, and a fire ring and some have water views. A modern heated and air-conditioned bathhouse provides for your comfort needs.
Bring your own canoe or kayak for a day of adventure exploring the wonders of Rocky Bayou and nearby freshwater stream. With the stream, the tidal influenced Rocky Bayou, along with a freshwater lake, the park offers many varieties of fish. Some of the more common fish are mullet, trout, and flounder. Saltwater fish may be caught in Rocky Bayou while freshwater fishing is available where Rocky Creek flows into the bay. (Salt and freshwater fishing licenses are required in Florida.)
The Red Cedar Trail hosts the popular and impressive red cedar tree, along with many other varieties of plants, shrubs, and trees. Sand Pine Trail follows the Eastern Shore of Puddin Head Lake. This seven-and-a-half acre lake is a fragile ecosystem with several species of aquatic plants, such as the pitcher plant and Florida Anise. Adjacent to Sandpine Trail, lies Rocky Bayou Trail. The return loop of this trail follows the picturesque shoreline of the bayou. The park shoreline is home to our most fragile ecosystem, known as estuarine sea grass beds. This rare community has designated the waters as an Aquatic Preserve. Here, it is often possible to see dolphins and otters, as well as various migrant fowl, such as the rare trumpeter swan. Birds abound, and with the occasional sighting of the bald eagle, make this trail a favorite among bird watchers.


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First spotted in the early stages of the Tour de France, what we assumed were new Vision disc brake road wheels are officially just that. Vision – the FSA-owned aero-focussed racing component brand – has now unveiled its new top-of-the-line Metron 45 SL Disc and Metron 60 SL Disc wheels.
Offering a number of interesting updates, the new wheelsets are disc-brake only and are available in a choice of either clincher/tubeless or tubular. According to Vision, the key focus when designing these wheels was improved aerodynamics, while a new hub design and wider rim width aim to offer improved speed and general usability, too.
Less drag, less weight, and less getting blown around
Reduced aerodynamic drag, greater stability, and lower weight. That’s what almost every new aero road wheel claims to do, and according to Vision, its latest disc brake wheels are a big step up from the old in all of these ways.
Vision’s previous Metron wheels featured a more typical airfoil shape with a pointed rim bed; by contrast, the new Metron wheels move to a broader U-shaped profile that we’ve seen from the likes of Enve, Hunt and Roval’s new Rapide.
At 45 mm deep, the new 45 SL Disc offers a 31 mm external rim width that’s aerodynamically optimised for use with 28 mm tyres. Compared to the older Metron 40 SL Disc, the new Metron 45 SL Disc is said to offer less drag (especially with a wider tyre), 21% greater crosswind stability, and its 1,372-gram figure (for the clincher version) saves 140 g over its shallower and narrower predecessor. The tubular version is quoted at 1,270 g.
Similarly, the deeper Metron 60 SL Disc (60 mm deep) with its 33 mm wide external profile is also said to be faster (again, best with a 28 mm), 15% more stable, and 180 g lighter than the outgoing Metron 55 SL Disc. In the clincher/tubeless version this 60 mm deep wheel offers a highly competitive claimed weight of 1,460 g, while the tubular version is quoted at 1,350 g.
In the clincher variant both the 45 SL Disc and 60 SL Disc feature a 21 mm internal rim width with a hooked design that’s intended to keep tubed and tubeless tyre compatibility wide open. Meanwhile, the tubular version wheels share the same external dimensions as the respective clincher wheels.
Judging by Visions claim of immaculate surface finishing, it’s assumed the rims are made using polished metal moulds that provide tight compaction and a clean finish. As a result, the rims are not painted and the carbon construction remains visible.
The company also claims the rims are made stiffer without weight gain through the use of a “space-derived foam between the carbon layers.” Vision wasn’t able to clarify exactly what this means, and so at the time of publishing it’s assumed that there may be foam filling the void at the rim hook between the 21 mm internal rim width and the 31/33 mm exterior. However, Hunt has a patent pending for such a concept as first seen in its Limitless 48 wheels.
The wheels are laced up with bladed stainless steel spokes in a 2:1 lacing pattern, 21 on the front and 24 on the rear. Vision is keeping mum on the specifics or even the manufacturer of these spokes, but I believe them to be one of the Flat spoke models from Italian spoke manufacturer Alpina.
The hubs feature Vision’s new Power Ratchet System (PRS), a helical clutch ratchet that provides a 5º (72T) engagement angle. On paper, this freehub mechanism appears to be a close copy to the formerly patented (expired in 2017) RingDrive that Chris King designed for its hubs. Vision claims its new system greatly improves durability and reduces friction, but time will tell if the company is able to hold the extremely tight tolerances required for such a design to work reliably.
Vision offers freehubs for Shimano or SRAM XDR. Sorry Campy users, you’ll just have to stay loyal to those Bora wheels.
The hubs also now feature press-fit end caps that forego bearing preload collars – another move that relies on tight manufacturing tolerances. These straight-pull hubs feature centerlock rotor mounts.
A competitive warranty
Also new for Vision is a lifetime warranty that applies to all of its new performance wheels. Following in the footsteps of a number of large wheel brands, Vision is now offering a lifetime warranty to the original owner of its more premium wheels, including these new Metron SL models. The Lifetime warranty is only valid to customers who register their new wheels with Vision.
On paper, it seems Vision has done its homework and produced a wheel that ticks a lot of important boxes. A rim shape that looks like it’ll be fast and stable? Check. A competitive weight? Indeed. Wide open tyre compatibility? Yup. A hub design that’s easy to service and has potential for great reliability? Yeah, that too.
We’ve requested a review sample from Vision to see how they ride and last. It sounds like those, as with wheels for sale, won’t be available for a number of months.
Wheelset prices range between €2,006 to €2,058. Other international prices are still to be confirmed. Further details can be found at VisionTechUSA.


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Dutch Kidney Foundation - Innovation Grants 2015 (€ 100,000)
The Dutch Kidney Foundation (Nierstichting Nederland) invites applications for its Innovation Grant. Closing date for submitting proposals is March 3, 2015. The aim of the grant is the stimulation of innovation in renal research, diagnosis, prevention, therapies and patient care through the support of experimental and innovative biomedical renal research projects. This call is open to all types of biomedical research. The total available budget is € 500,000. Grants are up to € 100,000.
Innovation Grants are awarded for a period up to 2 years. Innovation Grant proposals may include a budget for extra expenses equipment and consumables up to € 25,000. This budget and its motivation have to be specified on the application form. The total maximum budget remains € 100,000.
Biomedical researchers working at a research institute based in the Netherlands may apply. Proposals should show high innovation potential. For this grant, innovation is perceived as new ideas, methods, processes or devices that lead to new basic or applied knowledge or new and better therapies and higher patient quality of life. The Dutch Kidney Foundation accepts a relatively high risk of hypothesis failing if the proposed research, when successful, can lead to a high payoff in terms of scientific knowledge, quality of care and quality of life of kidney patients.


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As a soloist with the West German Radio Orchestra he continued performing throughout Europe and the USA and in 1979 was appointed Head of Jazz studies at Cologne University College of Music, the first appointment of its kind in Germany. He is currently Professor and Head of Jazz Studies at the Hanns Eisler College of Music in Berlin, also Artistic and Musical Director of the Berlin Radio Orchestra, the Rias Big Band. Admired and respected throughout the world as one of the great performers and teachers, Jiggs Whigham spends much of his time in the air commuting between Berlin, Bonn (his German home) and Cape Cod (his American home) and a continuous round of engagements world-wide.
My first reaction on being invited to contribute to Tip From The Top was: There must be some mistake here, they've asked the wrong guy! This has nothing to do with false modesty, rather something which has been an important part of my concept for a very long time. You see, I have no image of myself as being 'on top' ... never have and hopefully never will. It truly surprises me that I have had the good fortune to make my living doing something which brings me such joy.
The gift of music was given to me. The possibilities of enhancing this gift through music lessons were given to me. The opportunities to play and be recognised by my peers and the public were given to me. All I have done over the years is to try to be worthy of these gifts. I try to do this by attempting to fulfil my responsibility by serving the music (as player, teacher and conductor) and hard work.
By attempting to put the music first and not trying to serve my own ego-oriented goals, many 'problems' do not occur. For example, if I'm totally involved with making the music sound as beautiful and passionate and strong as possible, there's no room left to worry about whether 'I' might miss a note, or how the audience will perceive 'my' performance. In other words, total involvement in serving the music leaves no room for negative thoughts to clutter the concept. This, by the way. is something which has to be practised on a regular basis. It is not something which one suddenly stumbles upon.
One more important point. The word music itself draws from the source 'Muse'. In my opinion this is often overlooked in that we often tend to equate the making of music with something which also had its roots in ancient Greece, the Olympics. I do not wish to negate the prowess of artists possessing superior technique - not at all. It must, however, be made clear that technique is something which can (and should) be pursued and mastered. A Muse, similar to a butterfly, can be pursued and enjoyed, but never captured and owned.

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As parents we want the absolute best for our kids; and we'll do pretty much whatever we can to ensure that happens. But sometimes trying to figure out what they actually need, and want, can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
And sometimes our best intentions fall flat, really flat.
This article will share a study that was conducted on the role you can play that will best support your child with their studies. Prepare to be enlightened!
Elevate Education ran a study on the most effective roles parents can play in their childs study. Final year students were interviewed in order to determine what worked, and what didn't work, when it came to parental support around study.
Unsurprisingly there was not a one size fits all, and what boys valued was quite different to what girls wanted. Notably boys wanted to be given freedom to keep doing sport, hang with their mates and any other extra curricular commitments – without any guilt from parents.
Boys also appreciated being given a “get out of jail free card” when it came to doing household chores and duties. Cutting some slack around the house allowed them to find a balance between school work and down time.
Even though boys wanted freedom they also wanted to know that they could come to their parents if and when they needed support.
What does a girl want? The girls wanted a higher involvement from parents. Like the boys, they still wanted to have the independence to make their own decisions; but they also appreciated periodic interventions from their parents when it came to ensuring regular study breaks were taken – whether it was a small scale “I'm taking you out for a hot chocolate for half an hour”, or larger scale holiday or weekend away.
Even though there was no one size fits all, five effective parental roles emerged when it came to supporting study.
The Freedom Giver
As already mentioned the biggest thing the guys appreciated was the freedom to socialize, play sport and maintain their extra-curricular commitments guilt-free. They also valued the “get our of jail free card” particularly around high stress periods. However, being a Freedom Giver doesn't mean washing your hands of them, there is still the opportunity to be involved. Students wanting more freedom still appreciated having their parents being in the background, and stepping forward when asked.
Particularly for the boys, these students wouldn't present to their parents with an “I need…” statement. Instead they usually presented with a complaint or a problem. What students were looking more for was positive support and affirmation rather than a solution. So, if your child needs a Freedom Giver, dwell on the fringes and step up and offer support and encouragement... when needed.
Enter the gate keeper. Your role here is to maintain and protect the study environment, make sure it's quiet, and prevent distractions. From keeping nagging siblings at bay, turning the TV volume down, or maybe even taking away social media temptations (they'll hate you and appreciate it at the same time), these students really appreciate a quiet place to study, focus and reduce stress. This was particularly important in families that didn’t have loads of space, or where students couldn’t find a quiet place to study. Think of yourself as their study bodyguard – making sure nothing gets in their way.
The Passive Supporter
Here, it's the small things that make the difference and are greatly appreciated by students. Gestures like regular, cooked, healthy dinners that they didn’t need to make for themselves meant they could build their timetable around scheduled meals. Likewise, a fridge stocked with healthy food, was also highly appreciated. Equally valued, was the smaller acts of parents bringing in cups of hot chocolate or a couple of Tim Tams here and there. In these instances, it was less about the food itself, and more about the showing of support and care that students really resonated with. This is a great role to show random acts of kindness and support to you child.
The Context Creator
Girls particularly valued the Context Creator. By creating context, they mean “creating or defining the expectation of what can be considered a good year or a good result”. The majority of students fear not being able to measure up to the expectations of family, school or friends. So the Context Creator plays a crucial role in terms of framing these expectations in a way that allows your child to succeed.
For some students it meant knowing that their parents understood that their child was doing their best, and that was good enough. For others it meant knowing they wouldn’t be compared to their siblings who had gone before them. For some teens, it was knowing that even if they didn’t get into their desired goal, there was always another way. Really the Context Creator is about setting your child up for success, or it being ok if things don't go to plan.
The Active Supporter
Finally, there were the students (and they were predominately female) who wanted active involvement from parents. This active involvement may have taken the form of driving their teen to school if they were tired; scheduling breaks and doing something with the student in that break, or perhaps quizzing them before exams - this was appreciated by both male and female students. Students wanted to know that there parents were taking an active role in supporting their study and success.
Which role you need to fulfill will obviously depend on what your child(ren) needs, and may not be based on what your natural strength is – you might be learning along the way too! And if you have more than one child you may just need to take on two very different roles.
Take care and have fun with it!
Vanessa Aitken is a qualified Life Coach and Community Welfare Worker who specialises in stress and anxiety. She works one on one with teenagers as well as conducting presentations and workshops in secondary schools around managing stress and anxiety. She works with people across Australia and globally through the wonders of Skype and Zoom. You can connect with Vanessa via her website at www.threesixtycoaching.com.au.

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New Delhi: Congress and Trinamool took jibes at the Prime Minister and his party one after the other as PM Narender Modi on Friday morning in an unexpected development announced the withdrawal of the three contentious farm laws just months ahead of five states heading for polls.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and P. Chidambaram and Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee lauded the farmers for their resilience and continued agitation for nearly a year as the Centre refused to give in.
Taking to Twitter just after PM’s 9 am announcement, Rahul Gandhi said, “With their ‘satyagraha’, the ‘annadata’ of this country made the arrogant bow down. Congratulations on this victory against injustice! Jai Hindi, Jai Hindi’s farmers #FarmersProtest”.
He also posted his earlier tweets from January, where he said, “Mark my words, the government will have to take back the anti-farm laws.”
Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram called the announcement of the repeal that is expected in the upcoming winter session, “a victory for the farmers” and said the Prime Minister took the call as BJP is worried about the results of the election that awaits them next year in UP, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab, and Manipur.
“Anyway, it is a great victory for the farmers and for the Congress party which was unwavering in its opposition to the farm law.
“What cannot be achieved by democratic protests can be achieved by the fear of impending elections! PM’s announcement on the withdrawal of the three farm laws is not inspired by a change of policy or a change of heart. It is impelled by fear of elections!”
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulate the farms and said “this is your victory”.
“My heartfelt congratulations to every single farmer who fought relentlessly and were not fazed by the cruelty with which @BJP4India treated you. This is YOUR VICTORY! My deepest condolences to everyone who lost their loved ones in this fight. #FarmLaws,” she tweeted.
Former Punjab Chief Minister Capitan Amarinder Singh, who recently left the Congress and announced his new party and had also not ruled out an alliance with the BJP if farm laws were repealed, thanked the Prime Minister for this decision.
“Great news! Thankful to PM @narendramodi ji for acceding to the demands of every Punjabi & repealing the 3 black laws on the pious occasion of #GuruNanakJayanti. I am sure the central government will continue to work in tandem for the development of Kisan! #NoFarmers_NoFood @AmitShah” he tweeted.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also hailed the farmers after the PM’s decision and said the coming generations will remember how the farmers of this country put their lives on the line to save their livelihood.
“What great news was received today on the day of light? All three laws were repealed. More than 700 farmers were martyred. Their martyrdom will be immortal. The coming generations will remember how the farmers of this country put their lives on the line to save agriculture and farmers. I salute the farmers of my country,” he tweeted.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier addressed the nation announcing the repeal of the controversial farm laws and also expressing regret that the government could not make a section of farmers understand the importance of the new laws.
He said the laws would be repealed in the upcoming winter session of Parliament and urged farmers who have been camping at the Delhi borders to go back home.
Farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been camping at several Delhi borders since November 26, 2020, demanding a complete repeal of three farm laws and a legal guarantee on minimum support price (MSP) for their crops.


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TSMC expects manufacturers to stock up more than usual on chips and other components after recent events disrupted the global supply chain, Chief Executive C.C. Wei said Thursday on a quarterly earnings call.
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The top three series in NASCAR head to Darlington Raceway on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for Throwback Weekend. There are several drivers using their paint schemes to honor racing legends during the special schedule. Bubba Wallace will be among this group as he uses the 23XI Racing Toyota Camry to pay tribute to Hall of Fame driver Wendell Scott.
23XI Racing unveiled the race car on Tuesday morning, showcasing a new look for the No. 23 Toyota. Instead of the red color scheme, the car will be all blue with white numbers on the doors and the roof. Root Insurance will be the primary sponsor for the weekend, so the company’s name will cover the hood and the fenders in orange lettering.
Scott’s No. 34 Chevrolet featured the same color scheme — blue with white numbers and an orange border. One of his original vehicles featured the text “380 HP” on the hood while another listed the size of the engine. Scott also drove a red race car during his career.
Wallace previously honored Scott’s legacy during a Truck Series race in 2015. He drove the No. 34 Toyota during the 2014 Kroger 200, which featured the powder blue paint scheme and several nods to the Hall of Fame driver. The tailgate prominently displayed the text, “Mechanic: Me.” Wallace won the race and proceeded to celebrate with Wendell Scott Jr.
David Ragan used a similar color scheme during a Martinsville Race
The same year that Wallace drove the No. 34 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee Wendell Scott Toyota, a Cup Series driver did the same. David Ragan headed to Martinsville — Scott’s home track — with his own tribute scheme on the No. 34 Ford Fusion. His powder blue stock car featured many nods to the original design, as well as decals celebrating Scott’s induction into the Hall of Fame.
“It’s going to be really cool to have our No. 34 Ford on the track at Martinsville with Wendell Scott’s old paint scheme,” Ragan said in 2014, per The Godfather Motorsports. “I’ve always had an appreciation for the history of our sport and the people who made it what it is today, and Wendell Scott achieved quite a bit in his career, not just for himself but others that followed.”
Ragan did not win at Martinsville while driving the Scott tribute Fusion, but he did turn in his best performance of the season. He started 29th, spun out at one point in the race, but still finished 10th overall.
Scott broke barriers during his stock car racing career
The first Black driver to earn his NASCAR license, Scott began racing in the regional circuits in the 1950s, racking up dozens of wins. He made his debut in the Cup Series — known then as the Grand National Series — in 1961 at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds in Spartanburg, SC.
Scott posted his only win in the Grand National Series in December 1963. He lined up against Richard Petty and several other top drivers in the 1964 Jacksonville 200, passing The King and never relinquishing his lead. Scott took the checkered flag and become the first Black driver to win at the top level.
While he won the race, Scott did not get to pose with his trophy or celebrate with the thousands of fans in attendance. Officials actually awarded the win to second-place finisher Buck Baker while Scott drove two extra laps. They initially dubbed Scott as the third-place finisher but later gave him the win, saying that there was a “clerical error.”
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Elin Nordegren's New Beau Lived Together With Tiger Woods' Ex-Mistress
Elin Nordegren and Rachel Uchitel have something in common beyond Tiger Woods. Elin, who divorced the professional golfer after Rachel came out with her affair with Tiger, is now dating the man who used to be Rachel's former lover.
Per TMZ, marketing executive and billionaire's son Jamie Dingman has been Elin's new man for months. "He's never been so happy. He and Elin have strong feelings for each other," a friend said. "He's a classic all-American guy. He's handsome, a total gentleman and low-key. He's never been in the press. Elin's a very lucky girl; he's a great guy but very private."
But sources now revealed that Jamie and Rachel used to be an item. They even lived together in a Miami home when Tiger's scandal broke out in 2009. Inside this same home, lived Jennifer Lee Madden who sold the story about Tiger when she overheard Rachel telling Jamie about her affair with Tiger.
Rachel, an American nightclub manager, hostess and TV correspondent, has been linked to many Hollywood guys including David Boreanaz.
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So I have my account back now, the one on NG, and the one on Facebook. Facebook authority still hasn't authorized my name change though, back from Bam Bammington to Bob Axell. Wade, on NG, gave me a little reminder to quit spamming the site or he would be sure to delete me himself. Unappreciative bastards. Dedicative stat-whoring, regardless of cause or effect, is a benevolent action towards the community. I had already learned my lesson on the spam-front too, I was careful to never submit spam nowadays, my blogs I always write standom right. Actually I had just stopped blogging on NG, so I'd have time to focus on this blog instead. I had stopped submitting quickly created flashes about two months back as well, and the musical pieces I was in the midst of submitting a pair of each day were all pieces of recited poetry, all of meaning and mind to me. Not that it takes me much effort to scribble down the swift chimes that popup when they do, but altogether it takes much time, and the inspiration contained within them is nothing that will be running back to me again anymore.
Been trying to calm down, get a grip, think of better things, for the past few days, but it's still hard grasping the whole situation. It's not how I wanted it to become. The tracks and flashes that were not deleted, a pair of dustbins, are not the best of my creations. They are in fact pretty half-assed. but I'm still happy that my cracking hacker couldn't get rid of them, they go back a few years, and leave me with a speck of history. I wrote down a time-line of my life on NG thus far, as the first blog after the past two thousand that passed away. It went like this:
2003 - I first find NG, and sign up to the wonderful community it is. Due to a server crash at the start of 2004 my account, and a few hundred other new accounts, are wiped out. Two drives failed simultaneously, and thus all damage done could not be restored. Already a few music submissions blew away, reviews, flashes, and a shitload of forum posts.
2004 - No downfalls this year, everything went yay ok, I broke barriers in the reviewing records, didn't post much at the forums, and climbed up slowly in all rankings. I was in school at this time, and thus had much free time on my hands, most of which I started spending here at NG.
2005 - I created my new account, and started writing reviews like there was no tomorrow. Posted at the forums too at a terrifying rate, hundreds of posts per day. Me and some other user I used to have in my buddy list (that I now thanks to the hacking no longer know the name of, something along the lines of lxllxllxl) spammed the P-Bot postings in a ravishing rate. Boom, long term ban, and over a thousand posts deleted. I had been banned plenty of times prior to it, but didn't care much about it before disaster struck. Thus I lost interest in this place for a while.
2006 - This year was Retrogade year, another community similar to NG but with a smaller user database and drawn art instead of animations. I had been signed up earlier and stat-whoring there as well, but during 2006 I spent almost all my community time here, and didn't bother much about NG, climbed up to the top of most rankings. Almost everyone there was a stat-whore, I fit right in, and I went right past most of them.
2007 - Poof, Retrogade went plummeting down into a pile of ashes. Thousands of reviews disappeared, hundreds of art submissions, over ten thousand guestbook entries and I don't even remember all the forum posts, blam points, exp, ratings, views, awards and other stats they tracked. I returned to NG, and made a little statual comeback here. The blogs were invented, and I liked writing, so I started writing. Oh, and I graduated! Woohoo! Less time on my hands, or so I thought. :P
2008 - Way back I had submitted a Linkin Park music player, it reached a hundred pages of reviews, which I undeniable appreciated, and thus I went into a Music Player spree. I made Music Players for both audio portal artists and other artists, and I was reaching the end of the series (99 of them) when they just disappeared. Tom sent me a PM saying there was just to much copyright music on NG. I let him know that about half of them were made with music from the AP and not infringing upon copyright at all. Bummer, he said, a system for restoring deleted content was not yet in place though, so there was nothing he could do about it. That kicked me down a bit, but I stayed active. I blogged hellishly, had a hundred times more blogs than the user after me, arranged two series of Guessing Games, contests in which users had to answer questions, often with a picture as the main motive. They gained popularity, it was fun, groovy times, I wrote a weekly summary of my life and lots of other poetical mumbojumble. Submitted lots of flash, lots of music, posted a lot at the forums, did much of everything. Rose to #1 in the audio reviewers list and climbed up a couple of places in the flash reviewers as well. This was probably my most active year thus far.
2009 - Instead of weekly blogs I decided to have monthly projects this year, so I started January by sending in two flash JukeBoxes each day (with music from the AP only). In difference to my previous Music Players I didn't spend much time on these, I just wanted to finally get a series with 99 pieces done and have them forever stay in the portal. January passed fine, I submitted 62 of them, received a few requests as well and much praise, but I should probably have slowed down because people started to get annoyed and eventually thanks to a comment by Wade (am starting to like him less and less for every year that passes since I signed up here) they were suddenly bombed by zeros and dropped from all having over 3s in score down to the 1s and below. Wade threatened to delete them if I didn't slow it down a bit, so I did, stopped at 77 for a while, and worked on a few new decent flashes. I recorded poetical sessions this year as well, spent a lot of time writing down and reciting my own pieces of poetry, and submitted these to the audio portal. Sometime at the start of April I reached 666 creations, haha, and I posted my last blog, blog 2200something, since I decided I no longer had the time to blog here. Everything was going fine until Bam, account hacked, everything deleted. And there this seven year story ends.
Does it end there? Well of course not, I'll still be there to gather my EXP, some BP maybe, but my motivation really has left me. Maybe I'll start focusing on reality now, maybe not, what sucks majorly is that my database of friends on Facebook disappeared too, all the old buddies I've had yet to reunite with for real. Hackers messing around with peoples personal life like this, without any real cause, is just wrong. But keeping the setting in the past is no motive for me, I'm moving on, already have my driveup for my finally upcoming license scheduled in next month, and I'm catching up in studies. Fuck you Bam.


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This book addresses the hospitality industry from a services management perspective, offering the reader a series of management concepts – operations, marketing and human resources – all of which are capable of being effectively incorporated into all hospitality operations. The book’s focus is on the ever-increasing demand of customers for service quality, as well as the other challenges facing hospitality establishments today – including intense competition, globalization, and technological innovation. This book stresses the point that in all services, including hospitality services, the human element (both employees and customers) is absolutely crucial – in selling services, hospitality enterprises are ‘selling’ personal relationships. Hospitality providers of all types will benefit from adopting the management philosophies and practices in this book – ones that have proven so effective in other service sectors.

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Democratic leader Harry Reid is woefully unpopular in Nevada. Six Republicans are competing for your chance to topple him the way GOP Sen. John Thune of South dakota did to then-Democratic leader Tom Daschle in 2008.
The Internet is gifted with news aggregation online. The main purpose of purchase is to collate significant news originally from online newspapers and magazines. From there, you can access the latest in US politics (or other news categories) without a sweat.
If the Dems lose the seven seats as well as the GOP holds all of theirs, the Senate become 51 Dems, 47 Republicans, and the 2 independents. That won’t only ensure extremely challenging for Obama to ram through any earth-shattering legislation because he will be nowhere near filibuster-proof, he may have difficulty even obtaining a bare majority to pass anything.
The CBO reported that under George W. bush, the federal deficit for 2008 was just 3.2 percent of Gdp. What was the percentage when the Congress was controlled the particular Republicans during 2007? 1.2 percent. The CBO states that OBAMA’S DEFICIT will force the united states to borrow nearly trillion within the next many years.
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This happened even despite the fact we ended that fateful article with a tepid endorsement of Rick Santorum because, “the considered Senator Bobby Casey is even scarier,” than notion of another term for Santorum. In the time speaking the truth and letting conservatives and Republicans know who intensive testing . voting for was lots more taboo laptop is yesterday. Although it is still quite taboo among many segments for this non-thinkers nowadays who inhabit the http://www.facebook.com.
She is George Bush for the third term. She’s going to tell America to shut up within a second. Can remember the speech on the ship about war. Almost all his cockiness and self assured attitude, he pronounced we had won weight problems. Remember speeches made on the White House lawn about issues facing Americans. Sarah is scary like can John McCain is preparing to bust to tell her to seal up. With his face when she talks.
Lifting the restrictions on offshore drilling by President barack obama is not so popular. After all, we all know how trusting and honest the oil companies are usually keeping atmosphere clean.
4) Bill Clinton, garrulous and diffuse to a degree, was elected President of united states of america because his entirely focused staff concocted a basic way of keeping their candidate motivated. When he digressed (often), one organized a sign reading “It’s the economy, stupid!”; the stupid attention being Mister. Clinton. It helped him making.
There was something a lot of that I feel just destroyed her. She delved down into the old, greasy pot of the 2000 political election. “I thought another individual won that election.” Oh my pink properly! I couldn’t believe she asserted that. I mean I could, but therefore, why? She had opportunity to her to post her and her husband’s past within past and move as well as present herself as someone who would supply White House a new beginning. But performed not! And at the same time she’s digging down the past, she’s trying condition expertise she’s running on her merit. But, with all the rhetoric she talked I could not find her merit in which.


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Bank jobs are currently among the most in-demand jobs in India. More than 20 lakh aspirants generally appear for exams conducted by IBPS, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), State Bank of India (SBI), and private banks . These banking exams can give you jobs in RBI, SBI (and associated banks), 23 nationalised banks, 20+ private Indian banks, select foreign banks and a large number of small to medium co-operative banks along with gramin banks at the clerical, PO (Probationary Officer) and SO (Specialist Officer) levels. Vacancies in banks are set to reach 7.5 lakh in the next 5 years, since banking jobs are appearing lucrative in times of an economic slowdown.
Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join any of the Participating Organisations as a Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee or in a similar post in that cadre, is required to register for the Common Recruitment Process (CWE PO/MT-IV). Candidates who appear and are shortlisted in the examination, will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and co-ordinated by the Nodal Bank with the help of IBPS. Depending on the vacancies to be filled in during the financial year 2015-16 based on the business needs of the Participating Organisations and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the Participating Organisations keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, administrative convenience, etc. The validity for CWE PO/MT-IV will automatically expire at the close of business on 31.03.2016 with or without giving any notice.
This system of Common Recruitment Process- CWE, Common Interview and provisional allotment for recruitment of Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in Participating Organisations has the approval of the appropriate authorities. IBPS, an autonomous body, has received a mandate from the public sector banks, to conduct the recruitment process as mentioned above, once a year. IBPS will make arrangements for conducting online examination, declare result of online examination and inform the shortlisted candidates about the interview. Interviews will be conducted by the participating organisations and coordinated by the Nodal Bank in each state / UT with the help of IBPS. Prospective candidates will have to apply to IBPS after carefully reading the advertisement regarding the process of examination, interview and provisional allotment, eligibility criteria, online registration processes, payment of prescribed application fee/ intimation charges, pattern of examination, issuance of call letters etc. and ensure that they fulfill the stipulated criteria and follow the prescribed processes.
In order to test the basic aptitude and intelligence level of aspirants, and to provide a level playing field to aspirants from different educational backgrounds, bank entrance tests are typically conducted as aptitude tests. They test your IQ, concepts learnt in school and your general awareness levels. They are different from tests that you take in school or college in the following respects:
• The questions have a problem followed by multiple-choices (as answers). You need to read and solve the problem and mark the most appropriate choice.
• The steps involved in solving the questions do not give you marks. You get marks only if you mark the correct option. Also, if you mark more than one option, you do not get marks.
• You get penalized if you mark the wrong answer. Unlike school or college where you get “zero” marks for a wrong answer, you get negative marks for wrong answers in these exams. So, if you are not careful, you can end up with a score less than zero as well.
• Each section in the test may have a separate cut-off. Unlike school or college education patterns where you can clear the exam by focusing only on your strengths, here you need to get some minimum marks in each section to qualify for the next stage of the bank recruitment process.
• There is no fixed syllabus for such exams. While the broad areas from which questions can be asked are known, no question is generally considered “out-of-syllabus”. You have to keep this in mind and prepare for aptitude tests. However, you can identify the most common areas by solving previous year question papers(or sample papers) and taking sufficient mock tests.
While each specific exam may have a different format in terms of total questions, number of sections, number of questions per section, negative marking and so on, the overall content structure of all upcoming bank exams is similar.
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The Selfie Kingdom (TSK), Dubai's first ever dedicated selfie museum, has opened its doors for selfie enthusiasts of all ages.
Close to the Expo 2020 site, TSK is an interactive space that aims to inspire creativity, art, design and promote digital content.
The hub currently features fifteen pop-up rooms with unique backdrops/props and proper lighting offering guests a highly-visual experience that is essential for a good selfie.
The rooms would be remodelled every few months to provide a fresh immersive photo-friendly experience. In addition, it will feature interesting exhibits from various artists, designers and innovators for visitors to enjoy.
"The Selfie Kingdom contributes to the spirit of the UAE," said Rania Naffa, Chief Happiness Officer and Founder.
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Research that's been done on gluten ataxia (mainly by Dr. Marios Hadjivassiliou, a consultant neurologist at Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, England who first researched the concept of gluten ataxia) indicates that this may be true you potentially can stop the damage to your neurological system by following a strict gluten-free diet.
However, at least one other study performed on patients with suspected gluten ataxia doesn't back this up it didn't find statistically significant improvements in ataxia symptoms in patients following a gluten-free diet (although the data trended in that direction).
Dr. Hadjivassiliou's theory is that the diet needs to be very strict in order to have a positive effect on these neurological complications. That involves removing as much trace gluten as possible as well as the obvious gluten-containing foods.
This theory that you need to rid your diet entirely of gluten, even the trace gluten commonly found in gluten-free-labeled foods is backed up by anecdotal reports of people with gluten ataxia and other neurological conditions. These gluten-related neurological symptoms seem to take much longer than gastrointestinal symptoms to improve, and only seem to get better on a diet that's free of trace gluten.
However, there's no medical research as of yet to back up this theory, and so not all physicians buy into the concept of using a gluten-free diet to treat ataxia.
Gluten Ataxia Represents Autoimmune Reaction to Gluten
Gluten ataxia is characterized by actual brain damage that results in problems with your gait, limbs and eyes. The damage is progressive, and signs of the disorder usually become apparent in your mid-50s, according to a consensus document published in 2012 published in BMC Medicine.
Symptoms include unsteadiness on your feet, clumsiness and problems walking, changes in speech and difficulty swallowing. Diagnosis is tricky, since there's no accepted medical test for gluten ataxia.
Although not all physicians agree on the existence of gluten ataxia, the consensus document defined the condition as an autoimmune reaction to gluten in the same "family" as celiac disease (which involves the small intestine) and dermatitis herpetiformis (which involves the skin).
Does The Gluten-Free Diet Help Gluten Ataxia?
Only two studies have looked at the effects of the gluten-free diet specifically in patients with neurological dysfunction. One concluded that the diet is helpful in reducing neurological symptoms, while the other concluded that evidence for that effect is lacking.
In the first study, performed by Dr. Hadjivassiliou and colleagues, the researchers looked at the effects of the gluten-free diet on 43 people with diagnosed gluten ataxia. Some of these patients had the characteristic villous atrophy found in celiac disease and some did not, but the diet appeared to help everyone who followed it strictly.
In that study, 26 patients adhered strictly to the diet, as shown by their negative blood test results for anti-gluten antibodies. Another 14 patients refused to follow the diet, and therefore served as the control group.
Before the study started, the participants all had similar performance on ataxia tests. However, one year into the study, the treatment group's symptoms of ataxia had improved significantly when compared to the control group. The improvement in neurological symptoms occurred regardless of whether the person following the gluten-free diet had villous atrophy and had been diagnosed with celiac disease or not.
"Neurophysiological assessment of peripheral nerve function in patients with gluten ataxia and peripheral neuropathy also showed improvement, supporting our contention that the improvement in the group adhering to the gluten-free diet was real," the researchers concluded.
Also, the improvement occurred regardless of how long the patients had suffered from ataxia, and some recently-diagnosed patients actually lost all symptoms of ataxia and returned to normal following treatment with the gluten-free diet, the researchers said.
Second Study Failed To Find A Dietary Effect
In the second study, published in 2011, a group of researchers from the Mayo Clinic followed 57 patients with suspected gluten ataxia and peripheral neuropathy, some of whom had positive anti-gluten blood tests and some of whom had positive biopsies for celiac disease.
About half of the patients adopted a gluten-free diet, while the other half did not. Of the patients on the gluten-free diet, neurological symptoms improved in 16%, remained stable in 37%, and worsened in 47%. In the group that didn't follow the diet, 9% improved, 18% remained stable and 73% worsened. However, those differences did not reach statistical significance.
"It appears that neuropathic symptoms [i.e., tingling in the extremities] in celiac patients may have a better chance of recovery (if any) on gluten-free diet than ataxic symptoms," the researchers wrote. "We did not see any improvement of ataxia with gluten-free diet either in the celiac patients or in the non-celiacs."
The researchers concluded that "convincing evidence of the benefit in terms of neurologic outcomes are still lacking."
There also are several case reports indicating that the gluten-free diet can resolve gait-related and other neurological symptoms in people with celiac disease, although in those reports, the researchers were primarily interested in gastrointestinal symptoms and didn't focus on symptoms of ataxia.
Dr. Hadjivassiliou: Gluten-Free Diet Must Be Strict
In order to work as a treatment for gluten ataxia, the gluten-free diet must be strict: You can't cheat on the gluten-free diet at all, and you may need to eliminate "gluten-free" products that still contain tiny amounts of trace gluten, according to Dr. Hadjivassiliou.
This may be a stricter diet than is necessary to eliminate intestinal damage, he notes. "It is imperative ... that close monitoring should be undertaken with the use of antigliadin antibodies [i.e., celiac blood tests] and dietetic review to ensure strict adherence to the diet," Dr. Hadjivassiliou and his co-authors concluded.
If there's no improvement after a year on a strict gluten-free diet, the study suggested that treatment with immunosuppressants and other medications might be appropriate.
Fasano A. et. al. Spectrum of gluten-related disorders: consensus on new nomenclature and classification. BMC Medicine. 2012, 10:13 doi:10.1186/1741-7015-10-13. Published: 7 February 2012.
Hadjivassiliou M. et al. Dietary treatment of gluten ataxia. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 2003 Sep;74(9):1221-4.
Hadjivassiliou M. et al. Gluten Ataxia. The Cerebellum. 2008;7(3):494-8.
Rashtak S. et. al. Serology of celiac disease in gluten-sensitive ataxia or neuropathy: role of deamidated gliadin antibody. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 2011 Jan;230(1-2):130-4. Epub 2010 Nov 6.

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The construction industry is generally optimistic about 2013, based on a survey of 1,300 contractors across the country, including 48 in Colorado, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) said Monday.
But contractors remain worried about rising costs for materials and health care, according to results of the survey, titled “Tentative Signs of a Recovery: The 2013 Construction Industry Hiring and Business Outlook,” conducted by AGC and Computer Guidance Corp.
“While the outlook for the construction industry appears to be heading in the right direction for 2013, many firms are still grappling with significant economic headwinds,” said Stephen E. Sandherr, the association’s CEO, in a statement.
“With luck and a lot of work, the hard-hit construction industry should be larger, healthier, more technologically savvy and more profitable by the end of 2013 than it is today,” he said.
Nationally, 31 percent of the survey’s respondents said their companies planned to hire more people this year, while only 9 percent planned to make layoffs in 2013.
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