On Wednesday 6th August, 10 volunteers from Center Parcs Woburn Forest spent the day helping The Wildlife Trust (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire Northamptonshire) with essential bracken pulling at Cooper’s Hill.
Center Parcs and The Wildlife Trusts have been corporate partners since May 2013 and in that time more than £44,000 has been raised through guest support and Village fundraising activities. It is not just monetary support Center Parcs offer but the company considers engagement as an equally important factor in working with charities. The Center Parcs volunteering programme has been running for four years with projects including community centre redecoration, landscaping and gardening.
The following individuals will be volunteering on the day:
Lucetta Vicentijevic (Flitwick)
Tom Phelan (Flitwick)
Lorraine Ballantyne (Ampthill)
Mike Ellis (Dunstable)
Pete Cascini (Dunstable)
James Taylor (Cranfield)
Carl Stoner (Putnoe)
Sue Harris (Houghton Conquest)
Skye-Monroe Perry (Milton Keynes)
Holly Mullen (Bedford)
Cooper’s Hill is Bedfordshire’s largest remaining area of heathland covered in swathes of heather in late summer. The reserve is on the Greensand Ridge which historically would have been grazed by sheep or cattle with the heather also being used as fuel, bedding and for thatching roofs. Open heath provides a home for the common lizard and insects. Lots of nesting birds also take advantage of the protection of spikey gorse.
Gwen Hitchcock, Reserves Ecology Officer of The Wildlife Trust Bedfordshire said: “It is great that volunteers from Center Parcs are giving us a hand with this huge task. Cooper’s Hill contains the remaining patch of mature heath in Bedfordshire and invasive bracken threatens to kill the heather here by shading it out. By removing the bracken, we are ensuring that this biodiversity hotspot stays thriving in the future.”
Wayne Matton, General Manager of Center Parcs Woburn Forest said: “We are delighted to be working with our natural neighbours to ensure that we are not just improving the biodiversity of our own forest but that we are also making a difference in the local area.”
In May 2013 members of the management team at Woburn Forest team volunteered for The Greensand Trust preparing a play area at Maulden Wood, then on 16th December, a team of volunteers helped at Flitwick Moor by helping to clear the ground ready for the spring. Bracken pulling at Cooper’s Hill as the third volunteering project undertaken by the Woburn Forest team.
Notes to editors
About Center Parcs
Center Parcs came to the UK in July 1987 when it opened its first village at Sherwood Forest, offering short break holidays on a year round basis. In that time, the name Center Parcs has become synonymous with the provision of an exceptional short break experience in a natural forest location.
The Center Parcs concept is to provide short breaks in the forest, bringing families together and back to nature with high quality accommodation, a range of outstanding leisure facilities and over 200 activities, all set within a protected and enhanced woodland environment. Center Parcs operates four villages in the UK; Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, Elveden Forest in Suffolk, Longleat Forest in Wiltshire and Whinfell Forest in Cumbria and has a fifth village, Center Parcs Woburn Forest in Bedfordshire, which opened in spring 2014.
Each village is set in 400 acres of natural woodland, with trees, streams and wildlife surrounding Apartment and Lodge accommodation. At the heart of each village is the Subtropical Swimming Paradise, an extensive range of restaurants, cafes and retail outlets, plus, Center Parcs’ own Aqua Sana spa facility.
About The Wildlife Trusts
There are 47 individual Wildlife Trusts covering the whole of the UK and the Isle of Man and Alderney. Together, The Wildlife Trusts are the UK’s largest people-powered environmental organisation working for nature’s recovery on land and at sea.
Each Wildlife Trust is an independent charity deeply-rooted within the local communities from which it was formed - most had been established by the end of the 1960s (usually, but not always, at a county-wide level), often set up by local activists determined to save what they could - the last remaining meadows, ancient woods, heaths - in the face of widespread devastation to our natural environment.
Jessica Marshall-Pearce, Press Officer
Notes to Editors
- Center Parcs has five Villages across the UK; Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, Elveden Forest in Suffolk, Longleat Forest in Wiltshire, Whinfell Forest in Cumbria and Woburn Forest in Bedfordshire which opened to guests on 6 June 2014
- As the leader in the UK short break holiday market, Center Parcs regularly achieves average annual occupancy in excess of 97%
- Center Parcs offers weekend, (Friday to Monday) or midweek (Monday to Friday) breaks and welcomes over 1.7 million guests each year, with 96% of guests expressing an intention to return
- The Center Parcs concept is to provide a range of high quality accommodation, shops, restaurants and exceptional leisure facilities, carefully nestled amongst 400 acres of protected forest environment
- This concept originated in Holland in 1967, with the first UK Center Parcs opening in 1987. Center Parcs is now a separate entity in the UK, owned by The Blackstone Group
- Center Parcs has been awarded the following accolades since 2008: the Green Business Award for Biodiversity Protection, Visit Britain 5 Star Rating, Hospitality Assured, Biodiversity Benchmark - Land Management, Carbon Trust Standard, Good Spa Guide Award, ISO14001, Investors in People
- Center Parcs has recently been announced ‘Best Family Holiday Provider’ in the Tommy’s Awards for the eleventh year in a row


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I am a pet lover and I'm going to get my own when my landlord allows and I have space enough for an animal in Amsterdam. I am a big fan of cats (sometimes an introvert) they are a bit like a reluctant flatmate who occasionally appreciates you ☺ But good looking as hell so you love him.
I am pretty flexible around Amsterdam, if I can cycle to your house I'm there to feed your pet, administer pills orally, check if they are not up to any mischief, cuddle them so they don't feel lonely, send you their cute photos, water the plants of necessary (all mine are alive).
I can stay over and sleep on the couch if they get lonely overnight, I work from home so if I can bring my laptop and
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Sandisk stock soars riding on huge SSD demand
Recently SanDisk the Solid State Drive maker has announced that, its mini Serial AT attachment (mSATA) SSD memory chips have been adopted by Fujitsu. They have adopted it mainly for its recently-announced Ultrabooks and by Lenovo for its ThinkPad Edge-series notebooks.
SanDisk also manufactures other memories like flash card and USB flash drives, but is estimated that the SSD business is the fasted growing division for them. This has been even increased with the growing popularity of the tablets and the Ultrabooks and even Smartphones which mainly are equipped with the SSD memory. These SSD’s improves the performances and even reduces the startup time for these devices.
It seems like Fujitsu has selected the 32GB iSSD drive memory for its LifeBook line of Ultrabooks. The iSSD technology is said to have coupled with Condusiv Technologies’ ExpressCache software which helps in system startup as well as application loading. It has also been confirmed that Lenovo has chosen the 16GB U100 mSATA SSD for its new ThinkPad Edge E430 and E530 notebooks.
Forbes has recently pointed out a few major factors which might be responsible for driving the SSD demand in the market. They pointed out tablets and Ultrabooks are making them more popular. The tablet market is growing very fast till now and is also expected to grow further. So it has also increased the SSD business in the market. The next factor the Ultrabooks which are recently getting much popular are also expected to increase the SSD as business in the future.
Apart from all these devices the SSD itself may also make a good business on its own as it processes faster and can manage more operations per second. As the applications are getting more data dependent and some of them are also being deployed on the cloud they need a fast storage device which is possible only with the SSD. So these Drives are expected to gain a lot of popularity in the recent future, the customers might be waiting for a price decrease.


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Gayle Forman’s IF I STAY hits #1 on USA Today and New York Times Bestseller Lists
New York, NY – Gayle Forman’s internationally bestselling novel IF I STAY hits new heights this week, landing at #1 simultaneously on the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists. IF I STAY is an emotionally arresting story of seventeen-year-old Mia as she walks the line between life and death in the twenty-four hours after a catastrophic car accident. With more than 2.4 million copies in print, the book that Entertainment Weekly called “beautifully written” is reaching new audiences nationwide in the run up to the release of the highly anticipated movie adaptation from New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, in theatres August 22, 2014, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
IF I STAY debuted in 2009 with five starred reviews, landed on five “best of the year lists,” including Amazon.com and Publishers Weekly, and has captivated readers worldwide. The recently released paperback movie tie-in edition features bonus material, including exclusive interviews with the stars of the movie, Chloë Grace Moretz and Jamie Blackley, and a sneak peak at Forman’s next novel, I WAS HERE (Viking, January 2015).
New Line Cinema’s and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’ hotly anticipated movie adaptation of IF I STAY stars Chloë Grace Moretz (“Carrie,” the “Kick-Ass” films), Mireille Enos (TV’s “The Killing,” “World War Z”), Joshua Leonard (“Higher Ground”), Jamie Blackley (“Snow White and the Huntsman”) and Stacy Keach (“Nebraska”). Rounding out the main cast are Liana Liberato, Aisha Hinds, Jakob Davies and Gabrielle Rose.
R.J. Cutler directed the film from a screenplay by Shauna Cross based on Forman’s novel. “If I Stay” is produced by Alison Greenspan, with Denise Di Novi, Forman and Brad Van Arragon serving as executive producers.
ABOUT IF I STAY:
Mia had everything: a loving family, a gorgeous, adoring boyfriend, and a bright future full of music and full of choices. Then, in an instant, almost all of that is taken from her. Mia doesn’t remember the accident, but she finds herself watching as paramedics vainly attempt to resuscitate her parents. She can’t recall how it happened, but she sees her own damaged body, and she is soon watching as friends and family keep vigil in the hospital waiting room. Caught between life and death, between a happy past and an unknowable future, Mia spends one critical day contemplating the only decision she has left—the most important decision she’ll ever make.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Gayle Forman (www.gayleforman.com) is an award-winning, internationally bestselling author and journalist. She is the author of Just One Day and Just One Year, and the companion e-novella Just One Night, as well as the New York Times bestsellers If I Stay and Where She Went. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and daughters.
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Romania’s Parliament, in a plenary sitting on Thursday, gave the vote of confidence to the Cabinet proposed by PM-designate Nicolae Ciuca.
There were 318 votes in favour and 126 against.
A minimum number of 234 votes in favour were needed for the proposed government to be invested by Parliament.
The voting was secret, with balls.
Parliament’s decision on granting the vote of confidence will be forwarded as soon as possible to the head of state, to proceed to the government appointment.
The Prime Minister, the ministers and the other members of the government are going to be individually sworn-in before President Klaus Iohannis.
Ciuca: Gov’t I propose will guarantee the stability and development of Romania
Prime Minister-designate Nicolae Ciuca said his Government will provide predictability and guarantee Romania’s stability and development through all measures it will take.
“Today we are in a moment long awaited by all Romanians, one in which we can finally offer predictability and guarantee Romania’s stability and development through all the measures we will take for the good of the citizens. I want it to be the first day of an approach to governing the country. Together with all the ministers in this government, I pledge to do everything in our power to improve Romania’s economic, social and health situation,” Nicolae Ciuca said Thursday in Parliament’s sitting for the investiture of the Government proposed by him.
The prime minister-designate added that through the proposed government program, the interests of the Romanians and the guarantee of success in several directions of action are on the first place.
“The first refers to investments, those without which Romania cannot recover and cannot achieve the objectives we all want. Our common goal is to modernize Romania and that is why we will allocate 7% of GDP to investment, money which will go mainly to infrastructure projects, but also to the administrative units (…)”, said Ciuca.
The prime minister-designate specified that the second direction of action of the Government is related to the connection through infrastructure of the historical regions, by continuing the investments in the construction of highways, railways and means of intermodal transport until 2024, as well as geographical balance, infrastructure, strengthening the economic and strategic position of the Constanta Port.
Ciuca added that the third direction refers to “the balanced and cohesive development of Romania”.
“No region should be left behind in terms of transport infrastructure development. This is a commitment we make,” Ciuca said.
Government will have as strategic objective Romania’s accession to the Schengen Area and consolidation the regional security pillar profile in NATO and in the EU
Prime Minister-designate Nicolae Ciuca told Parliament’s sitting on Thursday that the Government will ensure observance of the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary, and, externally, will have as strategic objective Romania’s accession to the Schengen Area and consolidation the regional security pillar profile in NATO and the role in the EU.
“We aim for Romania’s foreign policy to be coherent, predictable and based on three fundamental pillars: strengthening Romania’s role in the European Union, strengthening its NATO profile and strengthening its strategic partnership with the United States. (…) Internationally, Romania’s accession to the Schengen Area is a strategic objective with strong implications for the entire security architecture of the EU,” Ciuca told Parliament’s sitting for the Government investiture.
He added that within NATO “the aim will be to strengthen the profile of the regional security pillar”.
“At the same time, externally, our country will continue to actively support the integration efforts in the European Union of the Republic of Moldova and the pro-democratic reform program, based on the Strategic Partnership for European Integration of the Republic of Moldova. Our support is based on the community of language, history and culture, as well as the vision of the common space from the perspective of European integration,” the prime minister-designate mentioned.
In regards to justice, Ciuca mentioned that it is necessary to ensure observance of the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary, “especially considering the priorities arising from Romania’s obligations as a member state of the European Union”.
“Justice is the power of the state called to achieve an efficient, accessible, impartial and independent public service. A modern, efficient, accessible and quality justice system, adapted to the needs of citizens and the private environment is an important premise for economic development and stability, social development of the country,” Ciuca added.
We will keep flat tax, we will encourage local capital
Prime Minister-designate Nicolae Ciuca said on Thursday that his flat tax rate would be maintained in his government, that local capital would be encouraged through concrete measures and that work would also be done to create a brand identity for Romania.
“A strong state is a state that supports the business environment and it is his fair, predictable and friendly partner. We will keep the flat tax rate and we are against raising taxes and duties. Our role is to encourage the development of entrepreneurship, and this cannot be achieved by increasing the pressure on economic operators, who are already severely affected by the negative impact of the pandemic on their businesses. A prosperous business environment is one that provides jobs.We will encourage, through concrete measures, domestic capital and we will work for the creation of a brand identity for Romania, which will contribute to the creation of a positive image of our country in relation to the potential partners,” Nicolae Ciuca told Parliament’s sitting for the investiture vote on the government proposed by him.
He also referred to the active role that tourism must play in creating Romania’s image.
“Tourism must play an active role in creating Romania’s image, as an integral part of the process of increasing the attractiveness of our country, by more efficiently highlighting the natural, cultural and human heritage, by emphasizing Romanian values, talents, traditions and customs. We will implement a functional partnership, which will contribute to ensuring the good collaboration between the private and the public environment,” Ciuca added.
PNRR is the main axis in achieving our objectives
Prime Minister-designate Nicolae Ciuca said on Thursday that the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) is the “main focus” in achieving the objectives of the government he will lead.
“The next direction focuses on the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. PNRR is the main axis in achieving our objectives. The use of this European money is closely linked to the observance of a well-established schedule and the implementation of reforms to improve institutional capacity, corporate governance, digital transformation of transportation and increased safety in the area, as well as to meet the European goals for the decarbonisation of transport, and environmental protection, with increased attention to climate change,” Ciuca told a plenary sitting of Parliament on Thursday in seeking a vote o confidence on his Cabinet.
He added that the process of modernising Romania also requires concrete and urgent measures for the digital transformation of public services in an attempt to bring them closer to the citizens.
With regard to healthcare, he said the government would develop a fair program for unrestricted and uninterrupted access to healthcare services.
The citizen is and will be front and centre in the governing act as its beneficiary, said the prime minister-designate.
He added that more attention needs to be paid to families and support for them.
Ciuca, after the investiture vote: We are Romania’s Government, we’ll make all efforts to overcome problems
Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca said that the government he leads will do everything possible for Romania to overcome the problems caused by the COVID pandemic and determine the “lines of effort for what it means the development” of the country.
“Thanking all those who gave us the vote of confidence, I also want to thank those who did not give it to us. I believe that it is very important, both for us, the members of the Government, and for you, all the members of Parliament. I did understand, you know, from everything that was said here, that we have taken a very great responsibility upon us. I also understood the recommendations made by those who took the floor from the opposition. We are Romania’s government, as we pledged to maintain the Romanian citizen at the centre of our attention and to do everything possible to overcome all these problems that we have been facing because of the COVID crisis, and to determine the lines of effort needed for Romania’s development,” Nicolae Ciuca stated on Thursday, after the investiture of the new Government proposed by him, in the joint plenary sitting of Parliament.
Barna: Romanian President, the godfather of the collaboration that starts today
USR (Save Romania Union) Deputy Dan Barna told the joint sitting of Parliament that President Klaus Iohannis is the “godfather of the collaboration” between PSD (Social Democratic Party) and PNL (National Liberal Party).
During the meeting for the inauguration of the Government, the USR vice-chair congratulated the PSD leader, Marcel Ciolacu, “for the acquisition.” He also said that this is the first time that the PNL “willingly and unforced by anyone” is handing over the government.
“It’s not a small thing to take the PNL out of government from the position of first violin and put it back as an annex of PSD. And it is not a small thing to convince the winning team to snatch the defeat from the clutches of victory. Because this is what the colleagues from the winning team have done these days. They threw the result of last year’s elections on the window and lined up nicely behind your party. You’ve succeeded, Mr Ciolacu, in something that Ion Iliescu himself was not able to do, you pushed PNL out of history and you have it now in PSD’s chest pocket,” said Barna.
Tarziu: Political army behind General Nicolae Ciuca is compromised
Senator Claudiu Tarziu, co-chair of Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) said on Thursday in Parliament that the “political army” behind General Nicolae Ciuca is a “compromised” one, and Social Democratic Party (PSD) and National Liberal Party (PNL) are responsible for the ”dramatic situation” of today’s Romania, as well as the ”multiple crises” that the country is going through, as the two parties have led Romania in the last three decades” by rotation and sometimes in alliance”.
He added that the “godfather” of this alliance is President Klaus Iohannis, whom he considers “the main culprit for the disaster of recent years.”
In the opinion of Claudiu Tarziu, “considering the governmental abuses with legal appearance so far, as well as the intention to force the en-masse vaccination of Romanians, a general at the head of the Government is likely to increase our fear”.
“It is a very serious alarm signal, which you give to Romanians today, if you vote this Cabinet. Romanians will wonder if democracy is done with,” he added.
USR’s Dragu calls incoming Gov’t agenda weak, incoherent, containing existing measures, inaccuracies
Save Romania Union (USR) Senator Anca Dragu told a joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday that the governing agenda put forth by the coalition made up of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Liberal Party (PNL), and the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) would be “weak and incoherent,” containing “existing legislative measures, inconsistencies and inaccuracies.”
“I must confess that in the more than 20 years of my activity as an economist I have gone through dozens of government agendas in Romania as well as in other European countries. I don’t remember seeing such a weak and incoherent agenda. But, I have found measures already existing in the legislation, inconsistencies and inaccuracies,” she said.
During the sitting where Parliament was asked for a vote of confidence in the government-to-be, Dragu drew attention to the fact that in the agenda of the future Cabinet the minimum wage is slated to increase from January 1, but “the increase is already in the legislation.” She added that the same agenda aims to increase contributions to Pillar II pensions to 4.75%, after PSD previously reduced them from 6%.
“It is expected to reduce the size of contributions to the healthcare system despite an ongoing pandemic and an already underfunded system. It is expected to maximise economic returns in state-owned companies, but in reality, the media have reported how all state-owned companies were shared up politically, dedicated to party cronies,” she said.
Dragu said the increase in state pensions “imitated the Black Friday model”, going from a 40% increase promised by PSD to “a miserly 10%,” which will be further eroded by inflation.
“I was expecting a list of ministers and a government agenda to be put to a vote in Parliament today that would include firm measures to strengthen the rule of law, the fight against corruption and ensure an independent judiciary, and also for Romania’s sustainable development. We are dealing, in reality, with the work staged by two parties with the same outdated and retrograde mentalities that promote the model of the captive state, opportunely united to get their hands on the thickest chunks of the pie and greedily divides the money under PNDL 3 [National Local Development Plan] and PNRR [National Recovery and Resilience Plan],” she said.
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November 18, 2019
THEDACARE CELEBRATES RURAL HEALTH
ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano Earns National Recognition
SHAWANO, Wis. – November 21, 2019, is recognized as National Rural Health Day, celebrating the value of rural hospitals and caregivers. Throughout the week, ThedaCare will be highlighting the accomplishments and stories from our rural areas, providing access to care for those living in Northeast and Central Wisconsin.
“For the purpose of healthcare, ‘rural’ is defined as a geographic area with low population size and density,” explained Julie Chikowski, Vice President of Critical Access Hospitals and ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano. “It can be a town, a small city or a township.”
The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH), which establishes Rural Health Day every year, notes that one in five Americans live in a rural area, and those areas face unique healthcare needs.
“Today more than ever, rural communities must address specific issues not all Americans face,” said Chikowski. “Some issues include meeting the needs of an aging population, treating and maintaining chronic conditions and providing access for a larger percentage of uninsured and underinsured people.”
Chikowski explained the term Critical Access Hospital (CAH) is a designation given to eligible rural hospitals by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
According to CMS, here are some of the criteria for a Critical Access Hospital:
- Have 25 or less acute care beds.
- Maintains an annual average length of stay of 96 hours per patient for acute inpatient care
- Be 15 to 35 miles away from the nearest hospital, depending on the local system of highways.
- Provide emergency care 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Chikowski noted that Congress created the CAH designation in 1997 in response to numerous rural hospitals closing during the 1980s and early 1990s. According to the Rural Health Information Hub, the purpose of the CAH designation is to “reduce the financial vulnerability of rural hospitals and improve access to healthcare by keeping essential services in rural communities.”
“Once a hospital is designated a CAH, then CMS will reimburse the hospital the actual cost of treating its Medicare and Medicaid patients, whereas regional and urban hospitals are reimbursed at a per diem rate,” Chikowski explained. “The CMS understands that it is oftentimes more challenging to provide high quality, low cost healthcare in rural areas because of those unique circumstances facing rural areas.”
Currently there are 1,300 CAHs in the United States. In the ThedaCare health system, its Medical Centers in Berlin, New London, Shawano, Waupaca and Wild Rose are designated as CAHs.
ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano recently was ranked in the Top 100 CAHs in the country for 2019, joining seven other Wisconsin hospitals to receive that honor. That ranking is determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health (CCRH).
“This is a huge honor for our Shawano hospital and its staff,” Chikowski said. “The Chartis Center compares all CAHs in the nation against one another. It looks at each hospital’s strength index, which is based on quality scores, health outcomes, patient satisfaction scores and cost per patient. In other words, it asks your patients having good outcomes, are they happy with what you’re doing for them and are you being good stewards of healthcare dollars and providing care at a better cost.”
Chikowski added that being named in the Top 100 is a coveted award.
“We have a beautiful hospital, a great culture and teamwork here in Shawano,” she said. “We are committed to providing quality healthcare, close to home.”
She noted that ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano has more than 30 specialty services offered to patients and families, including general surgery, obstetrics, physical therapy, imaging and more.
“More and more, people are realizing how important rural healthcare is,” she said. “Wisconsin consistently ranks among the very best for quality and lowest cost, usually in the top five in the nation. Our rural hospitals significantly contribute to that outcome because of our quality scores. At ThedaCare, we are committed to keeping care local, while fulfilling our mission of improving the health of the communities we serve.”
For more than 110 years, ThedaCare® has been committed to finding a better way to deliver serious and complex healthcare to patients throughout Northeast and Central Wisconsin. The organization serves a community of more than 600,000 residents and employs more than 7,000 healthcare professionals throughout the regions. ThedaCare has seven hospitals located in Appleton, Neenah, Berlin, Waupaca, Shawano, New London and Wild Rose as well as 31 clinics in nine counties. ThedaCare is the first in Wisconsin to be a Mayo Clinic Care Network Member, giving our specialists the ability to consult with Mayo Clinic experts on a patient’s care. ThedaCare is a non-profit healthcare organization with a level II trauma center, comprehensive cancer treatment, stroke and cardiac programs as well as a foundation dedicated to community service.
Media should call Cassandra Wallace, Public Relations Specialist at 920.442.0328 or the ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah switchboard at 920.729.3100 and ask for the marketing person on call.

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From the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s (EWT) perspective, the good news coming from the National Budget Speech is that there will be increased spending of about R800 million on the environment in areas of, for example, development of the green economy, wildlife trafficking and trade, air quality and water management and of course the coast line, which is in dire need of increased financial support. Wildlife trade urgently needs additional resources at all levels from anti-poaching and on-the-ground field staff/rangers, to many more investigators and Environmental Management Inspectors, and m
Finance Minister, Mr Pravin Gordhan’s budget speech provided no indication of increased support for migration issues in South Africa.
Of the R33 billion reserves that were created, the Department of Defence was assigned extra funds of R1.3 billion in 2011/12, rising to R2 billion in 2013/14. These funds are to be used for “safeguarding the country’s borders”, and to “upgrade and maintain border facilities and equipment”.
The Ecumenical Service for Socio-Economic Transformation (ESSET), an independent ecumenical organisation that works for socio-economic justice, welcomes Minister Pravin Gordhan’s 2011 Budget Speech. ESSET has evaluated the Budget Speech based on Christian life-giving and liberating ethical principles of the equitable sharing of resources for all and preferential option for the poor.
The Eastern Cape NGO Coalition welcomes the strong focus in this year’s budget on building the economy through investing in young people. Focusing on youth is a forward looking approach to developing this country’s future for all its people. Young people are the cornerstone of building a sustainable country as we continue to grow our democracy.


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The Magic Moral Survey: Choice blindness in the moral domain
Sammanfattning: It has been argued that the choice blindness effect is only present in quick and intuitive tasks such as preference decisions for faces or shapes, and not when it comes to more important and deliberative decisions involving issues like moral, political or religious beliefs. To answers this criticism, using a method inspired by close up magic, we investigated whether participants would notice changes made to previously evaluated moral dilemmas, and also if these manipulations would in any way affect the participants' explanations of their previous evaluations. Few participants detected the changes, and many also gave confabulatory answers when asked to explain their choices. These results shows that the choice blindness effect persists also for more important tasks like moral choices, and it suggests that the choice blindness paradigm is a viable research tool for many other forms of decision making.
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The transformation of the Coffs Harbour Jetty precinct is one step closer with the announcement of an independent urban design consultant appointed to prepare a Preliminary Concept Plan.
According to the Member for Coffs Harbour Andrew Fraser, Group GSA have been appointed after public consultation took place to gather ideas from the community for the precinct.
“We had an amazing response from the community in February and March with more than 1600 ideas and comments generated by people who live in, work in and visit the Foreshore,” Mr Fraser said.
“The community’s views are at the heart of this project and Group GSA brings considerable experience in landscape architecture, urban design and public domain design to help the community shape and create the vision for the Foreshore.
Based on the outcomes of consultation so far, Group GSA’s Preliminary Concept Plan will supplement GHD Australia’s Stakeholder and Community Consultation Outcomes Report which is expected to be ready for public view mid-year.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro said the appointment of the design consultant was another milestone in this important community project.
“Andrew Fraser has been a strong advocate of the community leading the vision for the Foreshore and it’s great to see the progress that’s already been made in a relatively short time”, Mr Barilaro said.
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Expect to hear the name of Pau Gasol spread around the NBA trade rumor block all summer. Even though the Lakers appear to be committed to retaining their core, if they were to change their lineup, it would probably be Gasol that gets jettisoned.
However, who could the Lakers deal for that would provide them equal value in return? Deron Williams? Marc Stein of ESPN explains why that scenario is unlikely.
Other teams, including the Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets, had been hoping to lodge their own bids for Williams once free agency begins, sources said. The Los Angeles Lakers, likewise have continued to express interest in a sign-and-trade package built around Pau Gasol for Williams, sources say, despite the Nets' longstanding insistence that they have no interest in Gasol and would only consider such a move if they were getting back All-Star center Andrew Bynum, whom the Lakers have not made available.
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Advancements in Critical Cleanroom Components
The utilization of prefabricated cleanroom systems offers important advantages, particularly in sectors requiring stringent adherence to cleanliness, precision, and tightly controlled environments. The integration of these systems not only streamlines operations but also elevates standards while meeting regulatory requirements. G-CON, the leader in off-site prefabricated cleanroom systems, has achieved a significant milestone with the introduction of G-CON Clean Solutions and the establishment of new manufacturing operations at its College Station, Texas site. These new capabilities represent an expansive leap in the company’s portfolio, augmenting its offerings of comprehensive and flexible turnkey cleanroom solutions.
The scaling of manufacturing capabilities underscores a technical evolution within the domain of off-site prefabricated cleanroom systems. This advancement aligns with the cell and gene therapy industries growing demand for versatile solutions that transcend traditional limitations. The demand for modular cleanroom doors and panels in the United States is driven by three key factors:
Flexible and Scalable Solutions: The modular nature of cleanroom doors and panels allows for flexibility in design, construction, and scalability. This adaptability is crucial for companies with evolving production needs, allowing them to expand or reconfigure cleanroom spaces without significant disruptions to ongoing operations.
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Rating high school players is an inexact science. Look no further than the 2011 recruiting rankings for evidence of this. That year Scout.com ranked 27 players as five-star prospects, and as we get set to enter the 2014-15 college basketball season, there are only six of those players remaining. Anthony Davis was the No. 1 recruit and he certainly lived up to the billing, leading Kentucky to a National Championship during his only collegiate season. Davis is now an All-Star in the NBA, but several other teams spent high draft picks on members of the class with varying degrees of success: guys like UConn’s Andre Drummond, Florida’s Bradley Beal, Duke’s Austin Rivers and Indiana’s Cody Zeller. A few other five-star players were not so lucky. James Michael McAdoo went undrafted after three years at UNC and Kentucky’s Marquis Teague is now out of the NBA after getting drafted late in the first round in 2012. Three years later, only 11 of those 27 are in the NBA (including Quincy Miller, who was recently waived by the Nuggets) while 10 are out of the league altogether, and six are still in college. For those remaining six collegians, they have one season left to impress the NBA scouts. The entire list of five-star prospects from the Class of 2011 is below.
2011 Five-Star Prospects Still in College
No. 9 – LeBryan Nash, 6’6”, SF, Oklahoma State. Nash is the highest-rated prospect of the class still in college. The athletic wing expected to be a one-and-done player coming out of high school, but he is now a senior for the Cowboys. He spent part of his freshman season injured but still managed to average 13.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. His field goal attempts have decreased every successive year and, as a result, his efficiency has risen. As a junior Nash averaged 13.9 points and 5.5 rebounds with a 109.5 ORtg. He had some big games in league play, including a 29-point performance against West Virginia, but Nash only managed to score six points in a first round NCAA Tournament loss to Gonzaga last year. Heading into his senior year, Nash was named an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection.


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I am a Libertarian. My belief system is as follows.
You may do anything you like so long as it does not violate the property rights of others.
That one sentence ties up everything in a short and concise manner.
Lets look at a few examples.
Murder. This is a violation of the owners property.
Rape. Another violation of the owners property.
Theft. Do you see a pattern forming?
That's all there is to it. Try to think about what you do with that in light. You will find that it covers all bases quite well. The only exception being "victim-less crimes". I do not in any way consider those to be crimes at all. I own my body, so I should be able to do with it what I want.
How many people are in jail or prison for victim-less crimes? You wouldn't believe it.
How much money does the government spend every year to prevent these "crimes"?
In my perfect world there would there would only be one law.

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New Year’s Intentions
More on Vocabulary: Clean Eating
I’ve recently been stumbling over these words: “Clean Eating”. You see it on the Environmental Group’s web site (quite possibly the instigators of the use of these two words together, implying without pesticides or chemicals), the title of a magazine (articles and recipes with reduced sugar and fat, and increased whole grains), and in the eating disorder vernacular “clean eating” is a nutritional concept to avoid using as it implies avoiding all fat and all forms of sugar.
A hundred (100) years ago people weren’t so concerned with dirt (mother earth). It was part of the worldly experience. Today with pavements, sidewalks and in cities with very little exposed dirt (read earth) many see dirt; well as dirty. Yet dirt is where the most nutritious food is grown for humans and animals. So what then is clean eating? Is the food grown without dirt? No I don’t think that’s what’s intended with the concept.
Growing our foods without chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides; now yes this is a concept that makes sense. Before the Agri-business model of food production our food was mostly local from small family farms, and organic. That meant we didn’t have as much choice depending upon your location, and we certainly didn’t see tomatoes and melon in January or oranges and asparagus in August in the grocery stores. The childhood winter salad I remember contained oranges, avocado and lettuce. Everyone had a garden with summer fruit and vegetables. Meat and eggs were often procured locally. Bread was made fresh as it wasn’t overly processed and developed mold quickly. Ever leave a slice of bread out today? How long does it last before it gets moldy? Improved transportation, development of large farming operations in South America with US support, fertilizer and pesticides changed the availability of produce from seasonal to year round. With it of course is the chemical load to our bodies and the known and unknown consequences. When there is a choice, choose organic as your financial budget allows. Use this web site to determine the most important produce to purchase organic: http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/. And then there’s the packing materials, plastic, BPA in cans …
The fat, sugar, grains concept of cleaning eating comes from years of promoting low-fat eating, much to the detriment of the health of Americans. Looking at office photos from the 1950’s, you’ll find most office workers were not overweight. They were more active and get this: ate more fat! Next was the focus on fat, the use of commodities to create processed food products, and then the resultant obesity epidemic. Our grocery stores are now Super Markets filled with mostly processed food that last a very long time without becoming a “science experiment” (read moldy, rancid, spoiled). America’s sweet tooth has expanded as food manufactures know you’ll buy more of it if it’s sweeter. Ever notice the sugar in your frozen meat products? Why is there sugar in meat? Oh, I digress! The grains in processed foods are refined, not the whole grains the body may benefit from if soaked and cooked well (Nourishing Traditions for best cooking methods). Next was the focus on losing weight by decreasing calories from fat and sugar, and increasing whole grains and with it came a cycle of dieting, deprivation, and then re-gaining weight. So to eat healthy or in the new vernacular “eating clean” fat and sugar are foods to avoid eating.
Not so quick, this is not the nutrition message that promotes health. Everybody needs fat, every cell in your body needs fat and all of your hormones need fat, your brain needs fat. Eat healthy fats. Avoid foods with trans fats, hydrogenated fats or vegetable shortening. Yes, hydrogenated and shortening are other long words for trans fats. Start with coconut, avocado, olives, sprouted nuts and seeds, nut and seed butters, olive oil, coconut oil, and if tolerated: butter, cheese and cream. Yes, organic is better, yes pasture raised is better for you (less pesticide) and we all do what we can with the financial resources we have. Processed foods don’t provide satiety (the feeling of comfort “fullness”), and cause blood sugar swings and leave you feeling hungry and moody. Add some fat and you may eat more calories, yet you won’t gain weight and you’ll feel better between meals, often not needing a snack.
Sugar on the other hand, does need to be decreased in the foods you choose. It may seem like you don’t have a choice when you are in a store filled with processed foods laden with sugar, flour and hydrogenated fats, or the office is getting the Café Americano and pastry, fast food lunch, or vending machine snack YET YOU DO HAVE A CHOICE!
· Is it the easy choice to make? No!
· Does it take time and planning? Yes!
· Will it taste different than what you’ve become use to? Yes!
· Will your body feel better? Yes!
· Will you have more energy? Yes!
· Will you think clearer? Yes!
· Does this mean you never have anything with sugar or flour again? No!
Choosing more unprocessed foods supports your nutritional health and the health of the earth.
So it seems that one needs to understand the experience, the view point of the person using the words clean eating to understand the meaning of the speaker or writer. This makes for a longer conversation, a longer posting rather than a short nutritional message “clean eating” or “eating clean”. And it points to the lack of agreement on nutrition or nutritional messaging. Language is a tool to help us communicate with each other, yet requires active listening for understanding. Remember listening to your body for its food needs (not desires) is the best way to feed yourself and promote health.
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2. Eat less processed/packaged foods, including processed and packaged meats.
3. Purchase more organic (non GMO) fat and carbohydrate foods and more organic pasture raised protein foods.
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The influence of various inoculation routes on the development and specificity of mycobacterial hypersensitivity reactions was investigated. The results indicated that the rate of development of skin test reactions was not determined by the inoculation route. Skin test reactions were seen within two hours after antigen injection and were often highly developed within 8-10 hours. The reactions were characterized by maximum appearance of inflammation at 24-30 hours followed by a decline in size beginning at 48 and 72 hours. Latex agglutination tests carried out with guinea pig sera 3 weeks after sensitization indicated the presence of circulating antibody at the time skin tests were performed. The sensitivity patterns induced by M. kansasii and M. tuberculosis, strain H37Ra induced responses in the order of PPD-S greater than PPD-Y greater than PPD-A. M. kansasii induced responses in the order of PPD-Y greater than PPD A greater than PPD-S. Cell extracts M. kansasii obtained by freezing-thawing and ultrasonic disruption was subjected to polyacrylamide (disc) electrophoresis. At least 10 bands could be distinguished and 4 major bancs were separated. Chemical analysis of the material eluted from the 4 major bands indicated that skin test activity was correlated with polysaccharide in association with protein. Skin test bio-assay data were analyzed by computer analysis. Values for parallelism of the log-dose response curve for the unknown and standard indicated that one band (K-3) contained active material of similar chemical constitution of that of PPD-Y. Another band (K-4), although active, exhibited non-parallelism suggesting the presence of other or different active material. Material isolated from the cell extract of M. kansasii by disc electrophoresis was not more specific than presently available PPD-Y. However, the studies indicated that the band fractions met the definition of “sensitin” in that the agents were capable of detecting delayed hypersensitivity without inducting the production of antibody.
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August 19, 2004
A federal judge has ordered the state to do a better job of providing home health care services to the poor.
U.S. District Court Judge Earl Carroll said the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System was not paying enough to attract and retain workers who provide services for the elderly and the disabled in their homes. That left people without some of the care to which they are legally entitled, the judge concluded.
Carroll ordered the state to increase pay to ensure there are enough qualified workers to provide services to each eligible person. He also ordered AHCCCS to monitor the program and come up with a plan to fill any gaps in service within four hours.
Melissa Richardson of Tempe, a plaintiff in the lawsuit, said the judge’s decision is promising.
"I think it’s a good ruling," she said. "It’s been a long process."
Richardson, in a wheelchair with cerebral palsy, scoliosis and arthritis, is entitled to 13 hours of care a day. She’s been struggling to get consistent help for years, and has none some weekends. Richardson said attendants have used drugs, stolen money and left her lying in her own feces.
AHCCCS spokesman Frank Lopez said he believes his agency already is in compliance with at least the first part of Carroll’s order.
He said pay for home health workers has risen 28 percent since the lawsuit was filed four years ago. The proof is that there have not been any complaints lately about lack of services, Lopez said.
That’s because AHCCCS doesn’t have a system for getting complaints, as the lawsuit alleged and the judge agreed, said Sally Hart, an attorney with the Arizona Center for Disability Law, which represented the plaintiffs.
The case involves more than 7,000 low-income people who require long-term care but are supposed to be receiving services in their homes.
- Tribune writer Mary K. Reinhart contributed to this report.