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Good morning. The Liberals are expected to post a deficit of about $30 billion in next week’s budget. Pharmaceutical company Valeant had its worst day ever yesterday. And a new study shows owning a car isn’t important for young people – they prefer ride-sharing. These stories and more in your morning cheat sheet to the Financial Post.
1. Trudeau expected to post a $30B deficit
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will post a deficit of about $30 billion in his first budget next week, signaling he won’t unveil additional initiatives to kick-start the economy, government officials said.
The budget, to be released March 22 by Finance Minister Bill Morneau, will mainly comprise pledges made during and since last year’s election, two governmental officials said on condition they not be identified because the plans aren’t yet public, Josh Wingrove reports.
A $30 billion deficit would be triple what Trudeau campaigned on. However it’s in line with an announcement last month that pegged the baseline deficit at roughly $18.4 billion, before $10.5 billion in campaign spending pledged for the fiscal year that starts April 1.
The cornerstone of Trudeau’s budget is expected to be the Canada Child Benefit, a new social program that would boost direct transfers to low-income families with children. It was a hallmark of the prime minister’s election campaign. He’s also expected to deliver billions in new infrastructure funding over the next four years, another campaign pledge.
2. Valeant plunges to a new low
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. shares fell as much as 51 per cent Tuesday after the company cut its 2016 forecast, reported a weak fourth quarter and said it risked breaching some of its debt agreements if it can’t file its annual report in time.
During a two-hour call with analysts, Chief Executive Officer Mike Pearson was questioned about why he was the right man to lead the drugmaker, Cynthia Koons and Caroline Chen report. Adding to the company’s problems, during the call it corrected its press release issued hours before, saying that one measure of earnings would actually be lower than it had stated.
“How can we be confident in what you’re saying about the business, given you were positive in December, and January?” said Shibani Malhotra, an analyst with Nomura Securities who has been bullish on the stock, with a buy rating and a $175 price target. “How do we get comfortable that Valeant is able to execute and deliver for shareholders?”
The shares have lost more than 85 per cent of their value since their August 2015 peak.
3. Pershing Square will get more involved in Valeant after losing US$1B: Bill Ackman
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management LP said it will take a much larger role at Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., after losing about US$1 billion in a single day following the drugmaker’s stock drop Tuesday, Zachary Tracer reports.
“We are going to take a much more proactive role at the company to protect and maximize the value of our investment,” Ackman said in a letter. Pershing owns 9 per cent of Valeant shares, according to a March 9 regulatory filing. He said that investors have lost “total confidence in the company,” contributing to the stock drop. Ackman’s firm recently added a representative to Valeant’s board.
Pershing Square, based in New York, often buys large stakes in companies that it sees as undervalued, and then sometimes pushes for changes by the management or board to boost returns.
Ackman said he believed Valeant would be successful in getting a waiver from creditors to avoid violating its debt agreements, since it will be late filing its annual report. Valeant said it must file its 10-K by March 30 to avoid triggering cross-defaults that would restrict it from being able to further tap its credit line. It won’t be able to meet that deadline and will begin asking lenders next week to amend the agreements.
4. Apple tells EU tax panel it ‘pays every cent’ due in Ireland
Apple Inc., facing a European Union probe into its fiscal affairs in Ireland, told a panel of EU lawmakers Tuesday it pays all taxes due in the nation and doesn’t get an unfair advantage compared with other companies there, Stephanie Bodoni reports.
Cathy Kearney, a vice-president of the iPhone maker’s European operations in Cork, Ireland, said the company isn’t getting unfair state aid but will remain “committed to Ireland” whatever the outcome of the EU case.
“We feel that we’ve paid every cent of tax that is due in Ireland,” Kearney said at the European Parliament in Brussels. “We don’t feel that there has been state aid involved and I suppose we look forward to that outcome happening at the end of the day and being vindicated in that way. I would say that the Irish government also agrees with that view.”
Apple’s tax affairs in Ireland and Amazon.com Inc.’s arrangements in Luxembourg are slated to be next in the firing line as the European Commission takes aim at so-called tax rulings it says may be unfair subsidies. The EU authority has already ordered the Netherlands and Luxembourg to recover as much as 30 million euros ($33.3 million) in back taxes from Starbucks Corp. and a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV unit.
While the EU’s Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager refuses to be drawn into speculation, analysts say that in the Apple case, repayments could potentially dwarf those amounts. Vestager is also probing McDonald’s Corp.’s affairs in Luxembourg and signaled she’s willing to add Google parent Alphabet Inc.’s 130 million-pound ($184 million) tax deal with the U.K. to her growing list of investigations.
5. Ride-sharing likely to take a bite out of car sales, study finds
As traditional automakers scramble to invest in ride-hailing and car-sharing services, a new study shows that they’re almost certainly going to end up cannibalizing their own customers, Kristine Owram reports.
The American Public Transportation Association surveyed more than 4,500 users of shared mobility in seven U.S. cities and found that people who use services like Uber, Lyft and Zipcar are significantly less likely to buy a car and, if they do, tend to own fewer cars than those who don’t.
David Plouffe, chief advisor at Uber Technologies Inc., said the most notable change in habits is among younger people who just don’t place the same importance on owning a car as their parents did.
“When I was 15 or 16, your whole life revolved around saving up money to buy a car, your entire social life revolved around the car,” said Plouffe, who also managed Barack Obama’s 2008 election campaign.
“That is changing. Young people want to live in cities at a pace and rate we’ve never seen before and their inclination is, if you make it easy for them to get around the city, they’d rather not purchase cars.”


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A very nice investigation for an often ignored user group. We were very impressed with the prototype.
R-Mano is an orthopaedic glove that allows the user to secure an object to his hand, maintaining prehension during an activity. Specially designed for people with hand disabilities, the glove’s grip is ensured by a strap system that ties to the back of the hand. The system adjusts to different objects’ sizes, providing the user with an adaptable and very accurate fit. Moreover, the ergonomic design of this product facilitates the grouping of all fingers in one large pocket, and thus allows disabled people to put on the glove with ease in spite of limited dexterity.2. The Brief: Summarize the problem you set out to solve. What was the context for the project, and what was the challenge posed to you?
Holding an object in one’s hand may seem commonplace and simple. However for many, using their hands is difficult, if not impossible, due to various health issues. Whether the manual limitations are the consequences of accidents or of normal aging, their implications vary extensively.
During my final year of study, I had the opportunity to carry out an extensive project which was inspired by my brother, Nicolas Messier. As a quadriplegic, he has limited strength and dexterity in his hands and fingers, yet still enjoys considerable strength in his arms. Like him and despite physical limitations, many handicapped persons still want to appreciate an active lifestyle and therefore look for solutions to compensate for weaknesses.
The challenge was to create a glove that could accommodate the wide range of manual limitations, while being versatile enough for a variety of activities. Hence, the product had to be easy to slip on, and to adjust. To be efficient, the mechanism needed to be simple to install, not requiring accurate movements. Lastly, it was a crucial criterion that the grip could be released quickly in case of a precarious or dangerous situation while allowing adjustment and release of the tension during the activity.3. The Intent: What point of view did you bring to the project, and were there additional criteria that you added to the brief?
The targeted activities for the glove had to be restrained, since the problematic involved in holding objects is too vast to be covered in one glove. From the start it was clear that my first goal was to facilitate the access to sports and physical activities. My research showed that the toughness and durability required for the glove would be incompatible with the precision required for common daily activities. For example, the fabric would need to be too thick and the straps too large to manipulate accurately a fine object such as a pencil.
Furthermore, I realised that many apparatus already exist to accommodate the needs of people with disabilities partaking in light daily activities such as cooking, writing, or painting.
From the start, I wanted to create an object that would be marketed easily and offered at low costs, making it accessible to anyone. Any use of high-tech equipment was therefore eliminated. Furthermore, the range of activities for which the glove is conceived and the fragility of any electronic device was to avoid.
An ultimate guideline was set, according to research studying the habits of disabled people. These researches showed the tendency to use the mouth to hold objects more often than the average person. This highlighted the fact that the invention needed to be simple enough to use, manipulate, and adjust using the mouth as the primary tool.4. The Process: Describe the rigor that informed your project. (Research, ethnography, subject matter experts, materials exploration, technology, iteration, testing, etc., as applicable.) What stakeholder interests did you consider? (Audience, business, organization, labor, manufacturing, distribution, etc., as applicable)
Once the mandate was clearly established, I started an exhaustive research process. The first step was to understand the needs of the targeted users of the product. I had the opportunity to work closely with my tetraplegic brother, who provided relevant information about the habits and needs of people living with similar disabilities. As an employee of the Quebec Paraplegic Association, he was able to canvass the views of his colleagues, also living with disabilities. I refined my research by interviewing senior citizens and amputees to assess how the glove could satisfy their needs.
In addition to analysing the users’ needs, I had to study the different activities where the glove could be useful; all activities that require a permanent and static manual hold such as kayaking, weightlifting, or even using a mechanical tool, were considered. The activities were rearranged in sub-categories and rated by the degree of accessibility to a disabled person. This grouping pointed out where the emphasis should be place to create a relevant product. The selected activities were then analysed to understand how the hands are placed while engaging in movement, and which kind of static hold it employs. For example, it was concluded that for kayaking, the device should provide a good slip-proof grip, resistant to the water trickling down the shaft of the paddle. In addition, if the kayaker was to fall in the water, he would need access to a quick release strap, allowing him to get rid of the paddle. All those information were preciously gathered before starting to design the glove.
Following the above research, a few concepts and ideas were developed and presented to Éric Lemieux, a senior designer specialised in hockey protection. His advice, based on his knowledge of the soft goods and his comprehension of the hand articulation, was a valuable contribution to the project. With this in mind, I continued sketching to find a way to fit all elements on the small area available.
As soon that the idea materialized, I stitched mock-up versions of the concept and validated the different concepts. People were invited to wear the glove as I measured how easily it was for them to understand and use the product. Prototypes were later tested to tweak by using the product in the field. Two major aspects: the stability of the grip without any hand strength and the ease of slipping it on without dexterity. A last prototype was then created in order to perfect the design and give it a suitable look to wear in public.
Lastly, a branding concept was created. The name R-Mano stands for «real hand» and is derived from “mano”, hand in Spanish. It is also a subtle pun to the person for whom it was created, as the phonological pronunciation sounds like ‘’hermano’’, brother in Spanish. The logo itself represents a hand, folding the thumb to grab an object.5. The Value: How does your project earn its keep in the world? What is its value? What is its impact? (Social, educational, economic, paradigm-shifting, sustainable, environmental, cultural, gladdening, etc.)
During the process, my motivation to achieve my goal resided in the belief that the device would have a great impact on the life of many people. And even though the glove hasn’t reached the market yet, the comments of people in need who tried it confirm the inestimable value and impact of the glove. I know that such a tool can, and will, change lives.
This glove will allow many people living with disabilities to try new sports or leisure, or to simply enjoy again activities they thought were now inaccessible. More often than not, the simple lack of technical resources is enough to discourage them from trying a new activity. Although the project is mainly based on solving a technical problem, it also holds an important social dimension; by allowing more people to be autonomous in the practice of various sports, it will result in an improved quality of life for these individuals. The project has been recognized by the Industrial Designers Association of Quebec (ADIQ) as being ‘’particularly innovative’’ and having ‘’great potential’’.


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Nurses have to cope with a lot on the job, including night shifts, long hours, and a variety of emotional ups and downs. Some nurses find it necessary to take a professional break from nursing to pursue less demanding work.
The nursing industry is expanding and according to previous occupational employment forecasts, as at the year 2018, at least 1 million nurses were needed in the United States alone.
It was observed that although 95% of nurses indicated they were glad to become nurses, 20% wanted to pursue a different career if they had a chance as most students choose to nurse because they want to help others.
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Other than Nursing, what else Can You Do with a Nursing Degree?
Nursing graduates and professionals with relevant experience can find rewarding work in a wide range of healthcare-related fields.
Our list of 30 high-paying nursing jobs includes positions in a variety of industries, including health and nutritional services, social work, and public health.
We also include nursing-related occupations in education, counseling, research, and government services.
Assume you’ve become a nurse after pursuing your dream of becoming one, treated patients with compassion, and amassed some valuable experience. After that, what else?
It’s time to put your professional skills to use in a new endeavor. Most likely, it’s time for a new job! As a licensed nurse, you have a wide range of career opportunities.
1. Physical Therapist:
As a physical therapist, you will help people who have been injured or unwell by controlling their pain and improving their range of motion.
Whether in a hospital or a private clinic, this is a rapidly expanding area of the healthcare sector.
And if you’re looking for a new career where you can engage with patients, this could be it.
However, while you will probably need some sort of degree or certification to work as a Physical Therapy Assistant, you can still work as an Aide without having completed a four-year college program.
Physical therapy assistants can work in a variety of settings including clinics, offices, and hospitals across the country, giving them access to many job prospects.
They have an average annual salary of $89,349 and a per-hour rate of $43.
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Patients with addiction, abuse, or mental disease are treated by Clinical Social Workers, who can work in a variety of settings including mental health clinics and government agencies.
They diagnose and treat these conditions. In most cases, a certified Clinical Social Worker has a master’s degree in social work and has completed the appropriate state examination to become certified.
They can expect to make around $56,750 a year, or about $26.09 an hour.
Urban locations have the most opportunity for clinical social workers, who work in a range of settings including public, private, and non-governmental organizations (NGO).
They can work in administration, research, and public planning, as well as mental health, public health, or school social work.
3. Educator on Health:
As a health educator, your job is to inform the public on how to enhance their overall well-being and health. This includes giving them advice on things like nutrition, exercise, and making lifestyle changes.
In addition, Health Educators work with community health specialists and civic organizations to identify health needs and ways to satisfy those needs.
They will help create and perform public health surveys as well as conduct assessments and tests to determine the efficiency of health education programs.
Additionally, they must use press releases, media campaigns, and websites to provide information to the general public. Education and training, geographic area, and the employer all play a role in how much a Health Educator makes.
This area is anticipated to develop by 19% by 2022, as they can work in NGOs, hospitals, government colleges, and clinics, among other places.
It is estimated that they earn an average of $55,220 per year and $32 per hour.
4. Consultant for Corporate Wellness:
Corporate Wellness Consultants work with employees and help them make dietary and lifestyle adjustments to improve their health.
This is comparable to the function of a Health Educator, but in a more formal or corporate context. Incorporating healthy exercises and behaviors into their work schedules will also be a part of this.
The consultant will survey and interview customers to learn about their health needs, then counsel them on nutrition and exercise, all while developing health promotion programs to help them cope with stress and exhaustion.
There are numerous locations a Corporate Wellness Consultant can work, including spas, gyms, and other organizations dedicated to helping their customers better their health. They have an annual salary of $72,261 and an hourly wage of $37.
5. Sales of medical/pharmaceutical products:
Medical/Pharmaceutical Sales representatives address medical questions about the products they are promoting, which may include pharmaceuticals or medical gadgets.
Medical practitioners will prescribe and/or use these products.
One of the perks, but not the only one, is the excellent pay scale, an this work gives you a lot of freedom, which is a plus. Medical/Pharmaceutical Salespeople spend the day with a predetermined list of doctors and hospitals rather than being limited to an office.
It’s a career with a lot of potential for growth and higher pay if you’re between the ages of 20 and 40.
The job may be stressful, but on the other hand, it is quite extraordinary, and it causes a wide range of tasks from the professionals, from talking to surgeons to running a training session with doctors.
They are paid an average of $74,748 per year and 15.49 dollars per hour, respectively.
When it comes to jobs that let you combine your passion for food with your career, this is one of the best options available, and as a Nutritionist, you’d use food to help people live healthier lives by giving them the correct kind of nutrition in the proper amount.
This would necessitate a bachelor’s degree, internship experience, and license in some states.
Along with them, you’ll need to be an effective communicator, can motivate others, and be able to report and evaluate data quickly and the ability to manage your time and stay organized will be necessary as well.
Schools, clinics, and nursing homes are all possible places for you to work. They are paid an average of $62,330 per year and 29.97 dollars per hour, respectively.
7. Medical Journalist:
Technical writing is a part of this, as are articles for medical publications, focusing particularly on patient education, and you’ll be expected to write about scientific or governmental topics as part of your responsibilities in this position.
Applicants who enjoy writing and have an eye for detail should apply.
As a medical writer, you have the option of working for yourself and setting your hours, as you’ll be tasked with a variety of things.
Your job will range from writing abstracts and marketing materials to prepare regulatory documents, and you can expect a wide range of assignments as all of these contribute to diversifying your portfolio.
They make an annual salary of $91,301 and an hourly wage of $44 on average.
8. Consultant Forensic Nurse:
Working with law enforcement as a Forensic Nurse means you’ll have a job that straddles the legal system and the medical sector.
Victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child maltreatment would be the focus of your work. You would also gather evidence throughout therapy and follow a certain method so that the evidence could be presented to a court of law.
Nursing or Forensic Nursing is a must for this position. Your degree will offer you an advantage when it comes time to apply for jobs.
The benefits of joining a professional organization as the IAFN go far beyond continuing your education.
You’ll gain access to publications online, have networking opportunities, and have your name published in professional directories. Their annual salary is $65,047 and their hourly rate is $31.
These men and women spend their days doing tests on behalf of the diagnostician, and diagnostic technicians help diagnosticians collect the data they need to make diagnoses.
People in this profession frequently draw on their previous training and experience to improve their education in medicine.
Quite a few of them go on to work in the medical field as surgeons or doctors and they earn an average salary of $59,750 per year – $28.73 per hour.
10. Dental Assistant
They treat patients much like nurses do, although they are more like administrative assistants than caregivers. Dental assistants are the clerical workers of the dental profession.
Maintaining patient records, getting patients ready for dental cleanings, and scheduling appointments are all responsibilities of a dental assistant.
In the coming decade, employment opportunities for dental assistants are predicted to expand at a greater rate than the average for all occupations, they earn an average salary of $35,640 per year – $17.13 per hour.
11. Emergency Medical Technician:
When injured, EMTs provide care in emergency rooms, ambulances, and any other fast-paced medical environment. They are also called EMS.
They are frequently the first responders on the scene, and the decisions they make can make the difference between life and death for someone else.
A rudimentary understanding of medical diseases and injuries is required of EMTs for them to diagnose patients on the spot.
Although some EMTs work for fire departments, hospitals, and emergency medical clinics that employ the majority of the profession’s workforce, they earn an average annual salary is $34,870, or $16.77 per hour.
12. Radiologic Technologist:
Imaging tests, such as x-rays and CT scans, are administered by radiologic technicians (also known as radiology techs).
Though they work closely with radiologists and the doctors who order these tests, radiologic technicians lack the knowledge to interpret the images they collect.
This field is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years, so you should have no trouble finding work once you’ve completed your training, they earn an average yearly salary of $56,760 per year – $27.29 per hour.
13. Dental Hygienist
Hygienists clean patients’ teeth before, during, and after dental operations, and these professionals work closely with dentists, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and others in the dental field to ensure that patients have clean teeth when they leave the office.
Dental hygiene Between 2012 and 2022, work opportunities in this field are predicted to expand by 33%, putting 64,200 new jobs at your disposal.
You could be able to get a job in this rewarding industry soon if you get the correct training. They earn an hourly wage of $34.39 and an annual salary of $71,530.
14. Coder/Biller in the Medical Field
Patients and insurance companies depend on medical billing and coding specialists to make sure hospitals have the money they need to function.
As health information technicians, some of these individuals are responsible for a much larger range of duties, such as checking medical records to ensure they are accessible, accurate, and easy to understand.
Workers in the medical area are being forced to learn new software packages as the industry transitions to electronic record keeping, $37,710 per year – $18.13 per hour is the annual salary-hourly wage.
15. Respiratory Therapist:
Patients who have trouble breathing are treated by respiratory therapists. Most of these patients are suffering from chronic lung diseases like asthma or emphysema, which affect their ability to breathe.
Respiratory therapists may see the same patients every month or be called upon to be on call in case of an emergency.
This is a well-paying job that requires no education and allows you to work closely with patients all day. They earn an average yearly salary of $55,870, or $26.86 an hourly wage, for a full-time worker
16. Nurse Practitioner:
A nurse practitioner is a highly trained nurse who takes on many of the responsibilities of a physician and can diagnose patients, prescribing medication, and even performing minor surgery in some situations.
They authorize nurse practitioners to practice independently in some places with no supervising physician. They have to sign a contract with a doctor who will supervise their practice in other states.
State-by-state qualifications for this profession vary, however, all NPs have at least a master’s degree. (BLS) A nurse practitioner degree can help you develop in the nursing field.
They earn an average yearly salary of $95,070 – an hourly wage of $45.71.
When it comes to drawing blood for transfusions, tests, donations, and research, phlebotomists have to know how to use several types of blood drawing equipment depending on the purpose for which the blood is being collected.
While still in school, many LVNs, nursing assistants, and registered nurses (RNs) work as phlebotomists to get experience in the medical profession.
Phlebotomists spend a lot of time with patients, thus they need to be good communicators.
Many people do not do well when their blood is drawn, therefore they must know how to react in emergence, and they earn an average yearly salary of $31,410 – an hourly wage of $15.10.
18. Counselor for Rehabilitation:
People with physical or emotional difficulties that make it difficult for them to live independently work with rehabilitation counselors, who provide counseling to help the patients learn to manage chores on their own.
Nurses who desire to do more for their patients will make up a large portion of this new group.
Eventually, they’ll leave hospitals and clinics to work in a variety of other settings, including rehabilitation organizations, schools, and prisons, they earn an average yearly salary of $37,660 equates to $18.10 an hour.
19. Surgical Technologist:
Oral surgery technologists (OSTs) support surgeons and other surgical team members during an operation to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible.
Surgeons rely on surgical technologists for a variety of services, including setting up equipment, setting up operating rooms, and supplying surgical instruments to surgeons.
Surgical assistant employment is comparable to that of a nurse’s aide, but the emphasis is on surgical care, they earn an average yearly salary of $44,420 – an hourly wage of $21.36
20. Technologist in Veterinary Medicine:
Veterinary technicians, often known as vet techs, assist veterinarians by assisting with animal care. They are the veterinary equivalent of nurses, and demand for them is at an all-time high.
You must love animals and want to help them stay healthy if you want to work in this industry.
Many veterinary technicians go on to work as veterinarians in the future and use their work as working experience as they finish their doctorate.
They earn an average salary of $31,760 per year or $15.27 per hour.
21. Counselor for Substance Abuse:
Those who work with drug and alcohol addicts closely as substance abuse counselors accomplish many of the same activities as rehab counselors, but they are more focused on the recovery of substance abuse.
Patients with behavioral or eating issues may also benefit from their services.
This work discovers what causes a patient’s addiction and then come up with a plan to overcome it.
They make an average of $41,090 a year in salary and $19.75 an hour in wages.
22. Physician assistants are medical doctors’ assistants:
While under the supervision of a doctor or surgeon, a physician assistant practices medicine. Most typically, a doctorate student serves as the physician assistant.
They prepare PAs to conduct examinations, make diagnoses, and treat patients in the same way as doctors do. Medical offices, hospitals, clinics, and other facilities hire them.
Because the training for nurse practitioners and physician assistants is so comparable, several nurse practitioners also practice as physician assistants.
They’re paid an average of $90,930 a year in salary and $43.72 an hourly wage.
23. Specialist in Occupational Safety and Health:
Specialists in occupational health and safety examine workplaces to ensure that companies adhere to current safety regulations and are to ensure the safety of both employees and customers.
Even though this profession does not seem like it has anything to do with nursing, many nurses leave patient care and move into this role. So they can help individuals all the time without having to treat them medically.
Not much demand at the moment, but the construction and recreation industries have plenty of work to perform.
They may expect to make $65,710 per year, or $31.59 per hour, on average.
24. Psychiatrist’s Assistant:
Patients with mental and emotional difficulties benefit from the help of psychiatric assistants who serve as confidants and consultants to them both before and after their appointments.
Psychiatric assistants are on hand to help psychiatrists restrain violent patients.
This is a rare occurrence, though, and most assistants are made aware of it well in advance.
They earn an average yearly salary and an hourly wage of $26,990 and $12.98, respectively.
25. Physical Therapy Assistant:
These individuals work with injured patients to help them regain their strength and physical skills.
They aid physical therapists in treating them. PTAs don’t always work directly with patients, but they can help them be ready for a therapy session or consultation before they go in to see a therapist.
Between 2012 and 2022, we expect the number of available employment in this field to expand at a rate of 41%, which is substantially faster than the average for all occupations in the United States.
They make an average of $53,320 a year in salary and $25.63 an hour in wages.
26. Caretakers of Laboratory Animals:
Many of the responsibilities that laboratory animal caregivers perform are like those of vet assistants, but they work primarily behind the scenes.
They may draw blood, perform tests, run x-rays, and perform other tasks that don’t take place in a consultation room. In the field, lab technicians are sometimes tasked with unpleasant tasks like cleaning up animal waste and bathing the animals they handle.
They make an average of $25,110 a year in salary and $12.07 an hour in wages.
27. Dispensing Optician:
In an eye clinic or eye doctor’s office, a dispensing optician is someone who fits eyeglasses and contacts for clients after their appointments are over.
There isn’t a lot of education required for optometrists, but they do have to learn about the eye care products now on the market.
They must also be able to communicate well with patients to provide them with the best possible eyewear.
Opticians who also work as optometry assistants get an average yearly salary and an hourly wage of $35,710 and $17.17 on rare occasions.
Medical orderlies perform a wide range of duties not performed by other staff members, including everything from filling out paperwork to driving patients to the emergency room.
Most orderlies begin their careers as nursing assistants before advancing to the position of a registered nurse. Orderlies can also work as EMTs, nursing managers, and other positions as a result of their education and training.
There are many entry-level nursing jobs out there, and you should be able to find one that you are interested in quickly. These jobs pay an average annual salary and an hourly wage of $26,340 and $12.66, respectively.
29. Medical Equipment Preparer:
Those who work in the medical equipment preparation industry set up oxygen machines, respirators, safety rails, and other equipment for patients’ homes, disinfect, clean, and install the equipment before the patient may use it.
They may work in hospitals, although medical equipment businesses hire the majority of them.
Their knowledge of how this equipment works, as well as the safety risks associated with each device they are in charge of, is necessary for them to earn an average yearly salary and an hourly wage of $33,320, and $16.02, respectively, in this position.
30. Technologist in Cardiology:
Cardiovascular technologists, who are in charge of the imaging equipment used to examine heart and blood vessel abnormalities can not diagnose patients.
However, they collaborate closely with cardiologists who do make diagnoses for their patients. This is a well-paying job that requires little formal education and is in high demand around the country.
Because of their education and experience, some cardiovascular technicians move on to work as cardiology nurses, earning an average yearly salary and an hourly wage of $53,990 and $25.95, respectively.
If you want to spend more time with your family while still working as a nurse, consider one of the above career options for nurses.
These options still let you practice nursing, but they are less time-consuming than a hospital or clinical nursing.

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OXFORD, Miss. | Mississippi coach Houston Nutt did his best to understate Saturday's spring game performance by quarterback Jevan Snead. But it was virtually impossible to do so.
Snead directed six consecutive touchdown drives and threw for 254 yards as the Blue defeated the Red 55-28 in the "Grove Bowl." Snead finished 11-of-15 with touchdown strikes of 12, 20 and 70 yards to Shay Hodge, Dexter McClusker and Markeith Summers, respectively.
"He's so different from others. He's got real command in the huddle and he has gotten better and better," Nutt said. "We're not that good, but you could see the execution, route running and getting out of the huddle. All those things were good."
Snead was virtually flawless for the Blue team, comprised primarily of the No. 1 units on both sides. In six scoring series, Snead led four drives of 70-plus yards as the Blue team finished with 524 yards of total offense.
"It's not hard to feel comfortable when you have such great athletes around you," Snead said. "There are always some plays you'd like to have back, but I've had a good spring and we played well today."
The scrimmage session varied some traditional rules. The Red team, given seven automatic points each quarter, didn't score any on its own. Several skill position players, including McClusker and Snead, wore "no contact" jerseys.
Nutt said he felt it was important to keep the No. 1 units together. "Some of them haven't played in an SEC game yet," he said.
Reserve quarterbacks Billy Tapp, Nathan Stanley and Clayton Moore split repetitions with the Red team and got a single series apiece with the Blue team. Tapp, who added a 44-yard run, finished 6-of-10 for 125 yards and a touchdown.
Devin Thomas, playing for both teams, led all rushers with 68 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown run in the second period for the Blue. Jacarious Lucas had four receptions for 137 yards with second half touchdown catches of 19 and 50 yards from Tapp and Stanley, respectively.
The Blue defense was led by linebacker Jason Jones with six tackles, including a sack. Defensive end Antonio Turner had a game-high two sacks.
South Carolina plays Mississippi on Sept. 24 in Columbia.

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The NFT space is relatively new and most people here are entrepreneurs from the crypto space that are used to buying low and selling high.
It’s normal to buy crypto and hodl it for a year or two.
But in the NFT space, this sort of activity could be damaging.
Eg, Cryptovoxels, Decentraland and any metaverse project. If a whale comes and hodls a big piece of land with NO intentions to build for 2-3 years..well, you’re just going to have a big gaping hole in the project. Not good for the community, not good for the project and guess what?
Not good for the whale.
But in other NFT projects, hodling does no harm and in fact, is a big part of the project.
Eg, Cryptopunks, Art, even collectible Cards.
Want to hodl a cryptopunk for 10 years? Go for it. The project is DESIGNED to be held. Like Art that appreciates in time.
With Gods Unchained, your card can be 1 of 4 ‘shines’.
Investors can buy up these cards but most cards are still used in game play as the lowest shine cards are pretty cheap.
Art is kind of designed to buy and hold.
Axie Infinity has a class of Axie’s that are ‘Origin Axies’. These have an Origin tag, have a chance of having a ‘mystic’ part and are slowly going up in value.
But the other Axies can be bred and played completely not effecting the Oirin Axie Values.
Some PROS & CONS of Whale Investing/Hodling
Let’s just talk Land Projects for the moment and the activity of buying/hodling.
Helps fund developers.
Creates Price action which brings news and interest from more investors/builders.
Hodlers can get rich which they may use to sell their land and put more $ in the ecosystem. Wearables, more land, maybe build projects.
Creates empty land spots in the world where builders can’t build.
Hodling and not doing anything = upwards price action with no value added. (As supply is removed temporarily).
These worlds need as MUCH builder momentum as possible. Anything that hinders this slows the project growth.
Can whales and builders live in harmony? I think there is a model that works and needs to be explored/found.
What Should a Whale Do?
Buying and hodling in metaverse projects is fine BUT it’s in the Whales best interest to help grow the project by bringing in new people to the space, finding collaborations, holding events and bringing attention to the project so you can give build rights or at least show case what can be done with the project on your land.
If you’re going to hold your 1,000 pieces of land for 3-4 years, don’t be surprised if you come back to not much change. You own part of the project so help build it.
In real life, there are land lords and people that rent/utilize the space. Most businesses don’t own their commercial space.
In the virtual world I can imagine it will work more or less similar.
Land owners can rent out to business owners/builders.
Right now, there’s not so much demand to build/rent but as the project grows and we see visitors by the 1,000’s to our events then would businesses want to rent and get involved? Hell yeh.
I’ve worked in marketing in the past. Where there’s eyeballs, there’s interest from businesses.
If we’re expecting these lands being worth $10k+ each just from hodling, it’s not going to happen.
The builders will push it there, (if it ever happens), so incentives for both activities need to be aligned.
Some Solution Attempts
Decentraland have the MANA token that aligns incentives. Want to buy into Decentraland and not do anything? Buy MANA.
There’s also a Land pool that whales can contribute to while still holding their LAND. Builders can deploy to this land pool. This is a HUGE solution and I urge other projects to explore this.
The below massive piece is part of the land pool.
This allows people to deploy on the land.
Below items are from builder contests.
Cryptovoxels are adding more LAND as islands.
A bit controversial but an attempt to bring more builders.
Again, builders/artists will make these worlds amazing NOT investors.
Investors should work to enable this activity and provide the foundation tools to allow creators/artists to build beautiful things.
There’s a ‘Dead lands ping’ being discussed in Decentraland.
Maybe whales that don’t interact with their land for a year automatically get added to a land pool where builders can deploy to. Whale can claim that land back at any time/when active again?
Again, there IS a model that we will find solutions to as we keep building.

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You and your pet will benefit from our well-stocked pharmacy. We maintain a large inventory of veterinary pharmaceutical products and medications, including flea, tick, and heartworm preventive products. You can rely on us whether your pet requires medication for a chronic medical condition or needs short-term medication while recovering from an illness, injury, or surgery. When you purchase medications from our pharmacy, you can rest assured that your pet’s medications were obtained from safe, reliable sources and stored under optimal conditions. Our trained staff will fill your prescriptions with care as well as attention to detail and your pet’s specific needs. You can count on us to provide you with accurate information about your pet’s medications, including proper dosing information, and to alert you to any potential drug side effects or interactions. We are also here if you experience any problems with your medication after you return home. Help is only a phone call away!
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Rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, and other small mammals have become popular pets as increasing numbers of pet owners come to understand the unique bond that can form with one of these special creatures. But did you know that small mammals need some of the same routine wellness care that dogs and cats need? Do you know if your pet should be spayed or neutered? Do you know if any vaccinations are recommended to help maintain good health? Do you have questions about proper nutrition, cage cleaning, grooming, or any other aspects of care and husbandry? Our staff of skilled professionals is well trained in the care and husbandry of small mammals and can give you the information you need to keep your “pocket pet” looking and feeling great.
Why not call to schedule a wellness visit? We can perform a physical examination, answer any questions you may have about your pet, and discuss whether any changes in diet or at-home care are recommended to help ensure the health and longevity of your pet.
Veterinary medicine for exotic pets is growing as the popularity of these animals increases. When pet owners have access to the best information about nutritional and environmental management, exotic pets have a greater chance to live longer, healthier lives. If you own one of these unique pets, we encourage you to schedule a complete physical exam and consultation on proper care and feeding. Our trained staff can assist you with all of your small mammal needs.
Although humans and animals are different in many ways, some advances in human medicine are also very useful for veterinary patients. One of these advances, diagnostic ultrasound, has proven to be a powerful tool in veterinary medicine. As a practice, one of our goals is to offer state-of-the-art medicine and diagnostic testing; so we are pleased to offer ultrasound services as a means of providing a higher level of quality care to our patients.
Ultrasonography is a type of diagnostic technique that uses ultrasound waves to produce an imaging study. This means that when we perform ultrasonography, we can see internal images of the patient’s body. Unlike some other imaging studies, like x-rays, ultrasonography does not use radiation. Instead, ultrasonography uses high-frequency sound (ultrasound) waves to create a picture of what is inside your pet’s body. Ultrasonography is a completely non-invasive, painless way to diagnose and evaluate many common diseases.
An ultrasound machine generates ultrasound waves. The machine is connected to a small probe that is held gently against your pet’s skin. The probe sends out painless ultrasound waves that bounce off of structures (for example, organs) in your pet’s body and return to a sensor inside the ultrasound machine. The ultrasound equipment collects these reflected “echoes” and uses them to generate images that are viewable on a screen. Ultrasound waves can generate excellent images of abdominal organs, including the liver, spleen, gallbladder, and kidneys. It is also useful for assessing fetal health and monitoring pregnancy in breeding animals, and it can help us diagnose and stage (determine the severity of) some forms of cancer.
Because ultrasound images are produced in real time, this technology can be used to evaluate the heart as it beats. This can help us detect abnormalities in the motion of heart valves, blood flow through the heart, and contractions of the heart muscle. It can also be used to assess the heart for defects. As we strive to provide our patients with the highest quality medicine and diagnostic testing, we are pleased to offer ultrasound as one of our diagnostic capabilities.
Your pet can benefit greatly from regular wellness examinations or checkups. Whether your pet is a youngster, a “senior citizen,” or any age in between, wellness examinations provide an excellent opportunity for us to conduct a thorough physical examination and develop a health profile for your pet. This information will help us identify medical problems and any other issues that can affect your pet’s health and quality of life.
A wellness examination includes an evaluation of all of your pet’s major organ systems. We’ll use the wellness visit to ask you questions about your pet’s behavior, appetite, exercise habits, and regular activities at home. This is also an excellent time for us to discuss any routine diagnostic testing that may benefit your pet or to recommend any vaccinations that may be due. If your pet seems healthy, a wellness examination is a good opportunity to note any changes, such as weight gain or loss or other subtle changes that may not be evident at home. Sometimes, information obtained during a wellness examination can help detect early signs of illness and address health issues before they progress.
A wellness examination is also your chance to have us address your questions or concerns about your pet. We welcome your questions. No question is too small or too silly, and it is our pleasure to address your concerns. We strive to help you understand your pet’s health considerations, and we encourage you to be involved in decisions regarding your pet’s health care.
Finally, wellness examinations help us establish a relationship with you and your pet. Through your pet’s physical examinations, other wellness procedures, and our consultations with you, we get to know your pet and learn about his or her lifestyle, personality, health risks, home environment, and other important information. We encourage you to use wellness examinations to take an active role in your pet’s health care.
Pets today can live longer, healthier lives than ever before—in part because of vaccines that help protect them from deadly infectious diseases. Over the years, vaccines against dangerous diseases have saved millions of pets and virtually eliminated some fatal diseases that were once common. Unfortunately, many infectious diseases still pose a significant threat to dogs and cats that are unvaccinated. Although vaccine programs have been highly successful and vaccines are considered routine today, we (as caregivers) and you (as pet parents) cannot afford to become complacent about keeping pets up-to-date on their vaccinations
Many pet owners are terrified by the thought of their pet undergoing anesthesia. In some cases, this fear and uncertainty can prevent pets from receiving the medical care they need and deserve. Rest assured that your pet will receive safe, comprehensive, advanced anesthesia care from our staff of caring professionals. From major and minor surgeries to diagnostic procedures, we can meet your pet’s anesthetic needs.
There is nothing more important to us than your pet’s safety, so we perform a variety of pre-anesthetic tests to carefully screen patients and tailor our anesthetic protocol specifically for your pet. Our trained staff and doctors monitor your pet before, during, and after anesthesia to help ensure the best possible outcome. We also take time to answer any questions or address any concerns you may have about the medications, monitoring, and care your pet will receive. When you trust our dedicated health care professionals to manage your pet’s anesthetic care, you can rest assured that safety, efficacy, and comfort are always foremost in our minds.
Laboratory testing is a valuable diagnostic tool in veterinary medicine. As we continually strive to offer the highest-quality medicine, we are proud to include in-house diagnostic laboratory services as a means of providing excellent care to our patients.
Although many important diagnostic tests can only be performed by outside laboratories, other tests can be performed in-house. Having access to accurate in-house diagnostic test results can help our veterinary care team serve your petsâ needs by expanding the testing options available to all our patients.
Have questions about the diagnostic testing services we offer? Ask one of our skilled professionals how our laboratory services can benefit your beloved pet.
Each year, thousands of pets go missing, and many don’t make it back home. Many pets (especially indoor pets) don’t wear collars or tags. Even if your pet wears a collar and identification tag, collars can break off and tags can become damaged and unreadable, so these forms of identification may not be enough to ensure your pet’s safe return. Your pet needs a form of identification that is reliable and can’t get lost, stolen, or damaged. A microchip is a safe, simple form of identification that can significantly increase the chance that your pet will return safely.
A microchip is about the size and shape of a grain of rice and is placed underneath your pet’s skin between the shoulder blades. Microchip implantation takes only a few minutes and is very safe. Each microchip is unique and carries vital information about your pet—including your name, address, and contact information. When a microchip is implanted, the pet owner is given a registration form to complete. Registering the number on the microchip includes your pet in a national pet recovery database. Veterinary hospitals, animal shelters, and animal control offices across the country are equipped with special electronic scanners that can detect the microchip and read the identification number. If a lost pet is picked up by animal control or found by a good Samaritan and presented to a veterinarian, a quick scan of the microchip reveals the identification number. A toll-free phone call to the pet recovery database alerts the microchip company that a lost pet has been identified. The pet owner can then be contacted and reunited with his or her pet!
Young puppies and kittens can receive microchips, but even if your pet is already an adult, you should consider microchipping. Even indoor pets can get outside accidentally and get lost, so if you’re relying on other forms of identification, you could be placing your pet at risk. Microchipping is a safe, effective way to help ensure your pet’s return if the unthinkable happens.
The practice of high-quality veterinary medicine focuses on the entire patient – from medical issues that affect physical functioning, to emotional and psychological issues that affect well-being. Experiencing pain can affect the body’s physical functioning and can have a detrimental effect on a patient’s well-being and state of mind. That’s why pain management is among our primary considerations when we are treating a pet for any medical condition.
From routine procedures (such as a spays or dental cleanings), to more advanced medical treatments (such as bone surgeries or cancer treatments), to chronically painful conditions (such as arthritis or back pain), we are dedicated to providing safe and effective pain management to every patient. We will also help you recognize signs of pain in your pet so that we can modify his or her pain management plan when necessary.
Recognizing and alleviating pain in our patients is at the very heart of quality, compassionate patient care. We don’t take pain management for granted and will employ all our skills to help ensure your pet’s comfort, well-being, and full recovery.
Radiography is a valuable diagnostic tool in veterinary medicine. As we continually strive to offer the highest quality medicine and diagnostic testing, we are pleased to offer radiology services as a means of providing excellent care to our patients.
A radiograph (sometimes called an x-ray) is a type of photograph that can look inside the body and reveal information that may not be discernable from the outside. Radiography can be used to evaluate almost any organ in the body, including the heart, lungs, and abdominal organs, as well as the bones.
Radiography is painless, safe, and completely non-invasive, and it uses only very low doses of radiation. Because the level of radiation exposure needed to perform radiography is very low, even pregnant females and very young pets can undergo radiography. Radiographs can be used to evaluate bones as well as the size, shape, and position of many of the body’s organs. The size of organs is important because some medical conditions—such as kidney, heart, or liver disease—can alter the size of these organs. The shape and position of organs can be altered or distorted by certain medical conditions, including intestinal blockage or cancer. Tumors, depending on their size and location, can also sometimes be detected using radiography. Radiography can also be used to diagnose bladder stones, broken bones, chronic arthritis, certain spinal cord diseases, and a variety of other conditions.
Radiographs are an important tool that can help us make a correct diagnosis for your pet. Our radiology service is staffed by caring, skilled professionals who will provide state-of-the-art care with compassion and expertise.
In our continuing efforts to offer the highest quality veterinary medicine, we are pleased to provide a wide range of surgical services for our patients. From routine surgical procedures, such as spaying and neutering, to more complex surgeries, we look forward to the opportunity to care for your pet’s surgical needs.
Our staff is highly skilled in performing veterinary surgeries and will make every effort to ensure that your pet receives the very best care. Our focus on patient safety, pain management, and employing the most current surgical practices is designed to exceed your expectations and put your concerns to rest. Our staff of compassionate, caring professionals will monitor your pet before, during, and after surgery and will take exceptional care to ensure a safe and complete recovery for your pet. We will also address any questions or concerns you may have about surgery, including concerns about anesthesia, pain management, or postoperative care.
When your pet is ready to go home, we will review your postoperative care and medication instructions. If any questions arise after your pet returns home or at any other time during the postoperative period, call us. We welcome your questions and will do all we can to help your pet recover fully. Help is only a phone call away.
Surgery can be a source of anxiety and stress for many pet owners. Maybe you worry about whether your pet will be well cared for, or perhaps you have concerns about adequate precautions and monitoring. Let us address your concerns. Whether your pet needs minor surgery or a complex procedure, call us. Let’s discuss how our surgical services can benefit your pet.
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Cold laser is a painless, nonsurgical technique that:
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- n. An early modern English spelling of prayer.
“June 1, 2009 at 3:42 pm to mai cheezland praier grup an gud thots brigade:”
“Then I thinking of praier vnto God, because I kneeled on both my knees, began to pray on this wise:”
“He and the rest, who had already determined how to handle him before they parted, saide within themselves: Look thou hast said thy praier, for when we have thy money, Saint Julian and thou shift for thy lodging.”
“Wherefore, I hold it farre better for you, to comfort your selfe by all good meanes, and with the power of fervent praier, to fight against all desperate intruding passions, as a truly vertuous minde ought to doe.”
“Ne yet for them neyther, but on Friday, at the onely houre of noone praier: whiche as I haue aforesayd, is kept amonge them high and holy.”
“Apostle instituted to be obserued in Decembre, with fasting and praier, thre wiekes and a haulfe before Christemas, when we close vp the last.viii. daies of that moneth, with greate ioye and feaste.”
“That is to saie, to wake all nighte, in deuine seruice and praier.”
“Their oratories Temples, or places of praier (whiche we calls Churches) might not be built without the good will of the Bisshoppe of the Diocese.”
“I spake in the beginning of her Majesties praier, which I presumed (though vnworthy) to translate into Latine: and nowe at this very time there was some opportunity offered, for to make some vse of that translation.”
“And the pilgrimes which are not prouided of tents, resort hither, and for more deuotion the men and women lie together aloft and beneath, one vpon another, so that their house of praier becommeth worse sometimes then a den of thieues.”
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This is another great event, hosted by the NESCO (North/Eastside Senior Coalition), just like the Warner Summer Concert series that we attended in June. It is held at the Warner Park Community Center inside. It was a cold rainy day so that worked out well.
The first thing we see is the apple tent outside the community center with apples for sale. Yes, it was raining at the time.
Upon going inside was lots of activity, food and a silent auction to help raise money for NESCO.
Inside the gym are lots of great kid attractions. First thing at 9:30 AM was a fun drum circle, Let’s listen in.
After the Drum Circle was Doodlebug the Clown making balloon animals for the kids. We have seen her at the Columbus July 4th celebration also.
We also brought home a bag of books from their book sale. It was time for some more entertainment. We went to the snack bar room for some lunch and a performance from Dance Dimensions from Stoughton.
Following them were Just Too Accordions, wonderful! Lets hear them perform a favorite, “On Wisconsin”.
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TV producer Rachel Goldberg (Shiri Appleby) reluctantly returns to work on the set of reality dating show Everlasting after being coaxed by her boss Quinn King (Constance Zimmer). Because she left the show after a spectacular mental breakdown during the previous season's finale, Rachel faces hostility from co-workers. Nonetheless, Rachel effectively does her job of creating ratings-boosting drama among the show's cast for Quinn—too effectively as it turns out when tragedy hits the set. Along the way, Rachel gets involved in a love triangle with her ex-boyfriend Jeremy (Josh Kelly) and Everlasting's current suitor Adam (Freddie Stroma). Quinn, on the other hand, carries on an affair with Everlasting's creator Chet (Craig Bierko). The first season of "UnReal" also casts Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Aline Elasmar as Everlasting producers Jay and Shia, Johanna Braddy as Anna, Breeda Wool as Faith, Nathalie Kelley as Grace, Ashley Scott as Mary, and Mimi Kuzyk as Dr. Olive Goldberg.
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A producer, Rachel Goldberg, works to manipulate relationships on a dating show in order to film outrageous footage as the series begins.
Mon, Jun 8, 2015 60 mins
A family tragedy strikes one of the girls; Quinn offers a cash bonus to Jay, Shia and Rachel to create the season's villain out of the remaining girls; Rachel's old laptop falls into the wrong hands and threatens to expose intimate details of her past relationship with Jeremy.
Mon, Jun 15, 2015 60 mins
Rachel is forced to ask her mother for financial support. Her mother agrees but the loan comes with strings attached that affect Rachel's mental well-being. Back at the mansion, Adam's best friend makes waves on set when he is asked to choose three of the women for a romantic dinner date with Adam. Meanwhile, Quinn tends to Chet after a health scare; and Lizzie discovers details about Jeremy and Rachel's history.
Mon, Jun 22, 2015 60 mins
The girls get upset when a tabloid exposes news about Adam's past; Rachel produces a romantic date at Adam's vineyard; Quinn revisits an old relationship when she realizes she will always be the "other woman" in Chet's life; Jeremy receives a promotion.
Mon, Jun 29, 2015 60 mins
The crew heads to Mississippi for Faith's hometown date with Adam; Rachel makes a surprising discovery about Faith and gets Adam to protect her; Jeremy and Rachel try to mend their friendship; Quinn sues Chet; Shia takes drastic measures to boost a girl's popularity.
Mon, Jul 6, 2015 60 mins
Adam meets Mary's family when the show arranges their one-on-one date; Rachel and Quinn make some questionable decisions to win a bet with Chet.
Mon, Jul 13, 2015 60 mins
Tragedy hits the set and affects the contestants and everyone behind the scenes.
Mon, Jul 20, 2015 60 mins
Adam is offered an interesting proposal, with the final elimination ceremony right around the corner. Meanwhile, Rachel is pulled between Jeremy and Adam; and Chet makes a decision about his relationship with Quinn.
Mon, Jul 27, 2015 60 mins
Rachel deals with the repercussions from an impulsive decision; Quinn and Rachel question their future as producers; the final three contestants return to Adam's vineyard for romantic dates.
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Season 1 ends with an unwanted guest returning to the set. Meanwhile, Rachel is betrayed; and Adam makes a decision that changes his life forever.


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Nearly every piece of data being tracked points to one thing: New Jersey is headed in the right direction in the fight against the coronavirus.
On Sunday, New Jersey dropped below 1,000 hospitalizations for COVID-19for the first time since officials began releasing numbers in early April. That’s a number that peaked April 15 at 8,084.
Two days later, the Harvard Global Health Institute named New Jersey as one of 15 states conducting enough testing to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The institute said the Garden State’s program was “very close” to the three states that are doing the best to suppress the disease’s growth: Vermont, Hawaii and Alaska.
Suppression, the institute says, requires a widespread, proactive testing infrastructure — including regular testing of high-risk, asymptomatic individuals such as nursing home residents, college students, and service industry workers — as well as rapid contact tracing and supported isolation.
New Jersey is currently testing about 19,500 people per day, or 220 per 100,000 people. According to the institute, that’s well above the threshold for mitigation — 7,346 — and closing in on what would be the suppression level for a state of New Jersey’s population, 25,113.
That compares to the early stages of the outbreak, when the state faced a severe shortage of testing, and could only provide it to those with symptoms. At the low point in late March, New Jersey ranked 19th in testing per capita despite having the second-most cases, with worried residents forced to wait in lines for hours to be tested.
Since then, a slew of testing facilities have opened statewide, making it possible for even asymptomatic individuals to be checked.
As a result, the state’s 7-day positivity rate has seen a free fall from a high of 64% in mid-April — when only the sickest patients were receiving tests — to much of the month of June, which saw positive rates settle in between 1% and 2%.
New Jersey now ranks fourth in testing per capita, behind only Rhode Island, New York and New Mexico.
The positive trends come as New Jersey’s cautious response to coronavirus and reopening has won praise from some national experts.
“New York and New Jersey you are very hard hit, but also I think the leadership there, they responded, and you’re really national leaders on that front,” Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, said last month.
Barun Mathema, an infectious disease researcher at Columbia University, also offered a positive assessment of New Jersey and New York’s efforts in an interview with NJ Advance Media last month.
“They are being a lot more careful, listening to directors, public health officials and being somewhat data driven,” Mathema said.
In New Jersey, the number of hospitalizations has been falling considerably in recent weeks, dropping by more than 50% since June 1, when 2,344 people were hospitalized. Though New Jersey hit a symbolic milestone of under 1,000 hospitalizations earlier this week, that number climbed slightly on Tuesday and Wednesday, when 1,080 patients were reported.
“We know we are going to keep having days where the numbers go up. The task for all of us is to make sure that those one-day increases don’t turn into trends,” Murphy said at a news briefing Wednesday.
“We have absolutely crushed our curves since the peak and, by and large, we have continued to pull them down over the past two weeks,” Murphy added. “We must keep this going in the right direction.”
Texas and California, by comparison, have well over 6,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations, and other hotspots such as South Carolina, Georgia and Arizona are seeing their numbers increase week by week.
NJ Advance Media reporter Riley Yates contributed to this report.
Nick Devlin is a reporter on the data & investigations team. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org.

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'Bilal's Bread' should really fall into the category of a 'coming of age' novel, but there is some magic ingredient that seems to lift it into a category of it's own. Perhaps what distinguishes this novel is the graphic sexual nature, or the equal precedence given to the issues of religious, ethnic and cultural isolation; either way, it is a tremendous read for all ages and nationalities.
Bilal is a 16 year old Kurdish boy living in Kansas City with his family - who fled to America after Bilal's father was murdered by Iraqi Secret Police. His family consists of his ineffectual mother, who still lives in the past, an older sister, who has adapted with enthusiasm to life in America, and two older brothers. One, Hakim, has largely renounced Islam and is content to live an easy, Western life. The other, Salim, now 'head of the family', is fanatical about religion, family pride, and preserving the dead father's memory.
Inevitably there are tensions in the local community post 9/11, as the middle eastern families are treated as terrorists by their neighbours and shunned by local businesses. Bilal's journey is even more hazardous due to his growing realisation that he is gay, and his attraction to his best friend, son of the local Imam. Added to this mixture, is the brutal and tyrannical rule of his older brother, Salim, now 26, who has been raping Bilal since he was 9 years old.
The author, Sulayman X, has produced a gripping novel from this melting pot of conflicted loyalties, indoctrinated religious beliefs, and family and social pressures. Though dark and bleak at times, 'Bilal's Bread' is also a cautiously optimistic, incredibly erotic work, and assists in breaking down sweeping prejudices. Highly recommended.


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HYATT HOTELS NEW CANCELLATION POLICY
Starting on January 1, 2018, Hyatt will no longer allow last-minute cancellations without a penalty (typically the cost of the room for one night). To avoid the charge, guests must cancel at least 48 hours ( not 24) in advance. (Cancellation policies vary by property and travel period) Guests enrolled in loyalty programs, however, can still cancel a day before arrival at all but three brands: Hyatt Residence Club, Miraval and M life resort destinations. The exemption applies to members of the World of Hyatt Explorist, Globalist or Lifetime Globalist programs.
Hyatt is following the lead of other hotels. In June, Marriott announced its 48-hour cancellation policy for new bookings at most Marriott and Starwood brands in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America. (The exceptions: Marriott Vacations Worldwide and Design Hotels.) Hilton followed a month later for its lodgings in the United States and Canada. In addition, hotels in high-demand destinations, such as Hawaii, can require guests to cancel three days in advance, if not more.
InterContinental Hotels Group also tightened its requirements last year, but the company is still more lenient than the other majors: Now, guests must give a day’s notice instead of canceling on the day of a stay. The change affects bookings at Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, InterContinental, Staybridge Suites, Hotel Indigo, Crowne Plaza, Even and Candlewood Suites in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
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By Johara Hall
2012 Summer Intern
Sherine El-Abd, an Egyptian born American citizen who immigrated to the United States in 1965, has become an influential Arab American in her community. After leaving a country in which civil society was constrained and political involvement was limited, El-Abd was eager to delve into America’s political sphere. Upon graduating from Texas A&M University, she moved to New York and then New Jersey, where she has become known for her deep political and community activism.
As President of the New Jersey Federation of Republican Women, El-Abd has been working with Republican women, bringing them under the umbrella of the Republican Party, while also exposing them to Arab culture. The experience has been “very refreshing because a lot of people don’t have the opportunity to meet and interact with people of Arab origin. To get to know an Arab American firsthand and to be able to see us in a different light allows the greater community to discover that we are indeed normal!” El-Abd continued, “Attempting to change the perception of us as Arab Americans in the US by becoming a key player in an organization such as the New Jersey Federation of Republican Women is the most effective way to eradicate the misperceptions about our community. Once you become a valuable member of the team, it is much easier to bring the issue of your ethnicity into the field.”
El-Abd’s political activism does not end there. She was asked by Governor Christie to run for Statewide Republican delegate of New Jersey. Taking this opportunity, El Abd said, “I was very proud to run for delegate. Before that I was an honorary delegate during the 2000 Republican National Convention which was a tremendous experience.” As a Republican delegate, El-Abd has also been active fundraising and campaigning for fellow Arab American Republican Joe Kyrillos, who is running for Senate while also being an active Romney campaigner.
In addition, El-Abd was selected by Governor Christie to be part of the state’s redistricting commission. One of the main criteria in redistricting was to ensure that minority communities were not to be split and weakened. She said, “one of the reasons I was selected was because I am Arab American. By having a diverse redistricting commission, the voices of minorities could be heard. And now, rewards are being seen because the people of our community are noticing Arab Americans in a positive way.”
El-Abd does not only represent the Arab American community in New Jersey, but also supports it through her outreach work by attending various Arab American events and gatherings. Most recently, she attended a United Arab Coalition meeting, a newly-founded organization based in New Jersey that aims to educate the community about what it means to be an Arab American.
Given Sherine’s passion for public service and ethnic outreach, she has been longtime member of the Arab American Institute and serves on its board. El-Abd said, “I am very proud to be part of AAI. I think the work that Jim has done with the staff has been phenomenal and gives us [Arab Americans] hope that our community can overcome the discrimination we face. When I first came to this country, it wasn’t a bad thing to be an Arab American. Today, it is a bad thing…AAI has provided us with excellent groundwork to work against the stigma Arab Americans have in our country”--a stigma that El-Abd has long been working against. El-Abd is also President of the Egyptian-American Professional Society and serves as a point of contact for the Egyptian-American Business Association.
For this reason, El-Abd urges the Arab American community to get involved in politics, stating, “we are not here just to make a living, we are here to live a dream and make our voice heard. We have a very rich heritage that we can actually give as a gift to America because we owe a lot to this country.”comments powered by Disqus

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BEMIDJI, Minn. - Northern State University earned 4-2 and 3-1 victories Saturday at the BSU Baseball field in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action with Bemidji State University to split the four-game series and end the Beavers' six-game winning streak.
The Beavers (15-20, 9-12 NSIC) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, getting three hits on Northern State starter Lucas Jung. Senior Colton Smith (OF, Waddell, Ariz.) continued his hot bat, starting the game off with a double to left center field. After senior Nick Jelacie (OF, Brainerd, Minn.) went down on strikes, sophomore Logan Kalis (1B/RHP, Little Falls, Minn.) ripped the ball to right center for his second triple in the last four games, plating Smith. Senior Brian Murphy (1B, Longville, Minn.) then drove in Kalis on a grounder right up the gut to give BSU a 2-0 lead.
After dropping the Wolves (11-18, 9-14) in order in the first, senior Beaver starter Ryan Sander (1B/RHP, St. James, Minn.) got one out in the second before allowing his sixth homerun of the season, making the score 2-1. Back-to-back doubles for NSU to start the fifth inning, scored the game-tying run for the away team, making the score 2-2.
The scored stayed tied until the top of the seventh inning when NSU scored twice to own a 4-2 lead. A lead-off walk, just the sixth by Sander this season in 43.1 innings pitched, and a base hit put runners on first and second with no outs. A sacrifice bunt moved the runners up a base, but that would end Sander’s day and bring in sophomore Ryan Brezinski (RHP, Regina, Saskatchewan).
After walking the bases loaded, the next batter put down a bunt as the runner on third left with the pitch, using the squeeze play effectively, scoring the go-ahead run and the batter reached first. The next Wolves batter got a hit through the left side to plate the runner on third, but the runner on second was called out at the plate as Jelacie came of firing and threw a perfect ball to the dish to save a run and record the second out. The Beavers got the final out before any more damage could be done, but faced a 4-2 deficit heading into the bottom of the seventh.
Sophomore third baseman Matt Ellinghuysen (3B, St. Charles, Minn.) started the seventh with a double down the left field line. Unfortunately for the Beavers the next three batters would pop or fly out and the game was over.
BSU stranded six batters and a runner on third twice. Sander threw 6.1 innings, allowing all four earned runs on six hits with three strikeouts and one walk. Sander has started five games this season and in four of them the Beavers have been only able to produce two runs or less. He stands 2-3 on the season.
Jelacie went 2-for-4 and was the only Beavers with a multiple hit game. Kalis went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Game two was scoreless through four innings until NSU posted a two-spot in the fifth inning with two outs. With runners in scoring position, back-to-back Wolves batters stuck their bats out and went the opposite way for a hit through the infield, scoring the runners.
The Beavers got one back in the bottom half of the inning, but it would be the only one they would record in the game. Freshman Dylan Webb (INF, Phoenix, Ariz.) led-off the inning with a walk and was moved to third on a single by Smith, perfectly executing a hit-and-run. Two batters later Webb scored on a sacrifice fly to center off the bat of Kalis.
A solo shot over the left field wall from NSU’s Zach Miller, his second of the doubleheader, in the top of the eighth made it 3-1 and that is where it stood. BSU had seven hits in the game and left seven runners on base.
Sophomore left-hander Phil Bray (Chatfield, Minn.) went eight strong for BSU on the bump, allowing the three earned runs on nine hits with a career-high 13 strikeouts (four looking) and just two walks. He fell to 2-3 on the season. Smith and freshman Zach Braun (C, Lakeville, Minn.) went 2-for-4. Kalis is on a six-game hitting streak.
The Beavers close their eight-game homestand April 26 against University of Mary. First pitch is slated for a 1:30 p.m. start.
Bemidji State University, located in Bemidji, Minn., is an NCAA Division II institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).