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Henry Alva Rudisill, 23, of Goldsboro died Monday at home.

The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Goldsboro Worship Center. Pastor Joe Leonard will officiate. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park.

He was born in Wayne County to Warren Rudisill of Goldsboro and Lillie Rudisill of Goldsboro. He was an active member of Pinewood Volunteer Fire Department and received the Rookie of the Year award in 2002.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Renee Rudisill and Teresa LaRue Cisneros; his grandmother, Rachel Brown; one nephew, JR Potts; three nieces, Rachel A. Rudisill, Miranda R. Potts and Wynter L. Potts; and several aunts and uncles.

The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 until 9 p.m. at Goldsboro Worship Center.

Flowers are welcome, however, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Pinewood Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 10841, Goldsboro, N.C., 27532.

Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home is serving the family.

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"Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." (Psalm 30:5)

Mr. John Wesley Dunn, 68, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Sweet Pea," 416-A Lime St., Goldsboro, graciously departed his life Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro.

"Sweet Pea" was born in Wayne County Jan. 16, 1943, to the late Bessie Holden Dunn and Tot Dunn.

He was educated in the Wayne County Public School System.

Mr. Dunn was preceded in death by his loving wife, Minnie Dunn, and brothers and sister, J.T. Holden, Willie Holden and Lucille Ford.

Funeral service will be conducted Saturday, March 3, 2012, at 3 p.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel, 900 S. George St., Goldsboro, with evangelist Vera Worrells officiating. Interment will follow in Old Mill Cemetery, 2929 Central Heights Road, Goldsboro.

A public viewing will be held Friday, March 2, 2012, at McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist, 900 S. George St., Goldsboro, from 2 to 6 p.m.

Mr. Dunn leaves to cherish his loving and precious memories his daughter, Sharon Dunn Plummer and husband, Hubert A., of Pikeville; his sons, Barry Dunn and wife, Medina, and Matthew Dunn all of Goldsboro, Raymond Dunn of Pikeville and Richard Dunn of California; a sister, Mary Holden Smith and husband, Willie James, of Goldsboro; a brother, Thomas Dunn and wife, Julia, of Goldsboro; 38 grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins other relatives and friends.

At other times, the family will receive friends at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert A. Plummer, 241 Booker St., Pikeville, where family and friends will assemble one hour prior to the funeral in preparation for the funeral procession.

Cards, lovegrams and condolences may be faxed to McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist at 731-4338, or condolences may be posted online at www.mcintyrefh.com.

Flowers may be sent to McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist, 900 S. George St., Goldsboro, NC.

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Wayne Country Day got its offense rolling early in a 92-55, non-conference win over Wilson Christian on Tuesday night.

Lee Atkinson led the Chargers with 22 points. Deshar Thomas added 20 points and Kris Coley finished with 15. Joel Davis rounded-out the Chargers in double figures with 10 points.

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Pettersen Wins First LPGA Tour Title

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) _ Not until the very end did Suzann Pettersen think she had a chance, and even then, it took seeing her winning 1 1/2-foot par putt disappear.

``I was like, `Wow! It happened,''' she said of her first victory, which came Sunday when Jee Young Lee missed a 2-foot par putt on the third extra hole in the Michelob Ultra Open and Pettersen calmly made hers.

The win came in Pettersen's 82nd LPGA Tour event, and made her the first Norwegian ever to win on the premier women's tour.

When Pettersen's putt fell, she pumped her right fist in celebration, then doubled over trying to create a private moment to savor before she was doused with beer.

``It feels special, I must say,'' she said. ``Well, I didn't expect to win.''

Four stokes behind Lee to start the day, Pettersen shot a 3-under 68 to match Lee (72) at 10-under 274, avoiding the bogeys that plagued Lee and most everyone else as a stiff wind changed the course.

``The wind was good for me,'' Pettersen said, because she felt she was striking the ball so purely, it didn't matter. ``It made it a little difficult for the other ones.''

Also good was Pettersen's recent history of near misses, including two this year. One came despite her best effort, the other was as demoralizing as the way Lee lost.

Second twice in her first seven events this year, the 26-year-old closed with a bogey-free 66 in the Safeway International in March, but lost when top-ranked Lorena Ochoa birdied four of the last five holes. Pettersen then blew a three-shot lead with a bogey-double bogey-bogey-par finish at the Kraft Nabisco _ a major _ the next week.

Those experiences, she said, helped her get through Sunday's tension.

``Even the playoff, I don't think my heart rate was much more than when I played the regular 18 holes,'' Pettersen said. ``It could possible be the experience I had a month ago.''

This time, she let the opponent flinch.

Both players parred the par-4 18th on the first two extra holes, and Lee seemed to have the upper hand the third time around when she hit her approach to about 12 feet while Pettersen's ball rested against the high grass at the edge of the fringe.

``I told my caddy, `She's going to make this,''' Pettersen said.

Lee was thinking the same thing.

``Unless Pettersen makes the putt, I think I have a chance to win,'' a still distraught Lee recalled thinking when they reached the green for the 75th hole.

Pettersen's putt rolled just past the cup on the right side, leaving 1 1/2 feet, and Lee's attempt at the victory missed to the right, leaving a short putt for the tie.

Lee, seeking her second career victory, quickly went to knock hers in, seemed to rush and it skated by on the right as the crowd gasped and she looked up, astonished.

``I just wanted to putt it and not have to wait,'' she explained through an interpreter between calming deep breaths and disbelieving sighs. ``Frankly speaking, I think I played well enough (to win), but I think I gave it away.''

She did, at the end, but Pettersen made it possible with a sterling round.

The swirling, gusting wind played havoc with most players, often causing them to rethink their club selection. Pettersen was the only player of the 77 in the field to go through Sunday's round without a bogey, and only one player scored better.

It all only added to the thrill of finally breaking through.

``I mean, you've been dreaming of this since you're a kid,'' she said. ``This is the league you want to play in, against the best players and on a course like this.

``You can't get much better.''

Not so for Lee, who was flawless in a course record-tying 63 on Saturday, but had four bogeys and three birdies in her closing 72. The last birdie came following a sand save immediately after a bogey at No. 14 briefly gave Pettersen a one-shot lead.

It was the only time she led all day until the final putt.

Lee also missed putts from inside 5 feet on the 10th and 14th greens.

Sarah Lee, who started the day one shot off the pace, finished three strokes back after a 74. Stacy Prammanasudh, who matched Pettersen's 68, and crowd favorite Paula Creamer (72) shared fourth. Angela Stanford had the day's best round, a 67.

The victory, worth $330,000 from the purse of $2.2 million, guaranteed Pettersen a spot in the November ADT Championship as the winner of one of 10 $2 million events.
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Unequal health care contributes to blacks dying earlier than whites, report says

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Middle-age black men are dying at nearly twice the rate of white men of a similar age, reflecting lower incomes and poorer access to health care, a study says. But mortality among black infants is dropping.

While overall longevity for both black and whites has improved over the past 40 years, the gap between the races has narrowed little, former Surgeon General David Satcher said in a paper published Wednesday in the journal Health Affairs.

Satcher's paper was one of several in the journal, which is devoting most of its March/April issue to the topic of health care discrepancies between races.

Elimination of this racial gap would prevent an estimated 83,570 early deaths annually, Satcher said.

Some 10,472 of those deaths occurred among black men who were 45 to 54 in 2000, according to research based on a death rate of 1,060 per 100,000 black men in that age group compared with a rate of 503 for white men.

In 1960 the rates were 1,625 for black men and 932 for white men in that age group.

One reason for the differences is that gains in health care access generally have not included black men unless they were older or disabled, Satcher said. For example, when Medicare became law, the average black man did not live long enough to become eligible, he said.

Other factors include the relatively low incomes of black men compared with whites, a rise in gun-related deaths among blacks, their disproportionately high death rate from AIDS, and higher rates of heart disease and diabetes, Satcher said.

While a gap remains, there has been progress for infants, Satcher notes.

Deaths per 100,000 black males under 12 month fell from 5,307 in 1960 to 1,653 in 2000, he found. Comparable figures for whites were 2,694 in 1960 and 656 in 2000.

For baby girls the infant death rate fell from 4,162 in 1960 to 1,363 in 2000 for blacks and from 2,088 to 530 for whites.

Social factors, including neighborhood quality and residential segregation, contribute to the differences in health care, according to a separate paper by David R. Williams of the University of Michigan and Pamela Braboy Jackson of Indiana University.

Additional factors include education, income and health practices such as diet, physical activity and tobacco use, they report.

``Strikingly, the homicide rate of black males in the highest education category exceeds that of white males in the lowest education group,'' Jackson and Williams wrote.

In an accompanying paper, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., calls on Congress and the Bush administration to act to improve health care for minorities.

``It boggles the mind that for a generation the United States, with all its wealth and leadership, has been the only industrialized country in the world that does not guarantee health care to all of its citizens,'' Kennedy wrote.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., agreed that it is crucial to seek the goal of health security for everyone. But his approach would differ from Kennedy's.

``The best way to eliminate health disparities is through improvements in the care we deliver to each patient,'' wrote Frist, a heart-lung surgeon before coming to Congress, in an accompanying paper.

Frist said he wants to foster competition to lower health care costs and favors proposals such as health savings accounts.

The disparities in health care are unacceptable, Frist wrote, ``They are an affront to the U.S. promise of equal opportunity for all.''

The collection of studies echoes a report in 2002 from the Institute of Medicine that concluded that minorities receive lower quality health care than whites for serious conditions and routine services.

That report represented a call to action, but ``little clarity has been achieved as to who is doing what to eliminate gaps in health status and treatment,'' according to a forward published in Health Affairs.

``Solving this national embarrassment will not be easy,'' the forward said. It was signed by Rita Lavizzo-Mourey, president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; William C. Richardson, president of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation; Robert K. Ross, president of the California Endowment and John W. Rowe, chairman of the insurance company Aetna.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ John Santini is building implantable microchips that he hopes someday will replace needles and complicated drug regimens.

He isn't there yet, but three years after attracting attention by demonstrating an early version of the device in a laboratory beaker, he insists that his company, MicroCHIPS, is making progress and will have a product out in five years.

The company has made the device work in a lab rat, and because it's a device, not a drug, Santini says that means it would almost certainly work in a person as well.

The chip _ fingernail-sized, attached to a battery and wrapped in titanium _ would be inserted just under the skin, likely in the abdomen. It contains hundreds of tiny reservoirs which would be filled by a drug, or several drugs. Software would instruct the chip when and how much of each drug to release, automatically and precisely.

On Monday, the company plans to announce a second round of venture financing _ $16 million Santini claims will carry it into clinical trials. The other good news: Santini, 29, has been named one of the top 100 innovators under 35 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Technology Review magazine. The winner will be announced Thursday.

Santini's is a field that requires a mind for biochemistry, electronics and engineering. But for him, the inspiration also came partly from the heart.

Diagnosed at age 12 with lupus, an immune system disease, he spent several years in and out of hospitals. He's in remission now, but he learned that for patients drug delivery can be as important as the drugs themselves.

``I learned early on that if you can find better ways to deliver these drugs, (reduce) these side effects, it improves quality of life,'' he said.

Before his senior year at the University of Michigan, Santini spent a summer at MIT and hooked up with nanotechnology and drug delivery experts Robert S. Langer and Michael Cima.

They wanted to build a microchip that could solve many of the problems of drug delivery. Their first attempt left room for improvement.

``It was a really ugly looking device,'' says Santini, sitting in his office surrounded by sports paraphernalia of his beloved Detroit teams. ``It was a glass slide with holes drilled in it and lots of apoxy gooped on it. It didn't work, but it gave us a lot of confidence it could.''

Santini came to MIT for graduate school, worked with Langer and Cima, and became president of MicroCHIPS. Now 21 employees are tweaking the device, preparing it for clinical trials in about two years.

The chip works like this: each of the tiny, drug-filled reservoirs is sealed with gold, which is virtually corrosion-proof.

But if surrounded by chloride _ found in the body's natural saltiness _ the gold dissolves when a single-volt current from the device's battery is run through it. The gold harmlessly slips into the body and the drug is released; by subbing a fluorescent die into the reservoirs one can watch the process through a microscope.

Santini says it will be safe; the chip faces backward in the body and about the only thing that could shatter it and release all the drugs would be a bullet.

The technology could make drugs not only easier to manage, but more effective. That's because research is veering toward smaller proteins that focus on particular tasks and draw less attention from the immune system. But those molecules are also more fragile.

``This stuff ... has to be the wave of the future,'' says Doug Munch, a pharmaceutical and drug delivery consultant in Basking Ridge, N.J., ``because of the control that may be required for future high-tech drugs may exceed what you can achieve by giving these orally and having them chopped up in the GI (gastro-intestinal) tract.''

Chips also have the advantage of what economists call a ``precommitment device'' _ locking patients into a drug regimen they may be tempted to slip out of. That could be especially useful for a disease like Hepatitis C, where the symptoms can be less unpleasant than the toxic effects of the treatment.

Obvious candidates are patients suffering from diabetes, which can require daily injections, and HIV/AIDS, which requires a complicated daily regimen of several medications.

But uses for those diseases are far down the road, Santini says, because insulin and HIV drugs cannot yet be made in sufficient concentration to fit in the reservoirs. For now, the most likely early uses are for delivering steroids, hormones, cancer drugs and pain killers.

Santini said he isn't worried about rivals. MicroCHIPS has partnered with one pharmaceutical company, whom he declined to identify. There could be a threat if such companies decide to push their own research in the field. Last year, for instance, Johnson & Johnson merged with drug-delivery company ALZA.

Another company, ChipRX, is focusing on devices equipped with sensors that respond to the environment _ sensing, for instance, a rise in blood sugar and triggering a release of insulin.

Some say pre-programming a drug release, like microCHIPS is doing, is useful, but creating a device that thinks for itself is moreso.

``There are two big problems out there, and if their stuff works, they'll have knocked off one of them,'' said Howard J. Chizeck, chairman of the electrical engineering department at the University of Washington in Seattle and an expert in the field. ``The huge markets and the tremendous opportunities that are there, like diabetes, they need a sensor that can stay in the body.''

Santini says the company plans eventually to work on incorporating sensors.

``The holy grail of drug delivery has been to integrate biosensors with drug delivery systems so they can respond automatically to changes in the body,'' he said. ``We will definitely be heading that way.''
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Daniel McHugh to focus on revenue, margin growth via business-unit integration

TORONTO, Feb. 2, 2017 /CNW/ - Livingston International Inc. announced today that Daniel McHugh has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. McHugh will take over the company's leadership role. John Clancey will maintain his role as Chairman of the Board. Mr. McHugh arrives at Livingston after a successful career in the logistics, supply chain and transportation industry where he held numerous leadership roles in a variety of international settings.

Most recently, Mr. McHugh served as chief executive officer at Southern Air Inc., a major U.S. cargo airline servicing DHL, the Department of Defense and other leading global airlines. During his tenure at Southern Air (2010 – 2016), Mr. McHugh led widespread transformation across the organization, resulting in a successful sale of the company in April 2016.

"Dan brings a unique mix of experience that transcends not only Livingston's own lines of business, but also offers invaluable international perspective on shifting trends and trade patterns and modes that will enhance our ability to be a forward thinking organization," said Mr. Clancey.

Prior to his role at Southern Air, Mr. McHugh held several leadership roles in express container shipping and logistics. Between 2007 and 2009, he served as CEO of DHL Express Asia where he played a critical role in driving significant growth in revenue, EBITA and cash flow while also making wide-ranging process improvements.

Earlier in his tenure at DHL (2005–2007), he served as Chief Commercial Officer of DHL Express Asia where he led new product development, pricing, sales and marketing across Asia and the key account channels shared with DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Exel Supply Chain.

"One thing that has been quite clear throughout my career has been the critical role brokerage and compliance play in ensuring that supply chains are not only efficient and nimble but cost-effective, as well," said Mr. McHugh. "I bring to this role an appreciation not only for brokerage and compliance but for how these functions intersect with our clients' other supply chain needs."

Mr. McHugh spent 26 years in the international container shipping and logistics industry prior to his tenure at DHL, during which time he worked for both American President Lines (APL) and Sealand Service. At APL, he became a founding member of APC Logistics where he developed customer solutions that stretched across APC group of companies. At both companies, he held a broad portfolio of roles, including general management, sales and marketing, technology, business-process development, customer service, e-commerce and general management of large divisions.

His work at APC Logistics was only one part of a long track record of success in developing effective and holistic customer solutions through business-unit integration and cross-selling strategies that have resulted in greater revenue, wider profit margins and increased market share. This will be of particular benefit to Livingston as it pushes forward with value-add propositions that allow clients in all its business units – brokerage, freight, trade management and consulting – to find cost and operational efficiencies through their relationship with Livingston.

"For too long, Livingston has been recognized strictly as a customs broker, and one of my key priorities will be to build greater awareness of the company's other offerings so that our clients can realize greater benefits from the depth of our insight and breadth of our service," he said, noting that a more comprehensive suite of solutions offers greater value to new and existing clients.

Mr. McHugh will also draw from his past success to further organizational excellence at Livingston with a strong emphasis on employee empowerment and engagement, and the implementation of a universal vision and goal for the company and its salesforce.

"I look forward to establishing a strong and transparent relationship not only with the executive team, but also with the thousands of associates at Livingston offices across the organization—from Toronto and Chicago to Champlain, NY, Winnipeg, Manitoba and even as far away as Bydgoszcz, Poland and Mexico City," said Mr. McHugh.

Mr. McHugh's term as chief executive officer begins effective immediately.

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Livingston International focuses on customs brokerage and trade compliance, offering international trade consulting, global trade management and freight forwarding. It provides clarity in a world of trade complexity, so business can grow further, faster and smarter. Livingston employs over 3,100 staff at 100 key border points, sea ports, airports and other strategic locations across North America, Europe and Asia. Visit us at, and on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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Laurie Colwin

I am visiting my books in boxes these days.  Before I retired, we renovated and redecorated our 40 year old apartment.  Monsieur wanted me to part with my books but there were some (several Rubbermaid bins full) that I knew I would spend time with in retirement.

Did anyone read Laurie Colwin in the 1980's?  She was an American author who wrote novels, short stories and cookbooks.  Much of the charm of her work lay in the details of quotidian life. She coined a term "domestic sensualist." I own The Lone Pilgrim, Happy all the Time and Another Marvellous Thing  and  I borrowed her nonfiction books from the library. I enjoyed the warmth and humour of Colwin's writing. Unfortunately, Laurie Colwin died in her sleep when she was only 48.  I did some research and found that I am not the only reader who recalls Colwin's  works fondly. I found interesting articles about Colwin's writing:
The New Homemaker
Apartment Therapy
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Although Laurie Colwin has been  dead for twenty years, it seems that her books are still cherished by many. When I enjoyed the books long ago, there was no online community of readers with whom to share my delight. Rereading our books can be like visiting long lost friends. What books have you kept to reread?
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  1. Loved these books! I felt like the characters from Laurie's books were like my friends!

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Jul 15, 2009

U.K. Fights Back Against Canadian Generous Tax Incentives

By Paul Hunter

The world of video games used to have a nice balance. The two biggest producers of games, the U.S. and Japan, have enjoyed their perch atop the industry for ages. What about third place though? That spot used to belong to the U.K., but now it belongs to - you guessed it - Canada.

It seems like just yesterday that we were enjoying all these imported games ranging from Final Fantasy to Tomb Raider to God of War. These days though, there is high probability the games we plunk into our games consoles were made right here in the great white north. Canada is home of such heavyhitting franchises as Unreal Tournament, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, Army of Two, Far Cry, Fatal Inertia, Too Human, EA's NHL, FIFA, NBA and SSX sport series. And it's only getting bigger.

U.K. based industry group Tiga, which represents developers in the country, has been crying foul since early last year, claiming that provincial tax incentives in Quebec, BC and Ontario are unfair. While I'm not one to judge the truth behind this allegation, what I do know is that U.K. developers have been feeling the pinch for years now, and in a few cases the developers slashing jobs in the U.K. have actually increased their investment in Canada (Eidos immediately comes to mind here).

Tiga went so far as to ask the U.K. government to investigate whether or not our country's tax breaks violate World Trade Organisation rules. The government did look into the matter and concluded that Canadian generous tax incentives are perfectly legal. Speaking to Develop Magazine, Tiga CEO Richard Wilson, admits that they "now know that there are no legal grounds on which to lodge a complaint."

Back in June of this year, Tiga seemed to change their tune to if you can't beat 'em, join 'em as they have approached the U.K. government to stop the brain drain and the lobby group is now asking the government "for investment to keep the sector in its successful position."

On June 30, The Department for Culture, Media and Sport sent a formal request to Tiga to provide evidence that the British government needs to support the U.K. games industry with tax breaks.

In response, Tiga issued a welcome letter with Wilson stating that:

“If the UK development community were granted a tax break on cultural grounds (similar to the French system), this would financially benefit developers and help them to compete more effectively and on a level playing field with our international competitors.”

We'll be following this story with great interest. Keep your eyes glued on NextGen Player for more updates soon.

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Navy To Give Out New 'Innovation Award'

The Navy is accepting nominations for the 2015 SECNAV awards until Oct. 31, 2015. Winners are slated to be announced in January 2016.

As part of its efforts to nurture new ideas originating from employees, the Navy plans to dole out new "Innovation Awards" next year.

The awards -- recognizing creativity in areas such as data analytics, robotics and 3-D printing -- are intended to “ensure every sailor, Marine and civilian understand that we value their innovative ideas and encourage them to contribute" to the Navy's mission, according to a mid-July Navy memo

The Navy is accepting nominations for the 2015 SECNAV awards until Oct. 31, 2015, and winners are slated to be announced in January 2016, according to the Navy

Awards could be given for technology advances in topics including, among many others:

  • Robotics and autonomous systems
  • Data analytics technology, especially those that "improve performance, support decision making or provide meaningful insight to existing processes"
  • Additive manufacturing, often known as 3-D printing, that helps operational forces save cost, expand fleet capabilities, and lead to new war-fighter technology

In addition to scientific and technological ideas, the SECNAV awards include recognition for Navy employees who create an environment that "fosters innovation." Another category recognizes individuals who have inspired others to think creatively.

The SECNAV awards, announced earlier this week, are the second recent effort dedicated to nurturing creativity and new ideas at the Navy. In January 2015, the Navy established Task Force Innovation, a group of special advisers, whose mission was to promote innovation, largely through incentives programs rewarding outside-the-box thinking.

"This isn't about creating an innovative workforce," Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said in a press release announcing the creation of the task force. "This is about harnessing the creative energy which our sailors, Marines and civilians already have."

The Navy is still hammering out specifics on an online platform through which employees can submit new ideas, Robert Kozloski, a deputy undersecretary for the Navy, told Nextgov in an interview.

Within the next year, Kozloski estimates, the Navy could have a new system that allows employees to track their ideas through the submission process, and on which judges can flag interesting ideas for later.

The Navy currently uses a Web platform called Ideascale -- also used by the White House and other federal agencies -- to collect public ideas and input on existing ideas, about how to improve operations at the Navy. In May, the Navy launched "The Hatch," a virtual collaboration site for sailors, Marines and Navy civilians.

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About a year ago, I did a post about the 5 ways to give our students more social interactions in the classroom. Here I am, an entire year later, and I am still walking into classrooms and it feels like the only ones talking are me and the teacher- so let’s talk about Cooperative Learning in LIFE Skills!

cooperative-learning-for-life-skills-via-noodlenooknetDoes that ever happen to you? You’re in a LIFE Skills classroom or Autism Unit and your students rarely, if ever, socialize with you, their peers, or anyone. Ever. Well, maybe not ever, but it feels like that a little bit.

So what do you do? The number one complaint about our students in their attempts to find post-secondary employment is that they’re too socially awkward or socially weird. They just don’t fit in. Are you taking advantage of all the time you can to work in social skills?

I feel like this is a very serious and important part of our instruction. Our students need it. Sniffing the hair of a pretty girl at school is one thing, but doing it out in the world is quite another. And it’s one thing now when they are still kids, but it’s another thing entirely when they’re 40… lot less cute then.

Well, sniffing hair is a post for another day (look at my post here on the function of behavior and behavior modification). What we are going to talk about is one of the five social models discussed in that post from many moons ago– Cooperative Learning.

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Picture this. A teacher, maybe you, is working on more communication in the classroom… so every Monday morning each student comes to the front of the class and talks about what they did that weekend for about 2-3 minutes. Students can ask questions, but most don’t so the teacher does instead. Great use of a half an hour, right!

If there are 8 kids in the classroom, they are waiting about 20 minutes (3 minutes x 7 other kids) to get a turn to practice talking for 2 or 3 minutes, you are totally wasting their time and yours.

Now let’s flip things around. What if for 2-3 minutes EVERY student in your class was talking to a partner and then they switched and listened for 2-3 minutes… so they are engaged in active talking for 2-3 minutes in a 6 minute block versus 20 minute block. And, on top of that, the time where the are waiting is more focused. They have to be an active participant and follow social rules there too (like using eye contact, smiling and nodding, as well as listening so they can respond). This is a much better use of time, hands down. More engagement for students. More effective use of time for teachers. Better format for skills development.

What is Cooperative Learning?

Cooperative Learning is a way of teaching in the classroom that constantly requires students to interact, share, and collaborate. No more of this 20-30 minutes of wait time to get a student highly engaged… now they are engaged for more time and working on more significant skills. How?

  1. They are working in small groups
  2. All the students are working together for a common goal
  3. The students have to learn to work with different types of people
  4. The students have to communicate to be successful
  5. There is individual accountability
  6. There is also a group dynamic needed to succeed

This is way more meaningful for students and works on a more important set of skills.

So Why Should I Use Cooperative Learning in LIFE Skills?

I hope you can already see why cooperative learning will work better for you and, more importantly, be more meaningful for your students. On top of all these common sense reasons, studies have shown that using this format improves interpersonal relationships of students and has also shown significantly more achievement than those who don’t… And that is across all populations: general ed, special ed, and PMLD/LID.

Okay… How Do I Start Using Cooperative Learning in LIFE Skills?

I’m glad you’ve committed and can see the value in cooperative learning. Here are a few guidelines to getting started.

  1. Get the tables labeled with this FREEBIE: Kagan Table Mats from NoodleNook- for Cooperative Learning in the Classroom– Great free printable table labels for your class.
  2. Look over the Essential 5 Kagan Structures (The Essential 5) to use in the classroom
  3. Plan lessons with Cooperative Learning in mind by incorporating the Essential 5 (snag this cheat sheet: The Essential 5).

See- you can do this!

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Think about all the bonus things you can work into using cooperative learning. When it comes to your students, what is it you want them to be able to learn?

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Australians for Constitutional Monarchy will be holding their first National Conference in Sydney since the 1999 referendum. ACM National Convenor Professor David Flint said the focus of the conference, planning of which began in February, would be education. He said ACM had invited a number of constitutional experts to discuss the future of Australia's unique relationship with the Crown. 'This year's theme is 'The Way Ahead' and we have deliberately invited anumber of young Australians to present their vision for the future ofAustralia's Constitutional Monarchy,' Professor Flint said.'Damien Freeman's paper on 'Succession' is sure to spark debate amongstConstitutionalists.'We are also delighted that Sir David Smith has accepted an invitation topresent a paper.' Professor Flint said he hoped the conference would attract delegates fromaround the country and that the conference would be an opportune time forKerry Jones to launch her book 'The People's Protest', an account of thereferendum campaign from the winners circle.With the kind permission of Mrs Heather Bonner, the conference willconclude with the First Annual Neville Bonner Oration on November 6th tomark what ACM hopes will become known as 'Constitution Day'.


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Habitat Description

Rivers are exceptionally varied and dynamic habitats forming invaluable wildlife habitat. In Northamptonshire they vary from the fast flowing streams rising in the southern and western uplands of the county, to the wide, slow-moving lowland River Nene. These watercourses form, either in their own right or in association with other habitats, a vital nature conservation and wildlife resource for the county.

  The Rivers Tove, Great Ouse, Avon and Nene all have their sources in the southern and western upland areas of the county. The Tove and Great Ouse flow east towards Bedfordshire, the Avon flows west into Warwickshire, the Nene flows north-east from its source near Daventry across Northamptonshire and into Peterborough. The River Welland forms part of Northamptonshire's northern boundary and flows north-west to The Wash. Major tributaries that drain into the Nene are the Brampton Nene, River Ise, Harper's Brook and Willow Brook.

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 Water quality improving but problems caused by high levels of abstraction are increasing.

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  • Abstraction for public water supply, industry and irrigation adversely affects flows in the county's major rivers.
  • Barriers to water flow in the form of weirs, locks and flood defence structures alter the natural flow of the river and prevent fish migration.
  • Land drainage and management, particularly in the upper reaches of streams and rivers, has led to the interception of springs and the drainage of wet flushes and mires, reducing the flow of groundwater into rivers.
  • Arable cultivation and livestock grazing extended to the edge of riverbanks results in the loss of marginal, bank-side and in-stream habitat, increased siltation of gravel beds, and increased seepage of herbicides, pesticides and ammonia into the watercourse.
  • Alien plant species such as Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam, and pennywort are highly invasive, colonise new areas quickly, and crowd out native vegetation.
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  • Reduce the current level of abstraction and restrict future abstraction by the use of Catchment Abstraction Management Strategies and abstraction licensing.
  • Promote good practice through agri-environment schemes and encourage the establishment of buffer strips along riverbanks.
  • Implement habitat improvement schemes at catchment scale, with initial work on small streams and headwaters.
  • Stop and reduce the spread of alien and invasive species.
  • Identify priority barriers to fish migration and develop action plans for their removal or modification to allow fish passage.
  • Produce Slimline Fisheries Action Plans for major river fisheries in Northamptonshire.

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The Environment Agency

Associated National Priority Species

  • Brown/sea trout
  • Compressed river mussel
  • Common toad
  • European eel
  • Grass-wrack pondweed
  • Goat moth
  • Mullein wave (moth)
  • Otter see species action plan.
  • Spined loach
  • Water vole see species action plan.
  • White-clawed crayfish

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Northamptonshire Status

Management Prescriptions

Key Sites

Grass-wrack pondweed

Retain wet ditches, prevent eutrophication, monitor effects of boat traffic and associated pollution.

River Nene and Grand Union Canal

Target Code

Target Type

Target Description

Target Units

Northants Baseline Resource

Unit Cost £

Total Cost £

Maintain Extent

Ensure no deterioration of River Habitat Quality (National River Habitat Survey Programme).

% Sites in each Habitat Quality Assessment Class

No reduction in quality

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Ensure all rivers in Northamptonshire meet Good Ecological status or Good Ecological potential by 2015 (according to the Water Framework Directive).

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Manage the spread of alien invasive species on watercourses.

Environment Agency

The Wildlife Trust

Provide training and information to everyone involved in managing rivers and riparian habitats by 2012.

Environment Agency

The Wildlife Trust

Encourage better management of agricultural land to eliminate point source pollution.

Environment Agency

Encourage a catchment wide approach to identifying sites suitable for conservation initiatives and for the targeting of improved management regimes

Environment Agency

The Wildlife Trust

Ensure 5 fish passes are created or barriers to fish movement removed.

Environment Agency

Enhancement for biodiversity of 2km of river.

Environment Agency

Survey for the presence of grass wrack pondweed on water bodies in Northamptonshire particularly the Grand Union Canal and the Northampton Arm of the river Nene.

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Rapper-engineer crafts multidimensional sound
    Brooks is a Northwestern student by day and an up-and-coming rapper in his free time. Photo courtesy of 3D’s Facebook page.

    James Brooks, also known as “3D,” is looking to secure a major record deal by January and has London already secured in his overseas tour. He will also be touring colleges two weekends out of every month. All this while he’s not hanging out in Tech.

    Brooks, a McCormick junior, isn’t your average Northwestern student. He opened for artists like Lil Wayne, Ludacris, Ne-Yo and T.I. when he was only 16 to audiences of up to 8,000 people. He’s releasing the first out of four mixed tapes — all of which will be accompanied by a music video — on Sept. 26, and his back-to-school concert at the Keg this past Saturday was postponed so that it could be relocated to a bigger venue.

    “[Music] was something that I was interested in,” said Brooks, who began rapping when he was seven after his cousins introduced him to a karaoke machine. “I’ve always liked music, being a part of it and seeing it on TV, so you know, it was something that I gave a try.”

    Now, Brooks’ music is quickly catapulting him into stardom. He collaborated with Lupe Fiasco, among other successful artists, on his first mixed tape. And one of his songs, “Heavyweight Champion,” caught the attention of Busta Rhymes and Ludacris, who Brooks said want to remix it.

    “They really loved the beat,” said Brooks, who will begin recording with major artists like Trey Songz and E-40 come December. “It’s a definite humbling experience being able to record with somebody that you listen to on the radio.”

    The Arkansas native’s music has been described as a combination of rap, hip hop and R&B, but Brooks said his music is more versatile. For example, he has a few rock songs on his upcoming mixed tapes. It’s this versatility that led him to choose the name 3D.

    “Music is so three-dimensional, you can look at it in a number of ways,” Brooks said. He said the name 3D shows his diversity as an artist, too, and is a nickname “that just kind of stuck with me growing up being in the studio, and it was something that I liked.”

    Despite the success he has experienced, he still makes school a priority. Brooks tries to record during holidays and weekends and weeknights when he has time. He also said he’ll take work with him when he’s touring.

    “It’s all about prioritizing,” said Brooks, who will probably cut a few extracurricular activities from his schedule and has practices with his band three times a week. “School is always going to be a top priority.”

    The importance Brooks places on his education doesn’t slow him down though. He is currently working with a clothing brand, Pandarhand, in which $50 million has been invested. He is a “human billboard” for the line and deals with marketing and provides music, he said.

    Brooks’ next big gig is his concert on Saturday. It will include a live band, opening act and a 45-minute set by Brooks that includes a “special surprise,” he said. Guest DJ Kwest_on, who has deejayed for artists like Common and Kanye West, will also be performing.

    Northwestern has greatly influenced Brooks.

    “I think [Northwestern] helped me develop lyrically — like I can actually say I know who I am as an artist,” Brooks said. “And I always thought I knew who I was ‘cause I’ve been rapping for so long that I just got comfortable doing a certain type of music.” He said the diversity on campus and the people he’s met have profoundly affected him.

    Despite all the challenges that come with being a rising artist and a student, Brooks is not slowing down any time soon.

    “It’s all about what you want,” Brooks said. “If you really want to do it, you’ll find a way to get it done.”

    3D’s back-to-school concert is from 9 p.m. – 11 p.m. this Saturday with a $5 cover. Venue is yet to be announced. Ages 18 and up are welcome.

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One of our past members, Adella Ubl, recently passed away.

There will be a visitation on Monday, November 20th at the Brenny’s Funeral Home in Baxter between 4 & 7 pm.

The Funeral will be held at St Francis at 1 pm on Tuesday, November 21st.

She will be remembered as a valued and competitive member of our club. Our condolences go out to her husband Roger. RIP Adella.

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Hello everyone.

We will be taking off from in front of the public landing this Saturday by 7:30.  We will be weighing in at 3:30 sharp in front of the Pickled Loon just East of the Highway 6 bridge.  Please join us for a bite to eat and a beverage shortly there after. If Ron and Rhonda win again, we can start up a nice tab for them and help them celebrate their success.  See you soon.

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A Brief History of Moonshine: New Whisky Boutique Pop Up

Written by: Sophie Taylor

Monks have a lot to answer for don’t they. Back in 1000-1200, monasteries ran out of grapes. As we’re all a big bunch of winos, distilleries had to get creative. Stumbling across some grain mash, they fermented the heck out of it, bypassing beer and the whole craft ale scene, and created the first modern whisky.

A few 350 years later shit got mainstream when burly ol’ Henry VIII threw his weight around and dissolved the monasteries in Scotland. Newly unemployed monks were forced to start private production of whisky and soon spread their knowledge across entire Scotland. True story.

Blind drunk

What the early distillers didn’t realise was the bad element in the spirit (methanol) which is raw antifreeze. Drinking this turned people blind and gave birth to the (personally) well known expression, ‘blind drunk’.

Satan’s poison

Whisky barrels lose over a quarter of their contents to evaporation during manufacture. This is known as the angel’s share. What’s left is called the devil’s’ choice.

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Barrels are not rotated or moved when the whisky is laid down. All barrels in a warehouse are laid in one direction: East to West. The moon’s gravitation pull moves the liquid around the barrel, setting a current going in the barrel which mixes the liquid. But the reason whisky’s most popular nickname is Moonshine is due to taxes.

New harsh taxes on any unlicensed alcohol brewery greatly reduced production of whisky in entire Northern Europe. Scottish brewers started producing their beverage illegally and thousands of secret distilleries started making whisky all across northern England, often working only during night when low visibility hid the smokes from their fires. During this period whisky received the famous nickname “moonshine”.

Want to know more fascinating Devil’s choice facts? Educate yourself and get the perfect gift for your special whisky lover (or yourself) in North London this month. From the 12th to the 23rd December, Ancient Reserves are popping up in Islington with a Whisky Boutique shop giving you the LD on that moon mixed fermented grain mash. Get expert tastings, advice, bottle engravings and free gift wrapping with free entry throughout the day. Innovative and intimate whisky inspired events are ticketed in the evenings, including a tea and whisky pairing session led by Miss Whisky and luxury non-alcoholic drinks connoisseurs, Benjamin and Blum Teas.

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So if you’ve always wanted to know how your nose works and just why the heck whisky tastes that way, why not join one of Scotland’s best loved whisky distillers, William Grant & Sons at their temporary two week home. Sample exclusive whiskies like Ailsa Bay, The Girvan Patent Still, Rare Cask Reserves and Kininvie.

Where: 53 Barnsbury Street, London, N1 1TP

When: Monday 12th December – Friday 23rd December

Daytime Opening – 12pm to 7:30pm

Evening Events – 8pm to 10pm

Cost: Free during daytime opening, Evening events between £15 & £20

Peruse all the different events here.

Search @Ancient_ReservesWS on Instagram or #WhiskyBoutique on Twitter to find out more.

Tickets are selling out fast, so get yourself booked merry.

Photos via Alwynne’s Insta.

Whisky facts via Joachim Farncombe from Methods Unsound

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Local Thinking, Craft Beer Drinking: Brave Sir Robin Launches in Crouch Hill

Carouse founders Chris, Theo and Ben – the charming folk behind Kentish Town’s Rose and Crown – have a new venture afoot and we couldn’t be more bloody excited to see it. We’ve been creeping in their windows, peering through the paint and sneaking glimpses at builders’ bums for a few months now (okay, maybe not the last one), watching these guys transform this cosy corner of Crouch Hill into a rather cool little boozer. Now they’re opening and everyone is invited. Come one, come all, and try all 20 of their beers on tap with us.

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Body Hammer: Clubbing, but not how you know it

Last month I decided to try clubbing again. I don’t quite know what came over me, but I actually (brace yourselves) enjoyed it. I went to Body Hammer’s monthly party in Manor House and I’m here to tell you to go too, whether you love clubbing, hate clubbing, or really couldn’t care either way. #notspon

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Go Your Own Way at Skins' Fleetwood Mac & Cheese Night

Rich, fried, buttery, potato-y vessels loaded with flavor combinations that go down rather well with craft beer, late nights and good times. Ha, who am I kidding, EVERYTHING goes down well with beer. You heard that right buddy, loaded potato skins are back with a bang (and a generous portion of bacon) and are currently being served at Old Street's The Magic Roundabout by street food pop-up Skins and we could not be any happier. Well, unless they were to stuff it with, say, Mac and Cheese or risotto. Oh, that's exactly what they do? Well paint me green and call me a cucumber.

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A Very Pretty Shiny Christmas Gift Guide

Magical gifts, wonderful gifts, marvellous gifts, beautiful gifts, gifts, glorious gifts glo-ri-ous giiiiiifts. Please Sir, I want some more. It’s that time of year again and whether you love it or loath it gifts will be purchased and presented into expectant hands. Stroud Green's very own Pretty Shiny Shop have compiled a gift guide to help ease the shopping shock. Imagine only having to trot to your local gift shop and tick off your entire shopping list in one fell swoop. Done, finito, terminado! To make it that little sweeter, it's also all very affordable... so you won't even have to pick a pocket or two.

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Drink, Feast, Conquer, Repeat. Thor's Tipi Bar Has Arrived.

Alright guys, it’s happening. The frosty charm of December is, once again, being beaten to a pulp by the capitalists’ wet dream: Christmas. The hideous twinkling of artificial outdoor lighting is starting to appear, with tourists flocking from far and wide to watch D-list celebrities press a button. Invitations to Christmas parties flood in from your multiple part-time jobs, ensuring you make bad decisions bi-weekly til next year. Supermarkets are selling 12-day advent calendars containing confetti, cookie cutters and candles for a flawless £50. And oh, how the mulled wine flows.

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Shop Stroud Green Christmas Trail 2017

Who doesn’t love a cheeky statistic, correctly sourced? You know we do. Well, did you know that for every £1 spent with a small business, 63p is re-spent in the local area, as opposed to a measly 40p in every £1 re-spent locally with larger businesses? An absolute travesty, am I right? That 23p has to mean something, right, guys?! Guys? Guys, where are you going? Wait, there’s freebies involved too!

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Top 4 'Christmas is just a bad excuse for a' Winter Markets

By gum there are a lot of winter markets this year. Fueled by sickly sweet mulled wine and overpriced pulled pork sliders, we’ve managed to wade our way through the murky waters of winter markets and find some decent looking ones round this here part of town. Don’t let our Grinch-esq vibes put you off (I’m more of a Pancake Day person myself) because, if you’re into markets, you’ll probably like these. Read on, if you’re merrier than us.

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Style My Shop: Vinterior x Moseyhome

Take a short walk along Finsbury Park’s own sunset strip and you’ll find MoseyHome, an interiors retailer and styling consultancy who have invited us to collaborate with them on an exciting new series titled 'Style My Shop', in which they invite some of London's most talented interiors experts to quite literally style their shop. Interiors porn at it's finest.

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Top Five "It's That Time Of Year Again" Things To Do This Winter

Why was the snowman sad? Because he had a meltdown. Much like us, every year, when winter comes. It’s cold, it’s dark, and we know Christmas is on its way. But hey, it’s not all bad – the events round this time of year can be pretty swell. So don your scarf-shawl-blanket and get your frolic on, it’s time for fairy lights, scarfing mulled wine and stuffing your face!

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Suck it at The Flavour Gallery

Touch, taste, smell, hear and create art. Smith & Sinclair, purveyors of the Edible Cocktail, presents The Flavour Gallery: a multi-sensory adventure that’ll seduce your senses and tickle your taste buds beyond all imagination. Ooh matron!

Hodgepodge on Crouch Hill, North London. New restaurant opening November 2017
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New Opening: Hodgepodge Crouch Hill

Offering modern British cuisine with a smokey twist, Crouch Hill's newest contender to its foodie scene, Hodge Podge, is all minimal styling and hearty yet inventive dishes.

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Top 4 ‘Eat, drink and be scary’ All Hallows haunts

Brush the cobwebs off your sexy banana costume; it’s that time of year to make a tit of yourself in fancy dress again. We’ve rounded up the most spine-chilling Halloween happenings in North London and, trust us, they sound horrendous. Be afraid, be very afraid.

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The Moroccan Medina at The Queen of Hoxton Rooftop

God bless the Queen... of Hoxton. Or, more specifically, their rooftop - which happens to be one of our favourites in this here city of London. These guys are well known for creating beautiful, seasonal pop-ups which have included the Nordic Viking themed 'Skye Halla' and the Neverland inspired 'Bangarang'. This winter make way for 'The Moroccan Medina', a sky high hideaway inspired by the romanticism of the beguiling ancient city of Marrakesh.

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Mento: Flowers and Coffee

Next time you need a caffeine hit why not take it from a cup brewed from Jamaican beans grown under a canopy of rainforest-preserving trees, whilst eating a home made vegan banana bread as you sit among an array of sweetly scented blooms. Welcome to Mento, Finsbury Park.

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Pilgrim: A Unique Spanish Pop-up Dining Experience

Pilgrim, the newest kid to Hackney's pop-up scene, is a unique dining experience inspired by the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. This six course tasting menu includes regional dishes with a contemporary twist not yet seen before in London.


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Pattison CNA Training - MS's Free Pattison, MS CNA Training Program Directory

You can receive your certification in as little as 3 to 8 weeks.
Pattison CNA classes - online & campus-based programs are available.
Admissions Advisor Tip: Don't limit your options. Contact multiple schools to see the differences in what they offer, like financial aid packages.

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How to Become a CNA in Pattison, Mississippi

Since Nurse Aides are needed throughout the Nation, you will be able to secure employment opportunities in any state you become certified. In Mississippi, medical field job security is higher than most careers. You can earn your CNA license after completing a training program. CNA course requirements vary by state according to state regulations. However, many CNA programs can be completed in 8 to 12 weeks. Plus, CNA courses are considerably cheaper than attending LPN school and are an excellent way to get started in a healthcare career.

PCT / CNA / CMA - What's the Difference?

This depends on where you live. Some PCT courses include EKG phlebotomy training. Some Patient Care Technician programs also include HHA (Home Health Aid) certification. However, in some work environments the titles CNA and PCT are used interchangably. Some hospitals in Mississippi may be hiring Nurse Care Techs (NCT), a position which you can apply for with your CNA license.

CMA can stand for Certified Medication Aide or Certified Medical Assistant, both which perform separate but overlapping duties in the workplace.

How Much Does CNA Training Cost in Pattison?

Nursing assistant courses at vocational colleges and allied health schools usually range between $400 and $1200. When choosing a CNA school, learn about all the associated costs required at each institution. Some schools list their program cost as all expenses included. However other schools may also require you to purchase additional materials (such as books, scrubs and materials for your clinicals) which have separate fees from the tuition costs.

CNA Refresher Courses around Pattison usually cost around $100-$200.

Need Tuition Assistance?

While many schools do not offer financial aid for students enrolled in their CNA course, some training programs may offer assistance to help with the cost of the course or certification. Also, some CNA employers will even pay for your Nurse Assistant training or reimburse you after you successfully complete your CNA training.

Some employers in Pattison will cover a percentage of your CNA tuition; others will pay tuition costs up to a specific dollar amount. Often, new CNAs are required to work a particular number of months at the employer that covered their school bills. Or you may just need to reimburse them for any of the tuition costs they paid on your behalf.

When Can I Start CNA Training in Pattison?

Many schools that offer CNA training have new sessions beginning every 6 to 8 weeks. In many areas in Mississippi, you can find CNA training starting in December 2017, January 2018, February 2018, or March 2018 available for registration now. Unlike nursing programs in Mississippi, you can usually find a school starting a new session of their CNA course fairly quickly. However, some schools offer CNA classes in semester format. At these schools, you may need to wait up 3 or 4 months to start your course.

Becoming a Nurse Aide in Pattison a great way to quickly gain experience in the medical field. Check out Mississippi CNA Salary info.

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Jackson, Mississippi 39204
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350 West Woodrow Wilson Drive
Jackson, Mississippi 39213
Healthcare Institute of Jackson
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National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
School of Social Science and Humanities (S3H) H-12 Sector, Islamabad
Tel : +92-51-90853556

Public Finance, Resources and Environmental Economics

Ph.D (Economics), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

Dr. Faisal Jamil has professional experience of more than 12 years and he has been serving NUST for the last five years. His areas of expertise are Resource Economics and Energy Economics. Currently he is serving as Assistant Professor at S3H.  Dr. Faisal is an economist with experience in the academia and industry. He has done many funded research projects in collaboration with Higher Education Commission and USAID. His teaching focuses on Public Sector Economics and Resources and Environmental Economics both at UG and PG levels. His research and writing has been published in peer-reviewed journal articles such as Energy Policy, Resources Policy and Pakistan Development Review. He is an HEC approved supervisor.

Grants and Fellowships/Research Project

1.     Research project under the Thematic Research Grant Programme 2015-16, HEC. The Project titled: “Valuing health loss in Karachi city from water contamination and household defensive behaviour” Amount: PKR. 4.0 million, June 2016 – May 2017 (In Progress).

2.     Pakistan Strategy Support Program (PSSP) funded by USAID. Title: Rural Livelihood Diversification And Poverty: Revisiting The Links And Policy. Amount - US$15,000, July 2014-Dec 2015 (Completed).

3.     Participated in PILDAT’s Study on, assessing performance of the Federal Government agencies during Jul 2013-Jun 2014 titled: Bills Collection By Natural Gas And Electric Utilities in Pakistan. Grant Value: PKR-100K, 2015 (Completed).

4.     Higher Education Commission, Government of Pakistan. Title: Electricity consumption and theft: evidence from residential consumers in the twin cities (Rawalpindi/ Islamabad), Amount PKR-500K, 2013 (Completed).

Working Papers

1.     An economic investigation of Corruption and electricity theft. With Eatzaz Ahmad, PIDE WP 2013:92, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad.

2.     Energy Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Pakistan: A Decomposition Analysis Using LMDI. With Arslan Khan, S3H Working Paper Series No. 08: 2015.

3.     Decomposition Analysis of Energy Consumption Growth in Pakistan during 1990-2013. With Arbab Muhammad Shahzad, S3H Working Paper Series No 09: 2015.

Economic Rationality and Early Age Work-Education Choice: Rethinking the Links with Zahid Sidique and Ayesha Nazuk, S3H Working Paper Series No 10: 2015.

1.     Jamil, Faisal, Ahmad, E. (2010) “The relationship between electricity consumption, electricity prices and GDP in Pakistan”, Energy Policy, 38(10), 6016-6025.         (Won Best Research Paper award from Higher Education Commission of Pakistan under the HEC Outstanding Research Awards Program 2010-2011).

2.     Jamil, Faisal, Ahmad, E. (2011). “Income and price elasticities of electricity demand: aggregate and sector-wise analyses”,  Energy Policy,39(9), 5519-5527.

3.     Akbar, M., Jamil, Faisal, (2012). Do the Public monetary, fiscal and energy policy affect agricultural growth: GMM estimation and simulation analysis” Economic Modeling 29, 1909-1920.

4.     Jamil, Faisal, (2012). “Impact of Different Public E&P Policies on Natural Gas Reserves in Pakistan” Resources Policy 37(3), 368-374.

5.     Jamil, Faisal, (2013).“On the electricity shortage, price and electricity theft nexus” Energy Policy 54, 267-272.

6.     Jamil, Faisal, Ahmad, E. (2014). “Evidence of electricity theft from electric utilities in Pakistan” Pakistan Development Review, 53(3), 239-254.

UG Courses:

1.     Environmental Economics

2.     Economics for Public Policy

3.     Resources Economics

4.     Public Finance

5.     Intermediate Microeconomics

MS Courses:

Topics in Public Sector Economics

PhD Course:

Environmental Economics & Government Response to Market Failure

Formerly, Dr Faisal served as an Energy Specialist and Research Fellow at Planning Commission of Pakistan during Apr 2007-Oct 2012 and have been involved in project appraisal and evaluation, preparation of development projects and business plans, and provide inputs for policy design and planning.


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Honoring High Achievers at SCME

School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME), NUST held a prize distribution ceremony for the high achievers of its summer 2012 semester. Students who achieved Grade Point Averages greater than 3.5 receive academic scholarships as a part of NUST policy. The 4.0 achievers were also presented with gift bags by SCME faculty. There were a total of 54 recipients.

Students on Dean's list - Spring 2013

BE-03 (Chemical Engineering)
Asjad Naeem Mukaddam
Muhammad Bilal
Muhammad Zubair
Sannan Aleem
Tauqeer Shafi
Usman Salahuddin
Hafiza Rida Altaf
Hiba Mujeeb
Imtisal E Noor
Mehrunnisa Irfan
Zubia Saleem
Haseeb Hayat
BE-03 (Materials  Engineering)
Abqaat Naseer
Hassan Zafar Khan
Mohammad Hammad Zahid
Muhammed Arslan Saleem
Talha Bin Yaqub
Nadia Naseer
BE-04 (Chemical Engineering)
Esaar Naeem Butt
Muhammad Sarmad Khalid
Maryam Junaid
Nimrah Anwar
BE-04 (Materials Engineering)
Muhammad Afsar
Mutahir Jamil
Ayesha Butt
Rabia Aftab
BE-05 (Chemical Engineering)
Shahroz Zamir Ansari
Raamis Abdul Razaque
Maham Fatima
Muhammad Aqib
Mehwish Akhlaq
Minahil Sana Qasim Khan
Ayesha Azmat Malik
Asif Yasir
Hifza Inam
Qasim Ali
Muhammad Yalmaz Akhtar
Hassan Nadeem
BE-05(Materials Engineering)
Manahil Ali
Madiha Noreen
Abiha Abbas


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With consumers tightening their belts, a steep drop in demand for Lasik procedures is expected. Credit Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press

Call it the Lasik indicator. With the weak economy forcing consumers to cut back on discretionary spending, the number of laser vision-correction surgeries has been falling — as it did during the last recession.

More than 800,000 Americans underwent Lasik surgery in 2007, a slight increase from 2006. But the numbers started slumping along with the economy in the second half of last year. And industry analysts are now predicting a Lasik recession.

“We’re forecasting a 17 percent drop for 2008,” said David Harmon, president of Market Scope, an eye surgery market research house.

Mr. Harmon said that when first-quarter data becomes available next month, he expects it to show an even sharper decline in Lasik surgeries than in 2001. That time around, the sour economy led to a three-year slump in the laser procedures, which are typically not covered by insurance.

Lasik — for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis — typically costs anywhere from $800 to $3,000 or more per eye.

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Earlier this year, two main players in the business — Advanced Medical Optics, a leading maker of laser surgery equipment, and LCA-Vision, which owns a chain of laser surgery centers — warned of a market slowdown.

Besides the economic challenge, the industry is contending with a small but growing number of complaints about the results of Lasik procedures — an issue to be discussed at a federal regulatory hearing on Friday.

Mr. Harmon’s forecast is based on the relatively strong correlation in recent years between Lasik procedures and the Conference Board’s index of consumer confidence in the economy.

Doctors and analysts said a wide range of elective medical procedures, including breast implants and skin treatments like Botox injections, are also being affected.

“People are just being a little more conservative about their finances,” said Dr. Robert Cykiert, a New York ophthalmologist who does both eye surgery and Botox injections.

In the case of Botox, for example, Dr. Cykiert’s existing patients are not spacing out their periodic treatments, he said, but some who are interested in Botox have been hesitant to start treatments.

So far, though, Lasik procedures are the most measurably affected.

Advanced Medical Optics, which gets more than one-third of its revenue from laser surgery systems and related gear, cut sales and earnings forecasts for the year in February, saying then that it expected a 10 percent drop in procedures in 2008. Its stock, which closed Wednesday at $20.16, is down more than 13 percent since the February warning.

That same month, LCA-Vision, the surgery center owner, said it had cut its work force by 16 percent in anticipation of slowing business. Shares of LCA-Vision closed Wednesday at $12.28, down more than 75 percent since last July. The stock of a competitor, TLC Vision, closed at $1.26, down more than 79 percent from a peak of $6.10 last May.

Lawrence Biegelsen, a medical device analyst for Wachovia Capital Markets, said Advanced Medical Optics’ stock could be hit again as complaints by Lasik patients are heard at Friday’s hearing by the Food and Drug Administration’s advisory panel on ophthalmic devices.

Federal regulators have received reports of Lasik patients with dry eyes, double vision and distorted night vision, among other problems. Web sites like and carry sobering tales of more serious eye damage or cases of vision improvement seeming to disappear within a few years.

The F.D.A. is asking the panel for advice on ways to get more doctors, patients and hospitals to report problems stemming from laser surgery. One goal cited in documents the agency released Wednesday is to gather more Lasik data through SightNet, an online network of ophthalmologists who are voluntarily linked to the agency’s Medical Product Safety Network.

Lasik involves cutting a flap in the surface of the cornea to gain access to the central portion of the cornea, which is then reshaped by the laser. Lasik can reduce or in many cases eliminate nearsightedness, far-sightedness and astigmatism.

Lasik practitioners say a recent analysis of past studies showed 95 percent satisfaction rates. But with 12 million patients having undergone the procedure in the United States since it was approved in 1995, the sheer number of individuals with unhappy outcomes is growing steadily. And more of their stories are gaining public attention.

“My eyes are damaged beyond repair,” Pamela C. Barncastle, 62, of Albuquerque said in a phone interview. Mrs. Barncastle said she underwent the surgery in 2001 and now has double vision and sees halos and bursts of blurred light at night that keep her from driving after sundown.

She said she needed to undergo a corneal transplant, which would be paid for by a settlement with her doctor. But for now, she said, she is making do with her vision problems because she is the sole caregiver for her father and for her husband, an Alzheimer’s patient.

Mrs. Barncastle said she was also worried about the large number of Lasik patients she has talked to who seem to be developing cataracts. “There needs to be a lot more monitoring of the industry and studies of the long-term effects,” she said.

In the last year, the F.D.A. has been working with the National Eye Institute, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalmology to design a large trial that will track patients who undergo Lasik surgery.

Most past studies have focused on the degree of vision correction attained and medical complications like infection, rather than everyday matters like night vision that can affect quality of life.

One result, said Dr. Kerry Solomon, the co-chairman of the committee trying to develop the study design, might be to further clarify which patients are not good candidates for Lasik.

But as long as the economy slumps, even many of the suitable patients may never walk in the Lasik doctor’s front door.

Correction: April 25, 2008

An article on Thursday about the role of the weak economy in the declining number of patients who correct their vision with Lasik surgery misidentified the part of the eye that gets reshaped. It is the inner part of the cornea, not the lens. The article also overstated the scope of a medical study being designed by federal regulators and doctors’ groups. The study would look at only the outcomes of Lasik procedures. It would not include patients who have received implanted contact lenses.

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