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Last weekend I visited the Packaging Specialties Store here in Seattle in search of some crepe paper. I had gotten lots of suggestions on places to buy crepe in Seattle (thanks!) but this one was on my side of town. I was blown away by the store, it was like finding the hiding place of all those things I had to search so hard for when I was living in San Francisco — ribbons, tins, papers, boxes, all in one place. I was a bit overwhelmed with how much they had, and how many varieties of everything.

Here is what I wrote down in my notebook: Midori ribbons (must be the whole line), tissue and crepe, fake flowers, paint cans of many sizes, soup cups (for packaging candy), Altoid sized tins, round tins, lip balm tins, paper lanterns (square!), blank stationary, boxes of all sizes and shapes, Envirosax, craft paper in colors, gift bags of all sizes and colors, bindi tins and boxes, colored twill, silk ribbon, beautiful papers, variety of gift tags, Cath Kidson books, oil cloth, Chinese take out boxes in colors and sizes and frosted plastic, glassine, cookie bags, coffee bags, clear tubes with lids, lunch box, favors, large rick rack, bridal goods, magazines, favor boxes. They had posy boxes, people, many many kinds! That is special. Everything appealed to me, there was little hint of country twee or “Party Store” garishness. The website doesn’t do justice to just how complete their offerings are.

By comparison I went to a Paper Zone store directly afterwards and the variety of packaging goods was boring by comparison (I realize that Paper Zone is more for those who scrapbook and make stationary). So, if you’re hoping to find a certain type of packaging for your homemade bath crystals or cookies I can recommend a trip to the Packaging Specialties Store down in Georgetown, there is also a location in Redmond.

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  • 1 Daphne // Feb 25, 2008 at 12:02 pm

    Yay! I had a feeling you were about to find a personal mecca — I woulda recommended it but many did so before me. My only comment was to protect your budget & wallet before entering. It’s such a tiny store but just excellent.

  • 2 Sally // Feb 25, 2008 at 12:05 pm

    I need one of those down here in Portland! I’ll have to be sure to go there next time I’m in Seattle. Thanks for the list of stuff, now I’ll be prepared.

  • 3 Eliza // Feb 25, 2008 at 2:27 pm

    I’ll never forget the first time I wandered into Packaging Specialties. My first thought was “how come there’s a place this awesome and nobody ever told me about it?!” My second thought was that there was more fun stuff in there than I could ever get a chance to experiment with.

  • 4 nazilam // Feb 25, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    I cleaned up on Midori ribbon at last years Greens Galore sale that the Arboretum Foundation runs. I’ll remind you next year.

    My fourth grade teacher runs PS – its a very small world. I cannot go into the place without spending tons of cash, but I need those cellophane bags by the 100s. Really!

  • 5 Alyson // Feb 25, 2008 at 2:34 pm

    I Love Packaging Specialties! I usually don’t get all wound up about making pretty packages, but that store makes it easy for someone with 10 thumbs to create a masterpiece. Whenever I finish a shawl that I am giving away – I run to the Bellevue PS to put together a matching wrapped box, tissue and ribbon emsemble. The box just makes the gift perfect!

  • 6 Jackie // Feb 25, 2008 at 4:41 pm

    My mom suggested the one in Redmond to me when I needed bags for hand made soap. (At the time I lived in Renton, I now live in South Park.) I recently stopped in the Redmond one. One of the sales people was talking about their Seattle location. I was beside myself when she said their Seattle location was in Georgetown!!! 5 minutes away.
    One of my personal faves is their wine boxes, to me they look better than wine bags. And only $1.75ish.
    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • 7 Erin // Feb 26, 2008 at 11:25 am

    Yes, please. The tie comparison is perfect.

  • 8 Seattlejo // Feb 26, 2008 at 12:55 pm

    You are a bad bad influence. I’m going to have to go down there now.

  • 9 Patia // Feb 26, 2008 at 9:57 pm

    Cool, I bookmarked it for my next trip to Seattle.

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When Alick Birkin returned to Nottingham from Rugby School at the age of 16 in 1877, he gathered some friends around him to form a rugby playing team.

This is generally regarded as the date of the formation of Nottingham Rugby Football Club, although the earliest reports of matches in the local press were published in 1885/86. The first minutes of an AGM date back to 1898.

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Alick Birkin, or Sir Alexander Russell Birkin to give him his full title, maintained his active interest in the club until his death in 1942. The Birkin family "were"Nottingham RFC - members of the family being associated with the club from 1877 to 1956.

Without their commitment, the club would never have got off the ground. Indeed, the ground at Ireland Avenue, Beeston, was given to the club in 1904 by Leslie Birkin, brother of Alick. Ireland Avenue remained the club's home until its sale in 2006.

The first changing rooms were built in 1929: prior to that the players changed in the Victoria Pub. Misbehaviour, (surely not!), caused their banishment to the stables, where a single domestic bath had to cater for both teams. What would today's cosseted players have made of that?Caracatures 1944

Throughout the first 75 years of its use, the ground at Beeston was noted as a mud heap. It was part of the flood meadow of the River Trent. The high water table made it difficult to drain and the problems were exacerbated by alterations to the confluence of the Trent and the Leen. Eventually these problems were overcome and the club felt safe in spending £15,000 in drainage 20 years ago.

V.H.Cartwright (14 caps) was Nottingham's first international player between 1904 and 1906. He eventually captained England and was a referee during his playing career before becoming a selector and eventually President of the RFU. Sixty-one years later John Pallant (3 caps) became Nottingham's second international. Other international player include Dusty Hare (1-1974), Gary Rees (23-1984-91), Rob Andrew (9-1985/86), Brian Moore (25-1987-90), Chris Oti (2-1988) and Simon Hodgkinson (14-1989-91). Chris Gray had 22 caps for Scotland (1989-91). Brian Moore is the club's only British Lion, whilst playing for the club.

* Pictured above: Notts Rugby side of 1890. Pictured below: Notts Rugby side of 1935. Caricature above from Nottingham Evening News on Monday, September 27 1943.

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National Merit Table A (RFU Level 1)
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National Merit Table B (RFU Level 2)
Runners-up: 1984/85

National League Division 2 (RFU Level 3)
Runners-up: 2003/04

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National Knock-out Cup
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National Knock-out Trophy
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Runners-up: 1904/05

Midland Counties Junior Cup
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Middlesex Sevens
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Selkirk Sevens
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Noel Syson Cup (Notts, Lincs & Derbys Sevens)
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With so many super-grains grabbing out attention, it is easy to forget about staple grains like rice.  Rice is inexpensive and nutrient dense when you choose whole grain options like wild rice and brown rice.  I had some leftover rice int he fridge and decided to capitalize on the nutty flavor by adding some of my favorite trail mix favs.  I used raw nuts (you can roast them a bit) and unsweetened dried fruit.  Nut oils like walnut or hazelnut add nutrients and flavor.  For even more yum and added antioxidants…try steeping mint or green tea and use it as your cooking liquid!

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In the late Qing dynasty and early Republican period (late 19th to early 20th c.), a surge in Western trends combined with an increase in the publication of ancient artworks were intricately related to the spirit of the times and would have a major impact on the history of Chinese painting and calligraphy both in terms of essence and expression. No longer would Chinese art follow the same patterns of development. Not only did the art of this period diverge from traditions prior to the Jiaqing and Daoguang periods (first half of the 19th c.), it would emerge into an era of great revival and prosperity.

An overview of modern Chinese painting on the mainland can generally be divided into three major systems: Northern China, Eastern China, and Southern China. Artists who took Peiping (Beijing) in the north as their home, such as Qi Huang (Baishi, 1863-1957) and P’u Ju (Hsin-yü, 1896-1963), followed more traditional paths of simplicity and elegance in their works but also formed styles of their own. Such artists as Zhao Zhiqian (1829-1884), Wu Changshi (1844-1927), and Zeng Xi (1861-1930) flourished in prosperous Shanghai, combining the lines of bronze and stone inscriptions with dense ink and colors, forming loose and rich brush manners associated with the Shanghai School. Later artists, including Xu Beihong (1895-1953) and Fu Baoshi (1904-1965), often combined elements of Chinese and Western art, creating novel approaches that innovatively knead native and foreign painting techniques together. As for Canton (Guangzhou) in the south, the seat of the Republican revolution, such Qing artists as Ju Chao (1811-1865) and his cousin formed novel methods of water and powder infusion. In the early Republican era, the artists Gao Jianfu (1879-1951), Gao Qifeng (1889-1936), and Chen Shuren (1884-1948) were three masters who had studied in Japan, developing a new aesthetic of ink and color in the Lingnan School, which has had a major influence even up to the present day.

Calligraphy from the middle Qing onwards saw the gradual rise of the Stele School, in which adherents followed the Northern Stele School with vigorous and upright brushwork. Deng Shiru (1743-1805), Ruan Yuan (1764-1849), Bao Shichen (1775-1855), Yang Yisun (1813-1881), Zhao Zhiqian, and Weng Tonghe (1830-1904) are all examples of artists in this field. Early after the establishment of the Republic in 1911, examples of oracle bone as well as bronze and stone script emerged in increasing numbers, the influence of ancient scripts becoming further evident in the calligraphy of this period. Though it was an era of great turmoil, there were still figures with lofty ideals who took time out of their duty to country and delved into calligraphy, instilling their art with great heroic spirit. They included Yü Yu-jen (1879-1964) and Tan Yankai (1880-1930), whose achievements far surpassed those of many of their contemporaries.

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President George W. Bush carried Kentucky twice in elections, and his approval rating remained more than 50 percent there this spring. But the last three months have been brutal for the president here as elsewhere, and sentiment has swung against him.

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We're going to listen now to some Independent voters. They're an important group because the party they pick in any given election generally wins. And since May, President Bush's approval rating has fallen almost 20 points among Independent voters who say they generally vote Republican. It's a big concern for the president's party in Congress. Andrew Kohut of the Pew Center for the People and the Press identifies a very important part of this group as `upbeats.' They are generally optimistic, relatively young, well-educated and prosperous. They have a favorable view of government and business, but now some of them are not so upbeat about the president. NPR's Linda Wertheimer went to Louisville to talk with some of those upbeats.

On Wednesday night on the east side of Louisville, lots of people are in church.

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WERTHEIMER: At the Beargrass Christian Church in the suburb of St. Matthew's, the primary grades choir was upstairs rehearsing for the Christmas pageant. Downstairs we met with some of their parents. Like many of the people we met in Louisville, this group has doubts about the conduct of the war in Iraq as well as other issues. But Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath crystalized their concerns. Susan Vance, who works for Norton Healthcare, described it this way.

Ms. SUSAN VANCE (Louisville Resident): I think it's like a perfect storm that any one event that's occurred in our country we could take. But when they all come together at the same time--you know, two wars, the terrorism threats, Katrina, the lack of trust with things like the Valerie Plame incident, the gas prices, the economy, people dissatisfied with global warming, things like that--I just think that it's become untenable.

WERTHEIMER: Susan Vance says she's an Independent. She didn't vote for President Bush but voted twice for his father. Mitch Dadow(ph) is an accountant for Louisville Gas & Electric. He did vote for President Bush in 2000 but began to worry about the war in Iraq almost immediately.

Mr. MITCH DADOW (Louisville Resident): I'm seeing Iraq becoming another Vietnam. I remember when I was in high school, I was just under the age where I had to mess with the draft and was very happy because I was a year or two too young. And all the feelings that I had back then in high school I was having now. I was seeing this terrible quagmire that I just don't think we're ever going to get out of.

WERTHEIMER: Elizabeth Wessel(ph) is vice president for foster care at the Kentucky Baptist Home for Children. She worries about the war but says her problems with the president are more domestic; that he didn't move quickly to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Ms. ELIZABETH WESSEL (Louisville Resident): The war was a huge piece, and this sealed it for me. This has been more tragic to me because it's right here at home. And in my line of work that I deal with, so many foster kids, and I deal with a great deal of poverty and the fact that he could basically turn his back on the poverty-stricken population is just appalling to me.

WERTHEIMER: Elizabeth Wessel says she voted for President Bush because of his family values.

Ms. WESSEL: I think the one thing that I was looking for was a president that had strong values and high morals, and I think Bush has done that. I mean, you know, we don't see him having extramarital affairs, and he seems to be committed to his family.

WERTHEIMER: Do you still think of him as having that sort of strong values?

Ms. WESSEL: Only for himself and his family. I think they're very self-serving. I don't think it's for the common people. I don't think it's for the minorities. I think it's for the wealthy, white population.

WERTHEIMER: Downtown we met with a group from Leadership Louisville, which does civic leadership training with young business and professional people. Our group was mostly in their 30s. Brian Merkley helps run a family-owned jewelry business. He does not think the president deliberately misled anyone on weapons of mass destruction, but when none were found, doubts began to seep in. Then when Hurricane Katrina happened, he says he heard one message from the administration when something else was happening.

Mr. BRIAN MERKLEY (Louisville Resident): In front of the cameras we were being fed, as an audience, that, `Everything's fine down there. We're taking care of it. Everything's in good shape.' Well, you flip to Fox or to CNN and you see the travesty of what's happening. It creates the perception that we're not being perfectly honest with the public, and I think that that's what came out of it, the lack of trust in the administration.

WERTHEIMER: Brian Merkley says he voted twice for President Bush because he ran on reaching across party lines to the center. But, Merkley says, that has not happened. That's also a concern for Tom O'Brien(ph). He is a trial attorney who also voted twice for President Bush. O'Brien says he is a fiscal conservative but moderate to conservative on social issues. He raised something that also disturbs several other people in the group, the Republican Party and the religious right.

Mr. TOM O'BRIEN (Louisville Resident): I think the president went wrong most recently with pandering to the right-wing elements of the Republican Party, case in point, the Harriet Miers nomination. The rapidity with which she was cast aside before she even really got a chance to go before the hearings--yea or nay--just showed a weakness in character for me on the president. And I think, it seems to me, that that decision was made to keep the right wing of the party in check.

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For contracts that we have had no financial activity within the past twelve months, (whether or not we have previously paid for other items on the contract) or the landowner is not responsive to correspondence from field personnel, we encourage termination of these contracts.

If any funds have been expended from the contract, a letter must be provided from the DC stating that the installed practices are still in place, will stand on their own, and will be maintained for the life span of the practice. The DC will write the participant a letter (pre-termination letter) giving them 30 days to contact the office and complete a practice or the contract will be immediately terminated on day 31.  The letter will be sent certified with return receipt.  If the certified letter is returned un-received, we will at that time terminate the contract.  A sample pre-termination letter is attached to this bulletin.

Termination Letter.  Under very limited circumstances is a contract to go for over 36 months (this does not include old contracts that were written under different rules).  At the end of 36 months, NRCS has the right to terminate the contract.  If they respond to the inquiry and have commenced or will commence within 30 days, they will have an additional 60 days to complete the practice.

In relation to contract length, we need to stress with participants at the time of obligation of funds that these contracts are two years and they have two years to get the work accomplished.  In regard to the one year of maintenance, all conservation program contract participants sign an appendix.  DC’s should ensure that they initial #6 on page 2 and sign the 1245 which requires them to maintain the practice for the lifespan of the practice, regardless of contract length.  In most instances the life span exceeds the contract length.

If you have questions regarding this bulletin, contact, or (334) 887-4503.

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The certification process raises the standard of our profession. It shows our communities our commitment to providing quality parks and recreation programs and services. It legitimizes the importance of what we do and the positive impact we have on the social, economic, environmental and health needs of our communities.

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My main focus for studying consisted of the CPRP Study Guide. I took it section by section and would then complete the practice questions at the end of the chapter. I also decided that I would take the practice exam both before and after I read the study guide so I would know what I needed to focus on more. When I first took the practice exam it helped me realize what area to spend more time on. After reading the study guide twice I reached out to others in the field who have taken the exam to get their opinions of the test. I received some great study suggestions from others on the NRPA LinkedIn site. I also attended the CPRP workshop at the NRPA Congress which was great. I was very pleased with the workshop and the interaction that was provided amongst all instructors and members attending.

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Newcastle United today (Sunday) unveiled a statue of former manager Sir Bobby Robson ahead of their final home game of the season against Manchester City.

The unveiling was performed by Lady Elsie and standing at nine-and-a-half feet tall, the bronze sculpture is located at the South-West corner of the Club's stadium.

Former players and staff who played under and worked alongside Sir Bobby, including the likes of Paul Gascoigne, Steve Harper and Nikos Dabizas were in attendance, as well as current manager Alan Pardew and his backroom team, and Club legends like Lee Clark, Peter Bearsley and Bobby Moncur.

Members of Lady Elsie Robson's family were also in attendance, together with representatives from the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and the sculptor, Tom Maley.

The statue was commissioned by the Club last autumn and pays tribute to the former Newcastle United and England manager, who spent five years in charge at United between 1999 and 2004.

During his spell at the Club, Robson twice led Newcastle into the Champions League and cemented three consecutive top-five finishes in the Premier League.

He also guided the Magpies to the semi-final of the UEFA Cup during the 2003/04 season and oversaw some of the most memorable nights in the Club's modern history against European giants Juventus, Inter Milan and Feyenoord.

Derek Llambias, Managing Director at Newcastle United, said: "We are delighted to be able to honour Sir Bobby Robson with this lasting tribute.

"He was a great man and ambassador for this football club and for the city. He achieved great success during his time as manager of Newcastle United and this statue is a fitting way for the Club to remember him."

Lady Elsie Robson added: "It's very fitting that there will be a tribute to Bob outside Newcastle United's ground. This is where his love of football began.

"As a boy he'd come here with his dad and he likely queued to get into the ground where the statue will be sited.

"My husband's career took him all over the world but he was always a Newcastle fan at heart. He loved this Club and was very proud to be its manager.


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Having mixed and matched his squad at times during the Europa League group stages, Alan Pardew has pledged to "attack" the knockout stages of the competition starting with Thursday night's round of 32 first leg against Metalist Kharkiv.

United finished second in Group D despite Pardew fielding some of his fringe players as he balanced continental challenges with the bread and butter of the Barclays Premier League.

And while he's well aware that Newcastle need to pick up more points in the league, he feels his squad is now better equipped to challenge on two fronts after signing six players during the January transfer window.

The Magpies manager has vowed that his starting XI will be "as strong as it can be" against their Ukrainian opponents and explained: "Although we know we're still in a situation where we need to win Premier League games, it gives us a little bit of breathing space to attack this competition which we've always had in our mind that we could do that.

"We left it late to win two out of the last three but at least we got there in the end. It gives us a platform, and we've got a squad that's so much bigger. Even if we had some injuries now, we can cover them whereas before we didn't have that luxury.

"So we can enter the rest of this competition with a strong hand."

But while the strength of his own squad has increased since Newcastle's last European game in early December, so has the quality of the sides United will now face.

And Pardew said: "We're going up a level in terms of opposition. No disrespect to Bordeaux, who won our group, but I think Metalist are a little bit stronger than them and this is a huge test for us.

"I think being at home in the second leg is always an advantage - you've got the possibility of extra time and penalties on your home ground - but I think the advantage we may have is we don't have a game at the weekend.

"That helps us enormously."

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'Francis report must inspire positive change'

Tomorrow is one of the biggest moments for nursing, and indeed the whole NHS.

Just before Robert Francis QC publishes his report into the care failings at Mid Staffordshire Trust, a sharp intake of breath will be audible wherever you are in healthcare.

Various delays have ensured the anticipation has been building. Doubtless it was agonising for those who lost friends and family at the hospital at the centre of this inquiry.

And yet despite the delays, very few people will have read Francis’s report before it is made public.

The QC’s life has been consumed over the past couple of years by uncovering what happened and trying to decide what lessons can be learnt not only by the trust but also the wider health service and the professions within. He has taken evidence from a cast of 187 in person, with more submitting statements.

Nurses as senior as the former England chief nursing officer Dame Christine Beasley, Royal College of Nursing chief executive and general secretary Peter Carter, as well as Care Quality Commission former chief executive Cynthia Bower, former health secretary Andy Burnham and NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson have all given evidence.

While no one knows exactly what this report will say, Francis’s first independent inquiry report, which was published in 2010 and preceded the public inquiry, divulged clues to those areas he would focus on.

He is likely to make significant recommendations about ensuring the quality of care and treatment provided is of a high standard, and will doubtless advise tightening up regulatory performance to prevent such a catalogue of errors being missed again.

This game-changing document gives everyone a chance to mourn, and reflect on their practice. And then they must decide how they can make sure such catastrophic events are never repeated.

The report must not be another document that gathers dust on a shelf. It must not be dismissed by health workers. It must not be something that dominates the headlines for a few days before falling into obscurity.

This must be the catalyst that inspires positive change. The NHS must become a consistent home for excellence. It must become a place where people feel supported to raise concerns.

Financial targets and scarce resources are not an excuse for people dying needlessly, or suffering pain and indignity.

This is the time for the NHS to recognise what is wrong and to put it right. Francis can have a lasting positive effect - but it is up to the government and the entire NHS to make sure it does.

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  • I know how uncomfortable it will be to hear yet more tales of woeful inadequacy in the NHS and I suspect that for Nurses it will be all the more challenging.

    I am concerned that even more regulation will be the result, I can already hear people baying for someone to be accountable so then that will make more staff less inclined to get involved in case their face is in the spotlights – not easy.

    I do think that staff need ‘breathing’ time occasionally, they seem to work flat out from crisis to crisis. So different from when I ran a Ward 35 years ago - we had overlapping shifts so that we had time to communicate and teach and there were far less interventions for patients, but we also did a great deal of harm in those days that was never reported, there were huge waiting lists, massive infections, patients for TLC without discussions with family and patients, student nurses running Wards at night the list goes on……

    So for now it will be chin up, accept we don’t always get it right but the vast majority of us want to do what is best for our patients. Yesterday I was on a busy acute ward in our hospital one of the visitors came up to me and said she wanted me to know what a wonderful group of staff they were, who had been looking after her frail elderly husband for 5 weeks. She commented on how caring everyone was, especially the Health Care Assistants, how personalised the care was and how reassured she felt – I felt like sending up a big cheer and asking the Daily Mail to interview her!!

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    'The report must not be another document that gathers dust on a shelf. It must not be dismissed by health workers. It must not be something that dominates the headlines for a few days before falling into obscurity'.

    This is my main concern and i hope it doesn't happen, i really do.

    Every individual working within healthcare should take action when they see bad practice and speak out. If they haven't got enough staff speak up. This is the only way that things will change for the better.

    No matter how drained or weary you feel from working we must take time whether it be after work or the next day or within the same week to go and see someone about our concerns, write a statement about our concerns or email someone about our concerns and always ensure they are put in writing so we can evidence that we did something for when they deny that we ever brought our concerns forward.

    This happened to me as a much younger nurse and i had nothing in writing to prove that i had ever raised any concerns to my managers and they then denied that i ever raised any. At the time i was naive enough to think that they would want to know what was happening.

    Lesson learned.

    I don't think it was that great back in the day, i witnessed some terrible abuses by uncaring staff.The only thing that encouraged me were that there were more good nurses than bad.

    In my experience there was still mostly a conspiracy of silence then but this must stop once and for all if we are ever going to move forwards so others can speak out and feel 'safe' to do so.

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    Every individual working within healthcare should take action when they see bad practice and speak out. If they haven't got enough staff speak up. This is the only way that things will change for the better.

    As Tinkerbell points out, as have various others (notably Mike Farrar), this 'culture change' has got to come from 'the level of the bedside' - it has to be ward-staff centred, leading this 'new attitude', and not further layers of 'process-based regulation' and even more forms to be filled in. The necessary 'process', is that patients, relatives and the nurses who are in contact with patients, are listened to and taken seriously - and what those people are saying, has to be in open public view, not hidden under a sheet in a dark corner !

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  • Tinkerbell

    It would be a very great surprise if there is any shelf room left anywhere to put it on!

    Joking apart, it has attracted so much public and professional attention it is highly doubtful it can just be ignored.

    Hopefully, it will be an honest and open appraisal containing the full facts with nothing left out and giving all the information needed to enable the radical changes required to improve health services nationwide.

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    Anonymous | 6-Feb-2013 11:23 am

    Of course i hope you are absolutely right and there is no 'new shelf building budget being planned'.

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  • Hopefully somebody will oversee that all the proposed changes are implemented and in a timely manner. left to individual managers not much will change.

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    incompetent managers are 'recyled'.

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    copy of report available above.

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  • Susan Markham

    Wow... well here's a post that I never thought I'd make....

    The Daily Mail actually got it right for once....

    Yeah I know what you are saying... “shut the buck up!” but it is true.

    They “DM” seems to have (temporarily) unleashed their former biased blinkered boundaries and had the balls to publish an article that attempts to seriously understand the issues raised by the Francis report.

    Harriet Sergeant seems to get to the testicles of this issue and does it more eloquently than I ever could.

    Absolutely diamond and spot-on... What I have been saying since 1974 when the Area Health Authorities and Regional Health Authorities were created. Ivory towers. Just ways to permit more wankers to suck a severe salary from the NHS.

    FYI – I hate the Daily Mail and all it stands for.... alas I have to give them Kudos for having the testicular fortitude to publish this piece.

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  • Susan Markham

    Mike Stone - DH Agent...

    Tell me... where and when did you qualify as a Registered Nurse?

    This site is called the "Nursing Times" which seems to implicate that only "Nurses" who are appropriately regulated by the NMC should discuss matters that pertain to their profession.

    It would behove you to keep your nose out unless you can actually "man-up" and state your qualifications.

    In the meantime I suggest that you keep your personal opinions exactly where they belong... in the back of your mind!

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    Susan Markham | 7-Feb-2013 10:43 am

    You seem not to have looked at the options for registering with the NT site recently - you do not need to be a nurse.

    Peculiar that most of the thrust of Francis is 'the NHS wasn't listening to the patients/relatives' and yet you are resistant to the perspectives of non nurses ?

    I've stated many times 'my qualifications' and also how/why I 'got into this' on this site.

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These are the recommended feeding amounts based on the ideal body condition for senior cats of various weights. Individual cats’ energy requirements may differ. Adjust the amount fed to obtain or maintain your cat’s optimum weight. Keep fresh drinking water available at all times, provide plenty of exercise and see your veterinarian regularly. Serve dry or lightly moistened. To help maintain freshness, we recommend sealing the bag tightly and storing it in a cool, dry location.
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8 1/2 2/3
12 2/3 3/4
16 3/4 1
20 1 1 1/8

Use a standard 8-oz. measuring cup, which holds 3.64 oz. of NUTRO™ Indoor Senior Cat White Fish & Whole Brown Rice Recipe Cat Food.

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Increase the feeding amount to the indoor active level to achieve an ideal weight.

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Metabolizable energy 3,750 kcal/kg; 387 kcal/cup (calculated)
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Rated 5 out of 5 by cat has lived to be 19years old in human years!! My cat is 19years old and we have fed her Nurto Natural choice all her life.. from the kitten food to the senior she is still going strong. so I must say that this food helps cats live long lives and I would recommend it to anyone July 2, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by N.C. Nutro Senior Dry Cat Food I think this is the best senior cat food you can buy. November 20, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by I was surprised they LOVED it so much!!!! I was currently feeding a different brand of cat food that was quite pricey and i could only buy on the internet. I got frustrated always running out of food before the shipment came in. I went to petsmart and a nutro rep was in the store. I was very skeptical to try this again as i had tried the old formula many years ago and my cats didnt care for it(i think the old formula had larger kibbles that they didnt like). Anyway,the rep brought it to my attention that the kibbles are much smaller now and showed me the picture of the kibble on the back of the bag. With the money back guarentee policy i decided to try it out again(i was almost sure i was going to bring the bag back) My cats have been on it for a month now AND THEY LOVE IT!!!! I am so surprised!! And of course, i can not stress how important it is when changing foods, it must be done VERY gradually. We are in the 4th week and i am still on the last stage. Three quarters new and a quarter of the old. The rep only recommended 3-4 days for each stage but, i know my i streched out each stage for a week or more. In a few days, they will be finished with the old and on this one 100%. A lot of people tend to skip the "gradual change" and then they wonder why the cat is throwing up.....Changing food is a 2 week minimim process for both cats and dogs. If i decide to try the chicken formula a few months from now, i may not do a 4 week change but, most definitely it will be at least a 2 week change over.Excellant product Nutro!!! May 4, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mom of Versace & Belle I came across this food as an option for my 14 year old male cat Versace. He had lost 3 lbs, wasn't eating much and I was getting worried. the vet ran blood work looking for an answer and determined that Versace probably developed a sensitivity to the main protein source he had been eating which was chicken. I went to Petco and an employee there recommended the Natural Choice Senior White Fish & Brown Rice food to try. In about 2 weeks time, after starting on the new food, Versace started to gain some weight back and got more active like he was before he starting losing weight. Now after 6 weeks eating the food, he has gained all of his lost weight back and no longer acts like a 14 year old but rather a young adult cat. his 'sister' Belle who is 6, enjoys the same food and has gained one pound. most importantly, she also has become a little more active. I highly recommend this food for any cat owner who is looking for a way to give great nutrition to their cat. May 2, 2013
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Originally posted 2012-06-29 06:56:21. Republished by Blog Post PromoterLet’s be really honest with ourselves here: Do you stitch and finish your needlepoint or do you just stitch it? I mostly just stitch. I have boxes of needlepoint all ready to be turned into something, but what? A Hamlet would say “There’s the rub.” I don’t […]

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Community Extravaganza has fun for the whole family

This year’s Northwest Indian College (NWIC) Community Extravaganza will feature foam jousting, a bouncy house, a dunk tank, Zig Zag the clown, a barbeque, cotton candy, face painting, and a whole lot more.

The free community event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 8 on NWIC’s Lummi campus.

A call for catering bids for NWIC’s graduation

The Northwest Indian College (NWIC) Graduation Committee has begun planning for NWIC’s 2012 Commencement Ceremony, which will be held June 15 at the Wex’lium Building. Community members are invited to bid for the catering of the ceremony.

The committee estimates that 600 people will attend. Food will be served buffet style, with a serving staff for main entrees.  The caterer would be responsible for picking up supplies, groceries, and fish (purchased by NWIC and filleted).

A true community garden

NWIC’s new medicine wheel garden will feed and teach the community

The first phase of the medicine wheel garden was done by Northwest Indian College students, staff and faculty volunteers and included digging trenches and drainage systems, building small retaining walls and laying pathways to and through the garden. That process lasted four days, some of which were less than ideal for outdoor work.
Members of the Lummi and Bellingham communities have joined forces with Northwest Indian College (NWIC) students, staff and faculty to create a garden on the Lummi campus that will nourish, heal and teach the community.

The project, which began in March, is the Cooperative Extension department’s medicine wheel garden, located outside the department’s new building.

The purpose of the garden is to serve as a teaching tool for students and community members to learn how to use plants for food and medicine, said Vanessa Cooper, NWIC’s Traditional Plants and Foods Program Coordinator.

NWIC’s Winter 2012 President’s list

Congratulations, Northwest Indian College students for your outstanding work this academic year. The following students made the President’s List for winter quarter, 2012:

M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust awards NWIC $400,000 grant

Northwest Indian College (NWIC) was recently awarded a $400,000 challenge grant by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust for campus technology improvements, which will help further bring the college’s technology into the 21st Century.

The grant will support campus-wide technology infrastructure at the college’s main Lummi campus and improve distance learning capabilities throughout its six full-service extended campuses at reservations in Washington and Idaho. The college must raise another $325,000 to unlock the full challenge grant and to complete $725,000 in technology improvements.

“Access to technology in rural areas and reservations is more limited than most places in the U.S. This grant will help create more technological access for our students and the communities we serve,” Cheryl Crazy Bull, NWIC President said. “We recognize that this is a substantial gift from the Murdock Trust and we are honored to have the Trust join us as a partner in Native higher education.”

President Crazy Bull reflects on John Trudell’s visit

On April 25, Northwest Indian College was honored to host presentations by John Trudell in the afternoon and again in the evening.

Just under 200 people packed NWIC’s Cultural Arts Center during the 1 p.m. talk and Trudell was met with standing applause as he stepped up to the microphone. That enthusiasm carried through that presentation and through his 7 p.m. presentation, as well. When Trudell finished speaking that evening, NWIC’s packed Log Building filled with loud applause and shouts of appreciation.

The following is a reflection by NWIC President Cheryl Crazy Bull about Trudell’s messages and his life’s work.

NWIC students honored at AIHEC

Second-year student Aissa Yazzie named Miss AIHEC 2012

Aissa Yazzie (Navajo) was named Miss AIHEC 2012 during the American Indian Higher Education Consortium conference in March. Yazzie is a second year student at Northwest Indian College in the Bachelor of Science in Native Environmental Science program.
The Northwest Indian College (NWIC) men’s basketball players made headlines when they won the 2012 American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) basketball championship title, but they weren’t the only students to win titles at the annual student conference this year, held in March in Rapid City, South Dakota.

NWIC students won awards in art and speech, and Aissa Yazzie, NWIC Student Executive Board president, was named Miss AIHEC 2012.

There were 12 finalists for Miss and Mr. AIHEC. They were judged on their academic performances, their knowledge of AIHEC, their commitment to carry forward their cultures and traditions, and their commitment to their communities demonstrated through participation and service contributions, said NWIC Director of Assessment and First Year Experience, Cindy Cultee, who was also an advisor to the AIHEC Student Congress for 10 years.

Career fair speakers, exhibitors draw huge crowd

Activist and actress Q'orianka Kilcher caught her audience by surprise when she began singing All I Could Do Was Cry, by Etta James, during her presentations at the NWIC-NOAA Career Fair.
From April 23 through April 25, the Northwest Indian College (NWIC) campus was alive with enthusiasm, inspirational voices and curiosity about what options lie ahead.

During those three days, the NWIC-NOAA Career Fair brought together NWIC students – some from as far away as NWIC’s Nez Perce campus – with local high school students and community members. Attendees got the inside scoop from representatives of graduate schools, tribal and government organizations and businesses, and learned how to market themselves to potential employers.

NWIC Earth Day events included beach cleanup, garbage sort

Northwest Indian College student Charlotte Penn pulls part of an old boat out of the water April 20 during an Earth Week beach cleanup organized by the college’s Indigenous Service Learning department and sustainability committee.While the sun warmed the skin and blooming flowers filled the air with a scent we only get to experience for a couple of months of each year, Northwest Indian College (NWIC) students walked Lummi shores with their heads down and large, black plastic garbage bags in hand.

The students, joined by NWIC staff and faculty and a Bellingham community member, were helping to clean up the beach on April 20 as part of Earth Day celebrations at the college, which took place April 19-23.

Arizona frybread is coming Lummi

The “More Than Frybread” movie sensation will play one night only in Whatcom County

On June 7, the “More Than Frybread” phenomenon will hit Northwest Indian College. On that day only, students, staff, faculty and the community will have a chance to view the underground Native movie sensation, visit with the film’s writer and director and show off their own frybread making skills during a frybread cook-off.

The film tells the funny and fictional story of the First Annual Arizona Frybread Championship competition between the 22 tribes of Arizona. Each sends their local champion to compete for the coveted title of Arizona Frybread Champion.

The film closely follows five individuals from the Navajo, Hopi, Yavapai-Apache, Hualapai, and Tohono O’odham Nations as they journey from their homelands to the state championship held in Flagstaff, Arizona.


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February 12, 2008

The increase in enrollment experienced at Northwestern Oklahoma State University during the fall semester of 2008 has carried over to the current spring semester, according to figures in a preliminary enrollment report presented to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

Northwestern is reporting an increase in overall headcount enrollment of almost 2.2 percent, with 1,949 students attending spring classes. Enrollment grew by 42 students with notable increases in the number of first-time freshmen and sophomores.

“We seem to be one of only a handful of four-year institutions in Oklahoma to experience enrollment growth during the 2008-09 academic year,” said Dr. Janet Cunningham, president of Northwestern. “Potential students have been impressed with the improvements we have made to our campuses, the quality of our academic programs and the affordability of a Northwestern degree.”

Cunningham said the school’s enrollment management staff is closely monitoring trends in enrollment to see what impact the current national economic situation and proposed recovery efforts will have on future enrollment.

At the main campus in Alva, enrollment increased by 37 students to 1,235, an increase of 3 percent.

A new campus in Woodward may have played a role in an enrollment increase there of more than 13 percent as 208 students enrolled in spring classes, a jump of 24 students.

Enrollment at Northwestern-Enid is slightly smaller this spring with 371 students enrolled, compared with 379 a year ago.
Northwestern also has 131 students enrolled at outreach sites, mainly in Ponca City, and 64 high school students enrolled in concurrent classes.

The sum of Northwestern’s campus and outreach enrollments is slightly larger than the total headcount figure because some students take classes at multiple sites.


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EV, Mead win to set up showdown

East Valley and Mead won Wednesday preliminaries before tonight’s match between once-beaten Greater Spokane League wrestling teams.

The Knights (6-1) swept past Shadle Park (3-4) 54-10 and Panthers (5-1) defeated North Central (1-5) 61-6. The pair compete at EV at 7 p.m.

At Shadle Park, EV won 11 of 14 matches, three of them close. Keith Babington edged Justin Trevino 5-3 at 112 pounds, Andrew Keller won 8-7 over Derek Entz at 125 and Gabe Rodriguez held off Brenden Tarr 2-1 at 130. The Highlanders’ Thomas Harris trailed Sean Biltoft 4-2 late at 135, was awarded a stall point and scored a reversal at the buzzer to win 5-4.

At North Central, Mead won 13 of 14 matches – seven by pin – for a 61-6 victory. In the night’s final match Dalton Cavasier got an overtime takedown for a 6-4 win. Earlier in the night, Joey Farley edged David Stratton 2-1 at 189. Steve Taylor had NC’s win, by pin at 285.

Other GSL matches: Ferris (4-4) won the final 10 matches in a 62-9 win over visiting Rogers (0-7). The teams split the first four and were tied 9-9 before Brandon Riehle and Scott Davis started the Saxons on their way with two of the team’s seven pins. Ferris’ Aram Ambartsumyan and Chris Douglas waged a back-and-forth match at 103 before Ambartsumyan pulled off the 10-8 decision. … Host Central Valley (7-1) won nine straight matches between 103 and 145 pounds to defeat Lewis and Clark (1-5) 54-12. The Bears’ Braden Davis made a first-round takedown and third-period escape stand up for a 3-0 win at 119 over Scott Hatfield. Tyler Simmet and LC’s Nolan Manion were in a competitive match until Simmet’s pin midway through the third period at 145. … Mt. Spokane (4-3) won all but two matches against host Gonzaga Prep (0-7). The Wildcats got off to a 28-0 lead, including Matt Littrel’s 7-4 win at 160. Both Bullpups wins came by pin, John Lampert at 215 and Kris Whitfield with 40 seconds left at 171 while leading by just two points.

Great Northern League: Riverside (4-1) remained among the league leaders with its 68-3 romp at home over West Valley (1-4). In the night’s feature at 130, Riverside’s Justin Hodge escaped in the third round and added a takedown to beat Quinn Gannon 6-3.


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Storm Roundup: Seattle win big game at home after tough road trip

Rough Week Two Huge Victories

At 1-7 the Seattle Storm looked as though it may have been on the ropes as it prepared to conclude the season long road trip in Tulsa.

The road trip began June third in Los Angeles where the Storm were unable to hold a onto a fourth quarter lead. The Sparks tied the game late and then got a clutch shot from first overall pick Nneka Ogwumike in the dying seconds of the game to defeat the Storm 67-65.

The Road trip took a turn for the worst after that losing the next three games by an average of 17.7 points.

The Storm was suffering through the worst start in franchise history and fans were at a low that they had not felt since the team’s first few years in the WNBA. The team bounced back with a much needed win against the Tulsa Shock 86-73 to bring its record to 2-7 and drop Tulsa to 0-9, but more importantly the team was coming home to Seattle with a little more confidence.

Back in Seattle

The Storm took to the court to face the defending WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx where Minnesota was the overwhelming favorite in the game with a 10-0 record, which was already a record for best start in WNBA history.

The storm had already lost two games against the Lynx this season by an average of 18.5 points.

At 10-0 The Lynx seemed almost unbeatable winning their first 10 games including five games where they won by 18 points or more, two of which came against the Storm.

Seattle got off to a great start in the game hanging with the Lynx in the early stages of the game before going on a run to open up a 16-10 lead after the first quarter.

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The Storm took to the court to face the defending WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx

The Storm frustrated the Lynx in the second quarter and it became very noticeable that the Lynx were uncomfortable when head coach Cheryl Reeve was hit with a technical foul as the Storm’s lead turned into double digits.

By the end of the first half the Storm had built a 43-29 lead.

Minnesota came out strong in the second half and chipped away at the lead in the third quarter, but the Storm did a good job countering and was only out scored by one point in the third quarter.

However in fourth quarter the Lynx took it to the Storm showing why they were the defending champions hitting big shot after big shot and holding the Storm to a season low eight points in the fourth quarter.

The game may have gotten away from the Storm if it wasn’t for Tina Thompson’s two clutch rebounds in the waning moments of the game.

Seimone Augustus had a wide open jump shot with under ten seconds eft to tie the game which she was unable to hit. Thompson jump into a crowd of Lynx to grab the board and secure possession.

With four seconds left on the clock Sue Bird uncharacteristically missed both free throws and it looked as though with one timeout left the Lynx would get a chance to win it, however Thompson saved the day for the Storm collecting the offensive rebound which she followed up by making both of her free throws.

With only one second left on the clock down by three the Lynx were forced to take a desperation three point shot which fell way short ending their 13 game win streak dating back to last season.

The Storm is still only 3-7 but got a much needed boost of confidence with the win against Minnesota Sunday and is hoping to carry that momentum into its two upcoming home games this week.

They will play nine more games before the league will take a one month break for the Olympics after which The Storm will play the bulk of their home schedule and will get Lauren Jackson back into the lineup.

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Silk Rd Tavern is an oasis of friendly charm to repair to after work or shopping along Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District. Past the bar and high tables is a contemporary, brick-walled bistro lined with banquettes. There is often a party going on, whether a private event or a modestly-priced beer- or wine-pairing dinner that's open to the public. The cross-cultural Asian-American menu includes delicious "everything duck" egg rolls with foie gras and apricot mustard, skate and chips with ginger tartar sauce, and barbecue braised short ribs with kimchi Brussels sprouts. Young professionals, the kind who work 12 hours a day to get ahead, let down their hair here but remain civilized.

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"We're stuffing our faces with food right now, so we're glad you don't have this on video," AlunaGeorge singer Aluna Francis tells me in between laughs during our Skype call last week. I can't help but laugh with her since— I'm not going to lie—it's a little bit weird Skyping with a band, because you're basically just talking to yourself at the computer. But this duo is too funny to make it the slightest bit awkward. It's clear that after some major onstage and studio bonding time, these two just get each other.

Since first linking up via MySpace, Francis and producer George Reid have been the missing pieces to each other's puzzles; Reid's glitchy, genre-tripping beats are the perfect complement to George's crisp, clean vocals. It's been three years since they first met, and the duo has made major waves since then.

Not only were they shortlisted for the 2013 BRIT Award, but they also finished up second in BBC's prestigious Sound of 2013 poll. Not too bad for a group who hadn't even released a debut album. "We didn't want to release a full-length record straightaway before people really got a chance to know us as musicians," Francis explains. "When I was growing up and hearing bands for the first time, the album was so important; it was almost like I couldn't trust a band until I heard their album."

Listeners will be able to do just that starting today, since twosome's debut albumBody Music officially drops—and needless to say, AlunaGeorge is totally trustworthy. Unless you've been living sans Internet connection over the past 12 months, chances are you're familiar with singles like "Your Drums, Your Love" and "Attracting Flies," which have already burned up the blogosphere. Spiffed-up versions of those tracks are included on the record, but alongside fresh tracks like the thumping "Lost & Found" and the super smooth "Kaleidoscope Love."

The result is a '90s-inflected, shimmery package that fuses throbbing beats with singalong choruses and classic songwriting. Which, as Francis points out, is the ultimate goal. "We want the record to sound new and different to your ears, but still with that familiarity so you can listen again and again." With an album this catchy, they definitely don't have to tell us twice.

The band is busy prepping for an American tour (Reid's first time in the U.S.) and creating "fast food maps of everywhere we want to go—McDonalds, Burger King, all the American spots." So until you can catch them live, feel the AlunaGeorge vibes and get a sneak peek of their debut album Body Music below.

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The core training includes a minimum of 24 months of clinical rotations and a weekly continuity clinic for the duration of the fellowship. The clinical component typically will spread over the three year training program, during which fellows are immersed in intensive hospital-based and outpatient rotations in gastroenterology and hepatology. These rotations ensure a diversity of clinical presentations and patient populations. Additionally, each fellow will be given equal exposure to members of the faculty and their research interests. We have a dedicated research fellowship for those individuals interested in pursuing an academic career.

Our fellowship offers training at a variety of settings to provide comprehensive, academic, evidence based teaching. While the majority of training is offered at New York Methodist Hospital (NYM), fellows also rotate through Interfaith Medical Center (IMC) and the NewYork-Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell Medical Center for inflammatory bowel disease elective and liver transplantation.

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