A person should demonstrate extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics through sustained national or international acclaim. These achievements must be recognized in the field through extensive documentation. No offer of employment is required. Evidence could be one-time international achievement such as: Pulitzer Prize, Noble Prize, The Oscar, Olympic Medal, and the like; or should meet at least 3 out of 10 criteria as shown below.
Evidence of your commercial successes in the performing arts.
A person should demonstrate international recognition for outstanding achievements in a particular academic field. Must have at least three (3) years of experience in teaching or research in that academic area. Also, must be entering the United States in order to pursue tenure or tenure track teaching or comparable research position at a university or other institution of higher education. In addition, an offer of employment from a prospective U.S. employer is necessary.
A person should have been employed in the three (3) years preceding the petition for at least one (1) year by a firm or corporation abroad and must be seeking to enter the United States to continue service to the U.S. employer. The employment must have been in a managerial or executive capacity with an affiliate, or a subsidiary company of the U.S. employer abroad and the employee will be transferred in executive or managerial capacity to the United States. Both companies must have been doing business for at least one (1) year. There is an exception when the U.S. Company is opening a new office.
A person who is a member of the professions holding an advanced degree or its equivalent. The job position must require an advanced degree and the person must possess such a degree or its equivalent (a baccalaureate degree plus five (5) years progressive work experience in the field). A Labor Certification Application, and an offer of permanent full-time employment from a prospective U.S. employer is necessary. Documentation, such as an official academic record showing that the person has a U.S. advanced degree or a foreign equivalent degree, and letters from current or former employers showing at least five (5) years of progressive post-baccalaureate work experience in the specialty.
Note: Employment-based, second-preference petitions must generally be accompanied by an approved individual Application for Permanent Employment Certification from the Department of Labor (Also known as Labor Certification Application).
A person seeking a national interest waiver are requesting that the Labor Certification be waived because it is in the interest of the United States. The jobs are not defined by statute, but usually they are considered for a person who has exceptional ability and whose employment in the United States would "greatly" benefit the nation. This may be a self-petition. The person must meet at least three (3) of the criteria, above mentioned, and demonstrate that his permanent work is in the national interest of the United States.
You may be eligible for this immigrant visa preference category if you are a professional, skilled worker, or other worker.
A person whose job requires at least a U.S. baccalaureate degree or a foreign equivalent, and is a member of the professions. A baccalaureate degree is the normal requirement for entry into the occupation. The person must be performing work for which qualified workers are not available in the United States. Education and experience cannot not be substituted for a baccalaureate degree. A Labor Certification Application, and a permanent, full-time job offer is required.
A person whose job requires a minimum of two (2) years of training or work experience, not of a temporary or seasonal nature. The person must be performing work for which qualified workers are not available in the United States. A Labor Certification Application, and a permanent, full-time job offer is required.
There is a subcategory for individuals who perform unskilled labor requiring less than two (2) years training or experience, not of a temporary or seasonal nature. A Labor Certification Application and a permanent, full-time job offer are required. Be aware that a lengthy backlog exists for visas in the "other workers" category.
Second and third preference petitions must generally be accompanied by an approved, individual labor certification. The Department of Labor ensures that the admission of the foreign national to be employed in the United States will not adversely affect the job opportunities, wages, and working conditions of U.S. workers. Recruitment process: the employer must recruit using the standards for professional or non-professional occupations set forth in the regulations, and then file the application with DOL.
The Department of Labor must certify that there are no sufficient U.S. workers able, willing, qualified, and available to accept the job opportunity in the area of intended employment and that employment of the foreign worker will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers. Once a permanent labor certification application has been approved, the employer will need to seek the immigration approval from USCIS.
Professional Nurses (the person should have a certificate from the Commission on Graduates in Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS), has passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) exam, or holds a full and unrestricted (permanent) license to practice nursing in the state of intended employment.
Persons of exceptional ability in the sciences or arts including college and university teachers of exceptional ability who have been practicing their science or art during the year prior to application and who intend to practice the same science or art in the United States. Science or art means any field of knowledge and/or skill with respect to which colleges and universities commonly offer specialized courses leading to a degree in the knowledge and/or skill.
Performing arts – persons of exceptional ability in the performing arts whose work during the past twelve (12) months did require, and whose intended work in the United States will require, exceptional ability.
Broadcasters (means a reporter, writer, translator, editor, producer or announcer for news broadcasts; hosts for news broadcasts, news analysis, editorial and other broadcast features; or a news analysis specialist. The term broadcaster does not include individuals performing purely technical or support services).
The fifth preference is known as the Immigrant Investor Program (EB-5). Congress created the EB-5 Program to stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment by foreign investors.
Under this program, entrepreneurs are eligible to apply for a green card (legal permanent residence) if they make the necessary investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States and plan to create or preserve 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers. After approval the foreign national will be granted conditional permanent residence for a two-year period. Three (3) months before the second year granted, a petition should be filed to remove the conditions by showing that the investment and employment are still in place.
Congress created the Immigrant Investor Program, also known as the Regional Center Program. This sets aside EB-5 visas for participants who invest in commercial enterprises associated with Regional Centers approved by USCIS based on proposals for promoting economic growth.


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JPJ Officer Faces 660 Years in Jail For Lorry Driver Protection Bribes, 8 Others Face Similar Charges
"When will M'sia be like this?" M'sians Question After S.Korean Ex President Jailed For 20 Years Over Corruption
Source: FMT & NST
The Road Transport Department (JPJ) is currently facing a bribery scandal after 70 of its officers in Penang were arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over a lorry driver protection investigation that has been in the headlines over the past few weeks. On Tuesday (28th May), the prosecution started for this case and nine officers are currently facing 162 charges over this bribery case at the Sessions Court in Butterworth, FMT said.
Source: FMT
All officers involved were suspended from their duties pending trial after they were suspected to be involved in receiving bribes every month amounting from RM10,000 to RM32,000 from lorry drivers and companies. These bribes would ensure that "paid customers" would be protected from various offences such as overloading.
Middlemen would give these "customers" a special sticker that would be placed on the lorries and when the JPJ officers spotted it, they would let them pass. In addition, these lorry drivers would be given alerts on roadblocks by JPJ beforehand so that they can avoid them.
Source: The Star
According to the Star, one of them is facing 33 charges of bribery, which amounts to 660 years in jail if found guilty. Whoa, that's a lot! The JPJ assistant enforcement officer Muhammad Firdaus Jaafar, 46, pleaded not guilty to all the charges read out to him. He appeared calm when the charges were read out to him for receiving bribes totalling RM10,950 between 2015 and 2018.
The case was investigated under the MACC Act 2009 which carries a jail term of maximum 20 years and a fine that must be higher than five times the amount of bribe or RM10,000, whichever is more, if he is convicted. Bail for him was set at RM20,000 with one surety as his lawyer said that he has been working with JPJ for 25 years and needed to take care of his three children, wife, mother and mother-in-law.
Another Land Public Transport Commission officer, Mohd Noor Fadzny Noordin, is facing 600 years' of imprisonment for 30 charges of bribery amounting to RM14,250 but pleaded not guilty as well. He was also granted RM20,000 bail while the other seven JPJ officers are facing similar charges.
This includes Katimi Azmi, 35, with 11 counts of bribery; Khairol Naim Mat Desa, 34, with 13 counts of bribery; Pirdaus Abd Karim, 34, who is charged with 13 counts of bribery; Mohd Fairdaus Ishak, 35, who is charged with 15 counts of bribery; M. Muniandy, 45, with 15 counts of bribery; Muhamad Syukri Ishak, 36, with 16 counts of bribery, and Noorzaimi Effendi Salleh, 36, who is facing 18 counts of bribery, all of which took place between 2015 and 2018.
All of them had to surrender their passports to the court, and they will be back in court on 2nd July for case management.
Crime doesn't pay, kids! Don't break the law!
Also read: 23 JPJ Officers Arrested by MACC for Receiving Bribes Up to RM32k for Protection of Lorry Drivers
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Two shooting suspects arrested at Ohio turnpike plaza
Patrol is searching for a suspect at Erie Island Plaza on Ohio Turnpike.
Two shooting suspects arrested at Ohio turnpike plaza Patrol is searching for a suspect at Erie Island Plaza on Ohio Turnpike. Check out this story on thenews-messenger.com: http://ohne.ws/1NnOYeZ
Craig Shoup, Reporter Published 12:55 p.m. ET Aug. 11, 2015 | Updated 6:46 p.m. ET Aug. 11, 2015
The Erie Island Plaza was shut down as the Ohio Highway Patrol is searched for a suspect in an attempted murder case. Molly Corfman/The News-Messenger
Corey Campbell(Photo: Submitted)
Calvin Johnson (Photo: Submitted)
TOWNSEND TOWNSHIP – Two shooting suspects are in custody and law-enforcement authorities are searching for another at the Erie Island Plaza on the Ohio Turnpike.
Calvin Johnson, 22, of Dewitt, Iowa, and Corey Campbell, 25, of Coralville, Iowa, have been arrested and charged with attempted aggravated murder and attempted murder after police said the two were involved in a shooting on East Grant Street in Alliance.
A news release from the Alliance Police Department said three men believed to be Johnson, Campbell and Chris "Chicago" Burnett, 23, of Akron, allegedly drove up to two males and shot them. One victim was shot in the head and was listed in serious condition, and the other man was shot in the leg and is hospitalized with injuries that are not life-threatening. Police did not release the names of the victims.
Campbell and Johnson did not have weapons on them at the time of their arrest, said Lt. Rick Reeder, of the Milan post of the Ohio Highway Patrol.
Reeder said deputies followed the men into the plaza and waited, not wanting to create a panic. One man was taken into custody after exiting the plaza and attempting to get back into the vehicle.
"The other man tried blending in with a crowd leaving the plaza," Reeder said.
Reeder said that, after a thorough search, the third suspect, believed to be Burnett, was not found inside the plaza. He said the windows on the vehicle were tinted, so police were not able to determine whether the third suspect was in the vehicle.
Reeder said he was "100 percent" confident that the third suspect was not in the turnpike plaza after searching the two-story building and basement.
Another suspect, Sade Edwards, 29, of Alliance, was arrested and is alleged to have driven the three gunman from Akron to the scene of the shooting before heading back toward an unknown location in Akron.
A special response team was sent to the plaza to clear the facility so law enforcement could search for the remaining suspect, according to a sergeant with the patrol's Milan post.
After using aircraft, K-9 units and SWAT personnel, Campbell and Johnson were captured and are being taken back to the Stark County jail, where they will be arraigned Wednesday. Bond for both has been set at $2 million.
Sgt. Michael Ramsey said there were no injuries reported by officers at the scene, where a perimeter had been created.
The highway patrol asked the plaza to shut down the facility about 11 a.m., Ramsey said. The suspects' car was reported to be on the turnpike entering the plaza when law enforcement spotted the vehicle.
"There was a (Be On the Look Out) warrant out for the vehicle, and officers said it pulled into the plaza," Ramsey said.
The turnpike's director of communication, Adam Greenslade, said the patrol had asked officials to shut down the plaza. It reopened about 5 p.m., six hours after it was closed.
Erie Islands Plaza is at mile marker 100, westbound, between exits 91 and 110, in Sandusky County northeast of Fremont.
The Sandusky County Sheriff's Office assisted the patrol during the search.
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Question Two: What is your current age?
Question Three: What is your timezone?
Question Four: Do you have Discord and what is your Discord username?
Question Five: Do you have TeamSpeak? Have you joined the PocketPixels TeamSpeak?
Question Six: What languages do you speak fluently?
Question Seven: How many hours per day AND per week can you be active for?
Question Eight: Have you been staff of PocketPixels before or on other servers?
Question Nine: What qualifies you to be staff?
I try to answer peoples questions whenever i can and help people with pokemon battling strategies. If people want an item i do not need, ill give it to them. I help people evolve their pokemon and i help people with getting pokeballs and some cool Pokemon in the wild too. I try to be as helpful as i can to this great community and the people in it. I have also got a couple of my friends playing it too.
Question Eleven: Do you have any extra information and comments?
I did not see a label for the server like you asked in the instructions so just to let you know, i am on Red.
Its great to see that you are interested in becoming a Gym Leader on red. Overall you application looks very good and it seems that you put time into creating it. Although I have one suggestion and that would be to download Teamspeak and join in and talk with the rest of the community. Teamspeak is essentail as a staff member because that is where we (Staff) talk to each other.
Asides from that your application is pretty good. I hope to see you on Teamspeak.
Good Luck on becoming a Gym Leader.


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Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the United States as well as the world. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the premier basketball league in the United States. The 30 teams divided into two; Western and Eastern Conferences each with 15 teams. The top eight teams at the end of the regular season qualify for the playoffs in their respective conference. The winners of both conferences compete in the final game where the NBA champion for the season is decided. Only 20 teams have won the championship since its inception in 1946. The Eastern Conference has 38 titles, five more than the Western Conference. The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics have jointly won 33 titles. In June 2019, the only Canadian team in the championship; The Toronto Raptors, won game six of the finals against the Golden State Warriors to win the team's first championship title.
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A question about Legend episodes. Can someone explain some things?
I never watched NCIS Enquêtes spéciales Los Angeles nor the "Original" NCIS Enquêtes spéciales till now. As I heard some pretty good things about this show, I just wanted to know, if I should better watch NCIS Enquêtes spéciales first before I watch NCIS Enquêtes spéciales LA?
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Cambia Health Foundation Commits $3 Million To Address COVID-19 Immediate Impacts
Supporting people hardest hit by the pandemic and the health care workforce responding to their needs.
By Mary Frances Baldes
PORTLAND, Ore. – Cambia Health Foundation today announced philanthropic investments of more than $3 million to meet critical and emerging needs fueled by COVID-19. As the pandemic continues, these new investments focus on meeting the urgent needs of underserved communities and front-line providers while strengthening the infrastructure of the entire heath care system for future resilience.
Building on an existing commitment of $300,000 into shared COVID-19 Emergency Relief Funds, the Foundation's recent grants will infuse capital into four community health associations that support the work of Federally Qualified Health Centers across ID, OR, UT and WA. The new funding also supports the development of tools and resources for health care providers on the front-lines of the pandemic.
Federally Qualified Health Centers
Federally Qualified Health Centers are the backbone of the primary care safety net. These community-based nonprofit health centers are driven by trusted providers who deliver whole person care and address health disparities with solutions that eliminate gaps and increase access to quality health care. The Cambia Health Foundation's Community Health Center Crisis Response and Recovery Initiative will provide a total of $1 million to Oregon Primary Care Association, Washington Association for Community Health, Association for Utah Community Health, and Idaho Primary Care Association to support community health centers across their respective states, combat emerging health and safety issues and ultimately play a vital role in their communities' recovery.
Recognizing that the work of health care providers is immensely stressful and rapidly evolving in the face of COVID-19, Cambia Health Foundation is investing in the development of resources to better assist all clinicians on the front-lines of this public health crisis, including professionals serving rural and underserved communities. Grants will be directed to Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), VitalTalk, City of Hope/End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), Four Seasons (ECHO Project) and Providence Health Care, and National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) – organizations that will build tools, information and training for quicker COVID-19 symptom assessment and management, compassionate patient and family communications, and the rapid adoption of telehealth services.
"We are honored to support the heroic efforts of the health care workforce to ensure essential needs of patients and families impacted by this national crisis are met," said Peggy Maguire, president of the Cambia Health Foundation. "Guided by the belief that health disparities are not inevitable, and that all people should be treated with dignity and compassion, our ability to come together during this challenging time provides the opportunity not only to respond to the immediate crisis, but also to sow the seeds for long-term health care system transformation."
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Hi there and welcome to Almond Place! I'm so happy you're here! This month, I'm writing about 31 days of Random Acts of Kindness and today is day 14!
The prompt for today was a new friend. I chose my friend Jenny. She is someone I've "known" virtually for a long time...I read about her story on a blog a few years ago and then stumbled upon her on Instagram this summer.
I had a chance to meet her in real life a few weeks ago and she was just as lovely in real life as she is online!
I ran over a little card and some yummy chocolate pumpkin truffles. They are sitting on her doorstep waiting for her!
I hope you enjoy them, Jenny!!


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UH stadium contracting process 'compromised,' audit finds
Firm said to have 'wealth of information' that wasn't included in proposal and turned in nonconforming bid
Benjamin Wermund
Feb. 19, 2015 Updated: Feb. 19, 2015 10:42 p.m.
University of Houston fans cheer last fall before the inaugural game at the new TDECU Stadium. Some students and board members suggest Aramark's stadium management deal was improper.Brett Coomer/Staff
University of Houston auditors continue to investigate whether UH broke the law when it accepted a bid to manage its $128 million stadium.
The contracting process was "compromised" because the winning company, Aramark, had "a wealth of information" not included in the request for proposals and submitted a bid that did not conform to the request, initial findings of the audit revealed Thursday.
"When we issued the (request for proposals), Aramark had more information than was available to anyone else," UH Auditor Don Guyton told the board of regents. "My opinion is the whole RFP process was compromised."
The findings are part of one of three ongoing audits probing UH's handling of the construction and management of its TDECU Stadium. Another audit, completed and released Thursday, found that the university appropriately spent academic-only funding on band classrooms at the football stadium.
A joint venture of Aramark and VenuWorks won the contract to run events out of TDECU stadium, which opened last fall. The company since then has drawn criticism from student leaders and others.
Guyton said he found no evidence that the omission of information from the request for proposals was intentional. UH administrators said Aramark had more information than its competitors because the university had been pursuing Aramark for a sole-source contract since 2012, long before it sought proposals.
'Material' difference
By law, state agencies must reject any proposals with "material" differences from what the agency asked for. In this case, the university asked for an agreement guaranteeing a minimum of $1 million to UH annually. The proposal UH accepted did not include such a guarantee.
UH administrators said they did not believe the absence of the guarantee was a material difference, so they negotiated and signed the contract. The deal includes a $1 million profit-sharing arrangement but no guarantee.
Charles Haston, the student body president, disagreed.
"As far as I'm concerned, $1 million is material, and therefore Carl Carlucci broke the law," he said.
Carlucci, a member of President Renu Khator's Cabinet who runs the UH Department of Administration and Finance, was responsible for the Aramark contract.
The results of the ongoing audit released Thursday did not draw a conclusion on the legality of the decision, and regents discussed it at length without reaching any conclusions. Regent Jarvis Hollingsworth said he was uncomfortable with the discussion and that it should continue in closed session.
"I think the question is, was the change in RFP material or not," regent Spencer D. Armour said, to which Guyton reiterated that "the whole RFP process was compromised."
'Going sole source'
Carlucci told the regents that the university had been exploring various options for management at the stadium and other facilities. UH had long partnered with the Houston Dynamo, but the soccer team built its own stadium and lost interest in working with UH, he said. So officials decided to pursue a sole-source contract with Aramark.
"At that time, we felt very strongly it had to be a recruitment that had to be a sole source, that you wouldn't get any response on the street because there were competing venues already under management by other vendors," Carlucci said. "We were going sole source, because we thought we had to recruit somebody."
But in January 2013, a university employee reported anonymously that the university was outsourcing athletics facilities management through its existing contract with Aramark, which long has provided food services at the school. The university's attorneys determined that a request for proposals should be issued for these services.
In response to the audit findings, a state representative reiterated his view that the state should investigate.
'Why would they bid?'
"You create the truth by making sure people understand they will be held accountable - and they'll be held accountable by the state auditor," state Rep. Garnet Coleman, a Democrat whose district includes UH, said Thursday.
Board Chairman Tilman Fertitta, a private developer, said he wasn't troubled by the fact that Aramark had more information than its potential competitors and said that's just the nature of doing business.
"I outsmart people all the time," Fertitta said.
But the process unfairly benefited Aramark, others on the board said. If a company saw the $1 million guarantee on the RFP and couldn't cover it, "why would they bid?" regent Paula Mendoza asked.
Other regents took issue with the fact that administrators ignored warnings that the bid did not conform to the university's request.
"I thought it would have been material enough for the board to know" that some on the committee that reviewed proposals questioned Aramark's, regent Hollingsworth said.
"The board was never told that," he said.
The board took no action on the issue, but Fertitta suggested the university needs to tighten its policies.
"If we give any information to one person, we give it to all," Fertitta said. "Let's make sure there is nothing ambiguous whatsoever in any RFP ever again."


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The Irony of American History
by Reinhold Niebuhr
introduction by Andrew J. Bacevich
Library of Congress Classification E744.N5 2008
"[Niebuhr] is one of my favorite philosophers. I take away [from his works] the compelling idea that there's serious evil in the world, and hardship and pain. And we should be humble and modest in our belief we can eliminate those things. But we shouldn't use that as an excuse for cynicism and inaction. I take away . . . the sense we have to make these efforts knowing they are hard."—President Barack Obama
Forged during the tumultuous but triumphant postwar years when America came of age as a world power, The Irony of American History is more relevant now than ever before. Cited by politicians as diverse as Hillary Clinton and John McCain, Niebuhr's masterpiece on the incongruity between personal ideals and political reality is both an indictment of American moral complacency and a warning against the arrogance of virtue. Impassioned, eloquent, and deeply perceptive, Niebuhr's wisdom will cause readers to rethink their assumptions about right and wrong, war and peace.
"The supreme American theologian of the twentieth century."—Arthur Schlesinger Jr., New York Times
"Niebuhr is important for the left today precisely because he warned about America's tendency—including the left's tendency—to do bad things in the name of idealism. His thought offers a much better understanding of where the Bush administration went wrong in Iraq."—Kevin Mattson, The Good Society
"Irony provides the master key to understanding the myths and delusions that underpin American statecraft. . . . The most important book ever written on US foreign policy."—Andrew J. Bacevich, from the Introduction
Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971)taught for many years at Union Theological Seminary, in New York City, as well as lecturing and preaching all over the country. The recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964, he is the author of many books, including The Nature and Destiny of Man.
Andrew J. Bacevich, professor of international relations and history at Boston University, is the author of The Long War.
"[Niebuhr] is one of my favorite philosophers. I take away [from his works] the compelling idea that there's serious evil in the world, and hardship and pain. And we should be humble and modest in our belief we can eliminate those things. But we shouldn't use that as an excuse for cynicism and inaction. I take away . . . the sense we have to make these efforts knowing they are hard."
— Barack Obama, New York Times
"The supreme American theologian of the twentieth century."
— Arthur Schlesinger Jr., New York Times
"Niebuhr is important for the Left today precisely because he warned about America's tendency—including the Left's tendency—to do bad things in the name of idealism. His thought offers a much better understanding of where the Bush administration went wrong in Iraq."
— Kevin Mattson, The Good Society
"Irony provides the master key to understanding the myths and delusions that underpin American statecraft. . . . The most important book ever written on US foreign policy."
— Andrew J. Bacevich, the new Foreword
"A blessing of this time of liberation and hope is that serious works of political analysis and philosophy may contribute to the new administration's approach to its daunting agenda of global and national problems. That Barack Obama has made clear his admiration for . . . Niebuhr's The Irony of American History is in itself reassuring. . . . It would be hard to think of another book from the 1950s that retains, nearly sixty years later, both its compulsive readability and so much of its relevance. The elegance, strength, and charm of Niebuhr's writing invite quotation at every turn. . . . It is impossible to summarize a book so strong and yet so subtle, in which every word has meaning."
— Brian Urquhart, New York Review of Books
I. The Ironic Element in the American Situation
II. The Innocent Nation in an Innocent World
III. Happiness, Prosperity and Virtue
IV. The Master of Destiny
V. The Triumph of Experience Over Dogma
VI. The International Class Struggle
VII. The American Future
VIII. The Significance of Irony
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By: Greg Tromba
I can't believe June is right around the corner. It's one of my favorite times of year, when LGBTQ communities and their allies from around the world join together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves.
In 2000, Key West artist J.T. Thompson created the "One Human Family" initiative that is spreading around the world. (Photo by Rob O'Neal, Florida Keys News Bureau)
In Key West, we embrace our official motto, "One Human Family," with its focus on unity and equality all year around. However, each year in early June our island really goes for the gusto, celebrating Gay Pride with extraordinarily fun and magical island-wide experiences.
I have so many fond memories of time spent with friends (straight and gay) at the nearly 35 Pride celebrations I've attended. One year I was feeling so full of pride that I traveled to five different city events (my own personal gay-athlon of sorts).
One of my lifelong friends Karen, a true jokester, would always ask me, "What are you guys (gays) so proud about all the time?" So in honor of Karen, here are a few answers to her question specifically tailored to my life here in Key West.
Dear Karen,
I'm proud of our flourishing LGBTQ community and the remarkable support and acceptance we receive from all the island's residents, regardless of their sexual orientation — a community that values equality and permits me the freedom to be "out and accepted."
I'm proud of how our residents embrace and celebrate our island's vibrant cultural diversity.
And last but not least I'm proud of how much money Key West's gay community and its allies raise for LGBTQ charities throughout the year. Many of our local LGBTQ organizations could not survive without their unending generosity.
Speaking of pride, we have an incredible lineup of events planned for our 2019 Pride extravaganza. So please mark your calendars for June 5-9 and tell your boss you'll be taking some time off to get your "inner pride on" in the enchanting Florida Keys.
If you arrive a few days before Pride officially begins, catch the Key West Business Guild's Pride Follies Saturday, June 1, at the Key West Theater. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the performance is scheduled at 8 p.m.
A 100-foot section of Key West's iconic sea-to-sea rainbow flag will be carried in the 2019 Pride Parade. (Photo by Andy Newman, Florida Keys News Bureau)
Billed as a "fun evening of the best and worst of local Key West entertainment," the show is a real gem and the perfect start to an entertaining week of Pride festivities.
I couldn't possibly list all our Pride activities in one blog, but the roster includes playful pool parties, fabulous drag competitions, pride-themed movie screenings, theatrical and vocal performances, block parties, wine and cocktail tastings, more pool parties, mischievous nightlife and one over-the-top Pride Parade.
Also, the annual Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic will be held in conjunction with Pride again this year. The national mixology competition's grand finale features regional winners from LGBTQ bars in 14 North American cities (I promise to provide more details in a future blog).
Key West Pride and the Stoli Cocktail Classic will hold a joint kick-off gala from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, at the Island House Resort. The world-renowned male-only resort becomes all-welcome for two hours of free-flowing libations, scrumptious hors d'oeuvres and unrivaled revelry.
And remember that parade I mentioned? It celebrates the close of our 2019 Pride festivities Sunday, June 9. Starting at 5 p.m., the all-welcome procession will travel up Duval Street from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean — and will feature a 100-foot section of Key West's famed 1.25-mile-long sea-to-sea rainbow flag, created in 2003 by the late Gilbert Baker.
It's never been easier to fly into Key West with new nonstop service from Chicago, Newark, Philadelphia, and Dallas (some flights on Saturdays only). The new gateways add to our existing legacy hub cities of Atlanta, Charlotte, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Miami — so you'll find plenty of options when booking your Pride travel.
For a complete calendar of Key West's Pride events, just click here.
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Can You Buy Swiss Citizenship?
How can I get Swiss citizenship through investment?
Can I lose my Swiss citizenship?
How much does a house in Switzerland cost?
How much does it cost to get Swiss citizenship?
How do I become a Swiss resident?
Which country gives free citizenship?
Can foreigners buy house in Switzerland?
Are houses expensive in Switzerland?
How can I live permanently in Switzerland?
Options to obtain Swiss citizenship by investment by investmentRequirements for investors.Citizenship of a non-EU country.Age from 18 to 55 years.No criminal records.Good health.Official source of income.Proof of finances.Owned or rented accommodation in the country..
Under certain circumstances, you may lose your Swiss citizenship: For legal reasons: If the relationship with the parent through which you acquired Swiss citizenship is severed, unless you will otherwise be made stateless.
For single-family homes: In Zurich, the median asking price was CHF 1.62 million (€1.51 million) In Geneva, the median asking price was CHF 1.44 million (€1.34 million) In Lausanne, the median asking price was CHF 1.2 million (€1.12 million)
Swiss citizenship doesn't come cheap. While the cost of filing an application with federal authorities is relatively low (100 Swiss francs for an adult, or 150 francs for a couple), cantonal and communal authorities also charge non-refundable administrative fees which can seriously mount up.
To apply for Swiss residency, you must be under 55 years of age and have no criminal record. A stringent interview is also part of the application process, and it is much more structured than other golden visa programs. The process is quite fast, with only 2-4 months between submission and receiving residency.
Ecuador. Ecuador joins countries where Indians easily get citizenship due to their citizenship by investment programme. It's a small but developing country in the top west coast of South America having immense tourism and economic potential.
Foreigners from third states (not EU or EFTA) resident in Switzerland who do not hold a C permit may buy a single-family house or owner-occupied flat in their actual place of residence without having to obtain authorisation. … In both cases, the buyer must live in the dwelling and cannot rent it out, even in part.
Housing costs in Switzerland In general, expats can expect to pay around 20% or more of their salary on housing. The most expensive Swiss city to rent in is Zurich, with rent on apartments in the city costing between CHF 2,300 and CHF 4,600 per month.
Swiss Permanent Residency and Citizenship After you have lived in Switzerland for 10 continuous years, you will be eligible to apply for a Swiss Permanent Residence Permit (C Permit). After 12 years of permanent residence, you can apply to become naturalised as a Swiss Citizen.
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What Are The Advantages Of Having A Large Amount Of Money Withheld For Taxes?
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Melinda (Mindy) Conklin has worked in the health and wellness industry for 30 years. She has a master's degree from Virginia Tech in Human Development and a master's degree in Counseling from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Melinda lost her young husband to colorectal cancer in 2011. After her loss, she left her career as a mental health clinician and she founded Hitting Cancer Below the Belt – a Richmond, Virgina based nonprofit organization dedicated to colon health and colorectal cancer prevention.
Melinda's personal and professional experience in the field of mental, emotional, and physical wellness has prepared her to identify community needs and has produced a strong skill set which encompasses the ability to create and bridge resources which positively impacts community health. Hitting Cancer Below the Belt (HCB2) began serving the Richmond community in 2013 and continues to expand its messages and services across the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Laurel Marr's website states that the term "doula" is a Greek word that means "a woman who serves". While traditionally associated with childbirth, a doula is also someone who assists in a variety of ways with the end-of-life process, supporting the patient, family, caregivers and loved ones. In this conversation we discuss when it might be a good idea to enlist the services of a doula, when it might not be and some of the things we might not consider with which a doula could help. Learn more about Laurel and doula care on her website at www.lmdoulacare.com
Good Eye – Susanna Calvert – Foundation for Family and Community Healing
Susanna Calvert is the founder of the Foundation for Family and Community Healing. Their mission is to "empower us all to create healthy, positive, rewarding relationships woth ourselves, each other, Earth, and the loving force greater than ourselves". What started as something Susanna began in 2018 following several tragic life events now reaches internationally helping people "change their behavior, and change their world."
Foundation for Family and Community Healing
Launch of thier Synapse Hub Sept 13
Silent Auction Fundraiser Nov. 18, at the Crossroads Art Center
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Good Eye Podcast – Jonah and Natalie – Cyclist Safety and Awareness
Jonah Holland was struck and killed by a drunk driver last Saturday, August 13 while cycling along Osbourne Turnpike near Richmond. She was cycling with Natalie Rainer who was also struck and remains hospitalized. Jonah was an avid cyclist and swimmer and a member of numerous community organizations as is Natalie.
At the time of release of this podcast there are several ways to help. A "Take Them A Meal" page has been set up for Jonah's family, but states that the schedule is full. You can contact the organizer for other ways to help.
Meals for John, Josie and Grayson Holland
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with Natalie's expenses and hospital bills which will be significant.
Help Natalie Rainer Recover
Story from CBS 6 in Richmond
Feel free to reach out here via email at goodeyepodcast.com.
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Good Eye Podcast – Michael Farley – Proper Walk
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Your definition of a "proper walk" is likely very different from Michael Farley's.
Michael Farley is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, a retired nonprofit CEO, and an adventurer. He was the leader of Elk Hill, a human services organization based in Goochland VA, for 21 years. Michael has also led adventure trips in the United States and Kenya for the past forty years. Through both a global and local "lens", he shares those adventures, the lessons learned, and relates how the experiences have helped shaped his own personal and professional values, his leadership beliefs, and his continued purpose in life to do good and have fun.
Michael has returned to Kenya over 30 times. Since 2002, he has organized and led 13 Proper Walks in Kenya's Great Rift Valley trekking over 2,000km and raising over $950,000 for the Makindu Children's Program, which supports 560 orphans and is in the same area where Michael served in the Peace Corps. He has known three generations of Kenyans and has seen firsthand the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Sahara Africa and the orphans left in its wake.
Michael refers to his Walks as Adventures for a Cause. And they are real Adventures, complete with wild animal encounters, indigenous tribes, and ornery camels. Over the years, the Cause has provided thousands of children hope for a much better future.
The Proper Walks have been featured in National Geographic Adventure Magazine and Newsweek.
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Good Eye Podcast – Andrey Karpov – TrueAgilityRVA, IT4Causes
Andrey Karpov is Director of Operations for IT4Causes. They provide IT solutions for nonprofit clients. He also has a burgeoning life coaching business in TrueAgilityRVA. We get into the weeds and talk about the path that brought him to America from St. Petersburg Russia, early influences, favorite books, wellness practices and his plans to grow TrueAgility across the country.
IT4Causes.org
TrueAgilityRVA
Books referenced:
Andrey's must have list:
Minimalist Way – Erica Layne
Miracle Morning – Hal Elrod
Internal Engineering – Sadhguru
Five Love Languages – Gary Chapman
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life – Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck – Mark Manson
Good Eye Podcast – Tom Dorney – Veteran Outreach
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Tom Dorney is a Navy vet who served aboard the USS Enterprise and is the current National Director of Resources and Partnerships for ReGroup Foundation. His mission is to advocate for Veterans and First Responders effectively and provide them with the programs and resources they need. Tom also serves as President of the Board of Directors of Adam's House, a Peer to Peer and Educational support program for grieving children and their families.
From the conversation:
ReGroup Foundation
Smokin and Jokin Podcast
SUCCESS… Your WHY Powers Your How with Richard Kaufman
Convene Collab
VetUnite.org – Mentoring for Veterans
Mission22
Voice Actor, Buddhist Peter Coyote
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As a voice actor myself who meditates (almost) daily and holds mindfulness in high regard, it was great to see this article in TRICYCLE – The Buddhist Review with one of my voiceover heroes who also just happens to be a practicing Buddhist and Zen priest Peter Coyote. The stars don't necessarily align, but they do make themselves available to awareness if you remain vigilant and , dare I say it, "mindful".
Peter Coyote on Transforming the Self
From The Booth – Shakespeare – Hidden Agendas
Today's wisdom comes from The Bard of Avon himself, William Shakespeare who has all kinds of wisdom cleverly implanted in his many works of comedy, tragedy, history and poetry. The quote is "The devil can cite scripture of his purpose".
It's the classic wolf in sheep's clothing scenario. Beware of hidden agendas and be aware of those who see the world through convenient filters in that they tend to justify behavior under the guise of belief systems.
We should be equally aware of these filters in ourselves. Sometimes, what we take on faith or mistake for fact can be a lack of intellectual honesty and authenticity.
The full quote from The Merchant of Venice as uttered by the character Antonio:
"The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart.
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!"
― William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
To be or not to be? Matter vs. antimatter
In Stanislaw Lem's classic sci-fi/philosophy novel "Solaris", scientists on a space station studying the titular planet receive "visitors". The sub-atomic particles neutrinos are mentioned and theories are postulated (sorry so vague, no spoilers). It all invites many rabbit hole dives into the nature of the mind (the human one), perception and the matter/antimatter relationship. How can they co-exist? Technically, they can't, but this video talks about the notion that matter gained an edge when this nutty ol' universe was but a wee toddler. Check it out. And happy rabbit holing.
Stanislaw Lem on Wikipedia
Solaris on Good Reads
Solaris on Amazon


Dazzling harmonies, great stage presence, and wisecracking audience interaction all presented in a whirlwind acappella extravaganza. If this is what you're looking for in your next event, then you found it with The Sound Exchange.
Whether it is a soulful ballad, a blistering rock anthem, a jazz standard, or chart-topping single, The Sound Exchange has you covered. With past experiences ranging from corporate events to fairs, benefit concerts to school educationals, and clubs to cruise ships – this group brings the goods with joy and humor.
This year The Sound Exchange had the amazing opportunity to compete in the National Harmony Sweepstakes competition. Despite all the amazing groups that competed The Sound Exchange was crowned the 2017 Harmony Sweepstakes National Champions!
Singers.com is a worderful resource for acappella singers and groups everywhere! Select music from a wide range of genres, groups, and arrangers.
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We ended up choosing this.
The name of this 'Japanese Buffet Restaurant' would be 'Kiseki'.
It's located on level 8 of 'Orchard Central'.
The wide selection of food over here is worth a very big (+).
They even have 'Soy Milk' over here too.
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Home Fun things to do Things to do this weekend around Bel Air (April 26-28)
Things to do this weekend around Bel Air (April 26-28)
Gavin Gouge and Raven Bethke help clean up Garrett Island shoreline during the 2018 River Sweep. (Photo courtesy Conowingo Elementary Enviro-Club)
Things to do this weekend around Bel Air include the Bel Air Downtown Alliance's Fourth Fridays event, the Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway's19th Annual River Sweep on Saturday and a special talk about Lincoln's final hours by historian Kathryn Canavan at Tudor Hall on Sunday.
HCC Actors Guild presents Dead Man's Cell Phone April 26, 27 & 28
The HCC Actors Guild is to present Dead Man's Cell Phone on April 26 and 27 at 8 PM and April and 28 at 3 PM in Harford Community College's Blackbox Theater in Joppa Hall. For more information, visit https://www.harford.edu/about/news/2019/04/hcc-actors-guild-in-dead-mans-cell-phone.aspx.
Fourth Fridays in downtown Bel Air, April 26
The Bel Air Downtown Alliance celebrates its Fourth Fridays event 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. April 26 in the municipal parking lot next to Black Eyed Suzie's at 119 S Main St, Bel Air. The event includes local live music, beer and wine garden, food from Black Eyed Suzie's, pit beef from Main Street Tower, face painting, games and more. The Bel Air Downtown Alliance's Fourth Fridays features a different local band each month and the admission is always FREE. Plenty of parking is available throughout Downtown Bel Air. All parking is free in Downtown Bel Air on weekends and after 5 pm on weekdays. For details, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/270207247248740/?event_time_id=270207250582073&active_tab=about
The event was formerly held on the first Friday of the month but was moved this year to avoid conflicting with Havre de Grace's First Fridays events. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/aegis/ph-ag-belair-fourth-fridays-0329-story.html
Half-Off Fridays! at the Lutheran Mission Society Hickory Compassion Center, April 26
Visit us at the Lutheran Mission Society Hickory Compassion Center for "Half-Off Fridays!" Our gently-used items (clothing, housewares, furnishings, etc.) are 50% off all day. (Some exclusions apply.) Everyone is welcome. The center is located at 2500 Conowingo Road, Hickory (Bel Air), MD 21015. Funds raised help support the LMS ministries. Go to www.LutheranMissionSociety.org for more information. Folks in need of help can come to the Hickory Compassion Center on Saturdays at 10:15 AM for a bag of groceries and some clothing for the family. Supplies are limited – first come, first served. Call 410-974-9296 for more information.
Hays-Heighe House open house, April 26
The Hays-Heighe House is open 10 a.m. to noon Fridays, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and at 10 a.m. on the first Saturday of most months. The Hays-Heighe House is at Harford Community College, 410 Thomas Road in Bel Air. For details call 443-412-2539 or visit https://www.harford.edu/community/hays-heighe-house.aspx
Bel Air Farmers' Market, April 27
The Bel Air Farmers' Market celebrates 44 years of serving locally produced fruit, produce, meats and more to the Harford County community this season. The market takes place every Saturday April 13 through December 21 at the Mary Risteau Courthouse parking lot at 2 S. Bond Street in downtown Bel Air. Market hours are 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. April through mid-November and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. mid-November until the Saturday before Christmas. For details, visit https://www.belairfarmersmarket.com/
Take a Breath for Sarcoidosis 5K Race/1 mi Walk/1K Kids Fun Run April 27
The Life and Breath Foundation for Sarcoidosisis hosting a Take a Breath for Sarcoidosis 5K Race/1 mi Walk/1K Kids Fun Run April 27. The even tis 8:30 a.m. to noon at Dejon Vineyard, 5300 Hydes Road in Hydes. Registration is $20. For details, visit https://www.active.com/hydes-md/running/distance-running-races/take-a-breath-for-sarcoidosis-2019?fbclid=IwAR2_hFiEukuMLd4_s1Jy4D0wyORFv17AXD629ppspUriX79LTttPTrk-4ik
19th Annual River Sweep, April 27
The 19th Annual River Sweep to celebrate Earth Day is 8:30am-12:00pm April 27. Join the Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway to help clean the shoreline of the Upper Bay, Susquehanna and North East Rivers, and their tributaries. Register by Tuesday, April 23rd at www.upperbaytrails.com (click on "Riversweep") or contact atinfo@upperbaytrails.com or 410-457-2482 to receive a FREE lunch!
Earth Day celebration in Festival Park, April 27
The City of Aberdeen is hosting an Earth Day celebration in its Festival Park 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 27. The free event is to include food, native animals, environmental exhibitors, live music and games. Festival Park is at 6 Franklin St. in downtown Aberdeen. For details, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/2025350937585482/?active_tab=about
Guided Tour of the Historic Tudor Hall, April 28
Tour the grounds and 1st floor of Tudor Hall, home of Maryland's famous family of Shakespearean actors including John Wilkes Booth. Tour starts at 1:00 p.m. April 28 and lasts about 45 minutes. Located at 17 Tudor Lane, Bel Air, MD 21015. Please obey the speed limit on Tudor Lane and the Tudor Hall property when visiting. $5.00 cash for those ages 13 and older. For more info call 443-619-0008 or email at SpiritsOfTudorHall@gmail.com. For other tour dates go to http://spiritsoftudorhall.blogspot.com
Lincoln's Final Hours talk at Tudor Hall, April 28
Come to Tudor Hall for a special talk about Lincoln's final hours by historian Kathryn Canavan. She's the author of Lincoln's Final Hours: Conspiracy, Terror, and The Assassination of America's Greatest President. Talk starts at 2:00 p.m. April 28 and lasts about 45 minutes. Located at Tudor Hall, 17 Tudor Lane, Bel Air, MD 21015. Please obey the speed limit on Tudor Lane and the Tudor Hall property when visiting. $5.00 cash for those ages 13 and older. For more info call 443-619-0008 or email at SpiritsOfTudorHall@gmail.com. For other tour dates go to http://spiritsoftudorhall.blogspot.com
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Bow Wow Boogie bull & oyster roast May 3
The Bow Wow Boogie bull & oyster roast to raise funds for the Humane Society of Harford County is 6:30-10:30pm May 3 at the Richlin Ballroom, 1700 Van Bibber Road in Edgewood, MD. Tickets are $55 per person or $500 for a table of ten and include an all-you-can-eat buffet; oysters shucked while you wait; ice cream sundae dessert bar; draft beer, wine, and sodas with cash bar for mixed drinks; silent auction with fun-filled baskets; raffle for two enormous wheelbarrows of cheer; Big 6 Money Wheel; raffle for a 7-day cruise featuring two full days in Havana, Cuba; photo booth; and more. For details, visit http://ow.ly/Xd5h30oiJK5
10th annual Celebration of Cultures, May 4
LASOS, Inc., a local nonprofit organization for non-native English speakers, is to host its 10th annual Celebration of Cultures from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Bel Air May 4. Entertainment and activities will be held along Main Street and at the Bel Air Armory at 37 N. Main St. The even tis to include family entertainment, cultural performances, ethnic foods, local artisans, crafts, street performers, children's activities and music. For details, visit
Havre de Grace Farmers Market opens May 4
The Havre de Grace Farmers Market opens May 4 and continues through Nov. 23. Market hours are 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays at Hutchins Park on Congress Ave.
The HdG Farmers Market has a diverse selection of produce, breads, treats, dairy products, and honey. Along with prepared foods, artisan products, and artwork. For details, visit http://www.havredegracefarmersmarket.com/
Mother's Day Festival of Flowers, May 11
The Bel Air United Methodist Church is hosting its 2019 Mother's Day Festival of Flowers 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. May 11 at the church on the corner of Rt. 924 & Linwood Ave. The festival features assorted hanging baskets, tropical plants, annuals, perennials, designer pots, garden art, birdhouses, refreshments and bake table. There are also activities for kids including a bouncy house, face painting and a flower potting station. Proceeds support the Chabadza Zimbabwe Medical Mission & local Harford County Charities. For details, https://bit.ly/2PFI7pK
"Dining Down Memory Lane" book discussion, May 14
Author Shelley Howell will discuss and sign her book, "Dining Down Memory Lane," on Tuesday, May 14, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Jarrettsville Library, 3722 Norrisville Road in Jarrettsville. The book discussion and signing are part of Harford County Public Library's Charm City Series. Advance registration is recommended by visiting HCPLonline.org. For details visit https://bit.ly/2Pm76yl
6th annual Barry Glassman 5K Run/Walk, May 18
The Sixth Annual Barry Glassman 5K Run/Walk will be held, rain or shine, at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2019 on the scenic grounds of Harford Community College. Proceeds from this year's race will continue Harford United Charities' efforts to increase resources for individuals experiencing homelessness and assistance for individuals suffering from addiction. Mason-Dixon Community Services, Harford Family House, Homecoming Project, and Addiction Connections Resource will receive donations at the race. Individuals can register online at www.CharmCityRun.com. Registration is $25 prior to the race and $30 the day of the race. To learn more or to sponsor the Sixth Annual Barry Glassman 5K Run/Walk please contact Amber Shrodes at 410-638-3389.
6th annual Amanda Hichkad CCA Celebration Walk, May 18
The Sixth Annual Amanda Hichkad CCA Celebration Walk is coming up May 18 at The John Carroll School, 703 East Churchville Road in Bel Air. The one-mile walk starts at 8 a.m. and raises funds for Cancer LifeNet, which provides support services for people with cancer. The cost to register is $25 per person; children 12 and under are free of charge. Commemorative T-shirts will be awarded to those who fundraise $50 or more. Registration takes place online at uchfoundation.org and the morning of the walk. Donations may also be made online at uchfoundation.org. Day-of registration opens at 7:30 a.m., with the ceremonial program and walk beginning at 8 a.m. For details, visit https://bit.ly/2VRHUBU
Diced! Food Fight for Our Farmers challenge, June 3
The chef challenge, Diced! Food Fight for Our Farmers, will take place at The Vandiver Inn in Havre de Grace on June 3 at 6:30 p.m. Money raised will benefit the Harford Community College Foundation's Harford County Farm Fair Scholarship. More information and tickets may be found at harford.edu/gather.
Smokin and Shuckin fundraiser, June 21
The Harford County Education Foundation will host an inaugural annual fundraiser, Smokin and Shuckin, on Friday, June 21st, 2019 from 6-10 p.m. at the Richlin Catering and Event Center, located in Edgewood, MD. Proceeds from the fundraiser will help support public school students, to ensure they have the resources needed to succeed in school, work and life. Additional information about the event and sponsorships can be found at www.harfordeducation.org. Individual tickets can be purchased for $65 via the website.
Ongoing . . .
Votes for Women: Taking Our Place in Politics Exhibit, Feb. 7 – June 1
The Votes for Women: Taking Our Place in Politics exhibit, opens Feb. 7 and continues through June 1, at the Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College. The opening reception is 1-5 PM followed by a curator walk from 2 PM & 4 PM Feb. 7. The exhibit was inspired by the campaign for women's suffrage in the United States, the 100thanniversary of the final pushes in the Senate for the 19th Amendment, and the ratification of women's right to vote. It is co-curated by Harford Community College's Stephanie Hallock, Professor of Political Science and Coordinator for Global Engagement, and Gina Calia-Lotz, Instructional Services Librarian. Free admission; reserve a space by calling 443-412-2539 or email haysheighe@harford.edu.
Liriodendron gallery features the work of Jack Radcliffe, March 31-April 28
The gallery at the Liriodendron is featuring Harford County artists and others from around the region. The show that starts March 31 and continues through April 28 features Jack Radcliffe, whose work has been shown at: the Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.; Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Russia; Cascais Cultural Center, Cascais, Portugal; Casa de los Morlanes, Zaragoza, Spain; Light Factory Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina; UMBC Gallery, AOQ Gallery; The University of Arkansas, at Little Rock; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland. The gallery is open Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, visit liriodendron.com call (410) 879-4424 or email info@liriodendron.com. The Liriodendron Mansion is at 502 W. Gordon Street in Bel Air.
For the complete calendar of events at Anita C. Leight Estuary Center, visit online at http://www.otterpointcreek.org/events/.
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National awareness for the privacy and security of patient electronic health information is at an all-time high, especially with the recent data breach at health insurer Anthem. Anthem revealed that hackers accessed data protected under the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) Act, such as names, Social Security numbers, dates of births, addresses, and other personal data of an undetermined number of its members. While Anthem doesn't know the exact impact, they do know the breached database contained the records of 80 million people.
Stealing healthcare data is enticing and highly profitable for hackers. In fact, according to a report from Price Waterhouse Coopers, a comprehensive health insurance record with several types of information (e.g., financial, medical, person) included can be worth up to $1,000 on the black market. Basic health insurance credentials alone can bring in $20 for each record. Compare these amounts to the meager $1 that data thieves receive for each stolen credit card, and it's easy to see why healthcare data breaches are a growing problem.
But why does healthcare data command such a steep price in the black market? The main reason is it contains all of the information needed to commit both financial and medical fraud. Also, patient information has a longer shelf life because birthdates and social security numbers don't change. In contrast, credit card data is prone to more fluctuations (e.g., changing phone numbers, addresses, last names), and cards can easily be cancelled.
Even though there's a heavy focus in the news about recent data breaches, the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI) is always top of mind for organizations operating day-to-day in the healthcare industry—and has been for many years. Congress enacted HIPAA back in 1996, in part, to regulate the security of PHI. Since then, many guidelines and best practices have been developed to help organizations ensure the security of patient health information, especially in the electronic age.
At Health Catalyst, preventing a data breach like that suffered by Anthem is our highest priority. Our handling of PHI isn't as extensive as that of a payer or healthcare provider. But for the PHI we do come into contact with, we are committed to complete compliance with HIPAA and ensuring the privacy and security of our clients' PHI. This is possible because of two key components: our culture and our advanced technology.
Protecting the privacy of our clients' patient data is a core operating principle at Health Catalyst. Our number one objective as a company is to help hospital and health systems improve outcomes, and as a precursor to that objective, we must prioritize the security of their data. We do this by creating a culture with a deep focus on HIPAA compliance through a security awareness program. This program includes mandatory, rigorous HIPAA training for new employees, regular refresher trainings, monthly newsletters with a focus on security, and ongoing dialogue about best practices.
We also instill an understanding of exactly why we're working so hard to protect data. HIPAA's Privacy and Security Rules are designed to protect patients' civil right to privacy. Healthcare providers often feel a sense of ownership over PHI because they work so closely with it and are responsible for its protection. This can happen with vendors also. Our commitment to protect and secure PHI stems not only from our responsibility to our clients. We also emphasize to employees that PHI really belongs to patients, and it's our responsibility to protect patients' privacy.
Tracking and audit trails. Health Catalyst solutions offer the ability to log and audit user actions at three different levels: the database, the enterprise data warehouse (EDW), and the visualization layer. In addition, individual data elements, such as the sensitivity level of the data, can be configured. For example, data elements can be classified as non-sensitive, sensitive, or as PHI. All changes to sensitive or PHI data are tracked and can be audited.
Physical security of the data. Our data center has industry-recognized certification as a Tier III certified data center. This means comprehensive safeguards are in place to ensure proper access to the data. First, entry to the data center facility requires biometric identification of the worker's palm. Second, entry to the Health Catalyst caged area requires biometric identification of the worker's thumb, which then allows access to the network and server infrastructure. In addition, a video camera monitors the secured area around the clock. While Health Catalyst policy prohibits the storage of PHI on laptops, to ensure "safe harbor" (i.e., PHI is rendered unreadable or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals), all laptops are encrypted using advanced encryption standards.
Limited user access to data during deployment. More users with access to data can lead to lower security. Because of this concern, we limit the number of privileged user roles during the deployment of an EDW. In addition, all user accounts are created based on the "least privilege" rule: the minimum level of access required to complete the job function.
Role-based security features. Our EDW provides role-based security to users through the integration of Microsoft's Active Directory identification and authorization database. Health Catalyst supplies a number of pre-defined Active Directory roles (varying levels of rights to access different types of information) to which clients may assign users. The advantage of using Active Directory is that it provides very fine-grained control over who can and can't access a health system's data, its EDW, and the various applications.
Protection of sensitive subsets of PHI. Some PHI data is considered more sensitive than other PHI data. Examples include mental health data, HIV data, and genomic/familial data. Because of the need to identify this type of data for care or research, users with access to the EDW can create definitions of the data at the metadata level. In other words, users have granular control of their data and can perform audits based on the sensitivity of the data.
Ongoing control of user access regardless of the hosting environment. Health systems can choose between a local (self-hosted) environment or a virtual private cloud option to implement their EDW. With both options, health systems remain in charge of user access at all times. For example, if Health Catalyst employees need to perform maintenance and management tasks within the platform, the health system must grant access at the Active Directory level.
Many health systems still rely on Excel spreadsheets and Access databases to perform analytics. These decentralized tools are often stored on laptops that may not be using the latest security procedures. The truth is that, although a hack like Anthem's makes big news, most healthcare security breaches are the result of lost or stolen laptops. In fact, just last year an organization paid a $1,725,220 settlement because of unencrypted data on a single stolen laptop.
Even if the spreadsheets and databases are stored on encrypted laptops, collaborating with spreadsheets tends to introduce security problems. People might email the spreadsheet back and forth. Or they might transfer the file from one encrypted laptop to another via an unencrypted thumb drive. They might even upload it to a shared, unencrypted drive on Google, or Dropbox. The possibilities are endless, quite common, and very problematic.
Adopting an EDW eliminates security concerns—and improves analytics. An EDW aggregates data from a health system's many source systems (EHRs, financial systems, patient satisfaction, and more) into one single source of truth. With data organized in this way, health systems can perform analytics that deliver insight into how to improve the quality and cost of care.
You might ask whether having all of this data aggregated into one place increases the security risk. The answer is a resounding no. The rigorous security practices outlined above prevent unauthorized access of the EDW. And, in fact, restricting an organization's analytics efforts to a single, secure EDW actually reduces the opportunity for security lapses.
Having all of the data in a highly secure EDW helps ensure that health systems can work to improve care while maintaining complete visibility and control of the security of their patients' PHI.
What technology does your health system use to remain vigilant about data breaches? How do you ensure HIPAA compliance across your enterprise?
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Module NHS-4450:
Managing Chronic and Long Term Conditions
Run by School of Medical and Health Sciences
Organiser: Mr Colin Roberts
This module introduces students to the management of chronic and long-term conditions; which includes attention to health issues specific to rural communities. For example; the term 'health inequities' relates to perceived unfair differences in health outcomes between groups that are potentially avoidable. Students will be expected to synthesise and build on their current knowledge in relation to chronic disease and its impact on the individual. Wales has a large rural environment with around one in three people currently living in an area defined as 'rural'. Students will be expected to critically evaluate how services will be delivered in rural communities and consider the key determinants which impact on the individual's health, particularly for those living in remote communities, as highlighted in the recent AHP UK Public Health Strategic Framework (Public Health England, 2019-2024). Students will be able to critically evaluate the various stages of the life span and how they are associated with common conditions and demonstrate an ability to effectively consult with professional staff in the assessment, intervention and evaluation of a range of patients. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of a patient or client-centred approach to specific groups and critically evaluate health beliefs and its impact on managing chronic and longer-term conditions.
The module will include:
• Epidemiology • Public health models and approaches • Health improvement • Models of behaviour change • Teaching skills • Understanding the life span • Biology of disease • Understanding and assessing the impact of a range of musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiorespiratory conditions affecting the rural population. • Health coaching • Managing long-term conditions as part of a multi-disciplinary team • Patient education in practice • Communication, concordance/adherance • Health beliefs • Population Healthcare/health literacy • Shared decision making • Hazards and health issues specific to rural communities • Engaging rural communities • Service user perspectives • Reflection • Make every contact count initiative • Innovative practices
C- to C+
50% Basic understanding of the facts and principles specific to the topics covered in this module. Basic understanding of the management of chronic and long-term conditions. Students will be required to achieve a minimum of C- grade in the assignment to in order to pass the theory component of the module.
60% Very good understanding of the facts and principles specific to the topics covered in this module. Good understanding of the management of chronic and long-term conditions. This equates to a minimum mark of Grade B- in the Grading Criteria.
70%> Excellent understanding of the management of chronic and long-term conditions. Understanding of the facts and principles specific to the topics covered in this module and evidence of additional evidence gained by the student. Very good understanding of physiotherapy practice. This equates to a minimum mark of Grade A- in the Grading Criteria
Critically evaluate the effectiveness of behavioural change techniques used in physiotherapy interventions to improve patient adherence.
Critically evaluate models of client centred practice and shared decision making.
Critically evaluate the wider determinants which affect health and wellbeing and its impact on managing long term conditions
Synthesise and evaluate rural demographics and its impact on health and social care.
INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION 15 minute individual presentation
Students will be required to provide a 15 minute presentation on the effectiveness of behavioural change techniques, such as health coaching and other models of practice used in physiotherapy interventions
ESSAY 3000 word essay
The assignment expects the student to consider the role of physiotherapist in a rural area when managing patients with chronic or longer-term conditions. Students will be expected to demonstrate how they will meet the challenges associated with promoting healthcare in a rural setting; using current available evidence to inform their practice.strong text
Enquiry based learning group work with student presentations.
Tutorials and e learning.
Keynote lectures including introduction to key resources 9 x 7 hours (9 days)
Private study and preparing for assessments.
Students will be expected to have access to IT, Library and Word in order to function within the modules and complete the programme.
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Take your Valentine on a stroll down memory lane! With arcade classics and an 80s/90s soundtrack, Neon Retro Arcade is the perfect spot for a unique date night. On February 14, admission is buy one, get one half off.
No advance reservations required. Admission is $10/hour; all games are set to "free play" with paid admission.


TUTOR: Niamh Griffin has been working online since 2006; blogging and writing for online outlets. When social media platforms came along, they changed how we interact forever. This course will take you from confusion to expert in just a few weeks. There's a big difference between having private social media profiles to chat with friends and using social media productively to promote your product, or brand or just yourself!
DURATION: This social media course runs for four weeks.
Which platform is for you? In module one, we'll look at what each social media platform does and provide guidance on which one is best for your needs.
Time to get going! Module 2 will include instructions and commentary on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram platforms so you can start posting, or start improving on what you have already. There will also be multimedia tips, including using your mobile phone to get those perfect images.
Module 3 will include instructions and commentary on Pinterest, Snapchat and YouTube, as well as tips on where to find the best stock images and video.


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Pellet victims' blurry path to recovery drains families
Shopian, April 03: As government forces continue to use pellets on civilian protestors in Kashmir, many of the old victims wonder if they would be able to live normal lives, ever, again.
Sahil Hameed Bhat, a resident of Bonbazar area of Shopian town is restricted to his room for the last six months after he was injured with pellets in August 2017.
A student of Class XII, when injured, Sahil missed board exams due to his injuries, as he is barely able to see.
Sahil's family said he was he was returning home from a local park on August 13, 2017 when government forces returning from an gunfight in Awneera village after killing three militants passed through the area.
"My son was not involved in stone pelting and all people know what happened that day. He was targeted by forces as they want our children blind," Sahil's father Abdul Hameed Bhat said.
Sahil was hit with a full cartridge of pellets injuring his eyes and body. He has had two surgeries since. His family faces financial hardships to continue the treatment.
"I have no land or any other means. He (Sahil) is blinded in both eyes. My relatives helped me till date to have surgeries of Sahil. So far it has cost me five lakh rupees for two surgeries and medicines but he has not regained eye sight yet," Hameed said.[the_ad id="24885″]
Sahil is the only son among three children.
"Doctors at Daljit Singh's hospital in Amritsar told us on first visit there that there are no chances of regaining eye sight in right eye because of three pellets lodged inside. They told us the pellets can't be removed as they are stuck in the rear side," Sahil's sister said, adding that they have to go to Amritsar on May 1 for one more surgery in left eye.
"They (doctors) told us that they will insert an artificial lens in his left eye which may increase his eye sight," she added.
Sahil told Kashmir Reader that since the incident he has to maintain a specific position to sit and sleep as advised by doctors.
"In the beginning doctors advised me to sleep in a particular position for day as well as night but on recent visit to hospital they told me that I can change sleeping position in day but have to follow the older one during night," he said.
Sahil said that he is tired and exhausted by sitting in one room for more than six months.
"I was used to play cricket, play with friends, go to school but now this room has become a jail for me. My left eye has regained 60 percent of sight but right one is total blind," he said while adding that he can't read or recognise smaller objects.
He cannot even wash his head.
"Doctors told me to not to get water in the eyes, if I did so then there is no use of treatment. My sisters used to wash my head. They make me hold my head bent back then they wash my head," Sahil said.
Sahil's father says he has no money to further treatment.
"If people help me without having any political interest I will welcome but I need no help from government, " Hameed said.
Hameed makes a living by selling chicken on a roadside cart near his home. Both his daughters are undergraduate students at Government Degree College Shopian.
In Hameed's neighbourhood, another boy, Arsalan Bashir Turray was recently injured with pellets.
"We went to Srinagar for check up. Thank Allah, he has narrow escape from getting blinded. He has pellet injuries on eye but doctors told me there is nothing to be worried," Arsalan's father said Bashir Ahmad Turray said.
Arshid Ahmad, 23, a resident of Sarab village in Shopian was injured of at Nikas village at Pulwama on 29 July 2016 and has had seven surgeries since.
He said he had gone there to get rice stocks for home.
"Around 150 pellets hit my body including both eyes. Despite spending Rs 10 lakhs on seven surgeries, medicines and transport charges to L V hospital of Hyderabad, my eyes didn't heal completely," Arshid, father of two children, told Kashmir Reader.
He added that while he is now able to recognize objects, he is still unable to work.
Arshid worked on marriage functions as a wazwan cook before his injuries.
His impoverished father, Ghulam Muhammad Dar was planning to build a new house before the incident. They have three Kanals of land, which he said, is not sufficient to fetch them two times of bread.
"Once I was helping my father to fulfill the basic family needs but now me, my wife and my two children are dependent on my elderly father." Arshid said.
(Kashmir Reader)


It has been a few months since I posted a craft/art project my son (whose 5 1/2) and I have worked on together. The objective of this project was to complete the homework assignment for the 100th day in Kindergarten (due Tuesday 12th Feb).
Sean has been collecting beer bottle tops for a while now. He counted out 100 tops (all on his own).
After collecting the items they will decide how they will display them. Your child should bring their project to school to share with the class.
I think Sean did a great job, don't you think so !!
Surprisingly enough, Sean stuck on most of the beer bottle tops and with supervision we spray painted the bottle, once dried he stuck on the stickers.
As parents, we cut the shapes of the wings and the bottle, so the wings hold, with a blade and then used rivets to hold the wings in place.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged 100th day, art, arts, aviation, beer bottle caps, beer bottle tops, children, craft, craft glue, crafts, diy, glue dots, homework assignment, kids, kindergarten, laundry detergent, plastic bottles, project, recycled materials, rivets, space, spaceship, transportation on February 9, 2013 by mlwilkie.
Very impressive work Sean!! Congratulations on 100 days of kindergarten!
Sean says " Thank you". He was excited about his first comment :-).
What a fabulous job Sean did, it looks great!! My son (almost 5) would love this – he is so into space!!


Veronica Moser-Sullivan, 6, was a "vibrant little girl" on a mother-daughter outing to the midnight screening, a relative said Saturday.
Her mother, 25-year-old Ashley Moser, was getting ready to attend nursing school, Ashley's aunt Annie Dalton said. Moser remains in critical condition with bullets in her throat and abdomen, the Associated Press reported.
On her Facebook page, Micayla identified herself as a Subway sandwich artist. A graduate of William C. Hinkley High School in Aurora, she said she was a member of the class of 2015 of the Community College of Aurora.
"I'm a simple independent girl who's just trying to get her life together while still having fun," she wrote.
Friends tried to carry Cayla, as she was called, out of the theater after the shooting, but paramedics told them to leave her behind, aunt Jenny Zakovich of South Milwaukee, Wis., told the Times.
Alexander attended Desert Vista High School in Phoenix and graduated in 2006. He earned a master's degree in counseling psychology in June from the University of Denver.
Wingo's family is from California, Weaver said, and she had planned to fly out for a wedding this fall. Her mother identified her body Friday.
"He was athletic, fun to be with—he really just wanted to serve," said Ashley Wasinger, 31, who served with Childress in the Air Force's 310 Force Support Squadron. She sobbed as she recalled the last time she talked to Childress on Thursday.
When the bullets started coming, Jon Blunk pushed his girlfriend Jansen Young to the theater floor, she told the "Today" show. She shook him, saying, "Jon, Jon, we gotta go!" and tried to call 911.
Alexander was from Aurora and that the family released a statement saying he "was a wonderful, handsome and loving 18-year old young man with a warm and loving heart." The statement says Boik was at the movie with his girlfriend, who survived the attack.
Matthew threw his body in front of his longtime girlfriend, Samantha Yowler, shielding her from the bullets that took his life. Yowler was hit by a bullet in her right knee, according to the statement, but she is expected to make a full recovery.
Aurora Massacre Victims's survivor(s), Ginny, would appreciate knowing you have visited their dearly departed's Memorial.


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