On Xmas, US Muslims Navigate Religious, Cultural Implications
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“I find that I am a better human being because of my ability to understand other people within their differences and commonalities.”
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While many Muslim scholars are comfortable with celebrating non-religioushis approach does not apply to the Christmas.
“Holidays in all traditions in the past, before secularism and modernity, were an integral part of any tradition,” Professor Ovamir Anjum said. “That’s why they’re called holidays: They’re holy days.”
“In trying to be kind and sensitive, we many times end up doing the exact opposite,” said Ahmad Deeb, imam of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo.
“We offend each other by trying to take on religious holidays that contradict our views. We wouldn’t expect Christians to celebrate `Eid or Ramadan. They’re different religions, and I think we just need to be honest about that.”
Imam Anjum, whose wife if a Catholic convert to Islam, is one of those. He usually gets gifts during `Eid from his wife’s family. They also send gifts on Christmas.
This gift exchange allows them to “maintain our family relations” without “compromising on our religious values.” Holidays are respected without being observed.
“You make it very clear that it’s not a festival for you, it’s a festival for them,” Anjum said.
“We are practicing Muslims, but we’re living in a Christian society,” Ali said. “So we have to honor their traditions if we want our traditions to be honored, at the end of the day.”
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That's right! On July 31, 2022 at 2pm, we won the total of "Largest Display of Glass Items".
The Breath of Michigan took place June 17th - July 31st, 2022 at the Glass Academy. The world record attempt challenged us  studio gallery. AND WE DID IT!!!
The name for this celebration was chosen because we understand it takes many people coming together to create a successful community. To experience growth and achieve goals, people of all ages, colors and creeds unify for the common goal.
The public was invited to assist in helping us win this world record by blowing 1,000 glass bubbles during the special Breath of Michigan class, designed specifically for this event. Classes took place 4 days a week in June and July 2022 during the International Year of Glass.
Why did we do this? Well, here at the G and continuing into future years, we have put on an online educational show called the Gathering Pointit's essentialworld record attempt was the right fit to reach our global audience.
When signingstudents usedworld record attempt. Now that the record was achieved, due to high demand, we are still offering the class to participate in the finished Breath of Michigan sculpture we are creating with the bubbles.
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The final judging took placas flown in and counted the bubbles to assure that we did have the WIN!!
BATCH gallery will have the bubbles on display along with the actual award certificate and the Breath of Michigan concept board explaining how the 1,000+ bubbles will be incorporated into a large sculpture in the studio's event space called the "Michigan Room".
Customers who take the class in future months can choose their 2nd bubble to take home from the display in the gallery of the previous students.
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This is my first non-food post but it has been food for thought for me and I wanted to share. For the last year, I have had a new sister, a sister from Bosnia named Vahida, through Women for Women International. Women for Women pairs you with a sister from a country recently at war - all the women are survivors of war. For one year I have supported Vahida financially while she learns a new trade. But recently when opening a letter form her, I realized that I have been the one touched by her. She started her recent letter with "Dear unknown sister from afar, I can tell you that I have already started to love while reading your letters, regardless of the fact that we don't know each other." And right then and there, I was struck by Vahida's openess and vulnerability and ability to communicate her feelings that way, with a stranger no less. Perhaps it's easier with a stranger, I muse to myself, looking for an excuse for my lack of demonstrativeness. And I try to convince myself - I do things for others, I cook for others, remember birthdays, and I regale my list. But I don't often use the words that Vahida used with me - I have already started to love you. As I sign off, I am reaching for my phone to call my sister, my blood sister, to tell her how much I appreciate her always remembering my husband's birthday and that he thinks of her as his little sister too - and yes, I love you Robin.
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The fact is when you store email on a service provider like Gmail or Hotmail or whatever, the email in many cases is legally accessible to law enforcement if they have a good reason.
Now, I don't want to get into the legalities and picking apart the law. For one thing I'm not a lawyer. For another thing the law keeps changing. But as I kind of sort of understand it, if you leave email on your email server for long enough, the email is (currently under the law, I think) deemed as being abandoned, or available, or whatever. What that means is that if you are honestly, truly concerned about the government accessing your email, don't leave it on a common server like Gmail - or your ISP, or wherever.
That's an important lesson to be learned.
Mail on a server is vulnerable to inspection by the authorities.
Your email then needs to be on your PC where it's in your control; or it needs to be encrypted in some way that cannot be decrypted, just by nature of its storage on the service.
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What I found shocking and had me ROTFL, is the fact that the CIA director would use such an ineffective way of hiding his tracks as that. I mean, if he's that sloppy, how could he have been trusted to oversee the whole country's security???
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This just in: The Titanic and Hindenburg have joined forces. The mobile phone partnership between Microsoft and Nokia --  -- is a case of two stumbling, lumbering giants uniting in the hopes of becoming a nimble market leader -- or at least a credible player. (Also see: ) Even the latter prospect is highly unlikely, given the respective cultures and recent track records of these companies in the smartphone market, not that either of them are really in the smartphone market. Oh, plus Steve Ballmer still is CEO of Microsoft. Think it's just me? Here's Wall Street's early take on the deal: Shares of Finnish mobile device maker Nokia (NYSE: NOK) are down 1.24, or 11.4 percent, to 9.64 in early trading Friday, while shares of Microsoft are relatively unchanged at 27.61, up 11 cents, or 0.4 percent. But that's only because Bill Gates hasn't woken up yet. When he does, he'll be on the phone to his broker with an urgent "sell" order before he even gets out of bed. And I bet he'll use an iPhone or a Droid. In other words, after a week during which chief executive Stephen Elop vowed to take dramatic steps to save Nokia from its "burning platform," Wall Street has concluded that Elop would have been better off turning around and running back into the flames than partnering with Microsoft. It's as if Elop actually read my recent post about his "secret 10-point plan to save Nokia" and chose the one option I was kidding about. Dude, No. 4 was a joke! Honest. When it comes to humor, though, I'm a rank amateur compared to the author of Friday's "Open Letter" from Elop and Ballmer. Check out these hysterical gems: Together, we haWindows, Office, Bing, Xbox Live, NAVTEQ and Nokia. Bing? One of the world's "most admired" brands? Even a search on Bing for "world's most admired brands" disproves that. Though I did find an article near the top of the search results about "the world's most admired companies," written by Fortune's Stanley Bing. Maybe they're counting that. at collective quaking you feel emanating from Apple and Google headquarters is actually giggling. Success requires speed. We will be swift. OK, now I know this whole thing is an Onion spoof. Why didn't someone tell me before?


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In a nod to the small business community, the Department of Labor issued a final rule earlier this week that may nudge more employers to offer joint retirement plans—MEPs—but it’s not all that employers were hoping for. “This is NOT the MEPs that everyone has been so excited about,” says Nevin Adams, chief of marketing for the American Retirement Association via email.
The DOL rule, effective September 30, allows companies in different industries to band together to create a joint retirement plan (a 401(k) or profit-sharing plan) if they are in the same geographic area. For example, the Dallas Chamber of Commerce could sponsor a MEP under the new rule, says Erin Turley, in Dallas, Texas. It also clarifies that Professional Employment Organizations (benefits providers) that sponsor MEPs are okay to be doing so (it was a grey area under DOL regs before). And there’s a new exception that lets worker/owners without employees into PEO MEPs. Before, employers had to have a commonality of interest to form a MEP: An engineering association, for example, could have a “closed” MEP for its members. So, the rule is basically an expansion of existing MEPs—sometimes branded as Association Retirement Plans.
What small businesses really want is “open” MEPs, ore DOL says that this issue deserves further consideration, and at the same time it issued the final rule, it issued a Request for Information on Open MEPs. One big question: If commercial financial services firms can sponsor an Open MEP, what conflicts of interest arise that could harm retirement savers? Another avenue: Legislation is pending in Congress that could give Open MEPs a boost by creating Pooled Employer Plans or PEPs in one provision in the stalled SECURE Act. (Here’s what else is in the big retirement bill).
Technically, what the DOL rule does is broaden the definition of employer. So, “bona fide” employer groups or associations and Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) may MEP. The idea is that by banding together they can negotiate lower fees and pass those cost savings on to employees.
Note: Tthe faltering defined-benefit multiemployer plans, which face severe funding shortfalls putting 10 million union workers’ retirement prospects at risk, that Congress is trying to figure out how to rescue.
The DOL rule is a good first step, says Turley, and may help some small businesses. A small employer client founder with 130 employees already reached out to her as he is looking to move to a PEO for healthcare and hoping that switching the company’s 401(k) to a PEO would save costs too. Companies that don’t have a 401(k) plan at all will be the first movers. “This is a solution they need,” she says.
There’s no question there is a lack of coverage: more than 28 million full-time private sector employees and more than 23 million part-timers do not have access to a workplace 401(k)
Why won’t these plans be adopted wholesale? With a MEP the employer offloads the plan administrator role and that fiduciary responsibility. But the employer is still the plan sponsor and has that fiduciary role. That’s something else that the DOL RFI hopes to address.
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Following Indiana’s win over Iowa last Tuesday, Tom Crean told his team in the aftermath that they would not lose on senior day.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season 25-6 and 15-3 in the Big Ten, winning the conference by two full games.
It was a game of highlight plays – many of which were sparked by seniors. Ferrell made a number of flashy passes, but none better than his rocket in the first half from the baseline out to Zeisloft who made the 3-pointer. Zeisloft himself made perhaps the play of the day, saving a steal from going out of bounds and throwing it no-look down the court to a streaking Juwan Morgan for a score.
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Nickens is awful, just awful. And that Turgeon continues to allow him to jack up 3s despite having the worst FG% on the team is mind-boggling. I made the comment many times over the past two years that if you want to see how to coach, especially if you want to see how to run an offense and make adjustments, watch Tom Crean; and you saw it last night. Tom Crean makes Turgeon look like my elementary school rec coach.
Similarly, Nick’s story about Coach’s challenge after Maui – Do you play AT Indiana or FOR Indiana – is priceless. Coach has done a tremendous job and clearly has these guys playing the right way – FOR Indiana. Crime if he isn’t awarded COY. Coincidentally, this team plays exactly how we played under Branch McCracken (defend, rebound, run) when we were known across the land as the Hurryin Hoosiers. Love to see us bring back that brand.


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Janis/Dorati - This one is played with a small cut in the third movement and the shorter cadenza in the first. When the music began, it was immediately clear that I was listening to one of the great Rach 3's!
Like the first movement, the second movement is slightly faster than usual, but it never sounds rushed. It is very well phrased by the conductor and superbly played by the orchestra. Although the tape shows its age near the end of the movement and tape hiss is evident at times, otherwise the 1961 sound is impressive. The performance is such that these small quibbles fall by the wayside. Janis's entrance in this movement is bold and strong, while later he produces beautiful tone in the lyrical passages. The close of the movement is spine-tingling and the finale begins!
When I wrote my original notes for this movement, every sentence ended with an exclamation point. This was because the speed and intensity of the performers was truly exciting!This is the way that I feel this finale should be played, with great forward momentum. Their rhythmic drive and excitement here was infectious. As in the rest of the work, the balance between the pianist and orchestra is superb, at no time do they drown him out. The closing bars are as powerful and urgent as one could hope for, as Janis, Dorati and the LSO knock this one straight out of the park!For the reasons stated above, I can easily say that this is one of the truly great Rach 3's, if not the greatest. The coupled Rach 2 is excellent as well and at mid-price, this disc is a no-brainer!
Played a bit faster than I like, there isn't any breathing room between phrases, though the mood is accurate. Gilels's entrance is both strong and poetic, as he clearly "gets" this music better than probably anyone. I know that the composer said that Horowitz played it better than he did, I wonder what he would have said if he had heard Gilels?The lyrical themes here ache with beauty in Gilels hands without deteriorating into triviality. Yet when power is needed, he is as strong as anyone, with incredible authority that never abandons musicality. I was moved to tears by his touching playing here. Then at about 8:30 in the second movement, the horns/winds started sounding like accordions. I had read that there was a pitch problem here and boy does it sound bad. Was there some edit that for some reason caused this mess?
The finale has all of the strengths and weaknesses discussed earlier. Additionally, the piano is overpowered at points by the orchestra, which is a shame, for he has much more to say than they do. The piano sound is poorer here too, suggesting some editing from a different day?
Hough/Litton - I debated for over a year before purchasing this set. After reading numerous great reviews and finally getting it on sale, the wait was over. Is this the greatest set of Rachmaninov concertos?
The slow movement was superb. Perhaps it was recorded on a different night?It begins with great phrasing from the orchestra. Hough's entrance had much more style, depth and beauty than he found in the opening movement. In fact, his playing is also exciting when needed later on in the movement, without sounding rushed or glib. The piano and orchestra also generate much excitement for the opening to the finale but...
That's when things return to the 5pm rush of the first movement. I really wanted to yell "where's the fire?
The slow movement maintains this same level of excellence. The opening orchestral passage clearly benefits from the great sound. The strings sound heavenly and the music is gorgeously phrased by the conductor. Rudy's entrance may be less bold than others, but this is not a one-dimensional reading. I haven't heard anyone who produces such varied tonal shading and colors in this music. This does not mean that his performance lacks authority and weight, as can be seen in the extroverted closing passage that connects this movement with the finale. Here there is power and excitement to spare!
Alas, it was not!
The slow movement is the slowest of the 15 versions of this work that I own. The orchestral opening is nice, but I couldn't help but wish that they had found more depth at this slower pace. Lill's entrance more closely resembles a Chopin Nocturne than a Rachmaninov Concerto. Here it works better than in the first movement, but again the piano sound is poor, lacking the weight necessary to convey the emotion in the music. I wouldn't have minded Lill's one-dimensional performance if he excelled in his approach, but he doesn't. The connecting passage is performed better by the orchestra and I thus had high hopes for the finale...
The Lill was my first Rach 3 recording, aquired for $2.99 used in Manhattan. At the time I had a friend who absolutely loved this work. No matter how many times I heard the above CD, though, I couldn't get what was so great about it. However, after hearing Argerich, I got it immediately. Later I heard Janis and Rudy and discovered that this work has more than one dimension. This is the work that taught me the value of acquiring multiple interpretations. If I hadn't tried out other performances, I would never have grown to love this work as I do!
Gieseking/Barbirolli - Music and Arts - Performed in 1939, this was done without any cuts and with the bigger first movement cadenza. When the first movement began, I was aware that this was a unique performance. The tempo was slower than I have ever heard. I tried my best to adapt to the tempo, even listening on two different occasions, but I couldn't find a way to really appreciate this approach. The sound did not help, for the variable volume/pitch and noise level was distracting to say the least. One thing that was helped by the slow tempo was the intensity of the climactic moments. The effect was exhilarating!
You've done a brilliant job on this, I like your honest and balanced critique (I only wish most "professional" reviewers were so honest and balanced!
My favourite is the Argerich/Chailly, which I have on CD but tend to watch more often on youtube (I only wish there was a DVD of this!
Martha played like a demon in places and an angel in others. Chailly's facial expressions are very revealing ; that restrained introduction is very deceptive - just watch his face at around 2'54" !
Hope you enjoy this - it will certainly help other CMGers make up their minds!
hangos wrote: You should write to Joel at Fanfare...seriously...
Chalkperson wrote: I don't understand. Do you mean so I can write for Fanfare?Do they let people review what they want though?Or do you have to review what they want you to review?
Write to him and find out...you write well and he needs new blood...tell him what you want to do, it's worth a try...
Nice reviews, George. I agree with many of your observations...and certainly with your placement of Janis/Dorati in top tier. He did, of course, also do the 3rd for RCA with Munch/Boston, but that one doesn't really compete with the Mercury (now...
The Rudy?I'll have to go back and give it a much more serious listen. I did two full run-throughs of the cycle back when I first got the set several years backstrike me as impressive as I'd been expecting, based on the effusive reviews it had garnered. Your advocacy, however, convinces me that this may be a good time to drag it back out and hear it once more...starting with the 3rd, no doubt. As it is, I'll have to do a real comparison this time through against the Ashkenazy/Fistoulari 3rd!
Dunno. Odd as it may seem, at least in response to a well-done comparison, I find myself thinking back with (perhaps somewhat illogical) affection to performances that probably wouldn't make any serious cut with most listeners. Not just Rach's own, but other historic ones such as Kapell/MacMillan, Gieseking/Mengelberg...
Oh...one more thing I agree with you about: I want to hear the Rodriguez/Macrae rendition for myself, after reading so much about it over the years. Find it fast and add it to your reviews here, why don't you!
dirkronk wrote: I finally managed to pick up a copy of the Rodriguez/McRae at a reasonable cost - it arrived today. WOW!He is in the zone the whole way through. The sound has a strange drop out near the end and there are quite a few off stage noises but this recording stunned me - he can play with real feeling and has an amazing ability to clearly articulate notes in the fastest of runs. The run of leaping chords towards the close of the final movement brings real excitement and the fast passage in the second movement is superb. Excuse me for gushing but if you love the Rach 3 please try to hear this!
Yeah, his solo Rachmaninoff work is superb!
George, when you say "without the cuts" does that mean cuts have been made or cuts have not been made in the score?
slofstra wrote: That is actually one of my favourite versions...
I heard Santiago Rodriguez's Rach 3 on the radio one evening and I was simply enraptured. I couldn't get over how great it was from someone I had as of yet never heard of with a conductor I never heard of and and an orchestra I never heard of!
ch1525 wrote: I'm interested to hear what else is near - and at - the top of your list....
I agree with a lot of the points in your review - esp. about the sound and the orchestra. However I still rank this one highly - particularly amongst 'live' versions. I don't mind the fast tempo for the opening and I find that his playing is just plain exciting - a personal response of course!
Has anyone heard this CD yet?
Ormandy is da man!
The Andsnes CD is finally being released in the USA as well as the rest of the world. I will state that this recording is at or near the top of Rach 3's. It is very exciting performance and beautifully played. Has anyone heard it yet, besides me?
gperkins151 wrote: Ormandy is da man!
It arrived today. To my ears the sound is significantly warmer in this new remastering. The piano sounds more integrated into the orchesta but still has a slightly metallic tone - although if I had heard this on its own without the previous remastering to compare it to I don't think I would have singled out Ashkenazy's tone as much. The thing I find interesting about this performance is the way that it often sounds like a symphony with piano obbligato - similar to Brahms PC2. This should be credited to Ormandy's superb conucting and Ashkenazy's willingness to not hog the limelight. I got mine from JPC at a good price and I have just seen it on Amazon marketplace for around $3.50!
I have just listened to it tonight and I was quite blown away. I really enjoyed it!He plays the ossia cadenza extremely well. I thought the tempi were just right if not a little off the beaten path in a few spots. I could hear Leif breathing a bit more than I would care for, though!
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I like Bolet's casual comment at the end of the finale to Barry Douglas: "Not an easy piece, is it?"


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Usually, a system with fewer equations than unknowns has infinitely many solutions or sometimes unique sparse solutions (Compressed Sensing). Such a system is also known as an underdetermined system.
One Equation Two Equations Three Equations
Every homogeneous system has at least one solution, known as the zero solution (or trivial solution), which is obtained by assigning the value of zero to each of the variables. The solution set has the following additional properties:
^ Linear algebra, as discussed in this article, is a very well-established mathematical discipline for which there are many sources. Almost all of the material in this article can be found in Lay 2005, Meyer 2001, and Strang 2005.


Welcome! This page is devoted to the now unproduced game XXVc, produced by TSR Hobbies (best known for the Dungeons and Dragon RPG upon which XXVc's rules system was largely based). In addition to providing some historical information, it is my goal to make this a place to find game material, links, and eventually conversion rules for using XXVc with the rules for 3E (Dungeons and Dragons 3rd Edition).
Lorraine Dille Williams, granddaughter of John Flint Dille, "the newspaper syndicate owner who originally conceived of and promoted Buck Rogers", had become the chief executive officer of TSR. Taking advantage of this, her brother Flint Dille wrote a "bible" describing the charter for what was to become the XXVc setting. A TSR team was formed, featuring Miand Jeff Butler. Artists were also called in and a test run of some of the concepts appeared in the Battle for the 25th Century Boardgame. Mike Pondsmith was then brought in for some fresh insite into the timeline and product lists. And thus the game was born.
This was an ambitious project, since it ignored most material of all previous forms of the Rogers universe, keeping only a few names and concepts intact. It used a variation of the D&D rules, though with a much better skill system. The basic plot was that man developed fusion rockets wts colonizg
Thostile mix comes Buck Rogers, thawed out after being lost in his successful attack against the last doomsday satellite. Very rapidly he comes to be a leader in NEO, an organization devoted to freeing Earth and the solar system from RAM tyranny. Along with Wilma Deering, a computer simulation of his old friend from the past Doc Huer, the gennie leader of the major space pirates Black Barney, and a host of other characters, Buck leads a successful revolution (with the help of the Venusian fleet) against RAM's Earth forces. Then he proceeds to work against those elsewhere.
Primary technologies featured in the materials are advanced genetics, crystalline computer technology, holograms, fusion rockets, lasers, terraforming, and the like. Basically anything cutting edge and theoretically possible by today's standards is the norm there. The material on the solar system's elements is superbly researched and presented, and it is made clear through- out that no evidence of aliens has ever been found, and probably will never be. Its a cynical vision of the future with corporate control and development of tech totally dictated by the bottom line: Cold hard cash (though its mostly in an electronic media).
GAME MATERIALS: The game itself was well supported in quantity, but had serious quality control problems. Many typos entered the finished product, duplications of whole chapters filled sections of later products, and some important concepts (robotics, the crystalline computer net, ship modification & combat) where barely touched on. No manual was ever produced detailing NEO, the central organization for most campaigns. And beyond this it never sold very well for other reasons, including a growing dislike of the ancient AD&D rules style and a fear that it would be 'corny' (which was totally off target, as this setting is about as dark as they come). It was also poorly supported in industry publications. Eventually TSR cancelled it (mid-year, so several scheduled products never materialized).
This game, of which I know considerably less, attempted to duplicate the Rogers Universe as presented in the earliest comic strips and novels. It had been advertised as 'pulp sci- fi' and featured such things as the gravity belts, Han Empire, etc. It did not sell very well either, was very poorly supported, and was put out of its misery rather swiftly.
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(produced by Strategic Simulations Inc).
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??/1990 XXVCA1: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Adventure.
??/1990 XXVCR1: Mars in the 25th Century: Sourcebook.
??/1990 XXVCA2: NEO in the 25th Century: Adventure.
??/1990 XXVCR2: Earth in the 25th Century: Sourcebook.
02/1991 XXVCS1: Deimos Mandate: Adventure.
03/1991 XXVCS2: Sargasso of Space: Adventure.
05/1991 XXVCR3: Inner Worlds: Sourcebook.
06/1991 XXVCS3: A Matter of Gravitol: Adventure.
08/1991 XXVCR4: Luna: Sourcebook.
10/1991 XXVCS4: Phases of the Moon: Adventure.
11/1991 XXVCR5: The Belt: Sourcebook.
05/1992 XXVCR6: No Humans Allowed: Sourcebook.
07/1992 XXVCR7: Hardware: Sourcebook.
With the cancellation of XXVc, the hope for further materials was pretty well scuttled. However, that need not be the total end. There are still fans of XXVc playing the game, devising new scenarios, npcs, and even rules. This section is for just such materials. If you wish to add to this, please mail me.
Great site with info, new rules, reviews, and much more.
A ton of background information from the RPG and CRPGS.
Detailed information on the XXVc novels.
Last I knew, Buck Rogers is a registered trademark and XXVc is a trademark of the Dille Family Trust. Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, AD&D, 3E, etc are trademarks (all registered I believe) owned by TSR, Inc (which is owned by Wizards of the Coast, which is apparently owned by Hasbro). I am not attempting in any way on this page to infringe copyrites or trademarks of any of those companies, or those owned by SSI (or whoever owns them now), or those of any other involved company.


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district will spend tens of millions of dollars to buy computing devices for every schoolchild. Other teachers are asking students to watch short videos on the subject matter at home and to come prepared to work in the classroom on what would normally be considered homework.
These are not teachers with vast technology budgets. On the contrary, many have struggled to obtain the technology they are working with, and their acquisition and upgrade efforts have often been slow and incremental. But one way or another they have acquired it, or at least enough of it to begin using it on a regular basis. In addition, all of these teachers have solid and widely available Internet connections, as well as a growing collection of hardware that in every case approximates, if not in actuality, a class set of devices. All control some form of accessible,
virtual space for use in teaching.
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“I think it’s important to note that my curriculum is often very traditional. In the eyes of many, probably too traditional. We read lots of classic literature, as I’d imagine many classes are doing. With that, though, I find ways to use the technology. So, my core curriculum hasn’t really changed. What has, though, is the delivery method,” says Silver.
Teaching is changing, where it stood stock-still for many years.
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Link up of Washer Woman and Monster Tower with Bry...
I thought YOU had hold of the ropes....
P4-Looks chossy, but has some fun, easy climbing
P3-The crux....
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Monster Towers anchors are on the schedule to be redone by the ASCA. We are waiting for a permit from the Park Service. All indications are we will have it by Fall. Til then, rappel lightly.
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Killer route. Very much physical. P1 is really worth doing. Great 5.9. No need to skip it. P2 is burly! But so classic. P3 felt quite stoudt for the grade. P5 was great but kind of scary. The summit view is one of the best I've experienced. You're way above washer woman! A #4 big bro was pretty handy to have. As well as a #5.
From: The road
The short section of off fingers on P2 (or P3 if you come from the north) is the only crack I've ever been on in the desert that I gave up trying to free. It is so sandy (both for the fingers and the feet) that I slipped out a couple of times midway up before pulling through on gear. Definitely a hit to the ego after onsighting quite a few 5.11s and at least freeing the moves on all the 5.12s I've been on. I would call it 5.11++ but perhaps someone with better technique would walk right up it and call it 5.11a. 3-4 0.5 is plenty, the section isn't long. We also used a 4 and a 3.5 but only placed 1 #3 Camalot on each pitch. 2 should be more than plenty. I placed my #5 far too early and spent most of P2 cursing as I didn't have it where it would have counted.
Thanks for the bolt replacement! I felt that that section was 5.11- (certainly trivial compared to P2)..


I grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin so I understand the summer car/winter car thing really well. A dual master cylinder is on the agenda, probably this autumn when I get around to (I hope) installing my overdrive. The temps are supposed to be getting into the 100s later this week and my truck's repaint (the beast has A/C) won't be finished any time soon. So I guess my wife and I will be juggling her mini van during daytime driving. I work nights, so that's when I usually drive the '59. I also have a '59 Chevy, but it needs a total restoration. I will say the Chevy's brakes are superior to the Plymouth's. The Plymouth, however, has ***far*** superior handling and riding qualities (a bit stiffer, too.) I plan to install AAJ disk brakes if I ever go to a V-8. The stock "Full Contact" brakes are adequate for normal driving with the six in city driving. I certainly wouldn't stand for them on mountain roads with a 361 under the hood! ;-) In any event, I do plan to install a dual master cylinder. As for the brakes locking up, it never happens unless the car sits for several months. But it is a guaranteed thing IF the car sits for a while as far as I'm concerned!


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Lifetime, what it means? O&O licenses are always only for current version, ie at this time for version 19.x. It has always been so.


If you haven't checked out the Syndicate 4-player co-op demo, it's up on Xbox Live and PSN right now. It shows off Western Europe, a level we saw a few weeks ago at EA. We got to check out more content, which we've compiled into four-minute bites. Here's a look at Colorado, and how the teamwork-focused gameplay works. We're not sure we've seen a co-op game that put this much focus on life-or-death teamwork since Left 4 Dead 2.
Is that a bold claim? Probably. Do we think that the time we spent with the game backs that up? We hope the rest of it holds up as well as what we've seen.


With a figure toned by sports, a radiant smile and just a touch of mystery in her expression, Ambre is all charm and sensuality. Sexy and very open-minded, she loves letting go with her partner and having new experiences together. She is something of an extravert, but also knows how to be discreet and behaves perfectly in society. The dream companion of every gentleman wanting to live and share moments of pure pleasure.”


- "-audiobring. The third section shows us Prince’s evolution, goingaudiobook’s fourth section: his original treatment for Purple Rain - .
As if Prince’s genius was not already obvious, this memoir only serves to reaffirm it. This man was living on a whole different plane than everyone else...on just about every level. While the book is brief, it does offer a fascinating glimpse into his upbringing, talent and philosophy. You’re left wondering what the book might have been, especially given Dan Piepenbring’s insight on working with him just prior to his passing. Even though it’s difficult to hear (especially for fans), it’s intriguing to learn about the musical icon’s life in the month’s leading up to his tragic and untimely death. As a lifelong fan, I found myself tearing up not so much out of sadness, but simply missing his unique and special presence in the world. (If you never experienced him in concert, you truly missed out on one of life’s greatest joys. It breaks my heart knowing I will never seem him perform again — pure bliss, excitement and love.) The book should serve as a testament to not only artists, but everyone, that you should always be true to yourself, always do your best and be kind to others. Prince’s life is a prime example of why you should listen to your heart and ignore all the noise. (The book will encourage readers to take a deeper reflection on his lyrics, as he was wise beyond his years and always teaching us so much.) As he famously sang,Thank you for one funky ride. I love you forever, PRINCE!
I love audiobooks and I love Prince, but I don't love this audiobook about Prince. OVER HALF of the book is the "introduction" by Dan Piepenbring. Although this glimpse into the last months of Prince's life thru Dan's perspective and interactions is interesting, his droning narration is not. I enjoyed the remaining half, but it all felt like a published rough draft--not at all what Prince would have released.
 Interesting though. I gained a different perspective on Prince than I'd had before.


Talented but troubled jockey Patrick Valenzuela, who has been riding in Louisiana since November, likely won't be back in the saddle at the Fair Grounds during the current meet. His former agent said the rider's issues are physical.
Daily Racing Form reported Valenzuela will not be permitted to ride again until meeting with the board of stewards. He was licensed last year by the Louisiana State Racing Commission after receiving an exercise rider's license in California. The jockey had been off since being suspended in January 2014 by the California Horse Racing Board for failing to fulfill his obligations to ride. It was the latest in a string of suspensions for unexcused absences and no-shows. He has admitted to substance-abuse problems in the past.
Valenzuela ranked 13th in the Fair Grounds jockey standings, with 18 wins, 19 seconds and 34 thirds from 197 mounts. During a career that began in 1978, Valenzuela has won 4,365 races from 28,600 rides and his mounts have earned $165.9 million.


Maintaining Order - The judicial system in Connecticut exists to uphold the laws of the state. Our courts help to maintain order in our society by:
Separation of Powers -Relationship of Connecticut Courts
to Federal Courts


Mark your calendars for October 12, 2004. Suketu Mehta whose most recent book about Bombay called Maximum City and Ram Rahman a visual artist based both in Delhi and New York will discuss their new work and remember Raghubir Singh at the Rubin Museum of Art.


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A shocking statistic was revealed in a day’s sessionThe Climate Crisis: Healthcare’s Responsibility for Our Planet” at the HIMSS22 European Conference on Thursday (June 16)).
Timo Tervainen, chief economist, Climate Leadership Coalition, told delegates at the conference that global temperature had already risen by 1° Celsius. He explained some of the ways global health is affected by climate change, including weather-related disasters, food and water scarcity, and rising sea levels leading to mass migration. In addition to this, it causes outdoor air pollution 3.3 million deaths around the world every year.
Dr. Brigitte Seroussi, Director in charge of Digital Health Ethics, DNS, French Ministry of Solidarity and Health joined the conference via live broadcast to explain the “Digital Health Paradox”.
on (IHF), said that in his more than 25-year career in hospital management, the role of hospital leader has not been sustainable in his mindset.
Healthcare Without Harm has produced a Global Roadmap in 2021, which outlines three pathways where hospitals can make improvements.
The center has a vision to support hospitals to become leaders for sustainability in the community.
In addition to climate change, healthcare is facing the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which has been dubbed ‘silent epidemic’.
“Bacteria will evolve to overpower antibiotics, which means that penicillin, for example, is less effective than it was two, five, 10 or 20 years ago,” Jennings explained.


The cast is a virtual who'suding [Hillary Swank, Robert De Niro, Sarah Jessica Parker, Josh Duhamel, rocker Jon Bon Jovi, Halle Berry, Katherine Heigl, Zac Efron, Michelle Pfeifer], Jessica Biel, Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele, Hector Elizondo…Need I go on?
There's n'se [if there was one, I somehow missed it!
And notice there's ONE person of color on the poster?
My suggestion: the next holiday movie needs to be a collaboration of Garry Marshall and Tyler Perry. Let's get some Terrence Howard and Idris Elba up in there and maybe I'll go see it!


Dinued its climb in October, expanding by 2,300 jobs.
Since the low point in employment in September of 2020, growth months have outnumbered decline months 11-to-2. For the past six months, employment gains have exceeded 1,500 jobs every month with an average monthly gain of 2,500 jobs.
At 183,400 upstream jobs this past October, jobs are up by 22,800, or 14.2%, from October of 2020. Since the low point in September of 2020, industry has added 25,900 Texas upstream jobs.


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As Zinke strolled to his vehicle, he was flanked by his entourage and followed by the tracker, who kept the camera rolling until the group piled into a sedan. As the tracker stashed his gear in his backpack, I almost ran up to ask him, "What's it like to work in the most miserable job in American politics?"


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It’s a race against the clock—and natural law—when a murderer seems to return from the dead, hellbent on killing again.
Clio Thornton’s interest in solving the mysteries plaguing 16th-century London has put her at odds with her wealthy family. Stumbling upon a grisly murder, she’s determined to investigate it, even when all of her discoveries point to an impossible killer: the Vampire of London, vanquished by Viscount Miles Loredan, the soon-to-be husband of her cousin.
Miles Loredan killed the Vampire of London three years ago. When Clio comes to him with her theories, Miles finds them impossible to believe. But intrigued by her passion and her beauty, Miles agrees to hire her and support her investigation. What starts as a professional relationship soon becomes personal—and dangerous. Because Miles is betrothed to another woman. And Clio is the Vampire’s next target.
After reading the first two installments, I found a pattern that I was pretty sure would be coming, but I wanted to read it nonetheless.
There was only one thing to do with a woman like that. Reaching out, Miles pulled her toward him and pressed his lips hard against hers.
Clio is a woman who is an odd mix of eccentricities. She is a voracious reader and an advocate for others less fortunate or less empowered. I liked that about her character.
Clio has her own theories about the vampire fiend, and she takes them to none other than the man who murdered him three years prior: Miles. With his help, she hopes to follow the trails of the killer and bring justice to the women of London so they do not have to live in fear. Clio and her gang are a constant source of amusement and confounds Miles at every turn.
Clio’s vulnerable side also leads to a lot of her internal conflict. Her crazy family greatly contributes to it.


Following a controversy in June, a West Palm Beach food hall wants people to know where it stands on racial injustice.
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Grandview Public Market General Manager Joe Muniz said his food hall is the perfect place for the event.
"Grandview Public Market is all about community ... bringing people together with great food, great music and great drinks," Muniz said. "We need to stand together with them and grow and mature with society."ys hcommunity following a controversy in June.
In June, the Grandview Public Market was one of two local businesses caught in a controversy.
Artist collective SoulFam said their gig was canceled after they wanted to advertise that the proceeds of the show would be going to Black Lives Matter.
The owner of Grandview Public Market said it was a miscommunication between a third-party talent booker.
"When I heard about it, I said, 'No come on. Everybody has a space here,'" said Christopher Vila, the owner of Grandview Public Market.
The market ended up donating $600 to Black Lives Matter and then sat down with Matt Brown, the founder of Soul Fam.
"The trend is to cancel, but we want to help places grow. We want to grow together," Brown said.
Matt Brown, the founder of SOULFAM Artist Collective, says he hopes the event on Aug. 12, 2020, will help foster a tighter community.
So, Thursday night the first-ever "Black Market" is being held at the food hall.
"We’re bringing in a bunch of black-owned businesses and the significance of the day is that it's been 100 years to the day that the Pan African Flag was adopted by UNIA," Brown said.
The event is sponsored by Rebuild History, a new West Palm Beach-based non-profit aimed at benefiting the Black community through funding for Black-owned businesses and programs.
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We were pleased to have Ruth Bowling of AdventHealth as our guest speaker. Ruth is a graduate of Atlantic Union College. Prior to coming on board at AdventHealth, she worked for Brown & Brown as an insurance agent, focusing primarily on non-profits and governmental entities.
Since 2013 Ruth has been privileged to represent AdventHealth Foundation (formerly Florida Hospital Foundation), which partners with Rotary Clubs to provide hope and healing to children around the world. Ruth is an honorary member of four Rotary Clubs in District 6980 and has been made a multiple Paul Harris Fellow.
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Discrimination against individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) has been common in many contexts, including healthcare. Consider the following de-identified events reported to the ECRI Institute PSO, a federally certified patient safety organisation (PSO), from January 2013 through mid-2015:
Physicians made inappropriate comments about an openly gay patient who was intubated.
A physician abruptly departed from a gay patient’s room after being told about the patient’s positive HIV status.
Staff refused to modify a transgender patient’s documentation from male to female.
These reports give some indication of discrimination against LGBT individuals. Furthermore, even well-intentioned providers may be genuinely confused about how to ensure that LGBT patients are welcome, understood, and given appropriate access to care.
With the 2015 Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, the anti-discrimination provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA), and the increase in media attention to transgender topics, it is clear that the U.S. is undergoing a sea change regarding legal rights for and social recognition of LGBT individuals.
This awareness is accompanied by a growing acknowledgement that LGBT individuals are at risk for health disparities and being undeserved by healthcare providers, even in the absence of intentional discrimination. For example, LGBT individuals are 2.5 times as likely to have a mental health disorder as heterosexual men and women, and transgender individuals are at increased risk of suicide (Daniel & Butkus, 2015). Of course, discrimination by providers refusing to deliver medical care to LGBT individuals compounds the problem.
Beyond an ethical imperative to provide safe and respectful care to all patients, providers and organisations face a variety of risks—including legal action, loss of federal funding, adverse media attention, citations for failing to adhere to Medicare Conditions of Participation, and accrediting standard violations—for failure to deliver adequate care to LGBT patients. Fortunately, there are a number of steps that providers in ambulatory care and acute care organisations can take to ensure appropriate treatment for all, regardless of sexual orientation or identity.
The diverse individuals of the LGBT community share a “common need for culturally competent health care” that recognises and responds to population-specific medical risks (Health Resources and Services Administration, n.d.). The learning curve to understand these distinctions—and how they can impact a patient’s health status and clinical presentation—may appear steep to providers who do not have expertise addressing gender identity and sexual orientation; however, there are several recommended strategies and many educational resources to help providers deliver LGBT-inclusive care.
The Joint Commission (2011) describes the LGBT population as an “overlooked community” of healthcare consumers disproportionately affected by health disparities. The accrediting agency’s patient-centred communication standards include provisions to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Consistent with Centres for Medicare & Medicaid Services Conditions of Participation, The Joint Commission also requires facilities to protect patients’ rights to choose who may visit them during an inpatient stay regardless of whether the visitor is a family member, same-sex spouse or partner, or other type of visitor.
Section 1557 of PPACA prohibits healthcare providers that receive federal funds from discriminating against patients based on race, national origin, sex, age, or disability.  In a final rule published on May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) definitively established that sex discrimination includes discrimination based on gender identity and sex stereotyping. Although the final rule does not resolve whether discrimination on the basis of an individual’s sexual orientation alone constitutes sex discrimination under Section 1557, HHS states that the agency will continue to follow legal developments in this area and “supports prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination as a matter of policy.” Additionally, the final rule states that the HHS Office for Civil Rights will evaluate allegations of sex discrimination on the basis of an individual’s sexual orientation to determine whether they involve the sorts of stereotyping that can be addressed under Section 1557 (Nondiscrimination in health programs and activities, 2016).
LGBT advocacy groups have also played a major role in setting the agenda for LGBT-inclusive healthcare. For example, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (2016) publishes data on organisational commitment to LGBT patients and staff in its annual Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) report. To earn leadership status, organisations must have the following core criteria in place:
1.Patient nondiscrimination policies with specific references to sexual orientation and gender identity
4.Staff training in LGBT patient-centred care
Of the 568 facilities completing the 2016 HEI survey, 496 were designated as leaders in LGBT equality, meaning that a minority—fewer than 10%—of approximately 5,900 U.S. hospitals achieved this designation. Survey participation is voluntary and does not reflect the efforts of other healthcare facilities to provide LGBT-inclusive services. The 2016 HEI report compares the results of participating healthcare facilities to findings for more than 900 other “non-respondent” hospitals whose policies were publicly available. Many of these organisations, which represent the majority of U.S. hospitals, fell significantly short in meeting the core criteria for LGBT inclusion (Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 2016).
Research indicates that LGBT individuals experience the following mental and physical health disparities, as well as disparities in access to care:
Lesbian women are less likely to get preventive cancer screenings. Lesbian and bisexual women are more likely to be overweight or obese (Daniel & Butkus, 2015).
Gay men are at higher risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (Daniel & Butkus, 2015).
LGBT individuals have higher rates of smoking, alcohol use, and drug use, and are 2.5 times as likely to have a mental health disorder as heterosexual men and women (Daniel & Butkus, 2015).
Transgender individuals have a higher lifetime risk for suicide attempts (Daniel & Butkus, 2015).
LGBT adults and their children are more likely to be uninsured and face difficulties gaining access to care (Daniel & Butkus, 2015).
LGBT survivors of intimate partner violence face additional challenges, including fear of discrimination, being blamed for the abuse, and involuntary disclosure of sexual orientation (Dunne, 2014).
LGBT individuals also report discrimination when seeking healthcare. In a 2009 survey conducted by Lambda Legal, a civil rights organisation for LGBT persons, about 56% of nearly 5,000 lesbian, gay, or bisexual respondents reported experiencing at least one instance of discrimination (i.e., healthcare professionals refused to provide care, blamed them for their health status, refused to touch them, used harsh or abusive language, or were physically rough or abusive). Rates were higher for transgender and gender-nonconforming respondents and for individuals living with HIV (Lambda Legal, 2010).
More recently, the Human Rights Commission Foundation (2016) reported examples of discrimination including physician’s office staff directing a transgender female patient to a restroom at a nearby fast food restaurant rather than the women’s room in the office’s waiting area, a provider who persisted in calling a transgender man “she” despite his repeated corrections, and an emergency department physician who wanted to do a genital exam on a transgender woman seeking care for a broken rib; when she refused, the physician refused to treat her.
Such discrimination, while often quietly pervasive, is also increasingly being made public; see “Sample Cases” for details. Although high-profile cases in which LGBT patients are refused care may help spark necessary changes in patients’ treatment, they may also make individuals reluctant to seek care in the future, even when life-saving treatment is indicated.
Leaders can assess their organisation’s risk exposure in serving the LGBT community by evaluating existing practices. Some have found that the questions posed in the HEI application provide a good framework for inclusion initiatives. The 2016 HEI survey consists of 43 questions about LGBT care practices. Seven of those questions cover the four core criteria that determine HEI leadership status; the rest address best practices for LGBT-inclusive approaches, such as identifying LGBT-knowledgeable providers and designating a contact for LGBT-related matters (see Resource List for the HEI report, an interactive map, and resources for policy development).
Another useful tool to evaluate how well an organisation serves its LGBT population is The Joint Commission’s report, Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centred Care for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community (2011), commonly referred to as the “field guide” (see Resource List).
The end result of LGBT-inclusive approaches is not only the delivery of appropriate care, but also improved patient and family satisfaction. For example, in anticipation of the emergency admission of an adolescent transgender female requiring treatment for severe testicular pain, leaders of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre transgender clinic informed the providers who would be treating the patient of the patient’s transgender status and told them the patient’s preferred name and pronoun. Everyone was prepared by the time the child arrived, and the respectful treatment brought the entire family relief even before surgery (ECRI Institute, 2015).
Providers and organisations can take the following steps to increase personal and professional preparedness to treat and serve LGBT patients and families:
Be mindful of biases. In a study of over 18,000 healthcare providers, researchers found that heterosexual providers had widespread implicit preferences for (e.g., increased comfort with) straight people over lesbian women and, in particular, over gay men. Similarly, lesbian and gay providers held implicit and explicit preferences for lesbian women and gay men over heterosexuals, and bisexual providers held mixed preferences. Researchers called for further investigation as to how implicit sexual prejudice affects care (Sabin, Riskind, & Nosek, 2015).
Educate providers and support staff about LGBT-inclusive approaches. In addition to increasing knowledge and skills, these experiences are also moderately effective in changing attitudes (Sabin et al., 2015). HEI participants can access training programs at no charge, and the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) provides free access to a four-part webinar series on LGBT healthcare (see Resource List).
Provide more targeted training as indicated. For example, registration and admission staff should be trained to ask questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, and preferred name and pronoun while respecting the patient’s right to privacy. The Fenway Institute, which provides education and training on LGBT issues, has developed a toolkit for collecting information about sexual orientation and gender identity in clinical settings, including suggestions for how to ask specific questions (see Resource List).
Employ methods likely to mitigate implicit biases, such as use of clinical guidelines, development of policies to promote objective decision-making, inclusion of counter-stereotypical experiences in educational programs, and eliminating provider discretion from decision-making (Magdali, 2015).
Provide guidance on LGBT-specific health issues. Numerous resources are available for this purpose. GLMA has developed four separate fact sheets, one each for lesbians, gay men, bisexual individuals, and transgender individuals, identifying the top 10 issues that patients in each group should discuss with their healthcare providers (see Resource List). ECRI Institute has developed a tool for providers addressing the special issues faced by LGBT individuals who experience intimate partner violence (Figure 1).
Avoid social assumptions. Providers may make assumptions about a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity that affect how they engage with that individual, such as assuming that an older man has a wife who is caring for him. These assumptions can make an LGBT patient uncomfortable even if no harm is intended. A patient who has a masculine or feminine appearance or name may have a different birth gender than the gender the patient identifies, and a patient wearing a wedding band may have a same-sex spouse.
Avoid assumptions that could erroneously influence clinical decisions. For example, a sexually active individual who presents as male but has female reproductive organs could be pregnant and require appropriate precautions for certain procedures and medications. Similarly, office staff must be prepared for transgender male patients who request mammograms and Pap screening tests and for transgender female patients who require prostate exams.
Providers and organisations can take the following steps to create a welcoming environment for LGBT patients and families:
Display HEI leadership designation and other indicators of inclusion (e.g., the rainbow flag, a pink triangle, and/or a safe zone sign) on placards, staff badges, and the organisation’s website alongside its patient nondiscrimination and visitation policies.
Identify LGBT-welcoming providers at the organisation through a website or directory. GLMA also maintains a provider directory for listing LGBT-welcoming physicians and other healthcare professionals at no charge.
Ensure that the organisation’s website and materials in waiting rooms and other surroundings visually reflect LGBT patients and families.
Provide the option of gender-neutral restrooms, which can also serve parents and caregivers assisting other-sex children and individuals with disabilities.
Develop rooming policies proactively rather than waiting until a transgender patient is admitted. Lambda Legal provides guidance on transgender-affirming hospital policies, such as room assignments and protocols for interacting with transgender patients (see Resource List).
Ask about a patient’s preferred name and pronoun. A transgender patient’s legal name in hospital records may be different from the patient’s preferred name if the patient has not changed their legal identity documents, but people who are transgender will have a better experience when they are called by their preferred name and gender. Hospitals might consider the approach used by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital: It included a flag in patients’ electronic medical records to specify how each patient prefers to be addressed, as well as to provide other pertinent information.
Design inclusive forms. Admission, registration, and other forms should provide inclusive options that allow LGBT patients to voluntarily self-report sexual orientation and gender identity, as The Joint Commission recommends in its field guide. The forms should provide options to identify a relationship status other than husband or wife and to ask about a child’s parents or guardians in a way that is inclusive of same-sex parents.
Given the dynamic and multifaceted nature of the driving forces behind LGBT inclusion, implementation of best practices for care delivery will continue to be a moving target across the continuum of care for some time. For example, medical schools, which devote a median of five curriculum hours to LGBT-related issues, have been called upon to better address the needs of LGBT patients (Hollenback, Eckstrand, & Dreger, 2014) and students (Snowdon, 2013). Beginning in 2017, achieving HEI leadership designation will require many additional best practices aside from the original four criteria (Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 2016). Long-term care facilities can also expect increased scrutiny of their practices for LGBT equality (LGBT MAP/SAGE, 2010). Providers and organisations may want to familiarise themselves with the following resources to support ongoing efforts toward inclusion.
Jennifer Comerford is a risk management analyst at ECRI Institute in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. She can be reached at jcomerford@ecri.org.
Cynthia Wallace is a senior risk management analyst at ECRI Institute in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. She can be reached at cwallace@ecri.org.
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Dunne, N. (2014, September 18). Domestic violence likely more frequent for same-sex couples. Northwestern University. Retrieved from http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2014/09/domestic-violence-likely-more-frequent-for-same-sex-couples.html
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