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Love Poem – By Pablo Neruda

In this poem, the poet uses many metaphors to describe his feelings. He talks about his girlfriend and hopes that she waits for him and loves him forever. In the poem, he describes himself as a tree with roots leading to his heart. The poet claims to to be living just because of the love that runs through his heart and without this love he wouldn’t be himself. At last, the poet describes other girlfriends as another land and thinks to seek there if his present girlfriend forgets him.

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The [alleged] Future of Journalism

abombineveryissueI’m still not convinced there even IS a future for journalism, at least not as we’ve known it (and heck I have a degree in it). Further, I won’t exactly miss what it’s become. But that’s not the point –

Should you wish to witness a spirited and entertaining discourse on this very subject, however, why not head out to The Warehouse in Marina Del Rey on Saturday, and catch The Lowdown?

Here’s what your host Jeff Norman has to say about it:

The Lowdown is a bold cultural revival fueled by unique collaborations between world-class artists, authors, activists and other public-spirited leaders. Presenters and performers connect the dots between media, government, national security, sustainability, psychology and the arts. By confronting disinformation, promoting civic engagement and having fun in the process, we help people cope with life in America.

The Warehouse Restaurant
4499 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Hosted by JEFF NORMAN and featuring performances and a discussion with

music by I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. (Full set at 5 PM)
LA Weekly founder JAY LEVIN
Musician-satirist GARY GORDON
Drinks and appetizers available – no minimum required.
Happy hour discounts from 5 to 6!
FREE admission
Seating is first come, first served.
The evening will conclude with a book sale and signing by Peter Richardson, author of A Bomb in Every Issue: How the Short, Unruly Life of Ramparts Magazine Changed America, hosted by Book Soup.

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LA Metblogs vs. the LA Weekly: What can we do better?

I try to peruse K-Rod‘s LA Observed on a semi-regular basis, and so when I stumbled upon this mention of an internal note from the LA Weekly, naming LA Metblogs (among other great city blogs like LAist and LA Observed) as a “competitor blog” to the Weekly’s own, well, I must admit to feeling a flush of pride. The Weekly’s been an institution in LA since Jay Levin fired it up in 1978, and while its quality has fluctuated with the times it still is, in my opinion, one of the flagship sources for local journalism & writing that provides a strong sense of place.

I’d like to ask you, our readers, what you’d like to see more of on LA Metblogs, and how you think we can serve you better. At first I thought I’d ask for you to send me feedback via e-mail, so no other media outlets could bogart the good ideas; but really, it would be great if every news/culture pub in LA could raise its game–so fire away in the comments.

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Why Did Yankee Doodle Call His Hat Macaroni?

Independence Day is one of the most cherished and time-honored holidays in the United States. This federal holiday is an annual celebration of American independence from the British Empire and is commonly associated with parades, picnics, carnivals, and concerts during the day – topped off with majestic fireworks displays after sunset.

The firework shows are traditionally set to patriotic anthems including Yankee Doodle – a well-known American song that predates the American Revolution. We all know the tune, even if we don’t understand the lyrics. Why did Yankee Doodle go to town? Why did he call his hat “macaroni” after sticking a feather in it? And most importantly, how do such seemingly-nonsensical words play such a prominent role in our nation’s history?

“Yankee Doodle went to town
A-riding on pony.
He stuck a feather in his cap
And called it Macaroni.”

Before we find out why Yankee Doodle called his hat “macaroni,” we should probably back up and find out what the term “Yankee Doodle” means.

The term “Yankee” itself has several interrelated meanings depending on the context, however, all of them refer to people from the United States. Outside of the U.S., the term is used to refer to any American – including Southerners. Within the United States, however, the term is a derisive one which refers to all Northerners – especially ones from the Union side of the American Civil War. Some people go a step further and only view New Englanders as true “Yankees.”

The first appearance of the term “doodle” can be traced back to the early 17th century and is thought to be derived from the Low Saxon word “dudel,” which means “playing music badly,” or “Dodel, meaning “simpleton” or “fool.”

What Does That Have to do with Macaroni?

Today when we think of macaroni, we typically start salivating for the nostalgically-delicious childhood meal made of noodles and a cheese-like substance eaten from a box, but the macaroni in this instance refers to a fashionable man from the mid-18th century who spoke and dressed in an outlandish and epicene manner.

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But why macaroni? Because young upper-class British men returning from trips to Italy developed a taste for the pasta that was hardly known in England at the time and were said to belong to the Macaroni Club because of their insistence on referring to anything fashionable as “very macaroni.”

It’s all starting to come together now. When British surgeon Dr. Richard Shuckburgh penned the lyrics, he was mocking Yankees by insinuating that they were low-class simpletons who lacked masculinity – as if simply putting a feather in one’s cap would make him sophisticated and noble.

That sure doesn’t sound patriotic, but the Yankees soon turned the tables by embracing the song as an anthem of defiance. Americans subsequently went a step further by adding additional verses mocking the British and shortly thereafter, the song went from being an insult to a source of national pride.

That was more than 200 years ago, and the song still stands as one of our nation’s most beloved and patriotic tunes. In fact, President John F. Kennedy once bought a pony for his daughter Caroline – and called it Macaroni.

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            Kansas City Kansas Community College wiped out any doubts that the Blue Devils' sweep at Cowley County last Thursday was a fluke by repeating the sweep on home turf Saturday.

            "That's the first time Cowley has ever lost all four games since the conference went to a four-game set," said KCKCC Coach Steve Burleson, whose Blue Devils posted 6-5 and 11-1 wins over a Cowley team that was unbeaten at 12-0 and tied for the league lead going into the series. And now the Blue Devils have a chance to do it again against another No. 1 team.

Coffeyville, the Jayhawk Conference leader at 15-1, comes to KCKCC Thursday for a doubleheader at 1 and 3:30 p.m. before the Blue Devils go to Coffeyville Saturday to complete the four-game series. Up ahead, however, is a Monday home twin bill with William Jewell's JV at 2 p.m.

KCKCC won the Cowley opener 6-5 on Mitch Glessner's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh after Cowley had tied the game with five runs in the top of the inning. Garrett McKinzie led off the winning rally with a double and Christian Arnold's bunt single moved pinchrunner Easton Edmond to third. A ground ball advanced Arnold to second and Danny Kralicek was intentionally walked to load the bases and set up Glessner's fly ball to center on a 1-2 pitch.

E.J. Merlo pitched shutout ball over the first six innings, leaving runners stranded in five of the six innings before the Tigers broke through in the seventh, scoring five times on five hits, a walk, hit batsman and error. Jonathan May got the win in relief although giving up one run on two hits.

KCKCC jumped in front 4-0 in the third. After a leadoff double by Glessner, error and an intentional walk loaded the bases with one out, Sam Baxter's bunt single scored one run, McKinzie singled in two more and Daniel LaMunyon singled in Baxter. The Blue Devils tacked on another run in the fourth on a walk, sacrifice and Lucas Norton's two-out single.

The Blue Devils wasted no time on jumping on Cowley's Storm Rynard in the second game in a duel with Cole Frakes that matched Raymore-Peculiar graduates. "They started a guy who throws 94 miles per hour and we started a guy who throws 74 and we got a complete game 11-1 win," said Burleson.

After a double by Norton and a walk, the Blue Devils kayoed Rynard by scoring four times with two out in the first. A wild pitch scored one run, Eric Hinostroza singled in two and Glessner one. KCKCC added three more runs in the third on hits by Hinostroza and Norton and run-scoring bunts by Zane Mapes and Tanner Foerschler and then wrapped it up with four runs in the fifth on hits by Foerschler, Norton, McKinzie and LaMunyon and a double by Arnold.

"Luke Norton continues to lead the way and it's good to see McKinzie and Arnold continue to swing the bat," said Burleson. "One thing that should be noted. The bench really did a great job in keeping us fired up in a hostile environment down there and it carried over Saturday. Winning four was certainly encouraging but now the question is what do we do from here?"


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Review: Ishmael's Oranges by Claire Hajaj

Sometimes I wonder if there's ever going to be peace in this world. What if we boiled things down to one on one personal interactions? Would that make for more understanding and cooperation, at least on balance? Can a friendship or a marriage between people who come from groups so diametrically opposed to each other ever work or is there too much cultural baggage involved? Will the events of our world allow any sort of cross-cultural happiness and peace or will even the personal be rent apart by the world's intolerance? Claire Hajaj's bittersweet novel Ishmael's Oranges takes on this very topic with an exiled Arab man meeting a Jewish woman, the two falling in love, getting married, and facing a complicated life together.

Salim is just a child when, forced by war, his family must leave their farm in Jaffa, and the orange tree that his father planted upon his birth. This exile splinters his family beyond repair. As he grows up and leaves for school in Britain, he never forgets the orange tree tethering him to Jaffa. Changing his name to Sal, at a party, he meets Jude, a Jewish woman who has had her own experience of religious hatred and intolerance. Not without difficulty, working through deep, longstanding emotions about each other's religious and cultural identity, and despite heavy familial opposition, they fall in love and marry, determined to be together and to make things work. They carve out a life far from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but they cannot remain inured to it forever; they will ultimately have to face their own pasts, prejudices, and deep seated beliefs.  Confronting those bone deep issues may just break the family they've created.

The first half of the book, which offers equally the perspective of Sal and Jude both, is stronger than the second half, where Jude's perspective is often lost. The frame of the opening letter, which only becomes clear in the end, could work but since it takes so long for the reader to understand it in its entirety, it loses a lot of its power and immediacy.  But the writing is clear and unbiased and the characters' emotions are stark, affecting, and very real.  The ending of the story is small and hopeful despite the sadness and horror that precedes it, leaving open the question of whether or not there can ever be true peace between these two groups of people who have hated for so long. There are stories and memories that foster anger long into the future but there are also the memories of happiness and love as well. We just have to choose which memories will triumph.

Hajaj has written a moving and poignant tale of humanity, the marginalizing of the "other,", the issue and importance of identity, and the often overlooked personal cost of the continuing fight between the Israelis and the Palestinians. She doesn't offer any easy answers to the social issues confronting Sal and Jude; in fact, sadly, even love can't always overcome everything and prevent tragedy. The novel, with its love story and themes of racism, obsession, and hunger for justice, provides an interesting perspective on the political being personal, the way that those around us shape our beings and beliefs, and the power of childhood hurts and betrayals.

Thanks to the publisher for sending me a copy of the book for review.

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  1. Not easy to overcome generations of prejudice and intolerance. Sounds a good read.

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General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President Bounnhang Vorachit Meets with Wang Yi

On October 14, 2020 local time, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President Bounnhang Vorachit met with visiting State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Vientiane.

Wang Yi conveyed cordial greetings of General Secretary and President Xi Jinping to Bounnhang. Wang Yi said, the COVID-19 does not affect the relationship between the LPRP and the CPC as well as the two countries, but makes the traditional friendship between China and Laos withstand tests and grow stronger and deeper. The two sides have supported each other and united together in time of difficulty, effectively bringing the pandemic under control. These efforts reflect their governance capacity and people-centered governance philosophy, as well as the spirit of building a community with a shared future. China is willing to work with Laos to develop their traditional friendship, strengthen mutual trust, and consolidate solidarity and mutual assistance, so as to advance the goal of building the China-Laos community with a shared future set by our two heads of state, and deepen the relations between the two parties and the two countries to benefit the two peoples.

Wang Yi added, in face of post-pandemic challenges, the two sides should coordinate epidemic control with economic growth, and continue to strengthen joint prevention and control. Under the spirit of building the China-Laos community with a shared future, China is ready to provide China-developed COVID-19 vaccines, once available to Laos as a priority recipient, accelerate cooperation on jointly promoting the Belt and Road Initiative through leveraging the China-Laos Economic Corridor, and expand bilateral trade and investment to help Laos develop economy and improve livelihood. China appreciates that Laos firmly stands with China on issues involving its core interests and major concerns. It will work together with Laos to strengthen solidarity and cooperation to address all challenges and deliver their common goals and undertakings.

Bounnhang asked Wang Yi to convey his heartfelt greetings to General Secretary and President Xi Jinping. Bounnhang said, Laos-China relations have been developing with a positive momentum despite the pandemic. The LPRP, the Lao government and people thank the brotherly CPC, the Chinese government and people for the great support in Laos' fight against the COVID-19. The two sides have also been pushing forward cooperation projects earnestly, which fully demonstrates the common ideals and goals between the two countries and peoples. Laos is ready to work with China to push for new progress of cooperation in existing areas and expand new cooperation fields to further deepen our comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. Laos firmly supports China in safeguarding its legitimate rights and interests, and stands with China to jointly build the Laos-China community with a shared future.

On the same day, Wang Yi also met with Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, and held talks with Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith.

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Sage TV Acquired By Google, boosting Google TV

Universal search giant Google has recently acquired Sage TV, which is a company behind the Sage TV Media Centre. The Commercial Digital Video recording software requires the host PC including a hardware based TV tuner card which is now available for Windows, Linux as well as Mac OS X. But the details of this deal like how much Google have paid these 8 years older company have not give any details about that.

Now Sage TV software has integrated with the EPG or Electronic Programming Guide which can be updated via Internet. Not only that the program also provides a television interface for the music, photos and DVR based on the platform of Linux and Window.  Also the Media Center of the Sage TV records in standard MPEG2, but I am sorry to say that a built-in conversation failure to the transcode files can be occurred with the PSP, cell phone, iPod as well as other portable device.

As we reported earlier that Google partners are having troubles by publishing Google TV, because lots of customers are finding the platform which are too much complicated to use. But it does not helps those of the others TV network which are blocking Google TV in the US.

Also Google is now planning for updating Google TV along with Android version 3.1 or Honeycomb, from the customers point of view this means that the Android Market is coming to a TV very near of them and for the developers this means that they are now being able to use one SDK in order to ship the application which work both on Android tablets as well as on Google TV devices. Moreover Google is now hopping that their promise for downloading and installing Android application will give them a new life. Existing Google TV devices will be getting this update for Android version 3.1 sometimes this summer. But Google have not clearly mentioned if some form of Sage TV technologies will be included there as an update or not.


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MiEnergy Cooperative

MiEnergy Cooperative was formed in 2017 from the merger of Hawkeye REC and Tri-County Electric Cooperative.

Hawkeye REC was founded in 1936 and since then the membership has covered a range of home, farm, business and commercial consumers in Chickasaw, Howard and Winneshiek counties in Iowa. Before the merger with Tri-County Electric Cooperative, HREC had about 6,700 electrical services.

Tri-County Electric Cooperative was founded in 1936 when power was not available to rural residents. Local citizens banded together to build lines going out to their homes and farms. For 80 years, TEC served three counties in Minnesota including Winona, Houston and Fillmore and parts of Olmsted and Mower counties and also served portions of Howard, Winneshiek and Allamakee counties in Iowa. Before the merger with Hawkeye REC, TEC had about 15,000 electrical services.

Mission: To deliver high-quality energy services at reasonable prices and maximize value to our members consistent with the wise use of resources.

Phone - 800-432-2285
Website - www.tec.coop
Address - 31110 Cooperative Way, Rushford, MN, USA, 55971


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“Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them.” (Matthew 25:14)

The resources that we have as individuals, and in companies that we own, or work for, are merely entrusted to us. We don’t really own them; they are on loan to us. A return is required, both in physical and spiritual terms. Are we good stewards, do we exercise wisdom and reject the sense of entitlement that so often pervades our thinking?

It is an honor to serve the King and do deal well and wisely with all He has entrusted into our care.

Quick Prayer. “Thank you for entrusting me with so much.” Amen


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Waside Inn Oak MFA# 2018.179
MFA Acc. #: 21.13

Common hardwood trees of the family Fagaceae and genus Quercus that are widespread throughout the northern temperate zones. Oaks, with over 600 species, typically range in size from shrubs to 30m with girths measure 1-1.5m. Oaks have spirally arrange leaves with multiple lobes and smooth margins. The fruit is called an acorn, a small nut, that is polular with squirrels. Oaks trees produce a durable wood that is resistant to insect damage due to its high tannin content. The timber has a distinctive coarse grain and has been used for centuries in construction, cabinetry, flooring, paneling, musical instruments, ship interiors, and moldings. It was used for panel paintings in the Netherlands, England, Germany and northern France until the 18th century (Kuhn 1986). During the gothic period, oak was also used for sculptures in the northern parts of Germany, France and western Belgium (Kuhn, 1986), The thick bark from the cork oak tree (Quercus suber) is used for its buoyancy. Tannins and dyes can be extracted from the bark of oak trees. Oak galls were used to produce Iron gall ink.

See also Black oak, Blue oak, Bog oak, Cork oak, English oak, Live oak, Northern red oak, Pin oak, Red oak, Scarlet oak, Shingle oak, White oak.

MFA Acc. #: 64.127

Synonyms and Related Terms

Quercus; oake; eg (Dan.); Eichen (Deut.); roble (Esp.); chêne (Fr.); quercia (It.); eik (Ned., Nor.); carvalho roble (Port.); Ekar (Sven.)

Working Properties

The characteristics for different species can vary widely. Red oak(Quercus rubra) displays large open pores, while white oak has a tightly closed formation. White oak (Quercus alba) also resist mosture and decay , which makes it useful for outdoor furniture and boats. The hard wood is also widely used for table, chairs, floors, trim and turnings. Because of its density, white oak dictates a slow feed rate for ripping. Both types of oak are susceptible to splintering, or loss of chips. The high tannic acid in oak can turn screw black, that in turn stain the wood.

Other Properties

Density 37-56 ppcf

Paper fiber type: hardwood, ring porous. Using transmitted light microscopy, pulp is identified by two sizes of vessels with profuse pitting. The smaller late wood vessels of Red oak will stain darker than the early wood vessels, which can help distinguish pulp from White oak. Vasocentric tracheids are worm-like and heavily pitted. Perforations are simple. Tyloses are present in White oak. Appearance with Graff "C" stain: dark blue, but varies with bleaching. Average dimensions of fibers: length 1.47mm, 14-22μm wide. Common pulping method: kraft.

Hazards and Safety

Oak emits organic acids as it ages.

Additional Information

  • H.Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986.

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Authority (List of sources checked for information on this subject)

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 555
  • Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
  • F. H. Titmuss, Commercial Timbers of the World, The Technical Press Ltd., London, 1965 Comment: 40-50 ppcf
  • R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
  • Caring for your Collections, Arthur W Schulz (ed.), Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , New York, 1992
  • Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: density=37-56 ppcf (0.60-0.90 g/cm3)
  • Marja-Sisko Ilvessalo-Pfäffli. Fiber Atlas: Identification of Papermaking Fibers (Springer Series in Wood Science). Springer, 1995.
  • Walter Rantanen. "Fiber ID Course." Integrated Paper Services. June 2013. Lecture.

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Supplementary Materialsjcm-09-00103-s001. the introduction of several biomarkers of aging during the short lifespan [27]. Thus, the aim of the present study is to investigate for the first time the age-related central and peripheral expression of NUCB2/Nesf-1 in achieving deeper knowledge in food intake regulation during aging. Additionally, this study contributes to widely characterize the food intake regulation of the African turquoise killifish [28] and enrich data on neuropeptides that regulate food intake in fish [29,30,31,32]. 2. Materials and Methods 2.1. Protocols and Ethics Statement All experiments were performed on group-housed belonging to the long-lived strain MZM 04/10 (Leibniz Institute on Aging Friz-Lipmann Institute, Germany, Jena) at the following time points: 5 weeks post hatching (wph) (young-adult) and 27 wph (onset of aging-related features). Animal maintenance was performed as explained [24]. Animals were kept and bred in FLIs fish service according to paragraph 11 from the German Pet Welfare Action. The protocols of pet maintenance had been approved by the neighborhood power in the Condition of Thuringia (Veterinaer- und Lebensmittelueberwachungsamt) with permit amount J-003798. Euthanasia and body organ harvesting was performed regarding to paragraph 4 (3) from the German Pet Welfare Act as well as the Council of EUROPE Directive of 22nd of Sept 2010 (2010/63/UE). 2.2. Tissues and Pets Planning PF-4136309 reversible enzyme inhibition Seafood on the selected period stage were euthanized in 10 a.m. with an overdose of anesthetics. Seafood, without prior sedation, had been put into a buffered Tricaine methanesulfonate option (MS-222, TricanePharmaq, Pharmaq) at a focus of just one 1 mg/mL for about 5C10 min until no essential signs had been noticed (body and operculum motion, righting reflex), accompanied by PF-4136309 reversible enzyme inhibition decapitation. The complete heads, brains, and intestines were processed and dissected based on the experimental protocols. For RNA removal, brains were processed seeing that described in Baumgart et al immediately. 2014 [33]. For morphological evaluation, the whole minds had LAMB3 been opened by a little incision to permit penetration of the fixative and had been set in paraformaldehyde (PFA, 4% in diethylpyrocarbonate treated phosphate saline buffer (PBS)) right away (ON) at 4 C as well as the brains had been prepared the very next day to keep structural integrity. For cryostatic embedding, tissue had been successively incubated in 20% and 30% sucrose option ON at 4 C, inserted in cryomount (Tissue-Tek? O.C.T.?, Sakura Finetek USA Inc., Torrance, CA, USA), and iced at ?80 C. Serial coronal parts of 14 m width for the mind and sagittal parts of 16 m for the intestine had been cut with a Leica cryostat (Deerfield, IL, USA). For paraffin embedding, tissues were dehydrated in a graded ethanol series, embedded in paraffin, and serial coronal 7 m solid sections were cut at the microtome. 2.3. Sequence Analysis NUCB2 gene structure was recovered from your Genome BrowserCNFINgb [34], while human, mouse, and zebrafish sequences were recovered from your Ensembl Genome Browser [35]. The gene structure analysis was based on sequences retrieved by the Ensembl Genome Browser (Table S1). The evolutionary history was inferred using the Minimum Evolution method [36]. The optimal tree with the sum of branch length = 3.06014219 is shown. The tree is usually drawn to scale, with branch lengths in the same models as those of the evolutionary distances used to infer the phylogenetic tree. The evolutionary distances were computed using the Poisson correction method [37] and are in the models of the number of amino acid substitutions per site. The ME tree was searched using the Close-Neighbor-Interchange (CNI) algorithm [38] at a search level of 1. The Neighbor-joining algorithm [39] was used to generate the initial tree. This analysis involved 5 amino acid sequences. All ambiguous positions were removed for each sequence pair (pairwise deletion option). There were a total of 496 positions in the final dataset. PF-4136309 reversible enzyme inhibition Evolutionary analyses were conducted in MEGA X [40]. NUCB2 aminoacidic sequences were recovered from your National Center for Biotechnology InformationCNCBI [41] and the alignment was performed using Clustal Omega [42]..

Data Availability StatementAll data generated or analyzed in this study are included in this published article, and the datasets are available from the corresponding author within the limits imposed by ethical and legal dispositions

Data Availability StatementAll data generated or analyzed in this study are included in this published article, and the datasets are available from the corresponding author within the limits imposed by ethical and legal dispositions. positive blood cultures for sp. Settings had been matched to instances using the next criteria: age group, hospitalization ward, hospitalization length, and, when appropriate, type of operation. Someone to three settings had been enrolled by case. Risk elements had been examined by multivariate and univariate conditional regression versions, like a basis for a fresh scoring program to forecast candidemia. Results A hundred ninety-two candidemic individuals and 411 matched up settings had been included. Forty-four percent of included individuals had been hospitalized in ICUs, and 56% had been hospitalized outside ICUs. Individual risk elements for candidemia in the ICU inhabitants included total parenteral nourishment, acute kidney damage, heart disease, septic shock prior, and contact with aminoglycoside antibiotics. Individual risk elements for candidemia in the non-ICU inhabitants included central venous catheter, total parenteral nourishment, and contact with nitroimidazoles and glycopeptides. The accuracy from the scores predicated on these risk elements is way better in the ICU than in the non-ICU inhabitants. Independent risk elements for death in candidemic patients included septic shock, acute kidney injury, and the number of antibiotics to which patients Rabbit Polyclonal to DNA-PK were uncovered before candidemia. Discussion While this study shows a role for known Fisetin pontent inhibitor and novel risk factors for candidemia, it specifically highlights important differences in their distribution according to the hospital setting (ICU versus non-ICU). Conclusion This study provides novel risk scores for candidemia accounting for the hospital setting and recent progress in patients Fisetin pontent inhibitor management strategies and fungal epidemiology. spp. Fisetin pontent inhibitor are the third most common microorganisms responsible for health-care-related bloodstream infections [1]. The incidence of candidemia has increased by 50% over the last decade worldwide and ranges between 2.4/100000 and ~?15/100000 individuals, depending on the country and clinical setting [2C6]. Despite significant progress in antifungal treatment options, candidemia is still associated with an overall crude mortality rate ranging between 40 and 60% [4, 7C11]. Attributable mortality ranges from 5% to 49% [12C14], depending on the control group considered and the underlying comorbidities, the impact of nosocomial infections being known to be greater in less sick population, and so probably less important in ICU patients [15]. Prompt initiation of appropriate antifungal therapy is crucial to improve the chances of survival [16]. However, blood cultures for yeasts lack sensitivity and need prolonged incubation ( ?24?h). As a consequence, antifungal medications prophylactically tend to be recommended either, pre-emptively, or in high-risk sufferers [17] empirically. The ensuing overuse of antifungal medications can lead to the introduction of types that are resistant to azoles and/or echinocandins [5, 18C20]. Few research used a matched up case-control style to assess risk elements for candidemia [21C25]. Unparalleled studies identified elements like a central venous catheter (CVC), surgery prior, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, or total parenteral diet (TPN) which can be found in a lot of hospitalized sufferers [22, 23, 26C28]. Furthermore, most research had been performed either inside or outdoors intensive care products (ICUs) and some of these allowed for differential analyses regarding to both settings [24]. This prospective, multicenter, matched case-control study aims to assess the risk factors associated with candidemia in high-risk groups of patients in both the ICU and non-ICU settings. Materials and methods Study design and patients This multicenter, international, prospective, matched case-control study was carried out in five university hospitals (Lille, France; Lausanne, Geneva, Bern, and Basel, Switzerland) and a large teaching hospital (St. Gallen, Switzerland) contributing to the Fungal Contamination Network of Switzerland (FUNGINOS)and ALLFUN networks between July 2013 and March 2017. Patients were included if they were ?18?years old with Fisetin pontent inhibitor at least one blood culture positive for spp. Matched controls (up to three per case) were selected by local investigators for every case. Matching requirements included age group (+/??5?years), medical center ward, length of medical center stay (period from medical center entrance to candidemia in each case was matched to a amount of hospitalization in least equivalent for the corresponding control; most handles continued to be hospitalized after their inclusion, these were followed-up to make sure that they didn’t develop candidemia), and the sort of surgery in case there is surgical procedure. Sufferers with a brief history of intravenous substance abuse had been excluded from the analysis as they will often have a scientific risk profile that’s different from various other candidemic sufferers. Laboratory exams Two automated bloodstream culture systems had been used through the research period: Bactec? (Becton Dickinson, Sparks, Maryland, USA) and Bact/Alert?3D (bioMrieux, Marcy lEtoile, France). Yeasts isolated from bloodstream cultures had been determined by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry (Microflex Mass Spectrometer, Bruker Daltonics GmbH, Bremen, Germany) as referred to previously [29]. Isolates with MALDI-TOF rating significantly less than 1.7 were identified by molecular methods subsequently, as reported [30] previously. Data collection.

Alphaviruses may infect a wide range of vertebrate hosts, including birds, horses, primates, and humans, in which contamination can lead to rash, fever, encephalitis, and arthralgia or arthritis

Alphaviruses may infect a wide range of vertebrate hosts, including birds, horses, primates, and humans, in which contamination can lead to rash, fever, encephalitis, and arthralgia or arthritis. useful for the identification and development of therapies. family, induces caspase-dependent apoptosis, leading to a cytopathic effect, but delays and reduces this process through PI3K-AKT activation [55]. However, in our preliminary experiments, we did not detect any significant delay in cell death in wildtype SFV contamination compared to mutants, which do not hyperactivate the pathway (unpublished). 5. The Strange Case of the Trafficking of Replication Complexes Some Alphaviruses Stimulate Internalisation of DCHS2 Replication Complexes Early in contamination, alphavirus replication complexes (RC) assemble in membrane invaginations/spherules at the PM in which viral replication takes place [56,57]. A striking effect of PI3K-AKT hyperactivation by SFV and RRV is the trafficking of RC from your PM. First, RC localise in small and scattered cytoplasmic vesicles and then in large acidic perinuclear vacuoles (called cytopathic vacuoles of type I (CPV-I)). In SFV contamination, RCs are relocalised from your PM to CPV-I at 8 hpi [56]. When PI3K is usually inhibited or when the YXXM motif in nsP3 is certainly mutated, trafficking of RC will not happen [12,15,56]. It AZD8055 manufacturer isn’t known which downstream goals of AKT mediate RC trafficking. Extremely, viral RNA synthesis isn’t hindered when PI3K is certainly AZD8055 manufacturer inhibited, indicating that RC on the PM by itself can maintain RNA replication [15]. As a result, it is tough to determine whether internalisation of RCs provides benefits for the trojan. In various other alphaviruses, the result is less apparent. CHIKV activates PI3K-AKT, although to a smaller level than SFV, and CHIKV RCs remain on the PM [15] mainly. RC of SINV, which will not activate PI3K-AKT in individual cells, but will activate it in murine cells, partly relocalises in to the cytoplasm in baby hamster kidney cells (BHK-21), although most RCs stay PM membrane linked [57]. Altogether, it appears that just solid AKT activation must induce trafficking of alphavirus RCs and replication occurs to an identical level in RC on the PM such as CPV-I. 6. Remarks to conclude Alphaviruses are pathogens of developing importance, leading to more and more instances through the entire global world but also for which a couple of no vaccines or antiviral therapies. We have analyzed the literature displaying that many alphaviruses activate the PI3K-AKT pathway in vertebrate cells. The level of activation differs (Desk 1), as RRV and SFV induce hyperactivation and CHIKV causes average activation. SINV will not induce suffered AKT activation in human beings but activates AKT in mice. The system of hyperactivaton by RRV and SFV is well known [12], and upcoming function shall reveal the system from the moderate activation by CHIKV, Mutants and SINV of SFV and RRV which usually do not hyperactivate. Inhibition of PI3K-AKT most inhibits replication of SFV and RRV obviously, while for CHIKV a couple of contradicting SINV and outcomes will not seem to depend on PI3K-AKT for replication. Desk 1 Results and Systems of PI3K-AKT activation. thead th align=”middle” valign=”middle” design=”border-top:solid slim;border-bottom:solid slim” rowspan=”1″ colspan=”1″ /th th rowspan=”2″ align=”middle” valign=”middle” design=”border-top:solid AZD8055 manufacturer thin;border-bottom:solid thin” colspan=”1″ Mechanism of PI3K-AKT Activation /th th colspan=”4″ align=”center” valign=”middle” style=”border-top:solid thin;border-bottom:solid thin” rowspan=”1″ Effects of PI3K-AKT Activation on /th th align=”center” valign=”middle” style=”border-bottom:solid thin” rowspan=”1″ colspan=”1″ /th th align=”center” valign=”middle” style=”border-bottom:solid thin” rowspan=”1″ colspan=”1″ Metabolism /th th align=”center” valign=”middle” style=”border-bottom:solid thin” rowspan=”1″ colspan=”1″ Autophagy /th th align=”center” valign=”middle” style=”border-bottom:solid thin” rowspan=”1″ colspan=”1″ Apoptosis /th th align=”center” valign=”middle” style=”border-bottom:solid thin” rowspan=”1″ colspan=”1″ Trafficking RC /th /thead SFV Strong activation via YXXM motif in nsP3Increases glycolysis and fatty acid synthesisBlocks degradation of autophagosomesSmall, not significant delayRCs traffic from PM to CPV-I RRV Strong activation via YXXM motif in nsP3Increases fatty acid synthesisUnknownSmall, not significant delayRCs traffic from PM to CPV-I CHIKV Moderate activation by unknown mechanismUnknownIncreases production of autophagosomesUnknownRC mostly remain at PM SINV Poor or transient activation by unknown mechanismUnknownUnknownUnknownRC mostly remain at PM Open in a.


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Cornerstone Joins Forces with Facebook to Enhance the Value of Virtual Reality Training at Work

New Oculus integration helps capture the impact VR training has on employees and the new SDK will encourage the broader adoption of enterprise VR training content

London — 12 November 2019Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ:CSOD), a global leader in the cloud-based learning, talent management and emerging talent experience market, announced today a collaboration with Facebook’s Oculus to accelerate the role of Virtual Reality (VR) in training and developing the global workforce.

More organisations are turning to VR to increase training efficiency and efficacy among their employees. For example, workers in high-risk fields, such as manufacturing or energy, are training with VR to reduce the risk of injury and costly mistakes. Other industries, such as healthcare, are relying on VR to train for medical procedures and to replicate otherwise impossible situations. This is just the beginning of this transformative trend. According to Tractica Research, the global market for business use of VR hardware and software is expected to grow from $1 billion in 2018 to $12.6 billion by 2025. Earlier this year, Facebook announced the new Oculus for Business platform designed to make it easier for companies to bring headsets, including Oculus Quest, into the workplace.

As the use of VR in the workplace expands, two of the biggest challenges companies face are having the ability to easily track the use of VR training content and measuring the effect it has on employee performance. Today, many organisations are forced to rely on time-intensive, manual data entry and spreadsheets to capture and analyse the impact of their most innovative training content.

Under the agreement, Cornerstone will work with Oculus for Business to let shared clients build apps that can seamlessly track VR training completion data directly within the Cornerstone Learning Management System (LMS). This functionality enables them to access immediate insights into who is using their VR training content and how the training content is impacting employee performance results.

Companies, like Nestlé, already see the value of this technology. “Nestlé Employees deserve the best immersive training experience enabled with virtual reality and ensuring we can track completion of this training is a critical metric for our business operations,” said Jo-Anne Rossouw, Head of Digital Learning, Nestlé.

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To further accelerate the growth of the VR learning content market, Cornerstone will release a SDK for VR content developers to expand LMS integration standards across this new medium. The SDK, compatible with Oculus for Business, will help VR content developers with user authentication, company portal authentication, tracking xAPI progress and pushing that to Cornerstone’s transcript. The VR SDK will be widely available starting next year.

“We’ve seen a growing interest from our clients to start incorporating virtual reality into their skills training and development programs,” said Adam Miller, Founder and CEO, Cornerstone. “We quickly realised we needed to create a simple, efficient process for capturing and measuring the impact of this type of training data. We feel collaborating with Facebook and Oculus was the best choice to ensure reach and scalability across our mutual clients.”

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Cornerstone was founded with a passion for empowering people through learning and a conviction that people should be your organisation’s greatest competitive advantage. Cornerstone is a global human capital management leader with a core belief that companies thrive when they help their employees to realise their potential. Putting this belief into practice, Cornerstone offers solutions to help companies strategically manage and continuously develop their talent throughout the entire employee lifecycle. Featuring comprehensive recruiting, personalised learning, development-driven performance management, and holistic HR planning, Cornerstone’s human capital management platform is successfully used by 3,645 global clients of all sizes, spanning more than 40 million users across 187 countries and 57 languages. Learn more at

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Class activity: Anticipatory set for exploring search tools

Sometimes I get these ideas the day before I have to teach a class. They always seem like great ideas. Awesome ideas, and the fact that I’m trying to put it together last minute for a class that I’ve pretty much had canned for the last few years doesn’t seem to dawn on me until right before I teach the class and I’m like “This might not work after all. Why did I think this was going to work? I should just do what I’ve always done, they’re all going to look at me funny when I tell them to do this, I should of worn flats, I’m going to trip in these heel boots” and every other insecurity hits me like a ton of bricks.

This happened yesterday. I completely changed my approach to teaching database and keyword strategy. It was for an Intro to College class so all the students are new to college libraries and resources. It was an hour and half long class so I figured I had enough time to bumble through some of the awkwardness and find my footing. I did the same lesson again today for an ENG 101 that was only an hour long. In both cases, the class will be returning for a second session. My idea was to use this first session to focus on the mechanics of searching databases. I have always spent a few minutes at the beginning of the class explaining what a database is, how they work, how they can differ, and when there’s time I have them following along with doing a search in Google and then do another one in our discovery tool so they can see the difference. The idea is to always start with something they’re familiar with, then move on to something that’s new and unfamiliar. I decided to expand on that a bit this time by designing an anticipatory set that would allow students more hands-on time to explore several familiar tools like Google, Amazon and and our databases, using a question sheet to reflect on the process as they go.

I first start by explaining the very basics of what a database is and instead of just talking about it, I’m actually reaching outside of my comfort zone and drawing stuff on the white board. Then they do the anticipatory set. They have to search all different tools using the keyword “santuary cities” and then answer the questions: How many results are there? What type of information/sources do you get in the results? Does it provide lots of filters or just a few?

Then we discuss how the results differ and which one’s they felt more comfortable searching in. The key points that come out of the discussion are:

1) Google has lots of different kinds of information in their results, website, videos, news, .coms, .orgs, etc.

2) Amazon does give you books but you can’t read the books without paying for them. So Amazon isn’t so much a database of information as it is a database of records for stuff that has inforemation that you have to purchase first. This is where I can highlight how our library databases do have books, but they are books they can access and read for free.

3) is full of news. It differs from Google in that it’s primarily all news related material. This introduces the concept of a database that focuses on a specific discipline or source type.

4) Search Almost Everything (our discovery tool) is kind of like Google but the information provided in the results are more appropriate for college research. It also has records for stuff like Amazon but you can access the full text, unlike Amazon.

5) The religion and philosophy database is more like because it focuses on a specific discipline. There are also less filters offered in comparison to Search Almost Everything.

The rest of the lesson focuses on keyword strategy and develop a research question. I’m still not sure yet if I’m going to keep this as a standard lesson. This anticipatory set does take about fifteen minutes total once you include the discussion time afterwards, so it definitely works best when you have more than one session with the class and longer class period.

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    Thanks Nicki! I’ve always learned better through analogies too, I think that’s why this idea appealed to me so much.

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2016-17 RACC Student Catalog
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Workforce and Economic Development/Community Education

The Workforce and Economic Development/Community Education Division is a major and unique part of the offerings of Reading Area Community College. The College’s Workforce and Economic Development/Community Education Division is committed to providing opportunities for adults to gain new knowledge and skills through formal and informal study. Workforce and Economic Development/Community Education registers approximately 10,000 area adults into classes annually. The Workforce and Economic Development/Community Education Division of Reading Area Community College is committed to:

  • Providing education and training to meet job requirements and to facilitate advancement in certain occupations and professions
  • Providing training for displaced workers
  • Providing customized training programs for local business and industry
  • Providing basic education programs in Adult Basic Education (ABE), English as a Second Language (ESL) and General Education Development (GED)
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Continuing Education Units (C.E.U.’s) are available for participating in Workforce and Economic Development/Community Education programs. C.E.U.’s are based on a standard of one unit per ten hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience. Upon successful completion of a course, each participant is presented with a certificate recognizing their accomplishment.

The C.E.U. is a nationally recognized unit of measure used to accumulate a standardized, permanent record of participation in credit-free continuing education programs conducted under responsible sponsorship, capable direction and qualified instruction.

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Workforce and Economic Development/Community Education offers regularly scheduled conferences, seminars, and workshops for professional gain or personal development. Our professional staff will work with you in designing conferences, seminars or workshops to meet your organization’s needs.

Workforce and Economic Development/Community Education also offers business, manufacturing technology, information technology, health care, public service, technical and vocational courses to prepare workers for changing occupational demands. As an option, customized programs may be held at your workplace - on company time or after working hours.

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Career Preparation provides non-credit certificate training. These medical and business programs are designed to prepare adults for entry or re-entry into the job market.

Certificate programs offered through the Career Preparation program are: CNA (Certified Nurse Aide), Dental Assistant, Diagnostic Technician with Phlebotomy, Medical Insurance & Billing Specialist, Medical Assisting, Medical Receptionist, Medical Secretary, Veterinary Assistant, Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) Certification Course and Exam, Administrative Assistant, Office Assistant with Computer Applications and Computer Applications.

Students must have their high school diploma or GED prior to admission. (The Certified Nurse Aide Program does not require a GED or high school diploma prior to admission.) Students will be required to verify previous college coursework completed with an average of “C” or above or take a reading assessment test. Select programs require submission of PA Criminal History Report Information, a completed physical form and/or proof of valid health insurance. A criminal background check free of prohibited offenses is required to attend programs with internships.

Funding for the training may be available to individuals meeting the requirements established by the Berks County Career Link, the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation or through the Berks County Assistance Office. Additionally, prospective students may apply for federal and state grants and for loans. Please call 610-375-8188 for more information.

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Adult Basic Education classes offer basic reading and math instruction to adults functioning from a second grade level to those reading on an eighth-grade level. All materials used in these classes are adult-oriented and address pertinent daily skills. Classes are free.

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The English for Speakers of Other Languages program offers speaking, reading and writing skills to non-English speaking adults. Classes are offered at intermediate and advanced levels. Classes are free.

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The GED© Preparation Program offers instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, social studies and science to prepare adults, as well as eligible 16 and 17 year old youth, to sit for the General Educational Development Test. Classes are free. Day and evening classes are available.

“GED is a registered trademark of the American Council on Education and may not be used or reproduced without the express written permission of the American Council on Education.”

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The GED© test is administered at Reading Area Community College through Pearson Vue testing. Pennsylvania residents (adults 18 years and older, as well as 16- and 17- year-old participants meeting specific qualifications) are eligible to take the computerized exam. All registrations, testing times, locations and payment with credit card are completed at the website gedtestingservice.com. Payment is required at the time of registration.

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Everyone who successfully meets the scoring requirements established by the state of Pennsylvania will receive a High School Equivalency Diploma from the Department of Education. This diploma is accepted, by law, as a legitimate high school diploma by business, industry, colleges, and most branches of the armed services.

Health Care

Courses, workshops and seminars are provided to meet the educational needs of the health care community. Programs deal with such topics as current trends and issues, technological advances, clinical updates, federal and state regulations, safety issues, legal issues and ethical issues. Programs vary and are provided for any individual employed in health care. Seminars are available on both a regular basis and as customized training for any organization upon request.

Auctioneering Certification Program

In order to sit for the PA State Auctioneer Licensing Examination, an individual must either serve as a licensed auctioneer apprentice or successfully complete an approved course of study. In January 1991, the “Auctioneering Certification Program” was confirmed by the Pennsylvania Auction Board as a course of study.

This program has been designed to provide in-depth knowledge of the techniques, procedures and principles of communication, appraisal, management, marketing and law necessary to pass the licensing exam. Specific course schedules can be obtained from the Office of Workforce and Economic Development/ Community Education.

Business and Industry Programs

Schmidt Training and Technology Center

The Schmidt Training and Technology Center at Reading Area Community College is dedicated to providing a continuum of learning in advanced manufacturing skills, information technology (IT), market knowledge, executive senior leadership, business performance and workforce readiness that meets the demands of the local and regional labor market. Manufacturing, IT and business professionals provide training using a hands-on learning approach.

The staff of Schmidt Training and Technology Center understands employers’ technology challenges, operating systems and business performance objectives. We understand that business and industry growth is increasingly centered on new IT applications in addition to advanced technical innovation. We know that successful employers must find new ways to produce and deliver products and services to customers who will purchase these goods at prices that will provide profit. The offerings of the Schmidt Training and Technology Center provide customized senior leadership and employee training that adjusts to the unique and changing needs of business and industry employers.

Business Solutions

Training helps senior executives and managers establish the critical links between their people, customers and business profitability to realize and capitalize on the untapped potential within their organization.

Workforce Development

Workforce training is designed to prepare entry-level and front-line employees to integrate into the business culture. This coursework will also prepare unemployed and underemployed citizens to gain the necessary skills for better paying jobs. Topics include work ethics, supervision, communications, teamwork, refresher math, workplace math and computer applications.

Manufacturing Technology

Manufacturing Technology training provides knowledge and skills for dislocated workers who desire better-paying jobs in manufacturing and for local industry (incumbent workers) seeking to increase productivity, efficiencies, employee retention and growth. This includes technical knowledge and skills in industrial mechanics, industrial electricity, industrial electronics, automated manufacturing, mechatronics, machine equipment operator, CNC machine operator and machine tool technology.

Reading Area Community College is a regional Advanced Manufacturing/Integrated Systems Technology partner providing industrial maintenance and mechatronics training.

Information Technology

Information Technology training provides knowledge and skills for dislocated workers and local industry (incumbent workers) who desire to gain current information technology knowledge, skills and certifications. We develop IT skill sets that will enable employers to creatively sustain competitiveness and provide better customer service.

In the IT hardware realm, our IT Essentials and Cisco Networking Academy training prepares individuals to sit for industry-recognized certifications such as A+, CCENT, CCNA, Cisco Security, and Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA).

Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Training Program

This 180-hour program is designed to prepare participants to work in this field and to sit for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) certification exam. The curriculum was developed by the DEP.

Enrichment Programs

Online Courses

Non-credit online courses provide a wide variety of knowledge and skills for professional and personal development. Experience top quality courses developed by nationally recognized instructors and college professors. Lessons are provided online and can be completed in six weeks. Classes are scheduled monthly and are available anywhere the Internet can be accessed. Visit www.ed2go.com/readingacc to access more than 300 online courses in topic areas, including:

  • Accounting
  • Basic Computer Literacy
  • Business and Management
  • Computer Applications
  • Computer Programming
  • Digital Photography & Digital Video
  • Finance & Wealth Building
  • Healthcare, Nutrition & Fitness
  • Languages
  • Law & Legal
  • PC Networking and Security
  • Personal Development
  • Sales & Marketing
  • Start Your Own Business
  • Teaching & Education
  • Test Prep
  • Veterinary
  • Web Page Design

Online Career Training Programs

Non-credit online career training programs provide the skills necessary to acquire professional level positions for many in demand occupations.

Reading Area Community College in Partnership with ed2go offers top quality training. Our programs are designed by a team of professionals from each respective field, who work to provide the most effective web-based learning experience available today. Instructors/mentors are actively involved in your online learning experience. They respond to any questions or concerns, as well as encourage and motivate you to succeed. Visit www.gatlineducation.com/readingacc to access Online Career Training Programs in the following disciplines:

  • Business and Professional
  • Healthcare and Fitness
  • Hospitality and Gaming
  • IT and Software Development
  • Management and Corporate
  • Media and Design
  • Skilled Trades and Industrial
  • Sustainable Energy and Going Green

Take a look at the following list to discover the realm of courses provided by RACC’s Workforce and Economic Development/Community Education Division. Remember, if you cannot find what you are looking for, our staff can develop a course or program to suit your needs. Call 610.607.6221.

Courses Offered by RACC’s Workforce and Economic Development/Community Education Division

Senior Leadership & Workforce Development

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Development
Executive Coaching - Leadership
Lean Thinking
Process Improvement
Project Management
Tools for Profit™
Total Predictive Maintenance (TPM)

Manufacturing Technology

Technical Specialty Modules

AC/DC Electrical Controls
Blueprint Reading
CNC Machine Operator
Computer Control Technology
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Electrical Control Wiring Systems
Electrical Motors
Electronic AC & DC Drives
Industrial Programmable Logic Controls (PLC) Allen Bradley & Siemens (Basic & Advanced)
Industrial Mechanical Systems
Industrial Electrical Systems
Machine Equipment Operator
Machine Tool Technology
Manufacturing Process
Mechanical Drives
Motion Control
Power Distribution Systems
Process Controls
Quality Assurance
Robotics and Computer Programs
Safety and OSHA
Thermal Process Controls
Troubleshooting Industrial Control Systems
Troubleshooting Practices
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
Welding (MIG)

Information Technology

CompTIA A+ Essentials
CompTIA A+ Practical Application
Cisco Certified Entry-Level Network Technician (CCENT)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Cisco Security
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)

Workplace Readiness

Communication Skills/Personal Effectiveness
Computer Concepts, Applications & Skills
Personal Effectiveness/Team Approach
Refresher Math
Workplace Mathematics

Workplace Literacy

Communication Skills
Literacy (ESL/GED)
Math Skills
Spanish in the Workplace

Health Care

Basic Physical Assessment Course
Clinical Updates
Interpersonal Skills
Intravenous Therapy
Management Skills
Trends & Issues in Health Care
Wellness Programs

Please note: Written refund requests must be received one week before classes begin. No refunds will be issued after this date.