Nuclear Testing Footage: Operation Crossroads - Part 5 (1946)

1946 www.amazon.com Watch the full film: thefilmarchived.blogspot.com All Crossroads operations were designed to keep personnel from being exposed to more than 0.1 röntgen (R) per day. At the time, this was considered to be an amount of radiation that could be tolerated for long periods without any harmful effects on health. Since there was no special clothing or radiation shielding available, the protection plan relied on managing who went where, when, and for how long. Radioactively "hot" areas were predicted in advance, and then checked with Geiger counters, sometimes by remote control, to see if they were safe. The level of measured gamma radiation determined how long personnel could operate there without exceeding the daily allowable dose. Instant gamma readings were taken by radiation safety specialists, but film-badge dosimeters, which could be read at the end of the day, were issued to all personnel believed to be at the greatest radiological risk. Anyone whose badge showed more than 0.1 R / day exposure was removed for one or more days from areas and activities of possible exposure. The maximum accumulated exposure recorded was 3.72 R, received by a radiation safety specialist. A percentage of each group working in less contaminated areas was badged. Eventually, 18875 film-badge dosimeters were issued to about 15% of the total work force. On the basis of this sampling, a theoretical total exposure was calculated for each person who did not have a personal badge ...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmw1TjX6ZOk&hl=en

Veteran Benefits That May Help Pay For Costs of Assisted Living

Image : http://www.flickr.com

There are many veterans and surviving spouses of veterans who are currently either in assisted living or are looking to move into an assisted living community; however, the costs become such a burden on the resident and often times, the family has to keep their loved one at home due to the high costs of moving their loved one into an assisted living community. What many people don't know is that there is a benefit for veterans and surviving spouses of veterans. The benefit is called Aid and Attendance and is provided by the VA. For the actual veteran, he/she can receive up to nearly $2,000.00 each month as a reimbursement for his/her expenses in assisted living.

Now, I'm not the expert on getting you the benefit, but I am the expert on giving you enough information to know if it's something that you should be looking into and where you can get more information. For the surviving spouse, he/she may be eligible for close to $1,000.00 each month as a reimbursement for his/her expenses in assisted living. Now, you or your loved one is living in a skilled nursing facility and you're wondering if the benefit will help pay for those costs. The answer is, absolutely. Most (if not all) medical expenses in fact, are reimbursable up to the cap amount that was mentioned previously.

How do you know if you qualify? Here are a few tips. The veteran will have had to be on active duty at least one day during one of the major wars such as Vietnam, World War II, or the Korean War, etc. The VA will look at your current income also. If your income is less than your medical costs (and yes, every penny of the cost of assisted living is considered a medical cost), you will be eligible to be reimbursed up to the full amount of the benefit. For example, say your income is $1,500 per month and your medical expenses are $3,000 per month. You will be eligible for a reimbursement of up to $1500 each month. This amount is paid to the veteran directly and not to the facility. Will they take into consideration that the veteran still owns a home and has other assets? Yes, however, there are legal ways to move these assets around to become eligible for the benefit. I would use the professionals to help you do this to make sure you're doing it right.

Now, how do you get the benefit? There are two ways. You can either go to the VA yourself and do all of the paperwork yourself or you can have a company help you in the process. There are pros and cons to each. If you do the paperwork yourself and work directly with the VA, it may take a while as there are several forms to be completed and if you don't submit them just right, it may delay the reimbursement. If you use a company that specializes in this process, they'll know exactly what needs to be submitted and they'll help you submit it correctly the first time (allowing you to start getting the maximum benefit). These types of companies typically charge anywhere from $500-800 to help you complete the paperwork, but that will pay off after one month of reimbursement potentially. http://va.gov is the site where you can find more information about this benefit. Put in the key word "aid and attendance."

So how do you find a company that will help you in this process? I would call an assisted living community near your home and ask them. In Utah there is a company in Salt Lake County call Senior Care Associates that does a pretty good job at this.

One final and very important piece of information. With this benefit, it's not retro-active in one sense; however, there is a form called Statement in Support of Claim found at va.gov/vaforms/form_detail.asp?FormNo=21-4138. THIS IS SO IMPORTANT! Get this form in first. From the time that the VA receives this form from you, you will be reimbursed back to the date they received this (while you're taking some time to gather all of the other necessary forms and documents to get the benefit).

After jumping through all of the hoops, you'll be grateful to have know about this benefit. Now you need to share this valuable information with others who could benefit from it.

AssistedLivingUtah.com

Anniversary Celebrations With A Delicious Menu

Image : http://www.flickr.com

Anniversary is a time of joy at which point one just looks back and see the years that had passed by, the ups and downs that came along, the love and happiness shared, sharing comfort during the rough times, etc. It is a time to see how the relationship got its foundation and how with time it grew stronger. Such times should be celebrated with great joy and detailed planning. The detailed planning must include writing invitations, decorations, planning the menu, etc. and this can be best achieved by jotting down the things on the paper from time to time so that a plan can be made and executed perfectly.

Among other things that need all your attention for the Anniversary Party, the most important is the menu that would make your guests rock. One such menu would be a three course meal to include Mussels Josephine as an appetizer, Chicken with Spinach and Mushrooms as the main dish and Caramel Pear Dessert. Apart from this there can be other recipes that you can look into but this course is tested and proven and many have enjoyed celebrating their anniversary with this course.

Chicken with Spinach and Mushrooms would be an excellent dish for the Anniversary Party. To make this recipe, you would need eight ounces of boneless skinless chicken breasts, four ounces of mushrooms, quartered two green onions, one cup grape tomatoes, half cup of white wine, half lemon, juice and zest of three garlic cloves, one pound sliced spinach, about two teaspoons of parmesan cheese and fresh grated salt pepper. These are the ingredients that you are going to need to prepare the main dish.

Mrs. Party... Gail Leino takes a common sense approach to planning and organizing events, celebrations and holiday parties with unique ideas for anniversary party supplies and fun Anniversary party games. She explains proper etiquette and living a healthy life while also teaching organizational skills and fun facts. The Party Supplies Hut has lots of party ideas with hundreds of free holiday printable games and free birthday party activities. Over 100 adorable Themes including Anniversary Party Supplies to fit your birthday celebration, holiday event, or "just because" parties. Party themes include cartoon characters, sports, movie, TV shows, luau, western, holidays, and unique crazy fun theme ideas.

Veteran's Day Ceremony- UCF - Daytona Beach

This is a video presentation that I put together for the Veteran's Day Ceremony that we held at the Daytona Beach UCF campus on November 10th, 2009. On this day I am reminded of a quote from the movie GladiatorWhat we do in life echoes an eternity. This is so true with regards to all of our veterans. What you have sacrificed for our liberties and our freedoms is immeasurable. Because of you, we sleep safely at night, we can pray without fear of persecution, we can speak our thoughts and ideas freely, we can hope for the future, we can simply live. For those who served, sweat, bled, and died for this country, what you have done for us, will echo an eternity. As a US Navy Vet, and citizen of this great country, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mwiWswROec&hl=en

America Thy Will Stay Free!

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH4NiyGI7XI&hl=en

PASS Day , more Obama in Schools...

PLEASE SEE MY BLOG FOR FULL DETAILS paintbrush12.com a wise insider Rayo.Azul It occurs to me that as they seek to overwhelm every system, we are all going to be faced with individually-overwhelming force, and it will be much more necessary to help our neighbors and friends in ways we would never have done before. Prayers will be needed. Service will be needed. Work will be needed. No more living near people and never knowing a thing about them. We will have to become a whole network of support for one another. If we don't, then we will fall individually before the onslaughts leveled against us. "There were enough of us on campus to constitute a tribe, and when it came to hanging out, many of us chose to function like a tribe, staying close together, traveling in packs. . . It remained necessary to prove which side you were on, to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out and name names" Barack Hussein Obama from Dreams of My Father "I found solice in nursing a pervasive sense of grievancee and animosity against my mother's race" Barack Hussein Obama from Dreams of My Father ______ The Whitehouse has plans also to directly educate the children about the importance of healthcare reform, the census and the environment. This is just the beginning. Why not address the children when they are home, with their parents? So that you can see how the children are being enlisted to help produce propaganda for this administration, the classroom helps for k-6 teachers is ...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-IqRCG7uxQ&hl=en

Breaking the News - Week 50, Year 2009

Kathy Landin's "I'm an Idiot" Show breaking the news for week 50 of the year 2009. It's obvious I've already begun my holly jolly holidays, but that's no reason to leave the news unbroken. Happy happy to you and yours! kathysidiotshow.com



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqg5fP5dGLU&hl=en