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Bernie Parent
In the early part of his career, Parent tended goal with the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs, but he was best known for being the clutch goalie on the Philadelphia Flyers' championship teams.
Parent grew up in Montreal in the early 1950s and played pickup games on the street with a tennis ball. Remarkably, Parent didn't learn to skate until he was 11. In his first game as a kid, he sheepishly admitted he let in 20 goals, not a great start for someone aiming for the pros, but he was dedicated to succeeding.
By 1965, Parent had moved his way up to the Bruins' farm system and was later brought up to the Bruins for two seasons. In 1967 Parent was claimed by the Flyers in the Intra-League Draft. It was there that he started to establish his reputation as a top goalie. In 1971, Parent was traded to Toronto in a very controversial deal. In the end, the trade was good for Parent because it was in Toronto that he became a teammate of his hero, Jacques Plante. Parent was a stand-up goalie, a technique he learned from Plante years earlier.
Parent left the Leafs with great acrimony in 1972 when he became the first Leaf to defect from the NHL ranks to the World Hockey Association. He signed with the Miami Screaming Eagles for $750,000 over five years. Miami's team didn't even have a rink when Parent signed, and he ended up with the Philadelphia Blazers in the WHA for $600,000 instead. Parent quit the team during the 1973 playoffs in a pay dispute and forced the Leafs to trade him back to the Flyers.
Returning to the Flyers, Parent became a sports hero in the City of Brotherly Love. One local bumper sticker read, "Only the Lord saves more than Bernie Parent." Now part of the Flyers' Broad Street Bullies, Parent and his teammates won the Stanley Cup twice in a row, in 1974 and 1975. In both seasons, Parent won the Vezina Trophy as best goalie and the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
Parent admitted he had considerable fear of playing goal in the NHL, and that fear helped him play better. On game nights, he never appeared without his mask on, even going to and from the dressing room. He also had a strict pre-game ritual. He sat alone under a miniature Stanley Cup and thought about the opposing players he would face, then slept for eight hours, had a steak for lunch and then slept again.
Parent's remarkable career was short-lived. In a freak accident, a stick hit him in his right eye when he was 34, causing permanent damage to his depth perception and his ability to focus. Parent was forced to retire from hockey in 1979. He was signed by the Flyers as "special assignments" coach in 1979, notably to advise goalies, just as Plante had once helped him.


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Meet Lori Susi
Lori Susi, Web and Print Communications Design Coordinator in De Anza's Marketing/Communications Office, has worked at the college since 1983. She first worked part time as an hourly student employee doing graphic design while the full-time graphic designer was on staff development leave, then became a full-time graphic designer at De Anza in 1990.
Director of Marketing/Communications Marisa Spatafore says Susi is one of the most efficient workers she has ever known and uses her time extraordinarily well. "One example of Lori's willingness to go above and beyond her typical job duties is her enthusiastic participation in event planning. The special events in which she is involved benefit not only from the creative design required for such events, but also her outstanding organizational skills," says Spatafore, Susi's nominator.
Susi attributes her successes, which include numerous state, regional and national design awards over the years from community college professional marketing organizations, to being supported in taking two staff development leaves that sharpened and inspired her creative skills. "They help to recharge my batteries and expose me to what's new in design and marketing," she says.
"Lori delivers consistently excellent work on all design projects, large and small. She is extraordinarily creative. In addition, she performs independent research on contemporary design issues and engages in professional development at every opportunity to ensure that her skills, such as in Photoshop, are completely up to date," says Spatafore.
Susi earned an A.A. in the arts as well as a Certificate of Proficiency in Graphic Design from De Anza. "I like my job because it's very creative, which is an essential part of who I am," Susi says. "It gives me a chance every day to exercise my creativity and collaborate on producing quality designs and messages for the college."


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The society is the national headquarters for the state organizations of descendants of Mayflower Pilgrims. It publishes the Mayflower Quarterly and the five-generation project (see Background Sources for Massachusetts). A research library is available. The Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 100 Boylston St., #750, Boston, MA 02116-4610 also has a useful library.
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China rare earths producer suspends output
BEIJING China's biggest rare earths producer has suspended production in an effort to shore up plunging prices of the materials used by makers of mobile phones and other high-tech products.
State-owned Baotou Steel Rare Earth (Group) Hi-tech Co. said in a statement released through the Shanghai Stock Exchange that it suspended production Tuesday to promote "healthy development" of rare earths prices. It gave no indication when production would resume and phone calls to the company on Thursday were not answered.
Beijing is tightening control over rare earths mining and exports to capture more of the profits that flow to Western makers of lightweight batteries and other products made of rare earths. China has about 30 percent of rare earths deposits but accounts for more than 90 percent of production.
Beijing alarmed global manufacturers by imposing export quotas in 2009. It also is trying to force Chinese rare earths miners and processors to consolidate into a handful of government-controlled groups.
Baotou Steel Rare Earth announced a similar one-month halt to production last October, also in an attempt to push up prices by reducing supplies.
The United States, the European Union and Japan have challenged China's quotas in the World Trade Organization as a violation of its free-trade commitments. Beijing has defended its controls as necessary to safeguard a scarce resource and minimize environmental damage from mining.
Rare earths are 17 minerals used in goods including hybrid cars, weapons, flat-screen TVs, mobile phones, mercury-vapor lights and camera lenses. The United States, Canada, Australia and other countries also have rare earths but most mining stopped in the 1990s as lower-cost Chinese ores came on the market.
The global economic slowdown has hurt demand, pushing down rare earths prices. Some manufacturers have been prompted by the Chinese controls to switch to alternative materials.
Beijing's trading partners complain its export controls push up rare earths prices abroad and give buyers in China an unfair advantage.
The price of one rare earth, lanthanum oxide, has fallen 65 percent on global markets since the start of this year to $15 per kilogram this week, according to Lynas Corp., an Australian miner. But that still is nearly double price of $9 per kilogram paid by buyers in China.
Other rare earths have shown similar price declines and a wide margin between prices in China and abroad.


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The Sunday Read is a look at the best Sunday columns around the NBA.
Stan Van Gundy is right. Derrick Rose is going to win the 2010-11 NBA Most Valuable Player presented by Kia Motors. In addition, Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau has a great shot to win the Coach of the Year award. At worst, he'll finish second.
But David Haugh of the Chicago Tribune believes that the Bulls have another award winner on their team. He writes Sunday that Luol Deng is the league's most underrated player …
When anybody mentions the Bulls' Big 3, they usually mean Rose, Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah. But without the consistency of Deng the Bulls would find themselves fighting for playoff position in the East with the Hawks and Magic in the middle rather than leading the Celtics at the top.
After the Bulls added seven new players last offseason, most notably Boozer, perception grew that Deng would take on a lesser role. The reality is that the less the Bulls have needed to depend on Deng, the more indispensable he became holding things together on both ends of the floor.
Glue-all Deng.
"There's no way we would be in this position if not for the year he's having and all the things he does for our team," Thibodeau said.
There's no way the Bulls will get to the conference finals they need to reach to meet rising expectations without Deng continuing to play at the elite level that has become the norm this season.
Additional reading…
- Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald praises the work of Tom Thibodeau, perhaps the favorite to win Coach of the Year..
- Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News profiles the New Jersey Nets' newest star, Deron Williams.
- Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe diagnoses the problems of the struggling Celtics, who have lost six of their last 10.
John Schuhmann is a staff writer for NBA.com. Send him an e-mail or follow him on twitter.


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I think it's a great book for dog lovers because many dog lovers have experienced many fun times with dogs. The girl and dog go on walks in the forest and catch frogs. Everybody can connect with the caring feelings of the little girl in the book because the author uses such descriptive words.
Girls who love and want dogs will connect with this book. The little girl dreamed of a dog all her life and even named him Jeff. Finally, when she finds him in the road, her dreams come true. This book can teach a lesson about responsibility to kids all over the world as the little girl learns to take care of her new dog, Jeff.


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Win or lose, just about every game comes down to the final few moments of the 4th quarter. I am glad I don't have a weak ticker, this team would kill me.
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- Google seeks to clarify its new privacy plan after backlash
- Changes will create a user profile based on what users do on all Google products
- Members of Congress have asked for clarification
- Google notes there are privacy tools in place to opt out of some aspects
Seeking to blunt a sharp backlash to recent privacy policy changes, Google has offered to share "the real story" about a system that compiles information about users based on their activity on all of Google's sites and products.
This week, Google announced new privacy settings. They spell out the fact that the company collects and compiles data about its users based on their activity on its various sites -- from its search page to Gmail to YouTube to phones running its Android operating system.
The announcement gave some privacy advocates cause for alarm, even though Google says the information is assembled to enhance user experience, such as better targeting ads that will be of interest to its customers.
Perhaps most notably, eight members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, wrote a letter to Google CEO Larry Page asking for clarification about the changes.
"While Google suggests that the purpose of this shift in policy is to make the consumer experience simpler, we want to make sure it does not make protecting consumer privacy more complicated," reads the letter. The lawmakers also noted that because of Google's global reach, the change "potentially touches billions of people worldwide."
It asks Google to share what kind of data it currently collects and explain how information collected under the newly announced system will be used.
In a post on the company's public policy blog, Google's Betsy Masiello wrote that there have been misconceptions about the changes.
"A lot has been said about our new privacy policy," she wrote. "Some have praised us for making our privacy policy easier to understand. Others have asked questions, including members of Congress, and that's understandable too."
Among the points that Masiello makes in the post:
_ Users don't have to be logged in to use many of Google's products, including search and YouTube. No data is collected when a user is not logged in.
_ When logged in, users can edit or turn off their search histories, switch Gmail chat to "off the record," use "incognito mode" on the Google Chrome browser or employ other of Google's privacy tools.
_ Quite simply, Web users don't have to use all of Google's products.
She noted that Google won't be collecting any more data about users than it was before.
"We're making things simpler and we're trying to be upfront about it. Period," she wrote.
Not everyone was convinced.
While noting that there are some advantages to having your information stored in one place, Brent Rose wrote for tech site Gizmodo that there are some scary aspects to it as well.
"There are certainly reasons to be concerned about keeping all of your eggs in one basket. It means there's a single point of failure, which makes me nervous," Rose wrote. "The fact that you can't opt-out of shared search data, and that Google will know more about you than your wife? That's a little creepy."


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All too many of us have found that building an energy-efficient home seems to be a dream, a fantasy that's kept just out of reach by escalating prices and high interest rates that contribute to the high cost of building a home. Of course, MOTHER has long been exploring ways of breaking this vicious circle of waste, and one inventor of solutions—whose work we've shown you before (starting back in 1981, in an article on earth-sheltered architecture)—is architect Angus W. Macdonald. Angus has developed a number of housing designs that apply low-cost building techniques to passive solar, earth-tempered homes, and he's agreed to relate, in a series of articles that will span at least six issues of MOTHER, much of what he's learned about planning and building such structures. The series will follow the actual construction of one of the architect's standard designs—Sun Cottage—and will include photos and illustrations of each step.
In our last issue, we covered the criteria for selecting a site for a passive solar, earth-sheltered home. In this installment, we'll discussing detail—another vital pre-groundbreaking step: making (and maintaining) a budget.
Although effective construction-cost control of a sun-heated dwelling means that you'll have to do a lot of homework before and during the actual building, the payoff for your care will be well worth the effort. Basically, you'll be creating equity in solar real estate, housing that—with the inevitable inflation and rising fuel costs ahead—will increase many times in value in future years. Also, by budgeting carefully, you'll avoid funding shortfalls, and the heartbreak of an unfinished house and an empty pocketbook.
When you're choosing the plan for your new home, you'll obviously have to be constantly aware of your construction budget. But how do you come up with that figure to begin with? There are several methods, depending on your current financial status and what your expectations are. For example, perhaps you plan to sell your present house to finance the construction of the new, more energy-efficient one. In that case, you'll be building with a fixed-sum budget, one that will be determined by what you can reasonably expect to have after all the selling and moving expenses (along with the purchase price of new land) have been subtracted from the proceeds of the sale.
Maybe you have a steady job and plan to pay for your new home on a monthly basis, with a mortgage. If so, the amount of money that you can spend on your home's construction will be determined by the monthly loan payment you can afford. The usual rule of thumb for calculating this figure has been to allot one-quarter of your monthly gross income. To cope with the high interest rates that have prevailed for the last several years, however, many lenders are now allowing borrowers to devote a third of their earnings to a mortgage payment.
Whichever percentage you end up using—and I recommend that you be sensibly cautious and choose the lower of the two—be sure to subtract overhead and utility costs from the fraction of your income earmarked for your house. Fortunately, insurance rates will be comparatively low for a Sun Cottage because of its fireproof construction, and our earth-tempered, passive solar design should require next to no space heating. There will be energy expenses for lighting, cooking, and so on, though, and you'll also have property taxes to pay. (One good guideline to help you judge what monthly payment you might be comfortable with is to evaluate how easy or hard it is for you to meet your present rent or mortgage.)
Interest rates are—as of this writing—about 10 3/4% for government programs and 11 3/4 to 12% for commercial loans. I've included a 30-year mortgage table at the end of this article to show you how a few monthly payment amounts compare to the sum borrowed.
Since today's inflationary monetary policy means interest rates are bound to rise again, you should consider only a fixed-rate mortgage. Your bank should be willing to write one, but if it's not, find a mortgage broker. This person represents large investors (such as insurance companies) and writes either commercial or government loans, depending on your needs and qualifications.
Once you've arranged for a mortgage, many banks will lend you the majority of the money needed to build the structure. The funds don't come as a lump sum, however, but are paid for different completed stages of construction,and not until the lenders have inspected the work.
After you determine the total limit of your budget, you'll need to provide part of that for land development costs. These will vary with each site, but fall into four categories: access, sewage disposal, utility supply, and legal costs.
The access road to the site must be suitable for heavy construction vehicles, as well as for your own use. Get bids from grading and clearing contractors to find out exactly how much the work will cost, and don't be surprised if it's more than you expected (even the least expensive gravel drive and turnaround will run $1,000).
The cost of sewage disposal will depend on what the local health inspector requires at your site. Septic tanks and drainage fields may run as much as $2,000. At the less expensive end of the scale, even a municipal hookup will be accompanied by a charge.
Contact the power company to arrange for an electrical connection (which will be needed during construction), and notify the telephone company, too. If you'll be using a public water supply, that hookup will carry an installation charge with it. The price of having your own water source dug can be estimated by reviewing local well depths and applying the prevailing per-foot charge that your area's drillers ask.
I've lumped the construction loan interest, loan clearing costs, owner's liability and property insurance during construction, and building permits in the "legal" category. Don't forget to include the cost of the design itself (an architect's or engineer's fee). Your professional designer, the building official, and your insurance and real estate agents will be able to pinpoint these figures for you.
Now, add up all these estimated land development costs and subtract this total from your construction budget. The remainder is what you can actually spend to build the house. Knowing that figure will obviously help you determine what plan to select.
Of course, the method of construction that you choose will also influence the amount of square footage you'll be able to afford. As I write, fully contracted buildings run about $42 per square foot in my part of the country, but many owner-assisted construction jobs are coming in at between $18 and $24 per square foot. In fact, some owner-builders have erected their passive solar, earth-sheltered houses for as little as $10 per square foot! At the lowest of these costs, you could afford at least four times as much house as you could at turnkey prices! However, the amount of time and effort you can afford to devote to construction—along with your level of building skills—will govern your degree of participation (and the associated savings). Also, as you approximate those factors, bear in mind that it takes professionals about three months to erect a two- or three-bedroom home of between 1,000 and 1,500 square feet.
The number of bedrooms and baths—and the interior layout in general—will naturally reflect your current lifestyle, but it's a good idea to allow for some changes. If you have a growing family but a small building budget, for example, you should select a plan that will permit you to add on easily, and you'll want to position your home so that the addition won't congest the site.
Be certain that your plan conforms to local building codes and ordinances. The stipulations are numerous and in some instances quite particular, so if you have any doubts, be sure to review the plans with your building official. (One provision that often affects earth-tempered housing is that bedrooms must have emergency escape paths, in the form of exterior doors or operable windows.)
If your loan is through the Federal Housing Administration or the Veterans' Administration, you'll also have to conform to the Housing and Urban Development Department's Minimum Property Standards. To establish that your home will meet these requirements, you'll have to furnish these agencies with copies of your site plan, material specification sheet, and working drawings, plus "Manual-J Heat Gain, Heat Loss Calculations." Ask your agent for a copy of the VA's "Required Exhibits to Accompany Request for Determination of Reasonable Value, Proposed Construction Cases," Pamphlet No. 26A-3. The VA or FHA will review three copies of your completed submission and tell you the amount they'll lend you to build the house. This evaluation will cost about $75 and should be added to "legal costs."
Once you've settled on a plan, calculate the amounts of all major materials and finishes. Make an itemized cost estimate for these materials in order to see just what you'll be spending for doors, windows, masonry, reinforcing steel, etc. (Your architect or builder may supply a list, upon request.) Parts of a solar-heated building qualify for federal and state conservation and solar tax credits, so such items as insulation and those pertaining to solar heating, storage, and distribution should be totaled separately to help you calculate your tax credit for the year when you build. Be sure to check your cost estimate for accuracy with suppliers and contractors, and don't sign any contract until you're satisfied that the total will be within your estimate.
When the time finally comes to build, purchase as many of the materials as you can in advance. Not only will this help you stay ahead of inflation, but it will also insure that built-in items fit properly. If the windows, doors, and other fixtures are stored in a shed or trailer at the site, workers can refer to them during construction for measurements and details. (Do, of course, insure everything you store at the site against theft and damage, and follow your insurance company's recommendations concerning security.)
Then, as construction proceeds, keep complete records of all purchases and labor payments, and compare those receipts with your cost estimate. Thus, you'll be able to nip cost overruns in the bud and complete your home within budget.
Abbreviated 30-Year Mortgage Table
10 3/4% Interest
Monthly Payment: $250
Mortgage: $26,767
Monthly Payment: $350
Mortgage: $37,473
Monthly Payment: $450
Mortgage: $48,180
Monthly Payment: $550
Mortgage: $58,887
12% Interest
Monthly Payment: $250
Mortgage: $24,295
Monthly Payment: $350
Mortgage: $34,014
Monthly Payment: $450
Mortgage: $43,732
Monthly Payment: $550
Mortgage: $53,450
EDITOR'S NOTE: For our example in this series of articles, we've chosen the two-bedroom Sun Cottage, an expandable earth-sheltered, passive solar plan with 1,023 square feet and an estimated building cost of $20,625 (assuming some owner assistance in construction). Angus W. Macdonald has drawn this plan according to HUD's Minimum Property Standards and the Building Officials and Code Administrators' (BOCA) building codes. For the previous article in this series, see Building the Sun Cottage Part I: Site Selection.


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An extraordinary dining and wine tasting experience awaits this year's guests. Experience the magnificence of a five-course meal (prepared by Chef Erhan Kor), where each distinctive course is specially paired with a premiere wine. Join in the excitement of a highly spirited live auction and the chance to bid on valued wines, memorable vacation packages and so much more. You could even leave with a unique jewel designed specifically for this exclusive event by Wesche Jewelers.
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At the end of this month your movie "Snow White and the Huntsman" will release in which you play Snow White – the only woman who's more beautiful than Charlize Theron as the Evil Queen. How does that feel?
Kristen: Lies. Charlize is badass: When she enters a room you're blown away by her presence. Her charisma is incredible.
Is it true that they often thought you were a boy?
True. I grew up with three brothers, I even had to wear their clothes. I never felt really girly.
Did it make you a freak?
It's rather helped me not to put so much emphasis on my appearance and to stand for hours in front of the mirror. I'm not conceited, but I feel very comfortable in my body.
Today you're one of the most beautiful young actresses in Hollywood. Beauty there is an important good…which is, however, not worth anything, if you don't have a good heart.
I've already met several people whose beauty has taken my breath at first. But after five minutes of small talk you notice how ugly the people are inside.
Would you undergo a plastic surgery should you feel uncomfortable in your body one day?
Never! I already shiver at the thought of waking up from the anesthesia and not looking like myself anymore.
Honestly, God knows, there are more important things in life than this superficial shit.
I feel sorry for the people who seriously take a surgey into account just to look beautiful.
Not to mention the fact that those surgeries represent an improvement only in the rarest cases.
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Sam Alive is a New York city-based photographer who has truly aced the digital lens of an iPhone. His project "Through the Phone" features stunning landscapes, urban cityscapes and natural sceneries all captured with a mobile camera.
The key to Sam's work is the juxtaposition between the sharp and detailed view presented on the mobile screen and the blurry unrecognizable background behind it. To mock the late influx of smartphones in our lives, artist takes these wide breathtaking vistas of sea shores, valleys and skyscrapers, and crams them into a tiny 4-inch display. Thus, limiting the viewer's vision and making a good point about the change in our perception.
"Life is like an adventure, because you never know what is going to happen next; you only have one life, all we can do until we die is live everyday to the best of our ability. As long as I am still alive, I will continue to take pictures everyday of my life."
Sam started his project "Through the Phone" two years ago and already had a chance to travel and take photographs all over Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, San Francisco and New York. In his Tumblr blog, he promises to keep on traveling and updating his project with more captivating shots through the phone. (via designboom)


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- Matthews Selected as Metro Player of the Year, Smith Selected to Second Team -
Centreville, Mass. - Farmingdale State College standout junior forward AJ Matthews (Brooklyn, N.Y.) headlines the 2011-12 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Metro Men's Basketball All-Star Team, announced today by ECAC Commissioner Rudy Keeling. Matthews, the ECAC Player of the Year, is joined by College of Staten Island freshman forward Javon Cox, who was voted ECAC Rookie of the Year based on a vote of regional coaches, or their respective designee, as major award winners.
Matthews, voted the Skyline Conference Player of the Year, led the conference in scoring, rebounding, blocks and defensive rebounds. The junior averaged 22.4 points, 16.3 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game. Leading the nation in double-doubles (26) and rebounding, Matthews earned a spot on the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-American team, as well as the 2012 NABC Atlantic Region Player of the Year award. Those two awards put Matthews into consideration for Division III National Player of the Year. During his career for the Rams, he has broken 10 single-season school records and also holds six all-time benchmarks.
Senior guard Joshua Smith (Deer Park, N.Y.) was named to the Second Team. This marks Josh's first year on the ECAC Metro All-Star team, adding to his two All-Conference accolades during his two year tenure at Farmingdale State. Smith finished second on the team in scoring with 15.2 points per game, a team-high 61 steals (2.1 per game) to go along with 70 assists (2.41 per game). He will leave FSC with four Top-5 Career rankings, including #3 for Steals (104), #5 for Scoring with 841 points, #5 for Field Goals Made (313) and #5 for Free Throws Made (157).
2011-12 ECAC Division III Metro Men's Basketball All-Star Team (Full ECAC Release)
Player of the Year
A.J. Matthews - Jr. - F - Farmingdale State College
Rookie of the Year
Javon Cox - Fr. - F - College of Staten Island
First Team
Corey Chandler - Jr. - G - William Paterson University
T.J. Tibbs - Sr. - G - College of Staten Island
A.J. Matthews - Jr. - F - Farmingdale State College
Winston Douglas - Jr. - F - Medgar Evers College
Lance Brown - Jr. - F - William Paterson University
Second Team
Jerome Alexander - Sr. - G/F - John Jay College
Joshua Smith - Sr. - G - Farmingdale State College
Simon Smith - Sr. - F - Stevens Institute of Technology
Jordan Young - Sr. - F/C - College of Staten Island
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World GI: CONCUR Study Shows Improvement in Survival Outcomes with Regorafenib
Phase III trial in Asian patients with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) shows improvement in overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS) when treated with regorafenib monotherapy
- Date: 01 Jul 2014
- Topic: Gastrointestinal cancers / Anticancer agents & Biologic therapy
The results of this double blind, placebo controlled trial show that patients with stage IV adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum have increased overall survival when treated with regorafenib. The median OS in the regorafenib group was 8.8 months compared to 6.3 months with placebo (Hazard Ratio (HR) = 0.550, p=0.0002). Secondary endpoints showed similar results with an increase in PFS for patients receiving regorafenib 3.2 months compared to 1.7 months, (HR= 0.311, p=<0.0001); and disease control rate (DCR) 52% vs 7%, respectively.
The study enrolled 204 patients in 25 centres in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Republic of Korea, and Vietnam. The patients were randomised (2:1) to receive best supportive care plus either oral regorafenib 160 mg daily or placebo during the first 3 weeks of each 4-week cycle. Treatment was continued until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or consent withdrawal.
Entry criteria included disease progression within 3 months of completing standard therapy, ECOG PS 0 or 1, and at least 2 prior treatment lines for mCRC. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS). Secondary endpoints included progression-free survival (PFS), tumour response, disease control rate (DCR), and safety.
The most frequent treatment-emergent NCI-CTCAE grade≥3 adverse events in regorafenib-treated patients were hand-foot skin reaction (16%), hypertension (12%), hyperbilirubinemia (12%), elevated liver enzymes (AST 10%, ALT8%), hypophosphatemia (9%), anaemia (7%), and hyperlipasemia (7%). There were no reports of liver failure or pancreatitis.
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Welcome to Faro Uncovered! Your guide to holidays in Faro in central Algarve, Portugal! As the capital of the Algarve and home to Faro Airport (the Algarve's only international airport) Faro is an extra special city, full of history and culture and surrounded by idyllic island beaches and the stunning Ria Formosa nature reserve.
Here on Faro Uncovered! you have Faro Airport and travel information, a printable map to help you find your way around, photos of the beautiful beaches and areas of historic and cultural interest, information about things to do (including boat trips around the the Ria Formosa), restaurants, nightlife, local events and more! You can also book a Faro flight, holiday or hotel and arrange transfers or car hire before you arrive too!
The foundations of Faro started in Roman times, when the town was called Ossonoba. During the 9th century it was the capital of a short lived princedom, ringed with defensive walls and later the name changed to Santa Maria then to Harune. Finally in the middle of the 13th century Faro became part of Portuguese territory, completing the Christian reconquest of Portugal. In 1540 Faro was made a city and in 1577 became the site of the Episcopal Sé when the Bishop of the Algarve moved from Silves to Faro.
Faro, capital city of the Algarve, offers so much more than just a landing point in Portugal. It is a city full of history, great shops, restaurants and cafes aplenty, theatres and galleries, great beaches and the Ria Formosa nature reserve on the door step. The central area is really quite compact with everything within easy walking distance.
'Cidade Velha' - the oldest part of the city - is on the eastern side of Faro marina. Walk through the arch (Arco da Vila) by the Algarve tourist information office at the end of the Manuel Bivar gardens and follow the narrow, cobbled street, Rua do Municipio into the tree lined Largo de Sé. Faro Cathedral, in the middle of the square, may not look very grand from the outside, but inside is another story - the intricate gilded carving, decorated tiles (azulejos) and works of art are well worth seeing. It originates from the 13th/14th centuries (although much of the inside decoration is 17th century) and, despite having to be repaired after being ransacked and set alight by the Earl of Essex's men in 1596 and damaged in the earthquake of 1755, still has the original doorway and two original chapels.
If you don't mind a bit of a climb, walk up the steps in the tower and get a tremendous view of Faro and the other buildings in the square - it's a good chance to get a birds eye view of the typically Portuguese pyramid shaped roofs (tesouro) on the 17th century Episcopal Palace (which is in the square facing the Cathedral.) The Palace is still the official residence of the Bishop of Faro so is not open to the public.
The building along the adjoining side of the square is the Episcopal Seminary that was built at the request of the then Bishop of the Algarve, Francisco Gomes de Avelar, during the 18th-19th centuries. The Bishop was also one of the main people (with the backing of the Marquis of Pombal), who did much to restore the city of Faro after the earthquake and his statue stands in one corner of the Largo de Sé.
Outside of the 'Cidade Velha', following the water front around the corner from Faro marina, is Porta Nova pier where you can get a ferry to the ilha beaches. We thoroughly enjoyed the boat ride through the Ria Formosa - about a 30 minute trip each way - gently pottering through the calm waters in between the marshy outcrops, spotting a few birds along the way and generally watching the world go by. Also a chance to get another view of Faro - from the seaward side.
The streets leading away from the Manuel Bivar gardens take you into a mainly pedestrianised, shopping area where the streets criss cross at various angles and cafés and restaurants sit around cobbled squares! As you move further away from the water front, the modern office and apartment blocks appear and the hustle and bustle of working Faro starts.
If you like shopping, don't miss out on Forum Algarve shopping mall - it's on the main road (EN125) approaching from Faro airport side of town. It's got a really good selection of shops, cafés and restaurants and the central square is open air. At Christmas, apart from a rather spectacular large silver Christmas tree, there was also an outside ice-rink!
Many visitors to the Algarve miss out on the delights of Faro as it is often a transitional place for arriving at the airport and moving on to the destination resort. However, it really is a worth a visit. If you wanted to explore the city before heading off to your resort, a taxi will cost around €10,00 and a bus is less than €2,00 from the airport.
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Civil War Historian to Talk About Lew Wallace Book• November 29, 2010 Share:
Author and noted Civil War historian Gail Stephens will discuss her new Lew Wallace book at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Salter Hall.
Stephens' talk will be titled "Rejected: How Lew Wallace Rebounded from Civil War Shame to Save Washington D.C." Her new book is "Shadow of Shiloh" about Crawfordsville native Lew Wallace.
Stephens currently volunteers at the Monocacy National Battlefield near Frederick, Md., lectures on the Civil War, gives battlefield tours and teaches in that area.
She retired from the Department of Defense after 26 years. He earned her Bachelor's degree in international politics from George Washington University and did graduate work at Johns Hopkins and Harvard.
She was honored in 2002 by the National Parks Service with its E.W. Peterkin award for her work to promote public understanding of Civil War history.
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Mansfield ISD received top recognition for having an accessible and accurate budget presentation that builds trust and clear communication with stakeholders.
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VERGENNES UNION HIGH School students Joe Chugg, front left, Erin Conway and Chris Griffin, back left, are among the 15 students who are working with teacher Meg Coffey and pharmacist Larry Renaud to learn how to help senior citizens navigate the Medicare.gov Web site to find the prescription drug plan that best fits their needs.
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By ANDY KIRKALDY
VERGENNES — Like many of her friends, Vergennes Union High School senior Erin Conway spends more than an hour a day using a computer.
For Conway, a task like logging onto the medicare.gov Web site and comparing 51 different private prescription drug insurance plans is not that difficult, even though it's a multi-step, multi-screen process with thousands of possible results depending on the drugs entered.
But ask the senior citizens for whom the Web site was created and you'll likely find many of them struggling to make sense of the process.
That's why 15 VUHS students, along with Kinney Drug supervising pharmacist Larry Renaud and two pharmacy technicians, have volunteered to help senior citizens navigate the medicare.gov maze at the VUHS library on Dec. 2. The goal is to help older Americans take advantage of the annual six-week enrollment period in which they are allowed to change their Medicare Part D prescription drug plan in order to save hundreds or, potentially, thousands of dollars.
The last six weeks of each year senior citizens enrolled in Medicare have the opportunity to change their Medicare Part D drug plans. Pharmacists recommend that all seniors who have such a plan evaluate it each year because the number of plans available changes and what is covered in existing plans changes.
November 22, 2007
By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — A standing-room crowd packed the Ilsley Public Library meeting room on Monday to urge the Middlebury Development Review Board (DRB) to reject proposed Staples and Starbucks stores that would be sited in, and adjacent to, The Centre shopping plaza off Route 7 South.
Some of the more than 60 residents, one of whom presented the DRB with a petition bearing more than 1,000 names, told DRB members the new stores would be out of character with Middlebury and could substantially weaken already established family-owned stores in the downtown.
The developer Myron Hunt Inc. — which owns The Centre — is proposing both stores. The 14,600-square-foot Staples would be built next to the Hannaford Supermarket in The Centre. The 1,700-square-foot Starbucks would be erected on an adjacent parcel now occupied by the former Middlebury Car Wash.
Chris Hunt, a principal of Myron Hunt Inc., represented the company at Monday's hearing. He said he believes neither of the two stores would put a dent in Middlebury's current retail scene.
"We realize that without a healthy, vibrant downtown economy, we can't exist," Hunt said. "It is purely a question of striking the right balance and we do not want to cause an imbalance."
Hunt pointed to the proposed Staples as an example of a store that could help bring a better balance of stores to Middlebury, thereby giving shoppers less incentive to shop in the commercial hubs of Rutland and Chittenden counties.
"The Staples is a store that has been designed for the smaller town," Hunt said. "It is roughly 10,000 square feet smaller than their average store. It's in fact smaller than many of the drugstores we've seen."
Staples, according to Hunt, has been looking to establish a store in Middlebury for "the past several years."
By MEGAN JAMES
ADDISON COUNTY — Deep in the New Haven woods, the whirly-gig wheels on Dave Winborn's ambulance-shaped lawn ornament spin around in the wind. This is how visitors know they've taken the right path to his tent, Winborn said, and how he knows he's home.
Winborn doesn't consider himself homeless, and he doesn't consider himself poor. He has a job, a truck and his beautiful tent, complete with a woodstove and writing desk, which he has inhabited since this summer when he pitched it on a friend's land.
The 55-year-old is an EMT on three different area rescue squads: he has volunteered with the Bristol squad for more than 25 years, with New Haven First Response for about 15 years and five months ago he started a paid position with Valley Rescue Squad in Hancock.
Next spring Winborn will earn his associate's degree in human services from the Community College of Vermont.
"If I don't blow it," he said with a smile. "It'll be the first time in my life I've ever worn a cap and gown. I never finished high school. I went right from public school to the streets."
But, even though he is a contributing member of society with a paying job, Winborn is one of many people in Addison County who cannot find an affordable apartment.
This month the United Way of Addison County released the results of its 2007 Community Needs Assessment, in which about 750 area residents responded to a survey asking them to identify the most pressing needs they face today. Affordable housing ranked among the top four problems, along with financial stability, health and transportation.
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Since reading Bertram de Souza's column, "Sheriff should call FBI," last Sunday, I feel it necessary to clarify a few points.
First of all, I have spent 23 years working in law enforcement for the Mahoning County Sheriff's Office. During that time, I've had the unfortunate opportunity to view corruption and dishonesty in politics and how it can tear apart a department and community.
As a newly elected sheriff, I was very disappointed in reading Bertram de Souza's article. I believe the article led the public to believe that I did not do enough, specifically to what Bertram describes as possible bribes by "unsavory characters" approaching me during my campaign. Bertram's advice to me in the article was that I should turn over the names of those individuals to the FBI.
If Bertram would have simply asked me, "Did you ever make contact with the FBI in regard to any of these 'unsavory individuals?'" the answer would have been, "Yes." I have an open line of communications with the FBI since I announced my candidacy for the office of sheriff. The communications that I have with the FBI relates to illegal activities and the naming of specific names of those individuals will not ever be discussed on a live radio interview with the media, unless the case would be considered public record.
Although I stated earlier my disappointment with how the article read, I feel that articles of this type have some merit. These articles give the officeholders in our local government, including myself, the opportunity to take a step back and assure they are doing the right thing.
Jerry Greene, Youngstown
The writer is Mahoning County sheriff.
Ohioans need Medicaid
As Gov. Kasich and the state Legislature consider whether to open the door to Medicaid coverage through expansion I hope they consider an analysis recently released by a nonpartisan collaboration of researchers from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio, The Ohio State University and others. The study confirmed that expansion will mean health care coverage for more than 450,000 currently uninsured Ohioans and will actually save the state money.
On a daily basis, community health centers like the Youngstown Community Health Center and its affiliates see the tremendous need for greater health care coverage. Expanded Medicaid eligibility levels are directly associated with our ability to invest in capacity, increase access to care and better meet the needs of patients and our community.
Bottom line, moving uninsured Ohioans onto Medicaids and out of emergency rooms for primary care will save lives, improve health outcomes and reduce costs. I urge Gov. Kasich to include Medicaid expansion in his budget, and ask the General Assembly to embrace its fundamental human and economic benefits.
Ronald Dwinnells M.D., Youngstown
The writer is CEO of One Health Ohio,
Coverage for autistic children
The Autism Society of Ohio appreciates Gov. Kasich's leadership to include autism services as a part of the essential health-care package offered through the ACA's insurance exchanges for individuals with autism ages birth to 21. Gov. Kasich also added this same benefit package as part of the state employee health benefit package.
This shows great compassion to support these individuals and their families who struggle to access insurance benefits to provide treatments for the symptoms of this disorder. We appreciate the work of the governor and his staff, parents, advocates, our legislative leaders, and business partners in recognizing the importance of autism and its effect on Ohio families by taking this significant step. Research shows that early intervention helps make a significant and lifelong difference in the lives of children with autism.
Marla Root, Columbus
The writer is public policy chair for the Autism Society of Ohio.
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"You need to riot": Right-wing uses violent rhetoric
Research ››› ››› ERIC HANANOKI & ERIC SCHROECK
In the wake of reported threats on Democratic officials due to their health care votes, Media Matters for America takes a look back at the right-wing media's history of violent rhetoric.
Right-wing media figures call for "riots" and "revolution" and use other violent rhetoric
Right-wing blogger: People should "have a swing at" lawmakers "if you're willing to do the time." In a March 24 post on his blog, Confederate Yankee, Bob Owens wrote:
No matter what you think of Obamacare and the craven ideologues that passed it, is totally unacceptable to threaten their relatives or friends and put them in danger.
Go to your Congressman's office and scream at him in the most colorful language possible. Hang him in effigy at protests. If you're willing to do the time for the crime, have a swing at him.
Better yet, throw a shoe... after all, the left values such behavior as a form of "vigorous dissent," and will no doubt ask for any charges against you to be dropped.
Perhaps one day stronger action will be required if Progressives continue to trample on our liberties in their blind quest for power. But that time is not now.
At this time, I suspect Shikha Dalmia's call for massive civil disobedience is the correct path. Show your anger. Make sure those who have trampled your liberties are stuck down by ballots. With your help, the Democratic Party's assault on the Republic can be undone.
The right way.
Owens: "Jackasses" who call health care a right "deserve to be drawn and quartered." From Owens' Twitter account:
Palin: "Don't Retreat, Instead - RELOAD!" Fox News contributor Sarah Palin posted a list of House Democrats who voted for health care reform with crosshairs aimed at their locations. In a March 23 tweet about her map, Palin wrote: " 'Don't Retreat, Instead -- RELOAD!' " Palin's list was criticized by conservative Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who introduced and endorsed Palin during the 2008 campaign, as helping foster a climate of violent rhetoric. Hasselbeck added that the list is "purely despicable" and "insane."
Huckabee: Members of Congress "should be tarred and feathered as the original tea partiers would have done." As RightWingWatch.org noted, Fox News host Mike Huckabee said of members of Congress in January:
HUCKABEE: Every member of Congress knows in his gut what's in the people's interest and what's in K Street's interest. If you think your real boss is some smug guy in a corner office with his Gucci loafers up on a mahogany deck and not the folks back home, those folks who voted for you, who gave you 25 or 50 hard-earned bucks, who put up yard signs and made calls for you, you deserve to lose. Shame on you, you shouldn't just be fired, you should be tarred and feathered as the original tea partiers would have done. That's my view and I welcome yours.
Morris: "Those crazies in Montana who say, 'We're going to kill ATF agents because the U.N.'s going to take over' -- well, they're beginning to have a case." During a long conspiracy theory about a "super-national authority" that will oversee U.S. financial institutions, Fox News contributor Dick Morris asserted that because President Obama's policies are "internationalist ... [t]hose crazies in Montana who say, 'We're going to kill ATF agents because the U.N.'s going to take over' -- well, they're beginning to have a case." [Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto, 3/31/09]
Erickson: "At what point do the people ... march down to their state legislator's house, pull him outside, and beat him to a bloody pulp?" In a March 31, 2009, post on RedState.com discussing a Washington county's ban on certain kinds of dishwasher detergent, Erick Erickson wrote: "At what point do the people tell the politicians to go to hell? At what point do they get off the couch, march down to their state legislator's house, pull him outside, and beat him to a bloody pulp for being an idiot?" Later in the post, Erickson added: "Were I in Washington State, I'd be cleaning my gun right about now waiting to protect my property from the coming riots or the government apparatchiks coming to enforce nonsensical legislation."
Savage: "We're going to have a revolution in this country"; "These people are pushing the wrong people around." Michael Savage discussed multiculturalism and predicted: "This is not going to go on in this country much longer. We're going to have a revolution in this country if this keeps up. These people are pushing the wrong people around." Savage further said that "the rage has reached a boil. If they keep pushing us around, and if we keep having these schmucks running for office catering to the multicultural people who are destroying the culture of this country ... guaranteed the people -- the white male in particular." [Talk Radio Network's The Savage Nation, 8/21/09]
Stossel said he has "Barney Frank in effigy" hanging above his sofa. In a February 3 interview with New York magazine, when Fox Business host John Stossel was asked, "What's hanging above your sofa?" he responded: "Barney Frank in effigy." [New York, 2/3/10]
Beck portrays Obama, Democrats as vampires, suggests "driv[ing] a stake through the heart of the bloodsuckers." Beck aired a graphic portraying Obama and Democrats as vampires and said, "The government is full of vampires, and they are trying to suck the lifeblood out of the economy." Beck then suggested "driv[ing] a stake through the heart of the bloodsuckers." [Glenn Beck, 3/30/09]
Beck talks about "put[ting] poison" in Pelosi's wine. Beck stated:
BECK: So, Speaker Pelosi, I just wanted to -- you gonna drink your wine? Are you blind? Do those eyes not work? There you -- I want you to drink it now. Drink it. Drink it. Drink it.
I really just wanted to thank you for having me over here to wine country. You know, to be invited, I thought I had to be a major Democratic donor or a longtime friend of yours, which I'm not.
By the way, I put poison in your -- no, I -- I look forward to all the policy discussions that we're supposed to have -- you know, on health care, energy reform, and the economy. [Glenn Beck 8/6/09]
Beck: "To the day I die, I am going to be a progressive hunter." Telling his listeners that they "are going to learn so much on Friday," Beck compared himself to "Israeli Nazi hunters" and commented, "I'm going to find these big progressives and, to the day I die, I'm going to be a progressive hunter." He added:
BECK: I'm going to find these people that have done this to our -- you know, to our country, and expose them. I don't care where -- I don't care if they're in nursing homes. I'm going to expose what they have done and make sure that the people understand, because our Constitution, our republic -- if it survives -- it will only survive because the people are waking up and through the grace of God, because we are that close to losing our republic. [Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program, 1/20/10]
Beck: "Grab a torch." Asserting that politicians are addicted to spending, Beck stated: "When do we ever run those who are bankrupting our country and literally stealing our children's future out of town? Grab a torch." [Glenn Beck, 1/6/10]
Beck speaks for one third of the nation: "[Y]ou will have to shoot me in the forehead before you take away my gun" and "before I acquiesce and be silent." During the July 30, 2009, edition of his radio show, Beck warned "ACORN, GE, Obama, SEIU" that "you are awakening a sleeping giant, and I have nothing to do with it" and that "America is waking up. You know the American Revolution took place with 12 percent of the population? Twelve. Are you telling me there is not 30 percent of this population that you will have to shoot me in the forehead before I let somebody into my house to tell me how to raise my children; you will have to shoot me in the forehead before you take away my gun; you will have to shoot me in the forehead before I acquiesce and be silent."
Beck: "There is a coup going on. There is a stealing of America." On his radio show, Beck stated that "there is a revolution, and they think they can get away with it quietly." Beck further claimed: "At this point, gang, I'm not sure, they may be able to because they are so far ahead of us. They know what they're dealing against; most of America does not yet. Most of America doesn't have a clue as to what's going on. There is a coup going on. There is a stealing of America, and the way it is done, it has been done through the -- the guise of an election, but they lied to us the entire time." He also said, "And they're gonna say, 'we did it democratically,' and they are going to grab power every way they can. And God help us in an emergency." [The Glenn Beck Program, 8/31/09]
Beck pours gasoline on "average American," asks, "President Obama, why don't you just set us on fire?" On his Fox News program, Beck claimed to be imitating Obama while pouring liquid from a gasoline can -- which he later stated was water -- on an "average American." Beck said during his demonstration: "President Obama, why don't you just set us on fire? ... We didn't vote to lose the republic." [Glenn Beck, 4/9/09]
Newsmax columnist Perry asserts Obama "is inviting" a "[m]ilitary intervention." John Perry wrote: "There is a remote, although gaining, possibility America's military will intervene as a last resort to resolve the 'Obama problem.' Don't dismiss it as unrealistic." He added:
Will the day come when patriotic general and flag officers sit down with the president, or with those who control him, and work out the national equivalent of a "family intervention," with some form of limited, shared responsibility?
Imagine a bloodless coup to restore and defend the Constitution through an interim administration that would do the serious business of governing and defending the nation. Skilled, military-trained, nation-builders would replace accountability-challenged, radical-left commissars. Having bonded with his twin teleprompters, the president would be detailed for ceremonial speech-making.
Military intervention is what Obama's exponentially accelerating agenda for "fundamental change" toward a Marxist state is inviting upon America. A coup is not an ideal option, but Obama's radical ideal is not acceptable or reversible. [Newsmax.com, 9/29/09]
Quinn calls for "riots": "Our country was built on revolution, and it's about time we took it back." Discussing health care reform, Jim Quinn stated, "You have got to say no to this, and if they push this through, you need to riot in the streets. You need to riot in the streets." He further said, "Our country was built on revolution and it's about time we took it back. These people are dangerous," and, "It's about time to put an end to this leftist control of this country, and if a revolution is what it takes, damn it, then that's what it's going to take, because liberty will not be denied." [The War Room with Quinn and Rose, 9/10/09]
Chuck Norris: "[W]ill history need to record a second American Revolution?" In his March 9, 2009, column for WorldNetDaily, actor and political activist Chuck Norris wrote: "How much more will Americans take? When will enough be enough? And, when that time comes, will our leaders finally listen or will history need to record a second American Revolution? We the people have the authority according to America's Declaration of Independence." Norris also wrote, "On Glenn Beck's radio show last week, I quipped in response to our wayward federal government, 'I may run for president of Texas.' That need may be a reality sooner than we think."
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Chapter 26: Radiology Services
Billing & Payment Policies for Healthcare Services provided to Injured Workers and Crime Victims
Return to Billing & Payment Policies
Effective July 1, 2016
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Look for possible updates and corrections to these payment policies
Table of contents
Payment policies:
Contrast material
Nuclear medicine
Radiology consultation services
Radiology reporting requirements
X-ray services
More info:
Related topics
CPT® and HCPCS code modifiers mentioned in this chapter:
Professional component
Certain procedures are a combination of the professional (—26) and technical (—TC) components. This modifier should be used when only the professional component is performed. When a global service is performed, neither the —26 nor the —TC modifier should be used. (See above for information on the use of the —TC modifier.)
Reduced services
Payment is made at the fee schedule level or billed charge, whichever is less.
Left side
Although this modifier doesn't affect payment, it should be used when billing for bilateral services. This will help reduce duplicate bills and minimize payment delays.
Right side
Although this modifier doesn't affect payment, it should be used when billing for bilateral services. This will help reduce duplicate bills and minimize payment delays.
Technical component
Certain procedures are a combination of the professional (—26) and technical (—TC) components. This modifier should be used when only the technical component is performed. When a global service is performed, neither the —26 nor the —TC modifier should be used. (See above for information on the use of the —26 modifier.)
Two patients served
Three patients served
Four patients served
Five patients served
Six or more patients served
Full spine study:
A full spine study is a radiologic exam of the entire spine: anteroposterior (AP) and lateral views. Depending on the size of the film and the size of the patient, the study may require up to 6 films (the AP and lateral views of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine). (See definition of incomplete full spine study, below.)
Incomplete full spine study:
An incomplete full spine study is one in which the entire AP or lateral view is taken, but not both. For example, a study is performed in which all AP and lateral views are obtained except for the lateral thoracic. (See definition of full spine study, above.)
Payment policy: Contrast material
Services that aren't covered
HCPCS code A9525 isn't valid for contrast material.
Requirements for billing
Use the following HCPCS codes to bill for contrast material:
- Low osmolar contrast material (LOCM): Q9951, Q9965 - Q9967
- High contrast osmolar material (HOCM): Q9958 - Q9964
For LOCM, bill one unit per ml.
Providers may use either HOCM or LOCM. The use of either type of contrast material must be based on medical necessity.
The brand name of the contrast material and the dosage must be documented in the patient's chart.
Note: Separate payment will be made for contrast material for imaging studies.
Payment limits
HCPCS codes for LOCM are paid at a flat rate based on the AWP per ml.
Payment policy: Nuclear medicine
Payment limits
The standard multiple surgery policy applies to the following radiology CPT® codes for nuclear medicine services:
- 78306,
- 78320,
- 78802,
- 78803,
- 78806,
- 78807.
The multiple procedures reduction will be applied when these codes are billed:
- With other codes subject to the standard multiple surgery policy, and
- For the same patient:
- On the same day by the same physician, or
- By more than one physician of the same specialty in the same group practice.
Link: For more information about the standard multiple surgery payment policies, refer to Chapter 29: Surgery Services.
Payment policy: Radiology consultation services
Services that aren't covered
CPT® code 76140 isn't covered.
Requirements for billing
For radiology codes where a consultation service is performed, providers who perform the service must bill the specific X-ray code with modifier –26.
Attending health care providers who request second opinion consulting services are responsible for determining the necessity for the second opinion and must briefly document that justification in their chart notes. Examples include:
- Confirm or deny hypermobility at C5/C6,
- Does this T12 compression fracture look old or new?,
- Evaluate stability of L5 spondylolisthesis,
- What is soft tissue opacity overlying sacrum? Will it affect case management for this injury?,
- Is opacity in lung field anything to be concerned about?, and
- Does this disc protrusion shown on MRI look new or preexisting?
Payment limits
The insurer won't pay separately for review of films taken previously or elsewhere if a face to face service is performed on the same date as the X-ray review.
Review of records and diagnostic studies is bundled into the E/M, chiropractic care visit, or other procedure(s) performed.
Payment for a radiological consultation will be made at the established professional component (modifier –26) rate for each specific radiology service. A written report of the consultation is required.
Note: For specific reporting requirements, see the next section of this chapter.
Payment policy: Radiology reporting requirements
Requirements for billing
Documentation for the professional interpretation of radiology procedures is required for all professional component billing whether billed with modifier –26 or as part of the global service.
Note: Documentation refers to charting of justification, findings, diagnoses, and test result integration.
Any provider who produces and interprets his/her own imaging studies, and any radiologist who over reads imaging studies must produce a report of radiology findings to bill for the professional component. The radiology report of findings must be in written form and must include all of the following:
- Patient's name, age, sex, and date of procedure, and
- The anatomic location of the procedure and type of procedure (lumbar spine plain films, abdomen CT, cervical spine MRI, etc.), and
- Specific views (AP, lateral, oblique, weight bearing, axial, sagittal, coronal, with or without contrast, etc., as applicable), and
- Brief sentence summarizing history and/or reason for the study, such as:
- "Lower back pain; evaluate for degenerative changes and rule out leg length inequality."
- "Neck pain radiating to upper extremity; rule out disc protrusion," and
- Description of, or listing of, imaging findings:
- Advanced imaging reports should follow generally accepted standards to include relevant findings related to the particular type of study, and
- Radiology reports on plain films of skeletal structures should include evaluation of osseous density and contours, important postural/mechanical considerations, assessment of any joint space abnormalities, and assessment of any important abnormal soft tissue findings, and
- Radiology reports on chest plain films should include assessment of lung fields, bronchovascular markings, apices, tracheal air shadow, mediastinal and hilar contours, cardiovascular contours, costophrenic recesses, any abnormalities below the diaphragm, and assessment of any important osseous abnormalities shown incidentally (ribs, clavicles, scapulae, proximal humeri, spine), and
Note: Chart notes such as "X-rays are negative" or "X-rays are normal" don't fulfill the reporting requirements described in this section and the insurer won't pay for the professional component in these circumstances (see Payment limits, below).
- Imaging impressions, which summarize and provide significance for the imaging findings described in the body of the report. For example:
- For a skeletal plain film report that described normal osseous density and contours and no joint abnormalities, the impression could be: "No evidence of fracture, dislocation, or gross osseous pathology."
- For a skeletal plain film report that described reduced bone density and thinned cortices, the impression could be: "Osteoporosis, compatible with the patient's age."
- For a chest report that described vertically elongated and radiolucent lung fields, low diaphragm, and long vertical heart, the impression could be: "Emphysema."
Attending providers who produce or order diagnostic imaging studies are responsible for acknowledging and integrating the imaging findings into their case management. Providers must include brief documentation in their chart notes. Examples include:
- "Imaging rules out fracture, so rehab can proceed."
- "Flexion/extension plain films indicate hypermobility at C4/C5, and spinal manipulation will avoid that region."
- "MRI identifies disc protrusion at L4/L5, and a conservative course of inversion therapy will begin."
Payment limits
Chart notes such as "X-rays are negative" or "X-rays are normal" don't fulfill the reporting requirements described in this section and the insurer won't pay for the professional component in these circumstances.
Payment policy: X-ray services
Requirements for diagnostic imaging studies
Attending health care providers who produce or order diagnostic imaging studies are responsible for determining the necessity for the study and must briefly document that justification in their chart notes. Examples include:
- Plain films of the cervical spine to include obliques to rule out foraminal encroachment as possible cause for radiating arm pain, or
- PA and lateral chest films to determine cause for dyspnea.
Technical quality
All imaging studies must be of adequate technical quality to rule out radiologically detectable pathology.
X-rays must be retained for 10 years.
Link: For more information on custody requirements, see WAC 296-20-121 and WAC 296-23-140(1).
Requirements for billing
Billing code modifiers –RT and –LT
HCPCS modifiers –RT (right side) and –LT (left side) don't affect payment. They may be used with CPT® radiology codes 70010-79999 to identify duplicate procedures performed on opposite sides of the body.
Global radiology services
Global radiology services include both a technical component (producing the study) and a professional component (interpreting the study). If only the:
- Technical component of a radiology service is performed, then modifier –TC must be used, and only the technical component fees are allowable, and
- Professional component of a radiology service is performed, then modifier –26 must be used, and only the professional component fees are allowable.
Incomplete full spine studies
(See definitions of full spine study and incomplete full spine study in Definitions at the beginning of this chapter.)
For a single view bill 72081.
For 2 or 3 views bill 72082.
For 4 or 5 views bill 72083.
For 6 or more views bill 72084.
Portable X-rays
Radiology services furnished in the patient's place of residence are limited to the following tests, which must be performed under the general supervision of a physician:
- Skeletal films involving:
- Extremities,
- Pelvis,
- Vertebral column, or
- Skull
- Chest or abdominal films that don't involve the use of contrast media, and
- Diagnostic mammograms
HCPCS codes for transportation of portable X-ray equipment R0070 (one patient) or R0075 (multiple patients) may be paid in addition to the appropriate radiology code(s). R0075 will pay based on the number of patients served and the modifier billed. Payment is outlined in the following table.
For transport portable X-ray services:
|If the number of patients served is…
|Then the appropriate HCPCS code to bill is…
|Along with this billing code modifier:
|The maximum fee, effective July 1, 2016 is:
|6 or more
Payment limits
Number of views
There isn't a specific code for additional views for radiology services. Therefore, the number of X-ray views that may be paid is determined by the CPT® description for that service.
For example, the following CPT® codes for radiologic exams of the spine are payable as outlined below:
|If the CPT® code is…
|Then it is payable:
|Once for a single view
|Once for 2 to 3 cervical views
|Once for 4 or more cervical views
|Once, regardless of the number of cervical views it takes to complete the series
Repeat X-rays
The insurer won't pay for excessive or unnecessary X-rays.
Repeat or serial X-rays may be performed only upon adequate clinical justification to confirm changes in the accepted condition(s). Documented changes in objective findings or subjective complaints must support the need.
Links: Related topics
|If you're looking for more information about…
|Then go here:
|Administrative rules for X-ray custody requirements
|Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 296-20-121:
|Becoming an L&I Provider
|L&I's website:
|Billing instructions and forms
|Chapter 2:
Information for All Providers
|Payment policies for surgery
|Chapter 29:
Surgery Services
|Professional Services Fee Schedules
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