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When the iPad debuted earlier this year, a handful of retailers unveiled iPad apps. These apps are tiny programs custom-designed to run on the new tablet PC and make use of its inherent features—they're like iPhone apps, only bigger. Then came virtual silence. A retail iPad app popped up here and there, but nothing like the massive growth of iPhone apps and apps for other smartphones.
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I'll tell you what gives: People shopping the Internet on their iPads are accessing retailers' e-commerce sites, just as they would with any laptop or netbook. The only difference is they're touching the screen instead of using a keyboard and a mouse. There is no need to optimize a web site experience via an app. Whereas with a smartphone, you need to modify the web experience because it plain and simple just doesn't fit on the screen.
Because of its screen size and computing power, an iPad offers the same web browsing experience as a laptop—it's just called a tablet PC for its lack of accessories. Have you ever heard of an app that optimizes web browsing for a laptop? No, because there are none. You just use the browser. And on an iPad, you just use the browser.
What's more, HTML5, the latest version of the foundational Internet mark-up language, enables programmers to reach into devices and use their innate features in a way impossible with HTML4. So, for example, it used to be that only apps could tie in with a smartphone's GPS system to pinpoint location. Now, programmers can accomplish the same thing on a web site that uses HTML5.
A case can be made for an iPad app—if you have the time and resources, and dedicated customers. EBay has a phenomenal iPad app that totally alters the way it presents products, from where they fall on a page to how big and high-def the pictures are to how a customer navigates the catalog. EBay also has a very loyal customer base that is more likely to download and use an app on a regular basis. So sure, roll out an iPad app that's super-cool (and sells products).
But the bottom line is you don't need an iPad app, as is shown by the deafening silence on the subject in retail.
I'm not so sure that the reason we aren't seeing apps is becasue the browser expereince is "good enough." Frankly, the iPad is a lousy browser when you compare it to a laptop (or tablet PC, or netbook). Mobile Safari is very good experience when compared to other mobile browsers, but comparing it to Chrome/Safari/Firefox/IE on a laptop it falls very short. There is no background loading of multiple tabs, there isn't enough RAM to properly render complicated pages much less multiple pages, there is no plug-in support, no syncing forms and web passwords with your desktop, etc... No one that has access to a laptop, ever grabs a iPad to do any real browsing. Note, I do think the iPad is great for a variety of other use-cases. I think the main reasons we haven't seen a ton of apps specifically for the iPad are: 1. Apple gimped the iPad almost form launch, buy upgrading the iPhone to task switching, etc... in iOS 4 and NOT making iOS 4 available on the IPad. It was pretty clear very early that iPad wasn't going to get the same kind of support from Apple that iPhone gets, and that probably disuadded some developers from making a major investment. 2. Platform fragmentation. Shortly after annoucing to developers that they would have the option to write custom versions of their apps for the new iPad platform, Apple introduced a variety of other platforms. iPhone 4 Retina resolution, having to support iOS 3 and 4 in parallel, iPad resolution, etc... It suddenly looked to developers like supporting all the platforms would mean at least 4 unique app versions. (Retina iOS 4, iPhone iOS 3, iPhone iOS 4, iPad IOS 3) 3. iPhone are were "good enough'. It's easy for developers to just write for the lowest common denominator and the users will still get an OK experience on all the platforms. Eveytime a company has a popular product with a large installed platform and they release a cool new platform that has a backwards compatible mode with the old/popular platform you see slow adoption of the cool new features. How many 64 bit apps do you see for windows?
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One of the Great Northside bars – The place doesnt smell like barf. Thats stupid. This place is one of my favorite Northside Bars. Its got a great atmosphere and love sitting outside in the summer. Bonus! They have a really good beer selection and the food is better than what you get in most bars. They have the best wings in the city. I love their chicken chipotle wrap. Its the bomb! Service was great here and the Bartender Jennifer is super friendly. Our waitress Erin was very pleasant as well. She was very attentive and my friend and I had a great time. I would recommend this place to everyone for great food, service and atmosphere. If you are price conscious then you will love this place even more. They have specials for food and drinks everyday of the week. WIn, Win, Win.
Smells Like Barf – I've lived in the neighborhood for years, and this place leaves a lot to be desired. The fact that it smells like barf inside & outside from their cooking exhaust is probably the #1 reason why you should visit Gio's up the street instead
waste of time and money – Bad place, bad people, bad food, terrible service. Went in with low hopes judging by the armpit scratchers out front and manning the door. Do they speak english in this place? Waitresses were useless. Food came and the order was wrong, then showed up later very unappetizing by site and smell, then the taste confirmed it. Our bill was like $40.00 and we drank I think 3 beers between the two of us. Felt ripped off and couldn't wait to leave and never return. Bad vibes, cold atmosphere, trying to be "classic bar" but too new and cheesy to be a real old school neighborhood joint. Looks like an investment for some lowlife scumbags to make some money off of boneheaded customers who don't know anyplace better to go.
skip it – Service is beyond slow. Prepare to ask for your check an hour before you want to leave. They charge different prices, depending on day, for a soda. Today was $3 per soda. I've never heard of such a thing. Other days it's $2 sometimes $2 every other one. This price is not listed anywhere on their menus so I guess they can get away with it.
Great place to catch a game – I come all the way from Oak park from work so before headin home I like to stop off here to have a couple beers and catch a game. It's convenient for me and easy to jump back on and head home. Good daily specials. I recommend if your in the area to check it out.
UPDATED REVIEW – I thought I'd write an updated review on here since I live in the area and have been to The Rail a couple times in the last 3 years. Within this they have gone through some changes from food and drink specials as well as the expansion of room inside the bar. I enjoy going here in the summer for the outdoor patio seating but make it here during other times as well. They have made a change in staff which is a HUGE plus bc I know that was an issue in the past with the service. Overall I think they have an excellent food menu with great daily food specials. Mon nights are my fave because I get to have.10 wings and watch Monday Night football in one of the million tvs. I recommend anyone to stop in and check this place out. Right off the Damen Brown line!
NOW there is good quality service! – Now Good Quality Service!!
This place has really come a long way. I was reading the reviews from some years back and it seems like the service was horrible because of the servers...and since then there are completly differnt ones. There are still a few stubborn foreigners I think the bar tender...she is nice to ya but means busiess and has the best intentions for this place. The Rail is just your neighborhood bar, and its great for those of us living right around the coner and people that want to stop in for a drink and food. The specials are amazing food 10 cent wings on Monday!! and drinks even thou they change alot. The door man is hilarious and always has a good conversation and there is this really nice southern red head and short young blonde girl that works there. So if your bitching about the wait staff look for them, there great!! All in all great atmosphere always tries to help out with the games you want to watch...and the service has gotten alot better.
I'll Pass – Aside from the mediocre food & ambience, the staff is rude & arrogant. I'm also sickened by the cloud of cigarette smoke that always awaits anyone who walks past this place. I've also found that the 'new' Rail attracts d-bags galore. It's just not a cool place to go. The music is always blasting & if the owner could- he'd put a flatscreen TV at every table, which is just tacky.
Stink, Stank, The Rail is Crank – The negative reviews here are entirely warranted. The wait staff is incompetent, and YES, the manager / owner are ARROGANT, and have no respect for patrons, who point out sub-par service & food.
There are SO many great place to drink in this area, this one is worth avoiding - AND besides....their bathrooms are DIRTY!
no professionalism/ amateurish – I was pretty disappointed when I wrote a negative review on this place back last spring, but to read more from other people almost a year later tells me that apathy rules here. Sorry folks, but as long as you put up with poor service, crappy atmosphere and insulant staff they'll stay in business. This is a HUGE city, and there are enough people to go around to keep lousy businesses running for a LOT longer than they should. Instead of waiting for an hour or more for food, get up and leave. If you say something to the manager/owner/server and they have the 'oh well' attidtude, stiff the check. Two can play that game, and word-of-mouth can make or break a place. A business like this would last about 6 months on the east coast. Vote with your dollars as well as your conscience and quit putting up with mediocrity.
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Just bought and moved into an old (1910)house. Did the 1st load of laundry and when the washer was emptying, the first floor toilet and shower drain backed up. As soon as I shut the washer off, all water drained out. Had Roto Rooter out and they snaked down through the toilet and found some roots. All was fine until yesterday, 5 days post "snaking" when it happened again. What do you think?
Call roto rooter back talk to service mgr. Or owner they owe you a freeby
if they did not do it the correct way the first time !
Do not let these plumbers tell about drain cleaning co's
roto-rooter is only as good as the person they send out
and most drain / rooter co's are run by clean honest people that do work at
a fair price, i have over 30 years working with these co's and i am a lic.
Master plumber
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Snaking from the toilet opening, and not through the toilet, is the worst way to do it, and I avoid it unless there is absolutely no other way to clear the drain.
To all plumbers we have a proud trade and i have always been proud to be
a plumber,
but having said that there are a lot of states where drain cleaners are not
required to be licensed plumbers !
And having work both sides of that, i can honesty tell you they do not have
to licensed to work to protect the " health " of the nation !
They are just as dedicated and trust worthy as any licensed plumber out
there !
Are there cheats among them yes they are ! Just as they are the same kind of
people that are licensed plumbers ! People are people no matter what their
" licensed " status is,
i am plain getting sick and tired of plumbers bashing drain people !
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There is a saying that you can take a guy that started out in drain cleaning and he is good at it, and get him into plumbing he will make a great plumber. But if you take a guy that started out doing plumbing and try to get him into drain cleaning later he will make a horrible drain cleaner.
We drain cleaners are a special breed. Yes some of the corporate ran places like the Roto Rooter here in the Chicago area, you may end up with an under trained simpleton in your home to clear a drain. And in some cases you might get a well experienced drain cleaner as well. Now to bash franchise drain cleaning companies in general is wrong. I know a lot of one man franchise shops that are ran by guys that can run circles around plumbers when it comes to cleaning a drain. Hell my father is not a licensed plumber, but he is licensed in the City of Chicago and Cook County as a Sewer and Drain layer contractor which is required to get the needed permit to clear main sewers in Chicago or to do any sewer repair. Well anyways my father cleaned drains all his life, he gets called by plumbers to clean drains for them. Back in the day we used to subcontract for a dozen different plumbing shops cause they just could not get the hang of drain cleaning.
Now I have a plumbing license but I started out in drain cleaning, so it is something I am pretty good at. I consider myself a plumber's plumber, meaning I get many calls from other plumbers to help them with drain cleaning. I have a few shops around here after watching me do drain cleaning they went out and bought all the equipment to stock their own truck and hire a guy to clean drains, televise lines, jet sewers, and locate sewers.. Well they still call me, all that equipment is either broken down or they do not know how to use it properly or both.
Well that is my two cents on this subject.
Ron Hasil Lic #058-160417
A-Archer Sewer & Plumbing specializing in:
Tankless Water Heaters | Drain and Sewer Cleaning
Sump and Ejector Pumps | Backflow RPZ Testing
quote; There is a saying that you can take a guy that started out in drain cleaning and he is good at it, and get him into plumbing he will make a great plumber. But if you take a guy that started out doing plumbing and try to get him into drain cleaning later he will make a horrible drain cleaner.
I am not sure who thought up that saying, but I can almost guarantee it was a drain cleaner converted to a plumber. You can learn drain cleaning in a couple of months, but it takes years to become a good plumber. RR started out as a drain cleaner ONLY firm, and then made their "technicians" into "90 day wonder" plumbers just like the army used their OCS to produce "qualified officers". There is NO plumber, assuming he really knows the business, which is less than the majority of them, who cannot become proficient in cleaning the majority of drains in a week or so of intensive training. The ones who cannot use the equipment proper, are the ones who should not be doing it, just like the drain cleaners who cannot fix a faucet should not be doing plumbing. I have been cleaning drains AND doing plumbing for 55+ years, and have NEVER called another company to bail me out, BUT I have gone back on many cleaning jobs done by plumbers AND RR type firms, to do the job properly.
Right on hj, I to have been in the business for 50 yrs. 48 as a owner. When I had to take my test you had to wipe a lead joint. Heating systems were done with black iron pipe and waste & vents were CI and galvanized pipe. The cast iron joints were lead & oakum. When I first started out we did nothing but new work. In the last 15 yrs we did repair only. It took me about two weeks to master drain cleaning.
I still use black iron pipe, use lead and oakum, also still plumb with galvanized pipes. I even know how to wipe a joint, make a shower pan out of lead sheet, Never did get into making my own lead traps and pipes but my sponsor did show me how. My father been doing sewer and drain cleaning for 60 years 50 of owning his own companies, which all three are still in business.
I heard Frank Blau use the saying about taking a good sewer and drain cleaning tech that would make an excellent plumber, but a guy starting out in plumbing and you try to get him into drain cleaning he will be bad at the drain cleaning. Then he went on to explain most guys that start out doing plumbing only then you try to get them to clean drains they resent doing drain cleaning they feel it is beneath them. But a Good drain cleaner, is usually more than willing to learn the plumbing trade, and will have a better prospective about putting in new systems cause they are coming from the service side.
There has been many times I wanted to kick a new construction plumber in his arse for the way they plumbed in a drain system, for it was a royal pain in the arse to clear the drain.
Ron Hasil Lic #058-160417
A-Archer Sewer & Plumbing specializing in:
Tankless Water Heaters | Drain and Sewer Cleaning
Sump and Ejector Pumps | Backflow RPZ Testing
Quoting Frank Blau about anything, to me, is like asking a Home Depot guy a question. He thinks anyone who does not agree with him is mentally deficient, just like the "expert" in PHC magazine.
Ron Hasil Lic #058-160417
A-Archer Sewer & Plumbing specializing in:
Tankless Water Heaters | Drain and Sewer Cleaning
Sump and Ejector Pumps | Backflow RPZ Testing
After 5 years of doing service work a plumber will just be beginning to know what he is doing...
"New construction" plumbers usually only know how to install pipes, and even then they usually need a foreman to tell them where to put them. Using them as a barometer for ANY other phase of plumbing is almost useless. As I tell my wife, "When a plumbing company goes out of business, the next week all its employees are on the street with magnetic "plumbing company" signs on their trucks, but if you go through the phone book and call all the plumbers in it, half of the numbers are disconnected."


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Gloucester director of rugby Nigel Davies was left praising Saracens after his side were well beaten 28-9 at Kingsholm.
Tries from Neil de Kock and David Strettle plus the boot of England fly-half Owen Farrell opened up a comfortable 19-3 gap on the scoreboard for the visitors by half-time as Gloucester's pack wilted.
Two yellow cards in the second half did hamper Saracens' hunt for a try bonus point as Gloucester came back into the game, but the Cherry and Whites were well off the pace in a dismal showing.
The loss was Gloucester's eighth in the league this season.
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The responsibilities for Christmas Clearing House this year are being shared by a huge network of volunteers from different faith organizations. Members from First Presbyterian Church, Grace Episcopal Church, Haven United Methodist Church, St. Mark United Methodist Church, Temple Beth El, Parker Memorial Baptist Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Fairview Heights Northside Baptist Church have teamed up with this year's host church — Anniston First United Methodist Church — to accomplish this most worthy effort.
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OSWEGO — Angie Hibben has been named the new president and CEO of the Oswego Chamber of Commerce.
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A Tulsa man says an election sign on his front lawn has lead to a death threat.
Kyle Counts was outside his new house with his friend when his neighbor drove up and shouted at him.
"He appeared drunk and his question to me, was, 'Are you a democrat or are you a politician?' Which in it of itself suggested to me he wasn't all there so I said 'Excuse me?'" said Counts. "He got out of the car, cursed at me said I didn't even know what the bleep he was talking about."
Counts' girlfriend, Alisa Hopkins, was inside Counts' house and came out toward the end of the argument. The neighbor had parked in his driveway, which is two houses down from Counts' home.
"He came and told me I was the new guy on the block," continued Counts. "He said, 'I don't want any problems,' and I said 'Well, there aren't any problems, you are free to vote however you want and this is how I am voting and he proceeded to tell me 'Well, there could be,' and I asked him 'Are you threatening me?' And he said, 'No, it is what it is.' He continuously got aggressive cursing at me, threatening there were going to be problems if I didn't take the sign down."
The neighbor would not stop arguing, according to Counts.
"At that point his wife came out and grabbed him and she didn't apologize but she did say she would keep him away and from harassing us," said Counts. "The last thing he yelled was 'I am going to shoot you all.'"
Hopkins happened to record the neighbor's audio on her cell phone. You can here a man shouting "I'm going to shoot you guys" on the cell phone video. You can also hear the reaction of Counts, his friend, and Hopkins. They were in disbelief.
"I was shocked," said Counts. "I have never experienced anything like this and I am a pretty outspoken person about my political beliefs."
"I am concerned to be outside during the evenings now," said Hopkins. "I don't know this individual. "We don't want to remove the sign."
"I have no illusions about Oklahoma," said Counts. "I know candidate Romney will win this state, but I am a political person and I feel the least I should be able to put a sign in my yard without being harassed, much less death threats."
FOX23 talked with the neighbors, who allegedly yelled the threat. A woman in the house said her husband never threatened them.
When FOX23 told her there was a cell phone video recording the man's voice saying he would shoot them, she denied that and said Hopkins was the aggressive one.
Counts had called the police and the police talked with both parties. Counts said the police told him the neighbors denied everything and no police report was filed.
The couple plans to stand by their rights and keep the sign up until the end of the election season.
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"It seemed like the best start we've ever had," said Brigett Stewart, a gifted-class teacher in her ninth year at Kitty Stone Elementary School. "It's almost eerie because it seems so smooth."
Positive Behavior Support, or PBS, focuses on implementing consistent expectations for students that are uniformly enforced by teachers and administration.
Donna Lloyd, director of educational programs for the city schools, said that a major contributor to student misbehavior is having different expectations from different teachers. The vast majority of students can adapt to these changes in expectations and behave accordingly, she said, but for those who can't, it will foster their misbehavior.
Instead of focusing on prohibiting behaviors, teachers and administrators promote behavior they would like to see from students. District-wide, students are being asked to be respectful, responsible and resourceful, although more specific expectations may look different on the school system's two campuses.
On Monday, Kitty Stone teachers gave their students a visual demonstration of appropriate behavior. Principal Christy Hamilton said one of the first things teachers went over with their students was a school-wide set of classroom expectations, for which they modeled both appropriate and inappropriate behaviors.
"The overall climate seems better to me because there's that consistency now," Stewart said. "We've never had a program where in every classroom everybody is on the same page as far as discipline."
And the expectations don't stop when the students leave the classroom; there are expectations for the library, the lunchroom, the gym, and hallways and bathrooms. Every teacher will adopt the same discipline report to send home in young students' weekly folders. Hamilton said students exhibiting positive behavior consistently will be rewarded at the classroom and school-wide levels periodically.
At the high school, students with positive behavior are being supported with a new J-card system, said Principal Mike Newell.
In the past, he said, a lot of the district's discipline approach has been reactionary. "We dealt with the problems as they arose, which draws attention to students' misbehavior," he said. "A lot of students do that for the attention."
Under the new system, each teacher has been given 10 cards to hand out for the next two weeks and will be looking for students who exhibit behavior that aligns with the school's expectations.
"They arrived on time, had all their materials, really participated well, they were polite to their classmates—that's what we want to recognize," he said.
For teachers like Stewart, whose students are pulled from other classrooms throughout the day, the increase in consistency should be a great improvement.
"I think it makes it easier for children when no matter where you go — even the restrooms and hallways — the expectations are the same," she said. Stewart also said she feels the new system shows students their teachers are a team.
According to Donald Kincaid, a project director for the Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, said there are more than 15,000 schools in almost every state which are implementing positive behavioral support methods to improved results. He said that typically, schools average a 20 percent reduction in the number of office referrals and 10 percent reduction in suspensions when schools implement PBS. Those schools who implement the program fully, he said, tend to see a 30-40 percent fewer referrals and suspensions.
Fewer referrals and suspensions mean less interruption of instructional time. Kincaid said that research shows that a single discipline referral can take up to an hour of time for the student, teacher and administrator. Last year Jacksonville reported 379 discipline incidents.
Most of the office referrals in Jacksonville last year were the result of disobedience, the majority of which happened at the elementary level. Of 188 incidents in that category, 146 of the perpetrators were students in kindergarten to sixth grade, 33 in seventh to ninth grades, and 14 in 10th to 12th grades.
Lloyd said that the program is data-driven. As the year progresses, the district faculty and staff will be able to evaluate discipline referrals by a number of variables, including teacher, location, type of infraction and time of day.
"As we review the data, those needs will become obvious to us. If students are having trouble changing classes, then that will tell us, what do we need to do differently?"
"We want to keep students engaged, in class and see them graduate," Newell said. "This is a tool that will help them succeed at that."


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Bethel Park runner-up to NA in volleyball
Tigers need five games to dispatch Hawks
Luke Hudson (No. 18), Vance Blanc (No. 9) and Grant Underwood (No. 22) accept the WPIAL Class AAA runner-up trophy after Bethel Park's loss to North Allegheny in the volleyball championships. The Hawks took the top-ranked Tigers to fall games before falling.
Bobby Huntington serves up an ace during WPIAL Class AAA boys' volleyball championship action. Despite Huntington's play, Bethel Park dropped a 3-2 decision to North Allegheny in the finals.
Bethel Park could not derail North Allegheny as the Tigers chugged their way to their seventh consecutive WPIAL title in boys' volleyball. But, the Black Hawks certainly delayed their arrival time to the trophy platform.
The Black Hawks went the distance. They forced the Tigers to five games before being railroaded, 3-2, in the Class AAA championship match played May 23 at Baldwin.
After splitting the first two games, 25-17 and 21-25, NA steamrolled past the Hawks in game three, 25-9. Somehow, however, BP recovered from the demoralizing defeat to take game four, 25-21.
"We have heart," said BP head coach Tom Allman, who is assisted by Brian Blanc and Zachary Smith. "We didn't play well in the third.
"We kind of got our heads down, but our assistant coach gave a nice speech in between the third and fourth match and got us fired up."
Despite the uplifting win in game four, BP lost the fifth game and settled for runner-up honors in the district. In the finale, NA breezed to a 7-1 advantage and finished off the Hawks, 15-8.
"It's always tough in a short set," explained Allman. "You can't make any errors.
"We gave it a shot," he added of the overall match. "We just couldn't stop their big hitters or get the block when we needed it."
That meant Tom Keisling had a huge night. The senior, who was recognized as the league's Most Valuable Player, tied a career high with 26 kills.
For the Tigers, who were seeded No. 1 in the tournament, it was their 10 WPIAL in 11 years. However, it was perhaps the most memorable in Keisling's varsity career.
"This title was definitely the best one," said Keisling said. "For us to get it in five, I'm just so proud of everyone. You never knew who was getting set, everyone was putting balls away. Everyone was passing well. It was just a great team effort."
Because of BP's effort throughout the tournament – the Hawks upended Norwin in the semifinals and beat Seneca Valley in the opener – eight seniors continue their careers. The class includes: middle hitter Bobby Huntington; outside hitter Camden Hay; setter, Vance Blanc; defensive specialists Ryan Petrossi, Aaron Glasser and Alexander Kiselica; liberio, Luke Hudson; and right hitter Grant Underwood.
The Hawks are qualified for the PIAA playoff. They will face State College, the District 1 champion, at 6 p.m. May 29 at Bishop Carroll High School in Ebensburg.
Should the Hawks triumph and North Allegheny beat Norwin, the teams would meet in a quarterfinal match set for June 1. Bethel Park is optimistic about its chances and embraces the opportunity to face NA again.
"We'll give it a go," said Allman. "Hopefully we'll see them again."
Also contributing to the team's success are: Brandon Thorsen, Danny Burke, David Uhlmann, Noah Blanc, Jacob Dixon, Brandon Hanson, Steven Eiben, Lenny Chorney, Nicholas Pilotta, Werner Hernandez and Nathan Harrold.
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By Kathleen Jaeger, NCPA Executive Vice President and CEO
As the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) begins to be implemented, and a new Republican majority in the House discusses potential changes to the law, it is clear that much work remains to be done to reform the nation's health care system. As we all know, a debate still continues to be waged on how to best improve quality, while also reducing health care costs. As Executive Vice President and CEO of the National Community Pharmacists Association, I would strongly suggest that one way to address this debate is really quite simple: turn to independent community pharmacists. This group of respected clinically trained, health care professionals has a proven track record of improving health outcomes while reducing system costs, and are in a prime position to help both the public and private sector at a time when patient demand for primary care services is expected to grow exponentially.
Currently, the marketplace is saturated with mega-chain, mail order and mass merchant pharmacies whose main focus is on the volume of prescription drugs sold. Independent pharmacists attract and retain patients by focusing on providing excellent patient counseling, while offering niche medication and health services that are broadening the traditional role of the pharmacist. In other words, their primary focus is on quality of patient care, not on quantity of goods sold.
The 2010 NCPA Digest, sponsored by Cardinal Health, is a comprehensive financial analysis of independents. It provides substantial evidence that, in contrast to its competitors, independents focus patient care, especially in underserved and rural communities is working and is sustainable even during challenging economic times. In fact, 51% of independents are in populations of 20,000 people or less, where they are often one of the only health care provider options available.
The Digest also reveals the continued proliferation of niche services offered by independent pharmacies that are attracting patients in search of more personalized care. For example, 69% of these pharmacies now offer diabetes education and training programs while other disease state management programs for smoking cessation, weight management, asthma management and HIV/AIDS are also becoming increasingly common. In addition, 76% offer immunizations like influenza shots, 71% sell durable medical equipment such as diabetes testing supplies, 67% provide specially tailored compounding drugs like hormone replacement therapy, and 76% of independents make personalized home delivery (often free of charge).
These services not only meet critical patient needs, they also help pharmacists offset losses from prescription drug reimbursement rates, which have been declining for decades. Independents are also becoming more efficient, which frees up pharmacists to spend more time with patients. Forty-three percent of independents report using at least one kind of automated dispensing technology – technology that can help independent pharmacists be efficient about dispensing while more effective in providing care.
Additional studies delineate the critical role community pharmacists can play in improving health outcomes and bending the vaunted health care cost curve. According to the New England Healthcare Institute, the improper use of prescription drugs costs a staggering $290 billion annually. Pharmacists can dramatically reduce that number, if the model employed in places like Asheville, North Carolina and Spartanburg, South Carolina were replicated at the national level.
For example, in Asheville, officials tried a new approach to help city employees, dependents and retirees combat chronic problems such as diabetes, asthma, hypertension and high cholesterol. After an initial education session, patients relied on independent pharmacists to keep them on the right health track and adhering to their medication therapy. After one year, the diabetes patients experienced lower costs (down from $7,042 per patient to $4,000) and fewer sick days (down from 12.6 a year to 6). Treatments for cardiovascular issues and asthma also proved to be less expensive.
The experience of Smith Drug Company in Spartanburg tells a similar story. Struggling with soaring diabetes treatment costs, the company shifted its focus to prevention and medication adherence. Patients joining the new program were given free supplies and other incentives. In just one year, treatment costs were slashed from $11,637 to $5,406 per patient, while the costs incurred by patients enrolled in the more traditional regimen went up $1,500. The true benefit of programmatic efforts like this are abundantly clear in the short term, but it is the long-term effect that will truly tell the whole story. Healthier patients will undoubtedly save the nation's health care system substantial sums by avoiding expensive visits to emergency rooms, doctor's offices and hospitals associated with reactionary medicine..
In sum, there must be more attention in public and private programs as well as private–public partnership initiatives (such as accountable care organizations and medical homes) to the true value of community independent pharmacists – individuals who can play a critical role in providing quality care while reducing overall costs to the system.
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Tin's Utilitarian Franchise Garden
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Tin's Garden is a joyful personal expression painted in succulents, bromeliads and epiphytes that has creatively evolved over time (that is not a spelling error btw, he just hasn't yet found and collected the 'F' to fully and correctly spell San Francisco!). I am in love!
You can read more about this garden, and Megan and Matti's visit at Far Out Flora. Be sure to click through to their Flickr set for more of Tin's garden.
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Can you please tell me how you keep the plants from falling out when vertical? I just did a similar wall garden and the second I moved it to a vertical position, many of the plants fell out. Help me!
JillOlivia -- that is a good question....I haven't planted a vertical garden like this myself so I am not sure of the answer. Many of the vertical gardens that you see are done using special planters that do have mechanisms for holding the plants in (i.e. they are tipped, troughs, fabric, etc. etc) --- but this more homegrown technique is not one I have tried.... you should check out the book 'Garden Up!' - by Susan Morrison and Rebecca Sweet (http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Smart-Vertical-Gardening-Spaces/dp/1591864925) I think it has some good guidance for creating this look. - Rochelle
@JillOlivia: Here is a handy how-to http://www.bhg.com/gardening/container/plans-ideas/make-a-living-succulent-picture/
I´m sooo in love with succulents! will be doing a few of these succulent frames soon!
Hi @JillOlivia: The succulents are held in place with a chicken wire screen. Succulents are very shallow-rooted, and will do well even with just an inch or two of space for their roots. You can make a frame yourself, or purchase one (with or without the succulent cuttings) from places like Succulent Gardens http://sgplants.com/ Once you add the succulents, you will need to keep them on a flat surface until they get a bit larger and their roots spread out. This can take up to six months. Well worth the efffort, however - in the end you'll have a truly dynamic piece of living art.
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Neighborhoods: Dilworth
Are you tired of relying on medications and trips to a doctor, only to find that ibuprofen is prescribed? Are you feeling muscular pain after many traditional massages?
Davede Varner specializes in clinical and structural bodywork, using neuromuscular / trigger point massage therapy. Each treatment is focused on finding the SOURCE of the pain, not necessarily where it's felt.
Examples of treatments can include: headaches/migraines, TMJ disorder, frozen shoulder, thoracic outlet syndrome, sciatica and carpal tunnel pain, postural imbalances, plantar fasciitis, pain from scoliosis, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia or just general muscle soreness.
Call me, Davede Varner, to set your appointment for neuromuscular / trigger point therapy, postural correction and myofascial release. I offer gift certificates and discounts for prepaid multiple sessions - a great gift idea!
I have been suffering with tension headaches and muscle pain due to trigger points for 8 years. After years of trying other therapies including spa massages, acupuncture ibuprofin and pain medication i had had enough! I started doing research and looked into trigger point therapy and found Davede. From the first visit I realized he really knows what he is talking about and that he is different from other specialists I had seen. He truly cares about healing people, not about just getting them back for more office visits.
He has a clear understanding of how the muscles in the body work and how pain in one area can sometimes be caused by a trigger point in another area. Since coming to Davede, I have experienced fewer and less severe headaches and muscle pain and we continue to work together toward a solution. I highly recommend his services if you are tired of the pain interfering with your life and holding you back from doing things you want to do. With Davede you can work toward becoming pain free!
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When I initially started to go to Davede it was because my upper back and shoulders hurt so bad - it bothered me to even stand still for more than a few minutes, hurt to try to carry a pocket book, I was in pain. Within a few weeks I swear I felt 15 years younger (and still do) and was (and am) pain free. This was about 2005? I believe he is a muscle miracle worker. Since then, he's helped me with shin splints once, within half an hour I didn't even remember that it hurt to walk in the office. I had a frozen shoulder last year and I believe he was a major help in my overcoming that. It is so nice to know that Davede and his skills are available because he is one in a million in my opinion and I'll always recommend him above any other when it comes to anyone needing muscular help.
Wonderful Relief!!! – My husband and I have both been going to Davede for a few months now and it is by far the best massage experience. If you are reading this review, don't let the lapse in review dates make you think he hasn't been keeping up. Davede's service and technique is worth every penny. Not only does he express sincere interest in your pain, he gives wonderful suggestions to make sure you benefit fully from your massage even after you leave.
I guess what I'm trying to say is I am a very happy client!
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Davede is a God send for my daughter~ thank you!
I would recommend Davede to anyone dealing with chronic pain!
Excellent Massage Therapist! – I highly recommend Davede Varner. I've been treated by several top-notch Massage Therapists over the past 10 years as I sought help with my chronic back pain. Davede is by far the best I have ever seen! His skill & knowledge of the human body are amazing. He understands exactly how each muscle connects & works within your body. He listens to you describe your pain, and he thoughtfully translates that into an understanding of the underlying problem and a recommendation for treatment. He is truly a therapist.
Davede is strong and his technique is excellent. He can calibrate his pressure to your exact comfort level. If any women out there are concerned about seeing a male Massage Therapist, there's no need to worry here. Davede is extremely professional. You know you're getting professional healthcare when you're on his table.
My back pain was an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 when I first saw Davede. (10 being worst) I had chronic shoulder & mid-back pain. I'm now at about a 2. My pain is almost gone, and Davede has even fixed a few other problems with my neck & arm along the way!
Davede is just an exceptional therapist. You'll be thrilled to have him work on you.
As Good As It Gets – When I asked for a referral, my chiropractor, Dr. Christopher Kane, told me that he had connected with an extraordinary neuromuscular massage therapist in Charlotte. Chris said he was impressed with Davede Varner's knowledge and ability, and highly recomended him to me. I have scoliosis, plantar fasciitis, repetitive strain injury in both arms, and nerve damage in my back so I live with chronic pain, but it was getting progressively worse. A neurologist was trying one medication after another to help me with the nerve pain. Then I remembered that when I had neuromuscular massage therapy in the past, I didn't need medication, so I asked Chris if he knew of someone nearby. I live in SC, so Davede is not down the block, but Chris said it would be worth the drive into Charlotte to work with him. I am as impressed as Chris.
(About ten years ago, Mike Elkins, the then director of the Southeastern School of Neuromuscular Massage Therapy worked on my RSI for two years. Davede, a graduate, is as good as they come. In my estimation, he stands side by side in stature with Mike Elkins.)
I am sixty years old and want to go into my senior years with vibrancy and good health. I look forward to working toward that goal with Davede.
A Special Specialist – I was referred to Davede by another 5 star massage therapist. My neck was in such a strong spasm that I needed a specialist. She said Davede is the best for this type of work and she goes to him.
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Davede listens. He targets his clinical massage where you need it. The results have been amazing for me.
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Most parents would do anything to protect their children, but many may not be protecting their children from one disease.
An alarming statistic shows more children than ever before are being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. One in three new cases of Type 2 diabetes is now diagnosed in someone under 18.
The reason: overweight children.
Children have long been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, in which the body fails to make enough insulin to process sugar in the blood. But doctors are now seeing a an increase in kids with Type 2 diabetes. That's where fat cells enlarge with weight gain and thwart the body's ability to break down sugars.
For the first time ever the American Academy of Pediatrics is issuing guidelines for preventing and managing Type 2 diabetes in children. The biggest reason for the increase in cases in children is obesity.
"It's ridiculous how many kids are overweight," said Dr. Robert Gard, a pediatrician with Physicians to Children in Roanoke. Dr. Gard said it all comes down to what kids are eating. Eating too much fast food, too many fatty foods, and foods that are too high in sugar, according to Dr. Gard, is the reason more children are overweight.The new recommendations call for at least one hour of physical activity every day for children, but Gard says while exercise is great, it's what children are eating that is the biggest problem.
"The diet choices that are being made and are offered are limited and it's cheap food that's high in fat and a lot of carbs (carbhydrates)," said Dr. Gard. It's those simple sugars that Dr. Gard said the body processes and stores as fat.
Sadly Dr. Gard said so many children are overweight that now many parents think their children are at a healthy weight when they're not.
"When you're comparing children it's the ones who are at a healthy weight that look too thin," Dr. Gard said. "But actually they're healthy. It's just compared to kids who are overweight that it's really eschewed everyone's view of what's healthy and what's not healthy."
The panel is now recommending children between 10 and 18 get nutrition counseling. It's also recommending that kids get one hour of vigorous exercise a day and limit screen time at home to no more than 2 hours a day. It's also asking pediatricians to be on alert and test more for diabetes.
The guidelines, which are the first of their kind for kids between the ages of 10 and 18, were developed in collaboration with the American Diabetes Association, the Pediatric Endocrine Society, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
The guidelines offer information for physicians on how to test and treat Type 2 diabetes in children.
"Few providers have been trained in managing type 2 diabetes in children and, to date, few medications have been evaluated for safety and [effectiveness] in children," said co-author Janet Silverstein, MD, professor of pediatrics at the University of Florida and chief of endocrinology at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. "This is a real issue in the pediatric population. It's something that many of us as pediatricians didn't grow up with because we just didn't see it very often," she says
Here is one fact worth repeating. It's much easier to prevent Type 2 diabetes than to treat it.