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Central Valley Hawks 13U Tryouts: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Bicentennial Park, Clovis, 790-0363.
Fresno Blue Devils: Seeking players 12U, 908-0229.
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City of Clovis League: 7 p.m. March 24. City of Clovis Recreation Center, 324-2780, www.ci.clovis.ca.us/Departments-and-Services/Recreation, $360.
McLane Youth Spring Camp: 3-5 p.m. every Saturday in March. Ages 5-18. McLane High, 400-3986, free.
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Ficarra V, Cavelleri G, Novara M, et al. Evidence from robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a systematic review. European Urology. 2007.
Mottrie A, Van Migem P, De Naeyer G, et al. Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Oncologic and Functional Results of 184 Cases. European Urology. 2006.


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A rugged soccer match ended with Radford High School taking a 4-1 win from the Graham G-Girls on Monday evening at East River Soccer Complex.
The visitors from the New River Valley got their first score about two minutes into the match. Whitney Browning of Graham fought off two defenders and netted an unassisted goal in the 10th minute for a 1-1 tie.
Radford scored once more in the first half and added two more in the second period.
The visitors incurred three yellow cards and Graham was not assessed a card in the physical game.
Graham (8-2) plays at Galax this Thursday in a preview of the upcoming Mountain Empire District championships.
Richlands 6, Tazewell 0
TAZEWELL, Va. — Cassidy Richardson picked up her 26th career hat trick with three goals for Richlands in Monday's victory at Tazewell High School. Makenley Davis, Nadia Ashiq and Montana Hearl also scored for the Blues (5-1-1, 2-0-1 SWD).
Nikki Sparks was in goal for Richlands to assist in the shutout.
Richlands plays a home match today against district foe Carroll County.
Narrows 10, Graham 3
BLUEFIELD, Va. — Rodney Perdue batted in two runs on a 2-for-3 afternoon on Monday for Narrows, which bounded to an 8-0 lead.
For Graham, Spencer Sheets and Corey Monninger were each 2 for 4. Nine pitchers saw action for the two teams.
Graham (4-8) hosts Bluefield today at 4 p.m.
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Graham........000 210 0 — 3 7 3
Perdue, Evans (2), Hall (3), Caldwell (4) and Dent. McKinley Webb, Tommy Lovell (4), Josh Conley (5), Ben Carlisle (5), Jacob Simpson (7) and Corey Monninger. WP - Caldwell. LP - Webb.
Greenbrier East 12, James Monroe 0
LINDSIDE — Seniors Harrison Martin and R.J. Massie each drove in a pair of runs as the Spartans banged out 12 hits and shut out their neighbors to the south in a six-inning game on Monday.
Micah Deskins and Reed McNeer each had a hit and stole a base for the Mavericks, who committed four errors to none for Greenbrier East.
James Monroe (7-10) travels to Wyoming East today.
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Greenbrier East.....201 900 — 12 12 0
James Monroe......000 00x — 0 6 4
WP - Hylton. LP - McNeer.
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Graham 6, Radford 3
BLUEFIELD, Va. — The Graham girls tennis team put in a long day and improved to 9-1 at the end of Monday's non-district match. Rebecca Day and Mykenzie Roach each went three sets to claim singles victories. Two of the three doubles encounters ended with 8-6 Graham wins.
Graham plays Thursday at Galax in a Mountain Empire District match.
Singles — Cypress Beach (R) def. Caitlin Williams 6-2, 6-2. Rebecca Day (G) def. Neha Desai 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Haley Sheets (G) def. Morgan Miano 6-2, 6-2. Misbah Muzaffer (G) def. Hanna Krayer 7-6, 6-0. Mykenzie Roach (G) def. Leah Patterson 7-5, 4-6, 10-7. Samantha Brooks (R) def. Nicole Gabe 6-0, 6-4.
Doubles — Williams-Day (G) def. Beach-Desai 8-6. Miano-Krayer (R) def. Sheets-Gabe 8-3. Muzaffer-Roach (G) def. Patterson-Brooks 8-6.
Richlands 9, Tazewell 0
TAZEWELL, Va. — The Richlands girls swept the Lady Bulldogs Monday at Lincoln-shire Park. Jordan Compton and Carly Dye posted 8-0 victories for Richlands.
Tazewell will seek their first win of the season today, hosting Abingdon, followed by a home match with George Wythe on Wednesday.
Singles — Payton Casey def. Rachel Patterson 8-2. Olivia Lawson def. Heather Allison 8-5. Jordan Compton def. Emily Butcher 8-0. Micaiah Rowe def. Emilee Hackney 8-3. Carly Dye def. Katie Sergent 8-0. Amber Street def. Carrie Schaeffer 9-7.
Doubles — Casey-Lawson def. Patterson-Allison 8-5. Compton-Rowe def. Butcher-Hunter Edwards 8-2. Dye-Street def. Hackney-Schaeffer 8-2.


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Some time ago, I wrote a post about switching one of my Google-step-child-sites from a hand coded site to a Joomla site. I made the switch because I originally hand coded the site several years ago and things have changed since then (and I've learned a lot since then).
Not to belabor the point (for the folks who have heard the story before), but I originally created the site when I was new to the world of the internet, used content from free article directories plus my own content and started making money. Back then I didn't know that original content was key and my earnings and traffic eventually plummeted along with my Google rankings.
Not wanting to give up on the site, I decided to use Joomla as the back end platform because I had great ideas and visions for the site. Joomla (WordPress on steroids) seemed to be the right tool for the job. A website with about 400 pages and a set menu structure seemed to be too complex for WordPress. Although converting my site to Joomla was a large task, I felt it was the platform that would best serve the site…until now.
Recent Observations with the Site
I've let the site sit dormant, sort of, over the last few months. I would add a discarded eHow or Demand Studios article to it, but pretty much let it sit. I still get a few hundred hits a day on it, but the traffic is way down from its heyday.
One of my recent observations is that each of my WordPress blog posts, whether its here on NJFM or on other less popular blogs, are indexed by Google within 10 minutes or so. My new articles on the Joomla site are indexed in a week or so, if ever. Go figure.
I've got a blog that I started a few months ago, and it gets indexed more quickly than the Joomla site. The Joomla site has been around for about 4 years. I added new articles each day last week and only 3 of the seven have been indexed. Hmmm…..
A Wonderful Joomla Plugin
Last night when I originally wrote this blog post it had a different ending. It's amazing what comes to you in the quiet hours of the morning before your brain is fully up and running.
Like a bolt, the thought entered my mind "Ping." Yep, ping services, that's why the WordPress blogs are so quickly indexed by Google. Joomla needs a ping service to let the whole world know that new content had been added to the site.
Lo and behold as I did a search this morning I found Easy Ping for Joomla. It's simple to install and configure. I downloaded, installed and configured it in about 3 minutes. This little plugin saved me from converting a 400 page site into a WordPress blog.
Only Time will Tell
Over the next few weeks I'll continue to add content to the site to see if the extension is the answer to my problem. If not…I guess I'll have to begin the conversion process.
In the meanwhile, I'm working on switching yet another old hand coded site that I created back in the late 90's to a WordPress blog. There's always something to keep me busy.
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About the Author: Felicia A. Williams is a freelance writer and blogger. She spends the majority of her time with her family and writing. If she's not writing or commenting on NJFM, she's either outside smelling the roses or writing articles for one of her other sites which include Tidbits and Stuff, BLULOW, A Dose of Health and a few other sites/blogs scattered around the internet.
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Felicia have you ever thought about being an About.com Guide. They have a need for a social networking guide, a clip art guide and all types of things. From what I understand you are actually guaranteed a monthly fee on top of your page view residuals. I keep wanting to apply but they never have anything available that I'm actually a subject matter expert on. I'd be curious to know what you think.
I have heard a lot of people mention that pinging is a good idea for many services. However, would not a quick link on a well spidered social networking site (eg Twitter or even something like Redgage where you can also earn) do a similar job, as well as providing a backlink?
I am still so horrible with html and the technical aspect of freelance writing. It's something I really want to work on.
As for Google indexing speed, I think it has been slow for the past week. I know there were some people complaining about this over at Suite. I hope it doesn't continue to be delayed.
Anyway, thanks again for the informative post. I always enjoy reading your posts because I almost always learn something new.
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Plus, Guillen won a World Series with the White Sox in 2005, ending the franchise's 88-year championship drought.
Guillen's resume is pretty impressive.
You can't say the same for Ausmus, 44, when he comes to managing. He played for four teams in the MLB, including two stints with the Tigers in 1996 and 1999-2000.
The Tigers' window to win a championship is closing. They won't be able to keep this team, with its bloated payroll, together much longer.
It seemed as if this team could win in 2014 with the right manager to lead the way. Now, it's up in the air because no one knows what to expect out of Ausmus.
If Ausmus fails, it will be the worst decision Dombrowksi has made in his tenure with the Tigers since he gave Dontrell Willis that $29 million extension.
Willis wound up winning two games in three seasons in Motown.
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Allen brings campaign to SoBo, meets with small business owners, residents
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George Allen brought his Virginia Voices tour to Southside Virginia on Monday where he listened to small business owners, community leaders and local residents whose voices he said are not being heard in Washington.
Allen, accompanied by Senator Frank Ruff of Clarksville, met with over 60 local job-creators, community leaders and local residents in a Fairfield Inn conference room.
Allen listened as attendees told him their views on issues ranging from health care and Washington's fiscal recklessness to national security and conflicts in the Middle East.
"Small businesses create most of the jobs, yet Washington is hurting them the most," said Allen. "I'm hearing from Southside small business owners that the regulations coming out of Washington are driving up energy prices, burdening businesses with red tape and keeping the economy suppressed under uncertainty.
"And instead of raising taxes on everyone as my opponent has proposed, I believe we need to lower the tax burdens on job-creating businesses so that they can keep more of their hard-earned dollars to invest, grow and hire more employees. It's time for America's comeback with common-sense solutions built on freedom and opportunity, not more government."
He focused on one particular issue of concern to Southside residents — especially its seniors —whether they will have access to doctors who they fear will not be able to take anymore Medicare patients as a result of Obamacare.
They also worry whether Obamacare is going to put the rural hospital, as locals know it, "out of business."
"The nurses, doctors all are very concerned about it," Allen said, and "it's not just a concern for doctors and hospitals.
"Tim Kaine, my opponent, said Obamacare would be great for Democrats, and I'm quoting him. I want to be the deciding vote to repeal and replace Obamacare," Allen told his audience to a round of applause.
He acknowledged the existing health care system needs to be improved.
"What we need to do is make sure doctors and patients are the ones making health care decisions, not bureaucracies up in Washington," he added.
Allen favors more personalized, affordable and portable health saving accounts where major medical is covered, and the deductible that isn't spent every year is rolled over year after year after year until the individual owns his or her own insurance policy.
"Even if they switch jobs, they don't have to worry about pre-existing conditions not being covered by a new employer," he said.
Also Allen said small businesses need to be able to band together across state lines and build a larger risk pool that would result in savings, more competition and choice.
Asking for a show of hands of small business owners in attendance, Allen quipped, "I guess you built your small business, by the way."
He also said he trusts state legislators like Senator Ruff who Allen says should have more flexibility to run the Medicaid program.
"I trust Frank, and I trust even the Democrats in the legislature more than I do Washington to ensure we have a better, more efficient and accountable Medicaid program in Virginia," Allen said.
However, he said he does support the part of the health care law that allows young people to stay on their parents' insurance policies until they reach age 26.
"The job market right now for young people is the worst it's been since World War II," he said. "It's better to have these young people on their parents' policy up until age 26 rather than have no policy at all."
Allen focused much of his talk to South Boston supporters on how to create more jobs for people.
"There's no better social program than a job," Allen said.
The GOP U. S. Senate candidate also believes tax laws need to be more simple, more fair and more competitive.
"Taxes on job creating businesses in the U. S. are the worst in the world at 35 percent," Allen said. "The international average is 25 percent. I think America should be better than average, and I'm advocating rates at 20 percent. If that were done, we'd be sending a message to the world that America is open for business again."
He estimated a 20 percent tax would help create 500,000 new jobs a year.
Senator Ruff agreed with Allen that the greatest issue on the minds of Southside Virginians headed to the polls this year is jobs.
"We have men and women working hard to succeed, but they see a federal government that puts roadblocks to our communities growing and creating the jobs we need," Ruff said.
"Energy costs keep skyrocketing while our small businesses are under even greater pressure to make ends meet in this challenging economy. Washington's answer has been more red tape, more taxes and bigger government that has failed to turn around this economy.
"George Allen helped create over 300,000 new Virginia jobs while governor using the proven solutions of lowering taxes, making regulations reasonable and setting priorities for investment and public safety. We need George Allen's record of leadership and results in Washington to reverse the tax and regulatory policies hurting small businesses and free our economy for more development and more jobs," Ruff added.
On the energy front, Allen said America is #1.
However, he added, "The folks in Washington seem to look at our energy resources as a curse. If they keep going this way and knocking out coal as a source of reliable electricity, the result is going to be we are going to feel the same pain paying our monthly electric bill that we have been feeling when we fill up our gas tank."
He referred to oil and gas resources located off the coast of Virginia and promised if elected he would introduce a bill the very day he is sworn in to allow Virginia to produce oil and gas off its coast.
"If we use America's energy resources, what would happen would be hundreds of thousands of jobs would be created, and we would have more affordable oil, coal and electricity, and we'd also be more competitive for jobs and less vulnerable to outside sources, and we'd be keeping our money in the United States of America," he said.
Strong leadership is needed in Washington at this time, Allen declared, on so many issues.
Asking for a show of hands of military veterans, Allen said sequestration or the "debt deal" is another example of Washington "sloughing off its duty" to yet another commission.
A total of $500 billion in cuts will be imposed on national defense that ultimately will harm the country's military readiness and be harmful to jobs, he explained.
"The men and women who serve in our armed forces should never be used in a political deal as part of a bargaining chip to raise taxes on job creation," Allen said. "What is needed is leadership. Not raising taxes on hard working families, retirees and those who serve in the military."
Allen's Virginia Voices tour to South Boston highlighted the stories, concerns and ideas of many Southside Virginians whose voices, they say, are not being heard in Washington.
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DANVILLE —All ages can sign up for the Summer Reading Programs at Colby Library in Danville. They have programs for all ages ('Dig Into Reading', 'Beneath the Surface' and 'Ground Breaking Reads') and everyone who registers will be eligible for weekly prizes.
Looking for a great chapter book for summer reading? Loved the Harry Potter books? Can't get enough stories about animals? Need some spine-tingling chills by the campfire? Read all the titles in the "39 Clues" and want more? 'The staff has suggestions for you! Third, fourth and fifth graders, please can join for "Chapter Chats" on Mon., July 15 at 12:30 p.m. Come talk about books, find out what you like to read and read a few chapters to get you going! Bring a lunch; drinks and dessert will be provided. Sign-up is required by Thurs., July 11. Please call the library at 382-6733.
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By BOB REDD
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The state tournament is nothing new for the Bluefield High School girls tennis team. In 2007 the girls won the state championship and every year since, and for many years prior the Beavers have been well-represented in Charleston. This year is no different as the entire team has qualified for the tournament — four singles players and two doubles teams.
Later this afternoon the girls, along with the boys team will bus to Charleston to begin the three-day event which starts Thursday and culminates with the crowning of state champions Saturday afternoon.
Molly Lovern is one of the Beavers making a return trip. As No. 1 seed and region champion, Lovern, a junior, is ready to go.
"I'm real excited. We've got a lot to live up to, having played in the state finals last year," We've definitely got to step it up this year to live up to some expectations. Last year in singles I had a tough time at states. I came in as the first seed and lost to a third seed in the first round. I had some really, really bad nerves. Now that I've got a little more experience I hope to do much better."
Lovern and doubles teammate Claire Bailey, also a junior, lost in the finals last year to a duo from Charleston Catholic and Bailey is out for revenge.
"Hopefully if we make it to the finals we will be playing the same girls we played last year and of course we want to beat them this time," Bailey said.
Bailey, daughter of head coach Cathy and assistant Jim Bailey, plays No. 4 singles and is cautiously optimistic about her singles draw.
"I only have to win two matches to win states and I guess I've got to keep my head in the game and not think of anything but tennis for those two days and just hope that I came out with that plaque."
Alex Lewis, a junior, and freshman Zoe Nicewander team up for doubles and Lewis will also be vying for a singles title at No. 2. This will be Lewis' second trip to the tournament and she believes she will be better prepared this year, than last.
"The atmosphere is just completely different. You're near so many great players. It's nothing like you see in the region during the season. It's a feeling you've never felt before," Lewis said.
"Your first year is nerves. You think people are so much better than you, but you see, once you're up there that you can play with those people."
Making her first trip upstate, Nicewander said her teammates have helped prepare her for what she will face later this week.
"I've learned a lot about states and how it's going to be," Nicewander said. "I've become friends with all the girls and they've all taught me about what's going to happen at states."
Senior Sarah Brady is playing her first year at Bluefield after transferring from Graham. She said there are major differences between the tennis played in Virginia and West Virginia.
"It's definitely more competitive on this side," Brady said. "We get a lot more opportunities on this side to play in regions and go to state and to play in the Coalfield Classic. On the Virginia side we didn't have those tournaments. We just had a season and it was over."
Brady won the region as a No. 3 and in doubles she teams up with Brooke Cundiff and the pair have completed an undefeated season.
Cundiff, a junior, said hard work and dedication have helped the team accomplish great things this year and hopefully more is to come.
"We have great communication and we know each other's game," Cundiff said of the relationship between herself and her double's partner Brady. "We try to make sure we have each other's back. We work hard and do our best and hopefully we will stay undefeated the whole season and win a state title."
Camilla Deeb is a freshman member of the team who is not playing in the state tournament, but she had a lot of praise for her teammates.
"I love playing tennis and they do a really good job. They work hard and I hope they do their best," Deeb said.
Assistant coach Jim Bailey said Deeb has a promising future with the program as she won exhibition matches this season. Deeb said that over the summer she plans on playing a lot to get better, "So I can play more next year."
The Bluefield ladies begin state tournament play Thursday at the Charleston Catholic courts in Charleston.
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On the heels of a successful test with Panther Racing at Phoenix International Raceway, American J.R. Hildebrand will be taking over the #4 National Guard Dallara/Honda in 2011 for the team.
This morning, Panther Racing issued a disappointed press release stating that they had failed to sign LeBron James to drive an IZOD IndyCar Series entry alongside Dan Wheldon. It is a tossup whether the PR itself or the fact that it got picked up and distributed to outlets like SPEED.com - apparently without the realization of its tongue-in-cheek nature - is more full of win. Wheldon - and his shoe collection - was apparently unavailable for comment.
Panther Racing announced today it has partnered with Vision Racing and will enter Ed Carpenter in the No. 20 Dallara Honda during next month's 94th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. The collaboration between the two IZOD IndyCar Series teams will pair Carpenter with full-time Panther driver Dan Wheldon, pilot of the No. 4 National Guard Panther Racing entry.
Former F1 competitor Giorgio Pantano is negotiating with Panther Racing to drive a second car for the 2010 season. Pantano told Stop & Go that he has a "60% chance" and that he will know by early January if the team will hire him. Pantano, the 2008 GP2 champion, raced in two IRL events with Ganassi Racing in 2005 and split time between PKV Racing and Conquest Racing in Champ Car the following season. His most recent foray was with AC Milan in the Superleague Formula in 2009. Thanks to 16th And Georgetown for the heads up.
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Background to, Italian artist, Irma Irsara's practice over the last 30 years with many images and details covering her artist's books and gesso, installation and paper pulp work.
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I grew up in the Dolomite region of Northern Italy and studied at the Istituto d'Arte di Ortisei, Bolzano and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino. As well as paper pulp art, I have produced work in a variety of media including gesso, printmaking, installations and bookworks. I currently live and work in London and hold regular exhibitions in galleries and cultural centres both here and in Italy. I'm married to an author/illustrator of children's picture books and have two children.
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Alan Wake // Xbox 360
May 16, 2010
It's mildly ironic that a title that tries its hardest to ape other mediums and thus transcend its own, is marred frequently by its insistence on incorporating run-of-the-mill videogame mechanics. Alan Wake is a cultural hodge-podge of influences, most notably the brash thrillers of Stephen King, but also finding time to riff on Ridley Scott's adaptation of King's 'The Shining', incorporating motifs from Alfred Hitchcock's films, name-dropping authors from Raymond Chandler to Brett Easton Ellis, and aping the episodic format of successful TV series' like Lost. But a bewildering array of meaningless collectibles that add nothing but artificial padding to the game length and solid but repetitious combat prevent this good game becoming a great one.
First Impressions: BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
April 13, 2010
As readers of my over-verbose discourse on all things videogames will testify, I am rarely lost for words. BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger leaves me lost for words. A snapshot of Japanese insanity, conched in a beat 'em up whose mechanics I have barely penetrated after a few hours play, BlazBlue both baffles and intrigues. With knowledge of fighting games stretching no further than the ubiquitous Street Fighter series, BlazBlue represents a bold step into the unknown for me, and it's very fortunate that the Limited Edition of BlazBlue comes with a DVD stuffed full of tutorials on how to master its intricate complexities.
An interview with FlipSide creator Brian O'Keefe
March 29, 2010
So impressed were we of independent game FlipSide, that we asked its creator Brian O'Keefe to answer some questions about his Xbox Live Indie Games title. Happily, he obliged, answering the following questions by the magic of email from all the way across the pond. Find out after the jump how the game came about, why it's so bloody hard, what it's like getting a game onto Xbox Live Indie Games and what that murderous zebra on the box art is all about…
FlipSide // XBL Indie Games
March 28, 2010
Despite loving blockbuster games from big-name developers as much as the next person, infinitecontinues also likes to champion the cause of the proverbial 'little guy', the one-man-band outfits whose love of videogaming inspires them to put together their own creations. In the first of a new series of reviews of titles available on the Xbox Live Indie Games platform, we check out FlipSide, a pure skill-based game that's as sadistic as it is addictive.
Dante's Inferno // PS3
February 20, 2010
If 'Hell is other people', then nobody told Visceral Games. To them, Hell is rivers of boiling blood. It's enormous beasts with mouths for hands. It's a clutch of babies with scythes for arms that have been birthed by a mouth-shaped nipple on an extremely large blue tit. To the players of their videogame adaption of Dante Aligheri's 14th-century epic poem, Hell is illogical puzzles, cheap deaths, laughable voice acting and unlikeable characters.
BioShock 2 // PS3
February 17, 2010
There has been a trend over the last six months for sequels to take the promising first stab at a new franchise and improve upon it very successfully, whether that be Assassin's Creed 2 taking an original premise mired in repetition and creating a wonderfully varied, long adventure out of it; or Uncharted 2 taking the very solid and slick Drake's Fortune and turning the dial up to 11 for Among Thieves, improving upon it in every way. BioShock 2 then, was always going to have its work cut out – the original foray into Rapture was a stunning game, one lavished with universal acclaim, Game Of The Year awards and even a BAFTA. It was the shock of the new that elevated BioShock to it's lofty critical perch; total immersion in a city like no other the player had ever experienced. Shorn of that surprise, would a return to Andrew Ryan's 'utopia' deliver the same highs in Rapture's dark depths as its predecessor?
First Impressions: BioShock 2
February 11, 2010
Set in the submerged, dystopian city of Rapture and championing the power of the self over the collective, the original BioShock proved that game developers could take literature as its chief inspiration and still craft a fun but mature game based on its premise. The works of author Ayn Rand, particularly The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, played a crucial part in forging the atmosphere and underlying ethos of Rapture, and was the primary reason why I stuck with BioShock through to the bitter end when the gameplay mechanics had grown a little repetitive. Two and a half years later, I was keen to find out whether the narrative of its successor, BioShock 2, was the game's saving grace or one of many highlights.
First Impressions: Dante's Inferno
February 8, 2010
The first few hours of Dante's descent into the nine circles of Hell are certainly a visceral experience (geddit?), with the wailing of lost souls and the impaled corpses setting a dark, twisted tone for what is to follow; but the game's fixed camera (another slavish tribute to God Of War) doesn't allow you to soak it in as much as you would wish. It would be nice to write about a game on this blog that doesn't involve references to Sony Santa Monica's mythological slash-em-up, but it is impossible to ignore just how much Dante's Inferno lifts directly from the famous series. Two circles out of nine in, I'm hoping that the game starts to throw at least some original elements of its own into the hellish mix.
Bayonetta // PS3
January 24, 2010
Bayonetta is a game like no other. An astonishing piece of entertainment.. scratch that, art, that brutally punished every flaw in my videogaming skills which defeated me around two-thirds into the game, I both loved it and hated it in equal measure. Swearing publicly that I wouldn't play it again, proclaiming to the room at large that it was a *string of unpronounceables*, I went back to it after half an hour, knocked the difficulty down to Easy, swallowed my pride, and pushed on to its fantastic climax. Bayonetta laughs at your definition of epic, swallows it in her hair and spits it back out at you, rewriting videogame theatre as she does so. The result is a game that everyone needs to experience.
Bayonetta and War get the VM treatment
January 20, 2010
Sassy, deadly Umbra Witch and betrayed Horseman Of The Apocalypse from this year's biggest blockbusters to date, Bayonetta and Darksiders, get the Videogame Minimalism treatment. Check them out over on the infinitecontinues Flickr page.


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Product design and promotion: Taco Bell breakfast menu
This week we're looking at marketing and product design. Last week Taco Bell introduced a new breakfast menu. Taco Bell's chief marketing officer Chris Brandt described their product strategy by saying
The breakfast sandwich hasn't changed 40 years, and we think this breaks that paradigm.
Have you seen Taco Bell's new breakfast menu? What challenges does Taco Bell face breaking into the already-crowded fast-food breakfast market? Is this brand extension consistent with Taco Bell's image?
How about Taco Bell's ad campaign? Is this an effective promotional message? (Hint: try to count how many times they mention the name of their competitor in 50 seconds):


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George W. Hilliam
George W. Hilliam age 95 of Maryville passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Blount Memorial Hospital. He was a member of Praise Temple Assembly of God. Preceded in death by: Wife, Mary Ida Hilliam; Sister, Annie Schofield. Survivors include: Nieces, Betty Johnston of Maryville, Jane Modrall of Tullahoma, Edith Woods of Greenback, Hazel Johnson of Clinton, Bonnie Jane Reeves of Birmingham, AL, and Frances Walker of Memphis, TN; Nephews, John Walker of Nashville and Buryle Davis of Maryville; Sister, Mary Mosley of Harrogate, England and Marjorie Monckton of Vancouver, Canada. Family and friends will assemble for graveside service and interment at 1:30 PM, Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Pleasant Grove Cemetery with Rev. Wayne Simmons officiating. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.smithmortuary.com.


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John List
Psychic Input
The thirteenth anniversary of the monstrous crimes, November 9, 1971, came and went, and suddenly there was renewed interest in the List case. Jeffrey Paul Hummel, a detective assigned to it in 1985, talked about the steps he took in the investigation that, aside from local coverage, have never before been revealed. He worked on the Major Crimes Unit for the prosecutor's office in Union County, New Jersey, and he spent a lot of time learning about List. "Many in law enforcement presumed he (List) was deceased," Hummel said. "However, I maintained he was alive because no evidence had ever surfaced to the contrary." He and an intern reorganized the file.
Hummel was aware that attempts to solicit the help of Lutheran church headquarters had been unsuccessful and that the composite sketch of the age-progressed fugitive had failed to turn up a good lead. Yet because Hummel found the crime so repulsive, he was not satisfied to just give up, so he decided to pursue a rather unorthodox avenue that was neither encouraged or prohibited: He turned to a psychic.
"In May of 1985," he said, "I became aware of a psychic living in Ocean County, New Jersey, identified as Elizabeth Lerner." He heard about the valuable assistance she had offered in previous cases, so he decided to contact her. "Armed with crime scene photos, I spent about two hours with Ms. Lerner, who offered her feelings and impressions while touching the rear side of the photographs." While he received no concrete leads, he did hear some information that in retrospect was surprisingly accurate.
- She said that List was alive and had not traveled by plane, as presumed from where he'd left his car, but by train or bus. (He had.)
- There was a new woman in his life and he had some connection with Baltimore, MD. (He had married Delores, his second wife, in Baltimore.)
- He had fled to the southwest. (He went to Colorado.)
- There was some significance with Florida or Virginia. (List ended up in Virginia, which is where he was ultimately arrested.)
Ms. Lerner also made a prediction that gave Hummel something to do. List, she said, would visit the family gravesite on his birthday (September 17).
Hummel got permission to conduct surveillance in Westfield's Fairview Cemetery on September 16, 1985. Dressed in dark clothing, he prepared to sit outside all night on a hill overlooking the graves. He was unsuccessful, so he repeated his actions the next night, also to no avail. List did not arrive.
Then Hummel had to quit working on the List case, as he was transferred to a narcotics strike force. However, because he'd been intensely involved in the List case, he asked to be informed of any activity. He heard nothing, but then he saw a few episodes of a new television program, America's Most Wanted, which asked the public for help in tracking fugitives from the law. Conferring with colleagues on the possibilities this show offered to their "cold" case, he brought it to the attention of Captain Frank Marranca, who had taken charge of the Major Crimes Unit in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
"I informed Marranca of my vast interest in the List case," Hummel added, "and of my prior activities, along with those of other law enforcement personnel in our efforts to find List." Marranca said he'd look at the file.
In Westfield, New Jersey, Captain Frank Marranca had inherited the case, now nearly two decades old, with little hope of being solved. He was not as willing to give up on it as Wanda Flannery had been. Something new was on the horizon and he wanted to take advantage.


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Primary Health Care Reform in Australia - Report to Support Australia's First National Primary Health Care Strategy
3. Primary Health Care in Australia - History
HistoryIn considering the current status of health care in Australia and what changes may be required, it is useful to understand how the primary health care sector has developed in recent years - its role and function, component parts, how they perform and interact, and the role that primary health care has played in the broader health system.
Primary health care in Australia is delivered through a mix of Commonwealth, state and territory government funding and private funding, and publicly and privately delivered services. While many primary health care services are delivered through privately provided general practice, supported by patient access to Medicare rebates, it is recognised that a range of other programs have developed to address some service gaps as they have emerged.
In considering the recent history of primary and community health care arrangements in Australia, the starting point is Medicare.
Medicare was introduced in October 1984 with the intent to provide a simple, fair and affordable insurance system that provided basic health cover to all Australians, building on the existing fee-for-service billing arrangements. The then Health Minister, Dr Neal Blewett, outlined the four key attributes of the Medicare insurance scheme:
- Simplicity: "…the simpler we make a health scheme the more chance it has of delivering the services to those who need the most."
- Affordability: "…everyone will contribute towards the nation's health costs according to his or her ability to pay. Under Medicare people will not have to worry about falling behind in their payments and being caught with substantial bills."
- Universality: "…Medicare will provide the same entitlement to basic medical benefits, and treatment in a public hospital to every Australian resident regardless of income. In a society as wealthy as ours there should not be people putting off treatment because they cannot afford the bills. Basic health care should be the right of every Australian."
- Efficiency: "…one of the Government's major objectives through the Medicare program is having the maximum number of health dollars spent on delivering health services rather than administering them."
A fifth attribute, Access, was subsequently articulated with reference to public hospital care in the Medicare Agreements Act 1992, and was explicitly applied to primary health care services in the 2008 National Healthcare Agreement.
Under Medicare, which applied to in- and out-of-hospital services, privately practising doctors were able to elect to take the Medicare benefit as full payment for a service from a patient (a practice known as bulk-billing), and those patients who wanted to receive private treatment in a public or private hospital were able to insure against such costs – but there was no requirement, compulsion or incentive for anyone to take out private health insurance. Private health insurance cover has not generally been available for treatment covered by Medicare.
Medicare was seen as:
- providing universal access to a set rebate;
- being well suited to episodic care of illness and ill-health; and
- enabling patient choice of health provider.
Since its introduction the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) as applied in general practice has been highly successful in meeting the original Medicare aims of affordability (with almost 80% of GP services being provided free of charge to patients in 2009) and universality (with the same basic rebates available to all patients). Under Medicare there is no compulsion for doctors to charge the schedule fee. In practice around 20% of GP services and 30% of non-GP services are billed at or above the schedule fee.
At the same time however, the profile of care in both the primary health care and the acute care sector has changed, and the boundary between the sectors has blurred.
Related Commonwealth initiativesCommencing in the early 1990s Medicare, a universal scheme to provide a rebate for episodic health care, has been used to address particular health issues and policy objectives and to overcome perceived problems in service access. This has raised tensions between the original design of Medicare and the MBS as a universal patient insurance scheme providing rebates for episodic health care and the different needs of newer services focussed on ongoing care, care for specific population groups and care involving other health professionals.
These amendments have been introduced with the best of intentions, albeit at times in an ad-hoc manner, and have generally had good results in meeting some of the gaps facing patients in accessing primary health care services – but may have come at a cost, in reducing efficiency, affordability and accessibility. They have also introduced significant complexity in Medicare arrangements for providers and patients, have somewhat distorted the original principles of Medicare (including universality), and have compromised the design of newer models of care in order to fit them into a Medicare framework. It should also be noted that the MBS (and Medicare more widely) is not the only tool available to achieve behaviour change and improve patient outcomes and service delivery.
The Australian Government introduced the General Practice Reform Strategy in 1991 to overcome problems in the primary health care system which had arisen as the Commonwealth retained responsibility for primary health care services via Medicare GP funding and the states and territories retained responsibility for community health care with funding coming via the Medicare block grants. The Strategy aimed to address some specific issues facing general practice in Australia, focusing on workforce initiatives; the development of a primary care accreditation system; and remuneration strategies to more appropriately reward quality care in general practice.
In 1992-93, the Australian Government committed funding for the establishment of the Divisions of General Practice to support GPs to work with each other and with other health professionals to improve the quality of service delivery at a local level. Over the last decade the role of Divisions has evolved to a focus on achieving program and policy outcomes through a move to outcomes-based funding. The introduction of the More Allied Health Services (MAHS) program in 2000 and the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) Program in 2006 have also broadened the role of Divisions to include fund-holding and provision of allied health services. Support for allied health and other health professionals has now developed to be a core role for some Divisions.
Commencing in 1996, alternatives to MBS funding for GPs were introduced in an effort to mitigate the key shortcomings of the MBS through a shift towards a 'blended payments' model of funding. Initially introduced as the Better Practice Program (1996), and subsequently the Practice Incentives Program (PIP) (1998) and the General Practice Immunisation Incentives Scheme (1998), these were intended to allow the Government to 'purchase' particular quality improvement activities and reduce overall financial risk by increasing the share of GP funding which was capped rather than demand driven.
The PIP has evolved since its inception to include a range of new incentives including several outcome-based incentives, disease-specific incentives and an incentive to support practices to employ practice nurses and allied health workers. More recently, incentives have been introduced for rural and remote general practices which provide procedural services and act as a referral point for domestic violence services.
The introduction of these types of targeted funding streams has resulted in significant gains within the health sector, and has complemented and enhanced the original attributes of Medicare (universality, affordability, simplicity and efficiency). However, over recent years these types of approaches have been comparatively neglected in favour of increased investment in MBS fee-for-service approaches to the provision of health services.
- The Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) MBS items were introduced in 1999-2000 to improve the health and quality of life of older Australians, people with chronic conditions and those with multi-disciplinary care needs. The EPC items provided a Medicare rebate for GPs to undertake or participate in health assessments for older people, and care planning and case-conferencing services for patients with chronic conditions and complex needs. Since that time additional health assessment items have been implemented incrementally to cover additional targeted populations including Indigenous people, aged care residents, refugees, people with intellectual disabilities and 45 year olds at risk of developing chronic disease.
- In 2004 MBS items were introduced for a limited range of services provided by practice nurses when acting for, and on behalf of, a GP.
- In 2004 MBS rebates for a range of allied health and dental services were also introduced for patients with chronic conditions and complex care needs being managed by their GP under a multi-disciplinary care plan. Patients were eligible for up to 5 allied health services and 3 dental services every 12 months. A more extensive schedule of rebates for dental services was subsequently introduced along with a cap on the Medicare benefits received for dental care in any two-year period.
- Chronic Disease Management (CDM) items were introduced in 2005 to replace the existing EPC care planning items. The CDM items were developed to better enable GPs to manage the health care of patients with chronic medical conditions, including patients who need multi-disciplinary care. The capacity for referral to MBS eligible allied health services was maintained under these items.
- A range of bulk billing incentive items were introduced in 2004 to encourage GPs to bulk bill concession card holders and children aged under 16. Higher incentives were available for rural and remote areas and certain eligible urban areas. In 2005 the rebate for most GP services was increased from 85% to 100% of the Medicare schedule fee. Collectively these initiatives increased rebates for GP services and reversed what had been a long term decline in bulk billing rates for GP services, particularly in rural and remote areas.
- In 2006 MBS items for GP mental health plans and associated psychological therapy items were introduced as part of the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and GPs program through the MBS to improve consumers' access to high quality primary mental health care.
Alongside changes to general practice funding and the introduction of the Divisions Network, a range of targeted programs to address specific service gaps, for example in Indigenous health and rural health, were also introduced.
In Indigenous health, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) have played a significant role in the delivery of primary health care. ACCHOs are primary health care services initiated and operated by the local Aboriginal community to deliver holistic, comprehensive and culturally appropriate health care to the community through a locally elected Board of Management.
Services to rural and remote areas are provided through the Regional Health Services (RHS) and MAHS programs. In addition, the 2009-10 Budget announced that, from January 2010, a new Rural Primary Health Services Program (RPHS) would be established to consolidate a range of existing programs and introduce greater flexibility into primary health care service provision in rural and remote communities.
State and territory government servicesState and territory governments are also important in the funding and delivery of primary health care services in Australia. In addition to general practice services, some primary health care has always been delivered through states and territories through other arrangements.
In 1973 the Australian Government established the Community Health Program.30 The Program aimed to develop a coordinated national network of facilities and services for primary health care, designed as locally managed health centres operating on a social model of health and comprising multi-disciplinary teams that would respond to all types of community health problems. Primary medical care was one aspect of the program, provided by just over one third of the 161 main community health centres across Australia.
From 1976 to 1983 the government introduced a less centralised model and by 1981 had rolled up community health funding into block health grants to the states and territories, ending Commonwealth involvement in the Program. The role played by some community health centres providing access to primary medical care for low income people was made redundant in 1984 with the establishment of Medicare and bulk billing for GP services.
Medicare Agreements with states and territories have been premised on states and territories maintaining their primary health care service levels. This requirement has been made more explicit in the National Healthcare Agreement (November 2008) which recognises that primary health care involves both Commonwealth and state/territory responsibilities but depends on the significant role of private providers and community organisations. Under the NHA the Commonwealth will:
- seek to ensure equitable and timely access to affordable primary health care services, predominantly through general practice;
- assist in reducing pressure on hospital emergency departments through the provision of funding for primary health care services; and
- seek to ensure equitable and timely access to affordable specialist services.
Under the Agreement states and territories will provide public health, community health, Home and Community Care (HACC), and public dental services, deliver vaccines purchased by the Commonwealth under national immunisation arrangements and provide health promotion programs.
States and territories provide a range of community health services including maternal and child community health services, parenting support, early childhood nursing programs, disease prevention programs, women's health services and men's health education programs.31 The Report on Government Services (RoGS) defines community health services as multi-disciplinary teams of salaried health and allied health professionals who aim to protect and promote the health of particular communities. The services may be provided directly by governments (including local governments) or indirectly through a local health service or community organisation funded by government. State and territory governments are responsible for most community health services. The Australian Government's main role in community health services is in health services for Indigenous people, as well as providing support to improve access to community health services in rural and remote areas. The RoGS has found that there is no national strategy for community health and there is considerable variation in the services provided.32
The range of available community health services varies across Australia. States and territories fund, or deliver for the Commonwealth, community health programs that include:
- primary health care programs targeted at Indigenous people, men, women, schoolchildren, youth, homeless people, people living in remote areas, people born overseas, refugees, prisoners and people in residential aged care facilities;
- mental health assessment, treatment and rehabilitation;
- aged care assessments;
- HACC services (40% state and territory funded, 60% Australian Government funded);
- cancer screening programs;
- community nursing;
- school dental and oral health programs; and
- community midwifery programs.33
State and territory governments are also increasingly focussed on funding a range of programs targeted towards improved primary health care and hospital avoidance. These include programs such as the Hospitals Admission Risk Program (HARP) in Victoria. An important focus of programs such as Primary Care Partnerships (PCPs) in Victoria and the Connecting Healthcare in Communities (CHIC) initiative in Queensland is to improve integration between jurisdictional services, to reduce fragmentation and improve the patient journey. Other state programs focussed on integrated primary health care service delivery models include the NSW HealthOne initiative and South Australia's GP Plus initiative.
State data suggests that between 45% and 51% of regional emergency department presentations in Victoria could be classified as 'primary health care' presentations. This is of particular concern when it is noted that Victoria has reported an 18% increase in these types of presentations over the last five years.34 Amongst these presentations is a high proportion of young people driving the growth in primary health care service delivery through emergency departments,35 with anecdotal reports that these patients do not have a connection to, or are comfortable with, accessing general practice services.36
ConclusionThe complex, fragmented and often uncoordinated delivery systems that operate across primary health care have implications for the services individuals receive, how they pay for them, and how care providers interact and provide care. These relationships are further developed in this Report in the context of the 10 Elements.
While the primary health care sector delivers services that meet the needs of most people requiring treatment for isolated episodes of ill-health, it is less successful at dealing with the needs of people with more complex conditions or in enabling access to specific population groups that are 'hard to reach'.
Over recent years, primary health care reform has attempted to meet these more specialised needs using a case-by-case approach, largely through existing financing and organisational frameworks. These frameworks have not always been well suited to certain models of care and the result of ad-hoc changes over time has been to create a complex system for patients and providers. The primary health care sector has also proven to be relatively inflexible, not able to readily adapt to changing demands, opportunities and pressures nor to reflect on its own performance and engender change. As a consequence, primary health care tends to operate as a disparate set of services rather than an integrated system.
In meeting the ongoing and future needs of the Australian population, the Draft National Primary Health Care Strategy aims to build on the undertakings agreed through the National Healthcare Agreement to improve the level of cooperation, coordination and integration of service delivery across Commonwealth and state and territory governments and to refocus the primary health care system on meeting the needs of individual patients, being responsive to changing population needs, and operating effectively in a broader social system.
30 Information on community health centres was taken from two sources: Paul Laris and Associates, 2002. Community Health Centres in South Australia: A Brief History and Literature Review, report commissioned by the Generational health review, available from: https://www.library.health.sa.gov.au/Portals/0/community-health-centres-in-south-australia-a-brief-history-and-literature-review.pdf (accessed June 2009); and Australian Academy of Medicine & Surgery, 2000. Health Funding and Medical Professionalism - A short historical survey of the relationship between government and the medical profession in Australia, available from: http://www.aams.org.au/contents.php?subdir=library/history/funding_prof_med_au/&filename=index (accessed June 2009).
31 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2008. Australia's health 2008, Cat. no. AUS 99, AIHW, Canberra, p. 342.
32 Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2009. Report on Government Services 2009, Australian Government Productivity Commission, Canberra, pp 11-4.
33 Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, 2009. Report on Government Services 2009, Australian Government Productivity Commission, Canberra, ch. 11A.52 to 11A.60, 12 and 13.
34 Victorian Government Department of Human Services, 2009. Primary Health Care in Victoria: A discussion paper. p. 4, available from: http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/338056/phc_discussion_paper.pdf (accessed June 2009).
35 NSW Government Department of Health, 2007. Key Drivers of Demand in the Emergency Department, p. 49, available from: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/pubs/2007/pdf/booz_allen_report.pdf (accessed June 2009).
36 Northern Rivers General Practice Network, 2007. Youth Health, available from http://www.nrdgp.org.au/projects/youthhealth/home.html (accessed June 2009).
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