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Lies, damned lies, and statistics
Mark Twain famously said, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
I was reminded of the phrase recently when researching how the employers of some family physicians are using data from the Medical Group Management Association's (MGMA's) annual Physician Compensation and Production Survey to create compensation systems that disadvantage family physicians relative to their peers in internal medicine. MGMA's data show that the median compensation per work relative value unit (RVU) for family physicians solely in ambulatory care (i.e., no inpatient care) is less than the corresponding figure for internal medicine.
In reviewing the survey data and speaking with MGMA staff members, I learned that, in MGMA's experience, the compensation per RVU data is the most misused and misinterpreted piece of information in the annual survey. Further, a summary of MGMA's 2012 report based on 2011 data highlights the disconnect between compensation and production (as measured in work RVUs) as the relationship between the two is not constant. The summary report shows that as family physician compensation increases from one quartile of productivity to another, compensation per RVU decreases, reflecting the fact that productivity (as measured by work RVUs) increases at a greater rate than total compensation across the quartiles.
The lower compensation per work RVU for family physicians compared to general internists may simply reflect that family physicians are more productive than their general internist colleagues, relative to their compensation. For example, the median work RVUs for family physicians in ambulatory care in the MGMA data tables were 5,468, while the median for general internists were only 5,233.
Or it could be due to a number of other reasons:
• Unlike Medicare, many private payers use multiple conversion factors that vary by, among other things, types of service. If general internists provide a mix of services with higher conversion factors than those provided by family physicians – more surgical or procedural services versus evaluation and management services, for example – that could result in a higher compensation per work RVU.
• The payer mix may also impact total compensation. For instance, if family physicians treat a higher percentage of Medicaid patients, their compensation may be lower even if they provide exactly the same services (and generate the same work RVUs) as general internists.
• Some medical groups are able to negotiate higher compensation rates from private payers than other groups; if general internists disproportionately belong to such groups, they may benefit from higher compensation, even if producing the same number of work RVUs as their family medicine colleagues with less bargaining clout.
To its credit, MGMA is clear that the information contained in its report "is presented solely for the purpose of informing readers of ranges of medical practice compensation, charges, and revenue reported by MGMA-ACMPE member and nonmember organizations." They are also explicit that the data "may not be used for the purpose of limiting competition, restraining trade, or reducing or stabilizing salary or benefit levels." Finally, MGMA notes that its "publications are distributed with the understanding that MGMA-ACMPE does not render any legal, accounting, or professional advice that may be construed as specifically applicable to individual situations."
In summary, MGMA is simply reporting what its survey respondents told it. The calculated compensation per work RVU is the result of multiple factors, and it is intended to be descriptive, not prescriptive. If an employer of family physicians is using the compensation per work RVU calculations to set compensation levels for family physicians less than other primary care physicians, it would appear to be a misuse and misinterpretation of the data.
Or as Mark Twain once put it, "Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please."
– Kent Moore, Senior Strategist for Physician Payment for the American Academy of Family Physicians
Posted at 04:30PM Mar 01, 2013 by David Twiddy, Associate Editor | Comments[0]
Medicare's impending fiscal cliff for physicians
If the federal government does go over the "fiscal cliff" in a little more than a week, don't expect those overseeing physician reimbursements to pad the fall.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Dec. 19 announced in an email and conference call with physicians that Medicare claims filed after the first of the year will be processed as normal, which means likely including a planned 26.5 percent reduction in the Medicare physician services conversion factor.
Physicians are also facing an additional 2 percent cut in the Medicare physician payment rate because of the Budget Control Act's sequestration provision.
Under current law, clean electronic claims are not paid sooner than 14 calendar days (29 days for paper claims) after the date of receipt. In similar past situations, CMS has taken advantage of that provision to have its contractors hold claims for up to 10 business days before processing them, in order to give Congress more time to act and to avoid processing claims twice when the conversion factor is in flux.
"The negative update of 27 percent under current law for the 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2013," CMS wrote in the email. "Given the current progress with the legislation, CMS must take steps to implement the negative update."
CMS did say that it would notify physicians on or before Jan. 11, 2013, about the status of Congressional action to avert the negative update and next steps. Claims with dates of service on or before Dec. 31, 2012, will be unaffected in any case.
Ongoing efforts to avoid the cliff and override the planned rate reduction have so far failed and won't resume until after Christmas at the earliest.
In the meantime, you are advised to start taking steps to mitigate the disruption and meet your own financial obligations in January, in case the cuts actually take effect. This includes re-assessing your Medicare participation options and the extent to which you can continue to afford to care for Medicare beneficiaries. If you decide to limit your involvement with the Medicare program, notify your Medicare patients promptly, so that they, too, can explore other options to seek health care and medical treatment. Finally, you are encouraged to contact your Congressional representatives about this matter, and the American Academy of Family Physicians has provided a convenient means to do so.
–Kent Moore, Senior Strategist for Physician Payment for the American Academy of Family Physicians
Posted at 04:10PM Dec 21, 2012 by David Twiddy, Associate Editor | Comments[0]
New rule would let more family physicians treat veterans
While many family physicians want to treat the military veterans in their communities, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hasn't always made that easy. Thankfully, the VA recently began taking steps to loosen its regulations in such a way that family physicians could have greater ability to serve veterans and get paid by the VA for doing so.
Under current law, private physicians can provide certain hospital care and medical services to eligible veterans when VA facilities either are not accessible or aren't able to provide the necessary care. These services are provided under the Non-VA Care program. However, the program allows that non-VA care only if the veteran initially received treatment during a period of hospitalization.
Last month, the VA published a proposed revision to this regulation in the Federal Register. The change would enlarge the list of eligible providers where the veteran initially received care to include nursing homes, domiciliary care, or other medical services. The VA could authorize non-VA treatment under the program for up to 12 months, with the option of additional reauthorizations as needed.
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) enthusiastically supports this step since it improves health care access for veterans and will allow the VA to better utilize community resources. Separate from this proposed regulation, the AAFP is encouraging the VA to identify and remove additional barriers that inhibit the way community-based family physicians are able treat their patients who also happen to be veterans. Specifically, the AAFP is urging the VA to reexamine a burdensome regulatory requirement that in order for a veteran to obtain a prescription at the VA's discounted price it has to be written by a VA-affiliated provider. Instead, AAFP believes the VA should recognize the validity of a community-based physician's prescription.
The VA's recent proposal won't eliminate all of the barriers that community family physicians face in trying to serve veterans. However, it appears to be a step in the right direction for both veterans and their family physicians.
–Kent Moore, Senior Strategist for Physician Payment for the American Academy of Family Physicians
Posted at 11:29AM Dec 18, 2012 by David Twiddy, Associate Editor | Comments[0]
Medicare physician fee schedule redux
In a previous blog, I posted about the proposed rule on the 2013 Medicare physician fee schedule. I subsequently received questions regarding whether or not the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) had any involvement in the creation of the proposed 2013 fee schedule and what impact the fee schedule might have on family physicians. To the best of my knowledge, AAFP was not directly involved in the creation of the proposed 2013 Medicare physician fee schedule. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) essentially reserves sole responsibility for its creation.
AAFP advocates with CMS throughout the year on elements of the physician fee schedule, and the results of that advocacy can be seen in CMS's estimate of the proposed rule's impact on family medicine. Specifically, CMS estimates that family physicians will experience approximately a 7 percent increase in Medicare allowed charges in 2013, based on what is in the proposed rule (see page 12 of the AAFP's summary of the proposed rule). That percentage is higher than any other specialty listed. So, although AAFP can't take responsibility for creating the proposed rule, it can certainly take some credit for the estimated positive impact on family physicians.
AAFP is preparing a response to
the proposed rule in advance of the Sep. 4, 2012, deadline for comments, and I look forward to sharing that with you in a future post. In the meantime, thanks for the questions, and please let me know if you have more.
Posted at 10:05AM Aug 16, 2012 by Kent Moore | Comments[0]
Sunny with a chance of gloom
There is potential good news on the Medicare horizon as far as family physicians are concerned. However, the silver lining is attached to a big, black cloud that could rain on everyone's parade unless Congress intervenes by the end of the year.
On Friday, Oct. 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) put the final rule on the 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule on display for review and comment by all interested stakeholders. CMS plans to publish the final rule in the Federal Register on Nov. 25, 2009. CMS will accept comments until Dec. 29, 2009.
In the final rule, CMS finalized many of the proposals that it made in its proposed rule earlier this year. For those of you keeping score at home, that's good news for family physicians. In fact, in the final rule, CMS estimates that family physicians will experience a 4 percent increase in their Medicare allowed charges in 2010 as a result of the rule, all other things being equal. That is second only to ophthalmologists and optometrists, who are projected to reap a 5 percent increase, and much better than physicians in many other specialties, who are expected to see a decrease in their 2010 Medicare allowed charges as a result of the rule.
Of course, with Medicare, there's always a catch, and the final rule on the 2010 physician fee schedule is no exception. Under current law, the Medicare conversion factor, which translates Medicare's relative value units into payment allowances, is scheduled to decrease 21.2 percent on Jan. 1, 2010, which would more than wipe out the potential gains for family medicine noted above. That means Congress has until Dec. 31, 2009, to intervene, as it has the last several years, to avoid this cut. Forecasters inside the Beltway are optimistic, but as they say on Wall Street, past performance is no indication of future returns.
So, as we approach the new year, the outlook is sunny, but you might want to keep your umbrella handy, just in case.
Posted at 02:17PM Nov 05, 2009 by Kent Moore | Comments[0]
You might be a coding and payment geek if . . .
The arrival of the new ICD-9 manual recently reminded me that there are certain things that distinguish coding and payment geeks from otherwise "normal" people. So, for your consideration, I offer you the top 10 signs that you might be a coding and payment geek:
10. The first thing you associate with December is the arrival of the new CPT book.
9. You actually get excited when your new coding books arrive.
8. You wonder why the toy doctors bag you bought your kid doesn't include a claim form.
7. You worry your family physician is undercoding your visit.
6. You consider the Federal Register light reading.
5. You write to CMS more than to your own mom.
4. You actually understand Medicare's Sustainable Growth Rate formula.
3. You collect past issues of CPT Assistant on eBay.
2. When your family physician tells you that you have conjunctivitis, you wonder what the ICD-9 code for that is.
And the number one sign that you might be a coding and payment geek:
1. You actually understood the humor in this blog post!
Posted at 01:10PM Oct 22, 2009 by Kent Moore | Comments[0]
I am trying to figure out why family physicians choose to contract with health plans.
My pondering of this question is prompted, in part, by an article, "What Does It Cost Physician Practices to Interact with Health Insurance Plans," which appeared as a web exclusive on May 14, 2009, in Health Affairs. According to the article, primary care practices spent $64,859 annually per physician – nearly one-third of the income plus benefits of the average primary care physician – on interactions with health plans. The article also notes that primary care physicians, especially those in small practices, spend larger amounts of time interacting with health plans than physicians in other specialties.
Why would a family physician voluntarily spend almost $65,000 per year for the opportunity to interact with commercial health plans? What do family physicians think they are getting for their money?
The article suggests that there are benefits to these interactions. For example, the authors point out, prior authorization and formulary requirements may reduce costs and improve the quality of care by reducing the inappropriate provision of services and promoting the use of appropriate procedures and medications. That may be, but somehow, I doubt that's why family physicians buy into the process. After all, $65,000 per year would go a long way toward the purchase of an EHR with decision support tools and electronic prescribing, which might also achieve the same results with less aggravation in the long run.
Some might suggest that family physicians don't "choose" to contract with health plans, that they have to do so for their practices to be viable. In this view, health plans are like some sort of health insurance Mafia that make family physicians "an offer they can't refuse" to ensure their practices stay open. Given the relative bargaining strength of family physicians and most health plans, this view is understandable.
The corollary to this answer is that if a family physician chooses not to contract with health plans, he or she won't have any patients, or at least not enough to sustain the practice. The premise here seems to be that patients do not value the services of family physicians beyond the co-payment most of them currently must pay for an office visit.
However, there are some problems with this answer and its corollary. One problem is that there are examples of family physicians who have successful cash-only practices, and I'm not talking about the kind of practices that only cater to the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Family Practice Management has highlighted some over the years; for example, see "2,500 Cash-Paying Patients and Growing" in the February 2006 issue.
Another problem is that it's not clear where else all of these patients would go if family physicians opted out of contracting with health plans. According to a one-pager produced by the Robert Graham Center, family physicians and general practitioners provided 24 percent of the average 838 million visits per year provided by all physicians in 2003. If my math is correct, the rest of the system would have to increase its capacity by one-third to cover all of those visits, if patients decided not to see family physicians because they didn't accept insurance. I find it hard to believe that is possible.
I understand that the counterpoint here is that contracting decisions are made at the individual practice level, not the level of the specialty as a whole. In other words, family physicians contract with health plans because they are afraid that if they don't, their patients will go to their colleagues who still do. I understand that counterpoint to mean that family physicians choose to contract with health plans because their colleagues do, from which one might conclude that if their colleagues jumped off a cliff, most family physicians would do the same.
A third problem with the "I-can't-afford-not-to" argument is that it runs contrary to what family medicine is saying and has evidence to support regarding the value of family physicians. Much of what is being discussed in the context of health care reform shows buy-in for the notion that there is value in primary care, and proposals on Capitol Hill would spend billions on primary care, including family medicine. Yet, interestingly, many family physicians seem convinced that patients won't pay more than $25 for their services.
The only remaining answer I can discern to the question of why family physicians contract with health plans is that they are making money on the deal. In short, it must be worth more than $65,000 per year to contract with health plans. I would find this answer more convincing if family medicine did not consistently rank near the bottom of earning lists by specialty. I would also find it more convincing if the percentage of U.S. medical student graduates choosing family medicine was higher or trending upward.
In the end, the more that I ponder the question of why family physicians contract with health plans, the less that I think I know the answer.
Posted at 09:28AM Sep 16, 2009 by Kent Moore | Comments[0]


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A THIEF stole an elderly woman's handbag after pretending to be a police officer in her home.
At about 8.55pm on Monday March 24, a man was challenged when he gained entry to a flat in Broomfield Road owned by a woman in her 80s.
When asked who he was, the male said he was a police officer.
Shortly after he left, the flat owner discovered her handbag had been stolen.
An E-fit has been released by police investigating the case of the suspect who is described as 5ft 10ins tall, wearing dark clothing and had a thin moustache.
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Influence of Brand Name in Variety Seeking Behavior of Consumers: An Empirical Analysis
AbstractThe variety-seeking behavior and the brand choice among the consumers have been discussed extensively in the previous research contributions from the stochastic point of view. This study argues that although consumers are seeking novelty and unexpectedness in a brand that they have not bought before, their purchase will be selective, in reference to the empirical investigation. The study has been conducted in Mexican retail business environment with a focus to explore the tendency of decision making of consumers towards buying unfamiliar brands in considering the importance of brand name. The discussions in the paper have been woven around the issues of perceived risk, perceived brand difference, association of brand name and customer values as major influencing factors in making buying decisions towards unfamiliar brands. The study reveals that the perceptions on brand name in reference to brand risk and brand differences have been the prime factors in making buying decision for new brands among the consumers. Consumers also ascertain the brand name associated with the unfamiliar brands as they feel high risk averse and entangle in decision making with perceived brand differences.
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Tennis is a racquet sport played on a court of two halves, separated by a net. It is played by individuals (singles) or pairs (doubles) who hit the ball over the net with the aim of preventing their opponents from hitting it back.
Players use a stringed racquet to strike a small ball over a net into the opponent's court.
Tennis is now an Olympic sport played at various levels and ages around the world. Millions of tennis fans follow the major Tennis Opens, which have become huge draw cards for sponsors and players. Tennis rules have remained remarkably unchanged since the 1920s, although improved racquet design has vastly increased the speed of the game. Technology has also played a part in the sport's development, with electronic sensors often used to judge line calls.
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"Much of today's tennis terminology has French roots and the word 'tennis' comes from the French word 'tenez', which means 'to hold'. 'Racquet' comes from the word 'raquette', from the Arabic word 'rakhat', meaning the palm of the hand."
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Apple's Mobile Payments Service Is in the Works
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is working on the development of a mobile payments service that will challenge rivals like Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) subsidiary PayPal, reports the Wall Street Journal. According to unnamed "people familiar with the situation" cited by the Wall Street Journal, CEO Tim Cook and Internet Software and Services Senior Vice President Eddy Cue have already met with various industry leaders to discuss the implementation of Apple's payments service. The sources also revealed that Apple executive Jennifer Bailey has been charged with establishing the company's new mobile payments service.
Although Apple already allows users to pay for multimedia items and apps through its iTunes Store, the new mobile payments service would likely encompass purchases of physical items and services from many other retailers and businesses. Apple already has a large potential user base for this service through its 575 million iTunes accountholders. Some commentators have speculated that Apple's biometric authentication Touch ID fingerprint scanner could also be incorporated into the new payment system.
Although the Wall Street Journal's report is based on insider information, many other analysts and industry watchers have previously predicted that Apple would eventually enter the mobile payments service business. In a research note obtained by Barron's, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty predicted that a mobile payments service would be unveiled at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference in June. Similarly, according to a recent note seen by Apple Insider, Cowen and Company analyst Timothy Arcuri wrote that Apple would create a new mobile payments service that might use the iBeacon system, the Touch ID fingerprint scanner, and the Passbook feature.


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Caroline Kennedy's jury acquits NYC drug dealer
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York jury on which Caroline Kennedy served has acquitted a man of dealing crack cocaine.
Kennedy was juror No. 7 at the trial of Harlem resident Nelson Chatman.
It took the Manhattan state Supreme Court jury about one hour to find Chatman not guilty.
The only surviving child of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Kennedy is a lawyer and author. She was selected to sit on the jury last week.
Chatman's lawyer had argued there wasn't enough evidence to tie his client to the alleged crime.
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California's improving economy and Prop. 30 are credited for improving financial pictures in Inland-area school and community college districts, where annual or semi-annual budget cuts had become almost expected over the past few years.
Riverside and Alvord unified school districts and Riverside Community College District boards in meetings this past week all heard about, or even voted for, some restorations.
The Alvord school board, on a 3-0 with board members José Luis Pérez and Ben Johnson absent, approved restoring furlough days equivalent to 2.8 percent of pay with the California School Employees Association in a memorandum of understanding. That means school employees, such as paraeducators, clerks, and cafeteria, custodial and maintenance workers, will work another one to three days in the remainder of this current school year. The number of furlough days depends on their schedules and work year. Some employees have a 12-month work year and others only work during the school year.
The district already restored three furlough days for teachers at the end of this school year. Restoring student days would have changed graduation dates after families already made plans, Alvord Educators Association President Leigh Hawkinson said. Teachers will be paid for two staff development days and one teacher work day at the end of the school year to close out their grade books and turn in report cards, she said.
The union already has a tentative agreement for full restoration of all furlough days in 2013-14, although Hawkinson said it hasn't gone to the board yet. Students will have a full 180-day school year in 2013-14, and teachers will work 185 days, she said.
Riverside Unified already has a full year for this year.
Its board received a tentative agreement Monday that sets ratios of 675 students per counselor at five high schools and all seven middle schools. It then adds a counselor at each of those five high schools and half a counseling position at the middle schools. With slightly lower enrollment in secondary schools for next year, the counselors will have smaller caseloads and the district will hire counselors to fill 3.2 more full-time counseling jobs.
Tuesday, April 16, Riverside college district Chancellor Gregory Gray told his Board of Trustees that he had asked the presidents of RiversideCity, MorenoValley and Norco colleges to add 30 more class sections for spring semester. Those 30 classes will serve about 900 students who otherwise couldn't get in, he said.
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The Best 2013-14 Canucks Fan Road Trips
The NHL released its schedule last week and if you're like me, that's the signal to begin looking into Canucks fan road trips! With division realignment placing the Canucks in a division with the Californian teams and a balanced schedule allowing the Canucks to visit every NHL city, this year is the best year in […]
Tonight COULD BE the Night! Canucks Look For Their First Stanley Cup – Game 6 Preview
The Vancouver Canucks will get a chance to scratch a 40 year itch if they can find a way to win game 6 in Boston tonight. The Stanley Cup is in the building, and for only the second time in franchise history, the Canucks have a chance to carry it home.
How Can the Canucks Solve Tim Thomas?
We're now through four games of the Stanley Cup final and the Vancouver Canucks have scored precisely five goals on Bruins netminder Tim Thomas. Of those five goals, only four of them were meaningful (the late goal in game 3 was scored in garbage time). Everyone is blaming Luongo right now (and there is validity to that blame), but they are not going to win this series unless they can score more goals. So this begs the question: how do the Canucks solve Tim Thomas?
A Canucks Rant From A Passionate Fan
Late last night I received an email from my friend Darin. Darin is a die hard Canucks fan, about as die hard as you can get. He watches every game, analyzes every play. He loves the Canucks. But he also takes losing pretty hard. He last ranted this hard during the Chicago series last year. He was remarkably quiet during the first round this year, but after last night, he needed to rant.
The Top Three Stories that Nobody is Talking About Heading into Game 4, Bruins vs Canucks
With all the hoopla surrounding the Aaron Rome hit (and the subsequent suspension) on Nathan Horton, a few stories have been overshadowed. Everyone has had a chance to hash it out by now, so it's time to move on to the big stories heading into game 4.
Aaron Rome Suspended 4 Games, NHL Lacks Consistency
The NHL ruled on the Aaron Rome hit today, giving him a four game suspension. It's the longest suspension in NHL Stanley Cup Final history and one of the longest in NHL playoff history. I was extremely surprised with the decision, because it lacks precedent. In my mind, it warranted a two game suspension.
Manny Malhotra WILL play in game 2… Probably
Manny Malhotra was back on the ice practicing with the Canucks on Friday, doing line rushes with Victor Oreskovich and Jeff Tambellini. He has been cleared to play, so presumably he will play in game 2. We have seen this movie before of course, when Malhotra was cleared to play, but didn't in game 1. But assuming that Malhotra doesn't experience a setback between now and the pre-game skate, we will see him in the lineup for game 2.
5 Videos that will get you pumped for the Stanley Cup Final
The Stanley Cup freaking final is about to start and you've heard all the background stories by now, so I'm going to take a different approach to get you ready for the series. Enjoy five videos that will get you pumped up:
Canucks-Bruins Stanley Cup Final Series Preview
With a 1-0 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night, the Canucks found out their opponent for the Stanley Cup Final. That opponent, of course, are the big bad Boston Bruins. While the Lightning probably have more star power, I think this matchup will provide a little more sizzle given that the Bruins are an original 6 franchise.


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Lease and rental agreements are typically made for a fixed term (e.g. one year). In most cases, at the end of the lease term, the Landlord and Tenant will either enter a new lease, or the Tenant will vacate the premises. However, under certain circumstances, both the Landlord and the Tenant may wish to extend the lease past the expiration of the lease term but would rather not enter into an entirely new lease. In this case, the Landlord and Tenant should enter a Renewal of Lease Agreement. This agreement is simply a written record of their agreement to extend the lease term (the rent can also be adjusted). By entering into this type of agreement, the parties can avoid many future problems and misunderstandings surrounding the renewal.
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With nearly two weeks in the books in the 2012 NFL season, no result has been as surprising as Arizona's 20-18 upset win over New England on Sunday. To make matters worse for the Patriots, tight end Aaron Hernandez left the game with a high ankle sprain and is likely to miss a significant amount of time. Here are the details on Hernandez's injury, some other key injuries from the week so far and their potential impacts:
Aaron Hernandez, New England Patriots (ankle)
The Patriots' tight end, part of the team's dynamic duo alongside Rob Gronkowski, suffered what has been preliminarily diagnosed as a right high ankle sprain. The term "high ankle sprain" is usually used to describe an injury to the syndesmotic ligaments of the ankle, which hold the lower ends of the tibia and fibula (lower leg bones) together. Injuries to these ligaments are usually more serious than to other areas of the ankle, causing significant pain and difficulty bearing weight. The severity of and prognosis for recovery for ankle sprains are often a source of confusion, primarily due to misunderstanding over what exactly the different "grades" of sprains actually mean. In brief:
- A Grade 1 sprain is a mild sprain that occurs when there is slight stretching and some damage to the fibers of the ligament. Individuals can usually place pressure on the foot and walk afterward.
- A Grade 2 sprain is a moderate sprain where a partial tearing of the ligament occurs. If the ankle joint is examined and moved in certain ways, abnormal looseness (laxity) of the ankle joint occurs.
- A Grade 3 sprain is a severe sprain in which a complete tear of the ligament occurs. If the examiner pulls or pushes on the ankle joint in certain movements, gross instability occurs.
A Grade 1 sprain could require anywhere from 1-4 weeks of recovery time; a Grade 2 or 3 sprain, in which there is some degree of looseness of the ankle joint, could take longer and even require surgery if the tear is complete. According to PFT's Mike Florio, Hernandez is expected to miss six weeks, which would suggest he suffered a Grade 2 or 3 sprain. Hernandez's specific prognosis for a return to action will not be clear until further testing is performed, but it is safe to say Gronkowski may have to go without his partner in crime for some time.
Several key players went down in Week 2.
Ahmad Bradshaw, New York Giants (neck)
The Giants' running back suffered a neck injury in the second quarter of New York's thrilling 41-34 win over Tampa Bay, causing him to exit the game. While preliminary X-rays taken after the injury were negative, Bradshaw is scheduled for an MRI on Monday to determine the extent of the injury. In somewhat of a surprise, Andre Brown -- and not David Wilson -- took over at running back for Bradshaw and performed well, rushing 13 times for 71 yards and a touchdown. Given the fact that the Giants have a short work week in advance of their next game on Thursday night against Carolina, it is distinctly possible Brown may find himself carrying the bulk of the carries again just four days from now.
Blaine Gabbert, Jacksonville Jaguars (leg)
Gabbert, who had shown some signs of improvement following a dreadful 2011 rookie campaign, left the Jaguars' 27-7 loss to Houston with hamstring and toe injuries, and is set for MRI exams of both on Monday. The Jaguars' quarterback left in the fourth quarter on a day when Jacksonville mustered a franchise-worst 117 yards of total offense, and remained on the sideline with his thigh heavily iced following the injury. Backup Chad Henne finished the game for the Jaguars and would be in line for the start next week when the team travels to Indianapolis, assuming Gabbert can't play.
Shonn Greene, New York Jets (head)
Greene left in the first half of the Jets' 27-10 loss to Pittsburgh with a head injury, only to return in the third quarter and finish out the game. Greene, who was hurt on a tackle by the Steelers' Ryan Mundy, did not appear to be suffering from ill effects upon his return, although he was limited to 23 yards on 11 carries. Although the Jets did not offer much information on the nature of the injury, if Greene suffered from any symptoms suggestive of a possible concussion, it is likely he will be evaluated throughout the week by the team's training staff for lingering effects. Bilal Powell took over briefly at RB in the second quarter and would be next in line if needed when the Jets play at Miami next week.
Jeremy Maclin, Philadelphia Eagles (hip)
The Eagles' wide receiver, listed as questionable entering Sunday's win against Baltimore with a hip pointer, was carted off the field in the third quarter after aggravating the same injury. A hip pointer occurs when a traumatic force, commonly due to a hard tackle or fall, is applied to the iliac crest (hip bone), resulting in bruising, swelling, and significant pain. This is a particularly common injury in football due to the relative lack of padding in the area. On occasion, bleeding can extend into the hip and abdominal muscles, causing decreased range of motion on top of the pain and swelling. Treatment is conservative, with rest, ice, compression, and anti-inflammatory medications. Given that this is a worsening of a pre-existing injury, it is likely that Maclin will again be questionable at best for next week's game against Arizona.
Brian Orakpo, Washington Redskins (pectoral)
Orakpo, who had offseason surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle suffered in Week 17 of 2011, injured the same muscle early in the Redskins' 31-28 loss to St. Louis and was unable to complete the game. The Redskins, who struggled to generate a consistent pass rush against the Rams' Sam Bradford all day, are bracing for the likelihood that they will be without Orakpo for some time, pending further tests. OLB Rob Jackson played admirably in Orakpo's absence and is likely to start in his place next week against Cincinnati.


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Chapter 22 PUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS*
Section 22-268 Notification.
All users of the system shall be notified at least annually in conjunction with a regular billing for sewage service as to:
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Another IP question;
Stated in a way to get the information needed without giving the exact idea... What form of protection will I need. If one wants to create a unique greeting card that combines other elemints like a gift card, a collectable, memorabillia, and information on the card like one would see on a sports trading card. Can the combination of unique placement of art and information on a card be protected and how.


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By Adam Hetrick
04 Apr 2012
Performances are scheduled through May 13; opening night is April 11. The musical's blues-tinged score is by Mellencamp. "Carrie," "Misery" and "The Shining" novelist King authored the book. T Bone Burnett is the musical director.
The complete company includes Jeremy Aggers as Ensemble, Peter Albrink as Jack McCandless, Kylie Brown as Anna Wicklow, Lori Beth Edgeman as Ensemble, Kate Ferber as Jenna, Justin Guarini as Drake McCandless, Shuler Hensley as Joe McCandless, Gwen Hughes as Ensemble, Joe Jung as Newt/Ensemble, Lucas Kavner as Frank McCandless, Joe Knezevich as Record Company Man/Ensemble, Jake La Botz as The Shape, Rob Lawhon as Ensemble, Royce Mann as Young Joe, Christopher L. Morgan as Dan Coker, Emily Skinner as Monique McCandless, Travis Smith as Andy McCandless, Dale Watson as Deejay/Zydeco Cowboy/Ensemble and Ryan Wotherspoon as Ensemble.
Here's how the work is billed: "In the tiny town of Lake Belle Reve, Mississippi in 1957, a terrible tragedy took the lives of two brothers and a beautiful young girl. During the next 40 years, the events of that night became the stuff of local legend. But legend is often just another word for lie. Joe McCandless knows what really happened; he saw it all. The question is whether or not he can bring himself to tell the truth in time to save his own troubled sons, and whether the ghosts left behind by an act of violence will help him — or tear the McCandless family apart forever."
The musical was previously announced as part of the Atlanta theatre company's 2008-2009 season, but was postponed. Musical director Burnett was also involved in a three-CD recording of Ghost Brothers. The yet-to-be-released album was reportedly produced like a radio play, with a full book of text, as well as two CDs that include all dialogue and songs and a third CD with only the music.
For tickets phone (404) 733-5000 or visit AllianceTheatre.


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DELAND, Fla. (AP) - Raymone Andrews scored 18 of his career-high 27 points in the second half, including four free throws in the final 39 seconds to play, as Stetson held off Lipscomb for a 65-63 win Monday night.
Khion Sankey's conventional three-point play with 1:58 remaining gave Lipscomb (5-7, 0-1 Atlantic Sun) its first lead in over 12 minutes of action, 61-59. The Bisons made just 1 of 5 from the field and 0 for 2 from the free throw line the rest of the way while Stetson converted all six of its free throw attempts to seal the victory.
Stetson (3-10, 1-0) made 17 of 34 field goals and 7 of 15 3-pointers to overcome 16 turnovers. The Hatters improved to 1-2 this season when shooting 50 percent or better.
Stetson's Willie Green added 10 points.
Sankey and J.C. Hampton scored 14 apiece. Martin Smith and Josh Williams each added 10.
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text: Basically the union and agents are considering boycotting the combine. This is a bad sign that things are not going so well with the new CBA. This is turning into a really bad divorce between the owners and the players union. And of course, we the fans are the kids that get stuck in the middle. Some needs to slap DaMaurice Smith and Roger Goodell in the face and make them work this out. And using the media to gain sympathy from the fans is garbage. And I am not buying it. They are both to blame. They have had two years to work this crap out. And yet here we are. Just under fours weeks until March 3. So when does the Canadian Football League start their season?


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Man jailed after drinking game turns into tragedy
A man has been sentenced to five years in prison after a drinking game prank turned to tragedy.
Lee Michael Webster, 26, of Harmer Street, Gravesend, was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury at Maidstone Crown Court yesterday. He had already pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice at an earlier hearing.
The trial, which began on Monday 3 June, heard on the evening of Sunday 21 October 2012, Webster and Jason Wood were drinking together with a third man, Steven McNamara, 27, at a property in Camden Square, Ramsgate.
They had all drunk several cans of beer before Jason, of Ramsgate, briefly left the room to go to the bathroom in the early hours of 22 October.
But while he was gone, Webster poured a number of his own prescribed anti-depressant tablets, called mirtazapine, into Jason's beer without his knowledge.
Jason, 30, then returned and continued to drink his beer unaware it contained Webster's anti-depressants.
Shortly afterwards, Webster and McNamara went to bed leaving Jason downstairs for the night. But when a friend arrived in the morning, he discovered Jason was not breathing and alerted the emergency services.
A post mortem discovered Jason had died with high volumes of anti-depressant and alcohol.
Following the post mortem, Webster was arrested on 28 November along with McNamara. Webster was charged with manslaughter the following day.
Today, Webster was sentenced to five years in prison for manslaughter and perverting the course of justice.
McNamara, of Camden Square, Ramsgate, admitted hiding the bottle of anti-depressants following Jason's death and pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice at an earlier hearing.
On 11 June, McNamara was sentenced to six months in prison.
– Detective Inspector Chris Carter, Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate
Although Lee Webster never intended to kill or harm Jason Wood, he was responsible for his death. Spiking, or secretly putting drugs or substances into someone else's drink should not be considered 'fun' or a joke. It can have very serious consequences which Jason's family and friends and Mr Webster, will have to live with for the rest of their lives. Anyone involved in trying to cover up an offence, in this case McNamara, will be prosecuted. This sentencing shows this sort of behaviour will not be tolerated.
– Family statement
The family of Jason Wood are pleased that a verdict has been reached. The past seven months have been very difficult for the family. Knowing that justice has been served will help to give us peace. We ask you to now let us grieve in private. Jason was a happy, caring and fun-loving son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend to many. He is sadly missed by all. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us over this very difficult time.


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Mexico or bust!
Andrea Johnson fundraising for PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE
The goal is to cycle a bit more than 120 miles from Long Beach to the Mexican border to raise funds for Pathways to Independence!
I cherish the independence and freedom I have been blessed with and Thanksgiving is a good time to help another soul find thier path to independence.
Here is more about Pathways to Independence from one of their young women:
Pathways to Independence is a non profit that provides health care, mentorship, therapy, and a complete college education for young woman who come from a traumatized background. The woman often come from history's of sexual, physical, alcohol or verbal abuse. Essentially, Pathways assumes the role of a parent by providing any need the women have to be successful in graduating and becoming contributing members of society. Pathways has over 300 volunteers from mentors, mechanics, therapists, accountants, to local doctors that volunteer their time and resources. Since it was founded in 1991, Pathways has served hundreds of young women and can proudly say that 80% of women accepted into the program have graduated from college and go on to serve the community. With over 90% of all donations going directly to the clients your support will change a life. Thank you sincerely.


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I have a multia with Redhat linux -4.0 kernel 2.0.18...
the thing is running ok. I installed netscape 3.0 for alphas in the
made a link from /usr/local/bin/nmetscape to
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Actually the /usr/local/bin/netscape exists so what does this means?
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Poljot Alarm Caliber 2612, Made in USSR
Lazy Sunday 7th May 2006 or how the ROWI Superfixo Flex
ended up on this Poljot
My daughter played a board game with my wife (my daughter said, that I could not play :) ) and I was happily rummaging in my bracelet box. Actually I started to search for a tropicalized watch band solution for this mechanical alarm because suddenly it came to my mind that all my inexpensive mechanical alarms were on leather straps.
Because I tore a muscle during tennis, I needed to fit the therapist into my work schedule. What nicer, then to be reminded by the "scratchy" snarling of a Poljot caliber 2612? ;) It is nice to use the 7T32 SEIKO alarm chronograph or its successor 7T62 or a Miyota 3S10A from Citizen. But when you are living in Bangkok, chances are very high that a Tuk-Tuk (very noisy 2 stroke 3-wheeler) or fruit vendor truck with a roof top megaphone or a noise from a nearby construction site - and in Bangkok you are always near a construction site - will sound exactly when your alarm goes off. And you wonder why you did not hear the alarm. Note, I am talking about being at home. If you are on the streets in Bangkok, you have no chance of hearing a Quartz alarm. You need a mechanical alarm that's vibrations can be felt on the wrist. Many times you do not even hear the most penetrating phone ring tone if you are outside and are wondering whether it was the phone provider (again) or the noise that made you miss that call.
I presented a collection of flex bands with different finishes to my wife and daughter and my daughter pointed immediately to the Rowi from Germany. I admit that I had been too stingy for a long time to use this flex band for my personal use. I was a bit worried that the slight oxidation spots (cupper from pink gold, brass from yellow gold) would reduce the value of the bracelet for sale. And then why sell it after all? The price was very stiff, THB 3'800 was the original Thai retail price and that was from a time when the dollar exchange rate was fixed at 25, making this watch band cost USD 92.50. About 6 times of what I had paid for the watch 16 years ago near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. But since my daughter selected the Rowi without hesitating a second and because really need a mechanical and climate proof alarm watch right now, I decided to open the ROWI box and start resizing the bracelet.
Resizing information for this flex band style - most flex bands are quite similar
The tube contains additional end-links, the factory end-link was 18 mm, perfect for the Poljot. You can also see a bit of scotch tape left of the white writing of the pink user's guide: 3 spare U-bows are supplied with each ROWI bracelet. Very thoughtful TU! (thumbs up!). The golden wrapper holds the 10 links that I had removed to resize the flex to my 6.5 inch wrist.
Don't worry, the next picture is the English - French - Spanish version :) But I had to include this side of the manual to show the drawings. You can also note the additional end-links drawing on the top right. Forget about the resizing pliers, I found that a Bergeon spring bar fork with a fine tip did a great job. Please see my online shop's tool section for a Taiwan Made spring bar fork tool with Bergeon tool tips.
The oily spot, but this is the 23 year old glue of the scotch tape that holds the 3 spare U-bows. From the manual ... 3) You need the new shortening pliers ... not really. The picture below shows how to stretch and twist the bracelet in order to create enough clearance for the U-bow so it can be easily pushed out with a spring bar fork tool
Note: this picture shows the disconnected bracelet already. Please read the text in the picture.
Stretching and twisting is the trick, then the U-Bows can be removed quite easily. Oops, I forgot to mention that you need another arm... not really. You can create that twisted and stretched position shown in the picture above with the index and thumb of the left hand alone and then the right hand uses the spring bar fork tool or a small ale to push the U-bow out.
WARNING! Punctured finger tips are a "normal result" if you slip here. I sure hope I got the blood color right for this line :)
The End
After the first U-bow is removed, you can simply slide the bracelet apart as described in the manual above. Reinserting the U-bow is also very easy. You will need a pair of watch maker tweezers to hold that U-bow, unless you are about 12 years old or have very fine finger tips. Simply push the U-bow back into the reconnected but shortened bracelet parts and you are done. The manual also talks about leaving one U-bow in the disconnected bracelet parts. This happens naturally if you slide the bracelet apart carefully.


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Former New Hampshire House Speaker Harold Burns has died.
The Whitefield Republican served 14 terms in the House and 6 years as Speaker.
Current House GOP Leader Gene Chandler describes Burns as a typical, down-to-earth New England politician who never sought the limelight.
The former speaker died at his house Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 86.


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ORANGEBURG, South Carolina — A man initially charged with murder in an Orangeburg County shooting death has taken a plea deal and will spend eight years in prison.
The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports (http://bit.ly/WCmqKh ) that 33-year-old Uzomah Colter pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison, but that sentence will be suspended to eight years behind bars as long as he completes five years of probation.
Colter was supposed to stand trial on a murder charge this week, but discrepancies in witness testimony in a pretrial hearing led prosecutors to accept the plea deal to the lesser charge.
Colter was accused of shooting 36-year-old Larry Rucker Jr. during an April 2011 confrontation. Prosecutors say it appears the men were angry at each other over a woman.
Information from: The Times & Democrat, http://www.timesanddemocrat.com


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They've figured out a pretty clever way to make Russian commies the bad guys in a contemporary thriller in "Salt," with the long arm of red ruthlessness reaching from the grave to hammer Washington, D.C. where it hurts. Although the relentlessly paced spy vs spy story glosses over how a lone woman, no matter how lethal a weapon, can repeatedly take out a dozen or more armed men, the set pieces are exciting and Angelina Jolie is shown off at her action-figure best.
Eleven years after his last major studio production, "The Bone Collector," which also starred Jolie, director Phillip Noyce demonstrates that he's still got the energy and focus that served him well in the best stretches of "Patriot Games" and "Clear and Present Danger." Stylistically, he here steers a middle course between traditional narrative coherence and hyperventilating "Bourne"-style shorthand, with the result that some of his star's impressive heroics feel like too much of a cheat. But Jolie herself is in her full glory here as a character born when Bond and Brezhnev ruled.
Read the rest of the review after the jump.
Where she was born is a critical element in the conceptually shrewd work of screenwriter by Kurt Wimmer ("The Thomas Crown Affair," "Law Abiding Citizen"). When first encountered "two years ago," Evelyn Salt is crying out "I am not spy!" while being pummeled in a North Korean hellhole. Released to her CIA superior Ted Winter (Liev Schreiber) and her German-born husband, Evelyn is no sooner back at work in Washington than a Russian defector (the great Polish veteran Daniel Olbrychski) walks in with stories of how a whole breed of Soviet sleeper agents was planted in the U.S. a generation ago and is now about to start its dirty work, beginning with the assassination of the current Russian president, who will imminently attend the funeral the American vice president in New York City (an event shown as taking place in 2011). One of these sleeper spies, he suggests, is Evelyn Salt.
Immediately, it's off to the races, which is pretty much where things remain for most of the film's compressed and compact 100 minutes. In great shape for having recently shared accomodations with North Korean vermin of all species and pursued at every step by suspicious, heavily armed and ever-more frantic American agency ops, Salt manages to slither out of CIA headquarters, sneak home, run a security obstacle course requiring her to leap from the top of one vehicle to another on multiple highways and finally find a way to New York City, where the fun really begins.
The suspense primarily pivots upon the question of where Salt's true loyalty lies, with the Soviet brainwashers who sculpted her into a model of ideological and physical perfection, or with the U.S., which she has served for years with distinction. Much of her behavior in this incident-jammed drama would suggest the former, to the desired point that you're prepared to believe that Salt really could be a villain. In this crucial central issue, the film succeeds in provoking the suspension of disbelief which, bolstered by abundant hand-to-hand combat and Jolie's dazzling physicality and confident gaze, puts it across as solid popcorn fare in the most important fundamental ways.
As agreeable a diversion as"Salt" may be, it has its significant limitations: the film is single-minded, lacking in humor that would have provided a welcome contrasting flavor, content to recycle conventional notions about spies and in want of a single sustained and realistic scene, akin to the great train compartment fight in "From Russia With Love," that would have proved Salt's actual abilities against an adversary, the better to encourage the acceptance of other face-offs that tend to seem too easily won. It's worth noting that the Russkies here still make use of Rosa Klebb's unforgettable blade-tipped shoes, and with greater effectiveness.
Most big pictures in which the nation's capital figures make do with picture postcard establishing shots but rarely use the city in any detail. To its credit, this one does, with numerous scenes featuring different neighborhoods that are clearly not Toronto.
Claire | August 22, 2010 9:41 AM
Good review that summed it up well - it was solid but not brilliant. Thank you
M | August 6, 2010 2:56 AM
What I found most disturbing about this action flick, other than Angelina's emaciated look, was the fact that both Russian AND American characters get killed by her wigged-out character with equal gusto.
What kind of cynical marketing ploy is this, where international audiences can CHEER Jolie as she kills Americans while US auds go gaga when she kills Russians.
Is this a new way to satisfy international audiences, by killing Americans ?
Certainly the Russians welcomed Angelina to town when she premiered the film there.
Other than the generic, action sequences, the best thing about this film is the first 10 minutes, where a sweaty Angelina in bra and panties, is being tortured by some Asian evil types.
Sad but true...
Max Alexander | July 24, 2010 9:01 AM
Hi Todd, shoot me an email so I have yours; love to catch up. --Max
R. Butler | July 21, 2010 8:57 AM
I had a few folks tell me the "why" of the change from Cruise to Jolie. He is on way down (series of flops, downward spiraling (slowly) box office sales..and she is on way up. Makes sense. I've watched her in more movies in past 5 years...than him. It is fun to see a role written for one gender given to another (sure this happens more than we know). The timing of SALT coming out ...and then the real russian spy roundup ,......life imitating art yet again.
Q. Le | July 18, 2010 4:11 AM
I heard that this film was originally written for Tom Cruise but was re-written for Jolie when they casted her instead. Solely based off the commercials, I'd assumed that the casting change was because "Salt's" premise was similar to that of "Minority Report" – in which the main protagonist has to prove themselves innocent in lieu of an accusation that is plausibly true.
This is simple speculation of course, especially considering how "Salt" is a spy thriller and "Minority Report" is loosely based on Phillip K. Dick's short story of the same name.
Thanks for the great reviews again. I always enjoy reading them.


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Central Florida Getaways of the Day
From Daytona and the Space Coast to the attractions over to Tampa Bay and Sarasota, check out these travel ideas across Central Florida.
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Polk City: Cycling into the Green Swamp( Bonnie Gross / March 12, 2008 )
Here's a place to pedal in peace and get really far from urban Florida. The Gen James A. Van Fleet State Trail is a 29-mile bike trail -- one of the most rural trails in the state. Because it's a former railroad line, the path is straight and flat. You won't see many people. You will see cattle ranches, lush forests and wetlands, wild flowers, birds and butterflies. The middle stretch goes through the heart of the Green Swamp Conservation Area and offers the best wildlife viewing. The Van Fleet trail starts minutes north of I-4 in Polk City. For more information, visit the trail's page on state's site.


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Burning liquid bowel movement that results from drinking too much milk.
I had burning shilt after I drank all of that milk
লিখেছেন- William H Ballard III 18 de জানুয়ারি de 2004
a silvery spray of semen
she sucked his dick and he shilted on her face
লিখেছেন- abingdon posse 19 de মে de 2003
The process of drooling or becoming heavily salivated prior to vomiting. This excess saliva is usually a warning sign that vomit is on it's way. The most common reason for the shilts is over ingestion of alcohol. This term is important for innocent bystanders to know, for the term can be used as a warning.
the shilts suck, why can't I just puke already?
লিখেছেন- BiggestB 1 de মার্চ de 2011


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First Team RG - Williams v Byers.
Williams seems to be the guy here. An impressive showing by Byers and a poor performance by Williams might change this though. However, Byron Bell has seemed to improve tremendously and will help out Williams and keep him with the first team.
#2 CB- Munnerlyn v Norman
Munnerlyn has seemed to get these first team reps, while the three other backups-Moore, Thomas, and Norman, have been running against 2nd teamers. Florence is a tremendous improvement over Gamble in my opinion. The guy is here to earn his spot not take it for granted like Gamble did all those years. #2 will go to Munnerlyn if he is on the final roster, if not, expect one of the other three to fill the void. Also worth noting Munnerlyn is not working ST with the T.Ginn acquisition.
Fourth LB - Klein v Blackburn v Senn
It is very likely that on opening day one of our starting front 7 might be out. Which player will fill this spot? Much of this depends on which position it is, most likely where Jon Beason plans to line up. I think Senn is the last of the three to get the shot. I'm impressed with Blackburns presence. Stands out as physical ballhawking LB... All three of these guys will see significant time on special teams. I think if Beason is down, the coaching staff will have a hard decision to make. Week 1, I think Klein isn't NFL ready(mentally) and Blackburn would get the call.
First Team S - Mitchell v Campbell
This might be the closest battle of training camp. Nakamura also has potential to sneak back in the mix. Mike Mitchell is the guy the coaching staff wants to start. Campbell is very impressive though for a late round pick from the draft a few years ago. This battle is too close to call, we'll find out who in the third preseason game.
#3-4 WR Ginn v Hixon v Edwards
This is tough as well. Ginn has shown great skill,speed, and route running. The guy is clearly very good. Edwards seems slower out of his breaks and Hixon is the guy who we brought if neither of these guys panned out. Don't be surprised if Hixon gets cut early. Hixon is currently injured and I think Ginn will be the #3 vs Seattle.
#5-6 WR Pilares v Adams v Gettis
Pilares and Adams might not make this roster. Adams has skill but his inconsitency will not be tolerated in this league. Gettis is regaining form and could be a good 4th reciever with his size and strength. He needs to keep working coming off his acl which he missed all of last season and most of the prior season, i believe. Gettis might make this roster.
PR/KR- Barner v Pilares v Adams v Ginn
These four have seen most of the looks so far in practice. I think KR will be Barner and PR will be Ginn.
#3 DT Short v Fua
This boils down to seeing what you don't know. Everyone knows Fua stinks which is why our first two draft picks were DTs... They're gonna give Short some looks early on, rotating him with Star.
Folks if you weren't at Fan Fest- this D-Line is IMPRESSIVE. We are going to get to the quarterback early and often. The front 7 looks to help out the secondary, Boy is Gettleman good.


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Ah, summer. There's nothing like sneaking away for a weekend in the country, planting yourself in some shady spot in the backyard, and cracking open your laptop to get caught up on work. Such is the modern way, like it or not, and Nicole Kunz has taken its measure. The Nicholas K designer is launching a new range of bags for Fall '09, among which is the Max weekender, a duffel created with the laptop toter in mind. "The inside is separated into three compartments," she explains, "and it has foam stitched into the side to protect your computer, and there are pockets for cords, and so on." Available this summer at Kitson in Los Angeles, the Max bag samples have been getting a test run by Kunz and her brother and partner Chris, and she attests to the fact that its vintage-washed sheet leather stands up to being thrown around. "I like that you can beat it up," she notes. "It's just a really easy bag to use." Equally durable—if a little less utilitarian—is the tasseled clutch Kunz says is her favorite of the bags in the new range. "It's more dressy," she acknowledges, "but still pretty hardy." And even if it won't fit your laptop, there's plenty of room for a BlackBerry.


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A Guaranteed Right to Health: The Key to Presidential Greatness
by The Opportunity Agenda, Thu Nov 06, 2008 at 09:53:39 AM EST
President-elect Barack Obama has renewed our hope as Americans that the promise of opportunity is revitalized, alive and well. But in order to secure his own legacy as the first great president of the 21st Century, and one of the greats in American history, he will need a grand undertaking equivalent to Abraham Lincoln's saving of the Union or Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Amidst the current economic downturn, it would appear clear what the momentous challenge and chance for long-lived admiration will be for an Obama Administration, and it is health care. Not small bore reforms of existing programs or expansions around the margins of the popular State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) or Medicare, but a truly revolutionary sea change in the compact that the American government and their people share in relation to the health of the populace.
The next Presidency has within its reach at least two generation-spanning causes: the need to jump-start a new energy economy, and, in so doing, help to contain climate change; and the need to enact a plan to provide quality health care to all Americans, and, in so doing, complete the project of social insurance that Roosevelt described in 1935. Each of these projects is urgent, but it is health-care reform that speaks more directly to the economic and human dimensions of the present downturn.
The accumulating failures in the country's health-care system are a cause of profound weakness in the American economy; unaddressed, this weakness will exacerbate the coming recession and crimp its aftermath. A large number of the country's housing foreclosures in recent years appear to be related to medical problems and health-care expenses. American businesses often can't afford to hire as many employees as they would like because of rising health-insurance costs; employees often can't afford to quit to chase their better-mousetrap dreams because they can't risk going without coverage. Add to this the system's moral failings: about twenty-two thousand people die in this country annually because they lack health insurance. That is more than the number of Americans who are murdered in a year.
As my health law professor once said, it is inaccurate to call what we have in the United States currently a "health care system," as there is nothing systematic or logically organized about it; it is, rather, more accurate to call what we have the "health care industry." And therein lies a core, fundamental problem with the way that many Americans are pushed into thinking and talking about their health care; it is common in the advocacy, policy, and newsmaker worlds to hear about "health care consumers." Health care, as one participant in the presidential town hall debate commented, is often thought of as a commodity in this country. But this is not a cheeseburger or a new raincoat that we are talking about; this is our health, the key to our economic security and ability to access the American Dream of boundless opportunity that President-elect Obama represents. Health, as President-elect Obama and the great lion of the Senate, Ted Kennedy, have both stated, is a fundamental right of Americans.
Without a guarantee to our right to health care, and the opportunity for good health that follows, many Americans are in danger of losing their jobs, and as Coll points out and as I have pointed out here before, their homes (up to 7 out of 10 foreclosures are caused in part by medical crises). Surely, if human rights apply as much here in the United States as much as it does abroad, the human right to the opportunity to meet the most basic needs for ourselves and our families--housing, feeding, and clothing ourselves--must be guaranteed. This is not only about 46 million uninsured Americans who cannot afford to purchase health care as "consumers," or about the 25 million underinsured Americans who, despite paying premiums, are at constant risk of bankruptcy should catastrophe or tragedy strike. This is about health writ large: the health of our American community, the health of the American economy, and, not the least of all, the health of the American Dream.
And, as it turns out, this is also about the health of the Obama legacy, and whether in that pantheon of the great American presidents, his name and memory will join the likes of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt.
Cross-posted at The State of Opportunity Blog.


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BOWLS: Dorset celebrate a triple crown
5:20am Saturday 29th March 2014 in Sport
(Dorset 10pts Devon 7pts)
IN A match producing yet another agonising last-end decider, it was Dorset Ladies who took the South West Counties Champion-ship for the third year in a row.
Dorset began the day two points behind the visitors – Devon.
In this final game of the group, the target for the championship was a win on three or more of the six rinks.
Mathematically a win on two rinks and a draw on a third would give Dorset a three-point (10-7) outcome and the title by a single point – and this narrowest of margins win, eventually proved to be the final outcome.
In another nail-biting finish for Dorset it was suggested by a supporter that the county's ladies' team should carry a government health warning!
After a sluggish start, Dorset eased into a 27-20 advantage after completing five ends – winning on three rinks and behind on three.
The lead extended to 56-45 with winning scores on four rinks suggesting that the current champions were comfortably on course for their hat-trick of championships.
With the overall score continuing to mount the number of winning rinks fell back to three at the 15 end points, and then just two at 18 ends.
Although 108-86 ahead and the match points assured, it was essential that a win or a draw on a third rink was achieved.
Frances Hewett, Pat Cornick, Janet Emerson and Val Farrant – skipping a South West Counties rink for the first time this season – stormed to blistering top-rink performance against Devon's Carol Binmore to finish 30-13.
An equally impressive performance came from Margaret Hooper, June Searle, Lyn Howard and skip Jill Bryant who also hit the high-water 30-mark, winning 31-16 against the Devon skip Eileen Rich.
With her usual rink not available, Kath Desmond who has had a very successful season so far, was disappointed not to get a result.
The Dorset skip was ably supported by Val Baxter, Sandi Smith and Edna Cumberland and only trailed by four shots (16-12) with four ends remaining, but had to settle for well fought 22-15 loss against the Hillary Avent rink.
The remaining three rinks were in with a shout for a win, which would seal Devon's fate, but two foursomes fell agonisingly short.
Sally Williams, Ann Chislett, Wendy Brown and skip Sue Dadson slipped from 11-4 up to go under against Mavis Wellington and co by just four shots (22-18).
An even closer result ensued on rink one where Jan Cherry, Sally Rowe, Linda Johnson and Joan Halliwell had a battle royale against Devon international Barbara Bellamy, coming from 11-2 down to drop a two on the final end when ahead and eventually losing 21-20.
All Dorset's hopes now depended on Julie Hudson, Margaret Clapp, Isabelle Addison and Freda Yates who led Val Lander and co 14-12 with two ends to play.
A dropped three left Dorset facing the possibility of losing their title as they went into the final end 15-14 in arrears.
A single count then gave Dorset the necessary draw at 15-15.
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Google unfair bias for those choosing a URL
Pretty minor but I've just discovered why I can't have my name for a custom URL on Google+.
When the change went out a few months ago I tried to change my URL to my name but got this message, and it's stayed that way ever since:
Many people have the same name. Add a few extra letters or numbers to this URL to get one that is unique for you.
I was quite surprised at this as I have quite a unique name, and when I searched my name I could find no other people with my name, on a G+ profile.
Well now I know why. I have a Google account for work with the same name, and it's apparently reserving it for that account just because it's part of 'Google Apps for Business'. I think it's ridiculously unfair seeing as my personal account was on Google+ during beta, and I have only worked at this company since April 2013 and have never posted anything or used Google+ in any way (on that account).
I guess in the end I don't care too much as I don't really use Google+ any more, but I would have at least preferred to have my url as something less nonsensical. I guess this problem affects barely anyone though?


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Career change resource: PivotPlanet.comPosted by: | Comments
Check out my latest YouTube video as I explain why Pivot Planet can be helpful in your effort to learn more about possible career paths when you are working towards defining your dream job. Informational interviews can be conducted for free using your network as well, but many people do not have the contacts necessary for the industries they are looking into. Pivot Planet can provide those contacts…
Career coaching resource: CareerShift.comPosted by: | Comments
Check out my latest video where I recommend a great website to help job seekers manage their job search more effectively and efficiently. In this video I talk more about the advantages of this site. *Reminder there is a fee associated with the site, but users can test it out for free before purchasing to decide if it's right for them.
Creating Your Brand with ClothesPosted by: | Comments
I was excited to have recently been featured in this article from Kiplinger.com, 5 Ways to Dress for Success on a Budget:
http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/starting/archive/dress-for-success-on-a-budget.html. Here's an excerpt:
For young professionals, dressing appropriately for work can be just as important as showing up at meetings on time or making project deadlines. With a professional wardrobe, you can help battle negative stereotypes associated with Generations X and Y and show the higher-ups that you're serious about your career, says Hallie Crawford, a career coach based in Atlanta. "You want to let people know that, despite your age and lack of formal professional experience, you care about your job and take it seriously," she says.
Check out this video I did on a similar subject from my YouTube Channel.
People's perception of you can really have an impact on your life and career. Because of this, it is important to always try to make a good impression in the workplace. Your attire can impact other people's perspective of you, and therefore impact your job success. When you get dressed in the morning think about how people might perceive you. Remember, how you dress is part of your brand. It sends a message about who you are. Be mindful of this and choose carefully when you buy clothes for work.
For further career advice, please contact us for a complimentary consultation today.
Hiring secrets exposedPosted by: | Comments
I presented at the GCDA event on Friday and I met some great people. One of whom has a killer book I want to recommend. "Headhunter" Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever! by Skip Freeman (an executive recruiter in Atlanta). I highly recommend it to find out how you can get your foot in the door for your next job.
One thing I discussed with Skip at this event was how the job stats you hear on the news can be skewed sometimes. Yes, you are hearing how high unemployment is, but that can vary dramatically by industry. For example, Skip said he has 35 open positions that haven't been filled yet.
This is important to think about for those of you who are in college, or are starting college and have no idea what direction to go in, especially in a tough economy. Using informational interviews to learn more about prospective industries can be very helpful. Learn what employment rates are like for industries that interest you.
I hope you get a chance to check out his book. He has a kindle version too so you could start reading today!!
Free resource – Get creative with your job search!Posted by: | Comments
There are so many free career resources out there on the web that people just don't know about or haven't taken the time to find and utilize. I know job searching is tough; sometimes we just get sick of it and want to throw in the towel. You can't do that though. You have to get creative with your job search and figure out how to keep going!
I'm always surprised at speaking engagements when I mention the O*NET database and most of the people in the room haven't heard of it. Career transition can be tough guys. You have to get creative with the resources at your disposal. There are so many more out there that you just probably don't know about. The O*NET database and website is one of them. Be sure to check it out this week: www.onetcenter.org.
Check out the latest video on my YouTube channel, Get your foot in door: Call them up, for more tips to help you get creative in your job search.
Check out this FREE resource for your career transitionPosted by: | Comments
As I wrote in a previous post, business cards are NOT optional when you're in career transition. You absolutely have to have them. Your cards need to look professional, like you put thought into them.
Always put your best foot forward in your job search. I recommend to my job search clients not to print them on a home computer, and use a more professional service. Vistaprint.com is one of those that can provide you with great low cost, or even free business cards that look clean and professional.
The first impression counts. If you need help with what to put on your business cards, ask one of our certified career coaches any question you have in our 24/7 online career center: http://www.halliecrawford.com/products/careercenter.html.
Check out my YouTube video on this topic, Networking Advice: Business cards are not optional.
Hallie Crawford
Job Search Coach
P.S. If you would like to learn more about our job search services, Contact us for a complimentary career consultation.
The latest job market trends to help your job searchPosted by: | Comments
I receive regular job market updates from Indeed.com. This is a job search website I send all of my clients to. I highly recommend this site, so please bookmark as a helpful resource for your job search. My career coaching client, Paul, said these job search notifications are the most helpful he has subscribed to. You will receive less junk and more quality job postings.
This is the June report for job market/industry trends:
Indeed.com industry employment trends, a leading indicator for the job market, show online job postings were relatively unchanged in June.
- Real estate job postings increased for the first time in 2011
- Manufacturing job postings slowed
- Retail declined slightly over the prior month
Further analysis and detailed June Industry Employment Trends are available on the Indeed Blog.
Another feature of Indeed.com is a helpful salary tool to see the salary ranges for the industries you're researching. If you are interested in receiving additional help with your job search, please contact us to learn more about our services today.
Hallie Crawford
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P.S. Be sure to check out our new 24/7 Online Career Center. Start immediately with a 30 day trial for only $1 that features a monthly Career Q&A Call and is commitment free.
Brainstorming Tips for Your Career SearchPosted by: | Comments
Continutation of the 5 steps to reinventing yourself to find your dream job: STEP ONE WAS DEFINE YOUR UNIQUE TALENTS. STEP TWO: Conduct an effective Brainstorming session to identify career ideas. So here's the deal. I was speaking to my client Kim in Atlanta recently and she said, I have so many career ideas I can't choose just one! I understand what she's saying, I felt that way AND, I hear this all the time from my clients! People get confused when they're brainstorming career ideas-they come up with so many and it seems like they're going in all different directions. This is normal—and it's not going to help you. What you need to do is learn to conduct an effective brainstorming session that doesn't leave you spinning like you're in the dryer on spin cycle. They key is to Scructure your brainstorming time.
Hallie Crawford
Career Transition Coach
Still, stuck in your job search? Check this powerful e-book:"Job Search Program for Professionals: Networking and Online Strategies for the 21st Century". http://www.halliecrawford.com/jobsearchprogram.html


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After nearly two months of record forest fires from Michigan to California, the U.S. Forest Service added four more leased heavy helicopters to its firefighting fleet this week. The additions include two Sikorsky S-61s from Siller Helicopters, an Erickson S-64 Air-Crane and an S-70 from Firehawk Helicopters.
CDF Aviation Management Program
Summer means fire season, and Columbia Helicopters' tandem-rotor Chinooks and Vertols have already been dispatched to their bases, primarily throughout the Western U.S., under contracts with the U.S. Forest Service.
In the aftermath of last fall's California wildfires–the state's most destructive ever–a "blue ribbon" commission last month heard tacit admission that a state rule requiring firefighting aircraft to land a half-hour before sunset may have allowed a controllable blaze to become a huge, deadly conflagration.


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Videojournalist: Angela Fowler
Danville, VA- A theater group from Danville has been invited to attend the Junior Theater Festival.
Union Street Theatre folks are busy preparing the three day event in Atlanta in January.
Kids involved are excited to experience something of this magnitude; the festival is the largest of its kind.
The Union Street Theatre group will perform a 15 minute skit onstage and then get feedback at the competition.
"I'm just thrilled that the kids are going to be able to be around so many Broadway professionals. So many kids enjoy doing what they love to do and they get a chance to go to Atlanta on Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, which is just awesome," said Melissa Bryant Charles, UST Artistic Director.
The theatre workshop is a costly undertaking so the group is planning a few fundraising events later this year. Those events include a Barbecue and Black Tie Gala.
"We figure almost $400 or more per person in order to make the trip, so the more we can fund raise would reduce that to a reasonable amount that people can handle," said Heather Vipperman, UST Fundraising Coordinator
Right now they have about 30 youth signed up and they still have room for more.
For more information, go to the Union Street Theatre website.