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What a difference five years makes. In 2001, Memorial Day was a time for for barbecues, a breather at the end of the school year and a time to look to the summer with anticipation or, in the case of Valley residents, with dread.
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Justice closed one door on that conspiracy, only to have another one blown open by the same brand of extremism three months later.
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Time Out saysWenders' stab at making the ultimate road movie is a severe disappointment. Co-scripted by Wenders and novelist Peter Carey, it's set somewhat portentously during the last weeks of 1999. The Indian nuclear satellite is out of control, but Claire (Dommartin) is too busy with her own chaotic existence to get caught up in apocalyptic panic. Carrying a stash of dirty money to Paris for two hoods, she meets an American (Hurt) also involved in a mysterious mission. As her odyssey continues via Berlin, Lisbon, Moscow, Beijing, Tokyo and San Francisco to the Australian outback, others join the chase: notably her novelist ex (Neill), a missing persons investigator (Vogler), and Hurt himself, whose plans to help his blind mother (Moreau) see again, with a camera his dad (von Sydow) has devised, set the limits for the film's geographically static last hour or so. If all this sounds needlessly complicated, it is. The first half is simply an over-plotted caper, devoid of suspense, comedy or anything else. The second gets heavily philosophical, and muses none too illuminatingly on dreams, images, obsessions, love, the mystery of life, etc. Despite a few felicitous moments, the film is turgid, pretentious, and dramatically lifeless.
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|12 The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus felt hungry.
|12 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
|13 He noticed a fig tree a little way off that was in full leaf, so he went over to see if he could find any figs on it. But there were only leaves because it was too early in the season for fruit.
|13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.
|14 Then Jesus said to the tree, "May no one ever eat your fruit again!" And the disciples heard him say it.
|14 Then he said to the tree, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard him say it.
|15 When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the merchants and their customers. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the stalls of those selling doves,
|15 On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple area and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves,
|16 and he stopped everyone from bringing in merchandise.
|16 and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.
|17 He taught them, "The Scriptures declare, 'My Temple will be called a place of prayer for all nations,' but you have turned it into a den of thieves."
|17 And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written: " 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations' ? But you have made it 'a den of robbers.' "
|18 When the leading priests and teachers of religious law heard what Jesus had done, they began planning how to kill him. But they were afraid of him because the people were so enthusiastic about Jesus' teaching.
|18 The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.
|19 That evening Jesus and the disciples left the city.
|19 When evening came, they went out of the city.
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Map of Israel and Palestine
The following map shows you the division of land between Israel and Palestine from 1948 to 2005. Much of the Palestinians' land is divided by Israeli military checkpoints. Click on the map for a larger image.
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I like your articles very much and finally subscribed to your newsletter. One thing though I'd like to draw your attention to: the maps on your page are totally outdated!! Since July 2005 – almost a decade ago – the situation has changed dramatically and to the worse.
It would suit your site well to update this section so as to reflect the reality which is very very bleak!
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Why is it so hard to find folks who are objective on this subject!?! Why not add to your graphic the reason Israel's borders increased in '49 (territory gained in defending it's right to exist from an unprovoked invasion of their land) or at least show the border at the end of the Six Day war in 67 including all of Sinai peninsula and then shrinking back from that as Israel once again surrendered land they had gained on the battlefield.
There just doesn't seem much hope for resolution if folks can't even be honest with the facts….
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Anon, you are so correct. I don't understand why people are not objective on this subject. In the Bible Belt here in the U.S. where I live it's all about Israel being our friend and Ally. I think I have gotten through to some people, but very few. I have sort of changed tactics lately with the Southern Baptist Bible Belt Christians and have pointed out that there are many Palestinian Arab Christians that have suffered and died as a result of Palestine. Maybe these Bible Belt Christians will at least stand up for them, but who knows.
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That should read that there many Palestinian Arab Christians that have suffered and died as a result of Israel.
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adjetivo (stabler, stablest)
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1.4Not liable to undergo chemical decomposition, radioactive decay, or other physical change.
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Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin stabilis, from the base of stare 'to stand'.
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Pronunciación: /ˈstābəl /
1A building set apart and adapted for keeping horses.
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1.1An establishment where racehorses are kept and trained.
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1.2The racehorses of a particular training establishment.
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1Put or keep (a horse) in a stable.
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Middle English: shortening of Old French estable 'stable, pigpen', from Latin stabulum, from the base of stare 'to stand'.
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- Even though a family may own a stableful of cars and employ a herd of chauffeurs, kids walk to their school every day.
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After Japan was hit with a devastating earthquake in March 2011, the Pacific nation was rocked by a massive tsunami that destroyed thousands of coastal houses, cars and boats and swept millions of tons of debris out into the ocean. Now, it looks like some of that debris could be approaching North America. Last week, a unmanned boat identified as a Japanese fishing vessel was spotted off the coast of Canada, indicating that after more than a year, some of that debris could still be on its way to American and Canadian shores.
The ghost ship was spotted by members of Canada's Department of National Defence about 150 nautical miles south of the Queen Charlotte Islands, which are located off of mainland British Columbia. After the 2011 tsunami, the Japanese government estimated that roughly 5 million tons of debris had been swept into the ocean, but that about 70 percent of it sank off the coast of Japan. That leaves about 1.5 million tons of debris that could be floating around the Pacific Ocean, and possibly heading to the shores of North America. But according to NOAA, the debris is no longer in a "debris field," and is instead scattered across a large area in the North Pacific.
If a rusty boat that has been adrift for more than a year can make it all the way to British Columbia, it seems possible that other debris could make it as well. "The early indication is that things sitting higher up on the water could potentially move across the Pacific Ocean quicker than we had originally thought," Nancy Wallace, director of NOAA's Marine Debris Program, told Reuters.
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Quality Measures and Performance Standards
Quality data reporting and collection support quality measurement, an important part of the Shared Savings Program. Before an ACO can share in any savings generated, it must demonstrate that it met the quality performance standard for that year. There are also interactions between ACO quality reporting and other CMS initiatives, particularly the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and meaningful use. The sections below provide resources related to the program's 33 quality measures, which span four quality domains: Patient / Caregiver Experience, Care Coordination / Patient Safety, Preventive Health, and At-Risk Population. Of the 33 measures, 7 measures of patient / caregiver experience are collected via the CAHPS survey, 3 are calculated via claims, 1 is calculated from Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program data, and 22 are collected via the ACO Group Practice Reporting Option (GPRO) Web Interface.
Narrative Specifications for all 33 Measures
2014 reporting period narrative measure specifications for the 33 quality measures are available and can be accessed in the following file:
ACO GPRO Measures
Visit the GPRO Web Interface page for ACO GPRO measures documents related to the 2014 reporting period, including: narrative measure specifications; supporting documents; measure flows; XML specifications; and training videos, as well as Q&A resources. This web site will be updated periodically before and during the reporting period as these and other resources are made available.
Administrative and Claims Based Measures
In this section, we provide Measure Information Forms (MIFs) that include technical specifications for ACO claims-based and administrative measures for the 2014 reporting period.
- ACO #8 Risk Standardized All Condition Readmission [PDF, 372KB]
- ACO #9 – Prevention Quality Indicator (PQI): Ambulatory Sensitive Conditions Admissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or Asthma in Older Adults [PDF, 259KB]
- ACO #10 – Prevention Quality Indicator (PQI): Ambulatory Sensitive Conditions Admissions for Heart Failure (HF) [PDF, 257KB]
- ACO #11 – Percent of Primary Care Physicians Who Successfully Qualify for an EHR Program Incentive Payment [PDF, 298KB]
CAHPS Measures
The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey for ACOs participating in Medicare Initiatives will be administered yearly. Visit the ACO CAHPS webpage http://acocahps.cms.gov to access the current survey, to find vendor information, to learn how to become an approved vendor and more.
ACO Quality Reporting Training Presentations
*Coming Soon* In this section we will post presentations to help ACOs prepare for reporting data for the 2014 reporting period. For reference, the 2013 training presentations can be found in the section Prior Reporting Years' Documentation, below.
Supplemental Documents
Medicare Shared Savings Program Quality Measure Benchmarks for the 2014 and 2015 Reporting Years [PDF, 180KB]
– This document describes methods for calculating the quality performance benchmarks for Accountable Care Organizations that are participating in the Shared Savings Program and presents the benchmarks for the 33 quality measures for the 2014 and 2015 quality reporting years. This document also reviews the quality performance thresholds and scoring, as described in the Shared Savings Program regulations. These benchmarks will apply to Shared Savings Program ACOs' whose second or third performance years, of their initial 3-year agreement period, occur during the 2014 or 2015 reporting period
Medicare Shared Savings Program Interaction with the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) [PDF, 177KB]
– This document describes the eligibility of ACO Participant TINs and their physicians and practitioners for PQRS incentives and the applicability of the PQRS downward payment adjustment based on GPRO quality measures reporting by ACOs participating in the Shared Savings Program. The document also includes answers to frequently asked questions about the interaction and timing between the Shared Saving Program and the traditional PQRS.
Prior Reporting Years' Documentation
2013 ACO Quality Reporting Documentation [ZIP, 13MB]
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Stripe an ornament in the rich colors of green, red, and gold for extra sparkle in your holiday decor. This Striped Christmas Tree Ornament is a great way to add some sparkle to your Christmas tree. Simple and easy to make, this DIY Christmas ornament is a quick project that you can whip up in no time, so it's perfect for a snowy afternoon spend inside. You can even make this ornament in a variety of colors to match your holiday decorations. From classic reds and greens to more whimsical pinks and blues, this ornament can instantly help you take your tree from drab to fab!
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- Referring to photo for placement, use Christmas Red Craft Twinkles Writer to paint vertical line around ornament as if dividing it in half; paint second Christmas Red line as if dividing it into quarters.
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When Chen met Dao in 2000, she already had signed a lease in the Centrum for Steel Restaurant & Lounge and was trying to raise sufficient capital to finish out the restaurant. Impressed with her vision and sophistication, Chen became a partner in the restaurant, purchasing a majority interest in the limited partnership in exchange for $100,000. He subsequently made unsecured loans to the partnership totaling more than $187,000.
The restaurant was an almost-instant hit. "It's going to have lots of great lighting," Dao said before it opened. "That's the key part, great lighting." Dao said she consciously structured her restaurant to resemble a stage, giving diners a subtle sense they were participating in a show. Steel was a favorite for visiting celebrities, including Elizabeth Hurley, Matthew Perry and Angie Harmon. Celebrity chef Stephan Pyles was a regular.
Dao insisted then that most restaurateurs fail because they're calcified in conventional thinking. "They're afraid of bending over backwards," she explained. "They're afraid of going the extra mile. People who think in the box, they go so far, and they stop. Status quo, and they'll stop."
But Dao's thinking went a little too far outside the box for Chen's comfort. Though he refused to comment on the details of the lawsuit for this article, Chen sued Dao in February, charging her with breach of contract. In the court documents, Chen alleges that while Steel had revenues of between $4 million and $6 million annually, he never received partnership disbursements or financial statements and has received very little in loan repayments. Instead, he alleges that Dao diverted Steel funds to make rent, mortgage and car payments for family, friends and employees; used the restaurant's corporate credit card for personal expenses; diverted Steel resources to open Drálion, the restaurant she launched with another investor last winter; and "utilized the restaurant's petty cash account like a cash machine for personal use." Dao denied all of Chen's charges.
A Dallas district court judge issued a mutual restraining order in the matter barring Chen from Steel and Drálion while forbidding Dao from diverting Steel resources to Drálion or for personal use and demanding she permit Chen to inspect Steel's financial records.
But in May, Chen filed a contempt motion claiming Dao violated the restraining order, alleging she failed to produce all the records for inspection and that she used Steel's checking account to cover her attorney's fees. Even more damning, based on a sworn affidavit from one of Drálion's managers, Chen alleges that Dao directed the shredding of Steel financial documents just hours before his attorney arrived to inspect them. Dao denies the charges and has produced affidavits of her own questioning the credibility of the Drálion manager who lodged the charges on which Chen bases the allegation.
But Chen has taken off the gloves. He is asking the court to throw Dao in jail until she fully complies with the restraining order. A special master has been appointed to resolve the case. The fate of her restaurants could be in question.
"I really don't like to do business with too many investors or too many partners," Chen says. "But if you have a good business, a good idea, I like to share with friends. So everybody makes a little money."
Just about everyone who has been exposed to Grove's concept believes she is onto something with her small restaurant with simple, chic appointments and strong European menu influences at modest price points.
"When they had finished with me in half an hour, I could actually get my teeth in it," says Jack Gosnell, a real estate broker who helped Grove secure the Martini Ranch space. "It just was there. What I liked about it was the European connection and having a real international-style menu...which, I think, has been missing broadly. If you look at the mix of restaurants, the only European restaurants [in Dallas] are dinosaurs. There's nothing on the cutting edge."
Still, there are those with reservations. "It's a great leap of faith," says one male industry professional familiar with Grove's concept. "I'm not sure that it's achievable. I'm not sure exactly where she fits in."
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Speedpaint Tip #2: Colors & LightWhen you approach the topic you intend to paint, whether painting from life or from whatever's stewing in your head, you always, always come to the table with preconceptions. For instance, think of the color of a leaf.Yes. Green.Or is it? In a speedpainting, objects aren't out of context of their setting or light source(s), so lets consider where that leaf is before we determine its color. Say it's a leaf at midnight under a full moon. What color will it be then?Well, technically this is where it gets complicated!1) When considering what the color of an object should be in a scene, start by figuring out what color it would be under plain white light. -In the case of our leaf, lets say it would be green. Standard, out-of-the-tube green.-Remember, light is additive. White light is ALL colors of light. When white light hits our green leaf, we see green, because only the colors of our leaf get reflected back out for our eyes to see. The red light gets absorbed rather than refl
Speedpaint Tip #3: Custom BrushesMuch of speedpainting is about attempting to create a convincing image, even though (often) the subject matter is entirely invented by the artist. Primarily this is done through the use of convincing lighting, atmosphere, forms, and perspective...but texture also plays a role. This is where custom brushes come in handy.When you're painting a scene in a limited amount of time, you can't waste what time you have detailing every texture in the image. Instead, you can use custom/texture brushes strategically to imply these textures while allowing you to focus on detailing the most important aspects of the image. When the viewer sees your painting, the hope is that the textures will tell them enough about the nature of a surface or of objects that they accept it as "natural" while you call their attention to the intended focal points. Texture itself should generally not be the focus. It should support the rest of the image.There are two primary ways of grouping texture brushes:<b>
Speedpaint Tip #1: VisualizeSpeed painting is of course communicating an idea within a short (often VERY short) time frame. Strictly speaking, the timer starts when you put your pen to your tablet and start painting, but really the painting itself begins before that. So...Tip #1: Before you start painting, sit down and consider just what it is you intend to paint first!-What's the idea you want to communicate?-What elements will most clearly help to convey that idea?-What will your focal point be?-What colors and lighting will convey this?-How does my composition help to convey this idea?-What will textures (or lack of textures) tell about this idea?If you take the time to think through these things before you ever start painting, you'll likely save yourself a lot of time when you DO paint. You won't have to fret so much over the elements in the image, as you've already figured most of that out ahead of time.
PE: Guidelines to Starting your Own Craft BusinessGuidelines to Starting your Own Crafting BusinessSo you make cute crafts, and probably someone offered you money for them. Maybe you need the money, and if you're like me, you need it to buy more crafting supplies. Whatever the reason, starting your own crafty business is a decisions that you should take seriously... it's not as easy as opening an Etsy account and setting some random prices for your work. There is a lot of things to consider to keep the business going, your money safe, your name clean, and your costumers happy.By no means this is an absolute guide, merely a few guidelines of things I've found important or questions I get asked often by people interested in opening their own business. Most of this tips are intended for online selling, but they should apply for other ways of selling too. I will probably do more detailed guides in the future, as I learn more myself.To begin with, don't forget to research as much as you can! If you're rea
Crafting CONTEST: And the winners are..... 21-05Sorry it took a while guys but this was possibly the hardest choice i've had to make as a judge EVER! (and kinda wrote an announcement before but DA ate it -_-')Making a selection, and then narrowing the top 5 entries down to three really pulled at my heartstrings and my co-judge and friend wolfie1998 felt exactly the same about it. Each participant sent in an amazing entry that a lot of time and effort has been put into so in order to even make a selection we had to be very strict and look at every little detail. (I hate being a nitpicking critique lol). We judged each person on the followin qualities:Does it fit the theme Animals/creatures The winning crafts have to be related to the theme somehow. Sound logical enough, right?OriginalityIf there's anything I love about being creative , it's the endless possibilities and different styles that one can create. Not one entry will look the same. I've given the contestants of this contes
BIG CONTEST Craz + Rafsca 2nd yr Anniversary:iconeditplz: WINNERS LISTED!Craz-wolf + Rafsca2nd Anniversary ContestDUE FEBRUARY 14th, 2013:iconorangeheart-plz:RULES: PRIZES: CONTEST ENTRIES: SILLY STORIES ABOUT US: For added info and inspiration when making your entry
New Painting-tool FireAlpaca & Commission infoHello everyone!!! ^^ About Commission First of all, I will inform about commission first since now it is temporary closed. I'm sorry T_TThough I've just opened at June,1, but it is currently full and I will open again in the future.Thank you so much !! I really appreciate your support.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - About New Painting Program - FireAlpaca - !!! (picture from official site)"FireAlpaca" is a new painting program which is very simple and clean, but it works well done.This is what makes my day !!! Seriously ^^ I really love this program.I've tried it since yesterday and of course I'm so excited about it until now. ^O^Here is some details about it and why this program makes me fall in love!So I just want to share it to everyone <3 and I hope you like it too!Also thank you so so much! [urielmatt] who told me
understand a painting study dont just copyThis is purely an observation from my point of view but whenever i see a study or painting based on a masterpiece or a screen plate. The results are almost in every case very good.So this tells me that our ability to copy is quite good and its not really required to be a high level artist.Junior level to mid level ones can pull this off easily too. Everything you need to know is already in the image we are trying to copy so it becomes a recipe for us.the important thing though is to not "copy" it but to understand it and deconstruct a work method from it.And if you understand that then the work based from your own mind will be alot better.When i see this kind of work , for me its not the level of detail and accurcy that one puts in the copied artwork that impresses me, but the images based on that learned knowledge afterwards. And to tell you the truth not many people understand this knowledge or are aware of how important it is to understand it.But the interesting phenomenon is that
New Contest Information -Caught in DreamlandCaught in Dreamland ContestHi to AllThings You Need to Know:iconstarbulletplz: To make it a little more fairer We have decided to have Three Different Categories in this Contest. All prizes stay the same for each Category. All Categories will still be entered into the one folder, at the end of the contest I will separate them,so they can be judged in the correct category. The Categories are.1: Digital & Traditional Art2: Photo-manipulation & 3D Renders & mixed media.3: Anime MangaIf I have missed your category. Please let me know.Caught in Dreamland is about your dreams are they Pure Fantasy are they Dark, Full of Adventures or Mythical Creatures- Are you a Hero or a Villain are your dreams surreal or do you wake up in a cold sweat. We want You To Show us your Dream World. Must be a New Piece and check out our examples futher down Participate- Create- Inspire- Have Fun. Things You Need to
Speedpaint Tips: Getting Started!In the interest of helping people who are new to speedpainting get started, and also in the interest of getting tips and tricks out in the open that might be helpful to even those who have done it a while, I'm opening this Journal entry up to the group to post your speedpainting techniques to share with the group!Guidelines for posting (I believe this will help keep the thread readable to those coming in):1) Give your technique a title2) Provide a description with as much detail as is necessary to allow someone to try the technique and obtain some success with it3) If possible, provide a link to examples that use this technique, and indicate how the technique was used4) Please only include one tip per post5) You may ABSOLUTELY respond to other people's posts, ask questions, and extend the tips! As this isn't a forum, please make sure you respond to the right posts when asking a question, or the original author might not see it! Questions should ONLY go under existing tips though.