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+ Search Engine Watch Server Change
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+ Top Stories
+ More From The Search Engine Watch Blog
+ Daily SearchCast: Search News Via Podcast
+ Our Search Newsletters & Feeds
+ About The Newsletter
Search Engine Watch Server Change
About a year ago, Incisive Media purchased Search Engine Watch from Jupitermedia. Part of the purchase meant that Jupitermedia would continue to host Search Engine Watch for a year. With that time up, we're finally moving. This is a heads-up that the change is happening.
The Search Engine Watch Forums (http://forums.searchenginewatch.com) already moved about two weeks ago. It was pretty painless and not noticed by most people.
The main Search Engine Watch site (http://searchenginewatch.com) has just moved. So far, most things are working. Even though all the pages have new URLs, redirections will take you to the new locations in virtually all the cases I've encountered so far.
Unfortunately, there are still issues being corrected. The biggest is with the members-only area. A small number of readers who recently renewed might find that their passwords are no longer working. If that's the case, use the membership help form, so someone can get that solved right away.
I also know there are some glitches with the content within the Search Topics area. Subcategories aren't displaying correctly within some categories, and none of the categories have been updated since the move happened earlier this week. All the archived information is there, but any new posts aren't flowing in properly.
I'm annoyed and screaming loudly to get this and any other problems solved as quickly as possible, believe me. My sincere apologies for any inconvenience that the move may cause you. Hopefully, we'll be through it all and back up to normal very shortly.
In the meantime, if you spot a bug, problem or issue, please use this form to let us know.
Upcoming Search Engine Strategies Events
Don't miss our search marketing & networking events! There's one coming near you:
- SES San Jose: Aug. 7-10, 2006
- SES Local Search Edition - Denver: Sept. 28, 2006
- SES Multimedia Edition - Los Angeles: Oct. 23-24, 2006
- SES Paris: Nov. 28-29, 2006
- SES Chicago: Dec. 4-7, 2006
- SES New York: April 9-12, 2007
Top Stories
Below is a recap of major articles from our daily SearchDay newsletter and important Search Engine Watch Blog postings since the last newsletter. Want to receive these stories daily or via RSS/feed? See the Search Engine Watch Newsletters & Web Feeds page for sign-up instructions.
=== July 20, 2006 ===
Amnesty International Asking Users To Pressure Google, Yahoo & Microsoft Over China Policies- Amnesty International is urging users of Google, Yahoo and MSN in the UK to email the search engines opposing the way each operates in China.
Microsoft Says Vista & Other Operating Systems Will Allow Search Engine Choice - Microsoft says it will adopt a "voluntary principle" that will allow the manufacturers of the computers to decide which search engine the operating system should default to.
=== July 19, 2006 ===
Yahoo Delays Launch Of New Ad System, "Panama" - ClickZ reports that Yahoo's new ad system, aka Panama, will not be launching in the 3rd quarter. They now estimate a delayed launch date of the 4th quarter. The new ad system was reported on by Danny back in early May. ClickZ has more details on how the delayed launch has affected the company's stock. See also: Yahoo's Stock Falls On Panama Delay & Q2 Earnings Release
Up Close with IAC's Pronto Shopping Search - IAC, owner of Ask.com, has launched Pronto.com, a comparison shopping search web site. Can it compete with the entrenched, well-funded giants in the shopping search space?
Judge Gives AFP Case Against Google More Time - A US federal judge has declined to dismiss a copyright infringement case filed by Agence France Press against Google News. Instead, she's given both sides more time to assemble evidence before ruling on a dismissal motion. See also:
- Newspapers To Team Up With Yahoo To Create An Online Classifieds Network
- Judge Orders Google To Disclose Advertiser's Information
- Google Scholar Trademark Case Settled Out Of Court
=== July 18, 2006 ===
Search, The South American Way - With over 80 million Internet users, Latin America offers attractive opportunities for search marketers who take time to understand the region's unique search landscape. See also:
- Search Engine Strategies Latino, Miami, Florida - Day One
- Search Engine Strategies Latino, Miami, Florida - Day Two
- Yahoo Reaches Out To U.S. Hispanics Via Deal With Hispanic Digital Network
=== July 17, 2006 ===
Yahoo Finance Upgrades Features & Charts - Yahoo Finance has new features including tools to manage charts, an improved "investors chat room" and financial video news. See also:
- Google Finance Adds Suggest Auto Complete & Conference Call Transcripts
- Yahoo Officially Launches New Home Page Design
- Yahoo Trip Planner Released From Beta
- Zillow Partners With Yahoo!
Google Maps Added As OneBox Result - Google has added a new Google Maps "OneBox" display for some results, which can be a big impact for a local merchant.
Hawaiian Airlines Cries Search Engine Foul Over Use Of "Hawaiian" On Competitor Web Site - Hawaiian Airlines is alleging that new rival Go because Go made use of the word "Hawaiian" too often and thus might be influencing search results.
=== July 14, 2006 ===
KinderStart Becomes KinderStopped In Ranking Lawsuit Against Google - Kinderstart has lost its case over lost rankings on Google, though the company will be allowed to amend defamation claims relating to its PageRank zero score.
Google: No, We Don't Let Click Fraud Happen - Google CEO Eric Schmidt saying click fraud was "self correcting" with an economic solution of "let it happen" got the blogosphere buzzing. Google's now responded to say that Schmidt was talking about hypothetical approaches to click fraud rather than what Google itself does. See also:
- Report: Click Fraud Rises in Q2 & High-Priced Keywords Click Fraud Rate At 20.2%
- Keyword Prices Continue To Fall: Down 8.6 Percent
- Click Pirates Making A Mockery Of The Text Ad Space
Search Engine Forums Spotlight - Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Open Letter to Google Regarding Changes to The Ad Words Program - Analytics Analysis For Search Marketers - MySpace - Highest Traffic Site on Web - Google Search Finds Widespread Malicious Code, and more.
=== July 11, 2006 ===
New Search Patent Applications: July 11, 2006 - Google Patent Filings by the Dozen - Twelve Google patent applications where published this past week, including seven that focus upon geographical information and local search.
=== July 10, 2006 ===
Matt Cutts Of Google Comments On Recent Listings Issues - Google's Matt Cutts, back from a long vacation, comments on a variety of listing issues that have come up on Google. See also:
- Google Adds Supports For NOODP Tag To Opt Out Of ODP Titles
- More Details On Google Sitemaps Query Stats
- Counting Links At The Search Engines
- Yahoo Tests Redirecting Some Searches To Site Explorer & Yahoo Search Update
- Interactive Review of SEOMoz's Page Strength Tool
- Weird Results Counts On Google
- Google's Q&A Database Different From Web Search Database
- Search For "Therapy Products" On Google Suggests Yahoo As Alternative Results
- Google's Ranking Algorithm Too Dependent On Trust Factors?
- Google Behind Others, Again, Catching TagJag's New Name
=== July 7, 2006 ===
New Landing Page Quality Score Announced for Google AdWords Advertisers - New changes with Google AdWords will result in some advertisers faced with higher minimum bids to keep their campaigns running on AdWords, as a result in changes being made to the landing page quality score algorithm. While a small number of advertisers will be affected, AdWords is targeting those landing pages that offer a poor user experience to those who click the ads. See also:
- Google Sends Aspirin After AdWords Changes Causes Headache
- Many Advertisers Are Frustrated With Google's New Quality Score & Pricing
- Google Says Goodbye To Affiliates?
- Google Won't Reveal Details Of AdWords Exchange Rates
- AdWords Adds Category Site Selection Feature
- Speculation: Google To Begin Selling Radio Ads Through AdWords Soon
W3C Selling PageRank Or Thanking Supporters? - New attention is focused on how the W3C is selling links. See also: Business.com Adds Nofollow To Many Links.
AOL Podcast Search Beta Live - TVEyes' podcast search engine Podscope.com has been launched as a service on AOL Search in beta. See also: Google Video Launches In UK & Other Countries.
Lawsuits Over The Google Party Jet; Arguments Over Bed Sizes On Board - New details out now about the Google Jet we've written about before, the used 767 that Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have purchased. Turns out, there are lawsuits filed over the retrofit of the plane, and with them, news of hammocks hanging from the ceiling and an apparent fight between the cofounders over bed sizes that Google CEO Eric Schmidt had to referee. See also: Google Jet Plane Security Threat? And Testing A Sofa In Mountain View.
=== July 6, 2006 ===
A Beginner's Guide to Search Engine Optimization - New to the sometimes confusing and seemingly arcane world of making search engine friendly web sites? A new book offers a systematic, common-sense approach to the art and science of SEO.
Google In Another Dictionary: Merriam-Webster - The LA Times reports that the term 'Google' has been added to the Merriam-Webster, the dictionary I grew up on. The other day we reported that Google was added to the Oxford English Dictionary, the most authoritative dictionary of the English language.
eBay Disallows Google Checkout - eBay has officially banned Google Checkout as a payment solution on eBay. Here is a list of payment solutions not allowed on eBay, including Google Checkout. See also: Google Checkout Could Increase Costs For The Shopping Comparison Engines
Google Ombudsman? Search Ombudsman? Great Idea -- Bring Them On! - Newspapers and others have ombudsmen, sort of impartial referees to handle disputes. Is it time for Google and other search engines to do the same?
More From The SEW Blog
Below are posts from the Search Engine Watch Blog since the last newsletter and not mentioned above. Want to keep up on daily news from the blog? Visit the home page or subscribe to the blog feed. Note that references to "I" may becoming from any of the Search Engine Watch staff who post to the blog.
=== Jul. 20, 2006 ===
Motorola To Add Yahoo Go for Mobile On Phones - Yahoo Go for Mobile service will be added to many new Motorola phones....[MORE"
Lycos Powered By Windows Live & Retriever Directory - It's been a long time since I've looked at Lycos, given how far it has slipped in the search world. Someone asked me about it today, so I took a look -- and what's this at the bottom of the page? "Portions powered by Windows Live"....[MORE"
=== July 19, 2006 ===
11 Ways To Drive Traffic To Your Site - Rand Fishkin at SEOMoz writes up an excellent post he named 10 Remarkably Effective Strategies for Driving Traffic. He has given us 10, plus one bonus idea for driving traffic to your site....[MORE"
North Korean Missiles & Chinese Helicopter Training Site On Google Earth - Google Earth enthusiasts have spotted what appears to be a scale model mockup of a disputed section of the China-India border, while others track North Korean missile sites in the software....[MORE"
What Do Google's Leaked Spidering & Ranking Factors Mean? - Earlier this month we reported on Google's Spam Score Details, but no one knew what it meant exactly. Todd Malicoat took a peek into the Google algorithm a week ago with his best guesses on what each value represents....[MORE"
Yahoo Revamps Behavioral Targeting Platform - ClickZ reports on the details of Yahoo's revised behavioral targeting platform, once known as Fusion and Impulse. Fusion and Impulse has been renamed to Engagers and Shoppers to better describe what the product does....[MORE"
Reporting Data Delayed At Microsoft adCenter - I covered at Search Engine Roundtable that Microsoft adCenter has been having some reporting issues, where data in your adCenter reports are delayed as far back as the 14th (almost five full days). Microsoft is aware of the issue and will have things working properly as soon as possible.
Google: Semantic Web Faces Webmaster Challenges - For years, Sir Tim Berners-Lee has posed the idea of a semantic web that will be smarter through tagging. I've always said the flaw with this idea is that people make mistakes with tagging. Google's also said this type of thing before, as well -- but Google's director of search Peter Norvig gave fresh pushback yesterday when on a panel with Lee....[MORE"
=== July 18, 2006 ===
Mom's Googling: Be Careful! - A mom decided to Google her daughter. What she found was an article from her daughter named "9 Tips For Surviving The Holidays At Your Republican Parents' Home"....[MORE"
Malware Search Engine Powered By Google - H.D. Moore of Metasploit designed a vertical search engine using the Google API to search specifically for malware....[MORE". See also:
The Google Idiots Are Damn Smart - The folks running Google are a bunch of idiots! At least that is what Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt wants you to think. Schmidt remarked to reporters the other day, "So, yes we are IDIOTS — and please WRITE THAT DOWN"....[MORE". See also: Inside Google's New-Product Process.
=== July 17, 2006 ===
More On MySpace After A Search Partner - BusinessWeek gives a few more details on the story we covered earlier about MySpace seeking a partner to power searches....[MORE". See also: MySpace More Popular Than Google Or Yahoo?
Find Great Podcasts - Podcasts are a very good way of keeping up to date with what is going on, they're entertaining, you can play them in the background while you're doing other things - but have you ever tried to find them? Quite frankly, it's been pretty messy and not a lot of fun. However the article "Find great podcasts" is a very useful summary of podcast search engines, directories, and other resources. The comments also provide a useful collection of resources that can be used to find that elusive podcast.
Google Hiring Television Engineers & Wireless Software Engineer - Google posted two new interesting jobs for the London office for Software Engineer, Television Technology & Wireless Software Engineer in Test....[MORE"
Mobile-Local Search Now In 3D - Point and search mobile technology vendor GeoVector, which partnered with mapping company Mapion to bring a pointing-based mobile local search offering to Japan, is now introducing 3D search on Japanese mobile phones. Here's an example of the 3D rendering on the phone. GeoVector also says it's in talks with a "major US carrier" to bring its technology to the US market.
=== July 14, 2006 ===
Microsoft: "Enterprise Search Is Our Business" (It's Not) & Google Can't Have It (They Don't) - Microsoft Chief Operating Office Kevin Turner declares "enterprise search is our business, it's our house and Google is not going to take that business." Gosh -- I though enterprise search was Autonomy's business....[MORE"
=== July 13, 2006 ===
AdSense Consulting Group Fed Up With Google AdSense - Wired has a story on AdSense, not Google AdSense, but AdSense Consulting, the company who registered AdSense.com back in 1996 and has to deal with people who assume it now has something to do with Google AdSense....[MORE"
=== July 12, 2006 ===
Yahoo's Livesearch Added To Firefox - Yahoo's Livesearch suggested search feature has come to Firefox 2.0....[MORE"
Martin Child, VP Of Sales & Marketing Leaves Yahoo Search Marketing - Brand Republic reports that Yahoo Search Marketing's vice-president of sales and marketing, Martin Child is leaving to work at Webloyalty. Child has been with Yahoo, Overture, for four and a half years prior to stepping down.
ShopLocal Taps Topix for Geotargeted Ads - ShopLocal has partnered with news aggregator Topix.net to offer dynamic banner ads that are targeted by ZIP....[MORE"
=== July 11, 2006 ===
SuperPages Upgrades Maps With Microsoft - SuperPages, which had dynamic mapping almost before anyone else in local (though it was "kludgey"), has upgraded the mapping on its site using the Microsoft Virtual Earth platform....[MORE". See also:
Windows Live Adds Search/Personalized Toggle & 34 New Markets - You can now toggle between search and personalized experience at Windows Live, plus it is now offered in over 30 new markets....[MORE"
Google To Set Up Offices In Michigan - Google will house up to 1,000 employees in a new facility in Michigan for at technology and call center, with a focus on the the library digitization project....[MORE". See also: Yahoo Buys Land In Santa Clara.
Google Drive Revealed? - A screen capture of what was named Platypus or GDrive suggests an internal tool used at Google is getting ready for prime time file storage by the public....[MORE"
=== July 10, 2006 ===
Kayak Launches $10m Ad Campaign - Includes TV - Kayak, the travel search engine, today launched a $10m advertising campaign with a HUGE offline component. The TV commercials are fun, creative, and potentially viral....[MORE"
Click Packages Draw Local Advertisers Into Search - The Wall Street Journal reports on the "bundle of clicks" search distribution packages that all the major yellow pages publishers in the U.S. are now selling to their local advertisers....[MORE". See also: The Changing Face of Local.
=== July 7, 2006 ===
Google Health Scrapbook: Google's Health Portal - Reports have emerged that Google is working on a health portal named the Google Health Scrapbook. Google "users will be able to log in with their own account information and do things such as add a new medical provider, check their medical records or pay their bills"....[MORE"
Dr. Stephen Hawking Turns To Yahoo Answers For How Humans Will Survive; Bono Posts Too - Wow. Dr. Stephen Hawking, yes, the real Stephen Hawking, has turned to Yahoo Answers for help. And stay tuned, because Yahoo's planning to get U2's Bono to post later today....[MORE"
=== July 6, 2006 ===
Smarter.com Updates Site - The Smarter.com shopping search made 4 major changes to its website. The company introduced a new design, new ranking methodology, clustering beta, and limited crawling....[MORE"
Google Jockeying - Google jockeying (though it can be any search engine, it just seems that in order to gain attention Google has to be mentioned somewhere) is a situation where a teacher or presenter is giving a lecture and someone (the jockey) sits in the background running searches or using the search engine to demonstrate something that the presenter is talking about....[MORE"
Daily SearchCast: Search News Via Podcast
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Here are the last two days' worth of shows:
- Daily SearchCast, July 19, 2006: Yahoo Stock Drops On Panama Ad System Delay; Google Finance Gets Conference Call Transcripts; Yahoo Gets House Pricing Data; A Semantic Web Smackdown? & More!
- Daily SearchCast, July 18, 2006: Google Maps Jump Into Regular Google; Avast Ye Click Pirates; Google: "We Are Idiots;" Yahoo's New Home Page, Finance & More!
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This past weekend I got in the kitchen and came up with a recipe that produced the classic oatmeal cookie.
My favorite add-ins include golden raisins and chopped walnuts. But, by all means, add whatever you like! Sometimes dark chocolate and coconut flakes are lovely, too.
Oatmeal Raisin and Walnut Cookies
1 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 and 1/2 sticks butter, softened
1/2 light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups oats
1 cup raisins
1 cup walnuts, chopped
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Using an electric mixer, beat until the butter and sugars are fluffy – about 4 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla extract and beat until combined. Next, slowly beat in the dry ingredients. Lastly, fold in the oats, raisins and walnuts. Drop tablespoon-sized balls of dough on a baking sheet. Bake for 8-12 minutes.
Question: What are some of your favorite cookies?
Hand down, my top three favorites: oatmeal cookies, chocolate chip cookies and peanut butter cookies!

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Tiny Drill Attacks Tough Tumors
A new approach to treating bone cancer is being tested in pet dogs.
In early February, Melissa Dauvalt noticed that her St. Bernard, Juno, had a lump on one of his front legs that was causing him to limp. Tests confirmed that the dog had developed osteosarcoma, an aggressive and difficult-to-treat bone tumor that's found most commonly in adolescent children and large-breed dogs. Dauvalt is a veterinarian, so she knew the most effective treatment would be amputation. But she couldn't bear the thought of her 165-pound canine trying to walk on three legs. "He's a big guy," says Dauvalt. "Amputation was not an option."
So Dauvalt and volunteered her dog for a clinical trial at Texas A&M University, where veterinarians are testing a new technology that delivers radiation directly to solid bone tumors. During a two-hour procedure on March 12, the vets used a drill roughly the size of an electric toothbrush to inject a radioactive isotope directly into the tumor, in the hopes of shrinking it without harming surrounding tissue. The lessons they learn from Juno's experience–and that of other dogs in the trial–will help scientists determine if such highly targeted radiation treatments could also work in humans.
Osteosarcoma afflicts about 900 people per year in the United States, about half of whom are younger than 20, according to the American Cancer Society. Some tumors can be removed effectively, but what makes the disease so devastating is its tendency to spread: One in four newly diagnosed cases have already metastasized, and the long-term survival rate is under 25 percent, says Crystal Mackall, chief of the pediatric oncology unit of the National Cancer Institute.
Osteosarcoma is genetically similar in dogs and humans, making the veterinary setting an important laboratory for researching human therapies. "Dogs develop cancer naturally, and they share our environment," says Melissa Paoloni, a scientist at the NCI's Comparative Oncology Program. That provides an opportunity to try potential new treatments in something other than rodents, which have to be engineered to develop cancer and therefore may not most accurately reflect the human experience. About 6,000 new cases of canine osteosarcoma are diagnosed each year, according to the National Canine Cancer Foundation.
The drill was the brainchild of Stan Stearns, founder and president of Valco Instruments, a Houston-based maker of medical devices. Stearns lost his St. Bernard, Gabriel, to osteosarcoma in 2008. During the yearlong effort to save Gabriel's life, Stearns learned that external-beam radiation–the type commonly used to treat cancer–wasn't really effective for bone tumors, and presented too much of a risk to surrounding healthy tissues. But after reading about experiments using biopsy tools to deliver medicine directly to bone, he had an epiphany. "Valco had developed tubing that I thought could be the basis of a drill that would be flexible enough to go around corners," burrow into bone, and deliver radiation directly to tumors, Stearns says.


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|November 15 2012, 06:24 PM
original explanation of the warp drive
I'm trying to put together this awesome video about warp drives, and I really want an explanation of how it works taken from the show.
From memory I can't remember any that have an actual explanation of how it works, and I have been re-watching loads of episodes but with no luck so far (only enjoyment..)
Can anyone help me? Does anyone know if there is an episode where they explain how the warp drive works?
|November 15 2012, 06:36 PM
Re: original explanation of the warp drive
So you have to look to behind-the-scenes material for warp theory. The first time it was really delved into was in NASA propulsion engineer Dr. Jesco von Puttkamer's notes for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, on which he was a consultant. His memo on warp theory is reprinted in the book The Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture by Susan Sackett and Gene Roddenberry (Wallaby Books, March 1980) -- and it bears a striking resemblance to the theoretical "warp drive" model formulated by Dr. Miguel Alcubierre in 1994. A somewhat different explanation was presented in the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual by Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda (Pocket Books, November 1991). Since they were TNG's main technical consultants, their book reflects the assumptions about warp drive and other Trek technology that the writers and producers of the show were using (except when poetic license dictated otherwise), and has been the standard model ever since.
|November 16 2012, 04:36 AM
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Location: Michigan, United States
Re: original explanation of the warp drive
He says something in regards to "I never thought of space as the thing that's moving." Implying the theory that the ship isn't actually traveling fast than light, but that space warps around the ship to allow for travel great distances very quickly. The fact that one of Starfleet's top engineers didn't realize this is surprising, but we'll ignore that!
|November 16 2012, 05:01 AM
Re: original explanation of the warp drive
|November 16 2012, 05:58 AM
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Re: original explanation of the warp drive
|November 16 2012, 03:19 PM
Re: original explanation of the warp drive
Also, remember the setting we're talking about. The Prime-universe Scotty was one of Starfleet's top engineers by the TOS movie era, by the 2270s and '80s, due in part to his accomplishments on the Enterprise in the 2260s. But the Abrams movie was set in 2258, introducing us to the characters at an earlier stage of their careers, before they'd achieved the things that made their reputations. So this is a younger, more inexperienced Scotty. He's only 36 years old in the '09 movie, and clearly isn't highly regarded by Starfleet Command, or they wouldn't have exiled him to a frozen hellhole.
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On May 30, the Sons of the American Revolution, Hocking Valley Chapter, honored Anna Hendricks and Orion Thress, new graduates of the Cedar Heights Elementary School in Lancaster, with the Outstanding Citizenship Award.
This award was presented at the final school assembly for the 2012-13 school year by Dr. Tom Darnell, of the SAR.
Darnell said the SAR asked Principal Jeromey Sheets and his teachers to consider the following criteria for selection of students for this award: leadership, scholarship, character, strong support of the objectives of Cedar Heights and performance significantly above expectations, a goal frequently used at this school.
Anna and Orion each received SAR Outstanding Citizenship Award Certificates, an SAR lapel pin and a $35 check SAR suggested they save or invest toward college or other post-high school education.


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New Materials Reading Area on Level 321 July 2006 by Samantha Hines
The best of the new books, documents and other items that we receive each week are displayed in this area over by the Reference collection. Anything displayed can be checked out as usual. Take a look on the main level of the Mansfield Library!
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I wanted to pass along some winter-hair care information from the all-natural hair brand Jane Carter Solution.
With an upcoming forecast of snow on-top of snow, it's hard to break away from the bitter chill that winter brings. While staying warm and shoveling take top priority, some women may fall accustomed to putting beauty habits aside and making some of the winter hair care mistakes below. Thankfully, the experts at
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Winter Hair Mistake Number One:
.Over-Drying Your Hair
Switch to air drying your hair
Use a heat protectant on hair, such as
Jane Carter Solution Revitalizing Leave-In Conditioner
prior to heat styling
Try protective, "heatless" styles
Winter Hair Mistake Number Two:
.Forgetting to Bundle Up
Reach for a scarf, hat, or cap to provide a barrier between your hair and the elements
Winter Hair Mistake Number Three:
.Washing TOO Often
o Try co-washing with
Jane Carter Solution Nutrient Replenishing Conditioner
Winter Hair Mistake Number Four:
.Dry Scalp
It is very important to get rid of dry scalp. Dry scalp may lead to itchiness and infection. To prevent dry scalp one needs to moisturize the scalp, try
Jane Carter Solution Scalp Nourishing Serum.
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Brighton Inn boutique guest accommodation is a boutique bed and breakfast occupying a fully refurbished 1890s built four storey Georgian townhouse situated in a quiet residential street in the fashionable Kemp town area of Brighton. Just one street back from the seafront and a ten minute walk to the pier, city centre, lanes and the marina we offer a great base from which you can explore all that Brighton has to offer and do it in comfort and style. We have many of Brighton's top bars and restaurants on our doorstep for when the seafront and city centre prove too busy or you simply want to chillout nearby.
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Stockholm, Sweden, the country's capital and largest city. It is in southeastern Sweden near the Baltic Sea, just east of Lake Mälaren. The city is sometimes called "the Venice of the North"; it is built on numerous islands as well as the mainland and is linked to the sea by many channels. Gamla Stan, the old town district and site of Stockholm's original settlement, lies on three islands in the heart of the city. .) Bridges link the old town to the main downtown districts to the north.
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Relatively unchanged is Stockholm's old town district, where centuries-old buildings stand on narrow, winding streets. Here is the massive 18th-century Royal Palace, once the principal home of Sweden's royal family. Also in the old town district are Stockholm Cathedral and Riddarholm Church, burial place of many Swedish kings. Nearby is the old Parliament Building, where the Swedish Riksdag met until 1971, when the new Parliament Building was opened.
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Damien Isaac Heater
Damien Isaac Heater, 15, of Franklin, passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2012.
He is survived by his mother, Laura and step-father, Joe Deppe; his father, Michael and stepmother, Leslie Heater; three brothers, Justin Heater, Max and Lucas Deppe and two sisters, Thia Foster and Tesslyn Heater; paternal grandfather, Rudi Heater; paternal grandparents, Randy and Donna Wolfe; paternal great-grandmother, Norma Irons; step-grandparents, Walt and Judy Deppe and Mac and Emma Lou Bryant. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, James Ronald Harper and Peggy Deitz. Damien was an active member of the FHS Band (Sophomore, Baritone), Macon County 4-H and an avid reader. He enjoyed playing video and board games with his family, disc golf, cooking, playing racquetball and archery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, at Macon Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the FHS Band or Book Harvest NC.
"Every page turned, Damien will be remembered. Always loved."
Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences can be made at www.maconfuneralhome.com.
Matt David Fritz
Matt David Fritz, 44, of Franklin, passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2012.
Born in Jacksonville, N.C., he was the son of David Paul Fritz and Sue Ann Smothers. He worked at Macon Middle School as ISS coordinator and was a member of the MMS football and baseball coaching staff. He was an avid sports fan; especially the Minnesota Vikings. He will be remembered as a loving son, husband and father. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his step-father, Tommy Smothers of Franklin; three children, Austin Haverkost and wife Chandra of Owatonna, Minn., Chanz Joshua Fritz and Zak David Fritz both of Franklin; brother, Jason Fritz of Winterpark, Fla.; grandson, Bryce Haverkost and one niece and one nephew.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in the Chapel of Macon Funeral Home. Rev. Greg Rogers will officiate. Burial will be in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at Macon Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Memorial donations can be made to Pine Grove Baptist Church Brotherhood.
Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences can be made at www.maconfuneralhome.com.
Tom Andrews
Thomas Michael "Tommy" Andrews, 60, of Franklin passed away Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011.
A Memorial Service will be held at Wayah Bald Tower Saturday, Oct. 6, 11 a.m. Friends and aquaintances welcome.
Geneva Carol Payne Ward
Geneva "Jenny" Carol Payne Ward, 75, of Mt. Blanchard passed away at 6:18 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, at the Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. She was born on May 10, 1937, to the late Clay and Ellie (Leadford) Payne in Franklin, N.C. She married Loris E. Ward on Jan. 13, 1984, and he survives. She was a homemaker and loved to dance, read, garage sales, flea markets, and picture painting.
She is also survived by son, Freddie Scarlett of Franklin; daughters: Shelia Sturgeon of Ft. Payne, Ala. and Donna Haynes of Cedar Bluff, Ala.; stepson, Dennis (Sherri) Ward of Arlington, Ohio; stepdaughter, Linda Obosla of Acworth, Ga.; half brother Kyle Payne of Otto, N.C.; half sister, Hazel Stamey of Franklin; one grandson; four granddaughters; five great-grandsons; and one great-granddaughter. She was also preceded in death by her parents; one grandson; one granddaughter and her spouse; and one great-granddaughter.
All local arrangements being handled by and entrusted to Crates Funeral Home, Arlington, Ohio. Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 29, at Bryant-Grant Funeral Home. Rev. Janet Greene officiated and burial followed in Union United Methodist Cemetery, Franklin. Memorials may be made to Bridge Home Health and Hospice.
Online condolences may be made via www.coldrencrates.com or www.bryantgrantfuneralhome.com.
Colter Reece Owens
Colter Reece Owens, infant son of Amber "Nikki" Owens, passed away Monday, Sept. 24, 2012.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by a sister, Delainey Nichole Owens, a brother, Daggar Vincent Owens; maternal grandparents, Yvette and Michael Tiger, paternal grandparents, Dennis and Sandra Owens, maternal great-grandmother, Yvonne Barron, a number of aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. He was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandfather, Bonnie Lee "BB" Barron.
Funeral services was held Saturday, Sept. 29, at Blue Valley Baptist Church, with Rev. Oliver Rice officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Kids Place, PO Box 693, Franklin, NC 28744 or to the American Cancer Society, Macon County Unit, PO Box 1648, Franklin, NC 28744.
Bryant-Grant Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.bryantgrantfuneralhome.com.
Lois H. McNabb
Lois H. McNabb, 95, of Murphy, N.C., died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in a Murphy care facility. She was a native of Macon County but moved to Cherokee County in 1939. She was a 1936 graduate of Western Carolina Teacher's College. She taught for two years at Buck Creek in Macon County and later taught first through third grades at Friendship School. In 1949, she began teaching third grade at Hiwassee Dam School, where she taught until her retirement in 1960. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School, G.A.s and worked in WMU. She enjoyed working in her vegetable and flower garden.
She was the daughter of the late Charles and Annie Keener Henderson, and wife of the late, Truman L. McNabb, who died Sept. 9, 1991. She also was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
Surviving are a daughter, Jackie M. Gilbreath and husband Bob of Murphy; a son, T.L. McNabb and wife Sue of Murphy; four grandchildren, Pat McNabb, Pam M. Pressley, and Chip and Chris Gilbreath, and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 22, in Friendship Baptist Church with the Rev. John Coleman officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Pat McNabb, Phil Pressley, Chip and Chris Gilbreath, and Chad and Daniel McNabb.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in memory of Lois H. McNabb to the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 186 Friendship Church Road, Murphy, NC 28906.
Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy in charge of all arrangements. An online guest register is available at www.iviefuneralhomeinc.com.


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Friday, 21st March 2014
ERG welcomes civil partnership rules
The Equality Rights Group has welcomed the imminent approval of the Civil Partnership Bill, which is currently tabled in Parliament and will become law by the end of the current parliamentary session.
Felix Alvarez, the chairman and one of its founding members, said it had taken almost 14 years since the ERG's predecessor, the GGR, first demanded a series of measures in Gibraltar to bring justice to the local gay and lesbian community.
The group called for an equal age of consent and civil partnership, in addition to anti-discrimination measures to protect people against being treated differently both in employment and in the obtainment of services and goods. It also called for provisions to tackle hate crime and hate speech.
"Most of these goals have today been reached, with civil partnership – justly extended to heterosexual partners - the most long-awaited and desired of these measures," Mr Alvarez said in a statement.
"And they have been reached because we were determined to campaign in a democratic, open manner."
"Without apology and without recourse to anything other than an open dialogue with society in general, and the political parties."
"It has been very difficult at times, but we never doubted the changes would eventually come, as we witnessed how support grew larger and wider as we counted the years."
"For us, it is a source of much pride that this respect for open discussion and constitutional means has, with patience and determination, brought the fruits of much labour."
Mr Alvarez nevertheless said there was more to be done.
He said goods and services anti-discrimination provisions still had to be introduced and that the group hoped they would be enacted before the current parliamentary term comes to a close.
"But, above all, there is a way to go because today we signal our continuing determination to care for the human and civil rights of all in this community who are still aggrieved by injustice," he added in the statement.
"Caring cannot be limited to ourselves, but must extend to others and we hope that this tangible proof that determination and fighting against injustice does, in the end, pay off will also inspire and strengthen others in independent civil society organisations to redouble their efforts."
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November 30, 2015
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - This weekend car enthusiasts and competitors alike drove over to Keeneland for the annual Concours d'Elegance.
Collectors showcased more than 130 of the finest cars.
This year the Concours featured a winners circle reunion, showing off winners from the last decade.
Organizers say this year may have been the best they've ever had.
"The neat thing about this whole thing this year - it was the best of the best. The car that was the overall has actually won both class and overall before so, it was the best cars in over the ten years we've been here."
Tom Jones and his wife will start planning next year's event at Keeneland later this week.
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We offer a limited number of merit scholarships, which are awarded upon your acceptance to Wesleyan. An applicant for admission will be considered automatically for most scholarships. No additional application is required.
Some students may be invited to an annual scholarship competition. Performance arts awards require an audition or submission of a portfolio. If you're interested in auditioning for a specific fine arts scholarship – such as art, music, or theatre – you should contact the Admission Office.
Every student applying for financial aid must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This form is in addition to the Wesleyan Financial Aid Application Form click here for forms. You can also get the FAFSA form from your secondary school counselor. You should send it in as soon as possible after January 1. To learn more about FAFSA, click here.
Wesleyan offers a comprehensive financial aid program. Review some of the scholarships, grants, and loans listed here. Plus, additional information may be found on our Scholarships page.
Scholarships, Grants, and Loans
Scholarship Day
The annual Wesleyan College Scholarship Day is open to high school seniors who have demonstrated exemplary academic records, leadership, or talents through their applications for admission. In addition, students may also compete for a performance art scholarship in art, music, or theatre. Scholarship opportunities are greatly enhanced by participation in Scholarship Day. Eligible students must complete the Scholarship Day application by February 21. Call (800) 447-6610 for more information.
Academic Scholarships
These scholarships range in value from $8,000 to $19,750 per year. Minimum eligibility requirements are a 1600 SAT/27ACT and a 3.75 GPA, to a 950 SAT/20 ACT and a 3.00 GPA. Competition includes a classroom discussion and an individual interview.
Fine Arts Scholarships
These scholarships range in value from $500 to $3,000 per year. Students interested in music or theatre scholarships are required to audition, preferably in person, but audio or video tapes are permitted. A portfolio is required of those competing for an art scholarship.
Wesleyan Merit Award Program
Each year Wesleyan College offers scholarships to academically accomplished students. These awards are available on a competitive basis to outstanding incoming first-year and transfer students. The college offers an annual on-campus scholarship competition program which all eligible scholarship nominees are strongly encouraged to attend. Leadership Awards may be granted to students who have demonstrated superior leadership characteristics in high school, church, and in the community. Interested students should contact the Admission Office for further information about scholarship eligibility requirements and competition dates.
Scholarship Policy
All merit awards are renewable from year to year, provided the student is enrolled full time (12 or more semester hours) at Wesleyan, maintains the required grade point average, and satisfies other stipulated conditions of her scholarship as identified in the Statement of Understanding which accompanies a scholarship offer. Incoming students may not receive more than one merit award.
Should any academic scholarship recipient receive additional financial aid which results in the overpayment of the student's bill for any academic year or any portion of an academic year, the Financial Aid Office reserves the right to re-evaluate that student's particular situation and reduce the amount of scholarship by the amount of such overpayment. No combination of institutional, federal or state scholarships and grants may exceed the College's direct costs. Direct costs include tuition, required fees, room (standard double room rate) and board. Students receiving outside scholarships may apply these funds up to the full value of the College's cost of attendance budget, which include an estimate for books, as well as personal and transportation expenses. The College reserves the right to adjust need-based institutional aid if a student receives outside funding, though effort will also be made to reduce the student's self-help forms of aid, such as work-study and student loans.
Scholarships and Grants
Scholarships for Wesleyan students are provided from College sources, private businesses, civic groups, estates, individuals, and alumnae. Most scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate strong academic achievement and proven need for assistance. It is not necessary for students competing for scholarship assistance to indicate each individual scholarship for which they wish to be considered.
Students should contact their high school counselors or principals concerning scholarships offered by local or national foundations, organizations, and individuals. More about outside resources for scholarships, loans, and grants.
Restricted Scholarships and Grants
Like most colleges, Wesleyan has a number of endowed or otherwise funded scholarships that are provided from College sources, private businesses, civic groups, estates, individuals, and alumnae. Most support the College's general merit scholarship and need-based grant programs. Some of these scholarships are restricted to students who fulfill designated eligibility requirements. It is not necessary for students competing for scholarship assistance to indicate each individual scholarship for which they wish to be considered.
Students should contact their high school counselors or principals concerning scholarships offered by local or national foundations, organizations, and individuals.
Peyton Anderson Scholarship
This full scholarship recognizes young women of superb intellectual talent from the Middle Georgia area who are committed to teaching in the Middle Georgia area. One-fifth of the scholarship is a loan which will be forgiven at 20 percent a year for five years as the recipient teaches within Middle Georgia. Minimum requirements for this award are a 1100 SAT score and a 3.6 on a 4.0 grade point scale. The recipient must commit to teach in Middle Georgia for five years.
Ministerial Scholarships
Dependent daughters and spouses of United Methodist ministers are eligible to receive a grant of up to 20 percent of tuition for each year of attendance at Wesleyan. A student may not receive the alumnae or family awards in addition to the ministerial scholarship. Dependents of diaconal ministers also receive a reduction in tuition. Students receiving the ministerial discount will have the value of merit awards for which they are eligible prorated to their discounted cost of tuition. More about special scholarship opportunities for Methodist students.
The Wesleyan Methodist Youth Leadership Award
Each year, a limited number of students with demonstrated leadership or significant involvement in the Methodist Church and in service to others may be awarded A Wesleyan Methodist Youth Leadership Award. These awards are valued between $1,000 and $5,000 per year, and are renewable. To be eligible students must be members of the Methodist Church for the two most recent years and be nominated by their minister or a church officer. More about special scholarship opportunities for Methodist students.
The Wesleyan Methodist Scholarship Program
The Wesleyan Methodist Scholarship Program is a joint effort between Wesleyan College and The United Methodist churches. This scholarship is awarded to a student demonstrating need on the the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). For each commitment made by a United Methodist church, Wesleyan College will match the church's commitment up to a maximum of $2,000 per year. Should a student's United Methodist church agree to give her a scholarship, Wesleyan College will match that scholarship from college funds for each year it is given. If the student is selected as a Methodist Youth Leadership recipient, this award will be applied toward Wesleyan's matching funds. The church's commitment must be received prior to July 15 of the award year. A student may not receive the Wesleyan Methodist Scholarship or Youth Leadership Award in addition to the Ministerial Scholarship. More about special scholarship opportunities for Methodist students.
United Methodist Scholarships and Student Loans
The Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church annually awards a number of scholarships to United Methodist students attending Wesleyan. Scholarships usually are awarded in the amount of $500 per year and are for one year only.
To be eligible for a United Methodist Student Loan, an applicant must meet the following requirements:
1. be a member of the United Methodist Church;
2. be a citizen of the United States or have permanent residence status; and
3. be admitted to a degree program. All applicants must maintain at least a C average to be eligible.
Applications are available from the director of Financial Planning at Wesleyan College.
Institutional Loans
Several of the college loan funds make it possible for students to borrow money if necessary. No interest is charged on a loan while a student is enrolled at Wesleyan. Interest at 5 to 7 percent is charged beginning on the date of graduation or withdrawal. The principal may be repaid at any time, but becomes due in monthly payments, beginning 90 days after graduation or withdrawal from Wesleyan College. There are no deferment provisions for college loan funds. These loans are awarded at the discretion of the Financial Aid Office.
- Graduate from a HOPE-eligible high school as the Valedictorian or the Salutatorian. Click here for more information.
- Graduate from an eligible high school with a minimum 3.7 grade point average combined with a minimum score of 1200 on the math and reading portions of the SAT test or a 26 composite score on the ACT test in a single test administration. Click here for more information.
- Complete a HOPE eligible home study program with a 3.7 grade point average combined with a minimum score of 1200 on the math and reading portions of the SAT test or a 26 composite score on the ACT test in a single test administration. Click here for more information.
- Graduate from an ineligible high school or complete an ineligible home study program with a minimum score of 1200 on the math and reading portions of the SAT test or a 26 composite score on the ACT test in a single test administration., and then earn a 3.3 grade point average on 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of college degree-level coursework taken after high school graduation or home study completion. This option allows for payment of the first 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours after they are taken. Click here for more information.
- Have first enrolled in an eligible post-secondary institution in 2007 or later, as a freshman, meeting one of the academic qualifications listed above and having earned a 3.3 cumulative grade point average at the most recent HOPE Scholarship checkpoint. Click here for more information.
Click here for a full listing of scholarships.
Email a Financial Aid Counselor, or call our main line at (478) 757-5205, or toll-free (888) 665-5723.


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Hospitals and health systems hold the keys to enabling patient accountability.
Healthcare industry experts generally agree patients will play a key role in driving down healthcare costs with the advent of new models of accountable care, but enabling patient accountability will only be made possible with support and guidance from hospitals and health systems. While patients need to become actively involved in their own health and care, they can't – and shouldn't – do it alone.
Putting an unrealistic emphasis on the role of the patient increases the risk they will act against the advice of providers or delay proper medical care. For patient accountability to positively impact the delivery of care, physicians, patients and hospitals must develop a shared goal of achieving the best outcomes at the lowest possible cost. Once alignment is in place, providers will then need to implement and deploy technologies to stimulate patient accountability. For at-risk hospitals, the highest-cost individuals are those not currently engaged in the system and who do not consider themselves "patients." Targeting these individuals with patient accountability strategies is critical to reducing costs for hospitals and health systems; information technology and services exist today that successfully support patients in upholding their end of the accountable care bargain.
There are three categories of "accountability enablers" that hospitals should consider as they adopt models of accountable care – demand management, population management and network management. These programs and tools reduce hospital readmissions, manage chronic disease and prevent primary diseases, benefiting both patients and provider organizations by promoting health and controlling unnecessary healthcare spending.
Demand management: Putting the brakes on expendable procedures
Hospitals and health systems often operate under the misunderstanding that in a risk-sharing environment, they will succeed by running the best clinical organization with the ability to perform the most advanced procedures. However, in addition to being reactive to patients needs, hospitals must implement strategies and resources to keep their at-risk population healthy, thereby reducing procedures. Reducing the volume of procedures performed has a direct financial benefit to hospitals and health systems when participating in ACO or other value-based contract arrangements. Two ways hospitals can use demand-management tools are to lower readmission rates and to reduce unnecessary elective procedures.
Reducing the readmissions of Medicare beneficiaries yields a robust return on investment, as the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) penalty on high readmission rates may be eliminated or mitigated. Hospitals should establish or enhance existing discharge programs to focus on maintaining their relationship with Medicare beneficiaries post-discharge, either telephonically or through home visits for as long as necessary to assure there are no barriers to appropriate home and follow-up medical care. New technology categories, such as home biometric devices and telemedicine, are available for providers to effectively limit readmission risk. These care-transition programs have proven to reduce readmission rates by up to 50 percent. Demand-management technologies support clinicians in asking simple but effective questions when patients are being discharged, such as: "Where will you go post-discharge?" "Are you certain any equipment or physical therapy has been arranged?" and "How can we reach you?" These interactions serve to establish a relationship that providers can continue remotely post-discharge to assure readmission risk is minimized. Discharge programs counter some of the system inefficiencies and better moderate unnecessary demand in the medical system, such as repeated trips to the emergency room.
In addition to readmissions, hospitals participating in ACO arrangements can deploy demand-management tools to proactively reduce unnecessary medical procedures. Elective surgical procedures may have a large, and sometimes unnecessary, financial impact on both patients and hospitals. Recent experience demonstrates that when clinicians presented patients with alternatives to elective surgery, one out of every 15 patients change to a non-invasive course of care. Through a demand-management system, hospitals can connect with patients prior to surgery to discuss the decision and recommend non-surgical or less-invasive procedures.
Chronic disease management: Driving good decisions from hospital to home
Under accountable care arrangements, providers can no longer afford to view their focus as only those in need of current treatment. Individuals with chronic diseases are high-cost, high-frequency consumers of healthcare, and effectively managing their care in a home setting is important for physicians to reduce unnecessary medical spending. By leveraging contemporary population health-management technology, providers can increase patient compliance by 20 percent.
Hospitals and physicians participating in accountable care-reimbursement arrangements are in a uniquely favored position to effectively apply care-management tools to address the specific health needs of their attributed patient populations. In general, the provider's patient panel is living relatively proximate to the provider's medical services facilities. This provides a distinct advantage over the traditional payer. Payers more often serve a more geographically diffused population. This difference allows providers to deliver more of their population health-management services face to face, in their facilities, during patient visits. This model, along with the physician-directed component of population health management, has proven more effective than models relying on telephone outreach from health coach operations centers.
In effective models of accountable care, providers will need to connect with patients not just at the point of care, but also with other attributed members in the community not currently using health services in the system. According to a commercial insurer's 2010 population analysis, half of the high-cost patients had minimal to no engagement with the care-delivery system in the prior year. It's important to identify and engage these individuals before they require acute care. Population management technologies require hospitals to partner with organizations that specialize in identifying and engaging individuals who will become future sources of medical costs, particularly patients with immobility and lack of access to care.
When deploying population health-management technologies to reduce unnecessary medical costs, hospitals and physicians in ACO arrangements should consider employing specialized staff trained in outpatient or post-discharge consumer education rather than repurposing existing facility-based clinical staff. For example, an ICU nurse placing follow-up calls to discharged patients is not the best clinician to provide support for the patient suffering from diabetes and related compliance with proper diet and medicine. Providers will need to deploy staff specifically trained in population health management, supported by the necessary technology to assure appropriate member identification, engagement, measurement and impacts.
Network management: Fueling transparency for informed decision making
A strong relationship between physicians and patients is crucial to changing patient behavior. In models of accountable care, hospitals and physicians will assume the role of ensuring that patients choose and access the best source of care for each clinical need. As patients begin to function as consumers in the healthcare industry, becoming accountable for their care, they will need transparency tools for the information necessary to make good decisions. Hospitals and physicians in at-risk arrangements will also have a stake in providing the network management tools traditionally deployed by payers to assist patients in selecting the appropriate physician for their situation.
Patients covered in an ACO arrangement accessing care at the wrong place and time may prove an important source of inefficiency for hospitals. Network management technologies empower patients to research the best care provider for their health condition. With contemporary transparency tools, providers can positively influence patients' decisions and increase patient involvement. Furthermore, transparency assures that both patients and providers in ACO arrangements benefit from the best care at the optimal time, and in the optimal clinical setting, and open the door for better communication across the care continuum. With the right technologies, staff and programs in place, hospitals, physicians and health systems can be empowered to influence all membership for which they are accountable to make optimal health decisions. In models of accountable care, providers are positioned to take on both financial risk and reward, motivating and rewarding them to take an active role in patient lifestyles and behaviors, including compliance with appropriate preventive and chronic disease follow up.
About the author
Miles Snowden is chief medical officer of OptumHealth. For more on OptumHealth, click here.


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The Public Service Fellows student organization is offering care packages to help comfort and support Stetson law students preparing for exams.
Each "Exam Kit" includes more than 30 items, including food, beverages, study supplies, and a mystery prize for only $25 each. Smaller "Pal Packages," containing 20 items, can be purchased for $15 each.
Students receiving a care package will receive an e-mail before reading week with instructions on how and when to pick up their kit in the Office of Student Life. Proceeds will be used to fund Stetson University College of Law Public Service Fellows' service projects.
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