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Chapter 33: Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services
Billing & Payment Policies for Healthcare Services provided to Injured Workers and Crime Victims
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Payment policy: Brain injury rehabilitation services
Note: The brain injury rehabilitation services policy is being revised. Until the new policy is written, upon approval by an ONC or SIE/TPA, individual services and therapies can be done separately through outpatient services when the provider submits a coordinated plan of care. Services can include but aren't limited to:
- Psychotherapy services,
- Speech therapy,
- Medical services,
- Neural therapy, and
- Occupational therapy.
Prior authorization
Prior authorization is required for post acute brain injury rehabilitation evaluation and treatment.
State Fund claims
To determine whether or not to authorize post acute brain injury rehabilitation for a claim, both an ONC and L&I claim manager will review the claim separately. (See "Approval criteria," below.)
The Provider Hotline can't authorize brain injury treatment; however, the Provider Hotline can advise if a prior authorization has been entered into the L&I claim system.
Self-insured claims
Contact the SIE/TPA for authorization (see "Approval criteria," below).
Link: See SIE/TPA contact information at: www.Lni.wa.gov/ClaimsIns/Insurance/SelfInsure/EmpList/Default.asp.
Approval criteria
Before a worker can receive treatment, all of the following conditions must be met:
- The insurer has allowed brain injury as an accepted condition under the claim, and
- The brain injury is related to the industrial injury or is retarding recovery, and
- The worker is physically, emotionally, cognitively and psychologically capable of full participation in the rehabilitation program, and
- The screening evaluation done by the brain injury program demonstrates the worker is capable of new learning following the brain injury, and
- The screening evaluation report by the program identifies specific goals to help the worker improve function or accommodate for lost function.
Who must perform these services to qualify for payment
Only providers approved by the department can provide post acute brain injury rehabilitation services for workers.
Qualifying programs
Post acute brain injury rehabilitation programs must include the following phases:
- Evaluation,
- Treatment, and
- Follow up.
When a complete course of evaluation and treatment is required, L&I requires providers treating a patient on a State Fund claim to submit that plan to:
Department of Labor and Industries
Provider Accounts Unit
PO Box 44261
Olympia, WA 98504-4261
Special L&I provider account number required
Providers participating in the Brain Injury Program must have a special provider account number if they have CARF accreditation to treat and bill for a complete course of evaluation and treatment.
Providers may request a provider application or find out if they have a qualifying provider account number by calling the Provider Hotline at 1-800-848-0811.
Note: Providers billing for individual services and therapies don't need to obtain a special provider account number.
Services that can be billed
Nonhospital based programs
The following local codes and payment amounts for nonhospital based outpatient post acute brain injury rehabilitation treatment programs are effective July 1, 2013:
|Local code
|Maximum fee
|Comprehensive brain injury evaluation
|Post-acute brain injury rehabilitation full-day program, per day (minimum of 6 hours per day)
|Post-acute brain injury rehabilitation half-day program, per day (minimum 4 hours per day)
Hospital based programs
The following revenue codes and payment amounts for hospital-based outpatient post-acute brain injury rehabilitation treatment programs are effective July 1, 2013:
|Local code
|Maximum fee
|Comprehensive brain injury evaluation
|Post-acute brain injury rehabilitation full-day program, per day (minimum of 6 hours per day)
|Post-acute brain injury rehabilitation half-day program, per day (minimum 4 hours per day)
Requirements for billing
For State Fund claims billing, providers participating in the Brain Injury Program must bill for brain rehabilitation services using the special post acute brain injury rehabilitation program provider account number assigned by L&I. (See "Who must perform these services to qualify for payment," above.)
Comprehensive brain Injury evaluation requirements
A comprehensive brain injury evaluation must be performed for all workers who are being considered for inpatient services or for an outpatient post acute brain injury rehabilitation treatment program. This evaluation is multidisciplinary and contains an in depth analysis of the worker's mental, emotional, social, and physical status, and functioning. The evaluation must be provided by a multidisciplinary team that includes all of the following:
- Medical physician,
- Psychologist,
- Vocational rehabilitation specialist,
- Physical therapist,
- Occupational therapist,
- Speech therapist, and
- Neuropsychologist.
Additional medical consultations are referred through the program's physician. For State Fund claims, each consultation may be billed under the provider account number of the consulting physician. Services must be preauthorized by an L&I claim manager or the self-insured employer.
Therapy assessments documentation requirements
The following documentation is required of providers when billing for post acute brain injury rehabilitation treatment programs:
- Providers are required to keep a daily record of a workers attendance, activities, treatments and progress
- All test results and scoring must also be kept in the workers medical record to include:
- Documentation of interviews with family, and
- Any coordination of care contacts (for example, phone calls and letters) made with providers or case managers not directly associated with the facility's program.
Progress reports should be sent to the insurer regularly, including all preadmission and discharge reports.
Payment limits
Comprehensive Brain Injury Program Evaluation
The following tests and services are included in the price of performing a Comprehensive Brain Injury Program Evaluation and may not be billed separately:
- Neuropsychological Diagnostic Interview(s), testing, and scoring,
- Initial consultation and exam with the program's physician,
- Occupational and Physical Therapy evaluations,
- Vocational Rehabilitation evaluation,
- Speech and language evaluation, and
- Comprehensive report.
Note: The above tests and service may be performed in any combination depending on the workers condition.
The complementary and/or preparatory work that may be necessary to complete the Comprehensive Brain Injury Evaluation is considered part of the provider's administrative overhead. It includes but isn't limited to:
- Obtaining and reviewing the workers historical medical records,
- Interviewing family members, if applicable,
- Phone contact and letters to other providers or community support services,
- Writing the final report, and
- Office supplies and materials required for service(s) delivery.
These therapies, treatments, and/or services are included in the Brain Injury Program maximum fee schedule amount for the full day or half day brain injury rehabilitation treatment and can't be billed separately:
- Physical therapy and occupational therapy,
- Speech and language therapy,
- Psychotherapy,
- Behavioral modification and counseling,
- Nursing and health education and pharmacology management,
- Group therapy counseling,
- Activities of daily living management,
- Recreational therapy (including group outings),
- Vocational counseling, and
- Follow up interviews with the worker or family, which may include home visits and phone contacts.
Ancillary work, materials, and preparation that may be necessary to carry out Brain Injury Program functions and services are considered part of the provider's administrative overhead and aren't payable separately. These include, but aren't limited to:
- Daily charting of patient progress and attendance
- Report preparation
- Case management services
- Coordination of care
- Team conferences and interdisciplinary staffing
- Educational materials (for example, workbooks and tapes)
Follow up care is included in the cost of the full day or half day program. This includes, but isn't limited to:
- Telephone calls,
- Home visits, and
- Therapy assessments.
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Yesterday's Chef Challenge at the Downtown Farmers Market in Pioneer Park, was the best yet. I've been judging this Iron Chef-style cooking competition, held as a kick-off event for Downtown Alliance's Dine O'Round, for several years now, but Saturday's cooking knocked me out.Chefs Matthew Lake, of downtown's new zY restaurant, Billy Sotelo of Oasis Cafe and Jerry Liedtke of Tin Angel were the competitors.
The secret ingredient was fresh red and white currants which had to be used in every course, and the chefs had to come up with a three-course menu to wow me and my fellow judges Kathy Stephenson of the Salt Lake Tribune and Andrew Wallace of Downtown Alliance. All ingredients had to come from the Farmers Market and had to be purchased before the secret ingredient was revealed.
Well, it couldn't have been a prettier day to sit outdoors and have fantastic food delivered to me, course by course. Here's what the creative chefs came up with.
Appetizers zY: Grilled Timpanogos Peak blue brie cheese sandwich with currant chutney
Oasis: Ratatouille of currants, tomatoes and olives with zucchini slices and fresh mozzarella cheese
Tin Angel: Cup of lobster mushroom soup with currants and pistachio-crusted goat cheese
zY: Seared New York strip with coffee-currant sauce and oyster mushrooms
Oasis: Morgan Valley lamb loin with fingerling potatoes and a currant-port wine sauceTin Angel: Grouper with thyme and currants on a purple potato cake
zY: Butter peach with plums and currants
Oasis: Drake's yogurt with peaches and currants
Tin Angel: Coffee granita with currant sabayon
Was everyone having fun? Well, lovely emcee Danica Farley wore her frilly apron as she narrated the chefs' progress, and Jerry Liedtke commandeered his kids' Snoopy Sno-cone maker to make his granita. I'd say yes.
Winner of best chef—highest overall score—was Chef Jerry Liedtke.
Winner of most creative dish was Chef Matthew Lake, who had the nerve to serve an exquisitely simple half a butter-warmed peach with nothing but currants and fresh plums.
It was perfect, and showcased the real star of the morning, the gorgeous food available at the Market.
Don't forget—you can now shop the Market on Tuesday nights, too. And Dine O'Round is off and running. Let me know where you dine well.

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"New York City has a longstanding reputation as the land of opportunity for aspiring artist and musicians, and as a result some of the most internationally-celebrated musical performers of this Century have had their start right here on our streets," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "It's only fitting that the role our City has played in launching the careers of so many of the world's most talented artists be recognized and honored with the opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex."
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- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
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Full SubmissionSocial Watch October 31, 2011 Social Watch submission to the Rio 2012 Zero Draft Document About Social Watch Social Watch is an international network of citizens? organizations in the struggle to eradicate poverty and the causes of poverty, to end all forms of discrimination and racism, to ensure an equitable distribution of wealth and the realization of human rights. We are committed to peace, social, economic, environment and gender justice, and we emphasize the right of all people not to be poor. The members of Social Watch, citizen coalitions in over 70 countries, hold governments, the UN system and international organizations accountable for the fulfillment of national, regional and international commitments to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development. The international secretariat of Social Watch is hosted by Instituto del Tercer Mundo (ITeM, an ONG in special consultative status with ECOSOC). Economy, poverty and sustainable development General Assembly Resolution 64/236 instructs the Rio 2012Conference to discuss the economy ?in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication". By monitoring antipoverty efforts and development strategies at national and international level, Social Watch has found that economic indicators and social well being indicators do not correlate and it is therefore urgent to revise economic strategies to achieve the internationally agreed goals and make the enjoyment of human rights a reality for all. Further, in spite of the recommendations formulated in 1992 by the Rio Summit to develop sustainable development indicators and all the work done in this area since then, the international community still lacks agreed indicators to measure the sustainability of the global public goods under its surveillance. Global public goods cannot be provided by any single state acting alone, and they include the preservation of the life supporting functions of the atmosphere and the oceans (threatened by global Climate change) or the reliability and stability of a global financial system, indispensable for trade and development but threatened by unhindered speculation, currency volatility and debt crises. The failure to provide those public goods impacts the livelihoods of billions of people around the world and threatens the one public good that inspired the creation of the United Nations: global peace. The evolution of key economic indicators has been extraordinary in the last two decades. The total world exports multiplied almost five times, growing from a total value of 781 billion dollars in 1990 to 3.7 trillion in 2010. Trade is indispensable for growth and development. There are even many programs of aid for trade. And trade has gone up and up. Per capita GDP has been used for many years as the main indicator of development and countries are still ranked according to it by international organizations. Between 1990 and 2010 the average person in the world more than doubled her or his income from a little over four thousand dollars in 1990 to over nine thousand dollars per capita in 2010. These indicators hint to an abundance of resources, which are far enough to guarantee that nobody should suffer from hunger in the world. Yet, there is a dire reality of poverty and hunger in the world. To monitor deprivation without resorting to income related indicators, Social Watch has developed a Basic Capabilities Index, which is an average of infant mortality, births attended by specialized personnel and primary education. All these three are very basic indicators and they should have gone up to one hundred percent, meaning that no children should be out of school, no women should deliver their babies without assistance and no kids born alive, or at least less than one percent of them, should die before their fifth anniversary, when the major cause of those deaths is associated with malnutrition and poverty. All these three indicators are part of the internationally agreed goals and of any concept of a social floor and of dignity. Dignity for all is what the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration on Human Rights want to achieve and what the leaders of the world committed themselves to achieve in the Millennium Declaration. [Rio+20 Secretariat: Please refer to full submission document for graph] But the world is far from achieving these basic targets. BCI only moved up 7 points between 1990 and 2010, which is very little progress. And the progress was actually of over four percentage points between 1990 and 2000 and of barely three percentage points between 2000 and 2010. This is the opposite trend of the lines for trade and income, both of which grew faster after the year 2000 than in the decade before. But the social indicators progressed slower after the turn of the century, in spite of the excellent performance of the economy and in spite of the international commitment to accelerate social progress and achieve the MDGs. Growing inequalities within and between countries is the obvious reason for that divergence of trends between the economy and social indicators. And the social indicators con only get worse as the impact of the global financial crisis started in Wall Street in 2008 start to be registered by internationally comparable statistics, a process that always lacks two to three years behind the processing of the economic indicators. The hard numbers prove that prosperity does not trickle down. It used to be common sense that a growing economy benefits the poor, that a rising tide will lift all boats, big or small, or that the pie has to grow first before we can share it, but the indicators of social progress seem to show the opposite. [Rio+20 Secretariat: Please refer to full submission document for graph] The graph above combines the BCI average of social indicators with per capita CO2 emissions. This graph2 shows that while 50 percent of carbon emissions are generated by 13 percent of the population, 45 countries with a total population of 1.2 billion people have managed to achieve social indicators that are better than the world average with per capita emissions of CO2 from fossil fuels below the world average. And none of them are labeled as ?high income?. Yet, the members of that group of the ?clean and virtuous? have no recognition or compensation for their achievement. Quite to the contrary, similar to other middle-income countries and those considered as ?least developed?, they often find their space for making domestic policy choices to achieve sustainable development squeezed by external demands, conditionalities and impositions that press them to take steps such as to slash tax rates and spending on social services. The fact remains that there are countries that have lowered their infant mortality to levels similar to those of the US with one tenth of the per capita CO2 emissions of North America demonstrates that a better quality of life is achievable without requiring consumption and production patterns that destroy the environment. Between 1990 and 2000, the BCI (social indicators index) improved five points (from 79 to 84), while the world per capita emissions of carbon dioxide actually decreased from 4.3 tons to 4.1. But in the first decade of the 21st century, world CO2 emissions moved up to 4.6 tons per capita and social indicators only moved up three points. Although the economic boom of the first decade of the century failed to boost social indicators, it did accelerate environmental destruction. At the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, the leaders of the world stated that ?the major cause of the continued deterioration of the global environment is the unsustainable pattern of consumption and production, particularly in industrialized countries (...) aggravating poverty and imbalances?. This is still true today. Sustainable development goals The 1992 Rio Summit demanded further work on the definition of indicators of sustainable development which would be the basis both for defining the concept and establishing common international goals. Two decades after, this is one of the areas where not enough progress has been done. The report of the Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi Commission clearly suggests that well-being indicators and sustainability indicators are of a different nature and compares them with the dashboard of a car, with separate displays for speed and remaining gas. One informs about the time needed to achieve a destination, the other one refers to a required resource that is being consumed and may reach a limit before the destination is reached. The human rights framework sets clear goals for well-being indicators. The rights to food, to health, to education impose the mandate to achieve universal attendance of all girls and boys to education, the reduction of infant mortality to less than 10 per thousand children born alive (since all mortality above this figure is related to malnutrition and poverty), the universal attendance of all births by specialized personnel, the universal access to safe water and sanitation and even the universal access to phone and internet services.3 Basically all of the six first goals of the MDGs can be read as a request to fulfill existing rights in accordance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Plus other goals not listed in the MDGs, such as the right to social security (article 22 of the Universal Declaration), now recognized as the basis for a ?social floor?. The national and international debate should not be about those goals, as they have already been agreed upon, but over when they will be progressively achieved. The realization of those rights is a responsibility of governments ?individually and through international assistance and co-operation, especially economic and technical, to the maximum of available resources,? according to the Covenant on ESCR. The prioritization of resources also applies to international assistance. In order to monitor the effective use of the maximum available resources (including those of international cooperation) the Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council should be strengthened to perform this task. Further, the Optional Protocol to the Covenant on ESCR should be ratified, so as to allow citizens to claim their rights in court, and the bilateral and multilateral development agencies have to be made accountable for their human rights impact. Sustainability indicators, on the other hand, refer to the depletion of a certain non renewable stock or asset. When those are part of the global commons international agreements are required to ensure sustainability. Contrary to human well-being, which can be formulated in terms of goals, sustainability needs to be addressed in terms of limits. Limits can be an absolute ban on certain activities, such as the ban on whaling or on the emission of ozone depleting gases (Montreal Protocol), or they can establish quotas to ensure non depletion, which can be assigned to economic actors through different market and non-market mechanisms respecting the equity and solidarity principles. Internationally, more work needs to be done on fisheries, to avoid further depletion of species that are vital to feed millions of people. Above all, an ambitious agreement is needed on the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol that limits temperature rise to well below 1.5� to prevent catastrophic Climate change and ensures just and fair sharing of drastic emission reductions, in accordance with common but differentiated responsibilities and historical responsibility. Any formulation of ?sustainable development goals? that does not include adequate Climate change targets or does not address the human rights aspects and the sustainability aspects simultaneously and in a balanced way, risks derailing the comprehensive sustainable development agenda without any compensatory gains.


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Jan 13th 2011
Kid-friendly Next 96: Helping out & having fun for MLK Day weekend
Ahh, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is almost here. Time to have some fun and look forward to a four-day work week, but make sure you fit in some service to the community while you're at it. Read More


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Fujifilm is going to release a new Cheki camera called instax WIDE 300 on November 21 from their instant camera "instax" series.
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It has a grip to help hold the camera easily with your right hand and also a hole to attach a tripod at the bottom.


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The History of the Presidency
When Penelope W. Kyle was named president of Radford University in 2005, she became just the sixth person to serve in that capacity in the history of the institution.
A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Dr. Douglas Covington (1995-2005 ) was a graduate of Central State University and held both Master's and Ph.D. degrees from Ohio State University. Before coming to Radford in 1995, he served as president of Cheyney University in Pennsylvania, the nation's first historically Black educational institution. Covington also served as chancellor at Winston-Salem State University and president of Alabama A&M University. At Radford University, Covington was awarded tenure jointly in the departments of psychology and special education and the faculty rank of professor of psychology and education. He retired from office in June of 2005.
Also a Missouri native, Dr. Donald Newton Dedmon (1972-1994) received his undergraduate degree from Southwestern Missouri State College. He pursued his M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Iowa. His career included teaching experience at both the high school and college levels before he moved into university administration at Colorado State University and Marshall University. Prior to coming to Radford, Dr. Dedmon served as Marshall's executive vice president and acting president.
During the two decades that Dr. Dedmon served as Radford's president, the university experienced unprecedented growth in campus size, curriculum, and student population. Dr. Dedmon was a staunch supporter of the importance of faculty teaching at a time when many other institutions were emphasizing research over classroom work.
A Missouri native, Dr. Charles Knox Martin Jr. (1952-1972) attended Southwest Missouri State College for his undergraduate and graduate studies. In the late 1930s he received his Ph.D. from Yale. Dr. Martin went on to teach at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Va., both before and after World War II.
During the twenty years that Dr. Martin served as president, he oversaw the dissolution of the RC-VPI marriage and the advancement of Radford College as its own individual institution.
As a leader in teaching education in Va., Radford's student population increased sharply, 22 buildings and additions were added to the campus, and majors offered by the college more than doubled. Now the largest women's college in the state, RC was also one of the most productive, having been cited as the "Most efficiently managed institution in the state."
Born in Franklin County, Va., Dr. David Wilbur Peters (1938-1951) pursued his undergraduate degree at Roanoke College. He received both his M.A. and Ph.D degrees from Columbia University. Dr. Peters was no stranger to Radford when appointed president. He had visited the campus many times as a member of the State Department of Education.
His professional career also included several teaching and administrative positions in Campbell County and Richmond. He was married to Anne Bruce of Rockbridge County. During his tenure as president, Dr. Peters oversaw the transition of Radford to the Women's Division of V.P.I. and guided the school through tremendous post-World War II growth.
Dr. John Preston McConnell (1911-1937) was born in Scott County, Va. Before serving as Radford's first president, McConnell had served for nine years as dean and professor of history and economics at Emory and Henry College. He received both his Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees from Milligan College and pursued his Ph.D. at the University of Virginia. He met and married his wife, Clara Louise Lucas, while at Milligan. Though his beliefs were unfashionable at the time, Dr. McConnell was a strong supporter of the need for quality education for women. His career at Radford was marked by efforts to ensure equal access to information, courses and materials for female students. McConnell Library, bearing his name, is a testament to his undying quest for excellent facilities on Radford's campus.


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Sabet Hashim, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Cardiac Surgery); Director, Cardiac Valve Surgery
Departments & Organizations
Surgery: Cardiac Surgery: Mitral Valve Repair
Heart & Vascular Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Office of Cooperative Research
Dr. Sabet Hashim is a Board Certified Cardiothoracic Surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive aortic and mitral valve surgery, mitral valve repair, surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (Maze procedure), bilateral mammary bypass grafting, tricuspid valve surgery and reoperative cardiac surgery. Dr. Hashim earned his medical degree from St. Joseph's University School of Medicine, Beirut in 1975 where he ranked 1st in the admission exam. He received his general surgical training from Columbia University at St. Lukes Hospital medical center in New York City. Following his cardiothoracic residency at Yale New Haven Hospital, he joined the Yale University Faculty where he is presently the Director of Valve Surgery. Dr. Hashim's association with his mentor, Dr. Alain Carpentier of France, lead to the development at Yale one of the first mitral valve repairs centers in the United States. He is an active member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Medical Association, Yale Surgical Society and American College of Surgeons.
In 1984, Dr. Hashim performed the first heart transplant in the state of Connecticut while co-directing the Heart Transplant Program at Yale New Haven Hospital. Dr. Hashim has developed multiple programs at Yale New Haven Hospital, including the Mitral Valve Repair Program, the Atrial Fibrillation Surgery Program, and the Minimally Invasive Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgical Program. Dr. Hashim is the Primary Investigator on several ongoing trials; including CoreValve, SurTAVI amd COAPT & Commence.
Dr. Hashim's clinical research focuses on mini-invasive valve operations and surgical treatment of ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR). His novel technique for treatment of IMR, published in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, uses Gore-Tex neochordae to rebalance the valve geometry and achieves a more durable result.
Dr. Hashim performed the first mitral valve repair in New England. Since then, Dr. Hashim has consistently held the largest mitral valve practice in Connecticut and has performed over 1,000 mitral valve repairs. He is internationally recognized as an innovator and expert in valve surgery and has developed novel techniques in minimally invasive mitral repair operations. Dr. Hashim pioneered the discrete sub-mammary incision for young women and has perfected the right anterior thoracotomy approach, which eliminates the need for sternotomy and shortens recovery time.
Learn more about the Director of Yale Cardiac Valve Surgery.
Education & Training
|St. Joseph University, Beirut (1975)
|Board Certification
|Columbia University School of Medicine
|St. Luke's Hospital Center
|Yale-New Haven Hospital
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Best Doctors in New York 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013New York Magazine
NY Metro Area's Top Doctors 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (1/2/07) -- The ETSU men's basketball team will return to Atlantic Sun Conference play in a much anticipated showdown with 2006 conference champion Belmont Tuesday night at 7 p.m. inside Memorial Center. The game will be broadcast on live video streaming at ETSUBucs.com.
The Bucs and Bruins are currently tied atop the league standings at 2-0. A year ago, Belmont dropped the Bucs twice, moving the all-time series record to 5-2 in favor of ETSU. Following Tuesday's game, the Bucs will take on Lipscomb, another team currently tied at 2-0 in the standings. The Bucs and Bisons will square off at 7 p.m. Thursday night.
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Rated 4 out of 5 by 1 reviewer.
Rated 4 out of 5 by adu23 Beautiful addition to the home decor The "Penthouse View II" by John Douglas was a beautiful addition to our living room wall. We actually saw it in store first and I must say the picture on on the web doesn't quite capture how lovely the colors look in reality. Overall, I am very happy with the product, though there was some slight smudging on the top left of the picture when we received it by online order. It is not too noticeable thankfully and we didnt want to go through the whole return/exchange process for such a big item. September 27, 2013
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The weather makes it easy to take advantage of all that L.A. has to offer. The Santa Monica beach and pier have provided entertainment, dining and, of course, picturesque sunsets for more than 100 years. Head to Beverly Hills and walk Rodeo Drive, where Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel and Tom Ford brighten up even the sunniest of cities. Or if you are more of an outdoors type, Runyon Canyon Park — still within the city limits — has trails for beginners or advanced hikers with incredible views of Los Angeles and the iconic Hollywood sign.
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 by 7 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Amy123 Beautiful table This is exactly what I was looking for. I actually put it together by myself in very little time. (Not recommended because it's heavy, but I did!) Everyone that has seen it has nothing but compliments! Great purchase. February 14, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Casuallady Excellent versatile design dinning table for everyday use! Look no further, table has been found! This table is awesome. Incredible easy to assemble and very well packaged. I love contemporary and modern style so I was not looking for farm style at all. However, with active boys at home who are careless with fine designs, I opted for this table. Needless to say that all the local stores lack on modern options as I live in the mountains. Kincaid brand dinning sets was the closest I could consider but for an every day dining, that option was way too formal and pricey. Back to the table: It is very sturdy and has a clean look. I did not purchase the matching chairs as it is too country/farm style for me and I dislike high back chairs as I am short. Instead, I purchased a low back (33 inch height) rubber wood chairs online with a modern back design with upholstered seating cushion which allows fabric choices. It looks like a a piece of art without overtaking and still showing off the table. It just gives a complete different feel to the entire dinning set which we use in an open concept kitchen setting next to big island and set of windows overlooking the Appalachian mountains. It is stunning. Be creative as this table goes well with almost anything, just accessorize with a runner and bright colors. Play with a metal armless chairs as otherwise you will not be able to tuck it under the table fully. Purchase the matching chairs if you love the high beck country feel as they are very sturdy and beautiful. Table is narrower than we are used too but perfect for every day kitchen dinning as we gained width as kids are not bumping elbows (personal space issues). Great value and design..... Look no further! I found this online and drove hours to see it in the store where got purchased in a blink! By the way, the Greensboro store employees are awesome! November 30, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by marie083 Great deal I love this table. It's sturdy, attractive, and easy to assemble. We got the matching chairs and bench to go along with it and I couldn't be happier. July 10, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by shopgirl82 Great Look for a Cheap Price!!! My husband and I bought this table 6 months ago, when we were told the Francine line was being discontinued and our only option was to buy a floor model, if we could find one. I didn't like this table at first. I fell in love with the Greyson set, which was not do-able in the size of our dining area. We bought this table on a major sale at the end of July or in August 2013. It was marked in the $400's. We joined the savings club and rec'd a coupon for an extra 20% , then got an extra discount because it was a floor model and had damage, making it under $300. Now, after 6 months, it's magically back in stock! Ours is VERY light compared to the ones in the store now, which is good for us. We always get compliments on it, and I never use a tablecloth, only placemats. My only complaints are that the cats' claws have scratched it, something a tablecloth can't prevent, and the beams used to make it are all raised unevenly, so that when I clean it, the crumbs accumulate along the ridges and don't wipe off easily. I love its antiqued look and it seats 8 people comfortably. I did not like the chairs to the set and the bench can't be pushed in while not in use, so we didn't buy them. We use this table every day and don't have kids yet. We scoured every furniture store in a 30-mile radius of our house. We'd never have snagged a better table for this price anywhere else! May 28, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by NCaetano Great, sturdy table Table is sturdy and gives the house a rustic, yet chic feel. The only negatives I have with it is the bench that comes in the collection is too big and does not slide under the table. Also, the pictures make it seem as though the table is a thick slab of wood when actually it is surrounded by smaller pieces of wood veneer. Other than that, the table is quite beautiful. April 4, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by MidwestMama Industrial Farmhouse Chic I was looking for a new table and needed it to be something rustic enough to survive my kids. I liked this on line. In the store, this was my favorite of the options but I wasn't positive. I took advantage of a good sale and decided to take the plunge. I am so glad I did. I love it in my home. I got the table, 4 bonded leather chairs, and the bench. The chairs that match this set are pretty rough and might snag nicer clothing items so I steered clear. The leather chairs are nice for the price but will not outlive the table. I wish the bench was a little shorter so it tucked under the table a bit. The table does not extend but I rarely need to seat more than 8. The underside of the table edge is rough and has snagged nylons or tights at my house. I will likely take sandpaper to it to reduce the roughness. (underneath... so no one will know) A few weeks into life at my house and I couldn't be happier. The style fits my open concept mid century home perfectly. The low profile means the view to the garden isn't obstructed anymore. (another reason I chose the leather chairs) I look forward to many years with this set. I am delighted to have found such a stylish table at such an incredible price. I took advantage of the Explorer club and scored a bunch of incentives. World Market I couldn't be happier. March 27, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by ProfJ beautiful but uneven table I really love the color and design of this table--it's solid and attractive. My one complaint is that the planks across the top are uneven, which worries me--I have kids, and if they put a cup down on one of the seams, there are going to be spills. Still, it's a great table, and I'm generally happy with my purchase. September 9, 2015
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How cool is this Bro's!!! Andres Nygren, formally the creator of Flathead Power Products and one of the best Bro's a Bro could be affiliated with,....also the original administrator and moderator of this wonderful forum,... has a series of S&S KN engines dedicated to him. It is about time Anders received such due respect and recognition ! Thank you S&S for providing Anders with this honor and for providing this highest salutation of a tribute to him ! Folks...these engines are limited editions and only a small number of these tribute engines are being produced. Get an Anders tribute engine now !! Check out the following link !! http://www.sscycle.com/nygren . Get a piece of Anders history before they are gone ! Touched deeply and humbled greatly....Pa
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Alpha Gamma Sigma (also referred to as ΑΓΣ or AGS) is a California Community College Scholastic Honor Society. The Greek Letters in our name were selected because they are the initials from Greek words whose meanings represent the motto of ΑΓΣ: "Add to good character, knowledge, and judgment." We are the Alpha Sigma Chapter at College of Marin. We are active around campus as well and throughout the community. We do events ranging from creek clean-ups to social barbecues. Unlike other clubs, recognition or your membership appears on your transcripts which looks great if you are going to transfer. Other benefits of AΓΣ include letters of recommendation and scholarship opportunities. Alpha Gamma Sigma is a great way to help out our community and meet other College of Marin students with similar goals.
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I am ready to start being a member of this forum and to participate in discussions
I am ready to start being a member of this forum and to participate in discussions
Not much of a talker are you? Welcome to my club.
Welcome to PD!
Thanks, Ed!
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Well, I think doleo means "I am depressed". And even people who don't take Latin know that "cogito ergo" means "I think, therefore".
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'Hot Women of Easily Compromisable Morals' I'm Hoping...
Yo Bobtron, welcome aboard Hoss!
Somehow, I think it's probably not that.
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Technically, that's the wrong usage, too. We, the forum, are the ones doing the greetings. You can't greet if it's you that joining/entering. It just doesn't make sense.
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Hi. *gives Qoorl some bromide* I'm neither armed nor dangerous (Gasp!).
What?! What happened to your armed and dangerous ninjaness, Ed?
Ssh! That's a secret...
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Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1964 AFL Draft.
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01/29/2013 - 01/29/2013
Telephone Seminar
Time: 11:00 am Eastern | 10:00 am Central | 9:00 am Mountain | 8:00 am Pacific
Length: 60 minutes
Can your financial institution survive the next economic downturn? The recent financial crisis demonstrated how unexpected economic downturns and rapid deterioration in market conditions can significantly harm a bank's financial condition and economic viability. Today's ever-changing regulatory environment makes it more important than ever to understand the importance and benefits of Loan Portfolio Management.
This webinar will present feedback collected from multiple regulatory agencies on examiner's expectations regarding Stress Testing at both the individual and portfolio levels. We will also present how all these systems and policies weave together to create a safety net that allows you to proactively manage and take back control of your financial institutions lending portfolio.
This session will showcase how to create and incorporate loan portfolio stress testing system into your Enterprise Risk Management framework, outline the importance and benefits of a stress testing system and show you how to source economic information. Our expert will offer advice on creating meaningful stress testing scenarios that align with the new OCC guidance on stress testing for Community banks under 10 Billion.
Conference learning points include:
Rob Newberry, President of Legosys Corp., is a proven executive manager with 20 years of banking experience. Before co-founding Legosys Corp, Rob served in various strategic and leadership roles at Wells Fargo. These roles included time in finance, servicing, fair lending, pricing strategy, business intelligence and technology delivery innovation. Rob also served as a consultant on a national retail pricing committee and was chairman of a loan economics council. Over the last five years, Rob has worked closely with multiple regulatory agencies and community banks to develop loan grading, stress testing and ALLL reserve capabilities for community banks in the FastGrade suite of products. Rob is also on the faculty team at the Graduate School of Banking in Wisconsin teaching parts of Credit Risk Management.
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Same Day Voter Registration in North Carolina
We have analyzed the likely impact on voter turnout should North Carolina adopt same day registration. Under the system proposed in North Carolina, eligible voters who miss the 25 day registration deadline may take advantage of same day registration during a period that lasts 19 days to three days prior to the election. During this time, voters may go to designated locations, and with the appropriate documentation, both register and vote. Since no state uses a system exactly like the one proposed in North Carolina, we estimated the impact of adopting Election Day Registration (EDR) to simulate the impact of same day registration in North Carolina. While our results must be interpreted carefully, we believe that they represent faithful estimates of the proposed reform. Availability of same day registration procedures similar to traditional Election Day Registration procedures should give voters who have not previously registered the opportunity to vote. Since North Carolina currently has one of the most restrictive registration requirements in the nation, requiring registration 25 days prior to Election Day, we may in fact be underestimating the impact of the proposed reform.
Consistent with existing research on the impact of EDR in other circumstances, we found that SDR would likely lead to substantial increases in voter turnout. We offer the following estimates of increases in turnout for North Carolina, and for specific groups of North Carolinians under SDR:
- Overall turnout could go up by 5.4 percent.
- Turnout among those aged 18 to 25 could increase by 10.8 percent.
- Turnout for those who have moved in the last six months could increase by 9 percent.
- Turnout for African Americans could increase by 5.9 percent
- Turnout among the poorest citizens could increase by 6 percent, while turnout among the wealthiest citizens would likely increase by only 3.2 percent.


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Executive Director
The Executive Director will guide a statewide organization that is a leader in the movement to end violence against women. The New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence is the umbrella organization for a network of 14 independent member programs. Those programs provide direct services and prevention and education programs, and are supported by the Coalition's central office that provides funding, training, technical assistance, public policy advocacy and forums for resource sharing and networking.
Position Priorities:
1. Advance the collective vision and strategy of the Coalition
The New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence has been a leader in the movement to end violence against women for the past 35 years. The next Executive Director will be able to provide the leadership needed to strategically support the mission and goals of the Coalition along with laying the foundation for the next decade of its work. They will:
- Oversee the development and implementation of a broad-based strategic plan;
- Work cooperatively with the Board of Directors to provide vision and direction for the organization;
- Clearly communicate the vision and strategy to others.
2. Manage the organization toward accomplishment of the vision and mission
The New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence is a membership organization. The member programs have a vested interest and are the benefactors of much of the work of the Coalition. The Coalition also acts as the primary funder for the member programs. These two realities create highly complex relationships and the staff is key to managing these relationships. The next Executive Director will:
- Provide supervision and support to staff management;
- Lead staff team effectively, especially through times of change;
- Conduct performance assessments in a manner that supports achievement of the organizational mission and goals.
3. Provide entrepreneurial and sound fiscal leadership
The New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence is funded through federal grants, foundations, state contracts and donations. Given that federal grant funding has trended downward over the course of the past five years, and that there is no indication that this trend will reverse in the coming years, the next Executive Director will:
- Work with staff, board and member programs, to develop strategies to increase and diversify the Coalition's revenue;
- Oversee all fiscal systems to ensure financial soundness and compliance;
- Lead long-term fiscal planning;
- Plan for communications needs around new sources of funding.
4. Act as chief communications leader and strategist
The New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence strives to change public policy to improve the lives of survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Additionally, the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence seeks to inform the public and stakeholders about issues related to domestic and sexual violence. The next Executive Director will:
- Act as content expert, supporting policy staff and working directly with state and national policymakers;
- Act as chief media contact for the Coalition;
- Set the tone and lead expectations in internal and external communications;
- Act as primary representative with external stakeholders;
- Working with staff team, build marketing and communications systems for the organization.
5. Strive for and promote best practices in all programs.
The New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence is a "pass through" coalition. It acts as the intermediary between federal and state funding sources and its member programs, and as a function of this, member programs performance is monitored by the Coalition. The next Executive Director will:
- Monitor the quality and effectiveness of all programs and work with staff and member organizations to develop strategies for improvement;
- Develop relationships and collaborations with local, state and national partners to ensure access to current best practices in the field;
- Work with member organizations to incorporate direct service best practices in New Hampshire;
- Identify best practices being developed in New Hampshire and promote them in the state and in national networks.


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Californian Greg Critser begins this National Geographic guide in Los Angeles, with the beach communities of Venice and Santa Monica, and moves on to the Getty Center and the venues of the stars. Southward, you visit the Orange County beaches and a string of affluent seaside towns, including glitzy Laguna Beach and artsy La Jolla. The beautiful city of San Diego awaits with the world-class museums and zoo at Balboa Park, the fairy-tale Hotel Del, and the beautifully restored old town, with its Mexican flair. Moving north along the coast, you take in Father Serra's missions, the jaw-dropping Big Sur scenery, moneyed Carmel and historic Monterey. Discover the best of San Francisco, essentially a city of neighborhoods, each one offering something specialChinatown, North Beach, the revitalized South of Market area. Critser then explains how to get the most out of your visit to Napa Valley, as well as the neighboring Sonoma and Alexander Valleys, just as famous for their wines. From here, you enter the little-traveled realm of the redwoods, preserved in such magnificent parks as Humboldt Redwoods State Park and Redwood National Park.
Some of the towns you'll fall in love with include funky Mendocino, perched on cliffs overlooking the crashing sea, and tiny Guerneville, along the Russian River. Inland, in the Sierra Nevada mountains, old mining towns, ski resorts, and dazzling Lake Tahoe are all waiting to be explored. The book ends with a foray into the desert, anchored by Death Valley. Features include a driving tour of Los Angeles' funky architecture and walking tours of historic San Francisco, as well as cut-away drawings of Alcatraz and the sea-creature-filled tide pools. Extensive background information provides important cultural and historical context to this multi-faceted state.
Completely updated and revised, with brand-new photographs, the 4th edition includes new experiential sidebars, insider tips from National Geographic experts and others, as well as a useful "charting your trip" section that helps you plot your upcoming trip to the Golden State.
Greg Critser is a leading journalist on health and obesity whose work has appeared in Harper's, The Washington Post Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Washington Monthly, The New Yorker, and Worth, where he was responsible for the magazine's first National Magazine Award nomination in public interest journalism. His highly acclaimed book, Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World, was published in 2003. The author lives in Pasadena, California.
The award-winning National Geographic Traveler has been enhanced with engaging new features and a contemporary redesign. Each guide begins with an introduction that enables you to sample a bit of the culture, history, and attractions before you go and plan the trip based on your own interests and length of stay.
Immerse yourself in active, in-country "Experiences" and "Off-the-Beaten-Path Excursions" you won't find anywhere else.
Other new features, such as "Insider Tips" from National Geographic photographers, writers, and experts, and "Not-To-Be-Missed" lists ensure that each visit will be memorable.
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Mayor Williams and the City of Wilmington Mourn the Loss and Give Condolences to the Family of Ioannis Kostikidis
Posted on 02/07/2013 4:18 pm
(Wilmington, DE) – Mayor Williams mourns the loss of Ioannis Kostikidis, the homicide victim of the shooting on Wednesday, February 6.
Kostikidis, a security guard at the American Beauty Academy, was walking to his car on the 600 block of Tatnall Street where he was confronted by two suspects who brutally shot and murdered Kostikidis.
"My heartfelt sympathy and condolences go to Mr. Kostikidis' family and loved ones," said Mayor Williams. "No family should have to endure this sort of pain and tragedy."
The Wilmington Police Department continues to aggressively investigate this incident by conducting interviews, analyzing evidence, and reviewing surveillance footage.
"This type of heinous, senseless violence will not be tolerated by this Administration or this Police Department," said Mayor Williams.
Kostikidis was 53 years old and was married with two children and two grandchildren.
Should you have any information regarding this incident please contact:
- Detective Martin Lenhardt at (302) 576-3668
- Wilmington Police Confidential Tip Line at (302) 576-3990
- Log on to www.WilmingtonDE.gov/residents/sharedvision
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About 40 million years ago, the translucent amber in this earthy necklace was pine resin flowing within trees along the shores of present-day Poland. There, in the region of Pomerania, amber beads are handed down through generations and are considered amulets against harm. A Polish artisan gathers these authentic fossilized gems and frames them in sterling silver.
Made in Poland. 7"L. Fold-over clasp.
Mined in Sicily, Burma, Romania, Poland, and Mexico, amber is actually the fossilized resin of ancient trees, and is among the oldest stones used for human adornment. It has been called the gold of the sea because the most extensive deposits are found along Baltic shores. The Greeks, to whom amber represented the tears Apollo shed as he was banished from Olympus, called amber "electron" because of its tendency to attract lightweight objects when rubbed.


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Two Bayhealth employees recently received the Ken Robertson Assistance Fund, established by Dover resident Ken Robertson to support nursing assistant's as they pursue the RN degree.
This year's recipients include: Andrea Northey, LPN, advanced emergency department tech; Ashley Duke, CNA.
Northey joined Bayhealth in 2012 after working at the Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine in Dover. Duke came to Bayhealth in 2006 as a health information assistant in the radiology department. She now serves as a nursing assistant and peer breastfeeding counselor in women's services at Bayhealth Milford Memorial
Both recipients plan to use the award towards tuition for their classes at Delaware Tech.
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How the hell do I shoot the damn missiles? I can't seem to figure it out. Sometimes they fire on their own at the scouts, and sometimes they don't. It seems completely random. I hit the assigned keys to fire the missiles, and nothing! My expensive MiG-32 are being blown up left and right as they absolutely refuse to shoot anything. Don't even get me started on how fragile they are, sometimes one or two hits from a simple scout blows them sky high. Absolutely ridiculous.
So how do I fire the missiles. What keys do I use ect. ect. This game desperately needs documentation on basic controls.
It isn't just those fighters either, the starting ones also wont shoot. If they get close they use their guns automatically, but they still wont fire their missile. Unless some sort of random gerbil in space sends them the orders and they do. It seems completely random.
I finally got the MiG 32 to fire, somehow. I guess the magic god of chaos decided to fire the missile. And... the fighter dodges. Shoots it down. Great. What the hell are these things used for? They seem incredibly crippled against anything. So much as sneeze in their direction and they will die. Meanwhile they seem to never shoot, and if they do most certainly never hit. Then they are sitting ducks.
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a girl who tries to say sexy and uncomfortable things to a guy in an attempt to creep him out. CJ's typically blush to these comments, but the girl doesnt give up. tonights the night.
автор: meg.meg.megatron 5 сентября 2010
An exploding green dick.
*Mining my first diamonds*
*Creeper spawns up my ass*
Me: DON'T YOU BLOW UP MY DIA-
Me: OMFG WHAT A BITCH
*Creeper spawns up my ass*
Me: DON'T YOU BLOW UP MY DIA-
Me: OMFG WHAT A BITCH
автор: DarkSoulUmbreonX~ 15 января 2015
Toby McDonough
Toby McDonough stalks his timeline on twitter like a creeper
автор: BYEperfection 8 сентября 2014
Exploding thin green thing that kills you. They are everywhere.
Player: :D
You Died!
Player: Aw man, I got blasted by a creeper again!
Player 2: U R NOOB
Player: D:
You Died!
Player: Aw man, I got blasted by a creeper again!
Player 2: U R NOOB
Player: D:
автор: Normal American Citizen 13 июля 2012
A mob in Minecraft that sneaks up behind you and explodes after making a "ssssSSSSs" sound. Minecraft is a game created by Notch.
You just find diamonds...
you turn around
creeper explodes
you turn around
creeper explodes
автор: MineCraftFan100235 23 марта 2012
A phallus-shaped, green, and rather unhappy monster in Markus Persson's most popular game, Minecraft. They are renowned for sneaking up on players and exploding, killing the player and sometimes destroying something a player has built. They are hard to notice until it's too late, since Creepers don't make any sound when they're walking. When they fet close to a player, however, they hiss and explode. Like other monsters in the game, they can't spawn unless it's in a dark enough area, like in a cave, or at night. Many players will rage-quit after being killed by one and will not play Minecraft again for weeks on end.
Player is killed by a Creeper.
"Fuck! I didn't even hear the thing! Screw this game!"
"Fuck! I didn't even hear the thing! Screw this game!"
автор: a-zenith 26 августа 2011
A large green figure found in Minecraft that if it comes close to you it will sizzle and then proceed to blow up usually causing property damage and emotional distress.
"Thatssssss a very nicccccce everything you got there! SSSSsssssSSSS" said the creeper.
автор: Minecrafter66 10 апреля 2011


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"I don't know if people will ever be able to talk to animals the way Doctor Doolittle could, or whether animals will be able to talk back. Maybe science will have something to say about that. But I do know people can learn to 'talk' to animals, and to hear what animals have to say, better than they do now." --From "Animals in Translation" Why would a cow lick a tractor? Why are collies getting dumber? Why do dolphins sometimes kill for fun? How can a parrot learn to spell? How did wolves teach man to evolve? Temple Grandin draws upon a long, distinguished career as an animal scientist and her own experiences with autism to deliver an extraordinary message about how animals act, think, and feel. She has a perspective like that of no other expert in the field, which allows her to offer unparalleled observations and groundbreaking ideas. People with autism can often think the way animals think, putting them in the perfect position to translate "animal talk." Grandin is a faithful guide into their world, exploring animal pain, fear, aggression, love, friendship, communication, learning, and, yes, even animal genius. The sweep of Animals in Translation is immense and will forever change the way we think about animals. *includes a Behavior and Training Troubleshooting Guide Among its provocative ideas, the book: argues that language is not a requirement for consciousness--and that animals do have consciousness applies the autism theory of "hyper-specificity" to animals, showing that animals and autistic people are so sensitive to detail that they "can't see the forest for the trees"--a talent as well as a "deficit" explores the "interpreter" in the normal human brain thatfilters out detail, leaving people blind to much of the reality that surrounds them--a reality animals and autistic people see, sometimes all too clearlyexplains how animals have "superhuman" skills: animals have animal geniuscompares animals to autistic savants, declaring that animals may in fact be autistic savants, with special forms of genius that normal people do not possess and sometimes cannot even see examines how humans and animals use their emotions to think, to decide, and even to predict the future reveals the remarkable abilities of handicapped people and animals maintains that the single worst thing you can do to an animal is to make it feel afraid.
Author Biography
TEMPLE GRANDIN earned her Ph.D. in animal science from the University of Illinois, went on to become an associate professor at Colorado State University, and wrote two books on autism, including the seminal Thinking in Pictures. She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.
CATHERINE JOHNSON, Ph.D., is a writer specializing in neuropsychiatry and the brain and is the author of three previous books. She lives in New York.
CATHERINE JOHNSON, Ph.D., is a writer specializing in neuropsychiatry and the brain and is the author of three previous books. She lives in New York.
Table of Contents
|My Story
|How Animals Perceive the World
|Animal Feelings
|Animal Aggression
|Pain and Suffering
|How Animals Thinks
|Animal Genius: Extreme Talents
|Behavior and Training Troubleshooting Guide
|Selected Biography
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People who arent autistic always ask me about the moment I realized I could understand the way animals think. They think I must have had an epiphany.But it wasnt like that. It took me a long time to figure out that I see things about animals other people dont. And it wasnt until I was in my forties that I finally realized I had one big advantage over the feedlot owners who were hiring me to manage their animals: being autistic. Autism made school and social life hard, but it made animals easy.I had no idea I had a special connection to animals when I was little. I liked animals, but I had enough problems just trying to figure out things like why a really small dog isnt a cat. That was a big crisis in my life. All the dogs I knew were pretty big, and I used to sort them by size. Then the neighbors bought a dachshund, and I was totally confused. I kept saying, How can it be a dog? I studied and studied that dachshund, trying to figure it out. Finally I realized that the dachshund had the same kind of nose my golden retriever did, and I got it. Dogs have dog noses.That was pretty much the extent of my expertise when I was five. I started to fall in love with animals in high school when my mother sent me to a special boarding school for gifted children with emotional problems. Back then they called everything emotional problems. Mother had to find a place for me because I got kicked out of high school for fighting. I got in fights because kids teased me. Theyd call me names, like Retard, or Tape recorder. They called me Tape Recorder because Id stored up a lot of phrases in my memory and I used them over and over again in every conversation. Plus there were only a few conversations I liked to have, so that amplified the effect. I especially liked to talk about the rotor ride at the carnival. I would go up to somebody and say, I went to Nantasket Park and I went on the rotor and I really liked the way it pushed me up against the wall. Then I would say stuff like, How did you like it? and theyd say how they liked it, and then Id tell the story all over again, start to finish. It was like a loop inside my head, it just ran over and over again. So the kids called me Tape Recorder.Teasing hurts. The kids would tease me, so Id get mad and smack em. That simple. They always started it, they liked to see me react. My new school solved that problem. The school had a stable and horses for the kids to ride, and the teachers took away horseback riding privileges if I smacked somebody. After I lost privileges enough times I learned just to cry when somebody did something bad to me. Id cry, and that would take away the aggression. I still cry when people are mean to me.Nothing ever happened to the kids who were teasing. The funny thing about the school was, the horses had emotional problems, too. They had emotional problems because in order to save money the headmaster was buying cheap horses. Theyd been marked down because they had gigantic behavior pro
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Journey 80 million years back in time to an age when mighty dinosaurs dominated the landand an astonishing assortment of ferocious creatures swam, hunted, and fought for survival beneath the vast, mysterious prehistoric seas. Stunning, photo-realistic imagery re-creates the perilous underwater realm of two young, dolphin-sized marine reptiles called Dolichorhynchops, or Dollies, and follows their incredible journey through waters ruled by some of the most awesome predators ever to prowl the Earth's oceans.
Interweaving ground-breaking fossil finds from around the globe with cutting-edge computer-generated re-creations, National Geographic's powerful storytelling immerses you in the life-or-death drama of an age when monsters ruled the seas. With original music by Peter Gabriel and The Footnote, and narrated by Liev Schreiber. Seen originally in IMAX® and other specialty theaters.
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A combo made with file pictures taken in Syria on distinct dates shows Show more
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A combo made with file pictures taken in Syria on distinct dates shows News PhotoBashar al-Assad,Brother,Circle,Damascus,Family,Government,Horizontal,Individuality,Inside Of,Maher al-Assad,Making,Males,Photography,Politics,Rami Makhlouf,Showing,SyriaPhotographer AFPCollection: AFP 2013 AFPTO GO WITH AFP STORY SYRIA-CONFLICT-POLITICS-ASSAD A combo made with file pictures taken in Syria on distinct dates shows TOP: Members of President Bashar al-Assad's inner circle, brother Maher al-Assad (L),44, his cousin Rami Makhluf (C), 43, and his Political Security chief Sunni Rustom Ghazali (R). BOTTOM: Syria's Vice President Faruk al-Sharaa (L), advisor to Bashar al-Assad Alawite Buthaina Shaaban (C),59, and also vice president Sunni Najah al-Attar (R), 79. The Syrian vice president's criticism of leader Bashar al-Assad has highlighted the cracks in the regime's highest ranks, pitting supporters of compromise against the president's hardline inner circle. In an interview published on December 17 in a pro-Damascus Lebanese daily, Sharaa, who for 22 years served as foreign minister, said he favours a negotiated solution to the conflict, rather than the president's strategy of crushing the rebellion militarily. AFP PHOTO/DSK (Photo credit should read DSK/AFP/Getty Images)


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When we first posted the absolutely adorable "Queen Of The Lot" video by The Spring Standards in February, we were completely smitten. Since then, the east coast trio have released a double-disc record, yellow//gold.
Yellow pays homage to the trio's shared childhood back when they started playing folk music together as teenagers, while Gold "is is a declaration of young life in a big city, bursting with energy."
Above, enjoy the video for the mellow "Only Skin," a song that tells the story of the sadness that comes with "change and greatening distance."
Stream the entire album on AOL.
Tour Dates
* with Rhett Miller
5/2: New Haven, CT @ Bar, FREE w/ The Spinto Band
5/6: Ann Arbor, MI @ The Blind Pig
5/7: Chicago, IL @ Schubas
5/8: St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
5/9: Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
5/10: Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
5/12: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
6/4: Washington, DC @ Jammin Java*
6/5: Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live Theatre*
6/6: Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café*
6/7: Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwells*
6/8: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom*
6/9: Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall*
6/13: Denton, TX @ Dan's Silverleaf
6/15: San Diego, CA @ The Casbah*
6/16: Hermosa Beach, CA @ Saint Rocke*
6/17: San Juan Capistrano, CA @ Coach House*
6/18: West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour*
6/19: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent*
6/21: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge*
6/22: Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile Cafe*
6/27: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
6/28: Madison, WI @ The Frequency
6/29: Marshfield, WI @ Columbia Park (FREE)
6/30: Green Bay, WI @ Crunchy Frog
8/10: Easton, MD @ NightCat
8/11: Wilmington, DE @ World Café Live w/The Spinto Band
8/17: Beaverton, MI @ Stereoterra
9/2: Thomas, WV @ Purple Fiddle
9/27: Memphis, TN @ Tracey Cayolle- Levitt Shell at Overton Park
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Man identified in single-vehicle crash on South Main Street
Published: Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 11:20 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 11:20 a.m.
The Lexington Police Department has identified the man who was involved in a single-vehicle accident Wednesday evening on South Main Street.
The LPD's website lists Richard Scott Beck as the driver in the accident that occurred at 8:06 p.m. on South Main Street at Crutchfield Avenue.
Beck, 41, of 2159 N.C. Highway 47, was charged with possession of a schedule IV controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving while impaired. He was issued a citation Wednesday night.
An arrest report states Beck was involved in the single-vehicle accident, and during the investigation he was incoherent about what occurred. The report further stated that Beck was found in possession of a schedule IV controlled substance that was stored inside a white plastic bottle, and he did not have a prescription for it.
Police said the man ran off the road Wednesday night and clipped a Windstream telephone pole. Officers determined Beck had no passengers.
Beck was transported to Wake Forest Baptist Health — Lexington Medical Center for treatment and released. He has a court date of Feb. 20.
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The highest-rated racing game of its generation, Forza Motorsport 4 offers an entirely different driving experience, using Kinect for Xbox 360 for the first time in the series. Enjoy the stunning in-game images of some of the world's most exotic cars in this free Windows theme.
A theme is a combination of desktop background pictures, window colors, and sounds. All of the images will be downloaded when you click Download theme.
This theme can only be used in Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows RT 8.1, Windows RT, and in Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate editions.


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ZF-10074: Zend_Mime improperly quoted printable encodes lines with zeros at the end
If you have a line which is one character longer than the limit that ends with "0", Zend_Mime::encodeQuotedPrintable() will strip the character due to implicit numerical conversion.
example line: "\t\t\t\tyour own goal! Use those 90 minutes being active yourself. A 90" quoted result with a 74 character limit: "=09=09=09=09your own goal! Use those 90 minutes being active yourself. A 9" expected result: "=09=09=09=09your own goal! Use those 90 minutes being active yourself. A 9= 0"
To fix this you need to do an explicit comparison in the while($str) loop:
- while ($str) { + while ($str != '') {
This is a major bug and it's still not fixed in trunk.
A test case:
Index: tests/Zend/MimeTest.php
--- tests/Zend/MimeTest.php (revision 11897)
+++ tests/Zend/MimeTest.php (working copy)
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@
$this->assertEquals(quoted_printable_decode($qp), $text);
+ public function testQPWith0AtTheEnd()
+ {
+ $text = "Test test 123 Long line with 74 chars and 0 at the end: "
+ . "123456789pad pad0";
+ $qp = Zend_Mime::encodeQuotedPrintable($text);
+ $this->assertEquals($text, quoted_printable_decode($qp));
+ }
public function testBase64()
$content = str_repeat("\x88\xAA\xAF\xBF\x29\x88\xAA\xAF\xBF\x29\x88\xAA\xAF", 4);
The suggested fix by Chad works correctly.
Patch with fix + unit tests attached. Implemented unit test using provided test cases: * ZF-10074, by [~sk-lt] * ZF-11866, by [~interrobang]
Fix suggested by OP resolves the issue, and all unit tests in the {{Zend_Mime}} and {{Zend_Mail}} suites pass after patch is applied.
Unless there is a demonstrable case where this fix breaks backwards-compatibility, I recommend inclusion in next mini-release.
Fixed in trunk (1.12.0): r24797