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Live from New York…It's Jobs Friday!
Yes, it's that time again, folks. It's the first Friday of the month, when for one ever-so-brief moment the interests of Wall Street, Washington and Main Street are all aligned on one thing: Jobs.
A fresh update on the U.S. employment situation for April hits the wires at 8:30 a.m. New York time offering one of the most important snapshots on how the economy fared in March. Expectations are for 185,000 new jobs to be created, with the unemployment rate standing pat at 8.8%.
From the MarketBeat command center in midtown Manhattan, Dave Kansas and Matt Phillips will be offering color commentary when the data crosses the wires and the markets zig-zag — or shrug — in response. Feel free to weigh-in yourself, via the comments section. And while you're here, why don't you sign up to follow us on Twitter and get Dave's new Morning MarketBeat email newsletter.
Up and at 'em, MarketBeat nation! Jobs report Friday is upon us once again. After a wild day in the financial markets Thursday — especially for commodities — investors are looking for a bit of reassurance that the U.S. economy continues to grind in the right direction.
As a refresher, Â the U.S. created 216,000Â jobs in March as the private sector added 230,000Â jobs, offset in part by continued cuts by local governments. Unemployment edged down to edged down to 8.8%.
This time the expectation is for 185,000 new jobs in April, with the rate standing pat at 8.8%. We're a little more than a half hour away from the big report. So stick with MarketBeat, and let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
Top o' the mornin' MarketBeat Nation.
Jobs report looms large today. The mood coming into the report has darkened a bit after the ADP report on Wednesday showed 179,000 private-sector jobs added, lower than the 200,000 expected. Also, Thursday's weekly jobless claims spiked to 474,000 — another surprise.
So, investors are hoping for a bit of reassurance this morning with the April jobs report. On Wall Street, expectations are crowding around a bad report. Oft-times, when Wall Street leans one way, it gets a shock. Could we be setting ourselves up for an upside surprise?
How about a long term look at where we are jobs wise? Say no more. Here's a FactSet chart showing 25 years worth of monthly jobs and unemployment data.
High-Frequency Economics expects 190,000 jobs added this morning – 210,000 private payroll jobs, with 20,000 government job losses. But it adds: "Unfortunately, the emerging evidence suggests that the next few months will see payroll growth moderating somewhat."
As for the QE3 chatter, wich is barely above a whisper? HFE sees little chance for it. "A temporary weakening in payrolls would not be a disaster, and it would not prompt the Fed into a further round of QE; that requires a much bigger shock."
Let's check some markets pre-jobs:
- U.S. stock futures are higher.
- Oil has kept falling and is now at $97 a barrel.
- The dollar has held Thursday's gains, but is mostly flat.
- Treasurys are flat, with the 10-year yield at 3.175%.
- European bourses are mostly higher.
The market of the moment may well be crude oil. Check out this chart from Thomson Reuters, showing crude's trajectory over the last few days of trading.
How much of the recent tumble is speculative froth blowing off? How much is actual concern that a slowing economy will need less fuel? We'll have to watch how it reacts after the jobs print for a better sense. At last glance, New York crude is down 1.7%.
Interesting Goldman note out on oil today.
They say that while oil's retreat makes sense, it doesn't believe the pullback will last. It expects oil to surpass recent highs ($114 a barrel) by next year as supply and demand tightens.
As for silver…it keeps falling. Down another 7% today at $33 an ounce. Gold is holding up better, down marginally at $1478/oz.
The market can take quirky turns. Conventionally, a strong report should settle some nerves. But contra conventional wisdom, a really bad report might also unfold into a positive tale. The thinking: If the report is really weak, that means the Federal Reserve isn't raising record low rates for a realllllllllly long time. Could even get some QE3 chatter, though that's still a pretty remote possibility. Still, you could see rose-tinted stock traders divining something positive out of a horrific report. A ho-hum in-line report might be solidify the darker tone seen in the past few days.
We'll know more very soon!
O.k. we're four minutes out. Remember 185,000 jobs is the expectation and the rate is supposed to stay at 8.8%.
They're in …. and they're good:
*DJ US Apr Nonfarm Payrolls +244K; Consensus +185K
*DJ US Apr Unemployment Rate 9.0%; Consensus 8.8%
*DJ US Apr Manufacturing Payrolls +29K; Svc-Producing +200K
*DJ US Apr Government Payrolls -24K; Federal -2K
Market reaction:
- Treasurys selling off on the report. 10-year down about 1/4, yield up above 3.20%.
- Stock futures are shooting higher.
- Dollar has turned positive, gaining across the board.
- Oil has jumped back toward $100 a barrel.
More headlines:
*DJ US Apr Overall Workweek Unch At 34.3 Hrs
*DJ US Mar Payrolls Revised To +221K From +216K
Clearly a surprise to the Street. As we noted earlier, the Street was leaning hard toward a weaker-than-expected report. The big headline number of 244,000 jobs added will surprise just about everyone. That's why you're seeing a sharp market reaction across the board.
Futures are indicating a 1% pop at the open.
Whoa. Looks like stock market investors got some of the reassurance they were looking for in the big jobs report beat. Check out futures jumping after the numbers hit the tape.
Breaking down some numbers:
268,000 private-sector jobs added, but government jobs fell 22,000.
March was revised modestly up to 221,000 from 216,000.
The employment report contains two surveys. The Establishment Survey is where we get the jobs numbers from. The Household Survey provides the unemployment rate, which rose to 9%. That's how you can get more jobs than expected, but an unemployment rate that rises.
And the bond market is confirming the optimism we pointed out in the stock market earlier. Check out this chart from Tradeweb showing the yield on the 10-year T-note jumping. Yields move in opposite direction of prices. So this means investors are getting out of super safe government debt and getting back into riskier stuff like stocks.
Here's some modestly disappointing news in the jobs report. The U-6 figure, which is a broader measure of the unemployment rate rose to 15.9% from 15.7% in March. That's the first increase this year, but is down from 17% one year ago.
So, where were the gains this past month?
Retail added a 57,100 jobs, with 27,100 jobs added at general merchandising stores, snapping a two-month decline. McDonald's hired a boatload of folks last month, wonder what the Big Mac effect is.
Manufacturing added 29,000 jobs. Makes sense, given the strong ISM manufacturing survey data.
Food manufacturing added 7,200 jobs.
The last month's job losers?
Government continues to pare gigs, slashing 24,000 last month, extending a recent trend, with local government job cuts topping that list.
Finance and insurance trimmed 3,700 jobs.
Specialty trade contractors cut 4,800 jobs.
Residential building construction, down 2,100 jobs.
Going back to the gainers, the private, service-sector, added a total of 224,000 jobs, with trade, transportation and utilities tacking on 71,000 jobs.
Seems like the gold bugs can't decide what to make of today's report. One the one hand, they're used to making the inflationista argument that the Fed is pumping so much cash into the system that it's bound to cause prices to rise. On the other hand the good number today seems to raise the probability that the Fed will stick to its oft-cited plan to stop buying U.S. debt — that's QE — which will make that argument harder to make. Plus, there was no really surge in wage growth in the report, which is watched as a leading edge inflationary sign.
This Thomson Reuters chart of gold's reaction to the report shows the some of the debate/soul searching going on in the gold bug community.
More on that Household Survey, which showed the rise in the unemployment rate.
It showed a loss of 190,000 jobs in April. Pretty massive difference from the Establishment Survey's gains.
The two reports don't move in tandem, but that is a bit of a head-scratcher. Clearly, economists and investors are latching onto the Establishment Survey numbers, but expect a bit of debate about the divergence today.
One more sourpuss note:
The report showed 43.4% of unemployed Americans, or nearly 6.0 million people, were out of work for more than six months in April. The longer someone is without a job, the harder it is to find work.
Okay, back to finding good stuff.
Some shifting in the currency markets, with so-called riskier commodity currencies bounding higher after the report. While the dollar remains up against the euro and the yen, it is retreating hard against the Australian and Canadian dollar.
That would indicate that the commodity-driven fears of Thursday are giving way to a bit more calm today.
Stock futures are still up around 1%. Benchmark 10-year Treasury still off a bit more than 1/4, the yield up at 3.221%.
In April, there were 989,000 "discouraged workers," down 208,000 from one year ago. "Discourage workers" are folks who are not currently looking for work because they believe there aren't any gigs out there for them.
That's a bit better.
Well, Matt, the economy looks like it is grinding ahead, despite the flurry of recent reports.
Taking the long view, the private sector has added 2.1 million jobs since last February — expect to hear that figure a lot from the White House lawn today. The overall jobs gains since then is 1.8 million, with government job cuts making up the difference.
A note from High Frequency Economics, smartly noting the upward revision of recent jobs reports:
"April payrolls rose 244K, well above the consensus 185K and the net revision was +46K. Private payrolls jumped 268K, with govt jobs down 24K. The unemployment rate rose to 9.0% from 8.8%, compared to the unch consensus; wages rose 0.1%, against consensus 0.2%. Strong!
And gains nearly everywhere; retail +57K, manuf +29K, leisure 46K. But temp jobs dipped 2K, consistent with surveys suggesting smaller payroll gains in the next couple of months, in response to the rise in oil prices."
Yep, it seems that this super tanker is still slowly turning around. The private sector is doing some heavy lifting. Â The Journal reports that Friday's report showed private-sector employers added 268,000 jobs in April, the biggest rise since February 2006. In March, employment in the private sector rose by 231,000.
Crude oil looks like it wants to make another stab at $100 a barrel. Here's the minute-by-minute chart, from Thomson Reuters.
So, Matt, the strong jobs report has the Fed-Funds futures traders stirring.
They've upped their bets for a Spring 2012 rate increase. According to Fed-Funds futures, traders are indicating an 86% chance that the Fed will raise rates to 0.5% by late April 2012, that's up from an 80% bet before the report and a 76% bet late Thursday.
QE3=Dead. For now.
Little in this report for the inflationistas. Average hourly wages rose a scant 0.1%, less than the 0.2% expected. Also, the rise in the unemployment rate shows that there's still plenty of slack in the labor market. Hard to see a big push in wages with so many folks still out there looking for work. The rise in the broader U-6 unemployment rate — the first rise this year — also suggests plenty of slack.
Big Ben Bernanke will smile through his beard at the lack of inflation. The sharp retreat in commodities prices will also please him.
Matt! Hello! Matt!
Yes, Kansas! Sorry, fell asleep for a second.
Futures holding their gains ahead of the open. Look for cyclical stocks to shoot higher. Ahead of the open, big cycs like Caterpillar, Deere, DuPont, Honeywell all indicated higher. Financials and tech also indicated mostly higher.
Not a lot of earnings noise today, so the jobs report will be the main driver today.
So yeah Dave, one question remains. What about jobless claims? They've been moving higher recently in a slightly worrying way. And the latest claims numbers are actually a more recent snapshot of the jobs market. (The survey for the jobs report numbers was a couple weeks back.)
So which number is right? Is the jobless claims figure the true picture? Or is it just reflecting some data strangeness? Or is the monthly jobs report the right one with a more robust survey?
Expect a lot of focus on the jobless claims for the next couple weeks. Here's a look at the chart of weekly claims, going back to July of 2007, from FactSet.
Good point on claims, especially as it relates to the timing of the recent surge in claims. Blip or new, ugly trend? One factor: Easter came very late this year — the latest Easter in 68 years. That may have messed with some of the seasonalities in the weekly claims numbers. That should become clearer in the next couple of weeks. Something to watch.
Dr. Harm Bandholz of UniCredit Research:
The most important question looking forward is, whether the recovery in the labor market will remain strong enough to keep the recovery alive. Our answer is "yes!â€
A sea of green at the open – stocks surging, as futures indicated they would.
Major market measures are up 1%, with the Morgan Stanley Cyclical index up 1.5%.
Advance/Decline line sharply positive.
Transports, semiconductors are outperforming the broader market.
European shares have also spiked higher.
All is good again, it would seem.
Well, Matt,
Pretty strong jobs report. Surprised all those dark-hearted folks on Wall Street who expected something ugly this morning. They're all scrambling to get back on the right side of the trade.
If this all settles down, investors will say: Hey, economy grinding ahead and the energy headwinds have gotten a lot better in a matter of 36 hours. Maybe gas prices will even come down, making consumers feel a bit richer. Funny how things can turn so quickly.


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Lady Bearcats back in 1-A championship
Published: Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at 12:00 a.m.
The repeat bid is alive and well at Hendersonville.
After a late run to win Game 1, the defending 1-A champion Lady Bearcats (24-4) made visiting Bishop McGuinness look like anything but the one-loss team it was with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-14) to advance to the 1-A volleyball finals on Saturday in Raleigh.
The loss was the first for the McGuinness Lady Villains (25-2) since Alleghany defeated them early in the year.
"We weren't clicking in the first game, but in the second and third we got on a roll," Hendersonville coach Graham McCormick said. "We really played well in those games."
Trailing 19-16 in the back-and-forth first game, Kara Cosgrove started a 5-0 run with a kill and Hendersonville would trail only once more, early in Game 2. Defensive specialist Caroline Merrill keyed the run, keeping McGuinness off-balance with her service.
Merrill's ace finally gave Hendersonville the advantage at 20-19, forcing a timeout.
McGuinness took a quick 3-0 lead in the second. Following two Lady Villain attack errors, Cosgrove served three aces in a row and Hendersonville went on to build a 22-10 lead. The Lady Villains made things interesting, cutting the lead to three at 23-20, before kills from Bailey Hunter and Meredith Stricker gave Hendersonville a 2-0 lead.
"It was nice to see the offense run well and to see us hustle on every play," McCormick said.
The Lady Bearcats jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the third and behind Hunter (five Game-3 kills) and Stricker (four), never looked back. Megan Rembielak and Samantha Freese each had four kills in the third for McGuinness.
"Bishop McGuinness is a great opponent and we wish them the very best on their successful season. It's nice to still be playing and take a road trip this weekend," McCormick said.
The road trip will land Hendersonville in a familiar spot. Saturday the Lady Bearcats will return to legendary Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, site of the 2005 volleyball finals, to face Waccamaw Conference champion Pender (26-2). A win would give the Lady Bearcats a record eighth state title.
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Skip to comments.University Tells Student to Remove Cross Necklace (Because it might offend other students)
Posted on 07/02/2013 8:46:51 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A Sonoma State University student has filed a religious accommodation request after she said she was ordered to remove her cross necklace because it might offend other students.
Its amazing in this day of diversity and tolerance on university campuses that a university official would engage in this type of obvious religious discrimination, said Liberty Institute attorney Hiram Sasser.
The Liberty Institute is representing Audrey Jarvis, 19, a liberal arts major at the northern California university.
On June 27, Jarvis was working for the universitys Associated Students Productions at a student orientation fair for incoming freshmen. During the event, her supervisor directed her to remove the cross necklace.
Sasser said the supervisor told her that the chancellor had a policy against wearing religious items and further explained that she could not wear her cross necklace because it might offend others, it might make incoming students feel unwelcome, or it might cause incoming students to feel that ASP was not an organization they should join.
My initial reaction was one of complete shock, Jarvis told Fox News. I was thrown for a loop.
Jarvis said she is a devout Catholic, and she wears the cross as a symbol of her faith in Christ.
I was offended because I believe as a Christian woman it is my prerogative to display my faith any way I like so long as it is not harming anyone else, she said. I was very hurt and felt as if the universitys mission statement -- which includes tolerance and inclusivity to all -- was violated.
On a second encounter, her supervisor told her she should hide the cross under her shirt or remove it.
At that point, Jarvis became so upset she left her student worker job early.
Sasser, who is representing the college student, said the university should apologize for its actions.
Its unfortunate there are university officials out there who think that its okay to tell Christians to hide their faith -- but would cringe if somebody said the same thing about hiding someones pride in whatever political or cultural affiliation they may have, he told Fox News.
He said the law is clear on the matter -- "state employees may wear crosses while they are performing their duties as long as the wearing does not interfere with the employees' duties or harm the employer's business interests."
University spokeswoman Susan Kashack confirmed to Fox News that the incident occurred and expressed extreme regret.
Someone who works here was concerned that the cross might be off-putting to students who are coming to campus for the first time, she said.
Kashack said the supervisor was completely wrong.
It was absolutely an inappropriate action for him to make that request of her, she said.
Kashack said Sonoma State President Ruben Arminana was angered by the incident, and they are trying to contact Jarvis so they can apologize.
The president was very upset about it and asked me to contact Miss Jarvis and give a profuse apology, she said.
She said they have spoken with the employee involved in the incident but wont reveal the contents of their discussion or whether he was punished.
Things like this dont happen here, she said. Its very unusual. People here are very aware of discrimination. Its possible that political correctness got out of hand.
Audreys mother Debbie told Fox News she was devastated when she heard what happened to her daughter.
Shes a strong Christian, a faith-filled young woman who spent her summers at Catholic camp, Jarvis said. Shes just full of the Lord.
Audrey called her parents after she was told to remove the cross, and Mrs. Jarvis recalled an emotional conversation.
She doesnt wear the cross as a fashion statement, she said. Its a statement of her faith.
As she tried to console her daughter, Jarvis reminded her that we are still one nation under God.
And she told me, Mom, it doesnt feel like that here, Jarvis said. Our faith was attacked. Its unnerving. I know whats going on in this country. I know Christianity is being attacked. Now, I know it first-hand and it sickens me and saddens me.
Jarvis said its time for people of faith to take a stand.
We need to band together as Christians and fight back, she said.
Remove your cross but feel free to wear a burka!
Damnable and detestable traitors populate our colleges. When the revolution comes I sure hope that the Patriots don't forget to clean out these nests of vipers.
A sad day in America. I was in a restaurant recently where I saw a young teen wearing a rosary as a fashion accessory and I was very sad indeed to see it not used as a prayer assistance.
The "supervisor" who ordered the removal of the cross should be fired.
I can just imagine what would happen to me if I asked to have it removed or covered up.
No Cross, no Star of David - lest we offend the mussies. Atheists can't complain anymore since they've their own symbol now.
The college was probably more concerned about the potential for false advertising lawsuits. After all, if an incoming student saw someone wearing a cross, they might (incorrectly) get the impression the college believed in truth and morality.
They issued "a Profuse apology".
Oh, please!!
They only did this because they are concerned about a "profuse lawsuit".
Exactly. Doesn't say anything about that in the article.
Is there no student with a burka or a chadoor? I find those deeply offensive.
but the teacher didn't mind offendign hte child with the cross- swell
Any word on those stupid rainbow flags and stickers? They offend me.
Astonishing that the 'tolerance' of Christians towards non-Christians has led to a situation where Christians are outcasts in the country built on our sweat, blood and tears...
I'm offended atheists DON'T wear crosses.
There is power in the name of Jesus
There is an army rising up
break every chain, break every chain, break every chain.
Why don't we just call it. Call a spade a spade.
California isn't really a 'state'; it is what the old western denizens used to refer to as "the Badlands."
Nope, still can't find the right to not be offended in that old constitution. But I do find black and white text stating that we have a right to worship as we please and that right shall not be infringed upon. I have had it with these bastards. We need to take this country back from lawyers and leftists now. We need to stay in our seat on the bus!
In New America, constitutional rights are invalid if someone MIGHT be offended.
"First they came for the Jews, but I wasn't Jewish, then they came for the Catholics......"
Is that a records storage complex in Utah or a disguised crematorium?/sarc
Well, it would damn sure offend ME when/if someone asked me to remove my cross. Tell them to go pound sand.
I'm very encouraged that the University quickly denounced the action of the staffer and reversed the edict, extending apologies while so doing.
No cross, no star of David? Well, then no headscarves, crescent moon necklaces, no burkhas, no long raincoats that cover your body. Fair is fair.
This country is at war with Christians; Christians just haven't figured that out yet.
How about we just bash the liberal in the face that makes such a stupid demand? Logic escapes them, so maybe we should just get to their primal level and bash them in the face? Make them afraid of us.
Absolutely. These kinds of assaults on people of faith and traditional values have rapidly become a civil rights issue. I hope this young lady's attorney advises her not to accept the apology unless it's accompanied, at minimum, by a large check, mandatory sensitivity training about Christianity for the University staff, and proof that the offender's employment has been terminated.
Kind of sucks. Rainbows are cool.
I've thought about making a bumper sticker showing a rainbow and an arm holding a sickle (Rev 10:1, 14:14-16). It is time to Reap.
Make sure there is enough evidence to convict you should Christianity ever become a crime.
Had she been a "hip hop thug" wearing an oversized upside down cross nothing would have been said.
Why the hell don't Christians start getting "offended" themselves? It's time to stop turning the other cheek and start fighting back like Old Testament warriors.
A private school could get away with this
A public school cannot Unless it is based on some safety issue like getting it caught in a machine
The student should have asked for the supervisor's resignation because she was deeply offended by being asked to remove her religious symbol. Or she could have suggested that she wear a burka instead.
"Any word on those stupid rainbow flags and stickers? They offend me."
Puhleeeeze. My son went to orientation at his Northeast University and he said that all the students that were helping out that day wore the rainbow flag on their lapel.
I asked him what he thought about that. He said one word...
We both had a good laugh. My wife called us intolerant bastards.. Then she started to laugh.
'Free exercise of religion' is sooooo last century.
Jews are not left out of this assault on religious freedom. The IRS was targeting Jews supporting Israel don't forget that fact for one second!
How come the university president can't issue his own apology? I would take this apology as much more sincere if it came from his mouth rather than from his spokesperson.
"Trying to get ahold of her"? I would have thought that email, cell phones, and other instant communications devices would have made their way to Central California by now.
How about we boot the headchoppers out of the country. Then people won't be offended.
Ideally the employee should be fired and his/her name made public so the rest of us can track the bastard down to their social website persona(s) for further remedial education in American rights. But we can all remember similar situations where the administration of the school would have circled the wagons. Sincerely sorry or not their admission that they, via one of their employees, screwed up means they knew what would be coming and feared it. Push back hard and they fold.
Christians and Jews need to keep it up and accept nothing less than these vermin be pushed back into the holes they crawled out of. They are cowards at heart and any wavering just encourages the bastards.
"Well, it would damn sure offend ME when/if someone asked me to remove my cross. Tell them to go pound sand."
Obviously it only matters if a leftist would be offended. They dont give a Carp about offending people like us. Personally I would like to see the supervisor hounded out of office which is what they do to conservatives.
Sounds like this student needs to tell other students to wear their crosses. In defiance.
They will get cleaned out one way or another. Tar and Feathers will come back.
Yep, just as soon as he's released from the hospital.
Did she remove her cross? Or keep wearing it in sight?
The university president can't contact an employee of said university to apologize?
He sure can find each employee to ask for donations to the cause.
"The supervisor who ordered the removal of the cross should be fired."
They cover for each other. We had one who sent work/study student employees ( 10%/90% federal/state $) to her house to babysit her chilluns.
They buried that like a dead skunk — major coverup but all the staff knew about it. Couldn't rat her out because she was sleeping with the dept. head and sucked-up BIG time to the vice-chancellor. A decade after I left in disgust, they got her out of the dept. An art professor in a computer/networking services dept == teats on a boar hawg.
Academia is AT LEAST as corrupt as govt.
Bump for later ............................................................................................ FRegards
In my younger days I might acquiesce to his request, but these days I'd tell him to take a flying leap into the nearest lake.
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Higher Use of Costly Prostate Cancer Treatment by Providers Who Self-Refer Warrants Scrutiny
GAO-13-525: Published: Jul 19, 2013. Publicly Released: Aug 1, 2013.
Audio interview by GAO staff with James Cosgrove, Director, Health Care
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What GAO Found
The number of Medicare prostate cancer-related intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) services performed by self-referring groups increased rapidly, while declining for non-self-referring groups from 2006 to 2010. Over this period, the number of prostate cancer-related IMRT services performed by self-referring groups increased from about 80,000 to 366,000. Consistent with that growth, expenditures associated with these services and the number of self-referring groups also increased. The growth in services performed by self-referring groups was due entirely to limited-specialty groups--groups comprised of urologists and a small number of other specialties--rather than multispecialty groups.
Providers substantially increased the percentage of their prostate cancer patients they referred for IMRT after they began to self-refer. Providers that began self-referring in 2008 or 2009--referred to as switchers--referred 54 percent of their patients who were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2009 for IMRT, compared to 37 percent of their patients diagnosed in 2007. In contrast, providers who did not begin to self-refer--that is, non-self-referrers and providers who self-referred the entire period--experienced much smaller changes over the same period. Among all providers who referred a Medicare beneficiary diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2009, those that self-referred were 53 percent more likely to refer their patients for IMRT and less likely to refer them for other treatments, especially a radical prostatectomy or brachytherapy. Compared to IMRT, those treatments are less costly and often considered equally appropriate but have different risks and side effects. Factors such as age, geographic location, and patient health did not explain the large differences between self-referring and non-self-referring providers. These analyses suggest that financial incentives for self-referring providers--specifically those in limited specialty groups--were likely a major factor driving the increase in the percentage of prostate cancer patients referred for IMRT. Medicare providers are generally not required to disclose that they self-refer IMRT services, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) lacks the authority to establish such a requirement. Thus, beneficiaries may not be aware that their provider has a financial interest in recommending IMRT over alternative treatments that may be equally effective, have different risks and side effects, and are less expensive for Medicare and beneficiaries.
Why GAO Did This Study
Questions have been raised about self-referral's role in Medicare Part B expenditures' rapid growth. Self-referral occurs when a provider refers patients to entities in which the provider or the provider's family members have a financial interest. Services that can be self-referred under certain circumstances include IMRT, a common and costly treatment for prostate cancer. GAO was asked to examine Medicare self-referral trends among radiation oncology services. This report examines (1) trends in the number of and expenditures for prostate cancer-related IMRT services provided by self-referring and non-self-referring provider groups from 2006 through 2010 and (2) how the percentage of prostate cancer patients referred for IMRT may differ on the basis of whether providers self-refer. GAO analyzed Medicare Part B claims and developed a claims-based methodology to identify self-referring groups and providers. GAO also interviewed officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which administers Medicare, and other stakeholders.
What GAO Recommends
Congress should consider directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, whose agency oversees CMS, to require providers to disclose their financial interests in IMRT to their patients. GAO also recommends that CMS identify and monitor self-referral of IMRT services. HHS disagreed with GAO's recommendation. Given the magnitude of GAO's findings, GAO maintains CMS should identify and monitor self-referral of IMRT services.
For more information, contact James C. Cosgrove at (202) 512-7114 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Matter for Congressional Consideration
Status: Open
Comments: When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Matter: To increase beneficiaries' awareness of providers' financial interest in a particular treatment, Congress should consider directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require providers who self-refer IMRT services to disclose to their patients that they have a financial interest in the service.
Recommendation for Executive Action
Status: Open
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They say this is a toll free number but it is not. I had to call long distance to get them. Then they would only give me the name of the company and the name and phone. When I call, again another long distance # they were only open M - F 9 -5 pm. When we finally got hold of them, they would not give their address, state or any useful information. They only said that they were a movie site and have all of our credit card information, mailing address, name and that movies and videos had been purchased on our credit card. They refused to refund our money or give a confirmation # that the account had been closed.
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Consumer Acceptance Corp WARNING: MyMedicalLoan / MedicalFinancing.com is now Consumer Acceptance Corp Encino previously Sherman Oaks California
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Gossip: Users can leave messages on locked screens via new Plasma applets. Artists: Wallpaper galleries have a plug-ins to bring in slide shows, Mandelbrot fractals, etc. Vi fans: Input to KWrite and Kate editors. And: Password-protection of Ark archives via a file manager context menu along with mobile device control via the PowerDevil management tool.
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Who I am and how I started
I had my first attempts at photography nearly 8 years ago. I shot self portraits as part of a self-imposed recovery programme. I was struck by a lightning and then I had a brain stroke. I was paralysed from head to toe on the right hand side of my body. And I lost the ability to speak and to understand my mother tongue. It did not last for a long time, but the consequences did. I recovered completely though. But it took me years to overcome the psychological side effects. I had to learn to match my body image to my real body. I had to understand that feeling asymetric was just a trick of the mind. I had to stop cropping my photos and discarding half of my face. But I got acquainted with a wonderful world, a world with no language, a world with no worries, where only the present moment was so vivid and so alive.
Then I broadened my experience and decided that it was time to shoot other subjects. At this stage I learnt photography. I got a new camera and learnt the techniques and the skills.
Self portraits will be back, but this time I will be the model for the stories I'd like to tell you. I wrote a lot in the past and my notebooks need to find a new shape..
What I do and my interests
Fine art photographer.. ambidextrous, bilingual and synesthetic.
Some of my photographs are available as cards and prints, and I am a stock photography contributor as well.
I am also available for old photograph restoration and for artistic portraits sessions.
I am interested in alternative cultures, alternative ways of lives or alternative ways of celebration ; nature as opposed to culture ; boudoir ; resilience ; the little intrinsic particularities that make who we are ; and so much more..
For more details about my professional background meet me on LinkedIn. I am also available on Facebook and you can follow me on Twitter.
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The blog explores seasonal inspirations, perception and illusions, colours and palette, skills and technique, a pinch of history, visual storytelling techniques, and news about my projects and collections updates.


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Influenza Vaccine:
Federal Investments in Alternative Technologies and Challenges to Development and Licensure
GAO-11-435: Published: Jun 27, 2011. Publicly Released: Jun 27, 2011.
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Production delays for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic vaccine using the current egg-based production technology heightened interest in alternative technologies that could expand the supply or accelerate the availability of influenza vaccine. Within the federal government, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense (DOD) support the development of technologies that can be used in producing influenza vaccines. HHS's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews licensing applications for new vaccine, and the Department of State is the U.S. diplomatic liaison to the international entity that declares worldwide pandemics. GAO was asked to review federal activities for the development of alternative technologies used in producing influenza vaccine. This report examines (1) federal funding from fiscal year 2005 through March 2011 for alternative technologies and the status of manufacturers' efforts, (2) challenges to development and licensure identified by stakeholders, and (3) how HHS is addressing those challenges. GAO reviewed HHS and DOD documents and funding data. GAO also interviewed stakeholders, including manufacturer representatives, industry associations, and other experts on challenges to development and licensure. GAO interviewed HHS officials on how they are addressing those challenges.
From fiscal year 2005 through March 2011, HHS and DOD provided about $2.1 billion in funding for the development of alternative technologies that could potentially expand the supply or accelerate the availability of influenza vaccine. Specifically, HHS and DOD have funded two alternative production technologies--cell-based and recombinant technologies, which produce vaccine in cells instead of eggs--and adjuvants, which can reduce the amount of vaccine needed to stimulate an immune response. HHS's funding supports the development of a new influenza vaccine using alternative technologies with the goal of manufacturers submitting licensing applications to FDA. DOD's funding supports the research and development of a technology that can make various vaccines, including influenza vaccines. HHS awarded $1 billion in contracts to manufacturers to develop cell-based technology, with manufacturers making progress toward licensure. HHS and DOD funded $296.5 million in contracts and $86.9 million in technology investment agreements, respectively, for the development of recombinant technology. HHS also awarded about $152 million in contracts for the development of adjuvanted influenza vaccines. Two manufacturers receiving HHS funds plan to submit licensing applications for their adjuvanted vaccines to FDA within the next 2 years. Some stakeholders said low demand, high research and development costs, and regulatory challenges can hinder the development and licensure of new vaccines using alternative technologies. For example, despite the United States using more seasonal vaccine than any other country, some stakeholders told us that low vaccination rates can decrease incentives for manufacturers to develop new influenza vaccines using alternative technologies because there is not sufficient demand for new products. Some stakeholders said high research and development costs can also decrease manufacturers' incentives; however, HHS noted that increased investments in this area have generated a significant interest in this type of research and development. Some stakeholders also told us that some of FDA's guidance documents are not sufficiently comprehensive. FDA officials told us that their guidance documents cannot cover all possible scenarios; thus, they regularly meet with manufacturers to discuss issues and provide advice. HHS is addressing challenges in the development and licensure of new influenza vaccines using alternative technologies. For example, HHS intends to fund the establishment of specialized facilities that will provide support and expertise to manufacturers. Additionally, through FDA, HHS plans to facilitate the review of licensing applications for new influenza vaccines using alternative technologies and to enhance FDA's staff expertise. HHS, DOD, and the Department of State reviewed a draft of this report. In commenting on a draft of this report, HHS and DOD agreed with GAO on its findings. The Department of State did not provide comments. HHS provided suggestions to clarify the discussion.
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:Information on Approval Process for State Innovation WaiversGAO-16-637R: Published: Jul 6, 2016. Publicly Released: Aug 5, 2016.
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Medicare Part B:CMS Should Take Additional Steps to Verify Accuracy of Data Used to Set Payment Rates for DrugsGAO-16-594: Published: Jul 1, 2016. Publicly Released: Aug 1, 2016.
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting:Existing Federal Efforts to Increase Awareness Should Be ImprovedGAO-16-645: Published: Jun 30, 2016. Publicly Released: Aug 1, 2016.
Hospital Uncompensated Care:Federal Action Needed to Better Align Payments with CostsGAO-16-568: Published: Jun 30, 2016. Publicly Released: Aug 1, 2016.
Jul 7, 2016
Drug Shortages:Certain Factors Are Strongly Associated with This Persistent Public Health ChallengeGAO-16-595: Published: Jul 7, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 7, 2016.
Jun 23, 2016
Defense Health Care:Availability and Quality Measurement of Women's Health Care Services in U.S. Military HospitalsGAO-16-596: Published: Jun 23, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 23, 2016.
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Federal Autism Activities:Agencies Are Encouraging Early Identification and Providing Services, and Recent Actions Could Improve CoordinationGAO-16-446: Published: May 20, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 20, 2016.
Jun 15, 2016
Food and Drug Administration:Comprehensive Strategic Planning Needed to Enhance Coordination between Medical Product CentersGAO-16-500: Published: May 16, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 15, 2016.
Medical Product Oversight:FDA Needs More Strategic Planning to Guide Its Scientific InitiativesGAO-16-432: Published: May 16, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 15, 2016.
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Medicare Fee-For-Service:Opportunities Remain to Improve Appeals ProcessGAO-16-366: Published: May 10, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 9, 2016.
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Back for its 16th year, the North Shore Writers Festival invites Writers and Readers to another fantastic literary weekend on April 17th and 18th, 2015, at the West Vancouver Memorial Library. Check out our Lineup and Schedule of Events for all the details. We'll see you there! The festival is free and no registration is required.
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What are you most proud of? This pillow started from a quick sketch. I love how it turned out! I'm giving one to my sister-in-law for her birthday and I'm making another one for my mom for Mother's Day!
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Car Toons!, a platform puzzler from FDG Entertainment, is now available from the app store. While Car Toons! doesn't offer a lot of challenge for older gamers, youngsters should find the tap controls, fun cars, and simple puzzles fairly engaging.
Car Toons! Pros:
- Cute cartoon presentation that should appeal to younger gamers
- Soundtrack meshes well with game style
- Tap controls are easy to use
- Variety of car types each with a unique ability that factors into puzzle solving
- GameCenter integration for leaderboards and achievements
Car Toons! Cons:
- Not much of a challenge; many levels practically play themselves
- Control responsiveness was spotty
- No time display showing exact completion times for gamers who want to climb leaderboards
- Not a universal app
Car Toons! contains over 100 levels where the goal is to use the emergency vehicles to eliminate the gangster cars by knocking them off-screen. This usually involves ramming them until they slide out of existence, though you may also use the emergency cars to activate puzzle elements (hammers, explosive barrels, etc.) to do the dirty work. You must tap black-striped bars to pop them and cause any cars perched atop to fall. Red-striped bars disappear when a car contacts a remote switch, which causes a similar reaction. Some levels require you to stop the emergency cars within certain areas to complete the level, though most will throw up barriers to stop you where they want you or simply ignore your final positioning altogether. As you progress, a power meter appears that allows you to utilize a special power unique to each emergency vehicle. The police car can do a 180-degree spin and drive in the opposite direction, while the fire truck has a rocket dash maneuver and the ambulance can hop a short distance. You earn 3 stars per level for completing the goal within the time limit and without losing any of your cars. Otherwise, there isn't much to it. Gameplay is pretty basic, with many levels simply requiring a single start and stop to finish. Some will require a sequence of events or timing-based taps, but these don't start becoming prevalent until halfway through the game. Levels are very short, making overall gameplay a somewhat brief experience.
Graphically, Car Toons! has a style that should appeal to a younger crowd. Vehicles have faces and make noises. Puzzles fit within a single screen, and flashing rectangular areas make it easy to tell where you need to stop vehicles to beat a level. Your timer takes the form of a star at the screen top. Its color drains in clock countdown fashion until it is completely dimmed. If at least a sliver of color remains, you earn the full star. The soundtrack has a cutesy, cheery vibe that meshes well with the game's style. Controls are strictly tap-based, requiring you to tap on a car to start it and tap on it again to stop it. Activating powers asks you to tap the power meter at the screen bottom and then tap the target car to use it. We had some issues with taps not registering or with missing the vehicle with our taps. This was a bit frustrating and annoying. Additionally, stopping distance depends on speed and momentum of the vehicle, which sometimes requires you to tap way before you'd expect to in order to stop the car in the right spot. This is most noticeable on declines or icy surfaces.
Replay value is not great, with the main impetus behind playing certain levels again being to snag any missed stars. There shouldn't be many, save for a few timer stars that you may not have earned on the first playthrough. GameCenter includes leaderboards for total play time (lowest is best) and a number of completion-based achievements. Unfortunately, without a timer displaying your actual completion time, replaying levels to improve your leaderboard standings is a blind exercise. Some occasional crashing issues and a number of misspellings are also minor annoyances. At $0.99 (or $1.99 for the iPad-specific version), Car Toons! is an underwhelming 3-Dimple app.
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Hospitals and healthcare must change fast to meet new requirements for greater quality and value for patients. What hospitals or patient care will look like in the future is unclear. The compelling needs to change are unprecedented - There's no charted path through the complexities and new demands.
This offers opportunities to everyone working in healthcare delivery. Yet the turmoil makes stressed, complicated hospital work even more difficult and unpleasant. We need skilled, experienced clinicians to take care of the epidemic of chronically ill patients and the Boomers now in their sixties and seventies.
Yet alarming rates of physician and nurse burnout – even young clinicians threaten the quality and even the ability to staff patient care.
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Harvard University Radcliffe Institute honored her as Fellow (2001) and Senior Research Associate (2002). An industrial economist, her research has explored industrial and employment change in finance, software, artificial intelligence, computer chips, and computers and in recent years healthcare.
Her work bridges the gaps between evidence, policy and individual practice. Her work in the Clinton Administration and for the state of Massachusetts and her research increased awareness of the job and working conditions that shape or must inform technological change and policy. The National Science Foundation commissioned her to examine the effects of IT-mediated remote working on employment and work. Her research examined the lessons from rolling out online documentation in hospital clinical practice.
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Boston Young Healthcare Professionals recently invited her to join their Board.
She publishes both in peer-review journals and books - National Science Foundation reports, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Academy of Management Conference Proceedings - and in popular media including healthcare blogs and publications like Better Software, Boston Women's Business, NE Human Resources Association Insight, Leadership Learning Circle, Healthcare Collaboration. She's also written how-to ebooks for clinical leaders.
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Goldstein, Nance. "IT at Work: Information Technologies and Remote Working in The U.S." Washington DC: The National Science Foundation (2003).
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Okay, so Storm has a couple of arch enemies here and there, but what about Rogue? The only ones I can think of are POSSIBLY Bella Donna, MAYBE Candra, and PROBABLY Moonstone! But for the most part, the only people who seem to want to match wills, wits and power with her are people who revolve around Gambit in some way! I want an enemy who either sees Rogue as a treat to them or as a chance to prove their supremacy! What do YOU think?
Does Rogue need worthy opponents?
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Suarez fee agreed
finally! ynwa. and before people start saying, "that will mean torres is going to chelsea". don't be ridiculous!
do you think suarez would have agreed to come if we were selling his strike partner?
don't they share the same agent?
either way the fernando/suarez combination should be very useful indeed!
i reckon a 4-3-3. with two attacking full backs, crossing over. that gives us both the pass and move we need through the middle, along with the width for crosses, without needing any out and out wingers. (maybe we can get some of them in the summer!)Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
A Yahoo! User Jan 29, 2011 01:25 Flag
I think he will stay. There has been no official word about Torres asking for a transfer, so I think that is all hot air. The signing of Suarez will hopefully show that the club does have some ambition and the owners are willing to invest and that will keep him happy for a little while longer. Until the summer at least.
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LFC_Armchair_Supporter LFC_Armchair_Supporter Jan 29, 2011 03:42 Flag
Thats the thing isn't it?
£50m will buy us another player like Suarez as well as several more.. So question is what would you do?
Also if we do sell to Chelsea we'd make them stronger of course. Then we'd then have to rebuild a new partnership..
Maybe thats what needs to be done? Maybe we need to build up a new style of play maybe Torres doesn't fit that style?
Just a few suggestions.. something to think about..
If we sell Torres we'd still need to buy in another striker to replace him with, also a winger & defender..
We used to have the policy that if a player wasn't happy then get rid of them. As no player is bigger than the club.. So if Torres wants out then let him go.. Although theirs been no direct quote he wants to leave. With the signing of Suarez I'd expect him to be chomping at the bit to play alongside him.. As he's been wanting a quality player and now we've got one.. So he should be happy?


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