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Assemblyman Sean Ryan on Thursday called for state legislation that would crack down on drivers evading Thruway tolls.
Ryan, D-Buffalo, who is running for re-election, said he is pushing for legislation that would make evading tolls a Class A misdemeanor, similar to offenses like jumping out of a cab without paying or hopping a subway turnstile.
The legislation passed the State Senate last session, but not the Assembly.
Ryan held a news conference near the toll barrier of the South Grand Island Bridge on Thursday morning.
"It is hard to believe the Thruway Authority has lost over $35 million in a four-year period to toll evaders," Ryan said.
"One of the biggest problems is that there are no real consequences for evading the tolls."


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Monday, February 24, 2014
Wando baseball returns a loaded crop of talented upperclassmen aiming to turn last years postseason wins into a successful 2014 campaign.
After a disappointing regular season, Wando rebounded with three wins in the District VI tournament before pushing Beaufort to extra innings in the second game of the district championship series. Wando head coach Dirk Thomas is hoping that last years potential has matured into this years wins to get the Warriors off to a better start in 2014.
Our guys coming back as juniors now, that were playing as sophomores last season, are really stepping it up, Thomas said. Weve got a lot of guys coming back that we think are going to be good.
Leading the Warriors junior class is right fielder Kep Brown. Listed as a top-25 prospect in the nation by most scouting services, Brown is a 6-foot-5, 210-pound University of South Carolina commit. He has big power behind the plate, can drive the ball around the field and should be a force in the middle of the Warriors lineup. Hes been clocked running the 60-yard dash in 6.72 seconds and throwing as hard as 85 mph from the mound.
Middle infielder/right-hander Harrison Smith joins Brown in the Gamecocks 2015 recruiting class. Smith will start at shortstop for the Warriors this season while also throwing innings on the mound. Smith is ranked as one of the 10 best junior right-handed pitchers in the state.
Oliver Hill is slated to start at second base, Noah LoCascio will see time at both catcher and first base and is a power hitter, and Jack DeLongchamps is a catcher/utility player already committed to Charleston Southern. The three juniors are all ranked in the top three in the state at their respective positions in the 2015 class.
We have some guys in our junior class that really have a great opportunity to play college baseball, Thomas said. Throughout our roster, we probably have 11 or 12 guys that have the ability to play college baseball at some level.
Leadoff hitter and centerfielder Trevor Pedersen joins Brown in the outfield, along with a rotation of Payton Muller, Andrew Lee, Max Fries and Gervais DuPre in left. Owen Ravenel is projected to start at third base, Barrett Walton will see time at first and third, along with Tyler Ackard. Hogan Kelly will backup the middle of the infield.
From the mound, Jeff Gottesman, Mark Evans, Tyler Kimbrell, Smith and Lee all have the opportunity to earn starts. Kimbrell and Lee are rated statewide as top-25 right-handers in the 2014 class, while Gottesman is rated as top-15 right-hander in the 2015 class. Thomas says hes happy with the depth but waiting on a few to emerge as a rotation for this season.
We have a lot of guys that can play multiple positions and I think thats one of our strengths, Thomas said. I feel pretty strong about the whole defense, especially in the middle from catcher to short, and second to centerfield.
We have plenty of arms to pitch. A lot of guys throw well so were still kind of up in the air for starters. Some of the relief guys are really close behind guys we think are starters. The ones that can go out and throw strikes are the ones that are going to be out there starting for us.
The Warriors enter the season unranked in the S.C. Baseball Coaches Association poll, although Diamond Prospects list them as their Lower State sleeper team. West Ashley is projected as an early frontrunner in Class 4A Region VII with a solid pitching staff. Left-hander and Clemson commit Jamison Mobbs makes Stratford dangerous in the region, along with Goose Creek who is expected to have a solid pitching staff.
Its going to be a tight region, Thomas said. But we look to be improved. This is a tight group and could be a special group. Were talented, but a lot of teams have talent. These guys have shown some of the intangibles that can set them over the top and over other teams and hopefully that can make the difference.
Wando opens the season March 11 at Colleton County.
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The topic du jour surrounding the Buffalo Bills is undoubtedly coach Chan Gailey's job status.
With a 5-8 record and on the brink of a 13th consecutive season of missing the playoffs, Gailey has come under immense criticism for his time management, use of star running back C.J. Spiller and unwavering commitment to quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick despite his uneven play.
"When you don't win, all that stuff comes up. We know that. I still have a great deal of confidence in what I do and what we're trying to get done and where I think we can go," Gailey said Monday, when asked if he worried about his future with the team. "I have a great deal of confidence in that and I believe in our players and I believe in the direction we're headed."
That message has gone over like a lead balloon with fans of the team. On an ESPN.com poll Monday, 76 percent of the nearly 4,800 voters by the end of the business day had voted that Gailey should not return as the team's coach in 2013.
The Bills, however, stand united behind their coach.
"He's my coach. I've got his back. Those people who want him fired, they must not understand football," Spiller said. "I mean, he's been in this business for a long time. He understands what it takes to win. …. For people to say he needs to be fired and all that stuff, that's bogus, and I'm going to leave it at that."
"Yeah, absolutely I do," quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said when asked if he thought Gailey should remain the coach, before being pressed as to why. "Unfortunately, our record isn't where we want it to be. But we've made progress since he's been here.
"We've got to find a way to win these close games, we've had a bunch of them this year, at least three that I can think of, in the fourth quarter where we just haven't been able to seal the deal. I think we've made progress. I think there's a belief in this locker room. He's a guy that I know I am, and I know a lot of guys in this locker room, are going to be tremendously loyal to him for giving us a chance."
"We all are in it together. If we're successful, we're all successful," linebacker Bryan Scott said. "If we don't play well, we're all getting replaced. That goes without saying. That's from day one."
Bills General Manager Buddy Nix declined an interview request with The News to discuss the state of the team and Gailey's future. Nix, through a team spokesman, said he would prefer to discuss those matters at the end of the season.
In comments made last month, Nix made it clear he has no desire to make a coaching change.
"Yeah, and I hope I can put that to rest," he said when asked about speculation over Gailey's job security. "The age-old thing – and they've done it around here for years – is to start over about every three years. What that does is make damn sure you don't make it. … You change every three years and you never quite get there. That's my take."
The questions, though, have only gotten louder. Nix threatened to hang up on his own radio show 11 days ago when the hosts pressed him on the subject.
The Bills face a serious public relations crisis with a fan base let down by the team's performance this season, especially given the high expectations at the start of the season. That's been reflected at the box office, where thousands of tickets have gone unsold for the team's three December home games.
"Of course people want us to win. We want to win," Spiller said.
"We're not happy with our record, but it is what it is. There's nothing we can do about that. The only thing we can do is try and get better," Spiller said.
Gailey's conservative nature has particularly been a source of scorn.
The coach on Monday explained the puzzling sequence at the end of the first half of Sunday's 15-12 loss to the St. Louis Rams, in which the Bills took over at the St. Louis 49-yard line with 1:15 on the clock and three timeouts remaining, but had to settle for a Rian Lindell 40-yard field goal.
The Bills grossly mismanaged the clock despite having three timeouts, then failed to take a shot at the end zone after reaching the Rams' 23.
"Protection had been a little bit of an issue. Fitz had been hit a few times and we tried, we got down there to the 22, 23, wherever it was, and we tried a run because we had all our timeouts, so we tried a run and we didn't make anything and then we tried a screen pass to try to get down there," Gailey said. "We thought we'd make a big play on a screen pass that we hadn't shown all year.
"So we didn't make that and we're sitting there at third-and-9 or something like that and there were nine seconds on the clock when I called timeout. I didn't know they were going to put two seconds back on but you have to throw it in the end zone. It doesn't do any good to make 4 yards. … If we tried to throw it and we got tackled inbounds or we got a sack, that's not smart football so we went ahead and kicked the football."
The four missed points, of course, could have made the difference in what was another disappointing loss in a season full of them.
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Soon after, we had to head to a wedding of my childhood friend's sister. One who I remember when she was born! And now she is starting a whole new journey in life as a married woman. I saw her parents give away their last daughter. They whispered to me, pointing to the little girl in my belly, that 22 years comes faster than we know.
This life, the cycle, there is no stopping it. A baby is kicking and growing inside me right now! I wish, for the sake of beautiful words, that I could write how blessed and in complete awe I am that I have this life inside me. Have you really taken a moment to realize what an absolute miracle that is? Or what an absolute miracle today alone is? This day, this very moment we too often forget to notice.
Where it ends for one, it begins for another. I want each day I live to have purpose, as it very well could be my last. Or if not, if I have many many days ahead, I want all of those days to have reason. I want you to be able to see the love of our Creator from my heart and from my actions. I hope you can see the miracle that is my own life. I want my children living out the life God designed for them. There are decisions and choices and hearts involved and affected. Other lives. That will go on living or take their last breath today.
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In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the former New Hampshire school administrator – who was convicted in 1991 for persuading her then 16-year-old student lover, William "Billy" Flynn, to kill her husband Gregg – expresses regret and remorse about that affair. But she insists, as she has from the start, that she is innocent, despite her sentence of life without parole.
"If I wouldn't have made this horrible choice to get involved with him, would my husband still be alive? Probably," says Smart, in a sit-down interview at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in New York.
"I was in a situation where I knew better. And I shouldn't have made the decision that I did to be involved with him," she says. "It took me many years to see my own responsibility."
Now, aided by a new HBO documentary, CAPTIVATED The Trials of Pamela Smart, which re-examines the feverish media attention around the case that inspired the 1995 film To Die For, and the disparity in the lesser sentences handed down to Flynn and his three convicted teen conspirators in the murder, Smart hopes for a reconsideration of her own sentence. The confessed triggerman, Flynn, is up for parole next year.
Smart also tells PEOPLE about building a life for herself behind prison walls, and working to make a difference for others where she can.
"Each day that's in front of us is an opportunity to do something with our lives, wherever we are," she says.
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The Incline High alpine ski team had only two racers at the opening Tahoe Basin League race at Alpine Meadows last Thursday, but both underclassmen held their own against their elder competition.
Freshman Hannah Laurie, who brings to the Highlanders years of racing experience, skied well in both of her runs to record a seventh-place finish in the giant slalom race. She posted a two-run combined time of 1:12.90, while Michael Gardner of Whittell claimed the overall win in 1:09.91.
Hailey Perkins of Truckee was second in 1:10.69, and Johanna Gur of North Tahoe rounded out the top three in 1:11.52.
In the boys race, Incline freshman Daniel Luksch skied a conservative run, opting to work on what Incline coaches Joe Humasti and Steve Hansen stressed to him during workouts.
"His goal was to ski well and finish both runs, which he did," Humasti said. "He will gain racing experience as the season progresses."
Despite skiing conservatively, Luksch finished 33rd among the varsity boys, posting a combined time of 1:23.23.
North Tahoe senior Nico Monforte won the race in a time of 1:03.93, while Connor McKeen of South Tahoe was second in 1:04.62 and Lucas Earley of North Tahoe was third in 1:05.63.
In the team results, South Tahoe's boys and girls both captured wins to also lead the Vikings to the combined victory. South Tahoe posted a combined score of 399 points to runner-up North Tahoe's 390 and Truckee's 329. Douglas (296) was fourth overall, followed by Whittell (257), Carson (192) and Incline (74).
Aside from Laurie and Luksch, the Incline squad also includes freshmen Annika Hansen and Amanda Pretti, sophomores Keely Batmale and Ian Reeves, and senior Kyle Reeves.
UP NEXT: The next Tahoe Basin League race, a giant slalom, is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 21, at Homewood.


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1 1/2 tsp Eden Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tsp Eden Toasted Sesame Oil, optional, all olive oil can be used
1 cup diced onion
1 cup Eden Hulled Buckwheat
2 cups water
1/2 cup carrots, sliced into 1/4" rounds
4 cups green cabbage, chopped
1 cup Eden Sauerkraut
1/4 cup sauerkraut brine, drained from the Eden Organic Sauerkraut
2 Tbsp minced parsley, for garnish
Heat oil in a medium saucepan and sauté onion for 2 to 3 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients except for the parsley. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce flame to medium-low and simmer 20 minutes. Place in a serving dish and garnish with parsley.
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One year ago, a new technology predicted that significant outbreaks of the H1N1 flu virus would occur within 6 to 12 months. One year later, the H1N1 flu virus triggered a stage 5 pandemic alert from the World Health Organization.
While the ability to accurately predict influenza outbreaks and their locations is extraordinary, the same technology can be used to develop flu vaccines.
The predictions, made by Replikins, were based on correlations of flu virus specimen and Pub Med documentation of major outbreaks during the past 90 years, focusing on concentrations of, and spacings between, replikins—the lysine and histidine residues in the hemagglutinin unit genetic sequences of the eight major genes in the influenza virus.
Sam Bogoch, M.D., Ph.D., chairman of Replikins, says those replikins are strain-specific and determine the virus' rate of replication. High counts (e.g., seven replikins per 100 amino acids) indicate an outbreak is imminent. Lower counts (four per 100 amino acids) indicate the virus will remain dormant indefinitely. The analysis showed a point-for-point correlation between high replikin counts and outbreaks.
Dr. Bogoch notes that the company's PanFlu™, a vaccine that interferes with replikins, is ready for clinical trials. A similar vaccine has proved effective in blocking H5N1 transmission among chickens, and has conferred 91% protection against the lethal Taura syndrome in shrimp populations, he points out, adding that because the replikins are conserved, this strategy has the potential to become a broad-spectrum flu vaccine. That vaccine can be manufactured in seven days, he explains.
Novavax plans to create a virus-like particle-based (VLP) vaccine against the H1N1 strain, according to Rahul Singhvi, Sc.D., president and CEO. "Our recombinant VLP technology obviates the need for a live virus seed for manufacturing," he says. Therefore, "We can cut the cycle time from strain identification to production of the first vaccine to just 10 to 12 weeks."
The VLPs contain the proteins that make the virus' outer shell and the surface proteins, without the RNA required for replication. "There's no genetic material in these VLPs, and they are unable to replicate," Dr. Singhvi emphasizes.
The vaccine includes three immunologically important proteins (hemagglutinin, neuraminidase, and matrix1) and is matched to the wild-type virus that causes influenza in humans.
In tests against the Indonesian strain of H5N1 flu, "there was a robust immunogenic response," Dr. Singhvi says. Phase II results shows that 64% of patients had a hemagglutinin inhibition titer above 1:40 at a 90 mcg dose, and 94% of patients showed a neutralizing antibody response against the H5N1 virus above 1:20 at a 90 mcg dose. Importantly, in preclinical studies, a VLP vaccine candidate against the 1918 H1N1 flu virus conferred protection against that strain and, when administered intranasally, also protected animals against a highly pathogenic strain of the H5N1 influenza.
Phase III trials of the seasonal flu vaccine were planned for 2010, but Novavax stands ready to accelerate trials to combat pandemics, Dr. Singhvi says.
Medicago received the genetic sequence for the H1N1 influenza virus strain in late April to begin testing using its virus-like particle technology. This August, it plans to begin a Phase I trial using its technology to target the H5N1 influenza virus. The goal is to prove the safety of a vaccine produced using Medicago's plant-based technology.
The company relies on a transient expression system to produce recombinant vaccine antigens in the Nicotiana benthamiana plant, according to Frederic Ors, vp, business development. It has the potential to deliver a vaccine for testing one month after the genetic materials from a virus strain are identified and sequenced, he says.
"We immerse the leaves of the plant into a liquid containing the gene sequence in agrobacterium and apply a vacuum for one minute. This removes the air between the cells. The leaf acts like a sponge, drawing in the agrobacterium. The cells produce the protein for four to six days before leaves are harvested," explains Ors.
Medicago's VLP technology has the potential to produce pandemic vaccines before a pandemic strikes and will be in a position to supply large volumes of vaccines to the global market once human trials are completed, claims Ors.
In preclinical trials, the vaccine conferred cross protection against several strains of the H5N1 influenza virus, including those from Indonesia, Vietnam, China, and Turkey. "We also are developing a seasonal vaccine to follow our H5N1 vaccine candidate," Ors says.
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Saturday, May 17, 2014
Berkeley County will host an auction for American LaFrances business personal property June 11 at the Patillo building, according to county Supervisor Dan Davis.
Cincinnati Industrial Auctioneers has been contracted for the auction, which will feature concessions. A time has not been released. The Patillo building is off of Cypress Gardens Road.
The county says American LaFrance owes $650,000 from a defaulted fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreement on business personal property. The 100-year-old firetruck manufacturer once employed 200 people in the county, but shuttered its doors in January.
Berkeley County has ventured into uncharted territory as it is the first S.C. county to navigate state law to reclaim money from an economic development deal.
Meanwhile, leading up to the auction, Berkeley County is adding to American LaFrances tab. The county has had to foot the $2,800 monthly lease for the space and more for its electricity. More public money has been spent on working with a number of attorneys to determine how to legally proceed. Most weeks, the county expends about 40 man-hours dedicated to American LaFrance and the fallout, according to Davis.
Berkeley County only has claim to the business personal property desks, chairs, pictures, everything essential to making a business run. After an auction to reclaim the debt owed, the companys inventory the unfinished firetrucks, the engines, the transmissions, everything essential to making emergency vehicles could be auctioned off by the property owner since American LaFrance has already defaulted and owes the owner money.
But Patilla Investor Real Estate Vice President Peter Anderson told the Independent no auction is scheduled and the company is still trying to determine who the owner is.
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Ryan Miller's postgame meeting with reporters lasted just 76 seconds Sunday. He was willing to say more but the media didn't need to fire any more questions his way because it was plainly clear how the Sabres' goaltender felt after the 4-3 loss to Pittsburgh.
Miller dropped three expletives during the chat and the frustration was pretty understandable as the Sabres maintained their dubious streak of not winning back-to-back home games this season.
Paul Martin's winning goal with 2:04 left, a flutterball from the point that Miller never found thanks to a Christian Ehrhoff screen, wasn't the only play that bothered Miller.
He was equally perturbed by Pascal Dupuis' tying goal at 7:06 of the third, which came a few seconds after a Jason Pominville giveaway at the Buffalo blue line. It also came less than two minutes after Steve Ott had given the Sabres their only lead.
"It's just a [bleep] way to lose," Miller said. "I don't understand. Your guard has to be up at all times. They get right back in the game. And a broken play to seal it for them. Just preventable and not what we need to be doing right now."
Miller entered the game on quite a hot streak over his last four games with a 2.00 goals-against average and .944 save percentage, as he had stopped 136 of 144 shots. But the Penguins are his personal Kryptonite.
Miller is 1-7 in his last eight starts against Pittsburgh. For his career, he's just 5-11-3 against them with a 3.44 goals-against average and an .881 save percentage.
It's his worst save percentage against any opponent and his second-worst GAA and record (3.69, 2-6-2 versus Detroit). And, of course, that doesn't even count Sidney Crosby's Golden Goal against him at the Vancouver Olympics.
Miller's hot streak took a quick cold bath as the Penguins scored on their first two shots after just 87 seconds.
"I thought there were a couple tough bounces to start, good goals by them," Miller said. "A tip and a play off the end wall. We recovered and we played really well. It was our best second period we've had."
Like his team, Miller recovered and made 31 saves. His best stop came just 64 seconds before the game-winning goal, sliding to his left to snare James Neal's one-timer with his glove after yet another scintillating pass by Crosby.
"That's what Ryan does," said Ott. "We have a first-class goalie here. You're going to see some phenomenal saves. I can think of a few already that he's done big-big saves like that to give us a chance. When Ryan is giving us a chance every night, we need to find a way to win games for him."
The wretched Buffalo power play went 1 for 4, with Thomas Vanek's second-period goal snapping an 0-for-14 slump over a five-game stretch. Still, the Sabres are just 2 for 34 over the last nine games. They're just 8 for 59 for the season, and their 13.6 percent clip is tied for 25th in the NHL.
"We need to figure out ways to react when teams are really pressuring," said center Cody Hodgson. "Pittsburgh did a good job on the penalty kill but we can't use that as a an excuse. We need to figure out ways to score."
Tough guys Cody McCormick and Tanner Glass had a spirited fight at 2:22 of the third period, clearly in response to a hard hit McCormick dropped on Pittsburgh winger Brandon Sutter late in the second period.
Early in the bout, Glass' head got locked inside his sweater and he was totally vulnerable. But McCormick stopped, allowed Glass to re-emerge and the fight then continued as both players landed some good shots.
"That McCormick is a class act and a tough dude!" Glass tweeted an hour after the game.
The pair has some history as they fought last year while Glass was with Winnipeg. McCormick endured a concussion a few days later in Montreal that many observers theorize had its roots in the fight with Glass.
The Sabres have been credited with 52 hits in the last two games, 29 Friday against Boston and 23 Sunday. Ott had 11 Friday and added five more Sunday to boost his NHL-leading total to 64.
The teams combined for three goals on the game's first four shots, and the Elias Sports Bureau reported that's the first time that's happened in any NHL game since the Sabres and Atlanta did it in a 4-3 Thrashers win at Phillips Arena on March 16, 2010. … Sabres rookie Mikhail Grigorenko was a healthy scratch for the second time. He was joined by defenseman T.J. Brennan. Andrej Sekera (charley horse) also sat, replaced by Pittsburgh-area native Mike Weber, who played 18:28 and was minus-1. … West Seneca native Tim Nowak was a linesman.
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The act of inserting one or more testicles into a woman's asshole.
"Dude, my nuts are killing me!"
"I chocolate fondued some freakbitch last night."
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removing a shower head, adding some poop, and replacing it, person becomes a human chocolate fondue, cousin of the upper decker
After he found out his ex cheated on him, he gave her a chocolate fondue when he went to pick up his things.
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The hot melted chocolate you drizzle on bodies and lick off.
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my wildest fantasy is to have someone drizzle hot melted chocolate fondue all over my body and lick it off. yum
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The sexual act of giving the 'reciever' laxatives, then engaging in anal sex. Once the laxatives have kicked in and caused diarrhoea, the 'reciever' shits all over the 'giver's' penis.
I just Chocolate Fondue'd my wife. it was messy stuff.
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A sex move in which the male creates a bowel movement on the chest of the female. He then proceeds to dip his testicles in the fecal matter and into the woman's mouth.
Kelly said she wanted to try something new. So I made her a chocolate fondue.
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Derived from the videos of 'Tub Girl', this action involves having explosive diarrhea in a bath tub, but, unlike the original video, where the excrement lands in the mouth and chest area of the girl, this version involves the use of various fondue items, such as cheese and strawberries. Place whatever items you may wish to devour later on a skewer and place in the line of fire until thoroughly coated, shake off any excess excrement, and enjoy.
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Do What You Can to Ease Side Effects of Treatment for Anal Cancer
It's likely that you will have physical concerns since your cancer may cause symptoms and your treatment may cause side effects. In this section, you'll learn more about how to respond to some of the most common symptoms and side effects from treating anal cancer.
Here are some common side effects from treatment for anal cancer and how to ease them. You may not have all of these. We've listed them in alphabetical order so you can find help when you need it.
Anemia (low red blood cell levels)
Your doctor will take blood samples from you for blood tests throughout your treatment. One thing he or she is checking for is your red blood cell count. Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. If your body does not have this oxygen, you may feel tired. Decreased red blood cell counts can be caused by small amounts of blood loss, by chemotherapy, radiation, or by the cancer itself.
If your doctor tells you that you have anemia, take these actions to feel better:
Take short rests when you're tired. Avoid long naps during the day so that you can sleep well at night.
Add mild exercise, such as walking, to your daily routine. It may help you sleep better.
Balance activity with rest. Save your energy for important tasks.
Drink plenty of water. Dehydration adds to fatigue.
Talk with your doctor about medications or treatments that may help manage your anemia.
Anxiety and depression
Many people may feel blue, anxious, or distressed after being told they have cancer. These feelings may continue or come back throughout treatment.
Taking these actions may ease your mental stress:
Talk with your family or friends.
Consider joining a cancer support group or finding a cancer "buddy" who can help you cope.
Ask your doctor about medications for depression and anxiety.
Talk with a mental health professional if symptoms don't improve. You may also want to consider family therapy to help everyone manage the stress of a cancer diagnosis.
Constipation may include difficult or infrequent bowel movements. It can range from mildly uncomfortable to painful. This may be a side effect of chemotherapy. Taking some pain medications can also lead to constipation, so it's wise to take these preventive actions. These same steps will give you relief if you are already constipated:
Drink plenty of fluids, especially water and prune juice.
Eat foods high in fiber, such as cereals, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.
Take stool softeners or a laxative only as prescribed by your doctor.
Diarrhea includes loose or frequent bowel movements, or both. It may lead to dehydration if you don't take these precautions. Many drugs can cause bowel changes. This may be a side effect of chemotherapy:
Avoid milk and milk products.
Avoid gas-producing vegetables, dried fruit, fiber cereals, seeds, popcorn, nuts, corn, and dried beans.
Eat low-residue, low-fiber foods, such as those included in the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast).
Drink more fluids, such as water and broth, to prevent dehydration.
Ask your doctor about medications that may help.
Hair loss
Losing your hair (called alopecia) can be upsetting because baldness is a visible reminder that you are being treated for anal cancer. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause hair loss. Keep in mind that your hair will probably grow back after treatment.
Try these coping tips:
Consider cutting your hair before treatment starts.
Think about getting a wig, hat, or scarf before your hair loss starts. That way, you can get a wig that matches your hair and you'll be ready with head coverings, if you choose to use them.
Because your scalp may be more sensitive to temperature and sun, protect it with sunscreen and hats or scarves.
Your doctor will take blood samples from you for blood tests throughout your treatment. One thing he or she is checking for is your white blood cell count. Many types of chemotherapy can cause low white blood cell counts, as can the cancer itself. Lowered white cell counts is called neutropenia. Without enough white blood cells, your body may not be able to fight infection.
If your doctor tells you that your white blood cell count is low, take these actions to stay healthy:
Avoid crowds or people with colds.
Wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer throughout the day to kill germs.
Call your doctor right away if you have any of these signs of infection: a temperature of 100.5°F (38.1°C) or higher, severe chills, a cough, pain, a burning sensation during urination, or any sores or redness.
Mouth sores (mucositis)
Some types of chemotherapy may cause mouth sores. These may hurt and make eating an unpleasant experience.
To prevent sores in your mouth, take these actions:
Brush your teeth after meals and before bedtime; floss every day.
Keep your mouth and lips clean and moist.
Use sugar-free candies or gums to increase moisture in your mouth.
To ease the pain if you get sores in your mouth, take these actions:
Avoid alcohol and mouthwashes containing alcohol because they may irritate the sores.
Avoid hot, rough, or spicy foods because they may irritate the sores.
Avoid tobacco because it may irritate the sores. Smoking can also make you more susceptible to sores.
Ask your doctor about topical mouth medications, or a special prescription mouthwash called "magic mouthwash."
Take over-the-counter pain medication, such as acetaminophen, if necessary.
Nausea or vomiting
Nausea or vomiting as a result of chemotherapy or radiation treatment for cancer may range from barely noticeable to severe. It may help you to understand the different types of nausea:
Acute-onset nausea and vomiting occurs within a few minutes to several hours after chemotherapy. The worst episodes tend to be 5 to 6 hours after treatment, and the symptoms end within the first 24 hours.
Delayed-onset vomiting develops more than 24 hours after treatment.
Anticipatory nausea and vomiting are learned from previous experiences with vomiting. As you prepare for the next dose of chemotherapy, you may anticipate that nausea and vomiting will occur as they did previously, which triggers the actual reflexes.
Breakthrough vomiting occurs despite treatment to prevent it. It requires additional treatment.
Refractory vomiting occurs after one or more chemotherapy treatments — essentially, you're no longer responding to antinausea treatments.
To prevent nausea, most of which can be prevented, take these actions:
Ask your doctor about getting a prescription medicine to control nausea and vomiting. Then make sure you take it as directed. If you are vomiting and cannot take the medicine, call your doctor or nurse.
If you have bothersome nausea and vomiting even though you are taking your medicine, call your doctor or nurse. Your medicine can be changed, or medications can be added.
To help ease nausea or vomiting if you have it, try these tips:
Try eating foods and drinking beverages that were easy to take or made you feel better when you've had the flu or were nauseated from stress. These might be bland foods, sour candy, pickles, dry crackers, ginger ale, flat soda, or others.
Do not eat fatty or fried foods, very spicy foods, or very sweet foods.
Eat room-temperature or cold foods. The smells from hot foods may make your nausea worse.
Ask your doctor or nurse if he or she can help you learn a relaxation exercise. This may make you feel less anxious and more in control, and decrease your nausea.
Ask your doctor or nurse about using acupressure bands on your wrists, which may help to decrease your nausea.
Skin dryness and irritation
This may be a side effect of radiation therapy used by itself or in combination with chemotherapy:
Protect your skin from sun exposure by wearing sunscreen of at least 15 SPF (sun protection factor).
Ask your doctor or nurse what kind of lotion you can use to moisturize and soothe your skin. Don't use any lotion, soap, deodorant, or powder on your skin within 2 hours after treatment because they may cause irritation.
Wear loose, soft clothing over the treated area. Cotton underwear can help prevent further irritation.
Use a donut shaped pillow when sitting.
Don't scratch, rub, or scrub treated skin. After washing, gently blot dry.
Don't bandage skin with tape. If you must bandage it, use paper tape, and ask your nurse to help you place the dressings so that you can avoid irritation.
Don't apply heat or cold to the treated area. Bathe only with lukewarm water because it is less dehydrating.
Keep your nails well trimmed and clean, so you don't accidentally scratch yourself.
Thinking and remembering problems
You may have mild problems with concentration and memory during and after chemotherapy. Being tired can make this worse.
Taking these actions may help:
Make lists and write down important information.
Use other tools to help organize your life, such as calendars, pill dispensers, or alarm clocks.
If you have trouble remembering names, directions, or task sequences, tell your health care provider, and ask what you can do to help improve your cognitive health. This may be especially important to address after your treatment ends.
Tiredness or fatigue
Tiredness is a very common symptom and side effect from chemotherapy and radiation treatments. It is also a symptom of anemia, which is a low red blood cell count as noted from blood tests. Or it can be caused from a B12 vitamin or iron deficiency, which your doctor may also find in a blood test. Whatever the cause, you may feel only slightly tired or you may suffer from extreme fatigue.
Fatigue can last 4 to 6 weeks after treatment ends. Taking these actions may help increase your energy level:
Treat a poor appetite, because eating improperly can make you tired.
If your fatigue is severe or chronic, ask for help with routine tasks that can drain your energy, such as grocery shopping or housework. Some people reduce their hours at work.
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The city of Stockton is selling off dozens of historic buildings, old hotels and pieces of land to make some money.
The Stockton City Council decided to hand a list of 30 properties it owns to commercial brokerage firm CBRE at Tuesday night's meeting.
The city expects to raise $4 million to $7 million to pay down Stockton's claims and costs during Chapter 9 bankruptcy proceedings.
Some of the properties that may go up include Fair Oaks Library, Hotel Terry and The Rod and Gun Club.
"This is a big concern for us. We do pay rent and they get percentage of income each year," said Linda Black, of the Rod and Gun Club.
Black said members planned to go to the Stockton City Council meeting Tuesday night.


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I was making chicken noodle soup for the very first time-- I am not a novice when it comes to making soup. I can make some pretty amazing minestrone and tortilla soup and a mouth-watering bowl of roasted acorn squash deliciousness but chicken noodle? Never made it. Tonight I had some chicken breasts that needed to be cooked and, well, I went for it.
And I burned the butter.
But, I journeyed on with the making of the soup. And, according to my children (whose opinions matter very much to me) it was the best soup they've ever tasted. And I didn't even use a recipe. I just kind of guessed, because chicken noodle soup? I've been eating it for as long as I can remember and so I just figured it out.
A couple weeks ago I saw a thing going around on Twitter to say what inspires you in three words. And goodness, if I couldn't come up with three words.
I. don't. know.?
I'm supposed to write something about inspiration for my Hallmark post this month, I think.
What inspires me? So many things that my mind drew a blank.
I guess I find myself most "inspire-able" by the weather, or rather the change in weather. The moment when I am listening to music and I am moved to turn the volume up a few more notches. When I let it take me away.
I am inspired by the under dog. By the overcoming, and the overcome'd. By the unexpected because I am not easily surprised. By thoughtfulness with no intentions. By random artistic messes. By those who have mercy, and those that desire it.
By things that are nothing but at the same time everything. By what doesn't make sense. By beautiful differences, and imperfections.
What inspires me draws me to thankfulness.
I know what I am not inspired by. Conflict, disapproval, jealousy, pretentiousness, clutter (the kind that's not pretty). I don't think I've ever really thought to get with the program and apply these things to my life already like for real this time.
Because how I choose to surround myself, the soil I plant my soul in, matters.
You know, every time I step foot in the kitchen there's a chance I'm going to burn the butter. I'll set another place at the table; make it part of my special occasion.
It adds fibers to my rope, with my words I write myself a way
What inspires you?
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At least for a little while, Loretto will be a very silly place.
Cresson Lake Playhouse will present "Monty Python's Spamalot" Oct. 16 through 19 and Oct. 24 through 26 at the theater and fans of Python's iconic 1975 film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" should take notice.
While "Spamalot" - written by Monty Python's Eric Idle - is a musical and doesn't follow the "Holy Grail" plot exactly, it's all in tribute to the cult classic. When "Spamalot" hit the Broadway stage in 2005, it held the tag line, "A new musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.'"
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In Cresson Lake Playhouse's production of "Monty Python's Spamalot," Doug Meagher (left) plays King Arthur and Josh Rinaman plays Patsy.
"I really hope that [the audience] thinks it's a translation of the movie, because that's really what it is," said Bryce Britton, the director of the CLP production. "There's some amazing songs, but they're from the movie, or they're written to go with a scene in the movie. ... What I hope is that the movie drives people in."
What Python fans will find is pretty true to the film, Britton, an Altoona resident, said.
"The first night, we watched the movie and I said, 'This is what you're supposed to sound like,'" he explained. "The true change is that my knights, they've created their own characters, but everyone else is straight from the movie."
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What: "Monty Python's Spamalot"
When: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17-19 and Oct. 24-26
Where: Cresson Lake Playhouse, Loretto
Tickets: $17 for adults and $10 for students under age $10; Tickets available by calling 472-4333 or online at www.cressonlake.com
Both "Holy Grail" and "Spamalot" ostensibly tell the story of King Arthur and his loyal knights searching for the mythical Grail. It's just that they tell the story in the most ridiculous way possible, encountering an unkillable Black Knight, killer rabbits, the powerful Knights Who Say Ni, taunting Frenchmen and a powerful sorcerer named ... Tim.
"Spamalot" was a massive hit on Broadway, winning three Tony Awards - best musical, best direction of a musical for Mike Nichols and best performance by a featured actress in a musical for Sara Ramirez, who played the mythical Lady of the Lake, who helps guide Arthur's quest with a booming voice. The show closed after nearly four years and more than 1,500 performances.
The show's long-running national tours made it even more popular. So popular, in fact, that it's still a surprise to see it done on a community theater level. At least, it was a surprise to Doug Meagher, Cresson Lake's King Arthur.
"I went to see their summer show, 'Aida,' and I saw that they were doing 'Spamalot' in the program and I thought, 'Oh they must've cast that by now,' Meagher, 50, of Johnstown, said. "When I saw they were doing auditions, I said, 'I have to do that one."
"I just loved the movie and I'm a big Monty Python fan and it's the first time I've ever seen this show done at the regional level."
"Spamalot" is Meagher's first show with CLP since 2001. He mostly performs in Johnstown, particularly with the Band of Brothers Shakespeare Company.
Meagher says the songs in the show are all of the highest quality, despite their silly nature.
"I think that they're all very well done," he said. "They do a little tongue-in-cheek poke at Broadway shows throughout ... but they've managed to take the strangest subject matter and make songs out of them that could be hit songs.
"I don't think there's a weak song in the show."
Bringing "Spamalot" to the Cresson Lake stage was an exercise in patience, said Elaine Mastalski, the theater's executive director.
"They send out these teasers that will say 'available to amateur theater' and you send in that you're interested," she said. "Then you wait and then they notify you. It took two years."
Once CLP got the rights to do the play, the real work began.
"It is a huge undertaking for a community theater," Mastalski said. "It requires so many men in the cast, and that can sometimes be a challenge to find men who can sing and dance and act, too."
"We had to build almost all the costumes because no one has really done this show. ... Which was huge. And then turning the Playhouse into a castle is a challenge, too."
Once plus of the show is that it brings in a sometimes hard to reach demographic: Men.
"I think a lot of men are anticipating this," Mastalski said. "They like the Monty Python humor and they quote it on an everyday basis."
Unfortunately, that masculine draw has come with a bit of a price.
"[The cast] walked in with such a huge amount of experience and comedy talent," Britton said. "The challenge in the casting really was finding women."
The Lady of the Lake is a substantial part and she has several show-stopping songs, but that leads many female actors to the conclusion that hers is the only role in the musical. But unlike most Monty Python bits, where most female roles were played by men in drag, "Spamalot" has a number of female parts.
But the lack of a big role has led to many women simply leaving the show. Britton has pulled in several different women from the production crew to fill in some of the lost roles.
"I think I've lost, at this point, 15 or 16 women who just came in and said 'Oh, it's just The Lady of the Lake?' and they left," he said. "I've ended up casting men for some of the female parts."
But the show must go on. Besides, what's more Monty Python than men dressed as women?
With such a ridiculous show, the question comes naturally: How do you face down killer rabbits, shrubbery-loving forest knights, women slapping men in the face with fish and all the rest with a straight face?
The answer: You don't.
"I envy actors who I see and I don't know how they manage to keep a straight face," Meagher said. "If you come to see something - the audience thinks there's a great deal of spontaneity to a show, and to a point that's true -- but the actors have heard all these lines 30 times before.
"That being said, I have lost it on stage before."
Britton is happy with just living with the giggles.
"We still haven't had a straight run, where people haven't been cracking up," he said. "I think it's just going to be a part of the show."
Mirror Staff Writer Keith Frederick is at 946-7466.


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On The Face, supermodels Naomi Campbell, Coco Rocha and Karolína Kurková coach aspiring models as they compete to become the face of retailer ULTA Beauty.
Hosted by photographer Nigel Barker, the show (airing Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Oxygen) follows 24 competitors as they compete against each other through photo shoots, commercials and other challenges.
While today's models are much different from those who walked the runways when "supermodel" became part of our lexicon, Rocha, 24, says that a pretty face is just half the battle.
"When I started about 10 years ago, I couldn't even tell a girl from another," Rocha explains. "I want girls to have personality, I don't want them to just be known for great cheekbones or great legs."
Meanwhile, Campbell echoes just how difficult it is to make it in the modeling world.
"You're up against a lot of girls going for the same job, and they only want a selected few, so you really do have to have something outstanding to catch their eye," she says. "In general the world is more competitive these days and there is no real preparation, so it's definitely harder to book the cover of a magazine. It's definitely harder to book in advertising, because they don't just use models anymore."
At 42, Campbell says she's "still blessed to be working" but doesn't pay too much attention to her age or weight.
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The Angel Esmeralda: Nine Stories
The Angel Esmeralda is Don DeLillo's first story collection, and man, can he craft excellent short fiction. Famous for his novels, including Libra and White Noise, DeLillo's prose is concise, clear, and adept at capturing the inner worlds of his characters. He's obviously not a prolific short story writer because the nine stories span the years from 1979 to 2011. They are set in many locations including: Manhattan, Greece, the Caribbean, a prison camp for wealthy offenders, and a rocket ship in outer space, among others.
My favorite piece is "Midnight in Dostoyevsky." It's about two college students at a wintry, unnamed campus, who love to argue about almost everything, including the big questions of life and a stranger's motivations and unknown family life. At the story's beginning, they start contesting each other's opinions about another pedestrian even while they are passing him. They have a heated and involved dialogue about whether this old man's hooded winter garment is a parka, an anorak, or something else. These arguments aren't just idle chatter. For the two students involved, they put their intellectual and perceptive skills on the line, and being right is vital to their sense of pride.
"Human Moments in World War III" also involved a weird conversational tête-à -tête between two astronauts in space. A young scientist and a jaded generalist not only can see the destruction another brutal war is causing on earth, but their space duties are integral to creating more damage and more killings. For DeLillo, communication is the linchpin of all human interactions. With wry humor and characters that exhibit interesting human flaws, the author captures modern life in a series of quirky, bizarre manifestations.
The title story features two nuns who do social work in the tenements of New York City. On the outer walls of one tenement, each time a child dies, someone paints a huge graffiti of the child as an angel. This time, the artist added a sign , "Esmeralda Lopez, 12 Years, Petected in Heven." But Esmeralda isn't that easily vanquished. It's a story about miracles, faith, and how a small murdered child can leave a legacy.
These hot summer days and nights are the perfect time to dip into a short story collection. This one is certainly worth the effort--interesting short fiction by a master writer.
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NAMI Comments on the Planning and Establishment of State-Level Exchanges
October 4, 2010
The Office of Consumer Information and Oversight, Department of Health and Human Services put out a request for comments regarding exchange-related provisions in Title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. NAMI's letter to the Office of Consumer Information and Oversight is below. A PDF of the entire document may also be downloaded.
Index of Comments Submitted
Mr. Jim Mayhew
RE: Planning and Establishment of State-Level Exchanges: Request for Comments Regarding Exchange-Related Provisions in Title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Dear Mr. Mayhew:
On behalf of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), I am writing to submit comments on implementation of the health insurance Exchange-related provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). NAMI is nation's largest organization representing children and adults living with serious mental illness.
As you know, Title 1 of the ACA expands access to health insurance through the establishment of State-level health insurance Exchanges. The Exchanges are central to health insurance reform and, as the key mechanism in the ACA for improving access to affordable, quality coverage, are one of the new law's most important components. Therefore, the ultimate success of reform depends in a large part on the successful development and implementation of the Exchanges.
In submitting these comments, NAMI would like to endorse separate comment that have been submitted to HHS by the Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities (CCD) and the Coalition for While Health (CWH).
A. State Exchange Planning and Establishment Grants
General Comments
NAMI believes that the Exchange Planning and Establishment Grants, required under section 1311 of the Affordable Care Act, can help ensure that states have the resources they need to successfully implement health insurance exchanges that provide access to affordable, quality health coverage. The grants should be of sufficient size to cover a variety of planning and start-up costs associated with any of the following range of required activities:
NAMI urges HHS to be clear in all documents and guidance that the states, by virtue of the fact that they are accepting federal funds for planning and establishing the exchanges, are subject to the non-discrimination requirements of section 1557 of the Act. Thus, they must not discriminate against individuals as prohibited under section 1557. Equally important, states should be cognizant of the fact that the exchanges, and especially the plans operating within the exchanges, as entities established under the Act, are also subject to Section 1557. In particular, exchanges must set their requirements for insurer participation in the exchanges in a manner that ensures that individuals seeking to purchase insurance through the exchange will not face discrimination prohibited by Section 1557.
Question 3: What are some of the major features that states are likely to consider in determining how to structure the exchanges?
NAMI believes that a key factor that states will have to consider in structuring the exchanges is how to limit the risk of adverse selection against the exchange. Adverse selection — the separation of healthier and less-healthy people into different insurance arrangements — will occur if a disproportionate number of people who are in poorer health and have high health expenses enroll in coverage through the insurance exchanges, while healthier, lower-cost people disproportionately enroll in plans offered through the individual and small-business markets outside the exchanges.
If that occurs, the cost of exchange coverage will be higher than the cost of plans offered in outside markets and that would drive up costs not only for consumers and small firms purchasing coverage through the exchanges, but also for the federal government, which must provide premium subsidies to enable low- and moderate-income people to afford coverage in the exchanges. Higher premiums would depress participation in the exchanges by individuals and small businesses, particularly by those people and firms that can obtain better deals in outside markets. That, in turn, could raise premiums even higher in the exchanges and could ultimately result in their failure over time.
States, however, could take a number of steps in how they structure their insurance exchanges to further minimize the risk of adverse selection. HHS should explain the risk adverse selection poses to exchanges and the options states have to limit such risk, and also encourage states to take up these options:
Question 1: What are some of the major considerations for states in planning and establishing exchanges?
States should establish an effective stakeholder process which includes people with disabilities and their representatives. This process should include the state agencies with which the exchanges must work, representatives of the legislative branch, health care providers, persons with relevant expertise and other stakeholders. Stakeholder processes should also provide the opportunity for issue-specific working groups to be created and to give ongoing input into the process.
It is also critical that state laws for transparency, accountability and public participation should be followed. The work, budget, spending and any outside contracting of the exchange should be publicly reported and transparent. Meetings should be open and accessible, with transcripts, agendas and meeting materials publically available.
Both governance and any stakeholder process leading to the creation of the exchange should be accountable to the public. Governing bodies and stakeholder processes must also provide the opportunity for public hearings to solicit input from the general public.
Question 8: What specific planning steps should the exchange undertake to ensure that they are accessible and available to individuals from diverse cultural origins, those with low literacy, disabilities and limited English proficiency?
General Comments
Certifying, recertifying and decertifying health plans is an activity that requires the exercise of substantial discretion in applying government authority and decision making. The best way to ensure accountability and transparency is through the use of governmental staff that will carry out these functions without bias and conflicts of interests and in the best interest of the public. Also, accreditation (provided by CARF, JCAHO, and other appropriate accreditors) is an important mechanism to measure quality and accountability of health care provider and the services and devices they provide.
The ACA prohibits plans from employing benefit designs that have the effect of discouraging people with significant health needs from enrolling. This is a not uncommon practice among insurers, and it will be important that HHS set minimum standards for this requirement, and encourage states to effectively monitor plans to ensure they are complying.
Question 2(a): What issues need to be considered in establishing appropriate standards for ensuring a sufficient choice of providers and providing information on the availability of provider?
It is critical that network adequacy standards ensure that consumers have a choice of the providers they need, within a reasonable geographic proximity to their home or workplace. In addition, if a plan purports to cover a certain item or service, then it must also have in-network providers and suppliers that are able to provide that item or service. Plans should also be encouraged to include Medicaid providers to facilitate continuity of care for families who may transition on and off of Medicaid. Insurance providers should regularly update an electronic directory of contracting providers so that individuals and small businesses can search by health care provider name and see which plans include the provider in their network, and ascertain whether the provider is accepting new patients for a particular health plan.
ACA specifies that a group health plan and a health insurance issuer shall not discriminate with respect to participation in the group or individual health insurance plan or coverage against any health care provider who is acting within the scope of that provider's license or certification under applicable state law.
Ongoing medical management is also required to achieve optimal medical outcomes, mitigate disease progression and optimize health and function. These services are offered in community-based settings such as medical offices but can also be provided in group homes, supported apartments, or similar living arrangements. It is also critical to recognize that recovery for many persons with chronic conditions is not necessarily a linear event. For this reason, individuals with certain chronic conditions may need renewed access at any point along the treatment continuum throughout their lives.
Question 3: What factors are needed to facilitate participation of a sufficient mix of QHPs in the exchange to meet the needs of consumers?
NAMI urges states to design their exchanges first and foremost to benefit consumers, so that they are consumer-friendly marketplaces in which consumers can be assured of adequate, affordable coverage. If they are designed in that manner, a sufficient mix of health insurance carriers will follow.
To achieve this, however, it will be critical for states to make the market rules inside and outside the exchanges the same, so there is a "level playing field" and all plans in the state are required to meet the same certification standards. States that fall short of this goal and allow the market outside the exchange to operate under substantively different rules, are likely to have a difficult time attracting a healthy mix of insurance carriers to their exchange. This also raises the risk of adverse selection and could drive up premium costs for exchange enrollees.
The requirements for risk adjustment, and the temporary reinsurance and risk corridor programs, as well as the requirement that plans pool risk inside and outside the exchanges, are critical tools to limit adverse selection and encourage plans to participate in the exchange. However, these tools will not be sufficient if states do not apply the same rules to plans inside and outside the exchange. HHS should use grant support and technical assistance to help states enact the laws and rules necessary to mitigate adverse selection between the exchange and non-exchange markets.
Question 1: What are the advantages and issues associated with various options for setting the duration of the open enrollment period for Exchanges for the first year and for subsequent years? What factors are important for developing criteria for special enrollment periods?
Question 2: What are some of the key considerations associated with conducting online enrollment?
Question 3: How can eligibility and enrollment be effectively coordinated between Medicaid, CHIP and Exchanges? How could eligibility systems be designed or adapted to accomplish this? What steps can be taken to ease consumer navigation between the programs and ease administrative burden? What are the key considerations related to States using the Exchange or Medicaid/CHIP application information to determine eligibility for all three programs?
Question 1: What kinds of consumer enrollment, outreach, and educational activities are States and other entities likely to conduct relating to Exchanges, insurance market reforms, premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions, available plan choices, etc., and what Federal resources or technical assistance are likely to be beneficial?
Experience is often the best teacher, or at least one of the best tools, and states have had a great deal of experience in creating, implementing and managing enrollment programs, outreach activities and educational efforts through Medicaid and CHIP. While there is no one route to what is most effective and data is not as prevalent as we may wish on what works and what does not, experience should provide states with some sense of what a successful model may look like. There is support to show that a successful model will include one-to-one contact and accessible assistance for individuals and families. There is also experiential evidence to suggest that the use of community based organizations and application "assistors" are integral to getting to some of the harder-to-reach families who struggle with low literacy or may have limited English proficiency.
Question 2: What resources are needed for the Navigator program? To what extent do States currently have programs in place that can be adapted to serve as patients Navigators.
Financial resources are needed in order to have an effective Navigator system in the states. Additionally, training must be provided for patient Navigators on the new provisions that impact consumers. Some programs exist within the disability community to help individuals navigate the systems such as the Disability Program Navigator currently funded by the U.S. Department of Labor to help individuals with disabilities who are seeking employment. For example, the Social Security Administration funds planning specialists to help individuals navigate the complex Social Security system and become employed. In addition, specific training on cultural competency and working with individuals with disabilities should be required.
Question 3: What kinds of outreach strategies are likely to be most successful in enrolling individuals who are eligible for tax credits and cost-sharing reductions to purchase coverage through an Exchange, and retaining these individuals? How can these outreach efforts be coordinated with efforts for other public programs?
1. The need for explicit recognition and enforcement of the essential health benefits requirements of the Exchanges. This includes the requirement that comprehensive mental health and substance use disorder benefits, at parity with medical/surgical benefits, be covered by all plans participating in the Exchanges.
NAMI is extremely pleased that the ACA requires an essential benefits package for all health plans in the individual and small group markets, and that all such plans will be required to cover mental health and substance use disorder services, at parity with medical/surgical services, as essential benefits. These important reforms will both improve the health of millions of Americans and their families and save the health care system many millions of dollars.
As implementation moves forward, NAMI recommends clarity with respect to the essential benefits package as a central component of the Exchanges, enforcement of the benefits requirement as a priority. At this early stage of development, the Department needs to make clear to states and health insurance plans that the ACA requires a robust benefits package for mental health and substance use disorders that includes the full range of mental health treatment, including early intervention, rehabilitative and recovery support services, and that limits on benefits be no more restrictive than those allowed under the Wellstone/Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 and that law's corresponding regulations.
In addition, the Department should develop strong enforcement mechanisms to ensure that all qualified health plans meet the essential health benefits and MH/SUD parity requirements.
2. Enforce strong consumer protections for qualified health plan enrollees to ensure that individuals can easily obtain access to the type, level, and duration of care they need.
NAMI is pleased that the ACA requires health insurance Exchanges to ensure that participating health plans meet a number of critically important consumer protection requirements. It is important to integrate enforcement of the strongest possible consumer protections. Specifically, determinations about who needs what services, levels of care, and lengths of stay should be made by treatment professionals that have met with the patient, and medical management tools such as utilization review, criteria for review and approval of evidence-based treatment services, preferred provider networks, and preauthorization be used appropriately and not be used to deny needed care. The medical management criteria and utilization review tools should also be made available in a transparent manner to service providers to ensure patient access to appropriate care.
Exchanges should also enforce strong transparency requirements to ensure that criteria and reasons for denial of care are disclosed and subject to a meaningful, independent review process that includes examination of plan benefit utilization patterns and enables individuals to effectively challenge a denial.
3. Ensure that coverage is easily accessible for those eligible to receive coverage through the Exchange, and that the Navigator programs are sufficiently funded and staffed to facilitate the enrollment process for those individuals for whom the process may be more burdensome and those transferring between Medicaid eligibility and the Exchanges.
The ACA requires the Exchanges to establish and maintain certain procedures for enrolling eligible individuals into a qualified health plan. The Exchanges should develop strong enrollment facilitation tools and procedures to ensure that all who are eligible to participate in the Exchanges are able to easily access coverage. This is especially important for individuals with mental health and/or substance use disorders, since they are more likely to have difficulties navigating a complicated system.
In developing the Exchanges, the Department should work to ensure that coverage is easily accessible and that all necessary tools are in place to facilitate enrollment. The Navigator programs should include training on working with diverse populations with diverse health needs, including people living with mental illness. Navigators should receive specific training and work closely with consumer groups to ensure that individuals with chronic health conditions, including mental illness and substance abuse conditions, are connected to health insurance coverage that is appropriate for their needs.
In addition, individuals with living with untreated mental illness are less likely to have stable, long-term employment and are more likely to be involved in the criminal justice system. Therefore, the Department needs to ensure that the Exchanges are designed with attention paid to those who may be uninsured, transferring between private and public health insurance, or transitioning out of the criminal justice system. In particular, the Department should encourage State Medicaid programs to utilize the presumptive eligibility option to allow certain qualified providers to grant short-term eligibility and receive federally matched Medicaid reimbursement for care provided to individuals who appear Medicaid eligible.
4. Ensure a strong outreach and education component to implementation and ongoing administration of the Exchanges, targeted to the public, eligible employers, and service providers to ensure sufficient access to coverage and benefits.
Successful implementation of the Exchanges will require a strong outreach and education component to ensure that eligible individuals and employers understand how to access coverage and services. Successful implementation will also require strong outreach and education directed towards health providers, including mental health and substance abuse providers, to ensure that they understand how to help patients access coverage and care and identify violations of their rights as consumers.
In addition, it is important for Exchanges to partner closely with healthcare providers and other community-based organizations and service providers to identify the uninsured and facilitate their enrollment into appropriate health coverage.
5. Ensure that governing boards and others tasked with developing and administering the Exchanges include individuals with expertise regarding the unique needs of individuals with mental health and/or substance use disorders. In particular, administrators of State and federal substance use disorder and mental health programs should be included in the development and management of the Exchanges.
As states and the Department consider the governance structures, requirements, and composition of bodies governing and advising the Exchanges, NAMI would urge the inclusion of State, federal, and nongovernmental experts, including those with experience in mental health services.
The governing boards of each State-based health insurance Exchange, regardless of whether the Exchange is governed by a State agency or non-profit organization, should include individuals with expertise regarding the unique needs of individuals with mental health and/or substance use disorders. Specifically, the governing membership of each State-based Exchange should include administrators of State substance use disorder and mental health agencies. Administrators of publicly funded mental health and substance abuse disorder services should also be consulted in the development and design of the Exchanges in their State.
Appropriate federal administrators and other experts should be included in the development and governance of the Exchanges administered federally, including those with expertise regarding the unique needs of individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. Specifically, NAMI would urge the inclusion of (and consultation with) the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NAMI) and the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as experts on the governing membership of the federally administered Exchanges.
6. Develop the Exchanges in a way that easily facilitates and encourages the participation of large employer plans, if States elect to include issuers of health insurance coverage in the large group market beginning in 2017.
The ACA allows states to open the Exchanges to the large group insurance market beginning in 2017. The goals of the ACA to foster competition, lower costs, and ensure strong patient and consumer protections will be best met by large, effectively managed Exchanges that successfully pool risk and work for the benefit of enrollees. The Department needs to ensure that the Exchanges develop in a way that encourages large group health plans to participate when they become eligible to do so, with the ultimate goal of ensuring the strong consumer protections and health benefit requirements apply to all plans in the individual, small, and large group markets.
Submitted electronically at www.regulations.gov
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Three community groups are considering a merger to allow better service to the community. Talks on a potential merger were announced Tuesday by STEP In....
bio, I agree and disagree with you. The 2nd half of your statement, I completely agree with. As far as the diversity issue, I'm sorry but it's an issue for me, simply because I want to see the diversity within the programs. I want to be able to SEE the diversity.
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Jam, regarding your question, I'd be completely understanding if you were to develop that conclusion. As far as the other part of it..I'm not buying that. I don't think 'non-diversity' is a good thing and I WANT to see diversity in such things as the YMCA, The Center, etc, publicized. That's how I feel and that's why I made my initial comments. I apologize again if it offended anyone or came across even the slightest bit racist. I sincerely mean it when I say that's not how I intended any of my comments. But yes, I do have a problem with the continuous 'all african american photos'. I really want to know that if I'm supporting the Center, I'm supporting a diverse program. That's really what it comes down to for me.
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seems to be a lot of spewing coming from ww, however, i feel kind of the same way. the location the center was in the majority of that neighborhood and the kids that go there are of color. there are also black children that go to the y programs, so, the racial thing needs to end right there. williamsport has a LOT of black families in it, a lot of good black families that want their kids to do something after school fun and good.. personally i dont know what they do with the kids at any of these programs because i dont have them, but, they SHOULD be enforcing how wrong drugs, guns, shootings, sexual abuse and violence is on a daily basis because that whole area is nothing but that...
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wwhickok, regarding your latest comment..... So when I see articles in the newspaper with a photos about an event or activities at organizations such as the YMCA, YWCA or some other Community group and they only show only white kids and adults, am I supposed to think those organizations are not showing diversity? Does that send mixed messages as far as their image is concerned? You also must realize that naturally the majority of kids at the Center will be of the African-American ethnic group and possibly the only ones around for the photo at that time it was taken.
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I think they've got to do a better job at the whole public image thing (SG is part of that). I don't sit around and watch little league and think about 'what groups' people belong to or anything like that. I like to see kids having fun, being involved in the community, being taught, etc. I don't care who they are, what ethnic group they're from, but the public image that keeps getting portrayed isn't very diverse.
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Dj, I do agree. Which is what i was talking about as far as the 'public image'. I keep using the word 'group' because I really don't want to offend anyone but I think we all know what I'm saying. The photo shows 3 black kids and a black adult. I don't have a problem with this BUT I'm not sure in recent years I've ever seen a photo in regards to the Center with a white person in it. Sorta sends mixed messages as far as public image is concerned. I ABSOLUTELY agree that the neighberhood it was located in is where it's help is most needed. As a parent(this is really the stemming point of my relocation feeligns) I'm worried about safety of the neighborhood.
As far as the administration costs being reduced that's great. I also read that they want to make improvements to the programs. I guess this is the 'question area' I had as well. What improvements do they have in mind? I'm all for this merger and I understand my initial comment made it sound like I'm not, but again..
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ww, I think the problem might have stemmed from your question about the pic. I have friends still in the neighborhood whose children attended the after-school program too, but the Sun Gazette just pulled a stock photo for the article.
As for the neighborhood, I feel that's exactly where the Center needs to be to do the most good. There is certainly a bad element that shows up there after hours or during b-ball events, but I'd argue they would show up regardless of the venue if their supposed beef was strong enough. Having the good influences of the Center around is one of the few proven ways we can try to stem the tide of violence that seems to be growing.
According to the article, the merger will hopefully remove some of the administrative costs/duties and allow CAPPA and the Center to focus more on the programs themselves. Sounds good to me!
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As a White Male, I'd also be more than willing to volunteer my time at a place like the Center as well. I don't care what kids go there, I just think it needs a more public view of diversity. That's not the view it gets. I admit my initial comment isn't stated very well, I'm not as savvy with words as apparently other people are, I apologize for that. The Center has an 'image' and I'd like that image to change for the better, but it has that image because of where it was recently located and the escalating issues in that neighborhood, imo. I discussed these opinions back when the relocation of the Center was being discussed. I was all for the Center, but also all for its relocation.
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BTW, While yes I understand what STEP represents and I think their programs are fantastic, the article DOESN'T really dive too far into the changes that the merger will create. Each individual explanation and quote of it is, imo, vague.
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djz, I do agree with you about what it was like when we were kids. I actually spent a lot of time there. I spent a lot of time with Mr. Washington (his program) and it was a ton of fun. My point is not suggest that the Center doesn't serve a purpose, but what I do think is that the majority of its publicity in the recent years has suggested it helps certain kids. I haven't been there in years honestly. You may very well be correct about the Little League connection there. Again nothing about my initial statement was intended to be racist. I have never really liked where Bethune Douglas was located in recent years because of the growing # of violent incidents in the area. It has nothing to do with the kids, it has to do with the neighborhood. When it comes to this merger, I don't have a problem with it as long as it's being done for the right reasons. I'd like to know even more about the plan and the merger beyond what this article provides. That's all I'm saying.
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Yes I read it. Which is EXACTLY why I posed the question.
As for the rest of your statement, you're right, ignorance is bliss and I see a lot of it within your statement.
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I can't speak for the Center of today, as I've been out of the neighborhood for the last few years. However, I can say that as a young white kid growing up a block from BD, I spent countless hours there and never once felt like an outcast or unwanted based on my skin color.
Whether it was time spent on the basketball courts, dances in the gym, playing in the indoor soccer league, my brothers, friends and I were always welcomed by the staff and volunteers. We all played Pop Warner football there and learned baseball from at Maynard Little League
It is true that after Maynard Little League disbanded fewer white families were down at the center on a regular basis, but I think that was more of an issue with finding a new league than anything else.
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back @ wwhickok The answer to your question is in the article. Did you really read it before making your comment? Also do you know what the mission of STEP is? The Mission of STEP is to engage diverse individuals, families and communities in the pursuit of social and economic success. I can possibly understand why it appears to you that The Center caters to one group of kids because for the most part, many are the at risk kids, the underprivileged and those from the nearby neighborhoods of the community it serves. Many of the kids don't participate at the YMCA or elsewhere, due to convenience of location or other reasons, such as affordability. Contrary to popular belief, the kids that participate at The Center are from all ethnic backgrounds. The Center is very diverse.... All I can say about this comment you made is….. "Ignorance is bliss!"
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Here's my question. What's the purpose of this merger?
Did anyone see any white kids in that picture? I'm not trying to sound racist at all. My point by asking that is that the Center that they keep finding a way to put into the news, caters to one group of kids basically and that's it. So it makes me wonder if STEP who offers a wide variety of assistance programs to the citizens here, are going to start "catering" to that group and not others as well. I apologize if this comes across offensively, I don't mean it that way. I don't necessarily have a problem with the merger, as long as its being done for the right reasons. I don't think the Center is a bad thing, I just think it's got a very narrow view.
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Nominations are being accepted for the 2007 James H Burness Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award given annually to recognize any aspect of excellent instruction (lectures, demonstrations, classroom activities, handling of discussions, individual attention, laboratory instruction, etc.) that contributes to the academic quality at Penn State York. The purpose of the award is to recognize excellence in instruction, not to identify the "most popular" faculty member. The teaching award is named in memory of the late James H. Burness in recognition of his outstanding teaching and service to the campus. Burness died in December 1999.
All faculty are eligible to be nominated except for recipients of the award in the past five years: Robert Farrell & John Klingler (2002), Fred Haag & Walter Arnold (2003), Deirdre Folkers (2004), Noel Sloboda & H. Robert Kaufhold (2005), John Dawson (2006).
Two awards will be given: one to a full-time faculty member and one to a part-time faculty member. Do not worry if you are unsure whether a faculty member is full-time or part-time. The Teaching Award Committee will divide the nominations accordingly.
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