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World's pensioners storing up for global care crunch
By Paul Casciato
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - "Young-at-heart" pensioners around the world are living life to the full without considering how they might be cared for when they become ill or infirm in the future, according to a new study.
Across the globe, 72 percent of those aged 65 and above do not consider themselves to be "old" and only 22 percent have put money aside for old age, according to new research that has been released by private health insurance company Bupa.
Although they are living longer and healthier lives with a positive outlook on aging, 66 percent of the over 65s are assuming their families will shoulder the burden of care if they become ill or infirm, according to the research, which included a survey of more than 12,000 people across 12 countries this year.
"We are seeing the start of a global care crunch with people across the world failing to plan for their old age," Bupa International Medical Director Dr Sneh Khemka said.
French pensioners revealed themselves to be the most young-at-heart nation with nearly a third (32 percent) believing that people are only "old" when they're over 80.
People in China, who believe old age starts before the age of 60 (65 percent), have emerged as those least young-at-heart, while Brazilians are those most looking forward to old age (17 percent compared to 3 percent globally).
Indians appeared to be the least bothered of all countries surveyed about getting older (70 percent) and the best prepared with 71 percent of Indians stating that they have already made some kind of preparation for their later years.
Russia lags behind all countries surveyed with two-thirds admitting they have failed to make any preparations at all. Continued...


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Green Bay's Furious Rally Falls Short at Cleveland State
CLEVELAND, Ohio (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Freshmen Daniel Turner (McCordsville, Ind.) and Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.) combined for 26 points and 19 rebounds to lead a furious rally by visiting Green Bay (14-17, 8-10 HL) Saturday afternoon, but senior Norris Cole and Cleveland State (24-7, 13-5 HL) held off the Phoenix in a 64-57 win at the Wolstein Center.
Green Bay was looking to spoil a team's bid at a share of the Horizon League Championship for the second time in six days, but the Phoenix dug themselves a hole early due to a tough start offensively. The visitors started 1-of-16 from the field and trailed 19-4 with 12:32 remaining.
Aided by an 8-for-8 effort at the line, Green Bay trailed just 28-17 at the break despite shooting just 19 percent (4-21). The Phoenix held CSU to 39.3 percent shooting and only two free throws.
With four points from senior Rahmon Fletcher (Kansas City, Mo.) and a three-pointer by sophomore Seth Evans (Seneca, Ill.), the Phoenix came out of the break on a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to four (28-24) with 17:53 to play.
Evans finished the game with 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field and knocked down a pair of three-pointers in a season-high 32 minutes of action.
Cleveland State responded to again increase its lead to double figures, and the Vikings led 48-33 with 10:32 to play. Getting six points from Brown and five from Turner, Green Bay went on an 18-5 run over the next six minutes. Two free throws from Brown made it 53-51 with 4:05 to play, and Turner had a chance to tie it on the team's next possession but missed a pair from the line.
Brown had 13 points and seven rebounds while hitting all nine of his free throws, and Turner had 13 points and 12 rebounds for his second career double-double.
Cole, the likely Horizon League Player of the Year, scored the next eight points for the Vikings to help stave off the Phoenix rally. The senior guard finished the game with 22 points, 10 rebounds and five assists to lead the Vikings.
Green Bay hit 13-of-26 shots from the field in the second half to increase its overall shooting percentage to 36.2 percent. The Phoenix finished the game 20-of-24 from the free-throw line.
Fletcher gave the Phoenix a fourth player in double figures with 10 points and in the process passed Mike Schactner for fifth place on the program's all-time scoring list.
With the regular season in the books, Green Bay will begin the Horizon League Tournament on Tuesday as the seventh seed and will play an opening round game at sixth-seeded Wright State at 6 p.m.
BROWN, Alec 2-9 9-9 13; TURNER, Daniel 5-8 2-4 13; EVANS, Seth 4-5 2-3 12; FLETCHER, Rahmon 4-10 2-2 10; PERINE, Bryquis 0-6 4-4 4; BAKER, Steve 1-3 0-0 2; LESAGE, Greg 1-4 0-0 2; WILLIAMS, Jarvis 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 17-47 20-24 57.
COLE, Norris 7-15 7-8 22; POGUE, Aaron 5-5 2-3 12; HARMON, Trevon 3-9 4-4 11; KAMCZYC, Tim 3-5 0-0 8; MONTGOMERY, Jeremy 3-9 0-0 7; LATAS, Joe 1-2 2-2 4; NDAYE, Luda 0-1 0-0 0; MCCOY, Josh 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 22-49 15-17 64.
Green Bay...................... 17
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Cleveland State............... 28 36 - 64

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Jessica Fuhl writes
Before we head off for the day, here's just a taster of tweets and responses to some of the discussions that have taken place here in Manchester today...
We're back live blogging day two of the conference tomorrow morning, but in the meantime here's a handy list of people tweeting from the conference, compiled by the NHS Confederation.
Jessica Fuhl writes
I've just popped into a session about integrating social care and heard some really great examples of things happening in Barking and Dagenham, and Norfolk.
Dr Jagan John is a GP and clinical director at NHS Barking and Dagenham. He said:
If you're looking for a particular model to fit your area, it doesn't work. There is no where like like Barking and Dagenham.
He explained how an integrated approach had led to over 1,300 patients with MDT having care plans in place, has created a 12% reduction in length of stay for patients with longterm conditions, and how there are "132 GP practices, three local authorities, two acute care trusts and one community provider delivering care". He added that "even the most troublesome GPs get on board when they see the difference that we've made to patients".
Chief executive of the Social Care Institute for Excellence Andrea Sutcliff was in the audience for the session and was curious to hear about the catalysts for structural integration. Poor public health statistics, the introduction of personalisation, and the new commissioning roles in the changing NHS were given as reasons by Barking and Dagenham, and Norfolk.
Jessica Fuhl writes
Mike Foster has alerted us the the fact that there is a huge amount on the NHS Employers web site about staff engagement in the NHS; he wanted to make sure people had the chance to see it following Sir Stuart Hampson's speech on staff engagement earlier today.
You can access that in more detail online here. There's also an online resource toolkit about staff engagement there, so take a look.
Lizzi Easterbrook writes
Elsewhere today, according to reports from the HSJ, the NHS Commissioning Board are creating a new portal called MyHealth which will allow patients to look at their health records online as well as making appointments and getting prescriptions.
The site is designed to replace HealthSpace which our colleagues on Guardian Government Computing wrote about last month after Dr Charles Gutteridge said:
It is too difficult to make an account; it is too difficult to log on; it is just too difficult... I don't think I am hiding anything if I say to you that we will not continue with HealthSpace. We will close it down over the next year or so.
Jessica Fuhl writes
I've also been speaking to a few delegates here at the conference and exhibition. Anthony Marsh is chief executive of West Midlands Ambulance NHS trust. Talking about today's key note speeches, he said:
It was good to see Lansley commit to improving services and acknowledge the financial pressures the NHS is under. I'm most looking forward to listening to other colleagues talk about what they are doing, particularly in regards to maximising their staff's ambition to improve services for patients.
Another attendee told me that she thought that the health secretary made a "very stong point" at the start of his speech in regards to the point he made on the BMA taking industrial action tomorrow - "It was brave, and clear".
Jessica Fuhl writes
Don't forget that you can catch up with some of today's keynote speeches via the NHS Confederation's website for the conference.
There will be more videos from the conference later this week.
Jessica Fuhl writes
We've just popped into the session on assuring quality in the new system, which asked "whose job is it really?"
Ian Cumming, who is national director of quality during transition at the Department for Health's national quality board, explained that boards and professionals will retain prime responsibility for quality but also stressed the importance of the roles of the CQC, Monitor and the new NHS Commissioning Board.
He explained how the NHS will be rolling out a single quality national online dashboard which will include new indictors. The dashboard is not "a performance management dashboard", he said, but a catalyst to "spark debate".
He ended with a very strong message by showing the audience pictures of stage four pressure sores on NHS patients and said: "This is what it means to patients when we get it wrong". Cumming said his view was summarised perfectly by an Indian cherokee saying:
If you listen to the whispers you don't have to hear the screams.
David Dalton, chief executive at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, commented on the areas that he said needed to be looked at in assuring quality:
- Failure to deliver co-ordinated care
- Extensive waste
- Failures in care
- Unnecessary variations in care
- Misuse of treatments
- Patients only getting 50% of evidence based care
Jessica Fuhl writes
The former chair of John Lewis is concluding his session. He says:
I can only begin to understand some of the challenges the NHS is facing.
He explains that staff engagement is highly important, and wishes the health service luck with the future.
Attendees at the conference today will now split into several breakout sessions including:
- Creating the new local public health system
- Medical revalidation: how do we reap the rewards?
- Reforming social care: what's the added value of integrating health and social care?
- Balancing financial sustainability with quality and access in the new system
- Improving efficiency and improving care: long term conditions and medically unexplained symptoms
- Patient choice beyond borders: Implications of the EU Directive on cross-border healthcare for NHS commissioning and providers
- Clinical Commissioning Groups: to authorisation and beyond
- Sharing the learning from devolved nations: the health and social care experience of Wales and Northern Ireland
We'll be listening in to a few of some of the sessions, and keep you updated on the debate, so please do get in touch with anything you're particularly keen to hear more about by commenitng below or tweeting us at @GdnHealthcare.
Jessica Fuhl writes
"Making people feel they are part of something" is key, says Hampson. After his keynote, delegates will split into different groups to discuss topics. If you want to take a look at some of the topics which will be looked at, then check out the NHS Confederation's summary of sessions and speakers online here.
The conference and exhibition main page also has a lot of information from the event, including the latest news, and resources and presentations from speakers - definitely worth taking a look at.
Jessica Fuhl writes
What does the audience of NHS staff make of Sir Stuart Hampson's speech on employee engagement?
Lisa Rodrigues is head of a mental health trust. She's just tweeted:
Would be interesting to hear a bit more about how the NHS can implement some of the great examples of staff engagement in the retail sector that Hampson is giving...
Jessica Fuhl writes
If you're interested in some of the ideas that Sir Stuart Hampson is putting forward, then it may be worth taking a look at a couple of comment pieces on the network on what the NHS can learn from the retail sector...
Roy Lilley: forget the health bill. NHS, meet Tesco
What the NHS can learn from the high street on patient feedback
Jessica Fuhl writes
Sir Stuart Hampson is former chair of John Lewis. He is the last person to speak at today's keynote session. He says he is going to talk about "delivering high productively, which isn't just about being nice to eachother, but delivering targets."
He explains that business "really took off" at John Lewis when they managed to buy a bulk of silk at a very cheap price, and instead of selling it on at the usual price they would, they sold it with the same margin to "pass on the skills of our good buy". He's also giving a couple of other examples of "sustainable" business for "the benefit of the customer".
For Hampson, "organisations which understand their history are the best to move forward."
John Lewis was expected to suffer during the recession, Hampson explains. He says that actually the organisation did really well, and politicans and and commentators are beginning to take note of that. The key to our success? "Employee engagement", he says.
Jessica Fuhl writes
For Ben Page, the most important thing is to engage patients with service change.
We're now onto a debate between the three speakers (Ben Page, Stephen Dorrell and Ruth Carnall).
At the moment they're debating payment by results. For Dorrell, he is "all for payment by results, just not payment by activity".
The next question from the floor is about motiviating change. Carnell argues that new roles in commissioning for doctors will invigorate them. "Building the capability to support emerging commissioners is so so key," she says.
Jessica Fuhl writes
The King's Fund have just tweeted this, very useful!
Don't forget to follow the #Confed2012 hasthtag
Jessica Fuhl writes
Dorrell's speech is remarkably similiar to one he made last week at the think tank Reform's summit on delivering efficiency savings. You can catch up on our live blog covering the summit online here.
Before Dorrell, Dame Ruth Carnall from NHS London spoke about the importance of management in the new NHS. Carnall will be leaving her role at NHS London soon; we reported last summer how she used Twitter to express confidence in capital's commissioning groups.
Jessica Fuhl writes
Stephen Dorrell is now talking about "how to deliver change management in a service as sensitive as the NHS".
He says that we need "to make the case for change". He argues:
We have inherited a structure of services that were designed for a different purpose at a different time. People now live longer and we have to deliver a more joined up service for that. That's why, on the health committe, we set out our aims to meet the new demands of patients that we are facing.
We have to meet these continuing demands through unprecedented efficiency savings. I'm often asked how we're going to meet these demands which people see as impossible. We can meet them not by looking at savings in the traditional structure of the NHS, but by maing the case for a fundamental change in the way care is delivered. This means joined-up services.
Jessica Fuhl writes
We've now moved on to a panel discussion on reconfiguration and public and political resistance to change - "how do we overcome the challenges?"
On the panel: Dame Ruth Carnall, chief executive, NHS London; Ben Page, chief executive, Ipsos Mori; Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP, chair, Health Select Committee.
We've also had a comment from a doctor about Lanley's comments on tomorrow's industrial action:
His government is making doctors pay more into their pensions than any other comparable group. 14.5% for doctors but 7.5% for MPs and others. This after already agreeing and uplift and working longer.
It's the unfairness we object to and are being bullied into accepting. Its not about money.
And its not true nurses will have to pay more if we don't We only want a fair deal. And for his information our patients agree with us not with him or the odious headlines in the papers
You can add your voice to the debate by commenting below.
Jessica Fuhl writes
Here's a short storify of reactions to Lansley's speech and questions which followed:
Don't forget that you can tweet us your thoughts at @GdnHealthcare.
Jessica Fuhl writes
The health secretary is now referring to the social care white paper which he says he will have the opportunity to look at in the upcoming weeks. He argues tha "itntegration is intrumental to delivering the best care for patients." For him though, it is not a "structural" integration which is needed, but new approaches and perspectives that need to be adopted.
Lansley is now explaining that he hopes this week's conference will be an opportunity to explore some of the issues that he has referred to. He concludes by saying that "I am looking forward to looking forward in the NHS".
Now on to questions to the health secretary...
Jessica Fuhl writes
The most important things for leaders in the NHS is "leadership, innovation and integration", Lansley explains. Hopefully these are all things that we will hear a lot more about putting into practice in the next few days.
Back to service-change now:
Service change is not about shutting things down. We need to recognise that patients should go to services which are specialised. Reconfiguration will be different across the country. We can strike a balance - we can deliver to patients the clear and consistent message that we need to.
Change will come, but it needs to be change that patients recognise as the right care at the right time.
Jessica Fuhl writes
We're now on to QIPP an efficiency savings. Lansley explains that many think that the £20bn figure is a cut in funding, but in reality it is "a continuous drive in financial efficiency". He argues:
I know it's tough. Yes, it gets harder over time. But in order to make savings, and make improvements in services, one has to go beyond the short term savings on to innovation which will deliver the longterm savings in the future.
This is not just innovation in products and drugs. This is about service innovation - it is fundamentally about continuosly re-designing the service that we provide.
He uses the 111 telephone service as an example of good service re-design. Telehealth is referred to as another example.
Jessica Fuhl writes
The health secretary now explains that "the vision of the NHS" is the most important part of the new reforms, not the new structure of the NHS. He says there are three main parts of this vision:
- For every patient they should feel there is "no decision about them, without them"
- We need to "bring leadership to the forefront of the NHS", from within the service, not from outside
- We have to measure and benchmark care: "We need to know what good care looks like"
Jessica Fuhl writes
Andrew Lansley is now stepping up for his keynote address.
He begins by saying that this week's event is a "great opportunity" for the NHS.
His is now "calling on doctors to think again before going on a strike":
I had direct meetings with the trade unions. I had meetings with the chair of the council of the BMA. He didn't turn up to a single on of those meetings, which doesn't say much. Rather than engage, the BMA choses to ignore the financial issues facing the NHS. We cannot prioritise doctors over other public service workere when we have to tighten our belts.
The BMA is seeking a less fair deal for NHS staff overall, something which others might not understand. Pensions will have to be paid for many many years after people stop paying a contribution. £83bn is the total cost of the pension scheme - around three quarters comes from the tax-payer. It is not fair and it is not sustainable. The BMA is creating uncertainty for patients who can only dream of getting a pension like that. I call for the BMA to think again.
Jessica Fuhl writes
A lot of people tweeting today's keynote speakers:
The hashtag on Twitter is #Confed2012.
Mike Farrar is concluding his address by explaining how he sees people working togther in the NHS, and stresses the importance of working with the commercial sector. He also says "we're capable of working with social value communities".
"We need to stretch ourselves", he adds.
Jessica Fuhl writes
Mike Farrar is now talking about the importance of community care moving forward with the reforms, specifically, "breaking down the barriers of primary and secondary care".
He says that integration is "so important". For the chief executive, there are also three actions that need to be implemented "for a sustainable future of the NHS":
- Communicate that vision to the public
- Need the mechanics of the system to make it the right thing to do, financially
- Have the right mind set as lcoal leaders to "be brave"
He adds:
Our politicans have been discredited recently, we need to help them feel better about the NHS. Overall health population issues have been overshadowed by desires for restructure - we now need to move forward from this. How compelling would it be for us to take stories of the NHS and make them narratives that people can understand on a local basis.
He also talks about end of life care for his mother who has recently passed away, and why he chose residential care instead of hospital care. For him, "too many people are being treated in hospitals unneccessarily".
Jessica Fuhl writes
For Mike Farrar, "The next ten years are as important as the upcoming months following the passing of the Health and Social Care Act".
If I think about now about what we're doing with the NHS there are some obvious things which strike me", he says. He lists these things as:
- "Making the new act work"
- Public confidence: "Absolutely essential"
- We have this industrial action for the first time in many years: "Whatever your thoughs are on this, we shouldn't be dragging patients in to this", he argues
- The financial challenges facing the NHS, and how this will affect patient care
The chief executive of the confederation is also talking about some of the recent responses to the Confederation's survey. He explains that the thing which stands out the most is making fundamental longterm changes - not just short-term ones.
He also explains that "cultural changes can give better outcomes", some familiar words which we may be hearing a lot of over the next few days...
Jessica Fuhl writes
There's over 2000 delegates at the event today - and Sir Keith Pearson has just stepped up to address them all now.
He explains that this is the first time that the NHS Confederation has come togther after the passing of the new Health and Social Care Act. He says:
There are many things for us to be looking at over the next three days, not just the act but also efficiency savings that the NHS should be making and other challenges. It is a time for us to look forward with these challenges, and I hope that you all come away at the end of this week invigorated after much discussion and having met many great people.
Sir Keith Peason also acknowledges that the Confederation is welcoming many new people who will be working in the new structure of the NHS, as well as seeing many other people for the last time before they will be leaving the old NHS. He thanks those people and says that they've "played a vital role in preparing the NHS for its future".
He also praises SHA and PCT leaders for their "professional leadership and tireless dedication".
Jessica Fuhl writes
Afternoon all, I'm live blogging from the conference in Manchester today - if there's anything you would like to see us cover then please leave your comments below or tweet us at @GdnHealthcare.
We have the keynote session kicking off at 12.45. First up is Sir Keith Pearson, who is chair of the NHS Confederation. We reported last November that he argued the NHS wasn't caring for older people properly, so this may be one of the things he addresses in his speech.
NHS Conederation's chief executive Mike Farrar will follow. He is expected to argue that politicians need to be braver when it comes to putting the case for change in the NHS.
Sources at the conference have told us that Lansley's speech, which follows Mike Farrar's welcome address, will address the issue of the inductrial action from doctors tomorrow, before moving on to explain how the NHS should move forward with the new reforms.
Lizzi Easterbrook writes
It's an early lunchtime round up from us before we start to update you with the latest news from the NHS Confederation annual conference.
There is an interesting story in GP magazine today following their story yesterday that 91% of PCTs are restricting procedures on 'non-urgent' or 'low clinical value treatments' for example hip or knee operations and weight loss surgery. The health minister, Simon Burns MP responded in an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live to say that if this is proven, the secretary of state has:
the powers with regard to the organisation of PCTs to both remove non-executives from the PCTs if they are not prepared to change the practices and to remove the chair.'
Also, The Telegraph are reporting that emergency frailty units in A&E departments could save up to £100 million a year and help elderly patients be treated at home and in the community.
Lizzi Easterbrook writes
Health Education England (HEE) has announced that Ian Cumming will be their first chief executive. He is currently national director for quality at the Department of Health and will continue these duties for a short period while HEE is established. Commenting on the announcement, he said:
We have a great opportunity to shape a future healthcare workforce that can improve healthcare outcomes, building services around the needs of patients and communities. HEE will lead the new system to support healthcare providers and professionals as they identify the critical workforce challenges and ensure services have the right people with the right skills and behaviours, where and when they are needed
Lizzi Easterbrook writes
We will be live-blogging from the NHS Confederation annual conference later today with updates from key sessions and speakers. We will also be tweeting so follow us @GdnHealthcare and using the hashtag #confed2012 for the latest news and please get in touch to let us know what you think of the speeches.
Clare Horton writes
Also making headlines this morning, a snapshot survey by Pulse magazine has found that fewer than one in four GPs surgeries will be affected by doctors taking industrial action on Thursday over a pensions shakeup. But the British Medical Association claims that four out of five hospitals are cancelling planned operations and outpatients appointments as a result of the action.
In the Independent, health editor Jeremy Laurance says doctors are increasingly divided about whether to support the action. He writes:
Ministers warn that more than one million appointments, tests and operations scheduled for tomorrow will have to be postponed and rearranged. Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, has suggested doctors work an extra day next Saturday to catch up with the backlog, a proposal ignored by the BMA.
However, the one million missed appointments is a worst case scenario. Indications are that the level of disruption will be much lower
The Guardian's chief political correspondent, Nicholas Watt, reports that the government is planning to make cuts to England's 28 cancer networks, which have won widespread praise for the way in which they help NHS primary care trusts improve care. Paul Burstow, the social care minister, confirmed said the indicative budget for the networks was being cut from £18.5m in 2012-13 to £10m.
The BBC reports that a finance watchdog has warned that £24m in cash bailouts given to four Welsh local health boards are "unsustainable". Aneurin Bevan, Cwm Taf, Cardiff and Vale and Powys Teaching boards received £24m in Welsh government loans in May. But auditor general Huw Vaughan Thomas said that as a result, the boards now face larger deficits to make up this year.
A top doctor has warned that NHS hospitals are using end-of-life care to help elderly patients to die because they are difficult to look after and take up valuable beds, according to the Telegraph.
And the Independent reports that long-awaited moves to overhaul the social care system face yet more delays amid fresh signs of government alarm over their potential cost. The already delayed social care white paper might not now be published until the autumn, it says, as ministers are still agonising over how to afford the burgeoning expense of looking after a rapidly ageing population.
If there's a report, story or event you'd like to share, please add a comment below the line or tweet us: @GdnHealthcare
Clare Horton writes
Good morning and welcome to the daily blog from the Guardian's healthcare network.
We're at the NHS Confederation annual conference, which opens in Manchester later today. The health secretary, Andrew Lansley, will be today's keynote speaker and the conference is also due to hear from Sir Keith Pearson and Mike Farrar, the chair and chief executive respectively of the Confed.
On the network this morning, we've a whole package of features and analysis, assessing how the health service is adapting under parallel reforms - the government's reorganisation of services, and the innovations managers and clinicians are introducing themselves. Richard Vize, who has edited our Health matters special (published as a supplement in today's paper), says:
Despite the cheap abuse about "bureaucrats", effective management and leadership is needed more than ever, as doctors take on their new commissioning role and look for staff to analyse the data, decide the options, agree contracts, monitor performance and manage the money.
Power is now more widely dispersed. The NHS Commissioning Board dominates but, as clinical commissioning groups establish their independence – and health and wellbeing boards find their voice – central control will begin to weaken. With no one clearly in charge, negotiation skills will be in high demand.
Vize also looks at how health service professionals and new regulatory bodies are operating during this period of unprecedented change.
The NHS Confederation conference dominates today's news agenda. A confed survey of health service chief executives has found that almost half expect the quality of patient care to decline in the next year, with treatments rationed and waiting times rising. Mike Farrar has warned that:
without action on the way we provide health and social care, the NHS looks like a super-tanker heading for an iceberg
The BBC says Farrar has urged politicians to be braver when it comes to putting the case for change in the NHS.
Here's the agenda for the conference today:
11.00-12.00 Fringe sessions
12.45-12.50 Conference welcome from the chair Cathy Newman, news journalist, Channel 4
12.50-13.00 Welcome from Sir Keith Pearson, chair, NHS Confederation
13.30-13.15 Welcome from Mike Farrar, chief executive, NHS Confederation
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Could Diego Restrepo be the goalkeeper to push Zac MacMath? He will get his chance to show just that to John Hackworth.
Restrepo told SBI Wednesday that he will make his way to the City of Brotherly Love after a week-long training stint with D.C. United as the former University of Virginia standout is working to find a landing spot in MLS. Could that be with the Union and a coach in Hackworth he has a standing relationship with from his days in the U.S. youth system? We will see.
Since leaving college Restrepo has spent the past two seasons in Colombia with America de Cali and Venezuela's Deportivo Tachira. Out of contract in South America, the goalkeeper is looking to return home.
Here are some other notes from around the MLS Eastern Conference:
Fire midfielder Corben Bone's offseason has gone from having his option declined, to being re-signed and now to a training stint with Spanish club Atletico Madrid. Bone signed up for another tour of duty with the only club he's ever known and will now get some experience in Spain before catching up with the club – which is stacked with trialists – in California.
"There were a number of reasons behind sending Corben to train with Atletico Madrid during the first phase of preseason camp," Fire Vice President of Soccer Operations Gui Petrei told the club's website. "We feel the opportunity to train in Madrid will give him momentum as he comes back to fight for a spot in our midfield."
February 24th the Crew will take the next step in honoring the memory of a fallen teammate when they take on the University of North Carolina in the first Kirk Urso Memorial Match. Urso passed away in August of 2012 from congenital heart disease at the age of 22. Proceeds from the match will go to the Kirk Urso Fund that supports research for heart health.
There are few gaps on Houston's roster. One place the club is looking for depth, however, is in defense and there is a familiar face, Mike Chabala, in camp looking to provide just that. The defender spent six seasons in Houston, making 47 appearances, before being traded to the Portland Timbers in 2011 with Lovel Palmer for Adam Moffat. Now he is back and looking to latch on for another run with the Texas club.
"Dominic [Kinnear] and I spoke on and off during the off-season," Chabala told the club's website. "Obviously, the team has been doing extremely well over the past few years, so it's a matter of whether or not this is a good fit for both of us. [Dom and I] had some good conversations and I'm just here to make the most of this opportunity."
On draft day the Impact took a chance when it selected Louisville midfielder Paolo DelPiccolo, who was on trial with Eintracht Frankfurt during the draft, in the second round. That risk will not yield a return, for now at least, as DelPiccolo has signed a short term deal with the German club. According to reports, the youngster will play with the U-23 team in hopes of earning a full time deal. If things do not work out, Montreal remains an option for the young midfielder.
"Montreal has been really great," DelPiccolo told Yanks Abroad. "They've been really supportive of the decision. They said 'look, we're very happy for you. We're drafting you knowing you may not be with us this season.' They still have my rights. They made it really easy. There's no bad feelings between us and they know I can potentially come back to play for them. Right now I just think this is a great opportunity to work my way up over here in Europe."
With the news of MLS and USL Pro coming to an agreement, New England is poised to become one of the first clubs to take advantage. News is filtering, and reported on SBI Wednesday, that the Revolution will sign an affiliation with the Rochester Rhinos to take advantage of the agreement. The deal will go into place for the 2013 season.
Sporting are set to get an injection on the wings without having to go outside the organization. According to reports, Bobby Convey feels back to his old self with no extended ramifications from the hamstring injury that marred his 2012 season. If the left winger has found his fountain of youth, it could pay off for SKC.
"I don't feel old any more," said the 30-year-old Convey. "I feel good. We'll see what happens going forward. I really hope to be doing well. I probably haven't felt this fit since I've been in England."
Ryan Nelsen is not the only new staff member whose career with TFC will start soon, as the club formally announced the addition of Pat Onstad as Chief Scout and Manager of Football Partnerships. Onstad worked with TFC President and General Manager Kevin Payne for two years in D.C., and is being brought to the club to head up their scouting division and developing relationships with other clubs, academies and agencies.
"I had the pleasure of working with Pat at D.C. United and have great respect for him. He's meticulous, diligent, and he knows our league very well," Payne said in a club release. "He's a perfect fit for this role and will be a great asset for our club."
The Imperative Voice
Philly might be a better spot for Restrepo, if he can beat out the younger MacMath. Philly only has 2 contract keepers, so he's practically assured of making the team. Hamid is also young but gives up a 1/3 of a goal per game less than MacMath and thus poses more of a long term first team obstacle. Plus as an emerging young playoff team DC may be less inclined to rock the boat.
Actually, ANYWHERE would be a better fit for Restrepo b/c DCU released him after one week. So it's Philly or somewhere else but not DCU.
The Imperative Voice
NE + Rochester = NYRB left out of an easy choice. Harrisburg = Philly. Dayton = Columbus? In which case, what, Wilmington? A good move for NE to make sure they don't get caught out in the musical chairs game.
Kinnear tends to like His Guys, but historically players like Cochrane and Ngwenya were no better when re-cycled back through town, perhaps worse. I see how Chabala is safe and "knows the system," but he's been flushed once already, and I don't see how this improves the team. Kind of like when we signed Jason Garey a few years back, when we needed forward help. Started the first game, faded to the bench, played ten games, never scored a goal. He was bad enough he gave the rookie Bruin plenty of room to emerge, in which case why bother? Roster filler when what we need to progress to championships is some upgrades.
Benny Dargle
Affiliations appear to be for those clubs unwilling or unable to have their own Reserve Squad. Given the size and strength of NYRB's academy and the financial resources available for a full roster, they should be using a reserve squad approach anyway. Which team their reserve team is matched against in USL Pro for purposes of playing a home-and-home series is far less critical.
Re: Chicago; define "stacked with trialists"
I'm a bit surprised that the Onstad situation hasn't gotten more press. Very bizarre story. Onstad announced that he was stepping down to take a coaching role with TFC. TFC denied that he had been hired. He was then still listed on DCU's coaching staff. It was then announced he was living. And TFC now says he's a development guy (not a GK coach). You have to wander what the mixup was that had TFC denying that he'd been hired or that they were talking to him–weird.
That's just TFC being TFC. Nothing to report here. Move along.
The first rumour was that Onstad was leaving to join as an assistant coach (not goalkeeper). TFC denied they were making any additions to their coaching staff. Which was true; standard politically correct non-denial. Onstad was then announced as joining TFC as chief scout in a front-office role.
Is TFC trying to avoid some kind of compensation due DC? Guy is way more qualified to be GK coach. Strange story.
ed - houston
a healthy convey, if he regains form, is scary for eastern teams. been a fan since before his Reading days.
ed - houston
Jao Plata to RSL, they NEED him, should be a good fit
Ivor Driver
Restrepo would make a good #2 to push MacMath in Philly. Speaking of goalies, how long will it be before the Chivas train wreck trades Dan Kennedy to Vancouver for Omar Salgado?


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Vintage Gruen Watches
Common as they are today, wristwatches are a relatively new entry into the world of timepieces. In fact, as recently as the early decades of the 20th century, men considered wristwatches too effeminate, instead favoring traditional pocket watches. While a variety of factors helped shift consumer tastes, Gruen did more than perhaps any other watch company to make the wristwatch popular.
D. Gruen & Son was founded in 1894 by Dietrich Gruen and his son, Fred; Dietrich had previously founded the Columbus Watch Manufacturing Company in Columbus, Ohio, in 1876, but left in 1894 when the company went bankrupt. In 1900, D. Gruen & Son became D. Gruen, Sons & Company when George Gruen, Dietrich's other son, joined the firm.
At first, Gruen imported movements from Switzerland, which the company finished with cases and then sold. In its early years, Gruen sold only pocket watches, but even then the company emphasized size and comfort for the user—while other companies were making big, heavy 18-size watches, Gruen manufactured smaller 16-size watches, and later 12-size watches. This approach quickly led to the first Gruen watch of many that would change the market.
Gruen released the VeriThin in 1904. By rearranging pieces of the watch movement, Gruen managed to make a watch that was only about 7 mm thick—a third thinner than most other watches—while still meeting railroad watch precision standards, the most exacting accuracy tests of the time. Unlike most other companies, Gruen sold its watches as complete, finished products, rather than as pieces to be assembled by a jeweler.
In 1908, Gruen released its first wristwatches for men and women. From the start, women's wristwatches sold much better, beginning with a convertible model. This wristwatch was shaped just like a pocket watch but had detachable straps. Thus, women could wear it as a wristwatch, as a pocket watch, on a chain, or in a number of other ways.
At the time, men generally preferred more rugged, precise pocket watches. World War I, however, changed that. Down in the trenches or on a plane, soldiers realized that wristwatches were much more practical and convenient than pocket watches.
Gruen and other companies manufactured both wristwatches and pocket watches for the military, but it was careful to call wristwatches "strap watches" in order to avoid any femini...
The 1910s saw a few notable changes for Gruen: Dietrich Gruen died in 1911, and the company broke ground on its own Swiss-style movement factory in Cincinnati, later to be called "Time Hill."
Wristwatches became more popular in the 1920s, especially with women. In 1921, Gruen released the Cartouche for ladies, the first wristwatch featuring a movement designed specifically for this new form of timepiece. Previously, wristwatches had round pocket-watch movements, which largely dictated the shape of the case. The Cartouche movement, on the other hand, was rectangular, which allowed a sleeker wristwatch design. The Cartouche was successful, far ahead of its time.
In 1924, Gruen released a watch to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dietrich Gruen's patent for an improved movement piece. This pocket watch featured a movement of solid gold and always came in a luxurious case. Only 600 were made—one for each month of the 50 years—and the exquisite quality of these watches helped Gruen build its reputation.
The following year, Gruen began selling the Quadron, a men's wristwatch similar in design to the women's Cartouche. The Quadron was the first wristwatch in the market to be as accurate as a high-quality pocket watch, and its precision helped Gruen market the Quadron as a "manly," reliable timepiece.
Gruen continued to influence the market later in the decade when it released the Techni-Quadron in 1928, one of the first "doctor's watches" (so-called because the watch's separate second-hand dial made it easy for a doctor to take a patient's pulse). Gruen continued to make doctor's watches into the mid-'40s, as well as nurse's watches.
In the 1930s, Gruen managed to weather the Depression. Not coincidentally, many of the companies that failed to survive had not entered the wristwatch market. Gruen, on the other hand, released one of its most successful wristwatches in 1935, the Curvex. This watch utilized a patented curved movement design, which allowed for a bigger, and therefore more accurate, movement inside. The sleek design curved around the wearer's wrist and was quickly a hit.
Curved wristwatches became more and more popular, largely due to the Curvex. In 1937, Gruen released its Ristside and Curvex-Ristside wristwatches, men's watches that Gruen marketed as "driver's watches." In this peculiar design, the watch's face sat not on top of the wearer's wrist, but next to his thumb. This design allowed the wearer to check the time while driving without removing his hand from the steering wheel. While these watches were not hugely successful at the time, they are extremely rare and collectible today.
With World War II, Gruen switched to wartime manufacturing, making instruments and dials for the military. Government contracts gave the company good business, but because American watch companies were prohibited from making watches during wartime, Swiss companies began to enter the American market.
These changes set the stage for Gruen's decline. In 1945, Fred Gruen died, and his brother George passed away soon after, in 1952. The following year, the Gruen family had sold its interests in the company. Although 1953 was Gruen's best in terms of sales, the company had lost its direction. Faced with debt, anti-trust lawsuits, and more, Gruen fell apart.
By 1958, Gruen was divided up and parceled out—Rolex bought Gruen's Precision Factory, built in 1921. Unfortunately for collectors, its new owners destroyed all of the company's pre-1958 factory paperwork, wiping out all records of serial numbers, production dates, quantities, and other valuable data.
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Has anybody else experience this problem. Last week we had our first true cold spell, morning temps in the low 20's. This generated a "Low tire pressure" warning indicator and message. Checked tire pressure; front = 32 psi and rear = 33 psi, tires call for cold tire reading of 33 psi. This lasted 3 days until the temp went to the 40's. Made a service appointment for 1/14/12 for this issue and have tires rotated. Tires were rotated and was told nothing wrong with the TMS, the warning light and message went away. Sunday morning, temp was low 20's and guess what, both light and message back, same as this morning.
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Breaking down the Vice Presidential debate
Vice President Joe Biden and Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan debated in Kentucky. WCIA-3's Steve Staeger to break it all down for us.
After President Obama's poor performance in last week's debate, you expected the Vice President to come out swinging. He met another man who wasn't afraid to throw a punch. If you were looking for a fight, you were in the right place, especially when it came to the economy.
"Was it a good idea to borrow all this money from countries like China and spend it all on these different interest groups?"
"They talk about this great recession like it fell out of the sky. Like, 'oh, my goodness, where did it come from'? It came from this man voting to put two wars on a credit card."
The gloves came off on foreign policy too.
"Imagine had we let a republican congress work on the sanctions. Do you think the world would have been with us?"
"It projects weakness and when we look weak, our adversaries are much more willing to test us. They're much more brazen in their attacks. And, our allies are less willing to trust us."
"With all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey."
Everyone knew this debate would be fiery, including UIS professor Ron Michaelson.
"It should be really good theater. What I also hope is that it will be informative for the voters."
"You know what the unemployment rate in Scranton is today?"
"I sure do."
"It's 10%."
"You know what it was the day you guys came in? 8.5%. That's going on all around America."
"You don't read the statistics. That's not how it's going. It's going down."
And, now the real question is, did it make a difference?
"Vice presidential debates aren't usually game changers, but in this case, when the election looks like it's so close and with all the interest in the first presidential debate, which was the most highly-watched debate in history, and with the poor performance of the president, it adds a little bit of additional interest."
Who won? It will take awhile to figure that one out. All we know is this definitely sets the stage for the next debate between the President and Governor Romney on Tuesday in New York.
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Day after day you guys are showing the world some of the most vile anti-Zionism and anti-Jewish racism coming from the progressive-left in the HuffPost.
How is it possible, therefore, that we western diaspora Jews tend to maintain an allegiance to a political movement that acts directly in opposition to our own well-being by making a home of itself for such people?
I do not get it, but I very much believe we need to name the movement which is proving itself to be the foremost racist movement in the west today and that is the progressive-left.
Am I wrong?
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Aug. 9, 2011
KNOXVILLE -- Tennessee took part in its first scrimmage of fall camp Tuesday at Neyland Stadium. Head coach Derek Dooley acknowledged that there's a lot of work to be done before the Vols kick off the 2011 season vs. Montana on Sept. 3, but knows it's early.
"It was a typical first scrimmage in a lot of ways," Dooley said. "We have a long way to go as a team. There wasn't much chemistry on offense and not much tempo. It's like 11 parts out there not working together. We had a lot of delay of games. The administration of the plays weren't very good.
"But we have some individual guys who can do some things. We need to make a lot of progress. Defensively, we had pretty good energy levels. It was a little sounder game than normal in our first scrimmage. We still have a lot of improvement to do from a tackling standpoint, but I think we're improving there. We're going to watch the film, evaluate it and then I know we need to make a big jump between now and Saturday."
Four players caught touchdown passes as the offense posted 32 points. Freshman fullback Austin Bolen (1 yard), junior wide receiver Zach Rogers (15 yards) and sophomore wide receivers Justin Hunter (30 yards) and Da'Rick Rogers (19 yards) each hauled in a scoring pass, the last two from sophomore quarterback Tyler Bray.
Defensively, senior linebacker Austin Johnson paced the Vols with eight tackles.
To accompany strong individual performances, the Vols will be looking for an improved cohesive effort during Saturday's scrimmage.
"You see some individual plays get made," Dooley said. "You see (Tauren) Poole making his plays. You see Da'Rick (Rogers) and Justin (Hunter) making their plays. You see Tyler (Bray) making some throws. You see the guys on defense flying around a little bit better. Austin (Johnson) making some tackles and having a little command at the mike position. You see a little better pressure coming from the pass rush. So you see a lot of individual things that look a little better, but you don't really see it as units if that makes sense."
The defense came out strong, holding the White team to a combined four first downs in the opening five drives. Highlighted by a 15-yard connection between Bray and Poole on a fourth-and-two, the offense broke that streak with a 37-yard field goal from sophomore placekicker Michael Palardy to cap an eight play, 40-yard drive. Poole was UT's second-leading receiver with four receptions for 47 yards, while also leading the Vols with 24 yards rushing.
From there, four of UT's quarterbacks -- Bray, senior Matt Simms and freshmen Nash Nance and Justin Worley -- caught fire, combining for a 7-for-8, 100-yard stretch that was bolstered by three touchdown passes.
Nance used a 16-yard completion to freshman tight end Dakota Summers to set up the Vols' first touchdown of the afternoon. Two plays later, Nance found Bolen in the end zone from one yard out.
On the second play of the following drive that started at the Orange 18, Simms needled a 15-yard strike to Zach Rogers.
Bray and the first unit joined the streak with a nice 67-yard drive. Finding Poole for an 18-yard completion on third down, Bray followed it up with a perfectly-placed pass to sophomore wide receiver Justin Hunter for a 30-yard score.
On Bray's next possession came the same result, different receiver, finding Da'Rick Rogers for a 19-yard touchdown. Rogers led the UT receiving corps with six receptions for 77 yards.
Senior placekicker Chip Rhome also added a 36-yard field goal.
"We have to keep working," Dooley said. "It's still early. We're still young. Nobody is frustrated. Nobody is down or disappointed. We just have a lot of work to do. That's all it is."
Among the things that Dooley was most pleased with following Tuesday's scrimmage was the focus of those wearing orange jerseys.
"There weren't a lot of mental errors on defense, which was good," Dooley said. "The fit was pretty good, which means there weren't these gaping holes. They did a great job against the run. We didn't run the ball very well and that was disappointing. That was a good job by the defense. Our tackling needs to keep improving. We hit guys and they fall for three yards instead of hitting them and it's zero. The defense won the line of scrimmage. Usually when that happens, you're going to be all right."
Sophomore defensive lineman Daniel Hood had a similar outlook. While he saw glimpses of what the finished product can be, Hood knows there's work to be done.
"I thought we showed some potential up front, but I don't think we are anywhere near where we need to be," Hood said. "There weren't enough big hits and it wasn't as intense as it needed to be. But at the end of the day, I felt the defense dominated and that's our goal every game. I know for a fact, I got every call from a linebacker and I know our defensive line was communicating really well. That's a good positive. Now, we need to trigger more."
Freshmen played a large role for the Vols in 2010, and a pair of rookie linebackers are doing their best to make sure that's a similar theme this season.
"It's hard to say any bad things about A.J. (Johnson) and Curt Maggitt," Dooley said. "Those guys are big, they're physical and they're playing fast and aggressive. They just bring a presence that we have not had at the linebacker position. They were out there running with the ones and they're looking pretty good."
With a year under his belt, sophomore defensive end Jacques Smith feels like he is finally starting to get his feet under him a little, both figuratively and literally.
After recording 24 tackles and two sacks in 13 games as a rookie, Smith posted one of the best springs of any player before being sidelined by stress fractures in both of his feet. Back on the playing field this fall, the Ooltewah, Tenn., native says he is healthy and starting to get the hang of UT's defense.
"I'm coming along fine and just working to continuously improve every single day," Smith said. "We get out here and learn new things. The more snaps you get, the better you get at the game, so we are just continuously learning."
Smith made a couple of big plays in Tuesday's scrimmage, finishing with half a sack for -2 yards and forcing a fumble.
"I feel like I'm more comfortable out on the field with the scheme. I'm taking my time and just playing ball. I'm not freaked out. I'm just going out there, playing with my teammates, playing ball and just doing what I do best."
Head coach Derek Dooley
(On potential of newcomers)
"It looks significantly different at a lot of positions. We have guys that are a little bigger stature and some talented guys, but still really not good football players yet. It gives you a little encouragement, but we have a long way to go."
(On sophomore punter Matt Darr)
"He's a lot different psyche. He came in as a talented guy that knew nothing about the art of punting. Now, you can see that he's really invested trying to learn the trade, understand the trade and work at the trade. He's certainly not polished up where he needs to be, but he's on that track. He's going to go out there and boom some and he's going to go out there and not boom some - - shank some. He'll get there."
Sophomore quarterback Tyler Bray
(On his chemistry with the receivers)
"It was OK. It's been better. It's still a scrimmage and you are going to have your lineman problems and throwing the ball a little inaccurate, but at the end of the day we'll be fine. It wasn't the best scrimmage we've had, but it also wasn't the worst. We always need to get better. We're never going to be perfect. We just need to keep working hard and getting our timing down."
Senior tailback Tauren Poole
(On the Vols' first scrimmage)
"Today's scrimmage was OK. I can't say we are where we need to be, because we are not. That's the reality of it. That's a good thing, because it shows we need growth and we need maturity. We need a lot of guys to step up. We need production out of everyone on this football team."
Senior linebacker Austin Johnson
(On the freshmen)
"We had those freshmen in there and they held their own. I was really impressed with how they did. They are really picking up on everything. We are just going to keep working from what we saw today and keep getting better."
Junior defensive back Prentiss Waggner
(On the Vols' first scrimmage)
"I think overall, we played pretty good. I know the secondary came out telling each other to run the ball. Overall we did a good job running to the ball. As a defense, I think we did a good job of tackling today, for the first scrimmage."


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I always wanted to be a writer. When I was little, I told my grandmother I was going to be a journalist and carried around a tiny notebook and interviewed my family members. When I was eleven or so I started writing poetry, and by the time I graduated high school my goal was to go into creative writing and write books for a living. Right about the same time my life took a major detour away from that plan – but I still wrote creatively for myself.
When I went back to school, I had to start writing academically (in addition to finding fun sites to write up and share with you), and that creative writing got put on the back burner. Now that I'm in my last year of undergrad, and I've left mostly with general education classes, the itch to write creatively has been flaring up – although it's been full of stops and starts. So, I've been looking for ways to start practicing my creative writing in small doses. A friend from a writing encouragement group I'm in suggested I give this site a try, and once I did, I knew I had to share it with you!
To Sign Up for your free account all you have to do is click the Sign Up button and make a decision. You can choose to connect with Facebook or Twitter, or use your e-mail address. I used the Facebook option, because it's easier for me. If you go the Facebook route you'll need to click the Facebook button, approve the app, and then create a password when prompted (as well as provide your birth date), then click the the box for the Terms of Service, and click the Sign Up button. I don't use Twitter, but I'm going to guess it is the same as the Facebook process.
Once you've confirmed your account and are logged in it will suggest you invite your friends, I always skip this. Instead, I headed up to the top of the page and clicked Edit My Profile and then the Q & A tab, which offers up some questions for you to answer about yourself. The profile section also lets you organize your bookshelf on the site, and manage the social media sites you are connected to.
After you've updated your profile you have two options of things to do on the site. You can read or you can write. The navigation bar is divided between these two activities, with the reading and forum options on the light grey half and the writing options on the dark grey half. Before getting started in either section I'd suggest checking out the FAQ.. I didn't, and it would have answered a lot of the questions that I had trying to acquaint myself with the site.
Reading – if you want to read other people's writing I'd suggest starting on the Figment Library page and either selecting a story featured there or using the handy search engine field. You can type a keyword into it or you can leave it blank just select a genre category from the drop down box to see what titles are under that category. Because the entries are all short, you can read many things (it will even list the average time it takes to read it) on one visit. Like the entry you're reading? Well, you can share it over Facebook, Twitter, e-mail it, heart it, comment on it, and even review it. You can also flag inappropriate posts, too.
Writing – this is what I came here for! Go to the My Desk section and click the Create Something New button. Give your writing a working title and you'll be whisked away to the text box where you can start writing. In need of some help getting started? Why not try to write something for one of the contests? Or head to the forum and check out the threads there for ideas (like the Writing Scraps thread). Best of all you can keep your writing private, share it with only the people you allow, or make it public. There's no minimum or maximum word count either. You're in complete control!
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People nowadays are very eager to lose their belly fats and into calorie counting. Some people believe that by reducing their calorie intake will help those lose weight. However, this will work for a week or two but sooner your body will crave for more calories due to starving, at some point it will double the weight that you have lost. You will be gaining weight rapidly in the few days unknowingly. The next you know is that your previous clothes no longer fits you which will opt you buy more clothes. This add into your budget and will cause you to depress even more.
Some Dieticians also advised their clients to do Sugar Count instead of Calorie Count. Sugar count will help you determine the point where your body burn fats and if the level of sugar intake will be maintain then you will lose wait drastically. Aside from losing weight, you can also enjoy your favorite foods without worrying to get fat again.
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Media Note: Reporters are invited to experience firsthand how a serious video game works that is designed to train intelligence analysts about biases. If you are interested in participating in the testing, please contact Norah Dunbar at 405-325-1588 or email@example.com. A pre-test is required to participate.
Norman, Okla.—A University of Oklahoma team will begin testing MACBETH, an educational or "serious video game" they developed to train intelligence analysts and measure their proficiency in recognizing and mitigating their cognitive biases. The OU team was one of six teams selected to create a video game for the Air Force Research Laboratory in support of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity.
Norah Dunbar, associate professor in the OU Department of Communication and the Center for Applied Social Research, says the team modeled MACBETH after the game "Clue" because it is familiar to most people. With MACBETH, players spent less time learning the game and more time solving the problem. Like Clue, MACBETH gives player(s) a group of suspects to choose from and clues that help the player decide who has committed the crime. Mentors guide a player by providing insight as to what a player did wrong.
"The OU team focused on creating a video game that was engaging while training a player to recognize a pattern of thinking and correct it when it led to the wrong outcome. This type of reasoning is required in other professions, such as the medical field," says Dunbar. "For example, a physician may make a diagnosis based on what he or she knows, but after looking at the symptoms closely may decide to change the diagnosis based on the information. Dunbar noted that the OU video game could be adapted to train physicians or law enforcement professionals.
With MACBETH, OU ran four different tests in the laboratory to see if the training resonated with the players or not. The volunteers who played the video game retained more information than those who watched an instructional video. A total of 2,000 subjects were tested both at OU and by Judee Burgoon's team at the University of Arizona. The OU team included Dunbar; Scott Wilson, OU K20 Center; Matthew Jensen, Michael F. Price College of Business; Claude Miller, OU Department of Communication; and a dozen other scientists.


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April 6, 2011
Where has the Spring Semester gone? The end of the semester will be here before we know it, and we'll be congratulating our graduates at commencement on May 7.
April always seems to be a busy month at Northwestern, and this year is no exception. By taking a look at the Student Events Calendar, there is a number of events scheduled. Assessment Day for all students and employees is today - going on right now. Please take this day seriously and go to answer your respective surveys. For a schedule of activities, please visit www.nwosu.edu/assessment-day-info.
The NWOSU Fine Arts Department will present "Company: A Musical Comedy" in Herod Hall Auditorium April 7-8 at 7:30 p.m. and April 9 at 2 p.m.
Last day to get your registration in to have art in the NWOSU Art Society Art Show is Friday, April 8, and last day to deliver the artwork is April 13. The art show will be in the J.W. Martin Library April 16-30. To see more about the show or for an online registration form, visit www.nwosu.edu/nas-art-show.
On April 11, there are two academic programs - Late Prehistoric Architecture and Mound Construction in northeastern Oklahoma and Poetry Reading with Oklahoma poet Ken Hada.
Freshman Connection is Wednesday, April 13. Several incoming freshmen are expected to be on campus to visit with faculty and students and to enroll, so this is a big day for Northwestern.
Also on that day in Enid at the David Allen Memorial Ballpark will be "Baseball, Hot Dogs and Apple Pie" sponsored by the NWOSU Alumni Association. The Ranger Baseball team will play East Central University at 6 p.m.
Bahama Breakaway is scheduled for April 21.
Keep checking the calendar for what's coming up next, and let's have a great April!
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Mary Margaret Miller throws out the ceremonial first pitch at Saturday's Northwestern Ranger baseball game. Moments prior to this, a special dedication ceremony took place honoring Mary, her husband Todd, and Mary's parents - the late W.D. Jr. and Lillie Myers. Mary and Todd have been the lead benefactors in the transformation of Northwestern's baseball facility. More photos at http://nwosuspring2011.shutterfly.com/
We have several photo galleries. One for the Spring 2011 Semester can be found at http://nwosuspring2011.shutterfly.com. The Fall 2010 semester photo gallery is at http://nwosufall2010.shutterfly.com/.
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Deanna Rupa of Lebanon has been arrested and charged with second-degree criminal mischief in connection with graffiti that was spray-painted on a city-owned basketball court. Rupa has pled not guilty to the charge.
On Feb. 8, someone used spray paint to vandalize the Cleaver Court basketball court with messages declaring a love for black coffee, black records, and Muhammad Ali. The spray paint was on both backboards, the basketball poles and the court.
The Marion County Arts and Humanities Council is planning their second annual Black History Celebration. This year's event will take place Saturday, Feb. 18, beginning at 4 p.m. at the Lebanon United Presbyterian Church on East Main Street.
Featured this year will be beautiful music from three churches, including Bethal Star Church of Lebanon, First Baptist Church of Campbellsville and Holy Rosary Church of Springfield. Along with their adult and youth choirs, the First Baptist Church and Holy Rosary Church will also present Liturgical Dancers.
A Campbellsville woman who confessed to dumping 23 dogs last month is scheduled to appear in Marion Circuit Court Monday, Feb. 20.
Christina Gribbins, 36, of 173 Spurlington Road in Campbellsville confessed to abandoning 23 dogs on Highway 412 in Marion County on the morning of Jan. 24. Tuesday of last week, she was arrested and charged with 23 counts of second-degree cruelty to animals. She was lodged in the Marion County Detention Center on a $5,000 cash bond.
A fire Tuesday afternoon caused extensive damage to a home located at 865 Hwy. 289 in Lebanon.
Richard M. and Bernice Lawson were allowing their granddaughter, Jennifer Hardin, and her two children to stay with them.
Hardin said she noticed smoke after getting out of the shower. She said she got out of the house and called the fire department, according to Richard Lawson. He came to the house upon hearing the news.
Maker's Mark Distillery and its parent company are considering building additional warehouses, and local officials are hoping as many as possible will be built in Marion County.
During the Feb. 7 meeting of the Marion County Industrial Foundation, Marion County Judge/Executive John G. Mattingly told the board that he'd met recently with Beam Global officials. The company is considering building new warehouses in Marion and Nelson counties.
Local smart phone users should see improved service by the end of the year.
Cathy Lewandowski, a senior public relations manager for AT&T, has confirmed that AT&T plans to bring mobile broadband to Marion County in 2012, and Mary Pat Regan, the president of AT&T Kentucky, sent an email to Lebanon Mayor Gary Crenshaw confirming that AT&T plans to launch 3G service in Marion County in late 2012.
If you asked Tammy Parman's students at Calvary Elementary how they would describe her in one word, what would they say?
The Enterprise asked her fifth grade class that very question last week.
The word "awesome" was used more than once.
As was "funny," "creative" and "outstanding."
Lebanon's new tourism director is on the job.
Monday was Nicky Reynolds's first day as the executive director of the Lebanon Tourist and Convention Commission.
"All in all, it was a great day," she said.
Reynolds said Carla Wagner, the administrative assistant for the commission, and Wayne Keen, the outgoing interim executive director, have been a great help. Keen will remain on until March 1 to assist with the transition, and possibly a little longer if needed.
At the conclusion of the first Women on the Rise conference, Keisha Mathies knew it had been a success.
"One lady came up to me and hugged me and said, 'You don't know how much I needed this right now,'" said Mathies, the event organizer, a Lebanon native who now works for Wal-Mart and lives in Georgia.
The Lebanon Tourist and Convention Commission and the Lebanon City Council are both scheduled to meet Monday, Feb. 13.
The tourist commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. in Room 300 of the Centre Square Convention Center. This will also be the first meeting for new Lebanon Tourist Executive Director Nicky Reynolds.
The agenda for the commission meeting includes:
- A delegation from Nancy Miles and Martha Potter on behalf of the Marion County Quilters.
- Minutes of last month's meeting.
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Gensler, Dodd Headline Financial Regulatory Reform Symposium
The Hon. Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and former Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) anchored a high-powered lineup of speakers and panelists Jan. 14 at a full-day financial regulatory reform symposium at GW focusing on the impact of the historic Dodd-Frank Act.
Nearly 250 participants filled the Jack Morton Auditorium for "The Shape of Things to Come: The Financial Regulatory Landscape in the Post Dodd-Frank Era," co-sponsored by GW's Center for Law, Economics & Finance (C-LEAF) and the School of Business Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis.
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Mr. Gensler kicked off the symposium with a keynote speech discussing the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory reform act, which President Barack Obama signed into law in July. The sweeping legislation, proposed by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Mr. Dodd in response to the recent financial crisis, will institute far-reaching reforms, increasing transparency and reducing risk in the fast-growing derivatives (swaps) marketplace.
"Markets work best when they are transparent, open, and competitive," said Mr. Gensler, who took over the reins of the CFTC in May 2009. He previously served as a senior adviser to the formar chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.), on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and at the U.S. Department of the Treasury as undersecretary of domestic finance and assistant secretary of financial markets.
Presenting a brief history of the derivatives market, which was largely unregulated for the past three decades, Mr. Gensler said, "The Dodd-Frank Act includes essential reforms that bring sunshine and diversity to the opaque swaps markets. Economists and policymakers have for decades recognized that market transparency benefits the public. The more transparent a marketplace is, the more liquid it is for standardized instruments, the more competitive it is, and the lower the costs for hedgers, borrowers, and, ultimately, their customers.
"We have a long tradition at the CFTC of bringing transparency on a weekly basis to the futures marketplace," stated Mr. Gensler, who looks forward to doing the same over the coming years in the swaps marketplace. "Congress moved forward with the historic Dodd-Frank Act…to make the swaps marketplace broader and more open," he said. "It is our mission at the CFTC to fulfill Congress' mandate."
Former Sen. Dodd took the stage in the afternoon, delivering the annual Manuel F. Cohen Memorial Lecture—an endowed lecture series that serves as a living memorial to Manuel Cohen, a former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) who taught at GW Law School for nearly two decades.
A member of Congress for the past 36 years, Mr. Dodd, who did not seek re-election in 2010, chaired the Senate Banking Committee at the time of the 2008 financial collapse. The author and sponsor of the Dodd-Frank Act, the nation's most sweeping financial reform act since the Great Depression, Mr. Dodd described the two-year process of working to fix the country's broken financial system and shared insights into the development of the signature financial reform bill that bears his name.
Much of the framework governing America's financial system was drawn up nearly a century ago, he explained. The goal of the financial reform package was, therefore, to establish a new, improved regulatory structure reflecting the reality of 21st- century financial services without overly restricting the sector.
"You want a robust financial services sector that is out there being creative, being innovative, driving growth and powering the economy," he said. "But, at the same time, you want to make sure that the horse doesn't run away from us. Financial regulation has simply failed to keep pace with the times."
Mr. Dodd described a 2008 meeting with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, and other members of Congress, where Mr. Bernanke discussed just how tenuous the nation's financial situation was. "All of the oxygen left the room when the chairman of the Federal Reserve told us that unless we acted within days, the entire financial system in the United States could melt down," he recalled.
Mr. Dodd ended his speech with a call to action directed to the many law students in the room. He said that he had been inspired to join the Peace Corps after attending John F. Kennedy's presidential inauguration and urged the students to strive to "be part of something bigger" than themselves. "I hope you'll consider committing yourselves to a life of service," he said. "You'll have so much fun and will make a difference."
The day-long symposium also included panel discussions on deciphering the Dodd-Frank Act, the central bank's role in reshaping U.S. banking and the economic order, financial innovation, and new roles for government financial institutions.
Lauding "the extraordinary amount of legal talent and knowledge gathered in one room" for the symposium, Lawrence E. Mitchell, executive director of C-LEAF and GW's Theodore Reinhart Professor of Law, expressed confidence that the event would be "another stunning success in the young life of C-LEAF," a GW-based think tank focusing on the study and debate of major issues in economic and financial law. The center hosts events at the Law School throughout the year, including recent conferences on the Bernie Madoff investment scandal, proxy access, and the financial crisis, as well as junior faculty workshops and an international junior faculty paper competition.
"Conferences like this are tremendously valuable," Mr. Mitchell said in his opening remarks. "We are looking forward to another great event in our ongoing conversation to help our economy and our world become a better place."
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Josh Teegarden loss his life on July 27, 2004 while serving on a mission trip to Christ Camp for the Blind in Rockcastle County. Josh's family and friends are combining two of the things Josh loved most; running and missions. All proceeds from the race will be used to provide a Mission Scholarship in memory of Josh at Johnson University.
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Hello all! I'm looking to sell two Cold Air Intakes from Ultimate-Racing. One is brand spankin' new, never unboxed. The other is used for about 15000 miles. It has some scratches on the filter from rubbing. I've used K&N's filter cleaner on the used filter as it was needed, I'll include what's left of the filter cleaner with the used one, if you'd like. Both of the intakes have the Wrinkle Black Powder Coating from the manufacturer, adding $25.00 to the retail price of $195.00. Shipping is on me. Email me if you have any questions or want pictures. Email me your offers and which one you're bidding on. I'll be very responsive to email, questionably responsible to this thread and PMs.
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BEGINNERS WECOME: Element Offroad's First Annual Summer Camp Trailride
Join Element Offroad at Rausch Creek Offroad Park for the summer's biggest camping and wheeling event.
Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/445317222217360/
Rausch Creek Off Road Park is a membership-based facility. There are no pre-requisites or waiting lists. All drivers and passengers must sign a membership application & liability waiver. Drivers and passengers age 16 and up are required to become members of the park which costs $15 per year and is good for one year from the date you join. Membership cards are given out when you join.
Children age 15 and younger are free, however, we require a parental waiver. All members under the age of 18 also require a parental waiver.
The daily entrance fee is $35.00 for the vehicle and driver. Passengers age 16 and up are $7.00 each (When a passenger joins the park, the $7.00 fee is waived that day). We offer free primitive camping for our members.
Trails of all levels will be available to test your rig and your meddle. You tell us what you can handle, and we'll set up your group for you with one of our trail guides.
Wanna try the park on your own? We can arrange that also. A game of crush the cone perhaps? Surely.
After the trailride, join us back at camp for tales of woe around the fire.
This is an event not to be missed!!
I am on element offroad and saw this.......I want to go I am just worried about driving my jeep sooo far away (142 miles each way)
Worried about driving that far? Or wheeling and driving home?
We will be there...this is going to be our first offroad adventure besides ATV's so i am really looking forward to it. I want to keep it tame and stay away from anything other than the greenies for now. We are meeting a group of guys in Mt Airy Saturday morning for the trek up. Can't wait!! :dance:
DANG IT! Got way too much crap going on this weekend. I think I just "joined" the facebook group (I'm terrible at the internets, so who knows if I did that right), so hopefully I'll get the head's up on the next trip.
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