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Fresh from San Diego Comic-Con (or hasbrotoyshop.com) is yet another Transformers Generation 1 Commemorative Edition exclusive. Now dubbed Autobot Blaster, this communications officer can blast into your home with three of his cassette buddies: Steeljaw, Eject, and Ramhorn. Meaning you shouldn't wait if you haven't ordered one yet.
I remember owning the original Blaster in my youth and it really was a favorite of mine. Alarge robot with easy transformation that allowed me to PRETEND to listen to music was all that I needed. Oh how times have changed. I'm now spoiled by the Human Alliance and Masterpiece Transformers, so much so I'm just aching for them to make an updated version of this guy. But until then, this will have to do.
Hasbro has produced some swanky packaging for this Comic-Con exclusive and it falls in line with the "Transformers Universe" product that's already in the stores. I would have loved if Hasbro really treated this line the same way they did the Vintage Star Wars figures. They did that early on for Optimus Prime and Hot Rod but somewhere along the way they stopped. But nevermind that as this is some really great packaging nevertheless.
A retro style outer sleeve slips over the box with the large Autobot symbol and "Autobot Blaster" text. The box itself is also attractive with new artwork of the character. A opening panel held with Velcro corners (much like the Japanese reissues) reveals product photography as well as the toy itself. I have to say that this is also very collector friendly as you can put everything back in the way you found them for easy storage.
There really isn't much sense to talk about the sculpt as these are reproductions of the same toys you loved in the '80s. All transformations are easy and if you had them when you were a kid, you don't even need the instructions. It's like riding a bike.
Not a lot of paint going on but there are some details such as eyes and face that are clean. The rest of the details are done via decals and they're already applied. One thing I'd like to say about paint is that they went with the original yellow eyes for Blaster. I really hoped that they went with the standard cartoon blue eyes. Let the original toy have its identity and let the reissue be its own thing as well. Otherwise, it's a minor nit.
Articulation on old school Transformers are a real hit and miss. With Blaster you get head and arm movement - everything else is directly tied into its transformation. With the cassettes, there's a bit more articulation with the beasts but again, it's part of their transformation.
The accessories are great, especially if you count three additional transforming cassettes as accessories. Each cassette also comes with their own set of weapons and a tape case. Blaster himself comes with his... blaster. You can fit one cassette inside Blaster at a time.
Autobot Blaster is priced at $50, which is a tad on the high side, but these reissues are never cheap. Having this toy again certainly brings back good memories and it's great to have it once more. You are probably wondering when they might reissue the fourth cassette Rewind. Sadly he's not present and isn't clear how or when he'll see the light of day. But since he is just a dub (get it?) of Eject, I don't think too many people are bothered by it. Better to have Steeljaw and Ramhorn.
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A VETERAN of the Falklands War flew out to the islands last night to take part in Remembrance Day services for his fallen friends.
Paul Graves, 49, from Witney, was a private in 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, which was the first to land on the island and suffered the most casualties during the conflict.
The pilgrimage comes 30 years after the war and Mr Graves will take part in a Remembrance Day service as a guest of the Falkland Islands government with 50 other veterans.
He joined the Army in 1980 and took part in conflicts in Northern Ireland and the Falklands.
Later, as an RAF Regiment Gunner, he fought in the First Gulf War in 2003.
He left the forces in 2004 and now works for a private security firm.
The married father-of-one, who was 19 during the Falklands War, said: "It was cold, wet, miserable and we sometimes ran short of food, ammunition and support, but I guess it was like any war – bloody and dangerous.
"But we were paratroopers and the best infantry unit in the best army in the world, and in our minds the result was never in doubt."
He was involved in the Battle of Goose Green, for which Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Jones, who commanded 2 Para, was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.
Mr Graves said: "It was pretty horrific stuff.
"The role of the infantry is to seek out and close in on the enemy, to kill or capture him, to seize and hold ground, and that was exactly what we did – mostly at night with bayonets fixed.
"All men are afraid in battle but you have to overcome your fear. You fight for your friends, unit and the sense of duty."
As part of the pilgrimage, they will lay wreaths at the San Carlos War Cemetery, attend an official government reception, visit a military airbase and take part in a service of remembrance at Port Stanley's liberation monument on Sunday. Mr Graves, who has not visited the country since he left the forces, said: "I want to go back and see how things have changed and if it was worth the sacrifice, speak to the locals and see their perspective.
"Two hundred and fifty-five servicemen were killed, with the Parachute Regiment suffering the most casualties – 40 men killed and 68 wounded. It will be an emotional visit for all of us but we will all be together."
He urged Oxfordshire residents to turn out and pay their respects on Sunday.


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" Brand: Asda / Type: Cotton wool balls "
=Asda Little Angels Cotton Wool Balls=
I am not really brand loyal to my cotton wool buds, and I generally buy from the baby range, as I find these more economical than buying the ones designed for make up removal.
=My Uses=
I use cotton wool for a bit of everything, from within my face care routine, to applying germoline, cream to my feet, or in the case of my daughter putting after sun on my back when we are on holiday, which she charges me extra pocket money for!!
=Price and Availability=
The cotton wool balls are Asda own brand, and can be purchased in store and on-line, they retail at around £1.50 for a bag of 200 balls.
The cotton wool buds are packaged in a plastic bag, the bag has the "Little Angels" logo on it, and pictures, on the reverse is the information regarding the product including contact details.
The top of the bag is sealed, but once opened, there is a drawstring that pulls together to keep the bag fastened for when the balls are not in use.
=The Balls=
The cotton wool balls are a clean white in colour and are gentle to the touch, the balls are absorbant and are great for all jobs, from putting toner on to your face, to rubbing after sun lotion in.
=Really sort=
They are really soft cotton wool balls, and I am sure they would be really soft on babies bottoms.
=Long Lasting=
A bag seems to last me for ages, and they are good value and I would highly recommend to all.
I generally use cotton wool pads for completing my face care routine, I find that pads are better for cleaning and toner use and the balls seem better for applying face and eye creams. I bought these cotton wool balls initially for using on my daughter when she had a really sore bum but then ended up using the rest for myself.
The cotton wool balls are from Asda and are their own brand although you can buy similar in many different shops, the balls currently cost £1.47 for a bag containing 200 balls but are on offer presently at 2 bags for £2.50.
The cotton wool balls are packaged in a plastic bag and the decoration on the bag has changed some what than that pictured above, the bag is see through in parts and light blue in parts and has the lovely coloured Little Angels logo on it. The top of the bag is sealed when you first buy it but opens easily and then there is a drawstring to keep the bag fastened and the balls on place when not in use.
The cotton wool balls are crisp white in colour and they are really soft to the touch, the balls are pretty absorbent so for things like removing nail varnish you need to be careful only to apply a little solution to them as they just keep soaking it up. I find that the balls don't absorb cream but rather it sits on the ball and this makes it really easy for applying.
As I said I did initially buy these for my daughter so should also say that they soak up water really well and are big enough to make cleaning up a baby easy and you don't need too many of them for a nappy change so a bag of 200 would last well.
I would recommend these they are really soft and useful for multiple tasks, they are great value but personally for myself I don't feel the need to use these and was only using them to use them up more than them being a necessity for this reason I will stick with cotton wool pads which are better for cleansing and toning in my opinion.
I'm not sure this is the most appropriate review of these balls but I figured I may aswell review them anyway lol! We popped to Asda over the weekend as my daughter is an angel in the nativity play at nursery and she needed an outfit. My initial thought was the lazy one - to buy a costume but disappointingly they had none so mummy got her creative hat on and decided "hey I have sat through enough episodes of Art Attack, I can make one!".
They come in a blue plastic bag and we paid £1.47 in which it contained 200 balls. The packaging is rather updated as it now has a baby blue background with blue spots and in the middle is a window into the bag which is shaped like a cloud. The packaging is ideal as it contains drawstrings so the bag can be closed easily without all the balls tumbling out!
The balls are thick and plump, and 100% cotton so they are super soft. They are nice and circular and don't fray at the edges of fall apart so they are really good quality. For usage on babies I think they would be ideal for gently dabbing their delicate skin, and these also would have been great for use on sores e.g applying lotion to my daughter's skin when she had chicken pox.
We actually used these to stick to cardboard as my daughter wanted to make a cloud (why an angel in a nativity needs a cloud I'll never know, the play is on friday so I'll surely find out!) and we also stuck it on her homemade angel wings for a nice fluffy effect. My daughter is only 3 so she didn't need the biggest of wings so the bag of 200 was enough for our use, but I would suggest for health and beauty purposes these are really substantial so a bag of 200 would last a long time.
Overall these balls are great and really good value. They are all you could ask for from a bag of cotton wool balls, and have more use than just cosmetic so I'd definitely recommend them!
I've always got a pack of cotton wool balls or pleated cotton wool in the house. I've started to prefer removing nail varnish with this instead of the cotton wool pads I used to use. I'm always changing my nail colours so do go through quite a lot of cotton wool and for this reason, I usually buy cheap brands so that it doesn't end up too expensive.
One brand of cotton wool balls I use quite often is Asda's Little Angels cotton wool balls. The Little Angels range is aimed and mothers and babies but I find the quality of these is better than Asda's normal brand. A bag of approximately 200 balls costs around the £1.40 mark.
The cotton wool balls come in a plastic bag with the normal blue Little Angels colour scheme, it has a see through cloud shaped window on the front so you can see the cotton balls inside. All the relevant information is shown on the back of the bag. There is a drawstring on the top of the bag, this is incredibly handy to have for me personally as it stops the contents falling out and keeps it all nice and tidy in one place.
The cotton balls are made from 100 percent pure cotton so make them soft to touch and comfortable to use. The softness of these balls makes them perfect to use to clean new born and older babies alike. They are quite a large size for cotton wool balls, but still easy to fit into my hand. I mainly use mine for removing my nail varnish along with nail varnish remover. I find that the balls absorb the remover well and don't crumble or break as I'm wiping it along my nails.
I'd definitely recommend these cotton wool balls. At under a penny a ball they have incredible value for money. The quality is of the same standard as Johnsons and they are super soft.
We bought these cotton wool balls while my daughter was in her first hospital, they had a policy of no baby wipes, only cotton wool and water. We had previously been buying bags of Johnsons cotton wool which at £2.50 a bag were over double the £1.00 these cost. Thinking it would be worth a try, as we were getting through a lot of the stuff I popped them in my basket.
The packaging is light blue with little angels emblazoned on the front. Little angels is Asda's own make of baby products, I have since tried more things in the range and am very happy with their products. On the front of the packaging it also informs you that there are approximately 200 cotton wool balls and that they are made out of 100% pure cotton. The bag has a draw string at the top to keep the cotton wool balls inside, a nice feature for such a bargain price.
I found the cotton wool balls no different to the branded version to be honest. They were a nice size and easy to hold in your hand while dealing with a wriggly baby, they also did the job of cleaning Amelia's bum nicely. The cotton wool balls absorbed a nice amount of moisture from the water without dripping all over her and they were tough enough that they didn't break apart. Very important when dealing with a poo explosion
All in all, I see no reason to buy more expensive cotton wool when these do the job just as well for less than half price, I would highly recommend these. 5 stars from me
One night wandering around my local Asda store I remembered that I badly needed some cotton wool. I get through a lot of the stuff removing nail polish and make-up etc and so when I spotted a huge bag of cotton wool balls for £1.00 I decided to that this was a must buy and a must try!
The Packaging:
The cotton wool balls come in a draw string white and light blue bag with a cartoon baby on the front of it and we are told that they are Asda 'Little Angels' 100% Pure Cotton , Cotton Wool Balls 'Approximately 200 balls'. On the back of the bag other information listed includes being told a bit about the product and safety information is given, the weight is stated which is 220g (and the only size I have seen these available to purchase in) and contact details for Asda are given. Nice enough informative packaging this is and I do like the fact that it ties up at the top of the bag with ease for easy and simple storage.
The Cotton Wool Itself:
What you get is about 200 balls in a bag of pure white and large in size cotton wool balls. Not at all bitty these are soft and quite simply great quality and easy cotton wool balls to use and I like the fact that these are quite thick and smooth to the touch.
Great for big jobs and/or small I find these a really economical purchase due to the size of them and they are rather absorbent too! A great buy from Asda these are totally recommended from me!


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NAPA -- Napa County may get a bigger jail, and officials announced this week they have begun studying the impacts of a possible new facility away from downtown.
Planning Department director Hillary Gitelman said the study will evaluate the impacts of a new, larger jail south of Napa State Hospital along Soscol Avenue, adjacent to the Syar Napa Quarry and across from Napa Valley College. Alternative sites also will be considered, she said.
The environmental study will examine some 20 acres on one or two privately owned parcels, both of which are designated "study areas" in the county's General Plan, Gitelman said.
The move initiates a 30-day comment period, during which agencies and individuals are asked to provide input on topics and alternatives addressed in the draft report. County officials also will hold a public scoping session at 6 p.m. Feb. 20, at the Napa County Library Community Room, 580 Coombs St., Napa.
"The county has done a number of studies over the past couple years and sees a need because of increased population and deficiencies in the current buildings," Gitelman said. The state's 2011 passage of the Public Safety Realignment Act, which shifts more inmates from state prisons to county jails, was a factor, she said.
The plan would maintain the existing downtown jail, with its back portion used to hold prisoners going to court and the front for offices, Gitelman said.
The study should take up to 18 months, Gitelman said.
Officials envision a new, two level facility with 366 beds, expandable to 526 if needed. County documents say this option would cost nearly $73 million. The existing jail has about 260 beds, Gittleman said.
"We're interested in comments," she said. "Security issues will also be addressed. Neighbors and land use issues will be considered."
The Notice of Preparation and Initial Study are available at www.countyofnapa.org/pbes/jailEIR or in hard copy at the County Administration Building, 1195 Third St., Suite 103.
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Final day of the camp, with one rehearsal at 2:00pm and then the performance at 5:00pm.
This is the hottest and most humid day I've experienced so far. By 3:00pm, the temperature was at 39C (102F), with humidity at 92%. Truly awful.
We did another run-through of the pyramid, including solos by a few people. You can listen to it in this post. After the rehearsal, we all piled into a bus that took us to the performance venue in the middle of town, a large open-air amphitheatre, large enough to hold probably around 1000 people. We deposited our drums back-stage and then had about 1.5 hours time for shopping and to grab a bite to eat.
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Ella Alivia Peterson - September 16, 2009
To Steve and Laura Peterson of Seward, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, at Bryan LGH Medical Center in Lincoln, a daughter, Ella Alivia. She was welcomed home by a brother, Tristan.
Grandparents are Al and Ann Underwood of Seward, Cheri Underwood of Goehner, and Duane and Lavonne Peterson of Gothenburg.


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Sec. 1860D-4. [42 U.S.C. 1395w-104] (a) Dissemination of Information.—
(1) General information.—
(A) Application of ma information.—A PDP sponsor shall disclose, in a clear, accurate, and standardized form to each enrollee with a prescription drug plan offered by the sponsor under this part at the time of enrollment and at least annually thereafter, the information described in section 1852(c)(1) relating to such plan, insofar as the Secretary determines appropriate with respect to benefits provided under this part, and including the information described in subparagraph (B).
(B) Drug specific information.—The information described in this subparagraph is information concerning the following:
(i) Access to specific covered part D drugs, including access through pharmacy networks.
(ii) How any formulary (including any tiered formulary structure) used by the sponsor functions, including a description of how a part D eligible individual may obtain information on the formulary consistent with paragraph (3).
(iii) Beneficiary cost-sharing requirements and how a part D eligible individual may obtain information on such requirements, including tiered or other copayment level applicable to each drug (or class of drugs), consistent with paragraph (3).
(iv) The medication therapy management program required under subsection (c).
(2) Disclosure upon request of general coverage, utilization, and grievance information.—Upon request of a part D eligible individual who is eligible to enroll in a prescription drug plan, the PDP sponsor offering such plan shall provide information similar (as determined by the Secretary) to the information described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 1852(c)(2) to such individual.
(3) Provision of specific information.—
(A) Response to beneficiary questions.—Each PDP sponsor offering a prescription drug plan shall have a mechanism for providing specific information on a timely basis to enrollees upon request. Such mechanism shall include access to information through the use of a toll-free telephone number and, upon request, the provision of such information in writing.
(B) Availability of information on changes in formulary through the internet.—A PDP sponsor offering a prescription drug plan shall make available on a timely basis through an Internet website information on specific changes in the formulary under the plan (including changes to tiered or preferred status of covered part D drugs).
(4) Claims information.—A PDP sponsor offering a prescription drug plan must furnish to each enrollee in a form easily understandable to such enrollees—
(A) an explanation of benefits (in accordance with section 1806(a) or in a comparable manner); and
(B) when prescription drug benefits are provided under this part, a notice of the benefits in relation to—
(i) the initial coverage limit for the current year; and
(ii) the annual out-of-pocket threshold for the current year. Notices under subparagraph (B) need not be provided more often than as specified by the Secretary and notices under subparagraph (B)(ii) shall take into account the application of section 1860D-2(b)(4)(C) to the extent practicable, as specified by the Secretary.
(b) Access to Covered Part D Drugs.—
(1) Assuring pharmacy access.—
(A) Participation of any willing pharmacy.—A prescription drug plan shall permit the participation of any pharmacy that meets the terms and conditions under the plan.
(B) Discounts allowed for network pharmacies.—For covered part D drugs dispensed through in-network pharmacies, a prescription drug plan may, notwithstanding subparagraph (A), reduce coinsurance or copayments for part D eligible individuals enrolled in the plan below the level otherwise required. In no case shall such a reduction result in an increase in payments made by the Secretary under section 1860D-15 to a plan.
(C) Convenient access for network pharmacies.—
(i) In general.—The PDP sponsor of the prescription drug plan shall secure the participation in its network of a sufficient number of pharmacies that dispense (other than by mail order) drugs directly to patients to ensure convenient access (consistent with rules established by the Secretary).
(ii) Application of tricare standards.—The Secretary shall establish rules for convenient access to in-network pharmacies under this subparagraph that are no less favorable to enrollees than the rules for convenient access to pharmacies included in the statement of work of solicitation (#MDA906-03-R-0002) of the Department of Defense under the TRICARE Retail Pharmacy (TRRx) as of March 13, 2003.
(iii) Adequate emergency access.—Such rules shall include adequate emergency access for enrollees.
(iv) Convenient access in long-term care facilities.—Such rules may include standards with respect to access for enrollees who are residing in long-term care facilities and for pharmacies operated by the Indian Health Service, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act[252]).
(D) Level playing field.—Such a sponsor shall permit enrollees to receive benefits (which may include a 90-day supply of drugs or biologicals) through a pharmacy (other than a mail order pharmacy), with any differential in charge paid by such enrollees.
(E) Not required to accept insurance risk.—The terms and conditions under subparagraph (A) may not require participating pharmacies to accept insurance risk as a condition of participation.
(2) Use of standardized technology.—
(A) In general.—The PDP sponsor of a prescription drug plan shall issue (and reissue, as appropriate) such a card (or other technology) that may be used by an enrollee to assure access to negotiated prices under section 1860D-2(d).
(B) Standards.—
(i) In general.—The Secretary shall provide for the development, adoption, or recognition of standards relating to a standardized format for the card or other technology required under subparagraph (A). Such standards shall be compatible with part C of title XI and may be based on standards developed by an appropriate standard setting organization.
(ii) Consultation.—In developing the standards under clause (i), the Secretary shall consult with the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs and other standard setting organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary.
(iii) Implementation.—The Secretary shall develop, adopt, or recognize the standards under clause (i) by such date as the Secretary determines shall be sufficient to ensure that PDP sponsors utilize such standards beginning January 1, 2006.
(3) Requirements on development and application of formularies.—If a PDP sponsor of a prescription drug plan uses a formulary (including the use of tiered cost-sharing), the following requirements must be met:
(A) Development and revision by a pharmacy and therapeutic (P and T) committee.—
(i) In general.—The formulary must be developed and reviewed by a pharmacy and therapeutic committee. A majority of the members of such committee shall consist of individuals who are practicing physicians or practicing pharmacists (or both).
(ii) Inclusion of independent experts.—Such committee shall include at least one practicing physician and at least one practicing pharmacist, each of whom—
(I) is independent and free of conflict with respect to the sponsor and plan; and
(II) has expertise in the care of elderly or disabled persons.
(B) Formulary development.—In developing and reviewing the formulary, the committee shall—
(i) base clinical decisions on the strength of scientific evidence and standards of practice, including assessing peer-reviewed medical literature, such as randomized clinical trials, pharmacoeconomic studies, outcomes research data, and on such other information as the committee determines to be appropriate; and
(ii) take into account whether including in the formulary (or in a tier in such formulary) particular covered part D drugs has therapeutic advantages in terms of safety and efficacy.
(C) Inclusion of drugs in all therapeutic categories and classes.—
(i) In general.—Subject to subparagraph (G), the formulary must include drugs within each therapeutic category and class of covered part D drugs, although not necessarily all drugs within such categories and classes.
(ii) Model guidelines.—The Secretary shall request the United States Pharmacopeia to develop, in consultation with pharmaceutical benefit managers and other interested parties, a list of categories and classes that may be used by prescription drug plans under this paragraph and to revise such classification from time to time to reflect changes in therapeutic uses of covered part D drugs and the additions of new covered part D drugs.
(iii) Limitation on changes in therapeutic classification.—The PDP sponsor of a prescription drug plan may not change the therapeutic categories and classes in a formulary other than at the beginning of each plan year except as the Secretary may permit to take into account new therapeutic uses and newly approved covered part D drugs.
(D) Provider and patient education.—The PDP sponsor shall establish policies and procedures to educate and inform health care providers and enrollees concerning the formulary.
(E) Notice before removing drug from formulary or changing preferred or tier status of drug.—Any removal of a covered part D drug from a formulary and any change in the preferred or tiered cost-sharing status of such a drug shall take effect only after appropriate notice is made available (such as under subsection (a)(3)) to the Secretary, affected enrollees, physicians, pharmacies, and pharmacists.
(F) Periodic evaluation of protocols.—In connection with the formulary, the sponsor of a prescription drug plan shall provide for the periodic evaluation and analysis of treatment protocols and procedures. The requirements of this paragraph may be met by a PDP sponsor directly or through arrangements with another entity.
(G) Required inclusion of drugs in certain categories and classes.—
(i) Identification of drugs in certain categories and classes.—Beginning with plan year 2010, the Secretary shall identify, as appropriate, categories and classes of drugs for which both of the following criteria are met:
(I) Restricted access to drugs in the category or class would have major or life threatening clinical consequences for individuals who have a disease or disorder treated by the drugs in such category or class.
(II) There is significant clinical need for such individuals to have access to multiple drugs within a category or class due to unique chemical actions and pharmacological effects of the drugs within the category or class, such as drugs used in the treatment of cancer.
(ii) Formulary requirements.—Subject to clause (iii), PDP sponsors offering prescription drug plans shall be required to include all covered part D drugs in the categories and classes identified by the Secretary under clause (i).
(iii) Exceptions.—The Secretary may establish exceptions that permits a PDP sponsor of a prescription drug plan to exclude from its formulary a particular covered part D drug in a category or class that is otherwise required to be included in the formulary under clause (ii) (or to otherwise limit access to such a drug, including through prior authorization or utilization management). Any exceptions established under the preceding sentence shall be provided under a process that—
(I) ensures that any exception to such requirement is based upon scientific evidence and medical standards of practice (and, in the case of antiretroviral medications, is consistent with the Department of Health and Human Services Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents); and
(II) includes a public notice and comment period.
(H) Use of single, uniform exceptions and appeals process.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, each PDP sponsor of a prescription drug plan shall—
(i) use a single, uniform exceptions and appeals process (including, to the extent the Secretary determines feasible, a single, uniform model form for use under such process) with respect to the determination of prescription drug coverage for an enrollee under the plan; and
(ii) provide instant access to such process by enrollees through a toll-free telephone number and an Internet website.
(c) Cost and Utilization Management; Quality Assurance; Medication Therapy Management Program.—
(1) In general.—The PDP sponsor shall have in place, directly or through appropriate arrangements, with respect to covered part D drugs, the following:
(A) A cost-effective drug utilization management program, including incentives to reduce costs when medically appropriate, such as through the use of multiple source drugs (as defined in section 1927(k)(7)(A)(i)).
(B) Quality assurance measures and systems to reduce medication errors and adverse drug interactions and improve medication use.
(C) A medication therapy management program described in paragraph (2).
(D) A program to control fraud, abuse, and waste. Nothing in this section shall be construed as impairing a PDP sponsor from utilizing cost management tools (including differential payments) under all methods of operation.
(2) Medication therapy management program.—
(A) Description.—
(i) In general.—A medication therapy management program described in this paragraph is a program of drug therapy management that may be furnished by a pharmacist and that is designed to assure, with respect to targeted beneficiaries described in clause (ii), that covered part D drugs under the prescription drug plan are appropriately used to optimize therapeutic outcomes through improved medication use, and to reduce the risk of adverse events, including adverse drug interactions. Such a program may distinguish between services in ambulatory and institutional settings.
(ii) Targeted beneficiaries described.—Targeted beneficiaries described in this clause are part D eligible individuals who—
(I) have multiple chronic diseases (such as diabetes, asthma, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and congestive heart failure);
(II) are taking multiple covered part D drugs; and
(III) are identified as likely to incur annual costs for covered part D drugs that exceed a level specified by the Secretary.
(B) Elements.—Such program may include elements that promote—
(i) enhanced enrollee understanding to promote the appropriate use of medications by enrollees and to reduce the risk of potential adverse events associated with medications, through beneficiary education, counseling, and other appropriate means;
(ii) increased enrollee adherence with prescription medication regimens through medication refill reminders, special packaging, and other compliance programs and other appropriate means; and
(iii) detection of adverse drug events and patterns of overuse and underuse of prescription drugs.
(C) Required interventions.—For plan years beginning on or after the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, prescription drug plan sponsors shall offer medication therapy management services to targeted beneficiaries described in subparagraph (A)(ii) that include, at a minimum, the following to increase adherence to prescription medications or other goals deemed necessary by the Secretary:
(i) An annual comprehensive medication review furnished person-to-person or using telehealth technologies (as defined by the Secretary) by a licensed pharmacist or other qualified provider. The comprehensive medication review—
(I) shall include a review of the individual's medications and may result in the creation of a recommended medication action plan or other actions in consultation with the individual and with input from the prescriber to the extent necessary and practicable; and
(II) shall include providing the individual with a written or printed summary of the results of the review.
The Secretary, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall develop a standardized format for the action plan under subclause (I) and the summary under subclause (II).
(ii) Follow-up interventions as warranted based on the findings of the annual medication review or the targeted medication enrollment and which may be provided person-to-person or using telehealth technologies (as defined by the Secretary).
(D) Assessment.—The prescription drug plan sponsor shall have in place a process to assess, at least on a quarterly basis, the medication use of individuals who are at risk but not enrolled in the medication therapy management program, including individuals who have experienced a transition in care, if the prescription drug plan sponsor has access to that information.
(E) The prescription drug plan sponsor shall have in place a process to—
(i) subject to clause (ii), automatically enroll targeted beneficiaries described in subparagraph (A)(ii), including beneficiaries identified under subparagraph (D), in the medication therapy management program required under this subsection; and
(ii) permit such beneficiaries to opt-out of enrollment in such program.
(E) Development of program in cooperation with licensed pharmacists.—Such program shall be developed in cooperation with licensed and practicing pharmacists and physicians.
(F) Coordination with care management plans.—The Secretary shall establish guidelines for the coordination of any medication therapy management program under this paragraph with respect to a targeted beneficiary with any care management plan established with respect to such beneficiary under a chronic care improvement program under section 1807.
(G) Considerations in pharmacy fees.—The PDP sponsor of a prescription drug plan shall take into account, in establishing fees for pharmacists and others providing services under such plan, the resources used, and time required to, implement the medication therapy management program under this paragraph. Each such sponsor shall disclose to the Secretary upon request the amount of any such management or dispensing fees. The provisions of section 1927(b)(3)(D) apply to information disclosed under this subparagraph.
(3) Reducing wasteful dispensing of outpatient prescription drugs in long-term care facilities.—The Secretary shall require PDP sponsors of prescription drug plans to utilize specific, uniform dispensing techniques, as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with relevant stakeholders (including representatives of nursing facilities, residents of nursing facilities, pharmacists, the pharmacy industry (including retail and long-term care pharmacy), prescription drug plans, MA–PD plans, and any other stakeholders the Secretary determines appropriate), such as weekly, daily, or automated dose dispensing, when dispensing covered part D drugs to enrollees who reside in a long-term care facility in order to reduce waste associated with 30-day fills.
(d) Consumer Satisfaction Surveys.—In order to provide for comparative information under section 1860D-1(c)(3)(A)(v), the Secretary shall conduct consumer satisfaction surveys with respect to PDP sponsors and prescription drug plans in a manner similar to the manner such surveys are conducted for MA organizations and MA plans under part C.
(e)[253] Electronic Prescription Program.—
(1) Application of standards.—As of such date as the Secretary may specify, but not later than 1 year after the date of promulgation of final standards under paragraph (4)(D), prescriptions and other information described in paragraph (2)(A) for covered part D drugs prescribed for part D eligible individuals that are transmitted electronically shall be transmitted only in accordance with such standards under an electronic prescription drug program that meets the requirements of paragraph (2).
(2) Program requirements.—Consistent with uniform standards established under paragraph (3)—
(A) Provision of information to prescribing health care professional and dispensing pharmacies and pharmacists.—An electronic prescription drug program shall provide for the electronic transmittal to the prescribing health care professional and to the dispensing pharmacy and pharmacist of the prescription and information on eligibility and benefits (including the drugs included in the applicable formulary, any tiered formulary structure, and any requirements for prior authorization) and of the following information with respect to the prescribing and dispensing of a covered part D drug:
(i) Information on the drug being prescribed or dispensed and other drugs listed on the medication history, including information on drug-drug interactions, warnings or cautions, and, when indicated, dosage adjustments.
(ii) Information on the availability of lower cost, therapeutically appropriate alternatives (if any) for the drug prescribed.
(B) Application to medical history information.—Effective on and after such date as the Secretary specifies and after the establishment of appropriate standards to carry out this subparagraph, the program shall provide for the electronic transmittal in a manner similar to the manner under subparagraph (A) of information that relates to the medical history concerning the individual and related to a covered part D drug being prescribed or dispensed, upon request of the professional or pharmacist involved.
(C) Limitations.—Information shall only be disclosed under subparagraph (A) or (B) if the disclosure of such information is permitted under the Federal regulations (concerning the privacy of individually identifiable health information) promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
(D) Timing.—To the extent feasible, the information exchanged under this paragraph shall be on an interactive, real-time basis.
(3) Standards.—
(A) In general.—The Secretary shall provide consistent with this subsection for the promulgation of uniform standards relating to the requirements for electronic prescription drug programs under paragraph (2).
(B) Objectives.—Such standards shall be consistent with the objectives of improving—
(i) patient safety;
(ii) the quality of care provided to patients; and
(iii) efficiencies, including cost savings, in the delivery of care.
(C) Design criteria.—Such standards shall—
(i) be designed so that, to the extent practicable, the standards do not impose an undue administrative burden on prescribing health care professionals and dispensing pharmacies and pharmacists;
(ii) be compatible with standards established under part C of title XI, standards established under subsection (b)(2)(B)(i), and with general health information technology standards; and
(iii) be designed so that they permit electronic exchange of drug labeling and drug listing information maintained by the Food and Drug Administration and the National Library of Medicine.
(D) Permitting use of appropriate messaging.—Such standards shall allow for the messaging of information only if it relates to the appropriate prescribing of drugs, including quality assurance measures and systems referred to in subsection (c)(1)(B).
(E) Permitting patient designation of dispensing pharmacy.—
(i) In general.—Consistent with clause (ii), such standards shall permit a part D eligible individual to designate a particular pharmacy to dispense a prescribed drug.
(ii) No change in benefits.—Clause (i) shall not be construed as affecting—
(I) the access required to be provided to pharmacies by a prescription drug plan; or
(II) the application of any differences in benefits or payments under such a plan based on the pharmacy dispensing a covered part D drug.
(4) Development, promulgation, and modification of standards.—
(A) Initial standards.—Not later than September 1, 2005, the Secretary shall develop, adopt, recognize, or modify initial uniform standards relating to the requirements for electronic prescription drug programs described in paragraph (2) taking into consideration the recommendations (if any) from the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (as established under section 306(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242k(k))) under subparagraph (B).
(B) Role of NCVHS.—The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics shall develop recommendations for uniform standards relating to such requirements in consultation with the following:
(i) Standard setting organizations (as defined in section 1171(8))
(ii) Practicing physicians.
(iii) Hospitals.
(iv) Pharmacies.
(v) Practicing pharmacists.
(vi) Pharmacy benefit managers.
(vii) State boards of pharmacy.
(viii) State boards of medicine.
(ix) Experts on electronic prescribing.
(x) Other appropriate Federal agencies.
(C) Pilot project to test initial standards.—
(i) In general.—During the 1-year period that begins on January 1, 2006, the Secretary shall conduct a pilot project to test the initial standards developed under subparagraph (A) prior to the promulgation of the final uniform standards under subparagraph (D) in order to provide for the efficient implementation of the requirements described in paragraph (2).
(ii) Exception.—Pilot testing of standards is not required under clause (i) where there already is adequate industry experience with such standards, as determined by the Secretary after consultation with effected standard setting organizations and industry users.
(iii) Voluntary participation of physicians and pharmacies.—In order to conduct the pilot project under clause (i), the Secretary shall enter into agreements with physicians, physician groups, pharmacies, hospitals, PDP sponsors, MA organizations, and other appropriate entities under which health care professionals electronically transmit prescriptions to dispensing pharmacies and pharmacists in accordance with such standards.
(iv) Evaluation and report.—
(I) Evaluation.—The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the pilot project conducted under clause (i).
(II) Report to congress.—Not later than April 1, 2007, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the evaluation conducted under subclause (I).
(D) Final standards.—Based upon the evaluation of the pilot project under subparagraph (C)(iv)(I) and not later than April 1, 2008, the Secretary shall promulgate uniform standards relating to the requirements described in paragraph (2).
(5) Relation to state laws.—The standards promulgated under this subsection shall supersede any State law or regulation that—
(A) is contrary to the standards or restricts the ability to carry out this part; and (B)
(B) pertains to the electronic transmission of medication history and of information on eligibility, benefits, and prescriptions with respect to covered part D drugs under this part.
(6) Establishment of safe harbor.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall promulgate regulations that provide for a safe harbor from sanctions under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1128B(b) and an exception to the prohibition under subsection (a)(1) of section 1877 with respect to the provision of nonmonetary remuneration (in the form of hardware, software, or information technology and training services) necessary and used solely to receive and transmit electronic prescription information in accordance with the standards promulgated under this subsection—
(A) in the case of a hospital, by the hospital to members of its medical staff;
(B) in the case of a group practice (as defined in section 1877(h)(4)), by the practice to prescribing health care professionals who are members of such practice; and
(C) in the case of a PDP sponsor or MA organization, by the sponsor or organization to pharmacists and pharmacies participating in the network of such sponsor or organization, and to prescribing health care professionals.
(f) Grievance mechanism.—Each PDP sponsor shall provide meaningful procedures for hearing and resolving grievances between the sponsor (including any entity or individual through which the sponsor provides covered benefits) and enrollees with prescription drug plans of the sponsor under this part in accordance with section 1852(f).
(g) Coverage Determinations and Reconsiderations.—
(1) Application of coverage determination and reconsideration provisions.—A PDP sponsor shall meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 1852(g) with respect to covered benefits under the prescription drug plan it offers under this part in the same manner as such requirements apply to an MA organization with respect to benefits it offers under an MA plan under part C.
(2) Request for a determination for the treatment of tiered formulary drug.—In the case of a prescription drug plan offered by a PDP sponsor that provides for tiered cost-sharing for drugs included within a formulary and provides lower cost-sharing for preferred drugs included within the formulary, a part D eligible individual who is enrolled in the plan may request an exception to the tiered cost-sharing structure. Under such an exception, a nonpreferred drug could be covered under the terms applicable for preferred drugs if the prescribing physician determines that the preferred drug for treatment of the same condition either would not be as effective for the individual or would have adverse effects for the individual or both. A PDP sponsor shall have an exceptions process under this paragraph consistent with guidelines established by the Secretary for making a determination with respect to such a request. Denial of such an exception shall be treated as a coverage denial for purposes of applying subsection (h).
(h) Appeals.—
(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), a PDP sponsor shall meet the requirements of paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 1852(g) with respect to benefits (including a determination related to the application of tiered cost-sharing described in subsection (g)(2)) in a manner similar (as determined by the Secretary) to the manner such requirements apply to an MA organization with respect to benefits under the original medicare fee-for-service program option it offers under an MA plan under part C. In applying this paragraph only the part D eligible individual shall be entitled to bring such an appeal.
(2) Limitation in cases on nonformulary determinations.—A part D eligible individual who is enrolled in a prescription drug plan offered by a PDP sponsor may appeal under paragraph (1) a determination not to provide for coverage of a covered part D drug that is not on the formulary under the plan only if the prescribing physician determines that all covered part D drugs on any tier of the formulary for treatment of the same condition would not be as effective for the individual as the nonformulary drug, would have adverse effects for the individual, or both.
(3) Treatment of nonformulary determinations.—If a PDP sponsor determines that a plan provides coverage for a covered part D drug that is not on the formulary of the plan, the drug shall be treated as being included on the formulary for purposes of section 1860D-2(b)(4)(C)(i).
(i) Privacy, Confidentiality, and Accuracy of Enrollee Records.—The provisions of section 1852(h) shall apply to a PDP sponsor and prescription drug plan in the same manner as it applies to an MA organization and an MA plan.
(j) Treatment of Accreditation.—Subparagraph (A) of section 1852(e)(4) (relating to treatment of accreditation) shall apply to a PDP sponsor under this part with respect to the following requirements, in the same manner as it applies to an MA organization with respect to the requirements in subparagraph (B) (other than clause (vii) thereof) of such section:
(1) Subsection (b) of this section (relating to access to covered part D drugs).
(2) Subsection (c) of this section (including quality assurance and medication therapy management).
(3) Subsection (i) of this section (relating to confidentiality and accuracy of enrollee records).
(k) Public Disclosure of Pharmaceutical Prices for Equivalent Drugs.—
(1) In general.—A PDP sponsor offering a prescription drug plan shall provide that each pharmacy that dispenses a covered part D drug shall inform an enrollee of any differential between the price of the drug to the enrollee and the price of the lowest priced generic covered part D drug under the plan that is therapeutically equivalent and bioequivalent and available at such pharmacy.
(2) Timing of notice.—
(A) In general.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the information under paragraph (1) shall be provided at the time of purchase of the drug involved, or, in the case of dispensing by mail order, at the time of delivery of such drug.
(B) Waiver.—The Secretary may waive subparagraph (A) in such circumstances as the Secretary may specify.
(l) Requirements with Respect to Sales and Marketing Activities.—The following provisions shall apply to a PDP sponsor (and the agents, brokers, and other third parties representing such sponsor) in the same manner as such provisions apply to a Medicare Advantage organization (and the agents, brokers, and other third parties representing such organization):
(1) The prohibition under section 1851(h)(4)(C) on conducting activities described in section 1851(j)(1).
(2) The requirement under section 1851(h)(4)(D) to conduct activities described in section 1851(j)(2)in accordance with the limitations established under such subsection.
(3) The inclusion of the plan type in the plan name under section 1851(h)(6).
(4) The requirements regarding the appointment of agents and brokers and compliance with State information requests under subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of section 1851(h)(7).
[252] See Vol. II, P.L. 94-437.
[253] See Vol. II, P.L. 108-173, §108, with respect to grants to physicians to implement electronic prescription drug programs.


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Clackamas sheriff's deputy arrested on weapons charges
CLACKAMAS, Ore. -- A Clackamas County sheriff's deputy was arrested on weapons and menacing charges in connection to an alleged domestic violence incident.
Shawn Heikkila, who is assigned to the Clackamas County Jail as a custody officer, was arrested on suspicion of unlawful use of a weapon and menacing. He has been with the sheriff's office since 2008.
The charges relate to a domestic violence allegation from last November. He was then placed on administrative leave, as sheriff's investigators conducted an investigation, according to a Clackamas County Sheriff's Office news release.
The sheriff's office did not provide details of the domestic violence allegation, citing it as an active investigation.
The news release said the sheriff's office "maintains a zero-tolerance policy with regard to employee-involved domestic violence."


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The latest NHL team to lay off employees explicitly because of the NHL lockout: the Phoenix Coyotes—who are owned by the league.
Tim Bulmer, the team's media relations manager, told Yahoo! Sports' Greg Wyshynski that he was the only staffer laid off this far, and that it was related to the NHL's ongoing inability to figure out how to split its $3.3 billion-and-growing revenue pie.
The NHL bought the franchise out of bankruptcy in 2009 and has been unable to complete its sale to former San Jose Sharks CEO Greg Jamison over issues with its arena lease. The team has survived in part because the City of Glendale, Ariz., which has financial troubles of its own, has covered tens of millions of dollars in operating losses.
Other teams, including the Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators, announced layoffs and restructuring earlier in the 46-day-and-counting work stoppage, but Wednesday's news is bitterly sad, if not ironic, because the league's other 29 owners technically own the Coyotes. They're the same guys that have endangered the season largely because they don't want to pay players the full value of their existing contracts.
The owners and NHLPA have agreed that players' share of hockey-related revenues should drop from 57 percent to 50 percent, but can't find common ground on getting to that point. Owners, citing the increased cost of running franchises, proposed doing it immediately while paying players in full for their next two contracted years against future earnings.
In the meantime, the reported cancellation date of the Winter Classic nears. That could happen as early as tomorrow, according to ESPN.com.
The sides have no negotiations scheduled, though they are communicating by phone and email. The schedule through Nov. 30 has already been canceled.


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Health Information Technology (HIT) Enhanced Family History Documentation and Management in Primary Care
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|Colorectal Cancer Breast Cancer Coronary Heart Disease Diabetes
|Other: Intervention
|Study Type:
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Health Information Technology (HIT) Enhanced Family History Documentation and Management in Primary Care
- Number of Subjects Who Discussed Disease Risk With Primary Care Provider [ Time Frame: 3 months following primary care visit ]
|Study Start Date:
|February 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Intervention
The intervention is completion of a validated, web-based risk assessment used to assess personalized risk and generate a risk report
Other: Intervention
risk assessment survey; decision support for providers for prevention based on risk
Other Name: Risk Assessment and Prevention Recommendations
No Intervention: Control
Usual Care
Detailed Description:
Growing evidence and understanding of an inherited component to several common, chronic diseases has led to an increase in the importance of information about family health history, and the integration of this information with other risk factors for common diseases, like lifestyle risk factors. The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends the use of family health history as a routine genetic screening test for common diseases, as obtaining a complete family health history is the first step to identifying patients who are in need of intervention (e.g., intensive screening, lifestyle modification, preventative therapies, genetic counseling). The importance of integrating family health history with an individual's medical record will increase as our understanding of the genome evolves because it will be more essential to put detailed personal genetic information into a clinical context. Because of limited time during a typical primary care visit, and the concerns of primary care providers (PCPs) about their self-efficacy of estimating and providing guidance about risk, PCPs frequently do not obtain a family health history or provide individualized risk assessment. These issues highlight the need to leverage technology to collect these data independent of clinic visits, yet have these data interoperate with an individual's electronic health record (EHR). Telephonic interactive voice response systems (IVRS) and self-administered web-based tools are a low-cost, sustainable way of reaching out to primary care populations, independent of a visit. We propose to develop, implement, and evaluate a patient-reported, EHR-integrated personalized risk assessment module to provide tailored disease risk and risk reduction information.
The Specific Aims of the proposed project are to: Aim 1: Develop a patient-reported, EHR-integrated, personalized risk assessment module to provide tailored disease risk and risk reduction information for four common diseases (breast cancer, colorectal cancer, coronary heart disease, and type II diabetes) for the patient and his/ her PCP. Aim 2: Measure the reach and effectiveness of this integrated risk assessment module by conducting a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) of adult primary care patients in the Brigham and Women's Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network. Aim 3: Evaluate facilitators and barriers to the adoption and implementation of this integrated risk assessment module.
This project will further our understanding of how technology can be used to fill a gap in current clinical practice by facilitating the systematic collection of family health history and lifestyle risk factor data and integrating these data with an individual's EHR to personalize care in a variety of settings and for diverse patient populations. This work will use current national data standards for interoperability, and lessons learned from this project will be exportable to healthcare settings throughout the United States.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults 18 - 75 Years old
- English or Spanish speaking
- Recent visit to a participating primary care practice
Exclusion Criteria
- No phone number or email address listed in the EHR
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01468675
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|Brigham and Women's Hospital
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02120
|Principal Investigator:
|Jennifer Haas, MD
|Brigham and Women's Hospital
|Responsible Party:
|Jennifer S. Haas, MD, Associate Professor, Brigham and Women's Hospital
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|NCT01468675 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|November 4, 2011
|Results First Received:
|December 21, 2016
|Last Updated:
|March 20, 2017
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|Plan to Share IPD:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Heart Diseases
Coronary Disease
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Ischemia
Intestinal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
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Tomorrow, October 24, southern slider chain Krystal is celebrating their 80th birthday by selling their namesake burgers for just 25¢ each from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (limit six per person). Who's taking a lunch break at Krystal tomorrow?
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- Date: April 26, 2013
- PIO Number: 13-4-20
The Broward Sheriff's Office is mourning the deaths this week of two BSO employees.
Detention Aide Sharrice Mitchell died on Sunday, April 21. Mitchell began her career at BSO in April of 2003. She started as a detention aide at the Joseph V. Conte Facility and then shortly therafter transferred to the Paul Rein Facility.
"Sharrice always took initiative in her job performance and diligently worked to assist others," BSO Department of Detention Captain Josefa Benjamin said. "The staff remembers Sharrice as a helpful person with a great sense of humor and as a loyal friend."
Visitation will be held from 5 – 9 p.m. Friday, May 3, at Elijah Bells Funeral Service, 162 N. Powerline Road, Pompano Beach. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at Deerfield Beach High School, 910 S.W. 15th St., Deerfield Beach. Interment will follow at Pineview Cemetery, 400 S.W. 3rd Ave., Deerfield Beach.
Two days later, Deputy Devon Tatham died. He had been part of BSO since 2000 and was assigned to the Tamarac district.
"He was the epitome of a great deputy. He was loyal, trustworthy and hard-working," Tamarac District Chief Neal Glassman said. "Everyone in the district will miss his dedication and commitment."
Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. – noon on Saturday, April 27 at Palm Beach National Chapel, 10055 Heritage Farms Road in Lake Worth. Services will be at noon at the same location. Interment will follow at Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery, 10941 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach.
"This has been a sad week for BSO as we lost two of our family members," Sheriff Scott Israel said in a message to employees. "Please join me in offering your love and support to the families of Sharrice and Devon. I also ask you to take a moment and cherish your family and friends."
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Dairy producers are invited to a meeting on Wednesday, May 22, to hear Dr. Marin Bozic, University of Minnesota dairy economist, provide insight on current federal dairy legislation. The session will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alfred Dairy Science Hall on Medary Avenue on the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings. The session is sponsored by the South Dakota Dairy Producers. All interested South Dakota and western Minnesota parties are invited to attend.
Dr. Bozic has been part of the team evaluating the impact of the Dairy Security Act and the Goodlatte- Scott amendment proposals currently under review in Congress. His remarks are intended to help dairy producers determine how to weigh in with their Congressional representatives.
South Dakota Dairy Producers is a non-profit organization of dairy producers and dairy industry members organized to promote and represent the interests of their membership to assure and enhance a sustainable dairy industry environment in South Dakota.


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While litigation may be a "last resort" and is rarely a priority consideration at the drafting stage, cut-and-paste contract terms may significantly impact the outcome of a dispute and invite disastrous consequences.
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It is wise at the point of contract formation to press the fast-forward button, to engage in prospective risk management and to minimize the chances of encountering unforeseen pitfalls.
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Lawyers who reflexively plug boilerplate terms into their contracts risk unforeseen consequences that could seriously impair the parties' benefit of the bargain.


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Lord Justice Leveson has said that he will "hear every side of the story" about Jeremy Hunt's involvement in News Corporation's BSkyB bid before drawing any conclusions.
His press standards inquiry heard evidence suggesting that the Culture Secretary secretly backed the proposed takeover and leaked inside information to the media giant.
James Murdoch was questioned about a 163-page dossier of emails detailing contacts between Mr Hunt's office and News Corp director of public affairs Frederic Michel.
Lord Justice Leveson said: "I understand entirely the reason for some of the reaction to the evidence yesterday (Tuesday) and, in particular, to the emails about which Mr Murdoch was asked.
"But I am acutely aware from considerable experience that documents such as these cannot always be taken at face value, and can frequently bear more than one interpretation. I am absolutely not taking sides or expressing any opinion, but I am prepared to say that it is very important to hear every side of the story before drawing conclusions.
"In due course I will hear the relevant evidence from all the relevant witnesses, and when I report I will then make the findings that are necessary for me to fulfil the terms of reference that the Prime Minister set for me."
Lord Justice Leveson, a respected Court of Appeal judge appointed to chair the public inquiry, stressed he would take an impartial view of the evidence.
He said: "I shall approach the relationship between the Press and politicians from an entirely non-partisan judicial perspective, which I have no doubt is the reason that I was given this remit."
The Leveson Inquiry has a wide-ranging remit to examine the culture, practices and ethics of the Press, and make recommendations for the future regulation of British newspapers.
It has already taken evidence on unethical and possibly illegal behaviour by journalists, and on relations between police and newspapers. The inquiry is now turning to contacts between politicians and the national Press.


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Alvarez continues work at first, nears start
PITTSBURGH -- The "Alvarez across the diamond" experiment is less than a week old, but Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said a start at first base could come to fruition sooner than later.
"He's working his backside off to find a level of comfort and say, 'OK, I'm ready to go over there in a Major League game,'" Hurdle said of Alvarez.
"I think we're real close to that. There will be a day here soon when you'll see him over there."
The Pirates started working out Alvarez at first base on Friday after he was activated from the bereavement list. A lifelong third baseman, Alvarez's throwing problems have resulted in a major decrease in his playing time.
Alvarez leads the Majors with 24 errors -- 23 of which have been throwing miscues. The problem has also increased as the season has gone on, and the 27-year-old has started just once this month.
Hurdle and Alvarez both said they're not going to give up on him as a third baseman (he played the hot corner in the final two innings of the Pirates' Sunday loss to the Padres, entering during a double switch). However, the majority of his pregame work has been on the first-base side of the diamond in the last few days.
Hours before the Pirates hosted the Tigers on Monday night, Alvarez was the lone player on the field, working with coaches on his footwork, throws to second and scoops he'd have to make at first.
Hurdle looked on from home plate as Alvarez continued his transition, but the manager knows the best judgment will come from live action.
"You can do all the practice drills you want," Hurdle said. "... When you get into a game, you always have an opportunity to identify some areas you've got to work, put more attention on."
Stephen Pianovich is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Can I Come Up With 25 Things That You, The Internet, Don't Know About Me?
After over 7 years and almost 2,500 posts, I think it's likely that I have told you pretty much everything about me. So, seeing this challenge done by Nic and Miss as they participated in some ridiculously titled "Blog Hop", I decided to challenge myself to come up with 25 really obscure things that I've never mentioned before.
25. I got my very first CD when I was 13 in 1990, and it was a Christmas present from my parents, along with a Sony Discman. That CD was Wilson Phillips's self-titled album.
24. When I was in high school, for my friend Gjerome's birthday, we went to Jungle Jim's, a theme restaurant. For his present, he wanted to see me consume the Headhunter burger, which was a pound of beef, covered in every possible topping, accompanied by a pound of french fries. I remember the olives and pickles being the worst part of the entire meal, but I ate it all in less than an hour (winning a certificate for a free one on my next visit). I was so full that I think all of the blood rushed to my stomach to help digest the food, causing me to feel drunk. I couldn't see straight, I slurred my words, and once I got home, I passed out.
23. Unless I'm in a rush, I will stop and offer assistance to anyone who is stranded on the side of the road.
22. I hate closing my blinds. This was a problem in college when my dorm looked out onto the main campus. After numerous naked Avitable sightings, the Dean of Students made me see the school therapist to make sure that this wasn't indicative of some larger psychological problem. Obviously, I fooled him.
21. When I was a camp counselor for a summer, there was a little shithead who was trying to tie my shoelaces together on the bus. After stopping him twice, the third time I caught him, I gripped him by the arm and brought him up to another part of the bus and made him sit with someone else. We went to a water park all day where he was rough-housing with his friends and had to sit out numerous times. The next day, his parents complained that he was bruised on his arms and legs (from the rough-housing) and he told them that I did it to him. They called Child Protective Services, and I had to leave my job while they investigated me. By the time the investigation was over, and, of course, I was found completely clear of any suspicion whatsoever, the summer was over. Those parents also rented movies from the video store that I worked at, and as revenge, I would constantly add a $50 balance due to their account and check all of their movies in late. It was either that or burn their house down with them inside. I really liked that camp job.
20. I used to love black olives until I was around 5. From that point on, I hated them.
19. I was 4 the first time I fell in love, and it was with a red-headed girl named Julie Wallace.
18. There are times that I worry that I'm borderline sociopathic given my ability to analyze situations and manipulate people, but then I know that the fact that I worry about it means that I'm not. Also, I really like Dexter.
17. I married the first person I had sex with.
16. When I was in first grade, I went to see a speech therapist because my teachers and parents were worried that I had a speech impediment. Turns out that I was just trying to talk too fast because I had so much to say. I think I'm still like that.
15. If they made Superman underoos for fat men, I would wear them.
14. I'm actually quite a good cook, but I'm too lazy to plan a meal, buy ingredients, prepare them, cook it, eat it, and then clean up after it, especially for just one person. Or even two. That's why I limit my cooking to preparing Christmas dinner for the entire family.
13. I would never do any hard drug unless it tasted like chocolate. Then I'd be giving handies on the corner for money to get more choco-heroin.
12. If I thought I could start my own cult without it ending in mass suicide or an FBI siege, I would do it in a heartbeat. I have a lot of respect for what L. Ron Hubbard did, even if I hate Scientology.
11. I haven't eaten a piece of fruit in three or four years.
10. As a teenager, I had acne so bad that I took Tetracycline and used Retin-A, and my mother was worried about scarring, but now I have damn near perfect skin with only the occasional blemish.
9. I'm surprisingly susceptible to other people's opinions.
8. One of my goals is to be thanked in someone's Oscar- or Emmy-winning speech someday.
7. I would never, and will never, join the military in any capacity. I don't do well following orders, and I am not nationalistic in any way. Besides, I could learn to live a life with poutine and no Target.
6. Gore in movies doesn't bother me at all unless it has to do with mutilation to eyeballs or removing teeth. That freaks me out and I don't like watching that.
5. There are times that I regret the fact that the lap-band prevents me from sitting down and enjoying a burger and fries, instead of 4-6 ounces of the burger patty and one or two fries. Those times are rare, but they do exist.
4. I have always wanted to be like Data from Goonies.
3. I believe in soulmates and I think that each of us has more than one out there.
2. When I like a song, I will listen to it on replay for hours and hours. I won't get sick of it and it becomes almost hypnotic.
1. I will never be satisfied with making most people laugh or cry or applaud or react in whatever way I want them to. I will always worry and nitpick about the ones who didn't. If it's not 100%, I'm not doing it right.
There's my 25 new things that I've never written before. Where are yours?


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APPRENTICESHIPS are more than a leg up for youngsters – they're also good for business.
That's one of the key messages that the National Apprenticeship Service wants to get across this week.
Now in its seventh year, National Apprenticeship Week will see a series of events across Hampshire highlighting their value.
And the message appears to be getting through, with the number of online apprenticeship applications across Hampshire increasing by 40 per cent last year, to 20,460, compared to 14,580 in 2011/12.
Employers posted 16,916 vacancies online for the South East in 2012/13 – a 40 per cent jump from the previous year.
But with each online vacancy in Hampshire attracting an average of 7 applications, the Government is urging more employers to consider how an apprentice could benefit their business.
Sally Thompson, of Tanglewood Equestrian Centre, Colden Common, started taking on apprentices two years ago.
Ms Thompson said: "It's great now. All the things that would previously take up my time and cost me money are now covered and funded by the apprenticeship scheme.
"We work very well with the college and are always aware of what's being covered in the classroom so when can embed that once back in the stable."
She has recently been joined by 19-year-old Sparsholt College student, Claire Brewer, 19, as an equine apprentice.
For Claire, from Alresford, an average day starts at 8am and includes care of the horses, training them, general yard duties, and some teaching. She spends one day a week at college, where she can tailor her studies to her work, leading to a British Horse Society qualification.
She said: "Unlike university, you get work-based experience which is invaluable.
"I've always known that I wanted to pursue a career working with animals but it's only as I've got older that I've been more drawn to horses. I am still very much undecided as to which particular route to take so for the moment am enjoying seeing first-hand the many different professions working in the sector.
"We have horse physios and veterinary nurses all visit the stable and this is helping me decide where my future lies."
Suzanne Grant, assistant principal commercial at Sparsholt and Andover College, said: "For too long apprenticeships have been solely associated with training for school leavers. They are so much more than training for young adults, and we urge employers to consider how they, their businesses and employees could also benefit."


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Switch Control
Switch Control is a powerful accessibility technology for anyone with extensive physical and motor skill limitations. Built directly into macOS, it gives you the ability to navigate onscreen keyboards, menus, and the Dock using a system commonly referred to as scanning. Create your own custom panels and keyboards, systemwide or app by app, to provide you with the most efficient access to your Mac. You can use a variety of adaptive devices, such as a switch, a joystick, a keyboard space bar, or even a single tap on the Multi-Touch trackpad, for easy control.
New in macOS Sierra Platform Switching for Switch Control
Switch Control now supports Platform Switching, which allows you to use a single device to operate any other devices you have synced with your iCloud account. So you can control your Mac directly from your iPhone or iPad, without having to set up your switches on each new device.1
New in macOS Sierra Dwell Control
Dwell Control is a new feature of macOS that allows people who use head- or eye-tracking hardware to move the cursor and select or drag onscreen items. When the cursor dwells on a certain location, like an app icon in the Dock or a link on a web page, a timer appears. Once the timer expires, it prompts a mouse click or other customizable action.
Onscreen Keyboard
The Keyboard Viewer in macOS allows alternative ways to type without the need for a physical keyboard. It's an image of a keyboard that floats above other applications (so it's always handy), and you can customize it to fit your screen. Then "type" using a mouse or other pointing device. Turn on Sticky Keys and you can enter keyboard shortcuts via the onscreen keyboard, too.
Sticky Keys
Sticky Keys combines your keystrokes for you by letting you press keys one at a time, instead of simultaneously, to enter commands. Enter a key combination — such as Command-S (for Save) — and macOS displays each pressed key, accompanied by a sound effect, so you can make sure the right keys are entered.
Slow Keys
Slow Keys adjusts the sensitivity of the keyboard to process only the keystrokes you mean to make. It builds in a delay between when a key is pressed and when it's entered. You can adjust the delay and choose to have a sound play when a key is entered.
Mouse Keys
If you have difficulty using a mouse or trackpad, use Mouse Keys to control the cursor with the numeric keypad. Press a number key as the mouse button, and use other number keys to move around the screen or to drag and drop items. Easily navigate menus, the Dock, and all your windows.
Dictation Commands
macOS has more than 50 editing and formatting commands. So you can turn on Dictation and tell your Mac to bold a paragraph, delete a sentence, or replace a word. You can also use Automator workflows to create your own Dictation commands.
Apple Accessibility Support
Learn more at Apple Accessibility Support
User Guide
Switch Control Getting Started Guide
Learn more with the Switch Control Getting Started Guide


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Here are 10 things you should know for Thursday, Oct. 3: 1. -- U.S. stock futures were pointing to losses on Wall Street Thursday as the U.S. government shutdown entered its third day. European shares were mixed. Asian stocks finished Thursday's session mixed. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1%; Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.1%.
2. -- The economic calendar in the U.S. Thursday includes weekly initial jobless claims from the Labor Department at 8:30 a.m. EDT. A report on factory orders for August is expected to be delayed because of the government shutdown.
3. -- U.S. stocks slipped Wednesday as the fiscal drama in Washington dragged on. Markets pared losses from earlier in the day, reflecting the sense that lawmakers will eventually resolve this latest budgetary crisis. The S&P 500 fell 0.07% to close at 1,693.86 after falling as much as 1.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 0.39% to 15,133.14 and the Nasdaq dropped 0.08% to finish at 3,815.02.
4. -- The U.S. limped into a third day of a partial government shutdown Thursday after a White House meeting among President Obama and top congressional leaders yielded no signs of progress but plenty of evidence that Democrats and Republicans remained divided in a dispute that has idled hundreds of thousands of federal workers and curtailed certain nationwide services. "The House could act today to reopen the government and stop the harm this shutdown is causing to the economy and families across the country," the White House said in a written statement after the session. In a jab at the GOP-led chamber, the White House added, "The president remains hopeful that common sense will prevail." House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, complained to reporters that Obama had said anew that "he will not negotiate." Boehner made clear that curbing the health care overhaul that Obama pushed into law three years ago remains part of the price for returning 800,000 furloughed federal workers to their jobs and re-opening the curtailed programs.
5. -- United Technologies ( UTX) said it may furlough more than 5,000 workers if the U.S. government shutdown continues into November. The company said Wednesday that its Sikorsky division, which makes Black Hawk helicopters, would be hit first. It expects nearly 2,000 employees, including those employed at facilities in Connecticut, Florida and Alabama, will be furloughed on Monday. United Technologies said it would halt some defense manufacturing because government inspectors themselves have been furloughed. That leaves it without the necessary federal approvals to make military products, the company said. If the shutdown continues through next week, the furloughs would extend to its Pratt & Whitney and UTC Aerospace Systems division, bringing the total number of employees furloughed up to 4,000. That number could top 5,000 if the shutdown stretches into October. United Technologies shares fell 2.2% on Wednesday to $104.98.
6. -- BlackBerry ( BBRY) shares rose 0.5% on Wednesday to $7.96 on potential new bidder interest from private-equity group Cerberus Capital Management. The The Wall Street Journal reported Cerberus is seeking a confidentiality agreement to allow access to all of BlackBerry's financial information. After Cerberus has reviewed the material, it will evaluate whether to proceed with a bid.
7. -- Hedge-fund manager William Ackman restructured his big bet against Herbalife ( HLF) to protect against further paper losses, he told investors in a new letter Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported. Ackman said he wanted to mitigate his firm's risks while still providing for big gains if Herbalife shares decline within the near future, as he expects, the Journal said. "In recent weeks we have restructured the position by reducing our short equity position by more than 40% and replacing it with long-term derivatives, principally over-the-counter put options," he wrote in the letter, dated Oct. 2. Ackman publicly alleged last year that Herbalife was a pyramid scheme and announced a $1 billion short bet against the nutrition supplements maker. But the stock has gained strongly and the Journal reported last month that Ackman's losses on the bet were more than $300 million.
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The Call Sheet sifts through the day's glut of Hollywood news to find the stories even non-industry types can care about. Today: Broadway claims another beloved movie, HBO passes on a dude show, and Jeff Goldblum heads to TV.
Because everyone everywhere has been clamoring for it for nearly 34 years, Universal has announced plans to turn the cult hit Animal House — about hard-partying frat brothers at a Dartmouth-esque college — into a stage musical. Terrific! Just what the doctor ordered. Broadway musicals always do debauchery really well, it's just such a wild demographic, so this fits perfectly. Even better news about this project? The always-relevant Barenaked Ladies will be writing the score. So hopefully there will be lots of jokes about monkeys and emus and stuff. Woohoo! Party on, Broadway! What a great idea. [The New York Times]
From great news to terrible news. HBO has decided not to go forward with the new show from Entourage creator Doug Ellin. Why is genius always so thwarted? This latest would-have-been masterpiece was called 40 and was about four friends (Ed Burns, Michael Rapaport, Michael Imperioli, and Adrian Pasdar) who all help each other figure out life once they turn 40 years old. So it would be Entourage: The Twilight Years. Or maybe Men of a Certain Age: The Prequel. You know, something good. About men. Being men together. Why would HBO pass on this? Have any of the network execs seen what the television landscape looks like? There are just not enough shows about men and the fact that they are men. We need more shows like that, because otherwise how will people know about men? What will America, nay the world, think about men without Doug Ellin's gentle hand guiding their opinions? It's just really troubling. Won't somebody please think of the men?? [Deadline]
ABC's new great white hope (it's very white) GCB premiered to only modest numbers last night. With a 2.2 rating and 7.6 million viewers, it wasn't a bomb, but it certainly could have done better. It's Sunday night on ABC, after all. That's, like, when all the women across the country lock their kids in the basement or in a closet and all collectively gather around the television to watch all the Lynettes and Greys and Snow Whites and whoever else do their thing. Sunday night on ABC is basically the most important thing to ever happen to moms, so you need to go big or go home to stick around in that lineup. And GCB didn't go big. So... we'll have to see if it goes home. The moms have spoken, though. Oh have they spoken. [The Hollywood Reporter]
Several people have been cast in television pilots! First, Winning London star Jesse Spencer (he was on some doctor show too, but really his biggest credit to date is Winning London) has been cast as the lead on the firefighter pilot Chicago Fire. It's unclear whether he'll play Chicago or the Fire, but either way, we think it's a great casting choice. Sure we'd love to see him reprise the role of Lord James Browning Jr., but in the meantime this will do. [Deadline] Meanwhile, Austin Butler, aka Mr. Vanessa Hudgens, has been cast as the main cute boy on the Sex and the City prequel The Carrie Diaries. Butler will play "Sebastian Kydd, a brooding heartthrob and ultimate insider who always plays the outsider. His presence at Carrie's school will shake things up in a big way." Uh ohhhhh. Watch out! Mr. Little Big is gonna get ya. Also in Carrie Diaries news, James Garner has been cast as the love interest for the young Samantha character. [Deadline] Professional weirdo Jeff Goldblum has been cast on Sarah Silverman's sitcom pilot, playing her ex-boyfriend. Innnnteresting! And kinda weird. But interesting weird. We have high hopes for this show. Sure, it will never be Winning London, but it could still be good. [Vulture]
Odd. Weasely little Scandinavian actor Joel Kinnaman, who glowers dreamily on The Killing and is probably one of the only good things about that rainy mud pile of a show, has been cast as the new RoboCop. Yes, RoboCop. They're bringing it back. It's going to be a
Broadway musical whole new franchise! So, good for him? I mean, look what the role did for Peter Weller's career! Anyway, a funny thing in the post about this news is this sentence: "Hollywood is desperately trying to find male stars that studios can build movies around." Ha, oh are they? Finally they've realized they need some male stars for big movies? Up until now it was just women, women, women, running the show. But now there's a new trend. Hollywood is looking for male stars now. Crazy. How things have changed. So, yeah. RoboCop! God we've missed him, haven't we. [Deadline]
Michael Gambon has been made a regular on HBO's Luck, and Margarita Levieva (Revenge) has joined the show as a recurring character. So yay! Two more people to spend their time pretending they have any remote clue what they're saying or what's going on or what anything means. "You gotta turn down the six horse with the shy in the ninth." Or whatever! OK! Whatever you say, Luck. Have fun, Michael and Margarita. Just nod a lot and go with the flow. [Deadline]
Here's a new trailer for the upcoming Men in Black III in which we see a lot more of Josh Brolin doing his Tommy Lee Jones impersonation. It's actually not bad! So, well done on that front, guys. But badly done, no no no, on Will Smith saying "pimp-slapping the shizznit." I know this movie is about time travel, but is it about traveling back to 2002? Because that is the only reason a character should say "pimp-slapping the shizznit" in a movie made in 2012. So... yikes. Bill Hader's Andy Warhol is sort of amusing, though. Sort of. Eh. Why did they make this movie?
And here is a new trailer for HBO's new show Girls. This one shows the more emotional side of the series, what with the music and all. Though, eh. It's still a show about struggling young people in New York City that stars David Mamet's daughter, Brian Williams' daughter, and the daughter of famous artist Laurie Simmons. So it's a show about three young women struggling in New York who have never actually struggled in New York. Feh. Feh to that, we say!
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Amphibian Stage Productions Launches Capital Campaign With Kevin Kline
Amphibian Stage Productions today announced the official launch of its Capital Campaign, "Metamorphosis," which will assist in the purchase and renovation of a building in Fort Worth's Near Southside neighborhood, with the help of Capital Campaign Chair and Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Kline.
Amphibian is scheduled to close on the property, located at 108 South Main Street, on May 14, 2012. To date, Amphibian has raised $893,932 for the purchase and renovation of the building and needs to raise an additional $231,900 in order to complete the renovation. Architect and Chairman of the Amphibian Stage Productions Board of Directors, Gregory S. Ibañez, FAIA, is designing and overseeing the renovation of the new Amphibian space. He is generously donating his services for the project.
In a statement, Kevin Kline, known not only for his award-winning film work, but also for his extensive stage work and commitment to the theatre, said, "To paraphrase a noted playwright, Amphibian now has 'a stage for a kingdom, indeed, a most worthy scaffold to bring forth great objects.' This new home is a platform to expand the artistic excellence that has marked Amphibian's first thirteen years. It is the essential ingredient for arts that enrich our community-deep roots that allow generations to think, cry, and laugh at the wonder of live theatre in an intimate setting."
Mr. Kline continued, "I don't know if the Bard's Globe Theatre was a catalyst for urban regeneration in its day, but as a bonus, Amphibian's new home will also help invigorate a neighborhood that is poised to capitalize on its location on The Edge of downtown. Please join me in supporting Amphibian Stage Productions and the vital work that they do to nourish the culture of Fort Worth and North Texas."
Amphibian Stage Productions looks forward to opening the renovated space for its performances and offices in the fall of 2012.