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The effects of the U.S. government budget cuts that started on March 1 will not likely be felt until April but they could be significant for airlines and their passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency will absorb the mandated spending cuts known as the "sequester" in part by furloughing employees, or requiring them to take several days of unpaid leave. Following 30-day notification, air traffic controllers, security screeners and customs officers will be working fewer overall hours; the result will be flight delays and longer lines at airport checkpoints, aviation officials advise.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca), the union that represents the FAA's controller workforce, has estimated the effects of "sequestration" at each of 16 major U.S. airports. The group contends that reduced staffing levels at the terminal radar approach control facility and in the airport tower serving Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport in terms of overall passenger traffic, will mean that controllers cannot safely manage simultaneous triple arrivals ("trips") and dual departures on the five available runways. If controllers abandon the trips arrival configuration, there will be 25 to 30 fewer aircraft landing per hour, Natca said.
Louis Miller, aviation general manager at Hartsfield-Jackson airport, does not dispute Natca's assessment of the sequester's impact. "The worst-case scenario we see, it's true, [is that] we could possibly shut down a runway. That, in our mind, is the worst-case scenario, and the FAA has confirmed that to us," Miller told AIN. There are some mitigating factors. Traffic has not increased dramatically since the airport opened its fifth runway in 2006, and the number of overall operations has decreased somewhat because airlines are using larger airplanes, he said. But reducing the operational capacity of an airport with 2,300 daily arrivals and departures will have consequences; for example, airlines with connecting flights through Atlanta may have their aircraft held at the origin airports or in the air until runway slots open. The airport is discussing with the FAA the possibility of keeping all runways operating at least during peak hours.
The TSA has indicated that it will furlough its transportation security officers for eight hours each per two-week pay period, or 10 percent of their working hours, Miller said. The reduction in overall staffing hours could lead to longer lines at the airport's four security checkpoints. "Our biggest concern there is that we could see our wait times at the security checkpoints go up by 15 or 20 minutes during peak hours, and that's significant. Right now we have very low average wait times," he said. The airport plans to use its own customer care representatives to help manage people flowing into the checkpoints. Similarly, reduced staffing hours by CBP could lead to longer lines at the airport's two customs clearance points, Miller said.
Michael (not verified)
March 4, 2013 - 4:49pm
Really?? Why do we continue to hear these untruths? The way it is reported, this will cut the current bottom line?? It does not and to say anything different is wrong. It cuts or should I say, curbs future spending...period! Its cutting less than 3% from the future spending estimate and yet 2013 spending will still be greater than 2012! We are talking less than 3% curb on spending! American families have been forced to cut spending with gas prices rising and medical insurance climbing...by more than 7%!! Are you seriously telling me this curb on future spending, far less than the curb on families...will create the doom and gloom you and the president are predicting? You all should be ashamed.....
Chad Trautvetter
March 4, 2013 - 5:06pm
The 3% figure that you note is an average of the cuts in relation to the overall budget. Unfortunately, the sequestor is not quite that simple. The real truth is that it's not just a 3% cut to the FAA budget. Though the FAA accounts for only 20% of the DOT budget, the FAA will bear 60% of the cuts at the DOT. Further, the Airport Improvment Program is exempt from the sequestor, so these cuts are amplified elsewhere at the FAA. And, since Congress dragged their feet and delayed sequestration by six months, then these cuts will have to be done in six months instead of 12, which makes them more severe. So please don't tell us we should be ashamed when you post an uninformed comment.
Michael (not verified)
March 5, 2013 - 10:42pm
The FAA budget goes up year-after-year... even under the sequester, air traffic control is handling 27% fewer departures than it did prior to 9/11 with a budget that's 41% higher. (I do believe the proposed 2013 FAA budget is $15.2 billion) And that's aside from actually being able to make some cuts without noticeable service effects, even before having to put off capital investment in future air traffic control improvements. I still say and stand by the fact scare tactics are shamefull....
Michael (not verified)
March 5, 2013 - 11:01pm
Phil Gramm's words:
President Obama's message could not be clearer: Life as we know it in America will change dramatically on March 1, when automatic cuts are imposed to achieve $85 billion in government-spending reductions. Furloughed government employees, flight delays and criminals set free are among the dire consequences the president has predicted. If the Washington Monument weren't already closed for repairs, no doubt it too would be shut down.
Scare tactics such as these are similar to the ones that were made when I co-authored the first sequester legislation in 1985, the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act. The 1986 sequester was triggered anyway, but the predicted disaster never came. The nation survived then. It will now.
The president's response to the sequester demonstrates how out of touch he is with the real world of working families. Even after the sequester, the federal government will spend $15 billion more than it did last year, and 30% more than it spent in 2007. Government spending on nondefense discretionary programs will be 19.2% higher and spending on defense will be 13.8% higher than it was in 2007.
For a typical American family that earns less than it did in the year President Obama was elected, the anguished cries and dark predictions coming out of the White House should elicit not sympathy but revulsion.
When the 1985 sequester was created, the formula for cuts was closely examined, debated, amended and agreed to by a Democratic House and a Republican Senate and White House. Today's sequester is denounced because of the allegedly arbitrary nature of its across-the-board cuts. Yet the sequester formula that goes into effect on Friday preserves the spending priorities legislated by the Congress and the president, including exemptions and limitations they favored when the Budget Control Act of 2011 became law. The president himself first proposed the sequester. He may not like the way it works, but he has offered no real alternative.
Congress and the president might have worked together to avoid this outcome. Congress could have passed a budget resolution. The Republican House has repeatedly passed budgets, but the Democratic Senate hasn't passed one in four years. Past sequesters allowed for fast-track consideration of alternatives or modifications to the cuts—but the 2013 version doesn't allow for those.
Even if the sequester goes into effect, the magnitude of the automatic cuts won't be very different from those imposed in 1986. Nor is the job of finding alternative spending reductions any harder than it was when alternative cuts were enacted in 1987.
The first Gramm-Rudman sequester took effect on March 1, 1986. It cut nondefense spending by 4.3% and defense spending by 4.9%.
The most recent estimate by the Congressional Budget Office for this year's sequester is that nondefense spending will be cut by 4.6% and defense spending will be cut by 7.9%. While the sequester will reduce spending authority by $85 billion, the actual cuts that will occur in 2013 will be $44 billion. That is a mere 1.2% of total federal spending this year.
The first round of cuts under Gramm-Rudman weren't so devastating that Congress and the president rushed to repeal them. In July 1986, Congress had the opportunity simply to stop the sequester after the Supreme Court invalidated its triggering mechanism. Instead it voted overwhelmingly to reaffirm the across-the-board cuts. The vote in the Democratic House was 339 to 72, and the Republican Senate approved it by acclamation, not deeming it worthy of a roll-call vote.
In 1987, Congress fixed the triggering mechanism and restored the sequester in Gramm-Rudman II. That deal would have cut nondefense discretionary spending by 8.5% and defense spending by 10.5%, far greater cuts than will be triggered this year. Yet a Democratic Congress and a Republican White House came together to replace that sequester with spending cuts in fiscal years 1988 and 1989 that were larger than those called for by Gramm-Rudman II.
While history shows that a divided government can enact significant spending cuts as an alternative to sequesters, that doesn't appear to be the path Mr. Obama intends to follow. Instead of protecting civilian defense workers, the president will continue to force the Pentagon to buy biofuels at $27 per gallon to promote his green agenda. Instead of protecting children from cuts in nutrition programs, the president will continue to allow $2.7 billion of fraud and mismanagement he has identified in the food-stamp program. Instead of protecting Medicare from a 2% cut, the president will ignore $62 billion in annual waste that his administration has identified in Medicare and Medicaid.
But governing is not about blaming someone else—it is about choosing.
While Mr. Obama may choose to make the cuts ordered by the sequester in the most painful way possible, the best alternative—which is practiced every year to some extent—is allowing federal agencies to transfer funds among individual programs with congressional approval or by rearranging priorities as part of the March 27 resolution to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year.
That doesn't sound like a herculean task to Americans who make hard choices every day. Their choices have become harder and more frequent because the country's political leaders seem unwilling to do the same in Washington.
— Mr. Gramm, a former Republican senator from Texas, is a senior partner of US Policy Metrics.
A version of this article appeared February 27, 2013, on page A13 in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: Obama and the Sequester Scare.


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Integration of plant-floor, building, physical security, and enterprise network means more changes for unathorized access and more need for intelligent security, cooperation, and training.
By Jim Montague, Executive Editor
It had to happen eventually. Driven by potential efficiencies and savings, the evolution from point-to-point hardwiring to twisted-pair fieldbuses and onward to Ethernet, Internet and wireless keeps pushing inexorably outward to seek links and integrate with other networks. At the same time, progressively more sophisticated components, starting with relays and solenoids, followed by PLCs and board-level PCs, and on to Ethernet gateways and switches, continually reshapes plant-floor networks to become more similar to their corporate/environmental/information technology (IT)-governed counterparts.
However, there are just a few more wrinkles to work out.
There are two typical scenarios that demonstrate how plant-floor and corporate-IT networks are becoming more integrated. First, more plant-floor components of all types are being built with Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and other capabilities for linking to other networks, which put them under the jurisdiction of corporate IT departments and managers. Second, some corporate/physical backbones, especially Ethernet-enabled networks, occasionally are extending a few lines beyond their usual deployment, and reaching down to monitor some production functions, rather than replicating another Ethernet network just for the plant floor.
Both of these examples show how formerly separate networks are overlapping, and taking the first steps to overall integration. However, to gain the benefits and minimize the risks of network unification and simplification, users must teach their plant-floor engineers and IT staffs to cooperate, implement some essential security infrastructures, and train these staffs to use and maintain them.
"Before 9/11, security meant I was concerned about keeping valuable tools from walking out of the plant," says Bill Lessig, plant manager at Honeywell Specialty Materials' 1,900-acre facility in Geismar, La., which recently integrated its process control and physical security systems. "Now, my security concerns have shifted to thinking about threats from external sources, assuring business continuity, minimizing impacts in the event of an attack, and making sure the surrounding community is safe."
As your network links grow, your problems grow. "Everyone is running into these same issues," says Bob Huba, DeltaV System Security product manager at Emerson Process Management. "The tendency is to think of requests for links to plant networks and their data as just another IT job, but there's often a lack of knowledge between the corporate local area network (LAN) and physical control of manufacturing assets. IT departments like to lay their procedures onto plants, but they need to grasp the differences between the process control system and the business level. Each side is listening and learning the other's issues, but it's still a little painful."
Huba reports one of Emerson's chemical plant customers recently outsourced its IT management internationally, and then found its process controllers couldn't talk to its network devices through its HMI when their firewall was disabled remotely. He says several misconfigured switches were slowing the network, but it took a week to get through the IT firm's management layers to secure the required passwords and permissions. Huba adds that another client had a network router that kept failing and refusing to pass data, and that an investigation revealed that a remote IT person was reconfiguring it repeatedly to meet corporate standards from which the router was supposed to be exempt.
Job Descriptions Merging
"In energy management, for instance, most facilities previously had monolithic systems separated by job title for power, HVAC, lighting, elevators, security, and life/fire safety, and each had its own PCs and interfaces," says Barry Haaser, senior director of Echelon's LonWorks infrastructure business. "Software changed these industries, and allowed device functions to increase and reliance on separate PCs to decrease. We've ended up with peer-to-peer networks that can talk to each other like they do on the plant-floor, and we now have whole buildings that are programmable and driven by software. The true benefit of this is that we can instruct these systems, for example, to lower temperature 2 ºC in occupied area at times when electrical costs are twice normal."
In fact, Shaoguan Iron and Steel Group recently implemented a LonWorks network to more accurately measure and manage energy consumption in real-time at its 10-square-kilometer plant, and reduced its operating costs 10%. Now, data from the plant's energy and control devices is integrated with its manufacturing execution system (MES) to help it identify best-case use scenarios for energy consumption and production. Located in Guangdong, Shaoguan produces 5 million tons of steel per year.
"In China, energy can be a third of a steel plant's overall operating costs," says Jianmel Huang, Shaoguan's IT director. "Echelon's technology gave us the ability to create an infrastructure that helps us quickly deploy a scalable system, and achieve our energy and operating goals."
Ironically, while plant-floor networks typically provide application data to the overall enterprise, sometimes the corporate network can directly aid the plant process, too. Jason Urso, Honeywell Process Solution's product marketing manager, adds that video surveillance has long been a part of the physical security infrastructure at many facilities, but network integration often is giving video a new dual role in aiding process control.
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Topic: Chemo port ...along with 2 biliary catathers
Hello everyone, I just wanted to post a dilemma that I'm having, I've asked my moms oncologist to book an appointment for her to get a port because she has tiny veins and the poor thing gets poked 4-5 times before they find a good vein for chemo. She's been on cisplatin and gemzar since last year, twice a month.
I know the biliary catathers give her grief, getting them exchanged every 6 weeks under anesthesia and then they leak for a few days once she gets chemo, for those of you that have a port, have u had any issues? pain wise?what's the protocol for keeping it clean? and how much does the port affect your day to day routine?
I leave today and need to talk to her about the upcoming appt, she's aware there is one coming up but doesn't know that it's booked, I know she will get stressed about having a third "incision" being made in her fragile body.
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2 officers refuse to give statements in shooting investigation
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) Police Chief Greg Williamson revealed new information on the investigation into the officer-involved shooting that killed Justin Harger and Jorge Ramirez on Sept. 16 outside the Four Points Sheraton Hotel.
Williamson said two of the officers are choosing to not give statements in the criminal investigation. He said that has caused some difficulties in the case.
"During the criminal investigation officers are given Miranda rights and asked to give a statement," said Williamson. "Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't."
In this case, two of the five officers did not give statements.
"They have the right to give a statement, or the right to remain silent," said Williamson. "This case, we've had a couple officers decide to not give statements, which has caused us to prolong this investigation."
The five officers involved were Daniel Brewer, Rick Wimbish, Ryan Vaughan, Jess Beagley and Chad Garret. Williamson did not say which officers chose not to give statements.
In addition to the criminal investigation, the Bakersfield Police Department Internal Affairs Division also conducts an administrative investigation. Williamson said that will be done within three weeks.
"I know the public is anxious to know how that investigation unfolded," the chief said.
Williamson revealed this week that Ramirez was working as a police informant the night of the shooting.
According to The Bakersfield Californian newspaper, the Ramirez family has retained Los Angeles attorney Mark Geragos to represent them.


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What made this Olympics so good was the historic performances. Maybe I'm just living in the moment too much with the London games, but the records we saw broken this year were amazing. Bolt repeating in the 100 and 200 and anchoring the 4x1 to a new WR. USA winning gold in 10m mens platform diving. Women's gymnastics winning team gold and Gabby winning all around gold continuing the American domination of the event. And biggest of all, Michael Phelps. To think, since 2004, i've watched this man win 22 medals, 18 of the gold, thats something you tell your kids about. And there were more that I'm leaving out. The performance of the USA women in general was spectacular.
What made this Olympics so bad was knowing the results before every event happened. Its impossible not to be spoiled when you live on the West Coast. Especially when you are from the East Coast and all your East Coast friends are on twitter while they watch the Olympics. I wish they would have aired more stuff live and just re-air it later. Everyone already knew the results honestly. And they still watched. NBC still would have had massive viewing numbers because not many people would be able to watch it live anyways.
As for where it ranks for me? Hard to say. I was traveling during the 2008 games so can't compare that much. Sydney may have been the best imo. It was the first Olympics I really got in to (I was 10). Was probably just nostalgia. And I think Australia is awesome.


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Kidney Diseases
What is Wrong Here?
I have had large amounts of blood and protien in my urine on several tests and no other sing of infection. Periodically, my lymph nodes on the right side of my body will swell and hurt, causing armpit pain/swelling and swelling around my elbow... all normal cbc testing... left ankle will swell, while all of the other symptoms are curent and I will ache. One doc says possible Lupus, one says gout and tonsilitis... collagen type 1-telopeptide test results are 283... I just feel like a circus animal and I want some pretty strait answers, any thoughts?
Based on the information you have given, it is not possible for me to make a diagnosis. However, here are some thoughts that may help:
Blood and protein in the urine may be signs of ongoing kidney damage, not necessarily from infection, but from a variety of diseases, including lupus and a number of others that affect only the kidney. If there is a lot of protein (more than 2 grams a day), you should be under the care of a nephrologist (medical kidney doctor), who may recommend that you have a kidney biopsy to determine what's going on. In other words, since some of these diseases affect only the kidney and cannot be detected by blood tests, a kidney biopsy may be the only way to make the diagnosis.
Enlarged lymph nodes are also caused by a great many conditions, some of which are infections; again, lupus is a possibility, as are various types of malignancy and even HIV infection. Most of these diseases can be diagnosed or ruled out by blood tests; as with the kidney, an enlarged lymph node can be biopsied to see what the cause is.
For your own peace of mind, it sounds like at this point you should sit down with your doctor and ask him/her to go over all of the lab tests that you have already had, so that at least you know what diseases you do not have. Then try to work out a plan with your doctor, including referral to a specialist if needed. Best of luck to you.
Mildred Lam, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
School of Medicine
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Mira Cook – Drum Machine from Sean Gillane on Vimeo.
Here's a pretty cheesy indie video from Mira Cook about at Mattel Synsonic drum machine. The one in the image above is on eBay right now for $39: click here. I wouldn't mind having one in my collection. Did I ever tell you I love drum machines?
"It was a cheap and cheesy toy and it sounded fairly horrible… but what else would you expect from a toy manufacturer's attempt to cash in on the emerging drum machine market of the early '80s?" – hollowsun.com/vintage/mattel
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The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers have posted the proposed rule defining the Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act to the federal register. Accordingly, the clock is now ticking on a 90-day public comment period that will end July 21. The rule would establish which waters are subject to federal jurisdiction, and there has been a lot of discussion about the rule over the past month. The American Farm Bureau Federation says EPA is attempting to regulate virtually all waters and the rules will impede normal farming operations. The National Farmers Union says the proposal is "ag friendly" because of the exemptions it provides for many ag-related activities. The proposed rule can be found here.
Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) expects the Senate to pass a tax-extender bill within the next two weeks. The bill includes several provisions important for agriculture, including raising the Section 179 farm equipment and machinery deductions and depreciations schedules for 2014 and 2015 to $500,000 and extending 50 percent bonus depreciation through next year. The bill would also extend the biodiesel tax credit and the cellulosic biofuel production tax credit. It is not clear when or if the House of Representatives will take up a similar bill.
President Obama visited several countries in Asia last week, and trying to build momentum for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement was on the agenda. Japan's resistance to opening its agricultural and automobile markets continues to be one of the main obstacles to reaching a deal. However, it is not clear that Congress will agree to trade promotion authority (TPA) even if a deal is reached. Without TPA, an agreement would likely get bogged down in Congress and might never pass.
Brazil has decided to postpone asking the World Trade Organization for a panel to decide if the new U.S. cotton program complies with world trade rules. Brazil has held off imposing sanctions totaling $830 million per year while waiting for Congress to change cotton policies that the WTO ruled did not conform to international trade rules. However, Brazil says it may well request WTO action in the next few months.
The Obama administration has suspended indefinitely any decision about the Keystone XL Pipeline. The State Department says it needs to wait until the routing of the pipeline through Nebraska is settled before making any decision about the pipeline. Nebraska's Supreme Court is not expected to rule for several months, and there will probably be more legal maneuvering after that. The government review of the proposed pipeline, which would carry crude oil from Canada through Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska, has been underway for five years. The State Department has to make a decision because the pipeline crosses an international border.
A controversial study about cellulosic biofuels was released by the University of Nebraska. The study claims that cellulosic biofuels made from corn residue are worse for global warming than gasoline in the short term. This contradicts an EPA study that found the fuel would qualify as an advanced biofuel by releasing 60 percent less carbon pollution than gasoline. A peer-reviewed study by the Energy Department's Laboratory in 2012 found that biofuels made with corn residue were 95 percent better than gasoline in greenhouse gas emissions. Critics of the most recent study claim the researchers used unrealistic assumptions about how much corn residue would be removed from the land to use in biofuel production


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Even More to Love about Garner State Park
Popular Park Showcases Capital Repair Improvements
CONCAN, TX—Several community, county and state government offices, including area convention and visitor bureaus, county judges, county sheriffs and the Texas House of Representatives, had staff on hand for an open house on Wednesday morning, showcasing the first of almost $4 million in capital repair projects that are under way at Garner State Park.
Garner, which is traditionally one of the most visited state parks in the system, is renowned for its decades of offering access to the clear Frio River, its Civilian Conservation Corp construction and cabins, Hill Country scenic views and the always-popular summertime Garner jukebox dance. And because of the park's popularity—Garner gets literally hundreds of thousands of visitors each year—normal wear and tear and maintenance have taken its toll on this grand park that dates back to the 1930s.
Much of that, however, is being addressed with improvements to park infrastructure like electrical and water systems, and to park facilities such as renovations to restrooms, repairs and upgrades to 17 cabins, and overhauling more than 20 of the park's screened shelters.
"That's the good thing about a day like today; we can point out specifically all the things we're doing that makes folks' experience here better," said State Parks Director Brent Leisure. "This is an investment to not only meet customer demand of today, but also to help preserve a camping heritage at Garner that you really can't find anywhere else."
Improvements at Garner are part of a long list of $44 million in statewide repairs slated for more than 40 state parks across Texas, reflecting voter-approved and legislative-appropriated monies from recent bienniums.
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HOUSTON - A Houston woman is recovering in the Texas Medical Center after she was hit by a car and pinned between it and a tow truck. The Harris County Sheriff's Office says the woman who ran into the victim was driving a gray Mercedes Benz.
They say she wasn't very familiar with the car, and when she put it in reverse, she hit the gas, and careened into several other parked vehicles before striking and pinning the victim. Another woman, also walking out of the grocery store, was hit as well. Investigators tested the driver at the scene.
"She was uninjured and she voluntarily submitted for a blood specimen," said Sergeant Mike Harvey with the sheriff's office. "We're going to take that and send it down and have toxicology done on it, but she does not appear to, at this time, show any signs of intoxication or impairment."
The victim suffered severe injuries to her legs and was taken to the hospital for surgery in critical condition.
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(SPOILER ALERT: Refrain from reading, unless you want to glean some details from Monday night's episode).
It's Week 2 of "Start-Ups: Silicon Valley." Is anyone still watching? Or is that the sound of crickets we hear?
The episode picks up right where we left off -- with Hermione and her brother Ben leaving the office of VC master-lord Dave McClure feeling "massively defeated" after their pitch meeting.
"It didn't piss me off that Dave said, 'no,'" explains Ben. "It's the way he said 'no' that pissed me off." (Perhaps he would have liked it better delivered in Spanish).
Once back at home, Hermione, still in her cute Tetrus leggings, suggests some primal screaming. And so a shout goes out across The Villa and into the clear San Francisco air. But if a start-up falls in the city, and no one is around to hear it ...
From there, we move onto a Palo Alto gym, where Sarah and David are working out with a personal trainer and David is saying icky things that creep us out.
"Sometimes when my pain from exercise hurts really bad, I just try to imagine that it's sexual pain and it suddenly feels good," he says in our first TMI moment of the hour. (Take one big swig, if you're participating in our drinking game).
Later, as they sit on their asses, David and Sarah discuss the drama that went down at the party, where Sarah and Hermione got into it over their SXSW clash.
"I'm not going to sit there and let them walk all over me," she says of Hermione and Ben, the guy she sometimes makes out with. David lends a supportive ear, but in a private moment with the camera, he insists that Sarah needs to learn how to get along with people if she's going to go far in the land of nerds.
Later, Sarah returns to her plush, rent-free digs at the Four Seasons, where we meet her personal assistant, Kassie, who informs her that Sarah has a lot of appointments and really needs to focus. But Sarah apparently doesn't feel like focusing. She has a date with a model named Jay and doesn't want to break the date because, you know, the "clock is ticking" on her youth and soon she'll be an old hag that no one wants to make babies with (or, that's what she implied). Then she asks Kassie to babysit her spoiled poodle and Kassie responds with a disgusted look that seems to translate into: "Right now, I feel like stuffing you into a wood-chipper."
Back at The Villa, Kim, and Dwight have joined brother and sister Way for some poolside relaxation, even though it's only 65 degrees (Bravo producers no doubt demanded that the guys go shirtless and the ladies don bikinis). There is some dissection of the drama between Sarah and Hermione. Also, the Ways explain their "Parent Trap"-like backstory, which has David talking sex again.
"What happens if you guys had like an Oedipus thing where you guys didn't know each other and then you had like sex and you went, 'Oh no, we're brother and sister!'" he says. (OK, David, please shut up and go have another makeover).
After that, there's some frisky wrestling in the pool and Hermione is rubbing up against a slice of muscle called Jay. Oh, no, could that be the guy Sarah is dating?! (We can only hope so).
Obviously, it's time for some work, so we join Kim at Ampush Media, where she earlier confided to a co-worker named Lauren that she's getting a little complacent and is itching to eventually move on. And maybe the time has come to do just that. Kim has a pow-wow with her young boss, Nick, who says he's sensing that the company may need a well-known veteran to connect with clients and take them to the next level.
"I don't think there's anything a gray-haired CRO could do that I couldn't do," Kim says defensively.
Afterward, Kim and Lauren hit the bar to de-stress. Kim calls the talk with Nick "insulting at worst, stupidity at best." And then Lauren delivers some deep, thoughtful girl-to-girl advice that blows our minds.
"I'm sure you'll figure it out," she says.
Cut back to the Four Seasons, where Sarah is playing match-maker via a "bubble tank," an event designed to connect VCs and start-ups for some deal-making. And so we see a lot of pitches being made by young hot-shots to -- wouldn't you know it? -- gray-haired men! One of the people making a pitch, is David, who has ditched the sex talk to discuss his health and fitness app.
But what's more interesting is that Hermione is on her way to the hotel to make a peace offering to Sarah: It's a cute little princess tiara that Sarah, undoubtedly is thinking would look good on her poodle.
"You were my best friend," Hermione explains, and goes on to insist that women in tech need to stick together.
But while Sarah seems to have softened just a smidge, she's not completely in just yet.
"To be honest, I don't see an immediate friendship between us," she says. And it appears that this show will continue the grand Bravo tradition of pitting women vs. women.
After a break, we rejoin Hermione and Ben on another pitch effort for Ignite. This time, they're trying to sell Jeff Clavier, CEO of Softech, on the odea of an app that predicts life expectancy. Clavier seems more interested than McClure was, but the answer is still the same: It's not a good fit for us. Bummer. Strike 2.
Next thing you know, we're in Jay's apartment where David is making goo-goo eyes at the "dorky nerd model." David asks Jay about his impending date with Sarah, to which Jay says, "I don't know if it's a date. We're just hanging out."
That gets frisky David wondering if Jay has ever stepped into the "man pool." But Jay says there's not enough beers in the world to would make him do that. "What about guys with vaginas?" David wonders, again upping the ick factor. This boy is simply exhausting us.
Later, Sarah shows up for their "date" all glammed up in sparkly cocktail dress and spiky heels, while Jay looked like he just rolled out of bed. Can you say "Awkward"?
Jay tries to make up for it by taking her to see a fireworks show over the Golden Gate Bridge. Sarah is clearly peeved, but forgives him because he's "so hot." When they get back to his aprtment, she slips off to the bathroom to record a Twitter video about her date, which kind of ticks him off.
In an on-camera confessional, Sarah says she doesn't have "sweep-me-off-my-feet chemistry" with Jay, but she's not looking for that. She wants someone to hang out with and "maybe start a family." But one look at the preview reel would seem to indicate that's not in the cards.
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Lung Carcinoid Tumorlets
I had a lung biopsy and have been diagnosed with carcinoid tumorletts in both of my lungs and I am scared and confused about this dignosis as I have been told there is no real cure for this condtion. I am living a misrable life due to a constant cough every day, shortness of breath and feeling weak and having body pains from coughing everyday for aprox 8 years and spitting out sputom. What do you think my prognosis may be. Can I develop lung cancer from this diagnois?
Thank you for your question. Very little is known regarding the causes of carcinoid tumorlets of the lung, and they are often an incidental finding on lung biopsy. They can, however, be associated with inflammatory and fibrotic conditions of the lung. Cough and shortness of breath can occur with tumorlets. The prognosis is usually quite good, but this condition can progress to actual carcinoid tumors. I would suggest, however, that you discuss with your primary physician other potential causes for your symptoms.
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I was tossing a regular old frisbee around with an old hippie guy I work with and I was amazed at the lines he was throwing as well as the distance he was getting for the disc. I was having a tough time getting it to not turn over on me until I realized he was throwing with almost all snap.
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Space was at a premium Wednesday night at a dinner downtown hosted by Film Society of Lincoln Center and new partners Jaeger-LeCoultre. Film Society announced the high profile roster of filmmakers and actors who will serve on a board of advisors for a new program launched earlier this year by the two groups.
The new Filmmaker in Residence program, an opportunity for a filmmaker to develop a new project with the support of the Film Society and Jaeger LeCoultre, will engage a group of notable advisors that include Henry Bean, Brady Corbet, Charles Finch, Naomi Foner, Larry Gross, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Danny Huston, Tamara Jenkins, Ed Lachman, Bennett Miller, Matthew Modine, Ed Pressman, Ira Sachs, Paul Schrader and Marisa Tomei.
Corbet, Gross, Huston, Jenkins, Miller, Pressman and Schrader were among those who attended the announcement event last night at downtown restaurant Il Buco. Harvey Weinstein, New Line Cinema founder Bob Shaye and filmmakers Todd Solondz, James Toback, and JC Chandor dropped in as well. The sit-down dinner featured multiple courses served family style and lots of lively chatter. New filmmakers and multiple award-winning veterans mingled between courses.
Harvey Weinstein and Danny Huston Wednesday night. Photo Billy Farrell / BFANYC.com
"The purpose of this evening is a pure one that is rare I think, which is to bring together the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Jaeger-LeCoultre to build and partner in supporting filmmakers," said Charles Finch, speaking on behalf of the partnership. "The Film Society of Lincoln Center has been an exhibition organization for 50 years and we are now also spearheading artist development through our Artist Academy and Critics Academy and have considered long term what we wanted long term and thought wouldn't it be great to have an Artist in Residence bringing the cinema world together with our film community here in New York and it was a long term goal, but it was sped up by [Jaeger LeCoultre] with a conversation in December. We're very excited about it."
The first Filmmaker in Residence will be announced later this summer and will participate in master classes, a mentorship program, and other events for Film Society Members, the film community, and the public through to the 51st New York Film Festival this fall.
Paul Schrader, whose new film The Canyons was made entirely outside the studio system where he worked for years, was particularly critical of the state of mainstream filmmaking today. He had some choice words about the state of things during a conversation with FilmLinc Daily at last night's dinner.
Schrader told FilmLinc Daily that he created a new short film for the Venice Film Festival that ties in the future of cinema. Truth be told, he described it as "bleak" and joked that nobody wants to hear him talk about his dire prognostications about film. Whether you agree with him or not, the sentiment underlines the importance and urgency of programs like this one to help filmmkaers navigate the changing nature of cinema.
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San Francisco's Peninsula promises to be an excellent place for some highly varied and exciting music these next two weekends. For openers, the Peninsula Symphony, under the direction of its Oakland-based maestro, Mitchell Sardou Klein, will present two performances of what its organizers are calling an "electrifying" concert of classic and recently composed Argentine tangos.
Quartet San Francisco, the first-place winner of the International Tango Competition in New York City in 2004, will join professional dancers Sandor and Parissa of Tango Vivo and "Dancing with the Stars" fame and the Peninsula Symphony Orchestra in a passionate program that will include "Danzon No. 2" by Arturo Marquez, "Tangazo" by the legendary Astor Piazzolla along with a group of tangos assembled from the works of Augustin Bardi, G.H. Matos Rodriguez, Piazzolla and the versatile jazz and classical violinist/arranger/composer Jeremy Cohen.
Cohen, who founded Quartet San Francisco in 2001, has led the ensemble to worldwide acclaim with tours through China, South Korea, Japan, Turkey and more, as well as with appearances at prestigious concert venues throughout the United States. Three of the group's CD releases have received Grammy nominations. Current members, in addition to Cohen, are violinist Matthew Szemela, violist Chad Kaltinger and cellist Kelley Maulbetsch.
Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City; 8 p.m. Saturday, Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino; $20-$40; 650-941-5291 or www.peninsulasymphony.org.
A BIG BANG AT THE BING: For a new and unusual presentation focused on percussion, hasten to Stanford University's new Bing Concert Hall next weekend to see, feel and hear percussionist Glenn Kotche, best known as the drummer for the rock band Wilco. The highlight of his program will be the world premiere of "Ilimaq" (Spirit Journeys), a multimedia work commissioned by Stanford University, the University of Texas at Austin, Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Duke University and the National Endowment for the Arts, from Alaskan composer John Luther Adams. He has been dubbed by The New Yorker magazine as "one of the most original musical thinkers of the new century." The show will include films of performances held in the Alaskan tundra as well as Kotche's percussive retelling of the epic "Monkey Chant" tale with an accompanying shadow-puppet film. Stanford alum Andrew Meyerson, also a percussionist, will join Kotche for portions of the performance.
Note that in music lingo, "percussion" refers not only to drums in their multiple forms, but xylophones, marimbas, triangles, gongs, sticks, wood blocks, castanets, pianos and more.
The program sounds tailor-made to show off the sonic capabilities and dazzling bling of Bing Concert Hall. it is patterned like a circular amphitheater with its 842 seats arranged in a terraced, vineyard-like construct that rings the performance stage below. The hall's walls feature large, sculptural convex shapes that can be angled to provide optimal acoustic reflection or absorption as well as to serve as screens for video projections. The ceiling area contains even more sophisticated acoustic electronics, technical lighting and rigging equipment.
Details: 8 p.m. Jan. 26, Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St. at Museum Way, Stanford; $15-$30; 650-725-2787, http://livelyarts.stanford.edu.
THREE TO HEAR: Music at Kohl Mansion's 30th season continues with the return of Trio Solisti for a concert in the elegant great room Sunday night. The noted ensemble (Maria Bachmann, violin; Alexis Gerlach, cello; and Jon Klibonoff, piano) will perform 14 of Beethoven's Op. 44 Variations, Chausson's Trio in G minor and its own arrangement of Mussorgsky's popular "Pictures at an Exhibition."
Now based in New York City, the 10-year-old ensemble has made critically acclaimed debuts at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and has performed in Lincoln Center's Great Performers Series in New York City. It is also the founding ensemble of Colorado's Telluride Music Fest and is currently in residence at Adelphi University in New York. Critics have used such phrases as "electric energy," "soloistic virtuosity" and "thrilling abandon" to describe its performances.
Kohl resident musicologist Kai Christiansen will lecture an hour before the concert in the mansion library, and a complimentary holiday buffet with the musicians will follow.
Details: 7 p.m. Sunday, 2750 Adeline Drive, Burlingame; $15-$45; 650-762-1130, www.musicatkohl.org.
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First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
I ain't afraid of no ghost...
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
I believe in full torsoed floating apparitions.
I enjoy the Ghost Adventures show on Travel Channel those guys crack me up. couple weeks ago there was an investigation where a guy was able to communicate to his 17 year old daughter on her birthday a year after she passed. They got alot of convincing EVP's that were quite intelligent. That was a situation where I really couldn't find a reason as to why that would be faked. You always see these shows with stories about ghosts that are 100 years old. But this was a recently deceased family member. It was really quite amazing given the implications of what that really means if it were indeed a real EVP from the man's daughter.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
Does deja vu count as paranormal?
I once witnessed Anthony Johnson score 40 points in a playoff game...
I had very vivid experience as a child that led me, someone very reasonable and educated in logic, to believe in, if not ghosts, then something ghost-like. I'm certainly open to the possibility that it may have been some sort of a hallucination, but I have no reason to believe it was, and those who insist that it had to be are begging the question* (a textbook logical fallacy), and get chastised for it by me -- deservedly so.
With that said, I can understand how people who haven't had an enlightening experience like I had would be skeptical. It's very possible I would be, too, in their inexperienced situation.
*Example of the typical begging-the-question circular reasoning I've seen pseudo-skeptics use:
Rational Person: I believe in ghosts because I experienced one.
Pseudo-skeptic: No, you didn't, because ghosts don't exist.
Rational Person: How do you know?
Pseudo-skeptic: Because there's no evidence for ghosts.
Rational Person: But my personal experience, while not repeatable, was empirical evidence, thus, I have personal evidence that ghosts exist.
Pseudo-skeptic: No, you don't, because ghosts don't exist. Your personal experience was a hallucination.
Rational Person: How do you know?
Pseudo-skeptic: Because there's no evidence for ghosts.
Rational Person: But my personal experience, while not repeatable, was empirical evidence, thus, I have personal evidence that ghosts exist.
Pseudo-skeptic: No, you don't, because ghosts don't exist. Your personal experience was a hallucination.
Repeat, ad nauseum.
As for aliens, I've not seen any actual evidence, only poorly-thought-out arguments ("the universe is so gosh-darn big that aliens must exist!").
Yes I believe in ghosts.
My cousins from out east lived in the former house of General Custard. When they were moving out of the house, one of the kids, who at the time was about 3 or 4 years old was crying one morning. When her parents asked why she was so upset, she said it was because General Custard wouldn't be reading her bedtime stories anymore. Keep in mind she was 3 or 4 years old, and not once was it mentioned that it was the former house of General Custard.
How is this a poor thought out argument? We live on a planet. There are 9 planets in our little solar system. Surely we aren't the only planet in the entire universe that has life on it. Surely the vast and numerous Billions of stars serve more purpose than just to provide a backdrop to our night sky.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
It's a poorly-thought-out argument because it only looks at one side of the coin, the size of the universe, and ignores the flipside, the many known factors required for life to form/exist in the first place.
The analogy I've always used is Uncle Cletus buying 20,000 Powerball tickets, each with an individual number combination. In his mind, he's about to hit the jackpot. After all, with so many number combinations, it's (in his mind) an absolute certainty that one will be the big winner. Of course, even though 20,000 combinations is quite a lot, it's a very small number when compared to the 175M or so possible combinations, thus, it remains a long shot that Cletus will win the jackpot.
There are actually an estimated 10^22 to 10^24 stars in the Universe, so between 10 and 1000 billion billion stars:
10^22 = 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
We now think that a significant number of them have planets.
So take the low end of the number of stars estimate, 10^22. Let's guess that 0.01% of stars have one planet capable of supporting life. Then you get 10^18 planets capable of supporting life. Say that 0.01% of planets capable of supporting life result in intelligent life. Then you get 10^14 planets with intelligent life. Say that 0.01% of planets with intelligent life develop space travel within their solar system. Then you get 10^10 planets with space travelers on it like us (ten billion). Say that 0.01% of planets with space travelers on it like us got to that point a billiion or more years ago. Then you have a million planets of space travelers who have developed technology equivalent to ours over a billion of our years ago.
The distances involved make it unlikely that we have alien visitors, unless those intelligent life forms evolving somewhere billions of years ago discovered some wormholes into our neighborhood of the milky way, and even then we are a needle in the haystack in a field of haystacks- why would they make any special effort to find our little relatively uninteresting region of the Milky Way, one galaxy among billions of galaxies?
So while it seems reasonable that intelligence is out there, I don't think it is particularly reasonable to presume that we have (or have had) regular visitation from such intelligence.
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The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
That ghost sounds delicious.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
Or they are smarter than us and know things we have no idea about when it comes to traveling or viewing remote distances....
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
There only needs to be one side of the coin. The concept that our universe could be infinite and that there could be an infinite number of universes is within the realms of possible. So it's just a matter of probability.
Michio (Michael) Kaku is a well renowned theoretical physicist, you can youtube some of his videos were he talks about it. Neil Tyson, another theoretical physicist, has some videos as well. Kaku is really interesting to listen too. He's very articulate and explains concepts in a way that is easily understood. I tend to get a little lost when I watch them, not because I don't keep up, but because 4hrs go by and I haven't done anything else.
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I'm much more inclined to believe in aliens than ghosts.
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I get that.
The problem is, the universe being infinite isn't a demonstrable fact, but a hypothesis. You're using an uncertainty (the size of the universe) to address an uncertainty (whether or not life exist beyond Earth).
What's funny is that I was going to bring up the notion of a multiverse, but use it to support my position. the fact that an otherwise respectable scientists, like Eugene Koonin, would be forced to plead to a multiverse to explain Earth's life, let alone any non-Earth-based life, stresses just how dire the situation is.


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Pumpkin Cranberry Pecan Upside Down Cake
This week is one of my favorite weeks of the year. Thanksgiving is all about the food. And football. And family. And friends. It doesn't get much better than that.
This cake can make Thanksgiving even better for you. I made this the other night and I had to literally put it away so I wouldn't eat the whole thing. It's absolutely amazing. It combines all my favorite Thanksgiving flavors with the pumpkin cake topped with a caramel/pecan/cranberry topping. And it is one of the easiest desserts to make ever. If you need a dessert for Thanksgiving, definitely give this a shot.
We loved it so much I will be making it again. Twice in one week. I never repeat recipes, let alone in the same week. Seriously, it's that good.
One Year Ago: Thanksgiving Two-Fer Bars and NY Times Chocolate Chip Cookies
Two Years Ago: Oreo Brownies and Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
Pumpkin Cranberry Pecan Upside Down Cake
Yield: 8-10
8 ounces (2 sticks or 16 Tbsp) unsalted butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups cranberries
4 ounces (1 cup) coarsely chopped pecans, toasted
2 eggs
1 cup pumpkin puree
6 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Line the bottom of a 9-inch square pan with parchment paper.
Melt the butter in a small saucepot over medium heat. Add the brown sugar and whisk until smooth.
Pour the brown sugar mixture into the bottom of the cake pan.
In a medium bowl combine the cranberries and pecans. Place them in the pan over the brown sugar mixture.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, pumpkin puree and oil.
Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture. Carefully spread the batter over the cranberry pecan topping.
Bake until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean, 35-40 minutes.
Cool the cake for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Place a large plate or platter on top of the cake. Invert the cake and plate together. Remove the pan. Carefully peel off the parchment paper.
Recipe from Martha Stewart
I'm using this cake as my monthly What's Baking challenge. Be sure to check out Catherine's blog for the roundup later this month.
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This is the perfect recipe for all of the leftover ingredients I have! Hubby made me buy a 3-pound bag of cranberries because he loves them, but you only use 12 ounces for cranberry sauce so I've got about 2 pounds of cranberries left to use, plus lots of pumpkins and pecans. This is definitely being made this weekend!
Oh man. That does sound good. And I know it must be if you're repeating it because I am the same way. I'm going to make a cranberry maple pecan cake on Friday… but this is really tempting too.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Oh, man! If I only had more time for Thanksgiving dessert table – this is certainly one I would try.
Oooh this cake looks so ooey gooey and delicious! I wish there weren't already so many desserts coming to my Thanksgiving table because I'd totally make this!
This looks super delicious and your photos look great too! Happy Thanksgiving to you and hubby!
ooooh, my, i must try this 🙂 happy thanksgiving!!
What a fabulous recipe! All the flavors sound delicious to me.
This looks amazing! It looks so moisty yum, I should try to make this sometime, Love your blog! this is my first comment for you so I thought I'd show some appreciation for your blog, because I've been drooling over all your recipes for a while
Your photos are beautiful! The pictures I took of the actual cake didn't look to appealing, the photos I took of the bite sized cake bites looked pretty though lol
Good job!!
What a great recipe! You totally had me at caramel/pecan/cranberry topping.
Just finally made this cake and it is astoundingly good! Truly the best dessert I've had in…oh, a very long time. Thank you for your post!
I tried to be good, I really did! This cake was so delicious, I not only had seconds, I had a piece for breakfast the next day and for a snack later that day. This one goes on my Christmas menu!


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Topic: Navigating insurance
On June 18, 2014, I attended a webinar on "Navigating Insurance" hosted by Global Genes. The panelists were Julie Raskin of Congenital Hyperinsulinism International, Stephanie Bozarth of the National MPS Society, and Pam King of Global Patient Strategies. The following is a brief summary of information provided by the panelists.
Health care costs continue to increase and insurers are taking actions to contain costs, including decreasing the number of providers in their network, eliminating certain drugs from the list of medications covered by insurance, and limiting the amount of medication covered by insurance. These actions are of particular concern to patients with rare diseases since there may be only a limited number of doctors with expertise in the disease and treatment options may be limited.
If you encounter difficulties with your insurer, you (or your caregiver/family member) must be assertive and be prepared to advocate on your behalf. Here are a few tips:
- Form a good relationship with your doctor and his/her staff. If your doctor thinks it is important for you to see a doctor who is not in your network, he or she can write a letter of medical necessity explaining why treatment outside the network is essential
- Your doctor can also write a letter of medical necessity requesting use of a medication or treatment not covered by your insurer, including "off label" use of a medication.
- Obtain information from the organization that advocates for your disease.
- Call your insurance company and be polite but persistent. Try to reach someone in a decision making position such as a case manager or medical director.
- If your insurance is provided by an employer, consult with the employer's human resources department.
- If you are having difficulty getting approval for a drug, try contacting the pharmaceutical company that manufactures the drug; some companies provide patient advocates.
- If your request is denied, obtain information about the insurer's appeals process and file a formal appeal. Include as much supporting information as you can.
- If other avenues fail, consider soliciting support from elected officials or the media.
- If you are unsuccessful in your attempts to obtain approval for an out-of-network provider, try to negotiate a self-pay rate with the provider in order to reduce your costs. If your request for a particular drug has been denied, contact the pharmaceutical company that manufactures the drug to see if they can help you with costs.


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Guillain-Barre (gee-YAH-buh-RAY) syndrome is a rare disorder in which your body's immune system attacks your nerves. Weakness and tingling in your extremities are usually the first symptoms.
These sensations can quickly spread, eventually paralyzing your whole body. In its most severe form Guillain-Barre syndrome is a medical emergency. Most people with the condition must be hospitalized to receive treatment.
The exact cause of Guillain-Barre syndrome is unknown. But it is often preceded by an infectious illness such as a respiratory infection or the stomach flu.
There's no known cure for Guillain-Barre syndrome, but several treatments can ease symptoms and reduce the duration of the illness. Most people recover from Guillain-Barre syndrome, though some may experience lingering effects from it, such as weakness, numbness or fatigue.
Guillain-Barre syndrome often begins with tingling and weakness starting in your feet and legs and spreading to your upper body and arms. In about 10 percent of people with the disorder, symptoms begin in the arms or face. As Guillain-Barre syndrome progresses, muscle weakness can evolve into paralysis.
Signs and symptoms of Guillain-Barre syndrome may include:
People with Guillain-Barre syndrome usually experience their most significant weakness within two to four weeks after symptoms begin. Recovery usually begins two to four weeks after weakness plateaus.
Once thought to be a single disorder, Guillain-Barre syndrome is now known to occur in several forms. The main types are:
Call your doctor if you have mild tingling in your toes or fingers that seems to be spreading or getting worse. Seek emergency medical help if you have any of these severe signs or symptoms:
Guillain-Barre syndrome is a serious condition that requires immediate hospitalization because it can worsen rapidly. The sooner appropriate treatment is started, the better the chance of a good outcome.
The exact cause of Guillain-Barre syndrome isn't known. The disorder usually appears days or weeks after a respiratory or digestive tract infection. Rarely, recent surgery or immunization can trigger Guillain-Barre syndrome.
In Guillain-Barre syndrome, your immune system — which usually attacks only invading organisms — begins attacking the nerves. In AIDP, the most common form of Guillain-Barre syndrome in the U.S., the nerves' protective covering (myelin sheath) is damaged. The damage prevents nerves from transmitting signals to your brain, causing weakness, numbness or paralysis.
Guillain-Barre syndrome can affect all age groups. But you're at slightly greater risk if:
Guillain-Barre syndrome may be triggered by:
Guillain-Barre syndrome affects your nerves. Because nerves control your movements and body functions, people with Guillain-Barre may experience:
Severe, early symptoms of Guillain-Barre syndrome significantly increase the risk of serious long-term complications. Rarely, death may occur from complications such as respiratory distress syndrome and heart attack.
You may be referred to a doctor who specializes in disorders of the brain and nervous system (neurologist).
In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask your doctor, don't hesitate to ask other questions during your appointment.
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions. Being ready to answer them may make time to go over points you want to spend more time on. You may be asked:
Guillain-Barre syndrome can be difficult to diagnose in its earliest stages. Its signs and symptoms are similar to those of other neurological disorders and may vary from person to person.
Your doctor is likely to start with a medical history and thorough physical examination.
Your doctor may then recommend:
There's no cure for Guillain-Barre syndrome. But two types of treatments can speed recovery and reduce the severity of the illness:
These treatments are equally effective. Mixing them or administering one after the other is no more effective than using either method alone.
You also are likely to be given medication to:
People with Guillain-Barre syndrome need physical help and therapy before and during recovery. Your care may include:
Although some people can take months and even years to recover, most people with Guillain-Barre syndrome experience this general timeline:
Among adults recovering from Guillain-Barre syndrome:
Children, who rarely develop Guillain-Barre syndrome, generally recover more completely than adults.
A diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome can be emotionally difficult. Although most people eventually recover fully, the condition is generally painful and requires hospitalization and months of rehabilitation. You must adjust to limited mobility and fatigue.
To manage the stress of recovery from Guillain-Barre syndrome, consider these suggestions:
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3:05pm Wednesday 4th June 2014
3:05pm Wednesday 4th June 2014
IMPRESSIVE though the massive steel skeleton of the new Lifestyle Centre is in Northwich town centre, it's hardly attractive and needs dressing decently.
The Winsford Lifestyle Centre shows how Northwich may look when dressed, though the Winsford centre does have the great advantage of an open setting, unlike Northwich which is more a case of town cramming than planning.
The Winsford centre was opened by Vale Royal Borough Council as one of their legacy projects in 2009. Another aspect of 'townscape' is the attractive vista of Victorian buildings revealed by the recent removal of Winsford's Civic Centre.
It's a pity that Moss Farm pool and sports complex is scheduled to close after the Northwich Centre opens, because new residents of the Hartford and Winnington Village developments will need to join the traffic on the labyrinth of Northwich streets known as the new one-way system to reach it.
Not a good example of forward planning I would say!
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HANOI, October 21, 2013 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), has launched the third round of the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) awards to support and build scientific and technical capacity.
"The PEER program provides an extraordinary opportunity to promote scientific cooperation between developing countries like Vietnam and the United States to address shared global challenges," said USAID Mission Director Joakim Parker. "We recognize that through these partnerships, we can solve such problems more quickly and build long-term collaborations that will extend beyond the length of the grant."
PEER Science is a competitive grants program that invites scientists in select countries, including Vietnam, to apply for funds to support research and capacity-building activities in partnership with their NSF-funded collaborators to address a wide range of critical development challenges, including, but not limited to, food security, climate change, water, biodiversity, disaster mitigation, and renewable energy.
Earlier this year, Vietnam earned three PEER awards in the second round of the program, which awarded 54 new research projects in 32 countries totaling nearly $7.5 million and representing over $76 million of leveraged NSF funding through collaborations with their U.S. research partners. Vietnamese researchers also earned two awards in the first round of the grants, which was announced in 2012.
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Ready to get started? Here are five questions to ask your technology partner:
- Do you specialize in working with small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)? Cisco has a network of certified partners who specifically focus on providing technology solutions and support to SMBs. Many of these partners are SMBs themselves, so they understand the business challenges you face and the goals you have in mind. Cisco certified partners have proven their qualifications in specialized technologies. They have the training, support, and services to design, deploy, and optimize networking solutions for your business. They also stay up to date on the latest software and hardware changes as well as upcoming Cisco products and solutions.
- What do I need to add to my network? A Cisco partner can discuss your business requirements and evaluate your current systems and network infrastructure. From there, a Cisco Partner can present solution options that will meet your needs today, grow with your business over time, and fit within your budget requirements.
- How can I minimize my overall costs? An end-to-end solution from Cisco is easier to maintain and support than a piecemeal, multivendor solution. Also, when budgeting for network enhancements, always take into account the cost of any software not included with your hardware purchases; maintenance; training; support; additional staff (if needed); and other factors. Research firm Gartner estimates such indirect costs account for up to 60% of an organization's total technology expenditures. Your Cisco partner can help you budget for all direct and indirect costs related to your network enhancements.
- What happens if there's a problem? Ask your partner detailed questions about the support he or she can offer after the sale. For example: Does the partner offer after-hours or emergency support? If so, during what hours is that support available? The specific support levels offered should be detailed in a service level agreement (SLA).
Also, keep in mind many Cisco partners offer an award-winning technical support service that offers anytime access to Cisco engineers and an extensive range of technical resources.
- What do we need to do to prepare? Before the installation, ask your partner what information—about your network, users, business procedures, and security requirements—he or she needs from you to make the network upgrade go as smoothly as possible. Also ask your partner what are the common oversights or challenges businesses like yours face when upgrading their networks, and how you should prepare for them.
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As part of the Bound for Mom blogging mini-series, Geneabloggers has teamed up with Cherish Bound to offer The Legacy Kit. The kit has been customized especially for us at a substantial discount.
Why The Legacy Kit?
Here's how The Legacy Kit works with a blogging carnival:
– Bound for Mom is an opportunity for you to create a series of four posts about Mom or another important woman in your family
– Very often with blog posts, they have a limited audience especially among family members who don't have access to the Internet
– People I've spoken with say it can be difficult to get family members to talk about their memories and so they can be shared with others
– In addition, some bloggers have expressed an interest in publishing a tribute book about Mom based on their blog posts, writings and photographs
– And some of us are looking to take our love of genealogy, writing and story-telling and turn it into an economic opportunity
What is in The Legacy Kit?
The Legacy Kit contains the following items:
50 Gathering Chat Cards: these cards are meant to be used at family gatherings and can get people talking about certain topics. These are similar to some of the "ice breaker" props we've all seen at business get-togethers. The concept is the same, only these cards ask your family members "open ended" questions perfect for talking about memories.
I am hoping to use these in May when I go home to New York and meet with Mom and her six sisters!
Story Starters: there are a total of five Story Starters and Mini-Story Starters (Lessons About Life,When I Was Little, Vacation, Love's Firsts, and Recipe) and they can be used to help write your Mom's story.
Each Story Starter focuses on a specific topic and includes prompts to get you started. There are also pages which help you sketch out your story using Outlines and Image Ideas.
Guides: the Writing and Publishing Guide is a valuable tool that walks you through the process of self-publishing your story. Other guides highlight Cherish Bound's other products as well as how to get started as a Cherish Bound consultant and help others tell their own stories.
Do I Need To Purchase The Legacy Kit To Participate?
Bound for Mom is open to anyone who authors a genealogy or family history focused blog and wants to post on any one of the four topics between
March 18 and April 15, 2009. The Legacy Kit is a supplement to this journey for those who want to take their blogging to a another level.
How Can I Purchase The Legacy Kit?
Contact me using the Contact Geneabloggers link in the sidebar and I'll send you instructions on how to purchase. Also feel free to ask questions or make comments via e-mail or in the comments section below.
I will be posting my first Bound for Mom milepost, A Journey of Firsts, later this weekend over at Destination: Austin Family. I'll also be working on putting together a sample book at Cherish Bound so others can see the finished product.