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Mechanisms of Cell Death A Symposium presented by the CELL DEATH SOCIETY FOR FULL DETAILS SEE HTTP://WWW.CELLDEATH-APOPTOSIS.ORG Friday and Saturday July 17-18, 1998 8:45 AM-6:00 PM OPENING REMARKS Zahra Zakeri, Queens College, City University of New York, USA OVERVIEW Richard Lockshin, St. John's University, USA THE MACHINERY OF DEATH: A COMMAND TO DIE Chair: Yuri Lazebnik, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, USA PIERRE GOLSTEIN Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, FRANCE Programmed cell death: Evolutionary considerations YONGWON CHOI Rockefeller University, USA TRAF proteins in the immune system GERARD EVAN Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, UK Oncogene-induced apoptosis EILEEN WHITE Rutgers University, USA Regulation of apoptosis by viral transforming proteins THE MACHINERY OF DEATH: REGULATION OF CELL DEATH Chair: Gerry Melino, Universitá di Roma Tor Vergata, ITALY KAREN NEWELL University of Vermont, USA On the relationship between metabolism, immune recognition, and cell death LINA OBEID Duke University, USA Lipid mediators: An insight into mechanisms in apoptosis KRISTIN WHITE Harvard Medical School, USA A genetic dissection of apoptosis in Drosophila CELL DEATH IN DISEASE Chair: Mauro Piacentini, Universitá di Roma Tor Vergata, ITALY LUC MONTAGNIER INSERM Paris, FRANCE and Queens College, City University of New York, USA Apoptosis and AIDS Pathogenesis SALLY A. HUBER University of Vermont, USA Apoptosis of myocytes during coxsackievirus R3-induced myocarditis results in dilated cardiomyopathy DOUGLAS HANAHAN University of California, San Francisco, USA Acquired resistance to apoptosis during tumorigenesis SCOTT LOWE Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, USA Modulation of apoptosis by oncogene and tumor suppressor genes CELL CYCLE REGULATION AND CELL DEATH Chair: Barbara Osborne, University of Massachusetts, USA JUAN HURLE Santander, SPAIN Regulation of cell death in development JEAN GAUTIER Columbia University, USA Apoptosis during Xenopus development HUBER WARNER National Institute on Aging, USA The role of cell death in aging EUGENIA WANG The Bloomfield Center for Research in Aging, CANADA Caspase gene regulation and human longevity CLOSING REMARKS: Martin Tenniswood W Alton Jones Cell Science Center, USA POSTERS Please submit one original and three copies, 4 1/2 inches wide x 7 inches high, titles in caps and bold, 12 point type. Selected abstracts will be chosen for short presentations. There will be a limited number of student awards. For more information, contact: Dr. Zahra Zakeri, Department of Biology, Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, NY 11367 Tel: (718) 997-3417, Fax: (718) 997-3429 or 997-3445 E-mail: zhz$biol at qcl.qc.edu FEE (before June 15, 1998) Includes two lunches and a// meeting refreshments Post-doctoral fellows and students (Society members): $50 Post-doctoral fellows and students (non-members): $70 Other society members: $100 Others: $140 On-site registration, all: $190 Richard A. Lockshin (lockshin at mindspring.com;lockshin at sjumusic.stjohns.edu) check out Cell Death Soc web page: http://rdz.stjohns.edu/~lockshin/index.html

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Otto's work is the result of extensive research and experimentation to best render his most personal point of view.
He has always been influenced by surrealism as a lens through which to look at the world and the great possibilities it opens up. The drawings express a vision that is both ironic and critical. He creates images that are quite direct and of impact, made of immediate though simple elements.
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This is a limited edition dry point etching on paper
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Otto was born in Milan December 3rd 1978. He graduated in 2003 at the academy of fine arts "Accademia di Brera" specializing in set design. He started working in 1998 as a set designer in various interior design practices. Otto never let go of his love for art and kept developing research in to a personal aesthetics of pictorial and graphic drawing. Fascinated by the concept of body art in 2005 he undertook, parallel to his work as a set designer, a career as a tattoo artist.
Otto has been drawing since he was a kid, and always had fun experimenting with different techniques, colour and media, which brought him to etching techniques. He likes the contrast of a technique and style that recall past times and feels safe against strong impact images, with a surrealistic twist that are instead challenging.


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Apple and Cisco have announced a settlement of the iPhone trademark lawsuit, leaving the two companies free to use the iPhone name on their products around the world. In a joint statement, Apple and Cisco said that each company has full rights to the iPhone trademark and that all pending actions covering the trademark will be dismissed. The two companies will also "explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, and consumer and enterprise communications," according to the statement. Other terms of the settlement are confidential, so we don't know if any money changed hands.
Prior to Apple's unveiling of the iPhone at MacWorld San Francisco last month, Cisco released its own iPhone line under the Linksys brand. In contrast, the Apple iPhone, the Linksys iPhone is a VoIP cordless handset with a built-in Skype client. Cisco had acquired rights to the iPhone trademark in 2000 after purchasing Infogear Technology. The trademark had languished, however, as Cisco sat on the name until releasing the iPhone in December 2006.
Apple had engaged in negotiations with Cisco over the use of the name, and Apple CEO Steve Jobs apparently felt confident enough in the talks to lift the curtain on its highly-anticipated mobile phone during his keynote at MacWorld San Francisco. After Jobs' announcement, a Cisco VP said that he believed Apple's use of the iPhone name for its just-revealed cellular phone meant that the company inteded to agree to the final document and public statement delivered the night before the announcement. He then expressed Cisco's expectation that the company would quickly receive a signed agreement from Apple. When the agreement failed to materialize, Cisco sued. Apple called the lawsuit "silly" and said that it expected to prevail in court.
The deal means both companies will avoid what could be years of costly litigation. With a loss, Apple faced the likelihood of ending up on the wrong end of an injunction, forcing them to come up with a new name for the iPhone.
Apple's iPhone will sell for $499 for the 4GB version and $599 for the 8GB version. Cingularnow AT&Twill be the sole carrier for the iPhone in the US and Rogers will be the Canadian carrier. Apple says that the iPhone will be available beginning in June.


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iPhone 5 Release Date, Features: 3D Camera Likely, What About Other Specs?
Apple iPhone 5 rumors mill were in action since last year when people speculated the fifth generation iPhone to be iPhone 5, but instead Apple fanboys had to be satisfied with iPhone 4S, which is a mere update over iPhone 4. And, though iPhone 5's debut is not expected until at least June, if not later, it hasn't stopped people from continuing to speculate what features it will carry. And guess what? The latest rumor claims that the sixth generation iPhone will boast of 3D camera.
April Fools Pranks: Top 10 Apps to Play Pranks on Your Friends (Photos)
April Fool'sDay is finally here, putting everyone on edge to play pranks on others and also be the victim of a prank. In today's tech-driven world, what easier way to pull a prank than using your smartphone? There are tons of apps out there, both for Apple and Android phones, which can make your day - and your victim's - memorable.
Creepy 'Girls Around Me' App Gets Busted by FourSquare, Raises Privacy Concerns
The Girls Around Me iPhone app, developed by Moscow-based company iFree, is a stalker's dream, and should be a wake-up call for appropriate privacy settings on Facebook. The app has been around since December, but it's avoided the radar so far, buried in the hundreds of thousands of apps in Apple's App Store, until Cult of Mac brought it to light.
Double Fine Adventure Success Ignites New Interest in KickStarter
The great success of Double Fine Adventure seems to be catching on to other crowd-funded video game projects as well, according to a post on the company's Kickstarter blog. Now, thanks to the rocketing success of the adventure game, many other Kickstarter projects are benefiting, and it's not just games.
Nokia Lumia 900 For Free? Yes, Says AT&T (But You Better Hurry)
Anticipation is already building up ahead of the Nokia Lumia 900 launch, intended to be the breakout device for Windows Phone. Starting Friday, March 30, the phone went on sale for pre-orders, and there are some amazing deals available. In fact, if you hurry, you might just be able to grab Lumia 900 for free even!
Tim Cook Beats Steve Jobs in Popularity Among Apple Employees: Why?
Hardly 7 months have passed when Tim Cook took the post of CEO at Apple Inc. and now he has gained the top spot on top 25 Highest Rated Tech CEOs of 2012 ranking list. Tim Cook received the hottest...
iPhone 5 Rumors: From Release Date to Features, Specs (All You Need to Know)
There are always a lot of rumors ahead of the launch of the new device, especially if Apple is involved, and as the new iPad is out, anticipation is now building up for the iPhone 5. Needless to say, there are increasingly more rumors piling up around the next-generation iPhone, but we need to draw a line between facts and fiction - or at least try.
Expedia accuses Google of breaching EU regulators
Online travel agency Expedia on Friday accused Google of breaching EU rules with a formal complaint to EU antitrust regulators as it joined a dozen other firms that have taken their case to the European Commission in the last two years.
Judge Throws Out $105 Million Lawsuit Filed by 'Unpaid' Bloggers Against HuffPo: Why?
A U.S. judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by Huffington Post bloggers who claim that the acquisition by AOL entitled them to compensation. The judge says that the bloggers agreed to the deal at the outset.
Amazon AppStore Better Revenue Generator Than Google Play, But Apple App Store Still Tops: Why?
Amazon's app store, available on the Kindle Fire, is trumping Google Play in terms of revenue. With that the case, why does Apple still run the top store?
Chinese Company Denies Involvement in Japan, India, Tibet Hack Attack
A Chinese graduate was said to be involved in attacks that were linked to Japan, India and Tibet. Trend Micro released the research paper, which unveiled details on the hacker.
Angry Birds Space: Worth Downloading?
Angry Birds Space is the sequel to the original Angry Birds, which has 700 million downloads across all platforms (and counting). Can the sequel continue the legacy established in 2010?
Xbox 360 Vulnerable to Credit Card Theft?
Credit card information is being reportedly picked clean from refurbished Xbox 360s, along with other personal information. Microsoft is investigating the claims.
Yahoo layoffs and reorganization to begin next week: report
Yahoo Inc will begin layoffs of thousands of employees next week and will announce a plan to restructure the company the week after that, according to a media report.
HTC One X Release Date: What Does Pre-Launch Unboxing Video Have to Tell Us
The HTC One X is set to go on sale in parts of China and Europe on April 2, marking the company's first big release of 2012. However, days before the official debut, we have the first unboxing of the much-anticipated device, giving us a glimpse of HTC's newest and greatest smartphone just ahead of launch.
Star Trek-like Tricorder Now a Reality: Why We're so Excited?
Star Trek has made an entire world imagine the unimaginable and dream of the unthinkable, from the magical teleports to the glorious tricorders that are able to diagnose any injury or illness or analyze the environment of ships, planets and other structures. Now, Trekkies may be just one step closer to their dream: the Star Trek tricorder has become a reality.
Asus Transformer Prime Firmware Update Boasts of Awesome New Features: What Are They?
Earlier this week, Asus announced on its Italian Facebook page that it will be bringing new feature to its Transformer Prime tablet and now the Taiwanese company is rolling out the 22.214.171.124 software update.
iPhone 4 Owners Can Get $15 From Apple's 'Antennagate' Settlement: Find Out How
Following the whole Antennagate debacle, Apple iPhone 4 owners can now collect a cool $15 in cash settlement for their phone's antenna issues. A Web page with the inspired name of iPhone4settlement.com has popped up and gone live on Thursday, March 29, allowing iPhone 4 owners affected by the smartphone's antenna troubles to collect their cash settlement.
Blind Man Legally Drives All the Way to Taco Bell For a Snack: How? (Video)
Internet search giant Google wanted to make a demonstration with a self-driven Toyota Prius and invited a blind man to go behind the wheel and drive through the town with the automatically controlled vehicle.
What is Faster Than 50 Million Laptops? (Hint: It's Not Superman)
We are witnessing the beginning of a new age in computing, an age that will allow computers to perform even thousands of times faster than the fastest supercomputer of our days. Those computers will operate on the exaFLOP level and are expected to appear by the end of the decade.


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In 1911 the first Boy Scout Troop in Stillman Valley was formed. 100 years later scouting in Stillman Valley is going strong. As a Troop we camp out doors from March through November. December, January and February are reserved for cabin camping and museum trips. We also offer an active high adventure program with alternating trips to Philmont, Seabase, and the Boundary Waters.
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Physical Therapist Job in Lewiston, ID
Discipline: Physical Therapist
Setting : SNF
Position Type: Travel
Date Posted: 10-21-2020
Job ID: 87832136
Location: Lewiston, ID
Contact: 800-330-7711
Job Description
Advanced is now searching for the perfect candidate to fill a thirteen week assignment as a physical therapist in the Lewiston, ID area. The ideal applicant will be dispatched to one of our prestigious rehabilitation centers in the area.
The candidate should have the ability to maintain 85% to 95% productivity utilizing their skilled physical therapy services and interacting in alignment with physician directives. In addition, the physical therapy job requires the applicant to develop plans and strategies for rehabilitation for each patient. Developed plans and strategies shall keep in line with the rehabilitation goals of the patient. The hired candidate will be required to participate in the interdisciplinary team. Furthermore, the job requires all candidates applying for the position to be familiar with Medicare billing documentation and capable of completing computerized documents.
Advanced found me the perfect travel job in an outpatient setting. It was such a great match that I ended up staying on as a full time employee. If I decide to ever travel again, I will not hesitate to call Advanced.
After traveling with several different travel companies I found Advanced. I have now completed 3 great assignments and will never leave this company. Finally a company that actually delivers on what they say.
We Just moved into my apartment provided by Advanced and we are loving it! My wife and I are both therapists and the apartment is amazing, it has its own movie theater, fitness center and many other amenities.
I was referred to Advanced by another traveler in my building that worked for them. She kept telling me that they really do customize packages and pay top rates so I called them and that is exactly what they did.
Advanced is a wonderful company that provides diverse travel assignments and generous financial packages for it's employees. They have knowledgeable staff who are skilled at providing opportunities that fit the unique needs of their employees.
My recruiter always wishes me 'Happy Friday' and always makes sure that I don't feel alone during my assignment. I will continue to refer other therapist to Advanced.
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
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- Travel Expense Reimbursement
- Generous Housing Stipend
- Meals & Incidentals Stipend
- Licensure Fees Reimbursement
- 24/7 Support and Guidance from Industry Experts
- Free and Unlimited CEUs on our robust online platform
About Advanced Travel Therapy
Advanced Travel Therapy is a nationwide staffing company for therapists. As one of the largest employment agencies in the United States, our nationwide network of high-quality and high-paying travel therapy jobs include thousands of great positions at some of the best facilities in the country. Our goal is to place you in specialties and locations of your choice. We recognize what you have to offer and our goal is to make your experience enjoyable and successful.
Your Career Consultant will work closely with you to match you with facilities that meet your monetary, geographical, and clinical goals. Our competitive compensation and benefits package guarantees that your experience will be financially as well as personally rewarding. Apply today to discover the Advanced difference!
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text: Havens Design is a creative marketing firm located in Bloomington, Illinois specializing in custom design and promotional materials for public speakers, entertainers and other small businesses. We focus on website design, video production and editing, and marketing consulting to help you get more and better business. We are accessible, easy to work with and capable of taking almost any creative task.


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gday, still trying to get up and running
if anybody could be so kind
gday, still trying to get up and running
Sending over a coin, welcome!
If you are still getting the wallet set up, or are still syncing up with the network, you can use the online wallet here: https://wallet.burst.cryptoguru.org:8125/index.html
Read the information below carefully, because this is the only coin I'm sending you With the amount of coins I am giving out daily now, I'm trying to get people to conserve coins when starting off so I can help out more people. If possible, please help out any new person needing a coin. Donations are also welcome to help me start new people off BURST-FFLQ-3QZJ-267R-F3QBX
---- Getting Started Read Below Before Continuing ----
Contrary to what most of the getting started guides say, you only need to create one transaction to "activate" your wallet. Changing your reward recipient to a pool for mining gets this done. Please read this post regarding activating your account - What It Means To Create Your Public Key (AKA "Activate" Your Account) - Simply Explained
I highly recommend https://0-100-pool.burst.cryptoguru.org/ and http://www.burstneon.com/ pools for new miners with under 24TB!
Cheers Ryan, i managed to stuff it up again. im really start to get fustrated now.
big thanks anyway mate
apologies again mate, i put the incorrect reward recipient into the miner. got the info from the webpage, seems like theres a lot of people out there trying to scam
Saw your other posts…you are set to mine on BTFG pool…and your account looks set up. What problem are you having?


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Brain Test Let the cat in please it is freezing outside
If you are stuck and need help with Brain Test Let the cat in please it is freezing outside , then you are here on the right place. This game was developed from team Unico Studio LLC. We have build this website with the purpose to help you out with the worldwide known Puzzle Brain Test. At this moment this puzzle consists of 160 Levels. The whole solution for them we have published at this post. If you have any question, please don't hesitate to write down a comment. This games offers you a series of tricky puzzles, teasers and riddles waiting for you to explore all of them. It is definitely an unexpected game but also quite funny, entertaining and challenging. Blow your mind with Brain Test Tricky Puzzles and show to your friends that you are not completely stupid!


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Ruh roh. Adobe's reporting a flaw in some versions of Flash and Acrobat that could allow bad people to remotely control your computer. Here are the versions of the software that are affected:
Adobe Flash Player 10.0.45.2, 9.0.262, and earlier 10.0.x and 9.0.x versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.3.2 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX
Though there's no official patch yet, Adobe says as far as they can tell, this Flash 10.1 release candidate isn't vulnerable. If you're the type who worries about this sort of thing, first download that, then hop over to Adobe for the details. [Adobe]


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From Ubuntu Terminal screen (Applications > Accessories > Terminal), type:
taufanlubis@toshiba:~$ sudo apt-get install pengupop
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1106kB of archives.
After unpacking 1278kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe pengupop 2.1.12-3 [1106kB]
Fetched 1106kB in 33s (32.8kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package pengupop.
(Reading database … 113148 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking pengupop (from …/pengupop_2.1.12-3_i386.deb) …
Setting up pengupop (2.1.12-3) …
How to play?
Open Applications > Games > Pengupop
It's one of my favorite games. You can play online with other player through internet.
The rule is very simple. Shoot the balls until they have grouped with 3 same colors.
If you play with other player, the balls that you've shoot will go the other player's screen.
The same rule apply when the other player shoot minimum 3 balls with same color. It will be added into your screen.


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Collins would consider Mejia for bullpen role
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- It wasn't long ago that the Mets decided on Jenrry Mejia's future once and for all. He was going to be a starting pitcher. Seriously. For real.
But manager Terry Collins said on Monday that if Mejia does not make the rotation out of Spring Training, the Mets could carry him on the Opening Day roster as a reliever.
"One thing we know about him is, he can pitch out of the bullpen," Collins said. "We've seen it."
The Mets famously broke camp with a 20-year-old Mejia in tow in 2010, using him 30 times out of the bullpen before a right shoulder injury sidelined him. That sparked a two-year period of organizational indecision, during which the Mets tried to figure out if Mejia was better off starting or relieving.
"There were some people in this organization who felt maybe he couldn't be a starter because there's such maximum effort in his delivery." Collins said. "He proved them wrong, that he can go out there and start and can get you deep into a game. So, he's got that to his benefit."
And it seemed it would stay that way after Mejia posted a 2.30 ERA down the stretch last year, prior to undergoing season-ending elbow surgery. But now the Mets might switch things up again. Collins said last week that he liked the idea of having a veteran at the back of his rotation, and spoke glowingly of Daisuke Matsuzaka yet again on Monday. Matsuzaka is Mejia's chief competitor for the lone rotation vacancy, with John Lannan, Jacob deGrom and Rafael Montero also fighting for it.


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(2012). Using Crash Data to Develop Simulator Scenarios for Assessing Young Novice Driver Performance." Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2012:73-78."
Adolescence, Attention Allocation, and Driving Safety." J Adolesc Health. 2014;54(5S):S6-S15."
Adolescent Cellphone Use While Driving: An Overview of the Literature and Promising Future Directions for Prevention." Media and Communication. 2016;4(3)."
Attitudes on Technological, Social, and Behavioral Economic Strategies to Reduce Cellphone Use While Driving in Teens." Traffic Inj Prev. 2018:1-23."
Clinical and Device-based Metrics of Gait and Balance in Diagnosing Youth Concussion." Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2019."
Community violence exposure and positive youth development in urban youth." J Community Health. 2011;36(6):925-32."
Comparison of teen and adult driver crash scenarios in a nationally representative sample of serious crashes." Accident Analysis and Prevention. 2014;Volume 72, November 2014:302-308."
Development of a Theoretically Grounded, Web-Based Intervention to Reduce Adolescent Driver Inattention." J Sch Nurs. 2017:1059840517711157."
Emergency Braking in Adults Versus Novice Teen Drivers: Response to Simulated Driving Events." Transp Res Rec. 2015;2516:8-14."
Emergency Department-Based Brief Intervention to Reduce Risky Driving: A Life Course Perspective." Clin Nurs Res. 2014."
Evaluation of a Risk Awareness Perception Training Program on Novice Teen Driver Behavior at Left-Turn Intersections." Transp Res Rec. 2015;2516:15-21."
Evaluation of Unintended Training Effects from Collision Scenarios in a Simulated Assessment for Young Novice Drivers.; 2013.
Experience and Skill Predict Failure to Brake Errors: Further Validation of the Simulated Driving Assessment.". In: SAE World Congress and Exhibition.; 2014."
Factors Associated with Cell Phone Use While Driving: A Survey of Parents and Caregivers of Children Ages 4-10 Years." The Journal of Pediatrics. 2018."
Headway Time and Crashes Among Novice Teens and Experienced Adult Drivers in a Simulated Lead Truck Braking Scenario." Proc Int Driv Symp Hum Factors Driv Assess Train Veh Des. 2013;67:439-445."
Headway Time Errors, Safe Driving Skill, and Experience: An Initial Validation of the Simulated Driving Assessment.". In: Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting.; 2014."
The Importance of Family to Youth Living in Violent Environments." Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 2011;18(7):653-656."
"Learning Health Equity in a Community of Scholars"." Journal of Nursing Education. 2011;50(10):569-574."
LiveMetrics: Providing Individualized Feedback on Driving Performance.". In: SAE.; 2015."
LiveMetrics: Providing Individualized Feedback on Driving Performance.". In: SAE.; 2015."
Methods for Linking Community Views to Measurable Outcomes in A Youth Violence Prevention Program." Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 2012;6(4):499-506."
Mixed Studies Review of Factors Influencing Receipt of Pain Treatment by Injured Black Patients." J Adv Nurs. 2020;76(1):34-46."
Novel Smartphone-Based Measures of Cell Phone Use While Driving in a Sample of Newly Licensed Adolescent Drivers." Health Educ Behav. 2018:1090198118788612."


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New Fund Allows USDA to Facilitate Private Equity Investments in Agriculture23 April 2014
US – US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the creation of a new investment fund - Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC)- that will now allow USDA to facilitate private equity investments in agriculture-related businesses.
Currently, USDA programs exist to help provide loans or loan guarantees to help rural businesses grow, but many small cutting-edge businesses also need equity support in addition to or instead of borrowed funds.
Advantage Capital Partners, which will manage the new fund, and their partners from eight Farm Credit institutions have pledged to invest nearly $150 million into the new effort.
"This new fund will allow innovative small businesses throughout rural America to access the capital they need to grow and create jobs," Vilsack said. "One of USDA's top priorities is to help reenergize the rural economy, and we now have a powerful new tool available to help achieve that goal. This new partnership will allow us to facilitate private investment in businesses working in bio-manufacturing, advanced energy production, local and regional food systems, improved farming technologies and other cutting-edge fields."
The fund is being formed under the USDA's Rural Business Investment Program (RBIP). USDA utilizes RBIP to license funds to invest in enterprises that will create growth and job opportunities in rural areas, with an emphasis on smaller enterprises. Working through the USDA program enables licensed funds to raise capital from Farm Credit System banks and associations.
The Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and lending associations specifically chartered to serve agriculture and the U.S. rural economy, is an essential provider of credit to agriculture and rural America.
This new partnership between Farm Credit institutions and Advantage Capital, a leading growth capital and small business finance firm, brings together resources and people that are focused on providing more private capital, small business investment and quality jobs to rural America. This public-private partnership will have a tangible positive impact on our rural economy and is a model of how government can serve as a catalyst for private investment in rural America.
Eight Farm Credit institutions providing initial investments in the RBIC fund are: AgStar Financial Services (Mankato, Minn.); AgriBank (St. Paul, Minn.); Capital Farm Credit (Bryan, Texas); CoBank (Denver, Colo.); Farm Credit Bank of Texas (Austin, Texas); Farm Credit Services of America (Omaha, Neb.); Farm Credit Mid-America (Louisville, Ky.); and United Farm Credit Services (Willmar, Minn.).
USDA also announced that it is accepting new applications for other new Rural Business Investment Companies such as the one announced today. Interested applicants have until July 29th to submit their applications for review in FY2014. Any application accepted after this deadline will be held for consideration next year. USDA intends to accept RBIC applications through 2016, detailed information including application materials and instructions can be found at: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_RBIP.html
In addition, Secretary Vilsack said that the White House Rural Council, as part of the Made in Rural America initiative, will convene the Rural Opportunity Investment Conference later this year to attract additional investments to rural America by connecting major investors with rural business leaders, government officials, economic development experts and other partners.
This conference will promote opportunities to invest in rural America by highlighting successful projects in energy, biofuels and bioproducts, infrastructure, transportation, water systems, telecommunications, health care, manufacturing, and local and regional food systems. To learn more about the conference, visit www.usda.gov/investmentconference.
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Are you looking for some ideas on getting started with designing, or remodeling the interior of your house? Everyday I get literally hundreds of emails asking the same question from new designers: "Can You Give Me Some Ideas On Interior Design?"
Most people are very well-informed from the start, and are just looking for a few pointers on where to go with their bedroom style, wall design, or color variations for the kitchen. Others are simply looking to break into the interior design business.
And of course, there are quite a number of enthusiastic beginner designers, home owners in fact, that are anxious to embark on a new and exciting hobby with interior design. The following list of ideas are for that group of people, probably you, as you are thinking right now "Ok, can you give me some ideas on interior design?"
So let's begin:
Can You Give Me Some Ideas On Interior Design For Better Bedroom Storage?
The best way to increase your storage space for the bedroom, and one that will make a beautiful interior design edition to the area, is to use storage chests. Storage chests are absolutely perfect for storing quilts, clean bed linens, and even clothes.
You have two choices when obtaining a storage chest. You can either make one from scratch, or purchase an unfinished design from a furniture store. Add extra storage space by using divider trays to help keep safe your smaller, cherished memorabilia. My personal favorite technique is to make a storage chest from scratch, using plywood, and then cover it with a colorful bedroom decor, making the handles out of decorative casters.
Can You Give Me Some Ideas On Interior Design For Dividing A Large Room?
Dividing up a large room into sections, or possibly two rooms, is an excellent way to create more depth and individual style. Depending on the type of space you have to work with, consider having a sliding glass door built into the room.
Now before you get confused, imagine a beautiful, white framed, sliding glass door suddenly separating your living room and your kitchen space, which was once an open walk-through.
Whether it is solid, or glass (my favorite), a sliding door offers major advantages over swinging doors when it comes to creating two rooms from one. When the doors are fully open, they will disappear into the wall, thus creating more space. Your guests may not even realize that there are two sliding doors as they disappear within the walls when open. And then once you close them, you have separation and privacy of each individual space, just as you desired.


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A threshold value on a resource control constitutes an enforcement point where local actions can be triggered or global actions, such as logging, can occur.
Each threshold value on a resource control must be associated with a privilege level. The privilege level must be one of the following three types.
Basic, which can be modified by the owner of the calling process
Privileged, which can be modified only by privileged (superuser) callers
System, which is fixed for the duration of the operating system instance
A resource control is guaranteed to have one system value, which is defined by the system, or resource provider. The system value represents how much of the resource the current implementation of the operating system is capable of providing.
Any number of privileged values can be defined, and only one basic value is allowed. Operations that are performed without specifying a privilege value are assigned a basic privilege by default.
The privilege level for a resource control value is defined in the privilege field of the resource control block as RCTL_BASIC, RCTL_PRIVILEGED, or RCTL_SYSTEM. See setrctl(2) for more information. You can use the prctl command to modify values that are associated with basic and privileged levels.


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There are times when the client wants to get where they need to go (treatment, court, meetings, work, home). No problem – we have you covered.
Then, there are those folks who are resistant to going where they need to go. Regardless of the obvious consequences, there are clients who will not voluntarily get on a plane or in a car.
For situations like these, we offer Team Sober Escort.
You may have seen video images of athis service in portrayals of adolescents being carried off to a tough love school in the middle of the night. Such images are disturbing, but no more disturbing than the effects of the disease of addiction.
Ordinarily, state and federal laws will prevent us from putting hands on a client. This is for the client's safety as well as our own. But there are client (such as an unwilling adolescent or a mentally ill or physcially ill adult) for whom this type of transportation is the only way to get them to safety.
Team Sober Escort does not use violence, but we do use strong restraint and we work in a team.
With an adolescent, we require that the parents sign a release allowing us to perform transport by any means necessary.
With an adult, we will not use any force unless either the client has requested it or is so incapacitated by his disease that another person is executing their power of attorney. In such cases, we require that a nurse practitioner be part of the team; it is entirely possible that the client will experience acute withdrawal during travel, and our job is to safely transport the client.
Even when the client is physically strong, the intimidating presence of three large, strong, and patient men will often deflate the client's desire to fight.
We often employ the simplest technique in the book: piling on. Piling on means exactly what it says: we arrive while the client is sleeping and enter the room quietly. Before the client knows what's happening, there are 700-plus pounds of humanity piled across his limbs and torso, with a Sober Companion right in his face. If we encounter no compliance, we will restrain the client and walk him straight into the van. From there, we take him wherever he needs to go.
This service is extreme as it is expensive. If flying is involved, it becomes much more expensive because you cannot take an unwilling person on a commercial airline flight. When necessary, we arrange for charter jet service. When necessary, we can transport a client in an ambulance. Whatever it takes to get the client where they need to go.
This practice is rare, but it is not unheard of. If we don't take you to a healthy place, your disease will take you to a sicker place. That's how it goes.


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Karimunjawa Tour is the first and only marine eco tour operator to Karimunjawa islands. With years of regional expertise, Karimunjawa Tour offer professional and personalized guided tour to Karimunjawa islands.
Karimunjawa Tour offers various marine tour package such as in Marine Education, Eco Beach Tour, Eco Diving, Diving Course and Diving Certification. Your tour whether it is for relaxing or education will be one that you'll always remember. Karimunjawa Tour will ensure that your visit in this region is entirely hassle-free, from the moment you arrive to the moment you depart.
Leave your itinerary to the experts and come away with a host of unique experiences - snorkeling in the tranquil island, eco diving at the exotic coral with coral transplantation activities, eco beach tour and exploring various types of marine ecosystem. Nobody knows the region of Karimunjawa islands like Karimunjawa Tour.
Karimunjawa Tour applies sustainable eco tourism principles in daily activities and is happy to encourage all customers to do so. In nurturing Karimunjawa islands environment, we always try to minimize the impact of tourism to the environment with implementing various policy such minimum discharge policy, water and energy consumption and green fin policy.
We invite all customers to enroll at the action to save Karimunjawa islands during the visit and applying basic principles as follow : bringing the own water bottle and cuttleries, minimize the water and electricity usage and join in green fin policy.
All of our effort will help to protect Karimunjawa islands environment and save it for the next generation.
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No, not the kind of Bill that sits on Capitol Hill. The OTHER kind of Bill. People named Bill. This humorous free game at Newgrounds challenges you to name all of the proper Bills before time runs out.
Remember: William and "Will" are fair game, so don't be surprised to se some goofy versions of famous names. Also: I didn't know that Bill from Left 4 Dead had a last name!
Name that Bill [New grounds via Freeindiegame.es]


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Strange Scenes in the World's Dark Corners (Jan, 1924)
These stories are always the same: bold white explorers set out on a quest with local guides. At some point the locals will prove how cowardly and superstitious they are and the white men will have to either beat or bribe them back into shape. And oh yea, they're not civilized like we are. They actually execute people.
Strange Scenes in the World's Dark Corners
RETURNING from travels across the "no man's lands" of the uncivilized spots of the world, hunters and explorers tell of seeing people and animals and passing through adventures so strange that they were impelled to take the evidence of them by trap or camera, even though these things did not come within the purposes of their trips.
Recently, a young member of an exploring party which had entered the forbidden regions of Tibet in Asia decided to take up the venture alone when the rest of the party turned back at one of the most dangerous points. Selecting a few native servants who declared they were brave enough to accompany and assist him, he resumed the journey through precarious wilds.
As the party proceeded, the natives began to lose courage, until after a great deal of jabbering among themselves, one who seemed to be the leader approached the explorerwith the information that they had voted to abandon the trip. Entreaty and the promise of more money failed to persuade them to go on. Then, flying into a rage, the young scientist leaped into the midst of the Cowardly crew and administered to several of them a severe pommeling with his fists until they agreed to continue the trip.
Appointing their leader as chief of the party and with himself disguised as a cook's helper, they went on. Even the suspicious outposts set to guard against such intrusions failed to note anything about them that would warrant arrest. After weeks of weary travel, during which sickness often laid out almost his entire company, he arrived at a town where he became bold enough to reveal himself to the ruler of the tribes. His visit with that individual won him the right to gather data and relics of ancient peoples of that country.
Racked with fevers, their clothes and shoes torn by battle against almost impassable jungle growths, a party lately returned to civilization from an expedition into the upper Amazon River in South America, told of scaling jagged peaks to catch eagles, wading through swamps filled with deadly reptiles, and struggling with wild tribesmen disputing their path into forested depths.
Fevers and strange diseases made the native guides wary of venturing far into unknown territory. Frequently, game was scarce and they had to subsist on nuts and wild fruits. The ammunition supply ran out, and had it not been for the guides, who killed birds and animals with bows and arrows, starvation would have loomed as another enemy to fight.
Cannibal tribes were met. Short skirmishes ensued in which they were driven off by the white men's weapons whose noise struck them with terror. Other dangers lurked in the marshes and underhrush, in which were found boa constrictors, man-killing beasts, and poisonous insects that attacked their victims in clouds, their bites often causing illness.
In the waters were vicious fish but a foot long, so strong that in taking one alive, a member of the party suffered the loss of a finger bitten almost off by its powerful jaws. One of the first animals to be captured in the forest was a "coati mundi," a bright-red little fellow of the raccoon family. So fierce was it, that two dogs were torn to shreds before it finally was entangled and caged by the guides.
Cannibal peoples have also been discovered, recently, in Australia by game hunters, who have come onto several tribes which have revived their gruesome practice during the past few years. Tribal fires have been rekindled and the denizen of the "bush" refuses the advances which civilization makes him.
In Africa, several of the countries are inhabited by swarthy peoples who have set up local governments that in many cases seem to pattern after those of the white man. While in the quest of big game in the Kongo, a band of white hunters stopped overnight near a native village, where criminals were tried and sentenced by a council of petty chiefs that listened to charges and evidence similar to the courts of more progressive countries.


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Who knew that DAF campaigned a Formula 3 car back in the 1960s? The first car was an Alexis chassis, a Cosworth mill and of course, the Variomatic transmission. It was mildly successful, managing a 7th-place finish at Monaco in '65. At that point Brabham entered the picture and Brit Mike Beckwith managed two wins in 16 races with the car. Meanwhile, we just wanna what the car's top speed in reverse was...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican president hopeful Newt Gingrich doubled down on his criticism of federal judges and the Supreme Court as chief rival Mitt Romney defended his record against likely Democratic attacks.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican president hopeful Newt Gingrich doubled down on his criticism of federal judges and the Supreme Court as chief rival Mitt Romney defended his record against likely Democratic attacks.
With close to two weeks before GOP voters start choosing their nominee, Gingrich is courting the conservative primary voters he will need to win in Iowa and sustain his campaign against Romney, whose superior organization and pile of cash has him seeming ever more confident as he looks ahead to the general election.
"There is steady encroachment of secularism through the courts to redefine America as a nonreligious country and the encroachment of the courts on the president's commander-in-chief powers, which is enormously dangerous," Gingrich said Sunday on CBS's Face the Nation.
Polls in Iowa and nationally show Gingrich ahead of Romney in the race for the GOP nomination. Gingrich has acknowledged that Romney's repeated attacks have taken a toll on his campaign and is looking to stay at the top.
To do that, Gingrich is focusing on ideology as he courts the Iowa conservatives he needs to win the caucuses and challenge Romney's well-organized campaign in what could become a drawn-out primary.
He has mounted a broad attack on federal judges and the Supreme Court, arguing that they are legislating from the bench and have more control over the country than they should. It's an argument that drew sustained applause during a debate last week in Sioux City, Iowa — and one that could have particular resonance in a state where Republicans fought a protracted battle with state Supreme Court judges over gay marriage.
"The Manchester Union Leader which is a reliably conservative newspaper endorsed me and the Des Moines Register, which is a solidly liberal newspaper did not endorse me," Gingrich said Sunday. "I think that indicates who the conservative in this race is."
The Register, which typically has a left-leaning editorial board, endorsed Romney Saturday night.
The two Republican front-runners for the nomination focused on President Barack Obama and defending their own records in separate TV interviews. It was a shift from recent weeks where the two have attacked each other, trading accusations about each other's' records and the money each has made.
In a rare appearance on a Sunday news program, meanwhile, Romney portrayed himself as the GOP candidate who is best able to defeat Obama next year. Romney defended his years making millions in private business, claiming he'll be able to handle attacks from Democrats who are already trying to paint him as wealthy and out-of-touch. And he argued that his tax proposal is kinder to the middle class and less generous to the rich than the flat tax proposals his rivals — including Gingrich — are backing.
"The president's going to go after me," Romney said on Fox News Sunday. "I'll go after him."
Taken together, the pair has set up a choice for Republican primary voters between a candidate who has struggled to excite the conservative base but emphasizes his appeal to the independents the party will need to win the White House — or the candidate who sounds more conservative.
While Romney and Gingrich were on the East Coast on Sunday, their other rivals were campaigning across Iowa. Texas Gov. Rick Perry continued his bus tour across the state, as did Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum planned two town hall meetings in the conservative western portion of the state.
All were making last-ditch appeals to voters as the campaign for the caucuses enters its final weeks. As candidates met with caucus-goers, their campaigns — and their SuperPAC allies — were planning major ad offensives on TV. Gingrich's campaign is so far planning to spend about $14,000 on ads next week — while his rivals and their allies planned to spend more than $1.3 million promoting themselves or attacking him.
Campaigning will continue into next week, with Gingrich also planning to spend the early part of the week in Iowa. He'll head to New Hampshire Wednesday, where Romney will already be part way through a four-day bus tour. Romney won't return to Iowa until after Christmas.
His confidence increasing, Romney has stepped away from his aggressive attacks on Gingrich in recent days, instead shifting his focus back to Obama — and working to humanize himself on the campaign trail. That focus was on display in Sunday's interview, when Romney spoke emotionally about his wife's struggle with multiple sclerosis.
He said the "toughest time" in his life was standing in the doctor's office waiting for her diagnosis. He said he feared she had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a fatal degenerative nerve condition.
The doctor "did these neurological tests, and then he — and we could see that she had real balance problems and she didn't have feeling in places she should have feeling," Romney said. "And he stepped out of the room, and we stood up and hugged each other, and I said to her, 'As long as it's not something fatal, I'm just fine. Look, I'm happy in life as long as I've got my soul mate with me.'"
After her diagnosis, Ann Romney was concerned that she wouldn't be able to do things that she had in the past. "And I said, 'Look, I don't care what the meals are like, you know, I like cold cereal and peanut butter sandwiches,'" Romney said. "We could do fine with that as long as we have each other. And if you think about what makes a difference to you in your life, it's people. Life is all about the people you love."
Gingrich, meanwhile, was relaxed and jovial in his CBS interview with Bob Schieffer. He acknowledged his comeback has exceeded even his own expectations. Earlier this year top campaign aides and consultants resigned en masse and his White House bid was burdened with deep debt.
"As we were sliding down. I thought I could fight my way back up to being in the top three or four," said Gingrich, now a front-runner for the nomination. "But I think positive ideas and positive solutions... have attracted people. I think they like the idea of someone who's determined to be positive."
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Holly and Ben finally arrived on January 2nd, to celebrate Christmas with us. This post covers their four day visit, so you might want to read it in pieces! lol And clicking on any photo will bring a bigger copy up for you to see.
When we got home from the airport, we went straight to opening presents:
Here is a painting of an octopus that Heidi did for Chloe:
and hamburger earmuffs!
Ben got his PS3 and was a happy guy!
Heidi got Holly some hot pink furry mittens!
And Holly got Rich a Canada trivia book. Just what I need: my husband to know more about my country than I do... lol
Chloe made her siblings tiny photo scrapbooks. They were so cute when they were little!
Holly also got Rich a Roots sweater- Rich loves to wear Canada things when we go out, and especially when we travel.
And the winner of our Christmas photo prize for this year is: Holly!
We surprised her with the entire Little House on the Prairie TV series on DVD.
Holly made me this to hang in my studio. I love it!
This is the inside cover of a lyrics book Ben gave to me- he is writing the lyrics and music for a CD.
We finished the day with a great turkey dinner and all the fixings! I would have liked to stretch out the Christmas stuff, but for such a short visit, we just didn't have the time.
Monday we did a little shopping, as another of Holly's gifts was a Macy's gift card. Ben and I dropped the girls off at the mall and went to a guitar shop so Ben could play me a couple of the songs that he has written. Here we are in one of the local shops:
We picked the girls up, went home for lunch, and headed in a different direction after that, we had a little more shopping to do.
Tuesday we took the light rail in and spent the day in Denver. What fun! We started the day at the Tattered Cover, we all love to read. The kids all had fun choosing something to buy and I was good, I didn't buy anything for myself- I have new magazines coming in the mail soon!
At the very end of the 16th Street Mall- I thought we could get somewhere walking but it was way further than I thought- so this is our turning around spot!
This sculpture is called "Cowboy Pajamas". I like it. I don't understand the pajamas part, but that's okay.
I HAD to order the Local Legendary Burger- which turned out to be a 13 oz. Bison burger, topped with mashed potatoes and gravy (hey, I AM Canadian!!!), cheese, and french fried onions. It was BIG. And yummy!
Our waiter took our picture before we left. The kids were very excited to eat at the Hard Rock Cafe! They did have some very cool memorabilia.
Another quickie picture before getting back on the light rail- we have more bags and stuff, everybody found something to buy.
Our last day was last minute shopping, and an eye appointment for Holly and Ben. Neither of them needed glasses and so were able to choose a good pair of sunglasses instead. Aren't they cool?
I should have gotten a few photos of Ben with his new guitar, but I forgot. Hopefully he will send me one.
Then we did the obligatory photo shoot. I try to remember each time the four of them are together, to take a whack of photos and I have to say, my kids are very obliging. Of course, the deal is, we get some serious photos, then they get to be goofy and I have to take those too. Easy trade off!
So here is one of the good ones- when there are four of them, it's hard to get them all looking good in one photo!
And here is one of the goofy ones. I don't listen, I just click... lol
And then, before we knew it, it was over. Already. Took the drive to the airport yesterday and Holly and Ben were home safe and sound by around 11 pm their time.
Heidi and Chloe are back to school today, and the holidays are officially over now.
I will take today to relax with Rich (his off Friday) and catch my breath from all of the cooking, cleaning, shopping, wrapping, preparing, and running around I have been doing pretty much since Thanksgiving. Speed wobble, indeed.
My new year will officially start on Monday. Just so you know.


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The following is a guest blog post by Craig Mercure, Chief Operating Officer of Payer Solutions at CIOX Health.
Audits. Reviews. HEDIS. Stars Ratings. No matter what, health plan record requests are growing by leaps and bounds each year. And the stakes are high for health plans to ensure they receive medical records in a timely way. What we also know – the large volume of requests and submission deadlines can put a drain on provider resources.
High volumes of medical record requests make it more important than ever for providers and health plans to work cooperatively and collaboratively. Here's some helpful background on what's driving the request for medical records and how providers can be prepared.
There are three primary health plan reviews that receive the most focus: Medicare Risk Adjustment, HEDIS Reviews, and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medical Records Retrieval (MRR). While there are also other ad hoc requests related to fraud, waste and abuse (e.g., Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV), Medicaid, etc.), these three health plan reviews cause the most provider abrasion. Medical practices are getting hammered by them.
Say, for example, that a provider chooses 10 health plans. That provider is going to receive requests from each plan for all three of the main reviews, as well as the ad hoc requests. This has a major influence on record release and all other staff members that are impacted by it. The operational impact of receiving, verifying and fulfilling these requests is growing every year.
Here's how the top three health plan reviews break down:
Medicare Risk Adjustment (MRA) reviews documentation and diagnosis codes to ensure proper reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Most records are retrieved from the primary care physician (PCP), specialty doctors, and in-patient stays—wherever the true value of a particular chart may reside. The MRA reviews typically begin in June and goes through early January.
Volumes have skyrocketed to 18 million record requests over the past several years. Plans are prioritizing Medicare Advantage plans and want to research every member. Therefore, depending on the percentage of Medicare Advantage patients seen by an organization, this review can hit providers hard. Medicare Risk Adjustment reviews are most prevalent in late summer and early fall with the end date for all plans to submit all 2015 diagnoses by January 31, 2017.
Two of the primary pain points for health plans are revenue and quality of care. Consider this hypothetical scenario. A healthy Medicare Advantage member has a score of zero. However, if that member develops diabetes within a given year, the score grows to 2.8. The health plan would receive 2.8 times the normal Medicare expenditure to care for that patient. While demographics and regional data also contribute to determining true ratings, this example is very realistic.
From a quality perspective, the health plan's purpose for medical record reviews is to identify patients with chronic disease before they fall through the cracks. Plans attempt to effectively communicate with members and secure PCP visits before more costly encounters such as emergency or acute inpatient care occur.
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) Reviews are driven by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of health care so patients can make informed decisions about which plan they want to choose. HEDIS collects measures from plans, PPOs, physicians, and other organizations which is fed into a 5-star rating system. This rating system has become a marketing tool to help patients find the best health plans. It's intended to allow patients to make "apples to apples" comparisons of health plans, similar to how you might shop for a car. The review season is typically February to mid-May.
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medical Records Retrieval (MRR) is in its first year. These reviews are conducted during the same time frame as HEDIS. ACA-MRR has adopted similar risk methodologies as Medicare Advantage.
For providers, dealing with these reviews has become part of doing business with health plans. However, the amount of operational planning and time required to keep up with all the various requests can be monumental. Each provider site is configured differently in terms of medical record systems and IT security. Many providers outsource the chart retrieval (also called release of information—ROI) function to relieve the burden.
Gathering data in the trenches
Information to fulfill the health plan request may come from PCPs, acute-care hospitals, extended and rehabilitation facilities—wherever the health plan determines that the chart holds the most value. Also, caregivers provide medical records to health plans in a variety of ways. These include, but are not limited to: remote access, portals, secure FTP, CDs, mail, flash drives, emails, scans, and the old-fashioned standard—printed paper. While paper is dwindling, some still exists.
The majority of Medicare Advantage and ACA reviews are at the provider level. Sometimes thousands of records are involved. This can be a huge burden on physicians. Most health plan reviewers are interested in documents describing face-to-face interactions between clinician and member, such as progress notes and encounter notes based on specific dates of service.
For health plans and chart retrieval companies, the goal is always to obtain the necessary information with a minimal amount of provider abrasion. Two specific technology capabilities help smooth the process.
Electronic documentation embedded within the provider's EMR
Various EMR systems and provider sites capture patient encounter notes differently. Some locations might not capture or maintain the encounter and progress information that is needed in an easy-to-retrieve electronic format.
Remote connectivity to retrieve information
Remote connectivity allows real-time access for the data needed by the health plan or chart retrieval service, mitigating the need for labor-intensive processes and onsite technicians.
An experienced chart retrieval service, like CIOX Health, satisfies the information demands of health plans while also reducing operational workload for providers. They're responsible for securely linking both sides of the health plan review equation.
Experience eases chart retrieval
A chart retrieval service that repeatedly contracts with a specific health plan for reviews gains a year-over-year advantage. They've already connected to all the various provider systems and obtained security clearance. Every year they spend in the trenches, they learn and gain experiential data—giving them a head start for next year's audit season.
Providers want to be fully compliant with health plan requests. They want to honor the request as quickly and efficiently as possible. Provider preference is to work with one chart retrieval service versus multiple ones over several health plans.
A single service can also field calls and inquiries from all the various health plans. Health plans want records to meet their review requirements, and they can be aggressive if records are past due. An experienced chart retrieval service helps both stakeholders move efficiently through the process—including remote connectivity—to meet health plan deadlines.
Finally, a centralized health information management (HIM) department is another way to ease the burden for providers. With centralization, all records and requests are aggregated. While centralized HIM is common practice in hospitals and health systems, it is not always feasible for physician practices and medical groups.
Cooperative steps must be taken to support health plan reviews while also reducing provider abrasion and operational costs. By working together, both plans and providers remain satisfied and smooth the process for everyone involved.
About Craig Mercure
Craig oversees all aspects of business development, including strategic planning, sales, client services, marketing, product development, finance and communications. He also leads the infrastructure development of the company as it grows, which includes: systems, processes, pipeline management, trade support, marketing, facilities, personnel recruitment and development. Over the past 15 years, Craig has worked in executive leadership positions within the electronic medical record and medical documentation industry.


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HISTORICITY AND SOCIALITY IN GAME DESIGN: ADVENTURES IN LUDIC ARCHAEOLOGY by Joseph Carter Osborn A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF FINE ARTS (INTERACTIVE MEDIA) May 2012 Copyright 2012 Joseph Carter Osborn
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|Vikingr is an asynchronous multiplayer social game that adapts Viking Age (700s-1000s C.E.) social practices and structures in the hopes of producing a synthetic Viking society. Players manage Viking households, sail the open seas, raid Viking and foreigner households, and develop economic and political relationships with other players to ensure their own survival and prosperity. To successfully prosecute this project, the author came to devise: a semi-formal method for adapting historical situations to interactive simulations; a set of criteria for evaluating the quality, internal consistency, and historical fidelity of such simulations; and a technique for constraining the scope of adaptation to only what is necessary for the player's enjoyment and the designer's aesthetic goals. ❧ The method, MDA for Adaptation, is grounded in Hunicke, LeBlanc, and Zubek's Mechanics, Dynamics, & Aesthetics (MDA) framework (2). It comprises four steps: First, the available sources must be matched onto the elements of MDA; second, the designer must select a few primary aesthetics on which to focus their design effort; third, the actions, rules, and material reality described by the historical sources must be rephrased as game mechanics in pursuit of the chosen aesthetics; and fourth, selective simulation must be applied to balance mechanical, historical, and aesthetic fidelity with respect to each other and to the project's scope. ❧ Applying this method to Vikingr vastly improved development speed, the player experience, and the comprehensibility of the historical message.
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- Pokémon is my favorite video game series! I've played the game since I was two, and my first Pokémon game was Pokémon Blue. I still have that cartridge with a teal Gameboy Color. I've collected almost every Pokémon game, and if I were to count how many Pokémon games I had, I'd probably have more than thirty!
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- Ever on and on, I continue circling;
With nothing but my hate in a carousel of agony
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And suddenly I see that I can't break free, I'm
Slipping through the cracks of a dark eternity;
With nothing but my hate and the paralyzing agony
To tell me who I am, who I was; Uncertainty
Enveloping my mind till I can't break free; And
Maybe it's a dream, maybe nothing else is real
But it wouldn't mean a thing if I told you how I feel
So I'm tired of all this pain, of the misery inside
And I wish that I could live feeling nothing but the night.
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We always send parcels as long as post works, but the post office is no longer able to ensure the 48h delay for a colissimo (maybe 24..48h more?). Departure times from us may be earlier than usual. No more withdrawal of packages on site is possible of course.
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Omni Group is the team responsible for a clutch of personal organiser apps that use either diagrams or lists to turn your thoughts them into action points and plans. True to form, OnmiFocus is another organiser, and purely a list maker rather than a visualiser like OnmiGraffle or MindMap Pro.
You enter new tasks and assign them to projects and set priorities. New headings appear with every entry and you can drag and drop list items into project headings as you go, or just print a list out and stick it on the fridge. Like other Omni products it syncs information with iCal and Mail. It doesn't take long to get a list together in OmniFocus and map it onto iCal. The basic functions are all easily accessible, and tapping Enter under each project name brings up a new text box to fill with your next action point. You can perform one-click backups for archiving too.
Basic aesthetics
The look of the app is rather uninspiring – it has that toyish aesthetic Omni seems keen on – but the feature set is decent enough. Like accountants, this software doesn't need to look flash to be efficient.
Despite the ability to aggregate list items and put them under project headings, it's not a project management tool as such, as it lacks all the exporting options, charts and precise scheduling and accountancy features. It's more a tool for making a shopping list than planning a new house.
Some minor scheduling features tell you when errands need doing, and reminders are sent to you through either Mail, iCal or in OmniFocus. These reminders can be deactivated. All in all this is a simple enough application that will keep you focused. We reviewed the beta version. The full version should have been released by the time this magazine is in your hand.


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Postal Service has $3.8 bln loss in fiscal '09
2009 saw unprecedented mail volume decline
* Agency cut $6 bln in costs, 115 mln work hours
* Seeks shorter delivery week, further benefits relief
* Without changes, sees 2010 loss of $7.8 billion
By Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service reported a $3.8 billion net loss for its fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, as some $6 billion in cost savings were not enough to keep pace with plunging mail volumes.
The agency, which delivers nearly half the world's mail, saw 26 billion fewer pieces of mail in fiscal 2009 as global economic weakness took its toll.
The 12.7 percent drop in mail volume to 177.1 billion pieces from a year earlier was more than double any previous decline the agency has seen, said Joseph Corbett, the agency's chief financial officer.
"Primarily it was the recession which drove the volumes down so quickly and with very little warning to us," Corbett told reporters.
Increased use of email and competition from FedEx, United Parcel Service and other delivery services also continued to contribute to falling mail volumes.
Annual operating expenses totaled $71.8 billion, down 7.6 percent from the previous year, but the drop in mail volume caused operating revenue to slip 9.1 percent to $68.1 billion.
The loss would have been worse except for legislation which allowed the agency to postpone the recognition of billions of dollars in prefunded retiree health benefit payments.
The Postal Service had been concerned it might not be able to take advantage of the legislation because the law was signed after the close of the fiscal year. But it later determined that Congress' intention was clear that the bill should apply to fiscal 2009.
The Postal Service is pushing for additional legislative measures to ease its financial load, including more relief from the prefunding of retiree benefits and flexibility to shift to a five-day delivery week from the current six-day week.
"We really need two changes, at least of that order of magnitude, in order to get the Postal Service back towards financial health," Corbett said.
The agency estimates a shorter delivery week would save at least $3 billion while not having to prefund retirement benefits would free up some $3 billion to $5 billion.
The agency cut 115 million work hours in 2009 to match the reduced mail volume. "That's the equivalent of 65,000 full-time employees," Corbett said.
Other cost-cutting measures included realigning carrier routes and freezing salaries.
Without changes to the delivery week and benefits payment schedule, the Postal Service forecast a net loss of $7.8 billion for 2010 with mail volume falling by 11 billion pieces.
Look for some radical changes in structure in the future, to even include a "private/public" partnership, ala the railroads? Anything is possible, but the current path is not sustainable.


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Wash. teens plead not guilty in vet beating death
The two 16-year-old boys charged in the beating death of an 88-year-old World War II veteran have entered not guilty pleas and will be tried in November.
Demetruis Glenn and Kenan Adams-Kinard are being tried as adults in the case that has sparked nationwide outrage.
The teens said little during their separate appearances Thursday before Spokane County Superior Court Judge James Triplet.
They are accused of beating Delbert "Shorty" Belton to death in his car outside an Eagles Lodge in Spokane last month.
A letter found at the home where Adams-Kinard was arrested said they punched Belton three times before taking his wallet and drugs from his pockets, authorities said.
Belton's body was found wedged between the front bucket seats, with his lower body folded into the back seat. The suspects' fingerprints were found on the doors of the car, court documents state.
The teens were being held on charges of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery. They could face life in prison if convicted.
The letter indicated Adams-Kinard had called Belton and arranged to buy crack cocaine. However, police have said there was no evidence that Belton was a drug dealer.
Belton was born in Sunnyside and raised in Spokane. He got his nickname as an adult for being just over 5 feet tall.
After the war, he spent 33 years working for Kaiser Aluminum before retiring in 1982. He survived being shot in the leg in the battle for Okinawa.
Glenn, who turned himself in, was being held in lieu of $2 million bail, and his trial was set for Nov. 9. Adams-Kinard, who is suspected of hiding from police after the slaying, is jailed on $3 million bail. His trial is set for Nov. 4.
The Associated Press does not generally identify minors accused of a crime but is naming the teens because of the severity of the charges.


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The crashing problem while changing a puzzle is fixed.
App Description
The crashing problem while changing a puzzle is fixed
Now featured by Apple as New and noteworthy and what's hot
In top 100 paid games
Now in top 20 board and top 25 puzzle games
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"This is the best jigsaw game on appstore.It is intuitive and easy to use.Closest experience to the real thing you can have.Without the mess. It also contains slide and swap puzzle that adds the excitement.its for all who likes jigsaw and one who likes slide or swap. Isn't it cool stuff..So get it.I love it." by anaalong
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Why go for a single puzzle game when a 3-in-1 puzzle pack is waiting for you- just a click ahead?
Pandora's Puzzle Box provides a complete pack of 3 different puzzles with the following features: -
- Provided 80 high resolution game images
- Option to select images from photo library
- 3 difficulty levels (16, 25 and 36 pieces)
- Random puzzle mode
- Timer and completion percentage shown
- Play with or without piece rotation.
Please go to settings for multiple options and check the instruction scrren for the game-play details.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan and China signed a wide-ranging agreement Friday to open up their service sectors, another milestone in the ever-closer trade and economic ties between the political rivals.
Following two years of negotiation, the two signed the agreement in Shanghai to liberalize their markets.
Effective later this year, China will allow Taiwanese firms to conduct online shopping and offer medical care, transportation, tourism and other services on the mainland, Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, a semi-official group handling trade talks with China, said on its website.
For its part, Taiwan will allow mainlanders to run businesses like cargo transport, beauty shops, and morgues, and build dock facilities on the island, it said.
The market-opening moves will allow each side to further develop its service industry, benefited by an influx of capital and talents from the other side, Taiwan's top negotiator Lin Join-san said.
Taiwan and China split amid civil war in 1949. But trade and cultural exchanges have boomed amid an easing of tensions in recent years.
The two signed a partial free trade agreement in 2010 that cut tariffs on hundreds of industrial goods, and another pact in 2012 to allow banks to set up branches in each other's territory.
Most noted in the new pact is China's partial opening of its lucrative online shopping business to Taiwanese companies.
China will continue to block Taiwanese online shopping sites on the mainland as it does to other foreign sites. But it will allow Taiwanese to set up shopping sites in the southern Chinese Fujian Province with mainland partners, allowing the Taiwanese to own up to a 55 per cent equity share.
For years, Taobao Marketplace, China's equivalent to eBay, has attracted numerous Taiwanese consumers.
Taiwanese have invested more than $150 billion in the mainland — much in high-tech assembly line production. Taiwan has only approved $7 billion of mainland investments on the island since a longstanding investment ban was eased in 2009.