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At the 179 firms Citi surveyed (80 Am Law 100 firms, 49 Am Law 200 firms, and 50 additional firms), demand grew at just 0.2 percent. Revenue grew at 3.6 percent in 2012, but much of that was because of deal work that began, ended and was collected in the fourth quarter because of concerns about increasing tax rates in 2013, he says.
A major law firm bankruptcy also affected the numbers, DiPietro noted. [It was Dewey & LeBoeuf]. Citi recalculated its 2011 figures, taking the firm's data out of the equation. If it hadn't backed out those numbers, demand in 2012 would have fallen rather than risen, and revenue growth of 3.6 percent would have been cut by about a percentage point.
Citi expects 2013 demand to exceed the almost flat level of 2012, because it "would be hard to do worse than that," DiPietro says. Revenue growth could be slightly better than it was last year, he says, and profits this year should again be up in low single digits. And Citi's watch list of law firms that may be on the verge of significant financial trouble has shrunk "a bit," thanks to improving results, he says. See less -
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Mom says her son was dropped at wrong bus stop
A mother wants an apology after her son spend about an hour in the cold after she says he was dropped at the wrong stop.
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Urbandale to revisit Douglas corridor proposal
A Douglas Avenue beautification study that was completed in 2007 may be coming back to life as part of Urbandale's 2014-15 budget process.
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A scam artist posing as a tree trimmer appears to be making the rounds in West Des Moines, according to police.
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Your Students, Your Schools -- West Des Moines
Students earn green tickets by using their best PBIS behaviors during the day. Names are drawn and the winners choose their prize.
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West Des Moines prepares for invasive pest beetle
The tiny size and concealed nature of the emerald ash borer should not be underestimated, even while the invasive beetle remains hundreds of miles away, West Des Moines city officials say.
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<![CDATA[7:30 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Hoyt Sherman Place, 1501 Woodland Ave. $30-$40. desmoinesmetroopera.org The Des Moines Metro Opera presents "Amahl and the Night Visitors" this weekend. "Amahl" was the first opera specifically composed for American television more than 60 years ago, telling the story of the three Magi who stop in the home of a poor family. Each performance is followed by sing-a-long holiday carols with the orchestra. 8 tonight at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines. $22.50-$27.50. www.ticketmaster.com "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" country singer Kip Moore released his first album, "Up All Night," last year and with it has racked up hits like "Hey Pretty Girl" and "Beer Money." Chris Cavanaugh and Joey Hyde open. 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Des Moines Onstage, 2124 Grand Ave. $12-$15. www.rtiowa.com Local actor Shawn Wilson stars in this year's staging of "A Christmas Memory" from Repertory Theater of Iowa. Truman Capote's enduring classic recalls one man's recollections of Christmas with a distant cousin in the hardscrabble 1930s, an antidote to today's commercialized hoopla. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Des Moines Art Center, 4700 Grand Ave. Free. desmoinesartcenter.org Enjoy an evening of seasonal cheer with "A Continental Holiday," the art center's annual holiday kick-off event. The celebration includes art activities, dance, storytelling and music for all ages. French-inspired fare and a cash bar will be available from Baru at the Art Center.
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How do you work with Migraines? Migraine disease is recognized by the World Health Organization as one of top 20 most disabling conditions worldwide, and this is no surprise to any of us who have tried to function during a severe Migraine attack. It is possible to receive disability status if your Migraines are frequent and severe enough, and I will be writing more about that soon. For most of us, disability will not be the best option - for a number of reasons, we will need to try our best to stay employed.
~This sharepost is legal education, not legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is created.~
There is no perfect answer, but there are several laws that protect you here in the U.S. I've posted several articles lately about your rights: to be free from workplace discrimination for having Migraines and to receive accommodation to make it possible to work with Migraines (under the ADA) Working with Migraines: Rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to receive unpaid time off when you need it due to your Migraines (under the FMLA) When Migraines Make You Miss Work: Intermittent Leave under the Family Medical Leave Act.
Some months ago we had a question asked here on My Migraine Connection where a member's employer was trying to get her to trade off her FMLA leave for accommodations under the ADA. While dealing with these laws may be a Human Resources challenge for employers, they need to understand that the two laws are not mutually exclusive - employees don't have to choose to use one or the other. You can exercise your rights under both.
The member had been using intermittent FMLA leave when needed for a severe Migraine. She experienced a change in her Migraine pattern (as often happens) and the Migraines became more frequent. At around the same time her employer transferred her to a location with more light and noise than where she had previously worked. Her doctor wrote a letter to her employer requesting a transfer back to the original location as an accommodation, informing them that the new location would trigger more Migraines and cause her to miss more work. The employer responded that they would make the accommodation if she gave up her FMLA status.
The fast answer to her question was an unequivocal "No, they are not allowed to do that!" The ADA requires that employers make "reasonable accommodations" to make it possible for their otherwise qualified employees with a known disability to perform their job functions. The employer was well aware of her disability, and already had a letter from her doctor about the effect of the work environment on her Migraines. For a Migraineur, reasonable accommodations under the ADA could include adjustments to the lighting, and sound in the work area, assigning a better shift time, or rearranging work schedules in a way to make it less likely to trigger Migraines, among other things. The employer is not required to agree to a particular accommodation, but must propose an alternative.


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Matt Maiocco with CSNBayArea comes on to share his thoughts on the NFL, starting with his thoughts on 49er linebacker Patrick Willis and his injury saying "When they get out there this week we will see. If there is any gray area he will not play."
Looking ahead to this week's matchup between the 49ers and the Steelers Maiocco feels that the Steelers are set up to give the 49ers problems with their blitz, and if Ben Roethlisberger is ready to play, it will be tough for the 49ers.
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Blow Up Sofas – Stylish Outdoor Seating for the Garden.Inflatable Chesterfield Sofa. Give your garden a makeover and glam it up with this stylish modern interpretation of a classic chesterfield sofa- inflatable style! So portable you can take this blow up couch away camping or just down the park, thanks to its stylish holdall with built in wheels! – but you do need an electricity supply for the Pump included which makes it's easy to blow up in 5mins, and when you've finished it deflates in 5mins & you pack it away.
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For those of you interested, Toys R Us now has the giveaway Silver Anniversary R2-D2's! You have to purchase $20 worth of Star Wars stuff, and you will get one of these free. The packaging looks exactly like the Toy Fair exclusive Darth Vader that came out the beginning of this year. R2 is silver, comes on a black card, and looks fantastic! They wont have many of these, so I HIGHLY recommend getting by there and getting yours now, while you can! Good hunting, folks! JediRiff
That's cool and all, but the real question is, when are they going to release the silver anniversary Jar-Jar? Darkside point for Entropy! Muhahahahahahaha!
I got my R2 last night. Folks really this is definately worth the trip. JediRiff, excellent work on keeping us up to date ). Lod Reh Sajon ~ "If you seek knowledge and understanding look to the Force. If you seek pain and suffering look no further than me."
Glad you got your hands on one, bud! And by the way, Entropy shows up on Gungan Radar.... anyone know that? It explains his vexation with the creatures, to a degree. /snicker
Got mine! Of course, his legs are backwards. I think they all are. Anyone find one with non-backward legs?


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E-mails star in another Spitzer probe
Oct. 14, 2004
By Greg Morcroft
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Eliot Spitzer clearly doesn't follow the edict of Henry Stimson, a 20th century U.S diplomat, who once famously stated, "Gentlemen don't read other people's mail."
Spitzer, New York's current attorney general and the bane of corporate wrongdoers, launched his latest salvo Thursday at several of the nation's largest insurance companies, using internal e-mails from several of the companies to buttress his case.
Contingent commissions are paid by insurance companies to reward brokers for sending business their way. Critics claim the payments encourage brokers to sell policies from the insurance companies offering the highest commissions, rather than the ones most suited to their customers.
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Given that they were the biggest band in the world, Zeppelin were notoriously camera-shy in their heyday. Their official filmic legacy until now has been just the fascinating but flawed The Song Remains the Same. While this new set presents some previously unseen footage from the same 1973 Madison Square Garden gigs, its real wonders lie in the earlier (1970) Royal Albert Hall footage and the later Earls Court (1975) and Knebworth (1979) concerts. Everything here looks and sounds new-minted, thanks to painstaking restoration and remastering of both audio and visual sources, a Herculean labour of love on the part of co-producer Dick Carruthers working hand-in-glove with Jimmy Page.
Trawling through thousands of yards of previously unseen film and unheard tape recordings--some with missing visuals, some with missing audio--Page and Carruthers have chosen only the best possible footage available. They were also at pains to make the segments segue seamlessly so that the viewer is treated to what feels like a continuous concert--just sample the transition from a grainy Super 8 "Immigrant Song" (Sydney, 1972) to "Black Dog" at MSG.
Highlights? It's not hyperbole to say that every powerhouse minute of this collection (some 230 minutes of concert footage plus another hour and a half of extra DVD material) is a rare musical and visual treat. But hearing Page's violin bow work on "Dazed and Confused" in DTS or Dolby 5.1 is an experience not soon forgotten.
On the DVD: Led Zeppelin two-disc set presents all the footage in pristine 4:3 picture ratio (the Madison Square Garden footage is letterboxed) with Dolby 5.1, DTS or PCM Stereo sound options. Note that the audio is uncompressed for maximum ear-shattering enjoyment. The menu screens do not pop up beforehand, but have to be selected. It's well worth doing so. Enjoy the music first, then discover that even the menus have been painstakingly designed to provide still more unseen footage and unheard recordings (some screens don't cycle round, but present another song in its entirety). Extras include rare TV appearances, interviews and bootleg footage. --Mark Walker
The interviews aren't particularly interesting, but at least you get to hear Jimmy Page's voice for a change which is nice.
The sound quality is amazingly good. The video quality is fine, obviously not like a modern recording but absoluteley fine for what this is - a live performance.
Jimmy Page and Dick Carruthers really have made a product worthy of possibly being Led Zeppelin's final release, and they have made up for the annoying (but still very good) The Song Remains The Same.
Anyone who appreciates rock music should buy it, as not only does it give you the shots of how they made some of those extraordinary sounds, but shows a fascinating insight into their thoughts at the time. It also explains why they never released singles in the UK, how they conquered the US, plus loads of bonus footage (including some bemused Danish teenagers who probably boast to their children and grandchildren about the fact that Led Zeppelin played to only about 50 of them in a studio). I would recommend this DVD to anyone who has ever owned any Led Zeppelin Album - and none of this was ever released on Video.
Jimmy Page and Dick Carruthers have gone to extraordinary lengths (must have taken them years to do this) to reconstitute film with sound from sources such as 2 inch Video (apparently they had to search world-wide to find anything to play the tape
Don't delay - get this. It's bloody marvellous - most of it in DTS too. If you've got a good 5.1 system - why haven't you got this yet?!!


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So basically act like a dog right?! Have a great weekend girls, stay cool!
yep, you know they have the best lives!
Simple is hard to do...but it should be so simple
It should theoretically, right? best wishes!
Hmmmmm, I'm not quite there yet. The worrying part might be the hardest! I hope you two are having a wonderful weekend. xoxo,L
Do we know anyone who is 'there" yet? Clue me in! xo
Clever words!This must be turned into a poster :) Hope u're having a great Sunday Nancy!
Good words to live by. Will have to work on it. :-)All best,Phyllis
Sometimes the simplest advice is the most meaningful - thanks for the reminder!
Great words to live by!! Glad to have found you through irene!
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Arc-fault circuit interrupter are safety switches, similar to GFCI, that are used to detect electrical arcing and shutoff power to prevent the risk of fire.
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A man was seriously injured in a rollover crash on Tuesday in Hancock County.
63 year-old Dean Corrigan of Millersburg, Ohio, was eastbound on U.S. 30 east of Township Road 52 around 4:45 p.m. when his Ford Ranger drove off the north side of the road, returned to the highway, and crossed the center line.
The truck rolled over and landed on its wheels on the south side of the road.
The Ada-Liberty Township fire department responded- and pulled Corrigan from the vehicle.
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Theater : "5 Mojo Secrets" at The Vineyard Playhouse
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One wouldn't expect a drama about divorce to be a feel-good story, but playwright Kathleen McGhee-Anderson has managed to pull off that feat with "5 Mojo Secrets," the final entry in The Vineyard Playhouse's Festival of African-American Music and Theater.
Audience members at last Saturday's performance left the show beaming, although a number of them confessed to the playwright that they had shed tears during the bittersweet performance.
The material touches ground familiar to many — how diverging life outlooks can drive a wedge between husband and wife. What makes the play uplifting is that it is also a celebration of one couple's ability to gain the acceptance that a failed marriage is not a personal failure.
The story of Anabelle and Lawrence Voorhees's marriage — and divorce — is unfolded through a combination of individual narrative and flashbacks. It's not so much a case of his story versus her story as a retelling of their story and how their differences shaped their marriage and helped each grow individually before ultimately rending the relationship. It's also very much the story of how each partner copes with the dissolution of their marriage by tapping their inner strength and how, despite the break, their affection and respect for each other, as well as the core of their love, has survived.
The action is enhanced by occasional musical accompaniment. Eric Johnson on the stand-up bass underscores some of the drama with brief jazzy interludes and recorded music sets the tone for some flashback scenes. The multipurpose set is decorated with draped fabric and a few simple props while images projected on a screen, including artwork by Harlem Renaissance painter Lois Maillou-Jones, add a magical element and help make the transitions between scenes. A short video piece by Anne Lemenager is used very effectively in the play's conclusion.
Two stellar actors bring the production to life and their skills help to overcome the obstacle of performing monologue without artificiality. Instead, the effect is one of being a confidante on intimate terms with the two very likeable characters. Ms. McGhee-Anderson explores her characters' inner worlds with a style that's full of poetry, insight, and just enough humor to keep her characters down to earth. The playwright's lyricism shines often, especially when her characters grapple with the elusive nature of love.
Anabelle uses the words of Zora Neale Hurston when she says, "Love doesn't kill. It just makes a black woman sweat." Later on Lawrence observes, "Men fall in love in the spaces. Women fall in love when they're in your arms." However, despite some touching scenes of a young couple's courtship and early marriage, the characters are truly at their best when reconciling with the loss of romantic love. Though appearing tough on the outside, Anabelle eventually starts to lose her grip until she is rescued by a friend and a women's support group, which she describes as performing a metaphorical bloodletting. She says, "The courage of women is what brought me back. I knew that."
Anabelle and Lawrence have very different outlooks on life, which is made obvious early on during a glimpse of their initial meeting. Anabelle is an optimistic, free spirit who believes strongly in being true to oneself. Larry is a driven professional, determined to transcend racial stereotypes — to prove himself at whatever cost to his family and his own peace of mind. While Anabelle wants to continue her study of literature, Larry's vision of the perfect nuclear family and respectability in the community is at odds with his wife's more adventurous spirit and so their tenuous hold on their relationship eventually breaks, although the love and physical attraction that initially brought them together survives.
John Douglas Thompson, who plays Lawrence, is a veteran stage actor, who in the past decade has solidified a reputation as a world-class classical actor. He received critical praise for two of his most recent New York performances as Othello (for which he won an OBIE award) and the lead in Eugene O'Neill's "The Emperor Jones." The New York Times called Mr. Thompson, "One of the most compelling classical stage actors of his generation." From the Vineyard, Mr. Thompson will head back to New York City to perform in "King Lear" with Sam Waterston at the Public Theater.
After Saturday's performance, Mr. Thompson noted that he began his career doing contemporary drama and he has recently returned to those roots. "For the last few years I've been focusing on the classics but before that I did a truckload of contemporary plays," he said. He uses an apt metaphor to describe his transition back into new theater works. "If you can drive in New York, you can drive anywhere. If you can do classical theater, you can do anything."
And Mr. Thompson's performance in "5 Mojo Secrets" certainly bears that out. He brings a level of complexity to a character that could easily have been reduced to that of the workaholic, self-absorbed husband indifferent to his family's emotional needs — the foil to Anabelle's introspective, highly emotional character.
Suzzanne Douglas, who plays Anabelle, is perhaps best known for her work in TV and film. She has starred in several motion pictures including "Tap," "How Stella Got her Groove Back," and "The Inkwell," and starred as Robert Townsend's wife in the Nineties sitcom "The Parent 'Hood." Ms. Douglas is equally accomplished as a stage actress. Among numerous roles, she appeared on Broadway in "The Threepenny Opera" with Sting and had the honor of being the first black actress to play Dr. Bearing in "Wit."
Ms. Douglas proves her confidence as a stage actress in "5 Mojo Secrets" where she is called upon to run the gamut from idealistic young woman to alienated divorcee while masterfully delivering some of the most musical monologues in the play.
Director Ricardo Khan, the artistic director of the Tony Award winning Crossroads Theater in New Brunswick, N.J., returns to The Playhouse after two successful runs (2009 and 2010) of his play "FLY." He displays a deft hand at handling highly confessional material without the feeling of contrivance.
Ms. McGhee-Anderson has written a number of plays, beginning in her years as a film student at Columbia University. Her play "Oak and Ivy," which was performed at The Playhouse in 2001, was twice chosen for production by the Eugene O'Neill Theater and her play "Venice" was produced at Lincoln Center. "I've supported myself by working in the TV and film industry but writing plays is my passion," she says. "I try to split my focus between making a living and working in the theater."
She also writes poetry and much of her work as a playwright is marked by a love of language and rhythm. She says, "I consider myself a poet first, everything else after that." She chose to use the device of soliloquy to tell the story of "5 Mojo Secrets" in order to tap the inner life of her characters in a situation that she felt needed more exploration.
"It was a subject that I felt hadn't been looked at as deeply as I would have liked. It was exciting to me to talk about divorce, about the evolution of a relationship through good times and bad times. The outcome doesn't have to be onerous or negative. Our culture tends to think of the failure of marriage as a defeat. There is a great deal of loss but at the same time there is a lot of growth and learning if you embrace the challenge."
The play itself is undergoing an evolution. Ms. McGhee notes that she further developed the character of Lawrence to take advantage of the talents of Mr. Thompson. She says, "Once I found out that he had accepted the role of Lawrence, I made the time to develop the character more, to refine the soliloquy. I felt he deserved to have the work more refined."
Watching her two talented actors immerse themselves in their roles has also inspired Ms. McGhee-Anderson to expand on her story more and, perhaps reinvent it as a screenplay. She says, "Suzzanne Douglas and John Douglas Thompson make me feel the love. I feel it now. Seeing these two has made me realize how much love that couple has for each other. I'm a great believer in art evolving. I tinker with my work forever."
For those in the audience who were left hanging, a few of whom on Saturday had questions about the future of Lawrence and Anabelle, Ms. McGhee-Anderson promises, "It's not done yet."
"5 Mojo Secrets," 8 pm, Thurs.–Sat., Sept. 1–3, The Vineyard Playhouse, Vineyard Haven. $35. 508-696-6300; email@example.com.
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Recipe for hurricane turkey "fridge dump" soup
Here at the log house, my husband Ted and I prepared to face Hurricane Sandy and the sure-to-follow days without electricity. We loaded up on bottled water and batteries, cat food and cat litter. We brought the light-weight porch furniture indoors. We washed the laundry and ran the dishwasher, put the car in the barn, filled a large thermos with coffee, and charged cell phones and laptops. And I cooked, and cooked, and cooked, to turn as much perishable food as possible into freezer meals that could last a few days, even without power. This turkey soup began as an unpremeditated "fridge dump", but as I went along, I kept good notes. Thank heavens for that, because this is a soup I want to make again, deliberately, and often. (In fact, as soon as our power was restored, I made my second batch, just as good as the first.) I used my slow cooker, but you can make it in a Dutch oven on the stove-top; the recipe includes instructions for both cooking methods.
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Be sure that the Condo is available. Check the calendar. We welcome your weekly or monthly rental (Peak Season) or min 3 night rental (Value Season).
You may reserve your dates with a $250.00 non-refundable deposit (applied to your rental) using a V/MC/AMX/Discover card by phone. With your rental deposit, we will 1) reserve your vacation dates and remove availability from our web sites, 2) execute and email a Vacation Rental Agreement/Terms for your signature.
About two weeks prior to your arrival, (provided that we have received your signed Agreement and full payment), we will forward 1) A door code number, 2) driving directions, 3) list of things to bring, 4) recommendations for fun things to see and do, 5) parking pass.
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Enjoy our great pool and deck, outdoor shower, ground floor storage room (for sandy, heavy items or bikes). Outdoor grills and picnic table. Walk to the Isles Restaurant just down the street. Minutes from The Pier, rentals (bikes, boats, boards, chairs), restaurants, grocery, shopping, charter fishing, golf, sightseeing, parasail...all the fun beachy things.
Channel Harbor is about 10-15 minutes from winery tours and ocean gambling. 35 minutes from Myrtle Beach attractions (shopping, live shows, Broadway At The Beach), 45 minutes from Wilmington (USS North Carolina, historic district tours, riverfront boardwalk).
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Bruce Roberts from RxAlly offers vital information on ending prescription drug misuse
Mar 13, 2012
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Joining us now via satellite from our DC bureau we have a special guest introduce you to his name is Bruce Roberts CE all of our -- Alley.
Thank you so much for being here Bruce we look forward to hearing more about what you have to talk about because this is talking about.
We're here to talk about prescription drug misuse.
On being a huge problem in America and I've got to tell you Bruce I was being a reporter here on the northeast.
A couple of the things that I've been sent out to do is report on these terrible pharmacy shootings.
That have happened.
And that have taken lives that -- wounded so many and really had struck fear in the pharmaceutical world of how to keep people safe -- at all.
-- -- circles right back around to prescription drug misuse abuse and and the real problem that is facing America so why did you decide to start.
-- -- Our focus with -- ally is so there isn't a looming problem in -- beyond the problem that you mentioned of that you -- and the challenges of criminal activity associated with trying to steal pharmacist is prescription drugs from pharmacies.
There's that there's even a much larger crisis and that is the crisis of patients not taking their medications correctly.
There's a 187.
Million individuals and the United States with chronic disease.
It's 50% of -- -- are not taking their medications correctly there.
They're skipping doses so they're not here to -- medicines and so that that's the primary focus of our -- ally.
Is bringing together of like minded pharmacies.
22 really addresses looming issue that's costing our health care system an enormous amount of money.
I understand that -- -- 20000.
Pharmacies including Walgreen under net.
One network how did you do that.
-- it's so it really is there is there's of this looming crisis that I mention.
And there are -- Walgreens and the independents are of the same mind -- that this issue needs to be addressed.
And and really actually it is -- this is -- -- long.
-- -- of mine and and many of my colleagues that -- working with.
Here to Begin to address -- and Walgreens is of like mind and we.
Began to talk about.
How we would find a solution and they decided to join with the independents to to really.
Get after this issue.
Right is such an important issue Bruce tell us how are -- ally is govern and who the owners are help us understand how this all works.
-- their owners it's it's governed by -- aboard that represents both independent pharmacy.
A regional chains and Walgreens.
And there's about 121000 at a tennis regional chains and and -- -- 8000 stores.
That the board is is it is jointly governed by by -- representation from both both sides.
And I mean you guys feel that that your company feels that this is one of the biggest issues in the country right now -- We really do meet our health care system is -- challenged at best.
We have -- we're spending about twice as much is.
Other industrialized countries on on health care and at the same time pharmaceuticals and become a centerpiece of health care.
But unfortunately we're not getting the full value for that investment.
-- in our focus is rather than -- -- the mindset that we've that's play out over the course of the last decade or so.
That has pharmacy just commodity product of you will.
You know and and really not the focus like there needs to be on making sure.
Patients understand the importance of taking their drugs we have decided that we are really going to.
Shift the paradigm and have pharmacist pharmacists who are actually there -- the most accessible health care.
Intrastate statistic that I heard down.
Just in the last couple days that virtually every American.
It goes into a pharmacy.
Over the course of a week.
Actually FR patients visit a pharmacy ten twelve to fourteen times a year so it's really up.
Our focus is to leverage that tremendous asset.
To Begin to help address the challenges our health care system.
You know Bruce we've had a lot of these conversations in our newsroom about the drug description drug abuse problem.
And it seems as though the stories that we keep hearing over and over again is that you go to the doctor and and they just fix it they just fix it they just write these scripts.
And they seem to give them out in -- this is obviously not true of all doctors that it does happen often where you do get a prescription quite easily and it's it's hard for patients sometimes to manage to get addicted quickly how do you think patients can avoid.
Prescription drug misuse.
When they're getting -- so easily.
Well I think it is that they the access is is it is an issue.
You know one of the real challenges is that you know and then in many aspects of how.
Patients get their prescription drugs they're not even they're not even.
Haven't -- -- -- have an interaction with the pharmacists.
And and I think the most important thing that we can do is really embrace this this tremendous access.
Opportunity we have of a pharmacist and every community.
And have patients have a personal relationship for their pharmacist because.
If they truly had access -- the expertise of these highly trained professionals.
To counsel them on the importance of taking medications correctly we wouldn't have near the problem we have the United States today.
My Bruce Roberts CEO of RX ally.
Coming to us in the DC bureau how can people find you.
On our web site is WWW -- ally dot com.
And it very quick shortly they'll be.
A place where you can patients can come and find a pharmacist in their community that's part of our -- Right very good Bruce Roberts thank you so much for joining us here today a very -- conversation we appreciate your time on foxnews.com lives.
Thanks for having me.
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The national hostage rescue/counterterrorist unit is the Fuerzas Especiales Anti-Terroristas Urbanas (AFEAU). It is made up of between 70 and 100 personnel from all branches of the Armed Forces as well as the National Police and is under the overall command of the Comandante de las Fuerzas Armadas (Commander of the Armed Forces). The unit is broken down into four 15-man sub-units, one each from the Colombian Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and National Police. Each sub-unit is comprised of two officers and 13 enlisted ranks, all of whom are volunteers. AFEAU is commanded by an Army major who heads a headquarters section comprised of an executive officer, first sergeant, communications operator. It was created as a direct result of the failed assault on the Palace of Justice in Bogota which resulted in the deaths of not only the M-19 terrorists, but 80 hostages as well. In addition to the assault teams, the AFEAU has dedicated sniper teams, a crisis management team, and a hostage negotiation element.
Training is carried out primarily at a facility in Facatativa, north of Bogota. Members are schooled in a wide variety of disciplines, including close-quarters combat, short and longs range marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat, and even air assault operations. Specific hostage rescue skills are developed for the major transportation scenarios including trains, busses, and a wide variety of airplanes.
Little is known of AFEAUs actual operations, however it was reported that the unit was deployed to secure the airport at Cartagena in anticipation of VIP arrivals for a recent major anti-drug summit. AFEAU also provided security at the guest residences and meeting site attended by the presidents of various nations. In support of this security effort, unit operators carried out preemptive raids on suspected safe houses thought to be housing individuals who represented potential threats to the event.
Unidad Antisecuestro y Extorcion (UNASE) - Anti-Kidnapping and Extortion Unit
UNASE units were created in response to a record number of kidnappings in Bogota in 1991. Not a counterterrorist force in the true sense, the specialty of UNASE is hostage rescue. Nonetheless, as guerrilla groups such as FARC and ELN are frequently the perpetrators of kidnappings-for-ransom, UNASE teams often find themselves involved in firefights with these terrorists. Like many other hostage rescue/CT teams, UNASE volunteers come from the ranks of the police force, not the military. Each unit is made up of 35 men, five officers and 15 NCOs and 15 special agents. UNASE worked with the British SAS to effect the rescue of Staff Sergeant Timothy Cowley in 1995. has effected dozens of successful rescues. Some members of UNASE were trained in Madrid under the Spanish Civil Guard. These units are now based in most major Colombian cities including Cali, Bogota, Barranquilla and Bucaramangara
Centro de Information Anti-Extorsion y Secuestro (Anti-Extortion and Kidnapping Center) CIAES - 13th Brigade
CIAES is a unit of the Ministry of Defense Joint Intelligence Center. It was established in the mid-1980's in response to a deteriorating national situation and has several missions beyond the CT role, especially in the coordination of the various CT players throughout the nation. The national CIAES is located at the Army General Headquarters in Bogota. The most capable CT unit within CIAES is the 13th Brigade. The CIAES staff includes representatives from the Army, National Police, and other security services.
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HCP'Äôs Joseph Newhouse, PhD, has received lots of press for his newest publication entitled, 'ÄúThe Effect of Medicare Part D on Drug and Medical Spending'ÄĚ published in the New England Journal of Medicine on July 2. The article, published in conjunction with four other researchers, two of whom were former doctoral students at HCP, discusses prescription coverage for Medicare Part D. Their work sheds light on the downstream effects of the increased use of prescription drugs by Medicare participants. To do so, they compared prescription drugs and other medical care two years before the execution of Part D and two years after the program'Äôs implementation in four groups of elderly recipients. They concluded that enrollment in Medicare Part D was associated with increased spending amounts on prescriptions drugs. In groups with no or very limited prior drug coverage, spending on hospital and physician services decreased, but in a group with generous prior coverage it increased. Some of the press coverage can be seen at the NPR website.
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Effective August 27, 2013, such information must be submitted to the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (BNE) no later than 24 hours after the substance was delivered. Pharmacies delivering prescriptions by mail or licensed express delivery services are required to file prescription information no later than 72 hours after the substance was shipped from the pharmacy. Data collected as a result of the submission process securely resides within the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Registry and is closely analyzed by BNE for discrepancies and in support of a number of public health initiatives.
Also effective August 27, 2013, New York State Public Health Law requires most practitioners to consult the PMP Registry prior to writing a prescription for a controlled substance in Schedule II, III and IV for a patient. The same law allows pharmacists to consult the PMP Registry before dispensing a controlled substance. Such access allows both practitioners and pharmacists to better evaluate a patient's treatment as it pertains to controlled substance prescribing and dispensing.
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The Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement will no longer fax/email critical errors to data submitters effective August 27, 2013. Access to critical error information will instead be provided at that time via the PMP Data Collection Tool (formerly known as Controlled Substance Prescription Reporting – CONTSUBS) available via NYSDOH's Health Commerce System (HCS).
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Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw took a 6-3 lead into the seventh inning but visiting Manchester scored five times in the seventh and once in the eighth to take a 9-6 victory at Walker Field.
The Tigers scored one in the first when Matt Deahl led off with a double, was moved to second on Ryan Sipe's fly out and scored on Zach Harris' grounder to short. Manchester countered with two in the second as Brian Minix led off with a double to left center and moved to third on Josh Brock's single to center. A double steal brought Minix in and after Ryan Seal single, Brandon Hughes lifted a sacrifice fly to right to put the Spartans ahead 2-1.
DePauw made it 5-2 in the bottom of the fourth as Hunter Slade doubled with two outs and scored on Greg DeBeer's single. Adrian Norris then singled and Kyle Dobbs delivered a three-run homer. Sipe led off the fifth with a single and moved to second on a balk. With two outs, John Younger singled scoring Sipe and making it 6-2.
Manchester scored an unearned run in the sixth but did its damage in the seventh.Eric Screeton drew a one-out walk and moved to second on Ryan Carr's single. Jared Kurtz doubled down the left field line to score Screeton. Kerry Frost then entered the game in relief of DePauw starter Mark Alson.
Frost got Minix to ground out for the inning's second out, but Carr scored on the play to make it 6-5. Brock walked before Nick Smiley singled to left center scoring Kurtz. Seal then knocked in Smiley and Brock with a hard smash past third. The Spartans then added one more in the eighth on two Tiger errors.
Tyler Wolfe picked up the win in relief for Manchester, while Kerry Frost dropped to 0-2 with the loss. Carr, Kurtz, Minix, Brock and Seal each had two hits in the Spartans' 13-hit attack. DeBeer led the Tigers with three hits, while Younger and Slade each had two.
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Does he have to be in Venezuela to be sworn in? If not, then the delay is caused by his mental and/or physical incompetence, and he should resign.
I thought had heard that their constitution required Jan 10. Is that incorrect?
#2. yes the constitution requires it by January 10 but the Chavez subordinates decided a la Obama sytle that either the constitution does not mean what it says or they are above the constitution.
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Federal prosecutors want Shepard Fairey, the artist who created the Barack Obama "Hope" poster, to serve time in prison following his misdemeanor conviction for destroying and fabricating documents in connection with a civil lawsuit over the iconic campaign image.Well, that was then. Welcome to the wheels of the bus, kid...
In advance of Friday's scheduled sentencing of Fairey in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, the Department of Justice has filed a memorandum arguing that a prison term for the 42-year-old artist would be "appropriate."
Arguing that a prison term is not warranted, Fairey's counsel claimed that, following his guilty plea earlier this year, he has endured an online "public shaming" that "will now be a permanent scarlet letter for Shepard to wear." Fairey's lawyers have also contended that the artist, a diabetic, might not receive proper treatment for his illness if incarcerated in a Bureau of Prisons facility.
In a letter to Maas seeking leniency for Fairey, former Obama for America official Scott Greenstein recalled asking the artist to create a work during the 2008 Democratic primary campaign. Fairey agreed, Greenstein wrote, because he "was willing to stand up and announce his support for Obama" at a time when others did not want to choose sides.
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A trivial method next, with even less to talk about than "Empty"... "Repeat". This blog post is merely a matter of completeness.
"Repeat" is a static, generic non-extension method with a single overload:
It simple returns a sequence which contains the specified element, repeated "count" times. The only argument validation is that "count" has to be non-negative.
There's really not a lot to test here. I've thought of 4 different scenarios:
None of this is remotely exciting, I'm afraid.
Just about the only thing we could do wrong here is to put the argument validation directly in an iterator block... and we've implemented the "split method" pattern so many times already that we wouldn't fall into that trap. So, here's the code in all its tedious lack of glory:
That's it. Um, interesting points to note... none.
There's no sense in dragging this out. That's the lot. Next up, Count and LongCount - which actually do have a couple of interesting points.
Small note: RepeatImpl should be private
Enjoying the Edulinq series! :)
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Friday, March 16, 2007
SPECIAL GUEST: Glenda Watson Hyatt, Author of "I'll Do It Myself"
Pump Up Your Online Book Promotion has a really special guest today. I'm proud to have Glenda Watson Hyatt, author of I'll Do It Myself: A Collection of Memories from a Woman Living with Cerebral Palsy on her last stop of her virtual book tour! You can't miss Glenda as she's all over the blogosphere, being interviewed by everyone. Everywhere I went, Glenda was there. Put "virtual book tour" in any blog search engine and guess what you get!
Out of curiosity, I wanted to see who this Glenda was and how she could find the stamina to tour 40 blogs in 40 days, and when I did find her, I was in awe of how much she has done and how far she has gone despite having cerebral palsy. I'm telling you, the woman is awesome and I'm so proud to know her.
Dorothy: Welcome to PUMP UP YOUR ONLINE BOOK PROMOTION, Glenda! So glad you could stop by. Being as this is the last stop on your tour, aren't you exhausted?
Glenda: Oh, yes! I am looking forward to reacquainting myself with my bed for an extended period of time!
Dorothy: LOL, I don't blame you! I was on a virtual book tour last November...I didn't stop on as many blogs as you did; but when it was over, I felt like I was hit with a mack truck! Don't anyone ever tell you virtual book tours can't be exhausting because they most assuredly can. I also organize virtual book tours for my clients and I believe that organization is the key to its success. How do you feel about that, Glenda? How did you organize 40 blogs in 40 days without losing your mind?
Glenda: I must confess that I wasn't as organized and prepared as I would have liked; my new blog still had "wet paint" signs up and I had only four dates confirmed when I started out on this amazing journey. Now that is a leap of faith! However, had I had all the dates booked before heading out, I could not have been interviewed by bloggers who I met along the tour. That spontaneity added to the excitement of the adventure!
Dorothy: How neat, Glenda. Then, you're saying that as your tour was running, you met even more bloggers willing to host you! I should be talking...I'm one of them! *smile* So, what else did you do?
Glenda: I did use a spreadsheet to track dates, bloggers' names, email addresses, blog URLs, and locations. Eventually I added my schedule of appearances so that bloggers interested in hosting an appearance could see which dates were available and then click on the link to email me. The challenge was keeping the schedule updated, as well as doing everything else necessary for the tour.
Dorothy: Very, very impressive. What's really neat is that I also keep separate spreadsheets for all my authors on tour (something I didn't think about doing when I went on tour for myself last November and it was craaazy), but you went one step further and posted them on your blog for a handy reference in case someone wanted to follow the entire tour from the beginning to end. Very impressive and an idea I might borrow..;o)
Tell me, what's the bottom line on these virtual book tours from your experience. Do you think it's the perfect way for people who otherwise wouldn't be able to go on an extended physical tour to get the same exposure?
Glenda: Yes, I think it is a great way of doing a book tour. For me, the logistics of getting me AND my electric scooter to all the places I visited virtually would have been a nightmare! Not to mention the money saved! Another benefit is the virtual book tour interviews will always be available, so people (or media) may read them months from now. However, authors need to be comfortable networking and interacting in the virtual world, and some computer skills are necessary for a virtual book tour to be successful.
Dorothy: Very interesting. One of the things I think authors don't realize is that they really are saving a lot of money doing it this way, even if they have to hand out books in some cases. And, another way of looking at it is that there are more and more people than ever on the Internet. It's just too convenient to pick up a credit card and order something online, as opposed to jumping in your car and heading out to the bookstore. You're hassling with traffic, bumping into people, and then unless you call ahead and reserve your book, it's no guarantee it's going to be in there. Last year, I heard one of my articles had appeared in a national magazine and I trapsed all over the city - rummaging through three bookstores - and I never did find the magazine. That's one reason why I hate to shop. If I know the product is going to be in the store, or at least I'm pretty sure, I'll go out. But, online shopping has become a part of my life and a part of a million other consumers. So, if you can tap into that market, which virtual book tours most assuredly can, then you've got no choice than to be successful. Speaking of virtual book tours, what other ways have you promoted your book?
Glenda: Since my book was released in mid-December, this virtual book tour has been my first major promotion strategy. Prior to its release, I printed the book blurb on postcards and handed them out; I mailed a few. I had a monthly book update that included a brief excerpt. Now that the book is out, I need to rethink the format of that e-newsletter in order to retain my current readership and to increase readers. I even fastened a sign to the back of my electric scooter: "Curious about me? Read my book http://www.booksbyglenda.com/". The responses were amazing! One time in Best Buy, I was in the store for less than five minutes when I saw my site up on an employee workstation!
Dorothy: OMG, girl, you've hit upon a goldmine there! I've heard of putting these signs on cars, but scooters? Of course! I know I'd HAVE to stop by and talk to you. What a way of getting attention...you get my two thumbs up on that one! I know this is a dumb question being as you're a whiz at promoting your book, but I have to ask. Did you ever, at some point, consider hiring someone to do all this promotion for you?
Glenda: No, not at all. I'm operating on a shoestring budget, a thinly worn shoestring, so hiring someone wasn't an option. Besides, I feel the promotion is part of the journey in making my dream reality. By handing off the promotion, I would be missing out on part of my dream – and missing out on learning so much and meeting such interesting and supportive people.
Dorothy: Well, now, Glenda, you're the perfect candidate for being your own publicist. You've realized what power online marketing has, you've learned how to grab onto that power and make it work for you. I'm so proud of you! What's been the biggest challenge for you in regards to promoting your book?
Glenda: Really, I have only begun promoting my book, so I haven't hit a major challenge yet. Although, I am hoping the media takes some interest soon; that might take a concentrated effort on my part.
Dorothy: I think that is the hardest part of a marketing plan that an author has. I interviewed Publicist Stacey J. Miller a few blog posts back about this very thing and she gave me some very helpful pointers in that direction. Branding yourself is very important, which you've already done. If you're not going through a publicist and are doing it yourself, why not let them come to you? My suggestion for you to do would be to write articles on your subject. They don't have to be long - 400 to 700 words is a good length - and send them off to as many content ezines as you can find. Get your name out there in the cybersphere. Send out press releases every single month...keep your name in the public eye because you never know who that public might be.
A few months ago, I had the editor of the celebrity tabloid, "OK!," call me on the phone and ask my opinion on a subject he was writing about. My quote ended up in the next Thursday's edition. As I act on my own behalf publicity-wise, I know it was because he found me on the Internet. Had I not been committed 100% to getting my name out there in the cybersphere, this wouldn't have happened. You just never know. Keep a concentrated effort on online promotion, and who knows, an editor from a national magazine or the producer of a radio show or TV show could be checking out this amazing woman he's heard of over the Internet who has this fantastic story that they just have to have. If you do this, it may take time, but you'll see successful results.
On another subject, I'd like to talk to you about self-publishing. Your book, I Can Do It Myself, is self-published as we all know. What do you believe was the hardest thing about self-publishing?
Glenda: The hardest thing was deciding which printing option to go with. I did a fair bit of research and asking questions, and gradually narrowed down my options. There was definitely much to learn and many details to keep track of by self-publishing, but I am glad I went that route, at least, initially.
Dorothy: Why didn't you go the traditional route of publishing?
Glenda: There were a few reasons I didn't go the traditional publishing route. First, finding a publisher is a job by itself that can take years. I wanted to focus my time and energy on writing the best possible book, not on finding a publisher. Once the manuscript was completed, I didn't want to have to wait to put it out there. I had the sense my book needed to get out there sooner rather than later.
Second, I liked having complete control over my story and how it was told. I read about authors who really wanted to include segments in their books, but publishers had the final word. Even Sean Connery couldn't include photos in his book like he wanted to. Finally, unless you are a well-known author or have a large platform, you make only pennies per book, and the publisher promotes the book for only a few weeks after the release and then it's up to the author. I figured if I was going to end doing most of the promotion anyway, I might as well self-publish to control how my story was told and make more money per book. It only made sense to me.
Dorothy: Well, all I can say is you are incredible. A pillar of success. What's next for the incredible Glenda Watson Hyatt?
Glenda: Thank you for your kind words. Once I catch up on my sleep, I have a few other projects percolating. I have a magazine article due at the end of March. And I would like to put the lessons learned from this virtual book tour into an ebook. Meanwhile, I wait for the seed of my next big dream to be planted.
Dorothy: Thank you for stopping by, Glenda. I sure do wish you much success with your book and a continued path of happiness! Happy sales to you!
Glenda: Dorothy, thanks so much for hosting the final stop on my virtual book tour. It has been great talking about the promotion aspect of this journey. Thank you!
Dorothy: There you have it....an incredible woman. Please stop by her "PUMPED UP" blog at http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/!
Tags: How to Pump UP Your Blog to Sell More Books, online book promotion, online marketing, Glenda Watson Wyatt, book publicity, I'll Do It Myself
4 comments:
- Amy Burns said...
Great interview. Thanks. Very inspiring.
But, um, what's a "content ezine?"
You know me, you give give give and I just want more more more...
As always, a big thanks for everything.
--Diana Holquist
Make Me a Match, in stores now
Sexiest Man Alive, coming Oct 07
DianaHolquist.com - March 16, 2007 at 4:05 PM
- Dorothy said...
Thanks for your question, Diana! I love questions, so don't stop. An example of a content ezine is www.ezinearticles.com. I will most definitely be talking about this very, very soon.
- March 16, 2007 at 8:41 PM
- Amy Burns said...
Thanks Dorothy.
I just checked the site out and it looks dubious to me...giving away writing for free makes me nervous...
I can't wait to hear what you have to say.
Make Me a Match, in stores now
Sexiest Man Alive, coming Oct 07 - March 16, 2007 at 8:47 PM
- Dorothy said...
LOL, that's what a lot of people think and they have every right to think that because, after all, we're not in this to not make money, are we? Hang tight...I've got the next blog in the works which will be all about this. I think this will generate a lot of opinions on both sides of the fence. ;o)
- March 16, 2007 at 8:52 PM


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