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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Reconciliation Act of 2010 are collectively known as the Affordable Care Act along with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Part 2
With the last article, we have agreed to look in depth at the above Acts to explore the magnitude of their impact in the health care industry. In the last article we discussed Value Based Programs. In this article, let's explore the Accountable Care Organization (ACO).
The Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
CMS has, for years, suggested to healthcare providers across the care continuum that they must refine old and create new methods of providing care. Providers are expected to collaborate and coordinate to minimize the fragmentation in healthcare. They need to work together to improve care delivery, efficiency, and effectiveness. Home health care providers should be aware of the new Chronic Care Management Models that include Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) (see Select Data ezine, January, 2012 , www.selectdata.com ) .
The Coker Group (2012) defined the ACO as an "integrated healthcare delivery system that contracts to provide a full continuum of services to a defined patient population with specific financial incentives established for meeting both quality and cost targets."
Let's look at the Accountable Care Organization
Through collaboration amongst stakeholders, with coordination of expensive chronic care, and with partnership developments, strategic alliances are being encouraged. Is your home health agency ready? What specific programs do you have in operation? Are they evidenced-based? What have been the outcomes? Do you have reliable statistics?
Section 3022 of the Affordable Care Act added another section to the Social Security Act requiring the establishment of a Shared Savings Program intending to "encourage providers of services and supplies (e.g., physicians, hospitals, and others involved in patient care) to create a new type of health care entity, an ACO that agrees to be accountable for improving the health and experience of care for individuals and improving the health of populations while reducing the rate of growth in health care spending" (CMS, Summary of Final Rule Provisions for ACOs under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (SSP).
The Regulations identify that ACO participants may include: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Hospitals, and specific medical providers and suppliers. Several safe harbors will grant relief to the ACO from fraud, antitrust, and tax-exemption concerns. The ACO must have at least 5,000 beneficiaries assigned to it.
In October, 2011, CMS finalized new rules under the Affordable Care Act to assist physicians and hospitals and other health care providers to create ACOs through Medicare Shared Saving Programs that are expected to lower health care costs while meeting performance standards on quality of care. The Final Rule requires CMS to "assess the ACO's quality and financial performance based on a population's use of primary care services at the end of each year to determine whether a particular ACO should be credited with improving care and reducing growth in expenditures compared to a benchmark population."(CMS, Summary of Final Rule Provisions for ACOs under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (SSP).
As stated in the January 2012 Select Data ezine:
"Home health agencies should be paying VERY close attention to the latest requirement for home health found in the Affordable Care Act. The Act encourages development of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and provides for "incentives to enhance quality, improve beneficiary outcomes and increase value of care." (CMS Q&As Section 1899 of Title XVIII) The ACO becomes a type of managed care organization that may use fee for service or capitation payment, and is accountable to patients and the third party payor for the quality, appropriateness, and efficiency of the care provided. Because of the Affordable Care Act, CMS was required to have an ACO in place by January, 1, 2012.
There were presently 35 ACOs nationwide by June, 2012, over 50% in California. There are 33 quality measures that an ACO must report on to CMS. These measures are collected by: Patient surveys (7 measures), data calculated using claims (3 measures), determined via EHR (1 measure), and via Group Practice Reporting Option Web Interface (22 measures). These 33 measures are a part of reporting for this year but in years following the ACOs performance will be directly tied to certain of the quality measures as well as the following of one of two tracks.
In track 1, the one sided model, ACOs will have an upside shared savings opportunity with no downside risk, but the shared savings opportunity is less with this model; 50% of the excess savings to a lower cap. Track 2 is a two sided model requiring the ACO to share in 60% of both savings and losses with a cap.
Per CMS, by April 1, 2012, over 1.1 million beneficiaries are receiving care through ACOs which are members of the Shared Savings Program.
Some home health agencies have begun aligning with physician offices, hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, and long term care providers to coordinate care across the health care continuum. Home health agencies are becoming members of hospital teams in both general and specialty areas. Agencies which cannot seem to form the alliances may find themselves with declining referrals in the near future. Home health needs to demonstrate their personalized approach to care so they may be appealing to the PCMH team.
Home health agencies should be encouraging discussions among provider leaders of all levels of the care continuum. Patient ultimate outcomes should be shared by all providers. Establishing those mutual patient outcomes is a primary step in a strategic alliance ACO.
The Shared Savings Program final Rule can be downloaded at http://www.ofr.gov/inspection.asp
Part 3 will focus on the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program of the ACA.


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pickens #2 and long death cover #3
pickens #2 and long death cover #3
I'm very sorry to be so late, Katherine.
The weather is terrible.
Here's Cloonan's take on HB from my sketchbook from a couple years back
Added this to my pull list today. Covers are too nice not to.
Strangebeard: It's not the size of the pirate in the fight, but the size of the fight in the pirate.
Jason Latour updated his blog:
Yesterday I put what I hope to be the final nail in the coffin on BPRD: THE PICKENS COUNTY HORROR. Keeping a sharp stake ready just in case...
It was a real dream to get to play in Mignola's sandbox and to work with such talented people as he, Scott Allie & Dave Stewart. I'm eternally grateful. If you're interested the first issue is in the new Order code: JAN120072 , or you can just ask your retailer to order it.
More soon..
I gotta say, I love seeing these little teasing images way more than seeing a final page. It gets me much more excited about the story.
Here's an interesting interview with Jason Latour.
Here's an interview with Scott Allie about The Pickens County Horror.
I like this in particular:
Dark Horse Comics: Mike Mignola is incredible at dropping a bit of information in early issues and following up with full narratives involving those hints and future references. How far do you and he work to plan those out?
Scott Allie: Well, with Arcudi, there are things we've been slowly building to for eight years, and there are things we're working on now, and putting out now, the full extent of which you won't see for another four years in some cases. Mike can't help but think of his stories in a really complex rolling timeline—we might be in the middle of talking through one of these Hell on Earth stories, and he's figuring out new things about what Lobster Johnson was doing in the thirties and who'll be doing what when the world ends. John and I often talk about the weird ways in which Mignola's mind works, plotting multiple stories literally at the same time. Neither one of us can keep up sometimes.
...It's gonna be a fun four years.
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The weather is terrible.
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76ers refuse to lose to Celtics, tie series
Posted By Alex Raskin On May 19, 2012 @ 12:45 am In All,Main Page,NBA | No Comments
PHILADELPHIA—The Boston Celtics had to think the Friday's second half would be the last they'd see of Philadelphia this spring. Holding a 15-point lead, a 2-1 series advantage and a surge of momentum from Wednesday's 107-91 Game 3 blowout, how could any of Doc Rivers players not think ahead?
"We just lost our composure," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said after watching his team fall back into a 2-2 tie with a 92-83 Game 4 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. "We stopped running our stuff."
Boston's seemingly insurmountable first-half lead was torn apart by a revitalized 76ers squad over the final 24 minutes. Doug Collins' players returned from the locker room with more energy, more precision and far more aggression than they had shown over the previous six quarters.
Eventually three second-half 3-pointers from Andre Iguodala—the last of which gave Philadelphia a five-point lead with under a minute to play—helped complete a remarkable 24-point, second-half swing.
"I don't know where to start," a relieved Collins said afterward. "I don't even know where to start. Our guys are pretty amazing. They really are."
Collins, who refused to start defensive whiz Lavoy Allen over struggling Elton Brand before the game, wasn't rewarded for his decision in the box score (Brand finished with just three points and two rebounds). However, the veteran power forward did spark a 10-0 run in the third quarter after being called for a double-technical foul with Boston's Kevin Garnett.
"What else are they going to do?" Rivers asked, referring to the 76ers' physical play in the third quarter. "That's what they should do. That's what's disappointing."
Rivers didn't feel his players kept their composure in the second half. When Philadelphia got physical, Boston became flustered and started committing bad fouls. By the end of the third, Brandon Bass, Avery Bradley and Rajon Rondo all had four fouls apiece.
"Tonight it was that simple," Rivers said. "We had the lead. We had a chance to go up 3-1. I really didn't think from the first quarter on we played with the same discipline that we played in the first quarter in my opinion. We start turning the ball over. We start making homerun passes, and even though we still had a lead, I thought they chipped into the lead and it allowed them to hang around in the game."
Boston looked to be taking the game and a 3-1 series lead within moments of the opening tip. The Celtics scored 14 points before the 76ers got on the board; and Philadelphia finished the first frame shooting just 18.8% from the field.
Collins' team would get the lead down to 22-18 in the second quarter, but the Celtics finished on a 22-13 run to enter the half with a seemingly insurmountable 46-31 advantage.
Philadelphia had made just 13 of 21 free throws and a dismal 9 of 39 field goals in the first 24 minutes. Exacerbating their cause was the fact that the 76ers didn't make a 3-pointer in the first 24 minutes. They allowed the Celtics to sink 52.8% of their field goals and seemed to be comfortable with letting Rivers' squad return to Boston with a chance to punch their ticket to the conference finals.
But that wasn't really the case.
"We couldn't get a basket," Collins said. "We were missing free throws, we got it to a working margin then they had their little push at the end of the half. Got it to 18 and it looked like there was absolutely no way we were going to be able to score the ball.
"And then, I don't know what clicked in," he continued. "Our guys, we started moving the ball. Our bench came in and gave us a huge lift."
The 76ers would score 14 third-quarter points before the Celtics even hit a field goal in the frame.
After Thaddeus Young tied the game at 63 with 10:20 left in the fourth, a Jodie Meeks 3-pointer gave Philadelphia its first lead of the game less than a minute later. Evan Turner followed with a one-handed slam on the fast break and suddenly Boston was reeling.
Philadelphia hit 51.2% of its field goals in the second half, compared to Boston's 31.4% mark. Perhaps more importantly, the 76ers gave themselves more opportunities over the final 24 minutes by grabbing seven offensive rebounds and forcing the Celtics into eight turnovers.
Lou Williams caught fire, registering 13 points and seven assists over the final two quarters and, perhaps, making the most-important pass of the game.
As the clocked clicked down to under 40 seconds in the fourth quarter, Williams drove the lane and found an open Iguodala on the wing.
Prior to the game, Collins said that he didn't have a great catch-and-shoot team, and that his players—much like the Sundance Kid—were more dangerous shooters when they were moving.
Regardless, Iguodala caught the ball and rhythmically nailed the shot to give the 76ers a truly insurmountable lead.
"Lou was doing a good job of trying to get in the paint," Iguodala said afterward. "We've been playing together for seven years and that's not the first time he's found me right there in that same exact spot, so we've done that before."
The Celtics, naturally, weren't falling over themselves to give the 76rs credit afterward.
Rivers and Co. pointed to their own mistakes (17 turnovers, 12 second-chance points allowed) as well as a 25-16 discrepancy at the free throw line (Kevin Garnett: "It seemed like they got the whistle a little bit more"), but the truth is, Philadelphia answered the call.
Garnett, who had been the hottest player in the series, scored just nine points on 3-of-12 shooting and turned the ball over seven times. Ray Allen, who struggled to even find open shots in Game 3, was just 2 of 6 for five points off the bench. Paul Pierce was good (24 points, 8 of 13 shooting), but he wasn't enough for a 76ers team that had suddenly found its rhythm.
Iguodala and Even Turner led the 76ers with 16 points apiece, while Williams added 15 and Thaddeus Young had 12. But perhaps the biggest boost came from Lavoy Allen, who had 10 boards while doing a remarkable job defending Garnett.
"Lavoy once again, defensively, just did a tremendous job," Collins said, adding that the 50th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft is a "lottery" talent when his motor is running like it was on Friday.
And now, instead of going to Boston trailing 3-1, the 76ers have given themselves a three-game series.
"Now we've got a chance for Game 5 with an even series, now 2-2, and we'll see where we can go from here," Collins concluded.
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BOZEMAN - Central Valley Assistant Fire Chief Brian Crandell is speaking out after the board of trustees voted to restructure his position.
"The board of trustees for the Central Valley Fire District fired me at a public meeting last night. We didn't expect the action of the board to take place. No one told me before that meeting that I was going to be fired at that public meeting. I have not at any time waived my right to privacy," Crandell said.
On Tuesday night, in a move to restructure the department, the board voted to accept a recommendation from Fire Chief Ron Lindroth that included the elimination of Crandell's position, in favor of hiring two full time firefighters.
Board member Gill Moore says that the board was not targeting one person in particular in this decision, but rather saw the need for increased firefighters to keep the community safe.
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I'm not the kind to pay for this sort of thing myself, but you have put together a set of great stuff, similar to what lego was doing in it's golden age, - but just that little bit more substancial. This is the sort of thing lego should be releasing as their castle line.
A few things I'd suggest changing though, can you add corner towers to your fortress outer wall, and beef up the diagonal gatehouse just a little? One of my pet peeves is 90 degree castle wall corners that don't incorporate a turret of some sort. Just simple little octagonal ones like those on your fortress keep would be fine. Also, a few ladders for proper access to the battlements would be a nice touch.
One other question, is the fortess at all modular with the other wall sections? Can you take apart the outer wall and make it bigger by clipping in say an extra gatehouse or the stable? This is the sort of thing that will sell sets like this. Modular, detailed but affordable sturdy looking castle MOCs.
And a gatehouse should be a little more imposing, that seperate one you made with the twin towers is far more impressive. If it is hard to make the gatehouse wider because of the 90 degree angle it is all, you could add another storey to it or something.


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Really? Did you miss Cap barking out orders to cops and them ignoring him until he proved himself...or even Hawkeye giving strategic combat info from his point...or all of them...they all pooled their strengths...it was awesome
I loved the random beat downs as much as the epic one.
Most alien invasion movies/war movies are like that , when you see a war movie in WW II , do you think you care about the numerous german soldiers being cut down by the movie's heroes ? No. It's never a complaint , it's about getting from point A to point B and achieving the objective - in the movie , it's closing the portal and cutting off the endless wave of footsoldiers and the giant serpent ships while trying their best to stem the tide.
Love the movie. Hulk easily stole the show. Just about everything he did was geek out moment for me.
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The difference between a WW II war movie and the Avengers is pretty astronomical.
In a WW II war movie, the battles are fought by real, terrified people and a soldier can be killed with a bullet. One bullet.
In The Avengers it's demi-gods, super-soldiers, hulking behemoths, and men in advanced mechanized battle armor fighting waves and waves of generic CGI alien hordes who look like they're firing pea shooters.
There's no jeopardy and you never feel like any of the heroes are in peril.
As someone on the boards already said (I'm paraphrasing): the constant CGI fest is like watching someone play a video game who won't hand over the controller to you.
LOL! No love for the (non-Corman) Fantastic Four movies? They have their moments, yet each is a cheesefest. Those and the X-trilogy should be the templates on how NOT to do a superteam film.
The first movie is craptastic, the second is serviceable, the third is a joke. They got nearly everything wrong. I'd rather Whedon get to work on Avengers II: The Coming Of Thanos.
I disagree. We do see the aftereffects of the carnage being dealt with on the monitors, including one scene of rows of candles being lit (for casualties, obviously) and cleanup activities.
I think the scope of battle and its aftermath were adequately conveyed.
And I say to that, what else did you expect? It's a movie, more importantly It's a comic book movie and even more importantly than that it's a comic book movie staring the heavy hitter of the Marvel Universe. Did you really pay 12 buck expecting a drone army and Loki to make you feel like Earth Mightiest Heroes were/might get killed? Your nit picking to nit pick imo, I feel Marvel pulled it off and deserve the rewards/praise they are getting from the fans.
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Did i bring up the bit where, just in the background, one of the big ship...snake things is flying by, and hulk is hanging off it's mouth punching it in the face?
I loved that so much.
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Marvel definitely pulled it off and does deserve praise from their fans. But that doesn't mean the film is perfect and beyond critique. I think the climatic battle drags a bit.
To add to my nitpicks for nitpicks sake: I also think the film takes a while to get going, and doesn't explain Loki's motivations very well.
There's a couple more for you to put in your book.
I think Loki's motivation was explained a couple of times in the movie , he was meant to rule and he was supposed to be king. He couldn't have asgard so he settled for earth which is why he made the deal with "the other" so that he gets to subjugate the earth with an alien army and he will give them the cosmic cube or tessaract in return.
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Friday, January 13, 2006
fried day on my mynde
convenience shop
a warm sultry evening
everyone dressed up to the nines
handbags, boas, hi heels, hairdo
yer eyehadow and glitter
is outtasite
no courtesan could begin to decipher
yer beam of light
very obnoxious toxious
rap playin loudly
wreakin' havoc with my tinnitus
plus not having had my dinner
been atta meeting
with others from the crunch
but not pk
hes in the tropics of course
trying to plan some stuff
uh oh
not my forte
im in charge of esoteric affairs
thats my dept.
in the hulking church skyscraper
in downtown bondi junction
where we convene
a whole floor of esoteric concepts
people scuttling about
doing esoteric jobs
let me tell ya
its chaos
most days i cant go in
to that soulscraping crunch corporation
the board
the share holders
the tea light holders
the holder naminute
a gaggle of secretaries
followin' me about
oh mr kilbey, dont forget your pedicure at 3
sorry mr kilbey, but some dude from the vatican ,sir
he wouldnt take no
the punishing schedules
the important meetings
the glasses of red vino and cigars
the free first class flights
and accomodation in the casino
the bizness side of rock
can do yer head in
every boddy wants the poore olde crunch
at the moment
i spend my daze
sitting in a room
fielding offers
hedging my bets
taking it all on
sorting the spielburgs
from the sondheims
can the crunch open our bridge?
can the crunch come back to bannockburn please?
can the crunch play at my aunties wedding?
can the crunch be in this blockbustah mooovie?
can the crunch come on here
and talk about this
and then go there
and talk about that
theyre beginning to twig
sk is one bona fide eccentric
olde fashioned renaissance style
common or garden GENIUS
the crunch are the true fuckin spirit
of rocknroll baybee
little woman
you know that its troo!
we will gladly pass this torch on
many are called
few are chosen
rocknrolls no joke
dont you wanna get free?
gonna get ya where ya wanna go
i should know
ive been there
and its a goode plaice
me and 2 others from
gilt tripe
climbed up to a high plateau
last nite
look out over ocean
or back towards city
bridge and oppa house
warm humid night
the coastline
one headland after another
reaching into pacifico
black and blue water
ships out at sea w/ pink lights
twinkle twinkle
people in their rooms
smoking dope
drinking beer
watching telly
talk about the inevitable past
olde school teachers
we had this fuckin cat
called doctor h.
from hungary or somewhere
in some other place and time
this guy musta been more than a school teacher
some kinda honcho or bigwig
and he dont like being at bully high
in the early seventees
teaching latin to long haired scum
like steven kilbey and his ilk
sometimes he raves on for whole lesson
about WW2
or modern youth
or politics
he hates to be thwarted
has a wicked accent
he asks my parents for permission to psycho analyze
he calls me lazy lousy boof
tells me hes gonna make me repeat
soon i work up a good impression of him
still makes my brother
(who had him too)
laugh 33 years later
i bet they dont have teachers
like him any more
he fuckin thought he had yer
humble hero sussed
he didnt think
i'd have a little audience
who all around the world
sat at their computahs
and read about him
and his adventures
at bully high
im gonna leave ya there
in school
with the doctor
its 1972
and yer learning yer catullus
yer having a vegemite bun
and a chocolate milk
for lunch
or ya could go drivin' round
in yer muvvers triumph herald
but for now
the docs on yer case
nah! kilbey you nasssty fellow
conjugate five verbs
that form irregular pluperfect
um err well
never mind kilbey
you nasssty repeater
youll get a chance to do it all again....
next year
hey doc!
guess what?
i never repeated
but i only just passed....
its a fuckin' dead language
see ya later fiendss
vera semper colere
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...always seek the truth.
-alterterra ;) - 10:13 pm
doctor h. is now famous throughout the world through this internet medium!!
Keep practicing your latin!! - 11:24 pm
From previous blog I like the "Church service" observation by Sue C. It's both a service by SK for us and for him on behalf of the Crunch (sort of) and then the grouping gathering thing.
Pastor Steve in paisley!:
But yay, "we are gathered here today" for SK to impart the wisdom of his full life and the Churchey Spirit unto us genuflecting discilpes that we may share the music, the beauty and the life.
So my eg: ... listening to "After Everything" song today. The meaning really struck home. Oh so sad, but so much love, so much humanity, cuts to the core. In death we are all undressed. Methinks Mr SK you really have outdone yourself with this one. And the band got the whole music mode just peaches. Wonderful guitar work. Very, very beautiful How to describe it: measured? shocked? wonder?, bewilderment?, detachment?, resignation? disgust? loss? despair? courage? but so much love and warmth. And then the little irony (but all too human)of being caught standing backstage trying to put on your shoes (that sort of outdone the outdoneing).
Very big Koala stamp!! and top marks. - 12:44 am
...oh Steve, Dost thou read any of these postings? Protect me from thy fans, for they kiss thine ass in the most embarrassing way...
- 1:27 am
why so late with this one??
lucky me came home late....
Ric & vivian on tele and this is all we have now...ric & vivian....true & sad...
THank u Steve...
Please fuck with them at the common...WEALTH games...they know not what they do/say/be....
play some obscure beisde please??? - 1:46 am
- CeciliaGin said...
Me pregunto si alguno de los "straights" te recuerdan al doctor h. y por eso lo mencionas.
Siempre busca la verdad! - 3:16 am
In the 'Bohemian Vs Straight' debate engorged within the comments for yesterday's blog, someone declared Grant Lee Phillips (of Grant Lee Buffalo fame) as being Bohemian of consequence. Funny that he should be covering a song by The Church on his new album.
- 3:50 am
Per dolorem ad veritatem, perhaps?
That's what i fear while reading most of these comments.
(in vino veritas sounds a lot better to me most of the time) - 4:03 am
- Ceemoon said...
Read more about it:
My guess is something off of Starfish? - 4:06 am
res non verba.
- 4:21 am
Latin is a dead and mostly forgotten language, but it is beautifully descriptive and oddly prescient: Inter arma enim silent leges
- 4:40 am
- ceemoon said...
Brian Eno - Thursday Afternoon
- 5:00 am
regarding your corporate dealings
shall we call you
captain crunch? ;)
diane - 5:10 am
i must comment that the only latin i ever was taught was church latin.
- 5:33 am
- RONIN said...
captain crunch.... I like it. Head of the SS Bohemia. Bound for rocknroll glory!
Your loyal crew of surly knaves, and navy surfers awaits, sir! - 6:49 am
- eek said...
Your latin tale reminds me of my own high school latin trama. The latin teacher was the big German priest, Fr. Stanley Luhrmann, and we didn't get any rants from him...he was just boring as all hell. And I wasn't very interested either, much preferring to spend the time staring off into space (which I could do quite happily for hours on end). The poor man was quite befuddled and had absolutely no clue what to do to try to motivate me. I must say he acually did try.
I did fail latin I and had to repeat it. Did pass it that time (not sure how), and being the gutton for punishment I am, I took latin II, much to Stan's horror. I continued to stare off into space (I did it all my classes -- most of the other classes however, I could pass anyway whether I paid attention or not) during latin II.
At the end of the school year, Fr. Luhrmann took me aside and said "You do not know latin." I said "uh. Yeah." (understatement of the year, Stan!) So he said "I will give you a C in this class if you promise never to take latin ever again." I said "ok!" And with that deal, Fr. Luhrmann saved countless latin teachers/profs the horror of having me in their classes.
For the next couple of decades (he's now dead) every time he met me he would get this dazed look on his face and shake his head. :-) - 7:55 am
- eek said...
uh, and it should be trauma, not trama.
I never could spell either.
It's a wonder I passed anything. :-) - 8:00 am
- eek said...
Can't spell glutton correctly either apparently. :-(
- 8:46 am
eek, don't worre we no watt ya meanne
- 10:55 am
- captainmission said...
Funny how those dead languages come back to huant us. It's about time we gave up language and started communicating telepathically anyways. Bill Burroughs was well informed when he suggested language is a virus. The rest of this post will be communicated via the ether net.........mmm, okay so language has some uses.
Head of Esoteric affairs, that sounds like a fantastic position, the kind of job i have always wanted. - 12:10 pm
A crumpled message said something, yet the language was unknown.
- 12:19 pm
before you send your comments reread them,ask yourself if its worthy of Sk to bother reading.
Then delete it
m - 12:28 pm
- paula said...
mum i love spanish water
- 1:07 pm
define worthy of sk.
is he more or less than you or me? - 1:21 pm
Anonymous said...
before you send your comments reread them,ask yourself if its worthy of Sk to bother reading.
Then delete it
funny anonymous, shouldn't SK do the same thing? a bit of self editing wouldn't go astray methinks... - 3:25 pm
- eek said...
How come the really catty comments are most often left by anonymous folks? hmmm....
- 3:58 pm
hey i'm not anonymous...
- 4:59 pm
- buzby said...
i really don't want to inhibit your writing cause i think it's really good... honest and raw.. really. but, i do sense a lot of anger and bitterness in it. is it just me? nah.. no way. there are themes that carry on like a bad nightmare... interesting. if i was a therapist, i would have pseudo answers for ya. but, i'm not. but, i still like what yer puttin down... i'm pickin it up man.
- 7:57 pm


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Oberheim OB-1
The OB-1 is a simple and great monophonic synth from Oberheim based on the same synth architecture as the SEM. Released in 1978, it was the first truly programmable analog synth of it's time with 8 program memories.
Classic and fat sounding bass & lead synth sounds. Similar in sound and synthesis from the Roland SH-101 to the MicroMoog. It has two analog oscillators and a very capable 2 or 4 pole switchable VCF (filter) that sounds great, and a good LFO that can control the VCA or VCF. This is a very versatile monosynth, especially during its time, and makes an interesting alternative to other more common bass-synths. It has been used by Tangerine Dream, Rush, Vince Clarke, and The Grid.
- Demos & Media
- Specifications
- Polyphony - Monophonic
- Oscillators - 2 VCOs
- LFO - LFO (Square, Sine, Sample+Hold) w/ delay, rate control
- Filter - 2-pole or 4-pole w/ Cutoff, resonance, key track and cutoff can be driven by LFO or ADSR envelope
- VCA - Standard ADSR envelope
- Keyboard - 32 keys
- Arpeg/Seq - NO
- Control - CV / Gate
- Date Produced - mk1 - 1978
mk2 - 1979
- Resources & Credits
Images from Kevin Lightner's Synthfool and Tone Tweakers.
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Valencia Ceiling in White Finish - 5512/CFL-WH
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- Manufacturer
Since 1989, PLC Lighting, Inc. has continued to provide our customers with both contemporary and traditional lighting fixtures in a multitude of styles. Our product can be found in showrooms throughout North, Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean Islands, who furnish the finest residences, hotels, restaurants, and office complexes all over the world. Today, we are extremely proud and excited to introduce to you our latest catalog offering. PLC Lighting, Inc. is committed to making sure that all of the product shown in "Contemporary Elegance" is of the highest quality and available with the lamping options.


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Top Shops 2011: The X Factor
The Top Shops of 2011 proved that while it might not be easy, it is possible to grow revenue and expand in difficult and uncertain times.
Without a doubt, the last few years have proved to be difficult for businesses in all parts of the globe and even though we're only a few months into 2011, unsettled world conditions—Middle East unrest, rising cost of raw materials, natural disasters—continue to make running a business anything but usual.
"Rapid and significant raw materials inflation can potentially have radical impact on the industry's financial ecosystem bringing realities we do not yet believe the marketplace fully understands," said Don R. Uzzi, president, Coloredge. "Ours is a raw materials-intensive business and there is little to nothing anyone can do to curb this inflation."
The Top Shops, however, proved that while it might not be easy, it is possible to grow revenue and expand in difficult and uncertain times. "While we have 'survived" this past year and managed to stay ahead, to say it has been difficult is like saying Charlie Sheen has some minor issues," said Kevin O'Hea, owner, Academy Reprographics. "We did manage to grow our business and shake some revenue to the bottom line, but it wasn't easy."
The economy—and the roller coaster wide it seems to be on—continues to plague businesses worldwide and puts added pressure on PSPs. "The biggest business challenge we face is understanding the fluctuating economy and how it influences our clients," said Bob Bekesha, vice president of sales & marketing, DGI-Invisuals LLC. "In today's economy the end consumer's behavior is unpredictable so our challenge is we must be ready to meet the needs of our clients when they call upon us for their branding requirements."
But even though it's been difficult some, like Berry & Homer's Joe Thompson, saw growth in 2010 and are optimistic in the opportunities it can bring his company in 2011. "We've seen a significant increase in business over the past year and if it continues we will need to reinvest in more capital equipment."
The Numbers
Overall, the numbers for this group look good and were very positive. It was good to finally see a rebound of revenue numbers for most firms this year and the overall number bears it out. As a group, shops gained on average about 7.82 percent in 2010—a pretty nice number given the economic situation—and owners were positive that 2011 would see growth again.
The age of our companies averaged out a little over 28 years (28.04 years), with our oldest founded in 1898, 113 years ago and a a new entry this year: Philadelphia, PA-based Berry & Homer. Filmet Color Laboratories, Inc. from Cheswick, PA, is the only other firm on the list to top out at more than a century old—boasting 101 years. We have five shops which can boast more than 50 years in business: The Composing Room (77), F.W.Haxel Co. (76), Sharpe Images (60), Thomas Reprographics, Inc. (55), and Coloredge formerly known as Crush Creative (52).
Two of the shops tied for youngest, established in 2010: Digital Graphics Express based in Concord, NC and The Great Display Company, LLC, based in Bloomington, IL.
While most shops had only a handful of locations—ranging from one to four—Thomas Reprographics based in Richardson, TX boasts 31, one less than last year. And even in this tough economy, the Top 40 Shops have plans to open up new locations in 2011.
The Top Shops offer a range of capabilities and services, both color and black-and-white graphics as needed. The numbers stay pretty consistent with the report from last year. As an average, 53.55 percent of the top shops' output is wide-format (36-96 inches in width) down a hair from 54.96 percent in 2009. Grand-format (96-inches plus) grabs the next largest share with 26.82 percent, up from 25.64 percent the previous year. Medium-format (24-35 inches) runs closely behind with 14.95 percent down from 15.20 percent. The remaining 7.32 percent is in small-format (14-inches and smaller documents) up from 7.1 percent.
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- 10 Facts on Immunization
This short summary of immunization facts provides an overview of immunization and a ten-slide presentation on immunization facts.
Author: World Health Organization
Published: 2012
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Slow decision-making by policymakers can contribute to a substantial lag between the availability of lifesaving interventions, such as vaccines, and developing countries' access to them. This booklet presents a set of advocacy tips, success …
Author: PATH
Published: 2012
- Accelerating Introduction of New Vaccines: Barriers to Introduction and Lessons Learned From the Recent Haemophilus influenzae type b Vaccine Experience
This article, from the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, examines recent efforts to accelerate the introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines in developing countries, which resulted in a significant surge in …
Author: Hajjeh R
Published: 2011
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This article, published in The Lancet, discusses some of the characteristics of the changing global environment that are contributing to increased public questioning of vaccines, and outlines some of the specific determinants of public trust. The …
Author: Larson HJ, Cooper LZ, Eskola J, Katz SL, Ratzan S
Published: 2011
- Advocacy for Immunization
This manual provides information on how to generate and maintain support for vaccination programs, including how to create messages and materials, engage policymakers, and work with the media.
Author: PATH and the GAVI Alliance
Published: 2001
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This fact sheet summarizes PATH's efforts toward raising awareness about Japanese encephalitis vaccination among stakeholders at local, national, regional, and global levels. The fact sheet is an excerpt from a larger, comprehensive document that …
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Published: 2009
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By influencing the priorities and actions of those in power, PATH works to create a policy environment that supports good health. This workbook provides examples of how PATH uses ten key steps for strategic advocacy to achieve lasting policy change. …
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Published: 2009
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The three-year Africa Routine Immunization System Essentials (ARISE) project, which ended in November 2012, worked to build the evidence base on what drives improvements in routine immunization in Africa. Findings from the project's work complement …
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This document aims to elucidate the World Health Organization (WHO) process for developing policy guidelines for a malaria vaccine. The analysis considered past WHO recommendations on new interventions and assessed potential implications …
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Published: 2008
- Anti-immunization Scare: The Inconvenient Facts
Dr. Steve Basser analyses the "quality of science of one particular, very public, opponent of immunisation--Dr. Vera Scheibner." Dr. Basser finds that "the gaps in her research...call into question her objectivity and cast doubts on …
Author: Basser S
Published: 1999
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Formative research can inform country-level vaccine delivery strategies, communication messages, and advocacy plans. This article, published in The Open Vaccine Journal, describes the conceptual framework of the formative research conducted by …
Author: Bingham A, Janmohamed A, Bartolini R, et al.
Published: 2009
- Assessing New Vaccines for National Immunization Programs: A Framework to Assist Decision Makers
This 32-page paper helps to frame the questions program managers should ask themselves when considering new vaccine introduction, such as whether immunization is the best strategy to combat the disease, how the vaccine will be funded, and …
Author: World Health Organization
Published: 2000
- Assessing the Environment for Introduction of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in India
This article, published in The Open Vaccine Journal, presents findings from a study conducted in 2007 and 2008 in two states in India: Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. The objectives of the study were to: design effective and appropriate HPV vaccine …
Author: Jacob M, Mawar N, Menezes L, et al.
Published: 2010
- "An Attempt to Swindle Nature": Anti-immunization Press Reports in Australia, 1993-1997
This interesting analysis of press coverage examines the most common anti-immunization "themes" in the Australian press and suggests possible advocacy strategies for countering the negative impact of such reportage. Adapted from: …
Author: Leask J, Chapman S
Published: 1998
- Attitudes Toward Immunization in Cambodia: A Qualitative Study of Health Worker and Community Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Kampong Chhnang
Nearly 200 consumers and medical care providers were interviewed for this well-documented, qualitative research study. The data offer insight into many aspects of public and professional attitudes toward immunization and health care in general.
Author: PATH
Published: 2002
- Bridging the "Know-Do" Gap: Meeting on Knowledge Translation in Global Health
This meeting report provides guidance on knowledge translation strategies that can "harness the power of scientific evidence and leadership to inform and transform policy and practice." The report includes examples of country and regional …
Author: World Health Organization
Published: 2005
- A Broken Trust: Lessons from the Vaccine–Autism Wars
This article, published in PLoS Biology, discusses Sharon Kaufman's investigation into the forces fueling the growing divide between scientists and citizens, with the vaccine–autism link as her example. Kaufman aimed to …
Author: Gross L
Published: 2009
- A Call to Action for the New Decade of Vaccines
This article, published in The Lancet, argues that there is a moral imperative to make vaccines widely available on an equitable basis. The authors lay out a call to action for the new decade of vaccines, which embraces four key elements. …
Author: Moxon ER, Das P, Greenwood B, et al.
Published: 2011
- Cambodia: "Coverage Improvement Planning" Pays Off
This report discusses the work of PATH's Children's Vaccine Program and the Australian International Health Institute of the University of Melbourne to provide technical assistance with immunization programming to Cambodia, including the …
Author: PATH
Published: 2004
- The Case for Childhood Immunization
This evidence-based, 16-page paper documents the many benefits of fully immunizing children, including health and financial benefits.
Author: PATH
Published: 2002
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This report describes PATH's key cervical cancer prevention initiatives, which include providing technical assistance with human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine program strategy and planning to low- and middle-income countries.
Author: PATH
Published: 2013
- Chapter 25: Education, Training, and Communication for HPV Vaccines
The authors of this article, which is a chapter in a monograph published in Vaccine, purport that as HPV vaccines come to market, they will face education and training challenges similar to those of other new vaccines, along with HPV-specific …
Author: Sherris J, Friedman A, Wittet S, Davies P, Steben M, Saraiya M
Published: 2006
- Childhood Immunization: A Worthwhile Investment
This attractive PowerPoint show is an immunization advocacy tool designed to be adapted for different situations. Presenters are encouraged to insert their organizational logo, add or subtract pages, substitute images, or revise the text, depending …
Author: PATH
Published: 2003
- Coalition Building: A Cornerstone of National Advocacy, Policymaking and Effective Cervical Cancer Prevention Programs
This issue brief is written for civil society leaders seeking to expand access to cervical cancer prevention and control resources in their communities. These resources include HPV vaccines for young adolescents and established and new screening and …
Author: Cervical Cancer Action
- Combating Antivaccination Rumors: Lessons Learned From Case Studies in East Africa
This 68-page manual examines the origin and impact of rumors on immunization programmes in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania and provides practical advice about dealing with rumors.
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Bollywaffle. Very fun! Choose wisely!
What would Rekha do?
HAHAHAHA! this is too much fun!!!
ps. I chose wisely :D
ha ha ha...
How did you find that !!??
that could keep me entertained for hours!
we could probably do something similar with shag/marry/push off a cliff!
OMG thank you.
Hahaha! I just spent *way* too much time making it to the tenth level. (Deliberately picking incorrect answers makes the fun last longer!)
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By Bernie DeckerDenver East High RC blanked Cherry Creek RC 24–0 under the lights at East High Turf Field Wednesday night. Last year's Colorado high school state finalists scored four tries and were able to prevent Creek scoring; though the visitors crossed goal at the end of the first half they failed to touch down.Cherry Creek, back from the high school 7s division in Las Vegas where they split with the tournament hosts, played their initial 15s fixture of the season and worked their way slowly back into the 15s game, while East stormed out of the blocks and never took their collective foot off the gas pedal. Stalwart defense in-close by Creek kept the match reasonably close.East got theirs quickly, pressuring early short side and then to their strength out wide, and were rewarded when eighth man Adam Page punched through to touch down: 5-0 to East at 3 minutes. The home side then stayed inside Creek's half searching for cracks in a very stingy defensive line. Flanker Grant Gladson burst from a loose piece at Creek's ten meter line, crashing through into space, where he was brought to ground by a try-saver. However, the ensuing ruck provided clean ball and flyhalf Danny Brugioni sought and found a seam in Creek's D, and he slipped through for the score: conversion by Brugioni resulted in a 12-0 margin at 21 minutes.Creek countered with flashy runs by center Eric Pettis and fullback Ryan McMannis, but the movements were stymied by knock-ons inside East's half. With Creek on the front foot and looking to do some damage, a pass swung wide went missing all but East's cunning loosehead Duncan Frost, who filched ball and tore upfield in a lengthy ramble before popping the ball up to streaking outside center Nate Bartell. Bartell fended off a tackler and crossed into goal for the score; conversion by Brugioni and it was 19–0 at 26 minutes.Creek were able to put together a good sequence of phases that brought them five meters from East's goaline as time slipped away. A formidable forward rush into goal ensued, but Creek were unable to ground the ball as the halftime whistle sounded. Solid crashes and bashes by Creek's big men up front kept ball in hand and in East's half as the visitors built momentum after the break, camping within ten meters of goal for an extended period. But East's defense was up to the task, and timely boots by fullback Keegan Cross enabled them to clear their lines.East finished the evening's scoring when replacement prop Mike Mangan snatched a 5 meter lineout throw and dove into goal for the match's final points at 50 minutes and a scoreline of 24–0.
East 24 Tries: Page, Brugioni, Bartell, ManganConvs: Brugioni 2Cherry Creek 0Referee: T. Luscombe


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"How many politically-correct people does it take to screw in a light-bulb?"
"Look, I don't know, but that's not funny."
Prolly what happens when you don't pay your bill at the marina!
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I appreciate the sentiment attached to this - this boat was probably a part of somebody at some point, and it is sad to see it go. But all in all, it is an inanimate object. By naming boats, I think we personalize them, and for many, boats have taken them through life-threatening situations to safety. So it is easy to get attached, but it does not change the fact that it is still an inanimate object.
I think that we tend to think that when we take leave of a physical object, we lose all the experiences that went with that object. My wife felt that way when we sold our first house, but the memories did not transfer at the closing. They went with us, and they are still with us.
Whatever the history of that boat was, the memories went with the owners and are not in the landfill. That's assuming the former owner outlasted the boat - not a given when it comes to wooden boats. Some time it takes a bulldozer.
The discussion at the end sounded like "hull 828, H1... Herreshoff 1" Don't know if those numbers make sense, but that's what it sounded like. Chip
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"How many politically-correct people does it take to screw in a light-bulb?"
"Look, I don't know, but that's not funny."
I hope they at least salvaged everything they could off the boat before tossing it away like that.
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"How many politically-correct people does it take to screw in a light-bulb?"
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I didn't see any winches on board and noticed that they'd removed the instruments from the cabin bulkhead. Hopefully they pulled that windlass off the foredeck, too. I believe the anchor was removed between the first shot and last. I'm thinking that the keel was iron, as they would have certainly saved a lead keel for salvage value.
The hull was certainly iron sick and very neglected. The stern post was definately shot, so it's a good bet that the rest of the framing was in really bad shape also. I've seen worst cases rebuilt, but there's more cases like this than there are people willing to take on such a big task.
But, that rudder would look good mounted on a wall to let the world know that a beautiful boat once existed.
As to inanimate objects, there's something about wooden boats as opposed to plastic ones that make them special. Perhaps it's the fact that so much heart and soul goes into their construction as opposed to being popped out of a mold.
I recently sold my home of 30 years. It was hard to part with it, but I found that I don't miss the house like I thought I would. The fond memories are still there.
However, twenty years ago I sold a 20' gaff-rigged that I'd spent four years building. I still miss that boat and wonder how she's faired.
I was born on a wooden boat that I built myself.
Not sure what your point is here. What difference does it make if the object is animate or inanimate? Human or non-human?
Regarding what might have been salvaged from the hulk, it looked like nothing was. In monetary terms the most valuable thing would have been her lead keel, with lead being the price it is these days. Of course later on one of those 'dozers may have picked up the keel and taken it ...................... somewhere.
"The truth shall make ye fret" - Terry Pratchett
That ain't no way to treat a lady. They photog was right to question whether he wanted to get involved with a project of that scale though. After owning an iron fastened H-28 for 7 years I finally gave up the battle of rusty bungs and donated it to a charity. At some point you just have to say "WTF!"
"And then I think , who cares, we're just anthropological curiosities a mere second away from turning into fertilizer, might as well scratch and listen to music we like." John B
Way up in the hills of Vermont I saw a similar boat today as I was on my way to my granddaughter's birthday party. She was at least a 34 footer and was on the hard next to a good sized man made pond. Was she a cabana? Maybe too far gone to restore but with a little care she will delight the eye as folks drive by and maybe inspire so youngster as he dry sails her next to that pond... better than the dump. BTW I am pretty sure that a lot of hardware went in the dump that day.
Where is the lead? That keel looked intact and that thing didn't sail unballasted.
Steve Lewis
Formerly Lewisboats (don't try to change your email address!)
As an H28 owner, of a much older boat, this is really hard to stomach! Just like a wife or girl friend, a wooden boat really needs constant reassurance in the form of loving care!
That's just wrong; what makes it even worse is that was our local Marina and dump.
I've watched this process dozens of times with all sorts of hull types (including a Herreschoff) What's interesting to me is that the ballast was left on the hull. In Marin County, they are always separated and sold off to the junkman including engines and tanks. I understand that no fuel may be left aboard, and would not be surprised if the lead was seen as "toxic waste", and not allowed in the local landfills.
Concrete boats seem to take the most work to wreck. The local yard uses an ingenious way of chopping them up. A 20' I-beam with a web of about 24" is held up by a crane on one end. It is raised over the hull, and dropped, neatly slicing through any rebar and concrete. The really impressive part is when it cleaves all the way through and hits the asphalt pavement... the tremors can almost be seen as they shock wave propagates with each blow.
Fiberglass boats are the messiest as the chainsaws get dull and the glass rods shoot all over the place.
Wooden boats are always interesting to see chopped up as the quality of the wood used to build them is always easily viewed. High ring count African Mahogany must have been dirt cheap in the 40's/50's.. too bad it can't really be re-used.. but what the heck.. wait long enough and today's trees will be "old growth" in a few hundred years...
Well.....actually they won't....the growth cycle and nature of the forest have changed radically (for most trees that will become lumber) so that the wood will never be "tight-grain" or "clear".....but today trees are grown to make pulp not fine lumber.
"Old-growth" struggled to survive right from the seedling, they grew in the shadow of giants in a mixed forest and had to be tough to survive. They grew very slowly. Today trees are seedlings in a greenhouse (with fertilizer) and planted as a hybrid mono-culture crop in a clear field. Fast growth of woodfibre is more important than structural qualities. None has to struggle any more than its neighbors, thus the weak and spindly do just fine. In 30 years they are harvested for more toilet paper......
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I just spent the weekend in a local Redwood and Douglas Fir forest camping. The natural progress of a forest will always prevail when left alone. The trees continue to compete for space and spawn new seedlings/saplings. Birds will always drop seedlings in their dung, cross planting even "Farms". If you leave an African Forest alone, eventually you will have once again, high quality Mahogany lumber.
They won't have the time, all over PNG and Indonesia and often enough illegally as as a result of official and political corruption rainforest is being cleared for Palm Oil plantations. It will never grow back and the fauna, like Orangs? Dead.


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