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Actually, sexy dance should be one word. It's more of a compound noun, because the dances certainly can't be described as "sexy." On an earlier post I promised that if elected president of South Korea I'd ban ddeok from public consumption---the noisiest food in Korea---and would outlaw sexy dances.
"Sexy" was #1 on my list of "Ten most hated English phrases in Korea" in 2008, and it has a hell of a chance to repeat this year. I've also covered sexydances a lot on this site before because they are absolutely ridiculous. Granted, about half of the sexydances I've seen have been from middle school students at English camps and talent shows, but . . . well, perhaps that tells you a lot right there. I think some of the best commentary on this comes from "Qinella" on a Dave's thread a few years ago:
Is it possible to watch Korean women dance around and not just laugh? I remember this girl I met during my first year in Korea gave me a naked "sexy dance". I was laughing and told her to never, ever try to be sexy again. And it seems like they all do the same goofy dance.
A few examples I've collected on this site:
That's the exceedingly dull Son Dambi, now ubiquitous ad-girl and frontwoman of Korea's Pussycat Dolls. No, they don't know what pussy means. Here's a young woman dancing at a ceramics festival.
Sexydances share a few set moves. The women like to stomp, jerk their shoulders around, do a half-squat every now and then, look off to the side, and run their hands through their hair (see, for example, the woman on the right in the first picture). Bonus points for laughing or scrunching up your lips. Finally, inevitably, the dancers will attempt to back it up. Around 1:00 into the Son Dambi video you'll see the dancer try it, and at 1:36 of the second video she gives it a go. Once they do that move I can no longer keep a straight face. Like many other things in Korea, the dance moves are adopted without any context, and these dancers likely haven't learned that they need something to back up.
I'm not sure how far back the trend of unsexy sexydances goes, but this 2005 video from Jewelry seems quite influential.
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It's been two years since we've seen Tom Cruise on the big screen, and it's not hard to surmise why he would choose a film like Knight and Day as his next starring vehicle. Despite its absolutely terrible title (it tells you nothing in terms of what the film is about and relies on a lame pun that we discover by the end of the movie has two meanings, neither of which are even remotely clever), it is a generally fun and diverting action-comedy that takes advantage of Cruise's natural screen persona, his toothy smile, and his willingness to poke some fun at his own mega-watt image while also carefully reinforcing it. Working from a screenplay by bit actor-turned-writer Patrick O'Neill, director James Mangold, who was an indie darling in the mid-1990s before crafting a sharp Hollywood trajectory with the tense thriller Identity (2003), the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line (2005), and the smart Western remake 3:10 to Yuma (2007), keeps the film light and loose and allows Cruise and co-star Cameron Diaz to do most of the heavy lifting, although he also gives us a few surprising twists on old material, such as when he stages a lengthy rescue from the in-and-out drugged perspective of Diaz's character, which turns what would have been rote material into a sequence that is both funny and narratively economical.
Cruise plays Roy Miller, one of the U.S. government's top agents who has either cracked a screw and gone rogue or has discovered that one of his fellow agents (Peter Sarsgaard) is up to no good and has gone rogue. In either case, he has gone rogue, which makes him dangerous. At the Wichita airport he crosses paths with Diaz's June Havens, an unassuming single gal on her way to her younger sister's wedding in their hometown of Boston, and she thinks that she has just bumped into a great catch until she discovers on the airplane (in the film's oddest and unlikeliest sequence) that he has killed everyone on board (including the pilots) because they were agents trying to catch him and he must now crashland the plane. From there, the story hops, skips, and bounces all over the world as Roy evades various U.S. agents out to catch him and an army of assassins led by a European arms dealer (Jordi Mollà), all of whom want to get their hands on the invention of a scrawny teen genius named Simon Feck (Paul Dano). June ends up going along for most of the ride, despite the fact that Roy continually tries to get her out of the line of fire; it's a classic love-hate screwball relationship, fueled by constant danger but ultimately cemented by June's realization that most of Roy's most ridiculous antics have been designed not to complete his mission impossible, but to get her home safely and clear her name. Cue: Awwwwwwww.
At times, Knight and Day works with crackerjack glee, wearing its ludicrous exaggerations of the action-adventure genre so boldly on its sleeve that is seems almost overly insistent in reminding us that we're all in on the joke. At times there are a few too many bullets flying, and a sequence on a remote island hide-away seems a little too crassly calculated to get Cruise and Diaz into swimwear. Yet, other sequences, particularly a lengthy chase in Seville that begins with June getting injected with a truth serum that turns her into a dreamy-eyed, slurring junior high girl smiling about her first crush (Diaz seems to be having the best time here, and her skills as a comedienne shine), have a real spark and sense of excitement while also maintaining the film's overall sense of humor. Some of the effects work is a bit shoddy, which kills the underlying tension of some of the action, and there are a few points where it feels like the material is being stretched too thin, but overall Knight and Day delivers plenty of bang, but with a much-appreciated wink.
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WASHINGTON -- If Mitt Romney is going to change the trajectory of a close race that is bending in President Obama's direction, his best opportunity will be during 90 minutes on a Denver stage Wednesday night.
Obama has opened a modest advantage over Romney since the political conventions ended last month, especially in the battleground states. But as the presidential rivals prepare to face off in the first of three debates, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows Obama with vulnerabilities and Romney with assets - even on the question of whether Americans have become too dependent on the government.
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The question: Can the Republican challenger seize on those openings? If he fails - and he admittedly has struggled since clinching the GOP nomination in the spring - his path to victory over the final four weeks of the campaign becomes much steeper.
"The vast majority of viewers tune in to these debates to cheer their candidate on; they've made their decision and want that decision confirmed," says Mitchell McKinney, an associate professor at the University of Missouri who studies presidential debates and political communication. But there also will be viewers who are only "weakly committed" to a candidate "and still need some persuading."
Almost eight in 10 Americans in the USA TODAY poll say there's nothing either candidate could say or do in the debates that would change their minds about their vote. Still, one of five say the debates could sway them - including 24% of Obama supporters and 18% of Romney supporters.
Those "persuadable" voters call for more specifics, less rhetoric and fewer attacks. "Act more like four years ago," one respondent said in response to an open-ended question included in the survey. Others who are leaning to Romney but open to Obama's case cited particular issues, from doing more on the environment to saving the coal industry. And a tall order: "Come up with all the answers for all the problems."
The debates are a chance for Obama to win back the vote of Elizabeth Gower, 49, of Tacoma, Wash. "Four years ago, my husband and I voted for Obama, and I think it was awesome that he got elected," she said in a follow-up interview with USA TODAY. "But as far as I'm concerned, he's blown it." She worries that the Affordable Care Act the president signed into law may subject her family to fines because they don't have health insurance and can't afford to buy it. She'd like to hear him on that.
Voters who were leaning to Obama but open to hearing from Romney volunteered that Romney should show that he would focus on the concerns of people like them. "He needs to help the middle class instead of keep helping the rich," one said in the survey. Several said they'd like to hear not only that he would repeal the health care law but also what he would do in its stead. "Just say what he would do as president," one advised.
"It's OK that he was a businessman and very wealthy, but I think he should be honest and open about that," Paul Rayman, 24, the operations manager at a distribution center in Indianapolis, said in a follow-up interview. He was put off by Romney's comment at a campaign event that students who can't afford college should borrow money from their parents. "That was really laughable for a lot of people," Rayman says, and as he sees it, a sign Romney doesn't understand the tough economic times many face.
"He needs to say he would in office seek out the opinions of others on how to address those concerns and understand," he says.
Then there's that damaging "47%" video. For weeks, Romney has been forced to spend time and air ads aimed at repairing damage from comments he made on a secretly taped video at a fundraiser in May, posted online by the liberal Mother Jones magazine. In them, he described 47% of Americans as "victims" who are dependent on government and unwilling to take responsibility for their lives. Obama jumped on the comments as harsh, inaccurate and unpresidential.
Despite the negative fallout, Romney's general point resonates with many voters. By 2-1, 64%-33%, those surveyed agree that Americans are too dependent on the federal government. A solid majority, 57%, say the government is trying to do too many things that should be left to individuals and businesses. One-third, 34%, think the government should do more to solve the country's problems.
Romney's weaknesses on other fronts has made it difficult for him to tap that support for a less expensive and less intrusive government. His favorable-unfavorable rating is an anemic 47%-48%. The biggest personal shortcoming found in the survey is the belief that he doesn't understand the problems Americans face in their lives.
One critical task for him is to convince them that he does.
At the same time, he needs to be on the attack against Obama. "He has to make the case that the president's policies are directly responsible for the bad economy," says Brett O'Donnell, a Republican consultant who advised Romney during some of the GOP primaries. "He's got to stay on offense throughout the entirety of the debate."
Why they're undecided
Most Americans surveyed like Obama. His favorable-unfavorable rating is 55%-44%, his best standing this year. By 20 percentage points, they say he understands better than Romney the challenges of their lives. By smaller margins, they say he is more likely to share their values, to be a strong leader, and to keep his campaign promises - all assets in a presidential contest.
But when it comes to handling the issue they see as most important - the economy - they remain unconvinced Obama is up to the job. A majority of those surveyed, 52%, predict the U.S. economy won't be better in four years if he wins a second term; 40% say it will be worse.
Romney continues to have an edge when it comes to managing the economy - albeit a smaller one than he had before months of Democratic ads attacking his record at Bain Capital - and on handling the federal budget deficit. If he is elected, 50% of those surveyed predict the U.S. economy will be better in four years; 35% say it will be worse.
John Davis, 69, a retired chef from Reading, Pa., is an undecided voter because of his mixed views of both candidates. "I want to hear some kind of positive answer of how they're going to bring our country back together again," says Davis, who was called in the poll. "Romney sounds good on the economy, but he seems a little lean on diplomatic issues, foreign policy issues. Obama sounds good on foreign policy, but he's lousy with our economics. So I'm still up in the air."
Obama has a 26-point advantage when it comes to handling social issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion, and a significant one on foreign affairs and handling terrorism. On health care, energy, Medicare and taxes, his edge over his challenger is in single digits.
His approval rating has risen to 51%, the first time a majority of Americans have approved of the job he's doing as president since the brief boost he got after the killing of Osama bin Laden last year. In the poll, the president's narrow lead nationwide expands a bit in the 12 swing states but is still in single digits. (The swing states: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.)
If Romney needs to use the debates to convince voters he understands their lives, Obama's task is to convince them he can be trusted to make those lives better.
"With an incumbent president in a debate, the principle question is: Should you be re-elected? Do you deserve four more years?" McKinney says. "Obama has to go beyond his message of 'it could be worse.' He needs to try to resurrect some of the 'hope' message that it will get better."
What history has shown
Debates can be powerful.
Ten of the past 13 presidential elections have included televised debates. In three of them (1960, 1980 and 2000), the eventual winner went into the first debate trailing in the Gallup Poll and came out of the last one ahead. In two more (1976 and 2004), the eventual winner lost significant ground during the debates. That opened an opportunity for the underdog in the campaign's final days, although in the end it didn't change the outcome.
Debates can't take a runaway race and make it a contest. In 1984 and 1996, popular incumbents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton swept to easy victories over Walter Mondale and Bob Dole. In 2008, the nation's financial collapse, not the debates, defined the campaign's final weeks and contributed to Obama's victory over John McCain.
When the contest is relatively close, especially if one of the candidates isn't well-known, the debates can narrow a race or even swing it.
Consider the impact in two of the three most recent elections:
In 2000, Al Gore went into the first of three debates leading George W. Bush by 8 points. After faceoffs in which his demeanor, his exaggerated sighs and even his makeup drew criticism, Gore trailed Bush by 4 points after the last one. Gore ended up narrowly winning the popular vote but losing the Electoral College, a split decision that presumably would have been avoided with a wider lead.
The lead in the race also switched after the debates in 1960 and 1980, two contests with iconic debates. John Kennedy's appeal over a pale, sweaty Richard Nixon in 1960 stands as an object lesson for politicians in the television age. In 1980, Ronald Reagan's reassuring mien in his only debate with then-president Jimmy Carter - and his closing "are you better off?" query to voters - gave him a crucial boost.
In 2004, John Kerry went into the first of three debates trailing Bush by 11 points; he came out of the last one 3 points behind. Kerry failed to get it closer. On Election Day, Bush won a second term by 3 points.
This time, Americans by 57%-33% expect Obama to do a better job in the debates. Even 17% of Romney voters predict Obama will prevail; just 2% of Obama supporters expect Romney to do better.
Steve Elmendorf, a Democratic veteran who was Kerry's deputy campaign manager, sees parallels this time with the 2004 race and calls the debates critical. "There is a very small group of undecideds in this election, and maybe they won't watch all the debates," he says. "But my guess is their opinions will be moved by the debates.
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Fire damages home in Joplin; no injuries cited
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La Russell man charged with killing wife
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HSC students encouraged to explore university options
University of Newcastle staff and students will be on hand to talk to prospective students about study options and to give help changing preferences or applying for alternative entry options, at an Advisory Day on Wednesday 4 January 2012.
Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Services), Trevor Gerdsen, said the Advisory Day was for all prospective students, including those who wanted to change their preferences, but would be particularly useful for people who had received an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) that was higher or lower than expected.
"Staff will be available to help students with changing their preferences, alternative entry pathways and other study options."
The Newcastle, Central Coast and Port Macquarie campuses will each host an Advisory Day on January 4.
A second Advisory Day will be held at all University campuses on Thursday 19 January after the release of Main Round offers.
Prospective students have until Wednesday 5 January 2012 to change their preferences for consideration in UAC's Main Round offers, which will be released at 9pm on Wednesday 18 January 2012.
Late applications for 2012 will be accepted by UAC until Thursday 2 February. Late fees apply.
Advisory Day details - Wednesday 4 January 2012
- Newcastle campus (Callaghan), 2pm to 6pm, Great Hall, University Drive, Callaghan.
- Central Coast campus (Ourimbah), 2pm to 6pm, Tourism and Hospitality building, Chittaway Road, Ourimbah.
- Port Macquarie campus, 2pm to 6pm, A Block, Widderson Street, Port Macquarie.
Further details are also available at www.newcastle.edu.au/start2012
For interviews with Trevor Gerdsen contact Media and Public Relations Officer Carmen Swadling on 02 4985 4276 or 0428 038477.


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First, you must submit an application for admission to the Center for Worker Education with the appropriate documents and application fee.
Then, you must take and pass the CUNY ACT in reading, writing (a test comprised of two components), and mathematics.
You are exempt from the CUNY ACT if:
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You may re-take the exams only after taking a college approved workshop to help your skills in the various areas. Also, you may still enroll at CWE as a non-matriculated student. Any classes you take as a "non-matric" will count toward your degree though the tuition is more. Talk to an Academic Advisor about this option.
What are the tests like?
The tests are computerized, except for one section of the writing exam. If you need help using the computer, you will receive computer instruction prior to the test. The reading exam asks you to read some short passages and answer multiple choice questions related to what you read. The math exam asks you to do arithmetic-- addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentages, and so on--as well as some algebra.
How is the writing essay exam scored?
The writing exam has two parts. In one part, you are asked to write an essay in which you take a side on an issue and defend your position. Part two asks you questions about grammar. Trained readers at a central CUNY location score the exam. They look for a clear argument that makes sense, good organization (one point logically follows the next), and just a few grammar or spelling errors.
What is the difference between "placement" and "re-test"?
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The ranks are here, they're harmless, they're staying, the end
The ranks are here, they're harmless, they're staying, the end
How about just reopening the Sales Rising 2 thread so that game can get the shitstorm it deserves? Just closing and pointing your finger at some spammers/trolls (1 or 2 that i noticed) isn´t the fun we anticipated for such a long time. I understand this as a major coitus interruptus in forum geek´ness. Rather ban the disturbing people w/o further notice
We will reopen the thread (or start a new one) when we think the time is right.
The ignorance of atleast 3 people here in the past 24 hours shows clearly that this point is not reached yet.
How about just banning the ones that turn the thread into a mess? A little more banning would do some good IMO
Would be good to hear opinions from people here that have played DR, since some people have it now. And in a new thread too, the old one is too big and full of rubbish.
I personally support the idea of closing the post for a few days to let those heated little brains to cool down a bit, as one of the people following that post for the pass few days the disucssion is heading no where but more aggressive to one to another, however, I would also like to point out that there are people who you just cannot talk logic into them, those should have a little PR for the time being IMO.
-Travis Haley - Magpul Dynamics - Art of the Dynamic ShotgunI don't use a pump to scare somebody. I use a pump to shoot somebody.
-Christ Costa - Art of the Art of the Tactical Carbine 11911 mag, twinkie, twinkie, cupcake, primary weapon magazine... OH! There it is!
Of course normally we would do that - and we did that. However we have some other things to do as well besides babysitting the DR thread.
Yep I think the next clown starting a DR thread on purpose might go on vacation. After closing 4 or 5 of them today we're tired of that. And of course it's always those with a 2009 joindate who ignore the instructions or just ignore the fact that there are already half a dozen closed DR threads.
@Madmatt: http://community.codemasters.com/for...d.php?t=383996 would seem to be a good place to start. I recognise almost all of the last of the remaining original OFPers who had clung to their site commenting on this particular thread.
My God, a good site for the lulz the last two days :. Remembering the thread claiming in all seriousness that the BIS developers' team were on Steam forums 'laughing at CM... .'
Wolle chose the perfect gentleman's time to close our page down, IMO.
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Can we please finally get polls bumped up by a new vote disabled. Thank you!
Is it true that OFP2: DR Doesn't have mission editor in it? Sorry for asking here for it
YO! I remain OFP fan forever. But now I will also start playing these ARMAS because I have new machine.
Would you stop spamming this thread with nonsense?
Your question has nothing, absolutely nothing to do with "Ask a moderator about the forums/rules". We have a DR thread for that kind of question, or go and ask the creators of DR about that, thanks.


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Part 4: Record Reviews/Home Visits/Analysis/Assigning Citations
As stated in Parts 1-2 of this series, CMS has released the new survey protocols, including new guidance as to what HHA surveyors will be expecting from HHA. It is believed the new protocols will provide more survey consistency. According to CMS, the revised survey process incorporated in the protocols is "data-driven, patient outcome-oriented and less structure and process-oriented." This guidance is effective May 1, 2011.
The protocols focus on the 34 highest-priority standards that closely relate to care quality. During the CMS April 6, 2011 training for surveyors, Pat Sevast (a nurse consultant with the CMS Survey and Certification group) stated that just one finding related to the standards could merit a citation which is a significant move from the present behavior that is seeking non compliant trends at an agency; ie, one of five records or 20% of records reviewed yielded a specific ongoing trend.
With the new survey protocols, a surveyor could cite an agency if just one patient file reflected a patient care issue or a lack of one omitted supervisory visit. Industry leaders expect an increasing number of condition-level citations. The new protocols allow for one standard level citation to trigger a partial extended survey. If that would occur, the agency would be evaluated against the level 2 standards thus increasing their risk for serious citations.
The training for surveyors included Ms Sevast noting that CMS expects surveyors to cite at a condition level the patient rights' conditions of participation (CoP) if an agency is out of compliance with two of the highest-priority standards and one level 2 violation. That would trigger an automatic extended survey necessitating review of all CoPs.
So what should an agency do?
Agencies should review the new survey protocols and become familiar with the Home Health "G" Tags and Abbreviated Identifiers, HHA Survey Investigation Worksheets and Calendar, and HHA Survey Investigation Worksheets as well as the Revised Home Health Survey Protocols of February 11, 2011 and the advanced copy of Appendix B- Guidance to Surveyors.
Parts 1-3 of the Select Data article regarding Survey Protocols published in the March 30, 2011 ezine looked at the types of surveys, level 1 and 2 citations, surveyor prep for the survey as well as the new entrance interviews, and the entrance information with specific information gathering techniques.
This segment, part 4, looks at the clinical records and home visits.
The number of records reviewed is still determined by the unduplicated census of the prior year as well as the number of records and home visits necessary to assess compliance with the CoPs. There is an increase in required home visits by the surveyor as the focus is essentially patient care oriented.
Home visits to patients should include those receiving high-tech care, home health aide services as well as patients triggering "at risk" of Level 1 and Level 2 potentially avoidable events. Some of the areas the surveyor will be looking at:
- storage of records,
- the most recent plan of care and its specificity as to orders and goals,
- when the patient was visited in relation to the physician's order,
- completeness of the comprehensive assessment,
- evidence of "major decline or improvement,"
- how coordination of services are met,
- any evidence of the patient/caregiver contributing,
- care provisions not in compliance with the law,
- case conferences, informal conferences and telephone calls,
- patient specificity of the plans and visits,
- evidence of patients denied or not offered services,
- patients hospitalized,
- patients with LUPAs,
- reconciliation of care provided to orders given by the physician,
- inter-related factors of patients with co-morbidities and the care received,
- therapy visits made at ordered frequency,
- evidence that PTAs, COTAs, and LVN/LPNs were supervised appropriately,
- evidence home health aide visits were made every two weeks,
- if an RN or PT ever observed the aide's provision of care,
- evidence the aide careplan was specific to the patient,
- evidence of consistent documentation of VS, insulin injections, B/P, pain frequency/ severity/interventions,
- how corrections are made in the record,
- evidence of discharge summaries in discharge records,
- evidence of consistent assessment of patient status and progress over the visits.
The home visit and interviews.
Home visit probes will focus on "compliance related to patient rights, accepted professional standards of practice, coordination of care, and comprehensive assessment of patients, plan of care, services provided, and clinical records." Though not all inclusive, consider the surveyor will be looking at:
- any instances of personnel providing care that may not be in accordance with laws, regulations, state practice acts, accepted professional standards, or agency policies and procedures,
- communication by providers with patients/caregivers,
- evidence that care is delivered by accepted professional standards,
- evidence that care providers follow CDC guidelines,
- evidence the aide follows the plan as identified by written instructions,
- evidence that "medications in the home are the same as those listed on plan of care, interim orders, and clinical record notes,"
- and asking the clinical personnel "about instances of patient care noted in home visits or record reviews that deviated from the physician orders, accepted professional standards or agency policy."
The surveyor will interview the patient caregiver to validate that care documented in the plan is the care that is provided, will ascertain if needs are being met by the agency, identify if caregivers are satisfied with the care, that medications presently taken are what have been prescribed (and will compare it to physician orders found in the clinical record), that there is participation by the patient/caregiver in the planning of care, and if they understand the process for handling a complaint. These are minimum areas of review and the agency should be aware that the surveyor may ask when visits occurred, did the clinician and care provider wash their hands, and did they bring their own towels? The surveyor may ask to see all medications taken, including OTC meds and engage the patient/caregiver in discussing when and how they take the meds.
It is important that agencies review processes that are in place to be certain that appropriate agency personnel understand policy and those procedures that support that policy. There needs to be consistency of statements when speaking with the surveyors, who will now have a greater number of interviews scheduled then documented.
The information analysis
This process requires surveyors to review the information gathered during the survey and exercise judgments about the effect of care upon patient outcomes, the degree of severity of any behaviors not fully in compliance, the frequency of the non compliance, and how the services were impacted.
Standard and Condition Level Deficiencies
Data Tags (G-Tags) are assigned to the standards in the interpretive guidelines. If a data tag is assigned to a condition it becomes a condition level data tag. If assigned to a standard level deficiency it is cited at a standard level tag.
If a Level 1 standard-level deficiency is identified, "the surveyor is required to move to a partial extended survey and the surveyor examines, at a minimum, the Level 2 standards under the same condition and any other standards the surveyor chooses to examine." A review of all Level 2 standards that relate to a deficiency at Level 1 standards is the minimum requirement.
Any condition level deficiency "requires a move to an extended survey which includes a review of all CoPs and the policies and procedures that resulted in the substandard care." Substandard care is defined by CMS as "one or more CoPs out of compliance."
The new survey process is data-driven and begins with the surveyor's pre-survey preparation. The surveyor will be focusing on patient care and outcomes derived. The Appendix B of the State Operations Manual has been revised and all are encouraged to read about the new survey process. The definition of a standard survey has been revised to increase the survey's focus on those standards most related to patient care. Surveyor worksheets are available online at the CMS worksite and provide insight as to the depth and path of the survey. CMS has established a special mailbox for questions related to the new survey protocols email@example.com. Appendix B Guidance to Surveyors: Home Health Agencies of the State Operations Manual offers, in addition to the surveyor process, a full listing of the G-Tags and the interpretive guidelines allowing the agency to see the basis for the interview questions.
This survey process is believed to offer more consistency and focus. The new process complements the patient/outcome focus of OASIS and the drive for improved outcomes and quality patient care. The surveyors training has been completed. It would be interesting to hear from agencies that experience the new process. Arm yourself with information. Let the new process begin!
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PLease send series 1,2,3,,Where do find updated survey protocols and Appendix-B Guidance for Louisiana
Please send series 1,2,3,4. Where do you find updated Revised Survey Protocols, Appendix B-Guidance to Surveys


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Deadlift: 385, 5 reps
Squat: 355, 5 reps
Bench Press: 275x2
On Cycle:
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Fish Oil
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1 Chicken breast, 1 can of tuna, 2 pieces of bread
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320+ Grams of Protein
40% Protein, 35% Carbs, 25% Fat
1. Gain 15-20 pounds of lean muscle mass
2. Cut down body fat
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4. Get jacked
5. Quit smoking weed
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Monday: Chest/Bi's
Bench Press: 1x12(Warm-up), 1x8
Dumbbell Chest Press: 2x8, 1x6, 1x5
Heavy Dumbbell Bicep Curls: 2x10
Dumbbell Incline Chest Press: 1x8, 1x7, 1x6, 1x5
Hammer Curls: 3x8
Decline Bench Press: 1x8, 1x6, 1x5
Chest Dips: 3x8
Resistance Training: 6x8
Reverse Pyramid Preacher Curls: 6-8 sets
Tuesday: Abs/ Long duration cardio
Wednesday: Back/Tri's
Deadlift: 1x12(Warm up), 1x8, 1x7, 1x6, 1x5
Overhead Tricep Extensions: 3x8
Kick backs: 2x10
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Not totally sure if using this forum for this purpose is frowned upon but I thought I would try it as a way to start a debate focussed less on simply reviewing current market offerings and more on looking at what customers want.
We are currently designing a customer relationship management / Sales Team Management package (nothing to show yet) aimed at Small and Medium businesses who want something more aimed at maximising sales effort rather than just a fancy version of MS Access or at the other end of the spectrum something like salesforce.com that can be really overwhelming if you aren't a Fortune 500 company.
I read the recent question about recommending peoples favourite CRM package (a real popular thread) but though I would take it in another direction:
So, I thought I would ask the general question that rather than which package do you use and what does it do well (or not), "looking solely at your business, what do you look for in a CSM/sales software package? What functionality is key for your business? How much customisation do you use? How much customisation is too much or too little? Is there anything that you feel isn't offered by the current market incumbents?"
To also help focus this wide ranging question, I will also give some options that people can rank in terms of importance:
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- Sales force automation (i.e. workflow management)
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Rapha Rising: Hall of Pain
Christian Tillmann and Lisa Rodgers
The Tour is well and truly over and so, too is our Rapha Rising competition, challenging riders worldwide to accumulate 21,125 metres of climbing, equalling the same total as the six high mountain stages of this year's captivating TdF. Some succeeded, others failed. Here are a few of the highlights. [Also, check out the Strava league for some eye-watering ascension stats]. Hats off.
Bernd Straehle: "Completed Rapha Rising challenge with 89,373 feet (27,241 meters or metres) of climbing." and Bjarte Bjørgen Olsen
Craig Harding and Andrew Pearson: "I will be attempting to do it by climbing Holme Moss in West Yorshire, England 73 times over the 22days."
Dan Mather and Mark Perez
"So a total of 22875 m climbing over 1000 km in 9 days. Off to eat cakes and catch up on the Tour…"
Steve Pells
Craig Harding (again) and Iain Mackie
"I started late, but have managed 17,000 meters in 7 days..Ciao! I shall make the remainder of Kms before I leave back home Monday to the flatlands of Belgium. Oh how I love the mountains!"
Nancy Farzan
"Bugger…sorry could only make 24,000…feet! Not bad however for London and few sportives. I need a couple of mountains to appear overnight…would keeping the GPS logged in whilst taking a lift work?"
Michel Mesut Personal
Bjarte Bjørgen Olsen and Dirk Maertins
"I'm up for the challenge. I am trying to do some math now. I live in Miami and the only "climb" we have is the Key Biscayne Bridge. A 400 meter bridge with a 6% elevation.. Can someone help me do the math.. How many times do I need to go up that bridge?"
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Jon Moss
3rd August 2011 08:33pm
Good grief - some impressive stats from everyone and some lovely photos!
Christian Løverås
4th August 2011 09:40am
Chapeau to all who completed the challenge! (for the record: I only managed around 9500m in the few days I had available, but my Garmin 310XT greatly exaggerates the "total ascent" for every ride, and there is no way to fix it on Strava. I'm not worthy!)
Jan-Olov Jansson
5th August 2011 08:57am
I did only ride Raid Pyreneen Touriste 3-12/7 and 1000 km Brevet then 21-23/7, and I managed aprox 16000 + 5500 m, tot. aprox 21500 m in july.
Dave Wyman
6th August 2011 10:40pm
Awesome accomplishments to those who succeeded and those who tried. I'll be "up" for this if Rapha tries it again.
Stuart Hannon
12th August 2011 11:25am
Looks fantastic, great accomplishment, I wonder will the Rapha festive 500 be on again this year!
Lisa Rodgers
24th August 2011 08:41am
So who were the lucky top 5 prize winners then?? The Challenge is a long time over and there has been no mention???!!!
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WASHINGTON — A woman driving a black sedan with a child inside was shot dead by police on Capitol Hill on Thursday after a chase that officials said began when she tried to ram through a gate at the White House.
Police described it as an isolated event and saw no indications of terrorism.
The incident caused chaos as police chased the woman toward Capitol Hill. They locked down the Capitol building for about an hour and both houses of Congress went into recess. Tourists and congressional workers hit the ground or raced to take cover amid a hail of police bullets aimed at the fleeing black car.
Rep. Michael McCaul, a Republican who said he was briefed by the Homeland Security Department, said the woman was killed. He said he didn't believe she was armed as there "was no return fire."
The Senate's top security officer Terrance Gainer said a child was taken from the car to a hospital but said he knew of no harm to the youngster, described by a tourist as being about two to three years old.
Witnesses said they had been at the White House when the woman attempted to drive her car through a barrier on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Jacob Mathews, 26, a tourist from New Zealand, said he saw the woman attempt to drive through a barricade at the White House striking a guard.
"The barrier fell on top of the guard who fell on the ground," he said. "He seemed to be okay because he got up. The car then drove off towards the Capitol and some police went after it."
Uniformed secret service officers took off after her, police later said.
The woman, who is believed to be from Connecticut, drove to the front of the Capitol when House lawmakers were debating the three-day-old shutdown of the U.S. government.
At one point, witnesses said, the woman tried to park her car in front of the Capitol building. Police officers with their guns drawn surrounded her, but she backed out, striking a police car and drove away at high speed. Police opened fire. She rounded a traffic circle and then drove down Maryland Avenue where she was stopped at a police barricade, shot and killed at about 2:30 p.m.
"Exactly at 2:19 I was standing in the front of the Capitol building and I heard gun shots," said Ibrahima Bangoura, 44, who lives in Maryland. "I looked back and I saw a small sedan car driving fast and that car was chased by police, like five police. I heard from seven to eight shots. Pop, pop, pop. And then I heard a boom and that was an accident on Constitution Avenue (where a police car was struck) and after that there was two police who told us to leave. People were running away from the gun shot area. I was very scared. I thought somebody was attacking the Capitol."
"We have no information that this was related to terrorism or was anything other than an isolated incident … with one vehicle involved," said Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine.
"One of our officers was struck in a scout car," he added. "He appears to be conscious and breathing."
Crowds quickly formed around the scene with many media and tourists taking pictures. Police attempted to push them back and at the same time round up witnesses.
"Is there anybody here who saw or heard anything?" several officers called out as they walked through the crowd.
As this reporter spoke to Mathews, a police officer came over and took him away for questioning. They did the same with Bangoura.
The shooting comes two weeks after a mentally disturbed employee terrorized the Navy Yard with a shotgun, leaving 13 people dead including the gunman.
Before the disruption, lawmakers had been trying to find common ground to end a government shutdown. The House had just finished approving legislation aimed at partly lifting the government shutdown by paying National Guard and Reserve members.
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