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Symposium on Small Towns examines solutions for energy self-reliance
By Rick Moore
UMM vice chancellor Lowell Rasmussen conducts a tour of the campus's new biomass gasification facility.
June 10, 2008
Apple jelly: my grandmother
and my great aunt shared a duplex
where an apple tree, two varieties,
twined into one trunk, red gladiolas
along the fence, a double
glider rocker where I took turns
holding hands with the old sisters.
Apple jelly on yeast rolls, a blessing,
like holding hands with time....
Athena Kildegaard's poem "Locally Grown" served as the traditional kickoff for the annual Symposium on Small Towns on the Morris campus last week. But despite the evocative, sensual beauty of Kildegaard's poem, this wasn't an occasion for figuratively sitting on the front porch at twilight, reminiscing about small-town memories of youth. Rather, the sixth annual symposium was an occasion for concerned people from all walks of life--higher education and p-12 school professionals, engineers, elected city leaders, rural development industry specialists, and politicians--to talk about ways to become more energy self-reliant.
The fact that it was held in Morris was both poetic and practical: a leader in the sustainability movement, the University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) is on track to become energy self-sufficient by the year 2010. And it is home to the Center for Small Towns--the host of the symposium--which serves as a resource to organizations working on rural issues or making contributions to rural society.
After opening comments by UMM chancellor Jacquie Johnson--a staunch advocate for energy sustainability--that weaved the sustainable energy movement into the context of other broad social and economic movements, Peter Hutchinson delivered an inspiring, humor-filled keynote address that served as a call to action for those on the ground working for energy solutions.
"Don't shrink from the big stuff. Don't shrink from the notion of food independence and energy independence," Hutchinson reiterated, but don't try to get there in one big leap.Hutchinson is president of the Bush Foundation and has previously served as the state's Commissioner of Finance and the superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools. His past experiences, both professional and personal, were the basis for a number of pieces of advice he shared with attendees.
One of them is to "think no small thoughts, but take no big steps." His suggestion is to instead take two small steps a day toward a big goal, which will lead to 700-plus steps a year and 7,000-some steps in a decade, which should guarantee some progress. "Don't shrink from the big stuff. Don't shrink from the notion of food independence and energy independence," he reiterated, but don't try to get there in one big leap.
Hutchinson also suggested that making a big change in the world means you might have to be "unreasonable," rather than, say, waiting for a large task force to come to a consensus on something over the course of many months.
Another piece of advice was based on the Native American wisdom along the lines of, "When you're riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount." Hutchinson's variation: "Don't let yourselves become prisoners of your assumptions if your assumptions wind up being untrue."
The showcase presentation on the first day was an up-close look at "The Morris Model." Lowell Rasmussen, vice chancellor for finance and facilities at UMM (who has spent 31 years with the U system), explained how the campus has advanced toward energy self-sufficiency in a remarkably short time frame.
The process began with a spike in the natural gas markets back in 2000-2001, which launched a look into alternative energy sources. It was jump-started with funding from IREE (the Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment) in 2003. The 367-foot-tall, 1.65 megawatt wind turbine began spinning in 2005; a state-of-the biomass gasification facility is set to go online this month; and a second wind turbine, which would allow for UMM to supply virtually all its electricity needs, is scheduled to be operational next spring.
A tour of the gasification facility and the wind turbine provided symposium attendees a close-up look at how relatively simple-looking machinery is and will be transforming UMM's energy use.
The biomass gasification facility will be fueled in the beginning principally by corn stover--stalks, leaves, and cobs--but other biomass fuels will be studied over time. The material is conveyed toward the gasifier, where it is heated into an energy-rich syngas. Oxygen is then added to create combustion, and the heat from the combustion will turn water into steam in the boiler. And the goal is to use the byproduct ash as a fertilizer.
Rasmussen also pointed out that sustainable communities will naturally look different from each other. Morris happens to be in the center of a region rich in both wind and biomass potential. But those might not be the answers in other parts of the country. "This is not an easy fix," he said. "This is not one-size-fits-all."
Ratatouille: tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant,
onions from the tidy rows out back
where Pop stood in a seedcap
aiming the hose, considering which
David Mamet to teach come fall. Such
a fancy name for plain food,
for a taste of place....
The final day of the symposium got underway with a presentation by Margaret Adamek on "The Lure of the Local: Re-localizing Communities and Organizations." Adamek is an Extension Research Fellow for the U's Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships and works to support the local foods movement in rural communities around the state.
She talked about the evolution of the globalization movement in food and other goods--a movement which was fed, to a large extent, by the notion that our fossil fuel supplies were inexhaustible.
But factors like the rising cost of gasoline have us reexamining the goals of globalization, and there is now a pendulum swing in public sentiment back toward going local.
Attendees of the Symposium on Small Towns mingle at an energy showcase session.
Re-localization requires a reduction in consumption and advocates an increase in the local production of goods, Adamek said. And it creates a self-sustaining ecosystem of locally produced food and goods. This leads to smaller economies of scale and often an emphasis on quality rather than quantity.
She used beer as an example. The mega breweries of St. Louis are designed to produce (and transport) beer for the entire nation and beyond, and their product is centered around consistent flavor and the lowest price point. Conversely, the microbreweries in Portland, Oregon, brew beer primarily to meet local and regional demand. And their success is based, in large part, on craftsmanship and the flavor of place.
The symposium concluded with two panels focused on the politics of energy, one with state legislators and a second (for the first time at the symposium) featuring federal energy experts talking about the relationship between state and federal energy policy.
Some of the themes that emerged from the legislative panels were similar to those that surfaced for the overall symposium. Minnesota is at ground zero of the movement for sustainable energy; rural Minnesota is in a good position to capitalize on the use of alternative fuels; and we must continue to push the envelope to ensure that our energy choices a decade from now are smarter than they are today.
"We've certainly come a long way in the last 15 years," said state Rep. Torrey Westrom from Elbow Lake, about 30 miles north of Morris. And while he noted that cost will be a key factor in developing future energy solutions, "we will never get there if we don't blend in some new ideas with the traditional way we've done things."
September sweet corn: the brown Buick's trunk
full of ears, a garbage can for silks
and husks, we sat in the driveway, sang "This old man,
he played four, he played knick-knack,"
until Mom went in to the cool kitchen
where she cut kernels off cobs
and shaped ground beef into burgers
we ate later with the last husked ears,
with the sun teetering on the horizon.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Where the Wubba Meets the Road -
Barkley will destroy any cloth toy with a squeeker in minutes, but this one was so hard, he couldn't get his teeth though it and could just work it with his jaws, SQUEAK, SQUEAK, SQUEEK. (I think I should buy the folks at the dog camp some high caliber ear protection.)
I wanted to get him one, but I'd never seen one in the pet toy section of the stores where I shop. It looked to be made out of the hard Kong material but that's all I knew. Then, surprise! EJ was able to find one and presented it to Barkley a while back,, and he continued to play with it until the incessant squeeking was such it got taken away for a while each day (Look! A Squirrel! Mr. Squeaky? What Mr. Squeaky?)
Until the day the squeakee died.
He got a tooth in the little vent in the back for air to move in and out of. Over a few days, he worked enough of a hole in it that it wouldn't squeek but would just sort of wheeze like an asthmatic blowfish..
He was seriously bummed.
I know, Mr. SqueAky is DOA and your other friends are busy working. But come on, it's the new issue of Classic Trains!
I got tired of the look so off I went.
To the bigbox pet mart. They didn't have one in stock, but they did have a similar device, a kong style big ball that squeeked. Not as big, and not quite as hard, but pretty thick AND wrapped in extra tough fabric (reinforced! it said). The instructions were in English AND French (do not ask me why as it was "American designed and tested" and "made in China"). Jeu amusant et interactif! Fun, interactive play! At last I could use my college French, yes, for instead of taking a language that appears to be more popular than English in most border states I took French, which I speak really badly, which everyone makes fun of (or will until we are invaded by Canada ya hosers!)
The Kong WUBBA!
He was so happy. For three minutes. SQUEEK, SQUEEK, SQUEEK, JOUET COUINEURrrrr!
I removed the remains in a bucket.
Looks like it's going to be another round with annoying Calgon Dog instead.
29 comments:
- Guffaw in AZ said...
AWWW! Poor Barkley!
You should find out where EJ got his and order a gross.
A friend (because Barkley cannot type)
- February 22, 2012 at 7:16 PM
- Brigid said...
Guffaw - I went to where he got it, but they were temporarily out. They'll call when they are back in stock. He still has his hyperdog launch system (Barkley says, thank you Uncle PA State Cop!)and the cool tennis ball fling thing that my friend M. up north in Ontario sent, but this was the last surviving "house" toy.
- February 22, 2012 at 7:20 PM
- Tango Juliet said...
The Day the Squeakee Died?
Wasn't that a Don McLean song?
- February 22, 2012 at 7:57 PM
- Rev. Paul said...
Poor Barkley (not). I don't blame you for spoiling him, though; he's a GOOD dog!
- February 22, 2012 at 8:13 PM
- Keads said...
Maybe Amazon? Hell they have Lightguards for Smith M&P's!
I don't want to contemplate Calgon Barkley =)
- February 22, 2012 at 8:37 PM
- Brigid said...
Keads - hopefully I can get him another one soon. Calgon Barkley is expected (hence the camera) I tried putting my clothing up on the little chair I used in the shower post surgery that's still in the bathroom, but he still snags stuff, hoping I'll chase him, buck naked and covered with bubble bath, into the living room. He may be old and neutered but he IS a male.
Sorry Barkley, I'm staying put and soaking the knee, go ahead and eat my slipper. (He won't, it's just a game).
- February 22, 2012 at 8:55 PM
- Stormdrane said...
I think those squeak toys must activate some kind of dopamine trigger in a dog's brain, and they just can't leave it alone until the squeaker quits... 8D
- February 22, 2012 at 9:00 PM
- Brigid said...
Stormdrane - seriously, if you got him a squeaky toy that was bacon scented he'd probably implode.
- February 22, 2012 at 9:05 PM
- Critter said...
heck, if you gave ME a bacon scented squeeky toy I might implode. catnip for dogs, really.
- February 22, 2012 at 9:08 PM
- Hat Trick said...
I think Stormdrane has it right. My first Irish Setter had a rubber T-bone steak toy with a squeaker in it. All you had to do to bring him running was pick that up and give a couple squeaks.
- February 22, 2012 at 9:32 PM
- Casey said...
I wonder what the foot-pound power is for a lab's jaws. It has to somewhere near a hyena's.
- February 22, 2012 at 9:40 PM
- RichD said...
It's funny how they get so attached to certain toys. Mine likes a milkbone stuffed animal and has wore out two of them and on his third. When they get too nasty, they get switched out, when I can find one.Good luck on your search.
Is this the one you are looking for? http://www.alphadogtoys.com/good-cuz-squeaky-rubber-dog-toys.html
- February 22, 2012 at 9:42 PM
- Keads said...
Well Barkley may be old and neutered, but I approve of his battle plan: "hoping I'll chase him, buck naked and covered with bubble bath, into the living room."
I hope you get him his toy soon!
- February 22, 2012 at 9:43 PM
- Murphy's Law said...
Classic! Go Barkley! Go Barkley!
- February 22, 2012 at 11:05 PM
- 45er said...
It's called the JW Pet Good Cuz. I don't know. Anyhoo, yes I did find them on Amazon. Maybe you can order a case.
- February 22, 2012 at 11:29 PM
- mikelaforge said...
I'll be in my bunk.
" hoping I'll chase him, buck naked and covered with bubble bath, into the living room."
But, I've got a Lab that kills squeakers, too. thanks for the tip.
- February 22, 2012 at 11:50 PM
- Mrs. S. said...
Is there enough left of the old squeaky toy that you could replace the squeaker reed piece? Sometimes those can be replaced, with minor surgery on the toy and a borrowed squeaker reed from another toy.
Good luck. Hopefully, Barkley won't be too depressed while waiting for the new indoor toy to arrive.
- February 22, 2012 at 11:59 PM
- Brigid said...
Mrs. S. - Intoning Dr. McCoy
"He's Dead Jim".
- February 23, 2012 at 6:10 AM
- Brigid said...
Rich - that's the shape. Not sure if that's the strength. The one we got was made by Kong who make the REALLY tough rubber toys you typically hide a bone in. It was also a lot more expensive than this one so it might be more durable. But for $3.99 I'll order it and give it a try.
- February 23, 2012 at 6:12 AM
- Old NFO said...
LOL, gotta love the pups... even if they DO occasionally drive us to distraction!
- February 23, 2012 at 6:58 AM
- NYEMT said...
My dogs (labs) love Kong toys too. And they made quick work of the oversized-tennis-ball toys we got them; skinned the furry covering off and defenestrated the hollow rubber ball into a bazillion vacuum-defying pieces all over the house. Lab jaw power is almost as fearsome to behold as small-child-energy. Which we also still have in the house. It's an exciting place these days. :)
- February 23, 2012 at 8:01 AM
- immagikman said...
lol Its the same drill in our house...get a new wubba, squeek squeek squeek squeek squeek around the yard 3 times then piff....pick up the pieces of the squeaker... The squeekies make them sooo happy but they just do not last.
- February 23, 2012 at 8:04 AM
- LauraB said...
I can heartily recommend these for 10 minutes of peace in the tub.
These have a fairly long life, too.
http://www.dogtuff.com/tuffy-dog-toys.html "Get that Bevo, Ranger! Get `em!" But they can be de-squeakered eventually.
I LOVE that look on his face with the shoe - how do you resist?!
- February 23, 2012 at 9:06 AM
- ♥Shannon said...
When Kodi was a pup, I was told to buy him Kong toys since he was so good at destroying every other plaything he was given. I took the plunge and bought him the super heavy duty Kong, only to come home and find it in 12 pieces. Labradors.
- February 23, 2012 at 9:55 AM
- nate.mckenzie.aouc said...
Those "Black Dogs" are SPECIAL!
- February 23, 2012 at 10:16 AM
- og said...
The night the squeaky dies
sha na na na
na na na na
na na na na
Naaah naaaaah naaaah naaah naaaah
the night the Squeaky died
brother what a night it really was
Brother what a fight it really was
yes indeed.
Sorry, it's stuck in my head, now it's stuck in yours.
- February 23, 2012 at 10:40 AM
- Ken O said...
The most ear piercing and tough squeaky toy I have found is the "Cuz". Remington Pointer, who flosses with ballistic nylon from toys, has yet to destroy one. I recommend plugs and muffs!
- February 23, 2012 at 10:50 AM
- karrde said...
That is so similar to the Black Lab I used to own.
He would destroy cloth-based toys in record time, and find the squeaker.
He would rip the green exterior off of tennis balls. If he had a ball with a built-in-squeaker, he would squeak it until he punctured the rubber. Then he would chew the ball until it was in shreds.
He would find a discarded, partially-deflated football in the nearby river...and bring it home to shred it. That one lasted a while, but eventually it was destroyed.
At least I had found a way keep him away from the furniture...
- February 23, 2012 at 11:13 AM
- J.R.Shirley said...
Yeah, I could see that one coming! :-D
- February 23, 2012 at 12:59 PM


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I'm a sub 30 year old man with the cognition "of a 65 year old patient with dementia". I can't hold a thought and I get lost on the way to work. (it's two roads and about 18 min.) My wife is about 7 months pregnant with our baby girl and we're scared to death because we don't make enough money or have housing lined up and I as the man am supposed to be the protector and provider, and have no idea how to make this work. My wife is my rock and by far the best person I have ever met, and I am truly blessed to have her. This doesn't change the fact I enter a room and forgot why I went in, etc. I'm terrified of not being able to thoughtfully care for our baby. Throw in a few (very minor on the scope of things) other physical problems I've been having, and it's all overwhelming. I just need G-d to show me HE's there and let me feel him carry me through this for my wife and our baby. Thank you if you would help pray for me. (sorry it was long winded.)
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Greetings in the name of Our LORD and Sovereign (Our [God] Father who is in heaven, for hallowed is HIS name.) through HIS Son (my Lord), Jesus - the Christ, and on HIS Account I bid Each One, and All of You, that "Blessings attend Each One, and All of You, that the King of Kings; being the High Priest of Melchizedek forever and the Prince of Peace, give Each One, and All of You, that peace which passes all mortal understanding (and wisdom) and when Each One of All of You has finished Your course (being of memorable, full, and rich days) before the LORD on earth may the KING OF GLORY welcome You to HIS Glorious Kingdom in the name of HIS Son - Jesus; the High Priest of Melchizedek, Amen. [HEBREWS 11:1 through 13:19] [11] Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval. By faith we understand that the worlds (NOTE: "worlds": Greek translation of the original text is "ages") were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible. By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death; AND HE WAS NOT FOUND BECAUSE GOD TOOK HIM UP; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God. And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise; for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised; therefore, also, there was born of one man, and him as good as dead at that, as many descendants AS THE STARS OF HEAVEN IN NUMBER, AND INNUMERABLE AS THE SAND WHICH IS BY THE SEASHORE. All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own. And indeed if they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a city for them. By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac; and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son; it was he to whom it was said, "IN ISAAC YOUR DESCENDANTS SHALL BE CALLED.". He considered that God is able to raise men even from the dead; from which he also received him back as a type. By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come. By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king's edict. By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin; considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward. By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen. By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that he who destroyed the first-born might not touch them. By faith they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land; and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been encircled for seven days. By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace. And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, in order that they might obtain a better resurrection; and others experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death with the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated (men of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground. And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised, because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect. [12] Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance, and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you may not grow weary and lose heart. You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin; and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, "MY SON, DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLY THE DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD, NOR FAINT WHEN YOU ARE REPROVED BY HIM; FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES.". It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness. All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be pulled out of joint, but rather be healed. Pursue peace with all men, and sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled; that there be no immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. For you know that even afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears. For you have not come to a mountain that may be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind, and to the blast of a trumpet and the sound of words which sound was such that those who heard begged that no further word should be spoken to them. For they could not bear the command, "IF EVEN A BEAST TOUCHES THE MOUNTAIN, IT WILL BE STONED.". And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, "I AM FULL OF FEAR and trembling.". But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the general assembly and church of the first-born who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks better than the blood of Able. See to it that you do not refuse Him who is speaking. For if those did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less shall we escape who turn away from Him who warns from heaven. And His voice shook the earth then, but now He has promised, saying, "YET ONCE MORE I WILL SHAKE NOT ONLY THE EARTH, BUT ALSO THE HEAVEN.". And this expression, "Yet once more," denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, in order that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe; for our God is a consuming fire. [13] Let love of the brethren continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it. Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you yourselves also are in the body. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge. Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, "I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU," so that we confidently say, "THE LORD IS MY HELPER, I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT SHALL MAN DO TO ME?" Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes and forever. Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were thus occupied were not benefited. We have an altar, from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside the camp. Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate. Hence, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach. For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come. Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name. And do not neglect doing good and sharing; for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Obey your leaders (NOTE: "your leaders" equates to "Church leaders"), and submit to them; for they keep watch over your souls, as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable to you. Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a good conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things. 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I am an artist,www.cynthiatom.com, mainly working with female imagery, paintings, mixed media and installation.
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I am the Board President of AAWAA, Asian American Women Artists Association and have been in pharmaceutical sales for 25+ years.
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I work with surrealistic imagery to help envision a different way to look at life. Use of powerful colors, symbols and juxtaposed imagery seem to come together to evoke critical thinking of the viewers. I try to create with only aesthetics in mind and it is during the viewing of the piece that interpretations explain the meaning of the pieces.
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I would like to be able to inspire women who are victims of physical and verbal abuse and possibly human traffick victims.
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The International Violence Against Women Act
The International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) is a historic and unprecedented effort of the U.S. government to take leadership in establishing an overall and integrated approach to respond and address violence against women and girls internationally. The Act establishes a Coordinator to Combat Violence Against Women Internationally. The time is now to capitalize on this awareness and support and to enact this comprehensive vision to address the problem of violence against women.
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Calendar Date:Saturday, September 20, 2014 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Is your troop looking for more leadership opportunities, new ways to raise money, and provide great programs for younger girls? This program has it all! Join us for a day to learn how to create a program for younger girls including how to budget to earn money for your troop's financial goals. Then lead a program for younger girls that day based on your planning. Lunch and all resources needed to run your own program are included.


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Ferris Alumnus, Ira Childress will be presenting "Making a Career Dream a Career Reality" TODAY at 6 p.m. located in BUS 111.
Childress, a graduate of 2001 and now CEO of ChildressSports Consulting firm, will be offering insights into making your dream career a reality as his discusses his experiences playing football for Ferris, producing sports shows for both radio and
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St Peter and St Paul's Churchyard is a unique green space within the borough. The Churchyard, only a couple acres in size (8093.7 square meteres), was closed to new burials in the 1990s. It was decided between the church and the council, who became responsible for its maintenance on its closure, that the site would be best managed as a nature reserve.
The London Wildlife Trust took over the management of the site in 1997.
The area surrounding the church is maintained very much as gardens where nature can thrive but the emphasis is on formality. Further away from the church the gardens give way to an area of meadow where gravestones are found resting amongst spring and summer flowers. The Churchyard won a Green Flag Award in 2003.
The main importance of the churchyard is for invertebrates. In summer you can find the long grass full of butterflies and crickets and there are lots of flying insects. These insects provide food for bats.
For most recent years a kestrel has nested on the church tower. Woodpeckers regularly feed on the avenue of lime trees.
A family of foxes live in the churchyard and can often be seen in the early morning and late evening.
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FORT LAUDERDALE — A Tamarac piano teacher accused of fondling little boys as young as 7, including a male relative, was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison as part of a plea deal.
David Layman, 38, had faced a possible life sentence for molesting four boys he met either through private piano lessons or at Imagine Charter School in Weston. Layman also taught at Arts Academy of Hollywood.


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Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Afghanistan National Industrial Conference, President Hamid Karzai assured his country that Afghanistan would not face any economic crisis after 2014, when many of the foreign troops are scheduled to leave.
He alleged the Western media for presenting a negative a picture of Afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign troops and called such speculations baseless.
"Clearly the US and its allies are spreading such propaganda to merely promote their interests in security deals with Afghanistan. And we seek our own benefits," said President Karzai.
He reflected on the recent survey released by the Asia Foundation. According to the survey, more than 50% of the Afghan population have shown optimism about Afghanistan's future and said the country was moving in the right direction.
The President emphasized on the importance of the growth of domestic products and ways to protects them against the competition from the neighboring countries.
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Niobrara State Park
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State Recreational Areas (SRA)
Nebraska Game and Parks and Wildlife Management Areas. Click the above link again for listings.
Kreycik Covered Wagon Tours
Take a covered wagon tour through herds of elk and buffalo on the Niobrara River. Hand feed the animals and get close enough to pet an elk.
Graham Canoe Outfitters
Graham Canoe Outfitters is a family owned and operated outfitting business that provides canoes, kayaks, tubes, riverside camping, meals, and a shuttle-service on Nebraska's Niobrara National Scenic River where you enjoy a safe yet fun float trip.
Bird Watching
Bird watching at Niobrara State Park and many other areas along the Outlaw Trail is plentiful. Over 250 species have been seen and documented.
Outdoor Swimming Pools
Approximately 26 outdoor swimming pools are open to the public within the 40-mile radius of the Outlaw Trail. There are swimming beaches at Weigand and Willow Creek State Recreation Areas and Merritt Reservoir.
Open-range Ranching
Open-range ranching in the Sandhills from 1875-85 played an important role in the Western cattle industry.
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St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church – Bow Valley
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church – St. Helena
St Philip and James School – St. James
St. Boniface Catholic Church – Menominee
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Nebraska Historic Bridges
Historic bridges can be found at Pischelville, Meadville, Verdel, and along the Niobrara River in Keya Paha and Cherry Counties.
St. James Marketplace
Come to our area and enjoy the breathtaking scenery. We offer school tours of the marketplace, showing off the pioneer history. Along the Lewis & Clark Trail, you will be sure to learn more about the Corps of Discovery and the Shannon Trail. Nebraska Tourism has never been better.
John Neihardt Center
A Bancroft, Nebraska, author, Neihardt has roots in the region and captured the history and majesty of the Plains and Native Americans in his writings. The Neihardt Center, under the management of the John G. Neihardt Foundation, is a branch museum of the Nebraska State Historical Society.
Treaty of 1868
In the Treaty of 1868, the Sioux nation was given land that was ceded to the Ponca Tribe in 1865, much of which makes up the Outlaw Trail. Chief Standing Bear and others traveled to their new location in Oklahoma. In 1879 Chief Standing Bear refused to bury his eldest son in a strange land. He gathered a few members of his tribe and headed to the Ponca burial ground in the north. Chief Standing Bear was arrested for leaving the reservation and he was confined at Fort Omaha. The famous chief fought and won the court battle to have the Indian declared a "person" under American Law. His achievement won him a place not only in history but also in the Nebraska Hall of Fame.
Ponca Trail of Tears
Ponca Trail of Tears at Laurel Hill Cemetery on the north edge of Neligh is where White Buffalo Girl was buried and a marker erected. She was the daughter of Chief Black Elk and Moon Hawk who died on May 23, 1877.
Rosebud Sioux, Omaha, Winnebago, Ponca, Santee and Yankton Sioux Tribes
Rosebud Sioux, Omaha, Winnebago, and Yankton Sioux Tribes live adjacent to and in the region of the Outlaw Trail. The area is rich in Native American history and influence.
Ashfall Fossil Beds
The Ashfall Fossil Beds are among the rare preservation sites called lagerstätten, which preserve ecological "snapshots" from a brief moment in time, due to extraordinary local conditions that have preserved a range of fossilized organisms undisturbed. The Ashfall Fossil Beds are especially famous for fossils of mammals from the middle Miocene geologic epoch.
Cook Blacksmith Shop and Historical Adams House Museum
Cedar County Historical Museum
Verdigre Heritage Museum
Butte Community Historical Museum
White Horse Ranch Museum
Naper Museum
Mills Historical Museum
Lillie's Café and Museum
Cherry County Historical Society Museum
Bloomfield Windmill Site
The 27–turbine Elkhorn Ridge wind farm at Bloomfield began commercial operation on March 1, 2009. Each turbine has a maximum capacity of 3 megawatts for a total of 81 megawatts. The farm could produce an amount of energy equivalent to the amount of electricity used by approximately 25,000 Nebraska residences in a year (average annual output). The Nebraska utilities that will buy electricity from Elkhorn Ridge through Nebraska Public Power District include: Omaha Public Power District, 25 megawatts; Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska, 8 megawatts; Lincoln Electric System, 6 megawatts; and the city of Grand Island, 1 megawatt.
Niobrara Ecosystems
Niobrara ecosystem is unique in the meeting of the Northern Boreal Forest, Rocky Mountain Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Tall Grass Prairie, Mixed Grass Prairie, and the Sandhills.
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Niobrara National Scenic River
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Sandhills Region
The Sandhills is an ecosystem unique to Nebraska. It is the product of windblown sands released by the deterioration of sandstones over the millennia. The Sandhills cover over 19,000 square miles and the area is known as the largest sand dune in the Western Hemisphere and one of the largest grass-stabilized dune areas in the world. The region has been called the "Great American Desert."
Glaciers moved over Keya Paha, Cherry, Knox and Cedar Counties during the Pleistocene Era. When the ice sheets melted, they left deposits of clayey and silty till east of Niobrara, and sand and clayey material west of Niobrara.
Cities along the Outlaw Trail
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge & Wilderness Area
Valentine Visitor Center 402-376-2969
Valentine State Fish Hatchery
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge
Historic Bryan Bridge
Historic Borman Bridge
Historic Cornell Bridge
Graham Canoe Outfitters 402-376-3708
Cherry County History Mural on First National Bank building
Cowboy Trail, the "Nation's Longest Recreational Trail"
National Historic Landmark Centennial Hall Museum
Cherry County Historical Society Museum (times open vary, contact local community)
Niobrara National Scenic River (begins at Historic Borman Bridge)
Old West Days
Sunny Brook Camp 402-376-1887
Historic Berry Bridge
Historic Allen Bridge
Historic Smith Falls Bridge
Historic Brewer Bridge
Smith Falls State Park
Osburn Scenic Overlook
Lillie's Café and Museum (times open vary, contact local community)
Dryland Aquatics 1-402-337-3119
Old Settlers Days
Old Norden Dance Hall (dances every other Saturday during summer) 402-497-3552
The Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nature Conservancy 402-722-4440
Meadville (Between Springville and Norden south along Niobrara River)
Meadville Ghost Town, near where outlaw, Doc Middleton, had a hideout
Niobrara Polar Bear Festival in January
Keller Park State Recreational Area
Historic Carns Bridge
Fred Thomas Wildlife Management Area and Scenic Overlook
Cub Creek Recreation Area
Larrington Cottage
Wind Turbine Days
Mills Historical Museum (times open vary, contact local community)
Holden Cabin, home of Caroline Holden, one of two Nebraska women hanged by vigilantes
White Horse Ranch Museum (times open vary, contact local community)
Naper Museum (times open vary, contact local community)
Naper 28 Memorial which honors 28 pilots killed in plane crash during WWII at Naper
Twin Buttes southeast at Naper
East end of Niobrara National Scenic River (take HWY 137 south, starts at Historic Borman Bridge near Valentine, 76 miles)
Niobrara National Scenic River
Butte Community Historical Museum 402-775-2534 (times open vary, contact local community)
Harvey Buttes (south of Butte)
Butte Pancake Days
WWII Veterans Memorial on Main Street
Wild Turkey Days
5¢ cup of coffee at Nebrask Inn
Gross Cemetery
U.S. Military Iron Post Marker at 110-year-old pump on display in town square
Community Hall
M&M Lockers – specialty meats
"The Tower" (Old Baldy), site where Lewis & Clark discovered the prairie dog
Horse Thief Canyon (southeast)
House of Renewal Retreat Center 402-569-3143
Lynch Summerfest
Smallest incorporated town in NE: Population 1
Monowi Public Library
Historic Verdel Jail
Verdel Boat Landing, Lazy River Acres
Bob Barker's grandparents buried in Verdel "Ponca Valley" Cemetery
Verdel Park – Bob Parker donated land for this park
There was a hideout in a cave big enough to fit a stage coach and six horses – the site is now covered by water
Shannon Trail Statue and National Park Sign
Kolach Kapital of the world
Shannon Trail Statue and National Park Sign
Verdigre Heritage Museum (times open vary, contact local community)
Historic St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Kolache Days
Niobrara State Park
Nebraska's Everglades (scenic drive East of Niobrara along HWY 12)
Chief Standing Bear Bridge
Kreycik Riverview Elk & Buffalo/Covered Wagon Tours 402-857-3850
KSK Big Game Outfitters Elk & Buffalo Hunt
Whitetail River Lodge B&B Deer & Turkey Hunts 402-857-3564
Mormon Monument
Niobrara Museum (times open vary, contact local community)
Shannon Trail Statue and National Park Sign
Historic Railroad Walking Bridge
Swanson Pheasant & Quail Hunt and Hunting Lodge 402-857-3794
Ponca Indian Earth Lodge 402-857-3519
Ponca Tribe Museum/Headquarters
Sage Brothers Memorial (Brothers who lost their lives in Vietnam Conflict)
Ponca Pow Wow (third weekend in August)
Two Rivers Saloon, Hotel and Steakhouse 402-857-3340
Bridging the Shores Days
Santee Indian Reservation
Ohiya Casino 402-857-3860
Shannon Trail Statue and National Park Sign
Pretty Feather Canoe Rental 402-857-2656
Santee Pow Wow (third weekend in June)
Lindy's Country Club, the only country club without a golf course in USA
Shannon Trail Statue and National Park Sign
Lewis & Clark Lake and Gavins Point Dam
Devil's Nest, Jesse James Hideout (on private land) where Frank and Jesse James married and settled down for at least two years
Historic Argo Hotel
Shannon Trail Statue and National Park Sign
Veteran's War Memorial
Minor League Baseball Field
Lewis & Clark Visitors Center
Corps of Discovery Welcome Center (HWY 81)
Weigand State Recreation Area
Arlo and Anne Wirth Art Gallery
Cedar County Historical Museum with log cabin (times open vary, contact local community)
Cedar County Courthouse
Etched Impressions Glass Etchings (by appointment 402-254-7161)
Shannon Trail Statue and National Park Sign
Hartland Music Festival in September
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Wynot historical Cemetery
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Brooky Bottom Park (5 miles north)
St. James
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Wiseman Monument
Goat Island, historic camp where Private Shannon was lost
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Obert Park
Jesse and Frank James' mother lived near here
Smallest Town Hall in the U.S.
Maskell Cemetery
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Newcastle/Vermillion Bridge
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Missing Army and Payroll Escorts
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LP Gill Windmill Site
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Gardening in Florida in the middle of summer is a real challenge. With daytime temps in the 90's and heat index at 100+ most days, who wants to go outside and "play" in the garden? Even if you wait until the evening, between the mosquitoes and humidity you're fighting a losing battle.
Our daily summer rainy season is here and with that brings weeds on steroids~ they pop up over night and are already a foot tall! "Volunteer" vines come to life and grow anywhere and everywhere. Even my lovely wedelia ground cover has gone crazy and shot up a couple feet since Spring.
I don't know what other Florida gardeners do, but this gardener chooses NOT to garden during the month of August. I'll admit it ~ I'm a wimp when it comes to the heat. I don't mind getting sweaty and dirty, I just don't want to pass out in the heat!
My back yard is so overgrown I think there may be wild animals hiding out in the jungle like vegetation. Try as I might to avoid looking at the problem, there are times when I actually have to outside and I just want to cringe. I'd be sooo embarrassed if someone were to come to see my garden now. Any other time of the year you're more than welcome to visit ~ just not the summer. I did take my pruners outside this weekend for a couple quick five minute trips to get some of the wild growth in the front beds under control. The least I can do is try to keep the front beds somewhat controlled since those are the ones visible to the passing public.
Since I love to share my garden with fellow garden lovers, here are a few pics of my garden BEFORE the jungle took over. It takes all my will power not to grab the pruners and hit the back yard right now.
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Last week's game was one you just forget about as soon as it's over. Nothing seemed to go right for us. It was a very frustrating start to the season for everyone, but I know you have to bounce back in this league. We have a lot of high-character players who have been through tough times. We'll get things right, starting Sunday against New Orleans.For me, getting on the field on Sunday was just a great feeling. I had 20 carries and the guys up front did a great job. I was fortunate enough to top 100 yards, with 110, and I feel like I'm all the way back from my injury.I wasn't nervous going out there. I was confident. I thought I had a good preseason and I was ready for a heavy load in the regular season. I hope that continues.As long as we maintain our work ethic and keep focused on improvement in every phase of the game, we'll be OK.


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DOWNSVILLE, La. (AP) - The first time was the charm for Donald Clark.
Though the Downsville resident said he never played the Mega Millions lottery before, he decided to buy a few tickets at a West Monroe convenience store because of the buzz for the March 30 drawing.
His winning ticket matched all five of the white ball numbers, but missed the Mega Ball number. He won $250,000.
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HANNOVER, Germany (AP) -- Hannover captain Steve Cherundolo has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
Coach Mirko Slomka said Thursday the American defender, who turns 34 on Feb. 19, had the operation a day earlier. Slomka did not give a projection for the right back's return.
Cherundolo has played 380 matches for Hannover, including 280 in the Bundesliga. He has 15 appearances this season but none since leaving a German Cup match against Borussia Dortmund on Dec. 19 in the 66th minute.
Cherundolo missed the United States' 2-1 loss at Honduras in World Cup qualifier on Wednesday and was replaced in the starting lineup by Nuremberg's Timmy Chandler.
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Medicare Physician Payment:
Private-Sector Initiatives Can Help Inform CMS Quality and Efficiency Incentive Efforts
GAO-13-160: Published: Dec 26, 2012. Publicly Released: Dec 26, 2012.
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What GAO Found
GAO identified several common themes among private entities under review with initiatives that provide incentives for high-quality, efficient care, and selected physician organizations generally support these themes. Specifically:
- Private entities generally measure performance and make incentive payments at the physician-group level rather than at the individual-physician level. Physician organizations favor this approach.
- Private entities use nationally endorsed performance metrics and noted the need for a standardized set of metrics across all payers. Physician organizations concur that a standardized set of metrics would be less administratively complex.
- Most private entities in GAO's study provide financial incentives tied to meeting absolute benchmarks--fixed performance targets--or a combination of absolute benchmarks and performance improvement. Physician organizations prefer incentives tied to absolute benchmarks over those based on how physicians perform relative to their peers. Physician organizations also favored incentives that reward improvement because baseline levels of performance vary.
- While private entities' incentive payments vary in size and in method, private entities typically provide such payments within 7 months of the end of the performance measurement period. Physician organizations stated that financial incentives should be distributed soon after the measurement period to have the greatest effect on performance.
The efforts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)--the agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program--to transform the physician payment system in Medicare reflect, to varying degrees, the themes that GAO identified among selected private entities with physician payment incentives. Specifically, CMS is taking steps to do the following:
- Focus on group-level performance measurement and payment adjustments in the Value-based Payment Modifier (Value Modifier) program, designed to adjust Medicare payments to physicians using performance data on the quality and cost of care provided. However, CMS has yet to develop a method of reliably measuring the performance of physicians in small practices in the Value Modifier program.
- Apply Value Modifier payment adjustments to outlier physicians--rewarding high performers and penalizing poor performers--using absolute performance targets but not performance improvement. Under this benchmarking strategy, it is likely that only high performers will elect to participate in the program's payment adjustment.
- Annually adjust payments through the Value Modifier 1 year after the performance measurement period ends, rather than applying the Value Modifier closer to the time of service delivery. This time lag between performance and payment adjustment may diminish the significance of the incentive to physicians.
Why GAO Did This Study
The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 required that GAO examine private-sector initiatives that base or adjust physician payment rates on quality and efficiency, and the initiatives applicability to the Medicare program. This report provides information on (1) common themes among private entities with payment incentive initiatives, and physician perspectives on those themes; and (2) the extent to which CMSs financial incentive initiatives for Medicare physicians reflect such themes. GAO acquired information from nine private entities on 12 initiatives selected from expert referrals to include various sizes, types, and geographic locations. GAO also obtained information from physician groups, state medical societies, and national physician organizations. GAO additionally interviewed CMS officials and reviewed relevant CMS documents.
What GAO Recommends
CMS should consider whether certain private-sector practices could broaden and strengthen the Value Modifier program's incentives. Specifically, the agency should consider rewarding physicians for performance improvement as well as for meeting absolute benchmarks, and making more timely payment adjustments to better reflect recent physician performance. Furthermore, the agency should develop a strategy to reliably measure the performance of solo or small physician practices. HHS concurred with all of GAO's recommendations for CMS.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
Status: Open
Comments: CMS stated that it will consider GAO's recommendation regarding the Value Modifier methodology in developing a proposed rule and will seek public comments on this topic. The agency also noted that it will investigate accelerating the timeline of the Value Modifier, keeping in mind reporting requirements, data availability, and the need for valid and reliable measures. CMS's efforts may, in time, address GAO recommendations to improve performance benchmarks and the timeliness of payment adjustments, but they have yet to be fully implemented.
Recommendation: As CMS continues to implement and refine the Value Modifier program to enhance the quality and efficiency of physician care, the Administrator of CMS should consider whether certain private-sector practices could broaden and strengthen the program's incentives. Specifically, she should consider (1) developing at least some performance benchmarks that reward physicians for improvement as well as for meeting absolute performance benchmarks, and (2) making Value Modifier adjustments more timely in order to better reflect recent physician performance.
Agency Affected: Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Status: Open
Comments: CMS noted that its Value Modifier policies to date reflect the agency's analysis of the reliability of the measures included in the Quality and Resource Use Reports. CMS recently proposed applying the Value Modifier to physician groups with 2 or more eligible professionals, as well as to solo practitioners, beginning in 2017, as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. However, CMS has not indicated if and how it would address the challenge of measuring performance and applying the Value Modifier to solo and small-practice physicians in a manner that ensures measurement credibility.
Recommendation: The Administrator should develop a strategy to reliably measure the performance of solo and small physician practices, such as by aggregating their performance data to create informal practice groups.
Agency Affected: Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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A 22-year-old man was shot and stabbed in a parking lot of a downtown Albany nightclub.
The Albany Police Department says Alejandro Dustamante was shot and stabbed several times while in a parking lot near Club Eclipse around 3 a.m. Sunday. He was taken to a nearby hospital and his condition was not immediately known.
Police arrested four suspects after the shooting: 20-year-old Christian A. Vargas; 19-year-old Jose Gonzalez; 17-year-old Evelio Gomez; and another man whose name and age were not immediately released.
Witnesses told police the victim got into a physical altercation inside of the club and was kicked out by security. They say he got into a fight in the parking lot before someone opened fire.
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DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Rockies put starting pitchers Jorge De La Rosa and Jason Hammel on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and sent struggling catcher Chris Iannetta to Triple-A.
De La Rosa and Hammel were injured on consecutive days. De La Rosa tore a tendon in his left middle finger on Sunday and Hammel strained his right groin Monday.
De La Rosa is 3-1 with a 3.90 ERA in four starts and Hammel is 0-2 with a 9.16 ERA.
The Rockies recalled right-handed pitchers Jhoulys Chacin and Juan Rincon and catcher Paul Phillips from Triple-A Colorado Springs.
Iannetta's demotion comes after he signed a three year, $8.35 million contract in the offseason. He's hitting .133 with two RBIs and 11 strikeouts and he has lost playing time to Miguel Olivo.
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MADRID (AP) -- Real Madrid beat Barcelona for the second time in five days, a 2-1 win Saturday that will do little to prevent its rival from reclaiming the Spanish league title but could boost coach Jose Mourinho's team ahead of its Champions League match at Manchester United.
Sergio Ramos scored the tiebreaking goal on a header off Luka Modric's corner kick in the 82nd minute, and a contentious second half ended with Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes receiving two yellow cards after the final whistle for arguing with the referee.
Karim Benzema put Real Madrid ahead in the sixth minute off a cross from 20-year-old Alvaro Morata, but Lionel Messi tied the score in the 18th following a pass from Daniel Alves, reaching 50 goals for the third straight season and extending his record La Liga scoring streak to 16 games. With his 18th goal in the clasico rivalry, Messi tied the record set by Real's Alfredo Di Stefano in the 1950s and '60s.
Ramos scored when he outjumped Gerard Pique for the header at the 6-yard box, helping Madrid to its first home league win over Barcelona since 2008.
During a chippy ending, Ronaldo hit a post with a free kick in the 88th minute, and referee Miguel Angel Perez Lasa didn't call a foul on Ramos' trip of Adriano in the penalty area during the third and final minute of stoppage time, prompting vehement arguments from Barcelona players.
Defending Spanish league champion Real Madrid (17-5-4) pulled within 13 points of first-place Barcelona (22-2-2) and within one point of second-place Atletico Madrid (18-5-2). Real won 3-1 at Barcelona on Tuesday to advance on 4-2 aggregate to the Copa del Rey final against Atletico.
After a 31-3-5 start in all competitions, Barcelona has lost three of its last four games, including a 2-0 defeat at AC Milan in the first leg of its Champions League round-of-16 matchup. Barcelona hosts the second leg of the total-goals series on March 12.
Barcelona's slide has coincided with the absence of first-year coach Tito Vilanova, who has been in New York for medical treatment since late January following an operation in Spain to remove a tumor from his saliva gland.
Real Madrid started Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench and inserted the star forward in the 58th minute, wanting to keep him fresh for Tuesday's game at Manchester United. The teams tied 1-1 in Madrid in the first leg of their second-round matchup on Feb. 13.
LONDON (AP) -- Shinji Kagawa's hat trick and a stunning goal from Wayne Rooney kept Manchester United on track to its 20th Premier League title with a 4-0 rout of visiting Norwich, and Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez was spared a backlash from his team's fans with a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.
Kagawa became the first Asian player with a three-goal game in England's top division, scoring in the 45th, 76th and 87th minutes. Rooney added a goal from long distance in stoppage time.
United (23-3-2) opened a 15-point lead over second-place Manchester City (16-3-8), which plays Monday at Aston Villa.
Following Benitez's midweek criticism of Chelsea fans who had jeered him, the Blues (15-6-7) moved into third place as Demba Ba scored in the 28th minute. Tottenham (15-6-6), one point back in fourth, hosts fifth-place Arsenal (13-6-8) on Sunday in the north London derby.
Luis Suarez scored three times in Liverpool's 4-0 win over Wigan, taking over the Premier League scoring lead with 21 goals, two ahead of Manchester United's Robin van Persie.
Last-place Queens Park Rangers (3-14-11) won 2-1 at Southampton to improve its survival hopes. It trails Wigan and Aston Villa by four points and Reading by three.
American goalkeeper Tim Howard's league game-played streak ended at 210 when he missed Everton's 3-1 win over Reading because of a back injury sustained in Tuesday's FA Cup win over Oldham. Howard's streak ended two games shy of the team record set by goalkeeper Neville Southall from 1987-93.
MILAN (AP) -- AC Milan moved past Lazio into third place in Serie A -- the final berth for next season's Champions League -- getting two goals from Giampaolo Pazzini in a 3-0 home victory over the Roman club, which has not won at San Siro since 1989.
Lazio's Antonio Candreva was given a red card by referee Nicola Rizzoli in the 15th minute for taking down Stephan El Shaarawy at the edge of the penalty area.
Pazzini tapped the ball into an empty net in the 40th minute after goalkeeper Federico Marchetti spilled a shot, Kevin-Prince Boateng doubled the lead four minutes later after Marchetti parried Pazzini's header following a corner kick, and Pazzini completed the scoring in the 60th with a long-range shot.


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EU still greasing IBM antitrust probe despite PSI withdrawal
IBM may have corked the wails of antitrust outrage coming from the diminutive mainframe vendor Platform Solutions (PSI) by purchasing the upstart, but the European regulator genie has already slipped out the bottle. The rival firm's legal fight in both the US and Europe over Big Blue's mainframe monopoly came to an abrupt close …
USA vs EU
In the USA, the complainant gets to "press charges", after which the police acts. If the complainant is somehow pressured into withdrawing that complaint, or if the complainant disappears, then the authorities is very restricted in its ability to pursue the complaint. It's a primitive system that encourages certain parties to make sure the complainants do, in fact, disappear.
In the EU and other more civilized countries, the complainant goes to the authorities and makes a complaint. The authorities then carry the ball from there. The disappearance of the complainant can be quite immaterial to the subsequent prosecution of that complaint. All in all, this type of system reduces the risk to the complainant, and also allows justice to be done if the complainant is "neutralized", as has happened this time with PSI.
Personally, I like the second system better.
Forget the mainframe
PSI has been doomed for years by a dwindling market.
The mainframe is a dinosaur, extinction long overdue. The result of only two vendors left proves it. It has always been a IBM defined market specialized for running multi-lievel microcode and layers of redundancy. Now we have 64bit, virtualization and clustering on most operating systems and high end servers at a fraction of the costs. If you put some efforts into your software-design you do not need a mainframe to run it on.
Mr Bjoernsvik, I think you had better reread current publications. The idea of the mainframe being a dinosaur is at best a cheap shot or maybe be a better word is "Changing with the times". If you are saying that IBM mainframes can't run MS's flavor of the day OS then that is indeed the case. But it can run LINUX and UNIX and at least 3 flavors of IBM's OS's, which btw has been around a lot longer that LINUX and any of MS offerings and possibly UNIX (but it may be arguable which flavor of UNIX you are talking about). Does age mean "bad?" if so I think you might have a lot of AARP (Association of Retired People) to come to blows with over than comment. The age of the typical US citizen is going up and IIRC in a few years going to out rank the number of people under 60. Old age (OK I am 60) is not a bad thing nor does it mean unable to do the job, nor does it mean someone (younger) can do the job better (or cheaper).
Most IBM operating systems can (and do) out perform any and all current OS's (UNIX,LINUX,MS flavor de'jour). There have been conflicting opinions on which is the cheapest. That is somewhat up for debate, for every one you can come up with I can come up with a different opinion) There are many many items that come into TCO. It is a complex subject that really needs almost a few chapters to argue one way or the other.
Yes IBM is monopolistic when it comes to their hardware. But it is similar to Macintosh's in a way. When you buy the hardware and use IBM's OS it runs PERIOD. The same can't be said with MS's OS. And to a lesser extent UNIX and LINUX are dependent on the CPU being run on and then it gets a little sticky because as we just witnessed MS Vista was tied to INTEL CPU. AMD should not be called Plug Compatible because of that (but I am digressing). If UNIX (or any other OS for that matter) uses a(n) "special" instruction(s) that works differently on the cpu it is running on chances are it will not run correctly. The idea here the OS is designed to run the best in the manufactures CPU. IBM's OS(s) runs best on IBM MF's. PSI probably reversed engineered a lot of their code to emulate IBM instructions. That may or may not have been legal and I will defer to the legal experts on that issue. PSI was a definite competition to IBM in the extremely small world of maybe a one or two person shop. IBM IMO does not offer a small developer like system currently, they did but I believe it was discontinued a year or two ago. IBM may have pulled the plug as a step in the PSI lawsuit, I don't know and I suspect IBM won't tell either, but there was some (I think legal?) reason why they discontinued it. Possibly IBM will offer it again once this whole PSI issue is forgotten. IBM did not put forward its finest foot in this PSI fiasco. This is the new IBM and it isn't like the old IBM at all. IBM may be changing to shake off its old image but it will be a few years to come up with its new image (maybe its like a lobster that discards its old shell before growing a new one). IBM is changing and its not for the better, unfortunately.
RE: Ed Gould
Ed, by your own reasoning that mainframes are needed, IBM should have siezed upon PSI as an ally, helping them expand downwards into smaller opportunities. And there would have been the added bonus of selling extra support contracts and OS licences to all those PSI customers selling IBM OS on non-IBM hardware, without the added cost of actually having to support that other vendor hardware.
No, IBM reacted to PSI as a threat, a two-pronged threat. Firstly, IBM saw that customers would realise just how over-priced and restricted they were with IBM mainframe hardware. Secondly, they realised that the favoured platform was the HP Superdome, and Superdomes would only impress customers with their flexibility, reliability and built-in redundancy. The last thing IBM wanted was a threat to the assured revenue generated by their mainframe hardware bizz by letting HP into their mainframe accounts, it would have been the ultimate hardware suicide. So IBM chose to destroy its "ally" instead.
Now, as far as I know, what the PSI guys did wasn't patented, so there's nothing to stop another start-up creating a z/OS-on-Itanium emulator, then sitting back and waiting for the IBM lawyers to start making offers....
MS Windows emulator on z/OS...
i'm sure some company will come out one day with a MS Windows comercial emulator on z/OS!
That would be an interesting achievement and probably technically not so hard to do. But i'm not sure IBM is interested on that and neither Microsoft...
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