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UF study looks at links between children's gut bacteria, type 1 diabetes
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Published: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, July 12, 2010 at 11:32 p.m.
You might say it was a gut feeling that led University of Florida researchers to a new way of looking at type 1 or juvenile diabetes.
Facts on Diabetes
Total: 23.6 million children and adults in the United States - 7.8 percent of the population - have diabetes.
Diagnosed: 17.9 million people
Undiagnosed: 5.7 million people
Type 1 diabetes: About one in every 400 to 600 children and adolescents has type 1 diabetes.
- American Diabetes Association
New research shows it is the mix of bacteria in a child's digestive tract that might determine whether he or she develops type 1 diabetes.
This form of diabetes, which affects more than 3 million Americans under the age of 20, has long been a medical mystery. There seems to be little or no genetic link to the condition, since only 15 percent of those who develop type 1 diabetes have an immediate family member with the disease.
The environment has long been a suspect, but scientists have not yet determined what could trigger diabetes in young patients.
UF researchers say that trigger could be linked to the bacteria that live in our digestive tracts. As a newborn draws its first breaths, it begins ingesting microbes from the world around it. These bacteria soon populate a baby's relatively pristine digestive system.
Microbes are essential to health, helping to break down food while offering an extra layer of protection to the delicate digestive system. Most of us maintain a healthy balance of microbes in our gut.
This latest research shows that type 1 diabetics lack this balance of bacteria. The mix in their guts showed erratic combinations with less variety among the bacteria. As the diabetic children's disease progressed, so did the irregular makeup of their gut bacteria.
Eric Triplett, chairman of UF's department of microbiology and cell science, is lead author of the study, published in the International Society of Microbial Ecology Journal.
Triplett takes his cue from Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" when explaining the differences seen in diabetic children: "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."
The study tracked the gut bacteria of eight Finnish children, using high-speed genetic analysis to identify and count the bacteria present in each child's bodily waste. Four of the children developed diabetes, while four did not.
The uniformity of Finland's gene pool, along with a higher prevalence of type 1 diabetes, makes the Finnish population ideal for genetic research on the condition, said Mark Atkinson, a type 1 diabetes researcher in UF's department of pathology, immunology and laboratory medicine.
Researchers still must determine how an unbalanced bacterial mix contributes to the disease, which occurs when the body's own immune system destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
Those involved in the study suspect that an unstable bacteria mix might have a role in other immunological diseases, such as Crohn's disease, celiac disease and multiple sclerosis.
Tests to evaluate gut bacteria levels could offer an early indicator of diabetes and give doctors an early jump on treatment.
"It won't be as easy as feeding a patient yogurt," Triplett said. "But if we could develop a system of profiling someone's gut environment, then maybe we can develop a system for modifying or correcting it, as well."
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Slow Songs for Weddings
As how many people would describe a wedding it is about a love celebration, a party dedicated to the unity of the two destinies into one.
If it is to correlate this general idea to the event it is surely and clearly that the grooms' intention is to remake or try to make it real their love story: representative wedding decor, theme and music as well.
The wedding music will be one forte point to express the love the bride has for the groom and reverse order, the lyrics being in fact the artistic way to suggest the deep feelings, the emotions of that day.Slow songs for wedding are a predominant need and request. This genre and love theme of the songs is the romantic equivalent of the wedding meaning. What to select is up to each couple but not to miss is the song the bride and groom had since their first beginning of the relationship, if it is the case, if they have one of such kind.Slow songs are a pleasure but a need after all, thinking at the moments these will be used, such as the religious ceremony in all its durability, the grooms' first dance, the time as pause between too rhythmic and tiresome dances. But wouldn't be too boring to have too many slow songs for wedding? In other words don't count on these as to be the major part of your wedding music play list.
Judging too harsh but after all true the guests come to your wedding to party. Hearing and dancing on slow songs too much will be for them a free of energy party, no enthusiasm, no funny moments, the lack of salt and pepper to say it so. Variety in genre is what you have to count on.

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Sir Bobby Robson dies.
Sir Bobby Robson dies.
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The football world is mourning the death of former England manager Sir Bobby Robson, who has died from cancer at the age of 76.
Sir Bobby, one of the game's finest and most charismatic coaches, was knighted in 2002 for services to football.
A statement issued on behalf of his family said: "It is with great sadness that it has been announced today that Sir Bobby Robson has lost his long and courageous battle."
They appealed for privacy and announced an initial funeral will be held for family members only.
Robson made his managerial name at unfashionable Ipswich Town, leading them to European and domestic glory in 13 wonderful years.
He then became the England national side's second most successful manager - behind another Ipswich legend, Sir Alf Ramsey - taking the team to the semi finals of the 1990 World Cup.
Ray Wilkins, who played under him for England, told Sky News he was "absolutely devastated" at the news of his passing.
"He was an absolute gentlemen," he said. "You don't come across people like Bobby very often.
"He lived his life with humility. He was a joy to be around."
Sir Bobby's assistant with the England team and former team-mate, Don Howe told Sky: "He had high standards in his football and in his family and he always wanted the best.
"At the same time, he emphasised if you wanted the best, you had to work hard to get the best."
Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid tribute to his tenacity and good humour: "He epitomised everything that is great about football in this country.
"His passion, patriotism, dedication and professionalism knew no equal during his time both as a player and a manager."
Throughout the 1990s Sir Bobby enjoyed successful spells with clubs on the continent, culminating in an illustrious management role with European giants Barcelona.
He returned to English football with Newcastle United, where he was adored.
Just five days ago thousands of football fans crowded into the club's home ground St James's Park to pay tribute to Sir Bobby and raise funds for his cancer charity.
Before the kick-off of Sunday's game a guard of honour gave fans and players a chance to show him their appreciation.
Proceeds from the match went towards The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, launched in March 2008.
The foundation has raised more than £1.3m to fight cancer.
Sir Bobby's official biographer Bob Harris paid tribute to his strength amid the many health problems that blighted his later years."The way he battled on and refused to give in to five bouts of cancer, I was beginning to think he was immortal," he said.
"I will remember him as a genuine football man who loved the game beyond anything else."
^Sky news.com
I feel saddened by what has happned, as he was one of the worlds greatest managers. I feel the world has lost a vital part of football history.
R.I.P Sir Bobby Robson.
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Last saturday two of Robsons former clubs paid tribute to him when they played each other for their first matches of the season. The teams were Newcastle and West Brom. Must of been the only entertaining bit for the Newcastle fans.
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Last saturday two of Robsons former clubs paid tribute to him when they played each other for their first matches of the season. The teams were Newcastle and West Brom. Must of been the only entertaining bit for the Newcastle fans.
I watched that game down the pub, good game.
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US names temporary envoy to Egypt
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry has appointed a temporary envoy to be the top American diplomat in Egypt following the departure of ambassador Anne Patterson.
David Satterfield is a career diplomat and veteran on Mideast issues. The State Department says he'll serve in Cairo until a new ambassador is nominated.
Kerry has recommended that the current U.S. ambassador to Syria take the post. That's Robert Ford, whose nomination is still being vetted by the White House.
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some more concept work on UNCHARTED. it's been long enough i don't think i'm posting any spoilers.
Oh hell ya. No wonder they want you to hang around for a bit.
Robh! Just checking out your blog from Melbourne. I'm still on the road. Your work is fantastic. Hope everything's going well.
Some really nice stuff on your blog mate!! - some great concepts for uncharted!
beautiful work - especially on that shipwreck one.
Hey Robh, It was cool hangin out with you guys last November. Looks like the game is doing pretty well.
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COM-Communication Studies
COM100 - Perspectives on Communication
An introductory course intended primarily for majors in communication studies, this course explains the many perspectives from which communication may be studied and serves as an introduction to the discipline. (3 crs.)
COM101 - Oral Communication
This course is designed to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for preparing and presenting extemporaneous speeches to accomplish informative and persuasive goals on issues of civil, political or cultural importance. Course topics include audience analysis, research, organization, language use and delivery that facilitate effective communication with audiences. (3 crs.)
COM106 - Introduction to Mass Communication
An introduction to the media of mass communication that surveys the history, structure, functions, effects, and regulations of the mass media. (3 crs.)
COM141 - Audio Production I
This course covers the fundamentals of radio production, including the theory and use of audio lab equipment, writing and producing various types of basic radio programs, and the study of FCC rules and regulations as they apply to radio broadcasters. (3 crs.)
COM142 - Video Production I
Fundamentals of television studio production, including the use of equipment, are covered. This course has both a lecture and a laboratory component. Students must register for both the lecture and laboratory components in the same term. (3 crs.)
COM203 - Introduction to Public Relations
This course examines PR as the communication function that allows organizations to interface with their environments and publics. It describes the public relations process as well as its history, the guiding principles and concepts of organizational advocacy, and explores the various career opportunities in the field. (3 crs.)
COM220 - Group Communication
This course examines elements and processes in group communication as they are required for making decisions, solving problems, managing conflict, understanding interpersonal influence and interaction, and evaluating leadership roles. Both theoretical and practical guidelines as they apply to group communication are examined. Group projects and experiential learning activities may require participation in service-learning activities outside of class and off campus. (3 crs.)
COM230 - Argumentation and Debate
This course aims to cultivate students' critical understanding of forms of reasoning as these are deployed by advocates in various situations. Students learn about argument form, structures and strategies used in supporting or undermining propositions. Students act as advocates for particular positions in a team debate and write critical analyses of advocates in debates, panel discussions and argumentative essays. (3 crs.)
COM241 - Audio Production II
Students will build upon the knowledge and skills learned in Audio Production I, including creating, writing, producing and evaluating various types of more sophisticated production projects. Strong emphasis on theory and practice of field production, creating sound and special effects. Prerequisite: COM 141 or permission of instructor. (3 crs.)
COM242 - Video Production II
This course is designed to prepare a student to perform in the various areas of single-camera electronic field production, including the fundamentals of scripting, planning and budgeting field shoots; gathering audio and video in the field; field lighting; skills and aesthetics of editing field produced video; and the understanding and reading of test equipment for video signals. Prerequisite: COM 142 or permission of instructor. (3 crs.)
COM246 - Radio and Television Announcing
Theories and practice of gathering, evaluating, writing and delivering newscasts, sports, commercials and interviews for radio and television audiences are covered. Prerequisite: COM 141 or COM 142 or permission of instructor. (3 crs.)
COM250 - Oral Communication: Management
Students will develop an awareness of, and an appreciation for, communication in the business world and preparing and presenting oral reports and speeches designed especially for persons who function in organizations, businesses or industries. (3 crs.)
COM275 - The Art of Film
This course provides an introduction to the study of film and covers fundamental concepts in the history, aesthetics, style, technique and critical interpretation of film. The course emphasizes the filmmaker as a creative artist. (3 crs.)
COM303 - Public Relations Applications
This course seeks to develop the production skills necessary to function in an entry-level public relations position. Many assignments will help students develop: 1) proficiency using the host of vehicles PR practitioners use and 2) a portfolio. Effort will be made to create an atmosphere similar to the first job in PR. The instructor will be the first PR supervisor – the boss – editing the work; criticizing style; asking for research; forcing the student to plan, analyze, write, rewrite, prepare, repair, organize and reorganize. Prerequisite: COM 203. (3 crs.)
COM310 - Organizational Communication
This course examines many facets of organizational life (e.g., cultural, power, politics, conflict, ethnic diversity, gender and ethics) to illustrate how organizing is dependent upon communication processes. (3 crs.)
COM319 - Communication & Gender
This course examines the intersection of communication and gender through a focus upon various channels of communication, various settings or contexts, and the role of culture as traditionally studied by communication researchers and scholars. (3 crs.)
COM320 - Intercultural Communication
Students will gain insight into the cultural communication problems of individuals and groups in face-to-face communication and in technologically mediated communication. The course provides description and analysis of cultural factors in communication, such as perception, value systems, language codes and nonverbal communication. (3 crs.)
COM325 - Media Literacy
This course explores how media are used by individual, institutions and cultures. Students will apply their enhanced understanding of the media to construct more effective communication. (3 crs.)
COM331 - Radio and Television Commercials
This course focuses on the writing of commercial messages in varying lengths for both radio and television, including preparation of storyboards. Prerequisite: COM 141 or COM 142 or permission of instructor. (3 crs.)
COM332 - Radio and Television Writing: News
A study in the writing of news, commentary and documentary scripts for radio and television, this course also focuses on the press conference. Prerequisite: COM 141 or 142 or permission of instructor. (3 crs.)
COM335 - Radio and Television Writing: Drama
This course focuses on writing and analyzing teleplays, film and/or radio plays for understanding of dramatic composition and unique needs of specific writing genres and audiences. (3 crs.)
COM336 - Broadcast Reporting
A further exploration of the principles of reporting for the electronic media, students will apply reporting techniques, ethical principles and legal principles in actual field experiences. (3 crs.)
COM350 - Persuasion
Methods of changing attitudes and behaviors through communication are studied, as well as analysis of individuals, audiences, occasions and subjects for persuasive appeals. Logical and psychological arrangements and the ethics of persuading and being persuaded are also covered. Preparation of persuasive speeches is emphasized. Prerequisite: COM 101 or COM 250 or permission of instructor. (3 crs.)
COM351 - Rhetoric - Theory, Hisotry and Criticism
A study of the history of rhetoric, including major intellectual figures, ideas and insights from classical Greece until the present day. Prerequisites: COM 101 and COM 230 or permission of instructor (3 crs.)
COM355 - Broadcast Management
Students will development a working knowledge of the managerial structures of broadcast organization. Prerequisite: COM 141 or COM 142. (3 crs.)
COM363 - Sport Communication and Media Relations
This course provides sport management training in sports public relations, publicity and marketing. It includes writing for the media, managing media relationships and using media to obtain marketing objectives. Prerequisite: (3 crs.)
COM370 - Public Communication Law and Policy
This course examines the meaning of the speech and press clauses of the First Amendment and the application of those clauses to the formulation of public communication policy. It considers electronic media policy formulation in the areas of commercial speech, contemporary speech controversies, privacy, public interest and evolving communication technologies from the perspectives of statute limitations, court constitutional interpretations, common law, regulatory mandates and international treaties. (3 crs.)
COM378 - Special Topics in Communication
This course title is reserved for special, experimental, or unique courses which are not taught as part of the regular courses available to students. (3 crs.) Maximum of 3 for any single course. Students would be limited to three different courses with this title or 9 credit-hours.
COM381 - Communication Research
This course provides an introduction to and practice in the construction of research that is appropriate to the student's area of interest in Communication Studies. It seeks to provide basic research skills to those anticipating graduate studies and to those anticipating employment in the areas of communication studies. (3 crs.)
COM436 - Public Relations Cases and Problems
In this course students will analyze the methods of the public relations profession found in the case study literature and apply those methods to their own research, and through the investigation of public relations case studies come to understand the strategies and tactics of a public relations campaign. In addition, students will develop analytical skills so that graduates may function in the four primary roles of the public relations practitioner: 1. monitor of public opinion and change; 2. voice of organization's conscience; 3. advocate for organizations, and 4. monitor of organizational policies and programs. Prerequisites: COM 203 and COM 303 (3 crs.)
COM438 - Public Relations Campaign Management
This course seeks to increase understanding of the management of public relations campaigns by integrating communications theory with professional practice. Special attention is given to techniques for designing, implementing and evaluating effective campaign strategies for clients. Prerequisites: COM 203 and COM 303. (3 crs.)
COM446 - Mass Media and Society
This course examines the relationship of mass media and society. It explores the media ecology that creates and reflects the culture of our politics, entertainment, education, business, and personal lives. Prerequisite: COM 106 (3 crs.)
COM459 - Communication Studies Internship
Opportunities for practical, professional communication work and field experiences in various off-campus settings are offered. Internships are to be jointly administered by an on-site supervisor and the departmental internship supervisor. (Variable crs.)
COM463 - Media Criticism
A study of critical approaches to audio, video and cinematic texts, this course emphasizes discussion and application of approaches that examine the meaning of media texts, the author's role in producing media texts, the impact of media texts on audiences, and the impact of the social and cultural milieu on the creative and critical process. Prerequisite: COM 105 or 106. (3 crs.)
COM490 - Communication Theory
In this seminar, the theories of human communication are analyzed, debated and evaluated. (3 crs.)
COM499 - Career Design Strategies
Students in their final year will apply their communication expertise to craft a coherent, persuasive professional identity and a focused picture of their professional goals for the next five years. Students will use the theory and knowledge from their courses in communication studies regarding verbal and visual information, technology, rhetoric and research in the recursive design of their own portfolios, oral presentations and in the application and interpretation of peer feedback and third party reviews. Pre-requisites: Senior standing and communication major. (3 crs.)


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Guidelines for Auditions
All prospective music majors must pass an audition on their primary instrument or voice before being accepted as a music major and prior to registering for music classes.
Auditions are held in front of the Music Department's applied faculty members.
Note: In addition to the specific requirements listed below, all auditioning students will be asked to complete a few short ear-training exercises.
Strings, Woodwinds, and Brass
- One or more solos chosen from standard repertoire for your instrument (approximately seven minutes). Piano accompaniment is optional.
- Technical exercise/tonal development study (two to three minutes).
- All major scales.
- Sight-reading will be provided.
- Be prepared to audition on any three of the following categories (greater consideration is given to those students who have more than three categories prepared for the audition process):
- Snare Drum (military or concert)
- Mallet Instrument (marimba, xylophone, or vibes)
- Timpani
- Drum Set
- Multiple Percussion
- Sight-reading will be provided.
- Solo literature
Piano: Teacher Licensure (music education) majors selecting piano as their primary instrument should choose music from three of the following categories, one of which must be memorized. Performance majors should choose one piece from each of the four categories, two of which should be memorized.
- Baroque: a Bach fugue, invention, sinfonia, prelude and and fugue, or suite movement.
- Classical: a quick movement from a Mozart, Haydn, or Beethoven sonata.
- Romantic: a work by Chopin, Schubert, Brahms, Liszt, Schumann, or Mendelssohn.
- Twentieth Century: a work in impressionistic or contemporary style by Debussy, Ravel, Bartok, Prokofiev, or others.
- Major and minor scales, hands together, four octaves (pianists) or two octaves (organists).
- Two sight-reading pieces will be provided, in hymn and sonatina styles.
- Present a repertoire sheet listing compositions studied during the past two years.
- Two art songs, or an art song and an aria (an accompanist will be provided; applicants may also choose to bring their own accompanist).
- Melodies to be sung at sight (selected hymns, folksongs, etc).
- Short melodies (five or six notes) to be sung after one hearing.
The Department of Music offers study in guitar as part of the Performance Option - Jazz Studies Concentration. Prospective jazz guitar students should prepare two standards in contrasting styles. Students will be asked to accompany a soloist and improvise on both tunes. In addition, students should be prepared to play major scales and sightread from a lead sheet. Please note that EIU does not currently offer lessons in classical guitar.
Prospective composition students should provide scores and/or tapes of original compositions prior to auditions. Recorded performances would be helpful, but are not required. Materials can be submitted either through the mail or electronically to:
Dr. Bradley Decker
Department of Music
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920
Jazz Studies
Students auditioning to major in Jazz Studies will complete the above requirements according to their instrument, and should also be prepared to demonstrate their ability to improvise over two contrasting jazz standards. Piano or play-along accompaniment will be available.


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For the past sixteen years, Alwyn Cosgrove has been committed to achieving excellence in the field of fitness training and athletic preparation. Specializing in performance enhancement, Alwyn has helped countless individuals and athletes reach their goals through sound scientific training.
Alwyn has an honors degree in Sports Science from Chester College, the University of Liverpool, is certified with distinction as a strength & conditioning specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has been recognized as a Master of Sports Sciences with the International Sports Sciences Association.
Alwyn is also recognized and certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, the American College of Sports Medicine, the British Association of Sports And Exercise Sciences, Kingsports International Australia, the Society for Weight Training Injury Specialists, USA Weightlifting and the Chek Insitute of Corrective High Performance Exercise Kinesiology.
A former Taekwon-do international champion, Alwyn has utilized his personal experience as an athlete and combined it with the advanced theories of European Sports Science and the principles of modern strength and conditioning systems.
Through the years in this field Alwyn has been recognized as a specialist in Athletic Preparation by The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and has studied extensively each country's approach to athletic preparation.
During his career as a strength and conditioning coach, Alwyn has worked with a wide variety of clientele, including several Olympic and national level athletes, five World Champions and professionals in a multitude of sports including boxing, martial arts, soccer, ice skating, football, fencing, triathlon, rugby, bodybuilding, dance and fitness competition.
A sought after expert for several of the country's leading publications including Men's Health magazine, Alwyn is available to develop physical preparation programs to take you to a new level of development
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Felt Turkey Crayon HolderSurprise Me!
This felt turkey crayon holder will not only make your child's table festive it will keep the kiddos busy! You might also like to see some more fun ideas to make your Thanksgiving festive!
Download and print the Felt Turkey Crayon Holder Template.
Cut the pieces out of felt. I used a slightly lighter brown felt for the body. All supplies can be found at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Supplies.
Place the smaller feather piece on top of the larger feather piece. Line up the bottom edge. Sew along the edge starting and stopping at the edge of the smaller feather piece. Next sew a diagonal line from the edge of the smaller feather piece down to the bottom center.
This makes the crayon pockets.
With hot glue or craft glue fasten googly eyes, wattle and beak to the body. Next glue the body to the feather piece.
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The following Tutorial is part of the Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores® Celebrate the Season campaign. I received compensation for this review; however, these are all my own ideas.


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Feb. 18, 2004
Sophomore Avery Sheets scored 23 points and dished out five assists to lead Butler to a 75-58 upset of league-leading UW-Milwaukee in a Horizon League game at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The victory lifted the Bulldogs to 12-12 on the year and 7-7 in league play, while UWM fell to 17-8 overall and 12-3 in conference action.
"This was probably as good an effort as we've had this year," said Butler head coach Todd Lickliter. "We really committed to the scouting report and how to defend and then doing it."
Butler never trailed in the game, and Lickliter's squad led by as many as 19 points in the closing minutes. The 75 points were a season-high for the Bulldogs, who entered the game ranked last in the Horizon League in scoring offense.
Sheets, who hit a three-point field goal at the buzzer to beat UW-Milwaukee at Hinkle Fieldhouse a year ago, scored 17 points in the second half to help the Bulldogs pull away. He hit seven of 12 shots over the final 20 minutes, including three of five from beyond the three-point arc. He also had three assists, three rebounds and a steal in the final period.
"Sheets was the difference. We just couldn't guard him," said UWM head coach Bruce Pearl.
The Panthers battled back from a nine-point halftime deficit, 30-21, and tied the game at 39-39 on a basket by Nate Mielke with 14:26 left in the contest. But the Bulldogs answered with a 12-3 scoring run to take command for good.
Monserez hit back-to-back three-point field goals to give Butler a 45-39 lead, and then sophomore Bruce Horan cashed a three-pointer to make it 48-39. Ed McCants stopped the Butler run with a three-point field goal, but Monserez quickly answered with his third three-pointer in the stretch, giving the Bulldogs a 51-42 advantage.
The Bulldogs hit a season-high 15 of 29 three-point field goals in the game, including nine of 15 in the second half. Five different players contributed to the long-range barrage, led by Sheets with five and Monserez with four.
"I believe we have good shooters," stated Lickliter. "The (season) stats are a fluke; I've seen these guys shoot."
Monserez finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, while freshman center Jamie Smalligan added a career-high 15 points and a career-best eight rebounds. Smalligan scored 12 points in the first half to help the Bulldogs to a strong start. Dylan Page, the league's leading scorer, topped UW-Milwaukee with 18 points, while McCants added 14.
The Bulldogs will step out of league play to host Ohio on Saturday, Feb. 21. The game is part of the 23-contest ESPN Bracket Buster Saturday series and will start at 2 p.m.


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Happy 1st Birthday
By Charlene Li
I've been a member of the blogosphere now for one year (first post was Sept. 24th last year). What started out as an experiement has become indispensible to my work and research -- I love the instanteous feedback I get from you and frankly, it's addictive! I write, you write back. Wow.
When my managers and colleagues at Forrester ask me why I blog, I go back to some of the core values of the company. If you happen to have one of my business cards, flip it over and you'll on the back the following: 4C 2Q 1S. These are the Forrester company values and two of them in particular -- Client and Communication -- have been at the core of this blog. Rarely a day goes by that a conversation with a client doesn't include a reference to a blog post. And Communication -- the speed and quality of the conversation on this blog -- is better than anything I've experienced at Forrester, short of face to face meetings. So why do I blog? Because it perfectly aligns with my goal of communicating better with Forrester clients.
Here are some interesting stats:
- 120 posts written in the past year, several by colleagues at Forrester
- Average 25,000 visitors a month (from SiteMeter, which you can now view, in the spirit of transparency)
- 973 Feedburner subscribers
In comparison, I've published 15 research pieces on forrester.com. Now, on the surface, you might say this makes my "official" research on forrester.com miniscule in comparison to my blog writing, but I beg to differ. From the outset, I envisioned this blog to be a supplement, not a replacement of my regular research stream. My blog posts are primarily my own thoughts and insights and don't benefit from the collaboration and consideration of my colleagues. In contrast, the research from Forrester goes through multiple drafts and rounds of editing (they are also much better written -- and shorter -- as a result!).
So thanks for reading this blog, and all of your encouragement and criticisms over the past year -- and keep those ideas and comments coming!


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June 4, 2014
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Three members of Alabama's track and field team have been selected to the 2014 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District IV Track & Field/Cross Country Team it was announced this week.
Junior Nia Barnes, senior Alexis Paine and sophomore Kevin Shannon all earned places on the district team and will move forward to the national ballot.
Barnes, a native of West Orange, N.J., will compete in the hammer throw next week at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. In the classroom, she owns a 4.0 GPA while studying telecommunications and film/media production.
Barnes recently finished third in the hammer throw at the SEC Outdoor Championships. She followed that with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA East Region Preliminary after throwing the hammer a distance of 203 feet, 9 inches--a mark that ranks second in school history.
A 2013 Capital One Academic All-American, Paine, a native of Mobile, Ala., recently graduated from Alabama with a degree in English and a 3.89 GPA. She finished her Tide career as the school's most storied pole vaulter--earning All-American honors three times, winning the 2013 SEC Indoor Championship and bettering the school record multiple times in the event.
A native of Vestavia Hills, Ala., Shannon, maintains a 3.98 GPA while majoring in mechanical engineering. He posted three top-five finishes in the javelin during the 2014 outdoor season. His throw of 207 feet, 5 inches, at the John Mitchell Alabama Relays on March 20 ranks sixth in school history.


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A Delaware County grand jury has returned an indictment against a man who allegedly raped a child at a family party.
Arturo Olivar-Gonzalez, 30, is charged with two counts rape in connection with the sexual assault of a juvenile girl.
Investigators say Olivar-Gonzalez raped a child under the age of 12 during a children's sleep over.
"The young victim came forward and reported a sexual assault," said Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O'Brien. "As a result of her bravery, we were able to move forward with charges."
Officials said that the two counts stem from two separate acts on the same date.
Olivar-Gonzalez is currently being held in jail awaiting arraignment.
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Introducing Dabito of Old Brand New – Go read his blog asap guys. He explores everything from interiors & music to his daily personal experiences. Also, he's got a pretty great Instagram too!
…and now, a few words from him:
I'm a graphic designer, photographer and a printmaker. Los Angeles, born and bred. I enjoy moving every year to get a good feel for all the different pockets of LA since LA is immense. Right now, I'm just working on my online shop, finding vintage goods, creating one of a kind prints and objects. I'm also collaborating with a jewelry designer to make a couple of fun, unisex pieces. Stay tuned!
…and now his favorite piece and why:
For me, it really comes down to shoes and accessories. These vintage Bally brogues offer comfort and style. Can't go wrong with brogues ever. And the pyramid ring from All For The Mountain is my jewelry du jour.
You can see more Gentle-men here.
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We are traveling through a very historic area for the United States (and the Confederacy). Southport is located at the mouth of the Cape Fear Inlet, one of the main capes and inlets on the east coast of the US. Beyond the inlet are the frying pan shoals extending for many miles out to sea. The markers placed and maintained by the government take boats large and small by the shoals safely to open ocean. There are many, many wreaks littering the shoals. The long, deep Cape Fear River flows to the sea here. I traveled it today for 10 miles from from the cut to Carolina Beach. It was nice to be in deep water (40 feet plus) and not constantly watching the depth meter (I did anyway, but not as much). The largest ammunition loading platform in the eastern US was/is located up the Cape Fear River. Transports exit the river into the Atlantic and then head for Europe or Vietnam... now the Middle East. The original photo I chose for this entry wouldn't download. It is a memorial for the crew of a transport ship that was torpedoed by a German U-Boat outside of Cape Fear. During the civil war, the south controlled the entrance to the Cape Fear River and used that to undermine the North's attempted blockade of Cape Fear inlet and to further prevent the Northern ships from entering Cape Fear river and taking Wilmington. The futuristic looking iron topped steam battle ships were placed here to guard the entrance (and because they were too heavy and underpowered to take to sea). Eventually, of course, it all fell to the North. Now Southport is a city of peace.
I've fallen into a daily routine which goes something like this: Wake up, make coffee, dingy the dogs to shore for a long walk, back to the boat to feed everyone clean up and get ready to travel, put up the dingy and store the outboard, head off to next destination (usually 15-30 miles away), arrive early afternoon and anchor, relax onboard listen to music and NPR news and write in log book and make sure holding is good, lower dingy and install outboard, take dogs to shore for afternoon and sometimes again for sunset walks, make and eat dinner, get ready for bed. Repeat. It's a good way to slowly make progress while enjoying every place we go. I counted and including the Oriental Harbor, Deatons Marina (remember that first night on the boat) and Whitaker Docks, we've stayed at 10 different anchorages/docks so far this trip and we've slept on the boat 20 nights. We've cruised about 170 miles in the 10 days since we left Oriental on July 24, 2008. We're presently at mile marker 320 in the ICW. Only 600 or so more miles until the Bahamas. At this rate, I could be in the Bahamas by September or earlier. I get a lot of mixed reactions about that, ranging from don't worry to stares of sorry disbelief. I've read about hurricaines hitting North Carolina in October that were disastrous. What if I had waited until October to cruise through NC. I was going to bypass Southport today since it was only 15 miles from my previous anchorage and I wanted to get some miles under me, but my main cruising guide (the one in the picture with the food) said definitely spend some time here. They were right, this town is great. There's so much to say about it but the bottom line is that it has been a haven for mariners for hundreds of years and has a little of everything a cruising sailor and his dogs could want. Another cruising guide (Skipper Bob's) explained that there is a free town dock with power and water. I couldn't find it at first and anchored in the yacht basin. The weather report spoke of heavy thunderstorms and wind this evening (which only marginally materialized) and I was worried about my holding since there isn't room in the basin to lay out enough scope. I looked over and there was a sign for the free and empty town dock space. Those guides are so worth it. We try not to skimp on cruising guides and they almost always deliever their worth and more. I called and reserved the space and managed to land with the help of a kind local. The tide range here is 4 feet, which means we sometimes climb up and sometimes down to get from the boat to the dock. And I do believe my sailboat is the coolest one in the Southport Yacht Basin tonight, which hasn't done much for me yet tonight, but still.
08/02/2008, Carolina Beach, NC
14.5 miles from anchor up to anchor down today. Carolina beach is not as upscale as Wrightsville Beach, at least not according to the view of it I saw. Cheap motels, touristy shops. But the basic concept is the same, an incredible beach on the Atlantic side with "beach" houses fit into every nook and cranny along it. Some basic homes, some extravagent villas. This is where the Carolinians have their beach houses - their Coronado (Coronado, San Diego is where my family goes). There was hardly anyplace to put the dingy ashore. I came into one condo building with a beach in front and asked someone on the balcony if I could come ashore for a little while to walk the dogs. They actually said no and watched as I turned around and headed off. But that is the exception. As I've said before, NC people seem naturally dog friendly. The man at the convienence store came out after we were done and brought the dogs biscuts. Many people have done so on this trip (remember the ladies walking in the mornings in Oriental). It seems to be the norm in these beach towns to pass ordinances restricting dogs completely from the beaches during the summer months. Pity. We go anyway, but only for short leashed runs to and from the water. I found this little put-in not far from tonight's anchorage. It was so nice out this evening that we tried to sleep out on deck, but it became just to muggy out there and now we're back inside before heading off to sleep in the more cozy cabin. It is cool out tonight, which keeps things more comfortable. There's definitely an art to cruising a sailboat long distances. One has to find comfort in all types of environments; most of all, one has to find comfort in one's self. That's why Jake does so well. Anne and I go through happy times and homesick times but we're happy to at least be together.
08/01/2008, Wrightsvills Beach Just Before Taking Off To Carolina Beach
I'm learning low water use methods of washing the dishes. I've got 80 gallons of water and I've not filled up since I left Whitaker Creek in Oriental. I've got the forward 35 gallon tank turned off from the supply so that I will know when I'm running low.
08/01/2008, Wrightsville Beach, NC
I went shopping, cleaned and vaccumed the inside of the boat, pulled up the dingy, stored the outboard engine, and was just about ready to head off. It was beautiful. That's when things go wrong. And surely as I was windlassing the chain it got stuck in the device evidently designed to prevent the chain from getting stuck. To make a long story short and not too detailed, I got the anchor up and made it 14.5 miles southward to Carolina Beach, where I'm posting this entry.
When we awoke, it was sunny and calm again. We dingied into shore and took a long walk through the beach town. Knowing that I had misread (perhaps purposely) the signs about when dogs were allowed , I only brought them far enough to take this picture. The rest of the walk was far enough to tire them out nonetheless.
We traveled a short 22 miles (4-5 hours with one long wait for a broken bridge) to this happening beach town, though the beach town scene is starting to become a bit routine. What made things interesting was a fat thunderstorm that came through shortly after I took the dogs for a walk on the dog restricted beach. I was about to dingy back to town by myself to do some grocery shopping when I saw lightening in the distance. I've taken to letting out a lot of chain to give the anchor enough scope with the tidal currents that frequent this region. Even so, I went up and let out a total of 90 feet of chain. I would have let out all 100, but that would have put me too close to another sailboat. It held no problem. But what a show. Lightening all around us - long strikes that seemed not to stop as quickly as one would expect. I battoned up the hatches and made macaroni and cheese and a hebrew national hot dog sliced in (I know) while the water was sheeting off the windows. Anne stayed close, Jake seemed oblivious. When the storm finally ended, the air was cool and moist and we all had a great night's sleep. This morning is clear and calm again (for now). We took a great hike through town and I went and got those groceries. I've got some good pictures from that which will get posted this afternoon or evening. The boat is sparkling from the hard wash. Turns out my procrastination in not scrubbing the decks since we started paid off.
07/31/2008, Topsail Anchorage
We landed the dingy about 200 yards from the sailboat on a little beach (formerly a launching ramp) surrounded by docks. There was even a little post to tie the dingy to so I didn't have to pull it up the beach. Jake and Anne are great ambassadors of good will. It's like everybody knows them already and many people come right on over and say hello to us. The dogs get pet by strangers every day. North Carolina people, I must say, appear to be true dog lovers. Anyway, its because of the dogs that I feel ok landing pretty much anywhere. People see that I've got animals that need to get off the boat and do their thing and walk around. We clean up after ourselves and don't stay for long. One woman commented that she sees a lot of goldens on boats. I'm not surprised. A mature golden retiever does great on a sailboat if they are taken on land walks regularly. The dogs are great at hanging out while sailing. They don't get uptight at all the little things and they enjoy just being all together. It was only a short walk from the landing spot to the Atlantic, where we walked along the beach. The waves were high and the surf was dangerous, so I kept them on leash. Returned to the boat, made a nice dinner of steamed rice and the rest of the chicken in a stif-fry with fresh vegies. We may take off later tomorrow as our destination is only 20 miles away.


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The commonwealth of Virginia recently passed legislation requiring colleges and universities to establish comprehensive first-warning and notification plans by January 1, 2009. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, known as Virginia Tech, has selected Virginia-based Inova Solutions as part of its emergency mass notification system. This month, university officials will implement over 200 OnAlert displays as a means to instantly communicate vital information to large groups of students, staff and faculty in public areas.
Virginia Tech's initial project includes 220 OnAlert displays for mass notification in classrooms and common areas. When no emergency message is needed, the displays show accurate time and date to ensure synchronized school operations. The displays are powered by existing network connections using standard Power over Ethernet (POE) technology. Centrally networked, the comprehensive system is easy to install, manage and send emergency messages as needed, according to the company.
For schools considering mass notification systems, here are a few considerations:
- Use multiple technologies to deliver emergency messages, such as Visual Messaging, SMS/Text, e-mail and Public Address. This multi-tiered approach allows for communication overlap in the event of weak cell phone coverage or limited reach of other systems.
- Coordinate public address and visual messaging systems for optimal reach, especially for large congregation spaces like student unions, cafeterias and lecture halls to minimize the impact of noise often accompanying a crisis and support the disabled population as required under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- For visual displays, LED screens deliver crisp, clear messages to large areas.
LEDs are brighter than LCD screens and can be read easily at more than 100 feet, even through smoke and dust. (LCDs have up to 20-foot viewing range and limited viewing angle.)
- LED displays are durable, with an expected life of 10 years (three times that of LCDs)
LED displays consume far less power than LCDs. Ethernet-powered displays can use redundant network power to survive outages.


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Carrion Crown
Sera Tawla Petrovic
Feisty Varisian girl (AKA: Female Human Rogue)
Female Human (Varisian) Rogue 1
CG Medium Humanoid (Human)
Init + 6; Senses Perception + 4
AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 13 (+ 3 armor, + 4 Dex)
hp 9 (1d8 + 1)
Fort + 1, Ref + 6, Will + 0
Spd 30 ft.
Blade Boot + 0 (1d4; 20/x2; P)
Brass Knuckles + 4 (1d3; 20/x2; B)
Dagger + 4 (1d4; 19-20/x2; P/S; 10ft)
Shortsword + 4 (1d6; 19-20/x2; P)
Silver Switchblade Knife [Butterfly-Cross Pendant] + 4 (1d4-1; 19-20/x2; P; 10ft)
Unarmed Strike + 4 (1d3; 20/x2; BNL)
Wooden Stake + 4 (1d4; 20/x2; P; 10ft)
Special Attacks Sneak Attack + 1d6
Str 11, Dex 18, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 14
Base Atk + 0; CMB + 0; CMD 14
Feats Catch Off-Guard, Rogue Weapon Proficiencies, Weapon Finesse
Traits Armor Expert, Chance Savior
Skills Acrobatics + 8, Bluff + 6, Climb + 4, Diplomacy + 6, Disable Device + 9, Knowledge (Local) + 5, Perception + 4, Sense Motive + 4, Sleight of Hand + 8, Stealth + 8, Swim + 4
Languages Common, Thassilonian, Varisian
SQ Trapfinding + 1
Combat Gear Blade Boot, Brass Knuckles, Dagger (3), Shortsword, Studded Leather, Switchblade Knife (Silver Butterfly-Cross Pendant), Wooden Stake;
Other Gear Blanket, Flint and steel, Perfume – common (10), Rations – trail (per day) (2), Sack (5 @ 4 lbs), Thieves' tools, Torch
Armor Expert: -1 Armor check penalty.
Catch Off-Guard: Proficient with improvised melee weapons. Unarmed opponents are flat-footed against your improvised weapons.
Chance Savior: + 2 trait bonus on Initiative checks.
Sneak Attack + 1d6: + 1d6 damage if you flank your target or your target is flat-footed.
Trapfinding + 1: + 1 to find or disable traps.
Gender Female; Race Human (Varisian)
Age 18; Height 5' 2"; Weight 112 lbs
Eyes Violet; Hair Dark Brunette (Short)
Skin Dark Caucasian
Sera is an eighteen year old human girl of Varisian decent. She has a small, athletic body and an attractive face. Her thick locks of hair are dark brunette in color and worn short. Her eyes are violet and her skin is dark Caucasian.
Being rather untraditional Sera forgoes the bright colors and scarves so common in her culture. She almost always wears her black studded leather outfit—though she may wear other clothes on top of it to keep the armor beneath concealed—and she conceals a variety of weapons and tools around on her body and in her clothing.
Like many of her kind, Sera grew up in a wandering caravan. Her clan traveled between the various large towns to entertain the crowds and relieve distracted travelers of their valuables.
Although a skilled acrobat, more often than not Sera worked the crowds rather than entertained them. She was quiet the nimble little pickpocket and she consistently brought home more valuables than many others in her clan did. There were several close calls to be sure, but she always managed to find a way out of them when things went bad—even if it meant smacking an alerted mark or town guard upside his head with frying pan. Although a tomboy at heart, she wasn't above using her feminine allure to her advantage or pretending to be an uninvolved, innocent girl while the town guard chased after the boys. She was nothing if not resourceful and used whatever means was at hand to make good her escape.
Growing up in a wandering caravan as she did, Sera got to explore the Ustalav countryside and learned many things about the local legends and superstitions. Her interest in legends and superstitions spurred her interest in the Thassilonian runes. The many uneventful moments travelling between towns left ample time for her to pursue her hobby and over time she became quite knowledgeable about them.
In her mid teens, Professor Petros Lorrimor was in need of an expert in Thassilonian runes. In searching out such an expert, he learned of Sera and managed to catch up with her traveling caravan. With a little persuasion, he managed to acquire her services. The Professor had to make one more stop along the way though—to see a Harrower of some repute named Morrigan that he had recently learned of. So they traveled to the small village of Ravenholme to meet with her.
Sera always found unconventional people to be interesting. She got along well with both the kooky Professor and the pale Harrower and soon came to consider them to be her friends. Morrigan gave the Professor a dark portent in her reading and, sure enough, not long into their journey their small caravan became under attack by orc raiders on a rickety bridge while crossing a ravine. At one point the Professor found himself dangling off of the bridge, but fortunately for him the little thief was a resourceful and athletic girl. She managed to pull him to safety and, along with Morrigan, fended off the orc raiders. Fortunately the orcs numbers were few and the pair of girls proved more difficult to overcome than they had the stomach for. The girls got the Professor back to safety; He was grateful of course and promised not to forget them. Soon thereafter she returned to her caravan.
Just recently she received a pair of notices regarding the passing of the Professor and his upcoming funeral. She made her way to Ravenholme to deliver the sad news and pick up Morrigan to attend the funeral with. She was surprised to find Morrigan already packed and waiting for her arrival.


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Parents shouldn't let their children play this game. It represents the worst that Gangsta culture has to offer—the violence, the objectification of women, the constant swearing. There's an M on the label for a reason, people.
Racing fans will find a good arcade-styled racer along with a great car combat mechanic combining to make a quirky game that's well worth checking out.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing gamers should be fine. All of the cutscenes are subtitled, and handy onscreen indicators make sound effects superfluous.


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HipChat is persistent group chat for teams, with over 140 integrations and native clients for desktop and mobile devices. Hipchat has integrated its chat and communication platform into PagerDuty's alerting ecosystem. This means that thanks to webhooks, HipChat is able to rebroadcast PagerDuty incident status on all state changes including triggers, acknowledgements, resolves, assigns and escalations. This complements our HipChat to PagerDuty integration which allows you to trigger incidents in PagerDuty from HipChat via a slash command.
In your account, under the Configuration menu, select Services.
Within the service's Settings tab, click Add a webhook.
Enter a name for your webhook (i.e. HipChat) and an Endpoint URL as follows:
<auth_token> with one of your API auth tokens from HipChat. To get the proper V1 Token from HipChat, please follow these steps:
Go to https://<YourSubdomain>.hipchat.com/admin/api
Create a new token with the token type Notification
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<room_id> with the name or ID of the room you want the messages sent to. You can get your room's ID via this page or the rooms/list API method.
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Elite High Schools Do Not Mean Entrance Into Elite Colleges
Washington, DC -- Parents who arrange for their children to attend star high schools in order to improve their chances for admission to elite colleges may not be giving their children the advantage they hoped for, and may actually hurt their chances, according to a study published in the October issue of the Sociology of Education, published by the American Sociological Association.
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IV. Recommendations
As described above, there are numerous and complex internal and external factors driving the current financial downturn. No single approach will lift the industry out of this downturn. However, the commission did identify several promising approaches that in aggregate can strengthen the financial condition of hospitals without jeopardizing the quality of care provided to patients. Just as there is no one solution, those responsible for making these changes will include hospital management, boards of trustees, physicians and other health professionals, the state, payers, managed care companies and the general public. All have responsibilities to ensure that hospitals maintain financial viability in this dramatically changed health care environment. This section outlines several recommendations for the current financial situation and the relevant role that each party can play.
The recommendations are organized into three major areas, including:
While some of the proposals call for funding new programs, the main emphasis is on helping hospitals to restructure and reduce costs in response to the changing health care environment. The commission believes that these structural changes provide a longer-term solution to the financial problems of the state's hospitals than temporary infusions of cash that do nothing to change the fundamental realities of the health care market.
A. Assistance to hospitals and communities in the transition of hospitals to more efficient organizations providing services in the appropriate physical setting
1. Create hospital asset transformation program to assist in reduction of excess capacity
As the evolving health care environment continues to put pressure on the finances of many hospitals, all stakeholders would benefit from a process that would help hospitals address the issues of closures or transition to other uses in a proactive manner. The following Hospital Asset Transformation Program ("HATP") proposal is an attempt to develop a mechanism through which hospitals that are destined to close or transition to non-acute services could receive assistance to transition out of the acute care market in an orderly fashion.
The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, acting through the Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, with approval from the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Treasury Department, should be authorized to refinance the debt of the hospital terminating acute care services and pay up to the full amount of the annual debt service. This financial assistance should be conditioned upon the receipt of a plan from the new business partner (whether hospital or other entity) that:
Clearly, this is a sweeping proposal that will require the cooperation of many participants in the health care industry. Further, the issues will be particularly difficult at inner city hospitals that are often critical economic and social institutions and may be the only source of access to health care in the community. However, the commission believes that the HATP will enable New Jersey's hospital industry to radically restructure so that it will face future challenges from a position of strength. The DOH should be an active participant in this process, assuring a fair and open process and the appropriate use of both the facility and state funds.
2. Continue the hospital assistance unit
Earlier this year, the Department of Health established a Hospital Assistance Unit to coordinate state resources and to bring in outside resources, as needed, to aid distressed hospitals. The commission recommends that this concept continue in the form of a Hospital Transition Group. Such a group would help by developing a list of qualified consultants who could quickly identify the cause of financial problems at a particular institution. In addition, the group would be responsible for coordinating state actions to ensure that inappropriate regulatory hurdles do not stymie solutions.
The Department of Health should also continue to retain a merger/consolidation specialist. There will be some situations in which the demand for services requires continued operation of an acute care hospital, but not in its current form. A merger/consolidation specialist would serve as a "broker" to identify potential partners that would offer the appropriate fixes such as economies of scale, broader services, or access to capital.
3. Institute hospital quarterly financial reporting and management plan
The Department of Health should establish, through regulation, a mandatory quarterly financial monitoring system to identify potential problems before they become unmanageable. The commission favored quarterly over annual monitoring because the annual audited financial statements are typically issued four to six months after the end of the year. A problem starting in the first quarter of one year might not be detected for another 15 months. Financial data provided must be of sufficient detail to allow the DOH to calculate a broad range of financial indicators, including liquidity (days cash on hand and average payment period), profitability (total margin), and utilization (occupancy rate). (Although the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority collects data of this type, it cannot release hospital-specific information without the written permission of the facility.)
The commission discussed selecting specific levels of financial performance that would qualify a facility as "distressed". However, it decided that financial distress should not be defined as failure to meet a specified number of ratio targets, but should instead be based on expert judgments made after reviewing those indicators in combination with other information about the facility.
4. Assure certificate of need and licensing regulations facilitate needed changes
The Hospital Asset Transformation Program, described earlier, will assist hospitals that want to transition from acute care services to other services through the regulatory process. The commission recommends that similar resources be made available to hospitals that want to consolidate campuses to ensure that emergency and ambulatory services are maintained appropriately. DOH regulations should also be reviewed to clarify and strengthen the procedures that apply in the event of closures and bankruptcies.
5. Expand access to affordable health insurance to reduce charity care burden
As noted earlier, the burden of charity care continues to rise in New Jersey despite the state's unique subsidy programs. Revisions to that subsidy program are discussed earlier in the report, but the commission felt that another way to attack the problem is to improve access to affordable health insurance. The state has already seen some success in this area with the NJ KidCare program that makes low-cost insurance available for uninsured children in families with incomes up to 350 percent of the federal poverty level.
The commission recommends that the state investigate other affordable insurance programs for the remaining uninsured population. Implementing other affordable insurance programs would provide a more sustainable approach to providing and paying for patient care. The commission applauds Governor Whitman's creation of a Task Force on the Affordability and Accessibility of Health Insurance. The importance and magnitude of this task require representatives of all key stakeholders to work together to recommend actions that the state can take to make health insurance more affordable. The commission also recommends that the state consider withholding state contracts from employers that do not provide reasonably comprehensive health insurance for their employees. Hospitals should consider a similar approach. For these ideas to have an effect there would need to be an array of insurance options for small employers.
For existing and new state insurance programs, hospitals play a vital role in enrolling eligible patients into these plans. Sister Jane Frances Brady, past Chief Executive Officer of St. Joseph's Hospital in Paterson, described for commission members the steps that St. Joseph's has used to significantly increase enrollment in the KidCare insurance program in its market area. These included:
One potential concern with new insurance programs is that providers believe that they won't relief until subscribers are enrolled. It may be possible to significantly accelerate enrollment of large numbers of uninsured given the state's knowledge of identities and incomes of parents of children already enrolled in KidCare, Medicaid, and general assistance. The Task Force on Affordability and Accessibility of Health Insurance should also investigate how to provide health insurance for health care professionals, including hospital, nursing home, and home health workers.
6. Explore additional financing approaches that the new jersey health care facilities financing authority should consider
The New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority (Authority) plays an important role in the area of the state's acute care hospital debt. As the primary issuer of tax-exempt debt on behalf of the state's hospitals, the Authority should continue to explore ways to lessen the impact of indebtedness, both bonded and commercial. This should include identifying opportunities to refinance for savings and/or cash flow relief. The Authority should also take every opportunity to educate various constituencies such as the rating agencies and bond insurance companies with regard to the strengths of New Jersey's health care institutions and the environment in which they operate. Last, the Authority should take every opportunity to advocate on behalf of the state's acute care hospitals on issues that relate to their cost of borrowing.
7. Explore modifications to state medicaid payment rules
Financial distress at necessary and efficiently run hospitals providing needed services presented a different problem for the commission. Put differently, if necessary and efficiently run facilities are still struggling financially, then the state must re-examine existing policies to assist those hospitals. As these hospitals often provide the only access to acute services or specialty services for area residents, closure of these facilities is not an option. Although it considered developing criteria to explicitly identify such "anchor hospitals," the commission opted to support recommendations that would help those hospitals through improved public program reimbursement, closer monitoring, and technical support.
First of all, improvements in the three key areas discussed above -- reducing excess capacity and Medicare length of stay and increasing access to health insurance - will work to ensure that needed facilities remain financially viable. As noted earlier in the report, the added revenue of patients coming from closed facilities will improve the bottom line of surviving hospitals without any change in total reimbursement from payers. Similarly, reducing length of stay for Medicare patients lowers costs without affecting revenues. And, with more people insured, the burden of charity care can be lightened. But there are also many other ways that the various players in the health care sector can ensure access to needed facilities.
The state should explore several changes to the Medicaid reimbursement system. These include:
Given the current financial condition of some hospitals, these options should be considered as quickly as possible. The commission also discussed the fact that payments for graduate medical education (GME) included in the Medicaid managed care rates do not go directly to the hospitals for the TANF population. However, Medicaid plans to make GME payments directly to hospitals for the SSI population about to move into managed care. While many hospital representatives urged that all GME payments should go directly to hospitals, the commission did not reach a consensus on this issue. Another unresolved issue was the adequacy of Medicaid rates. Some commission members contended that New Jersey's rates were low in comparison to many other states. Medicaid officials noted that courts have found that the state's Medicaid rates meet statutory and regulatory requirements.
C. Resolve billing and claims processing issues
Hospitals face two major challenges that few other industries face when attempting to collect revenues for services they render. First, hospitals must document that the services they rendered complied with whatever criteria third-party insurers deem necessary. This, in itself, can be a cumbersome and time-consuming process. And, since documentation is partially dependent on physician cooperation, this burden is not entirely under the control of the hospitals. Second, even after documentation is complete, payment may not be forthcoming if the insurer questions some aspect of the treatment. Both steps can add many days between the time of service provision and payment and increase the cost of collecting patient revenues. These and other factors have led to uncertainty of hospitals' accounts receivable and problems in managing this aspect of their finances.
1. Enforce existing payment and claims denial regulations and strengthen regulations as needed
The state issued regulations requiring managed care plans to provide notice of denials or to make payment to providers within 60 days. Also, the state legislature recently passed laws requiring prompt payment or notice of deficiencies in a claim; regulations will be issued to implement these laws. The commission heard differing reports as to whether the earlier regulations have been effective. The commission supported enforcement of existing regulations.
Another area for the state to consider is the insolvency of managed care companies. Hospitals and other providers are still owed large sums from outstanding claims resulting from two previous insolvencies. New regulations strengthening the solvency requirements for HMOs were recently adopted.
2. Institute study of claims processing and billing problems between managed care organizations and hospitals
The commission has created a work group to investigate the validity of hospital reports of delays and denials of claims submitted to third party insurers, especially managed care organizations. The work group determined that the information available was anecdotal and that there is currently no satisfactory data upon which to make informed decisions. After speaking with representatives of the University Health System and Ernst & Young, the group determined that the system was incredibly complex and susceptible to major delays in payments. For example, hospitals and payers often use third-party vendors, which greatly increases the chances of system incompatibility and miscommunication.
Therefore, the work group will commission a study of the claims generated by five hospitals during a three-month period with two managed care organizations to track claims processing and payment to accurately determine where problems exist. The objective of the study will be to identify the points at which a claim can be rejected, the reasons for the rejections, the dollar value of these claims and the time lags involved at each level of processing, including preparation of the initial bill.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 11. THE National Team Director advisory search committee met last weekend… and was unable to come up with a recommendation.
The eight person committee — five coaches and three athletes — met in Chicago and conducted interviews with the four finalists but could not come to a consensus on its top choice to fill the post vacated by Dennis Pursley last month.
The committee will retain its charge to recommend a candidate to fill the post though no deadline has been set for it to make its recommendation.
Today, USA Swimming Executive Director issued the following official statement:
"The National Team Director Selection Committee has yet to come to consensus on a final candidate and the search process if ongoing. National Team operations will continue according to the quadrennial plan that has already been established.
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