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Sweat, pressure points, and shearing forces can lead to blisters. Your socks are your first line of defense against these enemies. They must fit correctly so they don't bunch up and lead to pressure and shearing forces. They must wick sweat away from your skin. Forget cotton socks. Forget tube socks. Invest in wicking, anatomically-designed walking socks and your feet will thank you.

Today's Fitness Walking Socks

Luckily, you can find great socks designed for walking, jogging, and light hiking from several manufacturers. Here is the short list of top picks:

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Thickness and Padding for Walking Socks

Socks designed for walking will have light padding in key areas. These include the heel, ball of foot, toes and, in some cases, the instep. You will find a variety of thicknesses for athletic socks. Some walkers prefer a thin, single-layer sock, especially if they have shoes that already fit snugly, or to layer under a wool sock. Other people prefer a thick sock or a medium-thickness sock. Often you have to choose the sock to match your shoe so you have a good fit with the combined system.

Double-Layer Socks

Double-layer socks prevent blisters by wicking moisture away from the foot and decreasing friction. The two layers of the sock move against each other rather than your foot moving against the sock. Some walkers find them the key to blister prevention, although others do best with a single-layer sock. WrightSock is a leader in this type of socks. Traditionally, hikers would wear two different pairs of socks, with a wicking liner sock of polypropylene and and outer wool sock. A double-layer sock is similarly designed, although rarely using wool.

Anatomic Design

To keep the sock in place and prevent bunching, it needs to be shaped like your foot. Many designs have elastic or ribbing to keep them snug. Men's and women's feet differ in shape, so a gender-specific sock is wise. For those of us with bunions, you may find your sock is the culprit for irritation rather than the shoe and you will need to shop for a sock that doesn't bunch your toes together.

Wicking Fabrics

Say no to cotton. When cotton gets wet from sweat, it absorbs it but doesn't release it readily. As a result, your feet stay moist and that is a set-up for blisters. Look for socks made of moisture-wicking fabrics such as CoolMax, Dri-Fit, Sorbtek and many others available on the market. Smartwool and other modern technical wool fabrics use wool for its moisture management system. Some people do well with wool socks, and these type take the itch out by using special wool. The wicking fabrics in socks are the key to preventing blisters.

Wide Socks

If you have wide feet or bunions, you may want wide socks so your toes won't be cramped. Here are tips and top picks for wide socks.

Compression Socks and Sleeves

Compression socks and leg sleeves can help with blood flow for people with diabetes and varicose veins. They have also become popular for runners to use either in hopes of improving performance or for recovery. The evidence for the benefits of compression socks and leg sleeves in athletics is mixed.

Review: Zensah Compression Leg Sleeves: These come in great colors and fun styles, they can add to your race costume.

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Top Picks for Winter Walking Socks: You may want a heavier sock for winter walking to help keep your feet warm and dry.

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A school has been recognised for its work improving standards and helping pupils who speak English as a second language.
Glebe Primary School, in Glebe Avenue, Kenton, is one of 22 given the title of Specialist Partner by the Institute of Education (IoE).
The school was recognised for its research and development work with teachers supporting pupils for whom English is a second language.
Headteacher Donna Barratt said it had helped close gaps in achievement for some pupils.
She added: "We greatly value working in partnership with the IoE in bespoke research and development projects.
"Being designated a Specialist Partner shows our commitment to working together in a deeper, more sustained way to achieve the best possible outcomes for teachers, children and young people."
The IOE, which is a college of the University of London, works with more than 1,000 schools across the capital.


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J.K. Rowling has revealed three chapter titles from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to be:
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"I am an extraordinarily lucky person, doing what I love best in the world. Im sure that I will always be a writer. It was wonderful enough just to be published. The greatest reward is the enthusiasm of the readers." --J.K. Rowling.
Find out more about Harry's creator in our exclusive interview with J.K. Rowling.
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There are plenty of reasons to love Rowling's wildly popular series--no doubt you have several dozen of your own. Our list features favorite moments, characters, and artifacts from all five books. Keep in mind that this list is by no means exhaustive (what we love about Harry could fill five books!) and does not include any of the spectacular revelatory moments that would spoil the books for those (few) who have not read them. Enjoy.
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Jason just voted to evict Amy.
Jason just voted to evict Amy.
We got to see what Eric, Tonya, Lori and Roddy have been up to since getting the boot.
From how they were talking it will be difficult for Dani to get the votes to win the cash if she gets to the final two.
"That's Numberwang!"
HOH comp is an endurance challenge.
HG's, wearing swinsuits, get into a dinghy eacha nd slot their key into a box.
The last one holding onto their key wins.
BB has manufactured a thunderstorm just to make things harder.
They have only been in there a few minutes and they're already moaning about the cold.
"That's Numberwang!"
The thing I hate is no matter who wins, Dani is in the final 2
The one good thing is I don't think she could win against either person (fingers and toes crossed!)
Hopefully Amy will wise up quickly and get through all those episodes this week.
"They can only edit what you give them. They cannot manufacture a fictional character out of thin air." (Bill Rancic - 4/04)
Regarding editing reality TV: "You can't edit IN a bad personality." ("Cali"-11/02)
BB8 - A "conveyor belt of human garbage." ("Pono" - 9/07)
I hope so BF.
I would like to see Dani win the hoh to be honest, just to see if she will keep her word to Jason and take him to the final two.
"That's Numberwang!"
I just checked the live feed, they're all still hanging onto their keys.
"That's Numberwang!"
I must say, I was surprised. I thought he'd get rid of Amy since he and Danielle would have a better chance. But a promise is a promise.
Amy handled her exit with class. Come to think of it, she's handled all her nominations with grace and class. That had to be tough.
If you go through a lot of hammers each month, I don't think it necessarily means you're a hard worker.
It may just mean that you have a lot to learn about proper hammer maintenance.
Yep, Amy has shown herself to be a classy lady, apart form the drinking.
She is still pretty young and I hope she will be able to get the drinking under control.
I think she seems like a really lovely person.
"That's Numberwang!"
Just a note about the hoh comp.
Julie said it was a three part competition, not sure what the other two parts are.
"That's Numberwang!"
Jason took his hand off his key.
He;s out of this part of the hoh comp.
He says he's going in to take a warm shower.
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"Homey don't play dat!" — Homey D. ClownIn Living Color! Wrote an article 'bout it! Like to read it? Here it goes!Sketch comedy show that aired on Fox in the early 1990s, created by Keenan Ivory Wayans and starring many Wayans Brothers (Damon, Shawn, and Marlon) and one sister (Kim). The series is largely known as the launching pad for the careers of Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, David Alan Grier, and Tommy Davidson as well as Jennifer Lopez and Carrie Ann Inaba, who were part of the show's "Fly Girl" dancers.The series was largely seen as Saturday Night Live for the black and Hispanic set (since SNL didn't have a lot of black cast members at the timenote and wouldn't get a Hispanic cast member until Horatio Sanz was hired in 1998note ), featuring hip-hop and R&B musical acts.The series spawned several popular characters, most notably the ex-con clown Homey D. Clown (Damon Wayans), the flamboyantly gay film critics for the "Men On..." seriesnote (Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier), abhorrent and Mirror-Cracking Ugly admirer Wanda (Jamie Foxx), mannish bodybuilder Vera DeMilo (Jim Carrey), and the cartoonishly destructive safety officer Fire Marshall Bill Burns (also Jim Carrey).Unfortunately, the edgy comedy of the series eventually brought down the wrath of the network executives upon it, and the Wayans family ended up leaving the series. Season five, while mostly enjoyable because of Jim Carrey, David Alan Grier, Jamie Foxx, and Tommy Davidson, was considered a flop due to the absence of the Wayans siblings (and the sociopolitical satire that came with them, as the censors thought it was Too Hot for TV), and the newer cast membersnote they hired not connecting with audiences. The show ultimately was cancelled after five seasons, freeing the show's breakout stars to go on to varying degrees of success in film, TV, and stand-up comedy.It was scheduled to be revived with a new cast in 2012, but, due to negative reception from focus groups and executives over the new pilot, the project has been shelved. It's been speculated that the pilot will one day be redone and the show will air again, but, from all outward appearances, it looks as if it will never happen.The show has been on and off television in reruns. It's aired in reruns on FX, BET, Centric, and currently on FXX, where it airs anywhere between one in the morning to 9:00 am, often as a one-hour block or a mini-marathon. All five seasons are out on DVD as well, but beware: most episodes are edited to remove any and all traces of licensed songs, such as characters Waxing Lyrical, characters singing the actual song, popular 1990s songs playing during the Fly Girls interstitials, and the music video parodies. If you want to see the show as it was back in the 1990s, your best bets are the FXX reruns or YouTubenote .Not to be confused with the funk-metal band Living Colour or a BBC radio comedy sketch show of a similar name.
"Mo' Money, Mo' Money MO' MONEY!" — Homeboy Shopping Network
"LEMME SHOW YA SOMETHIN'!" — Fire Marshal Bill
"Mo' Money, Mo' Money MO' MONEY!" — Homeboy Shopping Network
"LEMME SHOW YA SOMETHIN'!" — Fire Marshal Bill
This show contained examples of the following:
- Abhorrent Admirer: Jamie Foxx's Ugly Wanda.
- Bag of Holding: Wanda was implied to carry one of these, considering her ability to produce almost any item someone might ask for at any given time from her purse- up to and including cans of gasoline.
- Camp Gay: The critics from Men on Film — though they also examine books, television, art, vacation...
- Catch-Phrase:
- "Homey don't play that", "Lemme show ya somethin'!", among many, many others.
- Calhoun Tubbs always punctuates his songs with "Aaahhhhh haaaaaaaa!"
- Character Tic: Anton Jackson has a habit of picking his nose. In one skit where he's being sued, he takes the judge's gavel and uses the handle to pick something from his nose.
- Check, Please!: A businessman say it after his blind date Grace Jones cut an alligator's tail off.Harvey: Waiter, check please!
Grace: (holding the severed tail) Would you like a piece of my tail, Harvey?
- Cheerful Child: Would-be child star Li'l Magic, whose biggest claim to fame is being "Miss Smile Bright 1987! See?"
- Chez Restaurant: Chez Whitey's.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: Candy Cane towards Jurassic Benny.
- Clip Show: Some best-of episodes, plus an all-Hilarious Outtakes show.
- Crosscast Role: Besides Foxx as Ugly Wanda, one of Jim Carrey's recurring characters was steroid-abusing female bodybuilder Vera DeMilo. David Alan Grier played Li'l Magic's Stage Mom.
- Crossover: Some of In Living Color's cast members have hosted Saturday Night Live (or have some connection to it):
- Jim Carrey: Originally auditioned to be a cast member for the 1980-1981 season and the 1985-1986 season (those, along with the 1994-1995 season, are considered SNL at its worst). Despite this, Carrey has hosted SNL three times: in 1996 (the last episode of season 21 [1995-1996 season]) and in 2011 (season 36 [2010-2011 season]; the first new episode of 2011), and on October 25, 2014 (the Halloween Episode of season 40 [2014-2015]).
- David Alan Grier: Hosted SNL in the 1995-1996 season [season 21] (this episode became famous for a sketch called "Wake Up and Smile," about morning show hosts who turn savage after their teleprompter breaks and find themselves incapable of ad-libbing) and in its 1996-1997 season [season 22].
- Jamie Foxx: Foxx hosted a season 25 (1999-2000) episode (the first new episode of the 21st century) and hosted again 12 years later on December 8, 2012.
- Jennifer Lopez: Hosted a season 26 episode (2000-2001) and a season 35 episode (2009-2010). Is the only Hispanic celebrity to be a host and musical guest for two separate episodes. The first time she hosted had a sketch in which the In Living Color Fly Girls (all played by SNL cast members) visit her and tell her she lost her roots ever since she became famous.
- Damon Wayans: Was a feature player for SNL during its 11th season (1985-1986); got fired after playing a cop character as a Camp Gay (the voice of which he would use later for his "Men on Film" character) in retaliation for Lorne Michaels and the writers not giving him any decent roles in sketches. Despite this, Wayans came back to do stand-up on the last episode of season 11 (which was slated to be the last episode of the entire series because of how bad it was) and hosted an episode in another season that was plagued with Seasonal Rot: season 20 (1994-1995 season). The episode Wayans hosted brought back two of his recurring In Living Color characters (Anton Jackson the homeless wino and Blaine Edwards from "Men on Film"; David Alan Grier also appeared as Antoine Merriweather from the same sketch).
- Delusions of Eloquence: Oswald Bates, an inmate who delivers self-educated political ramblings. The humor is based on his misuse of vocabulary words, and anatomical terms in particular.
- Depraved Kids' Show Host / Subverted Kids Show: Several examples, all involving hosts who don't even try to pretend they don't have tons of personal issues.
- Homey D. Clown (Damon Wayans) rants about how the white man keeps him down while ostensibly performing as a hired entertainer for kids (which he has to do as part of his parole).
- Candy Cane (Alexandra Wentworth) is a Yandere who tries to hook up with the Barney the dinosaur expy because she wants to have kids before her biological clock runs out, but is constantly dumped and threatened to be arrested for her stalkerish ways.
- The one-shot season five sketch "The Scary Larry Show" is hosted by a former Vietnam vet who now works as a mailman and still has flashbacks of the war, which he spins as trips to Imagination Land.
- A Real Life example — Pee-Wee Herman actor/creator Paul Reubens's porno theater arrest in 1991 — was the basis for a sketch in which Pee-Wee (Carrey) sells a new Pee-Wee Herman doll modeled after Reubens's mugshot.
- One skit subverts the concept: Mister Rogers (Carrey) goes to a store and hits on female customers before holding up the place, getting away with it because a policeman can't believe he's capable of such a thing, and then picking up a hooker with the money. The subversion is that he isn't the real Mister Rogers, but an excellent impersonator who gets away with being a pervert and an asshole to everyone because no one would suspect Mister Rogers of being this way.
- Distaff Counterpart: Kelly Coffield played Samantha Kinison in some early sketches. Culminated in one of the most hilarious sketches ever when Sam himself joined in to play the other half of a very dysfunctional couple.
- Kelly Coffield also played a female version of Andrew "Dice" Clay.
- Doorstop Baby: The "Three Champs and a Baby" skit.Sugar Ray: Who ordered a baby?
Muhammad Ali: Does it come with pepperoni?
- Early Installment Weirdness: In the first Fire Marshall Bill sketch (the fire safety in school sketch), Fire Marshall Bill had hairnote and his demonstrations weren't that destructive (read: he often appeared in one piece after the building he's in explodes).
- The earlier episodes of In Living Color did not have Jennifer Lopez as one of the Fly Girls (she didn't come in until season three).
- Enemy Mine: A Season Five skit has Rush Limbaugh and Reverend Al Sharpton (played by Jay Leggett and David Alan Grier respectively) team up with each other, despite their opposing worldviews, in a tag-team wrestling match against Howard Stern and Robin Quivers (played by Jim Carrey and T'Keyah "Crystal" Keymah respectively), who offend both men deeply.
- Film Noir: Spoofed in Deliberately Monochrome segments with Kelly Coffield as a stereotypical Femme Fatale dealing with a full-color real world of The '90s...much to the confusion of those around her.
- Funny Background Event: The "Background Guy" skits with Carrey were based around this.
- Getting Crap Past the Radar: Constantly. At the time, a number of pundits viewed the show as a dangerous menace to society, and decades later, a lot of the sketches (the ones that aren't dated due to the march of time) are still shocking.
- Handicapped Badass: Handi-Man.
- Hates the Job, Loves the Limelight: Homey D. Clown.
- Hilarity Ensues
- Hobos: Anton Jackson
- Hypocritical Humor: Miss Benita "ain't one to gossip", but...
- Just don't say nothin' bad about Ms. Jenkins near her (though that doesn't stop her from gossiping about her either).
- Insane Proprietor: And how, in the Crazy Tom's Electronics sketch. This guy trades off a brand new top of the line VCR for an empty glass liquor bottle. After introducing the staff, he then recalls a regular dialogue he shares with customers:Crazy Tom: People come up to me, they say 'Crazy Tom?', I say what?Tom quoting the Customer: Just how can you give away high quality electronics at prices like these and still make a profit?!Crazy Tom: ...I DON'T!! (breaks the bottle against his head) I'M CRAZY!!!!!
- Jerkass: Homey D. Clown.
- Lady Looks Like a Dude: To the waiter (played by Jim Carrey) in the skit where a businessman is on a blind date with Grace Jones.Waiter: May I get you something, monsieur?
(Grace socks him in the face)
Waiter: I mean, madame.
- Losing Your Head: The Head Detective, and Fire Marshall Bill at the end of most of his sketches (including the last one, where his head is crushed as part of Gallagher's watermelon smashing act).
- The Man: Homey's mortal enemy. In one sketch, he purposely sold out to the Man by starring in cereal commercials where little kids humiliate him just so he can infiltrate high society and bop the Man in the head.
- Mirror-Cracking Ugly: Ugly Wanda used this to her advantage in a skit where Dracula was trying to escape her clutches — noticing there's a mirror in her bedroom, he claims he hates them, so she goes up to it and says "Mirror, mirror, on the wall..." and it breaks.
- A music video parody of Shabba Ranks' "Mr. Lover Man", titled "Mr. Ugly Man", had Shabba looking into a mirror, which of course, had cracked.
- The Mockbuster: Funky Finger Productions looks for backers for productions of this ilk. Stank Ho was their answer to Pretty Woman, and they had test footage for a fourth Penitentiary movie on hand in another skit. Many have an X Meets Y twist: The Wiz meets Flatliners, for instance.
- My Card: Clavell and Howard Tibbs III of Funky Finger Productions use this to get attention — the former is always "fresh out" of cards for their confused potential investor, and then the latter whips out one with a "BAM!"
- Nepotism: Most of the producers/actors were related to one another. It's very telling that most of the show's breakout stars were the ones who had no blood connection to the Wayans in any way, shape, or form (Jim Carrey, David Alan Grier, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Lopez, and Tommy Davidson).
- The '90s: A lot of early rap talent and many of the sketches reflect current news and pop culture going on at the time, which makes some of the humor dated. Unless you lived through the 1990s, you'll definitely have to Wikipedia some of the references (mostly the political stuff, as the pop culture stuff, like the movie and music parodies, are somewhat familiar to people these days).
- Pretty Fly (For a White Guy): "Impostor", Jim Carrey's parody of "Informer" by Snow. Also Jim Carrey's Vanilla Ice parody, "White, White Baby".
- Product Placement: In the first "Three Champs and a Baby" skit, thinking the baby has roaches (rashes) Muhammad Ali brings out a can of d-CON spray to endorse onscreen.
- Promotion to Opening Titles: Marc Wilmore, a writer for the show who appeared in a number of sketches, became a cast member in the fifth and final season.
- Race Lift: Most of the sketches that posed the question, "What if [X celebrity] was black?" Also, there was "All Up in the Family" and "East Hollywood Squares" from the final season.
- This was the whole point of Ted Turner's Really Colorized Classics, which put famous black performers (and their shticks) in place of white ones in old films. Redd Foxx substitutes for Charlie Chaplin in The Kid, and Billy Dee Williams gets Humphrey Bogart's role in Casablanca.
- Rearrange the Song / Replaced the Theme Tune: The show's original theme was replaced in Season 3, but returned in a remixed version in Season 5.
- "Risky Business" Dance: A Black Comedy version, where the Menendez brothers do the dance while wielding rifles.
- Sketch Comedy
- Spin-Off: "All Up in the Family" (a take-off on All in the Family, where the Bunkers are black) was spun off from an installment of the "What if [X celebrity] was black?" series of sketches.
- Take That!: The show made fun of everything under the sun. Its main target was NBC's Saturday Night Live for underusing its African-American cast members at the time (such as Tim Meadowsnote and Chris Rocknote ).
- Theme Tune Rap: By Heavy D (who also did the theme to MADtv).
- Token Minority: Steve Park in Season 3 was the show's only Asian cast member.
- Token White: Jim Carrey (the most popular of the five), Kelly Coffield, Alexandra Wentworth, Carol Rosenthal, and Jay Leggett. Also, a couple of the Fly Girls.
- Typecasting: One character named Magenta Thompson was an actress who always had roles where she is always pushed aside and told by the pusher to "get out of my way, bitch!" This happens even when she is a playing a coma patient, or a potential victim in the latest Friday the 13th film.
- Uncle Tomfoolery: Black Like Me with Tom and Tom which pitts the two titular black Smother Brothers parodies against an Angry Black Man.
- Variety Show
- Where No Parody Has Gone Before: Jim Carrey plays Captain Kirk in two Star Trek parody sketches. "The Wrath of [Louis] Farrakhan" has them come up against the leader of the Nation of Islam, and the other skit has a now-geriatric Kirk and company trying to recapture old glories before the attendants from their nursing home catch up with them.
- Who's Your Daddy?: In "Three Champs and a Baby", the baby belonged to a woman named Judy, whom they made at a New Year's party (and each slept with her at different times). So they decided to take turns taking care of the baby.Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, and Sugar Ray: Ohhhhh, Juuuuudy.
- Yo Mama: The recurring game show sketch The Dirty Dozens, where contestants use "Yo Mama" jokes against each other for cash and prizes.


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And just to clarify, I do not in any way think that these people are right in their beliefs
I'm sorry if I misunderstood your meaning. I'll take this comment on face value.
It does get hard to understand what people mean sometimes when reading things, especially when I haven't had enough coffee yet


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Woburn, WA, United States, 2012/05/24 - Enterprise business executive brings over 20 years experience driving growth at enterprise organizations in Europe to Acronis - Acronis.com.
Acronis, a leading provider of easy-to-use disaster recovery and data protection solutions for physical, virtual and cloud environments, has appointed Alan Laing as Vice President Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Mr. Laing brings over twenty years experience of building teams and driving growth within European business units of enterprise focused global organizations including Avaya and Oracle.
Mr. Laing will be responsible for developing the Companys European sales and channel strategy, leading the EMEA management team and driving overall growth in the region. Based out of the Companys UK office in London, Mr. Laing will be responsible for driving business across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Russia.
Mr. Laing joins Acronis from Avaya, a global leader in business collaboration systems, software and services, where he served as Area Vice President of Western Europe.
Prior to Avaya, Mr. Laing was Vice President and General Manager EMEA at Portal Software, a supplier of billing and customer management solutions for the telecommunications industry. Before Portal Software, Laing was CEO at Mediasurface plc. From 1994 to 2000 Laing assumed several senior management roles at Oracle, most recently as Vice President of Operations EMEA.
Laurent Dedenis, President and General Manager, Sales & Marketing at Acronis, said: Acronis has great opportunities ahead. The current traction we have gained with our optimized next generation backup and recovery solutions in the virtualization market is just the beginning. Alan brings a depth of experience to the established team in EMEA that will take Acronis to the next phase of growth. As Acronis matures, Alans enterprise leadership experience will provide focus and emphasis to Acronis operations in EMEA.
Acronis is a company with a great opportunity matched only by its huge ambition for success. Im looking forward to taking the EMEA business forward, to supporting more than 12,000 Acronis channel partners across the region, and meeting the needs of our customers across Europe and beyond with innovative market leading solutions, said Mr. Laing.
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The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr Adu Anane Antwi, has advocated the development of long-term investment plans as a sustainable means to achieving Ghana's development goals.
According to him, long-term investments were key components that drove economic growth and development of every country, and until Ghanaians stopped thinking about short-term investment plans, the country's development agenda would remain short lived.
Mr Antwi was addressing a media breakfast launch of the upcoming Ghana Pensions and Sovereign Funds Investment Forum (GPSFIF) on May 22, which is scheduled for June this year and being organised by the Africonomie Ghana, a boutique marketing and communications services firm.
He said long-term planning and investment would not only generate an evolving fund for investors, but help in the development of the needed fixed assets including infrastructure and amenities for the country's development.
The forum is expected to attract selected senior executive and create the platform for effective networking on contemporary investment, management and administration issues, impacting pensions and sovereign funds investments in Ghana, and also discuss private equity and real estate as an asset class for institutional investors.
Mr Antwi said although economic development dwelt mainly on advance capital market and long-term investment, the country's market development efforts were currently being challenged by the high level of financial illiteracy among stakeholders.
'Knowledge of the capital market especially is very low in the country and this directly affects the number of Ghanaians investing in the equity and bonds market,' he said.
He said there was therefore the need for regulators and operators to collectively step up the education drive to educate investors on how to maximise their investments using the capital market as an investment avenue.
According to him, capital markets enhanced financial intermediation, increased mobilisation of savings, improved efficiency and volume of investments, and aided economic growth and development.
'The development of the capital market is therefore a necessary condition for the development of the economy', he said.
New Pensions Act
Mr Anane Antwi gave a brief background to the new National Pensions Act of 2008 (Act 766), which introduced reforms into the country's pension system with a three-tier pension scheme.
He said the privatisation of the management of the second and third tiers of pension had resulted in increased flow of pension funds into the capital market, and that, 'this circulation of pension funds would have a significant impact on the development of the capital market in Ghana.'
He said prospects for the establishment of sovereign funds by the Government of Ghana, including the Ghana Infrastructure Fund had also heightened awareness of long-term investment in the country.
Chief Executive Officer of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority, Mr Laud Senanu, said his outfit endorsed the forum, and expressed the hope that it would signal the beginning of collaborative work to build a vibrant market for the growth and development of the country.
Real estate fund
Mr Anane Antwi cited the promotion of the Real Estates Investment Funds (REIFs) which would create a strong link between the capital market and the real estate sector to help the housing deficit in the country as some of the initiatives of the SEC aimed at developing the Ghanaian capital market.
The REIFs would also create a long-term investment avenue for investors and would be closed end funds, which would be listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange to deepen the market.
The President of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Mr Seth Adjei Baah, admitted that talking about private sector as the engine of growth without long-term funding investment was no vision.
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Distractions Cause Memory Loss[ ... Read the full article ... ]
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005
UC Berkeley researchers have used brain imaging to confirm that, contrary to popular opinion, short-term memory loss common in older adults is not associated with a lack of focus on relevant information. Rather, short-term memory loss lies with an inability to filter out surrounding distractions.
Although previous studies have used neuropsychological tests to investigate how aging changes memory patterns, this study is the among the first of its kind to use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to assess the impact of normal aging on the enhancement and suppression of sensory processing in the brain.
"The degree that older patients suppressed unnecessary information correlates with the degree that they remembered the relevant information," Adam Gazzaley, UC Berkeley professor of neuroscience, said.
"So what we are seeing is that they have a deficit in suppression and this seems to let in information that is irrelevant and cause interference with the information that they have to remember," Gazzaley said.
The findings suggest that drugs aimed at reducing the suppression deficit rather than trying to improve the memory may ultimately prove more effective.
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A few short questions i was hoping you guys could help me with
Heres the deal
I have a nucleus site at http://the-deli.org
Its mean spirited celebrity satire, which is irrelevant, but just so you know im not morally bankrupt. Honest.
Anyway the problem is i have been developing my wordpress site in a subdirectory, and I am almost ready to move it into the main site. I plan to turn my old site, the Nucleus site, into an archive because i want to keep all the old urls. So all the Nucleus files will remain in the main area
However, I need to edit the htaccess file in that folder for me to be able to use the customised urls for WordPress.
But when i do that, it seems to mess up my current htaccess stuff for the nucleus.
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text: Obit: Oscar Micucci of Tod's Oscar Micucci, the global communications and marketing director at Tod's Group, died Tuesday in his Milan apartment of a heart attack. By Alessandra Ilari on August 28, 2009 MILAN — Oscar Micucci, the global communications and marketing director at Tod's Group, died Tuesday in his Milan apartment of a heart attack. He was 54. Born in Cattolica, Italy, near the Tod's headquarters in the Marche region, he was the cousin of Tod's chief executive officer Diego Della Valle and had worked at the leather goods company for more than 20 years.Savvy and witty, Micucci kept a low profile within the company but was always by Della Valle's side when it came to discussing big plans. For example, he was instrumental in orchestrating Tod's listing on the Milan Bourse and Della Valle's acquisition of the Fiorentina soccer team.Micucci had a memory for details and developed lasting relationships as he was genuinely interested in people's lives, tastes and habits.He was also well versed in literature and philosophy and loved to read. Micucci's late brother, Gianfranco, was the major of Cattolica for more than a decade, and before joining Tod's, Micucci was a counselor in the city hall of his native town. The funerals were held Wednesday in Riccione, the town where his family lives. He is survived by his children, Antonia and Giovanni, and his sister, Donatella Micucci. load comments blog comments powered by Disqus


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"If growing up means it would be beneath my dignity to climb a tree, I'll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up, Not me!"
All of us can relate to Peter Pan's sentiment, but Cathy Rigby is the only one who's lived it. For 22 years, the 60-year-old grandmother, actress and former U.S. gymnast has been flying through theaters across the United States as J.M. Barrie's eternal little boy. Before taking flight next week at ASU Gammage, Rigby chatted with us about the role, how she stays in shape for it, and what keeps her coming back to it again and again.
Q: How did you get involved in the role?
A: The first time I did the show was in 1974, in an arena version, but it was more gymnastic. I competed as a gymnast in the '68 and '72 Olympics. When I got out of gymnastics, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. I wanted to get married and have children, but (the arena show) came up and somebody told me if I took voice and acting lessons, it might be something I would want to do. I started doing the national touring production in 1990.
Q: You play the part of a young boy. What do you do to keep up with the physical rigors of the show?
A: When I'm not doing the show, or other theater, I have a workout regimen. It usually changes up quite a bit: I'll run or do a little bit of weights. When I'm on the show itself, I usually get here an hour ahead of time. I warm up quite a bit and do some core work. The show itself is two hours long. It's very aerobic.
Q: Are the challenges of the role different now than they used to be?
A: I actually think the show is better now. The flying is more sophisticated. The gentleman I fly with now, we've worked together for so long; it's more daring, we flip more and fly faster. It's gotten better and better. When you play a role this long, it allows you to be more creative with it. Because I know the physicality of it so well, I tend not to white knuckle it. But being routine doesn't mean it gets boring, it allows for more creativity because you're not worrying about the adrenaline.
Q: How do children, seeing the show for the first time, respond when they realize Peter Pan is played by a woman?
A: When I'm on stage, they don't know that. When they see me off stage, kids are like, hmmm are you a boy or girl? But as long as I'm believable on stage and it has an androgenous feel. Boys have played this role and have done tours and movies, but it's been a tradition (that a woman play the role). When it was first played in London, James Barry wanted it that way.
Q: What keeps you coming back again and again to the role?
A: Between doing Peter Pan, I've done everything from "Steele Magnolias" to the "Unsinkable Molly Brown," but there's something about reliving childhood and knowing that the audiences you're bringing in every four of five years are new. The show offers something different to everybody. There are people who have their own history of the show, but many times they're bringing someone new with them. It's like Christmas every year, it doesn't get old. You're celebrating childhood and growing up and all the bittersweet memories.
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Breaking new records for second-term meltdowns, Barack Obama has entered a tailspin just five months after his re-coronation, beset by a flurry of woes.
His IRS and his Justice Department are caught in huge scandals. Benghazi at last has come back to bite him. "Lead from Behind" has led to a Middle East breakdown. And at this crucial time, his speech-making talents have seemed to desert him: He went to Berlin, where John Kennedy and then Ronald Reagan thrilled hundreds of thousands during the Cold War, and bored the hell out of 5,000 or so blas? Europeans, who had no idea what he was saying, or why.
Objectively, his speech-making gifts are much greater than Reagan's, who seldom departed from the conversational tones that he learned first on radio, and much greater than Kennedy's, whose speech was a shrill, high-pitched yap that could sometimes be grating; (one of the reasons that people who heard him debate Nixon on radio later told pollsters that Nixon had won.) Yet Reagan's and Kennedy's words still can move millions, while Obama's best speeches have proved evanescent. While noted much at the time, as Lincoln did not say, they have not been long remembered. How did this happen, and why?
The master of words, and not deeds, whose words stood in for the deeds and made them superfluous, Obama rose on the phrases "Yes we can!" without explaining what it was we could do for each other, and "We are the ones we've been waiting for" without detailing exactly what it was we were waiting to do. Perhaps we were waiting to triple the deficit, because that is what happened, and a lot of people decided they hadn't been waiting for that. In fact, they hadn't been waiting for a whole lot that happened, as the president developed a penchant for elevating fringe or irrelevant issues over crises that cried to be solved. "This January," Ross Douthat wrote, "the Pew Research Center asked Americans to list their policy priorities for 2013. Huge majorities cited jobs and the economy. ... At the bottom of the list ... were gun control, immigration and climate change." Six months ahead, the public's non-priorities look like the entirety of the White House's second term agenda.
Meanwhile, nobody expects much action on the issues that Americans actually wanted Washington to solve. This is important, as speeches succeed to the extent that the speaker is in sync with the public and can address its concerns. In line with this was the decision in 2009 to put a massive health care reform bill ahead of efforts to revive the economy, creating the train wreck that's starting to happen, and the passage last week in the speech in Berlin, where, with Europe in fiscal distress and the Mideast imploding, Obama declared that climate change was the most serious menace confronting the planet -- causing most people to wonder what he was thinking, or if he was thinking at all.
Reagan and Kennedy spoke as they did because they were steeped to the gills in the creed of the founders: that rights come from God, that we are God's country, and that those who seek freedom are our charge, and our kin. This is yet a new rift between them and Obama, who thinks the U.S. may be sort of ok as a country, but freedom is often not worth the trouble it takes.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste, and so is a talent like Barack Obama's. It should have been given to someone with something more pressing to say. ?


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It doesn't hurt that the refs appear to be bought and paid for.
For the first 4 quarters, the refs looked like they were being paid for the Broncos more than the Ravens.
This. This was in no way a game a Denver fan can play the blame-the-ref card over.
I'm not sure about that one. A questionable PI call in the first quarter kept their drive alive, along with a missed PI against the ravens in the same quarter. Then, the horrendous PI against Bailey in the third... And the tuck rule thing in the third/fourth?
In fairness, manning forcing that final interception is what really killed it, but I don't think you can deny that the refs definitely had a favorable slant toward the Ravens.
I'll deny it. I don't think the refs had a favorable slant toward the Ravens. If you meant that the Ravens had more calls go their way then I might agree.
Colin Kaepernick.
That throw by Kaepernick is the one I talk about when I'm talking about arm strength.
That's that out/corner that not very many NFL quarterbacks have the gun to fit in that window at that distance.
Stop throwing the ball to Walker.
Akers, you have one job.
And thank you.
Walker doesn't like to catch easy throws. He only likes to catch it if he has to do some crazy acrobatics.
In only 6, wait, 7 quarters, this week has already laid complete waste to last week's action.
Regarding that late PI call on Denver, Dierdorf insisted there was no foul, and if he says it, it was wrong. Thought it was clearly PI, and I saw no ref bias of any sort. Denver choked that game away as epically as humanly possible, and they have noone to blame but themselves. Specifically, their safety.
Well, to be fair, tomorrow has the games that have the biggest chance of being one sided clusterf*cks. I don't like Houston's chances, and I'm not sure I trust both Seattle and Atlanta to both be good.
Has Vernon Davis had a catch?
That's two that have been batted away by defenders and bounced off his hands. So close...
EDIT: 4 targets, 0 catches per the box score.
That was incredibly stupid of Cobb.
This game is going to kill me.
Screw it, just give Crabtree the ball every time.
EDIT: Or keep it if you want, Colin.
Or don't. Very nice fake.
Holy Kaep!
Right now, even Alex Smith is saying, "Oh, sh*t, I guess Kaepernick should be starting."
Holy Kaep!
Who forgot to block Patrick Willis?
Kaepernick may run for 200 yards in this game, but I'm more impressed with his passing.
The Packers are playing a lot of man coverage, despite how vulnerable it makes them to the QB runs, because he is making the perimeter throws that pick apart the zone looks.
Packers are just looking tired now. Not a good sign...
Ah there was my Vernon Davis.
And some Frank Gore.
Ok, that's now 3 kicks Cobb has dropped. Why the hell is he still in there?
The Packers offensive line knows they're supposed to actually get in the way of the guys in the red shirts, right? Somebody did tell them how this whole "blocking" thing at least theoretically works?
Ok, that's now 3 kicks Cobb has dropped. Why the hell is he still in there?
The rookie dropped the first punt that was a turnover.
Because they put him in since Cobb didn't get enough return yards last week.
Now they've put Cobb back in, but he's not doing much still.
I think that push off might have cost him the catch.
Why punt the game away there? This is looking done.
It would have been a FG attempt if the Packers didn't jump.
Dumbass FOX pre-game team, 3 of those jokers picked the Packers.
What I saw tonight was a dominating performance by a dynamic young QB. I think Dom Capers underestimated CK in the first half, and his D didn't have enough left in the tank to adjust.
We'll see a far different Packers team next year with Jennings, Finley, Woodson, and Driver gone. I am looking forward to see how the D does. This is a very young group, with a very bright future.


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Healthy Mouth, Healthy Kids
Count `em TEN crowns
I thought that I was being proactive in taking my 3yr old daughter to the dentist, however, I found much younger kids in the office for prevention...At my daugher`s first dentist visit there were, count them 10 teeth that would need crowns. I`m very embarassed by this and I have other children who are in their tweens who have no cavities and I practiced the same oral hygiene practices on each child. My 3yr old never really used a bottle...she was breastfeed and progressed from being breastfed to the sippy cup. Is it normal to have this many crowns found @ one time? Is it normal practice to have restoration performed on teeth that will not be permanent?
There is no doubt that we are seeing many children with cavities when they are very young. That's why the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry advocates taking your child to the dentist by the time of his/her first birthday. We also know that practices besides bottle feeding in bed can start the cavity process. While it may be surprising that your child needs 10 crowns if you never noticed any problem with her teeth, it's not that unusual. These teeth should be restored to maintain their function for the 10 years that she will need them. It's always a good idea to get a second opinion from another children's dentist if you have any doubts.
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The music director of Scottish Opera, who left the company suddenly after only a month in the post, had wanted to expand the range of titles it produces and build a repertoire around Mozart and Verdi, his "vision document" has revealed.
Emmanuel Joel-Hornak, the 56-year-old French conductor, departed "for personal reasons" amid claims of disputes over the opera's future structure and artistic vision. In recent years it has lost its full-time chorus and made its orchestra part-time.
The vision document, which Mr Joel-Hornak circulated to Scottish Opera colleagues in the summer, set out some of his ideas for the company in a series of more than 30 points.
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His final goal, which appears to have been a long term aim, was to "re-install a full-time orchestra and a full time chorus".
This would appear to be at odds with the present arrangement of the company, which is run by general director Alex Reedijk.
Mr Joel-Hornak also said: "My vision is to not transform Scottish Opera in a Gilbert and Sullivan company."
This could be seen as a caustic reference to the production of The Pirates of Penzance, a Gilbert and Sullivan production from last May, that was a co-production with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.
The document says: "My vision is to propose a programmation based on the two main operas genius: Mozart and Verdi. And around them to build a balanced season every year."
Mr Joel-Hornak added: "[I] believe that everything is important, from the young emerging artists, to the established artists.
"From the cover to the stage crew. From the wardrobe to the people working in the office. From the musicians, and music staff, to the cleaning people. Because they are all creating an unique form of Art: Opera.
"My vision is to believe that all performances are important and equal. From the great Opera in the main towns to the small scale touring performances in small villages. From the symphonic concerts to the emerging artists concerts."
Mr Joel-Hornak's plan said he would "propose the great popular titles, but not always the same" and to "go back to playing more titles."
Currently, the opera company produces four main scale operas a year, although there are three this year due to the closure of the Theatre Royal for a major revamp.
Both Scottish Opera and Mr Joel-Hornak's agent declined to comment on the document. The music director's departure was described last week as an "out of the blue bombshell", and leaves the company searching for a new musical leader only months after announcing his arrival.
Several sources inside Scottish Opera, funded by the Scottish Government, reported "high tension" between Mr Reedjik and Mr Joel-Hornak, who was highly rated by the orchestra.
The company has had to postpone a concert at Glasgow's St Andrews in the Square, planned for October 6. Mr Joel-Hornak, who had previously worked with the opera company on Hansel and Gretel in 2012 and La Traviata (2008-9), was announced as the company's fifth musical director in April and took up his post, replacing Francesco Corti, on August 1.
The split comes as a blow to the company, which is engaging in a £12.45m revamp of the Theatre Royal and embarking on a season with three full-scale operas.
At the time of the appointment, Mr Reedijk said the new man was a fantastic music maker with "a certain Gallic flair".
Mr Joel-Hornak studied at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris, and has conducted in opera houses around the world, such as English National Opera, San Francisco Opera, Göteborg Opera, Sydney Opera House and the Bolshoï Theater.
Mr Reedijk recently said that the opera was in a healthy state, with a 17% increase in audiences.


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Braddock District Land Use Update
September 2011 - This section is a round-up of land use articles of importance to the Braddock District and includes the following:
Supervisors Hearing Scheduled for Commonwealth Swim Club
County Equestrian Task Force Seeks Input
Braddock and Springfield Host Area Plan Review Retrospective
Braddock District Land Use Update
July 2011 - Read the latest on the Trinity Christian School and Commonwealth Swim Club Land Use cases
Braddock District Land Use Update
May 2011 - University Mall rezoning application is approved by Board of Supervisors, and updates on the status of Trinity Christian School, Song Subdivision, Commonwealth Swim Club and Steamboat Landing Lane Subdivision are provided.
After Recent Community Meeting, University Mall Ready for Planning
Commission and Board Decision
April 2011 - On January 19, 2011, after the public hearing before the Fairfax County Planning Commission, Commissioner Suzanne Harsel delayed a decision on the proposed rezoning of the University Mall. The Planning Commission will now vote on the application during their meeting on April 6. Also in this section: Knollwood Community Church Set to Undergo Construction to Grow Nursery School and Sanctuary and Community Meeting on Commonwealth Swim Club Scheduled
Community Information Meeting on University Mall Renovation
March 2011 - Over 40 Braddock and Springfield District residents from North Hills, Kings Park West, Country Club View and the Kelley Drive area gathered at Oakview Elementary School on February 23 to hear an update from College Town Associates on its plans to renovate the University Mall at Braddock Road and Route 123. In this section you can also find the following articles: Wal-Mart Coming to Braddock and Plans Received for the Steamboat Landing and Bryce Subdivisions
Braddock District Land Use Update
February 2011 - University Mall Rezoning, Commonwealth Swim Club, Trinity School, Song Subdivision
A Look at Land Use Case in the Braddock District
January 2011 - Planning Commission Hearing on University Mall Scheduled for January 19 at 8:00 pm, Staff Report Published; Fairfax Water to Replace Main in Greenfield Farm Community; Construction Beginning in the Simpson Subdivision
A Look at Land Use Cases in the Braddock District: University Mall Moves
Forward, Three Cell Towers
December 2010 - Three free standing cell towers have recently been proposed for the Braddock District. Two of these towers are located in industrial zones, but will be within the view of nearby residential communities. The third is located within a residential community. University Mall rezoning application moves forward.
A Look at Land Use Cases in the Braddock District
November 2010 - Planning Commission Public Hearing on Woodson Bus Lot pushed back to January 19, Bryce Estates, University Mall, Port Royal Road Cell Tower and Shurgard Storage Cell Tower discussed.
Stormwater Regulations Could Significantly Affect Property Rights
October 2010 - We all value our physical environment, and value efforts to clean up our waterways, including the Chesapeake Bay. We also value our homes, our private property, and the jobs and benefits that accompany economic development in the County. Balancing economic development, private property rights and environmental protection is not easy. Fairfax County does a pretty good job of it, but recent regulations promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may disrupt that balance.
Pedestrian Bridge at Long Branch under Construction, Expected to be Completed by Early October
August 2010 - Fairfax County is about to replace a 330 foot pedestrian bridge across the Long Branch stream valley at Pickett Road. The new bridge will be of fiberglass construction, costing a fraction of a similar bridge made of steel. It is only the second of its kind to be used in the county.
Board of Supervisors Pass New Rules on Tysons, but Questions Remain
July 2010 - During its regularly scheduled June 22nd meeting, the Board of Supervisors approved a significant Comprehensive Plan Amendment designed to spur the redevelopment of Tysons Corner. I voted for the plan, and while I am an optimist, I expressed my significant concern that it was too cautious and timid, and did not support the broad economic development objectives of the Tysons Task Force.
Braddock District Land Use Updates
July 2010 - In early June, Fairfax County Public Schools filed a 2232 Application with Fairfax County to construct a bus parking lot on a 1.70 acre parcel at the corner of Pickett Road and Little River Turnpike adjacent to Woodson High School. On June 15, Supervisor Cook hosted a community meeting to discuss a proposal by Christopher Land LLC to place 10 homes on the 3.4 acre parcel known as Bryce Estates on Burke Lake Road at its intersection with Shiplett Boulevard.
Land Use in the Braddock District
June 2010 - Telecommunications Tower Proposed at Washington Irving Middle School, Balloon Flying Scheduled; Community Information Meeting for Proposed Bryce Estates Rezoning
Land Use in the Braddock District
May 2010 - Danbury Forest, Bryce Estates, Song Subdivision and University Mall
Input Needed on Potential Commercial Parking Limits
July 2009 - I would appreciate your input on a proposal that will soon come before the Board that would prohibit certain vehicles from parking on residential streets in the County. Currently, exceptionally large vehicles like tractor-trailers and dump trucks are prohibited from parking on residential streets. Recently-passed state legislation allows counties to broaden the restrictions placed on certain types of vehicles.
Land Use Round-Up: Ongoing and Forthcoming Cases
July 2009 - 7-Eleven Renovation Approval, Area Plan Review Task Force, Westwood College and Burke Health and Rehab Center, Commonwealth Swim Club, Addressing the Issue of Looming and Residential Infill Task Force
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text: Hospital Sticker Shock November 16, 2003 Story Share One night last May, Carolyn Davis was fixing up her Kanawha City home for her granddaughter's visit. She tripped on the stairs, fell and broke her leg in three places.She spent four days in Charleston Area Medical Center."She got beautiful care from the medical staff at Charleston General," her husband, Roy, said. "Then the accountants took over."The total bills for that broken leg have topped $28,000. The hospital bill alone is more than $20,000, ambulance included."A broken leg should not cost this much," Roy Davis said, spreading bills across his kitchen table.That $20,000 did not include the surgeon, anesthetist, anesthesiologist, emergency room fees or physical therapy. "Those bills all came in separately," he said. "Here are X-rays and physical therapy, separate bills. Here's somebody who assisted in the surgery, $500. More X-rays. Here's the surgeon, around $2,700."Carolyn Davis is insured under her husband's Aetna policy, and Roy Davis is a man who likes to know what he's paying for. Before he retired, he managed construction for Union Carbide, worldwide. "I supervised buying for all of Carbide, for every storeroom," he said. "Part of my job was to question any bill that looked out of line."He loves efficiency. He loves to find the best price for materials. "At Carbide, we didn't pay a bill 'til we knew what it was," he said. He is flabbergasted that it has been so hard to get comprehensible answers to his questions about his wife's bill.Through a series of meetings with CAMC personnel, he keeps asking questions such as: What is this $359.55 for 09980863? And what is the $133.50 for OPEN PROC BON? "CAMC people told me, at two different times, that both are the anesthetist fee. They can't both be." Why did you bill us $275 for a walker I could buy for $45 at Boll Medical? "What are these two $816 items on the bill labeled DRIL? If they're drills, I ought to have them. I'm a mechanical engineer. If I paid for two $816 drills, I want them." Why does a disposable tourniquet cost $217? What did you pay for it? Why was my wife billed $200 an hour for four hours she laid on a gurney in the Charleston Memorial emergency room because there was no ambulance to take her to Charleston General? "In private industry, if you operated this way, you wouldn't stay in business for long," Davis said.But hospital finance is nothing like private industry. "Health care ... exists in its own financial Bizarro Universe where the rules are different," the authors of "The $49,000 Hip and Other Oddities," wrote in the fall 2003 Money magazine. "It's futile to apply the rules you would use to analyze any other kind of business. The way hospitals bill and get paid for their services is contradictory, opaque, and labyrinthine almost beyond comprehension." This is not the story of an out-of-bounds hospital bill. It's scarier than that. This bill is not particularly unusual. The story is not about CAMC alone. Hospitals in general bill this way.Nationally, in 2002, for the second straight year, "health-care costs grew nearly four times faster than the U.S. economy grew," according to Health Affairs Journal. And 51 percent of that growth was due to an increase in hospital costs.Davis stands for many other patients who are stunned when they open their bills. While government insurance payments stay comparatively low, uninsured people — and many private-pay customers — pay top dollar.Most don't question their bills. "A lot of people say, 'if my insurance company didn't question the bill, I won't,'" Davis said. "But if everyone takes that attitude, prices keep going up, and my insurance rates rise."The Davises gave the Gazette-Mail written permission to talk with CAMC staff. "Maybe you'll have better luck than I did," Davis said. CAMC staff said they would not discuss any specific case.In August, a frustrated Davis wrote a letter to the editor of the Gazette saying that he calculated that he could have saved money if he had rented the ballroom of the Marriott for an operating room, put his wife up in a suite and hired private doctors and nurses."The medical staff at CAMC were terrific to us," Davis said. "They took the time to answer any question. But the financial staff has been like diving into a black hole. Why won't they just give me straight answers to my questions?"Straight answers?"Good for him," said Sonia Chambers, chairwoman of the state Health Care Authority. "More people should question hospital bills."The U.S. General Accounting Office estimates that hospital billing errors, nationwide, cost $10 billion a year. Intracorp, one of the world's largest auditing companies, says that 80 percent to 90 percent of hospital bills contain errors. Equifax, an Atlanta-based credit counseling service, audited more than 4,000 bills and found an average error of $1,300."The problem is, the average person doesn't have a flying chance of making sense of most hospital bills," said Edward Waxman. His firm, Waxman & Associates, audits hospital bills from hospitals all over the country.Aetna paid 90 percent of the Davis bill with no questions. "People think insurance companies go over their bills line by line, but in general, they don't," Waxman said. He agreed to look over the Davis bill for the Gazette-Mail. "But if you really want to understand why hospital bills are so high," he said, "first you've got to understand some basics about hospital finance."Start with this: Each year, every hospital puts together a charge master, a list of thousands of "sticker prices," from cotton swabs to open-heart surgery. Hospitals routinely inflate their sticker prices many times over. Everybody in the hospital world, nationwide, knows that most people do not really pay those prices.They know government insurance pays far less than sticker. And hospitals give selected commercial insurance companies discounts. The only people who pay full sticker are working uninsured people and insured people who have big deductibles.A prime example: If Carolyn Davis had been covered by state employee insurance, CAMC would have settled for only $7,615, instead of $20,000. In other words, Aetna was billed 163 percent more than the Public Employees Insurance Agency would have paid.This is normal in the hospital world. If hospitals want PEIA business, they take what PEIA pays.Carolyn Davis' medical code number was 218. It represents her diagnosis: "lower extremity procedure except hip, foot, femur, age 17 and over, with complications."PEIA pays $7,615 for a 218. Medicaid pays $7,250.Those numbers drive hospital finance people into frenzies. That amount of money does not cover the cost of hospital care, said Steven Summer, president of the West Virginia Hospital Association.Medicare now pays 1 percent less than the cost of care, according to the Medicare Government Advisory Commission. One percent means millions of dollars to a hospital like CAMC, which costs $1.5 million a day to run.The problem: Lots of hospital patients have government insurance — between 70 percent and 75 percent of West Virginia hospital patients — compared with 30 percent to 40 percent in most states, Summer said. "We are older and sicker, which means more Medicare and Medicaid," he said. Add PEIA to that."Our hospitals have to make up the difference somewhere," he said.So, like most hospitals nationwide, they jack up prices on the other 25 percent of the patients, he said.Last year, West Virginia hospitals shifted over $100 million onto the bills of people like Carolyn and Roy Davis, Summer said. "It's a very vicious cycle. Private insurance companies pay more because government payers pay less. That raises the cost of health care for corporations. Many of them shift more of the insurance premium to their employees or they drop health insurance altogether, and then more people are uninsured."Hospitals used to be reluctant to talk about that cost shift, said Larry Hudson, CAMC's chief financial officer, "but now we feel it's necessary for people to understand why it's happening. There is a very significant markup, anywhere from double to seven times the cost. The cheaper the item is, the higher the markup."The markup is less extreme in West Virginia. In cities such as Chicago, hospitals mark bills up 5 to 10 times, auditor Waxman said. Forty-four states have higher hospital markups. A major reason for West Virginia's comparatively low markup: The state Health Care Authority regulates overall hospital price increases. "The sky is not the limit in your state," Waxman said.Nonetheless, "We are headed for a train wreck," said Summer. "There is no way that West Virginians who are insured can pick up a gap of over $100 million left by governmental payers every year." West Virginia hospitals plan to propose a new system that covers more uninsured people and requires government payers to pay more, he said.Then there are those discountsIn states such as Illinois, hospitals commonly give insurance companies 40 percent to 50 percent breaks too, according to the Hospital Accountability Project. West Virginia's insurance companies and HMOs represent fewer people, so they don't have the clout to demand big discounts.Fewer insured West Virginians have discounts. More pay top dollar.Discounts make hospital billing even more unpredictable: If Carolyn Davis had gone to St. Francis or Thomas Memorial Hospital, her bill would have been thousands less. Both those hospitals gave Aetna a 25 percent discount at the time she broke her leg. CAMC did not give Aetna a discount at all.If Davis had been insured by Carelink, CAMC would have knocked 37 percent off her bill. Thomas gives Carelink a 15 percent discount.Still, the Davises did get some breaks. Their surgeon reduced his fee by 30 percent because he is part of the Aetna "network." They also got discounts on physical therapy and X-rays.Without those discounts, their total medical bill would have been $30,426 instead of $28,555.This brings us to a brutal paradox of this incompressible billing system: Those least able to pay are charged most.An uninsured person would have owed every penny of that $30,426. For the hospital bill alone, he or she would have been billed more than twice what Medicaid pays: 158 percent more."When the books of the hospitals are balanced on the backs of the poor and the uninsured, something is really wrong with our system," said Joseph Geevarghese, who directs Chicago's Hospital Accountability Project, run by the Service Employees International Union.Bad debts, charity careand collectionIn yet another paradox, the care the hospital gives some poor people increases the burden on others.Last year, CAMC provided $45.4 million in care it didn't get paid for, said Hudson, CAMC's finance chief. "Charity care is our community mission," he said, "so we don't question that." The $45.4 million (undiscounted prices) also includes bad debt, subject to collection, which includes bills of uninsured people who were charged full sticker. Hudson said it is nearly impossible to separate the two. Nationally, 80 percent of uncompensated care is bad debt, according to the Hospital Accountability Project.CAMC does give millions in services, support and subsidies to West Virginia Health Right, the Charleston area free clinic. "They are far and away the most generous area hospital in support of what we do," said Health Right Administrator Pat White.People who make below 150 percent of the federal poverty level and have less than $50,000 in assets (not counting home and car) can get free care at all three hospitals. St. Francis Hospital offers free care to 200 percent of poverty and a sliding scale for people who make below 400 percent of poverty. The federal government gives hospitals financial breaks in return.Ironically, uncompensated care adds to the pressure to hike prices. "Ain't it fun?" White sighed. "If you solve a problem in one place, you create one in another."Nationwide, medical bills are now the leading cause of bankruptcy."Poor people are often afraid to question their bills, no matter how weird the bill looks," White said, "because they could lose their houses, their credit rating, job opportunities, ability to borrow money. They are truly intimidated."The Davises are not immune. "My wife asked the other day why we didn't just pay it, even if it isn't right," Roy Davis said, "because we've never had a mark on our credit, and she's scared CAMC is going to ruin our credit."Defibrillators and bus adsThe list goes on. Hudson ticks off yet other factors he says force CAMC to hike bills they're allowed to hike: The high cost of new medical technology: $25,000 defibrillators, $3,600 heart valves, $2,000 drug-coated stents; Rapidly rising malpractice insurance: $2.9 million in fiscal 2003; $750,000 in 1999; Rapidly rising utility prices and cost of administration: Administrative costs are 1/3 of U.S. health-care costs, twice Canadian costs, according to the New England Journal of Medicine; A growing number of competing clinics that offer services like MRIs, draining one of CAMC's money-making areas; A 15-year-old facility that needs repair. CAMC is not in good position for the bond market, Hudson said, because Moody's wants a 5 percent profit margin, "and we don't have it." CAMC is also a teaching hospital ($10 million a year), and its staff handles more complicated, expensive cases than other area hospitals do.Then there's the cost of advertising. Charleston-area hospitals are engaged in an advertising war on TV, buses, billboards and radio — each trying to capture non-government customers.Then there is the fact that, last summer, the state gave a Parkersburg hospital permission to start a heart surgery unit. Bluefield may not be far behind. Heart surgery is CAMC's bread and butter. CAMC quickly made deals with both facilities to supply doctors to their new heart units. But CAMC's bottom line will still shrink.Bad news for the uninsured. Bad news for the Roy Davises who get itemized bills. Solve a problem in one place, create one in another.Back to Roy Davis (or What about those DRILs?)"Why didn't they explain any of this to me?" Davis wonders. In all his conversations with the CAMC billing people since June, nobody mentioned any of this, he said.Instead, CAMC staff told him (1) that they didn't know what various items on his wife's bill were and they would get back to him, and (2) that the state of West Virginia sets the prices for the walker and other items on his bill."CAMC should be concerned that I've been stonewalled and patronized and given incorrect information," Davis said. "They should also realize that there are going to be a lot more people like me to contend with."Hudson said CAMC has hired a firm to help them improve their customer relations in relation to billing. "It may be that we should provide fuller explanations," he said.On Oct. 6, a month after promising to get back to Davis, a CAMC auditor wrote that, among other things, "The charges for the walker are based on the type of equipment the physical therapist knew was appropriate for the patient. The price for all these services, as I discussed with Mr. Davis, is controlled by an agency within the state of West Virginia.""The state of West Virginia does not tell CAMC what to charge for a walker," Davis said. "They must think we're stupid."No, the state does not set the price of any item, said Sonia Chambers, chair of the state Health Care Authority, charged with regulating hospital costs. "We do not get into setting individual prices for individual things. The fact that a hospital submits its charge master to us does not mean we approved it. We use it for informational purposes."The HCA does not limit anyone's bill either, Chambers said. The HCA regulates the overall average of a hospital's bills. If you average all of CAMC's half-million inpatient bills for 2003, for instance, the final average has to fall within the range the HCA allows. An individual bill can land wildly outside that range, as long as the average comes out right.In their Oct. 6 letter, CAMC staff also told Davis that the two $816 DRILs on his bill were not really drills, but were drill bits. So he could not have them.Drills are reusable equipment, so CAMC cannot charge for them, but drill bits get blood on them, so are considered hazardous waste. The letter said CAMC had determined that DRILs were drill bits "through the orthopedic surgery area using the code(s) supplied in the bill." According to the charge master, that code is "miscellaneous."Davis wrote back and pointed out that the fact that there is already a BIT DRIL 2.5 listed on the bill for $274.95.In their letter and a later phone call, CAMC staff promised him a revised bill. "I'm still waiting," Davis said.Monday in the Gazette: Defend yourself against hospital billing errorsTo contact staff writer Kate Long, use e-mail or call 348-1798. 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Robert Golden was a high school star when, in 2007, he attended the prestigious B2G Elite Camp in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
There, the budding Arizona Wildcats safety met his roommate, a prospect from Redlands, Calif., named Chris Polk.
"He was a wide receiver out of high school," Golden with a grin. "When they moved him to running back, it kind of surprised me."
Polk has since become the Pac-12 Conference's embodiment of a sure thing. Washington's junior tailback leads the conference with 872 rushing yards. He is averaging 5.9 yards per carry and has scored five touchdowns in the Huskies' first seven games. Last weekend, he tied a UW record with his 17th 100-yard game.
If Arizona hopes to upset the Huskies in Seattle on Saturday, it'll have to stop Polk. The 5-foot-11-inch, 222-pound back is "probably as strong or as physical a back as we have in this league," UA interim coach Tim Kish said.
"I think he's a fantastic running back," Kish added. "He's a physical, hard runner. He has a knack for finding a hole. We haven't seen a back like him, per se, this year, to be honest with you."
Which, given how poorly Arizona has played against the run, is a scary thought.
The UA is allowing 173.3 rushing yards per game, a figure that ranks 10th in the Pac-12 and 78th nationally.
Oklahoma State's Joseph Randle, a lightning bug of a back, rushed for 121 yards on 15 carries against the UA in Week 2. Stanford's Stepfan Taylor put up a career-high 153 yards on 22 totes; a week later, Oregon's LaMichael James ran for a school-record 288 yards.
Even backups have run wild against the Cats: Oregon State's Jovan Stevenson, a Sunnyside High School product who started the season buried on the depth chart, put up a career-high 99 yards in the Beavers' 37-27 win earlier this month.
Despite their defensive struggles, the Wildcats are confident they can slow down one of the nation's top rushers. Kish summoned the double-eagle flex front in last week's win over UCLA, and the Bruins rushed for just 37 yards.
The UA's interim coach would not say whether the flex look is back for good. Linebacker Paul Vassallo said the threat of a new front "gives the offenses more to prepare for, and that's never fun."
Regardless of which front they use, the Wildcats are going to need to bring a desert swarm Saturday.
Polk is too big and strong to stop by himself.
"He's a premier back in our league," UA cornerback Trevin Wade said. "You've just got to gang-tackle him and don't let go."
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- past participle of spring
- Alternative form of sprang: simple past tense of spring
sprung (comparative more sprung, superlative most sprung)
- (slang, African American Vernacular) Utterly infatuated with someone; completely taken over by romantic interest.
1992, Sir Mix-a-Lot (music), "Baby Got Back", in Mack Daddy:
- I like big butts and I cannot lie. / You other brothers can't deny / that when a girl walks in / with a itty bitty waist / and a round thing in your face you get sprung.
2003, Beyoncé Knowles et al. (music), "Crazy In Love", in Dangerously in Love:
- […] / 'Cause your love got the best of me, / And baby, you're making a fool of me. / You got me sprung and I don't care who sees, / 'Cause baby, you got me so crazy.
2005, Mariah Carey et al. (music), "Sprung", in The Emancipation of Mimi, bonus track in some editions:
- 'Cause I'm sprung over you / And ain't nothin' I can do / […] / Thoughts of you fill my head / […]
- (obsolete, nautical, of a spar) cracked or strained
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- The adjective sprung, unlike (say) infatuated, does not normally take a complement; a person may be infatuated with someone, but is simply sprung. As with crazy or gaga, the target of the emotion is normally indicated by surrounding context; this is seen in the 1992 and 2003 quotations above. However, while relatively uncommon, it is possible for sprung to take a complement, construed with a preposition such as over (much like gaga); this is seen in the 2005 quotation above.


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I do like Howard Hardiman's Badger, have done ever since I first saw the cute little thing, looking all lost and lonely. Things have moved on since then, although I still have a blast every time Hardiman revisits the lovely, lonely little thing, most recently when he took a little wander around the streets of Wroclaw, Poland.
So, I was planning on introducing this with a heartfelt plea for you to help Hardiman out in the next evolution of his delightful little black and white friend, as his Kickstarter is now underway. Thing is, this project hit its funding target on day 1, which is absolutely fabulous news, but does somewhat take away the urgency of this post.
However, it's still worthwhile contributing, seeing as the more money Hardiman can raise, the better the project will be…..
The Kickstarter is funding a completely new Badger adventure, certainly a completely new way of telling Badger's adventures…
"Follow a lonely badger as he wanders around on the Isle of Wight. He might have some sandwiches. He might roller-skate. You decide!"
Ok, following the lonely badger around isn't new (but it is always so sweet to see), but the 'you decide' part is most definitely new. Instead of creating another standard Badger comic, Hardiman is going for more of a choose your own adventure book here…. or, as Hardiman says on the Kickstarter page:
"I'm Howard Hardiman and I'd like to tell you a story about a little Badger who wanders around on the Isle of Wight. Well, in particular, I'd like us to tell the story together. I remember when I was young, I loved books that allowed you to make choices and choose the direction you went in and I hoped that when I grew up, life would be full of choice and adventure.
So, you'll be able to choose whether Badger brushes his teeth then has his breakfast or has breakfast and then brushes his teeth. You can go with him on a day-trip somewhere on the Isle of Wight or have him stay at home and do the washing up."
In addition to the 200-page hardback book, there are plans to create a free online game version of the book, with Hardiman working with designer Cara Ellison and editorial asst./artist Melanie Swan, and receiving support from Arts Council England to make the online version possible.
The plan is for the Badger book to launch at this years Leeds Thought Bubble festival in November along with a special launch event on the Isle Of Wight.
So, even though it's already been funded… go out and give Howard Hardiman more money for his Kickstarter!
('Badger and some of his books. He can't read, mind you.')
(Test sketches to find the right pencils.)
('Badger, eating a sandwich.')