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CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Phillies don't have many position players with the potential to break through the ceiling of expectations these days.
It's hard to imagine Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins getting any better than they were in their primes, when they were competing for and at times winning MVP awards. Carlos Ruiz had a career year last season, and with the veteran catcher missing the first 25 games due to a suspension, it's tough to see that surpassed.
Ben Revere is young, but there is only so much a speedy slap-hitter can do for a team.
Then there is Domonic Brown, a powder keg of potential whose fuse fizzled the last two years.
There have been signs -- early signs, but powerful signs all the same -- that the 25-year-old corner outfielder might be ready for a breakout season.
The latest indicator came in the seventh inning of the Phillies' 5-4 win over the Yankees at Bright House Field, their first Grapefruit League win of the spring. After falling behind in the count to hard-throwing right-hander Zach Nuding, Brown got a high fastball and ...
'I just took a two-strike approach, got a pitch up and put a good swing on it,' Brown said.
Good enough to clear the batter's eye in center field, a massive 450-plus-foot shot that came two days after he plastered a ball 400-plus feet in Lakeland against the Tigers.
It would be one thing if Brown merely caught a couple of fat pitches. But he has been stinging balls the entire first week of game action. His swing, which got long and loopy -- and frankly, weaker -- the past couple of seasons has become compact, powerful and classic. He also has been earning praise from coaches and teammates for his focus and demeanor.
'What you see is what he can do,' Charlie Manuel said. 'And the more consistent he gets, of course … just hit the ball hard, it will go.
'It looks to me like he's definitely slowed down at the plate. The way he has hit the ball here lately, that's staying behind the ball. He kept his balance and hit the ball out front. He chopped that ball, it was up and he got to it. It jumped up.
'That ball went a long ways.' It is the swing that earned him comparisons to Darryl Strawberry and Ken Griffey Jr. in the past. That potential wasn't reached during his first two test runs in the majors. But there have been plenty of prospects who sputtered during their early attempts to translate their high-end minor-league status in the majors. Even Brown's top competitor as the highest-rated minor-league outfielder two years ago -- Mike Trout -- batted .220 with lackluster numbers during a couple of call-ups in 2011.
Trout exploded in 2012. If Brown could come up with a breakout season of his own, it can be a season-changer. The potential is that great, and Manuel knows it.
'He's that kind of guy. Yeah, he is, without a doubt,' Manuel said. 'When you see him hit balls like that in the last three or four days ... he has swung the bat good. When I see him rip balls to right field, balls inside, it shows he's strong. He's got quick hands. He's getting through the ball.'
Brown has relied on hitting coaches Steve Henderson and Wally Joyner to fine-tune some aspects of his swing. Henderson has been a trusted confidant in the organization prior to replacing Greg Gross last October. Joyner, hired as an assistant hitting coach, is a revelation for Brown.
Like Brown, Joyner was a left-handed hitter with a sweet swing. And when he saw Brown's hands in the batting cages, he reminded him to line up his knuckles and trust his fingertips when he held the bat.
'Both of them have been great,' Brown said of the hitting coaches. 'I've worked with Steve for a number of years, then Wally came in and the things he has said just connect. It seemed like God maybe sent an angel down toward me. He showed me a little something then, boom, it clicked.
'It took a little while. These things don't happen overnight. That's why I just stay and keep my confidence and just keep working hard to get better.'


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Trailing 6-2 after only two innings, the Cougars mounted a comeback, with senior Brett Harmeier leading the way with a team-high four RBI's. Starting pitcher Gavin Ratermann was pulled after five innings of work, as he allowed eight runs (seven earned).
Despite his pitching woes, Ratermann contributed at the plate, drawing three walks and tallying a run and RBI.
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hey, what's going on? except for Mozart Forever (yay!), no one wants to post to this group? did the bananas all turn brown?
anyone have ideas on how to improve the group?
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hey, what's going on? except for Mozart Forever (yay!), no one wants to post to this group? did the bananas all turn brown?
anyone have ideas on how to improve the group?
Make sure you read the rules of this group and the mission!
I'm challenging all of you to do this with me, it can take as short as 15 minutes of your day to put something together, and trust me, it'll help you zero in on a method to your own composing that will help you down the road!
About child growing up and parent conselig; intensional out of expected range notes to create a out of rythm pulse representing a child's instability; very descriptive thing, not too many sentiment here; please critique!!!
Some folks have wanted to know, "who is chinadoll?" These one or two folks are musescore members with an abundance of free time and curiosity about trivial issues that have nothing to do with music composition. That said (written), let us (me, this is confusing) be clear, they are very nice people and chinadoll is deeply touched (in the head, most likely) by their interest. So here goes.
Chinadoll has beautiful glossy golden brown hair, large soft eyes, a very quiet shy disposition along with an exceptionally sweet and gentle nature. Chinadoll loves loves fresh fruit (especially bananas) and vegetables. Yes, chinadoll is a Syrian Hamster with a bit of a talent for composing music. Late at night when everyone is asleep, chinadoll will tap out the notes on the home computer using her little paws. She loves attention and lots of gentle petting (especially if you give her a treat).
This took me about a day to compose, Please provide feedback
laughsilly (that's where you are now)
banana group https://musescore.com/groups/banana-group/discuss/5046069#comment-5108578
sound effects and fonts https://musescore.com/groups/fun-silly-amusing-crazy-outrageous-hilarious-soundfonts-and-sound-effects/
downy yellow dingle dork https://musescore.com/groups/the-downy-yellow-dingle-dork-extinction-group
dydd opera group
Write a song about a lonely tarantula that lives in a banana bunch.
The grand price is a vierual bunch of ripe bananas. Now, for a limited time, as a added amazing bonus, a free virtual tarantula. No, I'm lying. Must be the toxin from the tarantula bite that's affecting me. Dizzy dizzy it's all going dark.
Oh, I said it in the title. Anyone?
Starts with a solemn exposition; on 3 begins to evolve to dispointment; witch is completely healed on 10; on 13 the revisiting starts; the disapointment origin stil exists on 15; on 17 it's seen as just a new experince. that is finished on 20.
like best friends brother, make it shine or shut up and dance
create lyrics then say the notes and I well make 2 a score.
What is your favourite:
1. meal of the day (breakfast, morning tea, dessert, etc.)
2. simple meal/dish (4 or less ingredients, minimal cooking)
3. complex meal/dish (not a simple dish)
4. confectionery brand
My faves:
Bacon in a toast sandwich with butter
Sweet & sour pork (it's chinese)
Consider joining https://musescore.com/groups/fun-silly-amusing-crazy-outrageous-hilarious-soundfonts-and-sound-effects
It's FREE
This has been a paid political announcement.
Not really.
I mean, yes join
But no, it has nothing to do with politics
I don't receive any compensation for this announcement
Except the warm glow of having you join our group.
Thanks to all the new members for joining our banana party. There seem to be quite a few 'banana' composers here at musescore, whether ithe music is about the fruit banana or banana fish or banana fairies or whatever or if the music is just plain banana silly. Post your music, tell your friends. I even heard that some higher up in the government was thinking of joining since they have lots of experience in being completely bananas.
So my school is trying out a new program this year based off of a suggestion I brought forward, by starting a jazz choir. I figured I'd help cement it a little bit by bringing some arrangements and compositions forward so that they'd have something to sing. Tl;dr, here's my first choral composition, any constructive feedback is greatly appreciated!
Join my new banana group. Sure to be lots of sweet yellow slippery fun (whatever that means).
So, I had this idea going through my head- why don't we, the composers of MuseScore, collaborate on a "theme and variations" piece? People who want to collaborate to this piece will be given a month to add a variation of a theme that I have chosen to the overall piece. Once the month is over, every variation (including a few of my own that I create) will be compiled, an outro will be added to the piece, and I will submit the piece to be performed by my school string orchestra. Doesn't this sound exciting? :) (This is open to all of MuseScore, BTW)
I have already chosen the theme that everyone will be working with- Flowey's theme, "Your Best Friend" from Undertale. (plz no hate, thx). I have also already made an intro, arranged the theme, and have added a variation of my own to the piece.
YOU (the composers of MuseScore) have until 8/31/2019 to come up with an up to 5-minute variation of your own to add to the score. (The score can be accessed here- https://musescore.com/user/5088096/scores/5664927)
Once you have created your variation(s) and are ready to add it/them to the score, you have 3 ways to submit it-
1. Post a comment on the score (or on this thread) linking the variation to me.
2. Message me through MuseScore with the link (file?).
3. (most recommended) Email me at firstname.lastname@example.com with your link or MuseScore file. (DO NOT SPAM ME, HARRASS ME, OR COME TO ME WITH UNSOLICITED OFFERS. I WILL FLAG YOU AND REPORT YOU.)
Once your variation is in my hands, I MAY OR MAY NOT edit it so that it is clear, readable, involves enough members of the orchestra, and so that it links up with the preceding and forthcoming variations. I also will add some of my own variations to the piece.
Once the deadline is past, I WILL NOT accept any more variations to the piece. This is when I finalize the variations, add an outro, and submit the piece to be considered for performance. All people who entered their variations will be credited (person to variation- if you made the variation, you will be credited on that variation.)
1. DO NOT ADD ANY MORE INSTRUMENTS. This piece is for a string orchestra with a piano and 4 percussionists (1 mallet, 3 untuned)- NO MORE. I will not accept you adding any more instruments (i.e. woodwind, brass, keyboards/synths, more percussion lines, etc.) to the score. At the very most, I MAY allow you to add ONE *OPTIONAL* woodwind or brass instrument (or solo voice) that can be replaced by an instrument that I have already placed in the score (string or piano). Any more than that, and I WILL NOT accept it until you rewrite your variation so it fits in the already-existing score format.
2. KEEP IT PLAYABLE. I intend this piece to be played by real human beings, who have limitations that a computer doesn't. Therefore, PLEASE, for the love of GOD, don't give me a bunch of string block chords or insane 128th-note passages that would SHREAD someone's fingers if they even attempted to play it. That is an absolute NO-NO, and I will not accept your variation until you get serious and give me something that's actually GOOD.
3. IF YOU MAKE A VARIATION, LET ME KNOW. I have ways of finding out if you purposely tried to hide your variation and pass the entire piece off as your own. And if I find out that you intentionally tried to violate MY copyright, I WILL DEMAND that MuseScore take down your piece. (However, I can understand if you merely forgot, or problems came up with you sending it to me. But, if I find a variation that wasn't sent to me, I WILL assume that you tried to hide it intentionally, until I find out otherwise.)
So, what are you waiting for?! START COMPOSING and HAVE FUN! :)
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The city's new $90 million cruise ship terminal opens for business Tuesday, but its first users are going to be quite a bit smaller than the 4,000-passenger behemoths that will dock at Pier 27 next year.
From March through October, the two-story facility will be the headquarters for the America's Cup races, where 72-foot catamarans and their 11-member crews will face off on San Francisco Bay.
Mayor Ed Lee will be there at 11:30 a.m. to cut the ribbon, for the first time, anyway. He'll likely be back in spring 2014, when the terminal is finally cleared for cruise ship duty.
The Phase I construction that's completed now will allow the facility to be used for a variety of America's Cup events, as well as providing hospitality facilities and a viewing area for the races, with the finish line located just past the new terminal.
The second phase of construction will include completion of the cruise ship areas and the planned retail stores, as well as landscaping of the 2.5-acre public park along the Embarcadero.
– John Wildermuth
Park it: Eager to join the boom in streetside miniparks? Here's your chance.
The city's Planning Department has reopened the application process for its popular parklets program, which allows sponsors such as businesses or community groups to install platforms with seating on two parking spaces.
The idea is to create tiny parks between sidewalk and street in busy commercial areas, where people can sit a spell or socialize. The sponsor pays for the construction and installation costs as well as maintenance. Parklets must be kept open to anyone passing by, not just patrons of adjacent businesses.
Planners also released a full-blown "parklet manual" that includes design guidelines and the reminder that "demonstrated support for your parklet project is an essential part of the process" – an allusion to the fracas at Filbert and Fillmore streets where a parklet framed by the ends of a Citroen van faces redesign because Supervisor Mark Farrell didn't like being caught by surprise when it was installed.
For the manual and more go to sfpavementtoparks.sfplanning.org
– John King
This week's news
Monday: The Board of Supervisors Land Use Committee will discuss whether the city will allow boring machines for the Central Subway project to be extracted near the Pagoda Theater.
Tuesday: The Main Library is hosting author Patrick deWitt beginning at 6:30 p.m. His book, "The Sisters Brothers," was the library's book club pick for January/February.
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"America is doing an amazing thing. We've made a promise to keep species from going extinct," said Leda Huta, Executive Director of the Endangered Species Coalition, primary sponsor of Endangered Species Day. "We've been incredibly successful. Endangered Species Day is an ideal opportunity to celebrate our nation's success stories."
"For 40 years, the Endangered Species Act has helped our nation protect the wild things and wild places, ensuring that our children's children and future generations can see species such as the bald eagle, the black-footed ferret and the American alligator," said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe. "Endangered Species Day offers us an opportunity to recognize the Act's good works and the work of all those committed to it."
Endangered Species Day honors the importance of protecting America's threatened, endangered and at-risk species; highlights success stories of species recovery; and demonstrates everyday actions people can take to protect our disappearing wildlife and last remaining open spaces. For more information, including a list of events occurring throughout the country, visit www.endangeredspeciesday.org.
National wildlife refuges, parks, botanical gardens, schools, libraries, museums, community groups and conservation organizations will hold tours, exhibits, restoration projects, children's programs, field trips and other activities on Endangered Species Day and throughout the month. Additionally, 100 Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)-accredited zoos and aquariums throughout the country will celebrate Endangered Species Day by hosting special events ranging from the Kansas City Zoo's "Learning Fest" to an endangered species scavenger hunt at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.
"AZA is pleased to be a partner in Endangered Species Day helping to raise awareness about the threats that endangered species face in their natural range," said AZA President & CEO Jim Maddy. "In addition to providing exceptional care to the animals at their facilities, AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums support more than 2,640 conservation projects in 130 countries, contributing more than $160 million to these wildlife conservation projects. As poaching, deforestation and other factors continue to threaten these species, it is more important than ever for us to continue to collaboratively spread the message of conservation through educational programs and events like Endangered Species Day to help make a positive impact on the future of these species."
Other notable events include the Endangered Species Day open house at the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C., habitat restoration projects in San Diego and many other special programs planned by the Service's field and regional offices.
Started in 2006 by the United States Senate, Endangered Species Day is a celebration of our nation's imperiled plants and wildlife and wild places, with an emphasis on success stories of species recovery. The Endangered Species Act has prevented hundreds of listed species from going extinct. Co-administered by the Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the purpose of the Act is to conserve imperiled species and the ecosystems upon which they depend.
To connect with the Endangered Species Program throughout the year via social media, please join us on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube.
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Buffaloes escape with 59-56 win over USC
LAS VEGAS (AP) Askia Booker scored 21 points and keyed a late run, leading Colorado to a 59-56 win over scrappy Southern California in the opening round of the Pac-12 tournament on Wednesday.
Their NCAA tournament hopes still up in the air, the Buffaloes could not afford a loss to the last-place Trojans.
Despite beating USC twice during the regular season, Colorado (22-10) had a hard time shaking the Trojans, unable to get much separation until going on a 13-1 run late in the second half.
USC (11-21) still had a shot at the end, but Byron Wesley's 3-pointer at the buzzer came up just short.
Josh Scott had 13 points and Xavier Johnson added 11 for the Buffaloes, who move on to face California in Thursday's quarterfinals.
Wesley finished with 23 points for the Trojans, who kept it close despite going 5 of 22 from 3-point range.
Colorado appeared to be in good shape for an NCAA tournament berth after opening the season 14-2. Things changed quickly when leading scorer Spencer Dinwiddie went down with a knee injury on Jan. 12.
The Buffaloes went 7-7 without their star guard and hurt their NCAA tournament resume by losing three of their final four regular-season games. That left Colorado teetering on the NCAA bubble and likely in need of a good Pac-12 tournament run to earn a spot in the bracket.
The Buffaloes won the Pac-12 tournament as the sixth seed in 2012, so they know firsthand it's possible.
To get their run going, they had to get past USC.
The Trojans' first season under Andy Enfield has been a struggle, with two wins in 18 Pac-12 games.
Colorado swept the two meetings with USC during the regular season: a lopsided victory in Boulder, a much tighter game in Southern California.
The Buffaloes had a hard time shaking the Trojans in the first half.
USC kept Colorado within reach despite poor shooting early in the opening 20 minutes, not allowing the Buffaloes to lead by more than six points.
Colorado led 29-27 at halftime despite hitting 13 of 25 shots and holding the Trojans to 1-of-8 shooting from 3-point range.
USC was still right with the Buffaloes in the second half, answering every time they tried to pull away, then taking a five-point lead midway through.
Booker help Colorado finally get a little bit of a cushion.
The Buffaloes' feisty point guard got them going with a three-point play, then hit a jumper and fed Johnson for a dunk in transition. Booker added a layup in transition, finishing off a 13-1 that put Colorado up 58-50 with 3 minutes left.
USC still wouldn't go away, getting a stop after pulling within three, but Wesley couldn't get his 3-pointer in transition to fall.


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HOUSE BILL No. 2473
amending K.S.A. 40-2b25 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 40-2b25 is hereby amended to read as follows: 40-
2b25. (a) Any life insurance company heretofore or hereafter organized
under any law of this state may use financial instruments under this sec-
tion to engage in hedging transactions, replication transactions and cer-
tain income generation transactions or as these terms may be further
defined in regulations promulgated by the commissioner. The For each
hedging transaction in which a life insurance company engages, such life
insurance company shall be able to demonstrate to the commissioner the
intended hedging characteristics and the ongoing effectiveness of the fi-
nancial instrument transaction or combination of the transactions through
cash flow testing or other appropriate analysis.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) ``Cap'' means an agreement obligating the seller to make pay-
ments to the buyer, each payment based on the amount by which a ref-
erence price or level or the performance or value of one or more under-
lying interest exceeds a predetermined number, sometimes called the
strike rate or price.
(2) ``Collar'' means an agreement to receive payments as the buyer
of an option, cap or floor and to make payments as the seller of a different
option, cap or floor.
(3) ``Commissioner'' means the commissioner of insurance as defined
in K.S.A. 40-102 and amendments thereto.
(4) ``Counterparty'' means the business entity with which a life in-
surance company enters into financial instrument transactions.
(4) (5) ``Crediting basis amount'' means the amount of interest cred-
ited to an insured's account value for the percentage of change on an
underlying index.
(5) (6) (A) ``Financial instrument'' means an agreement, option, in-
strument or any series or combination thereof:
(i) To make or take delivery of, or assume or relinquish, a specified
amount of one or more underlying interests, or to make a cash settlement
in lieu thereof; or
(ii) which has a price, performance, value or cash flow based primarily
upon the actual or expected price, level, performance, value or cash flow
of one or more underlying interests.
(B) Financial instruments include options, warrants, caps, floors, col-
lars, swaps, forwards, future and any other agreements, options or instru-
ments substantially similar thereto, or any series or combination thereof.
(6) (7) ``Financial instrument transaction'' means a transaction in-
volving the use of one or more financial instruments.
(7) (8) ``Floor'' means an agreement obligating the seller to make
payments to the buyer in which each payment is based on the amount
that a predetermined number, sometimes called the floor rate or price,
exceeds a reference price, level, performance or value of one or more
underlying interests.
(8) (9) ``Forward'' means an agreement (other than a future) to make
or take delivery of, or effect a cash settlement based on the actual or
expected price, level, performance or value of one or more underlying
(9) (10) ``Future'' means an agreement traded on a qualified
exchange, to make or take delivery of, or effect a cash settlement based
on the actual or expected price, level, performance or value of one or
more underlying interests.
(10) (11) ``Hedging transaction'' means a financial instrument trans-
action which is entered into and maintained to reduce:
(A) The risk of a change in the value, yield, price, cash flow or quan-
tity of assets or liabilities which the insurer has acquired or incurred or
anticipates acquiring or incurring; or
(B) the currency exchange-rate risk or the degree of exposure as to
assets or liabilities which an insurer has acquired or incurred or anticipates
acquiring or incurring.
(11) (12) ``Income generation transaction'' means a financial instru-
ment transaction involving the writing of covered call options which is
intended to generate income or enhance return.
(12) (13) ``Option'' means an agreement giving the buyer the right to
buy or receive, sell or deliver, enter into, extend or terminate, or effect
a cash settlement based on the actual or expected price, level, perform-
ance or value of one or more underlying interests.
(13) (14) ``Potential exposure'' means:
(A) As to a futures position, the amount of the initial margin required
for that position; or
(B) as to swaps, collars and forwards, .5% times the notional amount
times the square root of the remaining years to maturity.
(15) ``Replication transaction'' means a financial instrument trans-
action or combination of financial instrument transactions effected either
separately or in conjunction with cash market investments included in a
life insurance company's investment portfolio in order to replicate the
investment characteristic of another authorized transaction, investment
or instrument or operate as a substitute for cash market transactions. A
financial instrument transaction entered into by a life insurance company
as a hedging transaction, as defined in paragraph (11), or income gen-
eration transaction, as defined in paragraph (12), authorized pursuant to
this section shall not be considered a replication transaction.
(14) (16) ``SVO'' means the securities valuation office of the national
association of insurance commissioners or any successor office established
by the national association of insurance commissioners.
(15) (17) ``Swap'' means an agreement to exchange for net payments
at one or more times based on the actual or expected price, level, per-
formance or value of one or more underlying interests.
(16) (18) ``Underlying index'' means the index, market or financial
futures contract used to determine the crediting basis amount.
(17) (19) ``Underlying interest'' means the assets, other interests, or
a combination thereof, underlying a financial instrument, such as any one
or more securities, currencies, rates, indices, commodities or financial
(18) (20) ``Warrants'' means an option to purchase or sell the under-
lying securities or investments at a given price and time or at a series of
prices and times outlined in the warrant agreement. Warrants may be
issued alone or in connection with the sale of other securities, as part of
a merger or recapitalization agreement, or to facilitate divestiture of the
securities of another corporation.
(c) A life insurance company may enter into financial instrument
transactions for the purpose of hedging except that the transaction shall
not cause any of the following limits to be exceeded:
(1) The aggregate statement value of options, caps, floors and war-
rants not attached to any other security or investment purchase in hedging
transactions may not exceed 110% of the excess of such insurer's capital
and surplus as shown on the company's last annual or quarterly report
filed with the commissioner of insurance over the minimum requirements
of a new stock or mutual company to qualify for a certificate of authority
to write the kind of insurance which the insurer is authorized to write;
(2) the aggregate statement value of options, caps and floors written
in hedging transactions may not exceed 3% of the life insurance com-
pany's admitted assets; and
(3) the aggregate potential exposure of collars, swaps, forwards and
futures used in hedging transactions may not exceed 5% of the life in-
surance company's admitted assets.
(d) A life insurance company may enter into the following types of
income generation transactions if:
(1) Selling covered call options on noncallable fixed income securities
or financial instruments based on fixed income securities, but the aggre-
gate statement value of assets subject to call during the complete term of
the call options sold, plus the face value of fixed income securities un-
derlying any financial instrument subject to call, may not exceed 10% of
the life insurance company's admitted assets; and
(2) selling covered call options on equity securities, if the life insur-
ance company holds in its portfolio the equity securities subject to call
during the complete term of the call option sold.
(e) A life insurance company may enter into replication transactions
(1) Such life insurance company would otherwise be authorized to
invest its funds under this article in the asset being replicated;
(2) the asset being replicated is subject to all provisions and limitation
(including quantitative limits) on the making thereof specified in this ar-
ticle with respect to investments by such life insurance company, as if the
transaction constituted a direct investment by such life insurance com-
pany in the asset being replicated;
(3) as a result of giving effect to the replication transaction, the ag-
gregate statement value of all assets being replicated does not exceed 10%
of such life insurance company's admitted assets; and
(4) the replication transaction is entered into in accordance with the
requirements concerning replication transactions contained in the SVO
purposes and procedures manual of the SVO entitled ``Purposes and pro-
cedures manual of the securities valuation office of the national association
of insurance commissioners'' as published on December 31, 1999, or any
later version as established in rules and regulations adopted by the com-
(f) The limitations set forth in subsection (c) regarding financial in-
strument transactions for the purpose of hedging and in subsection (d)
regarding income generation transactions shall not apply to any invest-
ments made by a life insurance company where such investments are
used only to hedge the crediting basis amount an insured receives on a
particular insurance policy which is determined by an underlying index,
provided, however, that such investments shall not in the aggregate
amount exceed 10% of the life insurance company's admitted assets as
shown on the company's last annual or quarterly report, without the prior
written approval of the commissioner of insurance. All investments made
pursuant to this subsection shall only be made with counterparties that
have a rating designated as ``1'' by the national association of insurance
commissioners (NAIC) in its most recently published valuations of se-
curities manual or supplement thereto, or its equivalent rating by a na-
tionally recognized statistical rating organization recognized by the SVO.
(f) (g) Upon request of the life insurance company, the commissioner
may approve additional transactions involving the use of financial instru-
ments in excess of the limits of subsection (c) or for other risk manage-
ment purposes, excluding replication transactions, pursuant to regulations
promulgated by the commissioner.
(g) (h) For the purposes of this section, the value or amount of an
investment acquired or held under this section, unless otherwise specified
in this code, shall be the value at which assets of an insurer are required
to be reported for statutory accounting purposes as determined in ac-
cordance with procedures prescribed in published accounting and valu-
ation standards of the national association of insurance commissioners
(NAIC), including the purposes and procedures of the securities valuation
office, the valuation of securities manual, the accounting practices and
procedures manual, the annual statement instructions or any successor
valuation procedures officially adopted by the NAIC.
(h) (i) Prior to engaging in transactions in financial instruments, an
insurer shall develop and adequately document policies and procedures
regarding investment strategies and objectives, recordkeeping needs and
reporting matters. Such policies and procedures shall address authorized
investments, investment limitations, authorization and approval proce-
dures, accounting and reporting procedures and controls and shall pro-
vide for review of activity in financial instruments by the insurer's board
of directors or such board's designee.
Recordkeeping systems must be sufficiently detailed to permit internal
auditors and insurance department examiners to determine whether op-
erating personnel have acted in accordance with established policies and
procedures, as provided in this section. Insurer records must identify for
each transaction the related financial instruments contracts.
(j) The commissioner shall have the authority to adopt rules and reg-
ulations necessary to implement this section.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 40-2b25 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
Approved April 6, 2000.
Date Composed: 09/25/2001 Date Modified: 09/25/2001


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"August showed solid operating metrics in most of our businesses," said CEO Paul Reilly (left) in a press release.
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The president, whose Kenyan father is black and whose white mother is from Kansas, checked the African-American category on the form, the newspaper reported.
There were more than a dozen options to the question about race with Obama choosing "Black, African Am., or Negro." The latter term was retained on the form as the Census Bureau believes some older blacks still use the word, the Times said.
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I know he is no longer a Knick but Timofey Mozgov blogged about the end of the lockout and it is pretty awesome.
The End!
The NBA lockout is over, which means the stars who had left for Europe will soon come back. In expectation of the imminent parting, Timofey Mozgov begins to bid farewell to the supporters of BC Khimki and tells about what these months in Russia gave him – all in his blog at Sports.ru.
Hi everyone! So tell me, are you celebrating already?))) It's still hard to believe, right? Just like that – abruptly and spontaneously, yes? 148 days and there you go! The end!!!
Actually, guys (and your female comrades-in-arms), please take my most sincere congratulations. All of us together – colleagues, people who love and value basketball, fans – without a doubt, have eagerly waited for these strokes of the pens which are exactly golden for all of us. It happened at last.
Now I'm going to reduce my emotions a little and tell you about this fact from a perspective of a player. My personal take.
148 days is a long time. It's very long. Of course I won't say this time I was on pins and needles. But I definitely wanted certainty. I really missed it. The prospect of having to pack your bags any time or having to look at them unpacked, to tell you the truth, wasn't making me happy. Well, I think it's clear. It's good that the new agreement is in place for no less than five years, now it's known. It means that this nightmare won't repeat soon.
Aside from that, everything was not just OK – everything was just SUPER! My agent (yes, I mean Max – now you have seen his photo at last))) and me have made a decision that was the only one that's right in my opinion: as soon as lockout showed itself, we have started to play in Europe.
When many of the guys across the ocean tormented themselves with painful doubts about all the delights of their remote and not so remote future, the other part of American basketball planet was keeping shape and making it better in field conditions. I don't know which of these is good for Mozgov and which is bad for Kobe Bryant. For me the answer is obvious. Huge thanks to Khimki and, of course, to Viktor Bychkov personally, for taking me back with arms wide open. Thanks go to Rimas Kurtinaitis, who believed in me and let me do on the court what some of the NBAers really came to the Old World for – make progress.
Only during the start of the season in Russia I, at last, managed to completely forget about the consequences of that injury which I sustained overseas. When I learned about the diagnosis at the time, I was happy that, so to say, everything was fine and I was lucky that it wasn't worse. It really could have been worse and it was really a good reason for rejoicing. But that everything was fine… Because of emotions then I rushed into a conclusion a little bit.
All in all, I really was able to step on the court soon after the injury, but even during the Eurobasket I still couldn't use my leg at least 80% – I was lacking quickness and explosive speed.
The original projection by the doctors proved to be true: as they promised, half a year passed before I settled into shape in September or October. Then I could once again start doing what a center should. Also, I really got into rhythm, got my confidence back and learned some new things. So I can repeat myself – everything was done right.
Of course I knew that Khimki is my second home and I am always welcome here. It wasn't a hard choice for me. But still, it was so nice to feel it again, to feel yourself at home: my native city, my native arena, the locker room, fans and friends! Everything is so dear, what I'm used to… Here, in this club, all the needed conditions are in place for this. Here's a huge thank you to all people who were involved.
Here I'm writing this and I caught myself thinking that I got carried away with saying thanks and the memories. It resembles a goodbye a little bit. But I'm flying away not tomorrow. And, it seems, not the day after tomorrow either. So it means that it's too early for goodbyes. Emotions…
First of all, Max is waiting for the official letter from Denver. Then all my future plans will get some tangible qualities. Second, anyway, I wanted to say goodbye to my fans and friends as it should be done. Because their support all this time was just great! And for that, once again, I'm very grateful.
Don't ask me if I already got to talk to anybody of my American friends and teammates, to discuss what happened. Believe me, right now few people (other than Twitter fans))) care about text messages and calls – everybody is about to get snowed under with work. OK, we'll move to all of that a bit later.
What can I add about the collective bargaining agreement. Of course, it's already good that it's signed)) And it's twice as good that it's definitely for more than five years. It means that this nightmare won't repeat itself soon.
Actually, right now I know just as much as you do. I know that we are starting to prepare for the season on December 9 and our first game will happen after the 25th. Basically, there's enough time for restoring the mutual understanding between teammates. It's another deal what roster changes will happen and still, in what shape will the players join the team. Then we'll have at least a remote idea of what lies ahead before us in the upcoming season.
But it's clear even now that 66 games lie ahead. Yes, it's not 82 games. But still, it's not few. Especially over such period of time.
So, we'll be following the news coming from the Nuggets. And right now I'm leaving to Greece with Khimki to play a Eurocup game vs. PAOK which is very important for us. So all of my thoughts are already there.
We'll keep in touch)))
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The Oglethorpe University 2012 Commencement ceremony was held on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 9:00 a.m., on the academic quadrangle of the OU campus. .
President Larry Schall presided over the ceremony honoring more than 250 graduating seniors. During the ceremony, Oglethorpe presented three honorary degrees to:
— Zhanna Arshanskaya Dawson, an accomplished pianist, Holocaust survivor, and former faculty at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, who will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters.
— Sue Adcock Frueauff, a foundation and community leader, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.
— Ted Turner, a renowned leader in business and philanthropy, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.
Each honorary degree recipient addressed the Class of 2012. Past recipients of honorary degrees include President Franklin D. Roosevelt, President Woodrow Wilson, and Amelia Earhart.
Zhanna Arshanskaya Dawson is a Ukrainian-American pianist and former faculty member of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University (Bloomington). Dawson came to national prominence in 2009 after her son, journalist Greg Dawson, published the book Hiding in the Spotlight chronicling his mother's escape from the Holocaust. A young prodigy, Dawson began piano lessons at age five and made her performance debut at age 6 on the radio. She later received scholarships to attend the Moscow State Conservatory. In 1941, she was forced to flee the persecution of Jews in her hometown. She escaped only to find herself forced to survive by playing her music for Nazi soldiers from the army that had killed their parents. Dawson was eventually adopted and brought to the United States, where she studied music at the Juilliard School of Music.
Sue Adcock Frueauff has served as a trustee at the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation in Little Rock, Ark. for 22 years. From 1996-2001 she also worked as a program officer at the foundation, and since 2001 has served as chief administration officer. Prior to the foundation, Frueauff worked for 16 years as an elementary school principal in Russellville, Arkansas, and 13 years as a classroom teacher in the Arkansas Public Schools. Frueauff has served on numerous boards and in leadership positions at the Arkansas Tech University Foundation, University of the Ozarks, American Association of University Women (Branch and State President), Arkansas Curriculum Development Association, Suspected Child Abuse & Neglect, Centers for Youth & Families, and many more. She is an active volunteer and leader in her community, having given her time and talents to Arkansas Rice Depot, Stewpot, Interfaith Hospitality Network, Single Parent Scholarship Fund, Arkansas Literacy Council, Child Protection Team, and numerous others. Frueauff earned her Master of Science in Education at the University of Central Arkansas and her bachelor's at Arkansas Technical University.
Throughout his career, Ted Turner has received recognition for his entrepreneurial acumen, sharp business skills, leadership qualities, and his unprecedented philanthropy. Whether in billboard advertisement, cable television, sports team ownership, sailing, environmental initiatives or philanthropy, Turner's vision, determination, generosity and forthrightness have consistently given the world reason to take notice. Turner is chairman of the United Nations Foundation, which promotes a more peaceful, prosperous and just world; co-chairman of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a charitable organization working to reduce the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons; chairman of the Turner Foundation, which supports efforts for improving air and water quality, developing a sustainable energy future to protect the earth's climate, safeguarding environmental health, maintaining wildlife habitat protection, and developing practices and policies to curb population growth rates; and co-founder of Ted's Montana Grill restaurant chain, which operates 44 locations nationwide. Turner is also chairman of Turner Enterprises, Inc., which manages his business interests, land holdings and investments, including the oversight of two million acres in 12 states and in Argentina, and more than 55,000 bison.


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(AP) — Shortly before 8 p.m. Chicago time, and three hours after the sound of gunfire indicated the end might be near, Boston police announced that the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing had been taken into custody.
Cameras caught Boston residents celebrating the end of a long, tense day. They poured into the streets to cheer police cars as they passed through, with many in TV news celebrating with them. NBC's Brian Williams noted that people never want to see a police car coming behind them on the road, but they're the first thing people want to see when trouble comes to a community.
"I feel like I've been watching a bad movie that I couldn't turn off," said one resident, Rita Colella, interviewed on NBC.
(Boston.com has spent the day live-blogging developments in manhunt. Click here to follow the news feed.)
Viewers woke up to the news Friday that one suspect in Monday's bombing had been killed overnight, with another still at large. ABC, CBS and NBC took the unusual step of casting aside regular programming to cover the story throughout the day, joined by the cable news networks.
The coverage mixed moments of real excitement with tedium as the search continued for 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who escaped during an overnight shootout with police that killed his older brother Tamerlan.
TV was a window to the world for residents of Boston and some surrounding areas, who were asked by authorities to stay in their homes as the search went on.
"It's unbelievable, unprecedented to see a major metropolitan area essentially called to a halt," Chris Jansing said on MSNBC.
The evening action came as attention to the story was beginning to lag. After a full day of coverage, NBC switched to Ellen DeGeneres' talk show. Massachusetts authorities lifted their order that everyone in Boston and some suburbs stay at home.
The gunfire and rushing police cars around 6 p.m. Central time snapped the networks back to attention. After confirming that police had found someone hiding under a boat stored in a backyard, CBS quickly found a Google Maps image from above the yard that showed the boat stored there for the winter.
ABC's Diane Sawyer interviewed a witness who calmly said his neighbor had gone into the backyard when police eased restrictions and found blood on his boat and saw someone hiding there. He quickly called authorities. The homeowner was upset that his boat was riddled with gunfire after police arrived.
"I have a feeling around the country that there will be a lot of people who will want to help him get his boat back," Sawyer said.
During the long day of coverage, networks seemed to keep in mind Wednesday's embarrassment, when some news organizations erroneously reported that a suspect in the bombing had been arrested. The scarcity of solid information did lead to moments of confusion, though. In midmorning, MSNBC was reporting that a second suspect was being hunted. CNN flashed on its screen that police were searching for a Honda that the suspect may be driving in Connecticut.
Other networks didn't follow those reports and they were dropped as the search remained shrouded in mystery.
Pete Williams of NBC reported in midmorning that authorities believed they had the suspect cornered in a house and ABC's Pierre Thomas similarly reported that police were moving in. But hours went by without any news.
Shortly after 7 a.m., Fox News Channel reported explosions and indicated the drama might be coming to a head. Two hours later, NBC's Kerry Sanders was crouching on the ground talking on his cellphone, ordered down by police. It was pulse-quickening drama that led nowhere.
Both CNN and NBC told viewers that they were putting live pictures of the manhunt on a five-second delay to protect viewers in case the drama turned bloody.
Networks found friends and relatives of the suspects to talk about them, with Dzhokhar almost universally described as sharp and friendly. But in a news conference, an estranged uncle of the men, Ruslan Tsani, described his nephews as losers.
The suspects' Chechen background led to talk about whether the marathon bombing had something to do with Chechnya's longtime conflict with Russia. Others noted that Dzhokhar had been in the United States for many years, perhaps moving when he was only 9.
"The more we find out about him, the less we seem to know him," CBS' Bob Schieffer said.
As the day went on, networks found it harder to fill the time. Video of the overnight firefight was played over and over. NBC's Brian Williams had a fascinating interview with a couple who lived overlooking the street where the gunplay took place, describing bullets that came into their home. But it turned long-winded.
Williams later reacted with aplomb when NBC briefly cut to a simulcast of a New England cable news network, only to be greeted by a man who uttered an expletive.
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I just migrated to a new computer (macbook running Windows 7 via Fusion). I'm trying to find out if Pocomail 4.5 will run on Windows 7? It looks like 4.8 was the last release and I did upgrade. My Pocomail version on my old machine is 4.8. However, I can only find the installer for version 4.5, that's why I'm asking if I can install it on Windows 7. I'm more than happy to pay for a download of 4.8 if that's needed, but don't know how to do so. Macmail is awful. Any possible help? Also, would be more than willing to buy Barca but get the message it's no longer for sale. Help?
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Next Chapter Meeting: January 10th, 2013
The next OWASP Chicago chapter will be on January 10th, 2013 from 6PM to approximately 9:30PM. Space for the meeting is being graciously provided by Morningstar at their Chicago headquarters location (22 West Washington Street, Chicago, IL 60602).
Tell your friends! Many people just don't hear about these meetings and most people I ask say they heard about it from a friend or co-worker.
This is event is completely free and open to everyone, but you must RSVP. Please RSVP at the following EventBrite page so that security can let you into the building: https://owaspchicago.eventbrite.com/
When you arrive, you will need to sign in with security in the lobby of the building, who will direct you to the cafeteria for refreshments. We will then move to the Auditorium for talks.
The schedule is as follows:
- 6:00PM - 6:30PM - Refreshments @ Cafeteria - Light snacks. If you want food, you can bring your own and eat here. Food is not allowed in the auditorium.
- 6:30PM - ~9:30PM - Talks! @ Auditorium
Stay tuned to this page for more information.
This time, we will be doing short-format talks -- about 25-30 minutes each. There will be time for Q&A.
- Common Ruby on Rails Pitfalls by Matt Konda and Jonathan Claudius
- Automation Domination by Brandon Spruth:
You have either bought some really expensive static and/or dynamic web scanning tools, or you are looking to go on the "cheap" with some free ones. The next decision you will need to make will be either running these in scanning tools manually or dominate with automation! Our discussion will explore some popular options on how to best automate the implementation of your scanning tools, with Continuous Integration, OWASP Projects, and to Normalizing your scanning metrics/findings/vulnerabilities.
- Static analysis, or CSP, or Python evented stuff (one of them, not all) by Ben Toews
- Basic Analysis of iOS applications by John Downey
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Anyone in our area interested in information security is welcome to attend. Our meetings are informal and encourage open discussion of all aspects of application security. We invite attendees to give short presentations about specific topics.
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[1]Webapps In Name Only Thomas Ptacek, Matasano Security
Where modern network architecture meets legacy application design, we get "The Port 80 Problem": vendors wrapping every conceivable network protocol in a series of POSTs and calling them "safe". These "Webapps In Name Only" are a nightmare for application security specialists.
In this talk, we'll discuss, with case studies, how tools from protocol reverse engineering can be brought to bear on web application security, covering the following areas:
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[2]Token-less strong authentication for web applications: A Security Review Cory Scott, ABN AMRO
A short presentation on the threat models and attack vectors for token-less schemes used to reduce the risk of password-only authentication, but yet do not implement "true" two-factor technologies for logistical costs or user acceptance reasons. We'll go over how device fingerprinting and IP geo-location work and discuss the pros and cons of the solutions.
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This talk discusses the pros and cons of the current practices such as salted-hashes, adaptive hashes and proposes an alternative solution for strengthening these existing practices. The talk will discuss the cryptographic properties of the current practices, but does not require a PhD in mathematics to understand the details.
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Google Talk Hit by Phishing Scam
Hours after Google's Gmail was hit by an outage Tuesday, Google Talk was the victim of a phishing scam.
Users of the instant messaging service received a link that appeared to be from friends on their buddy lists. That link led to a Web page that asked users to type in their Google names and passwords. If they did that, the program would send similar messages to everyone in their contacts list, the LA Times reports.
The scam was traced back to the Web site Viddyho.com, which has since been placed on Google's blacklist. Google urged all those who were affected to change their passwords immediately.Originally posted on AppScout.


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Using the Claim "Certified Organic By..." on Meat and Poultry Product Labeling
Congress passed the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) of 1990 to (1) establish national standards governing the marketing of certain agricultural products as organically produced products, (2) assure consumers that organically produced products meet a consistent standard, and (3) facilitate commerce in organically produced fresh and processed food.
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is developing regulations for the use of the term "organic" on the labeling of food products. A proposed rule discussing this important issue was published on December 16, 1997, in the Federal Register (62 FR 65850) which resulted in about 280,000 public comments. In response to the proposed rules, commenters raised many complex issues. AMS is planning to reissue a proposed rule that will address these issues and seek further comment. Furthermore, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), formed as a result of the OFPA, continues to advise AMS on promulgating OFPA regulations.
Allowance of "Certified Organic By..."
The AMS decision to seek further public comment will further delay the final regulation on "organic agricultural products." As a result, a number of meat and poultry producers have expressed a desire to market meat and poultry products bearing the claim "certified organic by" a certifying authority or entity until the issuance of a final rule that defines the term "organic." In consideration of the circumstances, the Department will permit the use on the label of a meat or poultry product a factual statement that the product has been "certified organic by (a certifying entity)." The certifying entity must have (1) standards for what constitutes an agricultural product that is "organically" produced, and (2) a system for ensuring that products it certifies meets those standards.
FSIS is the agency in USDA that has the responsibility for assuring that the labeling of meat and poultry products is truthful and not misleading. Labeling bearing claims, such as "certified organic by (a certifying entity)," are evaluated by FSIS prior to use.
Because the term "organic" has not yet been defined by USDA, it may not be used by itself as a claim on the labeling of meat and poultry products. 1 By allowing the claim "certified organic by (a certifying entity)," FSIS will not be defining the term "organic" or the criteria to which the production of agricultural products must adhere in order to apply the term to their labeling. The AMS, supported by the activities of the National Organic Program (NOP) and NOSB, continues to be the focal point for the Department's efforts to define "organic" and establish the circumstances under which it applies to agricultural products, including meat and poultry products. Accreditation of certifying entities will be addressed in the final rules that AMS promulgates on "organic" agricultural products. Therefore, when the Department has promulgated final rules defining "organic," any labeling statement that uses the term "organic" would have to be in accordance with those rules. This issue will be addressed in final rules that AMS promulgates on "organic" agricultural products.
1 Except as part of the signature line on labels, if "organic" is part of the company's incorporated name, and it is deemed to not be misleading.
Requests for Evaluation/Approval of Labeling Bearing "Certified Organic By (A Certifying Entity)"
Labeling for meat and poultry products bearing claims is evaluated for approval prior to its use by FSIS's Labeling and Consumer Protection Staff. Labeling includes any written, printed, or graphic material which is used on the containers or wrapping of meat and poultry products, or that accompanies meat and poultry products at their point of sale, e.g., "point of purchase" materials (Policy Memo 114A).
The term "certified organic by" is to be followed by the name of the certifying entity, and the entire statement may appear anywhere on the labeling of meat and poultry products. All words in the claim are to be contiguous and of the same size, style, and color.
Labeling bearing the term "certified organic by (a certifying entity)" submitted for prior approval is to be accompanied by certification documentation that is to be provided to the meat or poultry producer by the certifying entity. The necessary documentation includes (1) the name of the meat or poultry product, and/or ingredient used in the meat or poultry product, (2) the certifying entity's name and address, (3) the name and signature of the responsible official at the certifying entity, (4) the date of certification, and (5) the acknowledgement that the entity (a) has applied criteria in certifying the product and (b) employs a system for evaluating ongoing compliance with its criteria. The criteria that are applied by the certifying entity do not need to be provided to the staff. Questions regarding the criteria for "organic" certification should be addressed to the respective certifying entity.
Applications for labeling bearing the claim "certified organic by (a certifying entity)" are to be directed to the attention of the Labeling and Consumer Protection Staff, FSIS, USDA, Room 616C, Cotton Annex, Washington, DC 20250, for evaluation. Inquiries regarding labeling and standards, including labeling claims, such as "certified organic by (a certifying entity)" and animal production claims, may be directed to Dr. Robert Post, Director, Labeling and Consumber Protection Staff. The staff may be reached by phone at (202) 205-0279 for consultation.
Animal Production Claims and "Natural" Claims
FSIS will permit the claim "certified organic by (a certifying entity)" along with the use of animal production claims and the term "natural." FSIS has permitted the application of "animal production claims," i.e., truthful statements about how the animals from which meat and poultry products are derived or raised, on the labeling of meat and poultry products. For many years, animal production claims have served as an alternative to the use of the term "organic" on the labeling of meat and poultry products in the absence of a uniformly accepted definition. Thus, producers may wish to continue the use of animal production claims on meat and poultry labeling. Examples of animal production claims are "No Hormone Implants Used in Raising," "Raised Without Added Hormones," "No Antibiotics Used in Raising," "Corn Fed," "Fed An All Vegetable Diet," "Raised In An Open Pasture," and "Free Range." The system FSIS has in place for evaluating the necessary supporting documentation to ensure the accuracy of animal production claims, such as producer affidavits and raising protocols, will continue to be used whenever these types of claims are made.
The term "natural" may be used when products contain no artificial ingredients and are no more than minimally processed in accordance with FSIS Policy Memo 055. This term may be used in combination with the claim "certified organic by (a certifying entity)" when the conditions of the policy are met.


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Monday, November 12, 2007
q D
While in a hurry to write orders on a patient with community acquired pneumonia, I ordered "Levaquin 750mg IV q D". The "D" of course meaning "Day" as it has for for the 17 years I have been writing it, and the 40 or 50 years other docs have been using the same abbreviation.
About an hour later while trying to repair a complex through and through laceration to the ear (with cartilage involvement) on a bipolar patient with severe anxiety, I got an urgent phone call. So I removed my gloves, broke my sterile field, and picked up the phone.
"You used the q D abbreviation on Mr. XXXXXX's admit orders" I was told in broken English.
"So what? And who is this?" I replied.
It was the pharmacist and he refused to send the med because the order wasn't written as q Day. My perfectly legible "D" is of course considered unapproved by JCAHAO and so in the "best interest of patient care", they refused to send up his antibiotic, and placed an urgent call to me during a complex lac repair!
Turns out that I couldn't just give a verbal order to change my D to Day, I had to personally change the order....so the floor refused to accept the patient because the orders weren't "complete" until I finished the lac repair and could go change them.
One more example of how government encroachment into medicine HARMS and DELAYS patient care in the interest of "patient safety". We put two patients at risk (granted the risk is low, but it was unnecessary) in order to make them "more safe". This is just absurd.
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i can't believe you wrote 'D' for 'Day'... you suck ass.ReplyDelete
I too am aghast that you would write a D instead of Day. My only hope is that you have learned from this and will never, EVER, let it happen again.ReplyDelete
may a pox be cast upon yourself for creating an unconscionable medical error. ;)ReplyDelete
that be known, JCAHCO can suck ass.
How riduculously absurd!!!ReplyDelete
Just to follow up and make sure you know how dumb you were, you will probably be getting a formal letter from some committee because you didn't get blood cultures before administering the antibiotic, even tho they are positive in what 3% CAP cases! Oh and did you get the antibiotic in the pt inside the 4 hour window, even tho the pt had probably been sick for 4 or 5 days??ReplyDelete
Can't be bothered to write out "day?"ReplyDelete
And you call yourself a doctor!
I feel much better after the formal flogging here on the blog. Thank you all for sharing in my shame. I awoke this am with the burden of disgrace that I have brought upon my family.ReplyDelete
And to the Fart...I DID get those blood cultures, because that's "quality care" as defined by our hospital. (Yeah he had been sick for a week and was already on Keflex by some outside goombah who believes Keflex cures all ills...including MRSA).
As for the 4 hour window, I hope I made it since we have an "incentive". If we get antibiotics into 90% of the pneumonia patients within 4 hours of their presentation to the ED, we get $3,000 for our group of 15 docs to split each month!
Needless to say, lots of folks with CHF, asthma, or perihilar "schmutz" get their antibiotics! More "quality care" for you.
Wonderful example of bureaucratic insanity. And now you'll have PTSD when you see the letter "D." :) Thanks for the laugh...ReplyDelete
there's another problem with what you have written here erdoc85 and i do think it has the potential to cause harm.ReplyDelete
as you know the proper way to finish a geometric proof is to write Q.E.D. (quod eratus demonstratum, or 'thus it is shown') below the proof.
i would not be at all surprised if the pharmacist, obviously highly trained in many of the hard sciences, thought that you were trying to prove a geometry problem and that you had not, in fact, satisfied the proof.
keep that in mind when you 'poo poo' these rules and regulations. someday you might recoil in embarrassment after someone mistakes you for saying that a all the angles of a triangle do not equal 180 or something.
I use any and all abbreviations I can get away with.ReplyDelete
Is there nothing better than to be the recipient of hugs and commiseration from your fellow docs. What a support system. Now if I could just get my tongue out of my cheek...ReplyDelete
Heh, when I worked on the floor, we had to call and clarify these orders, too, which was embarrassing to us as well because it inherently makes us sound like royal idiots. We were allowed to take verbal orders over the phone for "daily" instead of "Qday", however.ReplyDelete
That being said, the last known doctor to have written "QD" hasn't been seen since. There was a house-wide meeting where we were told to tell "any interlopers" that "he up and moved to Tanzania", but I saw the poor chap the day before and he just said he was "going out to an Italian restaurant to talk with JCAHO". It's fishy as Hell, lemme tell ya.
911: I see your point, but I don't think this particular guy would have confused qD with QED.ReplyDelete
因此被证明 would have been another matter...but I seldom use that abbreviation.
It's pedantic asininity like this that makes me proud to be...a civilian!ReplyDelete
Y'all should NOT have to tolerate this crap. I'm prayin' real hard Socialized medicine does NOT become a reality;because if the .gov can screw things up this badly just by supervising paperwork and accreditation...I shudder to think what running the entire system will mean.
the problem with all governmental oversight, or bureaucratic oversight, or centralized oversight is that the process becomes more important than the problems they were designed to solve. then you have a bunch of people who get paid for the oversight and they come to believe that what they do is really important. sometimes it is, but really i'm hard pressed to think of when.ReplyDelete
these folks probably have little real sense of accomplishment in what they do but there is strength in numbers. they are then emboldened and empowered. and good gracious, what is the last bureaucracy, paid committee position, or administrative oversight position that got cancelled because they got their job done?
they merely expand and they can not be killed.
- Anonymous11:58 PM, November 12, 2007
That pharmacist should have been shot! Oh my GOD! I was a pharmacy intern back in the days when we had to read doctors HANDWRITING!!!!!ReplyDelete
I am doing an internship at the VA right now. There is a training next week with a lecture that is about "How patient safety programs decrease patient safety"
I am looking forward to that....
- Anonymous10:05 AM, November 13, 2007
You FUCKING IDIOT! It's "quod erat demonstrandum" NOT "quod eratus demonstratum". FUCK!!!!! Latin retard!!!ReplyDelete
About the "qD" issue: It is axiomatic that non-physician administrators WILL put in place and enforce moronic rules like this. The ONLY way (unfortunately) to control this is for MDs to fight this crap, item by item, in any forum that is available. For example, policies like this (e.g. hospital set 'critical values') are actually set and approved at my hospital by physician led committees. Because generally MDs despise sitting in committees, we just eat whatever shit is recommended by some outside agency / entity (e.g. ASCP, CAP etc...). There ARE things we can control, but only if we stand at the vanguard and insist that the bullshit does not fly. I HATE having to sit through these committees and be the asshole in the room, but the alternative (eating someone else's shit) is unacceptable.
I think most MDs got into medicine to treat patients and NOT to be administrators. But this is being forced on us. Either stand up and don't let them fuck you, or bend over, smile, and take it in the ass. These are the two choices...
"romani ite domum? nominative?... now do it a thousand times before morning or i'll cut your balls off!"ReplyDelete
"yes sir, thank you sir, hail ceasar sir!"
as for the rest of it i started as a tight end but now i am a wide-receiver. not because i like it understand, i don't, but my boss has always been a wide receiver.
If I had been one of your nurses, I would have taken care of the problem and you wouldn't even have known about it...well, you would have overheard us (nurses) making fun of the pharmacist/system.
Isn't "D/C" one of the abbrev they tried to, uh, D/C?
- Anonymous3:00 PM, November 14, 2007
It's "Caesar" numbnutsReplyDelete
realisticrn: Thanks!ReplyDelete
Yes, D/C is one of those abbreviations on the list...when I write D/C home, it just might confuse the staff as to whether I wanated to discharge the patient, discontinue the patient, or send him for a D AND C. So, thankfully JCAHCO has stepped in to make patients more safe.
Isn't it ironic that the institution with the most acronynyms and abbreviations in the WORLD...the US GOV is trying to stop confusion in our arena (where none existed before).
I'll be happy to write out "discharge" and "daily" and all of the other shit, but in return, they can no longer call themselves JCAHAO. They have to write out Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations. I find the JCAHAO title confusing and therefore I think it's unsafe.
JCAHAO is AFU and FOS and BSC and needs 2B SPAKReplyDelete
caesar you say? go get your own blog.
- Anonymous4:42 PM, November 16, 2007
When I was a 3rd yr medical student I remember a resident writing an order that a patient could have a "BedTime Snack"...the unit secretary paged him questioning his order for a "BigTime Snake"ReplyDelete


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