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Source Code: Strangeness on a Train
Source Code rethinks Groundhog Day as a thriller, posing the question: what if, instead of covering a lame news story, Bill Murray had to stop a terrorist strike?
Canny psychological thrillers don't come often enough, which makes Source Code a rare treat which recalls bits of Memento, Inception, and Hitchcock movies like North by Northwest.
For an Army captain named Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal), the situation is getting stranger and stranger on a train. He awakens on a commuter railway car where a cute brunette (an especially warm and likeable Michelle Monaghan) is chatting with him like an old pal. He has no idea who she is and she seems to think he's a guy named Sean Fentress. Yet when he looks in the mirror, he sees someone he doesn't recognize (a different actor pops up as Gyllenhaal's reflection, in the first of many simple but effectively unnerving touches). Moreover, the train he is on is never going to reach its destination in Chicago.
Capt. Stevens, a veteran of some heavy fighting in Afghanistan, finds out that he isn't actually on the train; his body is locked inside what appears to be some kind of capsule where his only source of communication is with an Air Force captain named Goodwin (Vera Farmiga) who gives him instructions over a TV monitor. Via her and her boss, a hesitant scientific mastermind named Dr. Rutledge (Jeffrey Wright), Capt. Stevens finds out that his consciousness is being catapulted out of his mind and inserted into the body of Sean like a player in a video game. The scene on the train is a mere simulation of events that occurred before a major terrorist attack. It's Capt. Stevens's most vital mission to go into this simulation or Source Code to find out who is behind the impending strike, but he has only eight minutes to do so before the program ends and he has to start over.
One flaw with this usually smart and expertly paced film is that Stevens seems to have an infinite supply of chances to go back on the train to find out what is happening, albeit eight minutes at a time. Couldn't anybody crack a mystery given enough time?
But as in Groundhog Day, each visit to the same situation plays out slightly differently as Stevens starts to piece clues together. One interlude is a waste of our time, when Stevens suspects a swarthy man of being the terrorist and harasses him. This situation is an obvious red herring because as all experienced moviegoers know, there is an all but total ban in Hollywood on presenting anyone who looks like he might be an Arab or a Muslim as a terrorist. (Suggestion for a brilliant whodunnit: Have a Muslim actually be guilty of something. It'll be a shocker.)


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Riwong, Tety (1990) What Shakespeare tells us about the characters of Romeo and Juliet on his "Romeo and Juliet" through sociolinguistic approach. Bachelor thesis, Petra Christian University.Full text not available from this repository.
This thesis attempts to present an empirical study on the characters of Romeo and Juliet. The reason is that in literary criticism there are so many different opinions about their characters on Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." One major problem to be investigated is whether their characters are well-developed or not. Therefore, the thesis writer would like to make an objective research on the characters of Romeo and Juliet through the examination of their language. In "Romeo and Juliet," the youthful passion of both lovers is beautifully and vividly expressed through the language being used by them. Thus, the results of this thesis hopefully can contibute to the solution of the problem mentioned above. This thesis limits its investigation to the characters of Romeo and Juliet only because they are both the leading dramatis personae who undergo characters development. The underlying theory of this study is the sociolinguistic in nature, or rather, the characters' actual language used in relation to their social and psychological background. The basic methodology of this study is data collection and data analysis. In the process of data collection, all data both for the language and for the social factors are identified and grouped according to the stages of the play. In addition, the data for the language factors are grouped based on the classification of language components, namely, terms of address, figures of speech, and imagery. The analysis is done by relating all the language factors as used by Romeo and Juliet in different stages to the social factors affecting the use. Then, the writer sees the influence of social factors on the characters' use of language in order to portray their characters.
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Loretta Ellsworth's book, In Search of Mockingbird. We only had a handful of students because of problems with transportation home after school. It didn't stop the students who did attend to offer their insights on Ellsworth's book. The students liked the book better than me. They loved Erin's attachment to one book. We went around the room discussing books that inspired us. The Harry Potter series was named more than once, so we had to stop and talk about Rowling and her series several times. Most of the students have read Harry Potter multiple times so they had lots to talk about. We also discussed our family's reaction if we just decided to hop on a bus and ride clear across the country by ourselves. When we discussed why the book was set in the 80's, the students thought it was a safer time, so it would be easier for a teenager to travel alone.
I am really enjoying running this group. I try to have questions ahead of time, but I find the digressions the most interesting. On May 16th we will discuss Airborn by Kenneth Oppel. The last day of school is May 24th, but since this group started so late in the year I felt we had to have a May meeting. Now I need to start thinking about the books that we will read next year. Do you have any ideas for a group of 6th-8th graders with strong reading skills but a variety of interests?


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18th Century Ladies 3/4 Size Tricorn Hat
For this coming Dragoncon in 2012, I will be Making a late 18th Dress with all the accessories ala Marie Antoinette inspired. The dress is from around the 1770's and after looking at Headwear from the time, I decided on making a Ladies 3/4 Tricorn Hat, similiar to the ones worn in the Marie Antoinette film from 2006. The movie..not so great script wise…Fabulous eye candy when it came to costumes and set design. I do know that Women did wear them in the Earlier part of the century but it was worn more like a Bicorn later down the line. Since my Entire ensemble is "Historically Inspired" rather than for a Re-enactment, I really want to have fun with it. I like the hat, so I'm making it!!
Here's the Inspiration:
The Real Marie did wear this hat!
Here is Kristen Dunst from the Movie
Some of the 3/4 Tricorns are meant to sit on top of the head on the hair-do, rather than fit snuggly on the head. Mainly to Not ruin their fancy hair.
This particular Hat Style also came back in fashion during the Victorian Age, mainly as a Riding hat. I've seen a lot of the Steampunk ladies also use this particular style with their costumes.
So I thought I would try my hand at making one of these rather than shelling out $150 up to $300 for one on Etsy.
Materials List
- 1 yard minimum of Heavy weight Buckram (Sold and Joann's or Online)
- Carpet Thread/Dual Duty Heavy weight Thread
- 18 or 19 gauge Wire (I am used19 gauge wire from the Hardware Store, cheaper than Millinery wire. I got 50 feet of wire for $3.86 at True Value)
- Wire Cutters
- 3/4 of a Yard of Felt or Fleece
- Long Sharp Needle (s) that can go through many layers. A curved needle works best.
- Scissors (I suggest a old pair for cutting the buckram, it will ruin them for cutting fabric)
- 1 to 2 yards of Your fashion fabric (You will need enough to cut some diagonal bias pieces at least 30 inches long). I suggest Lightweight fabrics for less Bulk. I'm using Taffeta.
- Pins…Tons of pins!!! You will bend some of them. quilting pins are stronger if you have them.
- Optional 3 M Adhesive, Tacky Glue
- Large pieces of paper for pattern making (Old Roll of Gift wrap works!!), Ruler, pencil
- Any Trims, Baubles, Bows, Ribbon etc you want on the Hat
STEP 2: Cut out your Buckram using your pattern pieces.
You won't need seam allowance for these. Any subsequent Fabric will need at least a 1/2 inch seam allowance. Working with curves means you need more fabric than you think. Anytime you work on Curves..Cut on the bias…You will thank me later. basically 45 degree angled cuts. I'll explain that later down the blog.
This is heavyweight Buckram. If you want an even stiffer hat I suggest ordering Double Buckram from a Millinery Supply House. For the small Hat we can just use the Regular strength. Hats are floppy until they are strengthened by wire and Fleece/Felt.
Step 3: Sew your Crown pieces together.
Top flat piece to the 30 inch long strip. Cut off excess buckram and join the seams together. Now you should have a Pillbox Like the one below.. Did I mention I hate Hand sewing… I Mean Like REALLY Hate it! Thus the Uneven stitches..But it gets the job done and this puppy is not coming apart. Notice the hand sewing makes me a bit..Cross-eyed.
Step 4: Wire the Bottom Crown
Take a piece of wire slightly Longer than your crown. Sew it to the bottom of your "PillBox". You want it to sit on top of the edge, not on the backside or front. I suggest using a blanket or buttonhole stitch to keep it on the edge. Similar to what I have done in the picture below. When you get to the two wires meeting you should slightly overlap them and tie down with a knot or do a little twist with a pair of pliers. It's going to get covered with felt, so you don't have to worry about wires poking you.
Step 5: Attach the brim.
Attaching the buckram brim will take a little fiddling to get it on. Whatever you do, don;t get all happy with your scissors and cut the brim hole too big. Cut the whole about an inch smaller in circumference from your crown top pattern about 5 inches in diameter, You will be making Cuts to make it fit. Clipping it on the curves.
This is your flat brim piece with the hole marked and the initial Clips Drawn in. Carefully clip the hole until it fits snuggly over the crown
Like this!!
It's all curly. But you can flatten the buckram out over night by putting something heavy on it. Typically they come rolled up thus causing the curls. In my case, It's moot, because all my brim will tied to the crown.
Now sew your Brim onto the crown attaching at the Wire.
Step 6: Add your Fleece/Felt. Cut your pieces exactly like your Buckram pattern EXCEPT Your Bottom Crown Piece. Cut this on the bias…Read below.
I'm using felt this time. I did not have fleece and even better for hats is Diaper Cloth if you can find it. You want to cushion and stiffen your hat up. This is where your hat will get it's weight from.
I do the inside of the crown first
Felt the inside brim, then the outside brim.
Then Felt your crown. Top piece first then this is where we get to the bias!!
What is the Bias?
Your bottom crown piece Should be cut on a 45 degree angle (The bias). this gives it extra Stretch in order to fit smoothly around the crown base. This is also why you cut your piece about 3 to 4 inches longer than you may think you need. The seam will be angled when you are done. You need the extra fabric to join the pieces. NOT Cutting on the bias will result in puckering sand frustration.
Here's a Tutorial on Bias Cutting
Here's how I attach the Felt Brim. Clipping to fit.
My Cat Lily Inspecting the Inside Fleece.
OPTION: If you want to just place the Fleece on and not sew it you can use an adhesive. This will make it stiffer in the crown and Will make it harder to get a needle through. It's not necessary but if you want it stiff and want it to stay, it's an option. I use 3M Super 77. All purpose Adhesive. Decent stuff and works well on fabric.
So now you have your Fleece/Felt on. Sew it on/Tack it down good. You don't have to sew it completely all the way around, just enough to keep it from wrinkling under your fashion fabric.
What your Hat should look like at this point. Don't mind the puckering in front, I had not tacked or trimmed it but wanting to give you a good idea. I machined stitched the fleece onto the brim. Make sure you use heavy duty needles!!
Step 7: Fashion Fabric
Cut your fashion Fabric pieces with added seam allowance. I typically add 1/2 inch to 1 inch allowance, a little more for the brim. but one inch should be more than enough.
Cutting Order is different than your original pattern:
1. Cut a 5 Inch BIAS Strip t least 28 -30 inches long. 28 is usually enough but it dependes on how much stretch is in your fabric.
2. Cut a 2 inch BIAS Strip about 26 inches long
3. Cut a Square that is at least an inch or two bigger than the top of your crown
4. Cut 2 (Bottom and top of brim) circles Slighter bigger than your brim
Sew your Fabric to your brim joining the top and bottom brims seams. You can either do this by hand or machine. Remember you can cover seams with Trim to hide stitching. You will need to clip the inside just like the buckram.
Sew your square onto the Top Crown around the outer edge along the lower crown piece. You will cover this with your bias strip later on to hide the Stitches. Clip the excess fabric. Now put on your Bias strip. Folding the fabric at the bottom and top to make a clean edge.
YOU WILL NEED A TON OF PINS. Pin it to death!!!
After you are done sewing everything down you can start adding trim. I added piping to the edges like this. It's an extra step but it looks good!
After trimming out, add add band you can add all kinds of things to your hat feathers, pins etc. I only got the basic trimming done for the photo below. I plan to add a lot of decorative items, peacock feathers etc.


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My mum overslept in the afternoon, so she got to me (with the uncooked ham) when my turkey was cooked, which set everything back. Then I forgot the pigeon peas and red cabbage heating up in the oven. (This I didn't discover until both dishes were burnt black and crispy!) The turkey, I could tell, was overcooked and a little dried out. My kitchen was hot as hell and I was ratty and frazzled. At one point I looked pleadingly at my family and asked if they'd mind if we just had my special seafood terrine and dessert! But they seemed content with the chaos and culinary disasters, encouraging me to press on. So I did.
We eventually ate dinner at about 9pm. And it was great! With so many disasters, everyone relaxed and laughed. The creme brulee I made was easily the best dessert I have ever made. The turkey wasn't as terrible as I'd feared it would be, and the brussel sprouts were perfectly cooked. Thank goodness for my forgiving family - they absolutely made the day Christmas for me!
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|On September 16, 2017, Crown Princess Victoria arrived in Helsinki, Finland. Crown Princess Victoria watched the "Autumn Sonata" opera performance held in connection with the centenary of Finnish independence at the Finnish National Opera (Suomen Kansallisooppera) in Helsinki. Crown Princess wore a pink top by Daisy Grace.
Princess Victoria visits Finnish National Opera in Helsinki
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She looks suitable and fresh.ReplyDelete
What a completely adorable outfit! Perfect swingy skirt length and soft rose color is pretty next to her face.ReplyDelete
Very pretty outfit - I like both top and skirt.ReplyDelete
She looks very nice. Feminine.ReplyDelete
Lovely colors and print on her! The sleeve bows add a perfect feminine accent. I also like the belt and purse carrying the color from the skirt.ReplyDelete
OK, astute royal watchers-you may be on to something regarding a possible pregnancy. She is covering her midsection in most of the photographs here.ReplyDelete
Lovely and sadly the slightly fully figure Victoria seems to have had of late seems to have vanished. It would be lovely if Victoria and Daniel were to have another child.ReplyDelete
I guess I am the minority here, but to me this outfit is too much. Pink top with frills (read bows on already puffed up sleeves), plus flowery skirt.... unless she felt like she was next going to the Gucci catwalk, not really a regal look. In minority, I know...ReplyDelete
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US: CertainTeed Gypsum plans to close its Cody gypsum wallboard plant on 3 April 2020. 50 jobs at the site will be lost when the subsidiary of France's Saint-Gobain closes, according to the Associated Press. Saint-Gobain is reported to be attempting to sell the 26Mm2/yr facility.
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Panaro graduated from Boston College and holds a Bachelor of Science in management with a concentration in accounting and finance. He has served on the board of directors for the Grid Company, a joint venture between CertainTeed and Bailey Metals, Merit Abrasives and EcoTarium, a Natural Science Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Canada: The Canada Border Services Agency has started an investigation into gypsum board products being imported from the US. The probe has been initiated by a complaint by CertainTeed Gypsum Canada about the products being imported into British Colombia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, as well as the Yukon and Northwest Territories, according to the Canadian Press newspaper. It is the second complaint that CertainTeed Gypsum Canada has made in recent years, following a similar allegation in 2016.
In 2016 preliminary tariffs were imposed on US imports and then reduced after being blamed for raising the price of wallboard. The increases were linked to higher costs for domestic customers in Fort McMurray, Alberta following destruction caused by wildfires. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal later ruled that US imports had caused injury to local producers but that maintaining duties would not be in the country's trade interests.
Canada: The British Columbia government has granted an environmental assessment certificate for a 0.4Mt/yr opencast gypsum mine in West Kootenay proposed by CertainTeed Gypsum Canada. Construction of the project is expected to cost US$19m, according to the Canadian Press. Gypsum from the mine will be used to manufacture gypsum wallboard, cement and plaster products.
US: Saint-Gobain has appointed Mark Rayfield as the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of its subsidiary CertainTeed. He will also serve as the Region CEO of Saint-Gobain Construction Products for North America.
Rayfield has worked as the CEO of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution United Kingdom and Ireland since 2013. He started his career with Saint-Gobain in 1999 in a sales role within Abrasives North America, before assuming the role of Vice President of Saint-Gobain Abrasives North America from 2007 to 2011. Prior to moving to the UK, Rayfield was President of the CertainTeed Siding business from 2011 - 2013.
He succeeds Benoit Bazin, who has served as president and CEO of CertainTeed since January 2017. Bazin will continue to serve as president and CEO, Saint-Gobain's Construction Products Sector and Senior Vice President, Saint-Gobain Corporation.
Thomas Kinisky appointed president and chief executive officer of Saint-Gobain in North America02 May 2017
US: Thomas Kinisky has been appointed as the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Saint-Gobain Corporation, Saint-Gobain's holding company in North America. He has also been appointed as the Senior Vice President for Saint-Gobain and is a member of the company's Global Management Committee. Kinisky assumed the position earlier in 2017 when he succeeded John Crowe. Crowe was also the president and CEO of Saint-Gobain's subsidiary CertainTeed. He has been succeeded in these roles by Benoit Bazin, who will also continue to serve as the global President of the Construction Products Sector and Senior Vice President for Saint-Gobain.
Kinisky joined Norton Company in 1989 before its acquisition by Saint-Gobain in 1990. He spent over a decade working in research and development in various roles, including Vice President of Technology and New Business Development for the company's Abrasives Division, before assuming the role as president for Saint-Gobain Crystals in 2002 and Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics in 2008.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Pace University and a Master of Science in materials science from New York University (Polytechnic University). He has authored technical publications and holds five US patents.
US: CertainTeed has gained six additional Environmental Product Declarations (EPD), bringing its total number of gypsum wallboard EPDs to 12. The building materials producer started launching product specific EPDs in the drywall category in late 20115.
"CertainTeed is proud to have pioneered EPD verifications both within our drywall products and extending across CertainTeed insulation and ceilings categories. Since the beginning, we've delivered on our commitment to provide better product transparency so that our customers can make informed decisions on environmental sustainability implications at the initial stages of project development," said Dave Engelhardt, president of CertainTeed Gypsum.
CertainTeed Gypsum offers 12 product-specific Type III EPDs that include seven plants in four different product categories. The company says it is the only manufacturer to offer 'Cradle-to-Grave' EPD transparency that takes the entire development process into account. The EPDs from CertainTeed Gypsum are third-party verified by UL Environment and include information on global warming potential, embodied energy and other impacts that occur as a result of manufacturing.
The six new EPDs are available for four product groups including AirRenew, M2Tech, Easi-Lite and CertainTeed Type X. AirRenew is produced at the Moundsville plant in West Virginia and the other products are manufactured at the Montreal plant in Quebec, Canada.
Canada: The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has ruled that gypsum wallboard dumping from the US exports has caused injury to the domestic industry. The ruling means that preliminary duties of up to 276% imposed by the Canada Border Services Agency on imports from the US in September 2016 end but will be replaced by permanent variable duties on any imports that fall below a floor price established in December 2016, according to the Canadian Press.
In a separate ruling the tribunal also found that provisional duties in Western Canada have 'substantially' reducing competition in those markets. It has recommended that the government consider refunding some of the duties paid so far to alleviate short-term pain for contractors and consumers, and that it consider a special remission of duties to residents of Fort McMurray.
CertainTeed Gypsum Canada complained to the Canada Border Services Agency about wallboard originating in the US being sold at 'unfair' prices and this led to an investigation in June 2016. However, CertainTeed Gypsum Canada may have benefitted from being the only Canadian manufacturer of wallboard in Western Canada following the introduction of provisional duties in September 2016.
The tribunal will issue the reasons for its findings and recommendations in both cases on 19 January 2017.
CertainTeed Gypsum Canada responds to anti-dumping complaint and tariffs19 September 2016
Canada: CertainTeed Gypsum Canada has defended its decision to complain about the dumping of gypsum wallboard from the US in terms of Canadian law and jobs. Following the complaint the Canada Border Services Agency imposed preliminary tariffs on US wallboard, which has led to rises in the prices of wallboard. Groups, including certain Canadian customers and Western Canadian Associations, have called for a boycott on CertainTeed products in response to the situation.
"We filed an Anti-Dumping Complaint because drywall manufacturers based in the US were exporting large and growing volumes of products into Western Canada in the last few years at prices materially lower than those at which they are sold in the US," said the wallboard producer in statement. It added that this kind of dumping creates material injury to domestic manufacturers in the form of share loss and price and margin suppression and that this is considered an unfair trade practice sanctioned through an offsetting duty or tariff under Canadian law.
CertainTeed Gypsum Canada went on to say that as a response to US 'dumping' it had to cut jobs in Western Canada and reduce investment in its plants, mines and business. It then reiterated that since the financial crisis in 2008 it had kept all of its Western Canadian plants and operations open, while US companies had closed theirs.
The producer has wallboard plants in Vancouver, Calgary and Winnipeg and mines in Windermere, British Colombia and Amaranth, Manitoba that supply those plants. It employs over 1000 workers in the country.


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Last spring I wrote about reading the first collected volume of Brian K. Vaughan's comic book series Saga. (Here's the blog post.)
Now I finally got my hands on the second trade paperback and read it tonight. And it was great.
It's actually pretty hard to write anything much, really, about this series. It's a unique, original, crazy space fantasy epic. It's brimming with violence and sex, yet somehow it manages to be one of the most heart-warming comics I've ever read. The characters are brilliant, the twists of the story great, and the art top notch.
I'm sure it's not quite everyone's cup of tea. If you're squeamish about blood or nudity, I wouldn't necessarily recommend it (but then again I prefer not to recommend anything much to anyone, 'cause people's tastes are so different). But as for myself, I've rather loved both volumes thus far.
Of course the second volume, like the first, ends with a cliff-hanger. And now I have a long wait ahead of me. Being a little late to pick up the first TPB, I only had a few months to wait for the second volume. But now the issues of the next story arc are only just beginning their release, so I expect it'll be well into next year before the next TPB comes out... *sigh*
15 August 2013
Saga, Vol. 2
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UHMWPE is odorless, tasteless, and nontoxic. It is highly resistant to corrosive chemicals except oxidizing acids; has extremely low moisture absorption and a very low coefficient of friction; is self-lubricating; and is highly resistant to abrasion, in some forms being 15 times more resistant to abrasion than carbon steel. Its coefficient of friction is significantly lower than that of nylon and acetal, and is comparable to that of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), but UHMWPE has better abrasion resistance than PTFE.
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My mother in law is an amazing quilter and she made a beautiful quilt for Andrew when he was born. I asked if I could have the left over fabric from the quilt. I used some to make another tie shirt for the cub (he out grew the first one).
I was also able to do another project I've been wanting to do. I found the idea at Happy Together for rag quilted letters. I decided to take the idea and instead of doing the whole alphabet I just did Andrew's name to make a banner for his room.


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Chronic Bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis is a subset of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Chronic bronchitis manifests itself as chronic inflammation of the bronchial walls, cough and increased production of mucus. In addition, chronic bronchitis may or may not present with obstruction/partially blocked airways due to swelling and excess mucus in the bronchi, or shortness of breath (dyspnea).
Prevalence (US, Europe, Canada)
In the United States of America, there are an estimated 12.7 – 14.7 million Americans with COPD1, and in 2011 approximately 10 million Americans sought medical attention for chronic bronchitis2. In Europe, there are approximately 23 million people with COPD3, and approximately 14.3 million people with COPD in Germany, France, Belgium, Austria, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, UK and Ireland4.
The population of chronic bronchitis patients is relatively steady, growing at approximately 1% per year5. There is no cure for chronic bronchitis.
Treatment options
The standard of care for chronic bronchitis patients is pharmaceuticals, many of which are designed to address dyspnea associated with inflammation – LABA (long acting beta agonists) and ICS (Inhaled corticosteroids); and/or cough. Physicians may prescribe bronchodilators to patients as a way to provide relief during sudden breathing problems, such as acute bronchospasm.
Patients often seek emergent medical attention when they are experiencing exacerbations, either through a physician office visit or in the emergency department (ED). Patients with moderate exacerbations are often treated with an oral corticosteroid medication to reduce swelling in the airways. Patients with severe exacerbations are often hospitalized for supportive oxygen therapy until their exacerbation is reduced.
The RejuvenAir System is currently under clinical investigation and is not commercially available.
1 American Lung Association, Trends in COPD: Morbidity and Mortality, Table 3. http://www.lung.org/finding-cures/our-research/trend-reports/copd-trend-report.pdf
2 American Lung Association, Trends in COPD: Morbidity and Mortality, Table 3. http://www.lung.org/finding-cures/our-research/trend-reports/copd-trend-report.pdf
3 Health at a Glance: Europe (2012 and 2014 reports) http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/health-at-a-glance-europe-2012_9789264183896-en
4 European COPD Coalition http://www.copdcoalition.eu/about-copd/prevalence
5 American Lung Association, Trends in COPD: Morbidity and Mortality, Table 3. http://www.lung.org/finding-cures/our-research/trend-reports/copd-tren


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EVEN when Sir Alex Ferguson offered Michael Owen a new contract at the end of last season, he knew there would be no guarantees about a first-team slot at Manchester United.
As it has turned out, Owen is yet to play a single minute this season.
The statistic should change at Leeds this evening but with the emergence of Danny Welbeck, the 31-year-old finds himself at number five on the United pecking order.
For someone who still stands at number four on the all-time England scorers chart and was rated as Europe's top striker in his pomp, it could be viewed as a disappointing end to his career.
But Owen is having none of it. Even if he didn't play another game for the Red Devils, he would have no regrets about the journey.
"I understand you cannot be given guarantees in football," he told the Manchester Evening News.
"As last season drew to an end I was 50-50 about what the manager would say when he called me in.
"If it had gone the other way I wouldn't have been upset. I am proud to have been involved with such a great club. But secretly when he said he wanted me to stay my fist was clenched under the table.
"We are all men about it. If I didn't play at all during the season I would sit down with the manager and have another chat.
"But last summer he was keen to keep me and that was enough."
Owen admits it is a relatively new experience being so far down the pecking order, although he did have a problem during his short stint at Real Madrid when he found Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane barring his way.
However, he is experienced enough to be prepared for whatever challenge faces him.
"I have been a striker for many years," he reflected.
"I have been the number one choice and had people chomping at my heels. Now it is roles reversed but I can think of a lot worse places to be.
"When I train it is with the best players. When I play it is in front of fantastic fans in a great stadium and the quality is high.
"Who knows what the future holds. I hope I can be involved but I am not stupid there are a lot of top players here and if my chances are limited I will still have a smile on my face and still feel part of a fantastic club."
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Welcome to the latest series at JosephSangl.com – Get Organized! It is extremely important to have your finances organized. In fact, I believe that lack of organization is one of the top reasons that people do not reach the peak of their financial potential. I am excited about this series especially because we are releasing another FREE tool!
Part Four Where to find free or cheap resources
- There is a free healthcare power of attorney provided by AnMed Health Center HERE.
- Several free legal documents (including power of attorney and a basic will) are located HERE
If you have substantial assets (including sizable term life insurance policies), I highly recommend that you meet with an attorney to have them review your documents to make sure everything is well-organized and accurate.
Where else have you found great free (or cheap) legal documents?
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I have found a treasure trove of free legal forms and state specific forms by going to my county library's website. The forms available range from living wills, various wills for different family structures (i.e. kids, no kids), rental/lease agreements, and bills of sale. Most forms are blank, completely free, and can be printed or saved onto your own computer. The only thing I need to access all these online resources is my library card number and PIN.


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A Knitter's Halloween
It was a dark and blustery October, and Princess Amie was alone in her
Unfortunately, unbeknownst to our fair princess, a cold, cruel wind was beginning to blow.
It began with a certain lack of accountability. You see, Princess Amie had begun a sweater, then stopped working on it for several months. For seven long months, the sweater lounged in a beautiful, high-quality bag, with nothing but charming notions and pretty hand-made stitch markers. And in all those seven months, even knowing that the princess needed to have the sweater finished by the KR Retreat mid-November, the sweater knit NOT ONE STITCH on itself. It lolled about without a care for deadlines or any sense of duty. Complete and blatent disregard for manners. Seriously, not even one tiny stitch. Like that would have been so hard? and here we are ten days from the retreat and just who do we expect to finish this sweater, I ask you that, huh? huh?
Anyway, our plucky princess decided to trudge onward, wielding her needles with lion-hearted verve. But she was completely unaware of the evil spell cast upon her.
The princess attacked the sweater with relish, passion, zeal. But after a full day of working feverishly, she noticed something.
Let's see if you notice it too.
(hint: count the blue spots)
That's right. The spell cast by some anonymous evil necromancer (because clearly this was not Princess Amie's fault!) had caused the princess to skip over two inches of the pattern, and had shaded her eyes so she couldn't see the error for several inches. Frustrated by not ready to abandon hope, the princess gallantly tore the new work out and made the neccessary repairs.
Feeling that, surely, the ill wind was now at her back, Princess Amie went back to her work with glee and jubilation.
But the black arts had not yet faded away.
Yarns which should have switched colors were not doing so, as though possessed with a mind of their own.
But this time the Princess fought back - like a mighty warrior, she ripped the needles from their stitches.
With gusto, she gutted the offending colors.
And with no sign of doubt or hesitation, she tamed the ferocious sweater, conquered the evil spell, and was well on her way to finishing the sweater in plenty of time....
just as soon as she becomes an enchantress and learned that pesky time-altering spell.
(I'm halfway up the back and halfway up one sleeve. I have ten days. Please feel free to freeze time as you choose.)
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Deliveries and collections galore…on your marks…get set!!!!
Yes…Jaipur,Kipling,Halcyon,Twin Peaks re join Wild Raven and Wild Swan…the one on the right is a Strawberry Blonde, small batch that I imagine won't be around to long..
Two IPA's from Church Street In the USA
Three more from the States, Porter a big IPA and a farmhouse Saison.
One of my favourite bottles yet..and correct, it's those German guys again.
Also happens to be one of the very best beers of its kind.
And another German with a funky label
Really nice clean Hefe Weizen…
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Sunday, June 8, 2014
Candy Crush Saga, F You!
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I don't play candy crush.ReplyDelete
Amazingly, the write up almost convinced me to never even think of doing that.
But the last line was the one which did the thing. Now I am sure I am not playing it.
*snorts on Candy Crush* *passes out*Delete
I had never tried my hands on this shitty game, fortunately, nor had I planned to. But like everyone else, I am plagued by the frequent, "Blah Blah has invited you to play Candy Crush Saga" notifications. Although I'm sure this is just a phase, a lot like the Farmville phase (that one I did play).ReplyDelete
But, thanks to you, now I know exactly what this game is all about (shit). Witty and hilarious insults, as ever, Sarthak! Reading this made me realise that we can associate almost every edible thing (including jalebis :p) with shit. It didn't exactly help my appetite, but it's done an awesome job of tickling my ribs. Just what I needed to bust the stress! Thanks! :D
Here's some delicious, twisty, orange shit for you:
Hahaha. The last line! Thanks for all the shit :')Delete
You have more than three followers on this blog, trust me :)ReplyDelete
Whacking the weasel :PReplyDelete
And you've nicely demonstrated your love for candy crush :DReplies
Whackin' it all the time!Delete
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Numerous players have wound up miserably dependent on it - crushing striped, wrapped, and moving confections into the late evening. free apk modReplyDelete
If you had 5 Jalebis, how many would you give me for writing this post?
None = You don't deserve any >:O
@ = Soggy and stale! :(
@@ = Stale! :|
@@@ = I'll need a samosa to digest this with! :P
@@@@ = Sweet and Crisp! :)
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A naïve British expat? – BSN Books
During July of 1994, when I had I first arrived as an expat Hong Kong, I realised how naïve I actually was in terms of the World. This was highlighted in my first week as I was looking for work and failing miserably.
I was sitting down by the Central Star Ferry pier thinking through options such as leaving the Colony and continuing to Australia, heading back home to no job or staying. When I first arrived in Hong Kong I thought I was going to walk off the plane and into my first expat job in Hong Kong. That was my first mistake. The second one was going to have a more financial implication.
As I was sitting on a bench overlooking Victoria Harbour this Indian guy came along and started by saying "You have a lucky face". Thinking nothing of it I simply answered "Thank you". That was the first mistake of many.
He sat down next to me and told me that he would be willing to tell me my future. Stupidly I agreed. That was mistake number two. He then told me that I had a successful future in whatever I wanted to do and that I just needed to believe in myself and that everything would be perfect. He also added that I would meet the girl of my dreams soon and that we would be happy and have many children. Obviously, he had seen that I did not have a wedding ring.
So I kept listening as this guy carried on with all the great news and positive life that I was expected to have and guess looked extremely interested in what he was saying. Then the kicker came.
He opened a little book with an acorn and said that I needed to offer a donation and in return I should take the acorn and keep it close to ensure that all the wishes came true. So being the naïve expat that I was at the time I handed over a few Hong Kong Dollars and expected him to move on. That didn't happen.
He requested more money, so I passed over a few more dollars. But that still didn't satisfy him as he asked for more. I put another ten Hong Kong Dollar bill in his book and started to walk away. He simply followed me as I tried to make my escape.
I walked off towards Jardine Tower thinking that he would give up. He must have smelt blood and kept coming. He kept badgering me as telling me that the more money that I gave the more likely my dreams would come true. And so it went on as I kept giving him more money from my wallet.
Eventually he stopped. That was because my wallet was empty. I never forgot the smile on his face as he walked away. This stayed with me until several years later when I bumped into one of his friends at Central Star Ferry, the result of which was very different. But that is something you need to see in my book Being Stripped Naked.
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mkb, you're right, the "glory" is in tuning nowadays, but i beg to differ, since if you can't/won't do recovery when the chips are down, then the point is moot.
I specialize in backup/recovery but getting damagement to think its important today when the db is running fine, is tough. Its only when its time to do recovery does damagement all of a sudden think its important.
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>Ok, I need to vent a little.
>Last week, I was asked to do some tech interviews over
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>I don't consider myself a real smart DBA, nor do I
>think that I ask particularly tough questions. The
>questions that I ask potential candidates are soley
>based on what is on the resume. So I figure if
>someone has, say, hot backups or SQL tuning on their
>resumes, I'd expect them to be able to hold a fairly
>intelligent conversation about these topics. No such
>What really frustrated me, and what I really want to
>get out of my system, is that nobody that I talked to,
>had a real good concept of hot backups. Forget about
>recovery. I asked each and every candidate who
>claimed to have done hot backups, just give me a high
>level overview of how you do a hot backup. Don't care
>about syntax, just give me the mechanics. The answers
>I got were completely off base, baffling and
>frustrating. Some of these folks claimed to have 5
>years experience!!!
>'Well, we use scripts to do these, so I'm not sure how
>these are done...' (But it says on your resume you've
>done this???)
>'Oh, I take the tablespace offline, and copy the
>datafile to tape...' (Unless I'm mistaken, that's not
>how a hot backup is done, right?)
>'Well, I use the export utility, and as the backup
>starts, it is written to the dump file.' (Huh? What?)
>'During this time, everything is written to the redo
>logs and not to the tablespace...' (You've been
>reading one of those books, haven't you?)
>I also asked them how they'd put a tablespace in
>backup mode. Simple enough, right? Not one of them
>got it right. Not even close. Didn't have clue as to
>what I was talking about. Fair enough, you don't
>know. Well how about a simple recovery scenario. I
>asked every candidate how they would do an online
>recover of a datafile while the database was still in
>use. No ideas. Not even close.
>I dunno, perhaps I'm spoilt by being a member of this
>list? Perhaps I expect every candidate to be as
>knowledgeable as you guys? Perhaps I'm asking too
>Rant over. Thanks for listening.
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A wolf-dog is fighting with a pit-bull, probably to the death. A man, who has been pumping iron in order to keep pace with the power of his wolf-dog, grabs the embattled 120 lb animal by the scruff of the neck, lifts it off the ground so that they are eyeball to eyeball, and whispers, 'Do you want a bit of me, son?'
By way of full disclosure I should say that I am one of the older ladies with cats that Mark Rowlands refers to in passing in this memoir and meditation about himself as a young man with his dog. Rowlands was in his twenties when he bought Brenin, a hybrid wolf-dog puppy. He was lecturing in philosophy at Tuscoloosa, Mississippi. In his spare time he hung out with the students, getting through a bottle or two of bourbon a night, playing rugby and lending Brenin to his team-mates, turn and turn about, because of all their big, bold dogs, Brenin was the best 'chick magnet. In fact, they used a slightly different expression: more colourful, but not really repeatable here.' [p51] There is a good deal more testosterone in this autobiography than an older cat-keeping lady can easily relate to. The book is largely a distillation of Mark Rowlands' personal philosophy - evolved during his decade long relationship with Brenin - but even the philosophy seems to drip with male hormone.
Rowlands' initial training of Brenin is a very serious business, which he justifies with Nietzsche's comment that those who cannot discipline themselves need someone to do it for them. In this case, a puppy that will grow into a powerful and dangerous dog. Choke chains and a knee sharply in his side when Brenin goes the wrong way show him 'the consequences of his actions' [p35], after which the wolf-dog is not enslaved, apparently, but ready to participate in the ancient man-and-dog pack relationship, so much better, more decent than our usual apelike human social contract. Perhaps it is not a surprise to discover that parallel to the testosterone, misanthropy and hard-man philosophy in Rowlands' account, possibly even an essential part of them, lies a gross sentimentality. The wolf, Rowlands believes, speaks to a part of the human soul that was been buried deep when mammalian evolution branched out to our own ancestral primates. They are our ancient, noble-savage selves.
He proposes one of those great simplifying divisions people love so much (mars/venus, us/them) and pits our Machievellian simian intelligence against the way of the wolf. Apes:bad, wolves:good. Human beings, being apes, suffer from the requirements of social relations which caused us to develop the capacity to deceive, the necessity to lie, an addiction to sex as pleasure, the compulsion to make alliances and to scheme with and against our fellows. Yes, we have a well-developed moral sense and laws to go with it, but Rowlands explains 'Only a truly nasty animal would have need of these concepts' [p80] Wolves, conversely, don't require social contracts, they have pack loyalty, the philia of the Greeks, no need for deception, and a capacity for passion that might cause them to kill each other in a fight, but not to scheme against their fellows. We humans make medical or social excuses for our wrong-doings (deprived childhood, mental disorder), while wolves commit only crimes of passion and take whatever violent punishment results. These temper tantrums, claims Rowlands, deserve less condemnation than crimes of intention, though it's always struck me that the victim is just as dead or crippled whatever the degree of spontenaeity involved.
Rowlands' thesis is that the wolf exists solely in moments, while we are cursed by a knowledge of time and therefore of an awareness of inescapable death. Withdrawing from society ('I was sick of humans. I needed to get their stench out of my nostrils.' [p142]) he went off with his wolf-dog and attempted to learn the lesson of the wolf. I'm not unfamiliar with Rowlands sense of disgust for human beings - but the question is whether one can exclude oneself from the disgust by taking on the supposed way of the wolf.
Living in moments does not require the wolf or the wolf-living man to find an overarching meaning in life, unlike the rest of us human beings who search incessently for purpose, setting and trying to achieve goals which can only result in disappointment. We know that in the end we will be extinguished. This makes us weak: 'The ape that I am is a crabbed, graceless creature that deals in weakness; a weakness that it manufactures in others, and a weakness with which it is ultimately infected. It is this weakness that permits evil - moral evil - a foothold in the world. The art of the wolf is grounded in its strength.' [p109] If this has an übermenschian chill, Rowlands is clear that you must, when the chips are down 'live your life with the coldness of the wolf'. [p240]
The passionate and unswerving pack-loyalty Rowlands learned from his wolf would mean, he tells his students, that if one of them found themselves in a two-person lifeboat with Brenin and his master, Rowlands would pitch the student overboard. The students think he's joking. He isn't, but the other possible solution, that he himself go overboard to save dog and student, doesn't seem to occur to him.
Rowlands goes through a dark, epiphanic month of hell when Brenin gets an infection and needs constant care which still may not save his life. This is what life is all about, apparantly. Not the good moments, but moments when you are the best of yourself, regardless of hope for a desired outcome. Brenin's moment was as a two month cub, when, pinned down by a full-grown pit bull ready to kill him, he growled his 'defiance' at being overcome and scorned death and its agent.
Maybe us cat-ladies just don't get it, but it does strike me that we might respect the dignity of animals more by recognising the fact of their otherness, than in romanticising and making morality out of them. If we see animals as having lessons for us, or providing us with a way out of our culpability for overmastering the natural world, then aren't using them as surely as when we eat their flesh?


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ISE Dublin Orientation - 25 September 2015
Orientation events at ISE Belfast and Dublin brought a wonderful new intake of students to both campuses. We were delighted to welcome a more international group than ever, with students from Ireland, UK, Burundi, Botswana, Nigeria, South Korea, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Canada and the US among others.
All the best to our new students for the year ahead!
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Photo No 17 - Ms Katie Crowther, President, Graduate Students' Union
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The incompetent rollout of the Affordable Care Act website continues to grab headlines, but the incompetent rollout of a revamped Medicaid ride service in Maine should not escape our attention.
Like the Obamacare website fiasco, the ride service failures raise serious doubts about the compassion and foresight behind government policies that are supposed to help people.
But the big difference between the two casualties is that the ACA involves botched sign-ups for insurance plans that are not supposed to go into effect for several months, while the ride service is failing now, leaving poor and disabled Mainers literally out in the cold.
More than three months after the state contracted with two private companies and a Maine nonprofit to serve as brokers for the rides, there are still complaints about late and missed rides, jeopardizing patients' health and creating scheduling havoc in medical offices.
The switch was supposed to bring Maine into compliance with federal Medicaid rules, but it's become clear that the state could have kept its old system with only minor administrative changes.
It appears that the state outsourced a service that was working, and believed vendors that promised more than they could deliver.
And for the ultimate insult, the new system costs Maine taxpayers more than the one it replaced, in which local social service agencies arranged coordinated rides with volunteer drivers and with which most people were happy.
The contracts have cost the state $13 million for the first four months of the fiscal year, which is $400,000 more than was spent over the same period a year earlier. Some of that went to pay transportation providers that ran rides in July, but most of it has gone to the three contractors that took over Aug. 1. Collectively, they have self-reported 7,700 missed trips between the day they started until Oct. 5.
The Legislature's Appropriations Committee held a hearing this week to demand answers from the Department of Health and Human Services about the ride program. They didn't receive much information that should ease concerns about the program.
The department reports that the volume of complaints has declined, but that may be because people have so little confidence in the program that they have stopped calling for rides.
This may make the numbers look like they are moving in the right direction, but having people abandon the program is really just another level of failure.
The time for patience should have expired by now. Unless these contractors can make a miraculous turnaround, Maine should go back to the ride system that worked.
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GENEVA (9 October 2015) – To strengthen torture prevention, in Turkey it is crucial that the authorities adopt a strong and comprehensive legal framework for the national monitoring body, said Mari Amos, Head of the delegation of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture at the end of its first official visit to the country.
The four-member delegation of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) visited Turkey from 6 to 9 October 2015 to provide advice and formulate recommendations with regard to the country's national detention monitoring body and to the Turkish authorities.
"The need for torture prevention in Turkey has been highlighted by various international bodies. Therefore, while ratification of the Optional Protocol is an indicator of the will to fight torture, the establishment of an OPCAT-compliant National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) which is fully independent, well-resourced, multi-disciplinary, professional and highly visible is an important step in the practical fulfillment of such a commitment," said Mari Amos, who led the delegation to Turkey.
"The Government expressed its strong will to make the NPM fully operational. This commitment must now be translated into concrete action by adopting a specific law that provides the NPM with a strong mandate and makes it fully operational, functional, independent and well-resourced," said Amos.
Working to prevent and eliminate torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment, the Subcommittee monitors how States implement provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT). The OPCAT requires, as one of its key provisions, that States establish and guarantee the independent functioning of their National Preventive Mechanisms.
For the SPT, the key to preventing torture and ill-treatment lies in building constructive relations with States and NPMs, and its guiding principles are cooperation and confidentiality.
"I sincerely hope that Turkey will take our recommendations into account so that the country, together with partners and civil society, lays the groundwork for an effective torture prevention body in the country," Ms. Amos said.
In addition to holding discussions with relevant Government officials, including the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Human Rights Institution of Turkey, which has been given the role of NPM, the delegation met members of the Turkish Parliament and the civil society. The human rights experts also carried out a capacity building exercise with NPM representatives through joint visits to Ankara Sican Prison and to custodial cells at the Ankara Police Department.
Following its visit, the Subcommittee will submit separate, confidential reports to the Government of Turkey and to the Turkish NPM, containing its observations and recommendations.
The SPT delegation to Turkey comprised Mari Amos (Head of Delegation), Aisha Shujune Muhammad (Vice Chair of the Subcommittee), Hans-Jörg Viktor Bannwart and June Caridad Pagaduan Lopez.
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In accordance with its mandate, the SPT undertakes advisory visits to National Preventive Mechanisms. During such visits, the SPT seeks to support and reinforce the NPM's mandate and effective functioning by providing technical advice and assistance to both the NPM and the State party, and through practical capacity building activities.
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CARRIER FAQ's
Q: What is a "Patient Self Management" program?
A: In 2003, the Institute of Medicine defined self-management
support as "the systematic provision of education and supportive interventions
by health care staff to increase patients' skills and confidence in managing
their health problems, including regular assessment of progress and problems,
goal setting, and problem-solving support." Simply stated, a "Patient Self
Management Program" provides you with education so that patients become a more
active part of their health care team. When patients become more involved in
their health care, the result is that patients will be healthier and more
Q: What qualifies a pharmacist to coach patients?
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specialized area of practice. As a result, pharmacists receive six to ten years
of education.
In addition to college, residencies and fellowships, many pharmacists complete
certificate programs that focus on a specific chronic condition. LPIHO requires
that any pharmacist participating in the program complete a certificate program
for the chronic disease module(s) in which they wish to participate as a coach.
Q: If one of my clients decides to enroll into one or both of the
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Providing a ZIP code analysis for the patient population for whichever disease
state(s) is being implemented. This allows LPIHO know where pharmacist coaches
will be needed.
If reduced or waived copays is the incentive the employer chooses to offer, the
carrier will need to discuss with the LPIHO Care Team how this process will work
Carriers will need to provide baseline data (12 months prior to start of
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