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Employee Health Plans Notice of Privacy Practices
Effective Date: April 14, 2003
Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers (LCMH) continues its commitment to maintain the confidentiality of your private medical information. This Notice describes our efforts to safeguard your Protected Health Information (PHI) from improper or unnecessary use or disclosure. The policies described in this Notice apply only to PHI created or received by or on behalf of the Little Company of Mary employee Health Plans described below. We are providing this Notice to you now because privacy regulations issued under the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), a new federal law, requires us to distribute summaries of the Health Plans? privacy practices and related legal duties, and your rights in connection with the use and disclosure of your Health Plan information. This summary is subject to the terms of our written privacy policies.
This Notice applies to participants in any of the following LCMH "Health Plans":
- Medical and prescription drug plan
- Dental benefits plan
- Vision benefits plan
- Flexible spending account plan
In this Notice, the terms "Health Plans," "we," "us," and "our" refer to the LCMH Health Plans, all LCMH employees involved in the administration of the LCMH Health Plans, and all third parties to the extent they perform administrative services for the LCMH Health Plans. However, LCMH employees perform only limited Health Plan functions--most Health Plan administrative functions are performed by third parties.
Please note, if you are enrolled in a HMO, DMO, or other insured health plan, you will also receive another notice from your HMO, DMO, or health insurance company that describes the HMO or DMO provider's or insurance company's use and disclosures of your health information. In addition, the new law requires health care providers (such as doctors and hospitals) to distribute similar notices to patients. LCMH has created a separate privacy notice for its hospital and health centers patients.
What is Protected?
HIPAA privacy law requires the Health Plans to have a special policy for safeguarding PHI which is received or created in the course of administering the programs. PHI is health information that can be used to identify you and that relates to: (1) your physical or mental health condition, (2) the provision of health care to you, or (3) payment for your health care. Examples of PHI include your medical and dental records, your benefit claims, and the Explanation of Benefits ("EOB") sent in connection with payment of your claims. PHI does not include health information obtained by LCMH in another way--for example, if you are hurt in a work accident, if you provide medical records with your request for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) absence, or if you submit a claim for a non-health program (such as pension or disability).
Health Plan Uses and Disclosures of PHI
To protect the privacy of your PHI, the Health Plans not only guard the physical security of your PHI, but also limit the way your PHI is used or disclosed to others. The Health Plans may use or disclose your PHI in certain permissible ways, as described below. To the extent required by HIPAA privacy law, only the minimum amount of your PHI necessary to perform these tasks will be used or disclosed.
1. To determine proper payment of your Health Plan claims. The Health Plans use and disclose your PHI to reimburse you or your health care providers for covered treatments and services. For example, your diagnosis information may be used to determine whether a specific procedure is medically necessary or to reimburse your doctor for your medical care.
2. For the administration and operation of the Health Plans. The Health Plans use and disclose your PHI for numerous administrative and quality control functions necessary for their proper operation. For example, the Health Plans may use your claims information for fraud and abuse detection activities or to conduct data analyses of benefit utilization.
3. To inform you or your health care provider about treatment alternatives or other health-related benefits that may be offered under a Health Plan. For example, the Health Plans may use your claims data to alert you to an available case management program if you become pregnant or are diagnosed with diabetes or liver failure.
4. To a family member, friend, or other person involved in your health care to the extent such persons are involved in your health care, unless you object (or it can reasonably be inferred that you do not object) to the sharing of your PHI, or in the event of an emergency.
5. To a health care provider if needed for your treatment. For example, the Health Plans may disclose your prescription information to a pharmacist regarding a drug interaction concern.
6. To another health plan to determine proper payment of your claim under the other plan. For example, the Health Plan may exchange your PHI with your spouse?s health plan for coordination of benefits purposes.
7. To a health care provider or another health plan for certain administration and operations purposes. The Health Plan may share your PHI with another health plan that, or health care provider who, has a relationship with you for quality assessment and improvement activities, to review the qualifications of health care professionals who provide care to you, or for provider fraud and abuse detection and prevention purposes.
8. For Health Plan design activities or to collect employee premium contributions. LCMH may use summary or de-identified health information to make Health Plan design decisions. In addition, LCMH may use information regarding your enrollment or disenrollment in a Health Plan for proper collection of your Health Plan premium contributions through payroll deductions.
9. To the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to demonstrate our compliance with HIPAA privacy law.
10. As permitted or required to comply with applicable federal, state, or local law. For example:
- To comply with workers' compensation or similar programs.
- To report a suspected case of abuse, neglect or domestic violence, as permitted or required by applicable law.
- For purposes of public safety or national security.
- For public health reasons. The Health Plan may disclose your PHI to a public health authority for the prevention or control of disease, injury, or disability; to a proper government or health authority to report child abuse or neglect; to report reactions to medications or problems with products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration; to notify individuals of recalls of medication or products they may be using; or to notify a person who may have been exposed to a communicable disease or who may be at risk for contracting or spreading a disease or condition.
- To comply with health oversight activities, such as audits, investigations, inspections, licensure actions, and other government monitoring and activities related to health care provision or public benefits or services.
- To respond to an order of a court or administrative tribunal.
- To respond to a subpoena, warrant, summons or other legal request if sufficient safeguards, such as a protective order, have been requested to maintain your PHI privacy.
- To a law enforcement official for a law enforcement purpose.
- To respond to a request by military command authorities if you are or were a member of the armed forces.
11. To allow a coroner or medical examiner to identify you or determine your cause of death.
12. To allow a funeral director to carry out his or her duties.
Certain LCMH employees may access your PHI to perform administrative functions on behalf of the Health Plans. Absent your written permission, however, LCMH employees will only use or disclose your PHI as described in this Notice. LCMH employees will not access your PHI for reasons unrelated to Health Plan administration, and LCMH does not use your PHI for any employment-related reason without your express written authorization.
State law may further limit the permissible ways the Health Plans use or disclose your PHI. If an applicable state law imposes stricter restrictions on the Health Plans, we will comply with the state law.
Authorization Required for Other Uses and Disclosures
Before the Health Plans can use or disclose your PHI for any other purpose, we must obtain your written authorization. You may revoke your authorization, in writing, at any time. If you revoke your authorization, the Health Plans will no longer use or disclose your PHI, except as described above (or as permitted by any other authorizations that have not been revoked). However, please understand that we cannot retrieve any PHI disclosed to a third party in reliance on your prior authorization.
To exercise these rights, contact:*
Little Company of Mary Health Plans
ATTN: Health Plan Privacy Officer
Human Resources Department
2800 West 95th Street
Evergreen Park, Illinois 60805
(708) 229-5055
*If you are enrolled in an insured plan, HMO, or DMO, you can exercise your rights with respect to your PHI maintained by the HMO, DMO, or insurer as described in such HMO's, DMO's, or insurer's notice of privacy practices.
Your Rights
Federal law provides you with certain rights regarding your PHI. Parents of minor children and other individuals with legal authority to make health decisions for a Health Plan participant may exercise these rights on behalf of the participant, consistent with state law. The Health Plans have created standardized forms to help you to exercise the rights described below.
Right to request restrictions: You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the Health Plans? use or disclosure of your PHI. For example, you may ask the Health Plans to limit the scope of your PHI disclosures to a case manager who is assigned to you for purposes of recommending care alternatives for a chronic condition. Because the Health Plans use your PHI only as necessary to pay Health Plan benefits, to administer the Health Plans, and to comply with the law, it may not be possible to agree to your request. The Health Plans are not required to agree to your request for restriction. However, if the Health Plans do agree to your requested restriction or limitation, the restriction will be honored until you agree to terminate the restriction or until the Health Plans notify you that the Health Plans are terminating the restriction on a going-forward basis.
When making such a request, you must specify: (1) the PHI you want to limit, (2) how you want the Health Plans to limit the use, disclosure, or both of that PHI, and (3) to whom you want the restrictions to apply.
Right to receive confidential communications: You have the right to request that the Health Plans communicate with you about your PHI at an alternative address or by alternative means if you believe that communication through normal methods could endanger you. For example, you may request that the Health Plans contact you only at work and not at home.
Your request for confidential communications must be in writing. The Health Plans will accommodate all reasonable requests if you clearly state that you are requesting the confidential communication because you feel that disclosure in another way could endanger your safety. Your request must specify how or where you wish to be contacted.
Right to inspect and copy your PHI: You have the right to inspect and copy your PHI that is contained in records that the Health Plans maintain for enrollment, payment, claims determination, or case or medical management activities, or use to make enrollment, coverage, or payment decisions about you.
However, the Health Plans will not give you access to PHI records created in anticipation of a civil, criminal, or administrative action or proceeding. The Health Plans will also deny your request to inspect and copy your PHI if a licensed health care professional hired by the Health Plans has determined that giving you the requested access is reasonably likely to endanger the life or physical safety of you or another individual, or to cause substantial harm to you or another individual, or that the record makes references to another person (other than a health care provider) and that the requested access would likely cause substantial harm to the other person.
In the unlikely event that your request to inspect or copy your PHI is denied, you may have that decision reviewed. A different licensed health care professional chosen by the Health Plans will review the request and denial, and we will comply with the health care professional's decision.
Your request for access must be in writing. We may charge you a fee to cover the costs of copying, mailing, or other supplies directly associated with your request. You will be notified of any costs before you incur any expenses.
Right to amend your PHI: You have the right to request an amendment of your PHI if you believe the information the Health Plans have about you is incorrect or incomplete. You have this right as long as your PHI is maintained by the Health Plans. The Health Plans will correct any mistakes if we created the PHI or if the person or entity that originally created the PHI is no longer available to make the amendment.
Your request for amendment must be in writing. Be sure to include evidence to support your request because the Health Plans cannot amend PHI that the Health Plans believe to be accurate and complete.
Right to receive an accounting of disclosures of PHI: You have the right to request a list of certain disclosures of your PHI by the Health Plans. The accounting will not include: (1) disclosures necessary to determine proper payment of benefits or to operate the Health Plans, (2) disclosures of your own PHI that we make to you, (3) disclosures permitted by your authorization, (5) disclosures to friends or family members who are involved in your health care, (6) disclosures for national security purposes, or (7) disclosures made before April 14, 2003, or more than six years before your request.
Your first request for an accounting within a 12-month period will be free. The Health Plans may charge you for costs associated with providing you additional accountings. You will be notified of the costs involved, and you may choose to withdraw or modify your request before you incur any expenses.
When making a request for an accounting of disclosures, you must specify the time period for the accounting and the form (e.g., electronic, paper) in which you would like the accounting.
Right to file a complaint: If you believe your rights have been violated, you should let the Health Plans know immediately. Steps will be taken to remedy any violations of the Health Plans? privacy policy or of this Notice.
You may file a formal complaint with the Health Plans Privacy Officer at the address listed below, and/or with the United States Department of Health and Human Services at:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office for Civil Rights
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
You should attach any documents or evidence that supports your belief that your privacy rights have been violated. Your complaints are taken very seriously. LCMH prohibits retaliation against any person for filing such a complaint.
Additional Information About This Notice
Changes to this Notice: The Health Plans are required to abide by the terms of this Notice. We reserve the right to change the Health Plans? privacy practices as described in this Notice. Any change may affect the use and disclosure of your PHI already maintained by the LCMH Health Plans, as well as any of your PHI that the Health Plans may receive or create in the future. If there is a material change to the terms of this Notice, you will automatically receive a revised Notice. You may request a paper copy of this Notice at any time by contacting the Health Plans at the address listed below.
No guarantee of employment: This Notice does not create any right to employment for any individual, nor does it change LCMH?s right to discharge any of its employees at any time, with or without cause.
No change to Health Plan benefits: This Notice explains your privacy rights as a current or former Health Plan participant. The Health Plans are bound by the terms of this Notice as they relate to the privacy of your PHI. However, this Notice does not change any other rights or obligations you may have under the Health Plans. You should refer to the official Health Plan documents for additional information regarding your Health Plan benefits.
Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding this Notice, to obtain a paper copy of this Notice, or to file a complaint with the Health Plans, please contact:
Little Company of Mary Hospital Health Plans
ATTN: Health Plan Privacy Officer
Human Resources Department
2800 West 95th Street
Evergreen Park, Illinois 60805
Phone: (708) 229-5055
Other protections: Your personal information is also protected by other LCMH privacy and confidentiality policies described in your Employee Handbook.


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Despite decades of education and warnings about exercise and nutrition, America continues to get heavier.
So it's no surprise that the same is true in America's military. In some specific cases, the problem is a bit worse.
The difference is that being overweight is grounds for losing your job in the nation's armed forces. Being heavy is now one of the leading reasons for being forced out of the military, according to a story in The Washington Post that included findings from a study by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center.
And it's getting worse as the Defense Department looks for ways to cut personnel to reflect the end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, to say nothing of looming budget cuts.
"During the first 10 months of this year, the Army kicked out 1,625 soldiers for being out of shape, about 15 times the number discharged for that reason in 2007, the peak of wartime deployment cycles," The Post reported.
Trouble with weight starts at the beginning of service. According to the study, a higher percentage of young recruits are overweight than in the civilian population. And, like the overall population of America, problems with weight in the military grow with age and length of service.
According to the study, between 1998 and 2010, the number of active-duty servicemembers diagnosed as overweight or obese rose threefold. There was a particularly rapid increase after 2003.
The subgroups with the highest proportion of overweight personnel include people over 40 (8.3 percent), women (8.2 percent), health care workers (8 percent) and Air Force members (7.2 percent). The lowest prevalence of weight problems came among Marines (1.7 percent) and soldiers younger than 20 (2 percent).
The Army's obesity rate in 2010 was 6.5 percent; the Navy's was 3.9 percent; and the Coast Guard's was 5.6 percent. Before branch flare begin, the study suggests demographics - there are more women in the Air Force, and fewer older Marines - rather than inherent differences are to blame for the divergent obesity rates.
The study's unnamed authors dismiss the long-held assumption that servicemembers - with all that physical exercise, with constant monitoring, with regular fitness testing - must be immune to the nation's obesity epidemic.
As in the civilian population, being heavy carries health risks. The report quoted an earlier study showing that heavier servicemembers were more likely to lose duty time because of weight- related injuries.
The reasons for all this are the same as for nonmilitary Americans: Too little exercise, too much bad food, too much passive entertainment. They argue that "nutritional fitness" be made a priority throughout the military, and especially among line leaders and health professionals. Perhaps if the Pentagon finds a solution, it could let the rest of us know.

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Chris Pronger's front-loaded, long-term contract with the Philadelphia Flyers is under investigation by the National Hockey League, ESPN reported.
The NHL will hire an outside firm to determine whether the Flyers talked about a timeline for Pronger's potential retirement before the seven-year, $34.45 million contract was signed.
The NHL apparently is concerned that the front-loaded contract for an older player like Pronger violates the spirit of the salary cap, according to Philly.com. Since teams know that players might retire instead of playing for a lower salary in later years, an extended deal allegedly lowers the average salary cap hit.
If Pronger -- who will turn 35 before the seven-year extension kicks in next summer -- retires, the Flyers would take an average cap hit of $5 million annually for the life of the contract, according to ESPN.
With his new contract, Pronger will be making $7.6, $7.6, $7.2 and $7 million in the first four years, $4 million in the fifth year and then $525,000 in each of the last two years -- or, a tad under $5 million annually.
Meanwhile, Pronger isn't the only player whose contract is under investigation. Marian Hossa's 12-year, $62.8 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks is also being looked into.
The Blackhawks released a statement on Friday denying any violation of the CBA, ESPN reports.


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Breakfast is the only meal endowed with a health merit badge. The benefits of this first course of the day, and the hazards of skipping it, have become accepted truths. Despite thin evidence, by which I do not mean skinny people, many even claim that eating breakfast helps lose weight.
Googling "breakfast benefits" draws 127 million results. Only heretics would question this morning institution.
Well, the heretics may have it right. Mounting evidence indicates that it might not be a good idea to break our fast so quickly every day. Research has shown that our overall health and vulnerability to age-related diseases (cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia and muscle loss) is related to something called Chronic Positive Energy Balance (CPEB).
I know it sounds strange. How could anything with "positive energy" in its name be bad?
This energy balance refers to our caloric savings account, which serves us best when periodically in the red and usually at zero. In other words, eating more than you burn is harmful to your health for reasons that go beyond gaining weight. Even those who reside at an ideal weight can profit from periodic caloric restriction.
Why would this be?
We are the evolutionary offspring of individuals who demonstrated superior physical and mental abilities under conditions of limited food supply. Energy expenditure (hunting and gathering) was high and energy intake relatively low and intermittent. This is what we're wired for and the circumstances under which we function best.
A growing body of research demonstrates that the stress of fasting triggers a cascade of adaptive responses that slows the aging process. The concept of beneficial stress is known as hormesis, an adaptive response of cells and organisms to a moderate (usually intermittent) stressor. This is the biological equivalent of Nietzsche's statement "that which does not kill me makes me stronger."
Additional examples of hormesis include the other two pillars of health, exercise and exposures to low doses of certain phytochemicals (eating fruits and vegetables). Recent research has revealed that cells increase their production of protective and restorative proteins, growth factors, and antioxidant enzymes when stressed in these ways.
A remarkable example of the positive effects of even short-term caloric restriction was illustrated in a study of healthy elderly subjects. After three months on a diet with a 30 percent reduction of caloric intake from their usual consumption participants had a significant improvement in memory function. This correlated with improved insulin sensitivity and decreased inflammation, two things that generally worsen with age.
So, back to breakfast. An easy way to prolong the overnight fast is to skip this meal. Several studies have documented the positive effects of such a relatively short fast.
A particularly dramatic demonstration of the power of this kind of fasting focused more on feeding time than caloric content. Researchers out of the University of California and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies fed mice either ad lib (can eat throughout the 24 hour day) or time-restricted feeding (tRF) where they only have an eight-hour feeding window per day. Both groups were intentionally given a fatty diet in an attempt to test whether obesity and metabolic diseases result from a high-fat diet or disruption of metabolic cycles.
Keep in mind that an eight-hour feeding window is the equivalent of skipping breakfast and eating between 12 p.m. and 8 p.m.
The tRF mice received the same total calories per day as the ad lib mice. The ad lib eaters became obese and lost insulin sensitivity. The tRF group remained normal weight and improved both nutrient utilization and energy expenditure.
This suggests the new maxim, "You are when you eat."
We inhabit a culture filled with traditions that have more to do with the industrial revolution and factory operation than human biology. Nowhere is this more apparent than in our eating. Our biology is not designed for three meals a day. There is nothing sensical about what constitutes breakfast, lunch or dinner food. Most importantly, our health suffers when we blindly consume the menu society serves us. We are only beginning to appreciate that meal timing and frequency are as important as what we eat.
A note of caution: Before you rush into a fasting program, consult a physician. Those who are training for an athletic event, are pregnant, diabetic or hypoglycemic, or have an eating disorder should avoid caloric restriction of this kind.
For more by Paul Spector, M.D., click here.
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For months and months we've been on "racial cruise control" in our house. We've traveled in the same circles, visited the same people and overall, those we encountered didn't think or look twice when our multi-colored family entered the room. I had actually forgotten that having a multi-colored family instantly makes us a billboard for race relations.
Then came last week. Last week I believe I had a sign on my head that said, "Enter into major discussions about race with me, please."
It started on Wednesday when I took Sadie to karate practice. There was a kid who was doing a makeup class in her class that day. We'd never seen his family and they had never seen ours. The youngest daughter in their family was about 3 or 4. She could not stop staring at us. She would look at me. Then she'd look at my African son. Then she'd look back at me. I could see that she was trying to make sense of it in her head and couldn't do it. So she did what all kids do- they ask questions! Now, talking with little ones about how families can look different is one of my favorite things. Talking with their parents? Not so much. This encounter was no exception.
When this little girl finally got up the nerve to speak to us and she said, "He looks different than you. Is he brown because he's littler than you?" I smiled at her and told her that that was a good guess, but that even when he got to be a grown up, our son would still be brown. I told her that he was adopted and explained a little bit about what adoption was and that even though we were all different colors that we are still a family. By this time- the little girl's mom was listening to the conversation. She decided that she needed to chime in and oh boy- I wish that she hadn't! She said to her daughter, "Remember when we had your friend M over? And the nice woman who brought her over was not her mommy but her foster mommy? It's like that. She's not his real mommy." I took a deep breath and considered pummeling this well intentioned woman who did not realize the extent of her own ignorance. I think as an adoption community, we can all agree that being called "Not the real mommy" is one of the worst insults to throw around. I was proud of the self control that it took to not go all ninja on this woman. Instead- I chose the slightly less low road and just decided to make her feel stupid.
I looked at the little girl and I said, "Can you see me?" She said, "Yes!" I said, "Shew! Good! For a minute I didn't think I was real!" The mom looked sheepish. I continued to tell the little girl that yes, I was his real mommy and that he would always be my son and that I would always love him and take care of him and that even though we didn't look like her family that we were a-okay! I gushed over how beautiful I think Miles brown skin is and she agreed that it was really pretty. The little girl gave Miles a big grin and the two of them pushed one of Miles' cars back and forth for a few minutes. The mom pretended like she was chatting on her phone for the entire rest of the karate lesson.
What disappointed me the most about this whole situation is that this mom missed out on a golden opportunity to talk with her daughter about race and tolerance. I think so many times as "white Americans" we feel like we aren't allowed to talk about "black people". Or we pretend that we are all the same. And while yes- it is SO important to teach our children that our hearts and capabilities and human nature ARE the same- that there are some differences in culture and lifestyle and looks that we need to respect, appreciate, accept and celebrate. Kids need to know how to handle themselves and make sense of the situation when they encounter other people that don't look like them. I can not tell you how many times children (and adults) come up to Miles and rub his hair and say something like, "Wow! His hair feels weird! Why does his hair feel weird?" I think that we are failing our children by not pointing out that differences are what make us unique! We are not talking to them about how skin, hair, noses and eyes can look different across different cultures. We are not teaching them that the white standard of beauty is not always the right standard of beauty. We have worried so much about being politically correct that we have neglected to teach our children that unique looks and cultures are something to celebrate! We fear talking about race because we are afraid of looking racist.
We miss opportunities to teach our children about racial tolerance and acceptance by trying to hush them up really quickly to keep them from "embarrassing" us when they have genuine questions. Along these same lines, several years ago, I was walking with my daughter into a department store. A little person was walking out of the department store and was crossing the street to get to the parking lot. My darling daughter starts pointing and screaming, "Look Mom! That kid doesn't have none grown up and she's crossing the street!" I slammed my hand right over her mouth and kept on walking. What I should have done was stop and take the opportunity to tell her that this was in fact a grown woman. That she was probably very smart and as old as mommy, but that sometimes people aren't all the same heights and that it is OK! We forget in the moment to use these instances as teaching tools. We are all different and that is great! But pretending like differences don't exist diminishes the amazingness of diversity.
Later in the week, the children and I were all in an elevator together. The kids were sitting on the floor of the elevator because they think the ride is more fun that way. There were two boys in the elevator with us. One was around 11 or 12 years old and he was accompanied by his younger brother who was around 7 or 8. The younger of the two was bouncing off the walls. He was rocking his body and pacing around the elevator like he was a nervous wreck. He was shouting something about wizards (the boys had been playing a magic quest game in our hotel) and then all of a sudden the unthinkable happened. This kid got down in Miles' face and yelled, "What are you looking at weirdo? I hate brown people!" I froze. My daughter froze. I wasn't sure what to do. We've gotten lots of questions before but never once have we encountered pure racial hatred. The elevator doors opened and the two boys got off and I still stood there stunned. Sadie said, "Mom! We should have popped him!" but I truly didn't know what to say. I just stood there looking at my beautiful black child and feared for the day when he'll begin to understand what those words mean.
I don't think that 8 year old learned to hate African Americans all on his own. That is most likely something that is part of his family culture. Either that or his parents have never had those tough conversations about race and that child is simply fearing what he doesn't understand. Either way- adults have failed that child.
Parents, teachers, babysitters... are we taking the time to talk about racial issues with our children? Are we teaching our children tolerance? Are we teaching our children that it's okay to talk about race and to ask the hard questions about race? Are we teaching them that our differences are beautiful and not something to use against each other to make each other feel bad? Are we creating environments in our homes that allow children to have an open dialouge about racial issues? I hope so. I know that I can't shelter my son from all the jokes, slurs and hatred that will come his way just because of the color of his skin. But I can hope and pray that this generation of moms and dads will be the generation who takes the time to teach our children about race and diversity. Talking with your children about tolerance and the differences in race and culture does not make you a racist- it make you a good parent. Do it.
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There are fears the Serbia centre-back could miss the start of the season after being carried off on a stretcher during the Barclays Asia Trophy clash against Sunderland in Hong Kong at the weekend.
The 20-year-old, who impressed after joining the club from Fiorentina last summer, has not travelled with the squad for this week's Audi Cup tournament in Munich.
Manager Manuel Pellegrini, speaking at a press conference in Germany, said: ''We will have to wait to find out how serious the injury to Nastasic is.
''At this moment, we don't know whether he needs an operation or if there is another solution but I have a lot of players that I can rely on.
''There are enough players who can come in to replace any that are missing.''
With Kolo Toure having left City for Liverpool, Nastasic's injury could allow Joleon Lescott the opportunity to reform his successful defensive partnership from the 2012 title-winning season with Vincent Kompany.
City have otherwise taken a strong squad to Germany as they face AC Milan on Wednesday and another game against either hosts Bayern Munich or Sao Paulo on Thursday.
Pellegrini said: ''The whole squad is here except for Matija.
''I don't know who will play against Milan yet. It's more important we see who is fit and who is ready to play.''


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Our primary target is residential real estate clients in the Dulles Market Corridor of Northern Virginia. While we work with first time home buyers, move up buyers, empty nesters, distressed properties (both held by lending institutions as well as private owners), we anticipate our focus transitioning to the Echo-Boomer/Millennials and tech savvy Gen X clients.
We face competition from 10,000+ real estate agents/teams/companies in the Northern Virginia and surrounding real estate markets. Our real estate company will be positioned under the Keller Williams brokerage umbrella, but designed to spin off as a stand alone in the future. The long term goal of the company is to position a brand that can either be franchised to multiple locations or sold to a larger international real estate corporation.
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We instrumented a C++ program equipped with our own mark-region collector (using 64kB regions) that is equivalent to the following F# implementation of a list-based n-queens solver in order to gather information about the structures being collected:
let safe x1 y1 x2 y2 = x1 <> x2 && y1 <> y2 && x2 - x1 <> y2 - y1 && x1 - y2 <> x2 - y1 let ps n = [ for i in 1 .. n do for j in 1 .. n do yield i, j ] let rec filter x0 y0 = function | [] -> [] | (x1, y1 as q)::xys as list -> let xys' = filter x0 y0 xys if safe x0 y0 x1 y1 then if System.Object.ReferenceEquals(xys', xys) then list else q::xys' else xys' let rec search n nqs qs ps a = match ps with | [] -> if nqs=n then a+1 else a | (x, y as q)::ps -> search n nqs qs ps a |> search n (nqs+1) (q::qs) (filter x y ps) let solve n = search n 0 [] (ps n) 0
Stopping this program on its 1,000th GC cycle when it is solving the 11-queens problem, extracting references between allocated but unmarked cons cells, filtering out connected components with 3 or more vertices and visualizing the result using Mathematica's GraphPlot function gives the following:
In this case, we find that just 6% of the cons cells die alone (i.e. singleton lists) and 84% die in a clump of two cons cells, 6.5% die in a clump of 3 cons cells and 3.4% die in clumps containing four or more cons cells. Only a handful of clumps had interesting structures.
Although these results suggest that it might be easy to obtain a speedup by adding a special case to the list type for lists containing two elements we have found that this is not the case because the required changes also add expensive operations elsewhere, e.g. destructuring the special two-element list now incurs an allocation. Therefore, the next best solution would be to optimize the garbage collector for this case but it would be prudent to analyze the clusters collected during the running of other programs first. Analyzing the garbage generated by a program using red-black trees would be interesting...


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I recently read with great admiration Becca's post in which she described how to make and use photo books for language development. It is true that children love bright, colorful photos, and they love to talk about them even more when they are personally relevant! Becca's specific descriptions (and video demonstration) of language strategies to use in the context of creating and reviewing photobooks are definitely going to be helpful to many parents and SLPs.
However, if you know my work at all, you know that I am always asking how technology might assist in any learning and language process. I am also one of the least craftsy and most printer-hating and store-averse people on the planet. Therefore ordering photos, picking them up at CVS, decorating with stickers and other flair, laminating (*shiver*) and binding the books...not a list of verbs I personally relish. Let's not say it's a guy thing, but maybe that's just the elephant in the post. So, if you want to hear about a few digital options for implementing Becca's terrific methods, read on!
I first have to point out that creating all-digital (or mostly digital) versions of these activities is facilitated by the way that families often do photography these days. Many families own and know how to use digital cameras (including the ones on their smartphones), and archive their photos in places such as Kodak Gallery, Picasa, iPhoto or even Facebook. So, whether photobooks as a language context are to be created by the families themselves, or a clinician is going to create the product while eliciting language from the child, the raw materials are often already digitized, easily downloadable and e-mailable! If actual prints are involved, it is no longer an arduous process to scan them, or it can often be easier to place them out of glare and just take a nice shot of the picture with a digital camera or smart phone. Once you have digital photos to work with, there are a few options you might consider.
One of these is Little Bird Tales, a free online picture book creator. Little Bird Tales has a simple, kid-and-family-friendly interface (and a great tutorial) and the added bonus of allowing you to add voice captions to each picture. When the book is complete, it can remain "private" and password-protected, but you can also share it with others via email. The book remains digital, however, and cannot be printed.
The text and "Add Your Voice" features of Little Bird Tales are a great opportunity to develop vocabulary and sentence structure!
Another great option is Glogster, the online digital poster creator, also free except for certain premium features. Glogster has an EDU version, and parents can also sign up at home through the regular portal. Glogster also has a very kid-friendly interface, and allows you to create a poster of your event's images, along with supplementary graphics and audio clips.
Glogster's Magnet tool is all you need to upload your images, add text, and record sound! As children choose "Frames" for pictures, additional descriptive language can be elicited.
Glogster creations can be printed for offline use, and can also be marked private and shared via email. Glogster is a little more complicated to use than Little Bird Tales (but not much!), so you might want to check out the tutorials I posted on YouTube. Additionally, both Glogster and Little Bird Tales are Flash-based (and therefore will not work on iPad, until their apps are available?) so if you run into trouble, you may want to make sure you have the latest version of Flash and update your browser, steps that are important for keeping your Web workin'!
When I mentioned iPad, did that make your ears perk up? One of my favorite recent discoveries is Skrappy ($4.99), a robust iPad app that you can use to create a decorated and annotated scrapbook of your photos! Like many iPad creation tools, Skrappy has a built-in-tutorial (in the "Getting Started" Scrapbook, so you and the kiddos can be creating in no time!
Skrappy's simple tap-based interface lets you add whatever you'd like to your photobook: images, video, audio captions, text, decorative shapes and graphics to associate with the pictures, even music!
For another iPad take on photobooking, check out Mobile Education Store's new app, Speech Journal (3.99), "a customizable voice recorder that you pair recorded messages with your own imported images and image sequences." Speech Journal is super-simple to use, contains its own video tutorial, and allows you to pair voice recordings with single images or continue recording across multiple images, resulting in a slideshow (and sequenced narrative)! When complete, the journal can be emailed and played on a home computer in QuickTime player, a free download.
Finally, if you'd like a simple and quick (but perhaps a little more expensive) digital take on the photobook, iPhoto on Mac features a tool for you to create and order books to be delivered to you (for example, you can buy a 3-pack of one 20-page softcover book from Apple for about $11.00). Alternately, go to the Create menu on Picasa (on either platform) to create and email/print a photo collage (expensive in a toner cartridge sense, but easy to do)!
Hope you enjoyed this digital spin on photobooking; if you have any other tech tools you'd like to suggest for use with personally relevant photos in order to build language, please let us know in the comments!
Sean J. Sweeney, MS, MEd, CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist and instructional technology specialist working in the public school and in private practice at The Ely Center in Newton, Massachusetts. He consults on the topic of technology integration in speech and language and is the author of the blog SpeechTechie: Looking at Technology Through a Language Lens.


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Most water gardens I see are kidney shaped, is there a reason for this?
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Opinions may vary on aspects of the farm bill, but one thing many Arkansas rice farmers are united on is a desire to keep current legislation in place.
"I'd prefer (Congress) just leave everything alone," says Scott Matthews, who farms outside Weiner, Ark. "But that's unlikely."
A dubious eye is cast on even tweaking the current farm bill.
"I worry about tweaks in the farm bill because if it's opened up for one change, it's open for others," says Ray Vester, a rice farmer from Stuttgart, Ark., who also sits on the Arkansas Plant Board as rice farmer representative. "The incoming Senate Ag Committee chairman is pro-payment limits.
"So when you open it up for tweaking, some things you don't want tweaked might get changed. The average rice farmer, like me, would probably be better off and more comfortable (with the status quo) for a couple of years until we see how the economic structure in agriculture settles out."
In the current legislative environment Vester says Freedom to Farm is the best producers can hope for. As prices change, as the opportunity for market price changes, farmers can "swing from one crop to another. It's worked well."
As for counter-cyclical payments, "those are set up if prices are low you'll get payments to get through difficult times. That's the safety net aspect.
"Right now, it appears those payments aren't needed. Last year, there were some rice groups struggling with the fact we had to pay back some counter-cyclical funds on the previous year. When you put long-grain and medium-grain together, the stats showed there shouldn't have been a counter-cyclical payment."
Old target price
If Congress does tackle a new farm bill, Matthews is intrigued with the old target price set-up. The reason is "without any mandatory reporting, the counter-cyclical is a farce. It's also a farce that (medium-grain), which controls 12-14 percent of the market, is effecting the counter-cyclical payment on rice."
The Asian markets — particularly the Japanese — tie up the bulk of medium-grain rice. For the last few years, when viewed through a counter-cyclical lens, that's distorted the Southern long-grain situation.
"Others make the argument that if you look at the market situation over enough years, the situation was the opposite," points out Gary Sitzer, who also farms near Weiner, Ark. "There were times when the low prices for medium-grain threw that comparison in reverse. The way trade has been going, it's almost like medium-grain and long-grain aren't both rice."
"If you're going to do a broad spectrum payment — like with the counter cyclical program — I don't think the two should be linked," says Matthews. "The truth is that (medium-grain) is a specialty crop when it's controlling 12-14 percent with two buyers: cereal and Asia. That's true whether everyone wants to admit it, or not. I don't think it should be figured into the overall pricing."
Vester says the "scary thing" is the USDA's desire to adjust loan price. If that happens, "it'll fall harder on the long-grain market. I don't think that move would be beneficial for any farmer, medium or long-grain. It would set the loan price higher on medium-grain and lower on long-grain. If they lower the loan rate on rice, it'll damage the Southern long-grain grower and might cause an increase in medium-grain acres."
Is there any way with the current set-up that medium- and long-grain can be kept apart?
"That would take a change in policy," says Vester. "Historically, it's worked the other way. Long-grain producers have had a bit of an advantage in past years when medium-grain prices were pretty low and long-grain looked better. Even then, they blended the numbers together and allowed long-grain producers to get counter-cyclical payments…
"USDA says 'what we're trying to do is make this more market oriented. We want to set the loan price that reflects what the market really is.' That's their reasoning for…adjusting loan rates."
If a new farm bill is written, all interviewed for the story worry about the South getting a fair shake.
Generic programs
"During the last farm bill, the trend — and I don't see why it would change — was to go with generic programs," says Sitzer. "Basically, everyone gets to consider the same A, B, C, D programs. Where do you best fit in those? The odds of getting those programs further differentiated — particularly after this latest election when the House Agriculture Committee will be from Minnesota and his counterpart in the Senate is from Iowa while the USDA is being run by a Nebraskan — are really shaky.
"The South, for the first time ever, maybe, won't carry as much weight in how Congress approaches the new farm bill. The odds are against us. We can sure ask for what we need, though."
Matthews suggests it would be wise to pay attention to how Congress approaches the corn crop. "Whatever the big hitters with corn end up with will be the bell-cow for the rest of us. Farmers will more than likely fall into a corn-like program."
If they follow the WTO rulings, Congress will have to do away with planting restrictions.
"It's an open question whether they'll tell the WTO to jump in the lake," says Sitzer. "Regardless, this time around, fruit and vegetable producers will be more involved. Those producers don't really want a farm program like row-crop producers do. They'd prefer money for research and the like — and Johanns wants to give it to them. That will take more money out of a limited pool."
Outside the South, congressmen don't like cotton either.
"If you've got high-priced commodities, they'll say 'Well, you don't need any help,'" predicts Matthews. "I believe the budget will be very, very tight. I think it will surprise everyone how tight."
And environmentalists won't be silent.
"They're already lining up their strategies for approaching the new farm bill," says Sitzer. "They're going to want a big piece of the funds and the Democrats will give them an ear. (Iowa Democrat and Senate Agriculture chairman) Tom Harkin is big on the environment."
If the environmental groups are successful at siphoning off some funds coupled with payment limits, "it looks bleak for (Southern agriculture). Odds were already slim we'd see any positive movement on payment limits. Lately, a lot of folks were just hoping to keep what they had. Now, I think our chances for payment limit help is almost zero — the door is nailed shut. We'll be lucky if they don't drive a few more nails in."
'Leave it alone'
As a whole, the farm bill program works "if the government will just leave it alone," says Vester. "If they let this farm bill go for another two years, I believe some economic strength will be built under agriculture that's been needed for a decade…It's critical to get the current bill extended for a year, preferably two years.
"Currently, we're in an extremely fluid economic agriculture structure. If they use a snapshot taken today to set the farm bill on, it would be a huge mistake."
Everything runs in cycles, says Vester. In 1972, when commodity prices went out the ceiling and the government "thought agriculture was fixed forever, they learned different. About four years later, the situation turned against the farmers. Things catch up, costs catch up, and supply catches up."
If a new farm bill is based on an economic boom, "it'll be doubly disastrous once the boom drops. Booms never stay forever. We need to keep that in mind until the ag economic picture really emerges."
No matter what else is said, "The point of farm bills is to guarantee a safe, abundant supply of food at an inexpensive cost. That was true in the 1930s when the first one was written and it's true today."
And while that's been accomplished, "it's increasingly accomplished on the back of the farmer. To the average American citizen, farmers are second-class citizens. I've had people kid me about driving an air-conditioned tractor while they work in an air-conditioned office. We're looked at differently.
"We have very little congressional support any more. There are fewer than 40 truly (ag-centric) congressmen left. The rural community is disappearing."
How might a new farm bill affect Arkansas rice acreage?
"Every year, I think there will be an acreage reduction. It doesn't happen," says Matthews. "But now, with us getting only 22 percent of advance deficiency payments in January (instead of the usual 50 percent), the lending institutions will have to do something different. That's what may change the planting landscape. You know, no counter-cyclical payment and 22 percent of the advance deficiency payment don't add up to acreage staying put."
And no one's predicting a let-up in energy prices.
"It looks like we've settled into current price levels," says Sitzer. "Even if they back off prices just a little, it's not enough. Rice uses more energy than other crops. And the drier it is, the more energy we use."


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Chuck Palahniuk's Men's Health Article: 'Live Like You're Dying'
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His latest article is a landmark. It's for the most recent issue of Men's Health, and I truly believe this is one of the finest pieces of non-fiction Chuck has ever written. It's sort of a self-help article on people thinking about suicide. But that's all I'll say. Read it and then discuss it here after. We'd love to hear your thoughts.


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Preserving the status quo is not a winning strategy. As Adobe CEO, this core belief drove Shantanu and his leadership team's successful transformation of Adobe, moving its creative software franchise from the desktop to the cloud, while creating and leading the explosive digital marketing category. He is passionate about building and empowering teams to drive product innovation and scale Adobe's business globally, while advancing the company as a respected global brand and corporate citizen. Originally from Hyderabad, India, Shantanu has an undergraduate degree in electronics engineering, a master's degree in computer science, and an MBA from UC Berkeley. He is a board member of Pfizer, and Vice Chairman of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum. Shantanu was named one of the World's Best CEOs by Barron's in 2019, the fourth consecutive year he's received the honor, and was ranked as a Top CEO by Glassdoor in 2019.
If Shantanu were not at Adobe, he would be a professional golfer.
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The Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre has admitted that Zenit St Petersburg's recent racism problems are a "major concern" for the club ahead of Thursday's Europa League tie in Russia.
A Zenit fans group, Landskrona, published a manifesto in December calling on the club not to sign black, South American or gay players, complaining that "black players are now being imposed on Zenit practically by force". It said the lack of black players at Zenit was important to the club's identity, and added that fans were also "against representatives of sexual minorities playing for Zenit".
It prompted Liverpool to approach the game's authorities ahead of their visit to St Petersburg for a last-32 tie this week. "It's been a major concern for us," Ayre told Liverpool's official website, "so I wrote to Uefa very recently expressing our concerns to them – and also to Zenit themselves. We await some responses in that regard.
"The most we can do is make our feelings clear ahead of the game, and hope that we get an adequate response and adequate support on the night."
Ayre said travelling Liverpool fans would be issued with guidance on what to expect and how to behave, while the players would be briefed on how to react in the event of any racism or trouble.
"We do plan to speak to the players about it," Ayre said. "As with everything, the players have a lot to take on board around such a big game – so we're going to do that just ahead of the game. The most important thing for our players is that they remain professional throughout this. We certainly won't tolerate that type of attitude or any of those types of incidents from our team.
"So the important thing is that we let them know how we expect them to act if there is an incident. I'd much rather we take the incident off the pitch and we deal with it. Obviously the referee has a role to play within that. But we'll be briefing our players of what's acceptable and what's not.
Ayre added that his stadium manager, Ged Poynton, and club secretary, Zoe Ward, had travelled to St Petersburg to look at the facilities and meet Zenit and Uefa officials, and said they were aware of Liverpool's concerns.
The unveiling of the Zenit fans' manifesto added to concerns about racism at the 2018 World Cup, which will be staged in Russia, and followed other incidents involving the club's followers. Zenit were fined by the Russian Football Union after one of their fans offered a banana to the Anzhi Makhachkala left-back Roberto Carlos before a match between the two sides in March 2011.
Zenit were the only top-flight Russian team without a black player until the summer signings of the Brazilian forward Hulk and the Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel.


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Governor Cuomo Receives Plan to Modernize the State's Energy Infrastructure and Spur Billions of Dollars in Private Sector Investment
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today received the Energy Highway Task Force's Blueprint, a comprehensive plan that will add up to 3,200 megawatts (MW) of additional electric generation and transmission capacity and clean power generation through up to $5.7 billion in private investments. The 3,200 MW outlined in this blueprint would provide enough energy to power approximately 3.2 million homes.
The Energy Highway initiative, introduced in the 2012 State of the State address, is a centerpiece of the Governor's Power NY agenda, which was put in place to ensure that New York's energy grid is the most advanced in the nation and promotes increased business investment in the state.
"As we work to grow New York's economy, we need reliable, affordable, and clean power to leverage significant private sector investments, to allow businesses to grow, and to create jobs," Governor Cuomo said. "The energy highway will ensure that businesses and residential consumers across New York State have access to the affordable power they need to plan for not just today, but also for the future. An economy built to last requires a power infrastructure that gives businesses the confidence and security they need to hire new workers and plan for years to come, and this Blueprint continues to position New York State as a national leader in clean energy production and investment."
The Blueprint includes specific actions designed to add up to 3,200 MW in new generation and transmission, including plans to:
- Invest $1 billion for 1000 MW of new electric transmission capacity
- Initiate $250 million in new renewable energy projects, leveraging $425 million in private investment and creating 270 MW of new power
- Modernize and repower existing inefficient, high emission plants to create 750 MW of power, enabled by approximately $1.5 billion investment.
- Generate 1,200 MW of additional capacity through approximately $1 billion investment to help meet reliability needs to address retiring power plants across the state.
- Accelerate $1.3 billion of investment in existing transmission and distribution projects to enhance reliability, improve safety, reduce cost to customers and reduce emissions.
- Invest $250 million to develop Smart Grid technologies and create the most advanced energy management control center in the country.
- Initiate field studies of Atlantic Ocean offshore wind development potential
The interagency Energy Highway Task Force will begin swift implementation of the proposed actions. These steps will significantly reduce the time required for development of energy infrastructure and includes a first-of-its-kind solicitation of new transmission projects by the Department of Public Service.
The Blueprint reaches every corner of the state with both locally focused and statewide actions to provide system reliability and economic development benefits. In Northern New York, strategic investments in transmission system upgrades will facilitate access for renewable energy projects to electricity markets. Western New York will undergo an immediate review of the viability of repowering options for power plants that have announced retirement plans and could benefit from a new Community Support Plan in the event plants are closed. Repowering, reducing transmission congestion, and offshore wind initiatives in the downstate region will help to green the power plant fleet supplying the highest energy demand area of the State. Upgrades throughout the state will support regional job growth and economic development.
The Energy Highway Task Force created the Blueprint after reviewing 130 responses provided by 85 entities including investor-owned utilities, private developers and investors in response to its Request for Information (RFI), issued in April. Public comments submitted on the RFI responses were also considered in the development of the plan as were publicly available reports and analyses. In April, along with the issuance of the RFI, the Task Force convened two conferencesan Energy Highway Summit at which power industry leaders explored the State's energy issues and challenges, and a Conference of RFI Respondents and Interested Parties.
Governor Cuomo provided his vision for the Energy Highway in his 2012 State of the State address. He named Gil C. Quiniones, president and chief executive officer of the New York Power Authority, and Joseph Martens, commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation as co-chairman of the Task Force. Joining them on the Task Force are Kenneth Adams, president, chief executive officer and commissioner of Empire State Development; Garry A. Brown, chairman of the New York State Public Service Commission; and Francis J. Murray, Jr., president and chief executive officer of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
To view the Energy Highway Blueprint, visit www.NYEnergyHighway.com.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Jamal Crawford scored 22 points, Blake Griffin added 20 and the Los Angeles Clippers hardly broke a sweat in cruising to a 90-77 victory over the free-falling Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night.
Lamar Odom grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out six assists, and the Clippers outscored Minnesota's bench 45-23 to overcome Chris Paul's third straight missed game because of a knee injury.
Luke Ridnour scored 21 points and Ricky Rubio had four points and six assists in his first start of the season for the Timberwolves, who lost leading scorer and rebounder Nikola Pekovic to a bruised right quadriceps in the third quarter.
The Timberwolves shot just 35.7 percent and missed 15 of their 19 3-pointers in losing their fifth straight game.
Even without their MVP candidate out there to steer the ship over the last few games, the Clippers have been humming right along. Backup Eric Bledsoe clearly has been watching how Paul goes about his business because the third-year Kentucky point guard has played with a maturity and explosiveness that has allowed the Clippers to not miss a beat.
Bledsoe picked up two quick fouls in the first 3 minutes on Thursday night, but that was no problem for the deepest team in the league. Coach Vinny Del Negro went to the super-sub Crawford, who scored 12 points in the first half to help Los Angeles muddle through an uninspired start.
``We should come into every arena feeling we should get the W,'' Caron Butler said at the morning shootaround. ``That's not being cocky or overconfident. That's having enough confidence in our ability and ourselves and the personnel we have out there and the system that we run.''
The Clippers looked a little too overconfident early in the game, seemingly playing on cruise control against a team they knew was undermanned and overwhelmed. Los Angeles turned the ball over 17 times in the first three quarters and coasted offensively to allow the Wolves to hang around.
Minnesota trailed by just five going into the fourth quarter, but the Clippers simply wore down the Timberwolves with their depth. Bledsoe scored only two points, but Crawford's 3-pointer with 5 minutes to go gave Los Angeles a 13-point lead and the short-handed Wolves simply faded away.
Pekovic was injured while getting tangled with Griffin under the basket in the third quarter and Alexey Shved rolled his left ankle midway through the final period, the latest in an incredible pile of injuries for the Wolves this season. Kevin Love is out for two months with a right hand that is broken for the second time this season, Brandon Roy may not play at all this season with recurring knee problems, Chase Budinger is out until March with a knee injury and Josh Howard and Malcolm Lee are both lost for the season with injuries.
Head coach Rick Adelman missed his sixth straight game while tending to his sick wife.
NOTES: Paul and Griffin were voted starters for the Western Conference in the All-Star game. ... The Timberwolves held a moment of silence for Minnesota Lynx COO Conrad Smith, who died after a long battle with cancer on Wednesday night. Smith also worked for the Timberwolves, Twins and North Stars over the years. ``Simply put, Conrad is irreplaceable,'' Timberwolves and Lynx president Chris Wright said. ... The Wolves agreed to terms with F Mickael Gelabale of France, who planned to join the team on Friday. ... Ronny Turiaf, a 38 percent free throw shooter this season, drew jeers when he airballed a freebie in the fourth quarter.


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Although I've let this place go quiet I wanted to let you know about a few things I've been working on that are floating around the internet.
First let me introduce you to one of my favorite Summer treats. Coffee Granita. You'll find the recipe on Artazza.com (in fact you can find several of my recipes there and some incredible dishes too). It's light, refreshing, doesn't require an oven and so easy you can make your kids make it for you.
Secondly, I came up with 15 quick and easy breakfast ideas that are quite delicious and perfect for those frantic mornings where you find yourself eating in the car. You'll find those at Parenting.com.
I never meant to let my last post linger for so long but as it turns out I've been quite busy and also incredibly tired. I can only imagine (and vaguely remember) the tired I'll feel in a couple (or 4) weeks with a new born in the house. But for now I feel as if my body is preparing me for sleepless nights. I'm also just savoring these last few weeks. Holding on to my limited time of just having two kids to tend to, enjoying her every move from inside my belly and imagining what she will look like on the day that we finally get to meet our daughter.
I'm staying cool by hogging the kiddie pool and drinking plenty of icy non-alcoholic beverages. I have many fun things to share with you all but for now do me a huge favor and check out those links.
You are all too kind.
Which reminds me, I've been meaning to thank you. Your comments and emails mean the world to me although you'd probably never know it by my lack of responding. But please don't stop. I read each. and. every. single. one. and they all bring a smile to my face (except the mean ones – those make me cry) and fill me with great joy. You all are such a motivation for me to continue to come to this place to share, teach, chat and learn. I'm so grateful for it and for all of you. So please keep it up and I hope that when more energy strikes me (in about 5-10 years) I will be able to respond to all. So thank you, thank you.


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Melbourne, Australia Map Print
This stylish map-inspired art print of Melbourne is perfect for the home or as a gift for anyone who loves to travel. It comes in three different styles: colorful, dark, or light, with each showing major and minor roads, railways, buildings, and green spaces. Printed on heavyweight, acid-free matte paper, it looks fantastic when framed with or without a mat.
Map data is © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
Paper SpecificationsThickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
Weight: 192 gsm (Slightly heavier than the typical index card)
Frame Specifications (Optional)Made from black alder, semi-hardwood
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Last weekend, the Philadelphia Phillies revealed one of their most successful promotions to date with the Shane Victorino Hula Figurine day. It worked on two levels because, for whatever reason, baseball fans plus kitschy dolls equals sellout crowd. (It was also an excuse for fans to bust out their best leis and Hawaiian shirts, harking back to a simpler time full of Gonzo Fridays and pooka shell necklaces.) Plus, they trotted out Danny Devito to throw out the first pitch, who, while not Hawaiian, is the size of a large doll. And all that topped it off with a Shane Victorino walk-off homerun. Everyone was a Hawaiian on that day.
Tonight, Cincinnati fans will be privy to their own geeky promo, as the first 20,000 fans attending tonight's game will get...this. That's a cap. With a synthetic blond hair in the back. For Bronson Arroyo. Brilliant. Luckily, most of the fans in attendance will probably already have similar hairstyles already, so they don't have to worry about some of the latecomers being very upset about not receiving a hair hat.
This reminds me of another promotion that the Phillies did when they unveiled Larry Andersen Halloween masks. It was kind of an odd promotion, given that Andersen was merely a moderately successful setup man at the time. But Andersen was extremely popular in the clubhouse, being the go-to guy for hot foots and shaving cream pies, and the promotions team of the Phillies rewarded him for his levity with a cheap plastic mask. Given that Victorino dolls are going for close to $100 on Craig's List, I'm sure the Andersen mask has appreciated in value tremendously by now. Or not.
So this week, I'm breaking out ... eh, it's too hot.
Don't this shit make a nigga wanna ... JUMP! JUMP!
Antonio Alfonseca Six-Fingered Glove Night: 5/2
Now that he's successfully converted three (three!) saves while filling in for Brett Myers' arm, El Pupo's slowly become a fan favorite. With his rotund belly, his goofy hat and, of course, his 12 digits of pure power. Although Alfonseca's self-conscious about his extra phalanges, the more and more successful he becomes, he'll eventually warm up to the idea. And those gloves make great oven mitts.
Mike Lowell One Nut Night: 6/1
It's always nice to make fans aware of diseases, and testicular cancer — like having six fingers — is something most men are ashamed of. But Fenway Park could be the first stadium to embrace men who may be fearful of going public with their disease. At Fenway, all men missing a testicle get to attend the game for free. They'll also offer half cups of beer and commemorative peanut bags for the rest of the fans — females, and fans with both testicles — so as to not make them feel left out.
Nick Markakis Greek Doll Night: 3/1
Christos anesti! Markakis is well on his way to becoming the swarthy Brady Anderson in Baltimore, and what better way to capitalize than a tiny figurine commemorating his Greek heritage. (As a note Markakis was one of the only notable members of Greece's baseball team in the '04 Summer Olympics.) This doll will be one of a kind because, every day at 5'o clock, the sides of his face darken and grow stubble. This is guaranteed to be an extremely popular promotion, but the Orioles should be wary of a good portion of the crowd throwing plates onto the field or burning goats in the Camden Yards parking lot.
Tom Mastny Indonesian Doll Night: 2/1
Continuing the theme of cultural stereotyping brought forth by the Victorino night, the Cleveland Indians will celebrate the first Indonesian major leaguer with their own Tom Mastny figurine, outfitted in contemporary Javanese dress (baggy pants and a funny little Kool Moe Dee hat), which pretty much resembles something Eddie Murphy would've worn in The Golden Child. (I-I-I-I- Want the Kniiife). This will also be an educational night for most Clevelanders, most of whom have never heard of Indonesia.


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This is the Expert Rydale Major Closed Compound cycle shelter, featuring our innovative two tier cycle racks, and with the added benefit of being a lockable closed compound for improved weatherproofing and security. Designed and built to maximise the cycle storage capacity for any area, this shelter has a main frame manufactured from 50 x 50 strongbox square section, and is fitted with high quality pet-g UV2 sheeting to the roof and back as standard. This visually appealing shelter is an ideal solution for when space is limited and high volume storage capacity is required. Available in your choice of finish (please note cycle stands are galvanised or zinc plated finish only), with options for pet-g UV2 end panels and upgrade to 5mm sheeting.
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For further information on any of the above items, please see our technical information pages Please note:- As our policy is one of continuous improvement, there may be minor differences between the product you receive and the images on the website. The overall appearance of the product will not be affected. The standard or the quality of the product supplied will be equal or superior to the product image on the website.
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Orders are accepted on the assumption that the customer has selected and ordered the correct ground fixing type required.
Above ground fixing
This method of fixing is ideally suited to erecting your product onto a solid base, such as a concrete slab or individual concrete pads. Your shelter comes with above ground fix adjustable feet which are bolted to the concrete base.
Please note this method of fixing is not recommended for paving slabs or block paving, or for tarmac, and whilst we will install an above ground fix product onto these surfaces, this is under the customer's instruction or order, and is always at the customer's own responsibility.
Below Ground fixing
This method of fixing is recommended for areas such as grassed areas, paving slabbed or block paving areas, or gravelled surfaces etc. We will supply you with below ground fix adjustable feet that need to be concreted in to suitably excavated holes in the ground. The depth and diameter of the holes required will be governed by the ground conditions, so we are unable to provide specific specifications, but as a general guide each adaptor will require a minimum excavation of 600mm deep and 300mm diameter. If in doubt seek professional advice. Remember that we can offer a competitive installation service in most parts of the country.
You have a choice of three different types of finish for your shelter – CPA Assured Galavanised only, Powder Coat only, or Galvanised and Powder Coated finish.
Galvanised Only – This provides an extremely durable finish with a corrosion resistant zinc coating to BSEN1461 that will withstand the rigours of the UK climate. The galvanising process is a hot dip process, so called because the components are dipped into a bath of molten galvanising material at approximately 450oC.
Our manufacturing process includes a careful analysis of each individual component, during which we consider and plan the optimum position for entry and drainage holes in the component, to ensure that maximum galvanising coating is applied to all internal as well as external surfaces.
The galvanising is carried out after individual component manufacture, and comes with a 10 year corrosion warranty. It will withstand a high degree of impact damage and abrasion. This finish can be coated with normal outdoor paints following manufacturer's recommendations if you wish to personalise your shelter.
Powder Coat Only – This is a decorative, low maintenance finish applied over the prepared mild steel surface of the components, using powder coat material to BS3900. Available in a choice of 26 colours from our standard range, with other colours available to special order (Cost supplement may apply). This applied finish is then cured at high temperature to provide a long lasting finish, and protection from the elements. This powder coating process is carried out in house to ensure compliance with our strict quality control standards.The finish will withstand moderate impact damage and abrasion.
Galvanised and powder coated – This combines the extreme durability of the galvanised finish with the decorative low maintenance powder coat final coat. Enhanced corrosion protection together with an easy clean surface make this choice a real winner!
Please note – with galvanising, that there can be a slight unevenness to the component finish where the molten galvanising material coagulates and forms "dross" or runs off the components after removal from the bath. To preserve the corrosion protection qualities of the components, only a minimum level of post galvanising fettling is carried out.
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RAL 5002 Ultramarine Blue
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RAL 5013 Cobalt Blue
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RAL 5017 Traffic Blue
RAL 6005 Moss Green
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RAL 6009 Fir Green
RAL 6024 Traffic Green
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RAL 7012 Basalt Grey
RAL 7005 Mouse Grey
RAL 7016 Anthracite Grey
RAL 7032 Grey
RAL 7047 Tele Grey 4
RAL 8011 Nut Brown
RAL 9005 Jet Black
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RAL 9016 Traffic White
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ANC president Jacob Zuma's allies dominated the party's newly elected national executive committee (NEC) on Thursday. All former NEC members who campaigned and supported the project to replace him with his former deputy Kgalema Motlanthe have been dumped.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was re-elected from the prominent 2007 NEC that publicly criticised Zuma and supported the call for leadership change. She received the majority of the Polokwane conference votes, but was this year the second last successful NEC member. Thenjiwe Mtintso, a South African Ambassador to Italy who once served the ANC as deputy secretary general was also re-elected, despite being nominated by Motlanthe's supporters.
Former treasurer general Mathews Phosa, Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale, Sport Minister Fikile Mbalula, ANC Youth League NEC member Andile Lungisa and former youth league leader Saki Mofokeng were the biggest losers after pushing to the end to lead the ANC.
Former ANC Youth League president and Minister of Public Enterprises Malusi Gigaba's political star keeps rising. He was the second-most favourite member of the new NEC.
Congress of South African Trade Unions president Sdumo Dlamini becomes the first trade union movement leader to sit on the ANC NEC since 1994. While some in Cosatu believe it's a necessary step towards the federation's mission to populate the ANC's ranks, Dlamini's election into the top ANC structure will be contentious because of the possibility of compromising the federation's independence. Other key union leaders who made it to the NEC are National Union of Mineworkers president Senzeni Zokwana and health union Nehawu general secretary Fikile Majola. Thulas Nxesi, a former general secretary of teacher union Sadtu, was also elected.
The new brooms in the NEC include former presidential spokesperson Zizi Kodwa, the ANC Youth League's suspended treasurer general Pule Mabe, North West ANC treasurer Philly Mapulane, chairperson of the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association Kebby Maphatsoe, former Western Cape provincial chairperson Mcebisi Skwatsha, Intelligence Minister Siyabonga Cwele, Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini, Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant and Rosemary Zoleka.
Despite allegations of corruption and a guilty verdict by the Gauteng ANC, Humphrey Mmemezi made it to the new NEC. Former police commissioner Bheki Cele, who was fired for his role in the multimillion-rand police offices lease debacle, was also elected.
Surprise losers included Young Communist League general secretary Buti Manamela and former ANC Youth League secretary general Vuyiswa Tulelo.
Former president Thabo Mbeki's allies making a comeback to the ANC's highest decision-making body are former Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni and former minister of agriculture Thoko Didiza.