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Here is the transcript of Raiders middle linebacker Rolando McClain's first interview since he was arrested Dec. 1 in Decatur, Ala., for allegedly assaulting a childhood friend and firing a gun near the man's ear.
Q: What were the big issues defensively yesterday?
McClain: "They have a great team. They have a great scheme. They have a great quarterback. They have great receivers that make plays when they need them. You have to give all credit to them. They played a great game. We simply didn't execute on defense. There's no excuse for it. We're not going to try to make excuses. We have to win games against some good teams. We lost to the Packers and were embarrassed by it. All we can do is to try to learn from it, practice hard and get prepared for these next three games."
Q. Is there a sense now that there's no margin for error?
McClain. "There's never a margin for error. You want to be right. We understand that nobody's perfect. You're not going to play perfect. But you don't want to make the mistakes that we've been making. They're simple mistakes here and there. So we just have to fix them."
Q. How do you think you played?
McClain: "It doesn't matter how I played. We lost."
Q. What happened on Ryan Grant's long touchdown run? It looked like you thought he was going to go one way and he went another. Were you screened off by a teammate?
McClain: "I won't speak on that play. We know what happened as a defensive unit, and we'll correct it."
Q. Can you tell us what happened?
McClain: "I'll just tell you that we know what happened."
Q. You want to be playing your best football at the end of the year. How frustrating has it been for you guys the last two weeks?
McClain: "It's hard. I talked to my mom last night, and she (said), 'The last two games since the incident a few weeks ago I played good.' I told her, simple and plain, it don't matter. We're not playing good on defense, no matter how good I play … And we're not winning. For me, all I want to do is win. Whether I make a hundred tackles or one tackle, all I want to do is win and for the defense to perform well. We're not getting it done right now."
Q. You haven't commented on the incident.
McClain: "I won't comment on it. I haven't and I won't."
Q. Just wanted to give you the opportunity to comment.
McClain: "It is what is. No comment."
Q. Would you say the team is in shock over what's happened in the last two games?
McClain: "I don't know."
Q. Are you confident that things will stay tight and you can still make a run?
McClain: "I've always been a guy that liked to stay in control of my own destiny. We had that control when we were leading the West. We gave up that by losing two games. All we can do now is go out and play football, good football and win games. And we have to rely on somebody else to lose, which is out of our hands now."
Q. You didn't blitz very much against the Packers, who are obviously tough to blitz against.
McClain: "You have different schemes for different teams. Some teams blitz a lot, and some teams drop eight in coverage. No matter what we did, we didn't get the job done. (Rodgers) obviously had a lot of success."
Q. Is there anything you guys could have done differently to get more of a pass rush?
McClain: "I don't know. I know the guys up front – they rush hard. You have to give credit—they have a solid offensive line. They've got some guys hurt, but they play good as a unit. Plus, Rodgers gets the ball out fast, not matter what the rush is. They're a good team."
Q. Are the problems easy to fix?
McClain: "That's the good thing about it. It's nothing that's out of the ordinary. It's things we can fix and we're going to have to fix in order to be a good defense. If we want to play in the playoffs, play against some of these good team, we can't make the mistakes we've been making."
Q. How much better a player are you than you were last year?
McClain: "I don't know. I'm able to play faster, but there's 10 other guys on the field with me. Coach has been saying for the past two weeks, "you've got to trust the guys around you.' Not just my play, but once all 11 guys can trust everybody to do their job, we can play a lot faster and we can play a lot more efficient."
Q. Do you know what happened with the too-man-men-on-the-field penalty on Jordy Nelson's touchdown?
McClain: "I don't know. … I have no idea."
Q. Is it going to help being home after a couple of tough road trips?
McClain: "It's always good to feel the support of your fans. We have a great fan base. They've show up tremendous. It's holding tight. It feels good to be at home, not travel on the road, leave on a Friday, just relax and get back to playing football. It's nothing to do with being on the road or being at home; it's just about playing good football. We haven't been playing that type of football that we've shown we can play throughout this year."
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Why Cooking Games Online Have Stood the Test Of Time.
Have you ever found you're self-bored with nothing to do? Well I have found that the best thing that you and your child can do is play flash games online they are great ways to teach your children new words without getting your kitchen dirty. There has been many expansions to it with the world wide web you can look into many things now but cooking games have stood the test of time because one they are fun and can be challenging and there is no mess I cannot stress enough that there is no mess to them. I have a one year old son and hearing laugh and play along with me is awesome there is no better feeling than that. Learning to cook can also teach the boundaries of the cooking world as say the stove is hot and no do not touch that because it can be dangerous and those things are great to learn at a young age. See because when I was little I got into a little accident my mom was cooking bacon and I would usually come in and watch her cook but suddenly I found an interest what was on the stove and I went on to touch a pan of hot grease and burnt my hand. See, back then we didn't have the luxury of the internet to show us what is right or wrongs and back then I was a big fan of super Mario but say if they had a cooking game I would have learned that touch that would have been hot and to stay away from it. So now I am in my twenties and I want my son to learn that those things can be dangerous and with these games it can show him that so that way he does not have to learn that hard lesson like I did.
Also the learning material is endless for a child so they can grab as much knowledge as they can from these games. Say for example we are making a pizza online and they see all the layers that come in from making a pizza one they are learning to count second they are learning how to make a pizza. Then there are the toppings, which that requires counting and thought into to make the pizza even or if you want to make the pizza crazy you can too. See but you have the choice on what you can do when you choose an online program to use because there are different options again my favorite no mess and you can do as many things as you would like. See in other games such as the leading game consoles those can turn your brain into mush because one they're not educated or stimulating they may build hand eye coordination but that is only because they are fast and there is nothing to learn. With the educational game that are online that can help you study and learn to cook and spend time with your family all in one I cannot stress enough that. It is easy to put something on the TV and forget about you are doing but when you spend quality time with your children in a learning environment there is nothing but positive things that can come from that.
For example say you were to watch television on an average of four hours a day and you were only to use the computer like a hour a day if you used your computer a little more say for 2 hours then you can teach and get entertained at the same time. Cooking Is also a great way to relieve stress and again with no mess there is no problems behind using it because it is only a positive situation and also teaches you how to use the computer these days the computer is used for everything so it is best when you start young learning how to use the computer because I predict in the future most of the schools if they are not already will mainly be using computers in the classroom. There are a lot of great games and not only pizza but any food out there you can use I went to Google for a second they are easy to use and you can find many of them so you do not worry about having to spend any money, again no mess. I have found that if you can find a game where you are spending time with the family is going to help you and your family stay together I enjoy cooking games myself because I use to be a cook and around the house it is good to brush up on some tools without dirtying up the kitchen. I find them to be really fun because you have a lot of time to spend with your child and all of them are easy and fun but you can look into the project that you do learn it and then go repeat the cooking project in the kitchen.
Out of all the games the kids play cooking games has to be one of the most fun because everyone likes food and it helps kids who may not be the best eaters in the world maybe get an idea of what they like or what they would want to eat. I saw a game online that was great, it was a pizza game again but you can make different kinds of sauce and those made me super hungry I found myself in the kitchen after with my son seeing if we could come up with the same thing all though I am not the best cook in the world we did whip a pretty awesome pizza which was really good. Games that are free now a days are few and far in between because it is always looks like you have to pay for something but with these games they are still flash games and they do not cost you a penny to do them. More importantly it does not require a membership, which can make some people, hesitate from games completely because who wants to pay a monthly fee to play a game online. When you have so many games to choose from it is hard to choose which was being the best I love cooking games because they give you that option of what is best for you. A lot of hardcore gamers may not find it amusing because it is not up in your face but some of the games can actually be challenging and require you to think a little bit about what you are doing instead of you just hit the a button on the controller to kill an enemy in a game. Know it may be how delicate you move the mouse or how long you keep something on because you want to make that item just right. It is known that games that do you think are the ones you go back to because once you see that you are good at something you get a pretty good feeling from it and you are more likely to save money and want to play more video games online. They call it the world wide web for a reason because they have every type of food available to you I mean you can cook something from Japan, China, to even something that you have never even heard of.
Also these games and sites usually are found in to be good taste so you can play all ages and not worry about a rating of what you are doing. I know that is a big worry nowadays what is the rating for what games your kids are playing well do not worry because cooking games are all grated and they are great for kids to play as well as adults. The reason I bring up ratings because when you pop in a game you find that more and more children are playing mature rated games which is wrong you know why not follow that code of 17 and older can play a game but with online cooking games there is no worry about the rating all you are doing is making some pizza with some pretty cool sounds and animations behind them. There are also many cooking games that have branched out to other place I know the main one I have seen Is Cooking Mama which has become very popular my sister actually plays that game and it is very competitive you who can cook the eggs or chops the onions the fastest that is pretty unique and see you can do that online without the cost and learn something and also play for fun a in a safe competitive environment for your children. I think the funniest story is that my mom was one time playing with my little sister and she was playing and she found herself playing the game more than my little sister so it is for all ages, my sister was upset but we have more than one computer in the house at the time so she went and played the game herself with my assistance and we had a great time playing and then later tried to recreate some of those foods. Find the games that put a smile on your face are also way more enjoyable to have everyone in one room working together and smiling is something that is priceless and really is why cooking games have stood the test of time. I like to keep this article very to the point if there was one thing that I would recommend to new parents that would be cooking games because food is something that is always going to be here and money is something is too and with that free cooking online you can not go wrong.
Style is something that is big in today's society and I find most of the games that are online to be in good taste not only with the food but showing what proper materials to wear. For example say Suzy is cooking a cake and she has to heat it up she has an apron on which protects her clothes from any debris that can be found on the cake so that way she does not dirty clothes. Then there are the oven its that the game makes you put on before you go into the oven to make sure that you are not burning your hands and making sure you are staying safe. Say at the end by putting on the candles it shows that an adult puts on the candles for you and shows you that to do these projects you will need assistance from an adult which that right there is something to be proud of and we all need to have for our children which is boundaries and make sure they know the safety that requires in the kitchen. Also they will now give a little more input say when you are cooking because they will see that you follow the rules of cooking and you are the cooking professional that you are. Again cooking online games has stood the test of time because they are fun, they require no membership no money upfront and can be found in a simple search on the web. Cooking games have always increased in popularity because of how they branched out into the other game systems and they are still free to play online the original games. You learn how to create and cook in a safe environment without the mess or worries that may come from cooking. Last but not least cooking games are fun for all ages so you will Grandma Mom and Daughter all generations all playing together and having fun.

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Cancer Caused By Exposures At Work
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In an interview with Complex, 50 Cent spoke on the matter, particularly in reference to earlier song of his, "Wait Until Tonight."
50 explained that often times, the production is completed prior to him laying a verse. "You got a lot of guys that make records and everything's done for you before you get there. The producer actually made the record. It has a sample playing and a chorus, you did your verse, you have three other rappers that generate interest from different demographics rap behind you and it's done."
Fif added a caveat, stating that there was some utility in that type of recording process. "Those records, they're good too because sometimes those are the things that you don't have to think about. You hear it, you go, 'Okay, I know what it is,' and you just party to it. There's no substance to it that makes you stop and think."
The Queens emcee explained how "Wait Until Tonight" brought him back to earlier times insofar as the recording process. "'Wait Until Tonight,' for me that's a representation of what I fell in love with in the beginning of me enjoying Hip Hop culture. With the actual writers, it's [from] when we watch each other and see what we offer and try and top it. It was about being competitive, not just going back and forth arguing with each other. Now they think being competitive is beefing. But they didn't use that terminology until after the Biggie and 2Pac situation went bad. They would have called it battling prior to that. They think that's being competitive, saying something about someone else, not actually making a record that impacts."
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Monday, June 20, 2011
Pretty Peas
Landrace shelling peas from Joseph
It's pea time in the garden right now and the vines are full of flowers and pods.
Tendrils in a triangle on golden podded pea.
I have never succeeded in planting enough peas.
Spring Blush pea mingling with a grape vine
Shelling peas are my favourite garden snack...
Purple podded pea Joseph's landrace shellers.
... but I don't turn down edible podded peas for their sweet crunch in salads and stirfries...
Snow Peas have been a major feature in our salads this last week.
...or dry peas made into a hearty soup in cool weather.
The golden pod for contrast.
My variegated pea plants are growing well. These are second generation plants. The mother was a chimera from a group of Lincoln(?) shelling peas that I grew the winter before last for pea sprouts.
Pea plant chimera.
I saved the seeds last year and this year several seedlings are showing variegation.
Flowers of variegated pea are a complimentary white.
Speaking of peas, my chickpeas and peanuts are flowering too, mauve and yellow respectively.
Chickpea starting to bloom.
4 comments:
- Shawn Ann said...
ooh, I'd love to know more about growing your chick peas! My kids love chickpeas and I was thinking about growing some. Where did you get seeds? Do you save your seeds from your purple peas? I don't know if I have anything you'd be interested in but I would love to trade if you save.
- June 20, 2011 at 6:09 PM
- Ottawa Gardener said...
I plant them about the same time I plant carrots. These are a mix of varieties including some Black Kabouli, some Euopean seed bank stuff and Winifreds Garabanzo. The last performed very well for me and I got it from Salt Spring seeds: http://www.saltspringseeds.com/ though I don't think it is available anymore except for maybe in their Seed Sanctuary. My current crop is undersized but that's due to poor soil conditions so I'll most likely be saving all the seeds for replanting next year. As for the purple podded peas, are you looking for soup or shelling peas? I have lots of the former to trade. The soup peas are Caupcijners, originally from a trade with Bifucated Carrot in Amsterdam: http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/. They are quite good!
- June 21, 2011 at 6:01 AM
- Shawn Ann said...
Hmm, I don't know. Probably shelling. But I would be willing to try either! Thanks for the info!
- June 21, 2011 at 5:42 PM
- Daphne said...
I confess to being too lazy to shell English peas, which is weird since I planted favas this year and lots of dried beans. But for me shelling peas aren't any better than edible podded peas so I grow those exclusively. And the one kind of pea I'm never allowed to bring into the house are soup peas. My husband can't stand the smell.
- June 22, 2011 at 5:35 PM


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Love it
Bought it for my son in law, he said it was compact and easy to carry for backpacking trips.
First impressions
The build appears very high quality. One downside is that the metal grill that holds up the pan are somewhat sharp and stick out when packed. I plan to make some kind of protective padding for it.
50mph winds and -12 degrees
My buddy and I went to Grayson Highlands during a record cold snap. Snow, high wind and frigid temps.
We made it to camp and he had mentioned he would bring his white gas stove, because the temps were so cold. Well, I threw my SuperFly in my pack just in case. Well, his stove wouldn't light and the sun was setting and we started shivering.
The SuperFly lit right up and we cooked our meals and then I quickly hunkered down in my tent.
Spending 12 hours in the tent waiting on the sun to come up, I kept the canister in my bag with me and made tea a few times during the night and heated up breakfast.
This stove worked like a champ and simmers low really well, so not to burn your food.
Glad I brought this stove along....
Just like home!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Great stove! Love the large diameter burner, this thing is like cooking on the gas range at home. The flame control is phenomenal as well!
I paired this thing up with my Snow Peak Trek 900 and found the perfect backcountry set-up that allows me to make anything on my menu and packs down into one convenient little package all inside the Trek 900.
Overall I love this stove set up and is now my go to stove.
Excited to use it!
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Just got my stove and it looks awesome. Super light weight and simple construction. Haven't used it yet, but once we get warmer temps I am excited to put this to use
Msr pan and stove
Less clogs than the other msr stoves
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I was indifferent to which stove I got since there are pros and cons to each. I have been very happy with this stove. I have never had a clog while my friends have had pocket rockets clog a few times.
Worked we'll at 8000ft in the 35-40 ranges.
For packing efficiency I screw off the top
Great Investment!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Needed a bigger stove to take when backpacking with my three boys - this was perfect during a recent trip. Heats up quickly boiling water/cooking pasta. Flame can really be dialed down too - goes plenty low enough to cook pancakes and simmer beans! Wide pot supports make it plenty stable even with a full 2 liter pot on top! I like the fact that it can be used with multiple brands of canisters - had good luck with both the Jetboil and even some old GAZ canisters! This is my third MSR stove (whisperlight, pocket rocket, and Superfly) all have performed flawlessly! Great quality - I believe they are still built in the USA too! Good investment - like all MSR products! I'll pass this one down to my boys!
Works Every Time
Great stove that I've used for years. Has literally worked every time I've ever needed it too and I don't have anything negative to report on. It releases a little gas when you unscrew it but all my stoves do. I do like how small it is and it does a great job warming up my bigger pots and gets water boiling fast compared to my older stoves. You can't go wrong with the Superfly and I would defiantly recommend this to anybody who likes quality stoves that will last a long time. (I still use my Jetboil as my primary stove because I'm a solo hiker these days).
reliable and light weight
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I have used this stove for years; it comes w/ me on every adventure. This one replaced my old Whisperlite and I've never looked back. I did however keep the wind shield and used it w/ the SuperFly. Woops, I melted the piezocrystal starter. As it turns out, this stove is engineered with a build in wind shield. I have never had a problem with the stove or the MSR Isofuel tanks; it is reliable in adverse conditions. When you pack the stove away, don't put it anywhere near your air mattress, the swivel style arms where you place your water pot can poke holes in your other gear.
Great for the trail.
Great stove with a big burner that still only weights in at 4.5oz!
Good stove
Very good stove. It can be turned down to simmer low enough to keep from burning your noodles, or cranked up to boil cod water in just a few minutes. Used it on an 8 day self supported bike packing adventure in B.C. My partner had a Snow Peak GigaPower, also with an auto ignitor, and we did several two pot meals, so I got a good comparison. My thoughts: Both light easily. The GigaPower is smaller and comes with a little plastic case like the Pocket Rocket (which would probably be a better comparison)and is lighter than the Superfly, but you already knew that. The SuperFly simmers better. We got some onions burn-stuck to the bottom of the pan with the GigaPower, but never with the SuperFly. Both are impressive at full power, but the GigaPower boils water faster. I like the fuel control valve better on the MSR than the GigaPower, it feels more positive when shutting it off, and it folds up better. After a few uses the MSR's pot supports start to warp and become more difficult to swivel together, where the GigaPower's swivels are under the fire and therefore don't warp as bad. The SuperFly has a frightening habit of leaking gas when unscrewing it. I hate to say it, but this was designed to fit pretty much any canister, and it does - we used the Snow Peak ProIso canisters for both - but the one size fits all downside is that it doesn't fit as well as a purpose built screw-on fitting. If you are quick you can minimize the fuel leaking when unscrewing, but this trait was unsettling to me, especially when you forget and are taking this down when another stove is burning. Thankfully no fire ball erupted, but think before you dismantle. The final words: Good stove if you like to get gourmet in the woods. Simmers better than some others on the market and starts reliably. Take care when packing up and enjoy!
This stove rips
Used it for the first time to make some soup for lunch during a ski trip. Just warmed up the fuel inside my jacket for a few mins and had no problems boiling a leiter of water. Def took 3 mins maybe even less. This stove is the $h!+, can't wait to take it backpacking this summer.
This s#%t is HOT!
Really, it's a good hot stove. I like the new school hook up. It only releases a little fuel into the air. No more "ok, hold your breath!"[unscrew]
Awesome Little Stove
Does its job and does it well! You can't beat it when it comes to backpacking stoves
boils soup in just under 35 seconds
i have had this stove for going on about ten years now. It's been my go-to stove for almost all my backpacking adventures. i just now used it to heat up a can of soup for my lunch break at work. i timed the boil time of the soup, just out of curiosity, and was pleased to see it reach a nice roiling boil in about 35-40 seconds. i usually take one 8 oz canister with me for up to a 3-5 day trip and have never really run out while in the backcountry. after ten years my stove is still in great condition as well. it has the usual slight discoloration on the supports from being subjected to high heat for so much time. that certainly hasn't affected the performance one iota. i will continue to use this stove until it breaks, at which point i will promptly buy another one.
MSR Stove, Top Quality
i've had one for a couple years now and this stove top is far superior than any other i've seen. A bit pricy, and I wouldn't have splurged for this one if it wasn't given to me as a present by my awesome gf, but if you are looking for top quality and have the resources, go for it.
good stove
Pros: small, light. MSR quality. Sturdy pot holders, also there are 4 so that is a plus. Gets water boiling really quickly because it has a big flame ring. Easy to simmer.
Cons: auto-ignite hasn't worked once for me yet. Pot holders are sharp and do not pack well, i'm always worried about putting a hole in my bag when I pack it. Havne't found any way to nest it yet.
My buddy uses the pocket rocket, which in my opinion has less sturdy pot holders, and it definitely has a smaller flame base...but he said he can nest it in his Quick 2 cups. Also the Pocket Rocket only has 3 pot holder prongs while the Superfly has 4. Something to keep in mind.
I'm trying to decide between the pocket rocket and the superfly
I want to use the MSR quick 2 system...
Im concerned about the packability of the superfly,
Im concerned about the efficiency and stability of the pocketrocket with the quick 2 pots
any comments?
Honestly, I would advise you to go with the Soto Micro Regulator. It is a great stove that packs down extremely small, pressurizes the gas canister so virtually all fuel is used in multiple altitudes/temperatures, and has a ignition system that lays across the burner which is much more stable and strong than the ignition sysytems off to the side of the burner,as you can see with the Superfly.
Very pleased so far
I bought this cuz my jet boil doesnt do pancakes or scrambled eggs (anything that requires a skillet) very well...and i love my morning pancakes when camping. the pot supports are nice and wide to hold a skillet or pot very stable, but i do wish they folded in somehow so that the stove could be packed into a nice little container instead of it being an awkward shape and having to put it in a stuff sack. Thats my only minor complaint... I've only used it for one small trip so far, but I like it already.
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This is the first and only canister stove that I've ever owned. It burns hot and is wide for the support of large pots. Unforunately the auto igniter stopped working years ago but it always lights with my handly lighter. All in all, I've been very pleased.
can multi mount be put onto a bivouac...
can multi mount be put onto a bivouac stove(Gaz) so it can use the threaded fuel canisters? We cannot find gaz canisters in the US but love the bluet stove and small lanterns. Uses 270 plus gaz.
is there an adaptor for the clip on system to convert it to the screw on?
This stove works with a bottle Campingaz? the...
This stove works with a bottle Campingaz?
the bottle is this:
Yes, the MSR multi-mount interface adapter on the Superfly stoves will work with the Gaz easy-clic valve on the 270 and 470 plus canisters.
My stove is brand new but the auto igniter...
My stove is brand new but the auto igniter won't lite the stove.
Sometimes the tip or mount of the igniter gets a little tweaked or twisted and ends up too far away from the burner head to arc properly. Try gently moving it a bit closer and hit the switch. If that doesn't do it, it's going to be a warranty issue and you should get it replaced.
Try lighting the stove with a pot/pan on top. This creates more concentration of gases around the electrode.
I didn't even think to ask- At what altitude are you trying to use it? If you're above 8000ft, that could also be the problem.
Very true, however I'm a bit luckier. My ignitors work successfully up to 10,000 feet before they crap out.
I have had a number of appliances that are supposed to work with the self-igniter. Virtually every one of them have failed within three days of using them the first time. Maybe I am just throwing off strong vibes that break them hahaha but I would advise just buying the item without them and use a small bic. Works virtually every time. Break those piezo pieces of crap off and rest your mind and the fraction of an ounce it loses will rest your back.
I want to use the MSR quick 2 system... I'm...
I want to use the MSR quick 2 system...
I'm trying to decide between the pocket rocket and the superfly
Im concerned about the packability of the superfly,
Im concerned about the efficiency and stability of the pocketrocket with the quick 2 pots
any comments?
What about a jetboil with the pot stand?
The Superfly would fold down and fit into the Quick 2 system - between the two, I'd probably go with that one.
If you're considering something outside that, I think the MSR WindPro is one of the finest canister stoves ever made. A few ounces heavier than the Superfly, but with the ability for better wind protection, even better simmering, etc.
Simmering Ability vs. Pocket Rocket or...
Simmering Ability vs. Pocket Rocket or Brunton Raptor and Flex
How precise is the flame control? I'm looking to get one of these for ultralight outings this summer but was hoping to pick up one with more than just pure boiling capability if possible.
This stove simmers exceptionally well. A point that I think you've picked up on is that a stove's simmering capability is not only dependent on how well it regulates the fuel, but the flame pattern can have significant impact on how well the heat is dissipated. The SuperFly's flame pattern is one of the best and will allow you to cook as gourmet as you want while miles into the backcountry. The PocketRocket isn't the best at this because it's flame pattern is highly concentrated into a small area although the flame can be regulated fairly well.
Another stove to consider is the MSR WindPro. This is a light stove at 6.8 oz, but not quite as light as the SuperFly (4.6 oz.). It has the same burner head as the SuperFly, but has a lower profile (translation: is far more stable when using larger pots) and can be used with a windscreen. The reason is it's a satellite canister stove, not a sit-on-top type. Not only will the wind screen make the stove more efficient, it will also help to keep heat trapped in, thus making it one of the best gourmet stoves you can buy. It uses a canister and has one of the best fuel regulators (allowing for a more consistent simmer) available today.
Yet another stove would be the MSR DragonFly. It is a multi-fuel stove (can be used with diesel, white gas, unleaded gas, kerosene, etc.). It is not compatible with a IsoPro Canister however. This stove is the best at simmering of any MSR stove made! For a multi-fuel stove that is saying a lot... It isn't ultra-light (weighs in at 17 oz), but if you want one stove to work in cold weather, be indestructible, easy to maintain, great pot-supports, use of multiple fuels (less money to operate), and something you can pass down to your grandkids, this is the one!
I've used a Flex quite a bit and am pretty impressed. It doesn't burn as hot as the SuperFly or WindPro, but packs up really small. It's simmering capabilities are very good. However for the money, I would go with the SuperFly. The main reason is the SuperFly's dependability. One concern with canisters are the threads on the valve which can easily be damaged. Because the SuperFly bypasses these using it's unique clamping mechanism, you can rely on it far more than any other stove out there. It can also use multiple types of canisters (there are 40 different types of canisters in the world...the SuperFly will work on 30 of the 40). The SuperFly doesn't pack as small, but it's larger burner head will give better cooking results based on my own personal experience.
The Raptor is ok, but it suffers from poor wind resistance. It's simmering isn't that great due to the design of the burner head, but the price is good. I guess you get what you pay for... It isn't a bad value when you consider it comes with a piezo ignition, but I tend to steer away from stoves that have this. The reason is they will inevitably fail and then you're left with a stove that doesn't work properly.
What kind of cookware would I use with...
What kind of cookware would I use with this? I know Jet Boil has its own but what works best with this system, primarily for boiling water for one or 2 people? Thanks!
This stove has both a large burner area & wide pot supports enabling you to use most types of cookware. All you have to do is decide how much you want to spend, which size, & type of material would be most beneficial. I personally like solo titanium cook sets because that's the type of cooking I do, mainly boiling water for food pouches & tea. Check out these options:
Thanks, I agree those solo titanium sets look good. Is 700mL a good size for on or 2 people?
A 1.5 liter size would work better for two people. The 700ml would involve multiple boilings & there wouldn't be enough room if you had to cook a double meal in your pot.
Will this work on pierce (non-resealable)...
Will this work on pierce (non-resealable) canisters. If not, what is so versatile about it? Does backcountry.com sell any stoves that will work on pierce canisters?
This stove will only work with the screw-on, Lindal valve type: standard compressed gas fuel canisters available from @ least seven different manufacturers & sold wherever camping fuel is sold.
Puncture type canisters are becoming less available prompting compressed gas fuel technology to move on in the backpacking market by developing the Lindal valve canister. It's a great step forward allowing the user to remove the canister without losing all the fuel, & promoting more efficient packing. The new canisters are also lighter in weight.
I think you would like this stove. I purchased one for my son a few years ago. It's easy to install, lightweight for it's size, & very hot.
Thanks Jeff: No kidding. I use a little snowpeak titanium one that fold nicely into a little white box -- takes the screw ons. I am going to southern Turkey where the only canister you have available is the pierce top -- which is said to be sort of dangerous. As in many Muslim countries, alcohols are available but not all that frequently. Unleaded petrol (gasoline) seems to be the choice. Will finally have to get a multi-fuel burning stove I suppose and all that it entails. Airport hassles, etc.
will it work on small propane bottles ?
will it work on small propane bottles ?
Unfortunately not. This stove will only work with Lindal valve type canisters. These are the type canisters that backcountry.com sells.


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Dear Rita,
Of the Four Ways Forward for Dressage in the USA— Training, Management, Logistics and Marketing—we have already talked about the training and coaching I hope to see for our team in the future. The U.S. team coach needs to work closely together with a team manager to help prepare future combinations for prolonged international competition.
2. Management and Preparation
How many riders in our country know the difference between fast twitch and slow twitch muscles, and how both relate to the performance of an equestrian athlete? How many of us know how to train and feed a developing Grand Prix horse to keep him fit until he has reached the very top level of competition and onward into his retirement? Can aqua training benefit your horse? Hard ground versus soft ground? Rice-based feed as opposed to oats?
How many riders have worked on training their own minds to focus with clarity and intensity during top competition? Your brain and your horse's brain are bundles of nerve tissue that can be trained to respond to stimuli. That means that brains can be trained to increase concentration and performance under stress. The last 10 years have seen amazing advances in the science and technology used in equestrian sports.
We need contemporary support from a U.S. team manager who focuses on long term soundness and fitness through conditioning so that our riders can train with the intensity needed to get to the top of the sport. The team vet should not be called in after a team is selected just to get our horses through a vet check. He needs to be involved in management at a much earlier phase. We need information on how to shoe, train and feed our horses for a basic level of soundness that allows us to train and compete over extended periods of time with the intensity necessary to be successful.
When one of our top horses is injured, he needs to stay home and recover even if the timing means he will sit out an Olympics or WEG. If you have to treat, don't compete.
Today's top equine athlete not only has to pass the vet check, he has to be sound enough to train with intensity and increasing precision through all the required days of top events. In this sense, Britain, Germany and the Netherlands were the best managed and the best prepared teams at the London Olympics.
Take Adelinde Cornelisson and Parzival as an example. Parzival arrived at London fit, sound and ready to compete. He not only trained with vigor every day, but Adelinde also improved his performance in every single test to the point where they made a respectable challenge for the gold in the freestyle, even though Parzival arrived at the venue on a hair's breadth of fitness. He had not been seen in CDI competition since April and had just one national competition as a preparation before the London Games due to an injury. How did Adelinde pull this off? Good management and preparation.
When a logistic plan is formed (see below) both the team manager and the team coach need to develop individual training plans for our horses to get them fit and keep them fit throughout the stress of travel, training and competition. Riders have to be fit in body and mind as well.
The team manager should oversee information coming from the team coach, home trainer, vet, sports psychologist, fitness trainer, human and equine nutritionist, team farrier and team physio. And this needs to be done over YEARS, not a few weeks before an event.
3. Logistics and Planning
When our teams show up at European CDIOs in the future, they have to be seen performing at their very best under pressure. This means getting there early. Training with a goal. Choosing a few shows to build up to the bigger event. And having your best ride at your fingertips in the moment when you need it the most. Sadly, this kind of plan was missing from our London Olympic preparation.
Success takes advance planning. We need a chef d'equipe who starts with the goal competition (eg: Normandy 2014 and Rio De Janeiro 2016) and works backward to plan a good strategy for success.
Taking the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France, as an example, possible combinations need to be identified now while leaving the door open for up-and-coming horses. That takes one simple email survey conducted by either the team advisor, the chef d'equipe or the director of dressage. These combinations need to be evaluated by the team coach and team manager. Long-range plans need to be drawn up for training and competition, and these plans need to be supported by feeding, shoeing, conditioning and fitness training for both horse and rider—body and mind alike.
Shows need to be identified in the USA and Europe as preview competitions. Anyone wishing to be "discovered" should show up at them. The team coach needs to contact interesting pairs, communicate with them, and evaluate their potential for the team. Our High Performance Committee is many-numbered. Let's ask this committee to elect a sub committee that sends two members to every CDI in the USA, just to evaluate potential international talent. Competitors stationed in Europe should be asked to post videos of their tests online. There is no excuse for failed communication in the Cyber Age.
Winter tours for 2012/2013 need to be established on each coast with qualifications for the U.S. National Championships. A short list should be developed out of the competition results in Florida and California over the winter, and Gladstone in the early summer. The short list should be sent over to Europe for three months in late summer/early fall for a development tour. Our horses and riders need experience and exposure to the European shows. Summer/fall of 2013 is a good, quiet time to get out to the smaller CDIs.
All riders, trainers and coaches should attend the European championships to study the competition and develop a better understanding of how the Grand Prix test is being ridden today. We need to work together, study together and advance together.
Winter Prep For Normandy
Winter of 2013/2014 must identify a stronger short list than the year before. And this should be accomplished at the CDIs in Florida and California from January-March. I hope that a set of three non-American international judges could be hired to do two shows on each coast, and that their scores could be statistically analyzed to see whom they favor. These should be judges from the jury in Normandy, including the head of the jury.
American judges should be rotated at these CDIs, and they should be required to participate in an evaluation session with the top-placed riders and team coach after every show. I hope that these American judges would have consulted with European judges before the session. The statistical analysis and the judges' evaluation needs to show our team the strengths and weaknesses of each pair so that our trainers and riders can work together in getting the scores up.
This short list of at least eight horses/riders needs to move to Europe in April of 2014. Horses and riders alike need to settle in and adjust to the food, the time zone and the bugs of Europe. This takes one to three weeks depending on the individual.
This short list needs to be split into an A and B Team with the teams alternating between the following shows:
April in Hagen, Germany (B Team)
May in Munich, Germany (A Team)
May in Hamburg, Germany (B Team)
June in Hickstead, England (A Team)
June in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (B Team)
July in Aachen, Germany (Top Six)
July in Falsterbo, Sweden (Low Two)
By July 15, we will be able to pick our strongest team for the WEG in Normandy, August-September 2014. And I hope that our team would be well prepared for success.
A plan for Rio de Janeiro would look much different than the one for the Normandy WEG because the goal competition (2016 Olympics in Brazil) is on a different continent. Our team needs to stay home in the winter of 2015/2016 and bring the competition to the USA so that we can test ourselves against them. Don't raise your eyebrows at me, Rita, I have a plan for that too!
These are just examples of logistics that could work taken from the top of my head. I am sure that all the naysayers are already pointing out how financially impossible these outrageously expensive plans are. But you don't succeed big when you dream small, Rita.
This kind of advanced planning must be done and in the greatest possible detail. When our plans are detailed, it is the job of the team fundraiser to make sure we can pay for them. Which will bring me to the next blog about Marketing and Finance.
I'm Catherine Haddad Staller, and I'm sayin it like I'm dreamin it from Vechta, Germany.
Training Tip of the Day: "At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable." —Christopher Reeve


text: For the bike freak comes the Rem lamp, which takes its inspiration from the handlebar and brake mechanism found on a countless number of the timeless two-wheeled vehicle. Squeeze the brake, and the light turns off. But don't worry, it's not all stop stop stop; squeeze again and the light comes right back. I suppose those without bikes might like this too, but good luck explaining why you own one of these and no 'cycle. [Khool]


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So far, so good is the word as America waits for the results of the so-called top kill gambit to cork the runaway Deepwater Horizon wellhead.
After weeks of preparation and risk-weighing, BP received the OK from Washington on Wednesday to start pumping thousands of gallons of heavy mud into an inoperable wellhead in an attempt to stem a leak that's been spilling as many as 19,000 barrels of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico. As of Thursday morning, the mud mix had stopped the oil and gas flow, and engineers prepared to further plug the hole using rubber debris before attempting to cap the well with cement.
"We'll get this under control," Coast Guard Commander Thad Allen told the Los Angeles Times.
IN PICTURES: Louisiana oil spill
The disaster, however, will live on, even once the leak is stopped. Capping the well is but the beginning of a difficult chapter that will carve a new legacy for the Gulf's ecology, Washington's resource regulators, Big Oil, and the American people. The environmental and economic impacts of the spill are still untold, the legal issues years from being resolved, and the spill's impact on long-term energy independence uncertain.
The silver lining is that, much as the Exxon Valdez accident improved shipping safety, the Deepwater Horizon disaster will yield hard-earned lessons that could ultimately protect America's shores after deep-water oil and gas exploration resumes.
"There's going to be tremendous lessons out of this. We're going to see much more by-the-book operations," says Edward Glab, an oil industry expert at Florida International University in Miami. "It will absolutely make drilling safer in the future."
BP catches a break
Capping the well would be a major break for embattled BP, now under intense scrutiny for its safety practices and role in causing the disaster. Researcher Robert Bea of the University of California at Berkeley, picking through 400 hours of interviews with BP employees, has pinned 90 percent of the blame for the disaster on BP's shoulders.
Even if the well is capped, one big question remains for the tarnished oil giant: whether BP will follow in the footsteps of Exxon, which now has one of the most bureaucratic – and safest – shipping organizations in the world following the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster, which may pale next to the Deepwater Horizon blowout.
"There's no seat-of-the-pants intuitive approach to Exxon's approach anymore," says Dr. Glab.
BP will also have to learn from a number of failures in the run-up and aftermath of the Deepwater spill, he says.
For one, BP's worst-case spill scenario as described to regulators by far underestimated the true impact of a blowout at 5,000 feet. The British oil giant didn't have enough containment booms or dispersants on hand to collar the spill. Testimony from Rep. Edward Markey (D) of Massachusetts on Wednesday also indicated that BP dramatically, and knowingly, underestimated the flow of oil by several factors. As much as 19,000 barrels a day flowed out of the well, not BP's 5,000-barrel estimate, according to new government figures. That makes the total size of spill up to 20 million gallons, nearly twice the size of the Exxon Valdez spill.
Future impacts of the spill
Ecologically, the full effect of the spill on wildlife and habitats has not yet been felt, even as oil now covers nearly 100 miles of Louisiana marshland. Questions about how much of the light crude oil is suspended underwater are unanswered, even as the spill begins to threaten Florida's tourist beaches.
Politically, the Obama administration has ordered a full-court press for reform of the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service, which oversees outer continental shelf drilling, all of which is likely to lead to new restrictions and safety requirements for oil companies. Myriad congressional hearings are under way.
On Thursday, President Obama ordered extending the current exploration moratorium to six months. Also this week, the government stalled Shell's plans to begin drilling in the Arctic Ocean, off Alaska. The head of the MMS also stepped down Thursday after revelations about illegal gift-exchanges at MMS' Lake Charles office.
Some critics, including former Bush strategist Karl Rove, has called the BP spill "Obama's Katrina," citing inadequacies and failures in Washington's response.
"What I'm spending my time thinking about is, how do we solve the problem," Mr. Obama said in his defense Thursday. "I'm confident people are going to look back and say this adminstration was on top of what was an unprecedented crisis."
Going forward, oil companies themselves are likely to see their insurance premiums go from $2 million a year to $5 million per rig. That's significant, but probably won't curb exploration plans. Lawsuits are also already piling up and could take decades to resolve. "This is going to be the Trial Lawyer Full Employment Act for the next few years," says Robert Bryce, an energy expert at the Manhattan Institute.
Not 'a game-changer' for oil's future
The top kill plan, unprecedented at 5,000 feet of water, was cobbled together in what Interior Secretary Ken Salazar called a kind of Apollo 13 operation in which government scientists and oil industry engineers brainstormed solutions at a Houston operations center. Even if the top kill were yet to fail, what's being learned in that room will rewrite the deep-water spill response manual.
"The industry as a whole will learn a lot from this, and ultimately that will probably be a good thing," says Bryce. "But it's not a game-changer. It doesn't change the law of thermodynamics or the tyranny of big numbers. The most important thing to remember is that, as bad as all this has been, the offshore oil and gas industry is not going to slow down [drilling in deep water offshore], because that's where the non-OPEC resources are."
IN PICTURES: Louisiana oil spill


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Police: Mom shows up drunk for court date, baby in tow
EDWARDSVILLE — Deputies arrested a 19-year-old mother Friday on a charge of unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor after she allegedly brought her baby to the Madison County Criminal Justice Center while under the influence.
Charged was Terisha B. Wallace, 19, who has a history of arrests on alcohol charges and two felony charges. The charge lodged Friday is a misdemeanor.
Deputies at the Madison County Sheriff's Office placed her under arrest as she arrived at the courthouse. An officer said Wallace's mother called to inform them Wallace had been drinking the night before and was possibly still under the influence.
Wallace, who has addresses listed in Collinsville and Granite City, submitted to a breath-analysis test at the security station at the center and registered a blood-alcohol level of 0.05 percent, an officer said.
She was placed in a holding area and was allowed to call her brother to come and get her child, seven months old.
The brother submitted to a breath-analysis test, which he passed, and was allowed to take custody of the baby. Wallace was later transferred to the Madison County Jail.
Even though Wallace showed up at the center on Friday, her court date was not actually until Monday.
She pleaded guilty April 11, 2012, to a charge of burglary and was placed on two years' probation. The court date was in connection with her probation status and with an aggravated battery charge.
Authorities had petitioned in June 2012 to revoke her probation on the burglary charge because she was accused on June 3 of aggravated battery for allegedly kicking and punching a victim in the head.
Wallace was also convicted in 2009 of a misdemeanor charge of unlawful consumption of liquor by a minor.
Wallace's mother filed a petition for an order of protection against her daughter the day before the suspect showed up at the center allegedly under the influence.
The mother, Cheri Grant, filed on behalf of herself and the baby.
The petition stated Wallace works at the Wise Guys Show Club in Washington Park. Grant claimed to be the one who is taking care of the child and that Wallace drives under the influence with the baby in the car.
"I'm scared that (the baby) will wind up dead in her car," Grant said in her petition.
© 2014 The Telegraph


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That's the last sentence of the preface to Kurt Vonnegut's "Welcome to the Monkey House." He's purporting to explain himself, writing in a style that appeals to me more than anything I've read in a long time. Here's the White Rock girl, by the way. Here's Vonnegut.
He's saying that in response to The New Yorker magazine saying that one of his books was "a series of narcissistic giggles."
ADDED: Here's one of the essays that appears in the "Monkey House" collection — one of the 3 things I read in the middle of the night last night. It's a 1966 review of the Random House Dictionary of the English Language, which was new back then. Here's the part about the business of unabridged dictionaries:
Whoever decides to crash the unabridged dictionary game next--and it will probably be General Motors or Ford--they will winnow this work heartlessly for bloopers....
Have I made it clear that this book is a beauty? You can't beat the contents, and you can't beat the price. Somebody will beat both sooner or later, of course, because that is good old Free Enterprise, where the consumer benefits from battles between jolly green giants.
And, as I've said, one dictionary is as good as another for most people. Homo Americanus is going to go on speaking and writing the way he always has, no matter what dictionary he owns.


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Separation of science and state suggested
A kind reader writes,
I just watched 'Dinosaur Wars' on PBS. Wow. They should have had Ben Stein narrate it and called it a prequel to Expelled.He adds, "Makes me think that the US should have a separation of science and state as well as church and state. If you haven't seen it, I suggest you take the time to watch."
Alas, reader, my computer's sound system is currently playing deaf, so "watch" is all I can do. With most TV, that's a blessing, not with this though.
From the site,
In the late 19th century, paleontologists Edward Cope and O.C. Marsh uncovered the remains of hundreds of prehistoric animals in the American West, including dozens of previously undiscovered dinosaur species. But the rivalry that developed between them would spiral out of control, permanently damaging their careers and threatening the future of American paleontology.Good to talk about, but remember, no one was proposing to subject Darwinism as the mechanism of change over time to a detailed audit. That unforgivable betrayal of "atheism on the public payroll" what will get a scientist expelled today.
Oh, by the way, an accompanying backgrounder article at the site is called "Darwinism and the American West." Remember that next time you hear the claim that Darwinists "don't call themselves Darwinists. Creationists invented the term to discredit them." So PBS is "creationist" then?
So much too-hot-to-handle news early in the day, I better have another cuppa ...
PS: Here's a man who was long the odd man out for doubting the popular modern dino-bird theory of the origin of birds, but was vindicated when the history turned out to be messier than the story.
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Provider payment reform: Incentives to improve care
As the Affordable Care Act is deployed by the federal government, there is more and more anxiety about whether there will be enough primary care providers to take care of all of the new people who will have insurance. Regrettably, the problem might be less severe than previously thought because it now appears that there will be tens of millions who will still be without insurance. One of the solutions to the primary care dilemma is seen in reforming the way physicians are paid.
In March 2013, The Commonwealth Fund published a brief titled "Paying for Value: Replacing Medicare's Sustainable Growth Rate Formula with Incentives to Improve Care." The Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) is the policy that has been in place for the past 40 years to control excessive increases in cost of Medicare. The SGR is also what has resulted in the need for the "doc fix." The SGR is the accumulated required decreases in Medicare reimbursement that have been postponed for years. "To fix" the SGR problem, there has been a threat of a one-time over 20 percent decrease in physician payments for treating Medicare beneficiaries. In that the SGR has not worked to control cost and in that such a decrease in reimbursement would make it virtually impossible for Medicare beneficiaries to find care, new methods for controlling cost and maintaining quality have been sought.
On April 16 in SETMA's monthly training-and-care-improvement meeting for providers, the content of the Commonwealth's brief was discussed. The mission of The Commonwealth Fund is to promote a high performance health care system. The fund carries out this mandate by supporting independent research on healthcare issues and making grants to improve healthcare practice and policy.
For 48 years, which is how long Medicare has existed, there have been different payment rules for different providers in different settings. For 30 years, Medicare has "bundled" payments – paid a predetermined lump sum for the treatment of a specific condition regardless of how much it actually cost to treat an individual patient — for inpatient hospital care with the introduction of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). Payments have tended to be tied to the volume and intensity of services provided, with little effort to hold care systems accountable for outcomes or patient care experiences, much less the total cost of care.
One of the solutions to our health care problem is that for several years, across the nation and particularly with SETMA, there have been efforts to achieve greater transparency in terms of:
• Health care quality
• Outcomes
• And developing value-based purchasing approaches
SETMA's transparency can be reviewed at www.setma.com under Public Reporting, where SETMA reports by provider name on over 300 quality metrics.
The Commonwealth's March brief elaborated on recommendations made by its Commission on a High Performance Health System in the report titled "Confronting Costs: Stabilizing U.S. Health Spending While Moving Toward a High Performance Health Care System." That report focused on improving provider payment by:
• Strengthening primary care
• Providing incentives for physicians to participate in innovative delivery systems
• Requiring accountability for population outcomes and total costs of care
• And rewarding the adoption of best practices.
The expectation is that these policies would:
• Repeal the Medicare SGR immediately
• Direct all future increases in physician payments to those participating in innovative delivery reforms such as accountable care organizations, patient-centered medical homes, or similar approaches.
• Recalibrate payment rates for overvalued, or undervalued, services.
• Establish a new way of paying for primary care and care teams that are able to provide high-value, patient-centered care for high-cost beneficiaries across care systems.
• And institute a new bundled payment approach for hospital episodes that includes both hospital and physician services during the initial hospital stay; any related hospital readmissions for 30 days after discharge; and, for selected conditions and procedures, post acute care as well.
New payments for primary care, health care teams, and innovative health care delivery
The brief recommends that Medicare payment rates would be maintained at their 2012 level (including the 10 percent increase for primary care applied under a provision of the Affordable Care Act) from 2013 through 2023, but additional policies would seek to strengthen primary care and encourage the availability and use of high-cost care management teams, including:
• A modest additional payment per patient per month for primary care providers to deliver services to Medicare beneficiaries who designate those providers as their regular source of care.
• A somewhat larger additional payment per patient per month for providers who qualify as medical homes, with the potential for further bonus payments for high performance on measures of quality and efficiency.
To provide broad-based support to primary care and provider teams, the federal government would encourage states to use similar payment approaches for their Medicaid programs, or Medicare could join state initiatives to adopt innovative payment methods for their Medicaid programs. For physician practices caring for disabled or seriously mentally ill patients, both Medicare and Medicaid could enhance payments in recognition of the need for a multidisciplinary approach and community-based services. The cost of the enhanced payments would likely be offset by reductions in readmissions and the use of hospital emergency departments.
For other physician services, Medicare payment rates would be maintained at their 2012 level from 2013 through 2023, with eligibility for additional payment if practices participate in
• A high-value accountable care organization,
• Bundled payment arrangement
• Or other innovative model of health care delivery
That shows promise of encouraging high-value care. As with the primary care policies described above, this policy would be coordinated across Medicare, Medicaid, and private plans participating in the health insurance marketplaces.
Bundled payment for hospital episodes
The following policies would accelerate the application of bundled payment approaches, building on initiatives under way in Medicare and the private sector:
• Bundling all physician services performed at the hospital during the inpatient stay with the hospital DRG payment. This would be a first step to a more comprehensive bundling policy, building on current Medicare demonstrations.
• Including related readmissions in the bundle, building on initiatives already taking place to reduce preventable readmissions.
• Applying this bundled payment approach for hospital episodes to Medicare, Medicaid, and private plans participating in the health insurance marketplaces.
• Payment would be designed to reduce the variation in costs across similar episodes and to provide incentives for providers to adopt best practices and take responsibility for the effectiveness and efficiency of resources used during the episode of care.
Policies designed to strengthen primary care and provide incentives for physicians to participate in innovative models of health care delivery would apply to Medicare and Medicaid as well as to private plans participating in the health insurance marketplaces. If these policies were implemented quickly and effectively, and spread rapidly across the public and private sectors, they have the potential to yield $496 billion in savings from 2013 through 2023, with $345 billion accruing to the federal government, $88 billion to state and local governments, $14 billion to private employers, and $49 billion to households.
Instituting the bundled payment policy described above for Medicare, Medicaid, and private plans could generate a cumulative $620 billion in savings in national health spending, with the federal government saving $296 billion, state and local governments $64 billion, private employers $66 billion, and households $194 billion.
The potential savings to the federal government from this set of provider payment reforms would be more than enough to completely offset the estimated cost of forgoing the across-the-board cuts required under the SGR formula. These policies not only would reduce Medicare spending but also would address the most important needs of beneficiaries, as well as improve health care and reduce cost growth throughout the health care system.
SETMA endorses the Commonwealth's proposal. In the review of these proposals at SETMA's monthly provider meeting, it was pointed out that the growth and development at SETMA over the past 18 years has prepared its providers to be ready to provide primary care in a medical home setting with high performance on measures of quality and efficiency. With publicly displayed transparency since 2009, SETMA is prepared for this future and can reassure Southeast Texans that they will always have access to high quality, progressive healthcare.
Dr. James L. Holly is CEO of Southeast Texas Medical Associates, LLP (SETMA) in Beaumont.


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HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 5525 Driver and Manuals
Hpdriverpc.com provides various types of drivers and software for HP brand printers, where the drivers that we present are genuine drivers that we take directly from the HP company. In this post we present the HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 5525 Driver that is supported by the Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 5525 e-All-in-One Printer Series Drivers, Software Download Support Window and Mac Os Operating Systems
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 5525 Drivers and Manuals
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HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 5525 All-in-One Printer User Guides
User Guide 2.18MB
Reference Guide 1.22MB
Setup Poster 0.65MB
Steps for Setting Up the HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 5525 Printer
How to Unbox Your Printer Safely:
- Your printer is sealed with tapes & covers everywhere.
- Remove your printer from its box & place it over a clean space.
- Now unseal all the packing from it carefully.
- Make sure that all credentials of your printer are provided before you unseal.
- Then remove the cover from the printer's control panel.
- Elevate the access doors of your printer to access the ink cartridge.
- Pull put the tapes & the supporting material from your printer.
- Now close the access door of the ink cartridge.
- Grab the paper tray out in order to fill it with required amount of paper.
How to Fixing Your Printer to the Computer:
- On connecting your printer to the power source, proceed with the following. Remove or detach all the packing that covers the printer.
- Push the input tray until it stops moving.
- Connect the printer to power source. Turn ON the device & make preferable settings.
- Plug the other end of the power cord to the rear of printer & parallel end of it to the power source.
- Turn ON your device.
- Enter the preferred language, country or region on your printer control panel.
- Finally, approve the settings by selecting YES.
- If required you will have to enter the date & time.
How to Starting Up With Printing:
- Once your ink cartridge is aligned in the printer, a test page will be printed.
- Place a plain letter sheet in the input tray.
- Pull out the input tray & the extender to place the paper.
- Move the paper width guides to the ends.
- Place the plain sheet of paper into the tray, & fix the width guides firm to the paper.
- Align the paper before you precede printing.
- Make sure that the inserted paper is not curl or bend, to avoid paper jam.
How to Fixing up ink Cartridges:
- Open the access door of the ink cartridge & make sure that it is placed inside.
- Remove the out the cartridges from the pack & hold them by its sides.
- In case, you find a plastic strip covering the cartridge, peel it off.
- Hold it above the cartridge slot.
- Place the cartridge on the carriage & push it towards the slot.
- Make sure it is fixed firmly.
- Close the lid, after replacing the cartridges.
- Ensure that you place the black cartridge to the right & the color cartridge on the left side.
- Now close all the access doors of the printer.
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Well helloooooooo Brides Up North! It's 2013!
We survived apocalypse (and Mum's trifle) – so lets blearily prise open our glitter heavy lids and welcome in this brand New Year with a bang! Whether you just slipped your sparkler onto that ring finger (Congratulations you!) or are preparing to say I do imminently: it's all to play for, and I can promise you another – bigger and better – 12 months of gorgeous weddings, helpful features, supplier showcases, diary dates, inspiration galore and of course, some very special collaborations and surprises here on these swirly silver pages.
It's pretty, it's useful and it's local to you. And it's coming right up. Welcome to the Northern Revolution!
I've spent a lovely Christmas break relaxing with friends and family, catching my breath after a whirlwind year (if you are just joining the party then you can read all about a busy 2012 here, find out all about me here and about the wedding blog in general here) and preparing for a fast paced start to 2013.
As well as getting ready to welcome our first Brides Up North baby – currently cooking nicely! – welcoming a new member of staff to the team, putting the finishing touches to a raft of freelance bridal features and planning some rather snazzy tweaks to this here website (coming soon!), I've been up to my ears in packing boxes as we get ready to ship out to our brand new home and Brides Up North's sparkly new headquarters in a few days' time. Phew. After all, if you don't do it all at once, why do it at all?*
*Not advised
I've adored recapping some of my very favourite Real Weddings from 2012 on the wedding blog over the last week or so – there was a whole lot of stunning going on last year! If you've had a break from your computer screens over the last 10 days then why not take some time to catch up. Inspiration overload!
And you know what? I think things are only going to get prettier around these parts in 2013. I already have an inbox busting with beautiful submissions that I can't wait to share with you. Come to think of it, the packing can wait!
We are also looking ahead to a full season of Brides Up North bridal events – across three regions this season – at painstakingly selected partner venues packed with the very best of each area's bridal supplier talents. What these people and places can add to YOUR big day is unfathomable, and it's all there and waiting for you.
I LOVE meeting our readers in real life – and have so many tips, hints and recommendations up my sleeve to share with you in person – so make sure to diarise at least one of our free entry (yep, you read that right) Luxury Wedding Exhibitions this season and come along to say hello. If you can't make an event, make sure to check out our Directory of the regions' finest too.
YORKSHIRE: Brides Up North Luxury Wedding Exhibition at Allerton Castle, Knaresborough – Sunday 17th February 2013 (12pm – 4pm, Free Entry) – 40 of the region's very finest suppliers in this stunning North Yorkshire castle setting, rarely open for public viewing. This venue is magical and has to be seen to be believed.
NORTH EAST: Brides Up North Bridal Bonanza Grand Wedding Exhibition at Hardwick Hall Hotel, Sedgefield – Sunday 24th February 2013 (12pm – 4pm, Free Entry) – A huge show with 80+ of the North East's best bridal exhibitors at this 4* country house venue – the setting for my own wedding, actually, with huge banqueting spaces and beautiful parkland. Throw in two professional fashion shows and this will be a day jam packed with wedding inspiration
YORKSHIRE: Brides Up North Luxury Wedding Exhibition at The Mansion, Leeds – Sunday 3rd March 2013 (12pm – 4pm, Free Entry) – One for the fashionistas, this chic private wedding venue on the edge of Roundhay Park will host the most beautiful celebrations and will be full of the area's best suppliers for one day only.
NORTH EAST: Brides Up North Super Showcase Grand Wedding Exhibition at Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham – Sunday 17th March 2013 (12pm – 4pm, Free Entry) – The big one! Our biggest event in the calendar sees over 100 of the North East's most fabulous suppliers all under one roof, plus two professional fashion shows. Don't miss it! Seriously.
YORKSHIRE: Brides Up North Luxury Wedding Exhibition at Nostell Priory, Wakefield – Sunday 7th April 2013 (12pm – 4pm, Free Entry) – This stunning stately home and newly renovated event space is one not to miss from your venue hunt. Browse the National Trust gardens and parkland before stopping by to meet over 35 of the area's top wedding suppliers.
YORKSHIRE: Brides Up North Luxury & Vintage Grand Wedding Exhibition at The National Railway Museum, York – Sunday 21st April 2013 (10am- 5pm, Free Entry) – A huge and premium brand new show at a VERY exciting new venue! Join over 60 of Yorkshire's absolute finest exhibitors at Brides Up North's first ever luxury and vintage event in the heart of York. The beautiful vintage trains will keep the boys happy too…
NORTH YORKSHIRE: Brides Up North Luxury Wedding Exhibition at Thorp Perrow, North Yorkshire– Sunday 12th May 2013 (12pm – 4pm, Free Entry) – The one everyone is dying to see, this newly-open-to-the-public venue throws open it's doors with it's first ever bridal event this Summer. Bring a picnic, you won't want to leave!
NORTH WEST: Brides Up North Luxury & Vintage Wedding Exhibition at The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham – Sunday 19th May 2013 (12pm – 4pm, Free Entry) – The North West's most fabulous will be joining us for a day of inspiration at this beautiful, authentic space. Our first show in the North West, and one most definitely for the diary.
All our Brides Up North events in 2012 were sell outs on exhibitor space with a record attendance for every venue, so if you are an exhibitor please do get in touch for details soon to avoid disappointment.
If you would like to beat the queues, gain speedy entry and grab yourself a FREE Brides Up North Goody Bag packed with treats from Brides Up North and sponsors like House of Fraser, Debenhams, Belle Bridal Magazine, Yorkshire Bride as well as HUNDREDS of pounds worth of on-the-day-only exhibitor discounts – while stocks last only – you can be an early bird and pre-register for VIP Bride to Be access now. What are you waiting for?
Simply use the contact form below, stating THE EVENT VENUE OF YOUR CHOICE e.g. "Hardwick Hall" in the subject box and "VIP Bride To Be" in the body section. Only the bride need register for larger groups.
You can also email me direct at firstname.lastname@example.com if you do not wish to use the contact form.
I'd also love to hear from those of you who tied the knot in 2012 and perhaps even feature your own Real Wedding on these pages. I accept submissions from brides and grooms, photographers, planners and other wedding vendors, and as well as weddings, I also love to see engagement session photographs, couples shoots, trash the dress, cherish the dress and styled session photographs. I accept wedding submissions of all themes, sizes, religions and gay weddings. From intimate do-it-yourself-dos with a difference to big budget blow outs, I believe that every wedding is special. I want to share in your day and help to inspire tens of thousands of other brides to be across the North of the UK and the wider web. Click here to see some of the most recent beauties on the blog. And it's so simple too! Just click here to find out how to submit a Real Wedding.
Before we say goodbye until tomorrow when the usual twice daily blogging schedule resumes with gusto and I let you get back to whatever you should be doing this first morning back in the office (I know, I'd make planning your wedding a salaried role too, but they just haven't caught on upstairs yet) make sure that today is the day that you click through and join our community over on Twitter and Facebook. I can't always fit all the newest news and offers from my Featured Suppliers into a blog post, so that's where you'll find all the hottest gossip first. Plus plenty of extra pretty, musings and tips. Go, go, go!
I'd also love to encourage even more interactivity here on the blog pages in 2013 too. Never feel shy to leave a comment on a post, ask a Featured Supplier a question at the end of an interview, tell our real brides exactly what you loved about their wedding, track down where items were sourced from or just say hello. It's dead easy and we are all ears. This is YOUR blog, so get the discussion going!
To start you off, why not leave a comment on this post to tell us about your wedding plans in 2013, your perfect proposal or simply say hola! I'd LOVE to hear from you.
Happy New Year!
Julia x
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