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The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for Harvey County until Monday at 10:30 p.m.
Roads in Harvey County continue to be hindered by flooding. U.S. Highway 50 was closed Tuesday afternoon, but reopened Friday morning. K-89 into Halstead was also closed Tuesday afternoon, but reopened Saturday.
Fire and EMS jurisdictions in the county used their modified response plan during flood conditions. This plan is previously prepared to allow other departments to help cover areas that may be difficult for the original department to reach due to road conditions, though response times may be affected.
Harvey County West Park and East Park were closed as of Thursday, and will remain closed through Monday, May 27.
For property owners, impacted parts of the property that will not be repaired by Jan. 1, 2020 can contact the appraiser's office to notify the office of the changes.
Floodwaters can be dangerous. The water can be dirty or contain debris. Residents on well water may want to test their water after flooding to verify if it is safe to drink. Test kits are available through the Harvey County Planning, Zoning and Environmental department.
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Wessex LMC update February 2019
Date sent: Friday 22 February 2019
Email sent to all GPs, Practice Managers, Nurses and CCG Managers
We have now seen three major pieces of work published in the last 6 weeks:
- The NHS Long Term Plan,
- The GP Partnership Review and
- The GP Contract changes for April 2019 and beyond.
Individually these would have a significant impact on GPs and their practices but taken together they will have the most significant change that we have seen for many years and potentially even greater than the 2004 contract.
The key issue now is that the commitments detailed in these documents are delivered in full, with the minimum of red tape, so they can truly make a difference to those who work at the coal face and we start to address the issues of workload, workforce and financial risk.
I am sure you will have noticed that there is an alignment between these significant pieces of work. There was a potential risk that these three areas of work operated in silos with the obvious difficulty in potentially conflicting recommendations. Whereas you will see a number of recommendations that were made in the GP Partnership Review appear in the Primary Care part of the NHS Long Term Plan and/or in the new GP Contract.
It is important that all GPs understand the changes that are coming, because it will have an impact on us all from the GP Partners, to salaried GPs and Locums as well as Practice Managers and Nurses.
We have organised a series of Roadshows in Wessex. There are 4 events taking place during the last week in February and first week in March. These will cover the NHS Long Term Plan, the GP Partnership Review and most importantly the GP Contract.
I make no apology that I will, in this email and future ones pick out bits of the contract and try to provide more information and create a better understanding for all. Inevitably there remains many unanswered questions and our understanding is evolving all the time.
If you have any questions please send them to me - I will group them together into themes and then publish some answers because if you have a question you can be sure there will be others with the same question or one that is similar.
1. The future of LMCs
With the introduction of Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) and CCG evolving their role and the development of Primary Care Networks (PCNs) where does that leave the role of the LMC?
2. Primary Care Networks
You will be part of one shortly - how much do you understand about them?
3. State Backed Indemnity
It is finally here but what does it mean?
4. Staff pay
What should you pay your staff next year?
5. Access guidance
This is a document produced by the GPC to help practices.
6. Pensions
How is this issue going to be addressed?
7. Cancer and Primary Care
We do not do as well as other countries in terms of outcomes, how can we change that?
1. The future for LMCs
The Long Term Plan describes that by 2021 the whole of England will have Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) in place - these will evolve from the current STPs and will normally be covered by a single CCG.
In Wessex we have 4 STPs:
- Dorset
- Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
- Wiltshire Swindon and Bath & NE Somerset
- North East Hants and Farnham who are part of the 'Frimley' STP
So within the next couple of years we could potentially see 4 new organisations form with the role and size of CCGs changing.
The ICS are expected to cover large populations of between one to two million.
We wait to see how things develop but within these ICSs we expect there will be more local or 'place' responsibilities - for example Dorset may work as East, West and Central, Hampshire may divide into South East, South West and North and Wilshire, Swindon and Bath would also need to look at how this would work for them.
It is important that we don't just add another layer of management. The aim is to substantially change the way commissioning is done and move to a system where providers have a much larger stake in the planning, implementation and delivery of care.
We then expect there to be be between 60 - 80 PCNs in Wessex. Each a new organistion with all the needs in terms of support and development.
A question I have asked myself repeatedly is what does this mean for the LMC?
I think these changes will means like general practice the LMC needs to embrace the changes and will need to establish new relationships and work with different organisations but retaining our core functions of supporting GPs and practices, representing them in an ever changing world and ensuring that the potential that is envisaged with the additional investment is realised at a local level.
I believe the future is exciting for the LMC as it is for general practice.
2. Primary Care Networks (PCNs)
Hopefully you are all aware of these and following information that we have distributed to you over the last 12 months you should be aware of the term.
A Primary Care Network is a geographically based provider of care, based in a community that is led by general practice with the practices at the heart of it. They will normally cover a population of 30-50,000 but in exceptional circumstances could be smaller or larger.
Locally we have Clusters, Neighbourhoods, natural communities, Primary Care Homes or localities all of which could morph into PCNs.
The expectation is that there will be complete coverage of the country by July 2019.
The questions I have been asked repeatedly are:
1. Can the CCG determine the size and make up of our PCN?
2. Why do they have to be geographically based and why is there a population limit of 30-50,000?
3. Can we exclude a local practice because relationships are poor and they will potentially damage our PCN?
4. What are the incentives in terms of joining a network?
5. What happens if we decide not to join the network?
So lets try to address those questions:
1. Can the CCG determine the size and make up of our PCN?
The simple answer is no they can't. There will be a new DES - called the Network Contract DES and as part of this practices will need to detail which practices are involved and also ensure geographical cover. For most of our area these Networks are already established but it is largely for practices to decide who will be involved.
There is a caveat which is the PCNs need to be based in a community because it is expected, with new resources, to take greater responsibility in terms of delivering care to that community, above and beyond the registered list of individual practices. There may be some areas where there are gaps, or practices do not naturally fit into a PCN or there is disagreement, it is then expected that practices will work with the CCG and the LMC to resolve these difficulties.
I have already seen in some parts of the country that the local GP federation has said that they will run the PCN or that the CCG has localities of 100,000+ and already employ staff to work in these localities so the CCG will turn these into PCNs - the answer to both is no.
Federations may play an important part in delivering care at scale but the PCN is based in a community and configured around practices. The Network Contract DES will be offered to groups of practices.
CCGs cannot 'run' a PCN, they are a provider organisation responsible for delivering care. It is expected that as PCNs evolve that the funding that has been agreed nationally is the baseline and additional resources will be invested in PCNs by CCGs and also STPs.
2. Why do they have to be geographically based and why is there a population limit of 30-50,000?
This is about providing care to a community and also providing additional services at a level greater than an individual practice that would support general practice and be integrated with general practice.
The 30-50,000 has some evidence that it is big enough to have influence in the system and attract others who would want to work with a Network and potentially provide services to the network and small enough to engage and retain local ownership and autonomy.
I expect that adjoining PCNs may well work together in some areas and where Federations are well established they will be working with PCNs when the delivery of care is required at scale.
3. Can we exclude a local practice because relationships are poor and they will potentially damage our PCN?
The simple answer is no, the population coverage is important and therefore you cannot exclude practices and the additional investment that is being made will hopefully incentivise practices to work together and reduce unwarranted variation.
4. What are the incentives in terms of joining a network?
In Wessex many practices are already working together in communities of 30-50,000 with support from CCGs to try and stabalise and sustain general practice and to improve care for their patients.
I see PCNs as the vehicle that will narrow the ever expanding gap between the specialist generalist, namely the GP and the super specialist who works in the hospital. It will mean more services will be locally based both in terms of some traditional hospital specialities but also community services but more importantly it is the vehicle whereby there will be significant additional investment to support communities, local populations and general practice and to massively expand the workforce.
So by July you will have hopefully established your PCN and signed up to the Network DES.
The PCN will receive funding for 0.2 WTE GP (for a network of 40,000) who will become the Clinical Director of the PCN and in addition there will be £1.50 per patient going to the PCN - so a population of 50,000 will receive £75,000, which it can use to develop, transform or invest in services within the PCN.
Practices will receive a payment for working in a PCN which will be £1.76 per patient.
PCNs will also then have an entitlement next year to funding for Pharmacists and Social Prescribers - which is part of the workforce offer which will potentially fund an additional 22,000 staff working in general practice by 2024.
So year one the focus will be on Pharmacists and Social Prescribers - you will receive 70% of the funding for a Pharmacists and 100% of the cost of a Social Prescriber. In future years the scheme will expand to include Paramedics, First point of contact MSK specialists, and Physicians Associates.
These posts must be additional and not simply substitute funding for existing posts. So if CCGs or Practices currently employ people in these roles you cannot claim funding for your existing employees only for additional ones. The only exception is the national Pharmacists scheme where there was tapering funding.
So for example by 2024 a typical PCN of 50,000 might expect to employ 6 Pharmacists working across all the practices ranging from senior Pharmacists to newly qualified and potentially trainees and may included pharmacy technicians.
The Pharmacists have shown that when working in practices they can help with workload both the provision of direct patient care but also in the area of prescribing and additional incentives will be available in terms of a new prescribing incentive scheme but based at Network level.
The Extended Access DES delivered at practice level, is currently worth about £88m nationally and this was going to end and there was the potential for this funding to be lost. It has been agreed that the funding for Extended Access will be transferred to the PCN who will become responsible for delivering this services with the same specification. The PCN could agree to continue to provide the same service that it does now at practice level or develop a new service and collaborate across the PCN.
The Improving Access Fund which aims to provide better access but provided at scale is worth £6 per patient and was started with the Prime Minsters Challenge Fund and then gradually spread finally gaining national coverage in October 2018. To me it seems to duplicated the practice DES. Some CCGs contracted this service at scale from local practices or federations whereas some when to open procurement.
As part of the Partnership Review I saw practices who lost GPs who went to work in the newly established service following the commissioning of this service at scale. Concern over safe working limits and also capacity at the end of the day resulted in my recommendation which was that the £6/pt should go to PCNs and they should work with their practices and with the additional funding have the opportunity to provide those services and also add a degree of support and resilience to their practices.
5. What happens if we decide not to join the network?
Practices will not receive the funding or benefits detailed above and their patients might be put at a disadvantage.
Following the announcement of the GP contract for England, Krishna Kasaraneni, GPC England Executive member, has written a blog about what practices should be considering with regards to the structures for Primary Care Networks. This follows on from his previous blog about PCNs.
Further guidance and information relating to GP contract will be published in the coming weeks.
3. Indemnity
This will be introduced in April 2019 and will cover all GPs and staff working in general practice. The introduction of this cover is an important factor not only in supporting practices today but protects GPs from potential increased costs in the future.
For partners there will an adjustment to the Global Sum to take into account the funding for Indemnity that sits within the expenses element of the Global Sum, but even after this is accounted for practices will see a 1.4% uplift in the Global Sum.
Locums will no longer need to pay indemnity when working for GP practices or networks. The cost of locums for practices should therefore be adjusted accordingly.
If you currently have Medical Indemnity through the MDU and you have moved to the new scheme whereby your premium has been reduced significant because you have moved from the 'Occurrence based cover to the claims based cover', you will need to purchase 'run off' cover to ensure that if a claim is made in the future that the costs of this will be met.
Equally it is important that practices ensure all their staff have the cover that is required - so the LMC advice to practices is that if you have GPs who are covered by the MDU that you gain written confirmation that the appropriate run off cover has been obtained.
NHS Resolution will be managing any claims on behalf of the Government but you will still need some cover for any private work, seeking advice or representation at the GMC for example. This service will be similar to the cover that all Consultants have currently.
4. Staff Pay
The LMC has been asked by lots of practices about staff pay rises for this year following the publication of the contract.
Clearly that is for each practice to decide, but a 2% rise for all staff, including salaried GPs is what has been factored in to the global sum increases that practices can expect.
5. Access guidance
GPC England has released additional guidance that provides an overview of all elements of the contract agreement which could change how patients will access primary care in the future and the impact of these changes on practices.
You can read the access guidance here .
6. Pensions
This is taken from the GPC/NHS England publication in relation to the new GP Contract.
'The annual allowance cap creates an incentive for GPs to either cut their time commitment to the NHS, or quit the NHS pension scheme altogether, thus leaving themselves and their families without coverage for ill-health retirement or death-in-service. This could be resolved by creating a new 'partial pension' option. Under this, GPs could choose to halve the rate at which their pension builds up, and in return pay half rate contributions.
The Local Government Pension Scheme already has a 50% pension option and we have asked Government to consider this for GPs.
In December 2018, the Department for Health and Social Care launched a consultation to increase the employer contribution rate from 14.3% to 20.6% from April 2019.
For this reason, alongside the five-year settlement for NHS England in June 2018, the Government committed to provide additional funding for the full costs arising from this actuarial revaluation for the NHS in England.General Practice will not have to bear any additional costs.'
Pensions blog
Here is the latest installment of the Pension Blogs written by Dr Krishan Aggarwal - the lead for this area on the GPC.
The main focus of this blog is the Type 2 forms for Sessional GPs.
7. Cancer and primary care
There is clear improvements in cancer outcomes, which is great. Yet we still lag behind some Western Countries.
However, the numbers are going up and as GPs we may be seeing more patients either with symptoms suggestive of cancer or who have had cancer. There are some tools to help us identify patients earlier and gateway-C is one available to Dorset, Hampshire and IoW practices.
The National Cancer Diagnosis Audit 2019 is being launched 18th February, this follows the most recent audit that looked at 2014 data. Since then, 2015 NICE guidelines and pathways have been launched which should demonstrate even better improvements in patient outcomes. This audit looks at current patients from April 2019, which will be helpful to have more reflective discussions.
NHS England published a five-year framework for GP contract reform , on page 46 there is more guidance about cancer.
The LMC continues to work closely with the Wessex Cancer Network and also the local McMillan GPs.
Attached is the latest National Cancer Diagnostic Audit which practices should find helpful.
8. Recruitment for a GP with and interest in Perinatal Mental Health -
the LMC have been sent a potential job opportunity for a local GP to work with the NHS England Clinical Networks around perinatal mental health please see attached.
Best wishes
Dr Nigel Watson
Chief Executive
Wessex LMCs
Churchill House, 122-124 Hursley Rd
Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh
Hants. SO53 1JB (Registered Office)
Tel: 02380253874
Mobile: 07825173326
Attached file: NCDA A4_GP_v5_handout.pdf
Attached file: RCGP Perinatal Mental Health GP Champion Project Advert.pdf


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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Pressure-proof Nebraska Saturday whipped Minnesota, 26 to 21, in a nationally-televised football duel so wild and suspenseful as to render humdrum any further video dramatics this season.
With slightly less than eight minutes remaining, the dauntless Cornhuskers trailed by nine points.
They shook Minnesota's confidence with a 45-yard pass play, Quarterback Fred Duda throwing to gallant little Frank Solich.
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There were nearly four thousand scarlet-garbed rooters in the Band Day crowd of 50,237 that endured crisis after crisis in Nebraska's gaudiest offensive fray since the 1962 Gotham Bowl.
Coach Bob Devaney of the Huskers called it "the most courageous performance" by any team he has ever coached.
It was Nebraska's twenty-first victory in 24 games under Devaney, a gridiron sorcerer who became the school's first coach to beat Minnesota in two straight efforts.
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The lead changed four times in a battle marked by heroics in gross lots. There were additional Husker touchdowns by Duda and McCloughan, but for every sparkling backfield thrust there was a great defensive play to match.
Nebraska still had hope though it was slipping fast, when sophomore Ron Kirkland got off a wind-aided punt of 50 yards midway in the final quarter. Nebraska trailed by only two points, 12 to 14, at the time.
Safety men Ray Whitlow and Bill Crockett, both former sprinters, pulled a reverse on the return. The ball went to Crockett on the 20. He swung right, took advantage of a crashing block by Reid, then angled back across the field as he rushed through Husker territory.
Only Harry Wilson was in a challenging position–and that was strictly a long shot. Wilson made a grasping dive at the 15 and missed.
With Reid's placement lifting the Gophers advantage to 21 to 12, that could have proved the back-breaker against a lesser team.
But Minnesota gave the Huskers immediate help on a rare interference play when one of its players attempted to catch the following kick-off–a high boot into the wind–before it had touched the ground.
The 15-yard penalty gave the Nebraska the ball on the enemy 45 with 7:52 to play.
Duda, whom host writers labeled "the ghost of Denny Claridge," failed on two pass attempts. On third down, however, he placed the ball in the hands of the speeding Solich on the nine.
Already past the last defender, Solich zipped across without a protesting hand being placed on him. It was one of a number of fine efforts by the 162-pound Ohioan who suffered a fractured ankle in the game here a year ago.
Duncan Drum's placement pulled Nebraska back to within two points at 19 to 21.
Minnesota again botched the kick-off play, this time a clipping infraction by Don Rosen nullifying Whitlow's nine-yard return and shoving Minnesota back to its 15.
Those Huskers continued to hammer.
Quarterback John Hankinson recovered his own first-down fumble on the 13, but Crockett burst through the right side for 10 yards and Fred Farthing bucked for another three and a first down on the 26.
The clock showed 5:50. Hankinson was dumped for a yard loss by Walter (Tuffy) Barnes. Slowed by hard-charging Mike Kennedy, Crockett was held to no gain. Once more the speedy Texan failed to get past the line of scrimmage and Stan Skjei had to make a fourth-down punt into the wind.
Cornhusker partisans screamed encouragement as the ball carried only 19 yards and N.U. took charge on the host 44.
Ron Griesse, the senior guard from Kearney, recovered a fumbled hand-off as Nebraska lost three yards. A pass was off target, making it third and 13 with 3:06 remaining.
Craig Lofquist, a defensive giant this day, almost picked off Duda's pass to Preston Love. At this point, it took heart for an N.U. fan to keep his eye on the action.
Fourth down, 13 to make, ball on the Minnesota 47.
Quarterback Duda played with the bravado of an athlete trying to pour it on instead of come from behind. His fourth-down pass was good for 14 yards as End Freeman White made a great, falling catch on the 33.
Griesse was back in the picture to block a defender at precisely the right moment as Halfback Bob Hohn speared a Duda pass and ran to the 18 with 2:21 to play.
Then Duda bounced the clincher off the hands of Reid and into the beloved mitts of McCloughan for the winning touchdown. Defender Lofquist knelt and wept in the end zone as the scoreboard recorded the damning points.
Furious rushes by Omaha's Kennedy, and harassing air defense by Ted Vactor were among the key plays that finally forced Minnesota to give up the ball on downs as its final bid died.
Before the game, Coach Murray Warmath had said this Minnesota team could beat the 1963 product that held Nebraska to a 14-to-7 victory.
Those words had an ominous ring as the Gophers passed and hacked their way to 65 yards at the start of the second quarter to go ahead, 7 to 0, on Hankinson' eight yard pass to End Aaron Brown and Reid's conversion.
Now this was a daring, swashbuckling Minnesota team, reflecting on none of the ball-control philosophy from Warmath's background in Tennessee-style football.
There were eight passes in the drive's 14 plays. And it was a fourth-down pass that put Minnesota on top.
Meanwhile, Nebraska continued to hit hard and watch for a vital opening in the manner of a veteran prizefighter. The break was created when Larry Kramer, Wilson and McCloughan swarmed over Whitlow as he bobbled a punt reception.
Kramer, a Minnesota native who was to be voted Nebraska's outstanding lineman in this sweet victory, made the recovery on the Gopher 17.
After reaching the three-yard line, Nebraska had to knock three times to get through the grudging defense. The pay-off was a wedge by Duda as Guards John Dervin and Griesse helped wide the hole.
End Bob Brugger raced in to block Drum's placement attempt.
Now down 6 to 7, Nebraska created another so-called "break" by slamming Brown thunderously after he had taken a short pass from Hankinson. North Platte's Larry Wachholtz, one of Devaney's remarkable sophomores, claimed the ball on Minnesota's 32.
Nebraska used a new alignment–balanced line with widely split ends–to help keep this bid alive.
It produced a 10-yard pass, Duda to Tony Jeter. After two knifing runs by Solich, and with the ball on the 10, Duda ran far to his right and pitched out to McCloughan, who streaked straight ahead into the end zone.
Duda went for a bonus conversion, but his toss to Jeter fell incomplete. The half ended with that count 12 to 7.
Minnesota went ahead for the second time when Hankinson failed to find an open-receiver while cocking his arm at the Nebraska 32 in the third period.
The Huskers who weren't rushing him were throwing a blanket around the scattered would-be receivers. Finding the left side open, Hankinson wheeled wide in that direction and fled to a touchdown without much challenge.
Reid's placement gave Minnesota a 14-to-12 edge.
The first doubt on Nebraska's victory chances was cast late in the third period when a 61-yard march fizzled on the Minnesota 10. There was more apprehension early in the fourth when the Gophers drove to the N.U. 11.
However, John Strohmyer thwarted that opportunity when he nailed Crockett for a yard loss, forcing a fourth-down field goal attempt from the 19. Reid's kick was wide.
A couple of minutes later, Crockett set sail on his return of Kirkland's punt and the stage was set for the nerve-fraying finish.
Today, when it seems nothing more exciting could happen to the Huskers, Coach Devaney will remind them they open their Big Eight title defense at Iowa State in six days.
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"What has gotten into you lately? Skipping exams, party multiple nights of the week, stalking TAs". Direct quote from my friend last night at dinner. Said in jest of course, but I just feel so relaxed. Very weird because I'm the most tightly wound person EVER. Incredibly hard for me to relax but that's how I feel.
My audit became official today so I am no longer obliged to take the physio exam tmrw. Part of me wants to but I haven't even begun to study for it so I'm think that's not going to happen. Not a big deal at all and it means I can go out tonight. Since I'm also going out Friday (the Bash) I will be partying multiple nights this week (again). And yes, totally trying to run into (aka stalking) my Hot-Spanish-TA is an ongoing action.
Speaking of Spanish, last night was really fun. Very awkward but very fun. First off, I'm an awkward person in general. For real. Second, the only ppl there were Hot-Spanish-TA, the other Spanish TA and the German TA (who speaks fluent Spanish). And me. Seriously. Ummm did I mention that I only have 3 semesters of Spanish under my belt? Regardless I think I held my own. I did realize that my Spanish, while terrible, is understandable (most of the time) and I am excited for next time, as this is really informal and we just sat around talking about things and getting to know each other.
Definitely put me on cloud 9 for the rest of the night. And clearly onto this morning because I had another great run. 3 in a row?! What is this? Haha. Today I decided to roll the dice and just plan a 9 route because of the past two days. Plus I wanted to see if running that way was a fluke or not. I debated doing a tempo (and even tried for the first mile) but decided against it because my mind wasn't focused at all.
The miles passed quickly and easily. Except for when a mangy little poodle came out and ran after me. The owner was really nice and apologetic but I couldn't help but notice how BIG the teeth were in relation to the rest of the damn dog. Although I prolly could have punted it if it had tried anything (can you tell I'm not a dog lover? heh).
In the end it was a good call running the 9. My legs are feeling incredibly strong and I like having one big route to do rather than start off with a shorter route and have to add multiple stuff to it. Breaks me out of "the Zone".
I've been really enjoy the zen time that my mind/body is having on these runs. My body just seems to be taking over and knows what it needs to do. Like I mentioned yesterday, the stars just seem to be in alignment lately. However, I risk breaking that if I go out tonight (as I really want to do to see Hot-Spanish-TA) because I'd prolly take a rest day because, as I discovered last week, running after 4 hours of sleep (while I ran amazingly) kind of kills the mental sharpness for the rest of the day.
Some corework was done as well this morning. I did:
- Plank
- Rows (sit on your butt and extend your body almost fully – as close to the floor as possible- then contract your abs to pull yourself back up)
- Bicycles
I've noticed less of a "burn" feeling during my normal core exercise (even though I rotate) so I'm likely going to have to google some new ones. Who knows when I'll get around to it but that's the plan Stan.
Time to go off to do some work and hope that I run into Hot-Spanish-TA. But first…The Facts of Life
Sadly this is the last installment — and doubly sad is the fact that there's only 3 of them 😦
61. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
62. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Bud Lights than Kay.
63. The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat ass before dinner.


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Steve is a seasoned intellectual property trial lawyer who has successfully represented clients in District Courts across the United States, the US International Trade Commission and international tribunals. Currently, he is preparing for an ITC trial relating to high-speed memory modules.
His practice emphasizes patent litigation, representing patent owners and accused infringers in cases involving telecommunications, semiconductors, software, and biotech diagnostics. His experience handling both enforcement and defense representations informs his approach to developing and deploying successful strategies for his clients.
Clients have entrusted Steve to handle cases against some of the biggest technology companies in the world, enforcing patent owner rights and helping them to secure individual settlements of more than a hundred million dollars. In his representation of accused infringers, Steve has achieved successes in the form of trial victories, summary judgment, and early settlements for nuisance amounts.
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His insights and views on intellectual property issues are frequently sought and have been featured in publications such as the Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, PC World, Red Herring, IP Law & Business, and Law360. Most recently, Steve has published and presented on the topic of damages and the Federal Circuit's current approach to the Entire Market Value Rule.
He has been listed among the top IP litigators in Silicon Valley by The Legal 500 and has also been recognized multiple times as one of the Top 50 IP litigators in California by the Daily Journal. He was also previously recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the top "40 Under 40" litigators in the country.
- University of San Francisco (JD)
- Cornell University (BS, Electrical Engineering)
International Trade Commission
- Certain Food Waste Disposers and Components and Packaging Thereof (337-TA-838) - Trial counsel for respondent Anaheim Manufacturing in unusual Section 337 investigation involving patents, trademarks, and trade dress regarding garbage disposers. Won complete victory when the complainant unconditionally dropped all claims following the first day of trial.
- Certain Ceramic Capacitors and Products Containing Same (337-TA-692) - Trial counsel for respondent Samsung Electro Mechanical Co., Ltd. in a Section 337 case relating to multilayer ceramic capacitors. Prevailed on all three patents asserted at trial.
- Certain Digital Television Products and Certain Products Containing Same and Methods of Using Same (337-TA-617) - Trial counsel for respondent Top Victory Electronics (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. in Section 337 case relating to chipsets used in digital televisions. Prevailed on both patents in suit.
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- Intellectual Ventures I and II v. AT&T, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile and US Cellular. Lead counsel in two cases involving 28 patents related to various aspects of telecommunications services including LTE and 3G infrastructure, SMS messaging, MMS messaging, web-based services and directory assistance technology.
- Amkor Technologies v. Synoptics, Inc. et al. Represented Amkor in patent and trademark dispute related fabrication and packaging technology for fingerprint sensors.
- BPI Sports LLC v. NAI. Lead counsel for BPI in patent infringement case involving nutritional supplements utilizing L-citruline, resulting in settlement by defendant.
- BPI Sports LLC v. Cellular. Lead counsel for BPI in trademark infringement case, resulting in favorable settlement.
- Convolve, Inc. v. Seagate Technology. Lead counsel for Seagate regarding claims of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation where the plaintiff alleged more than a billion dollars in damages. This case led to the landmark Federal Circuit decision, In Re Seagate Technology, in which the court overturned 24 years of precedent in Seagate's favor, preserving the attorney-client privilege and abolishing the duty of care standard for defendants on notice of a patent claim. Client prevailed on summary judgment resolving all direct liability issues.
- Global lead counsel for Intergraph Corp. and Intergraph Hardware Technologies, Co. against Hewlett-Packard-Packard in five separate patent infringement cases venues in California, Texas, and Germany resulting in a US $141 million settlement for Intergraph.
- PACid LLC v. Lenovo Group Ltd. Lead counsel for Lenovo in patent litigation relating to encryption technology.
- F&G Research v. Creative Labs. Lead counsel for Creative, prevailing on summary judgment resulting in complete victory for Creative prior to discovery phase.
- AudioMPEG v. Creative Labs. Represented Creative in patent infringement case relating to audio compression technology.
- Creative Labs v. Apple, Inc. Represented Creative in patent infringement cases relating to hierarchical database structures and user interface design.
- Hitachi Ltd. v. AmTran. Lead counsel for Hitachi in patent cases regarding computer display technology. Resulted in substantial license.
- Hitachi Ltd. v. Top Victory Electronics. Lead counsel for Hitachi in patent cases regarding computer display technology. Resulted in substantial license.
- Hitachi Ltd. v. Proview. Lead counsel for Hitachi in patent cases regarding computer display technology. Resulted in substantial license.
- Phoenix Technologies v. DeviceVM. Lead counsel for DeviceVM in a patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation case relating to "instant on" boot routine technology. Resulted in Phoenix making a payment to DeviceVM.
- Intergraph v. Intel. Defended Intergraph with respect to claims by Intel that Intergraph had infringed seven patents. The case settled, with Intel paying Intergraph in excess of US $350 million.
- Bella Bella v. Neutropenia, et al. Represented Neutrogena and Johnson & Johnson in a patent infringement case involving abrading facial creams in a case we quickly resolved.
- NEC Corp. v. Hyundai Electronics. Represented Hyundai in a multi-patent case relating to DRAM structure and process technology.
Recognition & Awards
- The Legal 500: Top IP litigators in Silicon Valley
- Included on the Super Lawyers: Top Attorneys in Northern California list (2004 - 2019)
- California Daily Journal: Top 50 IP Litigators
- National Law Journal: 40 Under 40 (2009)
- American Airlines: Featured in "America's Best Lawyers," an in-flight radio story
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Cert. Denied – Patent Owners Still Must Prove Unpatented Features Did Not Drive Consumer Purchasing to Rely on EMVR
March 18, 2019 | Blog | By Stephen J. Akerley, Philip C. Ducker, Adrian Kwan
CAFC Affirms Prior Jury Verdict Admissible in Upholding $140M Verdict against Time Warner
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Automated Tracking Solutions, LLC v. The Coca-Cola Company
March 5, 2018 | Blog | By Stephen J. Akerley, Adrian Kwan
Federal Circuit Approves Apportioning Damages through a Thorough and Reliable Analysis of the Royalty Rate
February 15, 2018 | Blog | By Stephen J. Akerley, Philip C. Ducker
Damages Apportionment for Infringing A Method Claim When The Smallest Saleable Unit Performs Infringing and Non-Infringing Functions
January 22, 2018 | Blog | By Stephen J. Akerley, Philip C. Ducker
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The PTAB Has Another Appointment With the Federal Circuit + SEPs Have a Little More Bite at the ITC
October 30, 2019
SK Hynix Memory Products Infringe Netlist IP, ITC Judge Finds
October 22, 2019
The article noted that the Mintz team representing Netlist includes Member and Chair of the Intellectual Property Division Michael Renaud, along with Members James Wodarski, Drew DeVoogd, Steve Akerley, Aarti Shah, and Associates Kristina Cary, Matthew Galica, and Tiffany Knapp.
What In-House Counsel Weigh Before Using Litigation Finance
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"In five years, I've seen what I would consider one of the most dramatic effects of any decision or change in legislation as it relates to the patent system," Mr. Akerly said.


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MESA, Ariz. - Chris Bassitt never found his footing this spring, and the A's right-hander believes the lack of a defined role didn't help him.
"I was told coming into camp I was going to compete for a starting spot and never got a single chance," said Bassitt, who is nearly two years removed from Tommy John surgery. "That part alone is frustrating. It's hard to prepare when you don't know what you're preparing for. Anyone just wants to know what they're expecting out of you and so far no one can really answer that yet."
Bassitt, 29, had an ERA of 7.11 in six appearances, covering 6 1/3 innings. Batters hit .308 against him and he walked six and allowed two homers while striking out five. He was optioned to minor-league camp Sunday.
"I was inconsistent but I kind of expected that because I was coming in this year as a starter and wasn't starting," he said. "The way my mechanics are, I pretty much have to go out of the stretch when I come out of the bullpen, and I wasn't prepared to be a reliever, I really wasn't. It's frustrating all around that wasn't relayed to me all offseason."
Bassitt speculated that given his lack of innings last year, perhaps the team has wanted to limit his workload early in the season. "I'm not the kind of person who's going to complain," he said. "I'll do whatever you want, if you want me to be a damn batboy, I'll do that, I really don't care. Just tell me. It's OK, I understand - there were a lot of curveballs they got thrown this camp, Sean Manaea went down early in the camp, now Jharel (Cotton) is out. There were lots of things happening. It's fine."
Manager Bob Melvin said he felt as if Bassitt's role as something of a swing-man, long relief/potential starter, had been addressed adequately. "We tried to intimate that to him," he said. "It looked like what (Daniel) Gossett is doing right now and (Gossett) didn't have a problem with that, he's just going out and pitching. I understand what Bass is saying, but he's got to be ready for just about anything, that's really what his role is now, a potential hybrid-type role. He never really performed where he could be stretched out (to start).
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Muckraker: The power of pillow-talk
HERE is the reality that will roil ABC supporters for weeks: any attempt to get Uncle Tom to censure 'Maeasiah is a fool's errant.
So your rants on radio stations and Facebook are just that: rants.
And that's putting it mildly because they are probably just farts devoid of either stink or thunder.
You can ridicule 'Maeasiah until donkeys have binoculars and goats are hired as wedding maids but nothing is going to change.
With time you will realise that work done equals zero.
Nyoe, nyoe, nyoe he has to choose between listening to the party members or 'Maeasiah.
Nyoe, nyoe, nyoe if he wants to stick to his wife then he should leave politics.
Nyoe, nyoe, nyoe Uncle Tom has been captured.
There is nothing wrong with wishful thinking as long as you don't believe that it will amount to something substantial.
If wishes were horses Metsing would be riding them into Maseru without worrying about being arrested.
Size Two would still be in government pelting opponents with his vulgar jibes.
The point of these examples is to illustrate that wishes should never interfere with reality.
There are several reasons why these noises will not bother Uncle Tom. The first is that no man will listen to an instruction to censure his wife.
Thabane does not give a rat's behind how much you dislike his wife because he did not marry her for you. If you think Muckraker is telling tall tales ask the mother-in-laws who have lost their sons to their wives.
The second is that when it comes to the art of influencing Uncle Tom you cannot possibly compete with 'Maeasiah. She has 24 hours with him while all you have is airtime to scream on a phone-in-programmes and some internet bundles to poop some drivel on WhatsApp and Facebook.
The third is that you don't know Thabane more than 'Maeasiah. You might have bumjived and sang at ABC rallies for more than a decade but only 'Maeasiah knows him well enough to get in his ear.
The fourth is that you don't know Uncle Tom's buttons more than 'Maeasiah. She is the one who rubs his back and feet while you are busy screaming on radio. Reason number five is that you don't share a pillow with Uncle Tom. While you are fuming on Facebook 'Maeasiah is slowly whispering things into Uncle Tom's ear, pleading her case and extracting concessions.
But the main reason why your whining will not amount to much is that you don't own the party and Uncle Tom does. This matters in a country where parties are centred on founders and leaders rather than members.
You are just a supporter under the illusion that you have a stake in the party. If Uncle Tom ever told you that the party is owned by the people then he was misleading you horribly. He was pulling a fast one on you. If you fell for that common trick then it's not Uncle Tom's problem that you are daft. your ownership of the party is implied rather than real. The truth is that the party belongs to Uncle Tom. And because Uncle Tom and 'Maeasiah are married in community of property it means 'Maeasiah also owns the party.
You can crack your heads all you want but that is the reality. Facts – as you will learn in the next few months – are neither emotional nor pliable. Your only relevance to the party is a single vote which the party might get from the next person.
Your membership contribution is not what is running the party. Printing your membership card probably costs way more than your subscription.
Therefore your brain might be the size of the punctuation mark at the end of this sentence if you think you can influence Uncle Tom to clip 'Maeasiah's flapping wings.
The same should be said for ministers like Maliehe who forget that they serve at Uncle Tom's pleasure. He too will learn in the next few weeks that Uncle Tom has no intention of being told how to handle his wife and his cabinet has no space for people who speak their mind, especially when it's against the boss and his wife.
It might take a little while for this message to sink in the thick heads of ABC zealots but it eventually will.
The bottom line is that Uncle Tom does not have to choose between 'Maeasiah and the ABC because he owns both. Does that get your goat ABC supporters?
Well, it shouldn't because that is just the way it is. In the battle for Uncle Tom's heart ABC supporters have nothing on 'Maeasiah.
It is important to accept this reality because it might help you to expend your energy on more fruitful endeavours.
ABC supporters, men and women, should not pretend that they don't know they are fighting a losing battle. Those married would know the power spouses have on each other.
They would know the potency of pillow talk.
Muckraker holds no brief for 'Maeasiah but she suspects the sister is the latest scapegoat of a limping coalition government.
The unbridled anger against her seems overdone and somewhat mischievous. 'Maeasiah might be pulling some strings here and there but she is not the one holding the noose on this government's neck.
She has her flaws like every human being but none that can be considered fatal for the fledgling government.
'Maeasiah might be rubbing some people the wrong way but she has not turned the government upside down. It could be true that she has a tendency to harangue some ministers but she is not stopping them from performing their duties.
The point here is that none of 'Maeasiah's supposed transgressions are strong enough to throw spanners in the works.
The truth is that the coalition government doesn't seem to have a solid plan on how to extricate itself from the vice of its own promises. It is being hoist by its own petard.
Having over-promised and under-delivered it finds itself being mercilessly spanked on radio and social media. Thus far, the only jobs created are those for a handful of boys and girls.
And even those that have been dished to the favoured few have been stolen from the loathed few.
As Muckraker writes this suppliers have not been paid for months. Government coffers are empty. Projects have stalled. And all these have nothing to do with Uncle Tom's better half. Those who want to link her to the failures of the government are being dishonest.
Yet even if we assume that she has the power to stop progress Muckraker cannot see why that should be her problem.
She is neither the first nor the last person to try to influence decisions in government. We are all seeking for ways to sway matters in our favour.
That is why ministers' offices are always teeming with riff-raff that comes unannounced. It is the same reason why so many people are in a stampede to ingratiate themselves with those in power.
The only difference with 'Maeasiah is that she happens to sit right where power dwells. She doesn't have to shout to be heard.
She doesn't have to make an appointment with the man in power in order to get things moving.
She could whisper in Uncle Tom's ear for 24 hours, uninterrupted. And she can also block out other noises for leakers who want to pile ideas into Uncle's ear.
Again this is not her problem because it comes with the territory. She just happens to dwell in that space.
The DC people must not laugh too loud because we all know that it is pillow talk that led to the demise of their party and government. Phew! This bedroom thing is in companies, churches, stokvels and burial societies. Get over it!
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Hawaii's Swelling Lava Lake Charts a Volcano's Hidden Plumbing
Geophysicists used unique seismic signatures to track the cyclic rise and fall of lava inside Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park's Overlook crater.
Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid EarthOver the past 7 years, the "Overlook crater" near the summit of Kilauea Volcano has grown from just 35 to more than 200 meters wide and now hosts one of the largest lava lakes in the world (shown here). Recent research sheds light on gas-pistoning activity that may have contributed to the dramatic rise and fall of lava columns connected to the crater. Credit: USGS
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It's been 7 years since an explosive eruption left a massive hole in Halemaʻumaʻu crater, just below an overlook point at the summit of Kilauea Volcano in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. As the surrounding walls have collapsed, the "Overlook crater" has grown from just 35 to more than 200 meters wide and now hosts an impressive lava lake. Scientists suspect the lava lake's depth, estimated at around 200 meters, makes it among the largest in the world.
The action has been monitored by a network of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory seismometers, which allowed Chouet and Dawson to track tremors originating from a kilometer below the surface. Before the lake formed, the instruments caught degassing bursts from the top of the lava column. Since then, much of the seismic activity can be explained by rockfalls as the crater grows. A third type of activity is more puzzling, consisting of unusual pressure drops from somewhere within the magma system, but with no signs of disturbance on the lake's surface.
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The pair tracked the signature to a single point source that sits 1 kilometer below Halemaʻumaʻu crater's eastern flank. The seismic waves also map out the volcano's plumbing system, which consists of pipes, dikes, and fissures beneath the park that correspond well to previous attempts to chart the underground network.
Using numerical simulations, the researchers calculated that layers of foam—perhaps tens of meters high—grew and collapsed over the 5-day period and that the gas-pistoning activity likely happened in a 6-meter-wide pipe that connected the crater to an adjacent dike system. This study is central to determining the behavior of the magmatic system beneath Halemaʻumaʻu and volcanic systems in general, protecting communities in Hawaii and around the world. (Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, doi:10.1002/2014JB011789, 2015)
—Eric Betz, Freelance Writer
Citation: Betz, E. (2015), Hawaii's Swelling Lava Lake Charts a Volcano's Hidden Plumbing, Eos, 96, doi:10.1029/2015EO042055. Published 30 December 2015https://eos.org/research-spotlights/hawaiis-swelling-lava-lake-charts-a-volcanos-hidden-plumbing


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After visiting seventy different countries in Europe, Asia and America; after surveying and carefully studying missionary methods in various fields; after taking part in missionary conferences and conventions for years past; after conferring with leaders of many missionary societies; after extensive reading, prayer and meditation, I have come to the following definite conclusions regarding missionary work:
- Our Work must be Evangelical
There must be no higher criticism, no modernism in our ranks. Every worker must stand four-square for the great fundamentals of the Faith. No missionary must be engaged who doubts the Virgin birth, the deity of Christ, His vicarious death, salvation by faith, the need of regeneration, the inspiration of the Bible, the bodily resurrection of Christ, and His pre-millennial coming, etc. To support any other is nothing short of a tragedy. A house divided against itself cannot stand. We must see to it that our money is not used to help the enemies of the Gospel.
- Our Work must be Evangelistic
We are to evangelise the world. To Christianise the nations in this dispensation is impossible, since it is not God's plan. Our business is to co-operate with the Holy Spirit in the taking out of "a people for His name."
We are not to major on hospitals or give ourselves over to medical work. We are not to erect schools and colleges and spend our time educating the heathen. We are not to give ourselves, primarily, to the social, political and industrial betterment of those who have no interest in Christ. Nor are we to introduce our western civilization in an effort to change the manners and customs of the people. We can relieve simple ailments as we go about our work, in our clinics, but only to get a hearing for the Gospel. And of course we will teach both Christians and seekers to read and write so that they may be able to study the Bible. Nor will we forget the children. But we will not put these things first.
Our work is to preach the Gospel and we must not be side-tracked. Institutional work puts the cart before the horse. The Gospel must go first. Raw savages can be saved. Ignorant heathen can be transformed into saints. The by-products will all follow in due time, as needed. Let us put our money into the souls of men, and our investment will stand forever.
- Our missionaries ought not to be pastors of native churches
Think, if you will, of Chinese and Africans becoming our pastors. How long before we would rebel? But furthermore, how dare we localise our work! The vision of the whole field, the whole world must ever be kept in view. As soon as converts have been won and a church formed, elders should be appointed to act as overseers of the flock, and the missionary pass on, following the example of Paul, to the unevangelised fields.
- The chief work of the missionary must be the training of native Christians
Never can we send out a sufficient number of foreign workers to occupy every village, town and city throughout the world. But we can, with a few missionaries, train enough native workers to evangelise every nation. That was the policy of Jesus. He trained the twelve, then the seventy and sent them forth. Let us follow His example. Let every one of our missionaries choose and train his twelve and seventy. The best way is by establishing temporary training camps, or by bringing them to a centrally located Bible school for short but intensive terms of study.
- Native pastors and churches should not be supported by foreign funds.
The work should be self-supporting, self-governing and self-propagating, and that from the first. No one can be healthy and strong while leaning on another. And the habit once started is hard to break. Churches have become weak and indolent rather than aggressive and powerful as a result of foreign support. The vision of evangelism and its responsibility has been lost, and the outcome, in many cases, has been most disastrous.
On the other hand, we must recognise "Paul's Company", the group of native evangelists, trained in our Bible Schools, who need help in opening up new territory. So long as they are doing pioneer work in unoccupied areas, and continually moving about, they are entitled to support, at least until the churches founded are strong enough to shoulder the burden.
- We should make it a rule to aim for the largest centres of population
That was Paul's method. He seldom went to the village; he went to the city. He never sought the back street; he sought the well-known, centrally located synagogue. He struck for the marketplace where everybody congregated. Within a few days or hours at most, he had everyone talking. He planted the Gospel first of all in Ephesus, Corinth, Philippi and Rome, all great world centres. And from these large cities it was sounded out to all the region round about.
- We must concentrate on the unoccupied areas
If we want to bring back the King, if we want to hasten His coming, we must take the Gospel to the last tribe, the last people, the last nation. We must go to "the regions beyond" to the places where Christ has "not been named". That too was always Paul's method. He did not enjoy building on another man's foundation. The place of greatest need is always God's place of greatest opportunity. Jesus never forgot the "other towns" and the "other sheep".
- In matters of finance there should be information, prayer and faith
Information results in inspiration. To withhold information regarding either the work or the needs, is to deny God's people the spiritual blessing that would otherwise be theirs. Moreover, untold thousands will never even hear of the existence of many splendid efforts, unless large conventions and conferences are held to make the work known. Not only do missionary organisations need our help; we need the inspiration and blessing that a knowledge of their work and needs provides. To ask a new candidate to secure hundreds of dollars for transportation, equipment and support, and then forbid him to make it known, is simply absurd. We are not all called to be a George Muller.
But then, besides telling the people, we must tell God. Prayer and missions go hand in hand. The greatest of all help in missionary work is that of intercession. We must advance on our knees. God has promised to answer prayer, and if He does not, if we are forced to send short allowances, we should check up at once. Unless our policy works, it is useless. If we are going to trust God, we must really trust Him. He is able to move in the hearts of His people in answer to the prayer of faith and cause them to act on the information given, and contribute to the work.
- We should never go into debt
"Owe no man anything," is His Word. TO disobey is to court disaster. We have no right to go forward until God supplies the funds. Let us get our prayers answered for the amount needed first, instead of forging ahead and then looking for the money that does not come in. If God can provide for our needs after, He can just as easily do so before. George Mueller spent only what God gave him. He prayed first for money necessary and waited for God to answer that prayer before going ahead. And that is always a safe procedure. We have no right to incur debts for others to pay. Let us get out and keep out. Debt is a disgrace. It is dishonouring to God.
- Allowance should be based on needs, not worth
The best plan is to share and share alike, that is if we have faith enough to keep the pot full, then there will be sufficient for all. It is dangerous to pay big salaries. Most so-called Faith Missions set aside just sufficient to meet the cost of living, and that is a wise plan. It does not put the missionary too high above the native. It does not overburden the church at home. It honours God. Too much equipment is a hindrance rather than a blessing.
- Our overhead must be kept low
One of the greatest criticism of missionary work today is provoked by the amount used for home expenses. I would strongly advise every contributor to find out just what portion of his dollar actually gets to the field, and how much is used for overhead. Surely fifteen percent should be sufficient to take care of the needs at home, and even that should be so designated. If money is given for the foreign field, to the foreign field it should go.
These, then, are the principles and practices that should govern missionary work. To ignore them is to court disaster. To apply them is to experience the blessing of God.
(The Challenge of Missions, Pages 121 -126)


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I came across this post by Robert on tumblr and, with his permission, am reposting it here on OV. This is a great primer on the whys/hows of using symbols; don't just stop with mandalas/hex signs… look into the deeper meaning behind the designs and you'll get much more out of them.
Robert Ryan tattoos at Electric Tattoo in Bradley Beach, NJ.
Mandala Sheet 2012. Robert Ryan Electric Tattoo -2012
Lately many people have asked me how I started painting and tattooing these images. For me it began with "Hex" signs of the Pennsylvania Dutch that I had seen as a child at my Grandfathers farm, Later in my teenage years I began to study the Vedanta, (Vedic Hymns) I began to notice similar patterns used in the Hindu tradition known as the Yantra. Then seeing them in Tibetan Buddhist mandalas , Then again in the Islamic tradition in the decoration and structural designs of the Mosque. Finally as I began my tattoo apprenticeship I started finding many traditional tattoo designs that had mutated from compass roses into these emblematic star and flower clusters. This thread runs deep. Early on in my career I saw a tattoo that Brooklyn tattoo master Mike Perfetto did on NYC bar owner Deb Parker which incorporated Pennsylvania dutch folk flowers and traditional swallows I was floored!
Later that same year I met tattooer Daniel Higgs and was blown away that he was also using this powerful visual element in his own work. From that point I was convinced. I began working with many different patterns from various cultures and time periods. This study was so important to my life because it brought me to an understanding of sacred geometry which I believe is the formulaic system of all living things. Now these images has become very popular in modern tattooing which was inevitable, They resonate on so many levels with artists and collectors . Its refreshing to see but sadly I have noticed many tattooers using them carelessly, arbitrarily adding them to the long laundry list of designs to make things "mystical" or weird for weirds sake. The shame of it is that we can all benefit from the proper use of these symbols, Tattooer and client alike.
Study of the mandala can be employed for focusing the minds attention, a spiritual teaching tool to establish sacred space, and as an aid for meditation and trance induction. Most importantly mandalas can teach us balance to create wholeness in our lives . These images should be pursued with respect and reverence for it's development and purpose . I think it is important to note the works of Tattooers like Thomas Hooper, Jondix, Tomas Tomas, Xed Le Head, Steve Byrne, Chad Koeplinger, Tom Yak , Greg Christiansan as well as many who have taken the time and effort to properly understand and apply these designs with incredible results. When manifested with the correct amount of love these talismans may bring endless joy to many. -RR


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Delta is offering double Medallion Qualification Miles for Delta-coded flights booked at delta.com between March 31 and April 30, for travel through June 30, 2008. Registration required.
With three months to fly under this offer, (the next level of) elite status will be a gimme for many. With just 75,000 qualifying miles for top tier, and with elite qualifying miles available to high spenders on both the personal and small business co-branded American Express card, Delta right now is the easiest top tier status to obtain among major US carriers.
On the one hand, their program has gotten increasingly unfriendly. I've long said the only reason to focus on Delta is if you're living in Atlanta and more or less captive. But top tier elites get many of the unfriendly fees waives (such as award redeposits). And this offer substnatially lowers the threshold for getting there.
While I've not been a huge fan of Delta lately, I'd rather be a Delta Platinum Medallion than a Northwest or Continental Silver…


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Even so, I spend very little time putting "backstory moments" into my narrative. Rather, the history of Eolyn's people is revealed through conversation and shared experiences. As a result, the reader receives different versions of history, depending on who is telling the story, and there are swaths of history that are never explicitly revealed, even though they impact each and every character in very important ways.
Once in a while, I like to use this blog to touch upon historical themes that are important to Eolyn's world, even if they are not readily apparent in the novels. Today I want to talk a little about the deep history of Moisehen and its neighbors, Roenfyn, Galia, the Land of the Syrnte, and the Kingdoms of the Paramen Mountains.
Early in the story of Eolyn, the legend of the origin of magic is told. This is one of the defining historical myths of Eolyn's people. The discovery of magic is attributed to Aithne and her lover Caradoc. By bringing magic to their people, Aithne and Caradoc transform history. They also ignite the wrath of certain gods, and a rift develops between those gods who support the use of magic (represented by Dragon), and those gods who do not (represented by Thunder).
It's important to note that this was a cultural revolution, of sorts. Until Dragon appeared to Caedmon, it was strictly forbidden to use magic as a destructive force. The advent of the mage and maga warriors, while turning the tide of the war, also introduced important tensions that would persist for centuries to come.
But I digress. Between Caedmon's magic and the military prowess of the warrior chief Vortingen, who aligned with the People of Dragon, the People of Thunder were not only defeated, but greatly weakened and reduced in numbers. What remained of their tribes united to establish the small and relatively inconsequential Kingdom of Roenfyn.
The People of Dragon, on the other hand, flourished in the centuries that followed. Three principle kingdoms were born from their numbers. To the east of Roenfyn, the warrior chief Vortingen founded a line of kings in the land-locked and forested realm of Moisehen. To the west and south, the powerful wizards of Galia established their own mysterious traditions in a terrain where the fury of volcanoes mingled with the unpredictable moods of the open sea.
Subsequent migrations from Moisehen led to a mixing with the tribes of the eastern deserts and the emergence of the Syrnte empire, with its elegant peoples and sophisticated cities. The people of the Paramen Mountains also share a common history with Moisehen, and among all the kingdoms, probably maintain the closest ties with Eolyn's people in terms of bloodlines and cultural traditions.
The novel Eolyn focuses on the reconciliation of two important factions within the magical tradition of Moisehen: the Daughters of Aithne, also called magas, and the Sons of Caradoc, also called mages. Eolyn is born toward the end of a devastating civil war that pitted magas against mages, and that destroyed a millennial balance between male and female magic. This process, wrought with turbulence and uncertainty, is embodied in Eolyn's relationship with Akmael, which grows from innocent friendship to burgeoning love, and then, tragically, into doubt, suspicion, open confrontation, and warfare.
As Moisehen struggles to find peace with itself, the kingdom is consumed by the broader canvass of history. High Maga brings the Syrnte people back with a legitimate claim to the throne occupied by Akmael. Daughter of Aithne expands the struggle to include Roenfyn, Galia, and the Paramen Mountains. In all three novels, beneath the sagas of the individual characters runs the deeper tragedy that a people once united in history and purpose are now pitted against each other in a vicious struggle for power.
But with that tragedy comes hope, and as each character plays his or her part in history, we begin to see hints of a world that might at last hold reconciliation, not only between the Sons and Daughters of Aithne and Caradoc, but ultimately between the People of Dragon and the People of Thunder.
Of course, such an achievement would require the gods themselves to be at peace. Could such a thing be possible? Only time, and the novels, will tell.
Next week's preview from HIGH MAGA will include a scene from Eolyn and Akmael's first encounter, some four years after they faced each other as rivals in the Battle of Aerunden.
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Our three-day trekking and caving adventure includes the very best wild caves of the region including Ken Cave, Kim Cave, Secret Cave, Hung Ton Cave and Tu Lan Cave. Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime and one of the most talked about adventure experiences in Vietnam!
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Day 1: Phong Nha – Tan Hoa – Tu Lan (L,D)
You will be picked up in Phong Nha between 8:00 am and 8:30 am at your hotel and driven to the little village of Tan Hoa for your initial safety briefing.
You'll then set off across sweeping fields for 2.5 km to the Rao Nan River, where climbing ensues (50 m), up a rocky slope to find the entrance of Secret Cave for your first cave discovery.
You'll then trek through Hung Ton Valley and up Hung Ton Mountain. It's 2 km more along the mountain ridge until Mango Mountain, where the reward is a picnic lunch and from there, the trek continues into and through Tu Lan Valley (2 km).
You'll finish your afternoon on a more relaxed note with swimming around the waterfall, followed by a BBQ dinner, and singing around the campfire until sleep overcomes you.
Day 2: Tu Lan – Hang Kim – To Mo (B,L,D)
The morning arrives with another full day of adventure. Shortly following breakfast comes a 200 m swim directly into Tu Lan Cave.
Trek 2 km back through the valley to loop back to camp for more waterfall swimming, a rest, and picnic lunch.
Post-lunch, it's a 200 m swim into Ken Cave, followed by a 500 m trek to Hang Kim where swimming (450 m) and exploration (500 m) continues before adventuring 500 m on through To Mo Valley to the To Mo Cave campsite.
Enjoy another beautifully prepared dinner, and the unique experience of camping inside a cave set deep in the Vietnamese jungle.
Day 3: To Mo – Tan Hoa – Phong Nha (B,L)
The last day continues to exude more adventure with breakfast and then a morning swim 200 m upstream past the waterfall and through Hung Ton Cave via what is usually the exit of the cave.
Investigation of the dry passage leads to a 15 m ladder climb up to the entrance of Hung Ton. After trekking across Hung Ton Valley and over the hill to La Ken Valley (2.5 km), enjoy lunch by the river prior to visiting Hung Chuot (300 m).
Early afternoon holds the return trip across Rao Nan River, the beautiful fields, and back to Tan Hoa (2.5 km), where a cold drink will be calling your name.
Showers are available for those who would like to clean up and change. The tour returns to Phong Nha by 5:30 pm.
Tour price: 7.500.000 VND or 330 USD / person
Private tour: Please contact us
We will provide:
Camping gear: hammock/tent, camp light, sleeping bag
Caving & safety gear: caving helmet, caving headlight, life jacket, gloves
Light PVC backpack (if you do not want to take your own, as it will get wet)
Dry bag (for clothing and personal belongings excl. electronics)
Basic canvas trekking boots (only if you do not have your own pair) sizes 36 – 46
Meals: picnic lunches, breakfast (day 2), dinner (day 1)
Professional English-speaking tour guide and guide safety assistant
Porter team to carry all camping gear and prepare all meals
Shared dry box for phones and small cameras (limited availability for larger cameras)
Katadyn (Swiss-made) water filter and purifier (used only by guide and porters)
Basic camping facilities with eco-friendly compost toilet using western toilet seat
First Aid Kit and Medical Rescue Equipment (application by guides and porters only
You will need:
1 long (easy to dry) pants and 1 long sleeved shirt to wear during the trek (quick dry)
1 pair of shorts and t-shirt to wear at campsite plus your swim suit.
1 pair of trekking boots/shoes (if you prefer your own comfortable pair)
1 pair of flip flop (sandals) for campsite
1 medium size towel
2-3 pairs of calf length close weave socks (not ankle socks!)
Personal items: mosquito repellent, sunglasses, hat, camera, underwear, toiletries
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In both the global north and south, religious, national, and cultural fundamentalisms and extremisms are sustained by exclusionary ideologies based on rights-diminishing narratives of religion, ethnonational identity, and cultural supremacy. These narratives are often perpetuated in the name of freedom of religion and belief, and are, at times, codified into law. The application of such laws, policies, and practices prohibits equality for groups and individuals across the globe, including members of religious minorities, freethinkers, humanists, political dissidents, and human rights activists, who are experiencing unjustified violations to their rights to freedom of religion and belief and freedom of expression, often with little to no redress offered. These rights violations persist despite steps taken by the international community to address them.
This side event will focus on maximizing synergies between the various existing frameworks by highlighting case studies of initiatives and programmatic work by civil society organizations, UN agencies and governments. It also aims to create space to foster discussion on the value of increasing "religious literacy," as well as "religious freedom literacy," among the actors tasked with responding to human rights violations in international and diplomacy spaces.
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Combat Engineer, Part 1
I never like playing classic Engineer. I mean, if I need to defend last and I get to set up properly, I'll take out the Jag and start building my Level 3 Sentry Nest, but I much rather play anything else except Sniper. On Offense or just whenever I can get away with it however, I love playing as a Combat Engineer with the Gunslinger. I know it's possible to run a Level 1 Sentry with a rather offensive playstyle, but I personally like using the Mini Sentry since I really like the quick deploy. Being able to rapidly slam… [Continue Reading]Read more


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Another key component for connecting machine and human intelligence is the new IBM X-Force Threat Management Services, which uses a patented artificial intelligence (AI) engine that automates how IBM Security Services manages active threats for clients. Through the use of three different artificial intelligence engines, the platform compares incidents against 600,000 historical use cases and can help automate certain steps in the threat management process which would normally require human intervention.
Together, these new technologies and services tackle an emerging issue around how humans and machine intelligence work together in highly complex environments to solve problems. Security operations centers (SOC) are a hotbed of activity – with companies managing over 200,000 security events per day on average, hundreds of which are incidents that require analysts to take action and resolve. The combination of Intelligent Orchestration and AI technologies provide the full context of the incident, giving companies a guided path to respond quickly and analysts more time to focus on complex and priority threats.
"The collaboration between humans and intelligent machines is going to affect every industry," said Marc van Zadelhoff, General Manager, IBM Security. "In security, we see this manifesting itself first in the security operations center where the data only keeps growing. Companies have an opportunity with breakthroughs like AI for active threat management and Intelligent Orchestration to rewire incident response procedures for the age of intelligence."
Resilient Adds Intelligent Orchestration Capabilities to Incident Response Platform
Over the past nine months, IBM has invested nearly 200,000 hours of research and development to create the new next-generation Resilient Incident Response Platform with Intelligent Orchestration.
A recent report from leading research firm Gartner reveals their Security Operations and Response (SOAR) model as having three essential components: Security Orchestration and Automation, Security Incident Response Platforms, and Threat Intelligence Platforms. With this release, IBM Resilient delivers all three pillars of SOAR within a single integrated platform.
Security analysts can now orchestrate and automate hundreds of time-consuming, repetitive, and complicated response actions that previously required significant human intervention across their SOC tools. The new platform provides analysts with enterprise-grade, integrations out of the box and a new drag-and-drop business process management notation (BPMN) workflow engine. This enables security teams to build more powerful Dynamic Playbooks that direct analysts through a fast, accurate, and expert-level response process, and ensures the right incident information is delivered exactly when they need it. The new platform allows analysts to move and re-use integrations without needing to understand the technical or implementation background. As a result, organizations can improve the speed and agility of their response process and achieve rapid time to value of their security investments.
Core to Intelligent Orchestration's power is the robust ecosystem of partner integrations, also announced today, featuring partners such as Cisco, McAfee, Splunk, Carbon Black, Symantec, and others. Together with these partner technologies, security teams have an open and easy way to share data and actions between technology solutions and security tools. The platform automatically initiates activities across partner technologies, such as monitoring and escalation, identification and enrichment, communication and coordination, and containment, response, and recovery. For more information on the ecosystem and a full list of integrations, visit IBM Resilient's integrations page.
To learn more about the IBM Resilient Incident Response Platform with Intelligent Orchestration, visit: https://www.resilientsystems.com/
Embedding Intelligence into Threat Management
Another innovation that will change the way security analysts and technologies interact is a new patented artificial intelligence engine, which has been designed to enhance the way IBM Security Services manages active threats for clients as part of the new X-Force Threat Management Services.
IBM Security Services analysts will be able to orchestrate the full threat management lifecycle more efficiently than ever through the use of a new technology platform customized specifically for this service. The new IBM X-Force Protection Platform connects tools from IBM and partners with new machine learning and AI algorithms embedded to guide analysts through the entire threat management process, and also automates many simple functions which previously required human intervention.
The platform uses new AI engines to help "triage" an incident during early phases of threat investigation, comparing incidents against IBM Security Services real time and historical data, such as 600,000 historical use-cases, active campaigns already under investigation, current threat and vulnerability data, contextual insights from Watson for Cybersecurity, and more. Using this additional level of analysis, the system can automatically initiate certain actions such as dismissing false positive or duplicate alerts, implementing a virtual quarantine on an infected endpoint, or escalating the incident for further investigation by a higher level analyst.
Through the use of the new Resilient IRP, the system will also support the orchestration of more complex response activities using IBM and partner tools – all from within the Resilient platform.
The X-Force Protection Platform will be leveraged by thousands of IBM Security analysts working in state of the art IBM X-Force Command Centers around the world. This can be complemented expert consulting services like X-Force Red Offensive Security Services & X-Force Incident Response & Intelligence Services (IRIS).
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