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James Reimer made 37 saves and Phil Kessel had a goal and two assists and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-0 on Saturday.
Leo Komarov added his first NHL goal 59 seconds into the game.
Tyler Bozak scored later in the first period, James van Riemsdyk and Kessel added second-period goals.
Korbinian Holzer and Dion Phaneuf scored in the third for Toronto.
The Maple Leafs completed a sweep of a three-game road trip and are 6-1-0 away from the Air Canada Centre this season, including a 2-1 victory in Montreal in their season opener Jan. 19.
Reimer was strong in the second period when Montreal had a 20-8 edge in shots. He made a nice glove save on an Erik Cole one-timer and stopped Brian Gionta on back-to-back chances for his seventh career shutout.
Montreal outshot Toronto 37-28.
The game was a minute old when Nikolai Kulemin tipped the puck past Andrei Markov at the blue line and the Montreal defenseman — coming off two knee surgeries — was unable to get back as Kamorov went to the net to tip in the pass on a 2-on-1 break.
It was the first goal in 12 NHL games for Kamorov, the first-year winger from Estonia.
The goal seemed to throw Montreal into disarray, and the Leafs capitalized as van Riemsdyk banked a puck off Carey Price to Bozak for a shot into an open side at 6:33.
Kessel put a move on the Montreal defense at the side of the net and passed to van Riemsdyk for his seventh goal 3:36 into the second period.
Kessel got his second goal of the season and second in as many games on a power play as he picked the top corner from 15 feet at 18:01.
Holzer made it 5-0 at 4:20 of the fight-filled third period before Phaneuf scored from the slot at 13:15 while on a two-man advantage.
Price let in all six goals and finished with 22 saves.
Notes: Komarov was moved onto a line with Mikhail Grabovski and Kulemin. ... Ryan White was a healthy scratch a game after taking a costly penalty in Thursday's shootout loss in Buffalo. Yannick Weber and Tomas Kaberle were also out for Montreal. ... Mike Komisarek was scratched for a fourth straight game for the Leafs and Dave Steckel didn't dress for a second game.

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Mark your calendar! From June 21- 23, Food+Tech Connect, GRACE Communications Foundation and Applegate are bringing together industry "steakholders" (farmers, butchers, processors, artisans, restaurateurs, retailers, policy advocates and non-profit leaders), technologists, entrepreneurs and creatives for Hack//Meat San Francisco, a hackathon to reimagine the business of meat. Over the course of the weekend, participants will work together to develop data-driven technologies and communication platforms that help to democratize the way meat is produced, processed, distributed, sold and consumed.
In December 2012, we gathered 150+ innovators from across the country for the first Hack//Meat in NYC, which resulted in countless insights, new relationships and, most importantly, 12 new products. Following its success, we heard nonstop from our friends and collaborators on the West Coast that they wanted a chance to hack at these issues, too. So we're putting out a call to the Bay Area's best and brightest: can you help us figure out ways to use technology to bridge the divide between pasture and plate and create a better future for meat?
Over the course of three days, participants will gather at The Institute of Design at Stanford, where, guided by design-thinking facilitators, they will work together to break down business- and consumer education-related sustainable meat challenges and then rapidly prototype new solutions. We will be launching the official registration next week, at which time we will also begin announcing some of the great speakers, prizes and judges we've lined up. As always, you can be sure to expect great food, lots of learning and invaluable new connections. Click on the links to learn about Hack//Meat NYC.
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8 Simple Memories of John Ritter
The sitcom legend died ten years ago.
Ten years ago today, John Ritter passed away at the tragic age of 54 — and on September 11, no less. That memory will always sting. But most of our other memories of the actor fill us with great joy, and we're not alone in that sentiment. Here are eight reasons why we miss him: four by us and four shared with Vulture by those who knew him.
1. Kaley Cuoco, who played his daughter on 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter: "My favorite memory of John was the table reading we had for 8 Simple Rules. I had just turned 16 and I walked in wearing a very tiny outfit. I was sitting at the table reading my script when John walked in the room. He walked straight over to me, pulled off his jacket, threw it over me and said, 'Cover up! I'm not letting you leave dressed like that!' From that instant, he became my TV 'dad.' That man made me laugh harder than anyone ever. My other favorite thing he would do was come up behind you with a potato chip on his shoulder and say, 'Do I have a chip on my shoulder?' He must have said it 100 times, and I laughed EVERY SINGLE TIME. Whenever I eat chips I think of John because I know he's laughing too :)"
2. The six minutes of an incarcerated Jack Tripper acting like a tough guy in this clip from a random 1981 episode of Three's Company, starting at the 11:38 mark; in particular, I love his sheepish flamingo stance at 13:07 and the often useful quote "Gum me!" he unleashes at 15:34.
3. Jeffrey Tambor, who appeared in three different episodes of Three's Company in three different roles (four, if you count the crossover pilot episode of spinoff The Ropers, on which he played a jerky neighbor): "I broke John Ritter up. We were doing a scene [and I made him laugh], and I remember saying, 'This will be one of the happiest times of my career because I just broke the master up.' He was unabashedly a physical comedian. He was unbelievable. You know silly is hard. Just ask Mel Brooks. Just ask Buster Keaton. Just ask Harold Lloyd. Just ask [the members of] Monty Python. Silly is not easy. And only the really, really brilliant ones can do silly."
4. This photograph.
5. Paul Reiser, who co-starred with Ritter (and Martin Short!) in the zany 1983 TV movie Sunset Limousine: "Very soon after moving out to L.A. in 1983 I got my first job — a TV movie playing John Ritter's buddy. I was very excited. I was a big fan of John's and this was a big deal. First day of shooting. I'm in my trailer, nervous. Haven't worked yet, haven't met John yet. There's a knock on my door and then, in a very good, but obviously put-on Liverpool accent, I hear, 'Beatle Paul? It's Beatle John.' Into my life walks John Ritter and we became fast friends — a mutual love of Beatles lore playing no small part. A few months later I get another great job — my first starring role in a movie. I couldn't believe my good fortune. I was loving Hollywood. Then three days into shooting, the producers decided to 'go a different way,' and I was suddenly not-so-much starring in the movie. I was depressed and moping around my sad little apartment and then the phone rang — it was John. I have no idea how he heard so quickly (this was not exactly front page Hollywood Reporter news). But there was John calling to commiserate and tell me about jobs he was fired from and assorted stories of many big-name firings he knew of. Suddenly, I don't feel so bad. In fact, I even felt honored to be in the not-so-elite club of actors who've been given the ignoble boot. John was such a big star already, and for him to take that time and effort to throw an arm around a dejected rookie not only moved me and lifted my spirits, but set an example of generosity and open-heartedness that I try as best I can to remember to pay forward. He was a great big ball of light, John Ritter was. And funny. And I miss him tremendously."
6. This quote by Ritter about his strangest Battle of the Network Stars experience, taken from a 1998 interview I conducted with him for Time Out New York:
I got really pissed off at this one player on the opposite team, and I [jumped him] and wouldn't let go. It was Wilt Chamberlain. I was on on Wilt Chamberlain's back as he was running around. Or course, we planned it all, because Wilt could pound me into the ground. People asked, 'Why did you climb up Wilt Chamberlain?' and I said, 'Because he's there.' Like Sir Edmund Hillary.
7. Henry Winkler, one of Ritter's closest friends since they met in 1978 at a dinner celebrating ABC's 25th anniversary: "His brain was like a supersonic jet. You kept thinking to yourself, God, I wish I'd thought of that. Wow, how did he think of that that quickly? What you never tried to do was match his funny. I never tried to one-up him. Because it was impossible. He topped pretty much everybody. He'd tell the same joke, too. He could tell it three or four or five times a day, and it was as funny the first time as it was the last time he told it that day. Now that is a talent. What would he say? He would just put his hand up to his side like a Borscht Belt comedian and he would say, 'Try the veal, I'm here all week.' And he would use that phrase several times a day and several times a day it was laugh-out-loud funny. I think about him all the time. I miss him all the time."
8. The five-minute sequence below, from 14:50 to 20:12, is one of the funniest moments in television history that no one ever talks about anymore. After agreeing to attend a party on an island thrown by a guy Janet's interested in (and played by Barry Williams, a.k.a. Greg Brady), Jack loads up on tranquilizers to compensate for his fear of flying; his druggy loopiness is exacerbated and comic mischief ensues when a blueblood bro pushes a strong alcoholic beverage dubbed "The Rocket" on him. The scene — which includes the great line "Strut with me mama!" — confirmed to at least one person whose office walls are adorned with two Warholed images of John Ritter created by the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy that he was a comic genius.


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Dianabol is not an extremely androgenic steroid, its androgenicity has been structurally reduced, but androgenic side effects are still possible. Such side effects of Dianabol use include acne, accelerated hair loss in those predisposed to male pattern baldness and body hair growth. Most men should not have a problem with such effects, response will be the final dictator, but most will remain clear. Although the odds are in your favor, such effects are brought on by Methandrostenolone being metabolized by the 5-alpha reductase enzyme. This is the same enzyme responsible for the reduction of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, but the overall conversion here will result in very low amounts of dihydromethandrostenolone. This tells us 5-alpha reductase inhibitors like Finasteride that are often used to combat androgenic side effects will have very little if any affect on Dianabol.
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February 11, 2013 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: Fundamentals of Breastfeeding: An 18 Hour Course
SUBJECT 2: 2013-2014 Department of Health and Senior Services Program for Dietetic Interns
SUBJECT 3: New WIC Nutrition Education Brochures & Updated WIC 7 Form
SUBJECT 4: REMINDER-WIC Help Desk Meeting
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Fundamentals of Breastfeeding-An 18 Hour Course: The state WIC office is hosting the "Fundamentals of Breastfeeding: An 18 Hour Course" in two different locations throughout the state. This training is for nutritionists, nurses and peer counselors who need a comprehensive course to prepare them to assist breastfeeding mothers with normal lactation and common breastfeeding challenges. Dates and training sites are currently scheduled for Springfield (May 15th- May 17th) and Columbia (May 29th -31st). If you would like to attend this training please complete the attached registration form and email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Feel free to share information on this training to area health care providers that may be interested in attending. If you have any questions please contact Kathy Mertzlufft at 573-526-4792 or by email at email@example.com. (ONE ATTACHMENT)
2013-2014 Department of Health and Senior Services Program for Dietetic Interns: We are pleased to announce that the four dietetic interns to begin in August 2013 have been selected. All four of the incoming interns are from local WIC provider agencies and will bring a valuable perspective to the program. We had some excellent candidates for the Missouri Program. Our interns are: Rachel Barry (Douglas Co. & Ozark Co.), Adrienne Olah (Springfield-Greene Co.), Alysha Seals (Johnson Co.), and Samantha Seeman (Columbia-Boone Co.). For more information about the MDHSS Program for Dietetic Interns, please contact Vicki Strickland at firstname.lastname@example.com or 573-526-7961.
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A continuation of CS 211. This course introduces the student to algorithm development, data structures, and graphical interfaces. Prerequisite: CS 211.
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A personal note of thanks to the SCU alumni. You came through in record numbers to secure a $1 million challenge grant for the University.
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Read more about Anton L.V. Avanceña '12 and finishing the Leavey Challenge.
You have made a tremendous gift to Santa Clara through your participation in the Leavey Challenge, and I thank you. Santa Clara University is better and stronger, not only because we secured a $1 million grant from the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation, but, more important, we did it as a community. You responded to the challenge to increase the number of alumni contributions to 9,000 donors. You blew through that goal, and 9,739 of you stepped up for your alma mater—more than 25 percent of all undergraduate alumni contributed $9,600,790. You are amazing! Congratulations!
Let me add that gifts of less than $100 from you and other friends of Santa Clara amounted to $963,651 last year. As you can see, every gift makes a mighty impact because so many of you joined together to pay it forward in support of our terrific students.
Two of you warrant special notice. Anton L.V. Avanceña '12 made the 9,000th gift that put us over the top and qualified us for $1 million from the Leavey Foundation. Anton is pursuing a career in global public health, inspired by his experiences on an SCU immersion trip to Peru. Clearly, his Santa Clara education has transformed his life to give back for the good of many in great need. Sabrina Ayllon '03 made the final donation, No. 9,739. Sabrina, an emergency-room nurse in San Jose, provides hands-on medical care and attends to her patients' fears. Without scholarship help, she remarked, "students like me would never be able to attend Santa Clara." Her gift went to the Alumni Family Endowed Scholarship Fund to ensure that students in need continue to have access to a great SCU education.
Let's now continue the pace in our four-year upward climb in alumni participation (an increase of almost 10 percentage points). You should be proud because so much of this increase came from our younger graduates who became first-time donors. The Class of 2013 closed the year exceeding a 50 percent participation rate on their Senior Gift—which bodes well for their gifts in the next years as alumni. A big thank-you to our graduated seniors! And you should be proud that Santa Clara is among only 30 colleges and universities in the country to have increased alumni participation in the last four years. You should also be proud that we beat every other school in the West Coast Conference in alumni participation. Go Broncos!
Your personal investment shows your belief in Santa Clara's potential to impact our students, our communities, and all God's people. Thank you again, and congratulations on this great achievement ... which I pray you continue. God bless you, each and every Bronco!
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A personal note of thanks to SCU alumni. You came through in record numbers to secure a $1 million gift for the University.
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga.—Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was just humming along, quietly making his ascent to elite status in the NFL.
Then, the shocker of a five-interception game in the Falcons' 23-19 win over the Arizona Cardinals has stopped everything and caused some to reflect.
Is Ryan really heading to elite status or is he a budding interception machine? The Falcons believe the game was an aberration because most of the picks were on tipped and bobbled passes.
"It's one of the most unique games, set of circumstances, that I've ever gone through as a coach," Falcons coach Mike Smith said. "The batted balls, there were some poor decisions, there were balls going off of receivers' hands. It was just one of those games where the ball wasn't going to bounce our way, and it didn't bounce our way."
Ryan, who had the third-highest passer rating in the league behind Denver's Peyton Manning and Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers before the five picks, recorded a passer rating of 40.5 against the Cardinals. In Ryan's 75 NFL games, it was his second-lowest rating. He had a 29.6 rating in the second game of his career, at Tampa Bay.
Aberration or not, his chances of winning offensive player of the year honors took a significant dip with the performance. But Ryan says he is ready to get back on track against the hot Buccaneers, who have won four straight, on Sunday at Tampa Bay.
"You can't worry about it," Ryan said. "Part of playing this position in this league is knowing that there will be times when you make mistakes and fall flat on your face. You just have to get up and keep playing and keep throwing."


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If you're looking to grow a business, you've basically got two choices: foster growth from within (sometimes referred to as organic growth) or expand via acquisition. As with most everything in life, there are pros and cons associated with each method.
Relying on internal growth to expand your business allows you to move at your own pace, promote from within, and hire additional employees to fill the gaps in your organization. I view this approach as the "slow-and-steady" option. Firms that take this approach generally don't put themselves in a position of high risk. Although they maintain tight control over their operation and keep close tabs on all facets of their organization, they can do so at a price. In taking this approach, you could easily miss out on some key action in high-growth markets. If you don't ramp up fast enough to take advantage of a hot market, you could miss out on some lucrative projects. By the time you get around to growing your operation to step into this area of business, it may be too late.
The second option to grow a business is through a merger or acquisition. This approach allows you to quickly gain access to new geographic areas and market segments. You immediately expand your talent pool and project management capabilities. You can also avoid the troubles associated with seeking out and hiring experienced professionals on the open market — a key issue in the electrical design arena these days. I view this as the "fast-and-furious" option. Although firms that take this approach can easily increase revenue levels and take advantage of economies of scale, they may also put themselves in a position of high risk. You can create some real headaches for yourself on the organizational front in the form of overlapping departments, clashes in business culture, and dissatisfaction and distrust among employees.
A review of this year's Top 40 Design Firms article on page 34 shows that both growth strategies can produce some healthy annual percentage gains in design services revenue. For instance, what I consider to be one of those internal growth-type companies on our list, R.G. Vanderweil Engineers of Boston has posted double-digit revenue gains for several years now. Taking the more aggressive route of expansion through acquisition has also produced double-digit revenue gains for Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based Stantec, which announces new acquisitions on a regular basis.
The difficult question to answer is: Is one method better than the other? Although examples of success and failure exist on both fronts, I think to some degree the answer lies within each of us. If your personality fits the risk-taker mold, then seek out a firm that falls into the "expansion-through-acquisition" category. The constant state of change in this type of organization will serve you well. On the other hand, if you're a "steady-as-she-goes" type, then work for an organic growth-type firm. As you can see, both methods can produce on the revenue front.


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If no randomized trials exist, clinicians and funders of care can still act on the results from observational RCD and other evidence, but they should consider that treatment effects could be more uncertain and substantially smaller than what RCD studies suggest. Therefore, decisions for widespread adoption and reimbursement of expensive interventions with evidence based entirely on RCD may be best withheld until trial evidence becomes available. Large randomized trials might still be needed to address critically important clinical questions for patient relevant outcomes.
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Observational studies using routinely collected data (RCD studies) are increasingly used to inform healthcare decisions when RCTs are not available
However, observational studies have an inherent risk of bias due to confounding by indication
Another difficulty is the accuracy and reliability of routinely collected data
RCD studies systematically and substantially overestimate mortality benefits of medical treatments compared with subsequent trials investigating the same question
Observational RCD studies might not necessarily provide very reliable answers on how to best treat patients; caution is needed to prevent misguided clinical decision making
If no randomized trials exist, clinicians and funders of care should consider that treatment effects are probably more uncertain and substantially smaller than RCD studies suggest; decisions for widespread adoption and reimbursement of expensive interventions might be best withheld until trial evidence becomes available
We thank Hannah Ewald, University of Basel, for support in the risk of bias assessment.
Contributors: LGH and JPAI conceived the study. All authors extracted and analyzed the data and interpreted the results. LGH wrote the first draft and all authors made revisions on the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final version of the paper. JPAI is the guarantor.
Funding: This study was supported by the Commonwealth Fund, a private independent foundation based in New York City. The views presented here are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Commonwealth Fund, its directors, officers, or staff. The Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics received support from Santésuisse, the umbrella association of Swiss social health insurers. The Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford is funded by a grant by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation. The work of JPAI is supported by an unrestricted gift from Sue and Bob O'Donnell. The funders had no role in design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript or its submission for publication.
230. See id. at 168 n.22 (suggesting that a tribunal could improve uniformity by gap-filling within the CISG to address the need for a damages remedy for losses caused by wrongful revocation). See also LOOKOFSKY, UNDERSTANDING, supra note 33, at 22 n.79 (commenting on Honnold's eventual "bold" approach to Article 7(2)).
231. Workshop , supra note 127, at 230. See HONNOLD, supra note 79, at 54 (claiming that precontractual issues in franchise relationships likely fall outside the CISG's scope).
232. See HONNOLD, supra note 79, at 54 (stating that culpa in contrahendo issues are so diverse that "they are either dealt with or excluded by provisions of Part II on Formation of Contract").
233. Honnold contrasts the positions that a tribunal might take in relation to the need for a damages remedy for wrongfully revoked offers: either the tribunal or court could develop a remedy pursuant to Article 16(2) through application of general principles in accordance with Article 7(2) or , if the tribunal or court declines such an interpretation, through recourse to the domestic law for such a remedy, but working from the baseline assumption that the revocation was "wrongful" on the basis of the CISG. Id. at 168 n.22. By posing the two courses that a tribunal or court might take as alternatives, Honnold demonstrates precontractual liability under either CISG or domestic law as mutually exclusive.
234. In matters regulated by the CISG, Schlechtriem finds that courts have little leeway in granting remedies based in tort law. Schlechtriem, supra note 6, at 468.
235. Id. ; Peter Schlechtriem, Introduction , in CISG COMMENTARY, supra note 83, at 1, 6-8, (arguing that reliance on domestic remedies could disrupt the CISG's formation rules and remedies).
236. Schlechtriem, supra note 235, at 7. In Borderland , Schlechtriem cites culpa in contrahendo and various forms of tortious misrepresentation as threats. Schlechtriem, supra note 6 at 472, 474.
237. Schlechtriem holds this view in the context of tort-contract overlaps. Schlechtriem, supra note 6, at 470-71.
238. While culpa in contrahendo is considered a contractual doctrine under German law, this classification is not helpful for present purposes. Therefore, it is grouped with other domestic actions as "precontractual" for analytical convenience in this Article.
239. Schlechtriem, supra note 127, at 183; Peter Schlechtriem, Commentary to Article 16 , in CISG COMMENTARY, supra note 83, at 213. Bridge agrees that the integrity of the CISG would be affected if relief for wrongful revocation were to be available under general domestic contract law. BRIDGE, supra note 74, at 73.
240. Professor Joseph Lookofsky, however, questions this assumption due to lack of "persuasive precedents." Lookofsky, Tightrope , supra note 33, at 101.
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The Council agreed its stance on proposals to reduce risk in the banking industry, strengthening rules on capital requirements and on bank recovery and resolution.banking
Implementing reforms agreed at international level, the proposals are aimed at ensuring that any outstanding challenges to financial stability are correctly addressed.
Based on the progress achieved on risk reduction, ministers reiterated their commitment to progress on all components, including on risk sharing, cited in the Council's 'roadmap' on banking union. Decisions to advance on the backstop to the EU's single resolution fund will be taken in June 2018.
"The agreement on the banking package today will enable usto make progress on other elements of the banking union", said Vladislav Goranov, minister for finance of Bulgaria, which currently holds the Council presidency.
"Today's agreement will send a positive signal to the market. We hope therefore that theEuropean Parliamentwill be able shortly to start negotiations, allowing us to agree these proposals and enact them as soon as possible", he said.
The Council adopted rules aimed at boosting transparency to prevent aggressive cross-border tax planning .tax planning
The directive targets intermediaries such as tax advisors, accountants and lawyers that design and/or promote tax planning schemes. It will require them to report schemes that are potentially aggressive.
"The new rules are a key part of our strategy to combat corporate tax avoidance ", Mr Goranov said. "With greater transparency, risks will be detected at an earlier stage and measures taken to close down loopholes before revenue is lost."
Ministers also agreed to remove the Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis from the EU's list of non-cooperative jurisdictions , in the light of commitments made at a high political level to remedy EU concerns.list of non-cooperative jurisdictions
Implementation of their commitments will be carefully monitored.
Established in December 2017, the EU's list is contributing to on-going efforts to prevent tax fraud and promote good governance worldwide.
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Don't miss the fifth annual Lewiston Region Tour of Kitchens and Homes June 8 and 9. Get an up close and personal look inside of six of the area's most fabulous homes and entertaining spaces located in the Lewiston and Youngstown region. Each home is uniquely distinct in its style, tradition and décor. Each one will be paired with a restaurant and chef who will prepare a sampling of a signature dish.
A tablescape is an artful way to set a table for dining. If you like to entertain, you'll love the tablescapes created in each home by local retailers and tablescape artists.
The Tour of Kitchens is an inspiring opportunity for anyone looking to renovate, rejuvenate or simply dream about fabulous entertaining spaces.
In the first photo, local chefs "Step Up to the Plate" for the fifth annual Tour of Kitchens. Pictured from left to right are Dennis Di Gesare, White Linen Tea House; Josh Jackson, Red Coach Inn; Tom McCormick, Town Hall American Bistro; Michael Fiore, Village Bake Shoppe; Mike Buonopane, Water Street Landing; Matt Quarantillo, The Brickyard Pub and B.B.Q.; Josh Hasty, Wegmans - Niagara Falls; Tom DiCamillo, DiCamillo Bakery; and Sandra Wilkins, Raclettes. All have prepared signature dishes for this year's tour.
In the second photo, local designers are ready to showcase 18 eye-catching tablescapes that will be featured on the tour this year. Pictured in the front row is Bridget Carmody, A-1 Landcare. In the middle row from left to right are Julie Muscato, Julie Muscato Interior Design; and Toddy St. Laurent, The Country Doctor. In the back row from left to right are Al Piccirillo, Piccirillo's Florist; Sue Pell, creative community volunteer; John Taylor, Pallister House Flowers; Tasia Fitzpatrick, Rooms Re-created by Tasia; and Linda O'Connor, Summertime Blooms.
Not present for the photo: Artie Vanderpool, vanderpool:design; Kathleen Fischbein, Kathleen Fischbein Design LLC.; Linda Adamson, Le Creuset; Colleen Wurster, Creations by Colleen; Michelle J. Hook Custom Interior Sewing; and the Pottery Barn.
For more information, or for tickets, visit http://www.tourofkitchens.net/.


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TCM as a Style
The hallmark of TCM as a style of Chinese medicine is its emphasis on treatment based on pattern discrimination (bian zheng lun zhi). This means that, although TCM practitioners first make a disease diagnosis (bian bing), treatment is based more on the pattern discrimination than on that disease diagnosis. In other words, the overall guiding treatment principles for the case at hand are based on the pattern discrimination, not on the disease diagnosis. It is these principles which guide the selection of the Chinese medicinal formula or main acupuncture points. Once these main principles are stated and a basic treatment protocol is erected based on these principles, medicinals or acupuncture points are then added to the base protocol depending on their empirical efficacy for the particular disease under treatment.
For instance, a patient may be suffering from headache. In TCM, headache (tou tong) is a disease category. If the patient also says that her headache comes at the end of every menstruation, is worse at night or when fatigued, tends to be generalized, typically lasts until she goes to bed but is usually gone when she wakes the next morning, and if her facial complexion is a sallow yellow, she has palpitations or dizziness, lack of warmth in her four limbs, a scanty appetite, loose stools with her period, pale nails, a pale tongue, and a fine and weak or relaxed pulse, her TCM pattern discrimination is one of blood vacuity due to spleen vacuity. In that case, the main treatment principles are to fortify the spleen and nourish the blood. The guiding formula in that case might be either Ba Zhen Tang (Eight Pearls Decoction) or Gui Pi Tang (Restore the Spleen Decoction) depending upon the exact signs and symptoms. If Gui Pi Tang were chosen, then Radix Ligustici Wallichii (Chuan Xiong) might be added to specifically upbear blood to nourish the sea of marrow and therefore address the specific complaint of headache.
If treated by acupuncture, the basic formula might consist of Zu San Li (St 36), San Yin Jiao (Sp 6), Pi Shu (Bl 20), and Ge Shu (Bl 17). The first three points all fortify the spleen, remembering that it is the spleen which is the root of latter heaven or postnatal qi and blood engenderment and transformation. Ge Shu is the hui or so-called reunion point of the blood. It specifically acts to nourish the blood. If the major complaint or disease were palpitations, then Shen Men (Ht 7) might be added to this basic formula. However, because the disease under treatment is headache, Bai Hui (GV 20) might be added with moxibustion in order to upbear yang qi, based on the premise that it is the qi which moves the blood and that the blood follows the qi.
It is said in TCM:
Yi bing tong zhi
Tong bing yi zhi
One disease, different treatments;
Different diseases, one treatment.
This means that any disease may present a number of different patterns. In the case of headache, there are wind cold external invasion pattern headaches, liver yang hyperactive above pattern headaches, phlegm dampness obstructing the clear portals pattern headaches, blood vacuity pattern headaches, and essence insufficiency pattern headaches, to name the most common ones. Although two patients may each suffer from headache, if their TCM pattern discrimination is different, they will receive a different treatment. Another two patients may present with two completely different diseases. One may be suffering from headache and the other from insomnia and yet, as long as they present the same overall TCM pattern, their treatment may be essentially the same.
Therefore, in TCM, a correct pattern discrimination is vitally important. It is the guide and foundation to successful, individualized treatment. When treatment is given on the basis of a correct TCM pattern discrimination, it restores balance without iatrogenesis or side effects. In addition, a TCM pattern discrimination contains within itself an explanation of why the person is manifesting the signs and symptoms they do. Each pattern is the result of certain disease causes (bing yin) and disease mechanisms (bing ji). If one understands those disease causes and mechanisms, then one can take steps to alter or abolish them. One can change their diet and lifestyle accordingly and even change deleterious mental/emotional habits. Thus a TCM pattern discrimination is both enlightening and empowering in a way that a simple disease diagnosis typically is not. Hence, TCM pattern discriminations are the means by which practitioners of Chinese medicine can follow the injunctions in the Nei Jing (Inner Classic) to emphasize prevention over mere remedial treatment.
How Patterns Are Discriminated
TCM patterns are discriminated by means of the four examinations (si zhen). These are visual examination (wang zhen), inquiry (wen zhen), listening and smelling examination (wen zhen), and palpation (qie zhen). It is by means of the combination of these four methods of examination (si zhen he can) that a TCM pattern is identified. However, most modern TCM clinical manuals describe this combined summation and analysis in terms of main symptoms (zhu zheng), examination of the tongue (she zhen), and pulse examination (mai zhen). In other words, in clinical practice, patterns are based on three broad groups of information: 1) signs and symptoms, 2) tongue examination, and 3) pulse examination. It is the comparison and corroboration of these three groups of information which differentiate one pattern from another, and it is extremely important that no one sign or symptom means anything except in relationship to all other signs and symptoms gathered by the four examinations.
For instance, the pattern of spleen qi vacuity and spleen yang vacuity have many of the same signs and symptoms. In both patterns there are scanty appetite, loose stools, abdominal distention, fatigue, lack of strength, and a pale tongue with a thin, white coating. However, in the case of spleen yang vacuity there are also chilling of the limbs, a cold body, and a slow pulse. But this does not mean that chilled limbs are always a symptom of yang vacuity. There may be chilled limbs due to liver depression/qi stagnation. In this case, the four chilled limbs are referred to as the four counterflows because yang qi is depressed internally and cannot flow uninhibitedly out to the extremities. One knows this because the tongue in this case is a dark reddish and may have a yellowish coating, while the pulse is wiry and rapid, not slow.
Thus it is vitally important to keep in mind that no one sign or symptom always means any one thing. It only means something when taken in consideration of all other signs and symptoms, including the tongue and pulse examinations.
The TCM Methodology
This basic TCM methodology of moving from a major complaint to the patient's individual signs and symptoms, tongue, and pulse, thus constituting the pattern discrimination, thence to the statement of treatment principles, and only then to the selection of a guiding formula or protocol and its individualized modifications is exemplified in the organization of most modern Chinese TCM clinical manuals. In such clinical handbooks, information is typically given under the following headings and in the following order:
Disease name:
Treatment based on pattern discrimination:
Pattern name:
Main symptoms:
Tongue & coating:
Pulse images:
Treatment principles:
Additions & subtractions based on symptoms:
Just as most Chinese clinical manuals and textbooks are organized in this manner, it is important that clinicians follow this methodology or progression when making a pattern discrimination and then erecting a treatment plan. This is a very step by step methodology, and if one omits a step, then the whole process may go awry. It is especially important to write down the TCM pattern discrimination and the treatment principles before writing down the names of Chinese medicinal formulas or acupuncture points. I have explained this process at greater length in both my Sticking to the Point: A Rational Methodology for the Step by Step Formulation & Administration of a TCM Acupuncture Treatment and How to Write a TCM Herbal Formula.
The Importance of Pulse Examination
As seen above, pulse examination is one of the main methods of establishing a TCM pattern discrimination. Pulse examination in modern TCM primarily means the feeling of the pulse of the radial arteries at the styloid processes of both wrists. This is commonly called the cun kou or inch opening. It is believed by practitioners of Chinese medicine that the pulses felt here can be read as a simulacrum of the flow of qi, blood, and body fluids of the entire body. The first chapter of the Nan Jing (Classic of Difficulties) opens with the following question:
All the twelve channels have [sections where the] movement [in these] vessels [can be felt]. Still, one selects only the cun kou in order to determine whether the five viscera and six bowels [harbor a] pattern of death or life, of good or evil auspices. What does that mean?1
The answer of why one can determine the health and disease of the entire body by feeling the pulses at the cun kou on the wrists that the Nan Jing gives is this:
The cun kou constitutes the great meeting point of the [contents passing through] the vessels. It is the [section of] the hand tai yin [channel where the] movement [in that] vessel [can be felt]. When a [normal] person exhales once, [the contents of] the vessels proceed 3 inches. When [a normal person] inhales once, [the contents of] the vessels proceed [another] 3 inches. Exhaling and inhaling [constitute one] breathing [period]. During this period, [the contents of] the vessels proceed 6 inches. A person, in the course of one day and one night, breathes altogether 13,500 times. [During that time, the contents of] the vessels proceed through 50 passages. [That is,] they circulate through the body [in the period needed by] the [clepsydra's] dripping water to move down by 100 markings. The constructive and defensive [qi] proceed through 25 passages [during a] yang [period], and they proceed through 25 passages [during a] yin [period]. This constitutes one cycle. Because [the contents of the vessels] meet again, after 50 passages, with the cun kou, [this section] is the beginning and the end of [movement of the contents of the vessels through the body's] five viscera and six bowels. Hence, the pattern [of death or life, good or evil auspices harbored by the body's five viscera and six bowels] may be obtained from the cun kou.2
Whether or how one chooses to accept this explanation aside, it is a fact that practitioners of Chinese medicine have been diagnosing and treating patients on the basis of pulse examination carried out at the inch opening for at least 2000 years. On the other hand, most Western students of TCM find pulse examination very confusing and difficult to master. It seems somehow very mystical and arcane. Although most Western practitioners express a strong belief and interest in pulse examination, few, I think, feel very confident of their abilities in this domain.
This Western ambivalence toward and pervasive lack of mastery of pulse examination is, I believe, exacerbated by a somewhat similar attitude toward pulse examination current in the Peoples' Republic of China at least in the 1980s. When I was a student in China during that time, the importance of pulse examination was deliberately played down by many of my teachers and clinical preceptors. Based on conversations, it seems they felt that pulse examination was hard to validate by Western anatomy and physiology and, therefore, was a bit of an embarrassment to people who were desperately trying to become modern and scientific. At that time, I never had a teacher tell me a pulse was anything other than wiry, slippery, fast, slow, floating, deep, or fine. One of my teachers only took the pulse with two fingers and never expressed her readings in terms of the three basic positions of the pulse. When queried about this, she said that it is scientifically impossible for the pulse to have different qualities or images in different positions. Ergo, one does not have to worry about positions.


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42 U.S. Code § 1395w–3b - Competitive acquisition of outpatient drugs and biologicals
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(a) Implementation of competitive acquisition
(1) Implementation of program
(A) In general
The Secretary shall establish and implement a competitive acquisition program under which—
(i) competitive acquisition areas are established for contract award purposes for acquisition of and payment for categories of competitively biddable drugs and biologicals (as defined in paragraph (2)) under this part;
(ii) each physician is given the opportunity annually to elect to obtain drugs and biologicals under the program, rather than under section 1395w–3a of this title; and
(iii) each physician who elects to obtain drugs and biologicals under the program makes an annual selection under paragraph (5) of the contractor through which drugs and biologicals within a category of drugs and biologicals will be acquired and delivered to the physician under this part.
This section shall not apply in the case of a physician who elects section 1395w–3a of this title to apply.
(B) Implementation
For purposes of implementing the program, the Secretary shall establish categories of competitively biddable drugs and biologicals. The Secretary shall phase in the program with respect to those categories beginning in 2006 in such manner as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(C) Waiver of certain provisions
In order to promote competition, in carrying out the program the Secretary may waive such provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation as are necessary for the efficient implementation of this section, other than provisions relating to confidentiality of information and such other provisions as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(D) Exclusion authority
The Secretary may exclude competitively biddable drugs and biologicals (including a class of such drugs and biologicals) from the competitive bidding system under this section if the application of competitive bidding to such drugs or biologicals—
(2) Competitively biddable drugs and biologicals and program defined
For purposes of this section—
(A) Competitively biddable drugs and biologicals defined
(C) Competitive acquisition area; area
The terms "competitive acquisition area" and "area" mean an appropriate geographic region established by the Secretary under the program.
(3) Application of program payment methodology
(A) In general
With respect to competitively biddable drugs and biologicals which are supplied under the program in an area and which are prescribed by a physician who has elected this section to apply—
(i) the claim for such drugs and biologicals shall be submitted by the contractor that supplied the drugs and biologicals;
(ii) collection of amounts of any deductible and coinsurance applicable with respect to such drugs and biologicals shall be the responsibility of such contractor and shall not be collected unless the drug or biological is administered to the individual involved; and
(B) Process for adjustments
The Secretary shall provide a process for adjustments to payments in the case in which payment is made for drugs and biologicals which were billed at the time of dispensing but which were not actually administered.
(C) Information for purposes of cost-sharing
The Secretary shall provide a process by which physicians submit information to contractors for purposes of the collection of any applicable deductible or coinsurance amounts under subparagraph (A)(ii).
(D) Post-payment review process
The Secretary shall establish (by program instruction or otherwise) a post-payment review process (which may include the use of statistical sampling) to assure that payment is made for a drug or biological under this section only if the drug or biological has been administered to a beneficiary. The Secretary shall recoup, offset, or collect any overpayments determined by the Secretary under such process.
(4) Contract required
Payment may not be made under this part for competitively biddable drugs and biologicals prescribed by a physician who has elected this section to apply within a category and a competitive acquisition area with respect to which the program applies unless—
(A) the drugs or biologicals are supplied by a contractor with a contract under this section for such category of drugs and biologicals and area; and
(5) Contractor selection process
(A) Annual selection
(i) In general The Secretary shall provide a process for the selection of a contractor, on an annual basis and in such exigent circumstances as the Secretary may provide and with respect to each category of competitively biddable drugs and biologicals for an area by selecting physicians.
(B) Information on contractors
The Secretary shall make available to physicians on an ongoing basis, through a directory posted on the Internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services or otherwise and upon request, a list of the contractors under this section in the different competitive acquisition areas.
(C) Selecting physician defined
For purposes of this section, the term "selecting physician" means, with respect to a contractor and category and competitive acquisition area, a physician who has elected this section to apply and has selected to apply under this section such contractor for such category and area.
(b) Program requirements
(1) Contract for competitively biddable drugs and biologicals
The Secretary shall conduct a competition among entities for the acquisition of competitively biddable drugs and biologicals. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, in the case of a multiple source drug, the Secretary shall conduct such competition among entities for the acquisition of at least one competitively biddable drug and biological within each billing and payment code within each category for each competitive acquisition area.
(2) Conditions for awarding contract
(A) In general
The Secretary may not award a contract to any entity under the competition conducted in a competitive acquisition area pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to the acquisition of competitively biddable drugs and biologicals within a category unless the Secretary finds that the entity meets all of the following with respect to the contract period involved:
(i) Capacity to supply competitively biddable drug or biological within category
(I) In general The entity has sufficient arrangements to acquire and to deliver competitively biddable drugs and biologicals within such category in the area specified in the contract.
(II) Shipment methodology The entity has arrangements in effect for the shipment at least 5 days each week of competitively biddable drugs and biologicals under the contract and for the timely delivery (including for emergency situations) of such drugs and biologicals in the area under the contract.
(ii) Quality, service, financial performance and solvency standards The entity meets quality, service, financial performance, and solvency standards specified by the Secretary, including—
(I) the establishment of procedures for the prompt response and resolution of complaints of physicians and individuals and of inquiries regarding the shipment of competitively biddable drugs and biologicals; and
(B) Additional considerations
The Secretary may refuse to award a contract under this section, and may terminate such a contract, with an entity based upon—
(i) the suspension or revocation, by the Federal Government or a State government, of the entity's license for the distribution of drugs or biologicals (including controlled substances); or
(ii) the exclusion of the entity under section 1320a–7 of this title from participation under this subchapter.
(3) Awarding multiple contracts for a category and area
The Secretary may limit (but not below 2) the number of qualified entities that are awarded such contracts for any category and area. The Secretary shall select among qualified entities based on the following:
(4) Terms of contracts
(A) In general
A contract entered into with an entity under the competition conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) is subject to terms and conditions that the Secretary may specify consistent with this section.
(B) Period of contracts
A contract under this section shall be for a term of 3 years, but may be terminated by the Secretary or the entity with appropriate, advance notice.
(C) Integrity of drug and biological distribution system
A contractor (as defined in subsection (a)(2)(D) of this section) shall—
(i) acquire all drug and biological products it distributes directly from the manufacturer or from a distributor that has acquired the products directly from the manufacturer; and
(ii) comply with any product integrity safeguards as may be determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.
(D) Compliance with code of conduct and fraud and abuse rules
Under the contract—
(i) the contractor shall comply with a code of conduct, specified or recognized by the Secretary, that includes standards relating to conflicts of interest; and
(E) Direct delivery of drugs and biologicals to physicians
Under the contract the contractor shall only supply competitively biddable drugs and biologicals directly to the selecting physicians and not directly to individuals, except under circumstances and settings where an individual currently receives a drug or biological in the individual's home or other non-physician office setting as the Secretary may provide. The contractor shall not deliver drugs and biologicals to a selecting physician except upon receipt of a prescription for such drugs and biologicals, and such necessary data as may be required by the Secretary to carry out this section. This section does not—
(5) Permitting access to drugs and biologicals
The Secretary shall establish rules under this section under which drugs and biologicals which are acquired through a contractor under this section may be used to resupply inventories of such drugs and biologicals which are administered consistent with safe drug practices and with adequate safeguards against fraud and abuse. The previous sentence shall apply if the physicians can demonstrate to the Secretary all of the following:
(B) The physician could not have reasonably anticipated the immediate requirement for the drugs or biologicals.
(c) Bidding process
(1) In general
In awarding a contract for a category of drugs and biologicals in an area under the program, the Secretary shall consider with respect to each entity seeking to be awarded a contract the bid price and the other factors referred to in subsection (b)(3) of this section.
(2) Bid defined
In this section, the term "bid" means an offer to furnish a competitively biddable drug or biological for a particular price and time period.
(3) Bidding on a national or regional basis
Nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding a bidder from bidding for contracts in all areas of the United States or as requiring a bidder to submit a bid for all areas of the United States.
(4) Uniformity of bids within area
The amount of the bid submitted under a contract offer for any competitively biddable drug or biological for an area shall be the same for that drug or biological for all portions of that area.
(5) Confidentiality of bids
The provisions of subparagraph (D) of section 1396r–8 (b)(3) of this title shall apply to periods during which a bid is submitted with respect to a competitively biddable drug or biological under this section in the same manner as it applies to information disclosed under such section, except that any reference—
(A) in that subparagraph to a "manufacturer or wholesaler" is deemed a reference to a "bidder" under this section;
(B) in that section to "prices charged for drugs" is deemed a reference to a "bid" submitted under this section; and
(6) Inclusion of costs
The bid price submitted in a contract offer for a competitively biddable drug or biological shall—
(A) include all costs related to the delivery of the drug or biological to the selecting physician (or other point of delivery); and
(7) Price adjustments during contract period; disclosure of costs
Each contract awarded shall provide for—
(A) disclosure to the Secretary the contractor's reasonable, net acquisition costs for periods specified by the Secretary, not more often than quarterly, of the contract; and
(d) Computation of payment amounts
(1) In general
Payment under this section for competitively biddable drugs or biologicals shall be based on bids submitted and accepted under this section for such drugs or biologicals in an area. Based on such bids the Secretary shall determine a single payment amount for each competitively biddable drug or biological in the area.
(2) Special rules
The Secretary shall establish rules regarding the use under this section of the alternative payment amount provided under section 1395w–3a of this title to the use of a price for specific competitively biddable drugs and biologicals in the following cases:
(A) New drugs and biologicals
A competitively biddable drug or biological for which a payment and billing code has not been established.
(e) Cost-sharing
(1) Application of coinsurance
Payment under this section for competitively biddable drugs and biologicals shall be in an amount equal to 80 percent of the payment basis described in subsection (d)(1) of this section.
(2) Deductible
(3) Collection
Such coinsurance and deductible shall be collected by the contractor that supplies the drug or biological involved. Subject to subsection (a)(3)(B) of this section, such coinsurance and deductible may be collected in a manner similar to the manner in which the coinsurance and deductible are collected for durable medical equipment under this part.
(f) Special payment rules
(1) Use in exclusion cases
If the Secretary excludes a drug or biological (or class of drugs or biologicals) under subsection (a)(1)(D) of this section, the Secretary may provide for payment to be made under this part for such drugs and biologicals (or class) using the payment methodology under section 1395w–3a of this title.
(2) Application of requirement for assignment
(3) Protection for beneficiary in case of medical necessity denial
For protection of individuals against liability in the case of medical necessity determinations, see section 1395u (b)(3)(B)(ii)(III) of this title.
(g) Judicial review
There shall be no administrative or judicial review under section 1395ff of this title, section 1395oo of this title, or otherwise, of—
(5) the selection of categories of competitively biddable drugs and biologicals for competitive acquisition under such subsection or the selection of a drug in the case of multiple source drugs; or
[1] See References in Text note below.
Source(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XVIII, § 1847B, as added Pub. L. 108–173, title III, § 303(d)(1),Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2245; amended Pub. L. 109–432, div. B, title I, § 108(a),Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2983.)
References in Text
Section 1395ee (b) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(C), was added by section 942(a)(5) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, Pub. L. 108–173, not section 923 of that Act, and relates to the Council for Technology and Innovation, not to the Medicare Provider Ombudsman.
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, referred to in subsec. subsec. (b)(4)(C), is act June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 9 (§ 301 et seq.) of Title 21, Food and Drugs. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 301 of Title 21 and Tables.
2006—Subsec. (a)(3)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 109–432, § 108(a)(1), substituted "and biologicals shall be made only to such contractor upon receipt of a claim for a drug or biological supplied by the contractor for administration to a beneficiary." for "and biologicals—
"(I) shall be made only to such contractor; and
"(II) shall be conditioned upon the administration of such drugs and biologicals."
Subsec. (a)(3)(D). Pub. L. 109–432, § 108(a)(2), added subpar. (D).
Effective Date of 2006 Amendment
Pub. L. 109–432, div. B, title I, § 108(c),Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2983, provided that: "The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to payment for drugs and biologicals supplied under section 1847B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–3b)—
"(1) on or after April 1, 2007; and
"(2) on or after July 1, 2006, and before April 1, 2007, for claims that are unpaid as of April 1, 2007."
Construction of 2006 Amendment
Pub. L. 109–432, div. B, title I, § 108(b),Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2983, provided that: "Nothing in this section [amending this section and enacting provisions set out as a note above] shall be construed as—
"(1) requiring the conduct of any additional competition under subsection (b)(1) ofsection 1847B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–3b); or
"(2) requiring any additional process for elections by physicians under subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii) of such section or additional selection by a selecting physician of a contractor under subsection (a)(5) of such section."
Pub. L. 108–173, title III, § 303(d)(2),Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2252, provided that: "Not later than July 1, 2008, the Secretary [of Health and Human Services] shall submit to Congress a report on the program conducted under section 1847B of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395w–3b], as added by paragraph (1). Such report shall include information on savings, reductions in cost-sharing, access to competitively biddable drugs and biologicals, the range of choices of contractors available to physicians, the satisfaction of physicians and of individuals enrolled under this part [probably means part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.], and information comparing prices for drugs and biologicals under such section and section 1847A of such Act [42 U.S.C. 1395w–3a], as added by subsection (c)."
Application of 2003 Amendment to Physician Specialties
Amendment by section 303 ofPub. L. 108–173, insofar as applicable to payments for drugs or biologicals and drug administration services furnished by physicians, is applicable only to physicians in the specialties of hematology, hematology/oncology, and medical oncology under this subchapter, see section 303(j) ofPub. L. 108–173, set out as a note under section 1395u of this title.
Notwithstanding section 303(j) ofPub. L. 108–173(see note above), amendment by section 303 ofPub. L. 108–173also applicable to payments for drugs or biologicals and drug administration services furnished by physicians in specialties other than the specialties of hematology, hematology/oncology, and medical oncology, see section 304 ofPub. L. 108–173, set out as a note under section 1395u of this title.
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Clarence Cox, 76
Clarence William "Bill" Cox, 76, of McGuffey, died at 11:36 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at his residence.
He was born Jan. 2, 1936, in Atlasburg, Pa., the son of Hilda Mae Park and Morgan Ulysis Cox. On July 21, 1956, he married Dorothy Wolanski, who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Daniel William Cox, of McGuffey, and Timothy Morgan Cox, of Tucson, Ariz.; and two daughters, Valerie Lynn Cox, of Eldon, Mo., and Beverly Ann Roeder of Tucson, Ariz.
Private family services will be held at a later date. No public visiting hours are planned.
Arrangements are being handled by Bayliff & Son Funeral Home in Cridersville.
Contributions may be given to the donor's favorite charity.
Condolences may be shared at bayliffandson.com.


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TGIF Presents...Disney/Pixar's "Monsters University"
Start Date: September 27, 2013
End Date: September 27, 2013
Time: 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm
TGIF Presents…Disney/Pixar's "Monsters University"
Friday, September 27
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Take a trip back in time to when star Monsters, Inc. employees Mike Wazowski (voice of Billy Crystal) and James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (voice of John Goodman) were just two promising young students at Monsters University in this frightfully fun Disney/Pixar prequel. Long before they were lurking in closets for a living, Mike and Sulley were just two Scaring majors at Monsters University, dreaming of the day they would make children shriek in terror. When their heated competition to be the most fearsome in their class gets out of hand, however, Mike and Sulley find themselves ejected from the prestigious Scare Program, and they are forced to seek the aid of their oddball friends in order to get their education back on track.
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CONCORD, N.C. – In the first semifinal of the Conference Carolinas Tournament powered by OrthoCarolina, top-seeded Limestone College defeated the No. 4 King University Tornado 73-58 in women's basketball action behind the efforts of Celestra Warren, Alicia Brookins, and Jasmine Kearse, who all scored in double figures for the Saints.
Warren led all scorers with 17 points off the bench on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor and added in six rebounds. Brookins followed closely behind with 16 points and pulled down a team-high rebounds, while Kearse poured in 14 points.
The Saints (23-5) never trailed in the game, coming out firing on all cylinders offensively and appearing to be heading for a rout early in the contest. A three-point play by Warren gave Limestone a 16-4 lead just 4:57 into the contest and marked the seventh made field goal in 11 attempts for the Saints.
But the Tornado (17-11) fought their way back into contention, using a three-point field goal by Jalan Harper to stop the Saints' run and got a pair of triples from Bonnie Durrett moments later to cut the lead to 10. A layup from Kelly Jackson and three-point basket from Stephanie Brantley pulled King to within five points, capping an 11-2 Tornado run.
The Tornado would continue to keep Limestone within striking distance in the first half, closing to within two points with 1:55 remaining in the first 20 minutes. But the Saints would close the half on a 7-1 run to lead 41-33 at the break and never trailed in the contest.
Limestone stretched their lead to 10 points early in the second stanza, but King would again close the lead to one possession, this time using a 10-3 run keyed by an Alley Sprouse jumper to make the score 46-43. The Saints responded by scoring 13 of the game's next 16 points, however, and kept their cushion in double digits for much of the remaining nine minutes before pulling away over their last four possessions to win 73-58.
The Tornado were led by Bonnie Durrett, who scored 12 points and collected 10 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season. Stephanie Brantley came within two rebounds of her career high, finishing with eight boards to go along with her ten points. Jalan Harper also had a notable performance, with nine points and six rebounds, while Whitney Mitchell finished with a game-high three steals.
The Saints lit up the sixth-ranked field-goal percentage defense in NCAA Division II for 46.4 percent shooting and had 15 assists on their 32 made baskets. Limestone also forced 16 Tornado turnovers, including nine via the steal, while committing just six on the game. Both teams excelled in the lane, with King's 28 points in the paint trumped by 38 from Limestone.
Limestone will advance to the finals of the Conference Carolinas Tournament powered by OrthoCarolina to meet the winner of Wednesday's second semifinal game between No. 3 seed University of Mount Olive and seventh-seeded Barton College. Thursday's championship game will tip off at 5:00 p.m. With the loss, King's season comes to an end with a 17-11 overall record.


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This week's MinnPost Quiz: hosts, hospices and heart attacks
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Ukraine. Gaza. Iraq. Syria.
The list of places erupting in conflict seems to grow each month, as unstable countries become entangled in wars over territory, power, resources & other reasons.
"We're in a cycle where international conflicts are becoming more the norm than the exception," Ilan Berman, vice president at the American Foreign Policy Council, told ABC News today. "In Iraq, in Palestinian territories, in Ukraine, there are a lot of hot spots in the world that are heating up."
p>Each conflict is unique in its origin, Berman & other foreign experts pointed out today when asked approximately the sudden surge in global conflicts. But there are underlying reasons we are seeing so many come to the surface now.
"The takeaway is that when you have global instability of this kind, it's usually a signal that the existing order is beginning to break down. The things that kept hostilities in check for a long time, those rules, those stabilizing powers, aren't really there anymore. Things are changing," Berman said.
A satisfactory example of this, he said, is when Russia invaded & annexed the Crimean peninsula in March despite protests from Western nations & the threat of punishment.
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"It was done, quite frankly, because the Russians thought they could obtain away with it without consequences from the U.S., & they were right. And that adventurism is more usual today," Berman said.
The conflict between Russia & Ukraine has escalated, & was highlighted Thursday when a missile struck down a commercial jet over Ukraine.
The rising tide of conflicts around the globe "isn't necessarily somebody's fault," he said, though America's withdrawal from Iraq, Afghanistan, & other foreign affairs has played a role. "There's far fewer variables for offensive guys to worry about, let's say."
Michael O'Hanlon, senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, disagreed, noting that the most severe conflicts in the world today have to be taken individually on their own terms.
"There are four or five key determinants or causes," he said.
O'Hanlon outlined the distinctive threads, which included what he called "violent rejectionism," as seen in various extremist Islamist groups, interstate competition for resources, historical grudges, & the quest to limit nuclear proliferation, such as in Iran & North Korea.
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"There's Sunni Islamist extremism, there's a Shia Islamist extremist component, the Iranian nuclear weapons components, Iran's willingness to assist extremist groups," O'Hanlon said, offering examples of different types of causes for conflicts. "The Chinese-Taiwanese issue, which has more dimensions of ongoing civil war, & the Japanese-Chinese as well as other regional issues which are more old fashioned competition for resources."
"I don't think they reduce to one cause that's distinctive to this moment in history", O'Hanlon said.
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Youngsters have been learning how to handle themselves on two wheels.
Children at All Saints' Primary School, in Youlgrave, took part in Bikeability training, in which they learned about road safety.
Head teacher at the school, Charlie Luff, is settling in well to his new role and says that the school is going from strength to strength.


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Led the team with 1,852 minutes played in 2009
Middleton Sports & Fitness Invitational All-Tournament Team, 2008
SOPHOMORE (2009): Essential part of the 2009 team... starter all 20 contests at defender and was on the field more than any other Santa Clara player - leading the team with 1,852 minutes ... scored two goals in the season-opener against No. 15 UC Irvine (Sep. 1) ... took two shots vs. Gonzaga (Oct. 4) and vs. St. Mary's (Oct. 23) ... took a shot at Gonzaga (Oct. 30) and vs. LMU (Nov. 13).
FRESHMAN (2008): Saw action in 12 games, starting in 11 ... missed the last six games due to injury ... recorded three points on one goal and one assist ... scored his first collegiate goal against UW-Milwaukee (Sept. 7) ... earned Middleton Sports & Fitness all-tournament team honors ... earned his first assist on Stephen McCarthy's goal against San Jose State (Sept. 24) ... sustained a season-ending injury agaisnt San Francisco (Oct. 24).
HIGH SCHOOL: 2008 graduate of Edison Academic Center in Bradenton, Fla. ... also attended Roseville High School in Roseville, Calif. ... played soccer and ran track ... coached by Pablo Guitierrez and National Coach John Hackworth ... won Sierra Foothill League Division II section title ... named first team all-league as a freshman ... led team in assists ... second in scoring ... club team, Capital Athletic Soccer Association, was two-time state cup finalist ... state and regional ODP teams ... 2007 NSCAA Player of the Year ... captain of U-17 National team ... U-17 team played in FIFA World Cup in 2007, making it to the round of 16 before being beaten by Germany; Bates scored three goals in the tournament ... three-time Parade Magazine All-American ... Adidas All-American....finalist for best young male athlete in soccer for U.S. Soccer ... spoke to graduating class at commencement.
PERSONAL: Born in Sacramento, Calif. ... parents are Thomas and Arnette Bates ... has one sister, Adriane ... enjoys music, dancing and singing ... studying in the College of Business.