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Journey through the incredible Amazon Jungle in Peru
The Amazon is the biggest, baddest jungle there is. Fo' real. We make its acquaintance in Puerto Maldonado, head up Tambopata River by boat, stalk into its rainforest under the cover of night (and day) and visit a clay lick. Macaws looove licking clay.
No amount of David Attenborough documentaries can prepare you for the mind-boggling awesomeness of the Amazon Jungle. So switch off your TV, put down your iPad, and channel the spirit of Alexander von Humboldt, one of Darwin's influences. Google him.
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Why you'll love this trip
Your remote jungle lodge is a sweet base to get your nature on. And if your tired legs ever need a bit of TLC, kick back in a hammock and chat to some parrots
You cheeky little monkey! Not you, silly. We're talking about that primate swinging behind your head. This place is packed full of wildlife, so bring an extra pair of eyes and wallet full of memory cards
What's better than exploring the Amazon Jungle? Doing it with someone who has the land mapped inside their awesome brain. Jungle guides are super-friggin' awesome
Roam the Amazon Jungle at night while pretending you're David Attenborough (this adds to the suspense).
Is this trip right for you?
The Amazon Jungle can be very hot and humid, so it's important to drink plenty of water and wear light cotton clothing. Make sure you also bring tropical-strength insect repellant.
This trip includes a full-day's walk in the jungle. Even though the paths are well defined, this still requires a reasonable fitness level and sturdy walking shoes/light hiking boots.
This Extension is a 'join in' group departure, which means you are not accompanied by a Geckos group leader – our local representative fills this role – and the configuration of any fellow travellers in the group might change during the trip. You may join likeminded travellers that have booked through other companies and they may be older than 29 years old.
This trip will run with a minimum of one person, so you may be joined by other travellers booked on the same date as you, or you may be on your own.
This trip will run with a minimum of one person, so you may be joined by other travellers booked on the same date as you, or you may be on your own.
There may be travellers who have booked through other companies, these people may be over 29 years of age.
A lodge representative will welcome you at the airport. You will then head to the Amazon lodge's office in town (a maximum of 15 minutes by van) to pack the necessary gear for the next few days. Here you can leave most of your luggage in safe storage and continue travelling with a small pack with just the necessary items for your next two nights in the jungle. Then you'll take a motorised canoe upriver approximately 2 hours to your jungle lodge in the Madre de Dios area. Once you arrive, there will be time to unpack and unwind. Rooms at the lodge are basic but clean and comfortable and there are flushing toilets, showers, mosquito nets and kerosene lamps. However, there is no electricity in the rooms. Electricity will only be available in the common areas, and likely at a designated time, not all day. Lodge staff are primarily local, including the multilingual guides who can teach you all about the area's rich flora and fauna.
Keep an eye out for toucans, otters, spider monkeys and hopefully avoid anacondas. Once in your lodge, attend a short briefing where we'll be collecting your insurance details and passport information. Tonight, head out into the jungle on a night walk.
Office details for passengers that are in Puerto Maldonado prior to the tour start date.
Cayman Lodge
Madre de Dios Ave. Fonavi H-10, Puerto Maldonado.
+51 (954-135-395)
Notes: Please ensure you are booked on the earliest flight arriving into Puerto Maldonado or alternatively before 1 pm.
- Amazon Lodge (1 night)
Included Activities
- Complimentary Airport Arrival Transfer
Meals Included
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Amazon Lodge (1 night)
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Later, we'll head out in the dark for a night jungle walk!
- Amazon Lodge (1 night)
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Meals Included
- Breakfast
Meals3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners
TransportBoat, Minibus
AccommodationJungle Lodge (3 nights)
Included Activities
- Complimentary Airport Arrival Transfer
Our Amazon Jungle Explorer trips score an average of 4.4 out of 5 based on 5 reviews in the last year.
Amazon Jungle Explorer, November 2017
Paige Tehan
I have dreamed of going to the amazon jungle since i was a little kid. And it exceeded my expectations. I spent 4 months travelling 5 countries in south america and this was the highlight of my trip. Wish I could do it all again!
Review submitted 10 May 2018
Amazon Jungle Explorer, July 2017
Amy Spruce
Amazing value for money! Great exposure to amazonian wildlife, with fantastic guides and ecolodge.
Review submitted 22 Jul 2017
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From October 1st, Intrepid 18 to 29s will be your go-to spot for small group adventures with people your own age.
Important notes
This Extension trip is a 'join in' group departure, which means you are not accompanied by an Geckos group leader – our local representative fills this role – and the configuration of any fellow travellers in the group might change during the trip.
This trip will run with a minimum of one person, so you may be joined by other travellers booked on the same date as you, or you may be on your own.
You must arrive to Puerto Maldonado by 1pm on day 1 of the trip. As you will be picked from the airport by a lodge representative, it is imperative that you inform us your arrival flight details into Puerto Maldonado at least 15 days prior to the start of the trip.
Please ensure departure flights for the final day are booked to depart after 1130am
Name and passport number are required at time of booking. Delays to provide this information may result in third party booking fees.


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As the "weeks" go, just make it that entries are to be made 1st of the month through the 14th of the month, or something similar. Then you don't have to worry about how many days are in the week, only the date. If we standardize it now, it'll probably save us grief later.
A top-10 nomination phase is a good idea. There are always too many sigs to vote for.
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I would think of maybe expanding that to 15. Gives at least a few more people a chance at the final. You know the favourites and the real pros here are going to take a top 10 every time, adding 5 extra spots allows for a few surprise entries, and one-ofs that happen to be really good and liked.
I still support a nomination phase, it would be best to narrow down the field but you don't want to cut it down too much eh.
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But the problem with more then 10, is that we have to asked a mod to help set the poll up. Max choice for normal user is 10, mods can make a poll up to 20 choices.
|2008-03-15, 05:02
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For the March Contest, the voting limit will be upped to three instead of two. You are not required to pick three, but you can pick up to three entries.
@Speci - the times are pretty standard currently. The "dates" change, but the actual amount of time does not. Contest will always officially start on the 1st of each month, no matter what.
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It's pretty weird voting for yourself (especially when there is 50+ other great entries you could have voted for. ) Though, this doesn't mean you have to think yours is bad just for the sake of it, but you should take pride in your work still. It's just taking it a bit far.
Not saying that it's against the rules or anything, though.
This is just my opinon on voting for yourself, this was not stated as a "rule" or "note", so i guess when it comes down to it, it's the individual.
EDIT: The voting thread is up tomorrow? Right?
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I'm just going by the thought on "self voting" from the last time we had the banner entries for AS. It is dodgy in a way but I don't think there should be a rule saying that it isn't allowed.
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About the nomination stage. I'm not sure if i understood it completely. But the main point of a nomination stage is to make choosing a winner easier right? Imho the competition should be a community thing. And making a nomination stage and a final stage with 10 signatures. Won't it make this event a even more something for the elite (to put it blunt) while the less dedicated signature artists get left out even more? That is how i feel about it. Than again i could of misunderstood the whole nomination thing
Of course the main focus about this is fun and learning. Though everyone likes to win, and i don't think any of us are a exception to that
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I will vote for myself. I'm saying it now so you won't comment if I do it.
Yeah, and there should be no distinction between elite and beginners. Let us all have an equal shot at it.
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Voting is really just picking what you think is the best, so if you think you are the best then I guess there shouldn't be a problem voting for yourself.
~As a artist myself, I would have to say; I enjoy other's work more than mine.
|2008-03-15, 17:51
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There's one example I can remember that happened to me involving this. Way back in middle school we had to work in small groups (2-3 people) to put on class plays - I don't remember what the purpose was. My group and one other group in my class put in a ton of effort. Both groups were made up of three people. In the end, the other group won - by one vote. Do you know why? Because they all voted for themselves, my two groupmates voted for themselves, but I felt that voting for my own stuff was sort of tacky and voted for the other group. Had I voted for my own group we would have won; had I voted for any other group we would have tied. More to the point, had none of the two groups voted for themselves we probably would have won by a larger margin. (And of course, had everyone voted for themselves, then there'd be ties all over the place.) Focusing on losing and winning aside, was that really a fair vote? Of course almost everyone is going to want to win and vote for themselves - it's biased voting. Does that really mean they're better, or that they thought they were better? Or did they just want to win?
I don't think ill of people who vote for themselves, but I truly believe that most people who vote for themselves are doing it because they want to do almost everything they can to win. Adding one vote to your column instead of a competitor can make all the difference between winning and coming in second place, as I learned. I don't think it makes it "right"... but then, I'm not really focused on winning this contest so much as just putting out works and having a good time
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I don't plan on voting for myself either. Voting for yourself to me seems like your desperate for you to have more votes or something. o.O
I'm not in favor of anything I make. :U I prefer a lot of other people's work. I have sharp eyesight, and so I can pick out errors easily. A lot of the things I make that I actually love, people say they aren't good as things I hate.
|2008-03-15, 19:38
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From the rules:
Now, about morals and ethics. Here's mine: Voting for yourself says that out of all the possible entries, you thought yours was better than everyone else's....in which case why did you bother even entering? If you know your work was better, then you should let your peers decide. You already cast your "vote" when you entered the contest. Now you need to let the public decide if they agree with you.
Now, I could have just said no voting for yourself. But, I didn't. The reason I left it open is because I know most people won't vote for themselves, but some will, and with the clause that they vote for at least one other person at least their potential voting won't go entirely to waste.
@Sephi - actually, I agree with you. The idea of the nomination phase is just an attempt to spur discussion into making the voting process easier for everyone involved, to get ideas rolling. Right now, it's a pointless measure simply because manual counting means extra effort twice instead of once if we added it.
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Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:01 am
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I work in a group home for homeless teenage moms. We get alot of food in bulk, but lack the recipes to use some of the product up like we should, especially the wide egg noodles. The young moms are required to do their own cooking, so it would need to be a simple/quick recipe. Any and all suggestions are appreciated...we also get bulk quantities of : applesauce, peanut butter, instant mashed potatoes, pork and beans. The girls get tired of the same old thing
, so any new (yet simple) recipes with any of these ingredients would be welcome,
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For the egg noodles, I have a fairly common base that I use. These are approximate amounts for a 2 quart casserole dish that makes 3-4 meals for me.
I keep a ziplock bag full of staled bread and heels in the freezer so that I have bread crumbs on hand. Just take a couple pieces out and run them over the cheese grater while still frozen. Use plain or mix with parmesan and herbs to taste.
Oven to 375
2 cups (dry) egg noodles (or whatever pasta I have in the pantry) cooked 2 minutes short of the directions on the box
Drain and pour into a bowl
Add 2 Tb butter, 1/4 cup flour, a cup or so of grated cheese, a cup of milk, some onion powder, salt and pepper. Mix well to combine.
Add a can of drained and flaked tuna, leftover chicken pieces, ground beef, bacon, sausage, etc. if you have it available. Last time I made it, I used tuna, some leftover canned corn, and frozen spinach (thawed quickly under cool running water and pressed in a towel to drain).
Pour into your baking vessel, cover liberally with bread crumbs, and bake for 20-30 minutes until the liquid is thickened and the top is browned. Cool slightly and serve.
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My college roommate and I would often make a kind of crude ghoulash with egg noodles. It's a simple one dish meal. Well, maybe two dishes if you count the pot you boil the noodles in. It's got some veggies in it, so it's kind of healthy.
egg noodles
canned tomatoes, drained
frozen peas or frozen or canned corn
ground meat
whatever spices you got for flavor
It doesn't take too much ground beef or other ground meat to give the dish some nice flavor.
Start some water to boil in a pot for the noodles. If you're limited by cookware, you can use the same pot for cooking the "ghoulash". It just takes longer.
While you've got the noodles and water going, cut up the onions and saute them in a pot or large pan with some vegetable oil or butter. I usually put in a little bit of salt or seasoned salt or garlic salt or celery salt for flavor. Once the onions are starting to get transparent, throw in some minced or sliced garlic. At this point, you can either scoop the sauteed onions and garlic into a separate bowl, or you can just throw in the ground meat and start cooking that. Once the meat is pretty well browned (it can still have a little pink in it), throw in the rest of the ingredients including the noodles. There are lots of different spices you can throw in at this point: pepper, chile powder, paprika, taco seasoning, cumin, oregano, italian seasoning. Take what you got and experiment a little. After you've adjusted the spices to your liking, you should be ready to eat!
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 1:15 pm
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There's always chicken soup
Whole chicken (cheaper) carrots, garlic, celery, water, salt, pepper, and maybe a few herbs you might have handy make an excellent broth base you can freeze and use in dozens of other recipes. To make soup from the broth, add shredded chicken from the original broth, and cook some chopped pieces of carrots and celery in the broth until done. Then add the wide egg noodles. Feeds a big crowd easily and cheaply, and I can't think of anyone that doesn't like chicken soup.
There's a casserole we do with egg noodles that may be a bit on the pricey side due to the parmesan cheese, but that we love -- this is one of our favorites:
Comforting Chicken Casserole (feeds 3-5)
1/4 lb egg noodles
3/4 cup parmesan cheese
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
1 cup cream (we've used half and half successfully but milk won't work)
1 cup chicken broth (use the homemade above or canned)
2 cups cubed (or shredded) chicken or turkey (great for leftovers)
2 lightly beaten egg yolks (use the whites for merangue or omelets)
Preheat the oven to 375 and spray or butter a 2-quart baking dish. Cook the noodles until done then drain. While the noodles are hot, place them in the dish and mix in all but 2 tablespoons of the cheese. Make a sauce by first combining the flour and butter over low heat and cooking for 2 minutes to make a light roux. Slowly add the cream and broth to make a thick sauce. Cook over low heat, stirring often for 5 minutes. Add chicken or turkey and cook another minute.
Enrich the sauce by beating 1/4 cup of the hot sauce into the egg yolks a tablespoon at a time. Add the sauce/yolk mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining sauce. Stir for 1 minute, remove from heat and add salt and pepper to taste.
Add the sauce mixture to the noodles in the baking dish and sprinkle the top with the reserved cheese. Bake 20-30 minutes or until the top is golden-brown.
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The easiest and one of the most delicious recipes for wide egg noodles is simply tossing cooked egg noodles with melted butter (not margarine) that has been mixed with garlic powder and salt. Chopped parsley can be added to dress it up a bit. It is an excellent side dish.
To make a quick, easy, cheap, flexible and HEALTHY meal:
- one can of cream of "whatever" soup (mushroom, celery, chicken, brocolli.. whatever you have)
-about 1/4 can of milk, chicken broth, or other liquid
-one can of tuna or chicken
-garlic powder and/or onion powder
Toss with
-cooked egg noodles
Throw in some
- frozen peas or green beans, or brocolli.
It can be eaten straight, or placed in a casserole dish, topped with breadcrumbs and grated cheese, and baked at 350F for about 25 mins.
Another cheap, fast, flexible and healthy meal is soup:
- Meat (1/2-1 lb cooked hamburger, 1 can chicken (with juice), 1/2- 1 cup cooked leftover chicken or beef... whatever)
- about 6c. broth or water mixed w/ 6 bouillon cubes (beef, chicken or vegetarian) OR 6c water and one packet of dry soup mix (ie: french onion)
- 1 box frozen veggies (peas/carrots or soup veggies)
-garlic and/ or onion powder
-noodles of any kind (or rice, or frozen hashbrown potatos -cube-tupe)
Add all of this to a pot, and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
-any available fresh veggies (carrots, celery, onion)
-1 can chopped or stewed tomatos (with juice), for beef based soups
Creamy Chicken Soup
- substitute 2 can cream of "whatever" soup, and 4 cups of milk for the broth in the above recipe
- delete the noodles, rice or potatos
- Use frozen chopped brocolli
- add grated cheese if desired
Quick Stroganoff
-1lb hamburger
-1 onion, chopped or sliced
Drain, and rinse meat. Mix with
-1 can cream of mushroom soup
-1/2 c sour cream
-1 small can tomato SAUCE
-1/2 tsp worchestershire sauce (optional)
-salt, pepper, garlic powder and/or onion powder
-chopped parsley
Serve over buttered egg noodles.
Hope these help. I still make many of these things, even though I am not concerned with finances, and am an excellent cook. These are some of the things I have taught my daughter to make when she heads to college, so she is not stuck in the "frozen pizza" syndrome.
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:48 pm
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Lots of noodles? Serve with big meatballs.
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Medium heat, large kettle.
6 Tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup butter
½ cup carrots, grated
½ cup celery, chopped
½ onion, chopped
1 bay leave
2 Tablespoons tomato paste, heaping
1 garlic clove, minced
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon oregano
½ cup fresh parsley, about 16 sprigs
1 cup tomato sauce
5 cups fresh tomatoes or canned
Combine olive oil and butter in a saucepan and heat. Add celery, onion, carrot and bay leave to the saucepan. Saute until softened.
Add tomato paste and stir. Add garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, parsley, tomato sauce and stir. Add tomatoes. Cook slowly for 30 minutes. Stirring often. At the end of cooking time remove bay leave.
Serve over macaroni, spaghetti, eggplant parmigiana, stuffed bell pepers or lasagna it makes a great pizza sauce...
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A few years ago, several car audio manufacturers introduced digital media receivers that did not have a CD or hard drive. Rather, they played music from portable media players like iPods and USB thumb drives. And many thought that was the ultimate in convenience for always having your favorite tunes handy.
But how would you like to have access to your favorite music every time you get in your car, with good sound quality, and never have to take a CD, media player or USB drive with you? Sound farfetched? Well it isn't, because thanks to the engineers at Alpine, the technology exists, and I'm listening to it as I type this.
What I'm talking about is something most internet savvy music lovers have discovered a couple of years ago, the internet radio application known as Pandora. And now Alpine has introduced a new source unit, that when connected to an Apple iPhone, can bring Pandora's amazing content selectivity to your ride. Enter the new $400.00 (USD) Alpine iDA-X305S Digital Media Reciever.
Pandora Explained
The name Pandora means "all gifted" in Greek. In ancient Greek mythology, Pandora received many gifts from the gods, including the gift of music from Apollo. Since 2000, they have been hard at work on a something called the "Music Genome Project". It represents more than eight years of analysis by a trained team of musicologists, and spans everything from recent new releases all the way back to the Renaissance and Classical music. What it amounts to, is the most comprehensive analysis of music ever undertaken. A team of fifty musician-analysts has been listening to music, one song at a time, studying and collecting literally hundreds of musical details on every song, for years. It takes 20-30 minutes per song to capture all of the little details that give each recording its magical sound - melody, harmony, instrumentation, rhythm, vocals, lyrics and more with almost 400 separate attributes. Pandora does not use machine-listening or other forms of automated data extraction, because they believe that each individual has a unique relationship with music, and no two people have tastes exactly alike. The result? You can select an artist you like, and Pandora finds other music just like it. When I first tried it, I was very skeptical, but after several months of use I can say it actually works very well!
How To Get Pandora In Your Car
To expand on how to use Pandora in your car and with the iDA-X305S in particular, there are some limitations and requirements. First of all, because of royalty and licensing laws, the Pandora service only works in the United States. As a result, the iDA-X305S is not offered for sale anywhere else. So, if you live in the U.S. and would like Pandora in your car, you must use an Apple iPhone. The iDA-X305S will not currently access Pandora with any other brand of smartphone, and because most of the streaming will be done via the 3G cellular network, it must be an iPhone, and not an iPod Touch, as wi-fi coverage is still far too spotty. Alpine says the iDA-X305S is also compatible with the new iPhone 4!
Then you must have an account on the iTunes store to download the free application. Even though it's free, you must set up an account to get the application on the iPhone. This is not a big deal for most iPhone users who generally already have an iTunes account, but for a Blackberry or Android user like me, who doesn't even use iTunes to sync my iPods, it is a bit of a hassle. However, once installed, you can control the Pandora application right from the dash - the iPhone only acts as the link to the internet.
Okay, lest you think the whole iDA-X305S is all about Pandora, let's talk about some of the other features found on this single DIN sized unit. Of course it has iPod/iTouch compatibility and can also play music from a USB thumb drive. And it also has an excellent AM/FM tuner, and is ready to accept Alpine's optional HD Radio or Satellite radio tuner modules. An optional adapter will also provide Aux input functionality for other sources.
Alpine included three sets of 2 volt pre-amp outputs, with a separate subwoofer level control, and a built in defeatable 18 watt x 4 power amplifier. DSP control of high pass crossover, selectable center frequency and Q in the tone controls, and connectivity to Alpines separate IMPRINT processor are also included, along with Alpines MediaXpander circuitry. Other add-ons include an amp power boost with the KTP-445 head unit power pack and bluetooth hands-free calling with the KCE-250BT, both sold separately.
I liked the layout of the iDA-X305S, the large rotary volume control is located in the center of the front panel, and is easy to find without looking. It does seem to require a lot of rotation to make big changes and it's a bit heavy feeling, but the upside of that is very fine control. To the left of the volume knob are the most commonly used buttons, and the layout is spacious and logical. On the right side is the very easy to read 2.2-inch color TFT screen, which displays all the pertinent information, as well as album art. Button colors can be set to red or blue, and the screen backgrounds can also be customized to best match your interior and tastes. A portion of the front faceplate detaches for security, and a soft bag is provided to store it in.
Read on for Full Results
After jumping through the hoops required to install iTunes and QuickTime, reboot my PC, and then download the Pandora app for my borrowed iPhone, the application installed perfectly, and worked immediately. Sound quality was fine, particularly if you regularly listen to music on MP3 files ripped at average bitrates, plus there is a Pandora app option allowing double the streaming bitrate. The Pandora service did a very good job of finding music I liked, and I can certainly understand how casual music lovers quickly become addicted to the Pandora application. You can also bookmark songs played on Pandora for future purchase, plus a simple push and turn of the ring on the dual-action encoder know allows you to give certain songs a thumbs up or thumbs down to further refine your taste for the music selected for you. Moving from Pandora to my iPod, I played a couple of dozen of my favorite evaluation tracks, and could find nothing to gripe about. The Alpine iDA-X305S sounded very good, with a low noise floor and very good frequency response. With its 2 volt preamp outputs and no CD drive it might not find its way into many serious audiophile systems, but the vast majority of folks will love the way it sounds, and how simple it is to use.
Moving into the lab, I connected the iDA-X305S to my USB drive full of test tracks. These tracks are extremely high quality, ripped at a bitrate of 320kbps. I measured maximum output levels, frequency response, crosstalk, signal to noise, output impedance, tuner performance, and checked the accuracy of the crossover and tone control settings as well. In each case, the measured spec was as good or better than the published number, so you'll definitely get the promised performance from the iDA-X305S. I also noted that the RCA outputs can be clipped if the volume is at max and you are playing an all high bits track, which is one more reason audiophiles will tend to favor the previously reviewed Alpine CDA-117, which we loved the sound and performance of.
If you are a music lover who simply couldn't be bothered ripping or downloading songs and then remembering to bring your media player every time you get in your car, Pandora internet radio may be exactly what you need. And with its intuitive controls and easy to read display, the Alpine iDA-X305S may just be the perfect companion, because it always seem to know the right songs to play.
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TONASKET Quincy Downey and Bryson Butterfly each earned a saddle for being the all-around winners in peewee/junior divisions at the annual Tonasket Junior Rodeo last weekend.
Kaelyn Marchand and Wade Bruemmer won saddles for being winners in intermediate/senior divisions.
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Quincy Downey hung on for a 69 to claim first in peewee girls calf riding. Jadya Taylor scored a 63 and Sage Olmstead a 35.
Braeden Signor-McLaughlin scored a 63 to win peewee boys calf-riding.
Age group all-around winners are:
Little People – Rocksie Timentwa, 24 points, first in California stake race, barrel racing and pole bending; second dummy roping; third goat tail untying; fourth mutton busting. 2, Lucchese Ford, 16 points. 3, JayCee Goodwin, 14.
Peewee – Quincy Downey, 21 points, first calf riding, goat flanking and barrel racing; second pole bending, California stake race and dummy roping. 2, Sage Olmstead, 18 points.
Junior – Karlie Jo Richey, 12 points, first in goat tying and breakaway roping; second in steer daubing; fourth in barrel racing. 2, Abbi Popelier, 7 points.
Intermediate – Krista Marchand, 11 points, first in goat tying and breakaway roping; second in steer daubing. 2, Makenly Davis, 10 points.
Senior – Kaelyn Marchand, 13 points, first in boat tying and steer daubing; second in cow riding; third in pole bending. 2, Bailey Nachigal, 10 points. 3, Haley Wainright, 8 points.
Peewee – Bryson Butterfly, 18 points, first in pole bending, California stake race and dummy roping; second in goat flanking and barrel racing. 2, Brier Selvidge, 15 points. 3, Braeden Signor-McLaughlin, 12 points. 4, Diesel Downey, 8 points.
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Unique Team Inspires Spinal Cord Studies
By Jeff Hansen
At age 17, Candace Floyd, Ph.D., worked as an emergency medical technician and a hospital volunteer. She saw wreck victims and shaken babies who had suffered central nervous system trauma, and she resolved to help them.
Roman Reed of California was paralyzed when a tackler crushed his vertebrae in a 1994 college football game. After his injury, Roman and others convinced the California legislature to pass "Roman's Law," an added fine on traffic tickets that would fund spinal cord injury research. In 11 years, the Roman Reed Foundation has awarded $12.5 million to researchers in spinal cord injury and regenerative medicine.
In Alabama, Chatom native and nursing student T.J. Atchison was determined to bolster spinal cord injury research after becoming paralyzed in a 2010 car wreck.
These three young people, from different parts of the country, are now helping to push the boundaries of the field and set the stage for potential new treatments at UAB.
"There is nothing we can do to repair the damaged tissue, or regenerate it," says Floyd, now a UAB associate professor who studies both brain and spinal cord injuries. "It's a travesty. I vowed that I was going to fix that."
Investments with Impact
A decade ago, Floyd was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California Davis when she first heard of the newly formed Roman Reed Foundation. Though she studied brain trauma, she applied for and won one of the foundation's first pilot grants, meant to lure young investigators into spinal cord research.
That initial experimental idea fizzled, but her second—using estrogen therapy in spinal cord injury—launched a highly successful research program. By 2006, UAB and two other universities competed to recruit her to their faculties.
Floyd, impressed by research that complemented her work and a collaborative environment, chose UAB. But Reed remembered her five years later, when Atchison and family friend Tory Minus sought his help to pass "T.J.'s Law" for spinal cord injury research in Alabama. Floyd "was one of our stars," Reed said.
Atchison and Minus asked Floyd to lead a possible UAB research program modeled after Reed's. Floyd told them she had a million ideas on how to make such a program unique and successful if they got the funding.
Spinal StudiesSome research projects ongoing in the T.J. Atchison Spinal Cord Injury Program:
• Evaluation of neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury with Michelle Olsen, Ph.D.
• Evaluation of depression and antidepressant medications on rehabilitation and recovery with Sarah Clinton, Ph.D.
• Examination of the effects of chronic stress on recovery after spinal cord injury with Meredith Robbins, Ph.D.
• Evaluation of a novel therapeutic target, HuR, in spinal cord injury with Peter King, M.D.
• Development of a novel nanomaterial matrix for regeneration and repair after spinal cord injury with Yogesh Vohra, Ph.D., and Vinoy Thomas, Ph.D.
Alabama Senator Marc Keahey of Grove Hill headed that effort. During the 2012 legislative session, he persuaded lawmakers to add a $400,000 line item to the education budget for spinal cord research. The result is the T.J. Atchison Spinal Cord Injury Research Program led by Floyd in the UAB Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, as well as the T.J. Atchison Foundation, with Atchison as chair and Reed as a board member.
Special funding for spinal cord injury research is vital, Floyd explains. Drug companies don't invest a lot, because the patient population—and hence the drug market—is small. About 12,000 new spinal cord injury cases appear each year in the United States.
Yet Alabama is motivated to help find a cure. Care for spinal cord injuries in Alabama costs $515 million a year, Keahey has said, and the state pays $143 million for Medicaid and indigent care costs.
Goals for Discovery
Floyd says her research focuses on acute injury first—how to protect against the reactive damage that accompanies a spinal cord injury. Chronic injury research will follow, with the goal of regenerating nerve tissue after a gap has formed in the spinal cord.
"We will have an international competition each year," Floyd says. "Everybody will submit ideas, and we'll test the one that has the best and strongest evidence. The effect on research acceleration will be great."
Pilot programs are another part of the T.J. Atchison program. Researchers in a variety of medical fields can share and test their ideas about spinal cord injuries in Floyd's lab. One partnership has paired Floyd with UAB diabetes researcher Hubert Tse, Ph.D., who has investigated a catalytic oxidoreductant compound to effectively dissipate free radicals and inflammatory-mediated effects on pancreatic beta-cell destruction in Type 1 diabetes.
Together, they have applied the compound to acute spinal cord injuries, with "very impressive" results, Floyd says. Tse and Floyd now have a grant from the National Football League to also test the compound as a potential treatment for concussion.
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Coding 99214 vs 99213 for a sick visit
September 18, 2012, 09:09:55 AM »
This year, the pediatric provider that my two children use has started coding all sick visits at 99214. They used to code them all at 99213. When I inquired about the change, they told me that they had been under-coding in the past. I am having a hard time accepting this because the family doctor that I go to codes everything at 99213. I asked my insurance company to review the records for one of my child's visits and they said that the records met the criteria for a 99214. I get the feeling that my pediatric provider is making the exam and history complex enough to satisfy the requirements of 99214 even though it may not really be medically necessary. For instance, one of my children went in to get a cough checked out. The diagnosis was 'cough' and there was no treatment plan other than to bring her back if it got worse. She has no medical conditions and is not on any medication. Yet this was coded as 99214. Since I have a high deductible health plan, this directly impacts my out of pocket cost. What should I do? Am I making too big a deal out of it? Thanks.
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September 18, 2012, 09:54:38 AM »
Right off the bat any provider automatically labeling all sick visits 99214 sends a red flag up to me since each CPT E/M Criteria has to be met within the medical record, which leads me to believe their documentation may not be up to par at all. I Would contact your carrier and let them know your findings, they will in turn investigate, request records, if they believe they have an issue with that provider on other patient's they will conduct a larger investigation with a red flag on the provider and possible audit. When you said the provider started coding ALL sick visits as 99214, was that something you seen in writing or was told by the provider? That is something you must let the carrier know. Not only does reporting this help you, but it saves the insurance company and possibly other patient's the added expenses and ultimately this type of potential fraud is part of the big picture on the rising healthcare costs and premiums. Oh and you can do this under the radar, the carrier will not list it as a complaint, but rather internally investigate it for you.
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September 18, 2012, 11:09:19 AM »
Thanks Linda. The provider did not tell me that they are coding all sick visits as 99214, I made this analysis myself by looking at past claims. In 2011, my children had a total of 7 sick visits. Six were coded 99213 and one was 99214. In 2012, my children have had 11 sick visits so far. Nine have been coded 99214, one was 99213 and one was 99215. The 99215 is what really caught my attention and got me looking into this. When I asked the provider about it, they did an audit and said the 99215 was an error and should be 99214. They also said one of the 99214's should have been 99213. When I asked why the coding had changed from mostly 99213 in 2011 to mostly 99214 in 2012, they told me that five of the 99213 visits in 2011 had been under-coded.
I tried to get some help from my carrier (Anthem) on this and they have been less than helpful. They are only interested in looking at one claim at a time, not the overall situation. So I picked one of the 99214 visits that seemed especially simple and asked them to review it. It took a total of three months for Anthem to get the records into their system and sent to the review department. I faxed them twice and then finally mailed them. I know the provider faxed them a couple times as well. Anyway, Anthem came back and said that the provider had met the criteria for billing 99214. They said they do not challenge the provider as long as the records support the billing code. They said if I disagree with the level of service provided, that is my issue to take up with the provider. From what I have read online, the provider can pretty easily give a detailed exam and get a detailed history and bill that as 99214, even if there is no medical decision making (since only 2 of the 3 criteria are needed). I think that is what may be happening here. Not sure what to do next since we really do like the doctor himself.
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September 18, 2012, 11:55:39 AM »
That irks me when we go to an insurance company and hand them a case of fraud and abuse on a silver platter and they ignore it. Since you do like the provider why don't you try to confront him with all the information directly, NOT biller, but the provider himself? There is always the possibility he isn't aware of what the billing dept/person is doing.
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September 18, 2012, 02:27:46 PM »
I am told the doctor is aware, but I have not sat down with him personally to discuss. I'm setting up a meeting with the coder to discuss in person. I'll let you know if we can come to some agreement. Is there a place I can find recent national data for typical code utilization to support my argument? i.e. is 99213 used 70% of the time and 99214 used 30% of the time?
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September 19, 2012, 09:32:49 AM »
My goodness! Let's convict him now! Why is it assumed this is a case of fraud and abuse? The patient states that she complained to the insurance company, they reviewed it, and determined that 99214 was appropriately billed.......
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September 19, 2012, 10:14:24 AM »
I hesitated to jump in, but if the kid was sick, and you're happy with the doctor's care, and the ins. co. reviewed and it was appropriately billed, pay your bill! We're talking CARE, not $$$.
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September 19, 2012, 12:55:29 PM »
The bill has long been paid. The issue I have is not because of a single visit, it is the overall pattern. 10 out of 11 visits so far this year have been billed at 99214. Is that normal? My kids don't have chronic conditions or complex medical needs. These are visits for seasonal colds or bronchitis. I need some convincing that 99214 services are really justified this often. The other aspect is that every time I see my family doctor, they bill 99213. And, the pediatric provider used to bill 99213. So all this together makes me feel like something is wrong. The $$$ add up when your kids see the doctor 10-15 times per year.
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September 19, 2012, 01:18:12 PM »
I'm not sure if you have access to the CPT book so maybe this will help define each situation:
99213 Expanded problem focused history
Expanded problem focused examination
Medical decision making of LOW complexity
(Condition is of low to moderate severity, although the code is NOT time based, this would typically be a 15 minute appointment)
99214 Detailed history
Detailed examination
Medical decision making of MODERATE complexity
(Condition is of moderate to high severity, although the code is NOT time based, this would typically be a 25 minute appointment)
99215 Comprehensive history
Comprehensive examination
Medical decision making of HIGH complexity
( Condition is of moderate to high severity, although the code is NOT time based, this would typically be a 40 minute appointment)
A cold, 99213, bronchitis 99214, broken arm from an accident 99215. (Examples) When tests are ordered it's higher complexity.
I'm not sure of your background or medical experience, so I hope these definitions will help to reconcile the billed codes with the services you received.
Also, undercoding is just as bad as overcoding. Medicare will slap you hard for not billing appropriately.
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September 19, 2012, 03:52:47 PM »
Thanks. I do not have a medical background, but I have read quite a bit about these particular codes during this process. The definitions and guidelines are pretty easy to find online.
For the example that I sent to the insurance company for review, the chief complaint was: 'cough, congestion'. The Assessment was 'cough'. There was no medication prescribed. The provider gave me the medical records. For this visit, they classified the history as detailed, the exam as comprehensive, and the decision making as low. Since 2 of the 3 criteria are needed, this met the 99214 level. Since the records back up the detailed history and the comprehensive exam, the insurance company is OK with it.
So, it makes me question if a detailed history/comprehensive examination is a reasonable and necessary for these symptoms.
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September 19, 2012, 04:57:44 PM »
I see your point, and understand the concern. However, considering the uptick in whooping cough, he was probably doing his due diligence to make certain the "cough" wasn't something more serious. For adult care, we probably know if we're sick or REALLY sick so you could better determine 99213 or 99214.
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September 20, 2012, 11:57:22 AM »
Well, I sat down with the coder and she went through several scenarios. Basically, there are certain history items they always ask. The number of items classifies the history as detailed. The exam is always comprehensive since they are dealing with pediatric care and they don't want to miss something. Since these two meet the guidelines for 99214, I pretty much have to accept that they will always be billing this.
I would love to see some statistics for pediatric care and how often each code is used. This would give me a better understanding if I am being treated fairly.
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September 21, 2012, 11:15:11 AM »
Maam, you are the parent. You know your child. You state that it is only a cough. Yet you take the child to the doctor. The doctor knows what I just stated. The doctor knows you wouldn't be in his office if you were convinced it was just a cough. The doctor thinks the same thing you are thinking -
is this something more than just a cough
? You are not paying to get the cough treated. You are paying for the assurance that it is nothing more than just a cough.
Determining that a cough is indeed just a cough may be simple. Determining that a cough is not something more than just a cough is more complex. That is why the higher coding and the higher charge.
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September 21, 2012, 11:26:34 AM »
Thanks. So if that is what a typical 99214 visit looks like, what does a typical 99213 look like?
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September 21, 2012, 11:43:49 PM »
Assume the cough has been determined to be caused by nothing more than post-nasal drip. Child is an established patient. You take child back to doctor because he is getting a sore throat from coughing. Doctor verifies that throat is sore and suggest some course of action to address the sore throat. Will likely request to see the child in the near future to verify that the sore throat is getting better and not worse.
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