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KABUL (Pajhwok): Rashid Khan is all poised to become the first-ever Afghan cricketer to play in the Big Bash League (BBL) in Australia, representing the Adelaide Strikers.
The 18 years old leg-spin sensation would play in Australia's Twenty20 tournament later this year, the Adelaide Strikers said in a statement on Thursday.
"I am very happy to have signed with the Strikers for the BBL. It is a huge honour to be a part of such a great tournament," the spin prodigy remarked.
"It's even more of an honour to be the first Afghanistan player to participate on the BBL stage," added Khan, who performed well recently in the Indian Premier League.
Jason Gillespie, Adelaide Strikers coach, welcomed the spinner's signing as a major coup. "Rashid has set the world alight in T20 cricket with his energy, enthusiasm, and great control."
Having bagged 63 wickets in 29 one-day internationals, Rashid holds the fourth best figures in ODI history: 7 for 18 against the West Indies in June.
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Firecracker Cheesecake
- Yield: 20 servings
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 200 mins
Be sure to cook this cheesecake in a water bath (bain marie) to prevent uneven baking and over heating. You'll need a stand mixer to beat the cream cheese.
- Blueberry Sauce:
- 1cup blueberries
- 3tablespoons sugar
- 1teaspoon lemon juice
- Crust:
- 1cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/3cup sugar
- 5tablespoons butter, melted
- Filling:
- 3pounds cream cheese
- 1 1/3cups sugar
- 3 whole eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/3cup heavy cream
- Small strawberries and blueberries for garnish
- To prepare sauce, combine blueberries, sugar and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until blueberries begin to release their juices. Mash some of the blueberries against the side of the pan. Let cool.
- Preheat oven to 250F. Wrap the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan with foil.
- To prepare crust, combine all ingredients and press into the bottom of pan.
- To prepare filling, beat cream cheese with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add sugar and beat until smooth.
- Combine eggs and egg yolks in a small bowl. Beat lightly. Slowly add eggs to cream cheese mixture while beating. Add heavy cream and beat, scraping the sides of bowl occasionally, until smooth.
- Pour one-quarter of the batter into another bowl. Stir in blueberry sauce.
- Pour half the unflavored batter over crust. Pour fruit-flavored batter on top. Swirl with a spoon or knife. Top with remaining unflavored batter. Swirl again.
- Place springform pan in a larger baking pan. Place on the center rack of oven. Pour in hot water to a depth of 1-inch. Bake 3 hours. Remove from oven. Let cool. Refrigerate at least 8 hours before serving. Garnish with strawberries and blueberries.
You can flavor this cheesecake with anything you like. Here are some variations we like:
- 1 cup chocolate mocha sauce
- 1 cup chopped peaches cooked in 1/4 cup water and 2 tablespoons sugar.
- 1/3 cup Grand Marnier or Kalua. (If making a liqueur-flavored cake, mix liqueur into all the batter instead of into one-quarter.)
—Recipe adapted with permission from Puckett's Grocery, Franklin, Tenn.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 384
- Fat 30g
- Saturated Fat 16g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g
- Monounsaturated Fat 8g
- Cholesterol 136mg
- Sodium 280mg
- Potassium 120mg
- Carbohydrate 25g
- Fiber 0g
- Sugars 23g
- Protein 5.5g


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International Women's Day 2011
As we commemorate Women's Day, we remember that the sweat-stained face of a farmer, labouring under the hot sun to feed a hungry family, is likely to be that of a woman. But the face of those defeating hunger is also likely to be a woman's. Because women are our hope; the secret weapon in fighting hunger.


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Monday, February 23, 2009
Baseball's other unnatural advantages
The outrage seems to stem from a belief that these enhancers give the current generation of players a leg up on their current competition, and moreover, skew the sacrosanct history of the game as it is written in the numbers they produce. If we were ever to turn a blind eye to this sort of behaviour, the argument goes, we'd be left with record books that diminish most of what has come before, and a game that is radically different from what we have come to love. With apologies to Fukuyama, it would be the End of History. And we'd all be poorer for it, or so they say.
But with all this talk of the unnatural advantages that modern anabolics and growth hormones provide to the nefarious and disreputable, we've been left to wonder about the place in baseball's dialectic that is occupied by one of the most ubiquitous and increasingly perfunctory procedures: ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, or Tommy John Surgery.
While we drive ourselves nuts in trying to push back against medical science in some areas of baseball, Tommy John surgery is tacitly accepted as part of the game. Once a career-saving procedure and a last resort for pitchers, going for a "TJ" is so commonplace at this point that players seem to be going for this surgery as a preventative measure. Give up next year, the thinking seems to be, and get back five years on the other side with a brand new arm.
Nobody really thinks much about the competitive advantages that TJ surgery provides, and most view it in the same context as having a knee scoped or a labrum tear repaired. These surgeries and procedures are generally acceptable, it seems, because they are the pound of cure applied after someone has suffered an injury. That's the way we like our medicine.
The question is: Does this surgery, or even the knowledge that it is readily available, affect the competitive balance of the game? Do pitchers throw harder or throw pitches that they may have avoided in the past (e.g. sliders and splitters) because of the safety net that TJ procedures provide?
How conservative will a young pitcher be with his arm when he knows that, at worst, he can have his ligaments yanked out and replaced with stronger ligaments from his leg? And moreover, if there is any truth to the notion that pitchers eventually throw harder after having their UCL replaced, does this not constitute an unfair advantage?
Will Carrol and Thomas Gordon noted in a Baseball Prospectus piece in 2004 that some speculate that the "dead arm" that ended Sandy Koufax's career was in fact a wonky UCL that could have been fixed with this surgery. This raises for us a question: If we are going to insist on giving the utmost respect to the historical performances of hitters throughout the past century, shouldn't we be considering the number of injured arms throughout those eras?
To underscore the ubiquity of the procedure, that same BP article notes that Dr. Tim Kremchek performs 120 TJ's per year, roughly the equivalent of 10 big league pitching staffs. And he's just one surgeon.
If we find it morally problematic to reward Mark McGwire or Barry Bonds because they enjoyed an unfair advantage over the harball heroes that we see in gauzy sepia tones, then shouldn't we take into account the injured arms that threw only a couple of pitches to avoid pain, and that threw them slow and straight over the plate to Ted Williams or Mickey Mantle or Henry Aaron?
If we're going to heckle an easy target like Alex Rodriguez with catcalls of "A-Roid" and "A-Fraud", what sort of treatment should be given to Shaun Marcum when he returns? Because from our point of view, Marcum's Tommy John surgery seems to fall more in the category of being an ounce of prevention.
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- dave said...
My first thought when I saw where you were going on this was to Koufax.
Interesting piece and I agree that it takes the thump out of the argument for a fair playing field in which to judge all players of all eras (and there are others; the baseballs Ruth played with vs. those of the dead ball era is another such example).
However, I think where the outrage towards the players who roided up still stands is in the fact that it's illegal, no? So really it turns into players doing the "moral" thing are at a disadvantage. At least in the short term.
But hey, that's all of life, isn't it?
- February 23, 2009 at 2:50 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Point taken on the illegality.
People did get their dander up about guys who were getting "legit" prescriptions for HGH, though. Ankiel's case comes to mind.
- February 23, 2009 at 3:34 PM
- dave said...
No you're right. The legal side of it is the fallback argument.
People are more concerned with comparing era's, as I was once upon a time, but you realize there are too many factors to REALLY do so.
I think we should look at what a player was able to do within the era they played and be impressed by how much they were able to stand ahead of their competition. Sure Mantle and Koufax might not have been able to do now what they did then but fuck were they dominate. They were full body lengths above of their peers.
- February 23, 2009 at 7:02 PM
- dave said...
No you're right. The legal side of it is the fallback argument.
People are more concerned with comparing era's, as I was once upon a time, but you realize there are too many factors to REALLY do so.
I think we should look at what a player was able to do within the era they played and be impressed by how much they were able to stand ahead of their competition. Sure Mantle and Koufax might not have been able to do now what they did then but fuck were they dominate. They were full body lengths above of their peers.
- February 23, 2009 at 7:02 PM
- obsessivegiantscompulsive said...
Don't forget, but there were no players of color back in the day either. Maybe the players who achieved so much during that era might not have (probably wouldn't have) achieved what they did had people of color been fully allowed to play in the majors during those years before Jackie Robinson shook things up. So that puts an asterisk on anything at least before Jackie took the field, and probably until all teams were integrated to a large extent in the 1960's.
And I totally agree about TJS, particularly when a dead cadaver's is used.
And technically, those drugs were not forbidden in the rules of baseball to use, they were illegal in society. Should we throw out Babe Ruth's numbers during Prohibition when it was illegal to drink any alcohol, he was almost certainly imbibing? And as noted, people's civil rights were being taken away, and the players did nothing to help these other players and thus are culpable too, so should we just strike off the records and start counting from when Jackie Robinson started?
And in a similar vein, amphetamines have allowed players to play at their peak levels when they should be tired and whiffing at similar pitches or throwing softballs into the heart of the plate. That adds to players' counting stats as well as prop up their overall rate stats. Willie Mays has been accused of being a user, players who battled in World War II and the Korean War most probably used too, as the Armed Forces used to pass them out like candy. And as much as Bonds is accused of having a great surge in his late 30's, Hank Aaron also experienced a surge as well, unlike anyone except for Ted Williams up to his time, so was that all kosher? Plus, reportedly the Braves moved in their fences when he started chasing Ruth in seriousness, and conveniently moved them back out just after Aaron caught the Babe, is that fair play for the record books too?
And speaking of the Babe, he got to play in Yankee Stadium, home of one of the closest RF fences there is to home plate, making homers easier to hit and thus "unearned" relative to batters hitting in normal parks. Is that fair?
- February 23, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Wow - this is a great post. I never really thought of Tommy John surgery from that perspective. And some intelligent conversation generated too. Well done Tao!
- February 23, 2009 at 10:00 PM
- Johnny G said...
Wow, really excellent points made here.
Excellent post and excellent reading.
- February 24, 2009 at 9:05 AM
Great piece. Its sad to think that our era of baseball is tainted and that the great players of our age are always going to have the steroid bubble hanging over them. When in all reality these players are hitting off of juiced pitchers and pitchers are pitching to juiced batters. I believe that in every sport players are always looking for an edge. This is competition and this means doing whatever it takes to beat your opponent. Surgeries today allow players to come back much faster and stronger in some cases. Steroids, supplements, medications also aid players in ways that were never though possible.
Always enjoy reading your blog,
- February 24, 2009 at 2:50 PM
- The Ack said...
This post, while fantastic, thoughtful, and novel, is really the tip of the iceberg, though, isn't it?
I've come to the conclusion that while "records" and titles like "Home Run King" are all well and good, it's impossible to objectively compare players from different eras.
Steroids, medical advancements, racial segregation, ballpark dimensions, equipment, genetics, rule changes, contracts, outside pressures.....
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The Capitol Hill publication surveyed members of the Senate, which adopted an amendment urging members to give up 20 percent of their salary during the sequestration, which has resulted in furloughs of hundreds of thousands of government workers.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduced the amendment, telling The Hill at the time, "Every member of Congress should give up 20 percent of their pay to the charity of their choice or wherever they want to spend the money, just get it out of their hands, their account, because that's what they're doing to the private sector."
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"All in the Family" debuted 40 years ago today. Over at Salon.com, Matt Zoller Seitz writes about why the show still matters:
TV today is inhospitable to series like "All in the Family." This is only partly due to TV's splintering from a handful of channels into hundreds. An equal or larger part of the blame can be laid at the feet of broadcast network executives and their marketers, who figured out (sometime in the late '80s) that they could make more ad money by junking the "Big Tent" model and appealing to white college graduates with loads of disposable income – a description that rules out anyone who looks or sounds like a character from "All in the Family" (even Mike or Gloria). Except for certain corners of cable – specifically channels that thrive on shows about violent crime and/or revolve around working-class or poor characters – you don't hear people talking about race, class, religion or politics unless the dialogue is jocular and sarcastic and "just kidding" (like the banter on "Glee" and "Community") or the earnest centerpiece of a Very Special Episode. And can you remember the last time a broadcast network built a sitcom around fiftysomething, pear-shaped, working-class married people — of any color? Pretty much every modern sitcom lead is under 40 (or trying hard to look it) and fashionably thin or buff.
Since the early '80s, the networks have done their best to gentrify prime time, banishing demographically déclassé characters and subjects while retaining elements that marketers call "sexy" (code for "flashily empty"). Little remains of Lear's legacy but cursing, innuendo, and the sound of flushing toilets. The template for most modern network sitcoms is "Friends" — which, contrary to the "Seinfeld" mantra, truly was a Show about Nothing. Modern network sitcoms are mostly about dating, parenthood and office politics; they deal with hot-button issues in a glancing, glib way if they address them at all. Some are lame. Some are amusing. A few are brilliant. None is the equal of "All in the Family." Those were the days.


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Last quarter of 2019 has brought several news from the stock exchange in the yachting industry. One of the leading Italian yacht builders, Sanlorenzo, has gone public on the Borsa Italiana on track with earlier plans. Their compatriot competitors, the Ferretti Group, meanwhile earlier abandoned the course. Yacht Harbour takes a closer look at the situation.Sanlorenzo entered the stock exchange on December 10 successfully and spent the first day of trading starting from €16 per share, according to the plans they had intended. The initial pricing meanwhile is set to bring total market capitalisation to €552 million, meaning the €72 million capital increase for Sanlorenzo.However, although the stock traded at or slightly above the IPO offer price for much of the week, it sank on Thursday to close at €15.42. According to GlobalCapital, liquidity was very low even by Thursday, with only 1.5% of the free float traded on the day. Nonetheless, in regards of the difficult market backdrop towards IPOs of the small and mid-size companies, the situation can be considered positive. Noteworthy, only one third of investors interested in 35% of the shipyard' listed capitals, come from Italy.The offering consists of 4.5 million newly-issued shares resulting from a capital increase and 7.6 million shares offered for sale by Happy Life Srl. The latter is the company's major shareholder, also controlled by Sanlorenzo executive chairman Massimo Perotti.Perrotti commented:Today we have reached an important objective, and we are very proud of this achievement. […] Listing on the stock exchange represents a fundamental step for Sanlorenzo, and a new starting point for growth and development on international markets.Another yachting industry representative, major US retailer OneWater Marine specialising in boats sale and maintenance of boats, filed for an IPO July 12 this year. The company owns and operates 60 stores in the United States.Founded in 2014, they reported $719 million in FY2019. On October 15, OneWater Marine announced the terms of its IPO. They were planning to raise $60 million by offering 3.2 million shares at prices ranging from $18 to $20. However, the group decided to postpone its IPO.Returning to the European market, another key player and competitor of Sanlorenzo, the Ferretti Group, not only postponed but even withdrew from the public listing 30% of the company's shares due to insufficient valuation.Ferretti saw lowering of its indicative price range for shares from the initial target of €2.50 to €3.70 per share to only between €2.00 and €2.50. That said, it would have meant a market valuation of € 581 million instead of aimed €1.08 billion. Under the new prospective, Alberto Galassi, CEO of the company, said in 2020 a share of about 30% might be sold to some new investor from Europe, reported Reuters.
December 13, 2019
Italian yacht builder Baglietto has announced the sale of the 48-metre T-Line, hull no. 10233 to a South American Owner. Along with her sisterships Andiamo and Silver Fox, Project no. 10233 represents a flagship model of the Baglietto T-Line.Designer Francesco Paszkowski and the yacht's experienced owner worked closely together on adding stylistic and functional improvements to the project.The vessel features a steel hull and aluminium superstructure. She offers spacious outside areas that include a vast 140-square-metre sun deck. The stern has a swimming pool with tanning beds, complementing the roll-bar and lunch area with a coffee-bar, barbecue grill, and refrigerator. The zone also connects directly to the galley thanks to a dumb waiter. Compared to her two sisterships, this model has a different layout on the upper deck, offering more space to the sky lounge and extending outside with a semi-circular window. This layout allows for a winter garden that houses a comfortable dining table for 12 guests. As per the Owner's request meanwhile, a crystal lift connects the decks, including the sun deck.Large, full-height windows with no obstructions both on the upper deck and the main deck bring a lot of natural light inside. Another exciting feature is the lower deck's layout, which includes two large double cabins that can be transformed into four doubles thanks to a sliding partition wall. Finally, the aft 46-square-meter beach area includes a relaxation space and a spa with fully-equipped gym and steam bath. The tenders and two jet skis are found at the bow.The yacht can easily cruise at a maximum speed of 15 knots and 12 knots of cruising speed.Currently under construction at the shipyard in La Spezia with the supervision of Camper & Nicholsons, the yacht is planned for summer 2021 delivery. Noteworthy, Baglietto has recently launched its current flagship superyacht, the 55-metre Severin°. The yard has also revealed the Francesco Paszkowski Design of its new 65-metre superyacht V-Line during the Monaco Yacht Show 2019.
December 12, 2019
Wally has announced the forthcoming launch of a 48-foot (approx. 14.6-metre) high-performance open tender at Miami Yacht Show in February 2020. A modified sistership of 48 Wallytender model, the 48 Wallytender X has already demonstrated high speeds of 55 knots during preliminary sea trials.Stefano de Vivo, Managing Director of Wally, comments:As a hotspot for the outboard yachting lifestyle, Florida is the perfect place to unveil this exciting new model. With four 450hp outboard racing engines primed to unleash astounding speeds, the 48 Wallytender X will undoubtedly turn heads and be the perfect match for anyone who loves high-performance boats.In comparison to 48 Wallytender that made her international debut this autumn, Wally with Ferretti Group have reviewed a number of propulsion options for its new outboard model. They selected Mercury's 450hp Verado R engines, with good power-to-weight ratio. The combination with a light carbon fibre construction designed in-house at Wally and Ferretti, allows for high top speeds and very low consumptions under extended range. Preliminary sea trials have indicated maximum speeds over 55 knots and a cruising speed of 40 knots with a range of 320 nautical miles.The builder hopes, that high performance would 'ideally complement the fast-paced boating way of life favoured by many Florida-based selective owners'. Alongside the performance advantages of outboard engines, the 48 Wallytender X features reduced noise and vibration.In addition, with tilting outboards, the effective draft of the 48 Wallytender X can be reduced to 70cm at full load when the engines are lifted.The vessel comes with a spacious suite on the lower deck featuring carbon fibre decking with teak furniture and panels, conceived for cruising in comfort. The deck layout also comprises generous seating, sunbeds and alfresco dining catered to by the well-equipped galley unit and side-opening bulwarks.With the engines repositioned outside the hull, space is freed up for storage, allowing the 48 Wallytender X feature user-friendly joystick controls for easy docking.Another important feature of 48 Wallytender X is retractable hydraulic boarding passerelle/swim ladder. With the four engines split to the flanks of the boat enabling the ladder installation, it can provide direct and easy access to the water or the shore.Luca Bassani, Wally founder, expressed: We are very proud of what we have achieved in this new outboard version of the 48 Wallytender. We have been able to maintain its strong aesthetic identity and the many practical features found on the inboard model, perfectly packaged to serve the needs of clients who prefer the outboard experience in their boating lifestyle, including top speeds and high levels of performance.Founded in 1994 by passionate yachtsman Luca Bassani, Wally became part of Italian Ferretti Group in 2019. Recently, Ferretti Group abandoned the idea of trading on the stock exchange due to unsatisfactory results of the public offering period earlier this year.
December 12, 2019
The recently launched 77-metre Feadship Syzygy 818 has been renamed Pi. With her charter previously managed by KK Superyachts, it has not been revealed yet, whether the vessel has switched owners or has been listed for sale.The latest Feadship superyacht delivery, Pi made her international debut at the Monaco Yacht Show 2019, after successful sea trials in the North Sea. Still, little information has been revealed on the yard's second largest vessel. It is known, that she features naval architecture by Feadship De Voogt, exterior design by Jamsen and interiors by Sinot Yacht Design.With the yacht initially known as Project 818, the 818 in the name stood for"prosperous" in Chinese numerology, and mirrored the owner's birthday on August 18, revealed the yard. The word "syzygy" meanwhile came from astrology, referring to a rare event in which three or more celestial bodies line up, such as a new moon or lunar eclipse.With a beam of 11 metres, Pi boasts a steel hull and aluminium superstructure and boasts double-curvature glass windows drawing plenty of light inside. With impressive interior volume of 1,592 GT, the superyacht can sleep up to 12 guests and 18 crew members on-board.Techno wise, Pi is capable of a maximum speed of 18.4 knots, thanks to twin MTU 16V 4000 M63 engines.
December 11, 2019
After the meeting between the President The European Committee for Professional Yachting and the Directorate of Tax Legislation, it has been confirmed that VAT reductions on charters earlier practiced in Italy, France, Malta, Greece, Cyprus and Croatia, would no longer apply in 2020.Earlier, it was possible to reduce VAT on charter services by means of a short-term charter in international waters. The European commission had to ask the above-listed countries to modify their tax practice starting from from January 1st, 2020. The policy aims at unifying conditions and terms for VAT benefits application throughout Europe. Up to now, Italy, France, Malta, Greece, Cyprus and Croatia have been practicing tax benefits upon going in international waters during charter period. Starting from 2020, VAT discounts will be applied only in proportion to the time or the distance a yacht would take outside the European waters.Noteworthy, in summer 2019, the EU Commission warned Italy and Cyprus that it would take further steps to end illegal tax breaks in the yacht industries on their territories, first brought to light in the Paradise Papers leaks.
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Not incredibly far from Boston, where the Flyers fell flat again in a 3-0 shellacking by the Bruins, equipment bags were rustling in Glens Falls, N.Y.
According to the Glens Falls Post-Star, the Flyers and Phantoms are swapping goaltenders, with Michael Leighton on his way to Philadelphia. Brian Boucher is reportedly heading to Adirondack.
It's a curious move, one that doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense. Given the Flyers' obvious woes, the backup goaltender position would seem to be one of the last focal points on this roster.
To say that Sunday's matchup with Buffalo is a must-win situation for the Flyers would be to put it lightly. They are in desperation mode, with the ability to fall to 14th place in a jam-packed Eastern Conference with a loss. Jobs are seemingly on the line with the game, extending from the front office through the Flyers' bench.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Does that mean Peter Laviolette is considering starting Leighton against the Sabres?
The Flyers are not holding a morning skate on Sunday, so we won't have any way of knowing until game time. But it doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility. Laviolette has always been a big Leighton fan, hence the reason why he is on his second contract with the team.
Nonetheless, it would still be a shocking move. A must-win game, with a goaltender who has played just 4 NHL games (including playoffs) since Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final in 2010 – one who was in the minors as recently as Saturday.
Truthfully, Ilya Bryzgalov looked tired on Saturday in Boston. He gave up three goals in quick succession against the Bruins, and he hasn't been able to come up with the "big" save – something he did with regularity to start the season – to keep his team in front.
Bryzgalov, 32, has made 24 starts in the Flyers' 26 games. He's played more minutes (1,349:58) than any goaltender in the league. He's also given up more goals (63) and has more losses (11) than any goaltender. His goals against-average has ballooned from 2.20 a month ago to north of 2.80 on Saturday. His save percentage has plummeted from .923 to under .899.
Leighton, 31, is coming off an injury to his right ring finger. He's rehabbed and appeared in two games with Adirondack (1-1-0) since clearing waivers on March 1. His most recent outing, on Friday night against second place Springfield, was his best - stopping 31 out of 32 shots.
Leighton was shelled in his only NHL appearance this season, a 5-1 loss in Tampa Bay on Jan. 27. He has a goals against-average of 4.12 (9 GA in 189 minutes) and an .896 save percentage in those 4 games since Patrick Kane's Cup-clinching goal.
As hard as it is to put Kane's goal out of mind, it's hard to forget Leighton's last game against Buffalo. He started Game 6 of the Flyers' first round series (see: circus, goaltender) in Buffalo and gave up 3 goals on 8 shots on April 24, 2011. He was pulled in the first period of that start, which was also a gamble.
It's equally tough to understate the importance of Sunday's nationally televised game. With a loss, the Flyers would put themselves in a position of having to gain at least 30 points over their final 21 games of the season to assure themselves a playoff spot.
Ripping off 15 wins in 21 contests is a lot to ask of any team, except for the Chicago Blackhawks, but it's an especially daunting task for a team which has not won three straight all season.
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We took a two week vacation at the end of June, so I lost 12 days in July to work on my annual Christmas in July project. I did finish up a couple of sets of quickie table runner and matching candle mats for my step-daughters. I found this free pattern while web surfing late one night last week, I couldn't resist starting it too. I have all of the blocks ready to join together, the trees are dimensional, they are folded and the only seams are in the center of the block and the seam that joins the trunk section to the tree. The pinwheels are actually prairie points, so they are dimensional also. It's been so much fun to make, I'm glad I at least got it started in July!
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United States international Robbie Rogers has said it is "impossible" to remain in soccer after publicly declaring your homosexuality.
The 25-year-old, who last played for English second-tier side Leeds United, said last month he was stepping away from football after becoming only the third professional footballer to announce he was gay.
"In football it's obviously impossible to come out," Rogers said in an interview with the Guardian newspaper on Friday.
"Imagine going to training every day and being in that spotlight?
"It's been a bit of a circus anyway," he said, adding that the reaction of his teammates was an issue he had to contend with when deciding whether to come out while still playing.
The Californian-born player, who has 18 international caps, also played for Heerenveen in the Netherlands and made 106 league appearances for U.S. club Columbus Crew before moving to Leeds United and then going on loan to League One (third tier) Stevenage.
His time in England though was blighted by injuries, and he was released by Leeds in January.
"I know things will change. There will be gay footballers. I just don't know when and how long it will take," Rogers said.
"The next step is how do you create an atmosphere where men and women feel it's OK to come out and continue to play? It's a great question.
"Football has so much history. It's a great sport with so much culture and tradition. But I'm positive there will be changes."
Rogers, who last appeared for the U.S. in 2011, explained his doubts before he decided to make his sexuality known.
"I was very fearful how my teammates were going to react. Was it going to change them?
"Even though I'd still be the same person would it change the way they acted towards me -- when we were in the dressing room or the bus?
"Adding the gay aspect doesn't make a great cocktail," he said, and admitted he did not know whether he would be able to stand up to the likely abuse he would receive if he carried on playing.
"I might be strong enough but I don't know if that's really what I want. I'd just want to be a footballer. I wouldn't want to deal with the circus. Are people coming to see you because you're gay?"
He was also concerned by the reaction of opposition fans and the media.
"If you're playing well it will be reported as: 'The gay footballer is playing well'.
"And if you have a bad game it'll be: 'Aw, that gay dude, he's struggling because he's gay'."
Only two other footballers have previously publicly said they were gay -- former England Under-21 international Justin Fashanu who committed suicide in 1998 aged 37, eight years after coming out, and Swedish lower league player Anton Hysen, son of former Liverpool defender Glenn Hysen.
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The work of the first 11 teaching health centers to receive graduate medical education (GME) funding through a program established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act "has implications for primary care training, the GME system, and future policies and legislation aimed at strengthening the health care workforce," according to an article(journals.lww.com) about the centers recently published in Academic Medicine.
The five-year, $230 million Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program(bhpr.hrsa.gov) is designed to boost the number of primary care residents trained in teaching health centers (THCs), which are community-based ambulatory care centers that operate a primary care residency program.
Unlike Medicare GME funding, which goes mostly to hospitals, THCGME funding goes directly to community-based sites. The funding is tied to specific health care workforce goals, and THCs must report annually on the types of primary care training programs offered, the number of resident positions, and the number of residency graduates who care for vulnerable populations in underserved areas.
"The work being done by these centers is exciting," said Candice Chen, M.D., M.P.H., lead author of the article and assistant research professor in the Department of Health Policy at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services in Washington.
- An article in the December 2012 Academic Medicine looks at the work of the first class of teaching health centers (THCs) to receive funding through the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program.
- Since THCGME funding is tied to health care workforce goals, grant recipients must report annually on the types of primary care training programs offered, the number of resident positions, and the number of graduates who care for vulnerable populations in underserved areas.
- The first 11 THCs "show great promise," according to the article, and "further study of their efforts and outcomes has the potential to shape primary care training and the GME system at large."
"The THCGME program may be small, but its inclusion in the Affordable Care Act sends a message to the medical community," said Chen. "It shows that there's national interest in primary care and community-based training. The program gives funding directly to community-based sites because those are the people who should drive the focus and mission of primary care residency programs, and the funding gives those sites more leverage in partnering with hospitals."
The Academic Medicine article presents a number of specifics about the inaugural THCs. For example, a THC's community-based training site must be the accredited institutional sponsor of the residency program, or it must be a central partner in a sponsoring GME consortium. Residencies at five of the 11 THCs are directly sponsored by a health center; the other six are sponsored by a consortium.
All of the THCs have partnerships with federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) or FQHC "look-alikes," which are like FQHCs but don't receive federal funding. All of the THCs also have affiliations with at least one university or medical school, and each one partners with a teaching hospital or academic medical center to provide residents with training in the inpatient setting.
In addition, all of the THCs have implemented EHR systems at their training sites, and all use interdisciplinary health care teams. The educational curricula of the THCs include initiatives in community medicine, cultural competency, rural training, geriatrics training and primary care mental health training.
"These inaugural THCs are taking their mission seriously," said Chen. "They're pushing the boundaries on regulatory issues. For example, one osteopathic program convinced the American Osteopathic Association to change its residency sponsorship requirements to allow osteopathic postdoctoral training institutions that partner with community-based health care facilities to sponsor residency programs. The THCs are answering the question of how you put together an FQHC and a residency program to complement each other.
"The THCs are addressing the issues they face, or at least delineating the issues so they can start conversations with the right people to resolve them. Their work will help every THC that comes after them."
One area of concern, however, is the funding uncertainty for the future of the program, according to Chen. The THCGME program is funded only through 2015, which creates a challenge for the THCs, she said. Unless Congress provides additional funding for 2016 and beyond, THCs may have residents in the middle of their training without THCGME payments to support them.
Despite this, programs have applied in all three of the grant application cycles thus far, said Chen. "This signals to Congress that the medical community is willing to back the THCGME program, but it needs more stable funding."
The federal budget sequestration also creates uncertainty for the THCGME program. It's unclear how sequestration will affect the THCs.
Although the THCGME program is small, faces funding challenges and has yet to have its outcomes evaluated in the long term, the first THCs in the program "show great promise," according to the Academic Medicine article. "Further study of their efforts and outcomes has the potential to shape primary care training and the GME system at large."
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Metal Gear Online has been home to some pretty intense sneaking matches since its release alongside Metal Gear Solid 4 last month, but the problem with the game's sneaking mode is that only one player gets to be Snake. That's not nearly enough stealth action for all. Thankfully, Konami has heeded the call for more online stealth action with a brand new mode now available for free.
The new mode, entitled "Team Sneaking," gives one team the task of using stealth to infiltrate the enemy team's base and destroy a target within enemy territory. Like Snake in "Sneaking," the stealth team is invisible until spotted and then stays visible until the caution timer runs out—much like the game's single player mode. For those not interested in the stealth game, though, the update also includes a new host option called "Headshots Only" which changes the game's rank point awards to penalize kills that aren't headshots rather than reward them.
Though small, this update is a welcome little booster pack for the fun online title. What we could really go for, though, are some new maps—the limited number of included maps is beginning to wear a little thin for those of us who've been playing the game online since launch.


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You can now renew your AASM 2012 membership online! Renew today to continue receiving the journal SLEEP and Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine online, coding and reimbursement support, national and local representation, discounts on professional resources, education and networking opportunities and much more!
To renew your membership, register an account or login to the AASM website. Renewal invoices also were mailed to members in late October and are currently available for download online, allowing you to renew via mail or fax. Please contact the AASM membership department with questions regarding your membership at 630-737-9756 or email@example.com.
A new website for the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, the official peer-reviewed publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, was launched in October at www.aasmnet.org/jcsm. In addition to its attractive, streamlined design, the new website gives readers access to all journal content, readable on any browser or Internet-ready device in an HTML-based format. Subscribers can also download individual articles or entire issues as PDFs.
With the complete website overhaul comes several alternative ways to access JCSM. The JCSM Kindle edition contains the same articles and content found in the online edition, including all tables, charts and images, delivered automatically to your Kindle device. You can subscribe to the Kindle edition for only $3.99 per month; individual issues are $11.99.
The JCSM Enhanced Edition is a free online resource for subscribers that is identical to the JCSM print edition, viewable on all browsers and optimized for tablets and smartphones. The Enhanced Edition allows readers to "flip" page-by-page through the journal, offering the complete JCSM experience.
A table of contents will arrive in the email inbox of all AASM members as each new issue is published, so readers can keep up with the latest science published in JCSM. As a free benefit of AASM membership, JCSM is a valuable educational tool for researchers and medical professionals interested in the clinical practice of sleep medicine. Published bimonthly, each issue includes original manuscripts such as clinical trials, clinical reviews, clinical commentary and debate, medical/economic/practice perspectives, case series and novel/interesting case reports.
The launch of the new, improved website comes in preparation for the transition from a print to digital publication, starting with the 2012 volume year. By utilizing new delivery methods, the JCSM Editorial Board will uphold its commitment to publishing relevant science in sleep medicine, while expanding its reach to wider audiences.
The American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF) is committed to supporting the education and training of sleep scientists and is pleased to offer the Educational Projects Award, the Humanitarian Projects Award and the Strategic Research Award as part of the ASMF 2012 grant cycle. The submission deadline for these grants is Jan. 17, 2012. More information about these ASMF awards is available online at www.discoversleep.org. Please direct all questions and inquiries regarding grant opportunities to ASMF Coordinator Nick Cekosh at 630-737-9700 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The AASM ICSD-2/ICD-9 Coding Crosswalk app provides iPhone users with a quick clinical reference to complement the International Classification of Sleep Disorders & Second Edition. Physicians can select a sleep disorder diagnosis, and the app will display the corresponding ICD-9-CM code, along with section, category and subcategory information, descriptors and, in some cases, special coding instructions. Users can bookmark frequently-referenced codes and write corresponding memos using the app's notes feature. The app is compatible with all iOS devices, and is available for $2.99 on the iTunes app store.
In September the AASM Board of Directors submitted a final draft proposal for an integrated delivery model for sleep medicine to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The proposal is the result of months of discussion about the future role of the sleep specialist in patient care. AASM leadership feels strongly that an integrated model that allows sleep specialists to be actively involved in the care of patients beyond diagnostic testing to include treatment and long-term follow-up will result in improved patient outcomes and overall cost savings in the treatment of sleep disorders. Members are encouraged to download and review the draft proposal, which is available on the AASM website. The contents of this proposal are likely to change as the AASM engages in ongoing discussion with CMS.
In February 2012 the AASM will host two courses at the Arizona Biltmore resort in Phoenix Arizona. Attendees of these courses can expect to learn about the state-of-the-art in patient care management (Sleep Medicine Therapies on February 24-25, 2012) and the business management of a sleep center (Business of Sleep Medicine for Physicians on February 26-27, 2012) from expert faculty in their fields.
During the new Sleep Medicine Therapies course, faculty will utilize case-based discussions, pro/con debates and panel discussions to review more than 15 controversial areas that sleep specialists encounter on a daily basis in clinical practice. Featuring several hot-topics in the field, presentations will include: the use of circadian bio-markers in clinical practice by Phyllis Zee, MD, PhD; improving CPAP compliance by Terri Weaver, PhD, RN; pre-operative assessment of OSA by Vishesh Kapur, MD; integrated model for the delivery of sleep medicine care by Patrick Strollo Jr., MD; and many more.
Registration for these courses is now open. Additionally, attendees are encouraged to book their hotel reservations through the AASM for the Arizona Biltmore in order to take advantage of several exclusive discounts including waived resort fees and 15% off of the spa and golfing. And when you register for both the Sleep Medicine Therapies and Business of Sleep Medicine for Physicians courses before the advanced registration deadline of Jan. 27, 2012, you will save more than 20% on registration fees! For more information about these courses — including topics, faculty and CME information — or to register, please visit the AASM website at http://www.aasmnet.org/upcomingcourses.aspx. Questions can be directed to the AASM meeting department by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling 630-737-9768.
The AASM congratulates Sleep HealthCenters National Service Group in Bedford, Mass., which became the first sleep program to earn out of center sleep testing (OCST) accreditation from the AASM. In December 2010, Somnicare in Overland Park, Kan., became the first supplier to earn AASM accreditation as a non-Medicare DME supplier. In 2011, this distinction also has been earned by the Minnesota Lung Center clinics; Georgetown Durable Medical Equipment, LP in Georgetown, Texas; and Sleep Disorders Clinic of Dallas in Plano, Texas. The AASM established these voluntary programs, along with its accreditation program for sleep disorders centers, to ensure that patients with sleep disorders receive the highest quality of medical care. Learn more about the AASM's accreditation programs on the AASM website.
In February 2011, the AASM introduced an accreditation program for Out of Center Sleep Testing (OSCT) for Adult Patients. Facilities currently accredited by the AASM as a sleep disorders center are eligible to be awarded accreditation as an OCST provider by completing an Out of Center Sleep Testing Accreditation Participation Attestation Form by Dec. 31, 2011. All AASM-accredited centers must complete this form; if your center does not currently perform OCST, completion of this form is still required. Learn more at http://www.aasmnet.org/articles.aspx?id = 2711.
A new pocket-sized supplement to the AASM's International Classification of Sleep Disorders—Second Edition (ICSD-2) is now available through the AASM. The Coding Supplement provides facilities with a user-friendly crosswalk between the diagnoses in the ICSD-2 and the billing codes found in the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modifications (ICD-9-CM). Physicians and coding staff will find this resource to be indispensable as a quick reference when billing sleep medicine services.
The 25-page Coding Supplement mirrors the content of the ICSD-2 and includes a table of ICD-9-CM codes with references to the ICSD-2. For more information about this new product, and to order, visit the AASM Online Store at http://www.aasmnet.org/store/. Questions about this product may be directed to the AASM by sending an e-mail to email@example.com or by calling 630-737-9700.
The AASM is hosting its 4th offering of the Young Investigator Research Forum from Wednesday, April 11, through Friday, April 13, 2012 at the NIH Natcher Conference Center in Bethesda, Md. The Forum will aid the career development of promising young investigators in clinical and translational sleep medicine research. To kick off the 2012 Young Investigator Research Forum, participants will attend an evening Roundtable event on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, which will include dinner and an opportunity to network with key NIH scientific and program officers. The remainder of the program will take place at the NIH Natcher Conference Center for didactic presentations, workshops, and small group sessions covering study design, presentation skills, grantsmanship, a mock grant review, and the mentor-mentee relationship.
Fellow status in the AASM is a unique honor that recognizes special competency in sleep medicine and significant contributions to the field. The AASM is pleased to welcome Syed J. Murtaza, MD, as the latest Fellow Member. If you are interested in becoming a Fellow member of the AASM, please review the requirements on the AASM website at http://www.aasmnet.org/Articles.aspx?id = 292. All required documentation should be submitted to the AASM Membership Department. Please contact the AASM National Office at 630-737-9700 if you have any questions regarding your membership status.
Congratulations to Raquel Rothe, CRT, RRT, who is the Grand Prize Winner of the 2011 AASM Member-Get-A-Member (MGM) campaign. Ms. Rothe will receive a free AASM course registration, including hotel and travel! All AASM members are invited to participate in the 2012 MGM campaign. For every new or reinstated AASM Regular or Fellow Member that you recruit for the 2012 membership year, you will receive a $15 Recognition of Excellence Money Voucher that can be used toward AASM resources and entry into a drawing for a complimentary 2013 course registration. Learn more at http://www.aasmnet.org/membership_individualcampaign.aspx.
The new American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM) Sleep Technologist Registry Examination was offered for the first time Nov. 11, 2011. All practicing sleep technologists who have passed the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) examination prior to Dec. 31, 2011 - and are a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) in good standing - are eligible to apply for equivalency status and receive the Registered Sleep Technologist (RST) certification by the ABSM. RPSGTs must submit an application for the Registered Sleep Technologist certificate to the ABSM before March 31, 2012. Get complete details on the ABSM website at www.absm.org/techcertification.aspx.
On Nov. 1 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule for services paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for the 2012 calendar year. Comments to the final rule are being accepted by CMS through Jan. 3, 2012. An issue of great significance to AASM members is the payment cuts resulting from the effect of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) on the conversion factor, which is used to calculate payment for all services. The 2012 final rule indicates that, without congressional action, a conversion factor of $24.6712 will be in place effective Jan. 1, 2012. The conversion factor decrease reflects a cut of 27.4 percent, only slightly less than the estimated figure of 29.5 percent, which was listed in the 2012 proposed rule. This significant cut to the conversion factor will potentially have a devastating impact on the practice of sleep medicine and access to care for Medicare beneficiaries. The AASM encourages all members to contact their local congressperson or senator to explain the negative effects of the SGR on sleep practices.
In late October CMS released its final rule governing accountable care organizations (ACO). The federal health reform law requires federal health programs to begin contracting with ACOs starting in January 2012. ACOs aim to lower costs and improve care by fostering cooperation between physicians, hospitals and other providers. HHS estimates that ACOs will save Medicare between $510 million and $960 million during the first three years.
National Government Services (NGS) reported on a recent prepayment medical review of claims for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices. NGS, the Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor for Jurisdiction B, reported that the results of the review of 100 claims indicate a claims error rate of 81 percent. NGS reports that following a review of the findings, their Medical Review department will continue prepayment review of claims for CPAP. NGS encourages providers to review their local coverage determination (LCD) for Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Devices for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Providers who are not located in Jurisdiction B should also consider reviewing their LCD for information on documentation requirements. Providers can access their LCDs using the Medicare Coverage Database search features at http://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/.
UnitedHealthcare is updating its pharmacy benefits coverage and excluding Silenor as a pharmacy benefit designation. In a letter to the AASM, the provider announced a Pharmacy Drug List (PDL) Management Committee determined the drug would remain excluded under the provider's pharmacy benefit. The changes to the pharmacy benefits coverage go into effect Jan. 1, 2012.
A study by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that almost 70 percent of high school students reported getting less than eight hours of sleep on an average school night. The study also found that insufficient sleep was associated with higher odds of many health-risk behaviors such as current use of cigarettes, marijuana and alcohol, as well as current sexual activity and having seriously considered attempting suicide. The study was published in the October/November 2011 issue of Preventive Medicine.
On Nov. 9, 2011, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan, which identifies research opportunities to be pursued over the next three to five years in order to spur new approaches to the prevention and treatment of sleep disorders. The new plan expands upon previous and current research programs identified in the 1996 and 2003 plans. It also highlights opportunities to foster a continued dialogue with research communities, which will help promote innovative approaches to scientific investigations; addresses training needs for investigators and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration to accelerate scientific discovery and bring therapies to the community more rapidly while improving strategies for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of sleep and circadian disorders such as insomnia, narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, and sleep apnea; and encourages a stronger emphasis on understanding the genetics behind sleep as well as other factors that contribute to sleep disorders and disturbances, such as lifestyle, age, and gender differences. Read the plan online at http://www.aasmnet.org/resources/pdf/NIHSleepDisordersResearchPlan.pdf.
The next letter of intent due date is Jan. 2, 2012, for the Education Research in Sleep Health and Sleep-Circadian Biology grant (PAR-11-098) from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The grant's stated purpose is to stimulate development of innovative, well-validated education tools, platforms and programs that will transfer health information and scientific advances in sleep and circadian biology to research scientists, health care providers and educators, to specific populations including youth, older adults, women, racial and ethnic minorities and veterans. Projects should draw upon cutting-edge education, knowledge transfer or social marketing models and must include analytic plans for the assessment of program efficacy and plans for adoption and sustained implementation in other settings.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued funding opportunity announcements for three grants under the title of, "Healthy Habits: Timing for Developing Sustainable Healthy Behaviors in Children and Adolescents." Developing healthy sleep patterns is one of the positive health behaviors that may be targeted by applications for these three grants: R01 research project grant (PA-11-327), R03 small grant program (PA-11-328) and R21 exploratory/developmental research grant award (PA-11-329). Standard application due dates apply.
Get complete details about these grant opportunities on the NIH website at www.grants.nih.gov.