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Any raid or group leader can enter a /readycheck command in WoW. When they do, a box will pop up on everyone else's screen saying, "Are you ready?" with yes and no buttons. After 30s or so, the raid leader gets a report saying how many people picked yes or no and how many people did not respond.
It has a few different uses. I always run a readycheck before a raid boss fight to check whether everyone is *gasp* actually ready. Before the readycheck we had to just ask, see a few y or yesses and hope that meant everyone else was ready too. I also use it as a general "Are you awake?" check, or "Are you all back from making tea and washing your socks?" check after a break.
Sometimes we use it for general votes. For example: Vote yes to the readycheck if you want to stay past raid end for one more shot at the boss.
Sometimes I just run a readycheck because I can. I have that power!
It's one of the few WoW UI features that I really miss in other games. Like most of the useful parts of the Blizzard UI, it was 'inspired' by addons. This is a smart move. It means that new features aren't just random, "Hey y'all, look at THIS!" ideas that some developer had in the bath.
The first addon I remember with a readycheck was CTRA which was an incredibly popular raid UI back in the days of 40 man raiding. CTRA had proper support for custom polls too, and I do miss it.
Maybe I'll dedicate next week's 10 man raids to the memory of CTRA.
Blink and it's on farm?
I ran another raid to 10 man Naxxramas this weekend. We had to swap a few people round because some of last week's raiders couldn't make it, including our fury warrior who regularly tops the damage meters. So we ended up more caster heavy this week, with two shadow priests.
We cleared the place in five hours. Also picked up the achievement on Faerlina along the way.
Every boss in lower Naxxramas was one shotted except for Gluth, including a good recovery from a slightly awkward "Arrgh, what's he doing down that end of the platform?!" pull on Thaddius. I was most proud of the crew on the Four Horseman kill which was pretty much a model of calm and control, especially compared to last week's semi-panicked chaos.
We had a couple of wipes each on Sapphiron and Kel'Thuzad but we did also have three people who hadn't seen those fights before.
So, my raid continues to impress the heck out of me. Either we're good or it's easy, I don't even know any more! I do also wonder about the Naxx loot tables. At least two thirds of the bosses dropped paladin plate this week. That's loot that is only useful for one spec of one class. We had to shard most of it because our holy paladin already had it from last week.
My main goal now is to speed things up. Five hours is way too long to spend raiding in one stretch. We'll probably also poke more of the achievements, but to be honest the only one I really want for my raid is for us all to get Undying (which you get if no one dies in any boss fight).
I opened next week's raid up to an open guild thread, and hoping at least one extra tank signs up because I'm out at the theatre that night. I asked people to say if they might be free on Sunday instead if we have to change nights as a backup. But I hope they can go.
Oh, and I also picked up a shiny shiny two handed axe that our Retribution Paladin didn't want. Shiny!!
It's Big and it's Blue and it wants to eat us!
Last night we took our first 10 man attempts at the Eye of Eternity. It's an unusual raid instance and an unusual boss fight.
You zone in to find yourself standing on a platform with the universe revolving around you. In the middle of the platform is an orb with a label on it reading, "DO NOT TOUCH!". And high above you, a big blue dragon is flying around and shouting intimidating phrases about being the master of this domain. I don't know why he doesn't do a strafing run, I would if I was a dragon and spotted a raid zoning in. Clearly this lack of judgement is a sign that he is off his rocker and needs us to kill him.
To be fair, there have been plenty of other quests leading to the conclusion that Malygos, Lord of Magic is crazy and needs to be put down. Draconic mental health care is apparently not very advanced.
OK, maybe the orb doesn't actually have a sign on it.
In any case, someone with the raid key activates the orb and Malygos notices us properly (even though he was shouting to us earlier) and decides to get in close and personal.
It's a three phase fight which only needs one tank (thanks, Blizzard! As if it wasn't hard enough to find tank spots these days). I'd done some homework by watching videos of the fight, which mostly intimidated me with Ciderhelm's ability to tank the dragon, swivel the camera around, strafe, kite in a perfect circle, and instruct the raid ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
Fortunately, it is easier than it looks. I'm certainly not doing it as well as he does, but we got the gist fairly quickly. It also helped that we had a Death Knight along to capture sparks but I'm fairly confident now that we could manage without.
It was a fairly short raid. I called it after two hours because I thought we'd learned a lot and made good progress, and there's a limit for how long you want to spend all trying the same boss (in my opinion). By that time, we'd gotten to phase three reliably on every attempt and were improving the speed of the first two phases.
Phase three is insane. The ground falls away below you and everyone drops through the sky … and lands on the backs of the flight of red drakes that have been sent to help you. So the third phase is a flying phase. Everyone is flying on their drake and circling the injured big blue dragon.
We will need more practice, but the coolness factor is incredible!

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She can't share the music with everyone just yet, but she did give her fans a glimpse of the album. In an email that went out this week, Alaina revealed the artwork for her debut, titled 'Wildflower.'
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Unless you live under a rock you've probably heard of one of these game-changing products. What you may not know is who is behind them: A small but exceptionally productive design studio in Chicago, Illinois called MINIMAL.
Born in 2007, MINIMAL is the brainchild of Scott Wilson, a former Global Creative Director at Nike, who has also led design at IDEO, Motorola, and Thomson Consumer Electronics. Part of the new breed of designer/entrepreneurs, Wilson isn't just thinking about "look and feel" – he's thinking about end-to-end product development, from design to manufacturing to marketing to distribution to inventory forecasts.
We recently connected with Wilson about what goes into designing disruptive products, how lounging around can help you crack an idea, and why confidence is one of the keystones of successful branding.
You were at Nike for some time before breaking off to start MINIMAL. What did you take away from the culture there?
They really opened my eyes about how you actually talk to a consumer, and how you craft a story, and how you design to a story. That's probably one of the most valuable experiences of my career. My boss at Nike, Ed Boyd, told me: "Do what you think is right and apologize later." That really gave me free rein. And I fell in love with that culture and way of doing things. It's very entrepreneurially focused. There's a lot of people at Nike, they go under the radar, and they incubate something, and then they spring it on you.
Your TikTok + LunaTik watches raised almost $1 million on Kickstarter. Tell me about the genesis of the project.
When Apple announced the new Nano, of course, everyone thought about the watch thing. But I wanted to do something a little more premium, something that would probably be lower volume and a little higher priced.
Everybody from Apple on down said it was too expensive, it would never sell for more than $50. Incase took it for about 3 weeks, said they were going to do it and give me a small royalty, but then they decided to back out.So I thought, "What else am I going do with this thing? I'll just put it up on Kickstarter and see what happens. I've got all the contacts to actually make this thing, so maybe I'll make a few thousand and then be done with it."
What do you think made it really catch on?
The reason why we are where we are as a studio is MINIMAL has a very high level of deliverables, and a very high level of visualizations and design. When we combined that with the Kickstarter platform, which allows you to do a little video – not too polished, not too raw – people could really see into the process. I think that really got them behind it.
Then the design blogs wrote about it, the tech blogs picked it up. Gizmodo just made the thing spike like you wouldn't believe. All these elements worked together.
I also think a lot of it has to do with the fact that Apple has a really cool technology that was overshadowed by the iPod Touch and the iPhone 4, so people didn't really need another multi-touch device in their pocket or clipped to their shirt. LunaTik and TikTok gave it a home.
Do you think all designers should be entrepreneurs? Or is that just your particular makeup?
I find it slightly odd that all designers aren't like that, because you're just so curious. For me, I have such a hunger to learn, to try new things, and to connect the dots. I love seeing all kinds of things from medical to industrial to whatever, and then going, "Oh that's interesting, and how is that relevant to this thing over here that's in a completely different sector or category."
I think there's a difference between a designer who just wants to go to his computer and design things in a vacuum or design things to a brief and not maybe be challenged too much, and a designer that can actually see the connections and challenge the brief and push back and create something that's disruptive to what's in the market right now.
Steve Jobs at Apple, Mark Parker at Nike – who I was fortunate enough to work with for two years – those guys are big-picture designers. They're right-brain, they connect the dots. I think it's really important to train that part of how you see things as a designer.
There are a lot of people out there who have more skill than I do, who are more creative, maybe more open-minded, but one of the things that I do is I see the connections and I see the opportunities and I can visualize them.
How do you pick your projects?
A lot has to do with the personality of the people that come to us. As a designer, you see the potential in almost anything that walks in the door, and you get excited. But when it really comes down to it, it's really about the person that came in the door, the person you're going to be working with. And whether you think they really get it.
The biggest brand in the world could walk through the door, but the culture fit might not be right. Whereas a small, passionate startup that really gets it, and really wants to empower you, is a lot more interesting. But then you have to balance, "So how do you pay for things?" I tend to get attracted to the startups and the free jobs, but you get into trouble if you have too many of those!
How did the SW_1 project with Coalesse get started?
Bob Arko [Coalesse's Creative Director] was talking to me about the live/work concept when they were just getting started. Many companies try to force creative environments using niche and playful furniture like eggs you sit on. In the end, you're just uncomfortable and worried about looking silly.
I thought: The place I'm most comfortable is in the lounge, working with people. Why is it that when you're sitting in a brainstorm with people all day long, struggling, and then you go to the bar, and half an hour later, you have a drink, you're sitting around lounging, and you crack the idea? It's about putting people at ease.
Bob wanted to create a collaborative kind of conference setting, where as soon as you walked in you just felt like something was different. And we talked about height and scale as a possibility – that was something that hadn't been played with. I thought, "Let's just make this whole thing more lounge-like."
Then, we could take all of the mechanisms out of the task chair that people don't really use in these long, all-day meetings. Put some of that investment in mechanism into the material, and come up with something that's a bit more timeless as far as the materials and the execution. I started seeing the idea pretty quickly.
What was the most challenging part of building out the furniture concept?
It really came down to the fit and finish. It's the marriage of the structure with the 3-D knit, and then the overlay perimeter pad. And making sure those things didn't compromise comfort. The comfort needed to be just right, too. You didn't want it to be like a womb chair where you fell asleep in it, you wanted to be relaxed but alert, so it's a balance.
You're working on technology products with Microsoft and Dell, furniture with Coalesse, medical equipment with a few startups. It's quite a range. How do you start a project when it's a totally new (or foreign) product that you need to design?
Nothing ever really feels that new for some reason. It feels refreshing to me, like, "Oh cool. I need to learn about this now." But in many ways, it's the same process. You're looking for those connections, you're looking for those opportunities, you're listening to the users.
Designing something "new" is really no different than anything else. In fact, it's sometimes easier, like when someone comes in and wants to do another phone: And you're like, "OK, you want something completely different, but using the same ingredients." It's so much easier when you're doing a medical device, and there's this new technology or problem that hasn't been addressed.
What do you think clients struggle with the most?
There are three things I think are a challenge for any company around brand and design.
(1) Confidence. I think any company struggles with it but some are very good at it. Nike will put something out and they seem supremely confident about it. Even if it's not the best product, they're so behind it that consumers, for the most part, will follow them.
(2) Authenticity is another one. If you're not being authentic, you're competing on price and you're just chasing the bottom.
(3) The last one is just Being Connected. I think the Kickstarter project shows that being connected to the consumer is super-important when it comes to driving business these days.


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The Real Resolution Solution
In this wonderful month of January, good intentions run high. New and old members rush in thinking this will be the time they finally start and stick with an exercise program. But as we all know in the club industry, so many of these noble hearts find that one thing, then another, gets in the way, and they are again back on the sidelines.
So what can be done to make a difference in the success a member achieves in solving this most common problem?
First, set a goal to become a motivational leader for your members. Take the initiative by learning all you can about motivation and why your members have such a love/hate relationship with exercise. Basically, we are conditioned from birth to avoid what we feel will bring PAIN to us and be attracted to what will give us PLEASURE. Therefore if people associate pain and discomfort with physical activity and have this on file in their minds (from past experience), they will find ways to avoid it - no matter how much they know it is good for them to do.
If we can retrain people to associate pleasurable thoughts and feelings with exercise and to associate equal amounts of pain and discomfort with being INACTIVE, they will then regularly avoid inactivity, just as they have avoided activity in the past. This is what regular exercisers do whether they are consciously aware of it or not.
Here are four things you can do to make a difference in helping your members become regular exercisers.
1) Create a totally pleasurable/positive en-vironment. Make sure your club is full of pleasant energetic colors. Now you see the psychological reasons why your club must be fun, clean and odor-free, and why it must have quality equipment with no waiting, energetic music, entertaining stimuli, and a friendly, smiling and helpful staff.
2) Work consistently to help change the negative associations your members may have about exercise to positive ones. Try putting signs all around your club with positive affirmations about motivation and exercise. Some examples are: "I regularly make the time to exercise and be healthier and happier," and "I am more successful in everything I do because I exercise regularly." Train your staff to be on guard for members using negative association statements such as "I hate to do this" or "I'll never get into shape."
3) Have your members write down realistic expectations by first setting very reachable short-term goals and then longer-term goals. The key to good goal-setting is for people to reach their goals and get the positive reinforcement (pleasure) from these accomplishments. Make sure members also set up some type of personally tailored reward for each goal (however small) they reach.
4) Congratulations! Make sure members continually receive positive feedback and feel a sense of accomplishment from your staff and, equally important, from themselves. As they leave the club, there should be a sign above the door stating, "Congratulations on your workout! You have made a positive and powerful step to being the best you can be." It is also a must to have a smiling staff member say something similar.
Set your goal to be experts in motivation. It will take some work but stick with this goal. The pleasurable rewards of increased new members and retention will be yours.
- Bruce Carter is president of GetCyced!, a company specializing in teaching motivation to clubs and members. He is also president of Optimal Design Systems International, a design firm specializing in creating cost-effective, motivating heath club environments, and Optimal Fitness Systems International, a consulting firm specializing in health club start-ups.


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VANCOUVER — Tending to one of their organically grown marijuana plants, a towering mother affectionately named Kelly, a group of buddies who operate the Whistler Medical Marijuana Co. laugh when asked how they get a high yield without using pesticides or hydroponics.
It's magic, they say.
The owners don't want to give away their trade secrets, as they are likely soon to be Canada's only legal supplier of organic cannabis under the new federal licensing system that came into effect April 1. There are very few competitors in the organic market, given how difficult it is to use this method to grow pot.
The company is awaiting certification from the Fraser Valley Organic Producers Association, and owners are confident they'll have that ticket by summer, potentially making it the first commercial organic medical pot producer in the world.
"We are making some of the healthiest medicine in the world, free of pesticides. That's something to be proud of," says owner Chris Pelz, as he took The Vancouver Sun on a tour of the production warehouses in Whistler. "I feel proud about the fact that Canadians now have a choice in their own health care."
Pelz, co-founder Jesse McConnell and organic consultant Peter Doig, owner of Kind House Organic Systems, love their work, evident in the way they inspect every leaf, scan for bugs and adjust lighting to make the plants more "comfortable."
Whistler Medical Marijuana is one of 12 medical marijuana producers authorized by Health Canada across the country. There are three others in B.C.: Canna Farms, which lists a Maple Ridge post office box, In the Zone Produce in the Okanagan and Thunderbird Biomedical on Vancouver Island. There are between 100 and 200 more that have applied provincewide, according to Health Canada.
As we entered the building, there was a surprising absence of that intense skunky odour typically associated with weed. Also noticeably absent were shelves lined with chemical fertilizers.
This is not a nine-to-five job. The partners work all hours to ensure there are no bugs destroying their plants, and unlike other commercial operations, about a third of their day is spent cleaning, says Pelz. They scrub everything to maintain a sterile environment, without using chemical cleaners.
To grow an organic product takes time, patience and a solid scientific method, says Doig, an agrologist and expert in growing organic vegetables. Doig is helping the company grow various strains of cannabis using certified organic inputs and using his company's secret integrated pest management system.
Growing pot may be an arduous job, but apparently, it's also a lot of fun.Cookie Monster, Kate Hudson, Baby Face — these are just some of the quirky names the owners have given their plants. Kelly, for example, is named after a silly song that actor Woody Harrelson (conversely, an outspoken advocate of legalizing marijuana) sang to his girlfriend in the television series Cheers.
"Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, K-E-L-L-Y ..." the trio sings, laughing.
Sipping green smoothies, made by Pelz's wife, who owns an organic grocery story across the street called Olive's market, the three friends speak rapidly and with enthusiasm, each keen to share their expertise.
Pelz says with his wife running an organic store, and given the eco-conscious culture of Whistler, going green was a no-brainer. And it helps that since they got their licence on Feb. 27, they've had support from Whistler's mayor, the fire chief and the community, says Pelz.
"This community attracts people that are looking for an alternative to the mainstream ... people here don't eat burgers and fries every day. They want organic food, so it's not surprising that people would want their medicine to be clean," says Pelz, a former Intrawest employee who also has worked in real estate.
In the room where they grow the baby clones, Pelz explains how the mother plants will only be cloned once during production. This, he says, will produce a higher level of cannabinoids — a family of natural chemicals found in marijuana to have medicinal properties. Cannabinoids are now used for a number of illnesses ranging from cancer to arthritis and migraines.
Although their backgrounds differ, the friends share a firm belief in the healing properties of the product they are growing. Pelz says they routinely get calls from people saying that marijuana helped get them off prescription painkillers such as OxyContin.
The friends don't just work together, but also ski and mountain bike together.
"We're best buds," says McConnell, chuckling at the pun. Without divulging specifics, McConnell explains that he has more than a decade of experience growing pot in B.C., mostly under the old medical marijuana system.
Adds Pelz: "It's a bit like, 'How could someone distil alcohol suddenly two weeks after prohibition?' Well, it's the same here. There were people who were doing it and they had the expertise."
After dressing in white suits to protect the plants from any bugs we might have brought from pet hair, and feeling a bit like that scene in ET when they capture the alien, we enter the bright, orange-lit production room. Specialized glasses protect our eyes from the glaring HSP light.
The trio step through a foot bath on their way in. They don't need to wear the white scrubs we're decked out in because they change into sterilized clothes when they get to work.
On the production floor, hundreds of lush green plants packed in rows nearly touch the ceiling. They smell fresh, like spring flowers, as the buds are small and won't be ready for another three weeks.
Yet while the plants appear to be flourishing, McConnell admits they are not as healthy as they could be.
They sat in small pots for too long while the company waited to have its license approved, says McConnell. "There have, literally, been some growing pains." Though Doig adds: "But I love how big these buds are getting, they didn't look this good last week."
So, do they smoke it? To this, Pelz will only say they have two staff members licensed to possess.
Although a small "family" business now, Pelz has already started expanding into the two neighbouring warehouses and expects to grow to 3,000 customers by the end of the summer. Since they started selling in March, they've been averaging 30 new clients a week.The group offers four different strains — blue dream, pink kush, white widow and Afghan bull rider — with plans to expand to 20 strains in the near future. Most doctors don't yet recommend a certain strain to patients for certain ailments, but Pelz predicts that's coming.
"It's part of the evolution. Physicians are starting to attend cannabinoid clinics and so we have doctors training doctors; really, that's the next big wave."
Each strain costs the same at $10 per gram including shipping. As for company profit margins, Pelz says every penny right now is going into expanding the business and paying off debt.
Pelz says the four strains all have healing properties for post-traumatic stress disorders, cancer (increasing appetite and pain relief), anxiety, sleeping problems and arthritis. According to medicalmarijuanastrains.com, white widow gives the user euphoria and a clear mind, while pink kush is a more mellow, sleepy stone. Blue dream makes one jolly and is apparently good for migraines.
Back on the production floor, Pelz explains how they will bring in more staff to help dry and trim the weed when the next batch is ready in a few weeks. Once the marijuana hangs for four days it is transferred to drying racks for seven to 12 days.
"The slower the dry, the better," he says.
The dried weed is stored in an enormous vault which can hold up to 125 kilograms, with room to expand, where staff measure and document to the gram per Health Canada regulations. There's no room for pot to go missing or "spill" on floor.
Once it is weighed and packaged, the product is shipped to the consumer via a traceable and bonded carrier, says Pelz.
Nothing is shipped unless they have the original copy of the federal papers signed by a licensed physician that the company has called to verify is legit. Pelz says they are strictly following the rules, even down to not recommending certain physicians to potential clients, which is something they are not allowed to do, or advise them on how to buy derivatives like oils, tinctures and balms — also something they are not allowed to sell.Although he won't get into specifics about the organic production, citing trade secrets, Doig, otherwise known as Captain, says they've come up with a way to get 100-per-cent crop yield.
"The conventional method of production is to spray chemical pesticides in a preventive manner and sometimes as a reaction to a pest," he says." But here we use integrative pest-management system."
The system uses three lines of defence: soil, aggressive hygiene and what Doig lightheartedly calls "happy bugs."
"Our final line of defence is biological controls. So we have inoculated the soil with beneficial fungi that keep plant pathogens out and we use certain predators and beneficial insects to keep any pests away from the crop," he says.
Doig's methods are based on more than 15 years of production, growing organic cucumbers and tomatoes, using certified organic fertilizers. His philosophy is to be in harmony with nature, the idea that growing at a slower pace will yield a more nutritious product.
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i'm sorry but poker does not belong on espn. or espn 2 for that matter. remember when they used to show actual sports?they should push it to espn 8 "the ocho".
Our local Access, The Education Station had the World Poker Tour on last night. First time I saw it listed in the tv guide so I set the VCR, I haven't watched it yet. Does poker qualify as a sport?
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Adrian Beltre knocked home the game-winning run in the ninth and the Texas Rangers finished off a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 4-3 victory on Sunday.
With runners on first and second and down in the count 1-2, Beltre lifted an offering from Clayton Mortensen (0-2) just over the glove of Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia.
Elvis Andrus, who reached with a two-out single, scurried home from second on the hit. Nelson Cruz hit a two-run homer and Mitch Moreland hit a solo homer for Texas, which finished a six-game home stand 4-2.
It was an outstanding effort from Rangers starter Yu Darvish, who struck out 14 Red Sox over a seven-inning performance in which he threw a career-high 127 pitches. He gave up three hits -- two homers -- and three runs. Joe Nathan (1-0) picked up the win with a scoreless ninth.
"It's three games. We're not going to get overwhelmed by winning three," Rangers manager Ron Washington said of the sweep.
Boston only had five hits for the game and produced just two over the final seven innings of play. Starter Jon Lester struck out seven over six innings of work, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks.
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The Red Sox got to Darvish early, with David Ortiz reaching him for a two-run homer in the first to extend a 25-game hitting streak. David Ross then clubbed a solo shot in the following inning to help Boston to a 3-0 lead.
Darvish settled down from there, though, giving up just a single and two walks for the rest of his outing. He struck out the side in the sixth, and after Ross walked and stole second in the seventh, Darvish fanned Pedro Ciriaco to get out of the inning unscathed.
Moreland got Texas on the board in the third with his solo homer to left, and the Rangers drew even at 3-3 in the sixth when Cruz launched a two-run shot to straightaway center field.
Boston had a runner on second in the eighth and ninth innings, but couldn't push a run home. Nathan put runners on first and second in the ninth, but struck out Jarrod Saltalamacchia and got Jacoby Ellsbury to ground out to end the inning.
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Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
As of yesterday, the OCZ we all knew was officially acquired by Toshiba. They are now referred to as OCZ Storage Solutions, acting as a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Group:
This deal has been in the works for a while now, and while some suspected OCZ might be going under, they have continued to release new drives. The acquisition is more beneficial to OCZ than you might think, in that they now have much better access to Toshiba flash memory. Further, they can likely purchase it at better costs than available to those outside of the new parent companies' umbrella.
Today is no different, and OCZ is ringing in the pairing with a new product launch:
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OCZ also provided a comparison against prior models:
This new model, just like the Vector 150, sports Toshiba 19nm flash. It's a slightly newer version of the Barefoot 3 controller, but with a lower endurance spec and warranty period.
Continue reading our review of the OCZ Vertex 460 240GB SSD!!
Just as in the Vertex 450, the controller is simply a revised version of the Barefoot 3 used in the OCZ Vector:
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i am going to say this Toshiba can turn ocz back into a premium player in the ssd market hopefully with better customer support!
Once again you tout all sorts of hyperbole about OCZ aggressive pricing. OCZ ssd's continue to be priced higher than the competition, other than intel, despite having the worst overall review averages. In the past you gave them gold awards predicated on the possibility that they would release a firmware that would only then make the drive competitive and the possibility that the retail prices would actually be aggressive. Hard to understand your subjectivity with respect to OCZ. You need to remember that because you have the money to afford any hardware you seem to want, no matter how fringe, many of us still find $500 for a 480GB drive a lot of money. BTW, I have been using small ssd's for the os since they were released unbranded by samsung and sold on ewiz, and want nothing more than ssd's exclusively in my system; but storage drives at that price are out of my reach. Yeah, I am jealous.
You may want to check the pricing of the 460, it is listed at $360 not $500, and yes granted that is more than most people can afford, but it is significantly less.
If Toshiba laptops are any indicator, crappy Toshiba system software, no graphics driver updates(For their customizied Intel HD graphics drivers) and overall crappy build quality! Just say NO to Toshiba, I am still waiting for a Graphics driver update for my first generation core i3 based laptop(Intel can not update OEM customizied HD graphics drivers), OH Toshiba wants me to buy a new laptop to get the latest drivers, It's not going to happen Toshiba, and your other products are a NO BUY, until you update you first generation core i3 Modded Intel HD graphics drivers!
First gen i3 is dead, Jim. The graphics were terrible to begin with.
you want better graphics then buy a better laptop nehalem had shit integrated graphics.
Yes the graphics are shit, but with driver updates a few more graphics programs would work on the Toshiba laptops, readers who game should Know to not purchase Toshiba, bcause with Toahiba if Your game needs a graphics driver update, no matter how new the laptop is, that laptop will never get a driver update, Intel can NOT update OEM modified HD graphics drivers, and If you purchase a brand new Toshiba and the game needs a Graphics Driver Update you are SOL! P.S. Nehalem is the code name for the desktop core i3 CPUs, Arrandale is the codename for first generation mobile core i3 CPUs! Intel has a terrible habit of letting OEMs customize and gimp their graphics drivers, one wonders what OEMs do to the Full advertised features of Intel's graphics in their customization process, just to get the product out the door and sold to the unsuspecting public!
No amount of software is going to fix what is plainly missing in most iGPU chips put out by Intel. Sure percentage wise you would be looking at large improvements, up to possibly a 50% increase... but even 1,000,000x performance of nothing is still nothing. Moving frame rates from 10fps to 15fps is just as unplayable, and it was never intended for gaming use to begin with.
Now I am not defending Tosh's laptop lines. Personally I have not used or seen a Tosh laptop in the wild in over 10 years. They are not exactly a relevant player in that field. But your argument against their driver issues are a big flawed.
Besides, aren't 1st gen i3 machines getting on 4 years old now? And they were hardly top of the line 4 years ago. Sounds to me like you need to get a new machine that is realistically capable of the workloads you are throwing at it. You might be able to play games with a desktop i3... but I would have my doubts of even a new i3 laptop being very game worthy.
However in the realm of HDDs Toshiba is quite respectable. They are not quite as popular as WD or Seagate in aftermarket purchases, but they work just fine, and do a fair amount of OEM business. I refurbish a lot of drives, and while Toshiba drives are fewer and further between than others, they pretty much never test out as bad. I am hoping that they bring this same level of quality to OCz who has always been a bit hit-or-miss in the quality department, which is a lot of what caused their demise.
There are two graphics software programs that do not work properly, and have never worked properly on the "4 years old now?" laptop, it is not an issue with the graphics ability of the "arrandale" core i3 first generation Intel CPU or the performence ability of the integrated GPU, as these two graphics programs worked fine on a laptop with a single core celeron M "dothan" CPU! The openGL/other drivers on the Core i3 based laprop were then gimped by Toshiba, and not properly written in the first place, leaving one of the graphics programs unable to highlite a face/faces on a selected poloygon mesh model, ever try editing a mesh in face select mode (A mesh with more than 50,000 individual faces) not knowing which faces are selected and which fases are not! Toshiba gimped the drivers, in a rushed attempt to get the laptop with the then, latest intel core i3 cpu, to the market, and toshiba being the poor quality lowball hardware/software company that they are, never intended to keep their laptops updated! Intel did not care, as they are in the business of selling the CPUs, and Intel does offer updates to the Intel generic HD graphics drivers, but Intel can Not update OEM customizied HD graphics drivers! Intel should have required all laptop OEM to use the generic HD graphics drivers, or require the OEMs to keep the OEM customizied graphics drivers updated, but again Intel only cares about selling CPUs, and not about the end users ability to update the graphics drivers on the CPUs that Intel sells. Intel and graphics should always come with a big asterisk "*" when it come to the question of graphics driver updates!
Toshiba HDD respectablility in not in question, the money I spent on the laptop is, and Toshiba Brand loyalty is in question here, as their laptops are not recieving the proper service after the sale! I will not buy Toshiba, and any laptop gamers relying on Intel graphics, who more often than not, will require Intel HD graphics drivers updates, should not also!
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Just saying.
Looking forward I am happy that OCZ is able to be competitive going forward, as they have shown a lot of promise with their use of custom controllers. I personally own an old mid range drive from them, and have found their support to be amazing in the past, and hope that continues under Toshiba.
I am also glad that they are able to compete somewhat on price still, as I think that is the biggest hold up when comparing most drives with Samsung drives.
Some pb with my old generation of SSD. (OCZ 285 60GB VERTEX 2 SERIES SATA II 2.5" SSD 5000)
RMA service is very overall. They gave me this one for remplacement.(VTX460-25SAT3-120G OCZ)


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Although I don't layer, I can understand your enthusiasm with this combo as I think both fragrances by themselves are great.
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I know... you probably think I'm nuts, or are just scratching your head... WHY? Right? LOL.
I've been sampling the Montale line and although I like almost every Aoud that I've sampled, there always seems to be a little something missing for me. My favorites so far are Dark Aoud (that has a gorgeous, crypt-like Sandalwood note) and Black Aoud (that has a powerful, gothic, dirty Dark Rose note).. So....
This morning, on a whim, I decided to (carefully) layer them. The results are absolutely spectacular. The combination is precisely what I have been looking for these past few months. The creaminess and dryness of the sandalwood with the deep, dark gorgeous rose and the strong backbone of aoud. Fabulous! They blend perfectly. I was and am totally surprised. Cannot wait for the dry down.
If the dry down is as amazing as the opening, then am happy to keep layering these, but does anyone know of of a fragrance that has something close to this combination of notes: sandalwood, dark rose, and aoud? I would love to get my hands on it if such a thing exists. Will Czech and Speake No. 88 get me close?
Thanks in advance,
Although I don't layer, I can understand your enthusiasm with this combo as I think both fragrances by themselves are great.
I have just tried these combo just now and I must say it does work.
I'll try this combo soon, sounds interesting.
here are a bunch of fragrances listing sandalwood, rose and oud among their notes:
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This sounds like a good combination to me! I have never layered fragrances. I love Black Aoud but it is mostly about rose for me. Dark Aoud is so dry. I bet these are good together so I will try this.
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How did you layer and which portions please?
One spray of black aoud first, and then a spray of dark aoud directly over it. I sprayed it right in the center of my chest. It is a marvelous combination.
I did this today on accident and its amazing!!!
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I layered Dark Aoud and Anais Anais and it came out really good, no joke. Kind of lifted it out of the darkness a bit.
I layer anything to test - and I only own two Montales, black and dark Oud.
And this mix is awesome on my skin too. Lasts 12+ hours, great projection too.
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Two employees of a Tulsa megachurch received five-year deferred sentences and no jail time Friday after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of waiting two weeks to report the August rape of a 13-year-old girl on ministry property.
Youth pastors John and Charica Daugherty — the son and daughter-in-law of Victory Christian Center head pastor Sharon Daugherty — had denied wrongdoing since their arrests in September for allegedly failing to promptly report child abuse. They rejected a plea deal last month and were slated to go to a jury trial in May.
Special Judge Bill Hiddle said Friday that the evidence against the Daughertys wasn't as compelling as the case against three of their Victory co-workers — two of whom were sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail on the same misdemeanor charges. But he expressed concern that leaders in the 17,000-member worldwide ministry weren't as involved as they should have been in making certain that suspicions about abuse were reported promptly.
"I want the hammer over your heads, Mr. and Mrs. Daugherty, for a longer period of time," Hiddle told the couple. "I want to make sure things are done right."
He also ordered the Daughertys to visit at least 20 organizations that work with children, such as churches or daycares, to talk with employees about promptly reporting abuse.
"We respect the judge's sentence and we look forward to helping other churches and organizations learn how to best protect their children and promptly report child abuse," the Daughertys said in a statement Friday afternoon. "We hope these actions will help in the healing process of all who were affected."
The rape victim's mother looked distraught as Hiddle sentenced the Daughertys. She had filed a civil lawsuit against the 600-employee ministry in September, accusing it of worrying more about damage control than the well-being of her daughter, who was attacked in a church stairwell.
The mother left without speaking to reporters.
Prosecutors had lobbied Hiddle to impose a tougher sentence, arguing that the Daughertys lacked remorse and for months refused to accept responsibility for any wrongdoing.
"They did nothing, and they let down their church and the entire community," said Sarah McAmis, director of the Crimes Against Children Division in the district attorney's office. "They cannot be allowed to escape responsibility."
After the sentencing, Tulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris said he hoped the case would send a message that "we can't ever have something like this happen in Tulsa County."
Three of the Daughertys' co-workers pleaded no contest Monday to the same charges of failing to report child abuse. Paul Willemstein and Anna George were sentenced to 30 days in jail, and Harold "Frank" Sullivan received a one-year suspended sentence. All three continue to work for the ministry.
Ex-church janitor Chris Denman, 20, was sentenced in December to 55 years in prison for the stairwell rape. Another ex-janitor at the church, 23-year-old Israel Castillo, faces an August jury trial on charges he sent lewd Facebook messages to a 14-year-old girl. He has pleaded not guilty.


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Washington state's transportation department has known since the 1970s that the Interstate 5 bridge that recently collapsed after being clipped by a truck hauling an oversize load had been struck repeatedly before by similar big rigs.
Washington state's transportation department has known since the 1970s that the Interstate 5 bridge that recently collapsed after being clipped by a truck hauling an oversize load had been struck repeatedly before by similar big rigs.
Just last fall, a tall vehicle crossing the Skagit River bridge hit the overhead structure, ripping a 3-inch gash in the steel and deforming three components.
Even knowing that history, state officials didn't take precautions as they often do to prevent truckers from hitting overhead structures, raising questions about whether the state could have done more to prevent the collapse from happening.
The Associated Press found that the DOT regularly puts detailed warnings on its trucking permits when routes are projected to encounter potentially problematic areas of low clearance. But the Skagit bridge – along the crucial I-5 corridor between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia – was never added to that group.
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Federal transportation investigators believe an oversize load struck the bridge last month, causing a portion of it to collapse into the river and taking two vehicles with it. Nobody was seriously injured, but the failure has continued to disrupt transportation and renewed attention on the condition of the nation's infrastructure.
DOT spokesman Travis Phelps said the agency puts out the caution notifications on some areas that have had clearance problems in the past – but that not every clearance height is noted. The state didn't consider the Skagit bridge to be particularly problematic.
"We don't put every bridge that's been struck onto a permit," he said.
In the DOT permit to allow the oversized load across the bridge, the state determined that the route was OK for a load that stood 15 feet 9 inches tall, even though the outer edges of the bridge had a clearance of less than 15 feet.
DOT did add a qualification that the agency does not guarantee the height clearances, and Phelps said it is the company's responsibility to ensure that the load safely passes across. The state also provides separate information to companies about bridge heights.
The permit, however, was much different than another approval given just two days earlier to the same company. In that request, Mullen Trucking sought to bring a large boiler along Interstate 90, with a maximum height of just 14 feet.
At 10 points on the route path, the DOT issued a "CAUTION" notice, detailing the height of the overhead clearance and asking the driver to take a different route if the load was within two inches of that level. None of those overhead heights were a problem on that specific permit because they were at least seven inches higher than the load.
The problems over the Skagit first started appearing in handwritten inspection notes in 1979, when an inspector noted what he deemed "minor dings" in various components, according to records reviewed by AP.
A 1985 inspection specifically described "high load dings" on the first overhanging portions of the bridge that vehicles would encounter as they drive southbound – apparently the same parts that were compromised in last month's collapse. Similar notes appear in other inspections as well.
Last October, a DOT bridge maintenance specialist notified another official about the large gash in the northbound portion of the bridge and the other damage that appeared to accompany it. Images show the effects of the impact on the steel, with one portion peeling back like a torn piece of paper and left pointing down the roadway. A patch of gray paint is completely gone, exposing some older green paint and the brown metal underneath.
DOT officials decided the damage wasn't severe enough to warrant an emergency, but the department worked to mend the metal and conduct a special inspection of the span.
Washington Sen. Michael Baumgartner, R-Spokane, said DOT should take a stronger oversight role in oversized vehicle permitting to make sure such hits don't keep happening. He'd like to see the department prohibit vehicles from traveling in areas where their loads might strike overhead portions, and said officials could automatically offer alternative routes to those drivers.
Baumgartner said it was a huge risk to rely solely on the driver to safely navigate the route, especially when it may mean that the driver has to be in a specific lane.
"That's just an unacceptable risk to take," Baumgartner said.
The Skagit bridge is deemed "fracture critical" because it can collapse if a single, vital component of the span is compromised. A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board determined that it failed last month because the impact of the oversized load on the overhead portions of the bridge caused significant damage to those critical elements.
The driver told investigators that he felt "crowded" by another vehicle that was passing him as they arrived at the bridge, so he moved his vehicle to the right.
Crews opened a temporary replacement for the bridge this week, allowing motorists to cross at a slower speed. The state hopes to have a permanent replacement built in the coming months – although much of it will remain in its current size and style.
DOT is not allowing oversize loads to travel the temporary Skagit bridge. Phelps said it's not clear if drivers will get a caution statement for the span when the permanent replacement reopens. "We're going to wait and see what the investigation of the NTSB uncovers," Phelps said.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Luke Donald used an 18-hole birdie Friday to take a share of first with Rory McIlroy and Marc Warren at the European Tour's DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
Donald, who was the leader after Thursday's opening round, shot a 4-under-par 68 Friday for a 36-hole total of 11-under 133. McIlroy and Warren each had one bogey Friday in turning in 5-under 67s for their shares of the lead.
Brenden Grace opened Friday's play with three consecutive birdies en route to a 7-under 65 and is tied with Louis Oosthuizen (67 Friday) for fourth at 10-under. Charl Schwartzel (67) and Richie Ramsay (68) are in sixth at 9-under 135.
Donald was steady through Friday's play, making birdies at Nos. 1 and 9 on the front while adding two more at 14 and 18, tapping in from 18 inches on the final hole, for a second consecutive bogey-free round.
McIlroy's first bogey of the week came Friday at the par-3 fourth hole while Warren, had a 6 at the par-5 No. 7 hole against his six second-round birdies.
Sergio Garcia posted the best score of the day -- 8-under 64 -- but it was a round in which he had just four pars. All of those came on the front nine, where he also had five birdies. Garcia's second nine featured four birdies and eagles at Nos. 14 and 18 but also bogeys at 12 and 13 and a triple-bogey 7 at the 16th hole. He's at 7-under for the tournament, tied for 18th.


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New Year's resolution
"Committing to a healthier lifestyle continues to be one of the most popular New Year's resolutions for millions of Americans," said Bryan Frazier with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. "And this year, Texas State Parks are providing more than 40 places where folks can do just that—many of which are located close to major metro areas."
Here in Southeast Texas the absolute best place to take a short hike is Village Creek State Park in Lumberton. It's a quick hit escape that will take you along Village Creek, through the woods and back to your car in one to two hours. If that's not enough, you can check out the many trails in the Big Thicket National Preserve near Kountze. There is also Martin Dies Jr. State Park near Jasper. Between those three options, you can hike for miles and lose weight the old fashioned way – exercise.
Under the national umbrella of the First Day Hikes program set forth by the National Association of State Parks Directors (NASPD), 48 state parks across Texas are scheduled to offer a wide variety of hikes and nature walks this New Year's Day. The closest one to Beaumont is Lumberton's Village Creek.
"Hiking outdoors is great to do any time, and a novel way to ring in 2012, especially with a group or as a family," said Chris Holmes, director of interpretation for Texas State Parks. "Hiking not only gets people outdoors to experience nature, but it's also healthy. Participating in a First Day Hike is a good opportunity to begin a New Year's resolution for healthier living right off the bat."
The concept of having an official "First Day Hike" in a park on New Year's Day originated more than 20 years ago at the Blue Hills Reservation, a state park in Milton, Mass., with the intent to promote both wellness and year-round recreation at parks. Since then, other states have offered similar New Year's programs; however, this is the first time all 50 state park systems have joined together to officially sponsor First Day Hikes, according to Frazier.
First Day Hikes vary in difficulty and fitness levels, and range from short, leisurely nature walks through forested trails and along boardwalks, to special bird watching hikes, to climbs into the mountains of the Chihuahuan Desert. Most hikes will be guided by state park staff and volunteers and feature an interpretive message about native plants, animals or park history. The walks average one to two miles in length, but many also offer shorter or longer trek options, as well.
"Participants will want to make some modest advance preparations," said Frazier. "Some hikes warrant call-ahead reservations, and in most instances, folks will want to wear sturdy shoes, and bring drinking water and a hiking stick. Park entrance fees apply in most places, and many parks are leading the First Day Hike at no extra cost."
Recent onsite visitor surveys in Texas parks revealed that hiking and trails were the No. 1 most sought-after amenity by park visitors. And according to State Parks director Brent Leisure, hikers in the Lone Star State have even more incentives to be outside come year's end.
"Outdoor recreation during the holidays has been a popular activity for a long time, and here in Texas, it makes even more sense because the weather is often mild enough to do most anything," said Leisure. "And many of our parks have either just completed or are in the process of renovating and improving their hike and bike trails. We're proud to offer folks a lot of choices with an organized network of First Day Hikes, and proud that we have so many wonderful places in our state park system for people to enjoy them. "
For more information about First Day Hikes in Texas State Parks, visit the Web site at www.texasstateparks.org/firstdayhikes, where you'll find detailed hike locations, descriptions, and park contact information.
Robert Sloan can be reached by e-mail at sloan288 [at] aol [dot] com.


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Ulyana Sergeenko Spring Couture 2013
Ulyana Sergeenko said her Spring 2013 Couture collection was inspired by classic American tales like Gone With the Wind. But long before her answer to Scarlett O'Hara's famous green curtain dress came down the runway, Sergeenko had already reaffirmed her commitment to storytelling by pairing her gowns with straw hats and parasols. One model even had a sack on a stick slung over her shoulder.
The clothes themselves spoke to the aesthetic that made Sergeenko an international street-style star. After all, she's one of her own best customers, and even pieces that looked like they were made from burlap were nipped in at the waist with full skirts. But what elevated Sergeenko's second couture effort were small details, like crochet embroidery (one example, attached to a white blouse, depicted dancing cats) and hand-painted porcelain buttons.
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Impact/Former WWE stars at MCW "Slamboree" June 9! May 15 - 09:53 pm EDT
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Impact/Former WWE stars at MCW "Slamboree" June 9!
MCW Pro Wrestling returns Friday, June 9 at the MCW Arena, 1000 Joppa Farm RD in Joppa, MD for "Slamboree", sponsored by Jimmy's Famous Seafood! Meet and greet 6:30 pm, live event 8 pm!
So far announced to feature:
- Jake Hager (formerly known WWE superstar Jack Swagger)
- Former WWE and ECW star Stevie Richards
- Impact Wrestling's James Storm, Gail Kim, and Kevin Matthews
Also, in action on June 9:
- MCW Tag Team champions Guns 4 Hire (Paul Jordane and Bill Collier) vs. Dixon Line (Rob Locke and Joe Keys)
- MCW Rage TV champion Dante Caballero vs. Fred Yehi
- Lio Rush vs. "Mr. Athletic" Jeff Cobb
- Anthony Henry and Bu Ku Dao return to the MCW Arena to face each other
- International star Bestia 666 takes on Steve Anthony, both debuting at MCW on June 9
- The Hell Cats (Sexy Steve and Jimmy Starz) vs. The Classics (Eric Martin and Tyler "The Hammer" Stone)
- Brandon Scott vs. "The Outlaw" Matt Lancie
Tickets available at missiontix.com, by calling 888-996-4774, and day of, at the door. Show support on Facebook at facebook.com/events/198868040628114.
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Bruce Prichard and Conrad Thompson present "Something to Wrestle With" on June 4 at Jimmy's Famous Seafood. Visit bit.ly/bruce64 for tickets and information.
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross returns for "Ringside with Jim Ross" on August 10 at the DC Improv Comedy Club. Visit bit.ly/rossdc for tickets and information.
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As much as I'm opposed to the notion that musical learning is directly transmitted from teacher to student, it did cross my mind that musicians may fall into generational groups in terms of their shared practice or thinking. If so, as a pianist I suppose I belong to Generation 8 (Gen 8.0). I'm imagining that "classical" music as a culture of cultivating the durable repertoire of classics begins around 1800, and may be centered on the person … [Read more...]
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There was a story about the unemployment rate in Lancaster County dropping from 15.6 percent in December 2010 to 14.6 percent in January in the March 20 edition of The Lancaster News.
Statistically, that appears to be good news – that our county's jobless rate dropped 1 percent. But those statistics mean nothing to those who've lost their jobs, exhausted their unemployment benefits and drained their 401k and bank accounts.
A fixture in Lancaster County government is now in a well-deserved retirement.
Irene Plyler, Lancaster County Council's first clerk, has retired after 33 years at the job assisting council and the county administrator.
Plyler recently was honored with a retirement party which drew family, friends and co-workers.
Plyler, during her time as council's clerk, served under three different administrators, including Carroll Huffman, Chap Hurst and Steve Willis.
Indian Land Middle School has character and it has the awards to prove it.
IL Middle School was recently selected as a S.C. School of Character for the second consecutive year.
The School of Character designation is presented by the S.C. Department of Education for outstanding school climate and academic performance.
The school's latest award is special in that Indian Land Middle was the only state school to earn the prestigious honor.
The School of Character designation is good for three years before the school must reapply.
The Lancaster County TEA Party is one of four recipients of the 2010 Ronald Reagan Award, which is given at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.
The TEA Party is an American populist political movement, generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, that has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009.
Five Lancaster County schools have earned recognition as recipients of the Palmetto and Silver awards for academic excellence.
The quality quintet includes the Discovery Charter School of Lancaster, which won the Gold Award for general performance.
The Silver award winners for general performance are McDonald Green Elementary and A.R. Rucker Middle schools, along with Indian Land Elementary and Middle schools.
McDonald Green Elementary also garnered a second Silver Award for its success in closing the achievement gap.
The Lancaster County chapter of Habitat for Humanity's goal for 2011 is to build a home for a local family.
That task became easier with the donation of a Penny Street home in the area of Springs Memorial Hospital. The welcomed donation was made by Wells Fargo.
The brick home was given through Wells Fargo's Real Estate Owned (REO) Property Donation program.
Those who make a difference in Lancaster County drew the bulk of the spotlight during the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce's 55th annual meeting at the Lancaster Golf Club's Fairway Room.
The Volunteer of the Year was presented to Dream Team Foundation founders Diana Knight and Julie Barton.
Knight and Barton were surprised to receive the coveted honor, but they shouldn't have been stunned in the least bit.
The move by Andrew Jackson High School officials to make David Moore the Volunteers' head football coach minus the interim title was, in grid terms, forward progress.
Moore, who has been a part of the AJ football program for several years, deserves the chance to lead the Vols.
He stepped in nicely late last spring when Brian Hinson, who was hired to guide the Vols in early May, reversed field and took an assistant coach's job at his college alma mater, Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C.
Sherry Wilson has been with the Lancaster County Parks and Recreation Commission for only two years, but she's already made history with her work.
Wilson, who became the LCPRC director with the retirement of former director Frank Overcash, is the first woman to head the LCPRC.
Wilson has spent two years with the Lancaster County Rec, serving as the assistant director.
Now she moves into the top job, leading the county recreation department.
Something smells – literally – about the proposed changes for the Mineral Mining Road Landfill. If you've followed this issue you know Griffin Brothers Enterprises is seeking a zoning change from R-45, rural residential/agricultural, to I-1, light industrial, to allow the construction and debris landfill to become a regional sanitary landfill.
Waste Management is the company seeking to build the landfill that will accept household trash from North Carolina and South Carolina.
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Physician Bonuses
HPSA Designations
MMA Section 413(b) required CMS to revise some of the policies that address HPSA bonus payments. Section 1833(m) of the Social Security Act provides bonus payments for physicians who furnish medical care services in geographic areas that are designated by the HRSA as primary medical care HPSAs under section 332 (a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. In addition, for claims with dates of service on or after July 1, 2004, psychiatrists (provider specialty 26) furnishing services in mental health HPSAs are also eligible to receive bonus payments. If a zip code falls within both a primary care and mental health HPSA, only one bonus will be paid on the service.
MMA Changes
Effective January 1, 2005, a modifier no longer has to be included on claims to receive the HPSA bonus payment, which will be paid automatically, if services are provided in ZIP code areas that either:
- Fall entirely in a county designated as a full-county HPSA; or
- Fall entirely within the county, through a USPS determination of dominance; or
- Fall entirely within a partial county HPSA.
However, if services are provided in ZIP code areas that do not fall entirely within a full county HPSA or partial county HPSA, the AQ modifier must be entered on the claim to receive the bonus.
The following are the specific instances in which a modifier must be entered:
- When services are provided in ZIP code areas that do not fall entirely within a designated full county HPSA bonus area;
- When services are provided in a ZIP code area that falls partially within a full county HPSA but is not considered to be in that county based on the USPS dominance decision;
- When services are provided in a ZIP code area that falls partially within a non-full county HPSA;
- When services are provided in a ZIP code area that was not included in the automated file of HPSA areas based on the date of the data run used to create the file.
To determine if a service will automatically qualify to receive the bonus payment, review the information provided on the CMS Web site. The HRSA website should be reviewed for the most recent designations. Physicians may also use the HRSA website designations when making the decision on whether or not to include the HPSA modifier on their claims.
Some points to remember include the following:
- Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) will base the bonus on the amount actually paid (not the Medicare approved payment amount for each service) and the ten-percent bonus will be paid on a quarterly basis.
- The HPSA bonus pertains only to physician's professional services. Should a service be billed that has both a professional and technical component, only the professional component will receive the bonus payment.
- The key to eligibility is not that the beneficiary lives in a HPSA nor that the physician's office or primary location is in a HPSA, but rather that the services are actually rendered in a HPSA.
- To be considered for the bonus payment, the name, address, and ZIP code of the location where the service was rendered must be included on all electronic and paper claim submissions.
- Physicians should verify the eligibility of their area for a bonus before submitting services with a HPSA modifier for areas they think may still require the submission of a modifier to receive the bonus payment.
- Services submitted with the AQ modifier will be subject to validation by Medicare.
Provider Center
For a one-stop resource web page focused on the informational needs and interests of Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) providers, including physicians, other practitioners and suppliers, go to the Provider Center (see under "Related Links Inside CMS" below).
Affordable Care Act of 2010 Changes (New for January 2011 for the HSIP Bonus)
The Affordable Care Act of 2010, Section 5501 (b)(4) expanded bonus payments for general surgeons in HPSAs. Effective January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2015, physicians serving in designated HPSAs will receive an additional 10% bonus for major surgical procedures with a 10 or 90 day global period. This additional payment, referred to as the HPSA Surgical Incentive Payment (HSIP) will be combined with the original HPSA payment and will be paid on a quarterly basis. Modifier AQ should be appended for these major surgical procedures similar to claims for the Medicare original HPSA bonus when services are provided in ZIP code areas that do not fall entirely within a full or partial county HPSA.
Some points to remember:
- The current HPSA physician bonus program requirements will remain intact.
- MACs will identify and pay the additional bonus on eligible services rendered in eligible ZIP code areas based on the HPSA ZIP code file as of December 31st of the prior year.
- Medicare contractors will calculate the bonus amount based on the amount actually paid for the service, not the Medicare approved amount
- Services submitted with modifier AQ will be subject to validation by Medicare.
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