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Formal Resumé
Diverse In-Depth Classical, Jazz & World Music Education
Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts 1968-72.
Special AP class in Semiotics with Dr. Donald Thomas, which led to special multi-disciplinary music major in college to explore music as a language.
Harvard/Radcliffe College 1972-1976: magna cum laude B.A. in a special music concentration designed by Joyce and self-chosen mentors: Professor Rudolf Arnheim (scholar in the psychology of visual perception) and Professor Luise Vosgerchian (protegé of Madame Nadia Boulanger). Additional main teacher at Harvard and M.I.T. was Professor Jeanne Bamberger (pioneer in the field of childhood musical learning and development).
While at Harvard, Joyce's most powerful influences were: taking music classes alongside cellist Yo-Yo Ma and playing cello in several concerto orchestras with Mr. Ma as the soloist. In her two middle years of interdisciplinary studies in music, Joyce attended a graduate seminar in opera with Leonard Bernstein, who was in residence for two years at that time. She also attended all the taping sessions at WGBH during his guest lectures in Joyce's "music as a language" field entitled "The Unanswered Question," now a six lecture series which was shown on PBS. (Joyce can be seen sitting behind Bernstein's piano on lecture four and laughing at all his jokes.)
Additional Education
Dalcroze Eurhythmics (6 years): Teacher training with master teachers Lisa Parker and Anne Farber in a pedagogical method of teaching music through ear training, body movement, and improvisation.
Kodaly Summer Institute: Month-long daily intensive ear training course in Advanced Musical Analysis with a direct protege' of Zoltan Kodaly.
Instrumental Studies: (in chronological order starting at age 9):
Classical Guitar (life-long) with Paul Petracca, adding Jazz guitar at present
Cello (life-long) with Paul Paradise, Batya Bergman, William Stokking (Boston Symphony),David Finch (Boston Pops), independent work with Cello "free" Improvisation, Jazz Cello, and Electric Cello
Piano (life-long), keyboard harmony, and improvisation studies with Professor Luise Vosgerchian, Bill Banchs, Lisa Parker, Anne Farber
Afro-Caribbean Conga with Nuru De Lapina (2 years)
Ghanian Drumming with David Locke (2 years)
Senegalese Traditional Drumming with Ibrahima Camara (6 years), including a month-long intensive study with members of the National Ballet of Senegal in Dakar, Senegal (1984)
Jazz Drum Set (6 years study, life-long instrument) with Alan Dawson (Dave Brubeck's drummer for 9 years)
Big Band Drumming and Leadership (4 years at Harvard, 22 years close association) with tenor saxophonist/band leader Jean Baptiste "Illinois" Jacquet (formerly of Lionel Hampton and Count Basie Bands). Small Ensemble Boogie Woogie with "the king of Boogie Woogie" who accompanied Bessie Smith, Sammy Price.
Secondary Instruments (can teach beginners): Clarinet, Soprano and Alto Saxophone, Electric Bass Guitar, String Bass, Violin
Music Composition with Professor Luise Vosgerchian, Walter Kent, Mary Watkins (20 years of study, collaboration, performing and recording together), Professor Jeanne Bamberger
Ernst Bloch Composer's Seminar in Newport, Oregon: audited a week of workshops with emerging composers and received positive comments from senior composer David Del Tredici for a chamber music composition entitled "Portrait of a New York Woman," now incorporated into a larger piece entitled "CityScapes."
Great artists with whom Joyce has performed, recorded, jammed, or workshopped
Leonard Bernstein, composer/conductor/educator (the New York Philharmonic and Harvard talks on Poetry and Music)
Barbara Borden, drums ("Alive")
Lester Bowie, trumpet (The Art Ensemble of Chicago)
Don Braden, saxophone (band leading and past sideman with Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis, and Diane Shur)
Janet Hood, composer/pianst, Boston's "go to" pianist for live theater productions
Bart Hopkin, guitar (Whole Earth Catalog instrument-making and the collabroative video "Making a Driftwood Xylophone" on Youtube)
Jean Baptiste "Illinois" Jacquet, towering tenor saxophonist (Lionel Hampton, Count Basie)
Yo-Yo Ma, cello (College classmate, playing in orchestras, with Yo-Yo as soloist)
Linda Pastan, poet (twice finalist for the National Book Award)
Gray Sargent, jazz guitar (tours with Tony Bennett)
Lisbeth Scott, composer/pianist/vocalist (original film "Lion King," "Munich" to name only two of hundreds)
Linda Tillery, drummer/vocalist (The Cultural Heritage Choir)
Mary Watkins, Composer/pianist (three operas and two Academy film music nominations)
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A Whimsical Summary
When they say the word "eclectic" about Joyce Kouffman -- composer, jazz drummer, classical guitarist, improvisational cellist, live concert producer, community music activist, and dedicated educator -- they mean it. Joyce's music career has spanned from classical to jazz to studies in traditional drumming in Senegal, West Africa. She has led and conducted all sizes of ensembles, written music for film, dance, and chamber music, and has even taught individuals how to sharpen up their ballroom dancing and how to win an international whistling contest. She received a Certificate for Excellence in Teaching from the Harvard/Danforth Center of Learning at Harvard University and initiated the now-rich video collection of visiting artists at Harvard with her innovative and far-reaching jazz residency series, Jammin' at Harvard and Radcliffe. Jazz master Illinois Jacquet (formerly of Count Basie's orchestra) credited her project as having inspired him to lead a big band in the last 20 years of his life.
About Joyce's jazz drumming, Illinois Jacquet wrote: "Boss of the Drums!"
Joyce's longtime mentor and colleague, noted as one of Yo Yo Ma's mentors as well, Harvard music professor Luise Vosgerchian wrote: "Everything she touches (be it an exercise or an original work) bespeaks the intentions of a creative artist."
And at a videotaping session at WGBH-TV, Leonard Bernstein said, "Hi, Joyce!" when he spotted her in the audience, after she had attended his graduate seminars in opera that semester. OK, it's not a comment on Joyce's work, but those moments are memorable and influential, yes?
Joyce's life-long experiences in music span classical, jazz, and world music genres. Her in-depth work has included study and performances with jazz masters Jean Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (Count Basie, Cab Calloway), Sammy Price (Bessie Smith's pianist), Alan Dawson (Dave Brubeck's drummer for nine years), Gray Sargent (Tony Bennett's guitarist), Mary Watkins (prolific composer/jazz pianist and twice nominated for film score academy awards), pianist Janet Hood, and saxophonist Don Braden (appeared on Betty Carter's Grammy award recording).
It all started with Mrs. Ann Fleck, a premiere percussionist in the Boston area and Brookline, Mass. school-wide instrumental teacher, who spotted Joyce and brought in numerous instruments for her to try over several weeks. Thanks to Mrs. Fleck, who has been a continuous inspiration through Joyce's life, Joyce now teaches strings, winds, percussion, piano, guitar, music theory, musicianship, ear training, counterpoint, harmony, composition, and improvisation. Of course, it also helped that her general music teacher, Miss Alice Freeman, w ho received her music training at Radcliffe College, required Joyce to play guitar and cello solos at school assemblies. Paul Petracca, a Boston area professional jazz guitarist, was her first private music teacher in classical guitar. Her remembrance of his jazz playing has influenced Joyce to expand her classical skills to jazz guitar of late. On cello, her early teacher was Paul Paradise, followed by William Stokking of the Boston Symphony and David Finch, principal cellist of the the Boston Pops and Boston Ballet.
Music teachers shape lives everyday and change the world for the better, one student at a time, which is what Joyce also aspires to do. For over a decade, Joyce taught Music Theory at one of the Boston area's finest community music schools, All Newton Music School, which gave her a sense of the community of music-loving adults as well as musical youth.
Along the way, Joyce has also jammed spontaneously on jazz drums with trumpeters Wynton Marsalis, Lester Bowie, saxophonist Lee Konitz, vocalists Gwen Avery, Denise Perrier, Linda Tillery, and have improvised on numerous instruments with author Ishmael Reed, and award-winning poets, including former U.S. poet lauriette, Robert Hass, Jane Hirshfield, and Linda Pastan.
In the classical realm, Joyce studied music theory and composition with Professor Luise Vosgerchian at Harvard alongside Yo-Yo Ma in college and she performed several times on cello in orchestras with Yo-Yo, Boston Symphony Orchestra's violinist Ronan Lefkowitz, and M.I.T. violinist Lynn Chang as soloists. She also attended Leonard Bernstein's graduate seminar on opera when he was in residence at Harvard University in the 1970's to offer the six Norton Poetry Lectures at Harvard.
Joyce's main composition teachers have been Professor Luise Vosgerchian and Ivan Tcherepnin of the Harvard Music Department, eclectic composer Mary Watkins, and Professor emerita Jeanne Bamberger of M.I.T, and presently, U.C. Berkeley. She also worked as a composer's assistant with Tison Street and Randall Thomson, which entailed organizing their catalogs, engaging in many discussions of composing techniques, and taking care of important correspondence in the former era of physical letter writing as a medium of historic exchange between artists and writers.
In world music, Joyce travelled to Senegal, West Africa and pursued intensive study of traditional drumming in the mid-1980's with members of the National Ballet of Senegal along with her Boston teacher, Ibrahima Camara, a former lead drummer of the company.
In addition to solo appearances on jazz guitar, electric cello, and percussion, Joyce currently performs regularly with pianist Mary Watkins, recent Seattle "first call" pianist, Eric Vaughn (Joe Henderson), Barbara Borden, past percussionist with "Alive", five-octave vocalist, Cheri Anderson, songwriter/guitarist Harmony Grisman, and bassists Cindy Browne, Ruth Davies, Jan Martinelli, and Tami Pallingston.
Her double CD of eclectic/jazz/African-influenced compositions, entitled "Fierce Unruly Joy," inspired by the poetry and live reading by Linda Pastan, was released in October 2010. A recent album, released in early 2021 is entitled "Dog Love" and is inspired by Ms. Pastan's volumed entitled "A Dog Runs Through It," an anthology of poems that refer to dogs (W.W. Norton 2018).
Starting at age 10, Joyce followed a traditional path of classical musical training, with studies in cello with members of the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops: William Stokking and David Finch, respectively. She performed with the Greater Boston Youth Symphony from 7th grade through the end of high school. She also studied classical guitar, improvising cello, piano, percussion, and music theory and composition, all before college years, with a strong interest in jazz and soul music.
After winning the Brookline Chamber Music Society Award for her performance with her high school string trio and after taking a special class in Semiotics as a senior in high school with Dr. Donald Thomas (of the Harvard Graduate School of Education), Joyce decided to pursue the study of the semiotics of music or "music as a language." In addition, her innovative high school concert productions which brought together musicians and performers of all genres to sold-out audiences of all ages, plus an award noting "best in student-faculty relations" foreshadowed a life long dedication to community music activism. To Joyce, this meant providing a forum not only for those who had dedicated their lives to the study of music in a formal way, but also for those who were self-taught, such vocalists, folk and rock musicians, and aspiring performers of all genres.
At Harvard/Radcliffe College, with Professor Luise Vosgerchian of the Harvard Music Department, Joyce created and earned a magna cum laude degree in "The Psychology and Aesthetics of Music," a double major with added courses in the psychology of learning with M.I.T. Professor Jeanne Bamberger. She also audited a graduate seminar in Opera with visiting lecturer Leonard Bernstein, as well as attending all of his Norton Poetry Lectures at WGBH-TV studios over a two year period. Her one-on-one course linking visual and musical perception was with Professor Rudolf Arnheim, a leading scholar in gestalt psychology of visual perception.
As a cellist, Joyce performed for many years in chamber groups, college and professional orchestras (as a guest in the Harvard/Radcliffe Orchestra in the Herbert van Karajan Competition in Berlin, as cellist with a conducting role in the New England Women's Symphony) including several orchestral performances with soloist YoYo Ma (as classmates at Harvard/Radcliffe College).
After college, she turned to in-depth study and performance of African-style drumming (Ghanian, Cuban, Afro-Carribean, and Senegalese) and jazz drumming for a decade, including travels to Senegal, West Africa to study with the master drummers and dancers of the National Ballet of Senegal. During that time, she also studied in Boston with jazz master, Alan Dawson (Dave Brubeck's former drummer) while teaching at Harvard University with her former professor, Luise Vosgerchian, in the music department. With Professor Vosgerchian, Joyce taught for six years as a special assistant in ear training and composition to both music majors and non-majors in two couses: The Development of the String Quartet and Structure and Form in Music and Movement. In both courses, Joyce created a sub-course in focused listening and music composition to augment the lectures.
In the same year that Professor Vosgerchian was presented with the "most creative professor at Harvard University" award, Joyce also received a Certificate for Excellence in Teaching undergraduates from the Harvard/Danforth Center of Teaching and Learning.
Concurrently, Joyce earned two major grants to originate, produce, and perform in a far-reaching, innovative jazz residency series through Harvard's Office for the Arts, with the tenor saxophone master and big band leader, Illinois Jacquet over a four year period, with sell-out concerts and major radio and TV coverage. This innovative project initiated semester-long residencies, as well as welcoming the first African-American jazz artist-in-residence to Harvard in 1982. Joyce also initiated video documentation of the entire jazz teaching and learning process to preserve the oral tradition of jazz education. This was the beginning of a twenty-year video archive of all visiting artists at Harvard.
Since moving to the SF Bay Area in 1987, and Point Reyes in 1990, Kouffman has been teaching at the Crowden School, Bentley School , and in her private studio, Point Reyes Music Center, while focusing mainly on composing and performing on jazz drums and cello with Bay Area award-winning composer/pianist Mary Watkins. They have collaborated on two acclaimed CDs, one of which was selected in the Top Ten Picks of 2004 by KCSM-FM, the Bay Area's main jazz station.
In the field of composing, Mary Watkins (www.MaryWatkins.net) has been Joyce's main composing teacher since the 1980's. She has also worked closely for shorter periods of time with the following composers, as either composer's assistant or as a student/auditor in workshops: Walter Kent, Randall Thomson, Tison Street, David Del Tredici, Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg, Dr. James Yannatos, Leonard Bernstein.


First patch for the vehicles build!
Added better support for large fonts - for example with the Big Freakin' Fonts mod.
The crafting UI is resizable and supports large fonts better.
Could just press E when standing near the hood?
May be worth deleting the /media/lua folder and re-verifying (validating) the game through Steam. That goes for both the client and the server.
Sometimes it does a poor job of removing the edited or deleted files.
If that does't work, could you let us know what OS you're on?
Nice nice nice, waiting for that animations update how is the progress?
so i have noticed that each time i load my SP game the TV channel comes to life on starting. TV was on before i left the game but no broadcast.
Yesterday not only that but 2 zombies appeared next to me in my safe house (that was totally clear for days) when the game loaded.
gave me a suprise i can tell you.
So go to exit game - no zombies. load game - 2 right next to me.
One of the most annoying bugs finally squashed.
Quick question, the answer might be out there but maybe someone already know it.
Are saves from 38.30 compatible with build 39.67.5?
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the massive engine and gameplay changes required for vehicles, game saves from the previous build 38.30 are NOT compatible. If you want to continue your game a Steam beta channel for Build 38.30 has been provided.
Started a new game today, found one uncomfortable bug- alcohol wipes and cotton balls doused in alcohol act as a single-use items, as opposed to what is written on wiki as drainable for 1 and 5 times respectively. Is this a (known) bug of their behaviour was changed and no changes of wiki were made?
Разработчики! Когда уже рации будут транслировать не только текст, но и звук?
Developers! When already radios will broadcast not only text, but also sound?
What Wiki means is there can be up to 5 alcohol wipes in a pack. If you get a pack with only 1 alcohol wipe in - the pack will get used up. You can see this in inventory if you expand the alcohol wipes line.
Regarding cotton balls doused in alcohol - I can't find any reference to them being usable 5 times(?) , besides, why would you want to?..
I was really hoping for an "Invert left/right while driving" option.
you probably know this but the temperature inside a car needs a bit of attention.
get in car within a few minutes i have heat stroke.
take off jumper put on cooler max - in 5 mins i have hyperthermia.
hey, so is there anyway to remove burnt out cars? like break them down with the metalworking skill or something?
This mod will help you. I use it and IMO, it is pretty good.
Not at the moment, but it's definitely something planned.
In fact, it's already in on the Weather Test Build. Except it doesn't give any materials yet.
Hmm. It should... what's your metalworking skill like when you attempt it?
In previously updates on the servers was in the information was about how many players you killed, but now it's not visible.


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is a railway station on the Hitahikosan Line in Hita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Hitahikosan Line.

Lines
Station is served by the Hitahikosan Line and is located 62.9 km from the starting point of the line at . Services to the station are currently suspended due to damage from torrential rainfall.

Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is a new construction but built in traditional Japanese style similar to the building at . It is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room.

Adjacent stations

History
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the then Hitosan Line from  to  on 22 August 1937, with Ōtsuru opening on the same day as an intermediate station along the track. On 1 April 1960, this track was linked to tracks further north and became part of the Hitahikosan Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.

In July 2017, torrential rainfall led to the tracks of the Hitahikosan Line from  to Yoake being covered with mud and debris. Train services along the sector, which includes Ōtsuru, were cancelled. JR Kyushu has not announced a date for the resumption of service apart from stating that the suspension will be for an indefinite period.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 10,416 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 29 passengers.

See also
 List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links
Ōtsuru (JR Kyushu)

Railway stations in Ōita Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1937

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Villa d'Este at Tivoli
Listed under Gardens in Rome, Italy.
Photo by flickr user Misplaced Music
Breathtaking views and astounding stone fountain designs are enough to make Villa d'Este a must-see garden in Italy, but add to that its long history and influence in garden history design, and you have, wrapped up in one garden, the essence of Italy.
Villa d'Este is a World Heritage site. The magnificent tiered gardens and fountains date from the second half of the 16th century, when Cardinal Ippolito d'Este commissioned archaeologist and architect Pirro Ligorio. The result was one of the first Italian designs to incorporate the house and garden as a whole. In addition, the hillside became an incredible scene of moving water. Water is integral to Italian garden design, and Ligorio used it to great effect. He created the Terrace of the Hundred Fountains, and also a stone pipe organ that makes its hauntingly musical sounds with wind and water. The organ ceased to work because of calcification in the stone, but it has been restored.
Villa d'Este is a romantic, dramatic spectacle that celebrates all that is Italian.
Written by Marty Wingate.
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Friday morning, February 24, 2017- A man walks alone into a studio at a radio station in Omaha, Nebraska, like he has a thousand times before.
Friday morning, February 24, 2017 is different than any other day in his life.
Today. February 24, 2017 is the day Todd McCarty aka Crash Davis steps up to the microphone at 101.9- The Keg, takes a deep breath and announces to his loyal fans that he has cancer.
Crash as his fans and friends know him was diagnosed with colon cancer eight weeks ago and started chemo-therapy yesterday(Thursday). After long conversations with his family Crash decided to do what he loved to do and share his story with his listeners: good, bad, he's always there.
Partly cathartic, partly as yet another warning for men over 40 years old to "get checked." The hard rocking, motorcycle riding, wise cracking, bacon eating father of three is terrified to say the words out loud, "I have cancer." But he does.
It's not easy to say or even totally process for Crash, but it's something he wanted to share as a reminder and cautionary tale. One in 20 people are diagnosed with colon cancer which if caught early enough is treatable.
To many people Crash is a voice they hear in their car, to me he is a friend, someone I am proud of, someone I am praying for.
At a time when people are yelling as loud as they can about just about everything. One man standing alone in a studio at a radio station in Omaha, Nebraska, has rocked my world.
Though you may never hear him on the radio at his radio station in Omaha, Nebraska, hear his message.
The guy you hear on the radio isn't just a cool name and an attitude, it's genuine, real. Crash Davis is a positive guy, who understands that his life is one that is blessed and he has never taken that for granted.
The spirit that shines through on the air is the same thing that will eventually help kick cancer in the sack and return our friend to health.
Cancer. It's new. It's raw. It hurts to think about. It's hard to process. Crash isn't looking for a donation in his name, or a platter of bacon, though it couldn't hurt.
What he really needs is you.
If you have a second to spare, send out a prayer, a positive thought, Tweet, Snap, light a candle do dance send and a good vibe for my friend, Crash Davis. He has cancer.
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Nancy Jo Jones says:
All good thoughts and prayers go out to you Crash!
Ron Case says:
HANG IN THERE YOU WILL KICK IT IN THE ASS BROTHER I know where you are coming from my wife Deb has had 3 bouts with cancer
Crash, I'm praying for you in fighting this demon called cancer. You are strong and I know your a fighter. With the support of your family and friends and the grace of God, you will beat this.????
Susan M. Walsh says:
Hugs from the gatekeeper of the canal. My dad fought this and won, my cousin did the same. Now on my prayer list……….once you're on, you are never off. Rock on!
Suzy Krieger says:
Crash i met you thru bryon and lori coffin help with benefit few years back at the lube. Prayers to you and your family your one hell of a man..
Keeping you in my thoughts & prayers Crash! You will beat this!
Brandy says:
Many thoughts and prayers are with you. Get well so we can all ride again.
Crash is one of the toughest guys I know. Cancer doesn't stand a chance. We're sending our love and I'll be in touch.
Sending good vibes and healing thoughts and prayers. Thanks to Crash for raising awareness.
Hang in there buddy. Just a bump in the road. I will pray for you. ?
Jeremy Thielen says:
Us ThieHard's love you Crash. It was great to ride the other night. We all know you've got this and can't wait until it is over to ride, rock, and frolick like the grown children we are. Much love buddy…
Healing prayers for you, Crash!
Mike walker says:
You'll kick its ass just like you've always done
Prayers to you my fellow NW Iowan
Brian Ortner says:
Attitude will be your on your side. You got this.
Michigan Lance says:
Our prayers go out to you Crash!!! Thank you for making me feel like a star when I walk through the doors of NRG Media.
#CrashCancer
Ryan Hotz says:
Hang in there Crash you are a strong person and such a great friend, so many people look up to you. It's always great to see you smile buddy , hand in there you can do it.
Joey Bradley says:
Crash, you are widely loved and respected! I love listening to you. I love how positive and "say it like it is" you are! We are definitely beaming all the positive thoughts we can to you!
Lori Bootsma says:
Praying for you, Crash!
Kristi wilson says:
Oh my friend!! Fight like the awesome bad ass you are! ❤ from me and theresa from baby fair
Sharon Baldwin says:
Mike gave us the news this morning. So sorry you and your family have to go through this! As you probably know, we have, as they say, "been there, done that." Listen to your medical team and do what they say! You can beat this! Will be praying for you and your family. Love you.
Adam bessinger says:
Hang in there, I don't know you personally, but I listen all the time. Thoughts and prayers your way.
Fern Seals says:
Bless you. Thoughts and prayers to you for the hope of beating it!! I am in month 8 of leukemia diagnosis and month 2 of remission. My advice is: enjoy every day and do what the Drs say. Eat what you want, cause some things become on your "I don't like that" list. Keep us informed! Do what you love! Prayers.
Crash, you can beat this. Prayers for you and your family.
Ion says:
Praying for a fast and healthy recovery!
you got this beat will be praying
James Glenn says:
Thinking of you tonight Crash and how many laughs you have brought to me on Facebook and at KFAB. I always caught your shows. You were always upbeat and funny and your love for the outdoors and your wife and kids is amazing. I will be praying for you and this battle. You are one tough dude as you proved after your motorcycle accident. You fought back and won. I believe you can win this too.
Makes me sad to hear this! You Got this Crash!!!!!!
Sending prayers your way.
God Speed.
JoAnn Kaylor says:
So sorry to hear this. My son Kevon and I had the privilege of meeting Crash at the radio station. We were there to talk about Kevon's fight with brain cancer.
Please know that I will be saying a special prayer for you and your family. You got this!
Praying for you Crash! ❤???
Keeping you in my prayers Crash! You can beat this!
Hang in there Crash! You can beat this!! Many people in my family have had a form of colon cancer called familial polyposis…they beat it and so can you! All of Council Bluffs is praying for you.


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Independent Laboratory Settles Medical Necessity Allegations
Karen S. Lovitch
Cassandra L. Paolillo
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a $1.99 million False Claims Act (FCA) settlement with GenomeDx Biosciences Corp. ("GenomeDx"), a laboratory headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with operations in San Diego. The matter arose as the result of a qui tam case brought by two former employees in September 2017.
The claims at issue relate to the Decipher® post-operative genetic test for prostate cancer patients (the "Decipher Test"), which reportedly is the only test offered by GenomeDx that is covered by Medicare. The Decipher Test is used to measure the activity of genes in prostate tumors to assess the risk of cancer recurrence. According to DOJ's press release, GenomeDx submitted medically unnecessary claims to Medicare for the Decipher Test because patients did not have the specified risk factors required to qualify for reimbursement.
DOJ did not file its own complaint containing more specific allegations, but, according to the relators' complaint, GenomeDx knowingly failed to comply with the terms of Local Coverage Determination ID L36343, which sets forth specific coverage criteria for the Decipher Test. The relators claimed (among other things) that GenomeDx routinely billed for pre-surgery biopsies even though the LCD allowed coverage only for tissue obtained through surgery using the same CPT code to bill both types of specimens. While the treating physician rather than the laboratory performing the test is responsible for determining medical necessity, a laboratory must be mindful of the need to maintain clear documentation of medical necessity, especially when a national or local coverage determination applies.
The relators made a few other vague yet sensational allegations that presumably were not part of the conduct covered by the settlement because they were not mentioned in the press release. Everyone in the health care industry should be mindful that relators often make claims that the government chooses not to fully investigate or that the government cannot ultimately substantiate. When reviewing a relator's complaint filed in a matter that ultimately settles, one should never assume that such claims are true. Moreover, a qui tam settlement rarely involves an admission of liability, even for the covered conduct.
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Wolf skips Pa. Society gala in NYC, donates money instead
For the second year in a row, Gov. Wolf has opted out of Pennsylvania's premiere political event, held in New York City.
Gov. Wolf and First Lady Frances Wolf volunteer Friday at the Our Daily Bread soup kitchen in York, Pa. The governor did not attend the annual Pennsylvania Society galas in Manhattan this weekend.Read moreGovernor's Office
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In a thinly veiled criticism of the ritzy affair, Wolf instead spoke at a young leaders' event in Philadelphia, and donated to several nonprofits.
Former Gov. Ed Rendell said he understood the move - he himself would like to see Pennsylvania Society relocated to Pennsylvania - but would have suggested Wolf show up, for political reasons.
"If the governor had asked me I would have advised him to come," said Rendell at a Saturday event for businesses and politicians at the Metropolitan Club on Fifth Avenue near Central Park. Politically, it's a chance to address both sides in a divided year, Rendell said.
"You get a chance to address everyone . . . and it's an opportunity to just see everyone, but the governor feels strongly it should be in Pennsylvania and it's the way he has of making his point," he said.
Wolf also skipped the black-tie affair last year, citing the state's budget impasse. This year he will donate $10,000 each to Philabundance, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, and the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank.
Wolf and his wife plan to volunteer at one of the food banks as well, according to his office.
In addition, Wolf plans a $10,000 donation toward college scholarships in Pennsylvania, a Wolf spokesman said.
On Saturday, while his mostly white-haired colleagues gathered at a $500-per-plate dinner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Manhattan, Wolf gave the keynote address at the Pattison Leader Ball in Philadelphia. The $65-per-ticket event has become an alternative to Pennsylvania Society. It gives millennial leaders a local forum to network on the same night as the exclusive, invitation-only dinner.
In New York, party leaders faced the questions they get every year about whether the New York event for Pennsylvanians, put on by Pennsylvanians, will move home.
Next year, the Waldorf will be closed for renovations and the dinner will move to the Hilton New York. Rendell predicted the shift would mean low turnout, prompting Pennsylvania Society to finally move to Pennsylvania in 2018.
"Without the charm of the Waldorf, I think attendance will drop radically and it will be time to move it to Pennsylvania," he said.
Rendell would like to see Pittsburgh and Philadelphia alternate hosting.
For his part, Mayor Kenney doesn't see the event leaving New York.
"It's never going to move, it's just not going to do it. The only shot we really had was next year when the Waldorf is closed and we asked them to consider and they said they weren't interested," Kenney said.
"I understand the tradition has been it's way of getting people, particularly Pennsylvania Republicans, here and they like coming here. It's never coming to Pennsylvania," Kenney said.
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Montreal Canadiens Place Mike Hoffman On Injured Reserve, Recall Rem Pitlick
The Montreal Canadiens announced today that forward Mike Hoffman has been placed on injured reserve. In a corresponding move, the team has recalled forward Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket, Montreal's AHL affiliate.
Additionally, the team announced that forward Brendan Gallagher is currently being evaluated for a lower-body injury and won't play in the Canadiens' game against the Calgary Flames tonight.
Hoffman, 33, has been out with a lower-body injury for more than a week now. The veteran sniper has gotten off to a so-so start for the Canadiens this season, scoring eight points in 16 games. In Hoffman's absence, the Canadiens will hope that Evgenii Dadonov can heat up after a slow start and fill in for some of the goal-scoring they'd have expected a healthy Hoffman to provide.
With Gallagher out, the Canadiens needed to create space on their roster to recall a forward to replace him, which led to Hoffman's placement on injured reserve. The forward they called up is Pitlick, who has had a rough start to the 2022-23 campaign, having gone scoreless in seven NHL games this year.
Pitlick looked like a savvy waiver claim last year as he scored 37 points in 66 games last season, a 46-point pace. But so far this year Pitlick has been squeezed by the Canadiens' glut of middle-six forward options and has spent time in the AHL as a result.
Now back on Montreal's roster with a chance to get some game action, Pitlick will hope to re-capture some of the luck and quality play that defined his performance last year.
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Technology Helps To Keep Rate Of Car Thefts Down
Remember The Club?
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GREENE: That was back in the 1990s. You know, you locked it onto your steering wheel to keep your car from being stolen. Well, you don't see it around as much these days, and there's a reason for that.
Car theft is on the decline in the United States in a big way. And to find out why this is happening, we turn to Roger Morris. He's vice president of the National Insurance Crime Bureau, a trade agency that represents the car insurance industry. Mr. Morris, welcome to the program.
ROGER MORRIS: Good morning. How are you?
GREENE: I'm well. Thank you. So tell me about this. You have a new report out showing that car thefts are really dramatically down. What exactly did you to find?
MORRIS: Well, every year we put out a hot wheels report listing the top 10 most stolen vehicles in the country. We've been doing this for a lot of years. And the latest one based on the 2013 data that's out there from the National Crime Information Center shows that once again, the older model Hondas - Accords and Civics - are the most stolen vehicles in the country. But when you get past the late 1990 models and into the newer models, those drop dramatically.
So the technology that has been put in place since the late 90s has really had a major impact on car thefts. Thefts reached their peak back in 1991 at 1.6 million thefts a year in this country. And we think that when the final figures are ran for 2013 from the FBI, that number may drop below 700,000.
GREENE: Well, before I get to sort of the technology broadly, what is it about Hondas that seems so tantalizing for thieves?
MORRIS: Well, first of all, the Hondas back in the 90s were very popular, very well made. And they are very much valued by car thieves for their parts and their engines. However, they were made - the 1997 model was the first model that came out with a key code in it, which was really the major first step in antitheft technology.
So when you look at the 1996 model Accord, which was the most stolen model in the country last year, there were 8,166 thefts of those models. Compare that to a 2013 Accord with the new technology on it. Last year, there were only 276 of those stolen.
GREENE: And what exactly is this technology that came in in the late 90s the made cars much harder to steal?
MORRIS: Well, they put a code in the key that matches up with the ignition that says, you know, unless this key is in this ignition, it won't start. So it basically stopped the hot wiring and, you know, the joy riding, so to speak.
GREENE: Please don't jump to any conclusions about me when I ask you this - but how do you steal a car these days with this new technology?
MORRIS: A lot of the thefts today are, unfortunately, the drivers leaving their car unlocked with the keys somewhere in the car. You'd be surprised how many people will stop at a parking lot or a convenience store or something, jump out, leave the car running...
GREENE: I'm just grabbing coffee and a newspaper. I'll be back to my car in three minutes.
MORRIS: Exactly.
GREENE: Let me just ask you about one thing I noticed in your statistics here. It seems like a large number of the communities that are still seeing a lot of car thefts are in the state of California. Why is that?
MORRIS: California has been having five or six or seven of the top spots for the last several years. And this year, they had 9 of the top 10 hot spots in the country. Basically, it's because California's huge. There's a lot of cars out there. I-5, Interstate 5, is kind of a corridor for car thieves. They steal them and head down, and a lot of them go across the border into Mexico.
GREENE: Roger Morris is vice president of the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Thanks so much for talking to us.
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Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is one of the finest bird sanctuaries in the world and located in the northwestern state of Rajasthan India. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is also known as 'Keoladeo Ghana National Park' and is known as an 'Ornithologist's Paradise'. The sanctuary developed by an erstwhile Maharaja of Bharatpur and is the only manmade wildlife sanctuary in India. The sanctuary covers an area of 29 sq km (approximately), out of which, 10 sq km comprises of fresh shallow lakes, water marshes and bogs.
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is home of over 400 species of exotic, unique and rare birds that include migratory and indigenous water birds that includes the world-famous Siberian Cranes. This sanctuary also shelters some endangered and rare species of birds, which makes it one of the most inviting destinations in the world for nature lovers and ornithologists.
Other most commonly and important spotted birds at Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary are Cranes, Pelicans, Ducks, Hawks, Eagles, Pipits, Wheatears, Warblers, Wagtails, Buntings, Flycatchers, Larks, Painted storks, Shanks, Pipits, Cormorants, White Ibis, Pale, Stints and Marsh Harriers. Thousands of Jacanas and Moorhens can also be spotted in the floating vegetation on the water surface of the park.
• Bharatpur Govenment Museum: After the Bharatpur sanctuary, one of the major attention grabber is Government Museum of Bharatpur that provides a glimpse of the past royal splendour of Bharatpur.
• Lohagarh Fort: The Lohagarh Fort remained unconquered despite many attacks by the British regime.
• Bharatpur Palace: The Bharatpur Palace is not far from the museum, an marvellous structural blend of Rajput and Mughal architecture.
• Deeg Palace: The Deeg Palace is situated 32-kms away from Bharatpur. Deeg Palace was the summer resort of the rulers of Bharatpur and houses numerous beautiful gardens and palaces.
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is open throughout the year, but the ideal visiting months are from October to February for migrant birds and August to November for resident breeding birds.
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The U.S. government has approved FedEx Corp.'s proposed $4.8 billion acquisition of Dutch delivery company TNT Express, clearing the way for the transaction to close during the first half of next year.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), without comment, approved the merger without any conditions. The FTC's action, which appeared on its docket late Monday, comes a little more than a month after the European Commission (EC), the European Union's antitrust arm, said it would not issue a "statement of objections" to the transaction, effectively clearing the deal on Europe's side.
Obtaining the EC's clearance removed the most critical impediment to the deal's completion. It was expected that European regulators would voice the most opposition to the FedEx-TNT transaction, and all involved in the deal were mindful that it was the EC's concerns about a constraint on European express-delivery competition that forced Atlanta-based UPS Inc., Memphis-based FedEx's chief rival, to withdraw its proposed $6.8 billion buy-out of TNT Express in early 2013.
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Burke football has already started the season off with a win against Lincoln Southeast. The number one ranked team has high hopes for the season as they work to get to state. The bulldogs next game is Friday Sept. 14 at Norhtwest against North at 7:00 pm.
Although the softball team started off with a loss at the beginning against Millard South, they have come back with five wins on their record including two wins against Millard North and a win against the #5 ranked Bellevue West. "The season is going really good so far. I'm excited that we just beat Bell West and Millard North. That brought our record to 5-5″, said sophomore Paige Davison. The team's next game is Friday September 14 against Papio South at 12:45 pm.
The cross country team feels that they are having a great season because of all the great leadership and support that has risen this season. "We have some really good freshmen and some good seniors that are taking charge and stepping up to make the team great. We're all supportive of each other," senior Maddie Hutch said. The teams next meet is the Norfolk Invite tomorrow at 4:00 pm for both boys and girls.
Although the golf team had doubts at the beginning of the season because their limited players, they have been surprised by the strength they have shown. "Everyone has shown their strengths and has come together to become a strong team," said senior Kealey Conrad. The girls' next invite is Sept. 17 at the Bellevue West Invite.
The boy's tennis season is in full swing and they believe that, with every match, they improve. "Season is going good. We are all improving as a team and getting better, and hopefully, we can finish the season strong," said senior Jack Nelson. The boys' next match is Tuesday, Sept. 17 at the Papio Invite.
The volleyball girls believe they have been working hard this season and have many upcoming matches this season. Some of their next opponents include Benson, an Invitational at Papillion La Vista, and an away game at Bellevue West. Their match against Benson will be Tuesday, Sept. 18 at Burke at 7:30 pm.
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