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King County releases official Burke-Gilman detour
Just five days before the trail is set to close for the summer, King County has released the officially-approved and signed detour route. It is even longer and more out circuitous than the original detour plan and involves 20 steps before joining again with the trail.
The county can only sign a detour approved by the City of Lake Forest Park, and LFP had been stalling and debating the planned route until Friday, when this route was approved. Permits to put up signs will be issued June 13, two days before the closure. The state and county are still urging people who ride bicycles to use other means of transportation for the next six months and caution against riding on Hwy 522, though it is legal.
It is irresponsible of our state to refuse accommodations on 522, especially in light of the lack of an alternate route for people riding bicycles. Commuting by bus will cost each bicycle commuter about $500 over the summer. Driving costs even more and will increase congestion on 522. For the state to simply assume that everyone riding the trail can afford this massive increase in cost is irresponsible. People in our region depend on their bicycles for transportation. Many people use bicycles as a way to live within tight (or nearly nonexistent) budgets.
People are going to keep riding, whether the trail is closed or not. Hopefully this detour or another safe option will work for them. Otherwise, you will find them on the completely accommodation-free 522, fending for themselves without any help from the state, which chose not to make this road safe for all legal road users.
From King County:
King County Parks has worked collaboratively with the City of Lake Forest Park, the City of Seattle, the City of Shoreline, the City of Kenmore, the Cascade Bicycle Club and many other stakeholders over the last year to identify a safe, temporary detour route to be used during construction of the Burke Gilman Trial. The City of Lake Forest Park just today committed to an issuance of permits on June 13 for the detour (attached) around the Burke Gilman Trail construction area. The County also received permission to begin installing detour signage. Only when we had the City's commitment could we publish the detour on the project, which you can now find on the project webpage www.kingcounty.gov/burkegilmantrail. Construction updates will be posted to this web site weekly, and to receive notification of those updates, you can also subscribe to King County Parks' construction alerts at www.kingcounty.gov/parksalerts or like King County Parks on Facebook at www.facebook.com/iheartkcparks.
The County has been working with stakeholders for nine months to identify and gain permit approval for a detour. Users should know the detour is significantly longer, circuitous and hilly. For many riders and commuters, the best option will be to avoid cycling and ride the bus or carpool until construction is complete. King County is encouraging commuter cyclists to first consider using Sound Transit and King County Metro buses equipped with bike racks during commute hours or carpooling as a temporary alternative during the trail closure. Additionally there are bike lockers available at the Kenmore Park & Ride lot and at Lake Forest Park Towne Center.
King County, Lake Forest Park and the Washington State Department of Transportation are strongly encouraging commuter cyclists not to ride on SR522 during the trail closure. Safety is the County's top priority, especially considering that there will be increased traffic on SR522 in the Lake Forest Park area as a result of the upcoming tolling on SR520.
We understand this construction project presents a significant, temporary inconvenience, but we believe that the safety improvements we're making to this section of the Burke-Gilman Trail will benefit trail users for many decades to come.
Here are the step-by-step directions for the detour, which will be signed next week:
Turn‐by‐Turn Directions (subject to permit approval)
Heading southbound from Kenmore
• Divert from trail at west end of Logboom Park.
• Travel SW on Beach Drive NE.
• Turn right on Ballinger Way NE and cross SR
• Use sidewalk on west side of Ballinger Way NE.
• Turn left onto NE 178th St.
• Turn left onto 37th Ave NE.
• Turn right onto NE 156th St.
• Turn left onto 33rd Ave NE.
• Turn right onto 28th Ave NE.
• Turn left onto LDS private road.
• Turn left onto NE 105th St
• Turn right onto NE 104th Place, which
becomes 45th Ave NE.
• Turn left onto NE 94th St.
• Rejoin the trail at the trail connector.
Heading northbound from Seattle
• Divert from trail at NE 94th St.
• Turn right onto NE 104th Place, which becomes
45th Ave NE.
• Rejoin trail at west end of Logboom Park.
Do you prefer a variation on this detour route? Be sure to leave it in the comments. Perhaps we can come up with our own detour that is faster and/or safer than the official route. After all, we have the added advantage of not needing permission of Lake Forest Park.
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36 Responses to King County releases official Burke-Gilman detour
NickBob says:
Yeah, imagine closing I-5 from SoDo to Northgate and having the detour routed thru the Eastside, along with an encouragement to walk or ride a bike. War on Cars! This nonsense doesn't effect me directly, but it's discouraging to see nevertheless. I suspect there will many cyclists who use the busy arterials which will spur compaints (at the very least) from road raging drivers. Be careful out there.
This is so sad. It won't affect me either, since I live very close to my work, but the county's recommendation to a) use motorized transportation and b) don't bike on a legal roadway is shocking and depressing. I keep thinking to the photos of how bike lanes are protected in Denmark during construction. Sigh.
I'm not a good organizer, but I would be happy to participate in a group ride on 522 to peacefully advocate for the safety of cyclists.
RachaelL says:
I'd be up for that. I find the idea that a warning not to ride is the proper addition to a statement about safety issues on a road. Surely the statement should include information about plans to make the road safer for all users. Those buses don't drop people straight into cars – surely people have to walk a little ways.
Err, find the idea absurd.
I chatted with some King County folks at the bike expo a few months back, and they said the detour process was very frustrating because of the number of jurisdictions involved. Everyone has to agree, and one party can make things difficult.
I used the directions and mapped out the route on Bikely:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/BG-Detour
This route is long and is hilly enough to preclude breezy summertime cruising by beginning cyclists, to be sure. Glad I don't have to do it as a daily commute.
While mapping it out, I noticed a couple errors in the northbound cue sheet:
"Turn right onto NE 104th Place, which becomes 45th Ave NE" should read " Turn right onto 45th Ave NE, which becomes NE 104th Place"
and "Turn left onto NE 178th St." should read "Turn right onto NE 178th St."
I make these kinds of mistakes on my own cue sheets frequently….
Brad Hawkins says:
522 ain't so bad but it's definitely for the fast and fearless. On the southbound route, just take the entire bus lane and you're good to go. The northbound side has some shoulder and it's downhill so you can skirt into traffic a little as you roll, pretty quickly, into LFPTC.
Does WSDOT leadership live in LFP?
I'm really confused by this route (again). The most sensible looking parts south of 145th (straight route though apparently very busy) seem unnecessary – the trail is open after that. Is there no way to get back to the trail earlier? Am I misreading the closure location? I think I noticed this before but thought I had to be mistaken. What's the reason for that?
It's possible to get between roads and the trail closer to the start of construction but it's really steep.
The geography of this area is a real challenge, and a lot of the stakeholders are indifferent at best to bicycling. If either of these were not the case…
I figured it was something like that but it just seems so outrageously out of the way. I've only been up that way on bus or walking. Perhaps I should ride it before it closes for the summer.
If you live in the northend, you could take the Interurban Trail to 185th St. Head east from the trail, then north, and hook up with Perkins Way, a lovely road that descends alongside a babbling brook (ok, so uphill is a bit of a grunt). It will take you to the Lake Forest Park shopping center (where you should not spend any money, since LFP doesn't deserve it). Cross 522 at the light and head east on Beach Drive to Logboom. Catastrophe diverted.
biking home this evening along 25th through Montlake along the signed (but not Sharrowed or Bike-Laned) Lake Washington Loop – this route goes along quiet residential streets and is sometimes quite busy with bikes. Quite a few people were out in their yards chatting with neighbors as I rode by. No one gave me a second look (or even a first look!). I wish the residents of 25th could meet with some of the freaked-out folks in Lake Forest Park and Bothell and let them know that bikes do not destroy a community!
JRF says:
Same with the non-trail segments of the Interurban in North Seattle.
Much shorter detours exist and I expect those with 24t front and 36t rear drivetrain options will find and use them. The intersection between the politically negotiable and the reasonable grade options yield a massive detour. So massive of a detour that I expect a great number of regular commuters will just work out their own routes and the nimbys rejecting detours down their streets will end up with defacto detours down their streets regardless.
Short and steep, northbound…
Continue on the BG as usual to shortly after 125th St where you can hop over to the Riviera Pl, on your right. Continue past 145th st to what looks on the map like 40th Ave NE. (I've never actually noticed the street sign. This is also the location of the 1st stop sign on the BG entering LFP.) Climb up around a hairpin turn and keep right (north) where it flattens out as 39th Ave. Then loop around left on 150th st for a second steep climb, then right on 37th Ave NE for a bit of coasting, then left on 153rd, and up to 522.
From there, you can cross (pedestrian style) 522, head through a parking lot and climb up 155th st to 35th Ave and bam, you are on the "official" detour route. The maps don't show 155th st and 35th ave connecting, but for bikes and pedestrians, they do with a gravel path.
I've done this bit BG 35th ave route many, many, many times. Some of it is brutally steep, but there are flat spots to catch your breath.
Some map based speculation…
A variation on Short and Steep. To avoid the somewhat extreme grade of 155th st, it LOOKS like you only need to go on 522 as far as 157th ln, and then drop down to Beach Dr, but I've never been down that way, or know if Beach Dr at that point is some private road. It LOOKS like Beach Drive is continuous from 157th ln all the way up to Third Place Books. If that works, this is probably the shortest possible detour–essentially 147th to 157th. (Riviera Pl is hardly counts as detour as it never strays more than spitting distance from the BG.) I don't know how well this would work southbound. Good 522 crossings are sparse around here and I don't recall what the sidewalk is like for cautious counter-flow 157th to 153rd.
Alternative long southern detour…
If you want to go west of Acadia, my preferred route, described as northbound here, is to cross to the west side of Lake City Way at 115th and then go north on 25th Ave. There is an obvious jog on 25th Ave to the right at 135th St and a NON-obvious jog to the right again at 140th. After crossing 145th, you can jog two blocks east to join up with the "official" detour. I like this route because 25th is quiet, has a reasonable grade, has a nearly instantaneous pedestrian crossing light at 125th, and a quick responding light at 145th, two otherwise difficult to cross streets. I called SDOT to adjust the loop sensors at the 115th crossing of Lake City Way, so they should be in good order for bike triggering. (I was very impressed with the response from SDOT, btw.)
Coming from the official detour originating around Matthews Beach, turn West from 35th Ave on 110th St, then then north on 28th Ave up to 115th. I find 28th Ave one of the more gentle climbs out of Meadow Brook.
I haven't been north of 160th off the BG very often so don't have as much to say on that part of the official detour route. I DO, however, dislike 178th. It is twisty, with horrid shoulders (crater-like potholes), when present at all, and cars drive far to fast for the conditions. The same probably applies to Ballinger Way, though I've only seen that from a car. Brookside Blvd is pleasant on a bike though.
My last house was on top of Perkins in Shoreline, and I currently live pretty close to where the trail is going to be closed, at 145th, so I know this area pretty well.
Perkins is indeed a nice ride, but narrow shoulders. The cars are generally sparse and moving slow, however. You still get buzzed by idiots now and again.
If you wanted to connect to the interurben, you could climb it. There is one steep stretch, but generally doable. Go to 10th, then you have a choice of riding 185th with a bike lane to the interurban. Alternatively or there is a secret ped bridge you get get to by taking a right on 10th, then a left on 195nd. You then follow residential streets along a cemetery to the interurban (the connection was still a work in progress last I road this)
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/37373458
If I were to be forced to ride a detour all summer, I would instead probably take another route. This one will probably piss off my neighbors, and it's still hilly, but not quite as absurd as the official route. Basically (coming from the south) it has you get off the trail at Lakeside place, and ride 42nd above the Burke. 42nd is also hilly, but doable. You end up popping out to 522 at 153rd, which has a light, then I'd cross and make your way over to 38th Ave, and back to essentially the official route. How you make that crossing and few blocks of 522 depends on what kind of rider you are. (from the north, just reverse this, obviously)
There are some alternative ways of getting to 42nd rather than climb Lakeside, which is steep, but has flats to catch your breath. One I'm partial to is climbing 40 stairs and a path at 13oth St and the trail. For nutso riders, you can climb the straight shot up 125th, and save a bit of altitude. For a gradual climb, you can hop on Sandpoint around Matthew's beach, but that's a very busy road with so-so shoulders.
I should be more clear about the target audience for the above route on 42nd. This is for riders who:
1) can climb a hill but perhaps not as many hills as LFP town council recommends for you, but
2) are understandably nervous about mixing it up with fast moving cars on 522 (easiest route) or 145th (official route).
This route has fewer hills, is shorter, and you don't need to ride on a highway. At 153rd, you can cross at a light, and there is a brand new sidewalk on the west side of the road that will get you to 38th Ave and up into the official route.
I will add a caveat that I haven't actually tried this route out yet in it's entirety, but I will probably do so on Friday to the brewers fest up at St. Edwards. I'll let you know how it is.
Thanks for the suggestions. Looks like a promising alternative, considering people can cross 522 at that light and ride on the sidewalk. And the amount of climbing actually doesn't look too bad. Isn't GPS data too cool?
The link, again: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/37372850
Yeah, I think if you have a light bike and decide to carry them up the stairs, it may be superior in every way. If you climb Lakeside however, it has more elevation gain.
Stairs are pretty much at the low-point of 42nd, so it really saves a big up and down. I love those elevation maps! The only real nasty climb is the 2 blocks up 145th.
I did a side-by-side comparison, and I'm not as sold on my route. 42nd/41st has a lot of up and down. As a consequence, though it's half a mile shorter, it's got around 100 ft more climbing you need to do, all told.
It might be quicker and prettier, but it doesn't necessarily appear easier.
Guys, I think I found the solution for this. I rode yesterday from Seattle on the BG. At Lakeside PL NE, I get off, making a left. This leads to a fairly steep climb for about 150 meters, but hey its exercise and manageble. This will lead to Sandpoint Way. Make right on it and it leads to Lake City. On Lake City, I was mostly on the bus lanes and I felt safe. This leads to Bothell Way or 522 and frankly its easy riding as its mostly downhill and there is a right shoulder to ride on. Cars will not be going that fast if you ride between 5 and 6.30 pm as its rush hour with traffic, so again less dangerous. Once you get to Lake Forest Park Towne Center, I would cut across that and head to the Goat Trail (which is east of the LFPTC) to get to Kenmore. Its all residential and safe. For those who need to get back on to the trail to go farther north, then you head to 61st and go south on Cat Whiskers Road, and the trail is there. Alternatively, you can stay on 522 and rejoin the trail at 61st. The only issue is that on this stretch of 522, the cars and buses go faster (45 mph speed limit).
I feel this is a very viable route. The uphill climb on Lakeside slows you but once you get on Bothell Way, its all downhill and you can go fast. All in all, I think it will add just about 10 minutes to my overall time with this detour and I think its favorable to the official detour which seems much longer. The talk that 522 is not safe is I think not very true. Buses tend to be more respectful of cyclists.
Have you tried it the other way yet?
I'm guessing the bus drivers and their passengers won't be as thrilled tootling along behind you as you climb the hill at 7 mph.
I'm agreed that Northbound, bombing down 522 is viable for those with the nerve.
Bill, no i have not tried it the other way. If there are lots of people riding on 522 going south, the buses will be more
accomodating. But yeah that could be a problem. In that case, best to follow the official detour for the south bound,
and use the route I suggested for the northbound.
What they really should done is negotiate a route thru the cemetery. The dead people wouldnt give us too much grief….
I feel like we need some sort of flip-side spoof of LFP bike path NIMBYs, reflecting the absurdity of the whole thing. "Say no to NIMBYs, Not Along *MY* Bike Path!" "Misinformed NIMBYs owning property along *MY* bike route endangers my bike's value!" "Homeowners plant flowers that trigger my allergies! NAMBP!" "Put the NIMBYs along the Interurban — someone else's bike path!"
While I like some good satire as much as the next guy, I'm not completely certain that NIMBYs are really to blame here. There just isn't a parallel thru-route next to the trail for much of this. Between 145 and 16oth, there is no good alternative besides 522. For that segment, they should have dropped some barricades and given bikes 8 feet of the highway.
The NIMBYs aren't to blame for the fact that there's no solution to this mess, but they were totally crazy, they tried to get in the way, and they may have influenced the route, which is completely insano. They also might be fun people to troll, and the minutes of city council meetings are available, with info on streets people didn't want bikes on.
I'm not totally sure WSDOT was wrong to not give up a lane of 522. Take away a vehicle lane and rush-hour backups go crazy — then drivers are looking for their own alternate routes through the neighborhoods, surely to no good effect. I'm pretty sure the number of people affected would be greater than the number affected by Burke construction now, just in a different way. You can't drop barricades, anyhow, because there are cross streets and driveways in the area that have to be reached.
Yeah, maybe. I didn't realize the preliminary route went along Beach instead of up Ballinger. That's a big change, for no good reason or effect, other than there are rich people who live along Beach.
There are 6 lanes for most that area. With a little coordination, you could leave the 4 general-purpose lanes, and make sure there is a transit lane available for the direction of the commute. It would have a taken a bit of effort and man-power, but it would have been worth it.
M.J. says:
According to Mary Jane Goss, candidate for mayor of Lake Forest Park, we cyclists, as "very small segment of commuters versus the needs of the supermajority of other commuters," just need to "buck up for our commuting decisions."
http://shoreline.patch.com/articles/burke-gilman-work-in-lfp-starts-in-mid-june
She's absolutely correct. We are the minority. Get over it.
Chris Taylor says:
I usually get on the BG southbound at Ballinger Way, but my trip starts near Lynnwood Transit Center. So my detour will involve taking Sound Transit #511 from Lynnwood to I-5 & 145th. I plan to ride 145th to 37th, then wiggle around on those back roads (steep, but downhill in my direction) to Riviera PL NE, which runs parallel to the trail. I just hope that 40th AVE NE, which crosses the trail, remains open at the crossing.
Greg Walters says:
As a long time Lake Forest Park resident I think I speak for the majority of residents here in giving all the users of the Burke-Gilman a big apology for the lame representation we get from our city government. As you all know it seems like every other city has worked out a plan with King County long ago to fix the trail except for us. Almost all the problems can be traced to a hand full of residents who border the trail who would just as well see it disappear and simply don't understand that it's one of the great urban trails in the country. Just keep telling yourselves as you take the detour…"No more tree roots!" Ride safe.
michaela says:
Thank you, Greg for reminding us that not everyone in LFP is against cyclists and the badly-needed trail improvements. The cyclists were definitely given a piss-pour detour route, but as long as we're going to be out there sharing the road with a bunch of cars, let's all try and play nice.
I have not seen the blueprints of their plans for this section of trail. But I have to laugh when it requires 5.2 million dollars and 6 months to fix 2 miles of trail. Is it going to be gold plated??
I'd seen a figure half that amount, and was frankly quite surprised it was that cheap, because I have seen an older iteration of the plans. It's taken nearly a decade oto get to this point, with LFP suing and blockading every step of the way. The true costs are probably 10 times the 5 million with the time and energy taken to beat this through the process.
They are completely rebuilding it thru wetlands, with a new bridge and completely new trail crossings with open sightlines and new signalization.
Todd Holman says:
I'm excited about it and glad we are all going to benefit from it. It'll be great. But I'm not going to let my own myopic view distort the big picture here. If this isn't government waste… I don't know what the h*ll is.


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Academia on San Bernardino Attack: No Jihad Here
https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/23129/academia-on-san-bernardino-attack-no-jihad-here
Tashfeen Malik (l) & Syed Farooq
As Islamic terrorist attacks increase in the West, so, too, does the obfuscation of Middle East studies academia. By employing the predictable tropes of poverty, alienation, workplace violence, the need for gun control, bullying, "Islamophobia," and other alleged Western ills, academics avoid assigning responsibility to the actual perpetrators or their Islamist ideology.
Such has been the reaction to the December 2 mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, which authorities were slow to describe as a terrorist attack, despite early evidence that married shooters Syed Rizwan Farooq and Tashfeen Malik had radical sympathies, including with ISIS. This led to speculation that, not coincidentally, omitted the actual culprit.
Omid Safi, director of Duke University's Islamic Studies Center, immediately jumped on the gun control bandwagon and – echoing President Obama's recent gaffe following the latest Paris attacks – claimed that mass shootings occur only in the U.S.: "This is everyday [sic], everywhere in America – and no where [sic] else in the world." He decried America's "deadly fetish" and "gun obsession," urging readers to "Stand up to #NRA," as if the National Rifle Association's adherence to 2nd Amendment rights were the cause of Islamic terrorism.
University of Michigan history professor Juan Cole maintained that "white supremacists" are a greater threat than "al-Qaeda-style terrorism." He disregarded the significance of the terrorists' Middle Eastern names, alleging that they "may or may not be very pertinent to the incident," and condemned "politicians and pundits" for making "hay with the threat of 'terrorism.'" He attributed the perpetrators' motives to the likelihood of "someone going postal over his work situation" or "workplace violence linked to some sort of grievance."
When asked to reassess his initial reaction, Cole instead proffered a more ridiculous excuse:
Actually the evidence is that Farook was subjected to considerable workplace bullying. If this were something primarily beyond workplace rage, why not hit a target with security implications?
If by "workplace bullying" Cole was referring to the baby shower Farook's coworkers organized for him, or to Farook's debate with a Messianic Jewish colleague over Israel's legitimacy and whether or not Islam is a "religion of peace" – the implication being that the planned attack several weeks later was Farook's answer – then he has a point. After all, who wouldn't plan to murder all of one's coworkers during a Christmas party under such dire circumstances? As for the "security implications" of the Inland Regional Center, in an age of soft targets, civilization itself is the battlefield.
Steven Salaita, the would-be University of Illinois professor currently teaching at the American University in Beirut, denied that (American-born citizen) Farook's "foreign culture" had any bearing on his "terrible deed," instead blaming it on "political violence . . . endemic to the United States." He accused Americans of complicity in "the supposed deviance of Farooq's shooting" due to their "endless, adamant justification of U.S. bloodletting throughout the world" and, for good measure, of "hating Arabs and Muslims."
As'ad AbuKhalil, a political science professor at California State University, Stanislaus, took umbrage at reporters covering the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)'s post-attack press conference for asking about Farooq's religion:
[O]ne reporter asked one of the people on the stage: "was he religious?" Why does that matter? A terrorist is a terrorist regardless whether he/she is religious or atheist.
Just days after the attack, Hatem Bazian, fulfilling his mandate as director of the highly politicized Islamophobia Research & Documentation Project at the University of California, Berkeley, tweeted:
Islamophobia in America and Europe has reached a tipping point and civil society discourses are filled with racist venom toward Muslims.
Likewise, Muqtedar Khan, director of the University of Delaware's Islamic Studies Program, fretted about the allegedly "hostile" environment for Muslims in the U.S., blaming Republican presidential candidates for acknowledging that "this is war."
Muqtedar Khan
Pondering "the perverse appeal of ISIS" to "a well-established young professional in California," such as Farooq, Khan concluded that the fault lies with "unjust foreign policies . . . persistent and virulent Islamophobia, state surveillance, discrimination[,] and demonization," not to mention the failure of "modernity," "the American dream," and "the promise of Western liberalism."
Columbia University's Hamid Dabashi, purporting to speak for the "countless innocent victims" of "ISIS thugs and their sympathizers in San Bernardino," launched into a diatribe against "the fear-mongering Islamophobes and relentless warmongering"; the "lowest common denominators of fear, hatred, and suspicion"; and, in case he omitted anything, "the wanton cruelty of imperialist warfare, [and] the colonial occupation and domination of other people's homeland."
Once again, Middle East studies professors have shown their true colors. San Bernardino, the largest Islamic terrorist attack in the U.S. since September 11, 2001, has betrayed the moral relativism, obfuscation, and anti-American prejudices of academe. These are not scholars pursuing the truth, but partisans seeking to conceal the undeniable: global jihad's rising body count.
Cinnamon Stillwell is the West Coast representative for Campus Watch, a project of the Middle East Forum. She can be reached at stillwell@meforum.org.
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Grant funding could be the way to finally end the wait for a crossing on a busy road in St Annes town centre.
A group of elderly residents have long been campaigning to make it easier to negotiate St Andrew's Road North between their homes in Ashton View on St George's Road and Sainsbury's supermarket.
Lancashire County Council, as the highways authority, says the crossing does not meet the current funding criteria, which are based on police reports and reported incidents.
While Peter Buckley, county councillor for the area, has pledged to do all he can to help make what he regards as 'a priority' a reality, the residents are also being backed by Fylde MP Mark Menzies, who has promised to look at alternative sources of revenue.
Although Mr Menzies could not confirm details as negotiations continue, these are understood to involve funds covering matters such as social isolation and helping people with disabilities rather than the issue being looked at purely from a highways point of view.
Mr Menzies said: "A crossing would be ideal outside Sainsbury's but the scheme is not in the budget for this financial year, with accident blackspots taking priority.
Gwen Heath, 86, spokesman for the Ashton View residents, said: "A safe crossing is essential when hearing and eyesight and the ability to cross quickly are not as good as they once were.
County Coun Buckley said: "I have been working with Mrs Heath to get a pedestrian crossing here for a number of years and I commend her tireless efforts.
"It is a priority in my division but while we all wish to see a pedestrian crossing there, it does not meet the funding criteria set by the County Council and the current budget for pedestrian safety is earmarked for more critical schemes elsewhere.


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SEPTEMBER, 1883.
THE GERM-THEORY OF DISEASE.[1]
By Professor H. GRADLE, M. D.
SCOURGES of the human race and diseases are attributed by savages to the influence of evil spirits. Extremes often meet. What human intelligence suspected in its first dawn has been verified by human intelligence in its highest development. Again, we have come to the belief of evil spirits in disease, but these destroyers have now assumed a tangible shape. Instead of the mere passive, unwitting efforts with which we have hitherto resisted them, we now begin to fight them in their own domain with all the resources of our intellect. For they are no longer invisible creatures of our own imagination but with that omnipotent instrument, the microscope, we can see and identify them as living beings, of dimensions on the present verge of visibility. The study of these minute foes constitutes the germ-theory.
This germ-theory of disease is rising to such importance in medical discussions that it can not be ignored by that part of the laity who aspire to a fair general information. For it has substituted a tangible reality for idle speculation and superstition so current formerly in the branch of medical science treating of the causes of disease. Formerly—that is, within a period scarcely over now—the first cause invoked to explain the origin of many diseases was the vague and much-abused bugbear "cold." When that failed, obscure chemical changes, of which no one knew anything definitely, or "impurities of the blood," a term of similar accuracy and convenience, were accused, while with regard to contagious diseases medical ignorance concealed itself by the invocation of a "genus epidemicus." The germ-theory, as far as it is applicable, does away with all these obscurities. It points out the way to investigate the causes of disease with the same spirit of in-
↑ A lecture delivered before the Chicago Philosophical Society, November 4, 1882.


How is it December already? And darn, why does the year go by so quickly? The season of feasting has arrived. And to prepare for this, I have been challenging myself to eat healthier and to double time on my workouts. This makes me feel less guilty about the unhealthy treats ahead. But you can only eat so much of the healthy stuff because your palate is spoiled with the "not so good for you" stuff.
This low-carb Almond and Parmesan crusted Tilapia is one of those dishes that don't make me feel deprived especially if paired with this tartar sauce.
Be sure to make this dip to add to the yumminess.
Love how the almond and Parmesan makes for a yummy crust. What makes this even more a winner is the preparation ease. A quick and easy meal that will definitely be a weeknight repertoire mainstay. For those nights when you wish you have food waiting for you after a long day. Go ahead, try it. Get the recipe here.
So how is your Christmas shopping coming along? Parties will officially start today with our company Christmas party, and I'm still catching up on the gifts department. So in case I don't get to come back this month — Happy Holidays Y'all!
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It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Penny Altstadt, on March 21, 2019 at the age of 72.
Penny was the oldest daughter of George and Mary Boettcher. Born in Prince Albert, SK June 14, 1946, raised on a farm in Spruce Home, SK. Penny was a homemaker raising three children, while continuing a life on the farm. She raised and cared for many animals, while enjoying her hobbies, camping, ball and woodworking. Penny was an important member to the community, driving school bus for over 30 years. She and her husband Ev also opened their hearts to many foster children over the years. Penny worked hard and lived with compassion while enjoying the simple things in life. Penny will be deeply missed and remembered by her loving husband Everett, her family and all who loved her.
Penny is survived by her husband Everett Altstadt; son Casey Christante; daughters Susan (Perri) Ruszkowski and their children Reagan (Alexis), Alisha (Tyrel) and Jess; Cindy (Stacey) Petreman and their children Laine and Jazlyn; her adopted children Stephanie (Ritchie) Sasakamoose and their child Ellera; Jamie Goodin and Justin Goodin; her brother and sisters, Barb (Art) Debruin, Sharon Brown, Russell (Heather) Boettcher, Eric Boettcher, Fred Boettcher and Janet (Mitchell) Altstadt; as well as numerous nieces and nephews; her mother in-law, Ruth Altstadt; and brother in-law David (Julia) Altstadt. Penny was predeceased by her parents George and Mary Boettcher; father in law Martin Altstadt; and brother in law Ken Brown.
There will be a Memorial Service held for Penny on Friday, March 29, 2019 at 11:00am, from the Canwood Elks Community Hall with Doris Wideen-Bazley officiating. Following the service there will be a time of refreshments and fellowship in the hall. The interment will follow in Prince Albert Memorial Gardens. In lieu of tributes, memorial donation may be made in memory of Penny to the choice of the donor. Family and friends wishing to send online condolences are welcome to visit www.beaulacfuneralhome.com Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Beau "Lac" Funeral Home, Tammy Smart, Director (Canwood 306-468-2244).


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This is a summary of 13 AMN articles on the following subjects: Israel, Syria, Turkey, Ansarallah, Houthi, Yemen, Assad, Iran, Aleppo, Hmeimim, Russia, US, Algeria, Hama, Hasakah, Latakia.
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Turkey 'thwarted' Israel's plan to establish 'terrorist state' in northern Syria: FM
Houthi vows to carry out 'harshest strikes' against Israel in case of war
Syria's Assad reveals why Great Britain seized the Iranian tanker
US Air Force destroys ISIS base in northern Aleppo: video
US F-35 stealth jets to deploy near main Russian military base in Syria: media
Algerian presidential candidate vows to bring Syria back to Arab League
Syrian, Russian forces deal powerful blow to Al-Qaeda linked group
Massive US military convoy consisting of 172 vehicles heads to Raqqa and Aleppo: video
Russian air defense systems to be enhanced to combat drones: TASS
Turkish-backed forces attempt to capture key town in northeast Syria: video
Iran used domestically-made air defense system to shoot down foreign drone
Jihadist rebels attack Syrian Army stronghold in northern Latakia
Up to 600 US soldiers to remain in Syria to 'protect' oil fields
Published 2019-11-10 22:50:32 by News Desk in Syria, Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday that "a group of countries led by Israel wanted to establish a terrorist state in northern Syria and we thwarted these programs." His comments came at a joint press conference with the adviser of the Iranian Foreign Minister in the Turkish city of Antalya, the Israeli news site I24 reported. In his speech, the Turkish Foreign Minister also criticized the US statements about Syria's oil reserves, saying, "They openly admit that they are there because of oil, we are talking about a country that does not hide… Read on ->
Tags: Israel, Syria, Turkey
Published 2019-11-10 22:19:54 by News Desk in Middleeast, Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The leader of the Ansarallah Movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, stated on Saturday, that the Arab coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, continues to carry out airstrikes and besiege Yemen. "I call on the Saudi regime to stop the aggression and the siege," Houthi said in a televised speech broadcasted by Al-Masirah TV. "The continuation of aggression means that we will continue to develop our military capabilities and carry out the harshest strikes and this is a legitimate right," stressing that the Yemeni people will not retreat from the struggle for "independence of their territory." Meanwhile, the… Read on ->
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Tags: Ansarallah, Houthi, Israel, Yemen
Published 2019-11-10 22:05:33 by News Desk in Iran, Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) _ Syrian President Bashar al-Assad revealed during his interview with Russia Today why the British authorities seized the Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar. "The detention of an Iranian oil tanker came with the aim of harming the Syrian people and forcing them to pay the price for standing with the government of his country," Assad said in an interview with the English-language RT channel. https://youtu.be/Kn27TOjDASc He added that the Syrians were expected to "rise up against the government during the different stages of the war, but they did not. They were supposed to support the terrorists… Read on ->
Tags: Assad, Iran, Syria
Published 2019-11-10 21:53:58 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) – The U.S. Coalition carried out a powerful attack on an Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) base in the northern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate last night. According to reports, the U.S. Coalition fired four missiles towards the Islamic State base, resulting in its destruction of this installation in the town of Kafra. Below is a video showing the aftermath of the U.S. Coalition attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-jHH47AEDs
Tags: Aleppo, Syria
Published 2019-11-10 21:25:07 by News Desk in Middleeast, Syria, World-News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – The U.S. Air Force will deploy its F-35 stealth jets to Israel in order to maintain a strong presence in the region, the Israeli publication 9TV reported, as quoted by the Russian publication Avia.Pro on Sunday. "The Americans will place a huge number of hangars for their F-35 fighters on the territory of the Jewish state. We are talking about hundreds of combat aircraft, which creates a certain threat to Russian military facilities in the Middle East," Avia.Pro said. "Aircraft hangars are being erected urgently throughout Israel, most likely intended to park the latest all-weather… Read on ->
Tags: Hmeimim, Russia, Syria, US
Published 2019-11-10 21:13:19 by News Desk in North-Africa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – Algerian presidential candidate, Abdelkader Bengrina, said on Sunday that he vows to help Syria return to the Arab League after a long absence. Begnrina said, "Algeria did not accept the severance of Arab relations with Syria, which played a historic role in supporting Algeria against French colonialism, and is an ongoing basis in the axis of emancipation of Western hegemony in the region." He told the Sputnik News Agency that "these files we share with the Syrian state, and the Syrian people, so we will work hard in the event of becoming President of the… Read on ->
Tags: Algeria, Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 P.M.) – The Syrian and Russian armed forces carried out a powerful blow against an Al-Qaeda-linked group in the northwestern countryside of the Hama Governorate on Sunday. Beginning at the town of Al-Ankawi in northwestern Hama, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a direct hit with a guided missile on a vehicle carrying several jihadists from the Al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Al-Tawhid terrorist group. According to a military report from this front, the Syrian Army killed at least five members of Ansar Al-Tawhid that were traveling through Al-Ankawi on Sunday. Following the attack on this vehicle, the Russian Air… Read on ->
Tags: Hama, Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – A massive U.S. military convoy was seen leaving eastern Syria on Sunday for the governorates of Aleppo and Al-Raqqa in the northern part of the country. According to local reports, the U.S. Army convoy consisted of 172 vehicles, including tanks, and several American military personnel. In a video captured on Sunday, the U.S. troops can be seen traveling to these governorates in northern Syria, where they will likely deploy to bases in Al-Raqqa and northern Aleppo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKQ3TXajQOE Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement about moving American troops to the oil fields in eastern and northeastern… Read on ->
Published 2019-11-10 20:32:43 by News Desk in World-News
The Russian air defense systems undergo upgrading to address current challenges, for example, to destroy drones, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Force General-Lieutenant Yuri Grekhov said on the air with the Ekho Moskvy radio station. "We do not stand still. Systems capable of countering large-scale application of drones are under development and are fairly efficient," Grekhov said. "Our equipment is upgraded to cater for novelties invented by the adversary. Air Defense Missile and Gun System Pantsir is currently able to destroy rocket projectiles and drones, including flying with the zero speed [hovering – TASS]," the General said. "It is… Read on ->
Tags: Russia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) clashed with the Turkish-backed militants in northeastern Syria on Sunday, as the latter attempted to push towards the predominately Kurdish and Assyrian town of Tal Tamr in northwestern Al-Hasakah. According to a report from the Al-Hasakah Governorate, the SDF and SAA troops, backed by the Assyrian-led Syriac Military Council (SMC), fended off another militant attack west of Tal Tamr, as they were able to inflict heavy losses on the Turkish-backed fighters. A video released by the Ruptly channel on YouTube shows SAA tanks shooting… Read on ->
Tags: Hasakah, Syria
Published 2019-11-10 19:37:04 by News Desk in Iran
Iran has downed an intruding unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with the domestically made missile defence system Mersad, Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi was quoted by the Tasnim news agency as saying on Saturday. He added the Iranian military has yet to fully retrieve the drone's wreckage in the southwestern port city of Mahshahr, which is why it remains unclear which country is behind sending the UAV to the Islamic Republic. "What has become certain for now is that the [intruding] drone was flying at a low altitude and was targeted by the Mersad indigenous [missile] system", Mousavi pointed out…. Read on ->
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels in the Latakia countryside launched several rockets towards the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) stronghold on Sunday. According to a military report from the Latakia countryside, the jihadist rebels fired several rockets at the resort town of Slunfeh, which is home to a Syrian Army garrison that overlooks much of the area. No casualties were reported; however, there were reports of material damage in the area.
Tags: Latakia, Syria
Up to 600 US military staff will remain in Syria, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley told broadcaster ABC. "Less than a thousand, somewhere around 500, maybe even 600," Milley said when asked about the number of the US troops in Syria. "There are still Daesh* fighters in the region. And unless pressure is maintained, unless attention is maintained on that group, then there is a very real possibility that conditions could be set for a reemergence of Daesh," Milley said, adding that "the footprint will be small, but the objective will remain the same:… Read on ->
Tags: Syria, US
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The effect of plastic high tunnels on the performance of two strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa) cultivars (Festival and Rubygem) and two breeding lines was studied in southeastern Queensland, Australia, over 2 years. Production in this area is affected by rain, with direct damage to the fruit and the development of fruit disease before harvest. The main objective of the study was to determine whether plants growing under tunnels had less rain damage, a lower incidence of disease, and higher yields than plants growing outdoors. Plants growing under the tunnels or outdoors had at best only small differences in leaf, crown, root, and flower and immature fruit dry weight. These responses were associated with relatively similar temperatures and relative humidities in the two growing environments. Marketable yields were 38% higher under the tunnels compared with yields outdoors in year 1, and 24% higher in year 2, mainly due to less rain damage. There were only small differences in the incidences of grey mold (Botrytis cinerea) and small and misshaped fruit in the plants growing under the tunnels and outdoors. There were also only small differences in postharvest quality, total soluble solids, and titratable acidity between the two environments. These results highlight the potential of plastic high tunnels for strawberry plants growing in subtropical areas that receive significant rainfall during the production season.


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10,043 receiving methadone treatment in Ireland
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The total figure is for the end of April. The number represents a small increase from the 9,989 in receipt of the treatment at the end of February this year.
The HSE has also informed the Medical Independent (MI) that at the end of April, there were 654 community pharmacists involved in the Methadone Protocol Scheme. This is up from 650 at the end of February.
A total of 109 community pharmacists are currently involved in the Pharmacy Needle Exchange Programme (PNEP).
In response to queries from MI, the new Minister of State for Communities and National Drugs Strategy Catherine Byrne said that publishing the new National Drugs Strategy is a key priority for her, adding that the Steering Committee should produce a final report "by the end of the year".
She added that a review of how substance misuse task forces perform is also on her agenda.
"One of my first priorities will be to convene a meeting of the Oversight Forum on Drugs in July, in order to get a briefing from the key stakeholders on the implementation of the Strategy," Minister Byrne told MI.
"I am keen to ensure that drug and alcohol task forces continue to play a key role in assessing the extent and nature of the drug problem in their areas and co-ordinating action at local level, so that there is a targeted response to the drug problem in local communities," said Minister Byrne.
"My Department has commissioned external consultants to develop a performance measurement framework for task forces, which will provide a mechanism to support better performance in task forces. The objective is to have the framework ready when the new Drugs Strategy commences in 2017."
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MLB Gay Umpire Dale Scott Retires Rather than Risk More Concussions
Dale Scott. Photo: Flickr / tweber1
As a big league umpire, Dale Scott saw maybe 1 million pitches from the field. His final call, it turned out, was the easiest of all.
Rather than risk yet another concussion, Scott has decided to retire at 58.
"I'm done," he told The Associated Press.
The veteran crew chief missed nearly the entire 2017 season after a foul ball off the bat of Baltimore slugger Mark Trumbo in Toronto on April 14 caught him hard in the mask, causing Scott's second concussion in nine months and fourth in five years.
Within a few days, while undergoing treatment for head, neck and shoulder injuries, Scott realized it was the end of a major league career that began in 1985 and included three World Series assignments, three All-Star Games and 91 postseason games.
"In fact, it was pretty easy," he said. "I wasn't planning on this year being the last one. But I thought, this is a sign."
Especially when he asked three doctors about the possible long-term effects if he got jarred again.
"They said, 'We just don't know,'" Scott said. "But they told me that the more times you get hit, the more probability that you'll have issues."
This summer, he saw Bruno Mars and Green Day in concert, watched Fourth of July fireworks from a boat near his home in Portland, Oregon, and enjoyed more time with husband Michael Rausch.
They've been together since 1986 and were married in November 2013 in Palm Springs, California, by the city's mayor.
Scott came out as gay after the 2014 season. The next spring training, Reds outfielder Marlon Byrd gave Scott a big hug while trotting to the dugout.
"You're free, brother. I'm so proud of you," Byrd told him.
Says Scott: "I did feel free. I am who I am."
Scott's decision will resonate, said Billy Bean, Major League Baseball's vice president for social responsibility and inclusion. Bean came out as gay after his big league career ended in 1995.
"He has achieved everything in his umpiring career, and has carried himself with integrity and garnered the respect of his peers and MLB players," Bean said. "I am filled with pride as I reflect on all of his accomplishments. He's a pro's pro, who's been a wonderful example to the LGBT community and all sports fans."
"Years ago, Dale reached out to me after my personal story went public," he said. "If we had been able to have that conversation when I was still playing, I know it would have changed the course of my career. Dale's legacy will undoubtedly continue to inspire others to pursue their dreams, and I hope we see the results around MLB soon."
Scott worked 3,897 regular-season games and was a crew chief for 16 seasons, half his career.
"I was fortunate enough to have Dale as my crew chief for 10-plus years. A gifted umpire and true professional, he ran the crew with a smile as he mentored many of today's most successful umpires," fellow ump Dan Iassogna said.
"The courage that he showed in coming out while still working on the field is as much of an accomplishment as his many World Series and postseason assignments," he added.
Scott acknowledged his decision to retire might have been more difficult if his circumstances were different - say, he was 40 and hadn't worked the World Series.
Now, he walks away with his health intact. And if there were any doubts, he keeps the video of that last violent concussion on his cellphone.
MLB provides long-term disability for umpires who cannot work because of concussion effects, the same as it does for other permanent injuries.
Scott wonders about umpires who are cleared as part of the concussion protocol and then face the choice of continuing to work and risk further injury, or leaving the game.
"That needs to be addressed," he said. "Maybe my situation can be a catalyst for that."
His future will include rooting like crazy for the Oregon Ducks and, having been a Top 40 AM radio DJ in high school, perhaps some voice work.
Scott also can look back on all the games he did: Among them, he was the plate umpire for Scott Erickson's no-hitter, he worked a season-opening series in Australia, and was the last umpire to eject hot-tempered manager Billy Martin.
And there was that game at old County Stadium in 1986, when a big crowd turned out to welcome the hugely popular Gorman Thomas back to the Milwaukee Brewers.
The first time Thomas batted, Scott called strike three. The fading slugger went 0 for 4 and when he got rung up in his last at-bat, it was more than Thomas could take.
"It's my night," he pleaded with the rookie ump, "not yours!"
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Rumba in Seattle has more than 500 rums in its collection and also offers guests a 'Tour of the Caribbean' featuring 60 rums, when completed allows entry into the Rumba rum society.
This place is a little funky! But People! A rum bar in Seattle. Wow!
It's in a fairly new hip, not hipster, neighborhood. Next to Starbucks Uber premium coffee boutique. Definitely a local destination area.
The rumtender was knowledge pairing my taste accurately. The crowd was mostly millennials but I felt right ar home as a short haired senior executive, ex hippie, enjoying the legacy of Rum!
Seattle thanks for supporting such a great establishment!
This place is excellent, and is very busy most of their business hours. I can get more than a little packed so do not expect a quiet place! With that one issue the rum selection is outstanding, and each staff member I have interacted with has know their rum and made some incredible recommendations.
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Sanctuary by Edith Wharton now on sale!
Lee Ann is pleased to announce that her latest recording, Sanctuary by Edith Wharton, is now for sale at Audible.
Young bride-to-be Kate Orme discovers something disturbing about the character of the man she is to marry shortly before the wedding. Years later, after raising their son, Kate realizes that he, too, is now faced with a decision that will reflect upon his ethics and scruples. Will all the time she spent instilling values into her son be enough to keep him from behaving as his father would?
To listen to a sample and/or purchase, go to Audible.
Posted by lahowlett on February 1, 2014 in Uncategorized and tagged American literature, Audible, audiobook, Edith Wharton, Lee Ann Howlett, Literature, Sanctuary.


Credentialing is critical for hospitals and health systems, as it validates a provider's qualifications, board certifications, work history and references.
The term usually comprises two separate processes. One, called privileging, involves approving an individual provider to perform a specific procedure or specific set of privileges. The other, provider enrollment, ensures providers are enrolled with all of their organization's insurance plans, so they receive correct payment.
The credentialing process is a major hurdle for hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and physician offices. The process can cause significant delays in getting new clinical staff onboard and reimbursed for the services rendered.
A survey of 500 healthcare industry leaders revealed that two in three credentialing processes (67 percent) are taking longer than five to six weeks to privilege a physician. Sixty-two percent of respondents said it takes from one to three weeks for peer references to respond to traditional privileging requests, according to SkillSurvey.
Additionally, the provider enrollment portion of credentialing can take 90 to 120 days and sometimes longer, according to Lynbrook, N.Y. based Newport Credentialing Solutions.
Scott Friesen, CEO of Newport Credentialing Solutions, says credentialing is often a lengthy process, both on the privileging and provider enrollment sides. On the privileging side of credentialing, regulatory agencies require that disparate data sources are validated prior to granting a physician privileges to provide a particular clinical service. Similarly, on the provider enrollment side of credentialing, insurers have different enrollment forms and applications — paper, online and delegated agreements — that need to be processed prior to accepting a provider into their panel for reimbursement. Some insurers process enrollments faster than others, but on average, a provider can expect the process to take 90 to 120 days, he says.
Mr. Friesen says an enterprise platform that connects the hospital, provider and insurer into one unified platform that shares one data set would help speed up the process. "There are so many data points required on the privileging side, as well as on the provider enrollment side, and there's no enterprise-wide platform that allows hospitals, providers and insurers to streamline the process by sharing a single, interoperable data set. It's just a highly fragmented process that is yearning for an enterprise-wide solution. It makes absolutely no sense that in today's technological age, hospitals, providers and insurers can't share an interoperable data set," he says.
Becker's Hospital Review recently spoke with Mr. Friesen and Jacqueline Lam, CPCS CPMSM, director of medical staff services at Mineola, N.Y.- based Winthrop University Hospital, about streamlining the credentialing process. Here, they outline five improvements that could be made to the process.
1. Utilize an enterprise-wide cloud-based technology platform. Utilizing the benefits of the cloud, an enterprise-wide platform will allow hospital privileging and provider enrollment staff, medical providers and administrators to access provider data at any time and in any location, Mr. Friesen says. A lot of technology systems are client server-based, making it difficult to access and share data. For example, a health system that has recently merged may have five hospitals with five separate credentialing systems. Further, these systems are not interoperable and do not aggregate provider data in a way that is easy to access, manage and report on. Mr. Friesen says hospitals need to have an enterprise-wide platform, allowing all of the parties to access data at the same time and in real-time.
2. Ensure data is accurate and current. Mr. Friesen says its critical to ensure data that is entered into a credentialing system is correct. On the provider enrollment side, data that a hospital or medical group has in their credentialing software may be different than what the insurer has in their credentialing system, Mr. Friesen says. So he encourages hospitals and medical groups to follow policies and procedures that ensure their data matches what the insurer has. Mr. Friesen recommends conducting quarterly provider roster reconciliations to ensure that the information in the provider credentialing system is the same information that's in the insurer credentialing system. If this doesn't occur, the result may be lost revenue for the hospital or medical group.
3. Understand the impact of delayed processing on revenue. On the privileging side, hospitals and health systems lose money if they hire a physician and it takes six weeks or more to grant privileges. "Investing in technology and services that generate faster and more robust responses will have an impact on the quality of information received as well as reducing the turnaround time for the privileging process," Ms. Lam says. The same goes for the provider enrollment side. Every day that process is lengthened, the provider may lose revenue because the provider isn't accepted by the insurance company and the insurance company isn't going to pay them for services. "So on both sides, hospitals have to have technology that allows them to look at the financial impact of the processes they have in place because if they don't they're losing revenue," Mr. Friesen says.
4. Streamline operations surrounding enterprise-wide technology. Mr. Friesen says hospitals and health systems should have enterprise-wide policies and procedures on how to process provider data, regardless of whether it's on the privileging or enrollment side. Additionally, they must have key performance indicators in place to track performance. "There hasn't been a lot of focus placed on standardized key performance indicators in provider enrollment, so developing KPIs that track operational and financial performance is critical so that providers can measure their performance and therefore improve upon their performance," Mr. Friesen says.
5. Communication is key. "Credentialing is a team effort," says Ms. Lam. Therefore, it's important that all areas involved with the credentialing and privileging process work together. "Resources from IT, finance, risk management and human resources all need to work closely with medical staff and provider enrollment in order to coordinate a smooth transition with minimal to no loss of revenue," she says.


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LIVE – THE MARK OF CAIN, Perth, 17 March 2013
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Amplifier Bar, Perth, Western Australia
By Shane Pinnegar
In fitting with THE MARK OF CAIN's often militaristic lyrics, John & Kim Scott (guitar/vocals and bass, respectively) and new touring drummer (something like the 15th person to occupy that position!) Eli Green executed a blitzkrieg assault on the sardine-packed Amplifier Bar with a frontal attack on all the senses, the intense belligerence of their pummelling tunes hitting the crowd between their collective eyes, whilst the melodies and thoughtful lyrics crept up and entranced both old and new fans.
That such an impressive crowd came out on not only a Sunday, but on St Patrick's Day to provide an oasis of relief from the shambolic drunken shenanigans happening pretty much everywhere else around town, was testament to the high esteem TMOC are held in by fans of their Nineties heyday when they were all over Triple J like a rash.
With a stunning new album – Songs Of The Third And The Fifth – out a few months ago, TMOC proved that they have never sold out, never compromised or diluted the essence of who they are as a band, and that has engendered a respect which goes both from the audience to the band and back again.
They don't talk much – hell, they don't smile much – this is intense music, delivered with brutal precision and power. John Scott occasionally takes a slug from a bottle of Grolsch, but apart from that it's all business.
Heads bang and bodies gyrate and throw themselves about to Scott's insurgent riffs and vocals, and brother Kim's pulsating and punishing bass is possibly the heaviest bottom end sound since Geezer Butler first strapped on a four-string.
The sheer intensity with which half the crowd thrashed their heads to Second Hander, (R) Retaliate, Interloper, The Contender and LMA, and without a moment's pause to new tracks Milosevic, Separatist and Avenger to name but a few, indicated there would be some sore necks the following morning, and edging inch by inch through the throbbing crowd towards the conveniences was a crab-walking exercise in SAS tactics and logistics.
By the encore the crowd are so sweaty and lost in the TMOC madness that they throw themselves into one last frenzy of headbanging for Battlesick and a couple of sneaky stage dives to evoke the spirit of the JJJ years, and closer Pointman might just be the most intense thing we've ever heard or seen since Rage Against The Machine in the prime. The song judders to a jarring full stop just as the pit starts to lose all control, but very few dissipate, perhaps shell shocked from the bludgeoning force of the past 90 minutes.
Finally relaxed grins reflect the triumph of the gig on the band's faces and a simple but honest "Thankyou, it's been great" is shared before they depart. Let's hope it won't be another decade before a return visit.
Originally published in Xpress Magazine's 20 March 2013 Issue
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The "prophets of progress" see the great, untamed section of the Snake River through Hells Canyon not as a thing of intrinsic value, but as a tragic waste of kilowatts.
Unlike in most states, the Montana environment has a real champion: Fish and Game Department head Frank Dunkle, who has fought Montana governor Forrest Anderson to a virtual standstill.
Most of Nebraska's rivers and streams are threatened and many may be destroyed or greatly altered within a few years, according to National Audubon Society representative Ron Klataske.
Wyoming Sen. Gale McGee has stated that management policies of National Forests must be redirected "away from short-range, short-sighted emphasis on timber cutting toward long-range protection of the entire spectrum of forest-related values."
Both Governor John Love of Colorado and Governor Cecil Andrus of Idaho have put environmental matters high on their list of priorities.
Governors Forrest Anderson of Montana and Stanley Hathaway of Wyoming -- neither of whom has outstanding environmental records -- have both declared the environment to be an important issue. The Era of the Environment must certainly have arrived.
Wyomingites turned out to comment on a proposed water development plan for the Green River. They were almost unanimous in speaking out against the environmentally destructive and economically prohibitive proposals.
Jackson Hole sports the label of being the biggest ski area in the United States with its 4,135-foot vertical drop and its six square miles of ski country -- terrain for everyone, from beginner to "super skier."
For the first time, the road to the south entrance of Yellowstone National Park will be plowed, allowing snowmobile enthusiasts to visit new winter wonders.
The environment and environmental issues made some	gains in this year's elections. But environmental conditions existing at present did not make much impact on most voters.
The battle lines have been drawn between aroused outdoor citizens and the U.S. Forest Service over final boundaries of the proposed Eagle's Nest Wilderness in Colorado's Gore Range.
The "High Country" Rock Hunter's Guide is a current index to some of the finest rock hunting in the west. It was prepared especially for our readers who enjoy	the sport of rock, mineral, fossil and artifact discovery.
Billboards aren't as pretty as trees, rolling prairie, lakes or mountains. In fact most of them are downright ugly. A rather sad fact is that some of the very same manufacturers, companies and organizations that are currently preaching for the environment are the biggest boosters for the tinseled, artificial landscape.
The controversial article "Your Forest - Their Timber," which appears in the current issue of the Colorado-Rocky Mountain West magazine, has been entered into the Congressional Record by Montana Senator Lee Metcalf.
This year's hunting season in Wyoming will start off with a bang on Sept. 5. The state's most popular game animal, the pronghorn antelope, will come under fire for the first time this year in the Chain Lakes and Table Rock areas.
The state of Wyoming has proposed building reservoirs on the upper Green River that would submerge many miles of free-flowing, blue-ribbon trout stream and winter wildlife range.
Cheyenne Frontier Days, "the Daddy of 'em All," busts out in all its glory next week. Six full, action-packed days will feature championship rodeo, parades, Indian dances, free chuckwagon breakfasts, and more.
The Green River Rendezvous at Pinedale, Wyoming, annually commemorates the legendary get-together of mighty men who trapped beaver and broke trails across the West.


Recently, the Court of Amsterdam has ruled in preliminary relief proceedings that Facebook must take more appropriate measures to prevent counterfeit products being displayed in adverts on social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. This judgment is the result of action taken by PVH Europe in relation to counterfeit products being offered via Facebook and Instagram.
PVH Europe is one of the largest apparel companies worldwide and manages several well-known brands, such as Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein. PVH is continuously faced with counterfeit products causing serious detriment to the reputation of its brands. In these preliminary proceedings, PVH Europe as well as Tommy Hilfiger Licensing and Tommy Hilfiger Europe (hereinafter jointly referred to as PVH) have applied to the court to grant injunctive relief based on inter alia a trademark infringement and/or unlawful conduct by both Facebook Ireland and Facebook Netherlands.
Facebook, as an online social media platform, enables its users to place paid adverts on both Facebook and Instagram. Facebook has published its own advertising policies providing guidance on the approval of types of adverts. All adverts will be reviewed by Facebook itself to make sure these adverts meet these advertising policies. Adverts not complying with these policies will not be approved nor actually shown to the platform users. Adverts must inter alia not contain content that infringes on or violates the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights.
In spite of the policies in place, hundreds of adverts containing counterfeit Tommy Hilfiger products were apparently approved and shown on both Facebook and Instagram. These alleged infringing adverts have been removed by Facebook further to notices of infringement by PVH. Removing the adverts as such did not solve PVH's problem at all, because new adverts kept on coming back. As a result thereof PVH decided to start preliminary proceedings to get a judgment about the scope of the safe harbour Facebook was relying on, and to force Facebook to do more to protect PVH's intellectual property rights.
According to PVH, Facebook has been providing an opportunity for its users to infringe upon PVH's trademark rights, such as its Benelux mark TOMMY HILFIGER. By not taking the necessary measures to prevent further infringements by its users, Facebook should be considered to have infringed upon these rights itself. Alternatively, PVH argues that Facebook should be held liable for not taking further action and implementing further reaching measures.
Facebook opposes the fact that it may be held to do more extensive research than its current policy already imposes it to do, and denies any and all liability.
The court has ruled that Facebook cannot invoke the 'exemption provision' of Article 14(1) of the Directive 2000/3 on electronic commerce. This article provides an exemption from liability for intermediate service providers for information stored by a third party of the service. Also online marketplaces could function as intermediate service providers as described in Article 14(1) of the e-Commerce Directive, provided that there must be a clear distinction between online marketplace operators that simply set up a passive application for buyer and seller to use, and the online marketplace operator that actively engages in the process. This active role presupposes that the operator obtains either knowledge or control over the information (i.e. an infringing advert). Based on its adverts policies Facebook apparently obtains control over the infringing adverts and plays an active role of such kind, and can therefore not claim exemption.
In general, the court has reasoned that Facebook is obliged to take the measures necessary – taken into account what reasonably can be expected - to prevent both current and future infringements through adverts on its platforms. By lack hereof Facebook could be held liable under tort law.
With regard to the adverts at stake the court considered that all current measures and policies in place were to be deemed insufficient and ineffective, now all contested adverts kept popping up again. Facebook was thus ordered by way of injunctive relief to act proactively and take immediate action in relation to certain types of adverts depicting Tommy Hilfiger counterfeit products.
The judgement contains a list of characteristics which enables Facebook – according to the statements of PVH – to recognize which adverts/goods would infringe upon PVH's trademarks. Facebook is ordered – on forfeiture of a penalty of € 10.000 per day with a maximum of € 2.000.000 - to prevent adverts meeting these criterion will be posted on its platforms.
The presiding judge reasoned that Facebook could not be considered to have directly infringed upon claimants' trademark rights in the present circumstances. The reason is twofold: Facebook has policies in place preventing and prohibiting infringing content, and will take immediate action to remove alleged infringing adverts when notified hereof.
It goes without saying that this is good news for brand owners, but for sure Facebook will appeal this decision. Proceedings on the merits shall prove to be necessary to get a final judgement concerning the obligations for Facebook in removing and preventing infringing content.
Recently, the Court of Amsterdam has ruled in preliminary relief proceedings that Facebook must take more appropriate measures to prevent counterfeit products being displayed in adverts on social media platforms Facebook and Instagram.
Intellectueel Eigendomsrecht-specialisten Pascal van Boxtel en Fleur Boom traden op namens de Katwijkse distilleerderij Clusius Heritage, van de neven Bart Bouter en Joris Putman, waartegen wijnmaker en tv-persoonlijkheid Ilja Gort eerder een kort geding aanspande. Clusius Heritage mag de naam Dutch Tulip Vodka blijven gebruiken.
Tegen het eerdere advies van de advocaat-generaal in heeft het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie vandaag beslist dat Louboutin's rode kleur, aangebracht op de zool van een schoen, wel degelijk als merk beschermd kan worden.


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Peak bodies approve Australian Sheep Sustainability Framework
Sheep Central, April 1, 2021
Professor Bruce Allworth – world-first Australian Sheep Sustainability Framework is about identifying areas for improvement.
PEAK industry bodies have approved the first Australian Sheep Sustainability Framework and it will be launched in New South Wales this month.
The framework aims to benchmark the sustainability of Australian sheep industry — allowing producers and consumers to track the sector's performance — and is hailed as a world-first.
The framework was approved last week by its initiators — Sheep Producers Australia and WoolProducers Australia – and it will be launched on Wednesday 21 April at Benangaroo Station, Jugiong, NSW.
It was developed by the Sheep Sustainability Steering Group, chaired by Professor in Livestock Systems, Bruce Allworth, in the Charles Sturt School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences.
Professor Allworth said the framework incorporated the wool and sheep meat industries and has been developed following extensive stakeholder consultation and a review of what's important to the industry.
"While it was a challenge to integrate the two often quite different perspectives, it was important that we delivered a single industry framework.
"In the end, people are concerned about the way we manage our sheep and look after the environment, whether or not they are producing wool or meat," Professor Allworth said.
The framework has four pillars or themes: caring for our sheep; enhancing the environment and climate; looking after our people, our customers and our community; and ensuring a financially resilient industry.
Professor Allworth said about 60 different data points will be reported in the framework.
"The framework will allow the industry to better engage with everyone to show what they are achieving under these four themes.
"However, it is not just about what the industry is doing well, it is also about identifying areas for improvement," he said.
"Members of the sheep industry are very proud of the way they look after their animals and are custodians of the land they manage, but there will be always room for improvement.
"The data provided in the framework will allow both the industry and consumers to track the performance of the Industry," Prof. Allworth said.
"It is important that the figures are robust and seen as a reliable and independent assessment of the sheep industry's performance.
"The steering group worked hard to make sure the issues that were important to the industry and its customers were identified and will be reported on."
The development of the framework was supported by Meat & Livestock Australia and Australian Wool Innovation.
Donald Cameron, April 6, 2021
No surprise here. As has been stated elsewhere in this forum, the wool industry is effectively leaderless and riddled with vested interests.


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package com.zhuinden.flow_alpha_master_detail.extracted;

import android.animation.Animator;
import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;

import flowless.Direction;
import flowless.Traversal;
import flowless.TraversalCallback;
import flowless.ViewUtils;
import flowless.preset.SingleRootDispatcher;

/**
 * Created by Zhuinden on 2016.12.03..
 */

public class ExampleDispatcher extends SingleRootDispatcher {
    @Override
    public void dispatch(@NonNull Traversal traversal, final @NonNull TraversalCallback callback) {
        final ViewGroup root = rootHolder.getRoot();
        if(flowless.preset.DispatcherUtils.isPreviousKeySameAsNewKey(traversal.origin, traversal.destination)) { //short circuit on same key
            callback.onTraversalCompleted();
            onTraversalCompleted();
            return;
        }
        final LayoutKey newKey = flowless.preset.DispatcherUtils.getNewKey(traversal);
        final LayoutKey previousKey = flowless.preset.DispatcherUtils.getPreviousKey(traversal);

        final Direction direction = traversal.direction;

        final View previousView = root.getChildAt(0);
        flowless.preset.DispatcherUtils.persistViewToStateAndNotifyRemoval(traversal, previousView);

        final View newView = DispatcherUtils.createViewFromKey(traversal, newKey, root, baseContext);
        flowless.preset.DispatcherUtils.restoreViewFromState(traversal, newView);

        final LayoutKey animatedKey = DispatcherUtils.selectAnimatedKey(direction, previousKey, newKey);
        DispatcherUtils.addViewToGroupForKey(direction, newView, root, animatedKey);

        configure(previousKey, newKey);

        ViewUtils.waitForMeasure(newView, new ViewUtils.OnMeasuredCallback() {
            @Override
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                Animator animator = DispatcherUtils.createAnimatorForViews(animatedKey, previousView, newView, direction);
                if(animator != null) {
                    animator.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
                        @Override
                        public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
                            finishTransition(previousView, root, callback);
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                    });
                    animator.start();
                } else {
                    finishTransition(previousView, root, callback);
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            }
        });
    }

    protected void configure(LayoutKey previousKey, LayoutKey newKey) {
    }

    private void finishTransition(View previousView, ViewGroup root, @NonNull TraversalCallback callback) {
        DispatcherUtils.removeViewFromGroup(previousView, root);
        callback.onTraversalCompleted();
        onTraversalCompleted();
    }

    protected void onTraversalCompleted() {
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}


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var spawn = require('child_process').spawn
  , EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;

//  , stat = spawn('varnishstat',['-w', '1', '-1', '-j', '-f' , 'client_conn,client_req,cache_hit']);

/**
*
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*
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*   - `name` instance of varnish to listen for
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function Stat(options){
  this.fields = (options.fields) ? options.fields.join(',') : null;
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  if(options.name) args.push('-n', options.name);

  this.process = spawn('varnishstat', args);

  var self = this;
  this.process.stdout.on('data', function(data){
    self.data(data);
  });

  this.process.stderr.on('data', function(data){
    self.emit('error', data);
  });

  this.process.on('exit', function(){
    self.emit('exit');
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}

Stat.prototype.__proto__ = EventEmitter.prototype;

Stat.prototype.data = function(data){
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  json.timestamp = ts; // make it a data object not a string;

  if(!this.last) this.last = json; // we need to defer until we can get metrics. ready in this.every*2.
  else {
    Object.keys(json).forEach(function(key){
      if(key == 'timestamp') return;
      json[key].persec = (json[key].value - this.last[key].value) / this.every;
    }, this);
    this.last = json;
    this.emit('data', json);
  }
};

Stat.prototype.kill = function(){
  this.process.kill();
}

module.exports = Stat;