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Hospitals Emptied Out by Pandemic Push for Patients to Return
By John Tozzi
June 4, 2020, 11:00 AM
An executive at a Palm Beach hospital stands between a box of surgical masks and a Purell dispenser.
"We understand you haven't been inside our hospitals for some time," she says to the camera. The executive is delivering her line for a promotional video intended to get people back to hospitals after almost three months of avoiding the place at all costs.
Moments later, the film crew records her chatting with a vascular surgeon in an idled operating room, who soothingly reassures that a hospital is the cleanest place to be outside your home. "The hospital is safer than the grocery store," the doctor says.
The video published on YouTube in mid-May is part of a marketing campaign by Tenet Healthcare, which operates 65 hospitals and about 250 ambulatory surgery centers. It's one attempt to solve a problem the entire health-care industry faces: Most patients vanished when Covid-19 swept the country.
Billions in Losses
Much of routine health care came to a halt in March as hospitals cleared space for an expected wave of Covid-19 patients and authorities ordered a halt to surgeries and other procedures that could be postponed. The decline in volume has clobbered hospital finances, with the industry estimating it is losing $50 billion a month.
Emergency visits dropped by 42% in four weeks in April compared to the same period last year, the Centers for Disease Control reported June 3. The number of U.S. patients getting hospital care dropped by more than half in late March and early April compared to 2019, according to data from Strata Decision Technology, which provides software to hospitals.
Some of that rebounded modestly in May as distancing rules eased, but hospital volume is nowhere near pre-Covid levels. With the pandemic ongoing and many states still confirming hundreds of new cases daily, patients are hesitating to rush back to hospitals.
"The main thing that really is a gating factor at this point is patient comfort," Tenet President and Chief Operating Officer Saumya Sutaria said at a recent virtual conference with investors. Tenet declined interview requests.
Free Masks
To counter the public's fears, hospitals publicize what they're doing to keep patients safe. They're handing out masks at the door and spacing out chairs in waiting rooms. They're steering Covid-19 patients to dedicated sites and testing staff regularly.
Hospitals need to show patients that their facilities are safe. At Catholic hospital chain Trinity Health, that includes moving patients through "Covid-free" zones with separate doors, elevators and waiting areas.
"We can put all of the outreach and marketing in place, but it's only as effective as the people who execute those strategies," said Julie Spencer Washington, Trinity's chief marketing and communications officer.
The question for the entire industry is how quickly patients come back. The answer will depend on a constellation of related variables, including how reluctant people are to resume care, and the course of the pandemic. Future surges could force hospitals to shut down regular care again — and spook patients further.
Hospitals and doctors are going to have to do as much as they can as fast as they can until they can't anymore," said Lisa Bielamowicz, co-founder of consultancy Gist Healthcare.
Many patients, on the other hand, are in no rush. "They're waiting and watching rather than pulling the trigger and going to see the doctor like they would have in the past," Bielamowicz said.
The calculation for the health-care industry is different than for many other service businesses resuming operations. A hospital procedure or even a check-up is more intimate than a meal out.
For procedures that require in-patient rehab stints for recovery, the havoc Covid-19 has brought to nursing homes adds another layer of concern. "Those places seem like deathtraps now, so it's much harder to bring back those patients because you need to find an alternative way for them to rehab," Bielamowicz said.
And the biggest consumers of health care are the elderly and the chronically ill, the very people Covid-19 most threatens. "From personal discussions with my patients, the older and more co-morbidities that any individual has, the more nervous they are about returning," said Shauna Gulley, chief clinical officer at Centura Health, which has hospitals in Colorado and Kansas.
Patients with serious ongoing needs like cancer treatment or emergencies like heart attacks and strokes have continued to get care. And many medical problems resolve on their own. The decline in those visits – for a migraine headache, for example – reduces providers' revenue but may not harm patients in the long-term.
While people often go to the emergency room for needs better treated in other settings, now the concern is the opposite: That true medical emergencies will be neglected.
Ascension, the nation's largest Catholic hospital chain, has purchased billboards that say "Don't delay ER care." On hospital websites and social media posts, Tenet facilities reminded patients that "Emergencies Can't wait. We're Open & Safe."
Deferred Care
Doctors fear that some patients will defer needed care too long, allowing progressive conditions to deteriorate. Clinicians at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, have seen patients arrive sicker because they didn't come earlier, said Ken Gibbs, the hospital's CEO.
"There are unmet needs, I think that's clear," he said. "And I think the data on that will emerge, but it will take time."
Maimonides treated 471 Covid patients at the peak on April 9, Gibbs said, and still had about 100 in late May. The hospital has applied for a waiver from New York State to resume elective surgeries, which are still on hold in New York City.
Some hospitals are preparing for a lasting dent in their revenue. For years, health economists have pointed to waste in the health-care system, with the estimated cost of unnecessary treatments in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Covid-19 may demonstrate that patients are willing to forego some of that care or opt for more conservative treatment.
People who had delayed back surgeries, for example, may now decide that doing physical therapy at home is good enough, said Marvin O'Quinn, president and chief operating officer at CommonSpirit Health, a large Catholic hospital system.
"We've all talked about too much intervention in health care in the past," he said. "I think we'll see a new normal in terms of what patients want to do and what doctors want to do, and we will have to adjust to that."
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Vancouver, January 25, 2007 - Canasil Resources Inc. (Canasil, TSX-V: CLZ) is pleased to announce that the Company has received and filed the NI 43-101 Technical Report on the geological mapping, surface sampling and trench sampling program at the Sandra Gold-Silver-Copper-Lead project in Durango State, Mexico. The report was prepared by the Company's independent QP, Dr. Peter A. Christopher, P. Eng., and may be viewed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company's website at http://www.canasil.com/_resources/sandra_technical_report.pdf .
The report states that the project's proximity to a number of significant gold and silver mines and deposits "demonstrated that the Sandra project area is situated in a highly prospective sector of the Sierra Madre Occidental". The report also concludes that, based on the results of the mapping and sampling program (reported by Canasil on March 22, 2006), and check samples taken by Dr. Christopher, the "sample results suggest potential for high-grade mineralization and possibly direct shipping ore" at the Maria Fernanda and Barite veins, as well the "potential for a wider zone of low-grade silver mineralization" at the Encino vein.
The report recommends an initial Phase 1 drill program of 1,000 metres in 8 �" 10 drill holes to test these veins for a budget of US$164,000. A success contingent Phase 2 drill program of 1,600 metres is estimated to cost US$260,000. A map highlighting the drill target zones at the Maria Fernanda, Barite and Encino veins is attached. The Company will be evaluating opportunities for financing the proposed programs and plans to proceed with the Phase 1 diamond drill program once the necessary funding has been arranged.
The Sandra project is located 180 km northwest of the city of Durango, within easy access from Canasil's operating base, with excellent infrastructure provided by paved roads, power lines and water access in the district. The property hosts a number of mineralised veins over an area of over 3 km in strike and 750 metres wide. The project area lies in a mineral rich district, immediately to the south of mineral claims held by the Pan American Silver Corp. and close to the La Pitarilla deposit of Silver Standard Corp. The Guanacevi mine of Endeavour Silver Corp. is located 35km to the northwest, and the Topia mine of Great Panther Resources and the La Cienega mine of Penoles are located 70 km and 80 km south southwest of the Sandra project respectively.
Canasil is a Canadian mineral exploration company with interests in base and precious metal properties in British Columbia, Canada, and in Durango, Sinaloa and Zacatecas States, Mexico. The Company's directors and management include industry professionals with a consistent track record of identifying and advancing successful mineral exploration projects. The Company is actively engaged in the exploration of mineral properties and evaluating additional acquisition opportunities.
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TV presenter Dale Winton has died, aged 62
18 April 2018, 21:45 | Updated: 18 April 2018, 21:55
Dale Winton has passed away at the age of 62, his agent has said.
The TV presenter was best known for hosting game shows including Supermarket Sweep and Hole in the Wall.
He died at his home on Wednesday (April 18), his agent Jan Kennedy said in a statement.
"While we know many will share this terrible loss, we ask that you respect the family's privacy at this time of grief," she said.
He presented many shows during his career, including In It To Win It, Pets Win Prizes and various National Lottery programmes.
More recently, he has starred in a Channel 5 series called Dale Winton's Florida Fly Drive.
In June 2016, he revealed that he had been battling depression after a relationship ended. He said: "I should have taken myself off the TV but I didn't."
He added: "I always thought, 'Get over yourself.' But my mum died of it. It exists and anybody out there who has had it knows it exists. I didn't want to put one foot in front of the other but for a couple of really good friends."
In January, he revealed that he had four surgeries, after problems with his shoulder and knee.

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'You can't be in government and in opposition at the same time. You must choose.' Joël N'Guessan, one of the ruling Rassemblement des républicains (RDR) Vice-Presidents, thus addressed his party's junior partner in government, the Parti démocratique de Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI) in early January. At issue was preparation for the forthcoming local elections, but the remark says much about the relationship between the two main parties in government. Neither party in the Rassemblement des houphouëtistes pour la démocratie et la paix (RHDP) governing coalition can yet decide whether to contest the presidential election, due in 2020, together or separately.
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Internal communicators often take on many guises – planner, writer, editor, director, negotiator, policeman and magician (!) to name a few.
Diplomat is another – and maybe it's our most important trait. I certainly think so after reading Sir Ivan Rogers' letter to civil servants at UKREP, the government department representing the UK in negotiations that take place in the European Union, following his resignation as the UK's ambassador to the EU yesterday.
Putting the politics of his resignation and the reaction to it to one side, Sir Ivan's letter is a striking piece of leadership communication. While it may well have been intended for external consumption as much as for his staff, it's transparent, credible and authentic to the outside eye. Above all, it conveys the principles and values he cherishes, which appear at odds with others' expectations of the EU ambassador's role in Britain's Brexit negotiations.
These are professional parallels we should envy and emulate if we aspire to be trusted advisors. It means getting under the skin of our organisations, understanding how and why people are reacting to change and playing that back to leaders "unvarnished", as Sir Ivan puts it, so subsequent decisions and actions are supported with a complete and correct picture.
Diplomacy is the skill of managing relations in the best interests of a country or organisation. I think it's at the top of the list for internal communications development in 2017.
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MHS Home > TRICARE Manuals > Chap 199.5 (Change 12, Nov 17, 2020)
Part 199.5
TRICARE Extended Care Health Option (ECHO)
(a) General.
(1) The TRICARE ECHO is essentially a supplemental program to the TRICARE Basic Program. It does not provide acute care nor benefits available through the TRICARE Basic Program.
(2) The purpose of the ECHO is to provide an additional financial resource for an integrated set of services and supplies designed to assist in the reduction of the disabling effects of the ECHO-eligible dependent's qualifying condition. Services include those necessary to maintain, minimize or prevent deterioration of function of an ECHO-eligible dependent.
(3) The Government's cost-share for ECHO or ECHO home health benefits during any program year is limited as stated in this section. In order to transition the program year from a fiscal year to a calendar year basis, the Government's annual cost-share limitation specified in paragraph (f) of this section shall be prorated for the last quarter of calendar year 2018 as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 1079(f)(2)(A).
(b) Eligibility.
(1) The following categories of TRICARE/CHAMPUS beneficiaries with a qualifying condition are ECHO-eligible dependents:
(i) A spouse, child, or unmarried person (as described in Sec. 199.3(b)(2)(i), (b)(2)(ii), or (b)(2)(iv)) of a member of the Uniformed Services on active duty for a period of more than 30 days.
(ii) An abused dependent as described in Sec. 199.3(b)(2)(iii).
(iii) A spouse, child, or unmarried person (as described in Sec. 199.3(b)(2)(i), (b)(2)(ii), or (b)(2)(iv)), of a member of the Uniformed Services who dies while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days and whose death occurs on or after October 7, 2001. In such case, an eligible surviving spouse remains eligible for benefits under the ECHO for a period of 3 years from the date the active duty sponsor dies. Any other eligible surviving dependent remains eligible for benefits under the ECHO for a period of three years from the date the active duty sponsor dies or until the surviving eligible dependent:
(A) Attains 21 years of age, or
(B) Attains 23 years of age or ceases to pursue a full-time course of study prior to attaining 23 years of age, if, at 21 years of age, the eligible surviving dependent is enrolled in a full-time course of study in a secondary school or in a full-time course of study in an institution of higher education approved by Secretary of Defense and was, at the time of the sponsor's death, in fact dependent on the member for over one-half of such dependent's support.
(iv) A spouse, child, or unmarried person (as defined in paragraphs Sec. 199.3(b)(2)(i), (b)(2)(ii), or (b)(2)(iv)) of a deceased member of the Uniformed Services who, at the time of the member's death was receiving benefits under ECHO, and the member at the time of death was eligible for receipt of hostile-fire pay, or died as a result of a disease or injury incurred while eligible for such pay. In such a case, the surviving dependent remains eligible for benefits under ECHO through midnight of the dependent's twenty-first birthday.
(2) Qualifying condition.
The following are qualifying conditions:
(i) Mental retardation.
A diagnosis of moderate or severe mental retardation made in accordance with the criteria of the current edition of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" published by the American Psychiatric Association.
(ii) Serious physical disability.
A serious physical disability as defined in Sec. 199.2.
(iii) Extraordinary physical or psychological condition.
An extraordinary physical or psychological condition as defined in Sec. 199.2.
(iv) Infant/toddler.
Beneficiaries under the age of 3 years who are diagnosed with a neuromuscular developmental condition or other condition that is expected to precede a diagnosis of moderate or severe mental retardation or a serious physical disability, shall be deemed to have a qualifying condition for the ECHO. The Director, TRICARE Management Activity or designee shall establish criteria for ECHO eligibility in lieu of the requirements of paragraphs (b)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of this section.
(v) Multiple disabilities.
The cumulative effect of multiple disabilities, as determined by the Director, TRICARE Management Activity or designee shall be used in lieu of the requirements of paragraphs (b)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of this section to determine a qualifying condition when the beneficiary has two or more disabilities involving separate body systems.
(3) Loss of ECHO eligibility.
Eligibility for ECHO benefits ceases as of 12:01 a.m. of the day following the day that:
(i) The sponsor ceases to be an active duty member for any reason other than death; or
(ii) Eligibility based upon the abused dependent provisions of paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section expires; or
(iii) Eligibility based upon the deceased sponsor provisions of paragraphs (b)(1)(iii) or (iv) of this section expires; or
(iv) Eligibility based upon a beneficiary's participation in the Transitional Assistance Management Program ends; or
(v) The Director, TRICARE Management Activity or designee determines that the beneficiary no longer has a qualifying condition.
(c) ECHO benefit.
Items and services that the Director, TRICARE Management Activity or designee has determined are capable of confirming, arresting, or reducing the severity of the disabling effects of a qualifying condition, includes, but are not limited to:
(1) Diagnostic procedures to establish a qualifying condition or to measure the extent of functional loss resulting from a qualifying condition.
(2) Medical, habilitative, rehabilitative services and supplies, durable equipment and assistive technology (AT) devices that assist in the reduction of the disabling effects of a qualifying condition. Benefits shall be provided in the beneficiary's home or another environment, as appropriate. An AT device may be covered only if it is recommended in a beneficiary's Individual Educational Program (IEP) or, if the beneficiary is not eligible for an IEP, the AT device is an item or educational learning device normally included in an IEP and is preauthorized under ECHO as an integral component of the beneficiary's individual comprehensive health care services plan (including rehabilitation) as prescribed by a TRICARE authorized provider.
(i) An AT device may be covered under ECHO only if it is not otherwise covered by TRICARE as durable equipment, a prosthetic, augmentation communication device, or other benefits under Sec. 199.4.
(ii) An AT device may include an educational learning device directly related to the beneficiary's qualifying condition when recommended by an IEP and not otherwise provided by State or local government programs. If an individual is not eligible for an IEP, an educational learning device normally included in the IEP may be authorized as if directly related to the beneficiary's qualifying condition and prescribed by a TRICARE authorized provider as part of the beneficiary's individual comprehensive health care services plan.
(iii) Electronic learning devices may include the hardware and software as appropriate. The Director, DHA, shall determine the types and (or) platforms of electronic devices and the replacement lifecycle of the hardware and its supporting software. All upgrades or replacements shall require a recommendation from the individual's IEP or the individual's comprehensive health care services plan.
(iv) Duplicative or redundant hardware platforms are not authorized.
Note to paragraph (c)(2)(iv): When one or more electronic platforms such as a desktop computer, laptop, notebook or tablet can perform the same functions in relation to the teaching or educational objective directly related to the qualifying condition, it is the intent of this provision to allow only one electronic platform that may be chosen by the beneficiary. Duplicative or redundant platforms are not allowed; however, a second platform may be obtained, if the individual's IEP recommends one platform such as a computer for the majority of the learning objectives, but there exists another objective, which cannot be performed on that platform. In these limited circumstances, the beneficiary may submit a request with the above justification to the Director, TMA, who may authorize a second device.
(v) AT devices damaged through improper use of the device may not be replaced until the device would next be eligible for a lifecycle replacement.
(vi) AT devices do not include equipment or devices whose primary purpose is to assist the individual to engage in sports or recreational activities.
(3) Training that teaches the use of assistive technology devices or to acquire skills that are necessary for the management of the qualifying condition. Such training is also authorized for the beneficiary's immediate family. Vocational training, in the beneficiary's home or a facility providing such, is also allowed.
(4) Special education as provided by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and defined at 34 CFR 300.26 and that is specifically designed to accommodate the disabling effects of the qualifying condition.
(5) Institutional care within a state, as defined in Sec. 199.2, in private nonprofit, public, and state institutions and facilities, when the severity of the qualifying condition requires protective custody or training in a residential environment. For the purpose of this section protective custody means residential care that is necessary when the severity of the qualifying condition is such that the safety and well-being of the beneficiary or those who come into contact with the beneficiary may be in jeopardy without such care.
(6) Transportation of an ECHO beneficiary receiving benefits under paragraph (c)(5), and a medical attendant when necessary to assure the beneficiary's safety, to or from a facility or institution to receive authorized ECHO services or items.
(7) Respite care.
ECHO beneficiaries are eligible for 16 hours of respite care per month in any month during which the beneficiary otherwise receives an ECHO benefit(s). Respite care is defined in Sec. 199.2. Respite care services will be provided by a TRICARE-authorized home health agency and will be designed to provide health care services for the covered beneficiary, and not baby-sitting or child-care services for other members of the family. The benefit will not be cumulative, that is, any respite care hours not used in one month will not be carried over or banked for use on another occasion.
(i) TRICARE-authorized home health agencies must provide and bill for all authorized ECHO respite care services through established TRICARE claims' mechanisms. No special billing arrangements will be authorized in conjunction with coverage that may be provided by Medicaid or other federal, state, community or private programs.
(ii) For authorized ECHO respite care, TRICARE will reimburse the allowable charges or negotiated rates.
(iii) The Government's cost-share incurred for these services accrues to the program year benefit limit of $36,000.
(8) Other services.
(i) Assistive services.
Services of qualified personal assistants, such as an interpreter or translator for ECHO beneficiaries who are deaf or mute and readers for ECHO beneficiaries who are blind, when such services are necessary in order for the ECHO beneficiary to receive authorized ECHO benefits.
(ii) Equipment adaptation.
The allowable equipment and an AT device purchase shall include such services and modifications to the equipment as necessary to make the equipment usable for a particular ECHO beneficiary.
(iii) Equipment maintenance.
Reasonable repairs and maintenance of the beneficiary owned or rented DE or AT devices provided by this section shall be allowed while a beneficiary is registered in the ECHO Program. Repairs of DE and/or AT devices damaged while using the item in a manner inconsistent with its common use, and replacement of lost or stolen rental DE are not authorized coverage as an ECHO benefit. In addition, repairs and maintenance of deluxe, luxury, or immaterial features of DE or AT devices are not authorized coverage as an ECHO benefit.
(d) ECHO Exclusions--
(1) Basic Program.
Benefits allowed under the TRICARE Basic Program will not be provided through the ECHO.
(2) Inpatient care.
Inpatient acute care for medical or surgical treatment of an acute illness, or of an acute exacerbation of the qualifying condition, is excluded.
(3) Structural alterations.
Alterations to living space and permanent fixtures attached thereto, including alterations necessary to accommodate installation of equipment or AT devices to facilitate entrance or exit, are excluded.
(4) Homemaker services.
Services that predominantly provide assistance with household chores are excluded.
(5) Dental care or orthodontic treatment.
Both are excluded.
(6) Deluxe travel or accommodations.
The difference between the price for travel or accommodations that provide services or features that exceed the requirements of the beneficiary's condition and the price for travel or accommodations without those services or features is excluded.
(7) Equipment.
Purchase or rental of DE and AT devices otherwise allowed by this section is excluded when:
(i) The beneficiary is a patient in an institution or facility that ordinarily provides the same type of equipment or AT devices to its patients at no additional charge in the usual course of providing services; or
(ii) The item is available to the beneficiary from a Uniformed Services Medical Treatment Facility; or
(iii) The item has deluxe, luxury, immaterial or nonessential features that increase the cost to the Department relative to a similar item without those features; or
(iv) The item is a duplicate DE or an AT device, as defined in Sec. 199.2.
(v) The item (or charge for access to such items through health club membership or other activities) is exercise equipment including an item primarily and customarily designed for use in sports or recreational activities, spa, whirlpool, hot tub, swimming pool, an electronic device used to locate or monitor the location of the beneficiary, or other similar items or charges.
(8) Maintenance agreements.
Maintenance agreements for beneficiary owned or rented equipment or AT device are excluded.
(9) No obligation to pay.
Services or items for which the beneficiary or sponsor has no legal obligation to pay are excluded.
(10) Public facility or Federal government.
Services or items paid for, or eligible for payment, directly or indirectly by a public facility, as defined in Sec. 199.2, or by the Federal government, other than the Department of Defense, are excluded for training, rehabilitation, special education, assistive technology devices, institutional care in private nonprofit, public, and state institutions and facilities, and if appropriate, transportation to and from such institutions and facilities, except when such services or items are eligible for payment under a state plan for medical assistance under Title XIX of the Social Security Act (Medicaid). Rehabilitation and assistive technology services or supplies may be available under the TRICARE Basic Program.
(11) Study, grant, or research programs.
Services and items provided as a part of a scientific clinical study, grant, or research program are excluded.
(12) Unproven status.
Drugs, devices, medical treatments, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures for which the safety and efficacy have not been established in accordance with Sec. 199.4 are excluded.
(13) Immediate family or household.
Services or items provided or prescribed by a member of the beneficiary's immediate family, or a person living in the beneficiary's or sponsor's household, are excluded.
(14) Court or agency ordered care.
Services or items ordered by a court or other government agency, which are not otherwise an allowable ECHO benefit, are excluded.
(15) Excursions.
Excursions are excluded regardless of whether or not they are part of a program offered by a TRICARE-authorized provider. The transportation benefit available under ECHO is specified elsewhere in this section.
(16) Drugs and medicines.
Drugs and medicines that do not meet the requirements of Sec. 199.4 or Sec. 199.21 are excluded.
(17) Therapeutic absences.
Therapeutic absences from an inpatient facility or from home for a homebound beneficiary are excluded.
(18) Custodial care.
Custodial care, as defined in Sec. 199.2, is not a stand-alone benefit. Services generally rendered as custodial care may be provided only as specifically set out in this section.
(19) Domiciliary care.
Domiciliary care, as defined in Sec. 199.2, is excluded.
(20) Respite care.
Respite care for the purpose of covering primary caregiver (as defined in Sec. 199.2) absences due to deployment, employment, seeking of employment or to pursue education is excluded. Authorized respite care covers only the ECHO beneficiary, not siblings or others who may reside in or be visiting in the beneficiary's residence.
(e) ECHO Home Health Care (EHHC).
The EHHC benefit provides coverage of home health care services and respite care services specified in this section.
(1) Home health care.
Covered ECHO home health care services are the same as, and provided under the same conditions as those services described in Sec. 199.4(e)(21)(i), except that they are not limited to part-time or intermittent services. Custodial care services, as defined in Sec. 199.2, may be provided to the extent such services are provided in conjunction with authorized ECHO home health care services, including the EHHC respite care benefit specified in this section. Beneficiaries who are authorized EHHC will receive all home health care services under EHHC and no portion will be provided under the Basic Program. TRICARE-authorized home health agencies are not required to use the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) to assess beneficiaries who are authorized EHHC.
EHHC beneficiaries whose plan of care includes frequent interventions by the primary caregiver(s) are eligible for respite care services in lieu of the ECHO general respite care benefit. For the purpose of this section, the term "frequent" means "more than two interventions during the eight-hour period per day that the primary caregiver would normally be sleeping." The services performed by the primary caregiver are those that can be performed safely and effectively by the average non-medical person without direct supervision of a health care provider after the primary caregiver has been trained by appropriate medical personnel. EHHC beneficiaries in this situation are eligible for a maximum of eight hours per day, 5 days per week, of respite care by a TRICARE-authorized home health agency. The home health agency will provide the health care interventions or services for the covered beneficiary so that the primary caregiver is relieved of the responsibility to provide such interventions or services for the duration of that period of respite care. The home health agency will not provide baby-sitting or child care services for other members of the family. The benefit is not cumulative, that is, any respite care hours not used in a given day may not be carried over or banked for use on another occasion. Additionally, the eight-hour respite care periods will not be provided consecutively, that is, a respite care period on one calendar day will not be immediately followed by a respite care period the next calendar day. The Government's cost-share incurred for these services accrue to the maximum yearly ECHO Home Health Care benefit.
(3) EHHC eligibility.
The EHHC is authorized for beneficiaries who meet all applicable ECHO eligibility requirements and who:
(i) Physically reside within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam; and
(ii) Are homebound, as defined in Sec. 199.2; and
(iii) Require medically necessary skilled services that exceed the level of coverage provided under the Basic Program's home health care benefit; and/or
(iv) Require frequent interventions by the primary caregiver(s) such that respite care services are necessary to allow primary caregiver(s) the opportunity to rest; and
(v) Are case managed to include a reassessment at least every 90 days, and receive services as outlined in a written plan of care; and
(vi) Receive all home health care services from a TRICARE-authorized home health agency, as described in Sec. 199.6(b)(4)(xv), in the beneficiary's primary residence.
(4) EHHC plan of care.
A written plan of care is required prior to authorizing ECHO home health care. The plan must include the type, frequency, scope and duration of the care to be provided and support the professional level of provider. Reimbursement will not be authorized for a level of provider not identified in the plan of care.
(5) EHHC exclusions--
(i) General.
ECHO Home Health Care services and supplies are excluded from those who are being provided continuing coverage of home health care as participants of the former Individual Case Management Program for Persons with Extraordinary Conditions (ICMP-PEC) or previous case management demonstrations.
(ii) Respite care.
Respite care for the purpose of covering primary caregiver absences due to deployment, employment, seeking of employment or to pursue education is excluded. Authorized respite care covers only the ECHO beneficiary, not siblings or others who may reside in or be visiting in the beneficiary's residence.
(f) Cost-share liability--
(1) No deductible.
ECHO benefits are not subject to a deductible amount.
(2) Sponsor cost-share liability.
(i) Regardless of the number of family members receiving ECHO benefits or ECHO Home Health Care in a given month, the sponsor's cost-share is according to the following table:
Table 1 -- Monthly Cost-Share by Member's Pay Grade
E-1 through E-5............................................................................................
E-6....................................................................................................................
E-7 and O-1...................................................................................................
E-9, W-1, W-2 and O-3................................................................................
W-3, W-4 and O-4........................................................................................
W-5 and O-5..................................................................................................
O-6...................................................................................................................
O-10.................................................................................................................
(ii) The sponsor's cost-share shown in Table 1 in paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this section will be applied to the first allowed ECHO charges in any given month. The Government's share will be paid, up to the maximum amount specified in paragraph (f)(3) of this section, for allowed charges after the sponsor's cost-share has been applied.
(iii) The provisions of Sec. 199.18(d)(1) and (e)(1) regarding elimination of copayments for active duty family members enrolled in TRICARE Prime do not eliminate, reduce, or otherwise affect the sponsor's cost-share shown in Table 1 in paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this section.
(iv) The sponsor's cost-share shown in Table 1 in paragraph (f)(2)(i) of this section does not accrue to the Basic Program's Catastrophic Loss Protection under 10 U.S.C. 1079(b)(5) as shown at Sec. 199.4(f)(10) and 199.18(f).
(3) Government cost-share liability--
(i) ECHO.
The total Government share of the cost of all ECHO benefits, except ECHO Home Health Care (EHHC) and EHHC respite care, provided in a given program year to a beneficiary, may not exceed $36,000 after application of the allowable payment methodology.
(ii) ECHO home health care.
(A) The maximum annual program year Government cost-share per EHHC-eligible beneficiary for ECHO home health care, including EHHC respite care may not exceed the local wage-adjusted highest Medicare Resource Utilization Group (RUG-III) category cost for care in a TRICARE-authorized skilled nursing facility.
(B) When a beneficiary moves to a different locality within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam, the annual program year cap will be recalculated to reflect the maximum established under paragraph (f)(3)(ii)(A) of this section for the beneficiary's new location and will apply to the EHHC benefit for the remaining portion of that program year.
(g) Benefit payment--
(1) Transportation.
The allowable amount for transportation of an ECHO beneficiary is limited to the actual cost of the standard published fare plus any standard surcharge made to accommodate any person with a similar disability or to the actual cost of specialized medical transportation when non-specialized transport cannot accommodate the beneficiary's qualifying condition related needs, or when specialized transport is more economical than non-specialized transport. When transport is by private vehicle, the allowable amount is limited to the Federal government employee mileage reimbursement rate in effect on the date the transportation is provided.
(i) The TRICARE allowable amount for DE or AT devices shall be calculated in the same manner as DME allowable through section 199.4 of this title, and accrues to the program year benefit limit specified in paragraph (f)(3) of this section.
(ii) Cost-share.
A cost-share, as provided by paragraph (f)(2) of this section, is required for each month in which equipment or an AT device is purchased under this section. However, in no month shall a sponsor be required to pay more than one cost-share regardless of the number of benefits the sponsor's dependents received under this section.
(3) For-profit institutional care provider.
Institutional care provided by a for-profit entry may be allowed only when the care for a specific ECHO beneficiary:
(i) Is contracted for by a public facility as a part of a publicly funded long-term inpatient care program; and
(ii) Is provided based upon the ECHO beneficiary's being eligible for the publicly funded program which has contracted for the care; and
(iii) Is authorized by the public facility as a part of a publicly funded program; and
(iv) Would cause a cost-share liability in the absence of TRICARE eligibility; and
(v) Produces an ECHO beneficiary cost-share liability that does not exceed the maximum charge by the provider to the public facility for the contracted level of care.
(4) ECHO home health care and EHHC respite care.
(i) TRICARE-authorized home health agencies must provide and bill for all authorized home health care services through established TRICARE claims' mechanisms. No special billing arrangements will be authorized in conjunction with coverage that may be provided by Medicaid or other federal, state, community or private programs.
(ii) For authorized ECHO home health care and respite care, TRICARE will reimburse the allowable charges or negotiated rates.
(iii) The maximum monthly Government reimbursement for EHHC, including EHHC respite care, will be based on the actual number of hours of EHHC services rendered in the month, but in no case will it exceed one-twelfth of the annual maximum Government cost-share as determined in this section and adjusted according to the actual number of days in the month the services were provided.
(h) Other Requirements--
(1) Applicable part.
All provisions of this part, except the provisions of Sec. 199.4 unless otherwise provided by this section or as directed by the Director, TRICARE Management Activity or designee, apply to the ECHO.
(2) Registration.
Active duty sponsors must register potential ECHO-eligible beneficiaries through the Director, TRICARE Management Activity, or designee prior to receiving ECHO benefits. The Director, TRICARE Management Activity, or designee will determine ECHO eligibility and update the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System accordingly. Unless waived by the Director, TRICARE Management Activity or designee, sponsors must provide evidence of enrollment in the Exceptional Family Member Program provided by their branch of Service at the time they register their family member(s) for the ECHO.
(3) Benefit authorization.
All ECHO benefits require authorization by the Director, TRICARE Management Activity or designee prior to receipt of such benefits.
(i) Documentation.
The sponsor shall provide such documentation as the Director, TRICARE Management Activity or designee requires as a prerequisite to authorizing ECHO benefits. Such documentation shall describe how the requested benefit will contribute to confirming, arresting, or reducing the disabling effects of the qualifying condition, including maintenance of function or prevention of further deterioration of function, of the beneficiary.
(ii) Format.
An authorization issued by the Director, TRICARE Management Activity or designee shall specify such description, dates, amounts, requirements, limitations or information as necessary for exact identification of approved benefits and efficient adjudication of resulting claims.
(iii) Valid period.
An authorization for ECHO benefits shall be valid until such time as the Director, TRICARE Management Activity or designee determines that the authorized services are no longer appropriate or required or the beneficiary is no longer eligible under paragraph (b) of this section.
(iv) Authorization waiver.
The Director, TRICARE Management Activity or designee may waive the requirement for a written authorization for rendered ECHO benefits that, except for the absence of the written authorization, would be allowable as an ECHO benefit.
(v) Public facility use.
(A) An ECHO beneficiary residing within a state must demonstrate that a public facility is not available and adequate to meet the needs of their qualifying condition. Such requirements shall apply to beneficiaries who request authorization for training, rehabilitation, special education, assistive technology, and institutional care in private nonprofit, public, and state institutions and facilities, and if appropriate for beneficiaries receiving institutional care, transportation to and from such institutions and facilities. The maximum Government cost-share for services that require demonstration of public facility non-availability or inadequacy is limited to $36,000 per program year per beneficiary. State-administered plans for medical assistance under Title XIX of the Social Security Act (Medicaid) are not considered available and adequate facilities for the purpose of this section.
(B) The domicile of the beneficiary shall be the basis for the determination of public facility availability when the sponsor and beneficiary are separately domiciled due to the sponsor's move to a new permanent duty station or due to legal custody requirements.
(C) Written certification, in accordance with information requirements, formats, and procedures established by the Director, TRICARE Management Activity or designee that requested ECHO services or items cannot be obtained from public facilities because the services or items are not available and adequate, is a prerequisite for ECHO benefit payment for training, rehabilitation, special education, assistive technology, and institutional care in private nonprofit, public, and state institutions and facilities, and if appropriate, transportation to and from such institutions and facilities.
(1) An administrator or designee of a public facility may make such certification for a beneficiary residing within the service area of that public facility.
(2) The Director, TRICARE Management Activity or designee may determine, on a case-by-case basis, that apparent public facility availability or adequacy for a requested type of service or item cannot be substantiated for a specific beneficiary's request for ECHO benefits and therefore is not available.
(i) A case-specific determination shall be based upon a written statement by the beneficiary (or sponsor or guardian acting on behalf of the beneficiary) which details the circumstances wherein a specific individual representing a specific public facility refused to provide a public facility use certification, and such other information as the Director, TRICARE Management Activity or designee determines to be material to the determination.
(ii) A case-specific determination of public facility availability by the Director, TRICARE Management Activity or designee is conclusive and is not appealable under Sec. 199.10.
(4) Repair or maintenance of DE owned by the beneficiary or an AT device is exempt from the public facility-use certification requirements.
(5) The requirements of this paragraph (h)(3)(v)(A) notwithstanding, no public facility use certification is required for services and items that are provided under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in accordance with the Individualized Family Services Plan and that are otherwise allowable under the ECHO.
(i) Implementing instructions.
The Director, TRICARE Management Activity or designee shall issue TRICARE policies, instructions, procedures, guidelines, standards, and criteria as may be necessary to implement the intent of this section.
(j) Effective date.
All changes to this section are effective as of October 14, 2008, and claims for ECHO benefits provided on or after that date will be reprocessed retroactively to that date as necessary.
[62 FR 35093, Jun 30, 1997, as amended at 62 FR 42904, Aug 11, 1997; 66 FR 9655, Feb 9, 2001; 67 FR 18827, Apr 17, 2002; 69 FR 44947, Jul 28, 2004; 69 FR 51564, Aug 20, 2004; 71 FR 47092, Aug 16, 2006; 72 FR 2447, Jan 19, 2007; 73 FR 30478, May 28, 2008; 75 FR 47711, Aug 9, 2010; 79 FR 78713, Dec 31, 2014; 81 FR 27329, May 6, 2016; 82 FR 45447, Sep 29, 2017]


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layout(location = 0) in vec3 vertexPos;
layout(location = 1) in vec2 vertexUv;

uniform mat4 mvp;
uniform mat4 mv;
uniform mat4 mvn;

uniform sampler2D DisplacementTexture;
uniform sampler2D NormalTexture;

out vec3 viewPos;
out vec3 viewNormal;
out vec3 viewLightDir;

void main (){

// scale the ocean plane to [-300, 300] meters
float vertexScale = 300.0;

vec4 worldVertex = vec4 (vertexPos.x * vertexScale, vertexPos.y, vertexPos.z * vertexScale, 1);

// max wave height is 30 meters
float waveHeight = 30.0;

// use dispLambda to adjust horizontal displacement, if you set this as a positive number, the wave will be flatten
float dispLambda = -2.0;

// scale the displacement data to [-1, 1]
vec3 disp = textureLod (DisplacementTexture, vertexUv, 0.0).xyz * 2 - 1;
disp = disp * waveHeight;

worldVertex.xyz = worldVertex.xyz + vec3 (disp.x * dispLambda, disp.y, disp.z * dispLambda);

viewPos = vec4 (mv * worldVertex).xyz;

// scale the normal data to [-1, 1]
vec3 vnormal = textureLod (NormalTexture, vertexUv, 0.0).xyz * 2 - 1;
viewNormal = normalize (vec4 (mvn * vec4 (vnormal, 0)).xyz);

// viewLightDir should be a uniform, but I'm a lazy guy.
vec3 lightDir = normalize (vec3 (1.0, 1.0, 0.0));
viewLightDir = normalize (vec4 (mv * vec4 (lightDir, 0)).xyz);

gl_Position = mvp * worldVertex;
}

/////// end vertex shader ///////
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in vec3 viewPos;
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in vec3 viewLightDir;

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vec3 upwellingColor = vec3 (0.0, 0.2, 0.3);
vec3 skyColor = vec3 (0.69, 0.84, 1);
vec3 ambiantColor = vec3 (0.1, 0.1, 0.1);
float snell = 1.34;
float diffuse = 0.91;

float reflectivity;
float costhetai = abs (dot (viewNormal, viewLightDir));
float thetai = acos (costhetai);
float sinthetat = sin (thetai) / snell;
float thetat = asin (sinthetat);
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	reflectivity = (snell - 1) / (snell + 1);
	reflectivity = reflectivity * reflectivity;
}
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	float fs = sin (thetat - thetai) / sin (thetat + thetai);
	float ts = tan (thetat - thetai) / tan (thetat + thetai);
	reflectivity = 0.5 * (fs * fs + ts * ts);
}

// use distanceScale to redue color fade rate
float distanceScale = 0.001;
float dist = length (viewPos) * distanceScale * diffuse;
dist = exp (-dist);

color = dist * (reflectivity * skyColor + (1 - reflectivity) * upwellingColor) + (1 - dist) * ambiantColor;
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Air treatment system for sandblasting, sanding, painting, resin coating and / or other types of production processes involving the production of powders and C.O.V. The new patent, entitled "SYSTEM FOR AIR TREATMENT AT CLOSED CIRCUIT FOR SANDBLASTING, SMOOTHING, WELDING, PAINTING, RESINING AND OTHER USES WITHOUT ANY EMISSION OF CONTAMINANTS USES ALSO IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS" represents a system characterized by the fact of creating a completely closed circuit of the air flows thus avoiding any kind of emission into the atmosphere of contaminants. The system is equipped with a primary extraction system with dust and activated carbon filters and a ventilation system equipped with high efficiency filters for powders and activated carbon. The patented treatment system today is an ideal solution for all shipyards that can not comply with the requirements of current environmental standards. In particular, reference is made to those (very frequent) situations where it would be necessary to provide a chimney for emissions in urban environments or in the vicinity of buildings used for civil dwellings. The system can be made fixed or on wheels, it can be provided with a heating and / or conditioning system, it can be equipped with its own structure for the partitioning of the processing areas and have a series of checks on the quantities of contaminants present inside the circuit to guarantee healthiness in the workplace. The control panel will guarantee a completely automatic management of the flows that can be "on site" or "remotely" according to the type of processing or the size of the product on which the work is carried out, as well as the time required to replace the filters.


1. a rapid movement to and fro; oscillation.
2. the shaking of the body as a therapeutic measure.
3. a form of massage.
4. a technique of chest physical therapy whereby pressure and a shaking movement of the hand are applied to various segments of the lungs to mobilize secretions.
2. A to-and-fro movement, as in oscillation.
1. a rapid movement to and fro.
2. massage with a light, rhythmic, quivering motion; often performed with a mechanical device (electrovibratory massage).
a type of massage administered by quickly tapping with the fingertips or alternating the fingers in a rhythmic manner or by a mechanical device. See also massage.
A "soft tissue" technique used in massage therapy that uses vibrating movements, usually delivered by an electrical device.
A group of movements in massage that involve fine or coarse rhythmic shaking of various structures, with or without compression or traction.
The purpose of vibration is to help break up lung secretions. Vibration can be either mechanical or manual. It is performed as the patient breathes deeply. When done manually, the person performing the vibration places his or her hands against the patient's chest and creates vibrations by quickly contracting and relaxing arm and shoulder muscles while the patient exhales. The procedure is repeated several times each day for about five exhalations.
n massage technique believed to enhance nerve function by using small superficial rapid movements of the fingertips or palm.
Ground-borne vibrations induced by road transport is common source of environmental problem for residents living near roads where large flow of vehicles is.
The influence of vibrations on vehicle occupant fatigue, Internoise Conference, vol.
When the signals reach the actuator, actual vibrations are performed by the device.
Will Nintendo Switch Launch With Vibration System For Haptic Feedback?
Not only does it support the engine, it also absorbs the vibrations generated by the engine, reducing vibrations of the vehicle frame and vibrations felt inside the vehicle.
Doing exactly what it says on the tin, it detects vibrations using an Android device's inbuilt accelerometer, transforming your phone into a powerful vibration meter tool.
The application of vibrations at the micro-drilling, especially for deep holes, presents a possible progress in solving those issues to increase the reliability of micro drilling processes.
Although, it is unavoidable and inherent in certain machines, a majority of the machines are designed to function absent of any vibrations.
Much equipment used in nanotech, physical and biological sciences can't function properly if subjected to vibrations that exceed small threshold values.
Vibrations have not traditionally been recognized as major health and safety hazards in workplaces, but Laurentian University's Tammy Eger and her colleagues hope to change that perception.
The reduction of deleterious vibrations in the machine-tool-workpiece system is based on the excitation of a particular higher vibration mode of a tool, which leads to through intensification of internal energy dissipation in the tool material.
1998) investigated the vibrations of functionally graded material cylindrical shells, made up of FG material composed of stainless steel and nickel.
Among his topics are the basics of vibration, simple analytic examples, piping vibration, very low cycle vibrations and other phenomena, and a short history of vibration.


MNVNA is seeking a Buyer/Purchaser - Automotive whose responsibilities will involve purchasing of a variety of electrical and mechanical automotive components and systems for production. The Buyer will be responsible for maintaining internal and external supply chain relationships, negotiating and sourcing locally/globally, as well as planning and forecasting inventory levels. The successful candidate will be required to work cross-functionally with Engineering SQA and Materials Group business activities to identify cost-saving opportunities. In order to qualify for this opportunity, the candidate must have proven experience with improving supplier productivity in the automotive OEM industry.
The ideal candidate for this role must have 5-10 years' experience in purchasing electrical and mechanical automotive components and systems. Experience in the automotive industry is mandatory, including a basic knowledge of complete vehicle systems. Must have experience in supplier negotiations and leading cost-down initiatives. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are key for this role. Must have the ability to take ownership and manage the purchasing process from end to end. This role requires a strategic and an analytical mindset towards purchasing.


Our third BaT Alumni Gathering will be at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Saturday, July 14th. We have a prime trackside location for the first 75 BaT Alumni cars to RSVP to mail@bringatrailer.com Include your: username, contact info, and car info/link. We'll also have a few spots for spectators and non-Alumni vehicles.


Does anybody know what BMO training is? I hear it mentioned on the SDFD admin channel often.
Yes, bmo is battalion medical officer. Every battlion has a person, usually an engineer, that is responsible for training everybody in their battalion on EMS subjects and updates.
They (bmo's) usually go to each companies' quarters for this or companies may gather in another centralized location and meet with the bmo. Sometimes they go out of service for this training.
This is meant to minimize the number of medical oriented ISTs (In-Service Trainings) at NTC.


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Q: Destroyed component's properties are accessible via subscription - how? I have this example stackblitz where I set an "id" for a component which you can create and destroy via a checkbox. Each time you create a new instance of the component, it is given an incremented id.
In each component, there is an interval which console logs the component's id. I did not unsubscribe from it on destroy.
I continue to see logs after the component is destroyed, as expected. What confuses me is that somehow the interval still knows which component it came from, and throws no error when referencing it's id. If the component was destroyed, how are it's properties still accessible? Does the component still exist somehow, creating a memory leak?

A: After reading more on garbage collection in JS, I realized this is sort of a trick question. There is no way to explicitly "dispose" of an object in JavaScript like in some other languages. When Angular destroys a component, it removes all it's references and the garbage collector then removes it from memory.
By referencing it in a subscription callback, I am effectively telling the GC not to clean up the component yet.
So yes, angular does "clean up" a component when destroyed, in the sense that it prepares the component for removal by the GC. If that component is still referenced elsewhere, though, the GC will of course not remove it.

A: make sure you clean up within ngOnDestroy and you will not get this problem.
you must unsubscribe from subscriptions like so:
sub = this.myService.getObservable().subscribe();

ngOnDestroy(): void {
  this.sub.unsubscribe();
}

If you do not do this you will get the problem you are facing and subscriptions will keep emitting. This is a big gotcha for noobs to Angular.
This pattern gets annoying when a component has multiple subscriptions and there are better patterns with less code scaffolding using the RxJS operator takeUntil.
You must also ensure to call clearInterval and clearTimeout on any active intervals or timeouts when destroying a component.

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Matt is the owner of Pope Joan in Melbourne.
In his homeland of England, Matt trained under Michelin-starred chef Martin Wishart, and later worked at Vue de Monde and Circa when he moved to Australia.
Now, Matt owns Melbourne cafe and restaurant Pope Joan and has a range of food products called Mr Wilkinson's.


Shedunnit | Listen Free on Castbox.
Love the idea of real life mysteries & love the easy & conversational style. The music at the beginning & end of the episode is very good. However, I find the bits of music playing during the conversation very distracting - would much prefer a podcast without background music!


Middlesex Water Company is constructing a large diameter 4.5 mile water transmission pipeline from Edison Township to the Borough of Metuchen, New Jersey.
This $52 million critical investment is being made to supplement an existing large transmission main and ensure added resiliency to our water distribution network. This project is part of our Water For Tomorrow® initiative, an overall infrastructure investment campaign designed to enhance water service and reliability for current and future generations of water users.


Sasquatch Casino started operations July 7th 2011.
Sasquatch Casino has 74 slot machines including video poker.
Restaurants: Shirley and Ed's Grille at the Black Hawk Station has: Prime Rib, Cheese Burgers, Chicken Sandwhiches, French Dip, Fried Shrimp, Fish and Chips, Chicken Parmesan and more.
Sasquatch Casino - the building and the games: Although this is a smaller casino it has a great historic building and friendly staff. It's two stories tall. There are close to 130 slot machines and video poker terminals. There are no blackjack, poker, craps our roulette tables.
Hotel Lodging: Sasquatch Casino is too small to have a hotel. Check here for lodging accomodations in the casino hotels or you can visit one of the links to the various local bed and breakfasts.
For a list of casinos in North America, select a country from the list on the right. Only countries in North America with gambling or casinos are listed.


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Q: Store Boolean values in Firebase using KivyMD Checkbox I'm trying to store a boolean value in firebase firestore database using KivyMD and Python. In .kv file a Checkbox has been defined and if it is checked the value saving in the db should be true and otherwise it should be false. How to write the program?
.kv
MDCheckbox:
    size_hint: None, None
    id: agreed

.py
def send_data(self):
    import firebase_admin
    from firebase_admin import credentials
    from firebase_admin import firestore

    cred = credentials.Certificate("cred.json")
    firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred)

    db = firestore.client()

    status = self.root.get_screen('add_st').ids.agreed

    data = {
        'Status': status
    }

    doc_ref = self.db.collection('Users').document('doc_name')

    doc_ref.set({
        'Status' = status
    })


South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was tasked with responding to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. But it came at a moment when the Republican Party is divided against itself, with Donald Trump leading a xenophobic charge that many in the GOP establishment fear will destroy the party's long-term prospects. Haley's speech was thus a two-front war: trying to make the Republican case not only against Obama but also against Trump's virulent immigration-bashing.
I am the proud daughter of Indian immigrants who reminded my brothers, my sister, and me every day how blessed we were to live in this country.
This is the core of Haley's speech, distinguishing it from the banal Republican talking points that make up the rest of the text. It challenges Trump's evocation of an America under siege from evil foreigners.
Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference.
The line about "riots" is clearly a jab at Black Lives Matter protests—a very unfair characterization at that. But the thrust of the passage is about how a conservative Republican can act as a unifying force in a multi-racial democracy and overcome symbols of hatred. The reference to the "loudest voice" calls to mind Trump again. So Haley is presenting her brand of conservative Republicanism as a middle path between radicals on the left (Black Lives Matter) and those on the right (Trump).


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Enter for a chance to win a 3-night trip for two to the Super Bowl in Las Vegas in 2024, worth $13,000. Scan a Pepsi logo from any Pepsi soft drink pack and visit pepsizero.ca to upload the image.
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"Anything I've ever said, I certainly was feeling at the time. But I think I've calmed down a bit. My overall look on things is a lot more mature than it used to be." — Eminem
Born Marshall Bruce Mathers III on Oct. 17, 1972, in St. Joseph, Missouri
Eminem's 1999 major label debut, The Slim Shady LP, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. It ranked No. 275 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2002 he scored his first No. 1 hit with "Lose Yourself," a song from the 8 Mile soundtrack.
Eminem won his first two GRAMMY Awards for Best Rap Solo Performance ("My Name Is") and Best Rap Album (The Slim Shady LP) at the 42nd GRAMMY Awards. He performed four times at the GRAMMY Awards between 2001 and 2011, beginning with his iconic duet of "Stan" with Elton John at the 43rd GRAMMY Awards.
Did you know? Eminem was discovered by an Interscope Records staff member after placing second at the 1997 Rap Olympics in Los Angeles. Following the discovery, Jimmy Iovine played a copy of Eminem's debut EP for Dr. Dre, who immediately responded, "Find him. Now."
Eminem founded the Marshall Mathers Foundation in 2002, serving at-risk youth.
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Q: Найти самое длинное слово в строке Пытаюсь написать программу в которой надо ввести строку, а после её ввода найти в ней самое длинное слово.
Вот мой код :

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
  char pib[100];
  char *pib2[3];
  int i = 1;
  gets(pib);
  char *str = strtok(pib, " ");
  pib2[0] = str;
  while(str != NULL)
  {
      str = strtok(NULL, " ");
      pib2[i] = str;
      i++;
  }
  int k, max, maxNum = 0;
  for(k = 0; k < 3; k++)
  {
      int size = strlen(pib2[k]);
      if(maxNum < size)
      {
          maxNum = size;
          max = k;
      }
  }
  printf("%s", pib2[max]);
  return 0;
}

Что я делаю не так ?

A: Вы удалили старый вопрос, а могли бы просто поменять метку.
Логика такая:
1 Сначала разбиваем строку на литералы
2 Ищем максимум
Ввод строки я думаю Вы организуете сами.
Повторю ответ :
#define UNUSED(x) (void)(x)

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    UNUSED(argc);
    UNUSED(argv);

    char orig[] = "Zero Two One Five Maximum, Min.RRR;Noone";
    size_t max_lenght = 0;
    char* max_word = NULL;

    char* tmp_word = strtok (orig,",. ;\t");

    while (tmp_word != NULL)
    {
        size_t l = strlen(tmp_word);
        if (l > max_lenght) {
            max_lenght = l;
            max_word = tmp_word;
        }
        printf("%s\n", tmp_word);
        tmp_word = strtok (NULL, ",. ;\t");
    }

    printf ("%s : %ld\n",max_word, max_lenght);

    return 0;
}


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For contracts exceeding $25,000, vendors must submit an Affirmative Action Plan. Local vendors may qualify for the District's Small, Local, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Resident Business Owner Certification. Vendors who are certified receive preference points in the competitive solicitation process. DGS supports the Mayor's initiatives to enhance economic development in the District (on OCP website). DGS encourages all eligible District businesses to consider certification.
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You know what scares a lot of teachers? Letting students talk. We spend a lot of time shhhh-ing and waiting for students to stop talking so they can listen to us. The good news is that there is a way we can let students to talk and help them learn at the same time. It takes some practice but junior high kids can learn to have self-directed, academic small group discussions. They may even have some fun doing it.
Students create their own "burning" questions about a work of literature.
Students discuss the questions in small groups. They record the most important outcomes of their discussions for accountability.
Right now in my English 7 classes, students are in book groups. Each group is reading a book which follows some form of the Hero's Journey. Basically, I give students an extensive list of Hero's and Heroine's Journey books. Each student forms a group with two or three students who chose the same book. This year students selected Divergent by Veronica Roth; The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien; Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card; The Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern; Legend by Marie Lu, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis; Uglies by Scott Westerfeld and The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer.
I start with Shrek for two reasons. First, it is a great book. Second, it always helps to start with a children's picture book if I'm teaching a new thinking routine or concept. In this case, I use Shrek as a jumping off point for academic discussions. It feels easy and safe for students to discuss a picture book. Everyone understands the story and everyone has something to say about it.
After reading the story, I go through the information on the following slide deck with students. We do a "practice academic discussion" as a class. I model what it sounds like for the questioner to facilitate discussion and how to know when to bring it to a close. Next, students try writing their own questions and moderating their own discussions. I circulate taking notes on my clipboard. Most of the time all groups get full credit. There is something about the teacher walking around with a clipboard that helps students stay focused. And I have a solid record of what happened. Student groups also take responsibility for recording the outcomes of their discussion.
Is the war in C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe like any wars or conflicts happening in the world right now?
All questions were student created. I try not to evaluate them based on whether or not I think the question is interesting. If the students want to talk about it, great. If they support their ideas with textual evidence, even better. The most important thing is they are discussing what they read in the way that mirrors how real readers talk about books in the real world.
After a debrief, we'll try again next week and I think it will go even smoother. One group member—from a group I didn't have a chance to visit—said, "Can we do this every day?" Maybe they were off task, but I don't think so. I think students like being empowered to direct their own learning. They like talking. And I hope it will spur them toward more inquiry and more reading.
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Webs CEO: Facebook Connect Is The Future, Data Portability No Big Deal
by Alex Wilhelm — in United States
Webs is a giant of a company, allowing millions of people around the world to get a website up and running without any coding knowledge.
We took some time to talk to Haroon Mokhtarzada, the company's CEO, about what Webs is up to, where it is heading, and why the company is playing nice with Facebook.
In a nutshell, what does Webs do?
Webs makes it super easy for anyone to create a rich meaningful site from personal and group sites, to small businesses to social networks. Our publishing platform goes beyond simple, static webpage creation and in addition offers over 20 full-blown applications like blogs, photo galleries, video galleries, discussion forums, social networking and more that can be instantly and seamlessly added to any sites on our platform.
You changed your name a little while back, how has the reception been to that?
Changing our name from Freewebs to Webs has been great. We've been free for 9 years and will continue to remain a free service (that's right Ning users, come on over!) However, people don't like the word "free" in their URL (which they get for free when they signup). For example, jillsphotography.webs.com is a much more attractive URL than freewebs.com/jillsphotography. Also, in the bit.ly age, Webs.com is nice and short!
Your market space is one of the most crowded online, does that help or hinder you ability to compete effectively?
You have to continue innovating and that's just what we do. Those who didn't innovate, like Yahoo! Geocities, AOL's Hometown, and Lycos' Tripod are either dead or dying. Our platform has given us the opportunity to stay on the cutting edge and continue offering up the latest and greatest to our users, including applications and functionality offered by third parties service providers.
How fast is Webs growing, and is it profitable?
Over 50 million sites have been create don Webs since we began. Today, over 22,000 new websites are created a day. We are now cash flow positive and scaling nicely. In March, we hit a new traffic record, topping 40 million unique visitors worldwide.
You just implemented Facebook Connect for your users, what has the reception been to that since its launch?
Really great. Facebook is becoming increasingly central to the way people communicate and share content on the web. It's now quite clear that Facebook has become an important strategy to grow a website's popularity and traffic. The ability for any website to enable Facebook connect in a few clicks is huge and speaks to the future where one's social identity will be used across the web.
Is data portability a major concern among Webs users, or do they value simplicity over features?
Not really. Once someone has invested in building their site on our platform, they soon realize that there's nothing out there that does what we do. So we don't have many users trying to port to somewhere else. On the other hand, we have had requests for users to port content from other sites to Webs and that's something we're working on.
Finally, do you see a larger percentage of the world's population building their own personal website, and if so, how is Webs working to meet their myriad demands?
It all comes down to our platform and App Store, which enables us as well as third parties to continue growing our functionality. These apps serve as true solutions to the plethora of different use cases we see. For example, Bookfresh launched an Appointments app that lets service businesses schedule appointments and take payments for them right on the website. Meebo launched an IM bar so site owners can enable chat and instant messaging. We even have a Prayer Request app coming online that will let churches and religious communities track requests and prayers on their websites. Much like other platforms like Facebook our iPhone, as the market presents opportunities, our App developers fill them.
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Lawrence Blatt: "Longitudes & Latitudes" (2016) CD Review
I think it would be great to be able to travel over the entire world (well, there are a few places I would avoid), but sometimes traveling in our minds is the most we can manage. And that's not so bad, particularly when the method of transportation is vibrant and interesting music. The new album from guitarist Lawrence Blatt, Longitudes & Latitudes, features mostly original material that Blatt wrote in various locations all over the planet. In the liner notes, he includes not only the name of the town where each piece was composed, but its longitude and latitude position. And these tunes do vary in style and feel, as influenced by – and perhaps evocative of – the places where they were composed. So each track is like a journey in itself. Some journeys are jubilant, like "I.M.A.," others more meditative, like "The Places Left Behind." Lawrence Blatt is joined by several talented musicians on this release, including Kelly Park on piano, Sam Bevan on bass and Jeff Haynes on percussion.
Lawrence Blatt opens the album with "Two Shades Of Sunshine," a tune written in Makawao, Hawaii. As you might expect, this track has something of a relaxed and pleasant feel, though the alto saxophone rises high above the groove. That's Premik Russell Tubbs on sax. "Two Shades Of Sunshine" is followed by the CD's title track, "Longitudes And Latitudes," the only track for which Lawrence does not give a specific location. Rather, he simply states "World" as the place where this one was composed. (No one can argue with the accuracy of that.) This one too has a relaxing feel, and is dominated by guitars, though at one point approximately halfway through the percussion takes prominence (and why not, as that's Jeff Haynes on percussion). Will Ackerman, who produced the album, joins Lawrence on guitar.
Florence is a place I would love to visit, and it's where Lawrence Blatt wrote "A Place In Your Heart," a sweet and romantic tune that is like a magical and comforting breeze gently lifting us and carrying us away. "Hyde Park Bench" then just as gently brings us back down to Earth. As you probably figured from the title, this one was composed in London (though I suppose you might have guessed Los Angeles or Chicago or even – dear lord – Utah). This is a sort of duet with guitar and saxophone, and is quite pretty.
On "Two Steps Down The Line," a tune written in Blatt's hometown, San Francisco, Lawrence plays synthesizer as well as guitar, and Melecio Magdaluyo joins the band on alto saxophone. That track is followed by one of my favorites, "I.M.A." (which stands for Indianapolis Museum of Art, where it was written). This track is an energizing, uplifting and pleasant journey, featuring Premik Russell Tubbs on woodwind. I love the joy to the music. Marc Shulman is on electric guitar, Sam Bevan on bass and Jeff Haynes on percussion. "Upon Griffy Lake" is the only track on this album to include vocals. That is, there is a voice, but no lyrics, and so without words, that voice is actually less constrained in expressing a joy, and there is a sense of freedom to the vocals. Blatt didn't move all that far from the Indianapolis Museum of Art for this one, as the Griffy Lake Nature Preserve is located in Bloomington, just slightly southwest of Indianapolis. That's Noah Wilding on vocals, by the way. Also joining Blatt on this track is Eugene Friesen on cello, an instrument I always appreciate.
My absolute favorite track on this disc is "Noches De Barcelona," which not only features some wonderful work on guitar, but also some excellent playing on violin by both Charlie Bisharat and Lila Sklar. This tune is fun and beautiful, and switches gears partway through, going in a delightful new direction, with the violins really being the focus. And then there are some great touches from the horn section of Jeff Oster on trumpet and Jim Rothermel on alto saxophone. What more could you ask for? It's followed by another of the CD's highlights, "Flying Over Elis Island." (No, I'm not sure why Ellis Island is spelled with just one l.) It eases in with some pretty work on guitar by Lawrence Blatt. Blatt is then joined by Charlie Bisharat on violin before the song kicks in to become a happy, bright number. Jim Rothermel adds some wonderful stuff on clarinet. And check out that bass by Sam Bevan.
This album concludes with a sweet, delicate rendition of "Over The Rainbow," delivered on ukulele by Lawrence Blatt like a lullaby. This is the only song on the album that wasn't written by Lawrence Blatt, but he does give a location for its composition: Lawrence, Kansas. This is a playful choice on his part, as the song was written in Los Angeles, though both songwriters – Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg – were originally from the state of New York.
Two Shades Of Sunshine
Longitudes And Latitudes
A Place In Your Heart
Hyde Park Bench
Open Fields And Running Water
Two Steps Down The Line
I.M.A.
Morning in Beerse
Upon Griffy Lake
The Places Left Behind
Noches De Barcelona
Flying Over Elis Island
Slow Walk Past The Bank
Longitudes & Latitudes was released on August 9, 2016.
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While Blis continues to make a name for itself in Singapore and beyond for its location data expertise, the company is also well known for its annual media agency event the Golden Shaker Competition.
This year's competition kicks off in the coming weeks and The Drum has again partnered to share the cocktail making moves and mixes of the Singapore and Asia Pacific media scene.
Last year's Golden Shaker competition saw 10 top media agency teams battling it out to deliver the winning cocktail. With guidance from world famous mixologists – courtesy of Proof & Company, the folks behind 28 HongKong Street (voted Asia's best bar in 2016) – each team was required to create one cocktail that best represented their media agency brand, which they then took to The Golden Shaker Grand Final and re-made in front of a panel of expert judges. Last year's title went to Vizeum for its fruity take on a Scotch drink "The Rule Breaker".
This year, in partnership with The Drum, Golden Shaker 2017 promises to deliver even more delight. The cocktail sessions will be hosted at The Proof Flat, located at 43A Hong Kong Street, once again with awarding-winning bartenders. Proof & Company is kindly sponsoring the spirits for each session. This years' Grand Final will be held at Crackerjack in October.


Like many discerning comedy fan out there, we at TVO absolutely adored last year's puppet-based satirical comedy Mongrels, and were pleased as punch to learn it had been commissioned for a second series.
Voice recordings commenced last week, and with the actual filming coming very, very soon, The Velvet Onion plans to keep up with progress on the show, which we rather foolishly neglected to cover last year.
If on first glance, it doesn't appear to have much of a connection to the our universe, you'd be sorely mistaken to assume so.
The most obvious link is in the form of Tony Way, who plays the only human regular character, Gary. Tony, of course, has been appearing in comedy classics for a very long time, but is perhaps best known in Boosh circles for his work on the recent Jackal Films and has frequently worked with Oram & Meeten.
Dig a little deeper, and you'll find that the various animals on the show are voiced by Ealing Live veterans Katy Brand and Lucy Montgomery, alongside comedians Rufus Jones, Dan Tetsell and the legendary Paul Kaye.
Above all else, though, its a seriously bloody funny show, and as one of the few comedy shows on the box right now that fits into the type of humour we regularly cover, we anxiously look forward to its forthcoming return. TVO will hopefully be able to look back at the first series nearer to transmission of the second run, but in the meantime, the BBC's official YouTube is awash with classic clips.
Eeep! How briliant! I love comedy that thinks outside the square.
Does anyone remember "Meet The Feebles" by Peter Jackson?? It was a musical puppet show, but waaaay wrong (and thus, awesome). This reminds me a bit of that. I can highly recommend it to fans of Mongrels!!!