BatRep of Roman V Dacian Basic Impetus

Keen to play with these rules for a second time, we stayed with period for out next game. That's three games played two weeks between each, HOORAY.

Well that's something to cheer about, what is not is the epic fail of downloading the photo's from my camera, managed to delete them so no pics so you will just have to take my word for it.

Again we went with the Impetuous Light Rules but this time instead of the Gauls we played the Dacian force against the Romans. These are the free to download rules and armies from the Internet and are designed to act as an hook for the full rules. Well it looks like it is working as Barry is hoping Santa or the Birthday Fairy brings them for him. Well we certainly got a good game out of them. I had failed to get round to re-reading the rules but they are so basic it's not difficult to pick them up after just two weeks. We set up the terrain then diced for table sides and then diced for forces. I was keen to get the Romans again and was lucky enough to get them. Once we were set up and I looked opposite at the massed forces I was not so sure. A quick count of units and it was confirmed, Barry had 3 more units than me and as one of my units was ART B I felt he had 4 more! But three of mine are rather tough Legion guys and regards Cav mine again was of better quality. I set up with a double Legion (large unit - two made into one) centre right with the Art B and Archers centre left with the other Legion and my unit of Cav on my far left. My right itself was the two Axillia one behind the other. Three hills dominated my side of the field, two out front (one each flank) whilst the main one was angled through the middle with the crest forward of my start position. I planned to hold the left hill with my Cav and send my double Legion beyond the crest of the main hill. To make sure this happened I needed the Initiative in the first turn. I did not get it but Barry just sent skirmish units forward and so I was able to get the ground I wanted.

Both of us stood off each other with his skirmish line happy to send arrows at my unit whilst my archers and Art B fired on targets, neither really doing much. Barry wanted to get his Javalin armed skirmish unit into range and temped me to charge in with my Auxilia which rolled very well routing the skirmishers and clearing the way to push on the right. The stand off on my left continued for a while but with it becoming obvious I was not going to come off the hill Barry sent in some of his best troops, with support from behind. Now Barry was rolling something like 13 dice to my 7 so it did not look like I would hold for long but again I rolled well whilst Barry just got the one result so I knocked him back off the hill with loss. This was the story of the fight for these units all day until near the end after losing no casualties my Medium Cav destroyed the front unit of heavy infantry. Meanwhile in the centre I charged the bow armed skirmishers with the second auxillia but these evaded leaving me close to the Dacian main line. The medium unit facing me charged in with support but again the dice were kind and I survived the initial charge just disordered. My double Legion was making steady progress to support him whilst the Art B continued to keep the unit on my Auxillia's flank disordered and started to reduce it's strength. A archer unit had positioned itself so as to temp (I think force) me to charge it with the other auillia which again went well for me as I drove it over the right flank hill in some disorder. But in doing so it allowed a medium unit to get behind him. Fast forward two turns and he was the meat in a Dacian sandwich!

Over on the left the Med Cav was keeping the Heavy foot entertained so I moved the spare Legion forward to clear the medium foot and light horse away from my Cav. The medium foot was punished but in shear desperation to buy time to reorganise the foot Barry charged the lights into my Legion and the unthinkable happened. Yes I dropped it two levels with the Pilum but still they charged in and disordered me! From this point onwards the combination of medium foot crashing into my Legion only to be thrown back followed by his Light Cav rescuing the situation for yet another turn. It should not have happened once but it happened time and again. Sure I was wearing them down and it was really just a repeating freak of the dice but still it was interesting to watch it play out.

In the centre no such suttle action was in play. My Auxillia after standing against a supported attack was now driving the Dacians back mainly due to their reduced support as my Legions smashed into the best supporting unit and was to keep on driving until the unit was destroyed. The whole centre started to melt away and whilst my unfortunate Auxillia was being whittled down it was not being destroyed fast enough. This allowed the victorious Legions to turn about and join the rear of the melee and smash the medium unit. Meanwhile the Axillia in the centre turned to menace the Light Cav/Medium Infantry Combo. Quickly from here I managed to get the required points to break Barry's Army. I had suffered less than I deserved and in fairness Barry was diced rotten and not once did he moan. Though I think one die of his will be held in high esteem being about the only thing that kept him in the game, this being the roll a 1 die that was the start of the save roll.

It was great to get a game played to a conclusion and it's a real shame I have no pics as Barry had in the last two weeks flocked his bases and this really finished off the units.

Having played further into a game and being more astute to what was going on we started to pick holes in the rules. These holes will of course be filled by the full rule set but for the most part we were able to work out something reasonable and now plan to work a few of these observations into the rules we are using at the moment. Obviously a lot depends on when we get the full rules and if we like what it brings. For me when you play with so few units I don't want to get too bogged down and think we could make the basic version work well for us. Next up for me will be some sample playing of the Field Of Glory rules. First on my own to get a feel for them and reduce the page turning in a face to face game and then probably with Lee over the Festive Period. Matt also wants to try them so again plenty of opportunity to test drive them.

Next up for Barry and me will be a small 6mm Naps Battle with his newly painted Brits that look just right for the scale. When he told me he painted them all in just 4 mornings my jaw dropped. No way could I have painted so much in so little time and made them look half as good. My only conciliation is that today I finished six French Dragoon Regiments, the subject of the next post.

U of L spinal cord center brings in $13.7 million in 2011, $64.1 million since 2000

The University of Louisville's spinal cord scientists attracted more than $13.7 million in outside funding in 2011 alone, and have brought in a total of $64.1 million since 2000.

"This is tangible evidence of our effort to become a nationally recognized premier metropolitan research university," said U of L President James Ramsey. "We have taken the investment that the state has made in our program, brought in the best researchers to work on spinal cord injury, and begun to help people."

One major success story was that of Rob Summers, who played college baseball in Oregon and was paralyzed below the chest after a car accident in 2006. "In May, a team from U of L and two California universities announced that they had used electrical stimulation and rehabilitation to help (him) stand and take steps with assistance — a breakthrough with implications for millions of paralyzed people around the world," reports Laura Ungar of The Courier-Journal. (Read more)

Beshear says hand over child abuse records; cabinet immediately files for more time

Gov. Steve Beshear ordered the release of "state records of children who have been killed or nearly killed as a result of abuse and neglect," reports Beth Musgrave of the Lexington Herald-Leader. (Photo by H-L's Pablo Alcala)

"Transparency will be the new rule," he said at a news conference Tuesday.

But, immediately after he spoke, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services filed a motion in Franklin Circuit Court asking for more time. "It also asked Judge Phillip Shepherd to sharply limit the information the cabinet must release and allow it to remove a significant amount of detail — restrictions that seem to contradict the governor's pledge of openness," reports Deborah Yetter of The Courier-Journal.

The two newspapers have been suing the cabinet to see the records, and Shepherd has twice ruled that the newspapers should be able to view them. "State law says that the child protection records are private with one clear exemption — in the deaths or near-deaths of children who have died as a result of abuse or neglect," Musgrave reports.

The cabinet argued releasing the documents would run counter to federal privacy laws and could lead to a loss in federal funding.

Attorney Jon Fleischaker, who represents the C-J, was not impressed by the governor's move. "It's a sham, in my judgment," he said.

In 2009, both newspapers sued the cabinet after being denied access to documents pertaining to Kayden Branham, a toddler who died after drinking drain cleaner that was reportedly to be used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.

The Todd County Standard likewise sued the cabinet when it refused to turn over documents pertaining to Amy Dye, a 9-year-old who was beaten to death by her adoptive brother. "This crime has drawn a lot of attention, has left this community dazed, confused and angry and searching for answers as to why this could have happened and why this happened," said Todd Circuit Court Judge Tyler Gill.

The motion filed by the cabinet Tuesday would exclude details of Amy's case, such as the circumstances of her adoption, the names of her siblings, information about foster care, and the termination of parents' rights and juvenile court records, "all of which were elements of Amy's case," Yetter reports.

Records that Shepherd ordered be released Nov. 7 showed evidence that state social service workers either ignored or dismissed repeated complaints by school officials that Amy was the victim of abuse. "The cabinet had initially denied it had any records, then refused to disclose them, citing confidentiality," Yetter reports.

At the news conference Tuesday, Beshear said he planned to propose legislation in 2012 to make it more clear as to what information the cabinet is subject to releasing.

To read more in The Courier-Journal, click here.

To read more in the Herald-Leader, click here.

Baptist-Trover hospital merger another example of trend

Though the proposed merger of Saint Joseph Health System, University Hospital and Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare has grabbed recent headlines, another merger is under way, with Baptist Healthcare System hoping to expand its reach to Western Kentucky with the acquisition of Trover Health System in Madisonville.

"There's a lot of territory . . . and certainly Trover fits a geographic hole that Baptist has in the western part of the state," said Andy Sears, vice president of planning and development for the Louisville-based Baptist system.

Trover is made up of a 390-bed regional medical center and several clinics, resulting in the company having seven locations in six counties, reports Patrick Howington for The Courier-Journal.

"With reimbursements from government health plans set to tighten under health-care reforms, experts say stand-alone hospitals will have more difficulty keeping up than larger systems, which can spread costs and have more purchasing power," Howington reports.

During the first nine months of 2011, there were 71 deals involving 132 hospitals and totaling $6.9 billion, according to Sanford Steever, editor of Health Care M&A Report. (Read more)

To read more about hospitals merging nationwide, click here.

Move to managed care involves a steep learning curve, patients and providers tell Noelle Hunter of The Morehead News

Patients and providers are "ascending a steep learning curve as they implement Medicaid managed care," reports Noelle Hunter in a two-part series in The Morehead News. Even for a proactive patient, the changeover has its challenges, and vulnerable populations are at risk of falling through the cracks, providers say. For health administrators, it means getting accustomed to three new systems, all of which require pre-authorization before treatment can begin.

The move to managed care, which took place Nov. 1, was intended to fill a $166 million shortfall in the Medicaid budget. Gov. Steve Beshear pushed hard for the switch and estimates it will save the state $1.3 billion in the next three years. Managed care will be handled by four organizations — Kentucky Spirit, CoventryCares, WellCare and Passport — across the state. Passport was already handling the Louisville region.

When the switch took place, Medicaid recipient Mary Jo Long discovered "45 percent of Medicaid recipients were automatically enrolled in Kentucky Spirit," Hunter reports. "None of the doctors (in Rowan County) take Kentucky Spirit," Long said. Discovering this, she waited on hold 30 minutes before being switched to CoventryCares and doesn't "anticipate any problems from here," she said.

While Long was able to navigate the challenge, many patients, particularly those with mental or behavioral health issues, might find it difficult, said Kimberly McClanahan, CEO of Pathways, Inc., a drug or alcohol rehabilitation center. "A lot of our patients are seriously mentally ill and they don't or cannot always pay attention to the information they are getting in the mail about the change," she said. "When they got their first letter about the changes, it was seven pages long. A lot of our consumers just threw it in the trash."

Health administrators are likewise dealing with lengthy forms from managed care organizations. "We've essentially gone from a one-page document to a sometimes 25-30 page document that has to be faxed to the MCOs before any care can be given," said G.R. "Sonny" Jones, chief financial officer at St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

The paper overload stems from the fact that Medicaid patients must be pre-authorized before they can receive any treatment, the likely key to savings in such a system. "I was talking to a case manager who said she spent an hour and 45 minutes on the telephone trying to obtain a pre-authorization," said Charlotte Walker, administrative director for clinical operations at St. Claire.

Moreover, the existing network of providers is not extensive enough, in part because the move to managed care happened in just 120 days, as per the state's directive, "when it usually takes a year or two to develop a satisfactory network," Jones said.

Behavioral health organizations and pharmacies are also experiencing challenges, with some patients not able to access their prescriptions "because each MCO has different prescription formularies," Hunter reports.

Whether the move will indeed save money remains to be seen, administrators say. "In the long run, the financial incentives are there to pay hospitals and providers less," Jones said. "It will make it more difficult for us."

An op-ed piece in the Lexington Herald-Leader indicated likewise. "There will now be four bureaucracies, with each sopping up Medicaid money to pay for the bureaucrats needed to keep track of everything," writes Edward L. Smith, a charter member of Northern Kentucky's Mental Health/Substance Abuse Regional Planning Council. "Where will the money for the bureaucrats come from? From services, of course." (Read more)

To read Part 1 of Noelle Hunter's series Mandatory Medicine, click here. For Part 2, click here.

EJERCICIOS SENCILLOS PARA UN BUSTO PERFECTO

El busto de una mujer puede perder firmeza por multiples motivos como un embarazo, pérdida de peso, o adoptar malas posturas al estar sentadas o al caminar,por fortuna, los senos se pueden tonificar  con una serie ejercicios físicos muy sencillos.

Los ejercicios que te explicare están destinados a proporcionar tonicidad a los músculos de tus senos, con lo que te ayudarán a levantarlos y reafirmarlos.

Un ejercicio muy positivo para reafirmar tu pecho es que te sientes en una silla, muy recta y pegada al respaldo y con los pies bien apoyados en el suelo,coge una mancuerna en cada mano y colócatelas a la altura de los hombros, delante del pecho y con los codos formando un ángulo de 90º a los lados del cuerpo.

Levántalos sin estirarlos completamente y vuélvelos a bajar,debes realizar tres series de cinco movimientos de este ejercicio.

Los ejercicios de apertura de pecho también son especialmente buenos paran endurecer el busto. para realizarlos, debes sentarte en una silla con la columna bien recta pon las manos una frente a otra y coge una pesa,estando en esta posición, comienza a abrir los brazos hacia los laterales inspirando , y expirando al cerrarlos de este ejercicio debes realizar al menos tres series de cinco repeticiones.

No olvides que lo más importante para que estos ejercicios funcionen es que los hagas con constancia.

CINTURA PERFECTA CON EJERCICIO SIMPLE

A todas las mujeres les gusta la idea de poder rebajar centímetros de la cintura, y para ello se empecinan en iniciar dieta tras dieta,pero muchas veces olvidan de que esta grasa localizada, en la mayoría de los casos, se debe al sedentarismopor eso la mejor forma de eliminarla es, haciendo ejercicio.

Antes de iniciar el ejercicio para afinar la cintura debes empezar por hacer unas flexiones de calentamiento,luego, seguir con una serie de ejercicios destinados a dar más flexibilidad y reducir la circunferencia de la cintura.

Uno de los ejercicios básicos en este sentido es la circunvalación,este ejercicio se trata de hacer un semicírculo con las manos, manteniendo los brazos extendidos y la cintura flexionada,para esto es necesario que separes ligeramente las piernas, inspires profundamente y a la vez, levantes los brazos hasta colocarlos al lado de la cabeza.

Otro tipo de ejercicio beneficioso para reducir cintura son las torsiones,para realizaelas hay que separar las piernas un poco y girar la cintura al máximo hacia la derecha y luego a la  izquierda, con las manos sobre la cadera,hay que realizar unos veite  movimientos de esta serie y luego repetiremos tandas de 20 con las manos en la nuca y, luego, en cruz.

 Hay otro ejercicio que consisten en poner las piernas separadas, las rodillas rectas y los brazos en cruz, inspirar, y bajar el cuerpo haciendo una flexión combinada con una torsión hacia la izquierda. La idea es que podamos llegar a coger el tobillo derecho con la mano izquierda de este ejercicio haramos repeticiones cinco veces.

Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day; 1.2 million Americans are thought to be infected, but only 1 in 5 know it

Friday is World AIDS Day, an opportunity to learn the facts about the virus and show support for people living with it.

In the United States, there are 1.2 million people living with the HIV infection, which leads to AIDS. Of those who are infected with the virus in the U.S., only one in five know they have it, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Each year, about 50,000 Americans become infected. About 1,700 Kentuckians were diagnosed with HIV between Jan. 1, 2005 and Dec. 31, 2009; Kentucky ranks 19th in the country for the number of people who have the HIV infection.

Since the epidemic began, nearly 594,500 people have died with AIDS in the U.S. Between 1981 and 2007, more than 25 million people have died from the virus around the world.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke of the epidemic in a Nov. 8 address at the National Institutes of Health. "The fight against AIDS began three decades ago in June 1981. American scientists reported the first evidence of a mysterious new disease," she said. "Thirty years later, we ... know a great deal about the virus itself. We understand how it is spread, how it constantly mutates in the body, how it hides from the immune system. And we have turned this knowledge to our advantage."

Most at risk are gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men. The CDC estimates that though this population accounts for just 2 percent of the U.S. population, it accounted for 61 percent of all new HIV infections in 2009. But heterosexuals and people who inject drugs can also contract the disease. Heterosexuals account for 27 percent of new cases. Another 9 percent of people who contracted the virus did so by using injected drugs.

Blacks accounted for 44 percent of new HIV infections in 2009, though they only represent 14 percent of the U.S. population. In 2009, the rate of new infection was 6.5 times greater for black men than it was for white men.

People can now be tested for the infection using a saliva sample and have the results in just 15 to 20 minutes. To find an HIV/AIDS prevention and service provider by county, click here.

Down On The Farm

Had these sheep, goat and dogs for a very long time (as well as the cows and pigs still waiting) and after painting shall we say more challenging projects I decided to take it easy with these guys. Finished them about a week or so ago. They are for my ECW project, I thought at the time it would be funny to have them dotted around in the background, way back before it was the norm to have diorama style battlefields. The pic is not a great one (yes I have done the last lot can you tell?) but the sheep have more than a hint of yellow to their wool whilst the lamb's are a nice white.

Whilst on the subject of ECW, I am hopeful of getting a game using Forlorn Hope 2 in the coming month or two. Hope these are the answer to the rules search. I have a New Model Army fully done (though old and really needs fresh blood) and a Royalist Army still mustering. Matt has Parliament which I used to battle under Tercio Rules (5th edition?). I recently painted up a Regiment of Dragoons (see early post) and have one regiment of foot waiting painting, maybe get that on the table soon.

Talking of painting table. For a bit of a mix I have 12 Companions about a third of the way through being painted in 15mm and to keep with the cavalry theme have 8 regiments of 6mm French Napoleon's on the go. Six are Baccus and the other two are left over Irregular. Two of the Baccus are Hussar's whilst the rest are Dragoons. I still have four Irregular regiments of Cuirassiers waiting to paint with about the same of Baccus. No question that the Baccus have the better detail and look forward to posting pictures of the final comparison but at this point only the horses are painted so you will have to wait.

Waiting, that's a good one. Bought something else off e-bay the other day, but in this case it was for me. Two Heroic's and Ross wagons that I thought would add a little colour to the battlefield. Arrived two days ago and are sitting on the side of the painting table, these will fit into the que somewhere. As will the Reading haul. Lee is planning on dropping them off mid-next week so will wait happily for the chance to paw at this lot. Triples seems so far away.

Also waiting for Tuesday to turn up, I have a game planned with Barry, this time it's Romans V Dacian but we will be starting nice and early so will get the full game in. Well I say that but Monday I have my first Vivisection, supposed to be rather unpleasant which I do not understand as it's just Blood Donating without the biscuit.

But what I'm really waiting for (and very impatiently) is a trip to London on Saturday to meet up with a couple of ASL buddies, one I have met many many times but it's always a pleasure as he just radiates good will and fun, yep that's Dave. The other guy just happens to be an Australian not even visiting the UK, rather he is at a conference in Paris and is stopping buy for a chat!!! Never met the guy before but we have crossed swords on the battlefield so many times. Rob is an incredible bloke who I have EVER yet to hear moan about his dice, yep unbelievable!

And to think this post started with sheep.

Sassanid Persian Slingers 25mm

Picked up these figures on e-bay two weeks ago. The idea is to paint them and sell them on via e-bay and hope to make some on the deal to spend on figures I want. Since first losing my job and then finding out I have a long term illness I decided I did not want to spend money on the hobby unless I have generated it through painting or selling gear. I have a couple of guys who want me to paint for them but neither is quite ready (one will supply ASL kit and the other will supply extra figures of my choice, no money changes hands and all will be happy) so whilst waiting for other commissions to come through and these two I have decided to invest a little and try and get ahead, not that I am short of things to paint but I don't want to run low.

So I bought these guys but to be honest the castings are not the best in the world so I settled for a quick paint job, and hope to make a little on the original cost to buy more paint and brushes, at this point my wargames neutral is in the red.


They are based to Field of Glory, 14 figures over 7 bases. One slinger has a missing sling but can be made good. Vallego paint used for the most part and mat varnished (again Vallego). I offer it here first, £20 plus cost of postage, if no takers then it's off to E-Bay.

I also bought some 25mm Nap's which after doing some of my own figures I will make a start on them. On the painting table at the moment is 6mm Baccus and Irregular Cav (mostly Baccus) and the first of my Companions.

Corbin City Commission enacts smoking ban

The Corbin City Commission passed an ordinance this week to ban smoking in all enclosed public areas and enclosed public buildings. The ordinance will also require smokers to remain at least 25 feet from building entrances. Areas subject to the ban include bingo parlors, restaurants except for outdoor seating, and motels and hotels, "which may not offer more than 20 percent of rooms as smoking," Dean Manning of The News Journal reported. "Once the ordinance is advertised, it will become law," Becky Kilian of The Times-Tribune reports.

Tips Cooking Carrots for Kids

Tips Cooking Carrots for Kids - You may have read that vegetables including carrots needed for the child. However, how to cook it so easy and kids like to eat? On the one hand, cooking vegetables for too long will remove all the positive content in it. But on the other hand, if not cooked long enough (until soft), carrots will be difficult to chew children who are toddlers. Is processed as juice is also recommended?

According to Dr. Handy Fransisca SpA, a pediatrician and author of Healthy Food Guide Breastfeeding and Baby, the most important thing about food children eat foods with balanced nutrition. Perhaps you will ask, how to measure the nutritional balance. Roughly speaking, keep the child at each meal menu contained a variety of foodstuffs with a variety of colors. One of the important food is carrots, but it's not the only one.

For vegetables, if possible, should be eaten without cooking (but washed clean, of course). Without the ripening process, the content of enzymes and various vitamins in vegetables can be more awake. If I had to be cooked, the first option is to steamed vegetables until slightly soft. Do not really soft or wilted. The second option is to include pan-fried or boiled with water boiled in a child's menu.

For children who are aged over one year, carrots can be presented in various forms, such as an adult. If there are local and imported carrots, you better choose local carrots. The reason, delivery time is shorter, so that the freshness is stay there.

5 Benefits of Orange Vegetables Consumption

Orange Vegetables Consumption - Many varieties and types of vegetables that we can easily get in nature. The shape and color is highly variable. There are red, green, orange, yellow, and purple. Everything would be so beneficial for health.

During this time, green vegetables may be better known and be an option. But there is no harm if you start making variations with orange-colored vegetables. Health experts in Canada recommends eating orange vegetables every day. Why?

1. Against breast cancer in its early stages

Retinoic acid is a substance derived from vitamin A - which is widely available on the sweet potatoes and carrots. Research conducted by the Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, showing retinoic acid-fighting properties as having breast cancer at an early stage (stage two), but not in the stage above it.

2. Increase of beta-carotene

Beta Carotene is one of the antioxidants found in vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, and pumpkin. Beta-carotene have a role in regulating the immune system and keep the vision remains good. Beta-carotene is fat-soluble nutrients and a study showed that certain vegetable frying with little oil content of beta-carotene may increase by 63 percent to 53 percent in carrots and pumpkins.

3. Protect the heart

Studies show that the levels of alpha-and beta-carotene, as well as higher antioxidant can lower the risk of death from cardiovascular disease.

4. Protect the eyes

Pumpkin and carrots are rich in lutein and zeaxanthin, two plant pigments that help prevent cataracts. A study published in the Archives of Ophthalmology involving more than 35,000 women showed that those who received the highest amount of pigments in the diet (6716 micrograms per day) had a 18 percent lower risk of developing cataracts.

5. Boost the immune system

The content of vitamin B6 is found in carrots and pumpkins have a role in blood cell growth and protein metabolism. Not only that, this vitamin also helps the immune system produces antibodies to fight disease.

Poll finds Kentucky has the highest smoking rate in the country; a statewide ban would reduce it, advocates say

Kentucky has the highest smoking rate in the country, with 29 percent of people surveyed by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index answering "yes" to the question, "Do you smoke?" (United Press International photo by Alexis G. Glenn)

Kentucky's number is 8 percentage points higher than the national average, which remains unchanged from 2008. Utah had the lowest rate, 11 percent. The survey included answers collected from 1,000 Americans from January to June.

Smoking rates remain highest in the South and Midwest. "The findings suggested government smoking bans were effective," United Press International reports. "There were no bans on smoking in bars in all but one of the states where rates are 25 percent or higher and no bans on smoking in restaurants in all but two." (Read more)

In an op-ed piece in Monday's Lexington Herald-Leader, public health advocate Joan Buchar of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky asks the upcoming General Assembly to pass a statewide ban, and lists the benefits: Teens and preteens are less likely to begin smoking because they see fewer adults smoking. There are fewer visits to the emergency room for heart attacks in communities with comprehensive bans. And businesses are attracted to areas where bans are in effect, Buchar writes.

"Kentucky is known for its hospitality and beautiful places," she writes. "We can be known, too, as a beautiful and healthful place to live. Twenty years from now, our children will thank us for taking this bold step today." (Read more)

CARNAVAL DE BARRANQUILLA COLOMBIA

El Carnaval de Barranquilla es reconocido en el mundo por su diversidad cultural y por ser una fiesta donde todos son protagonistas. Cada danza, cada grupo folclórico, cada disfraz, participa para hacer de la fiesta el mejor espectáculo del mundo, pero no solo para mostrarlo, sino, y muy especialmente, para gozarlo. Porque así es el Caribe. En el Carnaval de Barranquilla el bailarín es espectador y el espectador es bailarín.

El Carnaval de Barranquilla fue declarado por la UNESCO, como Patrimonio Oral e Intangible de la Humanidad. La proclamación destaca las formas tradicionales y populares de expresión, como la música, la danza, los rituales y la mitología de esta fiesta. Además, exalta su carácter excepcional, el arraigamiento dentro de la tradición cultural, la fuente de inspiración e intercambio cultural que representa y la excelencia en la aplicación de habilidades y cualidades técnicas mostrada por los participantes en esta fiesta.

CARNAVAL DE BLANCOS Y NEGROS EN SAN JUAN DE PASTO

Surgido de tradiciones nativas andinas e hispánicas, el Carnaval de Negros y Blancos es un gran acontecimiento festivo que se celebra desde hace más de 450 años y que tiene lugar todos los años, desde el 28 de diciembre hasta el 6 de enero, en San Juan de Pasto, en el suroeste de Colombia.

El Carnaval de Blancos y Negros es un periodo de convivencia intensa, en el que los hogares se convierten en talleres colectivos para la presentación y transmisión de las artes carnavalescas y en el que personas de todas clases se encuentran para expresar sus visiones de la vida. Esta fiesta reviste especial importancia como expresión del mutuo deseo de que el futuro esté presidido por un espíritu de tolerancia y respeto.

FERIA DEL HOGAR CALI 2011

Este año la ciudad de Cali tendra una Feria del Hogar a la altura de las mejores del mundo, un espacio donde los expositores podrán encontrar grandes oportunidades para realizar negocios que les permitan impulsar su empresa en la región y el mundo,esta feria se llevara acabo del 9 al 18 de Diciembre del 2011

Esta Feria del Hogar a pensado en 2 frentes de trabajo para los expositores, el primero corresponde a la venta al detal de sus producto en las fechas de más consumo del año y y el segundo frente,son las ruedas de negocio con empresarios o comercializadores de productos en Colombia y el mundo.

El mes de Diciembre y propiamente Navidad, es el momento ideal para realizar la muestra de productos y servicios de todo tipo, en esta feria del Hogar tendrán lugar desde prendas de vestir, la decoración de Navideña, vehiculos y viviendas.

Asi que no hay pretexto para no ir a Cali y disfrutar de un evento de esta magnitud.

Abuse must be reported to officials in Ky., unlike scandalized Pa.

State law should prevent the child abuse scandal that has rocked Penn State from happening in Kentucky. (Associated Press photo: Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, assistant coach Mike McQueary and quarterback Mike McGloin.)

Unlike in Pennsylvania, where people are only required to report sexual abuse to a supervisor, in Kentucky suspected abuse must be reported to police, prosecutors or Child Protective Services. If a person fails to report it, that constitutes a crime, reports Andrew Wolfson of The Courier-Journal. "Telling your boss in Kentucky doesn't take you off the hook," said Terry Brooks, executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates. "We don't let folks in Kentucky wash their hands of abuse."

Interest in the law has surfaced since a graduate assistant Paterno "saw former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky raping a boy in a shower in 2002 and told Paterno about it rather than alerting authorities," Wolfson reports. Paterno told his athletic director, but not police or other authorities. He was fired Nov. 9.

Advocates believe the Kentucky law "shows that we are all responsible," said Dan Fox, president of Family and Children's Place, a nonprofit counseling agency. Kentucky is one of 18 states with such a law. Those who fail to report abuse can be charged with a misdemeanor punishable up to 90 days in jail and a $250 fine, though prosecution is relatively rare. There were just 57 cases filed with the Administrative Office of the Courts since 2006. One case involved a Bed Bath & Beyond store, which was charged in 2008 after it didn't help a couple who had found a toddler locked in a hot van in the parking lot. The manager said getting involved was against store policy.

Kentucky had twice as many reported child-abuse cases as Pennsylvania 2009, though it has just one-third the number of children. That difference is believed to stem from the reporting laws of the two states, not because abuse or neglect is less common in Kentucky, Wolfson reports.

ACCESORIOS DE MODA PARA ADORNAR EL CABELLO

 Los accesorios para el cabello son ideales no solo para decorar la vestimenta sino para solucionarte el problema de un buen peinado.

Hoy te cuento cuales son los accesorios para el cabello que están de moda esta temporada para que tu puedas seleccionar cuál es el que más cuadra a tu estilo de cabello o la combinación de la ropa.

Uno de los accesorios para el cabello más empleados este año son los pañuelos para el pelo o las diademas, ideales tanto para estar elegante en la oficina o en una fiesta, como para un look informal.

Aunque los estilos más usados por las famosas son los turbantes para el pelo o foulard multiusos, solo es cuestión de animarse a innovar.

Pat Boone commercial about Medicare has many inaccuracies

A television commerical misleads seniors into believing the federal health-care reform law will ration and deny care and contains other inaccuracies, according to FactCheck.org, a non-partisan, non-profit service based at the University of Pennsylvania.

The ad features singer Pat Boone and is being aired repeatedly in Ohio (and presumably in Northern Kentucky) by the conservative 60 Plus Association. It claims the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will create the Independent Payment Advisory Board, made up of elected bureaucrats who "can ration care and deny certain Medicare treatments so Washington can fund more wasteful spending."Boone says,"Unaccountable bureaucrats should never have the power to deny you the care you deserve."

The board is neither made up of bureaucrats, nor can it ration care. "The IPAB is tasked with finding ways to reduce the growth in Medicare spending," FactCheck reports. "Its 15 voting members won't be bureaucrats, according to the health care law (see page 502); they will be doctors and medical professionals, economists and health care management experts."

The law also says proposals from the IPAB "shall not include any recommendation to ration health care, raise reveneues or Medicare beneficiary premiums ... increase Medicare beneficiary cost-sharing (including deductibles, coinsurance and copayments), or otherwise restrict benefits or modify eligibility criteria."

The ad says the law will cut $500 billion from Medicare, but fails to mention that cut is in the future growth of Medicare over 10 years and will come from the supplemental Medicare plans seniors can buy.  Moreover, though Boone suggests seniors should object to the $500 billion in cuts, they are meant to extend the funding of Medicare Part A by 12 years.

The ad also states Medicare will be bankrupt in nine years. "The truth is that Medicare Part A — the hospital insurance trust fund, one of four parts of Medicare — is expected to be insolvent by 2020, according to the projections from the Congressional Budget Office, or perhaps 2024, according to the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees," FactCheck reports. "Shortfalls have been projected for Part A 'almost from inception,' says a Congressional Research Service report," but Congress has always found a way to extend the program. (Read more)

LOS JEANS ANTICELULITIS

Nunca habías pensado que por usar unos pantalones podías perder centímetros de grasa acumulada en tu cuerpo,pues los jeans Eve Cosmetic lo consiguen, porque están concebidos como jeans cosméticos.

Te estamos hablando de unos jeans capaces de ayudarte a combatir la celulitis, gracias a que están cargados con un complejo cosmético que disuelve la acumulación de grasa, favorece el drenaje y evita la retención excesiva de líquidos.
Estos jeans son fruto de la colaboración de su diseñador con una especialista en cosmética, que los ha impregnado con una sustancia rica en cafeína, escina y vitamina E.

Estos 3 elementos ayudan a disolver la acumulación de grasas, favorecen la microcirculación, protegen la piel y son antioxidantes.

Simplemente es necesario que te los pongas todo el día, porque esos principios activos solo hacen efecto cuando están en contacto con la pielm el efecto anticelulítico dura 28 días y se pueden lavar 4 veces en agua templada,después, es necesario que se recargue el producto cosmético con el kit que se proporciona junto con la prenda .

Además de su efecto estético, hay que resaltar que estos jeans tienen forma de manzana, con lo que ayudan a realzar la silueta y destacan las curvas de tu figura.

Kentucky second highest in antibiotic consumption in U.S.

The next time you ask your doctor for an antibiotic, or if he or she offers to give you one, think again. It might do your health no good, but could be bad for public health.

"Every time an antibiotic is used ... future effectiveness of that drug is diminished," but Kentuckians take antibiotics at the second highest rate in the country, with 1,205 prescriptions per 1,000 people, says a study by the Centers for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy. Only West Virginia had a higher rate, 1,214 per 1,000. 

Studies show 1 million antibiotics are prescribed unnecessarily every year. "Though antibiotics offer no benefits for colds and other viral infections, many people, including doctors, continue to view these drugs as a quick fix," said a press release by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which helped fund the study.

The problem with the overuse of antibiotics is that bacterial infections become resistant to them. To illustrate the issue, CDDEP says, "High-level penicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneumonia in the United States has experienced a thousand-fold increase in the last 20 years," rising from 0.02 percent in 1987 to more than 20 percent in 2004. The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — known more commonly as staph — increased from about 2 percent in 1974 to 50 percent in many U.S. hospitals in 2004.

"The problem of resistance is an evolutionary game played between humans and microbes: we try to stay ahead by creating new antibiotics, and microbes develop resistance to our drugs," CDDEP reports. "Unfortunately for us, microbes evolve resistance to antibiotics faster than we can create new drugs, meaning that, in recent years, bacteria have been winning this 'arms race.'"

Though there is no cure to resistance, managing the levels at which people become resistant is possible through judicious prescribing, vaccination, hospital infection control, treatment strategies and new antibiotics. (Read more)

Retailers like Walmart, CVS getting into primary care, eyeing the prize that awaits if health reform takes effect in 2014

Last week, a document leaked showing Walmart's intention to become the country's largest provider of primary health services, but the company's interest is not unique. Drug retailers like CVS Caremark and Walgreens are eyeing the same prize: "the millions of Americans with costly illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease," reports Julie Appleby of Kaiser Health News. CVS already has 550 retail clinics, the most in the country. Walgreens has also set up programs aimed at diabetic customers, which includes counseling with pharmacists.

The retail industry is looking at ways it can use its clout to save money and offer a primary care infrastructure that experts say will be short by 21,000 doctors by 2015, largely because of the 30 million more people becoming insured by 2014 under the federal health-care reform law. "It's sad that the existing health care establishment has not figured out a way to make primary care affordable and accessible," said Jerry Avorn, a professor of medicine at Harvard University. "We should not be surprised if someone outside of our world comes in and does it for us."

Costs at retail clinics are "roughly 30 percent to 40 percent less than similar care at a doctor's office and 80 percent cheaper than at an emergency room," Appleby reports, referring to a study in the American Journal of Managed Care. Those savings appeal to insurers. Retail clinic use by people with health insurance increased tenfold from 2007 to 2009, with clinics accounting for 7 percent of all medical visits for 11 common acute conditions, the study found. "If these trends continue, health plans will see a dramatic increase in retail clinic utilization ... particularly among young, healthy and higher income patients living close to retail clinics," the study concluded.

Patients like the clinics for the predictability, with costs made clear ahead of time. And employers — who under the new health law could get incentives to provide wellness programs for their employees — may partner with the clinics to provide blood testing, nutrition counseling and diabetes management. However, there are still many unknowns. While the clinics have proved useful for acute care, it remains to be seen how they will deal with complicated issues like diabetes management.

Some states prevent clinics from employing physicians, nurse practitioners or physician assistants. "Other states cap the number of nurses each doctor can oversee," Appleby reports. The vast majority of clinics are staffed not by doctors, but physician assistants and nurse practitioners. A report by the Convenient Care Association shows 95 percent of the clinicians are nurse practitioners. With these practitioners able to provide basic care, part of the fear among doctors is they will be left to treat only the sickest patients and won't be reimbursed accordingly.

Most of the clinics are in the South and Midwest. In January, Merchant Medicine listed 40 retail clinics in Kentucky, with more to open in 2011. The clinics "are more likely to be in areas with lower overall poverty and only 12.5 percent were in medically underserved areas," Appleby reports, though 21 percent of the U.S. population lives in those areas.

The clinics have typically offered vaccinations and simple physical exams and treatment for strep throat and ear infections, but plan to expand their services and enlarge retail's foothold in the medical world. "Think about Toyota; they didn't start off by competing with Cadillac and BMW. They started with cheap little cars but got better and better over time," said Mark Smith, president and CEO of the California Healthcare Foundation. (Read more)

10 Nutrition Increased Libido

10 Nutrition Increased Libido | There are a number of specific nutrients in foods that can increase libido and your sexual fantasy life. The following are some of the nutrients in foods that can increase your sexual desire and your partner:

1. Antioxidants: Antioxidants are found mainly in fruits and vegetables fresh. This substance provides protection from cervical cancer by neutralizing free radicals that the body is synthesized.

2. Vitamin A: This vitamin is found in carrots, egg yolks, butter, liver, and cheese. These nutrients are needed to maintain the epithelial tissue (comprised of sheets of cells that covers the external surface of the body) of the uterus and vagina to be always in good health.

3. Vitamin B: Women who are attempting pregnancy should be a diet rich in folic acid and vitamin B2. Folic acid may prevent anemia in pregnant women as it contributes to the synthesis of blood cells healthy. While vitamin B2 support the development of red blood cells and antibodies. It also supports the healthy development of the fetus. Sources of folic acid and vitamin B2 include bananas, meat, eggs, liver, yeast breads, spinach, fish, milk, wheat, beans, yogurt, cottage cheese, lettuce, beans, spinach, avocado, broccoli, and oranges.

4. Vitamin C: Vitamin C has benefits for the male reproductive system by increasing the quantity and quality of sperm. Under certain conditions, called agglutination, sperm can not reach the ovum. Vitamin C prevents the occurrence of such conditions. Oranges, blackcurrants, kiwi fruit, strawberries, and peppers are rich dietary sources of vitamin C.

5. Vitamin E: This vitamin is found in sunflower oil, and several other vegetable oils. Vitamin E deficiency can cause neuromuscular problems and anemia. Foods rich in vitamin E include wheat germ, avocados, beans, margarine, and nuts.

6. Zinc (zinc): Zinc is vital to increase libido because it encourages the production of sperm. Oysters are a food source rich in content of zinc (zinc). Zinc deficiency is closely related to low sex drive in women and low sperm count in men. Brown rice, turkey, lean red meat, shellfish, and green leafy vegetables are the food sources that contain zinc.

7. Selenium: Selenium facilitates the production of ova and sperm. Oatmeal, lean meats, brown rice, and organ meats are a food source rich in selenium.

8. Phytoestrogens: This substance is similar to the female hormone estrogen. You can find it in soy and soy products like tofu or tempeh. Phytoestrogens are known for being as a cancer preventive.

9. Essential fatty acids: Sperm production is supported by the intake of essential fatty acids such as linoleic acid. Sources of essential fatty acids include nuts, sunflower and other vegetable oils.

10. Manganese: The hormone estrogen in women requiring manganese for its metabolism. Manganese deficiency can cause infertility in women. You can find a sufficient amount of manganese in foods such as wheat, spinach, whole grain cereal, raisins, peanuts, wheat, pineapple, and tea.

We must learn about the correlation between food and sexual health. Ginger, garlic, onions, carrots, ginseng, known for their quality improvement in sexual satisfaction. The best way to improve sexual health is through food intake. If you rely on drugs such as Viagra or other energy pill, consider its effect on changes in your normal diet.

Hypaspists ready to go.

Originally I bought enough Hypaspists for a different set of rules but under FoG I am at least one base short (well technically I am 2 figures short). Fortunately Reading is this weekend and I have the figures ordered through a mate who will be there. Other than the shield I have used base colours so it will not be difficult to get the same results on the rest of the unit. I had enough figures for 5 bases of 3, this will go up to 12 bases of 3 figures. I had the choice of Heavy or Medium (3 or 4 figures a base) I went with three as I have plenty of Heavy options and felt the extra movement gained by being Medium was well worth the trade off. If I am wrong I will convert to Heavy.

Figures are Magister Militum (ALM7) 15mm and are the first figures I have had from these guys that I am not 100% happy with. A fairly heavy mold line runs down the face, from a distance this is OK but a lot of Macro shots could not be used as the faces of all the figures are disfigured. Worse though is the shields they have what can only be called a rough patch that makes painting an emblem on them a little tricky and whilst I hope it was just this batch I expect to find the next lot looking the same. Other than that they are very nice figures and once I have full battle groups I think they will be a presence on the battlefield.

A little thin on the table right now but it's another unit off the list. Till next week I now just have 12 Companion Cav and 24 Thracian Peltasts to paint. Still I need to get some kind of command figures for my Macedonian army, any suggestions?

Even the experts seem to have more questions than answers when it comes to the federal health-care reform law

By Tara Kaprowy
Kentucky Health News

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Confusion, primary care doctors overwhelmed by an influx of new patients, and employers opting to pay fines rather than health insurance are among the fears experts have about the federal health-care reform law. The experts discussed the issues this week in Lexington at the fall meeting of the Friedell Committee for Health System Transformation, a non-partisan, non-profit group formed several years ago to improve health in Kentucky.

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 30 million more people will become eligible for health insurance by 2014. People who have an income 133 percent above the federal poverty level — now $14,404 for individuals or $29,326 for a family of four — will qualify for Medicaid starting in 2014. Additionally, the federal government will give subsidies to help Americans whose income is up to 400 percent above the poverty level. With them, they must buy private coverage through state insurance exchanges.

The experts see problems arising from both options. "If you look at the overall population, it's very clear that the majority of these patients are going to be in the Medicaid program," said Elizabeth Cobb, vice president of health policy at the Kentucky Hospital Association. "Since Medicaid only pays hospitals at 85 percent of cost, that's a real concern" for providers. Cobb estimated that Kentucky hospitals will lose nearly $1 billion in revenue in the next 10 years because of the Medicaid expansion, along with cuts to other federal programs.

While hospitals will feel the stretch, so will doctors, with Kentucky lacking the primary-care infrastructure it needs to support the influx of new patients, said Dr. Steve Davis, acting commissioner for the state Department of Public Health. Davis said the average age of a practicing dentist in Kentucky is 58 years, and "in a few years," the state will have 3,000 fewer primary-care doctors.

"We don't have enough clinicians to meet those needs and that's a real problem," added Kevin Shuer, assistant professor at the University of Kentucky's College of Health Sciences.

Kentucky has taken no firm steps toward creating a state insurance exchange, a marketplace in which people will have to choose from a variety of plans. That will likely have to be done in the 2012 legislative session if the state opts to run its own exchange.

One reason for the delay is a lack of information, said Cris Miller, a partner in the Louisville accounting firm of Mountjoy Chilton Medley. "We know there will be four plans," each paying 60, 70, 80 or 90 percent of the covered benefit, she said. "We know the bronze plan is going to pay 60 percent of the covered benefit, but what is the covered benefit?"

Despite the unanswered questions, Julia Costich, chair of the Department of Health Services Management at UK's College of Public Health, believes Kentucky will set up a state-specific health insurance exchange, rather than let the federal government handle it, and will do so alone rather than partner with other states, since "the logistics to make that happen would be very complicated."

Costich's research shows about 400,000 Kentuckians will be eligible for federal subsidies as part of the exchange. Medicaid will eventually be included in the exchange and, after coverage expansion, the program's numbers could grow from its current 830,000 participants to 1.1 million in Kentucky. The federal government would cover the initial cost, but the state would gradually pick up a share, just as it does for current Medicaid patients.

The area of the state with the highest uninsured population is between Somerset and Bowling Green, according to Costich's research. There, one in four people under the age of 65 don't have any form of insurance. County-specific estimates show Franklin, Fayette and Jefferson counties have the lowest percentage of people without any form of insurance (4 to 8 percent) and Edmonson, Todd and Elliott have the highest (38 to 45 percent).

In 2014, employers with more than 50 employees who don't provide health coverage will be required to pay a penalty. The experts said paying the fines may be cheaper than offering insurance. According to global consulting firm Towers Watson, 3 in 10 American corporations are considering ending employee health coverage when the exchanges begin.

Though about 58 percent of Kentuckians have insurance through their employer, that's down from about 70 percent a decade ago, said Mark Lamberth, president-elect of the Kentucky Association of Health Underwriters. Lamberth said the drop is not surprising. "We've built a system that is really strapped on the back, for premium purposes, on employers," he said.

Another unknown is how accountable care organizations will work in Kentucky. Starting in 2012, providers that are part of an ACO — in which providers and hospitals team up to take care of a specific population in a coordinated way — will start receiving increased reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid.

So far, there are no ACOs in Kentucky, which Miller said is not surprising. "If you know anything at all about ACOs, you know they're driven by volume," she said. "We're going to have a few in Louisville, probably as many as three in Lexington. Maybe have one in Bowling Green, one in Paducah. But I can promise you we will not have one in Pikeville, we will not have one in Somerset. There's not enough population."

With pieces of the law still undergoing legal scrutiny — the Supreme Court seems likely to decide by July whether Americans can be required to buy health insurance — and with many wondering what will remain of the law after the 2012 presidential and congressional elections, it's unclear what answers, if any, consumers might get before the end of the year. For now, "mass confusion" is what the experts are witnessing, Lamberth said. Miller agreed. "The biggest things we are hearing from our customers is fear."

Egyptian Hoplites Rebased.

One of three command bases of this group of warbands.

Continuing with the project of changing over from WRG 6th to Field of Glory I de-based not only my Egyptian Hoplites but also the rest of my Persian Heavy Cav as well as the Saka Horse Archers. However running out of heavy duty glue as I finished off the Hops meant that further rebasing will have to wait till after getting more glue tomorrow. However I of course could finish off the basing of the Hops as the flock and basing compound use watered down PVA. As per other re-basing efforts it was linked with having other figures to base but more on them in the next post. FoG allow me just 6 bases of these guys so once I am set for rules I can see the rest being up for sale. I remember them being a joy to paint but then again it was not that long after I had painted up plenty of Greek Hops so maybe that was an influence.



Two more stands had been re-based to stand in for Greek Hop's under this list. I will need about double the number I own of Greeks to make max out on FoG. Under 6th these would either fight as two or three units, of course I could use them as a base for yet another army but I think not.

Same unit but from behind, I really like the skin tone and will look out for the paint colour at Tripples next year as it was one of the paints that did not survive the hiatus. I am fairly sure these figures are Chariot Miniatures, long time has passed so not 100% sure. Colour Party was the paints of choice for me way back then and I still have a few left in good enough order to still use.

CAÑO CRISTALES META

Es un río de cinco hermosos colores que corre en los predios del Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de La Macarena, al suroccidente del departamento del Meta, y comprende los municipios de San Juan de Guaviare, La Macarena y Mesetas.

El Rio de los Dioses como es llamado , fue declarado patrimonio biológico de la humanidad,pues en su recorrido a pie se descubre una hermosa gama de colores, con túneles gigantes y abundantes especies de vegetación .

Las rocas de la Macarena alcanzan los 1.200 millones de años de antigüedad y constituyen la prolongación hacia el occidente del llamado Escudo Guyanés de Venezuela, Guayana y Brasil, cuyas rocas son consideradas las más antiguas del planeta.

 

Por ser rocoso el lecho de Caño Cristales, basta una lluvia de moderada intensidad para que su caudal crezca de una manera impresionante, dejando aislado al viajero en sus orillas, Caño Cristales es una sucesión de rápidos, cascadas, correones y pocetas,la aguas son de tal pureza que permiten ver el fondo y toda la magia que encierra este hermoso río.

CONSEJOS UTILES PARA APLICAR EL RIMMEL

Las mujeres con ojos pequeños o poco vivos no pueden salir de casa sin un rimmel que les de un aire vivo y alegre.

Pero las que son adictas al uso de la máscara de pestañas teinen la ventaja de conocer muy bien que el éxito del maquillaje no depende tanto de la calidad del producto que usan, como de la manera correcta de aplicar el rimmel.

Para maquillar tus ojos y sacar el mayor partido posible al rimmel que usas, debes seguir tres trucos fundamentales:

En primer lugar, es necesario que removamos bien el frasco de rimmel para asegurarnos de que el líquido está suelto y fluido.

También es importante que metas y saques el pincel varias veces del tubo a medida que te pintas,de esta forma, las pestañas quedarán más sueltas.

Otro consejo es que desplaces el pincel de la máscara de pestañas de izquierda a derecha en la base mientras te maquillas,con esto consigues crear el efecto óptico de pestañas  mucho más largas, lo que dará viveza a tu mirada.

Por último, debes eliminar los grumos que hayan quedado en tus pestañas al maquillarte,y esto lo harás sin problemas si cierras el ojo y pasas el pincel del rimmel por la parte superior de las pestañas desde la base hacia adelante.

Los maquilladores logran unas pestañas perfectas mezclando una capa de rimmel alargador de pestañas con uno voluminizador. Después solo hay que retirar el exceso de rímel con bastoncillo de algodón.

Independent pharmacists say managed care costs them money

Because two of the three new Medicaid managed-care companies have slashed the dispensing fee they will pay them, independent pharmacists are in danger of going out of business all over the state, pharmacists told the interim joint Health and Welfare Committee yesterday.

But one managed-care firm said that's the cost of saving money for the taxpayers, the reason the state implemented managed care statewide. "We recognize ... there's a big change here for everyone," said Barb Witte, CEO of CoventryCares. "All health care providers are going to have to tighten their belts."

Under the traditional Medicaid system, "pharmacists were paid a 'dispensing fee' per prescription of $4.50 to $5 plus reimbursement for their actual cost of the drug based on an industry formula called the 'maximum allowable cost,'" reports Deborah Yetter of The Courier-Journal.

But the dispensing fee of CoventryCares is only $1 to $1.50. WellCare increased its fee to $3 from $1.50, but cut reimbursement for cost, making the increase only worth about 80 cents. Kentucky Spirit is still paying $4.50 to $5.

Because the maximum allowable cost fluctuates on a monthly basis, pharmacists don't know their return until they file a claim. Often, "pharmacists find they are being paid less than it cost them to buy the drug from a wholesaler," Yetter reports.

"How long will I be able to stay in business losing money?" asked Mayfield pharmacist Sam Willett. "Not very long."

Rep. Tom Burch, D-Louisville, told the MCOs and pharmacists to come to an agreement. "There must be a way to work this out," he said. (Read more)