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A Historic Day for Oakham Castle
Date Published: 31 May 2016
The grounds of Oakham Castle were filled with thousands of visitors on Monday 30th May, as Rutland's most historic building reopened its doors following a multi-million pound restoration.
The castle has been closed to the public since September 2015 while experts carefully repaired and restored the ancient Great Hall, which dates back more than 800 years to the time of the Norman Conquest.
A £2.1million Heritage Lottery Fund grant has conserved the grade I listed building, a scheduled ancient monument, and turned it into a first-class culture and heritage centre – preserving the castle's key features and adding brand new interactive displays and exhibits for guests to enjoy.
Visitors to the site were treated to a day of free events and activities which celebrated the Castle's Norman roots, including archery, falconry, Norman coin striking, weaving and craft skills. Knights on horseback paraded through the town and there were guided tours to show the results of the restoration work.
Prior to the open day, a special ceremony was held in the Great Hall, led by Rutland County Council Chairman Kenneth Bool. The Earl of Gainsborough presented a brand new horseshoe to the Lord of the Manor to mark the reopening, while a special plaque was unveiled to commemorate the involvement of former County Council Leader Roger Begy, who passed away in February.
"It has been incredible to watch the transformation of Oakham Castle over the past eight months. The castle has always been extremely important to Oakham but used to be hidden away with little to see or do. Following the restoration, the building has been completely revitalised and we now have all the events and facilities you would expect to find at a top heritage attraction. It was fantastic to see so many people at the reopening, enjoying the castle. We now hope visitor numbers will increase to around 45,000 a year over the next three years, bringing even more people into the county and providing a significant boost for local tourism and trade."
Councillor Oliver Hemsley, Portfolio Holder for Culture
With the Great Hall restoration now complete, work to reveal, repair and preserve the castle's historic curtain wall, which is on Historic England's "at risk" register will continue into August, and includes the completion of a new path and stairway from Burley Road car park.
"Restoring Oakham Castle has been a complex and challenging project requiring thousands of hours of work by skilled tradesmen, many of which using traditional techniques and materials. One of the biggest challenges we faced was handling the castle's collection of 230 commemorative horseshoes, each of which had to be removed, cleaned, catalogued and then returned to its original place. We're extremely pleased with the outcome of this unique project, which leaves Rutland with, undoubtedly, one of the finest surviving Norman buildings anywhere in Europe."
Paul Haythorne, Heritage Manager for Robert Woodhead ltd
As well as funding repairs to the Great Hall and defensive curtain wall, money from the Heritage Lottery Fund grant will also be used to run an extensive new events programme at the castle, including concerts, dances, living history days, storytelling and drop in activities. A full timetable of events can be obtained from Oakham Castle, Rutland County Museum and local libraries and is also available online.
"HLF is delighted to have supported the Council in the restoration of Oakham Castle. Thanks to National Lottery players, the reopening of Oakham Castle presents new opportunities for the local community and members of the public to experience a range of events and activities at the castle, whilst also preserving the heritage of Rutland's most historic building."
Jonathan Platt, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund East Midlands
For more information about the restoration of Oakham Castle and upcoming events, please see the Oakham Castle website.
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Cost-effectiveness of chronic fatigue self-management versus usual care: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Hongdao Meng1Email author,
Fred Friedberg1, 2 and
Melissa Castora-Binkley1
BMC Family Practice201415:184
© Meng et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2014
Received: 21 May 2014
Accepted: 24 October 2014
Fatigue is a common yet difficult to treat condition in primary care. The objective of this study is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a brief cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) based fatigue self-management (FSM) intervention as compared to usual care among patients with chronic fatigue in primary care.
An economic evaluation alongside of a parallel randomized controlled study design was used. Computer-generated variable-sized block randomization plan was used to assign patients into treatment groups and data collection staff were blinded to group assignments. Patients aged between 18 and 65 years with at least six months of persistent fatigue and no medical or psychiatric exclusions were enrolled from a large primary care practice in Stony Brook, New York. The FSM group (n = 37) received two sessions of a nurse-delivered, fatigue self-management protocol and a self-help book and the usual care group (n = 36) received regular medical care. The effectiveness measure was the Fatigue Severity Scale and the cost measure was total health care expenditures derived from monthly health services use diaries during follow-up. A societal perspective was adopted and bootstrapped incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) and net monetary benefit (NMB) were calculated as measures of cost-effectiveness.
The ICER for FSM was -$$2358, indicating that FSM dominates UC and it may generate societal cost savings as compared to usual care. Complete case analysis yielded smaller ICER (-$1199) with greater uncertainties. Net monetary benefit analysis showed that FSM has a probability of 0.833 (95% CI: 0.819, 0.847) to achieve positive NMB and the favorable results were not sensitive to assumptions about informal care or treatment costs.
This economic evaluation found initial evidence that a two-session brief CBT-based FSM may be cost-effective as compared to usual care over 12 months. The FSM intervention is potentially a promising intervention for chronic fatigue patients in primary care. Additional research is needed to examine the reproducibility and generalizability of these findings.
ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00997451, March 28, 2009).
Chronic fatigue is characterized by persistent and recurring fatigue that cannot be alleviated by rest [1],[2]. It has been associated with lower quality of life [3]-[5] and higher health care utilization [6]-[10]. The cost of lost productivity associated with chronic fatigue has been estimated to be between £75-£129 million annually in the U.K. and the burden of disease was especially high among those who access specialist services [11].
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been shown to be effective in reducing fatigue symptoms as compared to adaptive pacing therapy or usual care [12], while graded exercise therapy (GET) has seen mixed results [13]-[16]. CBT combines elements of both behavioral therapy and cognitive therapy to facilitate the identification and reduction of negative thoughts and to build activity tolerance and positive coping skills among chronic fatigue patients. However, economic evaluations for the treatment of chronic fatigue in primary care have been limited and the findings are generally inconclusive [17]-[20]. In addition, no economic evaluation study has been reported in the US. The assessment of the relative value of CBT will be important for programmatic and policy decisions that must balance costs and outcomes of care [21],[22].
The purpose of the present study is to compare the cost-effectiveness of a brief CBT-based Fatigue Self-Management (FSM) intervention and usual care (UC) conditions in a sample of primary care patients with chronic fatigue.
Chronic fatigue self-management study
The Chronic Fatigue Self-Management Study is a randomized controlled trial involving 111 primary care patients with chronic fatigue in New York between 2009 and 2011. Details of the study and results of the primary end point were reported elsewhere [23]. While the study was powered for the primary outcome of fatigue impact on functioning, the economic evaluation was designed as a pilot and feasibility study. All patients were recruited from a family medicine/primary care practice with 14 attending physicians and 21 family practice residents. The inclusion criteria for participants were (a) between 18 and 65 years of age; (b) at least six months of persistent fatigue with no medical or psychiatric exclusions (as determined by primary care physicians and a psychiatric nurse). Exclusion criteria were: (a) Medical: fatigue due to identifiable medical conditions (such as autoimmune diseases) or to medications (such as beta blockers); (b) Psychiatric: psychosis or dementia, alcohol or substance abuse, depression with melancholic or psychotic features, and anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. These Axis I psychiatric diagnoses were identified from a nurse-conducted Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) [24]. The study protocol received ethical approval from the Stony Brook University Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the drafting of this manuscript adheres to the CONSORT statement [25].
After written informed consent forms and baseline assessments were obtained, patients were randomly assigned to one of three groups as follows: CBT-based FSM (n = 37), attention control (AC) (n = 38), and usual care (UC) (n = 36). A variable-sized block randomization procedure was used to minimize potential selection bias. The study statistician generated the random allocation sequence, the principal investigator conducted the initial telephone interview, and a graduate student assigned participants to interventions. Data collection staff were blinded to the group assignment and sample size was chosen to ensure adequate power to detect treatment effect on the primary outcome. Additional details of the study have been reported elsewhere [23]. The CBT-based FSM group received two individual face-to-face fatigue self-management training sessions with a nurse (for up to 60 minutes) and a 61-page self-management booklet containing material assigned and discussed in the two sessions. This protocol was adapted from an efficacious 12-session CBT program for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) [26]. Patients in the AC group received two sessions with a nurse therapist regarding emotional support and home-based self-monitoring of symptoms, affect, and stress. The AC group was designed to control for therapist attention and homework assignments so that potential placebo effects can be isolated from the FSM treatment effect. The UC group received no treatment beyond usual medical care. All three groups were assessed at baseline and 12-month follow-up [23]. For the purpose of this study, patients in the AC group were excluded because the attention control would be dominated by the control group as it requires higher costs (due to therapists' attention) with no commensurate benefit.
The primary outcome was the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS). The FSS was designed to measure the effect of fatigue on functioning. It is comprised of nine items rated on a 7-point Likert scale, where one indicates no impairment and seven indicates severe impairment. A one-point decrease on the FSS is considered clinically significant improvement. It is a validated scale for use in CFS with high internal consistency [27] and has been shown to be sensitive to treatment change [28].
Service use and costs
Health resource use and costs were identified and valued from the societal perspective for the Reference Case analysis following the 'Panel Recommendations" [29]. Health care resource use was measured with a modified version of the Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI), a validated health care utilization diary [30], to record health service use as well as informal care for the 3 month period prior to baseline and on a monthly basis by trained staff via a telephone interview during the post-treatment follow-up period.
To evaluate the economic effects of the prescribed treatments, we identified relevant cost categories of resource use by measuring utilization in each resource category (direct and indirect) and identifying the unit costs (prices) of the corresponding category. As economic endpoints, direct health care costs, direct non-health care costs and indirect costs were included [31]. The direct study-based health care costs included costs of the behavioral interventions and the economic consequences of the programs in terms of health services utilization before and after the intervention (direct health care costs). Intervention costs include costs of personnel (clinical psychologist, nurse interventionists, and staff), training, material (self-help booklet), time spent by study personnel and patients (intervention sessions and travel), facility costs (space, maintenance, and utilities), and other costs (advertising and telephone services). Costs were allocated to individual patients based on the number of sessions they attended. Direct health care costs included the costs of hospitalizations and visits to health care providers (e.g. general practitioner, specialist, physical therapist, alternative medicine providers) and the use of prescription and over-the-counter medications. The direct non-health care costs include out-of-pocket expenses, costs of paid and unpaid help, and travel costs of attending medical appointments. As part of the modified CSRI, information on the frequency of paid help, travel time for medical appointments, and the number of illness-related absences from paid or unpaid work were collected. Indirect costs include the value of production lost to society due to illness-related absence from work (paid or unpaid).
For each category of health care resources, we used standard approaches to estimate costs [32],[33]. Unit costs for major health care services (e.g. provider office visits) and prescription medications were based on national average of Medicare payment rates, estimated from the 2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). Medicare payment rates are widely used as approximate measures of the opportunity costs associated with health services use in economic evaluations. Unit costs of various diagnostic tests were based on 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payment Schedule published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Table 1).
Unit prices used to value the different types of services in the analysis (in 2010 $)
Unit cost ($)
Physical/Occupational therapist
Homeopath/Acupuncturist
Child/personal care
Although informal caregivers are not paid for their inputs, there is still a cost involved from the societal perspective when other opportunities are forgone. It is assumed that the work provided by informal caregivers will be similar to that of home care workers. Therefore, we used the national average hourly wage of home health and personal care aides from the 2010 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to approximate the unit cost of informal caregivers as well as unpaid help by family and friends.
The days of lost work were valued using average wages obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau (U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2012). We calculated daily wages from annual wages and then estimated the total lost income for each patient as a product of the total number of days missed work and daily wages. For participants who did not work, we used ½ wage rates as estimates of lost productivity [29]. Because the treatment phase for all patients began in 2009 and ended in 2011, we used 2010 prices and did not adjust for inflation [32]. For each patient, total health care expenditures were calculated as the sum of the volume of various services multiplied by the corresponding unit costs.
Statistical analyses were performed using STATA (Version 11, College Station, TX). We first compared patients' baseline characteristics in the FSM and UC groups using appropriate tests of statistical significance (i.e. Chi-square test for binary variables, t-test for continuous variables). Last observation carried forward (LOCF) method was used to impute the 12-month outcome data for 26 individuals who did not complete the 12-month assessment and no cost data was imputed. For the effectiveness measure, we used the difference-in-difference approach in multivariate regression analysis to identify the effects of the intervention by controlling for baseline effectiveness or cost measures, as well as baseline patient characteristics (age, gender, education, marital status, employment status, number of chronic conditions, and number of symptoms).
For the cost measure, our primary interest was to examine the between-group differences in total health care expenditures among participants in the FSM as compared to those in the UC group. Therefore, we estimated total expenditures using a generalized linear model (GLM) with a gamma distribution and log link function to account for the distributional characteristics of expenditure data. We chose GLM over ordinary least squares models (with log-transformed dependent variables) based on the modified Park Test examining the distributional characteristics of residuals from both approaches as suggested by Manning and Mullahy [22],[34].
Cost-effectiveness analysis
ICERs were estimated using the standard formula: ICER = (ΔC 1−ΔC 2)/(ΔE 1−ΔE 2), where ΔC 1−ΔC 2 is the difference in the average cost change from baseline to 1-year follow-up between two groups and (ΔE 1−ΔE 2) is the difference in the average effectiveness change between the two groups [35]. We plotted a cost-effectiveness plane (with a cost dimension and a FSS dimension) to show the incremental change in FSS scores and in costs for FSM versus UC. The plane is divided into four quadrants: northeast (more effective, more costly), northwest (less effective, more costly), southwest (less effective, less costly), and southeast (more effective, less costly). To account for uncertainty involved in the statistical inference, 3000 incremental cost-effectiveness values were obtained through bootstrapping, a non-parametric method of statistical inference in which the empirical sampling distribution is estimated by repeated re-sampling from the observed distribution [36]. To evaluate the potential impact of imputation on ICER, plots from both the imputed sample and the complete case analysis were generated.
Because negative ICER may result in ambiguity as to which group is dominated, we used the net-benefit approach to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the treatment group as suggested in the literature [37]-[40]. The net benefit approach can be defined as: NMB = R T ΔE−ΔC, where NMB = Net Monetary Benefit, R T =Threshold of Willingness-to-pay per unit of benefit, ΔE =difference in effectiveness (net reduction in FSS score), and ΔC =difference in cost. Given a certain level of willingness-to-pay (often unknown from the societal perspective), NMB measures the net benefit the decision-maker is willing to pay per unit of increased effectiveness (R T ), less the increase in cost (ΔC). As a result, a program is deemed cost-effective if NMB > 0 [32]. In the present study, net benefits were calculated for each patient in the sample using a range of values ($0 to $10000 in $50 increments) for R T to reflect the uncertainty regarding the societal willingness-to-pay per unit of effectiveness. We then compared differences in net benefits between FSM and UC using bootstrapped multiple regression models controlling for patient characteristics and pre-treatment FSS and costs.
To test the robustness of the results, we conducted sensitivity analyses under two conservative scenarios. First, because the cost of informal care is likely to be excluded from the total cost in the employer's decision-making process of whether to adopt the intervention, we calculated the alternative total costs by assuming that the unit cost of informal care equals to zero. Second, as there is some uncertainty regarding the cost of the FSM intervention, we also calculated total costs assuming the intervention costs are 100 percent higher than our estimates. Results from this analysis will show whether the main findings are sensitive to changes in intervention costs.
Sample characteristics
Although 75 individuals were randomized into the FSM (n = 37) and UC (n = 36) groups, the complete-case cost-effectiveness analysis excluded 26 individuals due to missing both effectiveness and costs data (Figure 1). Patients in FSM and UC groups did not differ significantly in baseline patient characteristics, nor are those included in the cost-effectiveness analysis differ significantly from those excluded (data not shown).
CONSORT flow diagram.
Table 2 presents average use of services and average costs by resource use categories for both groups during the study period. Overall, the FSM group had lower unadjusted average annual total cost as compared to the UC group before intervention ($3026 vs. $4862) and after the intervention ($4039 vs. $6903). As a result, the FSM group had smaller increase in average annual total costs over the study period ($1012 vs. $2041) even after the intervention costs were factored in. In terms of effectiveness, the FSM group had bigger reduction in FSS score as compared to the UC group (0.99 vs. 0.26). It appears that patients in the FSM group had smaller increases in provider visits, larger decreases in ER/hospital visits and absence from work. In summary, the unadjusted analysis showed that on average, the FSM group had better outcome and smaller increase in costs as compared to the UC group.
Costs and changes in costs for UC and FSM, by category and period
Pre (3 months)
Post (12 months)
n (%) users
# of Contacts ± SD †
Cost ($) †
Changes in Costs ($)
Usual Care (UC), n = 33
1. GP visit
1 ± .3
2. Specialist visit
1 ± 1.5
3. Other provider visit
4. Provider (1 + 2 + 3)
5. ER/hospital visit
6. Rx medications
7. Laboratory test
8. Informal care, hours
43 ± 38.3
9. Missed work, hours
10. Total cost (4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9)*
11. Annualized average cost
12. Intervention cost
13. Grand total (11 + 12)
Fatigue Self-Management (FSM), n = 30
2 ± 2
10 ± 7.5
12. Intervention cost†
GP = General Practitioner; ER = Emergency Room; Rx = Prescription; †contacts/costs were calculated among users; *Total costs during the post- period were standardized to 3-months so that the results are comparable to the pre- period.
†Intervention costs included: Personnel ($69), booklet ($10), time spent ($154), and facility and other ($52).
Table 3 summarizes the regression-adjusted incremental cost, incremental effectiveness, and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) for FSM versus UC. The FSM appeared to be more effective in improving FSS score and was associated with somewhat lower total costs as compared to UC. Over the 12 months study period, the FSM group had an ICER of −2358 (FSM dominant). This means that compared to UC, FSM intervention generated a societal saving of $2358 for each point reduction in the FSS score. When the bootstrapped 95% confidence interval for the ICER is considered, results suggest that the favorable ICER results for FSM should be interpreted as preliminary evidence because zero was included in the confidence interval. The same analysis using only the complete cases yielded similar results with somewhat smaller savings with wider confidence intervals, as expected from a smaller sample.
Adjusted incremental costs, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness ratios
Incremental cost (95% CI)
Incremental effectiveness (95% CI)
Imputed effectiveness data, 12 mo
-$1729 (−5125,1095)
0.73 (0.15, 1.42)
FSM dominant
Complete cases, 12 mo
1.22 (0.16,2.55)
UC = Usual Care; FSM = Fatigue Self-Management; CI = Confidence Interval.
ICER = Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio, in 2010 US dollars; ICER = −2358 for imputed data, and −1199 for complete cases. Because the magnitude of negative ICER do not convey the same information as positive ICER do, "FSM dominant' is reported to indicate that FSM is more effective at lower costs as compared to UC.
Effectiveness and costs were obtained from multivariate regression models adjusting for the following baseline characteristics: age gender, education, marital status, employment status, number of chronic conditions, and number of symptoms.
Figure 2 shows the incremental cost-effectiveness for FSM and AC as compared to UC in 3000 bootstrapped samples. Consistent with results from bivariate analysis presented in Table 2, the great majority of the ICER for FSM vs. UC fell in the southeast quadrant of the ICER plane, indicating than FSM is likely to be more effective with lower costs as compared to UC. The analysis using complete cases yielded similar results with greater uncertainty.
Plots of incremental cost-effectiveness ratios for fatigue self-management and attention control from bootstrapped samples. Note: Four quadrants: northeast (more effective, more costly), northwest (less effective, more costly), southwest (less effective, less costly), and southeast (more effective, less costly). Imputed sample included 26 individuals with imputed fatigue assessment data.
Figure 3 presents the cost-effectiveness acceptability curve for FSM as compared to UC, as well as acceptability curves under the two scenarios of the sensitivity analysis. Scenario 1 assumes that the unit cost of informal care equals to zero and scenario 2 assumes that the intervention costs are 100 percent higher than the costs calculated in the study. For the base case, even if society values each point reduction in FSS score at $0, the probability that the FSM would generate a positive NMB is 0.833 (95% CI: 0.819, 0.847). Reducing the value of informal care had virtually no impact on NMB and doubling the intervention costs reduced the probability of positive NMB to 0.735 (95% CI: 0.710, 0.760) assuming $0 willingness-to-pay.
Cost-effectiveness acceptability curve comparing fatigue self-management versus usual care, base case and sensitivity analysis. Note: Scenario 1: informal help was valued at $0; Scenario 2: intervention cost was valued at 2 times of the base case rate.
While CBT has an effect on fatigue symptoms comparable to graded exercise therapy and counseling in primary care, the longer term cost-effectiveness of CBT remains unclear [17]-[20]. This analysis tested the cost-effectiveness of a brief two-session CBT intervention with a self-management education component in a pilot study of primary care patients with chronic fatigue. To our knowledge, this study appears to be the first economic evaluation conducted alongside of a randomized controlled trial to examine the cost-effectiveness of a brief CBT-based FSM intervention in the U.S. The analysis of the outcome results at 12-month showed significant differences between the FSM group and the UC group after adjusting for baseline characteristics. The FSM intervention appears to be cost-effective in that it was associated with reduced fatigue impact on functioning and lower total costs.
Previous studies have shown that CBT interventions conducted in primary care by trained professionals were effective in reducing fatigue symptoms [18],[19] whereas group CBT was not [15]. This study provides the first U.S. economic evidence that a brief FSM intervention may offer a promising alternative to traditional multi-session CBT delivered by experienced therapists, as it only involves two individual training sessions plus a self-help booklet, as compared to 6-16 visits in CBT trials for CFS patients [9]. This is consistent with the finding from a recent study of non-traditional face-to-face CBT, which showed that an internet-based CBT was cost-effective for severe health anxiety at 1-year follow-up [41].
A number of limitations should be considered in interpreting the findings. First, the attrition rate of this pilot study was high, suggesting that the compliance for the FSM intervention is not optimal or that the burden of monthly follow-up may be high, or both. As a result, findings such as a larger decrease in ER/hospital costs in the FSM group may due to chance. Future studies of CBT interventions should focus on better data collection techniques such as a dedicated staff person for follow-up and implementing oversight processes to reduce the amount of missing data [42]. However, given the self-management nature of this intervention, it mimics adoption rates for other behavioral interventions (such as diet and exercise) in real world settings. In addition, to the extent that the rates of attrition were similar across all three groups and that no statistical differences were detected between completers and non-completers, the attrition is unlikely to bias our findings. Nevertheless, future studies should examine what factors contribute to attrition and explore whether attrition can be reduced by modifying the intervention protocols. A second limitation is the imputation method used, which is based on the assumption that those who did not complete the study on average had no change in fatigue impact which may not be the case. However, the complete case analysis suggests that the findings were not driven by the imputation method used. Third, because patients were recruited from one geographic location, findings may not be generalizable to patients in other locations. A multi-center randomized controlled study is needed to test whether the FSM intervention is cost-effective in more diverse chronic fatigue patient populations. Finally, it is unclear to what extent the beneficial treatment effect for fatigue impact on functioning lasts beyond the 1-year follow-up period.
Despite these limitations, the present study provides important initial evidence of cost-effectiveness for a new brief two-session CBT-based FSM intervention in primary care. It has the strength of incorporating the economic data collection into the clinical outcomes measures by design and as a result, both cost and effectiveness data were collected from the same individuals [43]. Nevertheless, additional research is needed to examine how to improve treatment compliance and whether similar cost-effectiveness can be achieved in a broader patient population across multiple primary care practices and/or regions.
The brief two-session CBT-based fatigue self-management intervention appeared to be cost-effective in this pilot study in that the intervention costs was more than offset by cost savings generated from reduced health services utilization during the 1 year follow-up. However, due to the small sample size and high attrition rates, interpretation of the findings should be cautious. Nevertheless, less labor-intensive modalities of CBT such as the brief nurse-led self-management approach reported here should be tested in future studies in primary care.
UC:
FSM:
Fatigue self-management
FSS:
Fatigue severity scale
ICER:
Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio
NMB:
Net monetary benefit
Conflict of Interest and Source of Funding:
The study was supported by NIH grant R01NR010229 (National Institute of Nursing Research).
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HM performed the data analysis, participated in the research design, and revised the manuscript. FF originated the idea of the study, developed the research proposal and led the study. FF supervised the overall study, data collection, reviewed the analysis, and participated in the interpretation of the data and preparation of the manuscript. MCB participated in the interpretation of the data and preparation of the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Blvd., MHC 1300, Tampa, 33620, FL, USA
Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Putnam Hall/South Campus, Stony Brook, 11794, NY, USA
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Does J&J Sports target minority owned business with cable and satellite theft claims?
Posted by Steve Vondran | May 08, 2018 | 0 Comments
Cable TV Piracy public news alert – Be careful when purchasing a Pay per VBiew (PPV) boxing match. Make sure if your establishment is COMMERCIAL, that you obtain a COMMERCIAL license. If not, it is every easy to find yourself on the receiving end of dealing with a copyright bully.
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Introduction t0 Cable/Satellite Misappropriation Cases
I have been looking this issue over recently because I am starting to see what potentially appears to be a pattern (although it could be nothing more than a coincidence), and I am going to share some of my research and findings with you and let you make your own decisions. I have handled many of the TV signal piracy cases and while I am not making any specific allegations, or insinuations, I think this research needs to be looked at as well as the cases being filed across the Courts in the United States in very large numbers (along with Malibu Media and Strike 3 Holdings), G&G and J&J file a lot of lawsuits. The public needs to be aware of what's going on and to make sure to discuss with your cable TV provider (ex. Cox, Verizon, etc) to make sure if your COMMERCIAL business is buying the fight that you are ALLOWED TO SHOW THE FIGHT THEY ARE SELLING YOU. This will be the topic of another blog post – the potential third party liability in these cases.
How are these leads being generated? Which cases are followed up on versus which one are not? These are by and large the first cases that came up when I searched for "J&J Sports" on Westlaw. Looking back at my client list, it really dawned on me
Defendants own and/or operate a commercial establishment doing business as Vero's Mexican and Seafood. On Saturday, May 7, 2011, the evening that the program was displayed, plaintiff's investigator Francis Zellers observed the program exhibited at Vero's Mexican and Seafood. (Declaration of Affiant.) The program included the main event prizefight as well as fight commentary and under-card bouts. Plaintiff alleges four counts against defendants: (I) a violation of Title 47 U.S.C. § 605, which prohibits the unauthorized interception and publication or use of radio communications, including satellite broadcasts; (II) a violation of Title 47 U.S.C. § 553, which prohibits unauthorized interception of cable communications; (III) conversion; and (IV) a violation of California Business and Professions Code Section 17200, et seq. Plaintiff J & J Sports Productions, Inc., is a California company, which owned the exclusive nationwide television distribution rights to "Firepower": Manny Pacquiao v. Miguel Cotto, WBO Welterweight Championship Fight Program, telecasted nationwide on November 14, 2009. Defendants Victoria Estrella Concepcion and William Henry Concepcion are the owners and operators of Henry's commercial establishment in South San Francisco (Compl.¶ 7). They did not enter into a subleasing agreement with plaintiff in order to broadcast the program. The interstate transmission of the program was encrypted and was only made available to plaintiff's customers who had paid the licensing fees . The complaint alleges that on the date of the nationwide telecast of the program, defendants, with willful knowledge that the program was not to be intercepted by an unauthorized entity, intercepted and displayed the program at Henry's. J & J Sports Prods., Inc. v. Concepcion, No. C 10-05092 WHA, 2011 WL 2220101, at *1 (N.D. Cal. June 7, 2011).
Plaintiff J & J Sports Productions, Inc. ("J & J") has filed suit against Defendant Roxanne Monique Mosley, individually and doing business as the Sweet Fingers a/k/a Sweetfingers Jamaican Restaurant. According to J & J, Ms. Mosley violated both federal and state law by intercepting and exhibiting a particular television program to which J & J was granted exclusive distribution rights. After Ms. Mosley failed to respond to the complaint in a timely fashion, his default was entered, see Docket No. 13 (Notice of Entry of Default), and J & J moved for a default judgment. The assigned judge referred J & J's motion for default judgment to the undersigned for a report and recommendation.
J & J Sports Prods., Inc. v. Mosley, No. C-10-5126 CW EMC, (N.D. Cal. Apr. 13, 2011), report and recommendation adopted, No. C 10-5126 CW,(N.D. Cal. May 25, 2011) Taken as true, J & J Sports' factual allegations support a conversion claim: (1) J & J Sports purchased licensing rights to the program at issue, (2) the defendants did not have the right to broadcast it, and (3) the defendants' establishment has a capacity of 60 people, so they would have been required to pay $2,200 for a subleasing agreement. Accordingly, J & J Sports is entitled to damages for conversion and is awarded $2,200 for this claim.
Statutory Damages
J & J Sports also seeks damages under Section 605, but damages are more appropriate under Section 553 in this case. Section 605 prohibits "radio" or satellite interception, while Section 553 prohibits cable interception. See 47 U.S.C. §§ 605, 553. It also provides for higher penalties than Section 553. J & J Sports does not provide any evidence that the defendants transmitted the program via satellite, and in fact, its investigator stated he did not see a satellite dish on the property. See Declaration of Affiant, Anthony Dazhan. Accordingly, the Court will apply Section 553. See J & J Sports Prod., Inc. v. Sergura,, at *4 (N.D. Cal. April 21, 2014) (applying Section 553, rather than Section 605, where the plaintiffs investigator did not state whether the broadcast was transmitted via satellite dish or cable box); J & J Sports Prod., Inc. v. Concepcion, (N.D. Cal. June 7, 2011). Under Section 553, a court may award up to $60,000 in statutory damages. 47 U.S.C. § 553(c)(3)(A)(ii) and (c)(3)(B). The Court finds that an award of $1,000 is sufficient to deter future violations by the defendants and to compensate the plaintiff. Although there were 20 patrons and two televisions showing the program, there was no cover charge and no evidence the restaurant charged a premium for food or drinks or advertised for the fight. Furthermore, there is no evidence the defendants are repeat offenders. The Court declines to award enhanced statutory damages. Accordingly, J & J Sports is awarded $3,200 in total damages. See J & J Sports Prods., Inc. v. Gonzalez, No. 14-CV-03932-VC, (N.D. Cal. Apr. 24, 2015).
J & J licenses the right to broadcast closed-circuit sports and entertainment programming in commercial establishments. Docket No. 17, Decl. of Joseph M. Gagliardi ("Gagliardi Decl."). J & J then sub-licenses this right to the company's commercial customers, which consist of establishments such as casinos, racetracks, bars, restaurants, and nightclubs. Id. The program relevant to this case is the prizefight broadcasted on January 21, 2006 and marketed as " 'The Battle': Erik Morales v. Manny Pacquiao II, WBC International Super Featherweight Championship Fight Program." ("The Battle") Compl. J & J's president, Joseph M. Gagliardi, has observed an erosion in his company's sales, due in large part to signal piracy of broadcasts by unauthorized and unlicensed establishments. Gagliardi Decl. 8. Mr. Gagliardi believes that signal piracy has cost his company several million dollars in revenue. Id. Accordingly, J & J incurs a "considerable expense" to discover, identify, and prosecute signal pirates. Id. 6. B. Mr. Doan, Mr. Nguyen, and King Pizza. J & J filed its complaint against Mr. Doan and Mr. Nguyen on January 17, 2008. As alleged, Messrs. Doan and Nguyen are each "an owner, and/or operator, and/or licensee, and/or permitee, and/or person in charge, and/or individual with dominion, control, oversight and management of the commercial establishment doing business as King Pizza operating at 1632 Story Road, San Jose, California 95122.
J & J Sports Prods., Inc. v. Man Thi Doan, No. C-08-00324 RMW, (N.D. Cal. Nov. 13, 2008)
Plaintiff J & J Sports Productions, Inc. (" J & J") moves for entry of default judgment in the amount of $114,200.00 against D efendant Juan C. Lopez Banuelos, both individually and doing business as El Kora Restaurant. J & J seeks damages stemming from Mr. Banuelos's alleged violation of 47 U.S.C. § 605 and for conversion of J & J's property. Judge Phyllis Hamilton, the presiding judge in this action, referred J & J's motion to the undersigned for a report and recommendation. Having considered the moving papers, the undersigned RECOMMENDS that J & J's motion be granted in part for the reasons discussed below. STATEMENT. J & J Sports Productions, Inc. is a closed-circuit distributor of sports and entertainment programming. See Complaint, ECF No. 1, ¶¶ 19, 36 2. It purchased the right to distribute a boxing match, Manny Pacquiao v. Shane Mosley, WBO World Welterweight Championship Fight Program (the "Program"), including all undercard bouts and fight commentary, via closed circuit television. J & J Sports Prods., Inc. v. Banuelos, No. C 12-02244 PJH LB, 2013 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 7, 2013), report and recommendation adopted, No. C 12-2244 PJH, 2013 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 27, 2013). *1 Plaintiff, J & J Sports Productions, Inc. ("Plaintiff") is an international distributor of sports and entertainment programming that purchased the proprietary rights to distribute a certain sporting event, "Manny Pacquiao v. Shane Mosley, WBO Welterweight Championship Fight Program" (the "Event"), which was telecast nationwide on May 7, 2011. In this action, Plaintiff alleges that Defendant Young Ng Nguyen, doing business as Mr. Krabs (hereinafter "Defendant") illegally intercepted and broadcasted the Event in Defendant's place of business J & J Sports Prods., Inc. v. Young Ng Nguyen, No. 5:12-CV-02253 EJD, 2013 WL 3814670, at *1 (N.D. Cal. July 22, 2013)
Plaintiff J & J Sports Productions, Inc. ("J & J") brought this civil action against Defendant Ulises Constantino Napuri, individually and doing business as Incas Grill, for violation of J & J's exclusive commercial distribution rights to a sporting event. Complaint, ECF No. Judge Armstrong, the presiding judge in this case, granted summary judgment in favor of J & J with respect to J & J's claims under the Federal Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 605 ("§ 605"), and the Cable & Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 553 ("§ 553"), and for conversion. J & J Sports Prods., Inc. v. Napuri, No. C 10-04171-SBA (LB), (N.D. Cal. Apr. 26, 2013), report and recommendation adopted in part, rejected in part, No. C 10-04171 SBA, (N.D. Cal. Aug. 15, 2013)
Reasonable attorney's fees are recoverable under both 47 U.S.C. § 605(e)(3)(b)(iii) and § 553(c)(2)(c). Section 605 applies to satellite transmissions and imposes a mandatory award of attorney's fees to the prevailing party. J & J Sports Productions, Inc. v. Magat, No. C 11–01149 WHA, (N.D.Cal. Oct. 12, 2011) (citing Kingvision Pay–Per–View Ltd. v. Lake Alice Bar, 168 F.3d 347, 349 n.1 (9th Cir.1999). Section 553, on the other hand, applies to cable transmissions and imposes only a discretionary award of attorney's fees. Id. (citing Lake Alice Bar, 168 F.3d at 349 n.1). Courts in this District have held that when a defendant defaults and the court is unable to determine the means by which defendant intercepted the program, the court should award damages pursuant to § 605 because it permits a higher maximum award and mandatory attorney's fees and costs. See G & G Closed Circuit Events, LLC v. Nguyen, No. C 11–06340 JW, (N.D.Cal. May 30, 2012); J & J Sports Productions Inc. v. Miranda, No. C 09–1037 SI, 2009 WL 3837273, at *2 (N.D.Cal. Nov. 16, 2009); Kingvision Pay–Per–View, Ltd. v. Chavez, No. C 00–2270 CRB, (N.D.Cal. Dec. 11, 2000). Regardless of the provision under which a plaintiff prevails or receives damages, however, a plaintiff's request for attorney's fees and costs must be reasonable. See 47 U.S.C. §§ 553(c)(2)(c), 605(e)(3)(b)(iii).
J & J Sports Prods., Inc. v. Napuri, No. C 10-04171-SBA (LB) (N.D. Cal. Apr. 26, 2013), report and recommendation adopted in part, rejected in part, No. C 10-04171 SBA, (N.D. Cal. Aug. 15, 2013).
Dealing with a Copyright Troll?
Funny video we did about dealing with Copyright Trolls (not that we are naming anyone in specific, it can be any copyright infringement lawyer that tries to shame people, sometimes the wrong people, by demanding exorbitant fees using a club as a weapon)
So that is a quick look at J&J Sports case that I found filed. Now some may argue that minority owned businesses may have some language barriers that prevent the proper boxing match from being purchases. If so, greater care needs to be taken to make sure IN CLEAR TERMS what fight you are buying and how the business is allowed to SHOW IT. Too many people are being bullied by hard nosed attorney who have been known to call the business owners, demand money and even hang up on this. This is NOT RIGHT and we will FIGHT against companies and their law firms that unfairly go after good, decent, honest, hard working people just trying to keep their doors open.
Contact a TV cable theft defense law firm
If you received a letter from Joe Hand Promotions, J&J Sports Productions or G&G Closed Circuit events, call us at (877) 276-5084 for a free initial consultation. In many cases we can offer low predictable flat rate fees (usually in non-litigation / settlement type cases).


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- Thanks to the large number of high-quality submissions to the conference, all presentation slots have already been filled. We are thus unable to accept further submissions to the conference.
The Department of Marketing at BI Norwegian Business School organizes the Thought Leaders' Conference in conjunction with the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science's special issue on Generalizations in Marketing: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, edited by Mark B. Houston and John Hulland.
The aim of the conference is to bring together leading scholars to discuss emerging review papers and meta-analyses in a highly productive environment. You will have the opportunity to present your research, participate in an academic panel, or just listen and network.
The conference will be hosted at BI Norwegian Business School's state-of-the-art campus, located in the vibrant capital of Norway. Oslo is also a perfect gateway to Norway's stunning nature and landscape if you plan to visit the country before or after the event.
Conference participants who wish to present their research should submit an abstract to the conference co-chairs (see the call for papers section below for details). Proposals will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
This conference is co-funded with a grant from the Research Council of Norway.
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Science advances when studies are designed in a way that builds logically from the base of extant knowledge. New studies then reconcile conflicting findings, identify boundary conditions, and both reveal important gaps in and suggest exciting new directions for a given field of research. Inefficiency emerges when studies are ad hoc, one-off treatments that do not link systematically to the underlying body of knowledge. Thus, it is important in the design of new research for the researcher to have a state-of-the-art understanding of research findings (e.g., empirical generalizations) from the topical domain.
High quality, systematic review papers and meta-analyses can provide this state-of-the-art understanding to scholars and thus play an important role in a discipline's progress (cf. Palmatier, Houston and Hulland 2017; Hanssens 2017).
First, the marketing literature is spread across a broad set of domains, covering or bordering areas as diverse as econometric modeling, finance, strategic management, applied psychology, and sociology. In parallel, the literature evolves at a high velocity, in keeping with the ongoing rapid development of new data, theories, methods, and skills in marketing practice (e.g., digital marketing, social media, big data). Against this backdrop, review papers and meta-analyses help academics and interested managers to keep track of research findings that are outside their main area of specialization.
Second, increasing requirements of methodological rigor have inflated the technical sophistication of many marketing studies, which are often focused on small, isolated problems. By synthesizing these piecemeal findings, reconciling conflicting evidence, and drawing a "big picture," meta-analyses and review papers play an indispensable role in providing a more comprehensive understanding of a phenomenon to the academic and practitioner communities.
Third, researchers are often forced to pursue opportunistic data collection strategies given that availability of data represents a key challenge in marketing. By exploring the boundaries of existing research findings via moderation analysis, meta-analyses can help the research community establish generalizability of findings and understand when certain findings do not apply. Additionally, meta-analyses can provide a better estimate of true effect sizes.
The editors of this special issue are interested in receiving papers that document generalizations in marketing via high-quality systematic review papers and meta-analyses. Specifically, we encourage papers that provide an overview or synthesis of original research findings on a specific question or in a specific domain regarding any topic of interest to marketing scholars and managers; papers could also identify new patterns in existing studies' data. Papers should emphasize managerially relevant findings in addition to research contributions.
We invite research using any applicable methodologies, ranging from qualitative synthesis of research findings to quantitative meta-analysis.
Papers targeting the special issue should be submitted through the JAMS submission system (www.edmgr.com/jams), and will undergo a similar review process as regularly submitted papers. Submissions for the special issue begin April 17, 2018, with the final deadline for submissions being August 17, 2018. Questions pertaining to the special issue should be submitted to the JAMS Editorial Office or directed to one of the special issue editors.
The BI-JAMS Thought Leaders' Conference in Oslo is organized in conjuction with this special issue in JAMS. Interested researchers should submit proposals, abstracts, or papers to the JAMS editorial office and Stefan Worm (proposals will be accepted on an ongoing basis). Attending the conference and/or submitting a manuscript to JAMS for publication consideration are independent activities; authors are welcome to engage in one or both of these activities.


Bhagat Singh (28 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was an Indian freedom fighter, considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement. He is often referred to as Shaheed Bhagat Singh (the word shaheed meaning "martyr").
Shaheed Bhagat Singh's handwriting reveals a lot of characteristics about his personality looking through which we can easily interpret various incidents that are written and preserved in the books of Indian history.
Bhagat Singh no doubt was a people's person. He was bent towards people. He loved being among them and people also liked him. He was expressive and took decisions through heart. The words of Subhas Chandra Bose: "Bhagat Singh had become the symbol of the new awakening among the youths …" also highlights the same. He was also nice and generous to people around him.
Bhagat Singh had an inbuilt leadership quality and self-reliance. He was an initiator, an action-taker. Though he had a confused mind.
He was not only an action-taker but also a quick thinker, a person who could handle dynamic difficult situations easily.
He was adamant and stubborn. It was very difficult to change his mind. He was also a selective listener – He listened to what he actually want to listen and not what the speaker is speaking about, which made it even more difficult to change his mind.
He liked music, literature (yes, he was fond of reading) and desire for fine things.
He was an investigator. He went deep into an issue to find out the root problem.
He had high energies and aggression in him. His acts of assassination of British police officer John Saunders and bombarding Central Legislative Assembly, shows his aggression to a high degree.
Overall, Singh was a people's person, a person who was ready to go to any extent for his people and that is what made him one of the great freedom fighters of India. His ability to handle difficult situations and channeling his aggression at the right place all added towards him being a great martyr of the nation.
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Our parish was named to honor the Reverend William Dunn, the first pastor of the mission, but also associates itself with St. William of Vercelli.
Born in Vercelli, Italy in 1085, St. William was the Abbot and founder of a religious congregation known as the Hermits of Monte Vergine. At fourteen he is said to have left his home and set out as a poor pilgrim for Compostela in Spain. He wanted to live a life in solitude, although he did end up discovering his need for companions. His life was engaged with doing penance, not in a negative way, but in a way which acknowledged that God's mercy is beyond our comprehension — it is generous beyond measure.
St. William is credited with the miracle of restoring sight to a blind man. Thus, he must have let himself be a true instrument of God's presence, being concerned about the way in which people see. After this cure occurred, he did not seek fame as a wonder worker, but left the neighborhood to go live with St. John of Matera.
Attacked by robbers while on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, he took this as a sign from God that God had a different type of work for him to do. He once again went to a mountainside and lived as a hermit. Soon priests and lay people came to him and wanted to learn from him and pray with him.
As the people multiplied, he began a religious community and built a church named after Mary. The mountain has received its present name – Monte Vergine – from this community and church. He laid down a rule which encouraged fasting. Perhaps he saw that fasting invites us to clear out the clutter in our lives and make space for God. He then found a prior to lead that community and left to start other communities in various areas.
King Roger II of Naples saw the Spirit's presence in St. William and drew him to Salerno where he sought his counsel and help. Thus St. William's life of solitude, prayer, fasting and sharing faith had made a light to shine forth from him — it was the light of Christ.
St. William died at Guglietto on June 25, 1142. He left no written constitutions, but a code of regulations bringing the order into conformity with Benedictine rule. The only monastery of William's foundation which exists at the present day is that of Monte Vergine. It now belongs to the Benedictine congregation of Subiaco and has a much-venerated picture of our Lady of Constantinople, to which pilgrimages are frequently made.


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High school basketball | Reynoldsburg girls win on three at buzzer
Feb 27, 2016 at 12:01 AM Feb 27, 2016 at 2:59 PM
Mackenzie Davis dribbled the length of the court and made a 30-foot three-pointer as time expired on Thursday night, giving Reynoldsburg a 60-57 victory over Worthington Kilbourne in a Division I girls district semifinal at Westerville South.
Brooklyn Pannell scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half to pace fifth-seeded Reynoldsburg (20-5). Jalynda Salley added 15 points and Adrian Crockwell 14. Kelsey Nadolson (13 points) led four players in double figures for 18th-seeded Kilbourne (15-9), which led 36-29 in the third quarter before a 22-7 Raiders run.
New Albany 53, Thomas Worthington 52: Brooke Isabel made 1 of 2 free throws with 9.9 seconds remaining to provide the difference for New Albany (14-10), which edged Thomas Worthington (15-6) at Westerville North in Division I. Isabel had 13 points and Meche'la Cobb 12 points, nine rebounds and six blocks for New Albany. Jada Sleet, whose final shot as time expired fell short, topped Thomas Worthington with 18.
Newark 49, Logan 39: Emily Paul's 12 points and five assists helped Newark (18-7) defeat Logan (17-8) at Pickerington North in Division I.
Northland 41, Hilliard Bradley 25: Taylor Pearson had 14 points and 23 rebounds to power eighth-seeded Northland (20-5) over ninth-seeded Bradley (18-7) at Olentangy Orange in Division I.
Fairfield Christian 37, Fisher Catholic 27: Celeste Mershimer scored 10 points, Ruthie Johnson had six during a 12-0 second-quarter run and top-seeded Fairfield Christian (20-3) pulled away from Fisher Catholic (13-11) at Bloom-Carroll in Division IV.
Granville Christian 46, Grove City Christian 40: Abi Rose had 18 points, 11 steals and four assists and second-seeded Granville Christian (20-3) made 9 of 13 free throws in the fourth quarter to beat Grove City Christian (10-14) in Division IV at Pickerington Central. Andi English added 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Wellington 39, Berne Union 34: Addie Shock scored 11 of her 19 points in a decisive fourth-quarter run, allowing fifth-seeded Wellington (16-6) to top third-seeded Berne Union (21-4) in Division IV at Hamilton Township.
South 66, River Valley 58: Tamal Watkins scored 15 of his 20 points in the second half and Daveon Taylor added 16 points and 10 rebounds for third-seeded South (18-5), which defeated visiting River Valley (13-9) in a Division II tournament game. Danyon Hempy scored 26 points for River Valley.
Buckeye Valley 79, Beechcroft 76: Grant Kelly hit five of his eight three-pointers during a 19-2 third-quarter run that helped Buckeye Valley (17-5) win in Division II at Beechcroft (14-9). Kelly finished with 26 points and Nick Hyatt 24 for the Barons. Jelani Simmons had 23 points for the Cougars.
Johnstown 62, Granville 40: Michael Perkins made six three-pointers in a 25-6 second quarter and second-seeded Johnstown (21-3) blitzed visiting Granville (13-10) in Division II. Perkins had 18 points and Jason Carter 16 points and 13 rebounds to pace the Johnnies.
DeSales 78, London 47: Fourth-seeded DeSales (18-6) closed the first quarter on a 25-2 run and overwhelmed visiting London (3-16) in Division II. Caden Sanchez had 15 points and Eric Fitz 14 for the Stallions.


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Q: How do I Remote Debug with RubyMine? I have my RubyMine client running on my Windows machine and my development console and server running on a local Ubuntu VmWare because of problems running several of the gems on windows.
There's suppose to be an option to use RubyMine's Remote debugging to support such a setup. But I seem to have trouble running it.
I tried to follow these guides -

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*http://blogs.jetbrains.com/ruby/2009/05/ruby-remote-debug/

*http://www.jetbrains.com/ruby/webhelp/remote-debugging.html
But I can't seem to get it working, did anyone ever got a setup like this working?

A: Could you please describe the steps what you did exactly at RubyMine's official support forum?
Here it is: http://devnet.jetbrains.net/community/ruby?view=discussions&start=0
Regards,
Oleg

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The Farmer's Wife is a 1928 British silent romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Jameson Thomas, Lillian Hall-Davis and Gordon Harker.

It is adapted from a 1916 play of the same name by British novelist, poet and playwright Eden Phillpotts, best known for a series of novels based on Dartmoor, in Devon. The Farmer's Wife  is produced by British International Pictures at Elstree studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold. The film was remade as a 1941 film The Farmer's Wife directed by Leslie Arliss.

Plot
Tibby, the wife of Samuel Sweetland (Jameson Thomas) dies, and shortly afterwards his daughter marries and leaves home, leaving him on his own with his two servants. His wife had told him that he should remarry after her death, so he pursues some local spinsters who were at his daughter's wedding after he and his housekeeper Minta (Lillian Hall-Davis) make out a list of possibilities.

First is Widow Louisa Windeatt, but Sweetland is shocked and angry when she rejects his advances and says she is too independent for him. Next, he attempts to court Thirza Tapper, a nervous wreck who almost collapses when Sweetland proposes to her. She, too, rejects him because she says she has no need for a man, and he is furious yet again. He wanders outside as other guests arrive for her party. His grumpy servant Ash is helping at the party, wearing an ill-fitting coat and trying to keep his trousers up while doing his work at the party.

While the others are outside listening to some singers, Sweetland proposes to Mary Hearn, but she rejects him as too old, and then becomes hysterical when he angrily tells her that she too is "full blown and a bit over."

Later Sweetland tells Minta that he is not going to finish the list of women because he is so dejected.  He leaves the room and Ash returns and tells Minta what an embarrassment to men that Sweetland is by going around and practically begging any woman to be his wife.  Sweetland overhears this and orders Ash to saddle his horse because he is going to try number four on the list, Mercy Bassett, a barmaid at a local inn. After he leaves, it is revealed that Minta is in love with him. Bassett rejects him too and he comes home dejectedly. Meanwhile postmistress Hearn and Tapper compare notes and Hearn decides she should marry him after all and she goes to his house with Tapper.

Having run through the women who have turned him down, Samuel sees Minta for the first time as more than a housekeeper and decides that she is the woman for him, if she'll have him. He tells her he has got used to being rejected and will not be angry if she rejects him, too. She accepts him and he tells her to put on the dress Tibby gave her. As she goes to the room, Hearn and Tapper arrive. Hearn says she is now willing to be his wife. Samuel says all should drink a toast to his wife to be and Hearn is sure it is her, until Minta comes down the stairs in an attractive dress. Hearn lapses into hysterics again as Sweetland reveals that Minta will be his bride.

Cast
 Jameson Thomas as Samuel Sweetland
 Lillian Hall-Davis as Araminta Dench, his Housekeeper
 Gordon Harker as Churdles Ash: his Handyman
 Gibb McLaughlin as Henry Coaker
 Maud Gill as Thirza Tapper
 Louie Pounds as Widow Louisa Windeatt
 Olga Slade as Mary Hearn: Postmistress
 Ruth Maitland as Mercy Bassett
 Antonia Brough as Susan
 Haward Watts as Dick Coaker
 Diana Napier (credited as Mollie Ellis) as Sibley Sweetland

Production
The supporting cast includes Gordon Harker, in a comic role as a surly servant named Churdles Ash; Gibb McLaughlin as Henry Coaker; and Maud Gill as Thirza Tapper. As well as many indoor locations, there are a few outdoor scenes, such as Samuel getting about on a horse in open country as well as a large fox hunt starting off from the local inn.

Preservation and home video status
A restoration of The Farmer's Wife was completed in 2012 as part of the BFI's £2 million "Save the Hitchcock 9" project to restore all of the director's surviving silent films.

Like Hitchcock's other British films, all of which are copyrighted worldwide, The Farmer's Wife has been heavily bootlegged on home video. Despite this, various licensed, restored releases have appeared on DVD, Blu-ray and video on demand from Optimum in the UK, Lionsgate and Kino Lorber in the US, and many others.

At the end of 2023, The Farmer's Wife will enter the public domain in the United States but only in its non-restored, scoreless form. It will remain copyrighted in the rest of the world until the end of 2050.

References

External links

 The Farmer's Wife at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
 Alfred Hitchcock Collectors' Guide: The Farmer's Wife at Brenton Film

1928 films
British black-and-white films
Films shot at British International Pictures Studios
Films directed by Alfred Hitchcock
British romantic comedy films
British silent feature films
1928 romantic comedy films
British films based on plays
Films set in England
1920s British films
Silent romantic comedy films

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Planet Coaster Spooky Pack DLC Arriving September 25
Published: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 - 18:40 | By: Robert N. Adams
Game Info More about this game
Planet Coaster will be getting a new paid DLC called the Spooky Pack on September 25, 2017, according to a news post on the game's Steam Community page.
The aptly named Spooky Pack is centered around dark and horror themes. It will include two new powered tracked rides and a number of cosmetic items: a themed wall set, static and animated attachments, special effects, shop fronts, path extras, doors & windows, themed custom signs & facility signs, and themed hats for your in-game avatars. A new entertainer named King Ghoster will be added to the roster to haunt and delight your guests.
Aside from the paid portion of the DLC, everyone who owns the game will receive access to a steel shuttle coaster called the In-Descent. If you're a bit short on cash, you can tune into to Frontier Developments' live streams on their Twitch channel (Tuesdays at 1 PM British Standard Time) and their YouTube channel (Wednesdays at 7 PM British Standard Time) for a chance to win a code for the new DLC.
The Spooky Pack is the first original paid DLC for Planet Coaster. At the moment, the currently available paid DLC are all licensed properties which include The Munsters® Munster Koach Construction Kit, Knight Rider™ K.I.T.T. Construction Kit, and Back to the Future™ Time Machine Construction Kit for $2.99 each. The Spooky Pack will release on September 25, 2017, on Steam and the Frontier Store for $10.99 or your regional equivalent, and if you don't yet own Planet Coaster it's currently on sale on Steam for $30.14 (a 33% discount) until September 26, 2017.
What do you think of the Planet Coaster Spooky Pack DLC? Which theme would you like to see Frontier Developments tackle next? Do you prefer individual themes separated into distinct DLCs or would you rather have a bunch of different themes grouped together in an expansion pack? Let us know in the comments below!
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"You are in danger of going to Hell." Does that statement offend you?
Imagine that you are walking down the sidewalk, a man approaches you and says, "I'm an oncologist, and I suspect that you have a rare form of cancer, do you mind if I ask you a few questions?" After a few minutes of conversation, he says, with apparent concern, "It's just as I thought! You have ten obvious symptoms of the form of cancer that I mentioned; you need to get treatment immediately, or you will soon be dead!"
How would this conversation make you feel? Certainly, you would be upset, and perhaps even offended. You were not planning to be diagnosed, you had thought that you were in perfect health, and the doctor may have been somewhat insensitive and abrupt. Also, you would not necessarily take the random oncologist- a stranger- at his word. You may want to do some more research. But if it turns out that the doctor was correct, then wouldn't your attitude change? Failing to follow up on this diagnosis could be extremely dangerous. Even if it turns out that the oncologist was wrong, you would hopefully not remain offended and upset toward that particular doctor; certainly, you would not turn bitter toward all oncologists: the random oncologist that you met saw apparent symptoms, he was genuinely concerned, and he didn't make any money from the conversation.
I present the above scenario in order to illustrate how people sometimes react to evangelists. The evangelist speaks to a non-Christian, seeks to diagnose the non-Christian's spiritual condition, and then presents the non-Christian with the idea that repentance from sin and trust in Jesus Christ are necessary if one is to escape Hell and gain a right relationship with God. Hearing this, the non-Christian is sometimes upset and offended. The non-Christian was not planning to be spiritually diagnosed, he thinks he is already in perfect health, and the evangelist is often (at least perceived to be) insensitive and abrupt.
When the non-Christian is offended and upset, it is often hard for the evangelist to understand. Evangelists are used to thinking about spiritual things and having spiritual discussions. As someone who has engaged in evangelism, I can say that if a devout Muslim tells me that I am going to Hell if I do not reject the doctrine of the Trinity, I am neither offended nor upset. I think that the Muslim is wrong, and hope to talk with him about why I believe as I do, but I understand where the Muslim is coming from.
The point is, society works best when every group of believers (or professing non-believers) seeks to understand where other groups are coming from. This is NOT to say that the various groups should neglect speaking from their point of view; instead, let us each vigorously contend for our beliefs (or non-beliefs), but without personal offense or rancor.