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For months now, we've been waiting to hear how much Obamacare will drive up the cost of health insurance for people who purchase coverage on their own. Last night, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services finally began to provide some data on how Americans will fare on Obamacare's federally-sponsored insurance exchanges. HHS' press release is full of happy talk about how premiums will be "lower than originally expected." But the reality is starkly different.
Based on a Manhattan Institute analysis of the HHS numbers, Obamacare will increase underlying insurance rates for younger men by an average of 97 to 99 percent, and for younger women by an average of 55 to 62 percent. Worst off is North Carolina, which will see individual-market rates triple for women, and quadruple for men.
HHS releases a trickle of data and a load of spin
Earlier this month, I and two colleagues from the Manhattan Institute—Yevgeniy Feyman and Paul Howard—published an interactive map that detailed Obamacare's impact on individually-purchased health insurance premiums in 13 states plus D.C. As the accompanying article described, Obamacare increased premiums in those states by an average of 24 percent, even after adjusting for the fact that pre-Obamacare plans can deny coverage, or charge higher rates, to the chronically ill.
But those states were largely blue states that had set up their own, state-based insurance exchanges. The big data dump that we've been waiting for, since then, is from the majority of states that didn't set up their own state-based exchange. That data is the responsibility of the Obama administration, namely HHS. Finally, with less than a week to go before the exchanges are supposed to go on-line, HHS has released a slim, 15-page report and a press release that summarize some of the premium data.
"Premiums nationwide will also be around 16 percent lower than originally expected," HHS cheerfully announces in its press release. But that's a ruse. HHS compared what the Congressional Budget Office projected rates might look like—in 2016—to its own findings. Neither of those numbers tells you the stat that really matters: how much rates will go up next year, under Obamacare, relative to this year, prior to the law taking effect.
Former Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Holtz-Eakin agrees. "There are literally no comparisons to current rates. That is, HHS has chosen to dodge the question of whose rates are going up, and how much. Instead they try to distract with a comparison to a hypothetical number that has nothing to do with the actual experience of real people."
Comparing pre-Obamacare and post-Obamacare premiums
The HHS report doesn't provide enough details about Obamacare's premiums for us to incorporate the data into our interactive map. Our map compares the five cheapest plans available on the market today to the five cheapest plans available on Obamacare's exchanges. The HHS report offers only the cheapest bronze, silver and gold plans, and the second-cheapest silver plan.
We look at rates for 27, 40, and 64 year olds; and rates for men and women, after adjusting to take into account people who are either denied coverage or surcharged due to health status, as with our previous analyses. (Under Obamacare, rates for men and women are the same, which has the net effect of disproportionately increasing rates for men, who generally paid less under the old system.) The HHS report offers rates for 27-year-olds; and rates for the average-aged exchange participant, a figure that varies by state, but seems to generally land in the mid-thirties.
So, we conducted two comparisons between pre-ACA data and post-ACA data, as reported by HHS. The first comparison is between the cheapest plan available to 27-year-olds pre- and post-Obamacare. The second is between the cheapeast plan available to the average exchange participant, and to the typical 40-year-old pre-Obamacare. We would have liked to have compared rates for older individuals, but HHS didn't report that data.
27-year-olds will face rate increases as high as 279 percent
As you can see from the map above, many 27-year-olds will face steep increases in the underlying cost of individually-purchased insurance under Obamacare. For the states where we have data—the 36 reported by HHS, plus nine others that we had compiled for our map that HHS didn't report—rates will go up for men by an average of 97 percent; for women, 55 percent. (In the few cases where HHS reported on states that our map includes, we went with HHS' numbers.)
Worst off was Nebraska, where the difference between the cheapest plan under the old system and under Obamacare was 279 percent for men, and 227 percent for women: more than triple the old rate. Faring best was Colorado, where rates will decline for both 27-year-old men and women by 36 percent. The only other state to see a rate decline in this analysis was New Hampshire: 8 percent for both men and women.
(Still missing are data from Hawaii, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, and Nevada. The data from New York and New Jersey should be taken with a grain of salt, as their individual insurance markets are not like those of other states.)
40-year-olds will face rate increases as high as 305 percent
40-year-olds, surprisingly, will face a similar picture. The cheapest exchange plan for the average enrollee, compared to what a 40-year-old would pay today, will cost an average of 99 percent more for men, and 62 percent for women.
For this cohort, men fared worst in North Carolina, with rate increases of 305 percent. Women got hammered in Nebraska, where rates will increase by a national high of 237 percent. Again, Colorado and New Hampshire fared best, with 17 percent and 5-8 percent declines, respectively.
Remember that here, we aren't conducting an exact comparison. Instead we're comparing the lowest-cost bronze plan offered to the average participant in the exchanges, to the cheapest plan offered to 40-year-olds today. This approach artificially flatters Obamacare, because the median age of an exchange participant is, in most states, below the age of 40.
In both the 27-year-old and 40-year-old comparisons, we adjusted the pre-ACA rates to take into account people who would be charged more for insurance, or denied coverage altogether, due to a pre-existing condition, using the same methodology we've used in the past.
For most people, subsidies won't counteract rate shock
All of the analyses I've discussed thus far involve changes in the underlying cost of health insurance for people who buy it for themselves. Many progressives object to this comparison, because it doesn't take into account the impact of Obamacare's subsidies on the net cost of insurance for low-income Americans.
I've long argued that it's irresponsible to ignore the change in underlying premiums, because subsidies only protect some people. Middle-class Americans face the double-whammy of higher insurance premiums, and higher taxes to pay for other people's subsidies. However, it is important to understand how subsidies will impact the decisions by Americans as to whether or not to participate in the exchanges.
If you click on the "Your Decision" tab on our interactive map, you will now find the results, as assembled by Yevgeniy, for the 13 states plus D.C. in our original database. Here's the bottom line: most people with average incomes will pay more under Obamacare for individually-purchased insurance than they did before.
In the 13 states plus D.C. (which I will abbreviate as 13+DC), a 27-year-old would have to make 59 percent of the median income of his peers, or less, to come out ahead with regard to Obamacare's subsidies. A 40-year-old would have to make less than 57 percent of the median income for his peers. On the other hand, older people fare better; the average 64-year-old who makes less than 111 percent of the median income for 64-year-olds will spend less on premiums than he did before.
However, the overall results make clear that most people will not receive enough in subsidies to counteract the degree to which Obamacare drives premiums upward. Remember that nearly two-thirds of the uninsured are under the age of 40. And that young and healthy people are essential to Obamacare; unless these individuals are willing to pay more for health insurance to subsidize everyone else, the exchanges will not serve the goal of providing coverage to the uninsured.
The bottom line: Obamacare makes insurance less affordable
For months, we've heard about how Obamacare's trillions in health care subsidies were going to save America from rate shock. It's not true. If you shop for coverage on your own, you're likely to see your rates go up, even after accounting for the impact of pre-existing conditions, even after accounting for the impact of subsidies.
The Obama administration knows this, which is why its 15-page report makes no mention of premiums for insurance available on today's market. Silence, they say, speaks louder than words. HHS' silence on the difference between Obamacare's insurance premiums and those available today tell you everything you need to know. Rates are going higher. And if you're healthy, or you're young, the Obama administration expects you to do your duty and pay up.
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UPDATE: Brett Norman and Jason Millman of Politico lacerated the administration for the fact that "the report doesn't actually reveal very much about what most people will pay."
It was a far cry from full disclosure. Want to know what you might pay for health coverage in an exchange next year? Too bad. The report gives lots of examples of the kinds of people who will get good prices — but everyone else will remain in the dark until at least next Tuesday, when Obamacare is supposed to open its doors.
The paper also noted that HHS carefully embargoed the release so as to try to prevent it from getting into the wrong hands; i.e., the hands of "outside health insurance experts."
The report was issued to news organizations on Tuesday under a strict embargo, with specific instructions not to share the information with anyone else, like outside health insurance experts who might be able to provide more analysis of the numbers. Apparently, though, the word still leaked out.
Peter Suderman wonders why HHS thinks the "outside health insurance experts" are so scary:
The embargo guidelines suggest that HHS was wary of early scrutiny of the numbers. And along with the selective reporting, it does make one wonder whether HHS is anxious about premium levels when enrollment begins next week. If a comprehensive report on premiums could stand up to outside scrutiny, wouldn't HHS be putting out a fuller picture, and courting outside analysis?
Andrew Sullivan thinks the White House needs "much better messaging." Kathy Kristof of CBS MoneyWatch relates her own experience of seeing a 67 percent spike in her premiums, for a worse policy than she had before:
The promise that you could keep your old policy, if you liked it, has proved illusory. My insurer, Kaiser Permanente, informed me in a glossy booklet that "At midnight on December 31, we will discontinue your current plan because it will not meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act." My premium, the letter added, would go from $209 a month to $348, a 66.5 percent increase that will cost $1,668 annually.
What made my plan too substandard to survive under Obamacare? It did not provide maternity benefits. I'm 53 years old. I figure pregnancy would require an act of God. (Incidentally, maternity benefits will be covered on men's policies too. Let's hope medical science comes a long way so you guys can use those benefits.) My policy also did not cover substance abuse treatments or psychiatric care…
Meanwhile, the things that mattered to me — that I would be able to limit my out-of-pocket costs if I had a catastrophic ailment — got worse under my new Obamacare policy. My policy, which has always paid 100 percent of the cost of annual check-ups, had a $5,000 annual deductible for sick visits and hospital stays. Once I paid that $5,000, the plan would pay 100 percent of any additional cost. That protected me from economic devastation in the event of a catastrophic illness, such as cancer.
Kaiser's Obamacare policy has a $4,500 deductible, but then covers only 40 percent of medical costs for office visits, hospital stays and drugs. Out-of-pocket expenses aren't capped until the policyholder pays $6,350 annually.
Sure, that's only another $1,350. But it adds to the additional $1,663 that I'm paying in premiums, making my personal cost for Obama care add to $3,018 annually. This, by the way, is the bare-bones policy under Obamacare — the Bronze plan. Premiums for plans that offer lower deductibles and premiums would cost almost twice as much, according to the Kaiser booklet.
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Obama, Pelosi, Reid and Co. lied. However, this shouldn't surprise us. You can't spell "LIBERALS" without "L, I, E and S."
These sort of Scrabble-esque clues are indeed bedrock-solid proof that ObamaCare is the Spawn of Satan.
As if we needed any further evidence of the Satan-spawn nature of Ohbummercare.
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Very insightful Chris…..In a similar vein you also can't spell Jerusalem without U S A.
Just sayin…….
From one Murphy to another: Don't forget the Liar in Chief; it's the only citation/kudo/accolade he's ever earned
And in Jerusalem it's contiguous! Better proof, liberals!
Also: Ya can't spell Jerusalem without Salem, which is the basis for a truly conservative justice system: slut-shaming and blaming the victims.
Really? The one with all of the spelling errors and links to forum posts? You do know he just linked his own blog right?
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Delta CEO Richard Anderson said in a letter to TSA Administrator John Pistole that he shares the "legitimate concerns" of the airline's flight attendants about the new policy.
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MW some good competiton i would like to see alot of different matches in this division
i have to go with MW and how much comp there is
Im going with WW. They have good speed althouth not as good as LW however they have alot more power.
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I went with LW. I just love the action with the smaller guys. Always fast paced, hardly ever a boring LW match.
i'm going wit my weight LW&FW, since you ppl clutter them up as one
for most exciting i chose lw the fight in the 3 big promotions have all been good lately.
I picked LW. I was surprised to see I was the only one who did so far. I give honorable mention to WW.
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From the celebrated author of The Secret Life of Bees, a magnificent novel about two unforgettable American women. Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the quest for freedom, and the desire to have a voice in the world - and it is now the newest Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection. Hetty "Handful" Grimke, an urban slave in early nineteenth century Charleston, yearns for life beyond the suffocating walls that enclose her within the wealthy Grimke household. The Grimke's daughter, Sarah, has known from an early age she is meant to do something large in the world, but she is hemmed in by the limits imposed on women.
"Historical Fiction - beautifully quilted!"
It's just a small story really, about, among other things, a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak's groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist: books.
"Word Thief"
Now, picking up from A Discovery of Witches' cliff-hanger ending, Shadow of Night plunges Diana Bishop and Matthew Clairmont into Elizabethan London, a world of spies, subterfuge, and a coterie of Matthew's old friends, the mysterious School of Night that includes Christopher Marlowe and Walter Raleigh. Here, Diana must locate a witch to tutor her in magic, Matthew is forced to confront a past he thought he had put to rest, and the mystery of Ashmole 782 deepens. Deborah Harkness has crafted a gripping journey through a world of alchemy, time travel, and magical discoveries.
"Even better than A Discovery of Witches"
New York Times best-selling author Diana Gabaldon enchanted scores of fans with Outlander, her electrifying historical saga set in 18th-century Scotland. Now this sequel sweeps listeners back into the past as Claire relates more of her perilous sojourn there with her Scottish warrior husband, James Fraser. Twenty years after her strange journey back in time, Claire has returned to Scotland with her daughter, determined to share with her the secret she has harbored since her time travel.
"Finally! The unabridged version is here!"
Stephen King returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, The Shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the now middle-aged Dan Torrance (the boy protagonist of The Shining) and the very special 12-year-old girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals. This is an epic war between good and evil, a gory, glorious story that will thrill the millions of hyper-devoted fans of The Shining and wildly satisfy anyone new to the territory of this icon in the King canon.
"The sequel to the book; not the movie"
Keith Stewart, a retiring and ingenious engineer, could not have been happier in his little house in the shabby London suburb of Ealing. There he invented the mini-motor, the six-volt generator, and the tiny Congreve clock. Then a chain of events sweeps him into deep waters and leads him to his happiest discovery yet.
"Just Simply a Great Story!"
Set in the intriguing Scotland of 200 years ago, the third installment in the romantic adventures of Jamie and Claire is as compelling as the first. Now that Claire knows Jamie survived the slaughter at Culloden, she is faced with the most difficult decision of her life. She aches to travel back through time again to find the love of her life, but, in order to do that, she must leave their daughter behind.
"Hurry up! I want them all!"
In the first audiobook of the trilogy, I Devour, Therefore I Am, an ancient order must perform a sacred ritual at Stonehenge; the remnants of an ancient prison known to the order as "The Circle of Captivity." Arlana Tristus spent her entire life defying her own destiny, but now she can run no longer. The ritual at Stonehenge has failed, the prison bars have been shattered, and what lies within is unleashed upon the Earth.
The fictional thought-diary of a rape victim forced to marry her attacker, God Makes the Flowers Silent is a heartbreaking, horrifying, and justly vindictive short story. It follows a young woman through years of brutality as she discovers the deadly power of her meek and quiet position in a world without compassion, where a man may take whatever he wishes without fear of consequence. Or, so he thinks.
In an age of health reform it is still common for some to resist visiting a doctor. Follow this fun story from Winnie the Pooh creator A.A. Milne as a man visits the doctor and is as nervous as a cat on his last life. From his answers to actions this patient is as misunderstood as he was annoying to the doctor. This is a humorous short story through and through and delightfully relatable.
Thirty-one strange, but true tales to make your flesh creep, to intrigue you, and to give you sleepless nights - all from the pen of Tom Slemen, one of England's top writers and researchers of all things supernatural. Amongst the 31 tales, you will hear about the bizarre, but terrifying creature who terrorised people in Victorian times in Liverpool's Pellew Street. What was he? Man, beast, or some freak of nature hybrid?
Reporter Nathan Doyle had his reasons to want Phil Arlen dead, but when he sees the man's body pulled from the La Brea tar pit, he knows he'll be the prime suspect. He also knows that his life won't stand up to intense police scrutiny, so he sets out to crack the case himself. Lieutenant Matthew Spain's official inquiries soon lead him to believe that Nathan knows more than he's saying. But that's not the only reason Matt takes notice of the handsome journalist.
From the award-winning author of A Watershed Year comes a heartrending story of unlikely bonds made under dire straits. Holly is a young widow with two kids living in a ramshackle house in the same small town where she grew up wealthy. Now barely able to make ends meet editing the town's struggling newspaper, she manages to stay afloat with help from her family. Then her mother suffers a stroke, and Holly's world begins to completely fall apart.
You can imagine the chagrin of a handsome young man when he wakes up next to the Toad Witch who drugged him the night before and had her way with him.
Illumination Night follows the lives of a young blond giant who is as beautiful as he is frightening; an old woman at the end of her life whose last mission is to save her granddaughter's soul; a family torn apart by a wife's fears and a husband's unrealized desires; and the high school girl who comes to Martha's Vineyard against her will, who steals husbands and cars, and who will bring everyone together in a web of yearning, sin, and ultimate redemption.
The award-winning author of Winnie the Pooh takes a look at what struggles one might face trying to gain weight and leaves the listener to wonder if our hero has actually gained any weight at all.
David is a freshly minted NYU grad who's working a not-quite-entry-level job, falling in love, and telling his parents he's studying for the LSAT. He starts a Tumblr blog, typing out posts on his BlackBerry under his desk - a blog that becomes wildly popular and brings him to the attention of major media (The New York Times) as well as the White House. But his outward fame doesn't quell his confusion about the world and his direction in it.
It's never too late to make amends.They've been the best of friends for decades. They've seen everything - marriage, divorce, success, and bankruptcy. They think that there are no more surprises, that they've learned all of life's lessons. But they're wrong. They've only just begun. Recently divorced and seeking to find herself, Penny moves to a picturesque town in France, happy to live alone - that is until she meets an irresistible American philosophy professor.
A collection of classic Western tales including Tappan's Burro by Zane Grey, Jargan M by Max Brand and The Trail to Crazy Man by Louis L'Amour.


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The 19th annual Walsh Jesuit Ironman Tournament starts today with another impressive field of wrestlers and teams.
Tournament organizers Bob Preusse, Ken Dies, Bob Conley and John Mascio are excited for this year's event, which features wrestlers from 80 schools from around the United States.
"We were named this year by InterMat as the No. 1 in-season high school wrestling tournament in America," said Preusse, a Buchtel High School graduate. "I expect that we still have that kind of field. The last 10 years we have really had great fields."
Dies and Conley also run the Bill Dies Memorial Wrestling Tournament every year in January at Firestone High School.
Wrestling starts at 1 p.m. today with 14 weight classes competing on mats that cover two gymnasiums. Saturday features the quarterfinals at 10 a.m., the semifinals at about noon and the finals scheduled for 6 p.m. in Walsh's main gym, "The Dome."
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy senior Nathan Tomasello, who signed last month to wrestle on scholarship at Ohio State, is a wrestler to watch as he will be trying to win his third consecutive Ironman title. Tomasello, a three-time state champion, is the No. 1 seed in the Ironman at 120 pounds this season.
"There is no mystery about Nathan, he is such a hard worker," CVCA coach Dave Bergen said. "In my 18-and-a-half years of coaching at CVCA, he is absolutely the hardest worker I have ever seen. He pays attention to detail, he pays attention to technique, he is a bulldog and he loves competition. While a lot of kids love to just be part of this event, he craves the competition and expects to win."
Blair Academy (N.J.), Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) and Lakewood St. Edward headline the list of teams who will compete. Blair Academy and Wyoming Seminary are ranked Nos. 1 and 2 nationally in the InterMat and Amateur Wrestling News polls. St. Edward is ranked No. 3 according to InterMat and No. 4 by Amateur Wrestling News.
Perry senior JoJo Tayse is a No. 2 seed at 220 after winning a state title last season.
Perry is the only local team to have a full roster of 14 wrestlers.
Sophomore Jose Rodriguez (106) and juniors David Bavery (120), Stefano Millin (285) and Isaac Bast (138) are also seeded for the Panthers. Bavery earned a state title last season.
Other area teams that will be represented are Archbishop Hoban, Highland, Massillon, Revere, Rootstown, St. Vincent-St. Mary and host Walsh.
CVCA has three other seeded wrestlers: seniors Nick Havener (120), Josh Decatur (132) and Matt Dobben (152).
Massillon, Rootstown and St. V-M each have two seeded wrestlers.
The Tigers feature senior Ivan McClay (126) and freshman Jake Donahue (106). The Rovers have senior Jake Moore (285) and junior Travis Linton (182), and the Fighting Irish are led by sophomore Dre'k Brumley (285) and junior Ryan Skonieczny (138).
Skonieczny's older brothers Chase and Nate won state titles as Walsh wrestlers, and Linton's older brother, Garrett, won a state championship at Rootstown.
Other area seeded wrestlers are: Highland senior Adam Kluk (195), Walsh junior Mike Kostandaras (132), Hoban senior Jolewis Washington (220) and Revere senior Stephen Suglio (182).
Ironman notebook
Tickets will be available at the door for every session but the finals, which will be a sellout. For more information on participating teams, wrestlers and brackets visit www.walshironman.com. … Preusse said former Walsh coach and Ironman creator Bill Barger is expected to be in attendance to cheer on the Warriors and coach Fred Daugherty. … St. Edward senior Dean Heil returns to the tournament as the defending Most Valuable Wrestler after placing first at 126. He is the No. 1 seed this year at 132.
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NORTH TOLEDO, Ohio-- An early morning shooting has claimed the life of a Toledo Police vice detective. It happened in the 1400th block of Ontario, near Bush, in north Toledo.
In a Wednesday morning news conference, Toledo Police Chief Mike Navarre says 35-year-old Detective Keith Dressel, officer Todd Miller, and detective William Bragg stopped two people on Ontario Street around 2:00am. The preliminary investigation shows the officers may have interrupted some kind of drug deal.
Navarre says both suspects appeared young, and the officers at first thought they were dealing with curfew violators.
As the officers got out of their car and identified themselves, Navarre says the two suspects ran away. One, a 19-year-old man, was taken into custody right away. Dressel chased the other, believed to be a 15-year-old male. Navarre says Dressel confronted the boy, and shots were exchanged.
A single bullet hit Dressel in the chest. Navarre says other police units rushed to the scene almost instantly, and started giving Dressel first aid. Rescuers took him to St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, where doctors pronounced him dead at 2:36am.
Navarre says Dressel was able to return fire, but it's not clear if the suspect was hit.
"It's been 36 1/2 years since we lost one of our family," said Navarre in the news conference. "It is truly a very sad day for the Toledo Police Department and the city of Toledo." Navarre did not take questions at the news conference.
A team of officers is still scouring the neighborhood where it happened looking for the shooter. "Officers have been searching for this individual since 2:00 this morning. We have searched a number of houses based on leads that we've received, and we will continue to do that," said Navarre.
The chief also said the department has assembled a team of 24 officers that will begin an area search. Police have recovered a gun in the neighborhood where the shooting happened. They believe the gun was owned by the 19-year-old suspect, but not the other suspect. That's one of the things searchers will try to find.
Officer Dan Wagner, president of the Toledo Police Patrolman's Association, also spoke at the news conference. Choking back his emotions, he said the thoughts and prayers of Toledo officers are with Dressel's wife and two young children. "Keith was a hero," Wagner said. "He gave his life doing a job he enjoyed and was highly professional at. He's a good friend of mine, and he'll be missed by many."
Wagner went on to say that the union has assembled a team of grief counselors at the TPPA union hall for officers.
Spokesman Brian Schwartz also spoke at the news conference on behalf of Mayor Carty Finkbeiner, who is currently in Miami, Florida for the US Conference of Mayors. In part, Finkbeiner's statement said:
"I learned at 4:00am from Chief of Staff Bob Reinbolt of the tragedy involving officer Keith Dressel, beloved husband and father, and a valued member of the Toledo Police Department. The senselessness of this loss weighs heavily on the hearts and minds of his fellow officers as well as all of his professional friends and colleagues in the city of Toledo, and our 300,000 citizens.
We have been fortunate to not have experienced the loss of one of Toledo's finest since 1970, when Officer William Miscannon was gunned down on Dorr Street. Seems profoundly senseless that such a loss could occur.
It very sadly reflects the times in which we live and the affects of drugs on our society. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Dressel family, close friends and family, and fellow officers on the Toledo Police Department. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers as well."
Dressel was first hired as a Toledo Police officer in 1993. Navarre says his current assignment was in the vice/narcotics bureau. Navarre says he also worked in field operations and communications. His personnel file says he was commended for bravery in 1998, when he ran into a burning building on Bancroft, and helped save an elderly man from the fire.
Dressel is survived by his wife and two children, ages 6 and 4.
The last time a Toledo Police officer was killed in the line of duty was September, 18, 1970. Patrolman William Miscannon was shot and killed during a turbulent time in Toledo when race relations were very strained. Miscannon was just 33-years-old and the father of four.
A suspect was arrested for Miscannon's murder, and he went on trial twice, but each time the case ended with a hung jury.
The web site Ohio's Fallen Officers says a total of 31 police officers have been killed in the line of duty in the city of Toledo. The site says Ohio ranks 5th in the nation for deaths in the line of duty.


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2014-15 Cheerleading Tryout Information
- Friday April 18th - 5:30-9:30 p.m. - Convocation Center
- Saturday April 19th - 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-7 p.m. - Convocation Center
Friday: Appropriate athletic attire.
Saturday: Black shorts, white tank top, white bow, hair half up
If you have any questions, please contact Coach Kelly Moore at email@example.com.
2014-15 JMU Cheerleading Tryout Sports Medicine Information:
Returning Cheerleaders- No new paperwork or physical is needed for the April 2014 tryout.
Current JMU Students (already enrolled at JMU but not on the cheerleading squad)- Email Stacy Rider at email@example.com to get the tryout paperwork and review the physical process by Thursday, April 17th.
Current High School Seniors- Need to have an actual physical form completed in the past 12 months.
Scroll down to see this year's requirements.
Requirements for 2014-15 Season
Co-Ed (Female):
- Standing back handspring
- Standing back tuck
- Toe touch tuck
- Round-off back handspring back tuck
- Toss extention
- Heel stretch full down (360)
- Toss Stunt excluding an extension
- Jumps
- Dance Technique
Co-Ed (Male):
- Toss Extension
- Standing back tuck
- Hands to transition stunt
- One arm stunt (attempt)
Standing back handspring
- Standing back tuck
- Toe touch back tuck
- Round-off back handspring back tuck
- Toss up platform (base and top)
- One-lugged stunt variation, including a full down (base and top)
- Optional stunt, excluding an extension
WHO CAN TRY OUT: All individuals must possess general athleticism, superior motions, crowd appeal, and a genuine love for cheerleading. Try-out results will be based solely on skills and abilities, individuals that meet or exceed the requirements will have a greater chance at becoming members on the squad. All possessing the requirements are encouraged to try out. Must be accepted to JMU before trying out.
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We write about change in the making.
Though the statistics on the AIDS epidemic remains depressingly high, social entrepreneurs are continuing to fight the disease across the globe. In the light of World AIDS Day tomorrow, we're high lighting four of them, honoring their work.
Information gamified: Hilmi Quareshi, India.
Hilmi Quraishi is using mobile games and messages to inform about the risks of HIV/AIDS and how to avoid it. Hilmi's low-end games are designed to reach the widest possible audience in the developing world. They are simple to operate, affordable, and highly engaging. While he focuses on the learning and training needs of the semi-literate masses for multi-lingual, multi-cultural, and multi-regional use, he also works on games to address the newly identified HIV/AIDS risk group of young outsourcing industry employees (typically working in call centers). In addition to educating mobile phone users about public health messages, Hilmi covers subjects as varied as Indian history, climate change, and increased population, through his mobile games.
Targeting At-Risk Youth –Rocío Rubí Roncal Rojas, Peru.
Rocío is doing her best to move young people from the high-risk group of getting AIDS, to none at all. Rocío is drawing on a large network of public and private institutions from around Peru to establish localized, one-stop service centers providing AIDS education, treatment, and prevention assistance to one of the country's most high-risk groups: young people. No coordinated efforts existed to provide young people with the resources, information and services they needed to avoid contracting HIV, until Rocío began her organization, Asociacion Kallpa. Her organization brings together individual resources borrowed from other organizations, some of which had fallen dormant over time, and offers them as a complete package through multifunctional service centers. These complexes offer complete access to testing, prevention information, condoms, counseling, emergency hotlines, support groups, medical care and legal assistance. She is also working to get young people to take responsibility for their sexlife, understanding lifestyle risks and exercising sexual and reproductive rights. Her hope is to tackle the behaviors that place them at such a high risk of getting AIDS in the first place.
Mothers mentoring mothers: Mitchell Besser, South Africa.
Mitchell is having mothers with HIV educate each other about the disease, preventing mother-to-child transmission. When he was a medical doctor working in Cape Town, Mitch saw pregnant women come into their antenatal visit and receive their first test for HIV. Since the healthcare system was chronically overburdened, the women would leave the clinic alone and terrified. He decided to tackle the problem on the local level – his organization, mothers2mothers (m2m), recruited new HIV-positive mothers who had recently been through the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission process (PMTCT) and hired them for a one to two year period to mentor, educate and support pregnant women in similar situations. m2m redefined the healthcare system by reducing the burden on existing and overwhelmed healthcare staff. Mentors provide services in antenatal clinics, postpartum wards, post-delivery clinics, and extend service into communities to reach women in their homes after the child is born to prevent transmission through feeding.
Ending discrimination: Nejat Unlu, Turkey.
Through his organization, Positive Living, Nejat seeks to end discrimination against those with HIV/AIDS by encouraging empathy and promoting accurate information about the virus and those living with it. Before Positive Living was founded, the few organizations that addressed HIV/AIDS issues focused strictly on research and prevention for those who hadn't contracted the virus. Nejat saw a big gap in this strategy of tackling HIV, and began building local solidarity networks to serve the rapidly growing infected population, in the form of health care, advocacy for equal treatment under the law, and ultimately to encourage those with HIV to advocate for themselves. Nejat also works with the media and within popular culture avenues to generate understanding and empathy for those with HIV and AIDS.
In 2011, 34 million people were living with HIV, 2.5 million were newly infected, and 1.7 million people died from AIDS-related illness.
This post is written by Devon Ysaguirre – a humanitarian aid professional that was worked for the U. S. government, the UN, and NGOs, and is passionate about social entrepreneurship.
New York City Public School Curriculum for H.I.V. / A.I.D.S. Prevention
HIV/AIDS Curriculum Overview 2005-2011
Grades 7-12: Adolescents learn to avoid alcohol and other drugs, which may impair their judgment and put them at increased risk for HIV/AIDS infection. They are strongly encouraged to abstain from sexual intercourse. Some lessons also address methods of prevention, including the correct and consistent use of latex condoms, which can greatly reduce the risk of HIV/STD infection among people who are sexually active. Lessons also address HIV testing and explore how HIV/AIDS has affected our society.
HIV/AIDS Curriculum Overview 2012
Grades 6-12: Some lessons include information on HIV testing and address methods of prevention, including the correct and consistent use of condoms, which can greatly reduce the risk of infection from people who are sexually active.
Help change some to all. Please teach all New York City public school children and teens the proper use of a condom to prevent H.I.V. / A.I.D.S. in 2012.
In the USA, you need to be 13 years old before September to start 8th grade.
Infected and unaware: HIV hitting America's youth
Young people ages 13 to 24 account for 26 percent of all new HIV infections, according to the report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which was released on Tuesday in advance of World AIDS Day on December 1.
In 2010, 72 percent of the estimated 12,000 new HIV infections in young people occurred in young men who have sex with men, and nearly half of new infections were among young, black males.
"We are particularly concerned about what is happening with HIV among young black gay and bisexual men," Fenton said. "They account for 39 percent of all new infections among youth and more than half of new infections among young men who have sex with men."
I love your stories. Keep 'em coming!
Truthfully, i was tested HIV + positive last 3years. I keep on managing the drugs i usually purchase from the health care agency to keep me healthy and strenghtful, i tried all i can too make this disease leave me alone, but unfortunately, it keep on eating up my life, this is what i caused myself, for allowing my fiance have sex with me insecurely without protection. Although i never knew he is HIV positive.
So last few 4days i came in contact with a lively article on the internet on how this Powerful Herb Healer get her well and healed. So as a patient i knew this will took my life one day, and i need to live with other friends and relatives too. So i copied out the Dr Koboko Yya the traditional healer's email id: dr.koboko(at)gmail.com and I mailed him immediately, in a little while he mail me back that i was welcome to his temple home were by all what i seek for are granted. I was please at that time. And i continue with him, he took some few details from me and told me that he shall get back to me as soon as he is through with my work.
I was very happy as heard that from him. So Yesterday, as i was just coming from my friends house, Dr koboko Yya called me to go for checkup in the hospital and see his marvelous work that it is now HIV negative, i was very glad to hear that from him, so i quickly rush down to the nearest hospital to found out, only to hear from my hospital doctor called Browning Lewis that i am now HIV NEGATIVE. I jump up at him with the test note, he ask me how does it happen and i recede to him all i went through with Dr Koboko Yya I am now glad, so i am a gentle type of person that need to share this testimonies to everyone who seek for healing, because once you get calm and quiet, so the disease get to finish your life off.
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By Clay Horning
The Norman Transcript
NORMAN — There is the South Central PGA Junior Tour and, this year, there is the South Central PGA Players Tour.
The Players Tour demands better play and will actually chase players off who prove too uncompetitive. The Junior Tour still take all comers, competitive players capable of going low, as well as youngsters newer in the game looking to compete.
On either tour, though, it's a pretty good bet nobody had a better day than Montana George.
Playing in the 15-18 girls division, George did not win. She shot 82, six strokes back of winner Ashley Moore, who topped Samantha Denison in a one-hole playoff after both fired a 6-over par 76 at the Westwood Junior on Tuesday at Westwood Park, a South Central PGA Junior Tour event.
In fact, of the 16 girls competing in the division, George was seventh. A strong field, there were five rounds in the 70s.
But none of them, nor any of 80 other juniors at Westwood Tuesday, did what George did, pulling a wedge on the short par 3 second hole and knocking it in the cup.
"I felt awesome, I was in shock, I just couldn't believe it," George said. "I said to my mom, 'My life is complete now, I've had a hole in one,' because I've been golfing my whole life."
She is 16 years old, will be a junior at Hinton High School when the fall rolls around, and she can play.
The No. 3 player on her golf team this past spring, Hinton has won the last two Class 2A girls state golf tournaments at Trosper Park. In the coming school year, George will likely play No. 1. And she'll have at least one hole in one in her back pocket.
The hole was playing 103 yards and the pin was well left, visible to the left of the bunker that guards the left-center section of the green.
"I could see it go in," George said. "It bounced on the green and I could see it go in the hole."
She thought she could have easily finished in the 70s, but not enough putts fell. Indeed, she didn't think the ace threw her off her game at all. Had it, she probably wouldn't have flirted with driving the green on the short par 4 third hole.
Some days, apparently, your destined to shoot in the 80s. And it's always nice to have a hole in one to show for it.
"I've texted my family and talk to my friends and talked to my golf team," George said. "Everyone I know is really excited about it."
For George and junior golfers all over the state, the summer is just beginning. George will tee it up again Tuesday in McAlester and June 19, at Kickingbird in Edmond.
There, she'll be competing against fields large and small. Amongst her family, her ace has her atop the leaderboard.
"My parents and both my brothers, my whole family plays," she said. "But I have the first hole in one."
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The Department of Justice's Office of Inspector General has released its report on the INS' "Citizenship USA" initiative, finding that while the initiative was highly defective it does not appear to have been motivated by electoral politics. The report's Executive summary can be found at http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/0007/exec.htm.
The reports Conclusions and Recommendations are located at http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/0007/


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Port Arthur Memorial at Baytown Sterling
When: Saturday, 2 p.m.
Where: Stallworth Stadium
Records: Memorial 4-3, 2-1; Sterling 2-6, 1-3
Last Year: PAM 35-0
All-Time Series: Memorial leads series 9-1
Internet broadcast: Legacy Sports Network (legacysportsnetwork.com)
Directions: Take I10 toward Houston and take Exit 795 towards Sjolander Road. Go under the overpass by taking a Sjolander Road then in just over a mile take a right on E. Archer Road.
Titans Capsule: Kenny Harrison's Titans come into this game after having an off week last week. The last time the Titans stepped on the field, North Shore defeated Memorial 49-20…Memorial's offense is now ranked third in District 21-5A by averaging 352.6 yards a contest…Because of having one less game, quarterback Tayylor Labrie is now second in the district in passing with 1,129 yards, seven touchdowns and five interceptions…Kameron Martin is fifth in the district in rushing with 660 yards on 87 carries. Martin has scored nine touchdowns…Corey Dauphine continues to give Memorial a great rushing duo with 373 yards and five touchdowns…Albert Jacobs leads the receivers with 25 receptions for 349 yards…Roderic Rucker has 18 catches while Trenton Swinton leads the receiving group with four touchdowns…C.J. Levine is part of a defense that allows an average of 331.7 yards a game. Levine is tied for the district lead with three interceptions. He returned one 86 yards for a touchdown against North Shore…The Titans have seven fumble recoveries and have seven interceptions.
Rangers Capsule: The Rangers have the district's last rated offense and second-to-last rated defense…Sterling averages 242.3 yards per game…Running back Dajuan Hill has rushed for 560 yards on 122 carries with three touchdowns…Quarterback Archie Moyers has thrown for 973 yards on 75-for-155 passing with 10 touchdowns and 11 interceptions…Hill also leads Sterling in receptions with 24 catches for 231 yards…Kane Vigier has hauled in 16 receptions for 196 yards…Elijah Chenier has a team-high five receiving touchdowns…Sterling's defense has given up an average of 408.4 yards a contest…The Rangers have been outscored 156-58 in District 21-5A play, an average score of 39-14…Sterling only has one game left on the schedule after facing Memorial — Nov. 7 against Beaumont West Brook.
Harrison said: Sterling has played tremendously hard in every game. They have had the hardest schedule to start 21-5A play. The Channelview game was a great game. They were down 13 points and came back to win, 36-35. Those kids showed a lot of fight and heart to win that game. The off week gave us a chance to heal and forget. The kids are very focused for these last three games in district. They approached the off week with a positive attitude and worked real hard on the small things. Our players came back this week with the same focus. Playing on a Saturday can be tough, especially a day game. You get into a routine of playing on Friday nights and it is different playing a day game. We tried this week bringing in the guys earlier in the day so they will be ready for the 2 p.m. start. It is an adjustment but no matter the time we should be ready to go come Saturday afternoon.
Memorial Lineups
QB – Tayylor Labrie (2)
RB – Kameron Martin (6)
RB – Corey Dauphine (21)
WR –Albert Jones (1)
WR – Roderic Rucker (12)
WR – Travon McClain (9)
LT – Vernon Samuels (72)
LG – Dekovin Antoine (76)
C – Casey Williams (64)
RG – Jeremiah Washington (55)
RT – Khaleb Fobish (71)
DE – Jaron Johnson (99)
DT – Selah Fontenot (50)
DE – Terry Olliver (42)
LB – Meldrick Matthews (30)
LB – Melbrodrick Matthews (11)
LB – Dante Lovilotte (5)
LB – Brandon Lumpkin (10)
CB – Torian Lott (3)
S – C.J. Levine (14)
S – Morgan Ford (13)
CB – Jacorie Jones (24)
Sterling Lineups
QB - Archie Moyers (8)
RB - Jordan Rappyion (25)
RB - Dejuan Hill (11)
WR - Aaron Miles (9)
WR - Jaime Acosta (4)
WR - Kane Vigier (7)
LT - Jacob Callaga (62)
LG - Neal Cameron (50)
C - Trevor Brown (58)
RG - Joseph Smoke (76)
RT - Jason Limme (75)
DE - Ulisses Mendoza (42)
DT - Hageo Ochoa (90)
DT - Carlos Camargo (44)
DE - Tristan Lachapelle (89)
LB - Brady Sutton (41)
LB - Walker Wheeland (37)
LB - Brady Martin (14)
DB - Raymond Granderson (18)
DB - Brandon Seaton (12)
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By Matt Welch
Times West Virginian
It was business as usual for the North Marion Huskies as their wrestling team picked up wins over Grafton, Herbert Hoover and Williamstown on Friday.
Led by senior Ryan Elliott, the Huskies took down the three schools by scores of 63-12, 42-31 and 48-12.
Elliott started things off for his team by pinning Cody Goff of Grafton, last year's state champion at the 126-pound weight class, in a hard-fought match.
The senior, Elliott, is generally a lock at the 120-pound weight class, where he won last year's state championship but decided to wrestle up for the competition.
"Win or lose, I just wanted good competition. He's a really good wrestler," Elliott said of the decision to wrestle up a weight class. "He knows a lot, and I just had faith in what my coaches taught me."
The pin for Elliott, which came in the third period of the match, set the tone for the Huskies for the rest of the night, and it made sense that the team's senior leader would get them going.
"That was a state champion versus a state champion in the AA division," head coach Dave Tennant said of the opening match. "It was (Ryan's) decision. We had a lot of guys lose weight this week to get down to the lower weight classes, and it all depended on him. He's our senior; he's our captain; he's our leader. And he thought it would be in our best interest to get that one so all the other guys could bump down into place."
Despite feeling the effects of wrestling a heavier opponent, Tennant said Elliott told the coaches he felt good after the match.
"He stepped up right there. That's a tough kid," Tennant said of the match. "That's the kind of leadership we want."
Elliott would go on to win his next match via pin in the second period and then won his last match via forfeit to finish 3-0 on the night and remain undefeated this season.
Even though the senior hasn't lost a match since his sophomore year, Tennant said that Elliott does more than just wrestle. He helps the younger guys.
"It's important for Ryan to be there to set the example," Tennant said of his lone senior. "We need Ryan Elliott's type of leadership on this team."
That help seemed to pay dividends, as the youth of the Huskies came through for big wins, including 10 wins coming from pins.
"We'd like to get all pins," Tennant said. "But we understand we have to wrestle some tough matches and wrestle smart, especially with all of the young kids in the lineup."
In all, the four freshmen and five sophomores in the lineup picked up a combined 10 wins on the night.
"They're really stepping up," Tennant said. "Kyle Elliott fought like hell. He had two tough matches that he lost, but no one will know that on paper. Justin Efaw came back and got that takedown in overtime. That's always tough to do. Gavin Barker and Caleb Kuhn had pins. Jakob Guy, he's a kid that stepped in at 170. Our regular, Chance Haught, is out, so he's a guy that came in and got two pins for us."
Tennant went on to say that the JV team plays a huge role in determining weight classes for his program and that he may have to count on them more and more as the season goes on.
"I feel like we have a pretty solid lineup this year," Elliott said afterward. "They're all really good. They know a lot, and our coaches teach us everything we need to know. Then they put it out there on the mat."
In total, seven Huskies — Ryan Elliott, Kuhn, Austin Stanley, Justin Efaw, Barker, Guy and Tyler Arnett — posted perfect records on the night.
Joe Efaw, Roger Cummings and Justin O'Dell each finished 2-1 on the night, as well.
Elliott said he and the Huskies are just focused on the next one each time out, saying it's all about, "One match at a time."
The next match up for the Huskies will be next Friday, Dec. 28, when they wrestle at the East Fairmont Dual Tournament at East Fairmont High School.
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Ryan Stramrood
From Openwaterpediaopen water swimmer from Cape Town, South Africa. Stramrood was a member of the successful Patagonia Extreme Cold Water Challenge which was a series of three extreme cold-water swims at the very tip of South America by five South African men: Ryan Stramrood (38 years), Kieron Palframan (37), Toks Viviers (47), Ram Barkai (53) and Andrew Chin (43). It was nominated for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year and won 3rd place.
Stramrood, Palframan, Viviers, Barkai and Chin are all founding members of the International Ice Swimming Association and take inspiration from, inter alia, Lynne Cox's book, Swimming to Antarctica. During the Patagonia Extreme Cold Water Challenge, they successfully completed three extremely cold-water swims in 12 days: 3.2 kilometers double crossing of the Beagle Channel, 4 kilometer crossing of the Strait of Magellan (8°C) and 2.5 kilometers around the southern most point of Cape Horn 7C.
All the swims were done in rough water, against strong currents and in water less than 8°C.
Stramrood has also successfully crossed the English Channel in 2008, was one of the first South African men to have crossed the Strait of Gibraltar in 2005 (and again in 2010), has taken joint 3rd place in Alaska's tough Pennock Island race in 2009, completed Australia's Rottnest Island swim and many other challenging swims in and around South Africa. These include two 1 mile ice swims in temperatures below 5°C.
He also finished third overall in the 2012 8 km Deep Blue Invitational Swim and will participate in the 2013 Bering Strait Swim Relay that will attempt to cross 86 km from Russia to Alaska on 28 July 2013.
Bering Strait Swim
Stramrood will also be a member of the Bering Strait Swim, a 53-mile (86 km) relay swim attempt from Cape Dezhnev in Chukotka, Russia, to Cape Prince of Wales in the state of Alaska, USA among a team of experienced extreme swimmers.
1. Yuri Tsiganchuk, Blagoveshchensk, Russia
2. Yuri Myagkikh, Russia
3. Vladimir Chegorin, Russia
4. Maria Chizhova, Novosibirsk, Russia
5. Elena Guseva, Russia
6. Kieron Palframan, Cape Town, South Africa
7. Ram Barkai, Cape Town, South Africa
8. Jack Bright, UK
9. Vladimir Litvinov, Blagoveshchensk, Russia
10. Oksana Veklich, Blagoveshchensk, Russia
11. Aleksandr Jakovlev, Jelgava, Latvia
12. Matías Ola, Buenos Aires /Tucuman Argentina
13. Henri Kaarma, Tallinn, Estonia
14. Toomas Haggi, Tallinn, Estonia
15. Nuala Moore, Ireland
16. Anne Marie Ward, Donegal, Ireland
17. Claudia Rose, San Diego, USA
18. Toks Viviers, Cape Town, South Africa
19. Melissa O'Reilly ('Mo'), Lambertville, New Jersey, USA
20. Ryan Stramrood, Cape Town, South Africa
21. Scott Lautman, Seattle, Washington, USA
22. Cristian Vergara, Santiago, Chile
23. Lelané Rossouw-Bancroft, Newark, Delaware, USA
24. Rafał Ziobro, Krakow, Poland
25. Andrew Chin, Cape Town, South Africa
26. Jackie Cobell, Tunbridge Wells, UK
27. Paul Duffield, West Kelowna, BC, Canada
External links
- International Relay Swim Across The Bering Strait Official Website
- Bering Strait Swim
- Bering Strait Swim - Ice Bering
- Exploring Extremes, Swimming In Siberia
- Ram explains The Patagonia Challenge
- Patagonia Swim Challenge Facebook Page
- Cape Extreme Swimmers
- Open Water Swimming website
- 3 for 3
- It's A Draw: Extreme Swimmers 7 vs. Deep Blue 7
- Swimming In Siberia, Russian Winter Swimming Championships
- Conquistador Sails Strait Like Magellan
- Proper Measurement Of Water Temperatures In The Open Water
- The Who's Who Of Extremists Gather At Top Of World
- Do Ice Swimmers Have Bigger Brains?
- What Open Water Swim Could Be More Dangerous?
- Adventurous 5 Among 50 Across The Bering Strait


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Nikkei: Obama Tapping Larry Summers as Fed Chair
The White House says Obama hasn't made a pick yet.
Larry Summers, shown here in 2009, spoke with President Barack Obama on Sunday to inform the president of his decision.
With President Barack Obama poised to select the next Federal Reserve chairman, the Japanese paper Nikkei cited unnamed sources saying he was about to tap Larry Summers, a former Clinton administration Treasury secretary and Harvard College president.
[READ: Who's Afraid of Larry Summers? ]
Summers would be a controversial selection, with many Democrats critical of his role in deregulating Wall Street that they say was a precursor to the economic collapse of five years ago.
Another potential Fed pick to replace outgoing chairman Ben Bernanke is his current vice-chair, Jessica Yellen. Yellen earned the support of 350 economists Wednesday, who penned a letter on her behalf to Obama.
The White House told Reuters the president had not yet picked anyone for the job, but the Nikkei said the pick is expected following a rate-setting meeting Tuesday and Wednesday.
The opposition to Summers isn't limited to Democrats. A top Republican lawmaker said Thursday he also has reservations.
"I do have some concerns with Larry Summers," said Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., at a Bloomberg Government event. "That doesn't mean I might not in the end vote for him."
Summers is no stranger to controversy – he was heavily criticized for a speech he made while leading Harvard where he said the lack of women in science and engineering fields might be due to "different availability of aptitude."
[OPINION: Labor Inches Towards Yellen]
Women's groups have rallied behind Yellen in response to their view of Summers as sexist.
"He's a sexist who isn't that good at his job," said Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women to Politico. "We are calling for the defeat of Larry Summers if he is the nominee. President Obama doesn't need to be reelected but quite a few Democrats in Congress do."
Obama goes into the pick from a diminished position since winning re-election in 2012. His approval ratings have steadily fallen thanks to scandals involving the Internal Revenue Service, Benghazi, domestic spying and the on-going crisis in Syria. The most recent Gallup survey shows 44 percent approval for Obama versus 47 percent disapproval. This makes it harder for him to press Congress into rubber-stamping whoever he selects.
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The persecution of a feminist punk rockband. Homophobia. Strange bathroom rules.
As the Winter Olympics begin this week on Vladimir Putin's home-turf in Sochi, Russia, I'm wrestling with whether to watch.
Don't get me wrong. I love the Olympics and I love the stories of athletes who worked their entire lives to reach this moment. But, I'm torn by the idea of supporting an Olympics games hosted by a world leader such as Putin.
Putin's outspoken homophobia and desires to "cleanse" Russia of homosexuals is unacceptable to me. Too strong a whiff of Hitler there (any whiff is too strong, really).
And then there is the imprisonment of members of the feminist punk group Pussy Riot. They were arrested and convicted of "hooliganism" for … playing music in public places that also served as peaceful protests.
Only recently freed from prison, group members went head to head with Stephen Colbert this week.
So, to watch or not to watch.
don't want to end up punishing the wrong parties (like American
As an individual viewer and not, say, a world leader, what difference would it make?
According to CNN commentator Hilary Rosen, herself a gay activist, not watching the games would do very little: "Here's how I look at it: Russia doesn't make any more money if the ratings are high, versus if the ratings are low."
Still, a poll conducted by YouGov reveals that 11 percent of Americans will not watch the Olympics this year because of Putin's policies.
That's a lot of Americans.
Could that kind of backlash trickle down and over to Russia, via a future reticence to engage with a such a political regime? Coca-Cola and McDonalds might think twice before sponsoring the event in Russia again.
I'm erring on the side of caution and will sit this one out. Besides, Pussy Riot asked me to.


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Corsicana —
Monday morning, for the first Monday in 51 years, Robert Thurston will get to drink an extra cup of coffee. He may even take his dog, Mercy, for a walk.
Save for the years between 1967 and 1971 when he served in the U.S. Air Force and Vietnam as a sentry dog handler, Thurston's only job has been to provide excellent customer service and auto parts for the last 51 years.
The life of a small business owner means keeping the doors open six days a week, often alone; forgoing family vacations so the doors can remain open; long hours, and uncertain economic times.
The dividends can be customers who are lifelong friends, and the knowledge that you've helped someone in need.
With automobiles becoming more and more high-tech, not many people do their own car repair anymore. The days of "shade tree" mechanics are gone, for the most part, but Thurston Auto Supply has had a successful business for 56 years.
After much prayer and consideration, Robert Thurston and wife, Becky made the decision it is time for Robert to retire. The last day of business at the store Martin Thurston, Robert's dad, started in 1957 will be Friday, March 29.
"He has worked here on this corner for 51 years, and he's only 65 years old!" Becky exclaimed. "It's all he's ever done except those four years in the military."
It is with great emotion, but a sense of peace that Robert made that decision, with full blessing from his family. He had worked for his father six and a half days per week, back when they still sold lawn mowers and lawn equipment. He worked there while in the Distributive Education program at Corsicana High School, when he and Becky "dated a little, but weren't sweethearts."
They married in 1972, and welcomed daughter Gayla in 1974, and Susan in 1977. In 1984, they purchased the store from Martin and Alene Thurston, and made the choice to discontinue the lawn inventory and focus on auto parts. Another challenge they faced later was making the change to computerized inventory listings.
Once their girls were grown, married and on their own, Robert and Becky made the decision to relocate their living quarters to the property where the store is. For eight years they have also called that corner "home." Long-time members at First Baptist Church, Becky took a job there as the music and children's secretary. Their grandchildren, Anna and Owen Abbe, are fifth generation members of First Baptist, and as Robert pointed out proudly, both were saved Jan. 12, 2012.
"We have enjoyed a wonderful business over the years, and had a lot of faithful customers who we very much appreciate," Robert said. "I have a good friend with an automotive warehouse who will purchase our inventory and haul it off, which is an answer to prayer."
Though there are no plans to relocate their residence, Robert is getting excited about his prospects of things to do with his retirement. A huge movie buff, the only thing Robert is more passionate about than the movie Lonesome Dove is his two grandkids.
"They are really a blessing, a gift from God," he said. "I'm going to take them fishing."
He is also going to pick them up from school at Bowie, take them for swim practice at the Y, and in his free time, he plans to work part-time at Corley Funeral Home. Both Thurstons have hosted visitations there for years, and consider the work they do there to be a ministry, as well.
"I can count on one hand the number of times I've been closed for illness," Robert said. "I have been faithful to this business. My dad always told me, 'You can't do business long distance — you've got to stay on the job.'"
"He is going to do things that other people take for granted, like stopping by to take his wife to lunch on a week day," Becky said. "And there are lots of volunteer opportunities, enough to keep someone busy full-time. And we often have things that come up with church where we need extra hands."
Daughter Susan worked in the store, as did her husband, Chris Abbe, before they married. Anna and Owen grew up in the store, as did Gayla Andrews and Susan, who brought Owen to work there as a baby.
Through the years, they were joined by some fine young men who worked there, going as far back as Don McCreary and Lowell "Nose" Hudson (in the Martin Thurston days) to Jim Coker, Steve Colburn, Kyle Slaughter, and the late Cody Oliphant, who said, "See you Monday," when he walked out on Saturday and lost his life later that night in an auto accident, Robert explained with tears in his eyes.
"We love Corsicana," Robert said. "We've made a good living and been blessed beyond measure. We have been blessed with many good customers."
Excited about his new beginnings, trips they want to take, memories yet to make, Robert Thurston will lock the door on Thurston Automotive one last time on Friday, March 29.
"It's emotional for me," he said, softly. "But it's time.
"'What is desirable in a man is his kindness,' Proverbs 19:22, so I try to be kind — to everyone I come in contact with."
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