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The ocean, gulf, and lake coasts and the rivers of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the naval station in Cuba shall be arranged into not exceeding nineteen lighthouse districts.
Source(June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 11,36 Stat. 538; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)
This section was enacted as part of section 11 of act June 17, 1910, which also enacted section 717 of this title.
The original text provided "that the commissioner of lighthouses, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, as soon as practicable" should rearrange the ocean, gulf and lake coasts and the rivers of the United States, Puerto Rico and the naval station in Cuba into not exceeding nineteen lighthouse districts.
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The reality of true, devastating and permanent sacrifice was in full view for hundreds of high school-age students Thursday, as they watched severely wounded Marines get interviewed about conquering levels of physical and emotional pain few young people can scarcely imagine.
When Roseville and Granite Bay's teens left the opening ceremonies for the Allegiant Battle for Veterans, they were forced to consider two messages: The price some military personnel have paid for defending the country's freedom, and that men and women with so-called "handicaps" are still vibrant, valuable forces in their communities.
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Brawly's Machop was one of Brawly's two known Pokémon in the anime.
Like Brawly and Hariyama, Machop liked surfing and used the techniques for surfing on waves while it was in battle. It fought Ash's Taillow in Brawly and Ash's first battle and simply endured Taillow's Wing Attacks, rolling back onto its feet each time. It finally knocked out Taillow with Cross Chop. However since Taillow had landed several super effective hits, Machop was too worn out to defeat Ash's Treeko and was defeated by the Grass type.
Machop appeared again in Just one of the Geyser's where it battled Treeko and Corphish. Although it put up a good fight against both opponents it was eventually defeated by Corphish.
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Eden FX is the visual effects house responsible for producing computer generated effects seen in Star Trek: Voyager's seventh season and all four seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise. The company was formed in July 2000 by Digital Muse's John Gross and Digital Magic's Mark Miller. Gross' and Miller's founding team, some of those following them from Digital Muse, were among others, Bruce Branit, David Lombardi, Fred Pienkos and Brandon MacDougall of Foundation Imaging. Eden's staff was significantly reinforced upon the closure of Foundation Imaging in 2002 as several former employees of the latter joined their former co-worker MacDougall at the new company, bringing along with them the added advantage of having already worked specifically on Star Trek. After Foundation closed, Eden FX was the sole supplier of CGI for the last three seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise, the first time the television franchise relied on a single supplier for these effect. Eden FX also provided additional visual effects for Star Trek Nemesis. Though the company itself did not receive credit for the feature, its employees working on it at the time did. The company is located only a few minutes away from the Paramount lot in Hollywood. [1]
Eden FX specializes in various effects techniques: 3D animation, digital matte painting, character animation, compositing, on-set supervision, and conceptual design. In addition to Star Trek, they have done effects work on such television programs as J.J. Abrams' Alias and Lost, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Office, Ghost Whisperer, and 24, and blockbuster films like Hellboy, Miami Vice, The Passion of the Christ, Spider-Man 3, Superman Returns, and Syriana. They have also worked on commercials for the likes of Kellogg's, Wendy's, and Nokia.
The company has won Emmy Awards for their visual effects on Voyager's series finale, "Endgame", and the Enterprise episodes "Broken Bow" and "Countdown" and received nominations for the Voyager episode "Workforce" and the Enterprise episodes "Breaking the Ice", "Dead Stop", "The Expanse", and "The Council".
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College students use tech tools for everything from ordering pizza to playing games. Soon, the same technology software will be used to help Volunteer State Community College students decide which courses will help them graduate faster, which courses will result in better grades, and even what subject to choose for a major.
"It helps students by customizing and individualizing their selection of courses. We want our students be successful and picking the right class is a first step," said Vol State Interim President, Bruce Scism.
The technology, originally developed by Austin Peay State University's provost Tristan Denley, uses data to first identify the course requirements for the student's major, then find the classes in which the student is most likely to perform well. The tool scans the student academic records to compare the success of similar students taking similar classes - much like online shopping programs recommend products purchased by other customers. The program, called DegreeCompass (formerly known as the Adaptive Advising Tool), was quickly adopted for use at Austin Peay, where Denley says it accurately predicted a student's performance within half a letter grade. It uses predictive analytics through a complex algorithm that pulls data and statistics from the student academic database.
"It helps them make better, more informed choices by using something they're already familiar with - a smart phone or mobile device app," said Denley. While it doesn't replace traditional faculty advising, it makes the advising process easier and faster for both students and faculty.
"This new system will assist our advisors in picking the best courses for students, and that's especially important in that critical first semester," Scism said. "Showing students which courses they might be most successful in gives them a tremendous sense of confidence."
Effective at Austin Peay, the same technology will soon be in use at Vol State and at two other Tennessee Board of Regents campuses across the state -Nashville State Community College and the University of Memphis - thanks to a grant from Complete College America, in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
A portion of the $1 million grant has allowed the software to be adapted for use at Vol State and the other colleges and tested for possible expansion and use state-wide.
"We know that the more time it takes a student to earn a degree, the less likely they are to successfully complete," said TBR Chancellor John Morgan. "With all the challenges facing students on a regular basis, knowing which courses to take when shouldn't be a barrier. This tool will make it easier and help improve student advising."
Denley and his colleagues are now working to expand the program with a feature to help students choose a major - or find one that better fits their past performance and one that has proven a positive choice by others with similar grades and characteristics.
The new software, which will also be used at Vol State, will be closely tracked to evaluate the impact it has on student performance. The goal, according to Morgan, is to radically improve student advising and ultimately, college completion rates.
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Career: Owns one singles title for career (Winthrop Invitational - 2B Draw, 2013)
Fall 2015: Played to a 3-7 mark in singles and 3-5 record in doubles … Took part in the Duke James Bonk Invite, USTA/ITA Carolina Regional and Wake Forest Invite … Earned one victory at each event in singles, topping Samuel Taylor of Radford at the Bonk Invite, Will Albright of UNC Greensboro at the Carolina Regional and Austin Kaplan of Penn at the Wake Forest Invite … In doubles, teamed with senior Josh Levine to pick up wins against Old Dominion's Aziz Kijametovic and Jacob Nicolussi (8-4/Bonk Invite) and UNC Wilmington's Josh Hublitz and Andres Torres (6-2, 6-2/Carolina Regional), and joined freshman Adrian Chamdani to defeat Penn's Vim De Alwis and Kaplan (8-4/Wake Forest Invite.
2014-15: Took part in six singles matches in the spring, going 4-1 with a 2-1 mark in dual matches and an 0-1 record in ACC matches ... Won his first four spring matches before falling 6-2, 6-3 to Georgia Tech's Eduardo Segura on court six ... Played in eight doubles matches in the spring with a 6-1 record ... Went 2-1 in doubles in dual matches and 1-1 against ACC foes ... Paired with Raphael Hemmeler for last three doubles matches of the year, topping Georgia Tech's Casey Kay and Nathan Rakitt, 8-6, and falling to North Carolina's Jack Murray and Ronnie Schneider, 8-5, during the ACC Championship quarterfinals ... Played to an even 5-5 mark in fall singles while going 5-4 in doubles ... Ended the fall in singles going 1-1 at the USTA/ITA Carolina Regional, grinding out a tough 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) victory against Furman's Matt Brown in the opening match ... Went 1-2 at the Battle in the Bay Classic after going 1-1 at the ITA All-American Championship ... Started the fall with a 2-1 mark at the Duke Fab Four Invite ... Claimed the consolation championship in his flight at the Duke Fab Four with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph against Will Juggins of William & Mary ... In doubles, went 1-1 with Bruno Semenzato at the USTA/ITA Carolina Regional and 2-2 with TJ Pura at the Battle in the Bay Classic ... Started the fall with Cale Hammond at the Duke Fab Four and the pair went 2-1 to take third place in their flight ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2013-14: Went 10-10 in singles while notching an 18-7 mark in doubles … Compiled an 8-4 doubles ledger during the dual match season playing primarily at the No. 2 and 3 positions … Teamed with Hammond for a 4-1 record in the No. 3 spot … With TJ Pura, toppled Illinois' 31st-ranked pair of Alex Jesse and Jared Hiltzik, 6-5 (6) in the No. 3 matchup … Notched a 2-2 mark in ACC play along with Semenzato … Saw singles action in four dual match contests and two conference matches … Played at the No. 5 singles position against NC Central, cruising to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Thomas Persico ... Notched a 9-7 singles ledger to go with a 10-3 record in doubles during the fall ... Paired with Hammond to advance to the doubles round of 16 at the ITA Carolina Regional ... Claimed first career singles title at the Winthrop Invitational, winning the 2B draw ... Also at the Winthrop Invitational, teamed with Hammond to reach the doubles semifinals before the tournament was shortened due to weather ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete list.
2012-13: Played to an overall 10-7 singles record and a 6-7 ledger in doubles … In the ACC, finished with a 1-1 doubles record … Posted a 4-0 singles record in the dual season and a 2-1 mark in doubles … Clinched first career doubles point with Michael Redlicki at the No. 2 position against NC Central … Teamed with Jason Tahir at the No. 3 doubles position in the first round of the NCAA Championship tournament against Coastal Carolina … Played to a 6-7 singles mark in the fall and a 4-6 ledger in doubles … Claimed first collegiate victory over a ranked opponent against No. 74 Nicholas Sayer of Radford, 7-5, 7-5, in the white draw at the Duke Fab Four Invite … Claimed first collegiate singles win over Alabama's Carlos Taborga, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, at the Duke Fab Four Invite … With Josh Levine, earned first doubles victory over James Coxe and Stuart Depaolo of North Carolina, 8-3 … With Fred Saba, reached the semifinals in doubles at the Wake Forest Fall Invite, before falling to 17th-ranked David Hopkins and Amogh Prabhakar of Wake Forest, 9-8 (5) … Reached the quarterfinals in the B singles draw, before falling to UNCW's Kosta Blank, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 … Won his draw's consolation singles final at the USTA Clay Court Invitational at Disney over Sean Bacha of Florida Atlantic, 6-4, 6-2.
Prior to Duke: Rated as high as the third best prospect by TennisRecruiting.net and 16th in the Tennis RPI rankings … Reached an international ranking of No. 132 on the ITF Junior circuit … Singles champion at the ITA Summer Circuit in Azusa Pacific in July 2012 … Singles finalist at the ITA Summer Circuit at Laguna Niguel in July 2012 … Participant in the 2010 U.S. Open juniors … semifinalist in singles at the 2010 USTA Boys 18 International Spring Championships … Quarterfinalist at the 2010 USTA National Clay Court Championships in singles … Singles and doubles champion at the 2009 USTA ITF Junior Circuit-Illinois … Advanced to the singles quarterfinals at the 2009 Easter Bowl … Finalist at the ITF International Hard Court Championships in 2009 in doubles … 2009 ITF Atlanta doubles champion … 2009 ATP Singles Qualifying Wildcard recipient to the SAP Open … Led Brentwood High School to its first CIF Championship in 2009 as a freshman, playing as the No. 1 seed in singles.
Personal: Born Daniel John McCall on Feb. 9, 1993, in San Francisco, Calif… Son of Michael and Abbe McCall … Has one brother, Nick, and one sister, Megan … Lists Andy Roddick and Michael Jordan as his favorite athletes.


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(a) Six-Year Program of Public Works Projects.— The National Capital Planning Commission shall recommend a six-year program of public works projects for the Federal Government which the Commission shall review annually with the agencies concerned. Each federal agency shall submit to the Commission in the first quarter of each fiscal year a copy of its advance program of capital improvements within the National Capital and its environs.
(b) Submission of Multiyear Capital Improvement Plan.— By February 1 of each year, the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit to the Commission a copy of the multiyear capital improvements plan for the District of Columbia that the Mayor develops under section 444 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93–198, 87 Stat. 800). The Commission has 30 days in which to comment on the plan but may not change or disapprove of the plan.
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I just remembered this.
Last night on the radio, Bob Beers mentioned in passing that unconfirmed reports have the B's in negotiation with Bergeron for an eight year deal. He emphasized how unconfirmed it was, calling it rumblings and whatever else. It's not like Beers is going to say something on the air that is completely false.
Bergeron for eight years? He'd be 37 when the deal ended. Sort of fitting, I suppose. That's a hell of a long time to commit to any player, but I think we know what this one brings. Unlike the snipers that fall from grace quickly, Bergeron's talents can translate into the skills of an older player as well.
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If training sessions at the Cesar Gracie Fight Team could stay as they are now forever, Daniel Roberts would be a happy camper.
With all of its flagship members fighting in the same month, the atmosphere has been intense, to say the least.
"We're feeding off Gil and Nick's win, so we're eager to fight ourselves," Roberts told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
Gil and Nick, of course, are Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez and welterweight champion Nick Diaz, who smashed their opponents earlier this month at "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley." They are two of the team's brightest talents, and, of course, two of its biggest personalities.
Fourteen months ago when Roberts moved from Tulsa, Okla., to big-town San Francisco on the heels of a training buddy who'd been crisscrossing back and forth, Diaz and Melendez were a big selling point along with Jake Shields.
Roberts (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is now in the final stages of his preparation for a fight with Claude Patrick (13-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at UFC 129, which takes place April 30 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, and he has no regrets about trading the Midwest for the West Coast. Fighting alongside Roberts at the historic event is Shields, who faces the biggest challenge of his career when he meets welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in the event's headliner.
Things will quiet down after this event, so the team is giving it a big push before the banner show, which is set to attract 55,000 fans. Melendez's gym has become a second home for Roberts. Everybody is beating the hell out of each other, and loving every minute of it.
"Champions train different than other fighters," he said. "I've trained with a lot of good fighters before, and it was OK. But training with champions, they do everything to the extreme."
Roberts said he often had trouble finding good training partners in Tulsa. He has none of those concerns in San Francisco.
The welcome mat didn't roll out quick for Roberts, mind you. Imagine showing up to the gym out of the blue and finding Diaz brothers Nick and Nate glaring in your direction.
"They take a while to open up," Roberts said.
Then try to find an apartment in San Francisco for $500 a month. Then look at your back account, which didn't exactly get a huge bump after a fight one month prior on the regional circuit.
"I was definitely on my way back to Oklahoma," Roberts said with a laugh.
Instead, his career turned on a dime. A couple weeks after the move, he got a call from the UFC to replace Anthony Johnson in a fight against John Howard at UFC on Versus 1. That meant the rent would be paid. The Diaz brothers, along with the rest of the team, figured out that his wrestling chops made him a valuable addition to the team. So training was taken care of. All he had to do was win.
To say that things didn't go as planned is a major understatement – Roberts got knocked out cold by a leaping punch in the first round – but it taught him a valuable lesson.
"No matter how hard you train, there's just some stuff that you can't control," he said. "I got caught. Anybody can get caught. He didn't beat me for three rounds. He didn't submit me. He caught me. Anybody can get caught, no matter how good you are."
Since then Roberts has racked up three consecutive wins, including a slick anaconda choke of Mike Guymon that won him "Submission of the Night" honors at UFC 121.
Roberts' confidence is so high, he dismisses the notion of a rematch with Howard.
"I honestly don't think it wouldn't be competition," he said. "He did beat me, but I think I'm a way better fighter than him, and it would be a waste of my time to even have a fight with him because I know I'd smash him. I'm looking to test myself."
Patrick meets that criteria. The Toronto native enjoys a two-fight win streak inside the octagon. But really, he hasn't lost since he made a full commitment to the sport six years ago, and nine of his victories have come by way of submission. That means Roberts is likely to get a test on the ground, and he's up for it.
"I'll definitely be happy to grapple with him," Roberts said. "He's got a good record, but I'm just more motivated than ever to fight."
If victorious at UFC 129, Roberts hopes to schedule his next fight around Melendez. Rotating in on a lightweight champion, a welterweight champion, and a UFC contender is something you can't get many other places.
"I want to keep this pattern going because this is the best training camp I've had," Roberts said.
For complete coverage of UFC 129, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.


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The Power of Independent Thinking
Ivan Eland on Ranking US Presidents
Recorded: Sunday, October 26, 2014
Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, appears on Fox & Friends to discuss his updated version of "Recarving Rushmore."
To order copies of "Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty," click here.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Culture/ Society, Defense and Foreign Policy, Democracy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Freedom, Government Power, Government Secrecy, Government Waste/Pork, History (U.S), Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Regulation and Deregulation, Terrorism and National Crises, Trade
Ivan Eland: Obama Calls for United Front Against Russia
Recorded: Thursday, April 24, 2014
Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, appears on CTV to discuss Obama's call for a united front against Russia in response to instability in Ukraine.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Defense and Foreign Policy, Government Power, Nationalism, Politics, Terrorism and National Crises, Trade
Benjamin Powell: Are Sweatshops Good?
Recorded: Monday, April 21, 2014
Senior Fellow Benjamin Powell discusses sweatshops and the global economy on the Fox Business Network "The Independents."
Experts: Benjamin W. PowellType: TelevisionIssues: Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Corporate Welfare, Culture/ Society, Economic History and Development (International), Economic Policy, Free Market Economics, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Public Health/ Consumer Protection, Regulation and Deregulation, Trade
Maura McEnaney on Willard Garvey at Wichita Rotary Club
Recorded: Monday, October 28, 2013
Maura McEnaney, author of Willard Garvey: An Epic Life, speaks before the Rotary Club of Wichita on October 28, 2013, about her new book published by The Independent Institute's LibertyTree Press.
Experts: Maura McEnaneyType: TelevisionIssues: Business, Culture/ Society, Economic Policy, Entertainment, Family, Government Waste/Pork, Housing, Privatization, Trade
Ben Powell Speaks on the Gold Standard on Stossel at FreedomFest
Recorded: Thursday, July 18, 2013
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Senior Fellow Benjamin Powell appears on the Fox Business Channels Stossel show, recorded in Las Vegas, during FreedomFest.
Powell discusses the valuation of US currency, the economic constant of greed, and the gold standard among other topics.
Experts: Benjamin W. PowellType: TelevisionIssues: Economic History and Development (International), Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Trade
Art Carden on Stossel
Recorded: Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Research Fellow Art Carden on Stossel to discuss the topic What you think you know...may not be so.
Experts: Art CardenType: TelevisionIssues: Agriculture, Economic Policy, Education, Free Market Economics, Trade
Ivan Eland on the Paradoxical Relationship Between China and the US
Recorded: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland on RT discussing the paradoxical relationship between the US and China.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Business, Economic Policy, Trade
Benjamin Powell on the Payroll Tax Cut and Salt Regulation by the FDA
Recorded: Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Benjamin Powell engages with Judge Napolitano on Fox Business Networks Freedom Watch about the payroll tax cut and the FDA regulation of salt.
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My new Co-Pilot in the beautiful Black/Iberian color combination arrived Friday night, and first thing Saturday morning I was out the door and on the train to Manhattan with it. I didn't need to carry a lot of stuff, but when I actually packed the bag, I was surprised how much room was left, especially since my first impression was "this bag looks small!"
I carried the following with me all day, walking all over the city:
Main compartment on the back:
-iPad2 in Timbuk2 case
-medium Iberian Dyneema pouch with iPhone/iPad charger, and headphones
-Kindle 3 in a neoprene case
-Time Out New York magazine
-New York Review of Books newspaper/magazine (folded in half)
Organizer pockets in the main compartment on the back:
-glasses case
-Moleskine City notebook, Metrocard holder
Left front pocket:
Tom Bihn Clear Organizer Wallet (attached to key strap)
Right front pocket:
-spare car key (attached to key strap)
-small Iberian Dyneema pouch filled with various toiletries
-small pack of tissues
-small hand lotion
-pens and pencils
Center pocket:
-full set of keys (attached to key strap)
Back slash pocket:
New York Times
There was still PLENTY of room left once I put all this in the bag. At lunch, I took off my thin fleece jacket, and folded, it fit in the main compartment of the bag easily. This still left the center compartment empty, other than a set of keys! I did not upgrade to the Absolute Shoulder Strap; the stock shoulder strap worked fine - it was very comfortable, and never slipped off my shoulder. I plan on using this bag every day; I will need to carry a little more than the above, so I'm eager to see how this will work out, but so far, I'm loving it!


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Spirulina, the blue-green algae super food, is a nutritional powerhouse, but it can be tricky to figure out how to add it into your diet. Smoothies are a great option, but what about when you want something a little different? Consider adding it to these unexpected recipes for a delicious and easy way to significantly improve the nutrition content of some of your favorite foods.
- Black Bean Hummus. As you put the ingredients for your favorite hummus recipe into the food processor, try adding a bit of spirulina into the mix. The strong garlic flavor of hummus makes the spirulina flavor almost undetectable for those who may not relish spirulina's distinct flavor, and using black beans rather than chick peas disguises the color change spirulina makes.
- Pesto. The herbs and nuts of pesto are a perfect place to blend in a bit of spirulina. The flavors complement each other naturally. The protein spirulina adds to pesto helps make it a much more nutritionally complete sauce to add to your favorite dish.
- Popcorn. It doesn't get much easier than adding spirulina powder to a big bowl of air popped popcorn. After popping your popcorn, toss it together with 1-2 tablespoons of powdered spirulina along with some nutritional yeast and chili powder (to taste). You may also add a small amount of olive oil sprayed on the popcorn to help the seasonings stick to the popcorn, if desired.
By adding spirulina into your diet, you will be gaining potent antioxidants, as well as significant sources of vitamin A, calcium, iron, protein, chlorophyll, and more. In selecting your spirulina powder, remember that quality matters. Only select an organic source of spirulina so that you avoid adding pollutants along with your super food!
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Team Rocket have arrived to Nimbasa, where they will commence their plan. The next day, the gang arrives as well. Ash asks Luke where is the Gym, but Luke tells them this is Nimbasa *Town*, not City - the City was made later. Cilan confirms it on his device, seeing they have some way ahead before arriving to the City. Bianca appears as well, knocking Ash to the nearest fountain and making a flashback. Still, Ash dries his clothes. Nevertheless, they will participate in the fighting competition. Luke makes a documentary about the fighting club, while Bianca is amused by Zorua and goes to capture her, but is reminded that she belongs to Luke, so goes after her.
As they arrive, they see Don George who gives the papers to be filled in. Ash thinks which Pokemon should he use, while Pikachu offers himself, so Ash will rake him as well. Stephan appears, with his new Zebstrika who will particiapte as well. Burgundy, Georgia and even Trip come to the competition. Burgundy is still going after Cilan to defeat him. Zorua transforms into Georgia, annoying the real Georgia by the joke she would need another of herself to beat Iris. Trip is still not amused by Ash's fighting skills. As they proceed to the arena, they see many people cheering. Don George and the announcer will be the judges of the arena.
The screen has decided the matches - Ash vs. Burgundy, Iris vs. Jimmy Ray, Cilan vs. Trip, Stephan vs. Bianca, Georgia vs. Sylvester, Luke vs. Scooter and some other trainers. First, Georgia sends Beartic and Sylvester sends Joltik. Beartic attacks, but Joltik dodges and hops onto Beartic's back. Joltik uses Thunderbolt, knocking Bearic on its back. However, Joltik is crushed and defeated, so Georgia wins. Dino, Omega, Antonio and Emanuel battle, but in the end, Dino and Antonio win the 1st round. Bianca wonders where Zorua is and Georgia points somewhere, but it is revealed that it was Zorua when the "real" Georgia arrives.
Next, Burgundy and Ash battle. Burgundy sends Stoutland and Ash his Palpitoad. Palpitoad starts the battle by using Mudshot. Stoutland attacks with Thunder Fang, but with no effect, due to Palpitoad being a Ground Pokemon. Next, Stoutland uses Ice Fang, freezing Palpitoad. Palpitoad attacks with Supersonic, freeing itself. Stoutland goes to attack with Flame Fang, but is negated due to Mudshot. Palpitoad attacks with Hydro Pump, defeating Stoutland and winning the 1st round.
Pokémon Characters
- Stoutland
- Zebstrika
- Health Wing
- Muscle Wing
- Genius Wing
- Swift Wing
- Clever Wing
- Resist Wing
- Pretty Wing
- All the known rivals Ash and co. met so far appear in this episode.
- The tournament first round match-ups are as follows:
- Georgia vs. Sylvester - Georgia.
- Dino vs. Omega - Dino.
- Antonio vs. Emmanuel - Antonio.
- Burgundy vs. Ash - Ash.
- Trip vs. Cilan - next episode.
- Stephan vs. Bianca - next episode.
- Luke vs. Scooter - next episode.
- Jimmy Ray vs. Iris - next episode.
- So far the only participants in the next round are Georgia, Dino, Antonio and Ash.
- This is the third tournament Ash has participated in.
- This episode marks Ash's Palpitoad first appearance since it's capture.
- This is the second time Burgundy gets her Pokemons beaten by one of Ash's friends. First was Cilan in BW019: A Connoisseur's Revenge!.
- This is Ash's Palpitoad first on-screen battle.
- Who's That Pokemon?: Zebstrika (US)
- "They really do look alike." - Iris about Don George.
- "THAT'S MY OPPONENT?!" - Iris about Jimmy Ray.


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Joan was born in Vancouver, Canada, and spent an idyllic childhood on a rural property near the ocean. Much of her free time in those early years was spent on horseback or perched in trees, dreaming the hours away. There was no library in town but Joan's mother, an avid reader, took her to the bookmobile and every week Joan would stagger out with an armload of books.
When she was eight or nine she decided she wanted to be a writer and for years filled countless "scribblers" with stories, poems, and cartoons. Despite those early dreams, the environmental movement of the early '70s engaged her youthful zeal and she turned to science in university. Eventually Joan earned her Masters of Science in marine biology, after taking a couple of years off to travel, first backpacking around Europe then sailing through the South Pacific. She worked for about 10 years as an environmental biologist both in Australia and Canada in government, university, and private consulting.
When she met her husband they were flatmates in a communal house in Vancouver. They shared living space for a year, each lamenting to friends the derth of good romantic prospects. Then he traveled throughout Asia while Joan traveled to Nepal and Thailand. When they returned they took one look at each other and thought, "Hmm, where have you been all my life?" They were married in December, in a blizzard, and not long after that migrated to the sunny shores of Australia.
Joan loved her work as a biologist, whether it involved breaking through the sea ice to scuba dive in Atlantic Canada or being bitten to a swollen pulp by black flies in northern British Columbia while studying wild salmon populations. She won't even mention the agonies of fear she suffered at encountering poisonous snakes while monitoring rivers and streams in Australia.
But it wasn't until she rediscovered writing, and romance writing in particular, that she realized the difference between a career and a calling. Her first book she wrote longhand in a spiral notebook through nine months of morning sickness with a hyperactive toddler at her feet. But she never doubted that the effort was worth it, or that someday she would be published. It took seven complete manuscripts before she got that magical call from an editor.
Now her children are all in school and Joan writes full-time. Unless she's close to a deadline, she tries to keep evenings and weekends free for her family, believing that maintaining a balance in life is important. Joan's other interests include gourmet cooking, swimming, reading, walking, and people watching. She firmly believes one must experience life in order to write about it, and takes every opportunity to travel and try new things.


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The Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam on June 27 will decide on the abuse of office case facing former cabinet ministers Basil Mramba and Daniel Yona if they have a case to answer or not.
The two, who served during President Benjamin Mkapa's rule, are accused of occasioned a loss of 11,752,350,148/- through tax exemptions.
The prosecution side led by State Attorney Oswald Tibabyekomya told the court that the case came for the panel to arrange the date of ruling to decide if the accused had a case to answer or not.
Mramba, Yona and former treasury principal permanent secretary Gray Mgonja are accused of failing to take reasonable care to discharge their duties by unjustifiably signing government notices that led to the loss of the said amount of money.
In February, this year, the prosecution side brought 13 witnesses. In the course of the trial, the prosecution tendered in court 26 exhibits.
It is alleged that the trio wilfully committed the offence between 2003 and 2007 in respect of a firm known as Stewart Assayers.
The case was instituted following three years of investigation by the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) and the police into the suspicious hiring of Alex Stewart (Assayers) Government Business Corporation (ASA) to audit gold production in Tanzania.
The corporation was in 2003 controversially assigned a contract, which saw it receive a whopping 65bn/- (US$50 million) in gold audit fees. It completed the assignment and left the country in August, 2007.
The ASA was paid an average of 1.3bn/- (US$1 million) every month from June 2003 to August, 2007.


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In case of the death, resignation, absence, or sickness of the Public Printer, the Deputy Public Printer shall perform the duties of the Public Printer until a successor is appointed or his absence or sickness ceases; but the President may direct any other officer of the Government, whose appointment is vested in the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform the duties of the vacant office until a successor is appointed, or the sickness or absence of the Public Printer ceases. A vacancy occasioned by death or resignation may not be filled temporarily under this section for longer than ten days, and a temporary appointment, designation, or assignment of another officer may not be made except to fill a vacancy happening during a recess of the Senate.
Source(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1239.)
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4 Buy-Rated Dividend Stocks: AI, GNI, TCRD, MARPS
While plenty of high-yield opportunities exist, investors must always consider the safety of their dividend and the total return potential of their investment. It is not uncommon for a struggling company to suspend high-yielding dividends and subsequently result in precipitous share price declines.
TheStreet Ratings' stock rating model views dividends favorably, but not so much that other factors are disregarded. Our model gauges the relationship between risk and reward in several ways, including: the pricing drawdown as compared to potential profit volatility, i.e. how much one is willing to risk in order to earn profits?; the level of acceptable volatility for highly performing stocks; the current valuation as compared to projected earnings growth; and the financial strength of the underlying company as compared to its stock's valuation as compared to its stock's performance.
These and many more derived observations are then combined, ranked, weighted, and scenario-tested to create a more complete analysis. The result is a systematic and disciplined method of selecting stocks. As always, stock ratings should not be treated as gospel — rather, use them as a starting point for your own research.
The following pages contain our analysis of 4 stocks with substantial yields, that ultimately, we have rated "Buy."
Arlington Asset InvestmentDividend Yield: 13.20% Arlington Asset Investment (NYSE: AI) shares currently have a dividend yield of 13.20%. Arlington Asset Investment Corp., an investment firm, acquires mortgage-related and other assets. The company has a P/E ratio of 1.50. The average volume for Arlington Asset Investment has been 218,700 shares per day over the past 30 days. Arlington Asset Investment has a market cap of $423.0 million and is part of the real estate industry. Shares are up 28.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. TheStreet Ratings rates Arlington Asset Investment as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, good cash flow from operations and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Highlights from the ratings report include:
- The company's current return on equity greatly increased when compared to its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a signal of significant strength within the corporation. Compared to other companies in the Capital Markets industry and the overall market, ARLINGTON ASSET INVESTMENT's return on equity significantly exceeds that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
- Net operating cash flow has significantly increased by 422.78% to $11.66 million when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, ARLINGTON ASSET INVESTMENT has also vastly surpassed the industry average cash flow growth rate of -81.71%.
- Compared to where it was 12 months ago, the stock is up, but it has so far lagged the appreciation in the S&P 500. Looking ahead, unless broad bear market conditions prevail, we still see more upside potential for this stock, despite the fact that it has already risen over the past year.
- AI, with its very weak revenue results, has greatly underperformed against the industry average of 6.0%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues plummeted by 70.3%. Weakness in the company's revenue seems to have hurt the bottom line, decreasing earnings per share.
- ARLINGTON ASSET INVESTMENT has exprienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. We feel it is likely to report a decline in earnings in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, ARLINGTON ASSET INVESTMENT increased its bottom line by earning $15.11 versus $1.98 in the prior year. For the next year, the market is expecting a contraction of 73.1% in earnings ($4.07 versus $15.11).
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R. Gregory Christie Interview
It was the longest interview I had so far and probably one of the most inspiring.
Greg talks about his passion and mission to right the wrongs of American history by finding the buried Brown People heroes, giving encouragements and advise to aspiring illustrators especially those who are minorities, and shares a funny story how he 'fell into' children's book world which was not his initial plan.
Because of the limited space I had to cut it down to essence of the whole story in the magazine, but for English-reading audience, the whole interview is now available on Illustration Friday, thanks to Penelope Dullaghan the woman behind Illustration Friday. So thank you to Greg and Penelope.


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As Wikipedia says:
[...] the kinetic energy of a non-rotating object of mass $m$ traveling at a speed $v$ is $mv^2/2$.
Why does this not increase linearly with speed? Why does it take so much more energy to go from 1 m/s to 2 m/s than it does to go from 0 m/s to 1 m/s?
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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) -- There will be a memorial service today for the victims of a grisly murder-suicide that happened on a Wyoming campus last week.
The memorial is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at Casper College.
On Friday, witnesses say 25-year-old Christopher Krumm barged into a computer science class and shot his father in the head with an arrow. His father taught the class.
Police say 56-year-old James Krumm fought with his son before he died. They say that gave students time to flee without getting hurt. Christopher Krumm died of self-inflicted knife wounds.
Earlier that morning, Krumm killed his father's girlfriend, 42-year-old Heidi Arnold. She was found dead of stab wounds in front of the home she shared with James Krumm.
Arnold was a math instructor at the college.
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2010: US Soldier builds solar cooker to cook with while stationed in Kuwait - Colin Hoskins is a US service member currently deployed in Kuwait at Camp Arifjan in 2010. In his words: Aside from a bbq grill, there are no facilities for soldiers to prepare a meal for themselves and as you can imagine Army chow soon becomes monotonous. I had the foresight to bring along a couple dutch ovens and I've made extensive use of them using charcoal as fuel. Charcoal isn't always available and safety restrictions prohibit me from using fire outside of designated areas so I could really only cook in the evenings when we had a slow day. I thought that a solar cooker would be ideal. No fire required and it would allow me to "set it and forget it". I built a panel style solar cooker using laminated foam board and 3 mil mylar. I scaled up the design by 10% so my 10 inch dutch oven would fit. Read more...
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Institute of Archaeology
MA in Managing Archaeological Sites
Co-ordinator: Kathy Tubb
This degree aims to examine the theory and practice of archaeological site management, the reasons for selecting sites for preservation, and the methods for successful management and conservation of a site's significance. By the end of the degree, students should be able to understand and apply a planning process based on the recognition of a site's values and of its interest groups, or stakeholders. Students will also learn practical methods for the physical conservation of different categories of archaeological sites and will master a technical vocabulary adequate to communicate with site management specialists. The degree has an international perspective and will appeal to students from a range of academic backgrounds (e.g. archaeology, conservation, planning, architecture, museum studies). In balancing theory and practice, it will suit those wishing to continue on to academic research and those seeking employment in heritage administration or international organisations. The Institute is a recipient of the Conservation and Heritage Management Award, from the Archaeological Institute of America, for exceptional achievement in these fields. Students benefit from the Institute's emphasis on the role of heritage in today's society, from the art and archaeology collections of University College London, and from the unrivalled resources of London's museums. The Institute of Archaeology supports the principles of the 1970 UNESCO Convention and the 1995 Unidroit Convention and is unique as a UK academic department in having an ethics policy concerning the illicit trade in antiquities.


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CFP: Re-imagining, Re-inventing, and Re-reading (grad [April 20th-22nd] )
In what ways does repetition produce difference? How are we to re-imagine, re-invent, or re-read a text, a genre, or even a discipline? As we pursue degrees in English studies, we should challenge our perceptions and methodologies with the re-introduction of imagination, invention, and reading. Our conference engages in suggesting possible alternatives to these returns, or repetitions, to the field of English. We are especially interested in papers that engage or complicate notions of imagination, invention, and reading in literary and rhetorical texts.
In accordance with our professionalizing goals, we also encourage faculty proposals for panels on any aspect of graduate student professionalization, including preparing a dissertation, publication, MLA interview and job talk tips, lecturing, teaching, etc.
We are pleased to have Professor Joseph Wiesenfarth as our keynote address. Professor Wiesenfarth is the Nathan S. Blount Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has written extensively on British and American novelists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His former work includes, Gothic Manners and the Classic English Novel and Ford Madox Ford and the Regiment of Women. He will be giving a talk on Jane Austen.
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St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jeremy
Hellickson is expected to miss the first 6-to-8 weeks of the season after
undergoing minor arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his right
elbow last week.
Hellickson said he felt discomfort during his offseason throwing program.
The right-hander is coming off a subpar 2013 campaign in which he went 12-10
with a 5.17 earned run average. His ERA over the previous two seasons was 3.02
in 60 starts.
Hellickson, the 2011 American League Rookie of the Year, is 39-31 with a 3.70
ERA in 95 career starts and seven relief appearances.
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July 2010
by Lt. Gen. Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr., USAF (Ret)
Defense Secretary Robert Gates in recent speeches has covered the waterfront of the financial challenges facing the defense establishment as well as the nation. He flatly stated that the United States is on a self-destructive path if it seeks to remain "militarily strong" while becoming "economically stagnant." With a budget of about $700 billion, the Defense Department is adding to our national economic problems with wasteful practices, overly large bureaucracies, and generous healthcare spending, Gates said, citing President Eisenhower as the conservative paradigm of fiscal and military restraint against which current practices should be measured. Deputy Secretary William Lynn is now spearheading efforts to cut non-essential programs, reduce overhead accounts and improve efficiencies in the force structure and modernization accounts. The savings — in excess of $100 billion over the next five years — would be retained by the services and transferred to modernization and force structure accounts. Within this budget discussion is Gates' criticism of the services' requirements process. The secretary has raised questions about the justification for the current number of carriers, large amphibious vessels, tactical fighters, C-17 cargo planes, the top-heavy military bureaucracy, burgeoning healthcare costs and an alternative fighter engine for the F-35.He took the services, particularly the Navy, to task for a requirements process that asks for more than they need to do their jobs. The subtext of these observations is that the services should re-examine current processes for determining their requirements for weapons systems. But how does that really work? Are the services in fact guilty of padding their requirements?The process works as follows: The services rely on the "national military strategy," buoyed by war games, exercises and analyses, to determine the size of the force that is needed to meet the threats that the strategy laid out. This approach is designed to give U.S. forces a decided advantage. Some have said our objective is to win 100 to nothing. While this is an exaggeration, we still do not want a "fair fight." That would result in lots of casualties on our side — an unacceptable outcome even if we eventually won. The service preference is for a low- to moderate-risk force.In the Cold War, this planning process led to a requirement for 95 Air Force tactical fighter wings, 25 aircraft carriers, and a 600 ship Navy. We got to about 585 ships, but never came close to the planning force for fighters and carriers. What was kept secret at the time was that in war games against the Soviet Union, U.S. forces usually came up short. The U.S. Army was equal to the first wave of Soviet forces, but follow-on echelons began to wear heavily on our ground forces, which, while tactically and technologically superior, didn't have the numbers. So U.S. forces did not meet the demands of the strategy. The United States had a high-risk force.And this last point is important. The United States has had demanding military strategies. The services are responsible for equipping to that strategy. If the requirements and forces are too high or unaffordable, the strategy can always be adjusted downwards. What is unacceptable is to maintain a taxing strategy and to under-resource it. The recent Quadrennial Defense Review is an example of demanding strategic requirements. It did an excellent job in assessing and laying out the threats that had to be addressed, but it failed to prioritize how U.S. forces would deal with threats.Finally, one must consider the geographic challenges of U.S. strategy. Most of our allies focus on defending their homelands. Few have a significant, sustained power projection requirement or capability. The United States, by contrast, aims to penetrate the enemy's battle space, to dominate and to win. This philosophy drives requirements consideration well out of proportion to the size of the potential enemy's force structure. The United States has worldwide force projection and presence requirements unlike any other nation. But if the price is too high, then we must adjust our interests abroad, our strategic concept for fighting and the strategy itself.Secretary Gates makes one point that is unassailable: We must link budget expectations to the financial health of the nation. It is becoming clear that the present financial course of the United States is unsustainable, so the secretary is right to focus on overhead efficiencies so that we might get the real growth in force structure and modernization that our force planning demands. And it is inevitable that we might see reduced forces and structure in order to maintain force structure capabilities in the most critical areas.But rather than say that we don't need particular programs or capabilities, it would be better to say we must balance our forces in an optimal manner. And while that may require giving up some things we might like to have, we are prepared to accept the increased risk in order to make the overall best use of the financial resources available. This also means we will be willing to adjust the strategy to recognize the resource constraints.Finally, one might quibble with one of the secretary's statements in the speech he gave in May to the Navy League. He said that success "depends less on the quality of the hardware than on the quality of their leaders." In fact the American dominance on the battlefield has always depended on three things: Quality of the recruits and leaders; technical superiority of equipment; and the superior training regimen of its forces. You need all three. Leadership is important, but it can't make up for inferior capability or inferior numbers lacking superior equipment.If we have decided to accept increased risk, we might as well say so and have the discussion and debate in those terms.


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May 6, 2016
Another truck full of donations for those affected by Hurricane Sandy is set to leave Eastern Carolina and head north.
Chris Luna, a businessman from Onslow County, is organizing the donation. Luna says, "A lot of generous people in Jacksonville and in Onslow County have come forward and made donations. We've got the truck 2/3 full as you can see. We're just trying to fill it up and head north to make a happy Thanksgiving for our fellow Americans up north."
Luna hopes to fill up his trailer and head up north sometime Wednesday. If you can help him--just drop off some canned goods, blankets and warm clothes to his truck at 1200 Gum Branch Road in Jacksonville.
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Equity & Social Justice
Shoreline Community College
Equity and Social Justice
FOSS Building, Rm 5369
16101 Greenwood Ave N
Shoreline, WA 98133
Rachel David
Ernest Johnson
Equity has to do with everyone having access to fair and equal treatment under the law, regardless of race, social class or gender. Social Justice extends the concept of equity to include human rights as part of the social contract.
Students will develop awareness, knowledge and skills in issues of race, social class, gender, ability and sexual orientation, with emphasis on social action. Students will learn to discuss these controversial issues knowledgeably, with concrete examples from history and their own experience.
Program Options
Shoreline offers three transfer degree options:
Shoreline also offers 15 credit and 25 credit Multicultural Understanding certificates for those who wish to explore Equity and Social Justice short term. Especially useful for those in the workplace, these certificate programs offer practical and usable skills in multicultural understanding and can be completed in face-to-face, hybrid, or fully online formats.


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What a great tutorial! I love that it is simple in piecing and will show off fabrics really nicely. THANK YOU for the work you put into this and sharing 🙂
I love both quilts! And I love the 2 for 1 aspect too. Thanks for the tutorial. Can't wait to try it. And congratulations on being on MBS.

It was nice to meet you today at Quilt Market.
Fabulous quilt! I will head over to look at the tut!
Awesome tutorials – I love them both!
Both quilts are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing!
such a gorgeous quilt! i'm definitely adding this to my to-do list!
You're a very fine baker, Amy!
Thank you, Amy! I have it bookmarked for future reference!
I want to say Thank You. I love so many quilts I see and wonder how many more patterns I need to buy. Thank you very much for your kindness to give us one of your beautiful quilts. I'm looking forward to making that Strawberry Fields quilt that you show there, another favorite!
I cannot buy one more quilt kit. Not until I finish up a few (HAH!) that are in my sewing room. I am easily distracted. My only downfall!

It was fun seeing you today at the meet up! I'll see you again in the fall! Woot!
What a great quilt and easy also. I am a new quilter and have a question.. How can I make this queen size?
Thanks for the great tutorial.
Paula
I loved this quilt. Simple, but really eye-catching. I had a Collection for a Cause layer-cake and some cream charms that I am going to use.

Must say I do not go to too many blog sites – your's is very interesting – thank you for the tips and great patterns. I will be back – I have saved your blog to my favorites.
Love your blog and this tutorial! I am going to have to make several of these-fast!
It's so pretty!! I must say I love seeing the snow capped peaks in the background ! I really miss those mountains.
Melissa
Love the Easy Bricks Pattern Amy, mine went together in an afternoon! Thanks for such clear and great instructions 🙂
Hi AMy Thanks for shering those tutorial, i love both! Tahel fromIsrael
This is one of the easiest to follow tutorials I have found online. I think this quilt is very pretty and I'm sure that a lot of quilters out there will have a fun and stress-free time in making this quilt. 🙂
I made a variation of this quilt as a gift for our kindergarten teacher. I blogged about it today. Come check out what you inspired!
Thank you *so* much for this tutorial. I made this quilt with the Sew Cherry fabric line, yesterday, and posted. I will post the quilt in the next day or so. I can hardly wait to order the batting and complete the quilt. :o)
I will certainly use this tutorial again! Thanks again!! :o)
I just finished! I'm so geeked I hope my BFF likes it.

I wasn't sure where to post that I made this one. I went to the Moda Bake Shop as well.

I will try to post a pic in the Flickr group.
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Background on House and Senate SCHIP-Medicare-Medicaid Legislation
August 2, 2007
Legislation reauthorizing the SCHIP program for an additional 10 years is expected to be the most high profile health care fight in Congress this year. The debate has already taken on the tone of the larger debate over comprehensive reform and the role of government in reaching the nearly 44 million Americans that have no health insurance.
SCHIP was first authorized by Congress in 1997 and provides formula grants to the states to set up their own programs to cover low-income uninsured children who do not qualify for Medicaid. In setting up their programs, states have an option of either enrolling eligible children in their Medicaid program, or enrolling children in private sector health plans that generally must be equivalent to certain benchmark plans (typically the plan options available to state employees, or the highest enrollment HMO in the state). Authority for the program – which now covers 6.6 million eligible children – expires in October.
Both the House and Senate bills keep this basic structure in place – with some important exceptions noted below. The major differences among the parties and between Congress and the Bush Administration are over proposed increases in spending for the program and how any increases are to be financed. The Senate bill allocates $35 billion in additional funding for the program over the next five years, enough to expand coverage to as many as 4 million uninsured children. The House bill adds $50 billion over the same period, with much of the funding directed toward enrollment of eligible children into Medicaid. The House is projected to add 5 million additional children to the program. These increases are on top of the current base level spending for the program, which is projected at $25 billion over the next five years. By contrast, the President has proposed a $5 billion increase, for a total of $30 billion.
Presidential Veto Threatened
Not only does the Bush Administration object to the higher spending levels in both the House and Senate bills, the President has also expressed strong opposition to how the increased spending in both bills would financed. Both bills increase the current federal excise tax on tobacco – the Senate bill by 61 cents per pack of cigarettes, and the House bill by 45 cents. In addition, the House bill is expected to roll back increased payments to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans – comprehensive health plans offered as alternatives to the traditional fee-for-service Medicare program. This week, the Bush Administration issued veto threats against both S 1893 and HR 3162.
Mental Illness Coverage Under SCHIP
Since 1997 when SCHIP went into effect, states have been allowed to limit mental health benefits as part of their non-Medicaid SCHIP programs, i.e. in cases where they follow a private sector option as opposed to a Medicaid expansion. Under the private sector plan option, states have been able to limit mental illness treatment coverage to 75% of the actuarial equivalence of the average "benchmark" plan (the benchmark plan is generally defined as the state employees' health plan or the largest enrollment HMO in the state). This 75% actuarial equivalence standard applies only mental health, dental and vision coverage – NOT all other medical conditions.
NAMI has long opposed this discriminatory limit. The House bill includes language sponsored by Representative Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to eliminate the allowance for SCHIP plans to cover mental health benefits at the 75% actuarial equivalence level. This Senate bill also removes this limit and in addition includes an amendment offered in the Finance Committee by Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Gordon Smith (R-OR) making clear that plans would have to cover mental illness treatment on the same terms and conditions as all other diseases and conditions. This includes equity for cost sharing, deductibles and out-of-pocket limits, as well as durational limits on inpatient days and outpatient visits.
NAMI is extremely grateful to Senators Kerry and Smith for their leadership on this issue, as well as to Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-IA) for including the parity amendment in the bill.
Improvements to Medicare
HR 3162 contains many long overdue improvements to Medicare for beneficiaries with mental illness and their families. Critical among these is a provision that would finally address the discriminatory 50% cost sharing requirement for outpatient mental health services. For many years, Medicare beneficiaries with mental illness have been forced to meet a discriminatory 50% cost sharing requirement for outpatient psychiatric services. This is in contrast to the traditional 20% cost sharing that applies to all other outpatient physician and ancillary services covered under Part B.
The House bill brings cost sharing for mental illness treatment into alignment with this 20% cost sharing level. A last minute change in the House bill accelerated the effective date of the new 20% cost sharing requirement up to 2008 (as opposed to the 5-year phase in that was in the original bill). NAMI strongly supports this long overdue effort to bring parity to outpatient services under Medicare.
For the Medicare Part D drug benefit, there are numerous improvement contained in the House bill, especially for low-income and dual eligible participants living with mental illness. These include:
Medicaid Amendments
HR 3162 includes several proposals to curtail current efforts underway by the Bush Administration to redefine services under the Medicaid Rehabilitation Option. These efforts – which include a new regulation currently under development – pose enormous risk to the ability of states to use Medicaid to finance intensive case management and evidence-based models such as Programs of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT).
Specifically, the House bill places a moratorium on new rules redefining the Rehabilitation Option, as well as a separate rule curtailing school-based services financed by state Medicaid programs. Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) is planning to offer similar language as an amendment to S 1892. NAMI strongly supports these efforts to ensure that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) does not overstep its authority to restrict critical services for the most vulnerable enrollees in the program.
Eligibility for SCHIP
The House and Senate bills largely maintain the current eligibility guidelines for SCHIP programs. Generally, states are able to offer coverage to uninsured children in households up to 300% of the federal poverty level. States are allowed to go above this 300% of poverty level, but receive a lower federal match for enrolled children above that threshold. The Senate bill also allows states whose SCHIP programs are not extending eligibility above 300% to receive a higher match rate for children above 300%.
Given that basic eligibility for the program is not expanded, where is the additional funding being authorized by Congress being invested? The additional funding above the President's is request would go to a range of activities including:
In addition, S 1893 allows states to set up a new "Premium Assistance" program to assist families that turn down employer provided coverage because of the costs associated with premiums. The idea would be to provide them with modest assistance to enable these families to enroll in employer provided coverage and thereby avoid relying on SCHIP for coverage of their children. This also addresses the so-called "crowd out" issue of SCHIP covering children that have other coverage available. Employers would be required to notify workers of the availability of Premium Assistance.
Allowing SCHIP to Cover Pregnant Women, Parents or Childless Adults
The House and Senate bills also deal directly with one of the most controversial issues in the SCHIP debate – whether states should be allowed to expand their programs to cover pregnant women, the parents of eligible children and childless adults. Of particular concern are the 11 states that are currently using waivers to extend eligibility to parents and childless adults – most of these waivers have been granted by the Bush Administration. The Senate bill takes a different approach to each of these categories:
By contrast, the House bill grants states the option of covering pregnant women and increasing SCHIP eligibility to age 21 to match Medicaid's age limit. It also permits states to cover legal immigrant children and legal immigrant pregnant women, who otherwise meet the requirements for SCHIP coverage.
State Funding Shortfalls
This has been a growing challenge in recent years in states that have been most aggressive to extending eligibility and reaching eligible children to get them enrolled. In recent years, Congress has had to come up with supplemental funding to prevent states from having to freeze enrollment or suspend coverage. In response to this, the Senate bill sets up a new Contingency Fund (capped at 12.5% of the program's annual allotment) to shore up states with anticipated shortfalls.
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- Appellate Courts: The Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals are located in Annapolis - Anne Arundel County.
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