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Midshipmen 1st Class Eugene Yang, Justin Chock, and Jack Chang represented the U.S. Naval Academy at the Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association (ITASA) East Coast Conference (ECC) at Yale University Feb 13-16.
ITASA is an annual conference that unites and empowers Taiwanese-American students nationwide.
The ECC attracts hundreds of undergraduate students from colleges such as the University of Maryland, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, the Naval Academy, and West Point. The midshipmen were invited to host a seminar designed and submitted by Yang.
The conference included many workshops and activities to promote new connections, cultural unity, and the skills, resources, and knowledge necessary for innovating positive change.
"We were unsure at first how people would receive our workshop and if they would be able to connect with us and our topics of leadership and dealing with crisis situations as a team," said Yang. "In the end we ran an extremely professional workshop, and all of our feedback was that it was incredibly enlightening and a great experience."
The workshop, entitles "Leaders and the Military" was a huge success, said Chang.
"The military atmosphere we created definitely stood out as a unique, fun, and interactive learning experience," he said. "I'm sure the impression we left encouraged participants to be confident in their abilities and empowered them to go out and make meaningful contributions within their own communities."
This year's keynote speaker was Andrew Yang, founder and CEO of Venture For America, an organization that helps new college graduates find careers that they want instead of jobs related to what they studied in school. The corporation sends college graduates to low-cost cities such as Cleveland and Detroit to work in start-ups. Andrew Yang was a lawyer before pursuing entrepreneurship.
During the workshops, the midshipmen spoke about their experiences as Asian-Americans in the Navy and their leadership involvement at the Naval Academy.
"The conference was great for being able to both teach and learn leadership and for the chance to represent the Naval Academy in New Haven. The weekend exposed me to a lot of new ideas, especially the perspectives of unique civilians that the military does not often have a chance to hear from," said Chock. "Both of our groups bring critical viewpoints to our discussions, and we must be able to compliment one another's viewpoints if we hope to solve complex problems as military officers and college graduates."
Yang continues to discuss topics covered in the workshop with participants via Facebook and e-mail.
"All of the participants stayed nearly an hour after blowing off the next part of the conference to have a prolonged Q&A with all of us, and we really got to dive deep into the life at the Naval Academy," said Yang.
Although the conference was geared towards Taiwanese-Americans, the lessons taught and learned through activities such as the keynote lecture and social gatherings could be used by people of any background.
"The conference also taught me a lot about a heritage similar to my own. Although I am not Taiwanese, I found that the lessons learned here were just as applicable," said Chock. "The themes of self-knowledge, identity, and strength through honoring one's heritage expand beyond the Taiwanese community and are important for every one of us to understand regardless of ethnicity."
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OXFORD – Artair Rogers' lanky frame might suggest he's been stretched on some medieval torture device, but it's a more metaphorical kind of stretching that defines him.
Some would say it was stretch for a black student from Guntown, whose initial instinct was to attend college in St. Louis or Atlanta, to find himself in love with the University of Mississippi.
"When I came to visit, I realized how Ole Miss has an opportunity to shape an individual," he said. "You hear about the Ole Miss family. I'm glad I get to work with the Ole Miss family and help make sure that everyone gets to feel a part of that family."
It might also have been a stretch for someone with a small-town background complete with its active Christianity to work for Washington, D.C.-based Campus Progress, which champions causes as diverse as awareness of the dangers of student debt, ending the Iraq War and promotion of gay rights.
"Everyone in my area sort of believed the same thing, and when I went to Campus Progress, I learned to look at the individual person," Rogers said. "That was the first time I'd worked with people who had different belief systems – maybe things that contradicted my faith. That really challenged me to look at individuals as individuals."
And it was assuredly a stretch for a black man to campaign for – and win – the presidency of the Associated Student Body at a university that was still segregated when its current chancellor was a student there.
Rogers' junior year, however, coincided with the presidential debate that featured the man who would become the first black United States president, and Rogers' work with the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation showed him how to build his own cross-cultural bridges.
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Rogers' agenda for his year as ASB president is undeniably a stretch as well.
"We are working on three major things right now – that's making sure Ole Miss stays on the national stage; academic reputation and student experience; and preparing us for the future," he said.
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I'm having a trouble, actually more on worrying because my doctor diagnosed my pregnancy as low lying placenta. I know that being in low lying placenta have the tendency or possibility of me bleeding. Now, the problem is, I never have encountered any bleeding yet and I still have hope that my condition would be reverse and I'm ashamed to ask my doctor about this, but my husband is very persistent and insisting me to make love to him. I'm worried if that would make my situation worse. Is it okay to have intercourse with your husband while your in that state? Even if we do it gently?
14th September 2012 03:29 AM #2
How long ago were you diagnosed? Most physicians and midwives recommend waiting 6-8 weeks before having sexual intercourse. Sometimes this will give the placenta time to move. I really think you should listen to your caregiver's advice. Also, you should not be ashamed to ask your care provider about your concerns, this is what they are there for = )
17th September 2012 10:04 AM #3
Hi megken22,
I believe that I had a low lying placenta in my last pregnancy. I did not have an ultrasound, but my midwife mentioned that the placenta was low.
My husband and I made love regularly throughout my pregnancy and the only indication that I may have had a low lying placenta was that I had quite a bit of blood when I first went into labour, which is not normal. Normally you'll have some bloody show as the cervix dilates, but I was wiping a lot more blood than I had with my other pregnancies. It was concerning to me, so as soon as I told my midwife, she hopped in the car and came right over.
Other than that, the placement of the placenta did not cause any problems.
I would highly recommend that you ask your doctor if it is okay for you to have sex. After all, this is what he deals with day in and day out (issues relating to sex, doing vaginal exams, etc.), and he already knows that you have sex (after all, you're pregnant) so you shouldn't be embarrassed to ask, and he definitely won't be embarrassed to answer.
If you feel you can't ask him, then I would just be gentle and see how you feel and if you have any bleeding after gentle intercourse. Watch how your body responds. It will tell you what is good for it and what is not. I would think that if your doctor did not tell you not to have sex, that it would be okay, but you could always just call the doctor's office and ask the nurse. Your husband needs your closeness and if it is okay to have sex, then you'll be free to enjoy that with your husband anytime you want... and you'll have a happy husband, too
Please post back and let us know if you talk to the doctor's office and what they say, so others can learn from your experience.
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Thank you for the advice.. I'll try telling my doctor about my problem on my next session with her.
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I was 4 months pregnant when my doctor diagnosed my condition. I will ask her about my problem, thank you for responding my question.
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TUPELO – The Tupelo Public School District will switch to a 10-point grading scale for all of its K-12 schools next year.
The district's School Board approved the change at its meeting on Tuesday night. It has been studying it for more than a year.
Assistant Superintendent Diana Ezell said a big reason for the new scale was to help Tupelo students competing for scholarships against those from districts with 10-point scales. According to research by Tupelo High Principal Jason Harris last year, 70 percent of Mississippi school districts use 10-point scales.
Ezell said the change also will help more students earn discounts from car insurance companies for good grades.
"We made the change after much thought and research into what other school districts around the country were doing as far as grading scales," Ezell said. "This scale seemed to be the best choice for our students.
"It gives us a competitive edge with other schools as far as academic and athletic scholarships."
The district was using a seven-point grading scale for third to 12th grade, with a 93 to 100 denoting an "A." K-2 students were graded "excellent," "satisfactory," "needs improvement" or "unsatisfactory."
The new scale will be modified so anything below a 65, rather than a 60, will receive an "F."
Ezell and Harris said the change also is significant for athletes trying to meet eligibility requirements to play college sports. They said the grading scale will not change classroom rigor.
"Standards are set in classrooms by teachers," Harris said. "Grades don't determine the standards taught."
Ezell said the district decided to make the change at all grade levels to ensure consistency.


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Thank You, Jeff - though we may be at each other's throat at some other time I truly appreciate this & the fact that I didn't have to name the thread, which you managed to do quite well.
Before we start - I'll lay out my credentials - 6 1/2 years on a School Board. !st member of the Maternal side of the family to graduate from college. 7 Aunts & an Uncle on my Father's side were teachers & principals. 3 of my sons graduated as an Attorney, BS in Dairy Manufacturing & Construction Management. Each parlayed that into their own business, BTW, they all paid for their college education with an occasional care package from their parents.
It is my belief, that while longer class days may benefit some, there are social interactions in other areas that are just as beneficial to the overall health of our nation. I oppose the longer days - homework for all mentality as I believe there is more to the school experience than learning what the system wants you to learn. The system has the children for a specified period of time, they should be limited to providing their input to that time period. The skills of communication go beyond the the 3 R's.
What I believe is needed is a system that ensures a youngster has a solid foundation in life skills - mainly the 3 r's - at that point they be encouraged to explore other areas & the resources be provided for that exploration.
This would create havoc with the education establishment with their cookie cutter approach & it would create an itinerant work force, but I believe that & school choice would be very beneficial to the upgrading of educational accomplishment within our country.
This will not be my only post on this thread - as education is an interest of mine - I'd like to see people express their own opinions rather than quotes - unless something other than IMO is available - there are many experts but the system is still failing many of the children.
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I agree with Jeff's model of education in France and Switzerland.
As the son of a State Department career Foreign Sevice Officer in the 50's and 60's, being deployed to a number of duty stations, I attended a variety of schools. USAF, International, Private and US Public schools.
My education was broad and scattered. Air Force schools, at the begining of my education, were little more than baby-sitting. The teachers were mostly unqualified wives of Officers, recruited to watch over us.
I then had the opportunity to attend International schools and private schools.
This was the bulk of my intermediate education. The curriculum was intensive and diverse, and fortunate also, because on my return to the states as a high school sophmore there was only one question asked of me as I entered public high school in Fairfax County VA, that fall, "what team ya playin' on boy?"
I decided to be a wrestler. So for the next two years I threw sweaty guys around on a mat, rather than join the math, science, or chess club. Like LVL says, "Ya gotta be cool."
I was successful at wrestling, but my academic pursuits suffered. When we moved again in my senior year, I had a lot to make up for, but I took a double class load, and graduated from high school on time.
I started college, but let it lapse, and the next spring the US Army grabbed me up on April 1st. (Fool's day of course) But that's another story.
PS ...and yeah, Marvin, I guess some kids are just cut out to pump gas. But isn't that what we all do for ourselves now?
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state has created opportunity at the lowest level for those they fail to stimulate.
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Someday your life will flash before your eyes. It's your responsibility to make sure it's worth watching!
Not all people are able to handle lots of thinking . I would like to see a top Ceo or scientist try to hold a job down pumpimg gas. See how long that lasts.
All work is honerable and vital to an economy
Personally I hold more respect for a person who gets up every morning to clean toilets or pump gas and struggles keeping his family together than I do for a CEO or a polititian who can't keep a company together dealling with billions of dollars.
In some situations the guy pumping gas would do a better job at running a large corperation or a country for that matter. Its obvious they can do no worse anyway.
Scolastics is certainly not a magic condom for success,,,,temperament of the individual is.
They come in all different colors and sizes.
I believe the job of our education system is to turn out well rounded people who have the skills to legally survive in the real world,,,Whether that means going on to being the best doctor or being the best toilet cleaner/janitor
You see the best doctors cannot do their job without the best janitors
One cannot live a communtable life without the other.
One of the problems with our society today is that "success" in life is often measured by the number of dollars one makes, rather than by the personal goals one achieves. There is nothing wrong with working on an assembly line, being a farmer, pumping gas. If you are the best dam assembler, farmer, or gas station attendant you can be, then you have reason to be proud. If you are caring for your family, putting food on the table and clothes on the backs of your children, a good work ethic, no matter what your role in life, is the best lesson you can teach them.
This, I think, is part of where our system is broken. Many young people believe that unless they are a CEO and flying around in a Lear jet, their work is meaningless. I see very little pride in one's work anymore, even among people who are doing a very, very good job at what they do. Because they are not millionaires, they feel like failures.
Young people today believe that in order to be successful in life, they must become a doctor, a lwayer, an MBA. When they discover they lack the skill sets to become a doctor, lawyer or MBA, they just give up.
What a shame.
I agree with Marvin; the education system should focus on a broad, solid foundation. Good literacy skills, mathematics, at least one foreign language (stimulates a part of the brain not stimulated by other putrsuits), physical and biological sciences (basic chemistry, basic biology), a social studies course of some kind. With this kind of basic education, and enough free time to dream, a child will usually find their passion by the late middle school years. Unfortunately, with the current emphasis on doing, rather than being, children rarely find their passion, so fall back on pop culture or the educational system to make their choices for them.
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I think our public schools are graduating a significant number of students who are not prepared to succeed in life with the education they have. Regardless of what they choose to do after HS. I think the biggest problem is that parents have completely abdicated their childrens education to the government schools. Our society has placed teachers in a revered position even when so many schools systems are failing miserably. Our society has also made a college degree as the key to future sucess.
The pursuit of knowledge has become the standard for our education system now. "We" have relenquished control to the "professionals" and dare not question them, let alone hold them accountable for what they do. Ultimately, we as parents have let our children down by abdicating our roles in their lives to others who do not love them nor have their best interests at heart, as we do.
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Most working people don't have that option. or do not have enough of a grasp of subject matter to do a good job.
Better still, just stay plugged into your child's life! Pay attention to what is being taught, and how. Staying involved is the key.
Something else that bugs me; all the afterschool "activities" that children attend in order to have "well-rounded" lives. When do they ever have time to do homework? Chores around the house? When I was in school, we had one period each day for sports, and one for "electives", which could be an art class, band, chorus, whatever. If you were good, you could try out for a team, or marching band, or the school musical. Thst is, of course, if you were able to get your chores and homework done first. Otherwise, forget it!
Nowadays, it is almost the norm for children to be expected to attend various classes or participate in sports wholly outside the school realm. I suspect that at least some of this multi-tasking, overscheduling of our children's lives is yet another "acceptable" means of dumping our children on others to deal with. Abdicating our roles, as Tom points out.
"Go sell crazy someplace else. We're all stocked up here." - Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets
It is surprisingly easy to homeschool your children today. There are a number or resources from curriculum to online classes. The hardest part is the true commitment to your children. It is much easier to put your children on a school bus and then have both parents march off to their jobs so they can pay for their kids to have everything they didn't growing up. Ultimately, what are children want and need is us! It is kind of like the story of the kid who opens an expensive christmas present and then spends the rest of the day playing with the empty box.
How many people do you know that wish their parents could have bought them more things instead of spending more time with them? The most precious resource we have is the brief years our children are with us.
How can we think our society is advanced when we think it is a better use of a parents time to work for some company while an unknown person making minimum wage at a daycare is raising their child? The hard part of homeschooling your children is coming to the realization you are the best teacher they can ever have and you can live a comfortable life on one income. When they are grown our children won't remmeber all the things we bought for them. But, they will remember the time we did or didn't spend with them.
As far as all the activities kids are doing today many have become human doings instead of human beings.
Tom Wall
I grew up in SD during the depression - the little kid who walked 2 miles in 20 below weather to school, which I actually did. Had we lived on the other side of a dirt road I would have gone to a different school, still 2 miles. Our teachers were the local high school girls who were bright, went to normal school the 1st year out of high school for 12 weeks, 3 other 6 week periods during the next 5 summers & they were certificated elementary school teachers. It would be a blessing to today's educational environment if we were able to duplicate their efforts.
The country schools had 15-25 children, all grades, & the students studied while the others were receiving instruction. Many times the brightest among us would watch the older kids, prepared to answer the questions they could not. One interesting sidelight is those of us that were in the 4th grade together, 3 boys, all became Engineers, 1 PHD in Geological, 1 Civil & 1 Mining. We never held spelling bees as I was the resident County champion from the 3rd grade on. I thank my teacher, Goldie Lee, for carting me all over so I could compete. We were taught from a lesson plan prepared in the county superintendent's office. One year I lived with an aunt in a different town school area, the rest of my 1-6 years were spent with my Grandparents, who raised me until I was 12, as my parents were not capable. I was unwanted & a burden in their separate lives. My grandmother died when I was in the 6th grade & for the 7th grade I was carted off to my mothers & the big city school environment of Sioux Falls, SD. For the next 4 years I never went to the same school from year to year, it was only through the efforts of my HS BB coach, Bruce Crockett, that I was able to attend the HS I graduated from for 2 straight years. While times were simpler, I am able to empathize with the trials many youngsters go through today. The best thing I received throughout all those travails was NO sympathy. I believe we extend the hardship moniker to easily today & some are foolish enough to fall for it. But I do remember those in the SF school system that were contemptuous of this bright little skinny kid in the Good Will hand me downs. Someday I'll tell the story of the comic book & Ms Porter or the Valentine & Ms Hansen.
From the 7th through the 12th grades I absorbed most of what was presented, which was little, but still managed to ace the statewide aptitude test given during our Senior year. It was quite a blow to the aces of the class when the person who finished in the middle was the object of most college recruiters interest. I chose a school in the North Central conference (my HS Physics teacher offered to contact MIT for me, but I was interested in being a Coach at the time) so I could play BB but found them to be an extension of what I had received in HS, so did a stint in the AF, but that's a subject for a separate thread on Higher Education.
I only present this as I believe it to be the exact opposite of Jeff & JD's educational opportunities & I do not feel shorted because of what happened.
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Am I the only one who starts looking for birds this early? I like to watch the winter flock to get a head start on the spring season.I was out the other day and saw a few nice looking toms.Lots of hens an a few jakes.I think watching the jakes is a lot like money in the bank.They just may be next years or the year after's dinner.
I am lucky that most of the winter flock sticks around during the spring.There are a couple of streams and 3 fields that had corn planted in them this summer.Usually they are just hay fields.We will see how that affects the birds come spring.Im thinking it may help keeping more in the area.


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I just got back from the sporting good store where I bought another box of bullets to send Romney. Sure don't want him to run out of bullets before the election, but I'm not sure I can keep his gun loaded.
So our parents on social security don't matter to Romney; our kids in college don't matter to Romney; Our veterens with disabilities and unable to work don't matter to Romney; Our families with special children don't matter to Romney; someone that lost their good paying job in the recession and are working a lower paying job to make to until they can get back on their feet don't mater to Romney.
Folks I don't know how many times I have to tell you and he has to prove it, but he does not understand most americans problems. No he might be able to advise you on a hostle takeover, point you to an accountant and estate lawyer that can help you avoid tax, but he does not have a clue as to what most american's are challenged with.
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Well, It snowed here in Oregon today. The first real snow fall of the "Winter". And as much as we have already prepared for our winter camping experiences, the snow reminded me of the risk we accept when winter camping and more to the point the risk that we mitigate or manage through proper training and preparation. First Aid is perhaps the most training we do to prepare for winter outings and we make sure that everyone going on the outing is versed in being prepared for cold weather injuries.
The scariest thing that I can think of in training first aid is Frost Bite and Hypothermia. They can strike fast and have tremendous damaging effects if not prevented and once affected, treated.
As the snow fell today, I thought it would be good to refresh ourselves on those two cold weather injuries.
Frostbite mostly affects areas where the circulation is poor. Since cold weather will cause the body to take preventive measures by constricting (making smaller) the blood vessel, this opens the door to frostbite injuries.
Look for the 4 Ps of frostbite:
Pink – affected areas will be reddish in color. This is the first sign of frostbite.
Pain – affected areas will become painful.
Patches – white, waxy feeling patches show up – skin is dying.
Pricklies – the areas will then feel numb.
Tips to prevent frostbite:
Get to a warm area before frostbite sets in. If it's too cold outside, consider staying indoors.
Protect areas of poor circulation (ears, nose, fingers and toes).
Keep extra mittens and gloves in an area quickly accessible.
Wear larger sized mittens over your gloves.
Wear a scarf or gaiter to protect the chin, lips and cheeks. They are all extremely susceptible to frostbite.
Wear two pairs of socks – wool if possible
Keep feet warm and dry
Remove any wet clothing.
What to do in case of frostbite:
Do not rub or massage affected areas. It may cause more damage.
NOT HOT – warm up the area slowly. Use warm compresses or your own body heat to re-warm the area. Underarms are a good place.
If toes or feet are frostbitten, try not to walk on them.
Seek immediate medical attention if you see white or grey colored patches or if the re-warmed area is numb.
Always be on the lookout for the symptoms of frostbite. In case of serious cold weather injury, seek immediate medical attention.
Whenever the body's normal temperature becomes too low, hypothermia (hypo = low and thermia = temperature) occurs and will starve the brain of much-needed oxygen. We experience hypothermia conditions when we engage in strenuous activity like hiking into camp, getting sweaty and then standing idle allowing the body to cool to fast. During cold weather months, finding warmth can be the key to survival, but hypothermia can occur even during the hot days of July. Swimming in cold water for a long period of time can induce hypothermia even in the hottest months of the year. Remember, hypothermia can quickly become life-threatening.
Signs of Hypothermia
Look for the "UMBLES" from people affected by cold temperatures:
A person who mumbles;
A person who stumbles; and
A person who fumbles objects.
Tips to prevent Hypothermia
Wear clothes in layers: The under layer should be the insulating layer to prevent loss of your body heat while keeping the cold outside air away; the outer layer should be the "wind breaking" layer to reduce the chances of cold air reaching the insulating layer.
Drink warm fluids.
If you start to sweat, cool off a little. Wet clothes will accelerate other cold weather injuries.
Wear a hat – up to 40% of body heat loss can occur through the head.
Wear gloves or mittens or both!
Wear a scarf or gaiter to protect the chin, lips and cheeks – all are extremely susceptible to cold weather injuries.
What to do in case of Hypothermia
Remove wet clothing that promotes hypothermia.
Get to a warm place as soon as possible. Use several layers of blankets or sleeping bags, heated if possible. Place the injured person in the Hypothermia Wrap.
If the person is alert, give warm beverages.
Seek immediate medical attention.
Always be on the lookout for signs of frostbite and hypothermia. In case of serious cold weather injury, seek immediate medical attention. Here is a quick video from Wilderness Medical Associates (WMA) that illustrates the Hypothermia Wrap.
BE PREPARED! We use the buddy system to watch out for each other! These two injuries are serious and can hurt you in the long-term. Camping in the winter can be the funnest time of your Scouting life! But you have got to be prepared!
Hope that helps you in your preparation for your next winter outing. I am glad that our guys pay attention, in 10 years of winter camping we have never had a cold weather injury.
Have a Great Scouting Day!


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Cox Files Charges against Pharmacy for Medicaid Fraud SchemeContact: John Sellek or Joy Yearout 517-373-8060
July 1, 2010
LANSING - Attorney General Mike Cox today announced charges filed against a Mattawan pharmacist accused of operating a fraudulent Medicaid billing scheme. Edward Nantais, a licensed pharmacist, is the owner and operator of Mattawan Pharmacy, which is also charged in the case. Under the scheme, Nantais and Mattawan Pharmacy billed Michigan Medicaid for expensive prescriptions that were never actually dispensed to Medicaid patients.
"As Michigan families struggle to earn every dollar they send to Lansing, we must be diligent in our efforts to root out fraud and waste in government," said Cox. "Fighting Medicaid fraud ensures taxpayer dollars are used efficiently, and most importantly, ensures Michigan residents receive needed medical services."
An investigation by Attorney General Mike Cox's Health Care Fraud Division found that Nantais filed over $35,000 in fraudulent Medicaid billings from 2006 through 2009. The drugs in question are Valcyte, Zyvox, and Abilify. In one instance, Nantais billed Medicaid $7,217.87 for one prescription of Valcyte (180 tablets) that the Medicaid recipient never received. Not only did the patients never receive the drugs, but their physicians never prescribed them. In some cases, the pharmacy never even purchased from its wholesaler the drugs it allegedly dispensed.
The Michigan Medicaid program was not the only victim in this scheme. CVS Caremark, a pharmacy benefits manager, conducted an audit on behalf of its clients and determined that Nantais fraudulently billed private insurers, as well as the federal Medicare Program in excess of $1,750,000 over the same time period.
Agents from the Attorney General's office worked with federal and local authorities to execute a search warrant on June 9, 2010 at Nantais' home and business.
Nantais and Mattawan Pharmacy are each charged with 16 counts of felony Medicaid Fraud, four years and/or $50,000 each. Nantais will be arraigned at the 54B District Court in East Lansing today at 1:00 PM.
"I would like to thank the U.S. Department Health & Human Services - Office of Inspector General, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District, Mattawan Village Police Department, St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department, and the Michigan Department of Community Health for their assistance and cooperation in this investigation," said Cox.
Efforts by Cox's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit have recovered a record $173 million since he took office, more than nine times the amount collected by Michigan's previous two attorneys general.
A criminal charge is merely an accusation and defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Port Clinton girls improve to 13-2
With their 46-26 win over Lake, the Port Clinton girls improved to 13-2 on the season, marking one of the greatest starts in the program's history.
After trailing, 19-16, at halftime, the Redskins took control by outscoring the Flyers, 17-5, in the third quarter before blowing the game open with a 13-2 advantage in the fourth quarter.
Emily Ashley led all scorers with 16 points and Hannah Weaver contributed 12.
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Good luck folks.
Good luck folks.
First bird down is middle with line longways through a ravine and up the hill. Second bird was shorter to the left, thrown on top of tank damn of his bottom pond. Flyer medium length to the right.
Dogs in charge as of now.
Open callbacks to second tomorrow morning:
Open to water blind:
2,6,8,9,12,17,19,23,24,27,28,37,41,42,45,46,47,52, 53
Open to water marks:
Congrats everyone!!
Amateur will start at 8:00 am at Vinwood Kennels home to Danny & Lisa Farmer.
Callbacks to the 2nd: 1 5 6 9 10 14 18 23 25 28 32 35 36 44 47 49 51 54
A BIG Thank You to everyone who helped Shreveport RC today in the open and amateur!!!
Amateur is just starting the 4th series. All the tests
Including the 4th have been fair and challenging
tests. Very well placed birds.
Dogs to 4th: 6 23. 25. 28. 32. 35. 44 47. 49
Amateur Results:
1st Tia /Suzan Caire
2nd Rigby/Sylvia McClure
3rd Jr/Sharon Gierman
4th Colby/ Northrop Larson
RJ Shire/Sharon Gierman
Jams Chili/Mike Boley, Peanut/Chuck Mize
Shreveport RC would like to thank our judges and volunteer workers who helped make our trial a success. We would also like to thank Danny and Lisa Farmer and John and Suzan Caire for the use of their property.
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Good going girls- Suzan and Ms T, Syl and Rigby and Sharon G! And of course, congrats to all who showed up and gave it their best - lest anyone ever think their dog is not in the company of the best ,regardless of the outcome on a weekend - just go visit the neighbor's whose lab is not only really pudgy but thinks a long retrieve is the end of the yard!! From the youngest derby dog to the grey and wisened open guys- they are all very special!! BTW,Suzan, isn't it about time to 'retire' Tia??


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text: Yesterday here in SW PA it was in the low 70's. A great opportunity to head out to the beeyard. Amazingly, I have bees in 8 of the 9 hives I prepared for winter (no treatment for 2 years). In the fall I suppported each hive's food stores by placing sugar on notebook paper on the top frames of each hive. I noticed that one of these hives yesterday had seemed to consume most of this sugar and was clustered in daisy chain fashion on top of the inner cover and the top bars through the opening of thhe inner cover. I placed more sugar on the inner cover. This week the predicted temps. are to decrease to the 20's and 30's. What is this behavior and what should I be looking for?


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By Ben Levisohn
Macau's casino stocks will start reporting earnings this week and, like some others, UBS sees strong numbers.
Analysts Robin Farley and Arpine Kocharyan note that Macau casinos are "poised for strong profitability gains in Q1, driven by strong mass growth." And no one is doing better than Las Vegas Sands (LVS), their top pick. They write:
We est. LVS captured ~21% mkt share in Macau in Q1, in line with our expectations and with Q4'12, though as market top line in Macau came in ~+5% better than expected, our Q1 EBITDA is revised to $643M from $611M prev. We est Sands outperformed Macau market growth both in VIP and mass, LVS up +19- 20% and 60%+, respectively.
They also like Wynn Resorts (WYNN), is likely to have maintained its market share at about 11%. Farley and Kocharyan write:
Despite competitive pressures, we believe Wynn has been a beneficiary of stabilizing VIP trends, and stronger mass sequential improvement. We est. Wynn might have seen ~12% seq. improvement in mass revs vs. market ~+6%. We expect $321M in Macau EBITDA for Wynn, tweaked up from $315M previously.
They save their worries for MGM Resorts International (MGM).
We estimate MGM achieved roughly 9% market share in Macau, a hair below our estimate of roughly 10% in Q1. We believe even in a tough competitive environment, MGM was able to grow mass segment broadly in line with the market, at roughly 28-29% vs. market growth of 30% YOY. MGM's EBITDA remains 70%+ driven by Vegas, a market where we remain cautious for '13.
UBS Hong Kong, meanwhile, upgraded Wynn Macau (1128.HK) today to Buy from Neutral, based on valuation–repeating the argument made by JPMorgan on Monday.
Las Vegas Sands has gained 1.2% to $54.51 today, Wynn Resorts has climbed 1.5% to $131.24, and MGM Resorts International has jumped 2% to $13.01. Wynn Macau gained 2.8% today in Hong Kong.


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Just a quick note here to introduce you to the new 52 to 16 page you will find it up on the top of the page next to the "home" tab. It is the page I am going to use to document the 52 weeks of shaving weight.. which by the way as you can see I am calling 52 to 16. 52 weeks to get to 16 lbs. Read more about it there.
Hope you enjoy the journey as much as I am. By the way.. if you want to join this journey.. let's go along together, set your goal and start in. Let me know how you are doing and share it with us and your readers, if you have a blog too.
I'll be using the hash tag of #52to16 to post updates and what not.
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We've known Debbie Cavalier for many years, and she's quite a hit with kids! I wanted to share this link that she posted on Facebook this morning, and I think a lot of you might be able to use it for your Presentation videos. Enjoy!
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A gift from Debbie and Friends: FREE soundtrack for your family movies. "When You Were One" celebrates the first five year's of a child's life. Download the free MP3 and use it in your own family movies and slideshows.
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Becky, thank you so much for sharing that song - it is fresh and fun and just delightful! I loved it! I didn't leave a comment - I probably should go back and do that, but when you see Debbie again, please tell her thank you for sharing such a special song with us!
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A plug for "The Osprey" newsletter...
Sitting in camp one evening last week I came across the May 2002 issue of The Osprey, I don't remember reading it when it arrived but I did read it while waiting for that illusive (sic) treat of sleep to overcome me.
There is in the May issue a rather complete and well written article about the Klamath water rights issue. This newsletter has been a good source of information regarding habitat issues and other Op Ed type musings of west coast steelheader intrest for a number of years.
Here is the address I suggest if you have not heard about it drop them a note and a few bucks donation and get on the mailing list.
The Osprey
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The Osprey is a newsletter published by the Steelhead Committee Federation of Fly Fishers. It is a serious publication and has articles by many enlightened observers and "Scientist". I would call it required reading by any and all who care!
Fred & Flytyer,
Fully understand your frustration as I had also abandend the big enviro organizations for the longest time for many of the same reasons you have. But over the last year or so have started to come back in their direction realizing the fights out there are not the same as they used to be.
No longer is it black and white, no longer is it about smoke stacks beltching out black smoke in some old mill town or toilet paper and turds floating down the rivers and bays we love. Those battles have been won on the most part and I'm sure we all did our part in cleaning up America.
Today the real war is over who is going to control the resourses we have left, be it trees, minerals or water. Will the public continue to have a say in our resourses or will the private sector control the resourses. The fight on the Kalamath River is not so much about that river but about all rivers, about all water in this country. It is sad that a non native sucker fish and the farmers who are good people get hurt and are the pawns in this fight. In the next few years the control of water will be an 800 BILLION DOLLAR business a year world wide. That's second only to oil and by 2010 some economists say it will a greater business than oil.
The major enviro groups who are the only groups who have the resourses for the fight on the public behalf want our water resourses held in the hands of the public or our elected goverment, anyway that's who the goverment is suposed to represent if I can remember my US history. The private sector wants the water resourses in their own hands as a commodity to be sold at fair market value. No regulation on price just as has been done with deregulation of electic power.
Often we hear the cry of "look at how much money the enviro's are using for lobbying in Washington". Those who yell don't ever say how much they spend on lobbying in DC it's in the 100's of times more, than the enviro's. This is why the elected goverment sides with the private sector and not the enviro's, money!
If the multi national corporations and I'll name 2 that I'm involved with, Vivindi/US Filter and Severn Trent and the three or four others succeed in there objectives of owning our water resourses what then will happen to our family farms what will happen to the publics demand that our salmon and steelhead be brought back to healthy numbers. The water is going to go to the highest bidder and the last time I looked salmon weren't carrying a wallet in their back pocket. Nor does the family farm as we all know does not have much money. But not to fear because the companies I work with are buying up as many family farms and cheaply as posible and turning them into corporation farms. Let's sell the water back to ourselves.
I could go on and on but not worth it, all I ask that you think about the critisisims of the enviro movement today and try and realize they have to fight the battle at a different level than we were used too in the 60's and 70's, they now have to try an fight it on the level of big money or there is no chance. Don't be affraid to be called an enviromentalist because that's what big money spends so much money on is to make enviros look like the evil ones.
You are so right about the various "fund raising" tactics of nearly all if not all enviro groups. Most seem to have gotten off on some rather extreme positions and do not want to find out if there is evidence to support these positions. Yes, they have done some fine and noble things in years past; however, when some of them start talking about catch and release fishing being a cruel activity, they have gone too far.
I also do not support them monetarily anymore either. Some are now raising money so that they can spend it on promoting birth control in third world countries. this has nothing to do with conserving our resources.
I best stop before I get off too far in a rant, which is not what I am tryng to convey. I simply think that we should carefully look at where an enviro group is spending its money and what its positions are on matters realted to fishing, hunting, and camping before we give them our hard, earned dollars.
Great comments JJ and OC!
But my comment(s) were in the context that far too often the 'envir. groups' loose their focus on what/where they started from/where they end up going.
Too often they get to extream positions that no one takes them for more than a 'voice in the wilderness.' Too bad that they end up tilting windmills. So you don't miss my point(?) I have the greatest respect for many, never, ever, never ever, under estimate 'a little old lady in tennis shoes with a placard in hand.'
My point is, financially, too many take on "other issues" as a way of raising money. You look at some of the "issues" (sorry guys, a couple of double singles tonight. You have to be in mortgage banking right now to understand that. Cleared my phone messages before a conference call at 8am, by 10:30 I had 32 unanswered calls on my voice mail) being "championed" by these folks and your not sure if you should laugh .. or cry.
How may times can you call "wolf" before no one takes you ....
will probably get into trouble but,,,,
my $.02 worth
!. Power corrupts. And absolute power corrupts absolutley
2. Re-elect no one! It is only the fear of not being re-elected that keeps the polititions answering to big money contributors. A politition should serve one (and ony one) term and then come back home and answer to the people for what he has done!
3. At one time, lawyers were so despised that they were not allowed to practice in this country.
Let us not forget that without those enviromental groups you would have nada fish to fish for throughout the NW. Why should we care if those enviro groups come from the South Pole and why should we care how many lawyers they have. Those enviro groups are still like small patatos when it comes to what the goverment has in resourses. Ever sit across the table from the goverment in a situation like what you have down in S. Oregon? Goverment 30 lawyers, enviros 2 lawyers, goverment 20 million bucks to fight, enviros 200K. Without getting personal you know the political score on why the irrigation water was running across the road this summer. Many farmers down there were sick that the water was running across the road and being wasted but once again I'm sure you know why the water was running across the road.
Whats more important thousands of native salmon or 90 farmers? Yes we should give the farmer all the money they need to buy a nice big farm somewhere not in a dry land situation. I do not blame the farmer for this problem nor does anyone else that I know of, including the enviro groups. The poor farmer is a pawn in a much bigger war. Bush needs to buy them out and fast just as Clinton should have. But it will not happen and salmon with another year of drought will be smelling up the country side once again.
Please don't ever forget all the hard work the enviromental Groups have done over the years and are still doing, look what we are up against now and maybe for the next 6 years. There would not even be an Enviromental Protection Agency without Enviro groups fighting the fight they have fought.
Ahhh U.S. attorneys, I have attorneys reviewing other attornies laws and I still cannot get an opinion I can rely on. They love that lead in "It Depends" and always have lots of caveats in the opinions.
Whats my options, I guess go for a third attorney and hope their opinion matches one of the others than I will have 2 out of 3 in agreement.
And a very large legal bill !
Flytyer, you also have nailed it down.
The supplying of water rights some 90 years ago was the carrot that got the farmers to develop this streatch of desert. Without the water, no way could it happen.
Working quite well for the vast majority of those 90 years ... until... until! ... until!!!! "someone" discovered a non-native "endangered" sucker fish. F.. the farmers, this non-native ugly little bugger is far more important that the livlihoods of the people who lived/farmed in the area for up to 5 generations.
Interesting thing, to my knowledge, not a 'white'single person whose brought the water rights suits lives within 100 miles of Klamath Lake. Not a single one of the enviornmental groups stands to loose a penny (Atty fees aside) when the farmers go under. Not a single one of the 'eg's, et. al. have suggested the farmers be compensated for their financial losses.
And I could go on ....
Now you know why I don't contribute to a single environmental group. Most have long since lost their point, purpose, and direction for being. Groups form, group does what it was formed for ... now group has to invent 'something' to justify its continued existence.
Ever strike you as interesting that there are more atty's, per capita, in the US than ANY other country in the world. Each and everyone of them is looking for "billable hours.
They have to protect the non-native sucker fish from extinction; therefore, they can't release the water. And besides, those poor farmers didn't get any water last year so they deserved it this year, right.
Me thinks that politicians decided that the farmers needed to have as much water as they wanted because of all the negative publicity about them not getting water last year from various and sundry news outlets. The said part is that before the impoundments and the irrigation cannals were built with tax dollars, there was no way a farmer could have raised anything in that high desert.
Moonlight, you've just about got the 'facts"
100% correct. The area is high desert so the soil is not that deep, nor does it have a huge water holding capacity. Other thing that doesn't get into the mix is there are two other VERY large water impoundments above Klamath Lake.
"Whomever" is in charge of this water, so our local paper says, refused to release water for the river .... even though (again according to the local news) the impoundments had something like 90,000 acre feet of water sitting in them.
But no .......
"Salmongate" Water and Irrigation California style
Most of us out west have heard about the recent fish kills in California on the Klamath river, but today I learned a bit more than I can stomach!
It was speculated that the dead fish were the victims of low water flows brought on by the "Guvmint" taking the side of the Agri Bussiness folks over the fish in the river in an allocation scheme that was slanted towards water extractions far above what the river flows were capable of.
I have heard it said by several of my associates that farmers could be more efficent at irrigation if they were forced to be. Well the report I got this morning shows there maybe a spark of truth in that line of reasoning. According to a report by the Eureka Times Standard, highways were being flooded from irrigation runoff, and Oregon Department of Transportation officials "had such a problem with water on the roads this summer that they submitted a plea to area farmers to control there irrigation".
The article I am quoting from appears in the Fishermans News November edition. The article goes on to detail the pending lawsuits being levied against the Fed by The various Natve Tribes and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermans Associations and a number of local and national politicians (Democrats)
One of the lead biologist for the NMFS a Michael Kelly has filed for "Whistle Blower status" to protect him from the wrath of his superiors for he is siding with the fish and is going to provide details on how the sordid tale came to pass.
Hope (theres that word again) this all works out sounds like they got rain down there since the fish kill and most of the run was yet to come, but still......
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It's important the futures travelers that from Sirena to La Leona or Back it's necessary to know the Tides, because you can cross 2 hours before or after the total high tide.
These places are: Rio Claro and Punta La Chancha. it's better in total low tide.
I have found a web where you can see the tide chart.
This is frist half from 2010 year.
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Although the majority of Costa Rican tourist destinations are developed for the luxurious tourist in mind, because of its sheer isolation from everything else, unless you pay a considerable amount of money for a guide to take you into the park by foot, plane or by boat, Corcovado is one of the few places in CR that is wild and rugged enough to keep out the majority of tourists. An uncommon ode to transportation difficulties. Because of this it has stayed affordable to the eager budget traveler who chooses to get to the park the hard way -- alone and on foot. Undoubtedly, this meant it would be our first major destination in CR.
Dubbed one of the most bio-diverse places on the planet by National Geographic Magazine a few years back and summed up in more quantitative terms, the park protects more than 400 species of birds, 116 reptiles and amphibians, 139 mammals and overall represents approximately 10 percent of all mammals living on both the Americas in only .00010177 % of their combined landmass. If that's not hard to fathom, I don't know what is. There is basically enough flora and fauna to make up an entire volume set of encyclopedias let alone the species still yet to be discovered. A wild zoo without cages, Corcovado NP is a place where animals roam freely and the untamed jungle oozes with adventure
Being the cheapskates that we are and not wanting to pay an outrageous $18 dollars a meal during our four night stay for rice, beans and bananas at one of the five ranger stations positioned at different areas in the park, we loaded our packs with tuna, black beans, peanut butter, honey, cheese, fruit and bread to last five days; leaving just enough space for trusty 'rock blue solid' and a few bottles of Deet insect spray. The following morning, leaving Puerto Lopez by truck we traveled 45 km across the Osa Peninsula to Carate. Along the way we were greeted by curious spider monkeys and wallowed at the scarlett macaws that flew in pairs above. What they were setting the stage for, we never could have imagined. Once at Carate, an outpost really, it was all on foot from there. We set out along the remote beaches for the entrance to the park. Walking on sand with a heavy pack might I add is not the more pleasurable experiences. I'll take uphill any day. Because the entire 'trail' boarders the coastline, there are a few sections that become impassable at high tide. To avoid getting caught at the wrong place at the wrong time it's important that you time it perfectly otherwise you have to wait until the ocean recedes before continuing on. Unfortunately ten km into the hike we came down from the forested area of the hike and watched as huge waves crashed onto the rocky shoreline, covering up our trail and making the crossing look quite bleak
The next 10 kilometers greeted us with remarkable beaches, huge crashing waves and very curious capuchin monkeys which descended from the forest onto the beaches to eat sweet flowers from overhanging trees. On one particular stretch we saw more Scarlett Macaws, spider monkeys, and coati than I ever could have thought possible. Instead of detailing every certain encounter I'll just say that we saw we saw Scarlett Macaws affectionately licking and preening each other high above us in the tree canopy, howler, capuchin, squirrel and spider monkeys acting like...well...crazy monkeys...some of which we saw extremely close up and on one occasion we were even shit on by howler monkeys...yep right on the head, Jesus Christ lizards that literally can run on top of water, the very odd looking tapir (cross between a horse, elephant and pig), fearless peccaries (wild pigs) that had the most grotesque unmistakable smell that has ever seared by sinuses, crocodiles, anteaters, coati and so much more. It was a pretty spectacular sight and besides the park entrance cost of ten dollars a day we did it SUPER cheap compared to the small groups of tourists coming in on boats and staying for only one night
For those who may want to know specifics and who may plan to do the journey yourself, we were dropped off at Carate, catching a covered pickup from PLopez around 530 or so in the morning. You hiked 3.5 km to La Leona ranger station (at the park boundary) and then proceeded to hike about 16 km to La Sirena, probably arriving before sundown givent the time you'll stop to look at animals. From Sirena we spent the next two days and nights hiking nearby trails. We woke up early in the mornings to howler monkeys, we about (the best time for sighting animals in action) and returned midday for lunch before returning to the forest in the evening
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Ideal Matchups
Posted By Ian Altenbaugh On May 1 2009 @ 12:03 am In Pittsburgh Penguins | No Comments
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals will be meeting in the Eastern Conference semi-finals in what promises to be an exciting match!
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers faced off in the first round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs this spring to much fanfare. Everyone was expecting a trench match between a gritty, healthy Flyers team and a hot Penguins team that was recently infused with top-end talent. It would be fair to say that expectations were more than met.
While the Flyers were eventually snuffed out in game six after giving up a three-goal lead and yielding five unanswered goals to the Penguins, the series did not disappoint.
The casual hockey fan, the NHL, and anyone else who has any ties to the NHL is getting the matchup they wanted, if only a series too soon.
It is no lie that the Penguins and Capitals have been two of the hottest teams in the NHL the past few seasons. Both teams have players who are the best in the game. The only thing up for debate is which team has the better star players, and of that crop, who is the best right now. But honestly, would it not be more entertaining for the Penguins to play Boston and the Capitals to play the Devils only for the Pens and Caps to meet in the conference finals? Maybe next season.
Right now, the Pittsburgh Penguins, who closed out their series against the Flyers Sunday afternoon, will be visiting the Washington Capitals who Tuesday night defeated the New York Rangers in seven.
Lets breakdown some of the matchups:
Penguins Forwards versus Capitals Defense
While Mike Green is probably the most offensively talented defenseman to lace it up in the last fifteen years, The Caps defense is decidedly pedestrian. Players like Tom Poti, and Brian Pothier do not exactly strike fear into opposing forwards. Even more physical forwards like Milan Jurcina, John Erskine, and Shaone Morrisonn are not considered that physically intimidating to play against.
They key to the Penguins success in this matchup will be their ability to maintain a strong forecheck. If they can maintain possession of the puck and keep Green pressed into defensive coverage, the Penguins should have no problems against the Caps defense. Green, for all of his offensive ability, is still developing his defensive game and is commonly caught up ice. The Penguins have to exploit this to no end with, most likely with the Jordan Staal line.
The Penguins forwards on the other hand are strong and physical throughout as well as dominant on the forecheck. The third and fourth lines for the Penguins, while having not generated a lot of offense against the Flyers, provided game-breaking momentum changes on a regular basis by keeping the puck deep in the opposing zone and cycling until they can not cycle anymore. They agitate, and must chip in a few goals this series if the Penguins expect to win.
The Penguins top two lines of Kunitz-Crosby-Guerin and Fedotenko-Malkin-(insert winger) have posted fairly good numbers this playoff. Crosby, Guerin, Fedotenko, and Malkin all scored big time goals and Kunitz laid the big-time smack down on the Flyers D. With world class talents such as Malkin and Crosby, it will not necessarily be Washington's job to shut them down, but to limit their chances. If Malkin and Crosby post only a point-per-game, then the opposition has done a fairly good job of containing them, even more so in the postseason.
As mentioned earlier, with the exception of Mike Green, the Caps defense is no more talented than that of the Flyers. The Flyers being a more physical team defensively. If the Penguins can dictate the play against the Caps defense, much the way they did against the Flyers, the offense should have a fair amount of success against what has been for most of the season, a fairly underrated defense.
Penguins Defense versus the Capitals Offense
The Capitals, unlike the Penguins, like to load up their talent on the top two lines with various combinations that include Ovechkin, Kozlov, Semin, and Backstrom. It seems as though Bruce Boudreau seems to enjoy switching up his third and fourth lines. With a healthy Chris Clark joining the fray, it seems to fair to think some more shuffling will take place and the lines are not yet set in stone.
Really though, this is very much the Alex Ovechkin show. He was a leader among forwards in ice-time and has continued on playing close to 20 minutes a game. He throws his body around, scores goals, and shoots the puck almost as much as Crosby and Malkin combined.
As mentioned when regarding Crosby and Malkin, The Penguins will have to hope to contain Ovechkin, holding him to a point-per-game is a reasonable expectation as the young Russian absolutely brings it when playing against the Penguins. If they can contain Ovechkin, they have a chance to win the series. The Penguins need to figure out how to exploit Ovechkin's individual play. If his team is snake-bit, Ovechkin often takes it upon himself to do everything. The Penguins have to be aware of this and use it to their advantage. While he may be an elite talent he still makes mistakes. The Penguins defense is going to have to force and exploit every tiny mistake Ovechkin makes if they hope to contain him.
The Caps have talented forwards in Semin and Backstrom although they do not pose any greater of a threat to the Penguins than many talented forwards they have dealt with, either on the Flyers or during the regular season. What should be of greater concern for the Penguins are the large-bodied forwards that the Caps deploy to wear down opposition's defense. While they are not as strong as cycling the puck as the Pens third line, players such as Fleischmann and Clark know how to put the puck in the net and cause fits down low.
With the exception of two games, Fleury had an extremely strong playoff, likewise for Caps rookie goaltender Simeon Varlamov. However, Varlamov has all of five regular and about 360 minutes of playoff experience. While there are always Cinderella stories and breakout rookies in the post-season, I would not hold my breath for Varlamov to repeat his round-one performance. Lets face it, the Rangers are an offensively anemic team that lacks the game-breaking punch the Penguins have down the middle. Varlamov will face the greatest tests of his career.
Marc-Andre Fleury on the other hand made it to the Stanley Cup Finals last season and as the pressure has mounted, Fleury has elevated his play. Fleury has the runaway edge in goaltending between these two teams.
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