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When Lyle Overbay walked with two outs in the ninth inning, it didn't look like it would lead to much. The Yankees were down to their last out and their last run had scored eight innings ago. But that walk turned out to be the start of a crazy comeback that gave the Yankees a 4-3 win.
Vidal Nuno got the start for the Yankees, and pitched really well. He threw 6 innings, allowing just five hits and one walk. Two of the Tampa Bay runs are credited to him, but when he left the mound, the game was tied at 1. And when he left the mound, it looked like a crazy comeback might not be necessary. But it was.
With Matt Moore on the mound, the Yankees' offense got on the board quickly. Brett Gardner led off the game with a double. Two batters later, with Gardner at third having moved up on a Cano ground out, Travis Hafner singled to score Gardner. That gave the Yankees an early 1-0 lead.
Nuno did a great job of keeping the Rays off the board for as long as he could. Through the first four innings, Vidal allowed just two baserunners, with only one of them getting in scoring position. But eventually, the Rays tied the game. With one out in the fifth inning, Jose Molina somehow managed to scoot into second with a double. Two batters later, Desmond Jennings doubled to score Molina, and the game was tied.
After another solid inning by Nuno in the sixth, he allowed a lead off single to James Loney to start the seventh. David Adams, who made a couple nice defensive plays earlier in the game, misplayed the ball. Probably could have been ruled an error, but it was credited as a single. That would be it for Vidal, as Girardi went to the bullpen and Shawn Kelley was brought in. Matt Joyce came in and hit a double on a ball that deflected off of Lyle Overbay's glove and into right field. That one also could have been ruled an error, but again it wasn't.
With runners at second and third with no outs, Kelly Johnson came to the plate to hit for Molina. Girardi countered with Boone Logan. Johnson singled off the second pitch from Logan, which scored Loney, making it 2-1 Rays. Yunel Escobar was up next. He grounded one to Jayson Nix at short, who decided to throw home and try and get Joyce at the plate. Catcher Austin Romine applied the tag, but the umpire ruled Joyce safe, making it 3-1. It was a close play, and from certain angles Joyce did look out, but he wasn't and the Rays were further ahead. After that Preston Claiborne was brought in, and he got out of the jam without allowing further damage.
After wasting a Cano lead off walk in the eighth, the Yankees were down to their last out in the ninth inning. Lyle Overbay drew a walk off of Rays' closer Fernando Rodney to keep the game alive. Brennan Boesch was brought in to pinch hit for Austin Romine. After Overbay moved to second, Boesch doubled to score Lyle, cutting the lead to 3-2. Gardner came to the plate next. Gardner looped a single to center field, which scored Boesch. Seemingly out of nowhere, the game was tied.
The Rays very nearly won the game in the bottom of the ninth. David Robertson was brought in to pitch, and gave up a lead off walk to Joyce. Jose Lobaton bunted Joyce over to second, putting the winning run in scoring position. Yunel Escobar was up next, and he hit one into right field. Ichiro made a great sliding catch on the ball. If that ball dropped in for a hit, it mostly likely would've ended the game and given the Rays the win. It didn't and Robertson struck out the next hitter, Jennings, and the game was headed to extras.
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Ivan Nova came in to pitch the 10th inning for the Yankees. Ryan Roberts led off the inning with a single off Nova. After Luke Scott struck out, Evan Longoria singled off Nova, to put the winning run in scoring position. Nova then walked Ben Zobrist on four pitches, and the bases were loaded with just one out. Ivan somehow managed to get out of it, by striking out Loney and getting Joyce to ground out. And we headed on to the 11th inning.
With two outs in the 11th inning, Lyle Overbay homered off of Josh Lueke. After being down to their last out, two Lyle Overbay at bats had brought them back and put them on the verge of a win. The Yankees turned it over to Mariano Rivera for the bottom of the 11th. Mo did what Mo does and threw a 1-2-3 inning, and the Yankees had a improbable 4-3 win.
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Jo Bonney (The Break of Noon, Some Girl(s), Fat Pig) will stage Small Engine Repair, which will open Nov. 20 for a run through Dec. 8.
Pollono will co-star in the production that will also feature James Badge Dale ("World War Z," "The Pacific"), James Ransone ("The Wire") and Keegan Allen ("Pretty Little Liars").
Small Engine Repair premiered at Los Angeles' Rogue Machine Theatre in 2011, earning the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Playwriting.
MCC previously announced that its season would also include the Broadway world premiere of Sharr White's The Snow Geese, starring Mary-Louise Parker, at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in the fall. It is a co-production with Manhattan Theatre Club.
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Two Rio Grande City Educators Win $7,000 National ING Unsung Heroes Award
At a surprise celebration at Rio Grande City High School, two English teachers, Alan Crawford and Kathleen Dyer, both residents of Rio Grande City, were recognized by ING as two of the most innovative educators in the nation. Out of one hundred $2,000 finalists in the 2005 ING Unsung Heroes awards program, Crawford and Dyer claimed the third place award of an additional $5,000 to fund the literature program they developed called "Voices of the Valley."
In its 10th year, the ING Unsung Heroes awards program recognizes kindergarten through 12th grade educators nationwide for their innovative teaching methods, creative educational projects and ability to make a positive influence on the children they teach. The program, founded by ING U.S. Financial Services, has awarded more than $2.3 million to nearly 1,000 educators across the United States. This year's ING Unsung Heroes winners were selected from a group of more than 1,100 educators.
"Alan and Kathleen have created an academically intense and culturally relevant project that goes beyond the traditional curriculum to bring characters and experience to which their students can relate," said Principal Joel Trigo. "This new program will create high-level literature that explores the collective consciousness of the Mexican-American identity."
"Voice of the Valley" is a cultural and community-driven program that creatively and purposely combines rigorous academic development, student-directed investigations and critical thinking skills as an impetus to self-reflection. More than 260 students will conduct interviews with local members of their community about their immigration experiences, and through a rigorous five-step writing process, transform the transcript into a vivid, first hand account of their interviewee's experience.
Along with the invaluable writing skills the students will learn, the project also recognizes the members of the South Texas community who have made heroic sacrifices to give themselves and their families a better life in the U.S. Of the 2,382 students at the school, 74 percent are economically disadvantaged and 27 percent of the students are classified as migrants, thus the intense translation component of this project will address English language learning needs. The project will include weekly evaluations and will result in a 300-page book of the students' writings.
"This year ING is celebrating its 10th year of honoring outstanding educators around the country whose work to pioneer new methods and teaching techniques is sometimes overlooked," said Bill Jasien, senior vice president of ING U.S. Financial Services. "A good education system is important to the future of this country, and ING will continue its commitment to help build a strong educational foundation for the future of America's school children."
Applicants for the ING Unsung Heroes awards program are asked to provide a project description, description of the program's benefit to students and an accounting of how they would use the funds received. The 100 finalists are selected on program merit by Scholarship America, an independent, non-profit organization that administers this aspect of the program on ING's behalf. ING's Educators Advisory Board, consisting of renowned educators and administrators from across the country, selects the top three award recipients from that group of 100.
To learn about this year's winning projects, as well as those from previous years, visit the ING Unsung Heroes Web site at www.ing.com/us/unsungheroes. Applications for the 2006 ING Unsung Heroes awards are available on the Web site. You can also receive an application by calling 800.537.4180 or emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
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- bedrooms 2
- baths 2
- sleeps 4
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$ 2,800 - $ 3,000 / month
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This is a Two Bedroom, Two Bath single story home on a quiet, spring fed canal. The home is located just off of US 19 and only 10 minutes away from the Halls River. This small canal only allows for small Jon boats, canoes or kayaks. Several public boat ramps are available 10 minutes away. Enjoy Florida's wild life on a canoe seeing numerous turtles, fish, crabs, stingray, herons, and even bald eagles! Nice, updated home with large yard for boat parking. Refrigerator, oven, mictowave, blender, toaster, cofee maker, TV with DVD player, washer and dryer available. Screened in porch to enjoy the nature views! Pets Allowed but max of two pets and 25 lbs. or under.
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Fire Place indoors and Fire pit outdoors
3 person Canoe with paddles and life vests
Ping Pong table for some great family fun!
Fishing poles
Washer and Dryer
activities and attractions in Homosassa Gulf Coast Central
Homosassa Wild life Park only 10 minutes away where you will see manatees, fish, various species of birds, otters, hippo and more!
Old Homosassa and boat ramps only 10 minute drive. Enjoy boating, canoeing or kayaking. Halls River leads to the Gulf where you can go explore, go scalloping or just go boating and enjoy nature at its best! ... The recreational bay scallop harvest season begins July 1 and ends Sept. 24
There are many great resteraunts on the water including The Monkey Bar and The Shed as well as go into Crystal River for other great resteraunts and shopping.
Homosassa hosts numerous art festivals, fish tournaments, seafood festivals, and many more activities thruout the year!
If you like to walk and hike there are several nature trails close by!
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The subject site is improved with a two-story masonry building 6,692+- square feet of useable space. Main Level ~~~ Entrance foyer, sound booth, sanctuary with a seating capacity of 200+ persons. Lower Level ~~~ Fellowship hall, (4) classrooms, men's/ladie's room, office and utility room. Ceiling Height 12 +/- feet. Roof is composite shingles, foundation brick, interior walls plaster, drywall and brick, windows plate glass and metal casement, exterior painted concrete block, HVAC (1) gas fired unit, (1) gas hot water tank, (5) CAC units, mixed plumbing, 150 amp electrical service main, and hardwired smoke detectors. Sale is subject to the ability of the seller to legally subdivide the church building and a portion of the parking area from the adjoining cemetery. The estimated land configuration would be approximately 100" x 200"; onsite parking estimated to be 25+ spaces.
Bank owned two story office building for sale, zoned light industrial. Entire building available immediately. Adjacent to Route I-295. Close proximity to Route 42, Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Showings begin 05/01/14. Pictures and description coming soon. Huge home with an in law suite.
Mixed Use Property w/existing store & two residential apts. & garage. Both apartments are rented. have a nice size living room and eat in kitchen. Storefront is currently vacant but was a deli. The garage is rented for six months along with the lease for Apt. 2.The owners owned and operated this deli with much success and had a great client base. The store is run with electric utilities. Store has a security system and restroom. Heating system has been replaced (approx. 5-6 years ago). Roof is pitched and flat - part is a rubber roof. Apt. 1 pays 750 a mo., on 5 yr. lease until 4/2015, Apt. 2 pays 950 a mo. 6/15/11, Storefront was Rented for 1,250 pr. month. Landlord pays gas and electric for apartments. Store on Separate electric meter. This property has great exposure as it sits right off of Route 130 & the Browning Lane Exit. Possible partial owner financing available. Agent: Apt. 1 is Section 8 with Hud paying 516 and tenant paying 234. Apt. 1 related to seller. , owner financing may be available. Click for directions on Bing Directions: South on Rt. 130 from Camden to Browning Ln., Make R on Browning La. Prop. on right across from the Flower Shop. Diner on other side of 130 Cross Street:Route 130
12 Home subdivision, 9 homes are Majestic Ave (cul de sac) Many models to choose from 3 to 4 bedrooms, 2-3 baths, full basement, 1-2 garages, gas heat, central air, prices starting at 259,900 to 409,900 depending on model you select. Only one lot left on dul de sac.
This may be the largest home in all of Bellmawr. Boasting over 2000 sq. ft. this spacious split-level has a lot to offer. There are hardwood floors in all the upstairs bedrooms and in the great room and dining room. The sunroom addition overlooks the heated gunite inground pool with spa. All the main systems have been updated. The electric service was upgraded to 200 amps in 2011. The heater, hot water heater and air conditioner coil are new in the last 5 yrs. This great home also has plenty of storage with a 4ft. crawl space under the living room and kitchen and a large shed in the back yard. The location is right down the street from the park and also convenient to get to major roads leading to Philadelphia, Atlantic City and major shopping including the Deptford Mall. Put this on your list of homes to see! Additional pictures coming soon
Former Pennant East night club. Only the building and land are for sale. Great commercial/redevelopment opportunity exists on this site located along busy Rt. 130. Building will be sold in strictly as is condition. Call for further information.
This 5 year old home is one of a kind and simply amazing. First floor living includes your own master suit and extra large rooms for entertaining. The additional bedrooms are on the second floor and can only be described as "perfect" sized rooms. This wonderful and custom built 4 bedroom home includes a one car garage, oversized deck, and custom paver walls, detailed landscaping, and walk-out lower floor. The lower floor has it's own separate kitchen and can be used as an efficiency or in-law suite. You must see the detail and craftsmanship in this beautiful home. From the cherry hardwood floors, to the tile that lines your showers. Move right in and start unpacking as this home needs nothing but your taste. Schedule your tour today.
12 home subdivision, 1 home left. Many models to choose from. 3 to 4 bedrooms, 2-3 baths, full basements, 1-2 car garages, gas heat, central air. Layout and floor plan available. Full walk out basement available on this lot. Only one lot left. Call Listing Agent Anthony Farinelli for info.
Triple Income Property features 2 businesses plus a 2-story 3-bedroom house that includes a private yard plus a private multiple vehicle parking lot. Ideally located on on a main road near Bellmawr Industrial Park, and Fire Department, Municipal Building and Public Library. There is easy accessibility to NJ Turnpike and 295. The commercial space at the front of the property is over 1000 square feet. Each has it's own bathroom and private entrance. The house is 3 bedrooms, 1 full bath, living room, dining room with a full attic and full storage basement with 2 entrances to the home. The home is move-in ready and has been recently renovated with new paint, new carpet and flooring. One commercial space is presently used as a barber shop and has been for over 50 years. Both commercial spaces are suitable for any professional use. This property also includes a ONE YEAR HOME WARRANTY.
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Fairless Hills, PA 19030
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Neighbors question Pleasanton's Woodthrush Park's park's lack of amenities
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on May 24, 2013 at 8:53 am
Sounds like he should donate some amenities.
on May 24, 2013 at 9:06 am
I couldn't disagree with Alan Mode more. With the Sports Park just one block away, Woodthrush Park is a perfect contrast to the high activity level in the Sports Park. The sloping grassy area was the perfect place for me to teach both my kids how to ride a bike with a soft grassy landing for the inevitable falls. The perimeter paths are generally busy enough with walkers, with or without dogs. There might be a 6 and under soccer practice once in a while there. Picnic tables? What's wrong with bringing a blanket and sitting down on the grass? Again, if you want a busy park, the Sports Park, is, what, 100 feet away?
on May 24, 2013 at 9:26 am
I agree with both people above. The park is perfect the way it is. We use it all the time to play our sports, take walks and ride our bikes around. With all the other parks available in our community you can find whatever you are looking for and is one of the reasons we love Pleasanton. Keep it the way it is!


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December 7th, 2013 marked the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan. And, today, the American Legion held a special remembrance ceremony at the Wellington Assisted Living in Minot.
There are currently 12 residents at the Wellington Assisted Living Center who have served our country in uniform during times of war.
To honor them and other brave individuals who had to make the ultimate sacrifice, the American Legion Post #26 brought a special Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony to the Wellington.
"This is our way of saying Merry Christmas to all of our veterans who are across the country," says Chaplain Richard Reuer, American Legion District 6-Post #26.
As the slide show presentation began to play, residents paid their respects to the 49 veterans who have passed away in the Minot area this year.
Reuer says, "It will bring back some memories for them as well as feeling very honored to be here and to be a part of this program."
The postmaster of the American Legion dedicated a special wreath as a memorial for the lives lost during the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
"Watching it just not being there really tore me up to see something like that, but how much it brought our country together and it's a wonderful feeling being a veteran," says Reuer.
For Kenneth Kramer who served 3.5 years in the Korean War, he says he's glad he was part of the U.S. Army.
"We got a great country and if I had to, I would do it all over again, I would," says Kramer.
And, as a way to honor those who currently serve the country, candles were lit one by one.
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Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>


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Is easyb Easy?
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easyb supports the following syntax for should and ensure. Remember, you can also check that an exception is thrown by your code using the
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ensure closure; like we did in our 3rd scenario.
Here is a list of the should and ensure syntax:
And now finally, the verdict. Is easyb Easy? In my opinion, it was very
What do you think? Give it a try, it is easy.
Update: Jochen Bedersdorfer, commented that it would be interesting to see what happens when a test fails. So, here is what happens:
In my case, I changed the password for the Account. The scenario one was supposed to validate that the user name was "meera" and password was "password". When you run the same:
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[easyb] easyb is preparing to process 1 file(s)
[easyb] Running login service test story (LoginServiceTest.story)
[easyb] FAILURE Scenarios run: 3, Failures: 1, Pending: 0, Time Elapsed: 0.529 sec
[easyb] "the system returns a valid account" -- expected password1 but was password
[easyb] 3 total behaviors run with 1 failure
[easyb] easyb execution FAILED
Total time: 1 second
And within the Story.txt file, you will also see the output as such for the scenario which failed:
scenario User enters valid credentials
given user account already exists
when user logins
then the system returns a valid account [FAILURE: expected password1 but was password]
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Meera Subbarao replied on Wed, 2008/09/17 - 7:03am in response to: Kode Ninja
Meera Subbarao replied on Wed, 2008/09/17 - 7:28pm in response to: Jochen Bedersdorfer
Meera Subbarao replied on Thu, 2008/09/18 - 11:12am in response to: David Sills
I wonder how much of this can be actually laid out by the user, perhaps sort of Fit style, to enable more effective Acceptance TDD? Just a thought.
I think most of it can be written by the user, the developer just needs to fill in the code.
Meera Subbarao
Meera Subbarao replied on Thu, 2008/09/18 - 11:19am in response to: Jochen Bedersdorfer
Jochen Bedersdorfer replied on Thu, 2008/09/18 - 11:35am in response to: Meera Subbarao
Tushar Joshi replied on Wed, 2008/10/01 - 5:31am
File must end with Story.groovy error
I tried EasyB in NetBeans and it continuously gave me the error that the file must end with Story.groovy
When searched for similar issue in EasyB Users list I came across the issue of folder having spaces in the names. My netbeans project is inside NetBeansProject folder which is by default made in the My Documents folder which has a space. I moved the EasyB project to a folder having no space and it worked.
Just adding here for people who may face the same problem with Netbeans.
with regards
Meera Subbarao replied on Wed, 2008/10/01 - 8:45am in response to: Tushar Joshi
When searched for similar issue in EasyB Users list I came across the issue of folder having spaces in the names. My netbeans project is inside NetBeansProject folder which is by default made in the My Documents folder which has a space. I moved the EasyB project to a folder having no space and it worked.
Thanks for sharing, Tushar.
Meera Subbarao
Syed Abu replied on Tue, 2009/04/28 - 10:27am
hey Meera
Thank for doing a good job. In easyb i am getting this erxception
unable to resolve class LoginServiceImpl
Actually i just copied ur code then slightly changed and trying to run it.
and one more thing that i am thinking that the problem is in story fil. The following is my story file code
scenario "User enters valid credentials", {
given "user account already exists",{
loginService = new LoginServiceImpl()
when "user logins",{
account = loginService.login("javasyed", "javasyed")
then "the system returns a valid account",{
account.getUserid().shouldBe "javasyed"
account.getPassword().shouldBe "javasyed"
is any problem in referring java classes in stories?


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Even after the improvements in coverage due to the Affordable Care Act, over 23 million in the United States will likely remain uninsured, and tens of thousands may die needlessly. A recent survey of U.S. medical students, published in PLoS, published last month, suggests the coming generation of physicians believes in health care for all, and is willing to do their part to achieve this goal. The survey, which included nearly 900 medical students at ten U.S. medical schools, reported that over 86% of medical students agreed or strongly agreed that healthcare should be provided to all regardless of ability to pay. Two thirds (66%) of students indicated they were willing to sacrifice future time and money to provide that care, and nearly three quarters (72%) indicated a preference for a publicly-funded healthcare system.
In a departure from previous studies that have shown a decline in student empathy over the four years of medical school training, these survey also found that this willingness to sacrifice in order provide care increased with increasing student age and years in medical school, and was also correlated with choosing a primary care career focus.
There was no consensus about whether "a publicly-funded national health program would solve the United States health care problems," (approximately 1/3 agree, 1/3 neutral, 1/3 disagree), while only 19% supported private health insurance (19% vs 35% neutral, 46% against).
These results point out an encouraging trend among future students, and the authors suggest a need for increased training in social medicine at medical schools to promote underserved care. Read the entire survey here.
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Hello fellow AMSAns! On Tuesday, AMSA was invited to give comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the process and criteria for defining the Essential Health Benefits (EHB) to be covered by plans in the insurance exchanges established by the ACA. I had the privilege to offer remarks on behalf of AMSA based on our Preamble, Purposes and Principles (or PPP). The PPP is the Association's guiding document as approved by our members through the House of Delegates (HOD). You can download the PPP online and learn more about submitting resolutions to the HOD if you feel that something is missing.
During the listening session, I was able to speak from the podium and gave these brief remarks. This is the first step of our involvement in the process of defining EHBs – additional opportunities for comment will take place after HHS issues its proposed rules. I look forward to continuing to participate in this and will be sure to keep you informed of the progress!
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me!
Remarks to the Department of Health and Human Services on Essential Health Benefits to be offered under the insurance exchanges:
My name is Colin McCluney; I am the Education and Advocacy Fellow at the American Medical Student Association. AMSA is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States, representing over 36000 members.
The American Medical Student Association believes that comprehensive health insurance coverage includes but is not limited to primary care, preventive services, reproductive services, acute & chronic care services, dental care, mental health & substance abuse treatment, prescription drugs & medical supplies, ophthalmic care, palliative & end-of-life care, physical & occupational therapy, hearing care and language access services. Services covered as essential health benefits should be determined using an evidence-based methodology. The core of the IOM's criteria address this well, stating that the benefit must be safe, medically effective, must demonstrate meaningful improvement, and be cost-effective.
We reject the notion that cost should outweigh coverage in the EHB; skimpy benefits packages simply transfer the costs of care to individuals, continuing the trend of medical bankruptcies and patients avoiding medically necessary care. In addition to further burdening individuals and their families, delayed care will lead to higher costs to the system.
Value-informed insurance design is a model of plan design which accounts for patient heterogeneity, encouraging the use of cost-effective services and discouraging services in which the benefits do not justify the costs. This model is preferable to the IOM's cost-first model in its attention to individual patient needs, addressing the risk of underuse inherent in a cost-first model. Patients are supported with low co-pays in accessing high-value care and the results are cost-savings and increases in patient compliance.
We particularly want to emphasize the importance of coverage of mental health, ensuring adequate access as well as coverage which may require standards exceeding parity with physical health. We also encourage the inclusion of patient education by health care providers as essential coverage. Supporting a reimbursement model that values the importance of the patient-physician relationship can improve patient compliance & understanding leading to improvements in individual and population health.
Finally, we would like to note that while state flexibility may help to drive innovation, strong federal requirements need to be maintained to ensure adequate coverage.
In summary, the American Medical Student Association supports a comprehensive package of essential health benefits that puts patients first; we support innovation in plan structure, such as value-informed insurance design; and we encourage strong federal requirements for state compliance. Thank you for your time.
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Last Thursday, the Fourth Circuit (Maryland, Carolinas, Virginia, West Virginia) rejected two similar cases challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. In Liberty University v. Geithner, the court held that the hypothetical penalties an individual might face under the individual mandate for failing to obtain health insurance constitute a tax. Under the Tax Anti-Injunction Act, such a tax can only be challenge by a taxpayer after paying the allegedly unconstitutional tax. Only then may an individual challenge the constitutionality of a tax and seek a refund. As a result, the constitutionality of the individual mandate may not decided until 2014 at the earliest. In Virginia v. Sebelius, the court similarly held that the state of Virginia did not have standing to challenge the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
While the Fourth Circuit decisions have been widely heralded as another victory for the administration, the procedural nature of the decisions renders them quite limited in scope. For those of you keeping the Circuit score - it looks like a 1-1-1 right now...
4th Circuit: Dismissed (procedural).
6th Circuit: Constitutional.
11th Circuit: Unconstitutional.
The American Medical Student Association joined amicus briefs filed by the Center for American Progress, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Physicians Alliance, Doctors for America, the National Hispanic Medical Association and the American Nurses Association in both of the Fourth Circuit Affordable Care Act cases.
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PFW examines the Patriots as they prepare for the playoffs, identifying the keys to the offense and the defense, a player to watch, and what they have to do to win the Super Bowl.
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Keys to offense: The Patriots' offensive juggernaut succeeds when Tom Brady has time in the pocket to pick apart defenses with a short-to-intermediate passing game. Brady likes to get WRs Deion Branch and Wes Welker the ball in space and utilize his rookie tight ends, Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski. Both are threats up the seam and in the red zone, accounting for 16 touchdowns. The Patriots need to stay mistake-free. They turned the ball over the fewest times in NFL history (10), and Brady was sacked just 25 times. The breakout running game is good enough to keep defenses honest with the powerful BenJarvus Green-Ellis and shifty Danny Woodhead.
Keys to defense: The opportunistic defense is statistically the worst in Bill Belichick's tenure but leads the league in takeaways with 38. It's a bend-but-don't-break "D" that succeeds when it can force teams into 3rd-and-long situations. It has Pro Bowlers at each level, with NT Vince Wilfork and ILB Jerod Mayo stopping the run and rookie CB Devin McCourty, who has seven interceptions, manning the defensive backfield. The Patriots don't put a whole lot of pressure on quarterbacks, but they disguise their looks enough to confuse opponents into making mistakes.
Player to watch: To defeat New England, a team will have to score a lot of points. Teams likely will throw at CB Kyle Arrington, who has struggled at times. The Pats generally don't give up big plays, but teams will challenge Arrington down his sideline to avoid McCourty. If Arrington can keep receivers in check and make a big play or two, it will go a long way for the defense.
They'll win the Super Bowl if ... the defense continues creating turnovers. The offense will score points, but the defense has shown it will give up points. No one will beat New England if its defense takes the ball away at the rate it did the last eight regular-season games (24 takeaways).


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Conley appears to be back at 100 percent, or something close to it.-- Kyle Veazey (@kyleveazey) January 27, 2013
Shows how smart a guy I am.
More than that, it shows just how important Conley is to this Grizzlies team. Sure, there were many things that contributed to the Grizzlies' 91-83 loss to the lowly Hornets Sunday at FedExForum. But Conley's absence after the first few minutes of the game was the most significant one, Ron Tillery explains in today's Commercial Appeal. Be sure to check Tillery's game report for details on Conley's availability starting tonight at Philadelphia.
At NOLA.com, reporter John Reid describes a bench-led victory. He also has locker room videos with Greivis Vasquez, Ryan Anderson and coach Monty Williams.
Here's a quick video of Marc Gasol from the Griz locker room:
The Countdown: The Grizzlies are 28-15 (.651) with 39 games to play. If the season ended today, they would be the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference and would have home court advantage over Golden State in a first round series.
The Next Seven Days: Tonight, at Philadelphia (18-25), 6 p.m.; Thursday, at Oklahoma City (34-11), 7 p.m.; Friday, vs. Washington (11-31), 7 p.m.


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Clearing a pathSeptember 09,2013It can sometimes be infuriating to Americans that Russia and China would be ready to veto any United Nations Security Council resolution calling for intervention to punish Syrias Bashar al-Assad for his regimes use of chemical weapons in an attack that took an estimated 1,400 lives, including 400 children.
When the United Nations was created in 1945, it was decided that any of the five permanent members of the Security Council (the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, China and France) had the right to veto any resolution brought before the council, thus preventing the taking of steps the other members may favor.
Perhaps, as critics maintain, the veto provision was a terrible mistake and perhaps theyre right. But it would be wrong to believe that the veto power doesnt serve American interests as well as those of our sometimes adversaries.
The United States has frequently exercised the right to cast a veto. And savvy political scientists argue that as frustrating as a veto by the Russians or the Chinese may be on a particular resolution, from time to time the veto has proved vital to the interests of the foreign policy of the United States.
The first American veto was cast in 1970 and dealt with a major crisis in what was then Rhodesia, which is now Zimbabwe. The United Kingdom, of which Rhodesia had been a colony, vetoed seven Security Council resolutions on that subject. Two years later, the United States cast the only veto on a resolution that was critical of Israel.
In fact, since 1972 the United States has been by far the most frequent user of the veto and nearly all the vetoes involved resolutions that Washington agreed were contrary to Israels political interests, thus creating a great deal of friction between the American delegation and the U.N. General Assembly.
Two years ago, the Obama administration cast vetoes on resolutions condemning Israels construction of controversial settlements that many, perhaps even most, Americans opposed. But our nations foreign policy interests prevailed.
There have been serious debates about the virtues and evils of the Security Councils veto powers. There is the belief, for example, that the five permanent members may no longer represent the most stable and responsible member states in the United Nations. After all, those who make the point argue, the world has changed dramatically since 1945, but membership on the Security Council remains as it was then.
Critics also argue that the very existence of the Security Council members veto power can prevent the adoption of important steps affecting delicate matters of international peace and security, matters that are, after all, the very reason the U.N. was created in the first place.
In addition, critics have argued that the very threat of the veto power may impede balanced political decisions because any draft resolution must first be approved by each of the five permanent members before it can be adopted. Several such proposed draft resolutions never formally reached the Council for a vote because their sponsors knew beforehand that at least one permanent member would exercise its veto power.
In a recent letter to The New York Times, Benjamin Ferencz, a prosecutor at the Nuremberg war crimes trials after World War II, suggested that in the case of Syria, the Security Council should refer the matter to the International Criminal Court in The Hague because that body is competent to penalize crimes against humanity.
But who would ensure Assads presence for that trial?
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If you read the title of this article, you're probably shocked.
There are rules? I thought we could go anywhere we wanted within the school property!
Sadly, there are some simple rules which students need to follow who have open campus privileges.
However, during this school year there has been some confusion over what students can and cannot do when they have open campus privileges. Here they are as a reminder:
- No loitering or wandering the halls
- The open study card MUST be carried at all times and displayed during the applicable hours.
- Behavior becoming of a George Mason Student is expected at ALL times.
- Open Study does NOT permit students to leave campus.
- Students must remain in designated Open Study Areas. - Senior Alcoves (if you're a senior) - Library
- During a fire drill, students are to follow the prescribed procedures and check in with a nearby teacher or staff member.
- Failure to comply with these rules can result in revocation of the privileges and re-assignment to a study hall.
Just seven simple rules to follow. Not too hard, right? If you are a senior and you want to gain your senior privilege of going off campus, you can get a form to apply for open campus from the office.
Remember to follow the rules because no one wants their open study to turn into a closed study.
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EXEMPLARY work of staff and volunteers at Kendal's Quaker Tapestry Museum has been recognised by Arts Council England.
The Quaker Tapestry in Kendal was first awarded museum status in 2000 and maintained its accreditation in 2009.
In recent years the Arts Council has raised its high levels of expectation and the Quaker Tapestry team has again achieved the standard of Full Accreditation.
Manager Bridget Guest described it as fantastic news and said it showed how committed the 12 paid staff and 40 volunteers were to continually improving the visitor experience.
"This award puts us in a similar league as the much bigger museums run by expert teams of staff. It gives us access to funding, we can borrow displays and loan out our collections to other museums. It's a form of 'museum speak' which assures others that we do things extremely well here!"
The Accreditation Scheme is a benchmark for museums, setting nationally agreed standards in collection care, public services and museum management.
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Raising the walls on the 1,000th hurricane recovery house are (left to right) Danny Houdak, volunteer; homeowner Crystal DePlessis; Jonathan Reckford; Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu; Rosalynn Carter and Pres. Jimmy Carter.
Homebuilding organization announces Gulf Coast as 2008 location for the renamed, 'Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project'
NEW ORLEANS (May 21, 2007) — Habitat for Humanity raised walls on its 1,000th and 1,001st homes in the Gulf Coast today to help low-income families affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The milestone house represents the organization's goal to have 1,000 homes complete or under construction by mid 2007, and the 1,001st house represents the ongoing effort to help rebuild housing along the Gulf Coast.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn; joined musician and Habitat supporter, Branford Marsalis; Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford; Executive Director Jim Pate from New Orleans Area Habitat; and Chris Monforton, CEO of Habitat of the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Biloxi, Miss.; along with volunteers, staff members and supporters from across the Gulf Coast to help raise the walls.
"We are enormously grateful to the thousands of volunteers, donors and other supporters around the world who have put so much effort into making these homes possible," said Reckford. "Their contributions will leave a lasting impact on the lives of families in need of decent homes and on the entire communities in which those families live."
Habitat for Humanity's hurricane response program was put in place immediately after Hurricane Katrina and then expanded after Hurricane Rita to help low-income families in Louisiana, Mississippi! , Texas and Alabama build permanent housing. Construction of the first Habitat house as part of this effort began in early October 2005, just six weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit. Work on the 500th Habitat home began in November 2006. Habitat will continue to build as funding and volunteer support allows.
At a press conference following the wall raisings, President Carter announced the Gulf Coast as the location of the 25th annual "Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project," May 11-16, 2008. Since 1984, the Carters have led thousand of volunteers to help build Habitat houses. For 2008, the annual, week-long event is renamed to also recognize the former first lady's years of dedicated service to help raise awareness and provide simple, decent and affordable housing in partnership with families in need.
"New Orleans Area Habitat is honored to host the 1,000th and 1,001st wall raisings event and joins all the Habitat affiliates in celebrating this milestone," said Pate. "We also are grateful to President and Mrs. Carter for helping to bring awareness to these important ongoing efforts."
"The Carters have imparted a vision and ethic of service globally, we are honored to work side by side with them," said Monforton. "Their example will inspire others to be part of the ongoing effort to construct simple, decent houses in Mississippi for years to come."
Along the Gulf Coast, Habitat is currently starting construction on more than 57 homes per month in a region where Habitat affiliates had built 57 per year. Additionally, Habitat's three goals for the effort are being met. The goals, set immediately after the hurricanes struck, included helping Habitat affiliates restore service in affected areas, partnering with other organizations to address the complex housing need and building simple, decent homes in partnership with low-income, hurricane-affected families.
Habitat partnered with Church World Service to help fund the repair of 600 homes for low-income families and with The Salvation Army to increase building capac! ity, provide housing for volunteers and make homes along the Gulf Coast more affordable. Lutheran Social Services and other Katrina Aid Today consortium members are also actively engaged in helping families find appropriate housing solutions, including Habitat homes. Habitat volunteers have also helped remove debris and clean thousands of homes in preparation for their rehabilitation.
Habitat for Humanity International has received about $133 million in contributions, including cash and gift-in-kind product, to date for its hurricane-recovery work. Nearly 90 cents of every dollar has gone directly to program costs, including land acquisition, development and construction materials.
The current pace of Habitat for Humanity's Gulf Coast construction requires more than 1,000 volunteers per week. Volunteers can register and donations can be made online at www.habitat.org [1], or by calling 1-800-Habitat (422-4828).
About New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity
New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity (NOAHH) an independent affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. NOAHH builds new houses in partnership with sponsors, volunteers, communities, and homeowner families to eliminate poverty housing in the New Orleans area while serving as a catalyst to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. In the coming years, NOAHH plans to build 1,500 homes in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, St. Charles and Plaquemines parishes.
About Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in Americus, Ga., in 1976, Habitat has built more than 225,000 houses in nearly 100 countries, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more than 1 million people. For more information, visit www.habitat.org [1] .


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11. Dr. Dre in Pumps and Mascara
At the height of the Eazy-E vs Dr. Dre beef in 1992, the feuding friends traded insults non-stop. Just when it appeared as if Dre had sealed the deal with "Dre's Day," Eazy-E rebounded with "Real Muthaf-ckin' Gs." Eazy-E attacked Dre and Snoop, dubbing them studio gangsters who had never really witnessed the harsh realities of the "hood," but that wasn't the highlight. He devoted plenty of airtime to Dre's past as a member of the electro-pop group World Class Wrecking Cru' saying that he dressed in drag outfit while in the group. "Damn it's a trip how a n-gga can go so quick from wearing lipstick to smoking on chronic at picnics," he rapped. Eazy also threw in a promo pic of Dre from 1986 dressed in pumps and mascara to boot.
A Smoking Gun investigation would later revealed some inconsistencies between his account and the real deal. Sure, Akon was arrested several times, but the man who titled his sophomore LP Konvicted has never served jail time.
9. Eve's Dirty Secret
Ma$e once ran into Eve at a strip club years before she became famous, but he never mentioned it to anyone. Some internet jerk who stumbled upon pictures of Eve from her stripping days, however, wasn't so nice. In 2003, just as Eve was in the middle of revamping her image as an artist and aspiring actress, unflattering pics of her in full-on stripper outfit surfaced on the web to the amusement of many. Some of the photos showed the Ruff Ryders' first lady in a compromising position with another female. She later denied being a lesbian, saying that the other lady had been Photoshopped onto the original picture. Well, there was nothing doctored about the sex tape that turned up a couple years after the stripper saga.
8. Eminem's N-Bomb Fiasco
In a desperate attempt to paint Eminem as a racist, The Source founders Benzino and Dave Mays emerged with a tape that caught a 17-year old Marshall Mathers using the N-word. On one of the songs from the 1988 tape, an amateurish Eminem spewed hateful venom at black women: "All the girls I like to bone have big butts/No they don't, 'cause I don't like that nigger shit/I'm just here to make a bigger hit."
Eminem later explained that he wrote the song out of anger, having gone through a nasty break-up with his black girlfriend. He apologized and took the time to detail the entire saga on "Yellow Brick Road," one of his best songs ever.
7. Young Buck's Emotional Breakdown
Before he was unceremoniously dismissed from 50 Cent's G-Unit crew, Young Buck spent plenty of time airing the group's dirty laundry. In various interviews, the Tennessee rapper claimed 50 owed him some royalties and that he was getting screwed in his deal. To stir up buzz for G-Unit's T.O.S. album, 50 unleashed an old phone conversation with Buck to the web. Throughout the call, Young Buck mentioned that he owes 50 some money while telling his boss about his own financial plight. At some point, he broke down over his dismissal from the Unit, "Sh*t got me confused, man," he said repeatedly. To which 50 Cent coyly replied, "You'll be alright, don't worry about it."
6. The Source's Fall from Glory
When pioneering hip-hop magazine The Source went bankrupt, the last explanation its Board of Directors expected to hear was, "Um...sorry, Dave and I spent all the money on weed and bling bling." Like a 7-headed dragon, their problems multiplied and attacked from various angles. A Manhattan lithographer sued for $30,000. A 5th Ave. jeweler petitioned for a $36,000 dent. The magazine's travel agent was owed $142,000. Former Editor-in-Chief Kim Osorio filed a sexual harassment lawsuit. Osorio's description of The Source work environment sounded like something straight out of a movie: a "raunched-out workplace where executives watched porn, smoked pot and called female employees b*tches."
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4. Solange Goes Kung Fu on Jay Z
In what may have been the longest elevator ride ever, Solange opened a can of whoop-ass on brother-in-law Jay Z. In the security camera footage leaked days later, Solange is seen yelling, kicking and spitting at Hov, while Beyonce watches. The karate chops continue until a bodyguard internvenes. A week later, the familiy made nice and released a statement saying that "families have problems and we're no different." Truth.
3. Officer Rick Ross' C.O. Photos
Rick Ross modeled his rap persona after the infamous drug kingpin Freeway Rick Ross. In reality, Ross' past most resembles that of the men who cuff drug dealers than a kingpin. When photos of a young Rick Ross in prison guard uniform turned up on the web, he consistently denied the reports. Ross insisted that it was a doctored image aimed at assassinating his character. Pile of documents from the Florida State Department of Corrections later showed that Rick Ross had, in fact, worked as a Corrections Officer, forcing the Miami rap star to finally admit to his noble past. "In the game we in, it's real competitive," Ross later explained. "Competitors have to do what they have to do to eat."
2. Nas and Jay Had Something in "Carmen"
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While serving in the United States Air Force , he landed his first radio job as a disc jockey in Albany, Georgia. Upon leaving the military he worked at a number of radio stations in Ashtabula, Ohio - Battle Creek, Michigan -Erie, PA and in Cleveland, Ohio at WHK and became one of the pioneer radio personalities on WMMS.
Rick is featured in two books about the beginning of Rock and Roll and Cleveland Radio. 'Radio Daze, Stories From the Front in Cleveland's FM Air Wars' by Mike Olszewski and 'Rock and Roll and the Cleveland Connection' by Deanna R. Adams.
Rick advanced his career in radio in Michigan in management of several radio stations and part owner of one.
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Make It Healthy, Make It Fun: Six Ways to Involve Kids in the Kitchen
Resist the urge to shoo the kids out of the kitchen. Invite them in -- children are more likely to eat a healthy meal if they helped make it.
1. Use your child as sous chef
With a little training, extra hands are invaluable at dinnertime. Beyond measuring and mixing, kids can be taught to pluck herbs, wash vegetables, crack eggs, crush nuts, crumble toppings, zest lemons, shell peas, mash potatoes, and more.
2. Make the unfamiliar familiar
If your kids won't eat meatballs with green specks in them, take the mystery away. Have them make the meatballs from scratch and mix in the "green stuff" -- it will be far less suspect. Similarly, if hummus, brussel sprouts, and artichokes are as common in your kitchen as ketchup, carrots, and apples, kids won't think twice about trying them.
3. Think outside the baking pan
Instead of making a big pan of lasagna or casserole, have the kids assemble mini portions in ramekins. Then they can control the amount of cheese, meat and vegetables in their own serving. Other ideas for mini meals: individual pizzas with custom toppings, calzones in muffin pans, and salads in ice cream cones.
4. Get creative at snack time
Kids consume many of their calories at snack time. Use snack time as an opportunity to introduce healthy foods, without the pressure of putting a full meal on the table. Teach kids to make "sushi" rolls with peanut butter and jelly, let them use a dull knife to spread soft cheese on crackers, or make kabobs out of cheese cubes and fruits.
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Put your child in charge of a whole meal, from picking the recipes, making a shopping list, and finding the ingredients in the grocery store to preparing the food, setting the table, and plating the meal. When kids are invested in dinner, chances are they'll eat it.
6. Turn the kitchen into a classroom
What makes a cake rise? How many quarter cups are in a whole cup? What's the third step in that recipe? Math, reading, science -- it's all in the kitchen. Make dinner prep a part of your daily routine with no guilt that it's stealing time from homework.


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Black August is dedicated to freeing all political prisoners and putting America's night- and day-mare prison system in check. Black August is about making folks inside know we will not leave them to the embedded cruelty of their captors. The need to build more and stronger support for political captives is greater than ever.


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As hard as it is to get a ticket to the GRAMMYs, the only ticket that's tougher is the one to the pre-GRAMMY party hosted every year by legendary music man Clive Davis. But this year, we were given unprecedented, exclusive access to the Beverly Hills bash with American Idol winner Jordin Sparks.
"He really is the man with the golden ears." -Jordin Sparks
@jordinsparks You should look into presenting on the side. You're such a natural! @katieshow
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Whitney Houston died last year at just 48-years-old, only a few hours before Clive's annual GRAMMYs gala. She was one of the world's best selling music artists of all time with over 200 million albums sold worldwide, and Clive Davis was the man behind her record-breaking career. In his new memoir, The Soundtrack of My Life, Clive shares what it was like to lose his greatest love.
"Whitney was full of life just two days before." -Clive Davis
@clivedavis discusses Whitney Houston's death with @katiecouric on @katieshow. "You feel helpless when someone is in an addiction."
— Michael K. Lavers (@mklavers81) February 19, 2013
In his memoir, Clive also reveals that in the 1980s, he began experimenting with his sexuality and now considers himself bisexual. Why did he wait so long to make this revelation public?
"You don't only have to be one thing or another, for me it's the person." -Clive Davis
WOW- #Clive Davis on his Bisexual relationships!!!!I can't wait to read his book @katiecouric
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Clive Davis was not only instrumental in extending the careers of established artists like Carlos Santana and Rod Stewart, but he was also very busy working with younger artists like Alicia Keys and Kelly Clarkson. With over 44 million records sold, Usher, another one of Clive's success stories, decided to swing by to show his appreciation.
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Usher on the @katiecouric show, my day is made!!
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Backpacker Magazine – May 2005
Push yourself on any of these challenging hikes
9. Paintbrush Canyon-Cascade Canyon Loop
Grand Teton National Park, WY
Score: 66 Miles: 19 Elevation Change: 8,000 feet X Factor: The occasional ultramarathoner passing you
Why does the 4,000-foot climb from String Lake up Paintbrush Canyon seem to last longer than Paris Hilton's overextended 15 minutes of fame? There's no shade, and the climb stretches endlessly out over 8 miles. Start before dawn to beat the high-altitude sun-and to get over 10,700-foot Paintbrush Divide before early afternoon, the witching hour for the Tetons' infamous thunderstorms. At the pass, drink in views up and down the range, but don't celebrate yet: 11 long miles down Cascade Canyon await. Contact: Grand Teton National Park, (307) 739-3300; www.nps.gov/grte
10. Bigelow Range Traverse
Score: 64 Miles: 17 Elevation Change: 10,000 feet X Factor: Black flies with attitude
You'll be tempted to run this northbound traverse of the AT from ME 27/16-not because you're feeling jaunty, but to escape the Maine woods' infamous black flies. But the relentlessly steep and rocky trail along long, forested ridges discourages any such fantasies. The trail gets ruthless on the fierce half-mile climb to 3,331-foot South Horn, the ridges are waterless, and the summits windy and exposed. But the wild-north panoramas stretch all the way to Mt. Washington. Contact: Appalachian Trail Conference, (304) 535-6331; www.appalachiantrail.org
Badwater Flats to Telescope Peak. over 11,300' of pure elevation gain without factoring in trail changes. Shortest distance with the greatest elevation change in North America, world record triple digit heat, no water, extreme weather changes.... Just how did this not make the list?
Hike Smart by going to http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/day-hiking.htm to plan your Grand Canyon adventure. The Grand Canyon continues to claim more lives every year for a variety of reasons; hikers become lost, hikers aren�t prepared for the elements they encounter, or a simple photo op turns tragic. Live to hike another day by staying found and knowing how to use a compass. Even skilled explorers can become lost or somehow end up spending the night hunkered down because of weather or injury. Many people never consider that they might end up unexpectedly spending the night outdoors or waiting for medical help --and so they hike without the essentials. Day-hikes can be the most dangerous because hikers usually carry minimal supplies. Learn what to pack for a day-hike, what to do if you get lost, how to get rescued, and survival packing just in case you end up unexpectedly spending the night outdoors. Read "Felix the Sugar Glider Be Safe Hike Smart" (Amazon). A compass doesn't need a signal, satellites, or batteries and works in all types of weather, day or night, but you need to know how to use it and this book makes learning how to use a compass easy. Learn how to stay found by using a compass and paying attention to your surroundings. The ability to know your way and know where you are is something we all need in any survival situation not just while hiking. This book is for all ages. Look for it on Amazon, "Felix the Sugar Glider Be Safe Hike Smart."
It is interesting that the two hikes with the highest mileage are both on the East Coast! As far as the Pemi-Loop goes, Backpacker Mag is totally correct! It's not the mileage or the elevations gain/loss that hurts you in NH; it's the rocks! They don't call it the Granite State for nothing...
My experience was that Mt Whitney was a doddle. Did that a couple years ago, and was back by 13:30. Grand Canyon I did this year, and it was much, much harder due mainly to the heat/dehydration.
I'm from the UK, and I'm considering, for 2012: A US road trip that begins with the Cactus to Clouds, follow that up with a Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim then the Timberline Trail and finish with the Enchantment Lakes traverse. Is there a time of year when I could realistically do all of these within three weeks?
Mahoosuc Range Traverse from Gorham NH to Old Speck Mt ME, about the same mileage as Pemi Loop, but more elevation gain and more rugged terrain, including AT's "toughest mile" at Mahoosuc Notch.
Here's another good one: Hut to hut White Mountains traverse, 50 miles, 17k elevation gain (34k elevation change). Usually the goal for this one is under 24h.
"Bob Marshall's big hike" traverse in ADK, about 32 miles, 13500 elevation gain (27000 elevation change). It's basically Great Range on steroids.
How were the scores calculated?
Cactus to Clouds is best done in late fall before the snow starts to hit, or early spring after it has melted. You want a clear trail without ice, and the ability to get up high enough in the morning without the desert heat killing you. We started at 4 am last October, made it to the tram station at 10:30 and relaxed for a half an hour before pushing to the top in about another 1.5 hours. Getting to the tram station is the hard part, the few miles up to the top is well maintained and relatively easy.
What time of year is optimal for hiking the Cactus to Clouds Trail
Mt., San Jacinto from Palm Springs, CA trail?
What time of year is optimal for hiking the Cactus to Clouds Trail
Mt., San Jacinto from Palm Springs, CA trail?
The Timberline Trail still (as of 2010) has a section closed after flooding in 2006 washed out a section on the north side and destabilized steep slopes. Too bad because it's a super hike.
Another hike in Oregon of similar mileage, but less vertical would be around the Three Sisters (Bend).
Telescope Peak from Shorty's Well, Death Valley, CA. Score: 110. Miles: 30. Elevation change: 12,000. X-Factor: Skull frying heat in the middle of nowhere.
@Chenendez asked, "Why not Rim to rim to rim? Well why not Rim to rim to rim to rim?"
A: Because r2r2r is done in a day, many times per year, and r2r2r2r is not.
Then @Chenendez asked, "What happens once you reach the top of San Jacinto? Do you radio in the copter to airlift you out? How do you possibly make it back in the same day?"
a: This guy did it in 10.5 hours. http://sites.google.com/site/jeffstrailroutes/Home/mt--san-jacinto and I'm sure well-trained people will typically do it under 18-20 hours.
They didn't call this "hardest dayhikes" because they're easy, you know. But they're definitely possible.
What happened to the Devil's Path in New York?
It's 25.5 miles and has 18K feet of elev. change!
Why not Rim to rim to rim? Well why not Rim to rim to rim to rim? Isn't that harder? What can possibly beat that? I know. Rim to rim to rim to rim to rim. This article just shows some people have nothing to write. I got a real hard day hike for you. Go from Santa Monica pier to Mt Baldy. So this is suppose to be a day hike list. What happens once you reach the top of San Jacinto? Do you radio in the copter to airlift you out? How do you possibly make it back in the same day? You can't camp, because that would be a backpack trip, and wouldn't be in the same day. Hmmmmm.....
Mt. Whitney is tougher than suggested here. 6000 ft of elevation is nothing to sneeze at, and the fact that it happens, for the most part, above the tree line adds another dimension of difficulty. How many people have I seen balk at about 11,000 feet because of the effects of altitude sickness. And bring sunglasses because the sun is surreally bright at that elevation, as well.
Recently did The Great Range in reverse as a backpacking trip that included Dix and Noonmark. Missing in the description of the GR above is Basin Mountain, which is between Saddleback and Lower Haystack. Also missing is the class 3-4 climb at the top of Saddleback. We did this in reverse, going from Marcy back to St. Huberts, abandoning ship after Gothics (which sports new cables up the southern ascent) because of some pretty raucous thunderstorms. The escape route featured the pretty cool Pyramid Peak, however.
Granted, this is outdated, but I have seen the latest top hikes recently, somewhere. I have hiked several of these hikes and they are awesome.
Question..... why isn't the Rim to rim to rim in the Grand Canyon on the top list? I sure is up there in miles and elevation. It kick most of the hikes in a heart beat.


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Britney Spears beginning a new chapter in her life this weekend and it's not such a bad gig.
The pop diva has signed on to perform at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas for the next 2 years.
The 32 year old will perform 50 shows each in 2014 and 2015.
She got started Friday night 'with all eyes on her.'
Including some famous ones like Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry and Selena Gomez.
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Growing populations, mounting pressures, rising hostilities, inhospitable surroundings — these are the harsh realities of living in the world today. That's why DuPont takes safety and protection so seriously. We innovate and collaborate with companies, governments, industrial manufacturers, and academics to develop and test a wide range of materials, like DuPont™ Kevlar® aramid fiber for ballistic and cut protection, DuPont™ Tyvek® for general industrial protection, DuPont™ Tychem® for industrial chemical and chemical warfare agent protection , and DuPont™ Nomex® flame resistant fiber for fire dangers.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will take on gay marriage this week. A decision is not expected until June. The question is, whether the court will impose a nationwide mandate on same sex marriage.
Meantime, dozens turned out to a gay and lesbian wedding expo in Chicago Sunday with renewed hope that Illinois will make their wedding dreams come true.
For the fourth year in a row, the Rainbow Wedding Network produced a successful wedding expo in Chicago. Vendors showcased their cake decorations, ceremony & reception venues, and photography for the lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender community.
The big issue though, these same sex couples are not able to get legally married in Illinois.
"We had to go to Canada. We preferred here, but still a nice trip," one happy couple claimed.
Many couples arrived at the Holiday Inn with hope that Illinois will become the 10th state to legalize gay marriage. On Valentine's Day, the state senate approved a same sex marriage measure. A full house vote will soon follow. However, a date has not yet been set.
On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will take up two gay marriage cases. The Court will consider implementing California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage.
"The constitutional right to marry is well established. In fact, the Supreme Court has ruled you can't take away the right to marry even from imprisoned felons," David Boies, an attorney challenging Prop 8, said.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will weigh in on the Defense of Marriage Act, which does not allow legal unions to be recognized on a federal level. Ultimately, the Supreme Court's decision could redefine marriage on a national level.
Family research Council President Tony Perkins believes these measures are about altering society.
"With marriage goes what our children are taught; parents are losing the right to define the morals for their children," Perkins added. "It's about religious freedom unfortunately."
A surprising comment about gay marriage came from republican political strategist Karl Rove Sunday night. He said he "could see" a republican presidential candidate supporting gay marriage in 2016.
A recent Washington Post poll shows that 34% of republicans - and 58% of all Americans - support gay marriage.
A rally and march for gay marriage rights is scheduled for 5:30 Monday afternoon in Chicago.
The demonstration will begin at Federal Plaza and conclude with a march to Pioneer Court, by the Tribune building. Both are sponsored by the Gay Liberation Network and the Civil Rights Agenda.
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The residents of Sienna Plantation wish to express their anger at the FBISD's recent vote to halt plans for a high school in Sienna Plantation. In November of 2007 the residents of Sienna voted for a bond that all understood would bring a high school inside the community. We are upset that a vote was taken behind closed doors and with no warning to us, the taxpayers. Just as frustrating is the lack of explanation and answers from the FBISD Board of Trustees. The residents of Sienna Plantation want the FBISD to know that we are not happy with their actions, and we want our school in Sienna
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