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Friday, August 28, 2009
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And that has to be the bottom line in the health care debate: we're way behind the rest of the world in both cost and quality. (Of course, I'd also like to see government payment for abortion removed from, and conscience clauses put into the Obama plan.)
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- Jeff said...
Removing government payment for abortion from the Obama plan will be easy. You know, since it's not in there in the first place.
Our problem is that we don't tax enough to get a decent health care system. We'd have to raise taxes significantly to get a single-payer universal system, and Americans are gonna avoid paying taxes if it kills 'em. Which, in a way, it is.
- Matthew B. Novak said...
Jeff - I don't know where you're getting your info on the abortion thing, but you're wrong about it not being in the Obama plan. See, for example, the Stupak/Pitts amendment, which was an effort to remove payment for abortion from the plan. I've been following this issue pretty closely... public payment for abortion is still in the plan from everythign I've seen. If you have other info, please let me know about it - I'd love to check it out.
Re: Taxes. Yeah, it means "higher taxes". But it also means more take-home pay, provided employers take the money they're paying for employee health care and transfer that to wages. The Democrats are really messing up the Net-Savings argument on this.
- Jeff said...
The way I understand it is this: Stupak/Pitts would have forbid insurance companies receiving federal subsidy money from covering abortions. This amendment was defeated. The Capps amendment, which passed, neither requires nor prohibits insurance companies from covering abortions.
So it's a distortion to say that Obamacare uses "government money for abortion." Rather, government pays insurers, who then choose what they'll cover on their own. It's kinda like saying Medicaid "pays for abortions" now because it pays OB/GYNs who might perform the procedure. Not a sound argument.
As long as private insurance is part of the health care plan, and as long as abortion is legal, subsidizing insurance and leaving the decision on what is covered regarding abortion up to the insurer and said insurer's conscience is the only way to go.
And with regard to taxes, it's still a tough sell since most people with health insurance don't pay for it out of their own pocket. They don't see the monthly cost - but they see their tax bill. Not saying that it's a bad argument, nor am I exonerating the Democrats for failing to make it. But it's a tougher one to make conceptually than you might think, since it's hard to convince people of the existence of hidden costs.
- Matthew B. Novak said...
Jeff -
First off, as I understand it, the Stupak/Pitts amendment was designed not to forbid private insurance from covering abortion but was actually designed to remove a mandate that they do so.
If you read the text of The Capps Amendment (link following) you'll see it is essentially just a bookkeeping trick that doesn't really remove federal funding for abortion from Obamacare. It says "federal funds won't be used for abortion, those'll be the private funds." Of course, that just means the federal funds wil be shifted to cover the lack of private funds in other areas. It's little more than a money-shifting scheme. The federal government is still paying for abortions.
Perhaps even more offensive, the Capps Amendment says that there MUST be, in each insurance option, a plan that DOES cover abortion and one that doesn't. So it's still mandating the option of abortion coverage - insurance providers won't have the choice of not covering it. And that's not just the public plan, that's the private plans too.
Finally, the Capps Amendment specifically says that it is not a prohibition of coverage for abortion in the public plan.
In short, yeah, Obamacare is currently designed to provide public funding of abortion, through both private insurances (mandated to do so) and the public plan.
- Jeff said...
Obnoxiously long wonky post to follow. Be forewarned.
From Stupak-Pitts: "No funds authorized under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) may be used to pay for any abortion or to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that includes coverage of abortion..." (the ellipsis is the standard life-of-the-mother exception). Sounds more like what I said it was. Text here. This wouldn't forbid insurance companies from covering abortion, but it would mean that insurance companies would basically have to offer separate "abortion insurance" that federal funds can't pay for.
It appears there was a previous amendment offered by Stupak that does more what you said it does... "No provision of this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) shall impose, or shall be construed to impose, any requirement for coverage of abortion, or access to abortion, or to authorize or permit the recommendation for, or imposition of, any such requirement by or through the Health Benefits Advisory Committee, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Health Choices Commissioner, or any other government or quasi-government entity..." This amendment was also defeated.
The Capps amendment is far more annoyingly worded, so I can't quote the amendment like I did for Stupak-Pitts. Click the link below to read it yourself. But Catholics United has the best distillation of it I've read yet: "The amendment, put forth by California Democrat Lois Capps, clearly states that federal funds cannot be used to pay for so-called "elective" abortions, ensures that private plans participating in a proposed regional health care exchange system will neither be prohibited from nor required to pay for abortion services, prohibits the preemption of state abortion laws (such as those requiring parental notification and consent), and extends existing conscience protections to health care providers participating in the exchange. It also attempts to chart a common ground course by requiring at least one plan in each regional exchange to include, and one not to include, abortion coverage." It says that participants in subsidized private insurance must have access to both one plan that provides abortion and one plan that doesn't. This doesn't force insurers to insure abortion - it just recognizes that there'll be plans that do and plans that don't, and it requires the exchange to pick at least one of each as options.
Link here.
BeliefNet did a lot of the legwork here - they reprinted the text of all three amendments here.
Verdict? You're definitely wrong about Stupak-Pitts, at least the latest incarnation of it. It plainly forbids private insurers from covering abortion if they're accepting federal subsidy money from a client. But you're partially right about Capps. It does ensure that people can choose a health plan that provides abortion coverage. However, it doesn't allow federal funding for abortion via the public option.
And finally, I'm still not buying your "bookkeeping trick" argument. It's the same argument used against federal funding for "faith-based" charity initiatives, and I've come to think that it's a somewhat dishonest one. To demonstrate the absurdity of the argument... We can say that earned-income tax credit (EITC) money is meant to buy necessities. But by allowing poor people receiving the EITC to buy food, we let them save some of their own money, which might be used for an abortion. So the EITC funds abortion. Of course, this conclusion is ridiculous. That's because the argument is ridiculous.
- Matthew B. Novak said...
Perhaps Stupak/Pitts did go farther than I had thought. Still, I'm in favor of it. And the primary point I was making remains... there was, in the first place, a requirement for abortion coverage.
As for the Capps Amendment... it keeps public financing of abortion (which, obviously, directly pays for abortion), and the "some plans will, some plans won't" distinction is what the Capps Amendment is trying to say it has. But what it actually says is that each provider MUST offer one of each. That means insurance companies don't have a choice to not offer abortion coverage. Even if individuals can elect to chose the plan w/o coverage, the insurance company is forced into offering that coverage.
As for the Catholics United editorial... I'm not convinced the guy is entirely right in his reading. Especially regarding the conscience clause issues...
As for the funding argument... Yes, I see your point. The bookkeeping argument can be taken to an absurd level, as in your example. But in a situation where we're discussing the funding of health care specifically there's a much greater connection between the funds being made available and the availability of abortion.
Here's another way of looking at it: Let's say you're going to grocery store and you need to buy a gallon of milk and some candy, and you've got $5. As it is, you can only afford $1 in candy after buying your $4 gallon of milk. But now I give you another $5 and say "you can buy any food with it except for candy." So what are you going to do? You're going to spend $4 of my $5 on milk, and your own $5 on candy. The end result of my giving you that $5, even though I put a restriction on it, is that you end up with $5 woth of candy - exactly what I didn't want. That's the same kind of book keeping trick that's being pulled with Capps.
Furthermore, I think it's distinguishable from the example you gave in that:
1. Your example deals with people who, even though they're getting additional income won't really have discretionary income as a result. Thus decreasing the likelihood of paying for abortions.
2. The correlation between the funds coming in and the "discretionary" funds going out in your example is tenious at best... they could spend those funds on anything, yes, but that's the distinguishing point - they can spend the funds on anything. In the healthcare funding realm there's a much smaller world of things the money can be spent on (only health care expenses), and one of the obvious choices would be "non-covered abortions". In the EITC scenario abortion is an unlikely resulting "personal" expense. In the health care scenario abortion is a VERY likely resulting "personal" expense.
3. We're actively engaged in a health care funding discussion here. We're making choices about what to cover and what not to cover. Thus, a book keeping/fund shifting scheme here is a decision made with full awareness. EITC wasn't designed to get around the problem of abortion funding. Capps is. That's just the reality, and, though the arguments are similiar in theory, the reality makes a huge difference here.
Now, let me also say, that I'll take Capps over nothing. I won't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. It's no Stupak/Pitts, but it's better than the original.
- Jeff said...
Matt, I think with regards to public funding for abortion, the public option is still governed (like Medicaid) by the Hyde Amendment which forbids such things. I don't see anything in Capps that would overturn Hyde.
Again, with regards to the exchange thing, you're misreading it to some extent. It doesn't require individual insurers to offer abortion coverage, it requires the exchange to contain at least one plan that covers abortion and one plan that does not. Most insurers already have such plans, and so selecting at least one for the exchange forces nothing on the insurers either way. I can certainly see the pro-life argument against this provision - the exchange shouldn't be required to include a plan that covers abortion - but to say Capps is forcing abortion coverage on insurers is simply wrong.
And the "bookkeeping trick" thing is still dishonest. Your point, best as I can tell, is that people have more of their own money to spend on whatever they want after they receive government aid. Of course that's the case, and they can use that money on whatever they want. For example, abortion. Or ice-cream sandwiches. Or teddy bears. Why do you hate ice-cream sandwiches and teddy bears, Matt?
Facetiousness aside, it seems absurd to me to criticize a program that gives money to people because it might lead people to use some of their own money to buy something bad that they couldn't previously afford.
- Matthew B. Novak said...
Jeff -
The language that make me think the Hyde Amendment has been undone:
"Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing the public health insurance option
from providing for or prohibiting coverage of services described in paragraph."
It doesn't explicitly say "coverage wil happen" but it DOES explicitly say "coverage isn't prohibitted." And that is inconsistent w/ Hyde.
I see what you're saying now about the health benefits exchange. I was misreading that it was insurances that had to offer abortion coverage, not the exchanges that buy into multiple insurance plans.
In some ways though, this is even more disturbing. As an individual, if I want to participate in a health insurance exchange - and contribute my private money to that exchange - I am necessarily going to be contributing to at least 1 plan that offers abortion. And it doesn't look like there's even a book keeping scheme to prevent this from happening in those cases, since that'll be the pooled private money paying for abortions, not the public funds that are "kept from paying for abortion."
On the book keeping scheme... I think you're misconstruing the idea a little bit. I'm not upset that individuals will have more of their own money to spend on anything, which might include abortions. Because
1. They won't have more of their own money. Once they buy into a plan they're saddled with a sunk cost. They're paying in their portion whether they're on an abortion plan or not. So at no point will the individual have more of their own money to spend at their discretion. Their own money is already burned through. It is misleading to say this is their own money. It's the cost of getting health insurance, and the money has already been spent once they buy into the plan.
2. No other services are treated this way. That means at no other point in the health care system will a patient "get back" some of their own money to use on personal procedures that aren't covered. Let's say service X and abortion are both things the goverment won't pay for. People who want those services are going to be out of pocket (more than they were in paying for the plan itself.). But now we've got a law that says the insurance companies MUST pay for abortion using the "private funds". But there's no similiar mandate for service X. That means the person who gets an abortion is uniquely priveledged. Whether we say we're giving them back some of their "own money" or we just say the service is payed for by the government the effect is the same. Service X people are still out-of-pocket. Abortion people are not. We've selected abortion as a special thing we want covered. I find that offensive.
3. People can't spend their hypothetical "own money" on anything... they can only spend it on health care costs. Obviously they're going to spend it on health care costs that aren't covered under the plan. That's an even more limited realm of choices. To say they can spend it on anything is misleading.
4. The end result. Like I highlighted in the candy example before, the bottom line is that because of our funding people are going to end up getting services that I disagree with. Your EITC example from earlier is distinguishable because of the tenious connection between EITC and payment for abortion. But here we're actually having the discussion and there's a direct link between health care coverage and paying for abortion. The proximity of the two makes all the difference. We are actively choosing whether or not to cover abortion. The Capps Amendment is a disingenious way of making sure abortions are paid for while saying we're not paying for them. You say it's dishonest to say we're actually paying for abortions. I look at the result, see that abortions are ultimately covered when they wouldn't have been before, and say it's dishonest to say we aren't paying for them.
- Jeff said...
Matt - I see your point re: Hyde. But the "nothing in this Act" doesn't necessarily mean "nothing in other Acts." And I think the intent is to ban abortion from being covered under the public option, so that's worth something there, right?
Glad we're on the same page now re: the exchange issue.
And back to the bookkeeping scheme - I guess I don't understand what you're getting at here. Let's say you have $100 to buy insurance with. The policy without abortion is $500, the one with abortion is $600. And let's say you get a subsidy of $500. Well, guess what? You now have $100, and that is your own money. You can use the $100 to get the abortion option on your plan. Or you can buy ice-cream sandwiches (a LOT of 'em) with it.
I guess the assumption here is that insurance companies will do the bookkeeping themselves, offering an "abortion option" to plans that requires out-of-pocket payment rather than payment with subsidy cash.
Maybe you're worried this won't happen, and people will be receiving $600 subsidies to buy the whole plan, abortion included? As far as I can tell, that's your objection, right? What would be your solution, means testing to ensure that someone could afford regular health insurance with the subsidy but couldn't afford abortion insurance as well - in my hypothetical, making sure the subsidy isn't a dollar above $499, leaving our hypothetical customer to get $99 worth of ice-cream sandwiches?
"Bookkeeping" is an awesome word, by the way - three sets of double letters in a row.
Hi Matt,
I really enjoy reading your blog, though I've never commented, but I find this one pretty frustrating (and I'm not even sure why I'm writing, because I doubt I'll change your mind, but still...)
If you are paying into a health care insurance plan, you are paying into a system that provides a lot of things that you may not agree with (just as you are when you pay taxes). You are helping someone receive care who may have caused their own illness through their poor life-style choices (lots of examples I could list, but someone would find one offensive, but o.k., actually, I will. What if I didn't want to pay for cancer treatment for someone who has smoked for the last twenty years (beginning after it was obvious that smoking is a carcinogen) or for a liver replacement for someone who drank excessively? I don't get to make that decision - I can't say, "gee, I only want my insurance dollars to pay for treatments for others that I find morally acceptable". Besides, in most cases, I wouldn't get to choose my health insurer at all, much less get down to plans that, say, only insure people who eat in a healthy way, abstain from alcohol, drugs, and cigarettes, walk/bike to work, and use the gym regularly. If we could make those decisions, who is going to buy in to the system that allows people to do whatever they want to their bodies, and at the end of the day, it will be covered (and their premium won't individually increase because they are part of a group plan)? The only way to make that happen is to have a fee-for-service system that just says "you want this service, you pay for it individually, and if you can't afford it, too bad." Then, you wouldn't be subsidizing anyone but yourself. I don't think you would accept that choice, so we come back to having insurance or a universal single payer system that is mostly not tied to your specific medical situation. You pay money in, you get services out, but you don't get to say how much or little your fellow insureds use.
Here's another argument:
If you don't want to cover abortions, then why cover pregnancies? I'm thrilled that you and your wife are about to be parents, but why should I have to pay for that decision that you are making - it is not an illness that you can't help or couldn't foresee and save for - it is an elective decision. Abortions are legal, private, medical decisions, just the same as the decision to complete a pregnancy. If you think that abortions shouldn't be legal, private, medical decisions, lobby Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to say that abortions aren't legal, and then you would never have to pay for them directly (although if you had universal health care, you'd probably pay for the medical costs of cleaning up botched back-alley abortions). But, please, don't side-track the opportunity to have real health care reform in this country by arguing that one medical procedure shouldn't be covered when the obverse procedure is. If people have to purchase optional abortion coverage, then let them have to purchase optional pregnancy coverage too. That seems fair. Otherwise, I think Congress (and, even more so, State governments) should stay out of the way of allowing a doctor to give his/her patient the treatment that she needs. Period.
Anyway, those are my thoughts - but they really don't matter - I don't even have a voting representative in Congress, so my opinion is less than meaningless.
:) Elle
(And I really am excited for you, and if you are on Blue Cross, I'm delighted to help pay for baby Novak, as would I if you needed chemo or a new liver, but I would hope that you would, likewise, be willing to help me pay for any medical treatment that I needed, including preventing me from undergoing the risks associated with pregnancy if it wasn't something that I really wanted.)
- Matthew B. Novak said...
Jeff -
I think I see the problem here... you're assuming the abortion plans will cost more than the non-abortion plans, and that abortion will be subsidized with that extra money. My understanding is that it's exactly the opposite - the abortion plan and the non-abortion plan will cost exactly the same. If I want to buy into a health exchange I'm gonna have to pony up my $100 whether I'm picking the plan with abortion or not, and then my $100 will be used to cover all the plans in that exchange, thus, even abortions.
My solution is basically to take the Stupak/Pitts amendment, and say "abortion can't be covered in any plan recieving a subsidy." Yeah, I'll admit it, I'd rather anyone who's getting an abortion be 100% responsible for the costs themselves. I'd feel the same way about euthenasia. But this gets me into my response to Elle... so...
Elle -
First off, thanks for posting. It's good to have another law-talking person on here. :-)
As for why I would limit coverage on abortion/euthenasia... it's because these are medical treatments that I have a moral objection to. Your smoking example is a good one to work with. Because let's say I have a moral objection to smoking (that's an overstatement of my feelings, but generally I'm anti-smoking). Does that mean I don't want us to pay for smokers to get new lungs? No. Because I'm not opposed to the treatment itself. Lung transplants are not a treatment I find morally offensive. I think it's a good thing to provide that health care treatment, and thus I would support providing that service to everyone who needed it, whether they were a smoker or not. I'm not making an assesment based on the person needing the treatment, but rather based on the moral quality of the treatment itself. Does that distinction make sense to you?
Now you're right too, that as things are right now we don't get a say. I'm pretty sure my health care dollars right now are paying for abortions. But we're engaged in a pretty unique debate right now, and as a nation we have the ability to say what we want covered or not. And for that reason, I'm going to take this opportunity to oppose coving abortion.
As for "pregnancy covered/abortion not"... I think you know better than that. It's far more than two sides of the same coin. It isn't like a health care decision where there are two acceptable treatments and we're not covering one of them. The reason I think abortion shouldn't be covered is because I have a philosophical view that says it's morally offensive to kill a fetus. That's the heart of the abortion debate. Presenting it as a simple 6-of-one/half-dozen-of-another choice doesn't do justice to the issues and ignores the very obvious distinctions between the two results.
Finally, please let me be clear. I support this health care reform. Heck, I'd go all the way to a single-payer universal coverage system. I don't want to derail it because of the abortion issue. (You should see the e-mails I've been sending back and forth with my relatives, where I've pretty much said "hey the abortion coverage is bad but don't fight this bill because of it"). I'll admit, it's a little bit of a nuanced position. I'm pro-health care reform, anti-abortion coverage. It's not a hard position to hold, and, I'd say, one that a lot of people do (see, for example, Catholics.)
So yes, I support this plan. I thought that was made clear in my original post. But just because I support the plan doesn't mean I don't have issues with it. And I'd like to see Congress respond to those issue. Capps is a step in the right direction, but doesn't go far enough. I'd like to see Stupak/Pitts pass. But either way, I'm going to support this bill (and I'll continue to try to convince people that abortion is wrong, regardless of the outcome of this health care bill).


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Chapter 2:
I was taken back to my cell after solitary was over. Cat calls were directed towards me. I just kept walking though, glaring at the floor. I didn't want to get sent to solitary twice in one day. I couldn't handle any more of it without going crazy.
Some convicts get out easily, pleading they were mentally insane after more then seven hours of solitary. Then again it is that maddening. You feel like the walls are coming in on you. It feels as if you don't have any fresh air. There is hardly any light. The only thing in there is you. And that is the most maddening thing of all.
"Back so soon, sweetheart?" Jay asks as I walk back into the cell. He had a cocky grin on his face, as if the thought of me being in solitary had amused him more then a little kid at the circus.
"Shut up." I snapped at him. "I'm in no mood to deal with you being an ass hole."
I went over to my cot and curled up. I wrapped my arms tightly around my legs. Calming down after being locked in such a small space was hard. It freaked me out beyond belief. It brought back horrible memories.
"Are you all right?" Jay asks, his grin suddenly disappearing.
"Just leave me alone." I said, staring at my knees.
He reaches underneath his cot, pulling out something. He hands it to me. "Drink this."
I take a sip of it, surprised to find it was some flavored vodka. "Where did you get this?" I ask, looking at him.
Jay shrugs. "I have connections."
I take another sip. Then I freeze. "You didn't drug this, did you?"
He rolls his eyes. "I may be many things, but I wouldn't stoop that low." For a moment he stares at me. "You can finish off the bottle. You look like you need it."
In one chug, I finish it. "I did need it. I don't do well in small spaces."
"Is that your first time in solitary?" he asks me.
"Sorta. At the other prison I was at, solitary was just a empty cell in the basement. It wasn't as bad as it is here." I said.
"You're claustrophobic aren't you?" he asks me after studying me.
I nod slowly. "If you so much as breath a word about that to someone else I swear I'll kill you."
He scoffs. "I'd like to see you try, sweetheart."
And that was it. The nice Jay was gone and he was back to the cocky ass hole that I despise. I knew that the niceness wasn't going to last long. But it was nice while it had lasted.
"Name the time and place." I said, crossing my arms over my chest. "After the fight this morning, I don't think you'll be much of an opponent."
He shoots me a grin. "Psh like those little kitty moves you used could have harmed me. Besides, I had been going easy on you this morning."
I scoffed. "Sure you were going easy on me. Whatever helps you sleep at night."
"Thinking of you naked does." he says, winking at me.
I roll my eyes, not even bothering to answer. He was just another cocky player who got himself locked up. Probably a little rich kid too, one who liked to do something stupid just so daddy would have to bail him out.
((Jay's Point of View))
If only she knew who she was dealing with. If Chris knew who she was dealing with, she wouldn't say half the shit she says. She'd watch her fucking mouth, and wouldn't look me in the eye- afraid of disrespecting me. Even though I should inform her of who exactly I am, I won't.
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Barley Bean Chili
Most folks have heard of barley soup, but this barley chili takes them by surprise. My variation features a delectable combination of beans and seasonings.
12 Servings
Prep: 25 min. Cook: 20 min.
1 cup uncooked medium pearl barley
2 cups chopped onion
2 cups chopped sweet red pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15-1/2 ounces) black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) no-salt-added stewed tomatoes
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Cook barley according to package directions; drain. In a large
saucepan, saute onion and green pepper in oil for 5 minutes. Add
barley and remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat;
simmer uncovered for 20 minutes. Yield: 12 servings.
Nutritional Facts:
1 cup (calculated with no-salt-added stewed tomatoes) equals 209 calories, 2 g fat (0 saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 242 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrate, 10 g fiber, 10 g protein.
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WASHINGTON - Betty White describes herself as a "zoo nut."
So it's fitting during her trip to D.C., she made a stop at the National Zoo for a behind-the-scenes tour and to meet with fans.
"Wherever I travel, I try to steal time to check out whatever zoo is within reach," she writes, in her latest book "Betty & Friends: My Life at the Zoo."
White started her morning at the Giant Panda House, where she fed 14-year-old Mei Xiang a pear. Next she visited the Bird House where she hugged a kiwi and learned more about the species. White then met the Western lowland gorillas, including three-year-old Kibibi.
The National Zoo blogged, "She held a tiny lemur leaf frog, admired some Japanese giant salamanders and visited with the elephants ... She was even introduced to 'Rose,' the zoo's Cuban crocodile, named after her "Golden Girls" character, Rose Nylund."
After noon, White autographed her new book for fans, some who were lined up for hours to see the famous comedienne.
Carol Loveless traveled from Wilmington, Del., to see White. She says waking up to make the 6 a.m. train was worth it, especially because it meant she could visit her favorite exhibit, the pandas.
Loveless gave White a gift while she was having her book signed. She handed the actress a small box containing a coin designed by her panda-loving friends, featuring the image of the National Zoo's youngest panda, 7-year-old Tai Shan.
Rachel Wyman, from Falls Church, says coming to the zoo to see White makes for a great combination.
"I've been coming to see the pandas since Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing so I go for the 'furries' and also adore Betty White," she says.
Sitting under a covered observation spot in the "Zoo in Your Backyard" exhibit, White personally met with members of the zoo staff and fans.
White says she found her love of animals after spending hours with her parents at the zoo.
"It was from them I learned that a visit to the zoo was like traveling to a whole new country, inhabited by a variety of wondrous creatures I could never see anywhere else in quite the same way," White writes.
"They taught me not to rush from one exhibit to the next but to spend time watching one group until I began to really see the animals and observe their interactions."
The actress is known for her passionate advocacy for animals, and is a trustee of the Los Angeles Zoo.
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The Office of Student Leadership and Community Development offers many on-campus traditions that students can expect to participate in each year. This web page was created to help inform the Lincoln Center community of all the programs that will take place in the upcoming academic year.
If you would like to become involved in the planning of these programs or would like to get involved in student organizations, please visit the Office of Student Leadership and Community Development in Lowenstein 408.
New Student Orientation
The New Student Orientation program contains many traditions that are shared between all campuses of Fordham University, but here are a few identifiable Lincoln Center traditions within the program:
"Welcome to Fordham (insert new student's first name here)!" This greeting is literally screamed through a megaphone by an Orientation Leader as each new student walks onto campus for the first time. The new students and their families appreciate the personalized attention and it is a great way for the Orientation team to get to know the new students in those first few minutes on campus.
"We are ... Fordham!" This chant was introduced to the Lincoln Center community seven years ago and it stuck. It is our official Orientation cheer and it helps foster a sense of campus community during the three-day program. The chant reappeared at the Class of 2002 Diploma Ceremony and is now a Fordham favorite, so whenever you hear "We are" you know to reply with "Fordham!"
Fall in Love with Fordham
Fall in Love with Fordham is an extension of Orientation, but it includes programming for the entire undergraduate community. Recurring Fall in Love with Fordham programs include: Club Fair, tickets to a Broadway show, club dinner outings, and other start of the academic year programming. The purpose of Fall in Love with Fordham is to get students involved in programming and reintegrate into the campus community.
Leadership Weekend
Leadership Weekend is an entire weekend devoted to the current and upcoming student leaders at Fordham. This off-campus retreat takes place during the beginning of the academic year to adequately ready student leaders for the upcoming school year. However, much of Leadership Weekend is beneficial for life after Fordham.
Typically, Leadership Weekend centers on a single theme which sets the tone for the weekend. Past weekend themes have been The Anatomy of Leadership: Leadership Inside & Out, There's No I in Team, and Leadership Construction. While the theme may change, the message of ethical leadership and its many different applications in peer relationships and business remains the consistent message.
Students return after a weekend away full of activities, seminars, ropes courses, and personal time with a greater understanding of their own potential and that of those around them. Lead on!
Winter Ball
The Winter Ball is Lincoln Center's annual formal dinner dance and it takes place in the Spring Semester. Past Winter Ball venues have included Tavern on the Green, The Russian Tea Room, The Mandarin Oriental, The Roosevelt and the Rainbow Room. The Winter Ball is an elegant way to celebrate with classmates.
C-SAW: Commuter Student Appreciation Week
C-SAW is a week of programming designed by commuters for commuters and it is sponsored by CSA. C-SAW often features a Coffee Break, CSA's favorite food give-away program and other fun on-campus programming.
Spring Fling
Spring Fling features an afternoon of carnival games and attractions and other spring thematic programming. Big screen movie night and live on-campus musical artists have been successful Spring Fling programs. The Student vs. Administration Softball game in Central Park has been a favorite since its introduction in 2002, and has been a part of both Spring Fling and Week of Welcome since.
Senior Week caps off the Fordham experience and features five days of programming for seniors and their families. The long-standing tradition within Senior Week is the Senior Cruise, "Manhattan by Moonlight." Other traditionsincludethe Baccalaureate Mass followed by the Family Reception on the Plaza.
Senior Leadership Awards
Late in the Spring semester every year, the Office of Student Leadership and Community Development, in conjunction with Student Affairs, presents awards to seniors who demonstrated exemplary leadership during their enrollment at the University. The recognitions include: Senior Leadership Awards, the Journalism Award, and the Alumni Award. The recipient of the Alumni Award is presented with an engraved captain's chair embossed with the University seal.


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About Paul Hutchings
From The Desk Of Paul Hutchings
Jan, 1st, 2014
Hey there my friend,
Welcome to my blog.
I'm so grateful that you clicked on this page to learn a little bit about me.
Nice to meet you!
If there's one thing that I hope you'll get from my story, it's that…
"You may not choose where you start, but you can certainly choose where you finish"
Where I Come From
I was raised in a little farming community in Southeast Idaho called Blackfoot, Idaho.
(I still live here)
When I was 8 years old, my dad left my mom and younger sister.
My Mom is an AMAZING woman.
When she was a little girl, she contracted scarlet fever and lost her hearing. This forced her to learn how to read lips which is still how she communicated today.
My dad leaving, put my family in a rough spot.
My mom was jobless at the time and hearing impaired which meant she couldn't talk on the phone.
To make matters worse, my Mom had a house payment, a car payment and 2 kids to provide for (me and my sister).
One of my friends in the home business profession said one time that there's a difference between being broke and 'broken'.
My mom knew we were broke, but she refused to be broken.
She went to a trade school, got a job, and SOMEHOW on a close to minimum wage salary, managed to provide for my sister and I.
It was truly a miracle and my mom taught me something that I'll never forget.
When life beats you down, you get up and fight back.
Even though we grew up poor in terms of money, we were rich in love.
For some reason, my Mom always believed I could do anything and I think that transferred over to helping me to believe in myself.
and that's big lesson #2 in life and business.
I think my 7 year old son Kayden said it best…
"Whatever you do, believe in you"
I'll always be grateful to my Mom for rising to the challenge and refusing to be broken in life, even though she had every reason to 'take the count'.
Chapter 2
I was taught growing up that in order to have a happy life, the formula was…
1) Go to School
2) Get a good job
3) Live happily ever after.
So, I followed the formula and what I discovered was that that plan may not have been all it was cracked up to be.
My first job out of college was in a customer service call center working for $11.09 an hour.
This is what my $40,000 college education got me?
While I was discovering the joys of working in the Corporate world, I met and fell in love with my sweetheart, Corene.
I somehow convinced her that I was the guy for her.
(maybe I do have a bit of a natural sales guy in me)
We got married.
Kind of a funny story with this picture.
We'd just gotten married and we were having pictures taken.
I pulled out some breath spray and said…
"Honey, you need some breath spray"
…and then I shot her in the face with it.
Not the wisest move to make on your wedding day but hey, it was the first day on the job and I've learned a bit since then.
Anyway, because we were newly married and we didn't have a lot of money, we decided to buy a single wide mobile home to start our family in.
My grandpa had some land we could park it on, and we figured this would be a great place for a young couple to get started.
Here's a pic of that house.
It really was a great place to start our little family.
It allowed us to stay out of debt and gave us some flexibility to be able to pursue our dreams a little bit later on.
Back to the 'job'.
So there I was, newly married, living in a trailer, working at this job trying to make a good start in life.
One day, my boss comes to me and says 'Paul, we need for you to fly down to Phoenix and help with a company meeting this weekend'.
I say.. "well, it's my 1st year wedding anniversary this weekend, do you mind if I check with my wife first?"
He says 'go ahead'.
So, I reluctantly tell my wife about the company assignment and even though we both want to spend our first wedding anniversary together, we agree that it's probably best to go.
So, I fly down to Phoenix, do the meeting and celebrate my anniversary over the phone from a steakhouse where I was eating dinner…
6 months later, I'm in my annual review and my boss says..
"Paul, you're doing good in many places but we're concerned about your commitment to the company".
With a little bit of surprise, I ask him… "Why's that?"
He proceeds to tell me that when they asked me to miss my anniversary to go to the company meeting, I hesitated, and in doing so, expressed a bit of 'lack of commitment' to the company.
Right then and there, in that office review, I said to myself….
"Screw that, screw you and screw this company.
I'm committed to my family"
I decided that I was NOT going to live this way for the rest of my life.
I decided that somehow, some way, I was going to be free.
In comes Network Marketing
So, I found one of those pyramid things to join and I joined.
12 months in, many meetings, flyers and conference calls later…
… No money.
The company gets shut down because the owners were embezzling funds or something like that.
One of the founders goes to jail.
I could have quit.
I didn't.
Because when life beats you down, you get up and fight back.
Moved on to company 2.
I'll spare you all the details and just give you the short version.
Company 3, company 4, company 5 …. company 14…
You get the picture.
In those early years, I had a lot of ups and downs. (mostly downs)
But one of the things I learned is that those 'downs' were really 'ups' because they were teaching me extremely valuable lessons along the way.
Lessons, I probably could not have learned in any other way.
Later, I realized, that it's in those 'down' times that we sometimes find our greatest assets and advantages that will serve us as we move forward in life.
My breakthrough
My major breakthrough came in 2010.
I had quit my job and we were still living in the single wide trailer.
My family was depending on me to provide and things were not working well.
My income in network marketing had actually gone down over the 6 months since I had quit my job.
(i was kinda counting on it to go up)
One day, my wife comes home from the doctors office in tears.
We had just had our 3rd son, Kyson and she had taken him to his 2 week check up.
She proceeded to tell me that Kyson had a condition called Craniosynostosis which was going to need a $50,000 surgery down at primary children's hospital.
Needless to say, I was at rock bottom.
I knew that 'when life beats you down you get back up and fight' but it felt like I had BEEN fighting and it STILL wasn't working.
What do to?
One night, after tucking my 2 oldest boys into bed and reading them their bedtime stories…
… I stayed back and watched them go to sleep.
As they lay there sleeping, I began to cry because I felt like I was failing as a father and a provider.
I didn't know what else to do.
… I knelt down beside their bed, and I prayed.
What happened next, I can only describe as a miracle.
I feel I was lead to the study of a book that changed EVERYTHING for me.
You may have heard of it.
It's called, Think And Grow Rich.
As I studied this book and did my best to actually apply what it taught, I started to see magic happening in my business.
I discovered that you could use the internet to generate leads for business.
Armed with these 2 secret weapons,
1) mindset gained from studying Think And Grow Rich a
2) Skillset – lead generation through the internet
I began to sponsor customers and distributors into my business.
Within about 6 months, I was seeing emails come out from my company headquarters listing me as a top recruiter for the company.
This was providing the income that I desperately needed to support my family.
18 months later, I had a monthly residual check in my hand for over $7,000.
I'll never forget the day I found out I was getting this check.
I was still living in a single wide trailer, and I literally started to cry, I was so happy.
That was the first big breakthrough and from there the income has continued to rise.
Where I'm At Today
This last year, 2013, was an amazing year for my family.
We purchased our dream home in the country on 6 acres of land and thanks to our home business, we were able to pay off the mortgage!
This has been one of our dreams for a very long time and I'm so grateful to have been able to step into this next level of financial freedom.
Was it easy?
This is the part, where —-> as a marketer I should be telling you that YES, you can do exactly what I did with 3 easy steps.
The truth is… I'm so sick of all the marketing hype that I'm just going to tell you the truth.
It was worth it.
… and yes it was easy, compared to the alternative.
Working all my life at a job I despised, making less than I wanted, having to ask permission to go on vacation or spend time with my wife on our anniversary…
… even having to ask for permission to go to the bathroom for Heaven Sakes!
YES, it was easy compared to THAT!
But I'd be lying if I said it didn't take a lot of personal effort.
Id be lying if I said it didn't take a LOT Of persisting when I felt like quitting.
Id' be lying if I said I wasn't challenged and tested, sometimes to the very depths of my soul.
But, my friend, it was all worth all that, and more.
And my belief is, it will be worth it for you too.
And my hope is, that I can help you make it, in some way.
My wish is, that I can make the road a little less rocky for you.
My prayer is, that I can inspire you to keep on keeping on, and at the end of the day, live the ULTIMATE commitment to, NEVER give up on your dreams.
Because they're worth it.
If I can help you in any way, my friend —> Please don't hesitate to reach out.
I recommend you go through my 7 day boot camp training.
I've really dumped my heart and soul into it and if you're serious about duplicating my results, it can help.
I believe that better things are waiting for you in your future my friend, and…
..I'd love to help you get there.
Never give up,
Paul Hutchings
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WHOPPER Of A Find! Burger King Employee Discovers $100k In Abandoned Bag & Hands It To PoliceBack to homepage
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Those Ungovernable Colonists
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Obama Regime Feels "Incredibly Strongly" About Breaking Promise by Providing Taxpayer-Financed Benefits to Illegal Aliens Through ObamaCare Dave Blount
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HURRAY AMERICA! Black Friday's Big Gun Sales Trigger Two Background Check Requests PER SECOND Warner Todd Huston
Black Man tells black people to 'STOP messing up neighborhood' there 'ain't no rich white man sneaking into the hood painting graffiti, peeing in hallways, sellin' crack on the corner". [Video] Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
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A Small Man in a Big Office
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We've Got to Legalize Illegal Aliens So They Can Receive Our Taxes
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A Case Study of Conflict in the Wadden Sea
24 Mar 14
A case study of the unique natural marine reserve - the Wadden Sea - will be presented by Lucy Gilliam & Magnus Johnson, of the Slow Fish North Sea network, at the UNESCO conference in Bergen, taking place from 24 - 26 March 2014.
The Wadden Sea is an extraordinary intertidal ecosystem that stretches along the coast from the Netherlands to southern Denmark. Covering over 10,000 square kilometers, it is made up of a dense network of channels, sandy strips of land, muddy flats and salt marsh, bordered by islets that emerge from the North Sea waters. In 2009, the Dutch and German regions of the Wadden Sea were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in part due to their importance as an ecosystem for migrating birds.
The Wadden Sea traditional Fishers
The Dutch part covers about 50% of the whole Wadden Sea. Here, a group of 35 fishers still use fixed fishing gear (traps, longlines, etc.), eliminating the need for dragging from boats. The effectiveness of these traditional methods varies depending on the anchoring points (just a few meters can make all the difference between success and failure) and their use requires a profound understanding of the environment and seabed. The Wadden Sea fishers catch grey mullet, sea bass, smelt, flounder, crabs, oysters and more with little bycatch or environmental harm.
However, as a result of measures that are meant to protect birds and seals from disturbance by people, (harm which is mostly caused by recreational visitors), the fishers are losing their traditional fishing grounds. In a natural environment where birds and seals coexisted with hundreds of fishers for centuries, modern exclusionary ideas of nature conservation place them in opposition to the few traditional fishermen that are left. They are in effect becoming conservation refugees.
Fishers now fear that the ascension of the Wadden Sea status as a UNESCO heritage site, may be used by NGOs to press the Dutch Government to ban static fishing gear even further, potentially turning the fishers into an endangered species.
Slow Food, Slow Fish and the 'Presidium' of the Wadden Sea
Slow Food Presidia are local projects promoted and coordinated by The Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity. They work to protect small-scale producers and to safeguard quality artisan products.
The Presidia of the Wadden Sea supports traditional fishers and their products, focusing on the least-exploited species and on their fixed fishing arts, which are currently disapearing in spite of being very sustainable. In particular, the Presidia focuses on marketing, consumer education and training activities for young people.
The Slow Fish network is a sub community within Slow Food, specifically working on issues related to fisheries, marine ecosystems and maritime communities.
The fishers of the Presidia participate in This Fish: a traceability project supported by the Canadian NGO Ecotrust that was launched at Slow Fish 2011. In this project, fish are individually labelled with a unique code that allows consumers to trace when, where and by whom their fish were caught. The website provides background information on the fishers, fishing methods and environment.
In addition the 'Presidia' fishers are engaged in a range of activities with cultural relevance that include: direct sales projects in cooperation with various restaurants and a producers' market in Amsterdam; labelling the fish as certified regional products; and a small cafeteria where Wadden Sea fish is sold alongside other top quality products from the UNESCO national park (meat, cheeses etc).
The values of Slow Fish
Slow Fish recognises traditional small-scale fisheries as an integral part of community life, with skills, knowledge and values that have their roots in the natural environment and the coastal community. Fisheries form a part of the heritage and are carrier of tradition.
The Slow Fish network welcomes the UNESCO initiative to critically discuss how they can view all three conventions (1972, 2003, 2005) and discuss how they can be useful to protect and promote a whole range of cultural expressions, exploring where the synergies might lie; hopefully recognising small-scale fishers as part of the intangible cultural heritage of the ecosystem.
Find out more about the Slow Fish campaign here: www.slowfood.com/slowfish
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The key to a successful business is having the perfect logo that represents your company perfectly. The logo is a very powerful marketing tool and should be planned carefully. An effective logo is easily to recognize, complements the kind of business or brand that it represents, and is memorable. All businesses and brands depend on their trademark. It does not matter whether you are in the fashion industry, telecommunications, or e-commerce business. A reliable logo design company can help you create a one of a kind emblem that people will remember. Here are some helpful hints in spotting the best logo designer for your brand.
It's in the portfolio.
A good way to know if a logo design company is good is by looking at the portfolio. You can see if you got the right man for the job simply by looking at his previous works. If there are a number of finished logos that impresses you, chances are the custom logo design they will make for you is something you will also like.
Ask around.
If you are new in this and you barely have an idea on how to design a logo, ask your colleagues or people at the internet forums about a local logo designer that can help you. You can also check the yellow pages or the internet for some suggestions.
List the details that matter to you.
While it is best to allow the artist the freedom to come up with something novel, you can also try to talk about the details that you want to include. The designer might use them and can think of ways to incorporate the details in the layout.
Compare quotes.
Don't get too excited and choose the first logo design company that you see. Ask for quotes and compare prices.
Don't be afraid to start the trend.
If all the competitors are going for the same look, skip it. Be bold and have the daring to come up with something fresh and interesting. Never mind the popular designs. Your logo has to be unique.
Be wary of the local culture.
If you are a setting up a brand or a company in a foreign land, be wary of the language and the culture of the place. Some words may mean differently in other places. Some characters are considered taboo in other nations. Know the place you will be setting up your business in. You don't want to start quiet hatred among the locals because you did not take time to get to know the culture.
Fight the urge to overload.
When it comes to logos, less is more. People have very short attention span and can only take so much data. Make your logo clear, readable, and easy to understand. Too much clutter can ruin the whole look.
To make sure that your brand logo looks put-together, consult a logo design company. Remember, your logo is the mark of your business, so make it count. Invest on a reliable logo that people will recognize and remember.


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By Mary Souza, June 30, 2010
Beware the Consequences!
Dear Newsletter Readers,
I hope you are having fun in this wonderful sunny weather. This is what makes the winter worth enduring!
Just so you don't lose touch with what our fair City is doing during the summer, I thought you'd better be aware of a law they have just altered. One of my alert readers sent this info—thank you--which I then confirmed on the City's web site. The changes to this law were approved by the City Council and signed by the Mayor on June 1st.
The law, quoted below, controls the use of alcoholic beverages within the city. You can see from the first paragraph that it is illegal to have an OPEN container of alcohol on any public property. Now read the second paragraph. It states that it's illegal to have ANY container,
whether open or not
, on public property. Notice that they took out the term "public park" and substituted "public property".
You are not just restricted from having an open container of alcohol, but you can't have an unopened container either. And you're not just banned from having the open or unopened alcohol in the parks, you can't have them on any public property! The sidewalks are public. The streets are public. The city owns the 10' right of way in front of my house—could I be arrested for holding a beer, open or unopened, there too?
This is not just silly conjecture. About two years ago, a city police officer gave a ticket to a man who was enjoying a glass of wine in his own front yard one summer evening, and walked across the street to talk to his neighbor. A cop came by as he was crossing, asked him what was in his glass, and cited him for an open container on city property…the street.
Does this law mean that it's illegal to buy a six pack of beer and carry it home on a city sidewalk? Or walk through the park with an unopened bottle of wine in your bag of groceries? How about driving your car from the liquor store to your house on a city street?
The potential problems are endless…our tax dollars at work!
Here's the law they just amended:
ORDINANCE NO. 3382, Section 5.08.160
No person shall consume any beer, wine or other alcoholic beverage or possess an open container of or containing any beer, wine or other alcoholic beverage on any public property, including public streets and alleys, within the city, or at any other place in the city, including any motor vehicle moving or stationary…
Furthermore, no person shall possess any container, whether open or not, of or containing any beer, wine or other alcoholic beverage in any public park or other
public property…
Of course there are exceptions for restaurants and the usual places. If you want to read the whole thing, click on this link from the City's web site and scroll down half a page:
There are two more quick but important bits of info I want to pass on to you:
1. If you haven't already read Mike Patrick's Editorial in this morning's Press, about NIC President Priscilla Bell's
in financial benefits during this time of overall austerity in the education sector, you should take the time to check it out. I think it's one of his best editorials ever! Here's the link:
2. Is the Tea Party Movement having an impact? You bet it is. The fact that Tea Party members are being called all sorts of nasty names, which are completely untrue, and are being unwillingly tied to any and all controversial political figures in an attempt to "define" us as radical fringe elements, also untrue, is an indication that the power people running this nation are worried.
The Tea Party of North Idaho is made up of regular people. I know because my husband and I are part of the organizing committee. Tea Partiers are Americans: We are Republican, Democrat, Libertarian and Independents. We are people of all colors, religions and viewpoints, with some common goals---to take back the freedoms promised to us in the Constitution and to reduce the intrusion of government in our lives. We believe in government accountability, fiscal restraint and, above all, the power of WE the people.
If you agree, if you are concerned with what you see happening in government, please join us as we walk in the CdA 4th of July Parade this weekend. We will be meeting at Sherman & 19th street at 10:45 on Sunday morning, or you can just join in as we go through the parade route. Come help us send a message to our government, at all levels, that the voice, and the votes, of WE the people will be heard!
Mary Souza is a 22 year resident of CdA, local small business owner and former P&Z Commissioner. Her opinions are her own. For a free archive of past columns visit
Comments can be sent to
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for more discussion.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Wichita State senior associate athletics director Darron Boatright was publicly reprimanded by the NCAA on Wednesday for his conduct during the Shockers' trip to the Final Four.
The NCAA said that Boatright had a verbal confrontation with Staples Center security staff before Wichita State's regional semifinal game against La Salle.
Ron Wellman, the chair of the Division I men's basketball committee, said in a statement that "the expectations for all championship participants, including athletics administrators, are to act in a manner that represents the highest standards of sportsmanship."
Boatright oversees marketing, development, fundraising, corporate sponsorships, radio and television broadcasting, media relations and ticket operations for the Shockers. He's also in charge of the day-to-day oversight of the men's basketball program.
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[11:11] <blindcoder> I'm preparing to build an AC from a ventilator and copper [11:11] <madtux> i am happy with my rain, darkness, fog, lightnings [11:11] <madtux> :) [11:12] <blindcoder> heh [11:12] <madtux> interesting [11:12] Action: blindcoder keeps all the warm weather [11:12] <blindcoder> http://www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/~gmilburn/ac/ [11:12] <blindcoder> that one [11:12] <madtux> u could come [11:13] <madtux> pretty cool dude [11:13] <blindcoder> as much as I'd love to, I have to prepare for a business travel to turkmenistan [11:13] <blindcoder> at least, I hope to [11:13] <blindcoder> because as of now, nothing about that is certain anymore [11:13] <madtux> well keep in mind that you will always be welcome here. [11:14] <madtux> listen i need to do something be back in a while [11:14] <blindcoder> okay, see you [12:44] IronRoses (~email@example.com) joined #rocklinux. 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Opinion: Gun Reform
In the wake of the tragedy in Connecticut, it is clear that this nation needs to reform its gun laws and a number of other needs now.
Florida Lawmaker Favors Ending Ban On Guns In Schools
The state representative who sponsored the bill that became Florida's "stand your ground" law said Monday that schools would be safer if principals and teachers were allowed to take guns to school.
NFL Preview Capsule: Buccaneers at Panthers
TAMPA BAY (4-1) At CAROLINA (5-9)
Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox. OPENING LINE — Panthers by 7


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Vivienne Westwood reveals what she really thinks of Sex and the City
Despite reports to the contrary, Vivienne Westwood was delighted to be involved in Sex and the City: The Movie, she has told Vogue.com.
The designer has denied allegations that she found the film dull, after recent internet rumours claimed that she couldn't sit through the screening of the film.
She was even quoted as saying: "I thought Sex and the City was supposed to be about cutting-edge fashion and there was nothing remotely memorable or interesting about what I saw. I went to the premiere and left after ten minutes."
Westwood, who worked with the SATC crew on both the film and television series, has expressed her sadness concerning the allegations, stating that she has enjoyed a great working relationship with the team.
"I stayed throughout the film, and was overjoyed to see Sarah Jessica in her beautiful wedding dress; furthermore, I have been delighted to notice recently how well young girls are dressing, and that they have clearly been inspired by the film," she said.
It makes sense. After all, why else would she have personally signed the note left for Carrie in the flick? And showcased the wedding dress in her Conduit Street store?


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Last night the Phoenix Film Festival came to a close. Finishing out its 10th year, the fest decided to go out with a bang. The closing screening was of a new movie starring Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, James Caan, and Gabriel Macht titled Middle Men, which won't be released until August.While th ... More >>
The Phoenix Film Festival is one of the few events that makes me, and the city of Phoenix, feel cultured. I'm not saying there aren't fun, "classy" things to do during the year. But this is the one solitary week out of the year that you can see more than one or two foreign films without leaving t ... More >>
Dont be a victim. Check out Tiffes new duds.
Cobbled together from better movies
Coming soon to an air-conditioned theater near you
Make room at the Horror Inn for some old-fashioned chills
Jimmy Buffett inexplicably leads a kid movie to the big screen
A rather novel concept: a melodrama played for laughs
Nothing to see here
John Cusack and other endearing mutts
"The whole sordid affair is craptacular-craptacular."
The idiots what brung you Dumb and Dumber ain't funny no more
Another SNL vet may be the next Bill Murray. Seriously.
Loosely based on The Gambler, Alex & Emma, sadly, takes no risks at all
Could it be that this year's crop of summer movies actually requires a brain cell or two?
Mr. Ferrell comes into his glory in Old School
The Royal Tenenbaums is like its characters: flawed genius
With clipped wings, Charlie's Angels flies way too low to the ground
Hot Rail
My Dog Skip strays off course
Martin Lawrence goes from badge to worse in awful Blue Streak
Too slick by half, Home Fries smothers in its own grease


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Motorola DROID: The Reviews Are In
Motorola's DROID may be the largest threat to Apple's stranglehold on the smartphone market to date, and for good reason. Available starting tomorrow for $199 (with a minimum $70 voice and data monthly plan), the DROID offers lots to like: a sturdy, angular, all-black design; a crystal clear, high-resolution display (854 by 480 pixels); a faster, 550MHz-rated processor; the next-generation Android 2.0 operating system from Google; a physical keyboard; and Verizon's decent call service. Overall, critics see the DROID as a huge step forward for Android-loaded phones, despite there being a few significant kinks to work out. Head after the break to see what the Web is saying:
Engadget: In its in-depth look, Engadget appreciates the phone's hard edges and angular slopes, its processor speed bump, and its unparalleled audio quality. Still, the unpredictable 5-megapixel camera has trouble focusing for still shots, the music player is poorly executed, and the phone app seems thrown together. "Ultimately, the DROID won't usurp the iPhone from the public's collective mindshare or convince casual users that they must switch to Android," says Engadget Editor-in-Chief Josh Topolsky, "but it will make a lot of serious geeks seriously happy -- and that's good enough for us."
All Things Digital: Though the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg doesn't care for the keyboard, and takes issue with the omission of multitouch features (e.g., pinching to zoom out of maps and images), he was impressed by the phone's build and generous, 6.4-hour battery life. Basically, he sees it as a boon for Verizon, Motorola, and Google, as well as loyal Verizon customers. "While it has some significant drawbacks," he admits, "it's the best super-smart phone Verizon offers, the best Motorola phone I've tested, and the best hardware so far to run Android."
The New York Times: David Pogue deems it a killer phone; he loves the screen resolution, app multitasking, and overall speed and cell signal. Still, he maintains that Android has a ways to go before it can catch up to the iPhone with regards to polish and ease-of-use. Also, DROID's mere 12,000 apps just can't compete with the iPhone's 100,000. That being said, Pogue does go so far as to assert, "[The] DROID wins on phone network, customizability, GPS navigation, speaker, physical keyboard, removable battery and openness (free operating system, mostly uncensored app store)."
Boy Genius Report: Boy Genius fell in love with the design, improved user interface, and stunning display. Sure, there are enough persistent issues with the Android OS to annoy (e.g., the kiddie password unlock system, no configurable hardware keyboard settings), but they're not enough to detract from what he thinks is the most compelling alternative to the iPhone we've yet seen.
Gizmodo: The crew over at Gizmodo sums up its opinion quite succinctly: If you don't care for the iPhone, buy the DROID instead. Giz loved the updated OS, macho industrial design, that drool-worthy display, and Verizon's solid network. As for the camera? Chuck it. "In four months, we'll probably see a new champion. That DROID sets such a high bar for everything after might be the best thing about it."
PC World: The editors over at PC World also find the keyboard too shallow for their liking, but deem it tolerable. Excellent call quality, a snappy processor, Web features, and that gorgeous display otherwise made the DROID a wild success in the PC World offices. "The DROID certainly lives up to its promises and does a lot of things the iPhone doesn't," the review glows. "The iPhone will probably keep its smartphone throne for now, but it will have to deal with a powerful new competitor."
The Associated Press: Rachel Metz likes everything about the DROID (aside from its flat keys, which make it hard to type accurately, and the occasional stutter while multitasking) enough to give it her seal of approval. Says Metz: "Even if you aren't already using Verizon, if you're not swayed by the iPhone, you might fall for the DROID."


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