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NCSL's election experts break down the midterm state legislative elections along voters' verdict on statewide ballot measures.
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Voter ID continues to be the election issue receiving the most attention both in legislatures and in the media this year. Legislation to require photos has been introduced in 12 of the 19 states that currently require ID, but not a photo ID, to vote. Twenty of the 23 states with no current voter ID requirement also have active legislation on the topic.
Bills to add a photo to existing ID requirements have passed their chamber of origin in Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, Ohio and Tennessee. Bills in South Carolina and Texas have passed both chambers but include amendments that need to be agreed to by the other chamber before they can go to the governor. Bills in Colorado and Virginia failed to pass.
A bill implementing a brand-new voter ID requirement is on its way to a conference committee in Kansas, where the House refused to concur with amendments made in the Senate. A voter ID bill has passed the chamber of origin in Iowa, while bills in Mississippi, New Mexico and West Virginia have failed. All remaining voter ID proposals are pending in their chamber of origin.
Bills to enter states in the National Popular Vote (NPV) compact have been introduced in 29 states this year. The idea has gained the most steam in Vermont, where a bill has passed the Senate. A Washington bill would withdraw that state from the compact, which it joined in 2009. The New Mexico House has asked the Secretary of State to study the idea over the interim.
Upon entering the compact, a state pledges that all of its electoral votes will be given to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote nationwide. The compact takes effect only when states with electoral votes totaling 270 have enacted National Popular Vote legislation. To date, six states, with a combined 73 electoral votes, have entered the compact. Passage of the Vermont bill this year would bring the total to 76. Learn more about the National Popular Vote movement here.
Seven of the 16 states that offer straight ticket voting—a voting method that allows a vote to make a single choice that marks all of the candidates of one party down the ballot—are considering doing away with the practice this year. And in Missouri, they are considering adopting it.
According to NCSL's most recent count, 29 states have introduced bills this year to implement at least part of the federal Military Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (MOVE). In the last LAB, we reported that the New York and Virginia legislatures had sent MOVE-compliance bills to the governor. The New York bill has been signed, and the Virginia governor has yet to act. This brings the total number of MOVE bills enacted this year to four.
The North Dakota legislature has sent MOVE bill SB 2120 to the governor. Bills have passed one chamber in Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii (HB 461, HB 716 and SB 1080), Kansas, Maryland, Montana, Oklahoma (HB 1615, SB 115 and SB 602), South Carolina and Washington.
2011 has brought a flood of legislation dealing with primary elections. At least 19 states are considering changing their primary, whether by opening it to unaffiliated voters (pending in six states) or closing it to allow only the voters registered with the party to participate in its primary (pending in 13 states).
In Idaho, a bill was introduced yesterday allowing parties to close their primaries. SB 1198 would require political parties to notify the Secretary of State six months in advance of the primary whether the party planned to allow participation by voters who are not registered members of the party.
Presidential primary dates also are under consideration in 13 states this year. The Georgia House has approved a bill that would move the presidential primary from early February to no later than the second Tuesday in June, as chosen by the Secretary of State. Both chambers in Oklahoma have approved separate bills changing the presidential primary date from February to March (HB 1614 and SB 808). A similar Virginia bill is on the governor's desk. And the Kansas Senate has approved a bill canceling the 2012 presidential primary.
Legislatures in all 50 states will hold regular sessions this year. So far, 49 have convened and six have adjourned (Kentucky, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming). The Louisiana Legislature will convene on April 25.
By the end of May, more than half of state legislatures will have concluded their 2011 regular sessions. Upcoming adjournments include:
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Clinical Ladder at a small hospital - page 2
Hello everyone! I have recently transitioned from a large, level 1 trauma hospital to a small 120 bed community hospital. I was actively involved in and very happy with the clinical ladder program at my past job. I am curious if... Read More
- 0Nov 29, '11 by Altra GuideI'm a big fan of the clinical ladder concept, because it maintains the organizational culture that staff nurses will participate in quality initiatives, departmental and facility-wide projects and continuing education. It sets up the mindset that this will be the rule, not the exception.
- 0Nov 29, '11 by JoAnnaSkewlRNI have worked in a smaller and and a larger hospital both with CL programs- but I will say that getting buy in from nurses who currently do not have to "prove" their nursing ability is not easy. Much resistance with the more "experienced"nurse as with any kind of change. I agree that CLs are a great way to continue life-long learning keeping up-to-date with evidenced-based practice for the bedside nurse. They are also good ways to encourage job satisfaction and recruitment for nurses who have a passion to continue their education and stay on top of the latest research. Good Luck!

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Saturday, September 24, 2011
Truman's Story
Did you know that I am not nursing Truman?
It's true. Since Truman was 2 months old I haven't been breastfeeding. This is all part of his story that I have said I would share. It has been difficult, but God has been so faithful.
Here's the scoop:
For the first 2 months of Truman's life, he cried all the time unless he was latched on nursing. I nursed him all the time. Often, he would fall asleep nursing, wake up within 20 minutes hysterically crying and wanting to be fed again. I tried other things to calm him down, even letting him cry in his cradle for 10 minutes, but nothing worked. He cried in the car, in the sling, in every store, etc.
However, Truman slept great at night. At first, I thought that this was a sign that he was getting all he needed during the day and that he was just an extremely fussy baby. I continued to wake him at night, at least once, but he never seemed interested in eating. Then, right around 8 weeks, Truman got a cold and was barely nursing due to a stuffy nose. One night, I tried to wake him to eat and he would not wake up! His diaper was completely dry and I panicked. I forced him to eat and would not go back to sleep until I knew he had wet his diaper. I called the pediatrician's office the next morning, but the nurse told me as long as he had at least 1 wet diaper in 8 hours he was okay. It was a Monday and he had his 2 month check-up scheduled for that Thursday. I mentioned to the nurse that I was worried that Truman was not gaining weight and she said to wait until his appointment. Indeed, by 8 weeks Truman should have been rounding out, developing those cute baby rolls and such. But he wasn't. He was skinny.
At Tru's appt. when they weighed him my heart sank. He did not weigh even 9 lb.! He was 7 lb. 2 oz. at birth. When the doctor walked in the room, I burst into tears. She was comforting, but was matter-of-fact that we needed to get Truman's weight up. Although most of my babies had been on the tiny side, never had it been this drastic. Truman was in the 1% for weight. The pediatrician was concerned because he wasn't even making eye contact well.
The first thing we did after we left the appointment was purchase a good breast pump, bottles, and formula. Through tears I fed Truman his first bottle. Thankfully, Cameron had been with me at Truman's appt. and was such a strong support during this time, reassuring me it was not my fault. Within 24 hours of Truman getting bottles his entire personality changed! He stopped crying, he started napping, smiling, cooing, having alert periods--he was never really "awake" before but was always on the breast! He also began to wake at night to eat on his own. The change was DRASTIC. It was clear that Truman had been starving and was not getting what he needed. I called a dear friend, who had also recently had her baby, and she exclaimed that Tru at 8 weeks weighed what her son did at birth!
For the next month, I pumped around the clock and fed Truman bottles. I was too nervous to go back to breastfeeding and our main goal was to get Truman's weight up. However, after a few weeks, we realized that Truman wasn't even that great at taking a bottle. It reminded me exactly of Katria, who also did not gain weight nursing and never took a bottle well. He would fuss and tug at the bottle and I was tense while feeding him. Then it all clicked!
I remembered that when Truman was born, the pediatrician in the hospital told me that he had a tight frenulum--that little piece of skin that connects the tongue to the bottom of the mouth. He said it would most likely not be an issue, but that we would wait and see. I mentioned this to Truman's pediatrician at the time when we realized he wasn't gaining weight and she said she noticed it as well, but didn't think this was the cause of his weight issues. I did some research online and read that babies who don't gain weight while nursing and then have trouble taking a bottle need to be checked to see if their frenulum is tight. It also said that these babies gain weight fine in the first 4-6 weeks because the mom has an ample milk supply, but when the milk regulates around 6-8 weeks, and the milk is not flowing as readily, the baby is then unable to suck in such a way to get sufficient milk. I THEN remembered that we learned (too late) that Katria is also slightly tongue-tied. We didn't realize it until she was about 4. It was also right at 8 weeks that I had to stop nursing Katria due to weight issues! It all made sense!
I made an appointment for Truman to have his frenulum clipped, hoping that this would solve the problem with his suck and that he would also be able to nurse again. I was making a lot milk at this point pumping. When I first started pumping I was not getting much due to the fact that my supply was down because Truman was unable to extract the milk. However, I had begun to pump even MORE than Truman could drink in a 24 hour period.
As soon as the dr. clipped Truman's frenulum, after crying for less than 10 seconds, his eyes got big and he stuck his tongue out of his mouth. It was free! LOL! He looked shocked. The day after his frenectomy, Truman drank 35 oz. of milk!--a lot for a 3 month old! Within 3 days of this procedure, Truman began rooting to start nursing again. I was overjoyed! However, this lasted about a week or two before I realized that my supply was dwindling again, I was having to supplement more and more, and Truman's stool was green again--a sign he was not getting the hindmilk. I began to pump exclusively again, but half-heartedly. It is very difficult to find time to pump, feed the baby a bottle, and parent 6 other children! In addition to this, how do you pump when you spend the day at the zoo, or a picnic, or other outings that I wanted to enjoy with my other children? Within a few weeks, I was pumping only twice--in the morning and evening. Just last week I stopped pumping altogether.
I have learned that because Truman's frenulum was not clipped early on, he didn't develop the right technique to nurse correctly and it is almost impossible for him to re-learn this. Sucking is instinctual at birth, and with a tight frenulum Truman did the best he could. After his tongue was clipped, he had more movement in his tongue, but babies with tight frenulums are not able to cup the breast with the side of their tongue and how can you teach a baby to begin doing this after weeks of nursing wrong?
This has not only been difficult for me because I wanted to breastfeed so badly, but also because I knew that if Truman didn't nurse my fertility would return that much sooner and I could become pregnant. There it was--my conviction put to the test. Did I really believe that it is God who opens and closes the womb? Did I really believe that God will never give me more than I can handle? Did I really believe that children are a blessing? Did I really trust God?
Cameron and I have discussed this very issue repeatedly over the past few months. I have been more anxious than I care to confess to you. We have prayed about whether to continue to allow God determine our family size again and again and each time God has faithfully told us to trust Him. It is awesome how quickly He has answered our prayers with the reassurance that He is sovereign over life and we are to leave it up to Him. Once it was a sermon that spoke directly to us. It was only the night before that we had prayed and asked God what to do. During the sermon, as we were both convicted, Cameron and I turned to smile at each other and almost burst out laughing because we had our answer to our prayer! Once it was a woman in the grocery store who struck up a conversation with me. She had no idea what we were going through, but as we talked she asked me to pray for her (we were having a conversation about children and spiritual things) because she had 6 and really wanted God to give her and her husband more. She told me that children are a blessing and we should receive all that the Lord wants to give us, etc. I felt my heart pounding because she had no idea that just the night before we had asked God to show us what to do and to encourage us in this conviction. From the cashier at Tractor Supply who told me over and over how "lucky" (I don't believe it was luck!) I was to have so many children because she was unable to have any children, and miscarried the two her husband and her conceived, to the librarian at our library who comically told me that I was only halfway to her family size--she had 13!--God has sent us encouragement again and again. I will be 35 next month and my child-bearing days are nearing the end. Oh, how that makes me think twice about limiting things! Who knows that Truman is not my last? Then I KNOW I will grieve and wonder why I ever asked God for a break. My good friend, Kami, reminded me that God is sovereign even over Truman's being tongue-tied and may have ordained that for the very purpose of bringing another child into our family.
Bottom line is God is GOOD. I will surrender my life to Him and I will JOYFULLY submit myself to Him, to be used for His glory. I have had to repent because although I have had this conviction going on 7 years now, I have often not walked in this conviction joyfully, but with much fear, anxiety and complaining. Not all the time, but it is there lingering in my heart. I have had to repent of this, confessing it to God as sin and asking Him to forgive me. I have also begun to pray, for the first time, that He would send us more blessings, if this is His will! Before, I had often prayed that God would give us a break, but if it was not His will that I would receive the blessing of another child because I knew that it was the right thing to do. Praise God that it is not too late and that He will not treat me as my sins deserve! Why should He bless this complaining mother with more children? He has every right to stop these blessings from coming. Oh for a heart that is soft and able to receive whatever He has for me with joy! You may think I am crazy, I know many already do--we get the comments and the stares wherever we go--but I know that this crazy momma will be full of JOY when the next blessing comes and I wouldn't trade that for other's high opinion of me for anything! Joy comes through obedience and it has taken a LONG time for this hard-headed momma to finally "get it."
In Christ, Laura
13 comments:
- SEP said...
He is precious!
- Sun Sep 25, 07:31:00 AM
- Jennifer P said...
Laura, this is a beautiful testimony.
- Sun Sep 25, 11:22:00 AM
- Lauren @ Magnify the Lord with Me said...
I'm so sorry he (and YOU!) have been going through all of this! Am rejoicing at your accepting blessings from the Lord!!! You have such a beautiful family!
(Note- our precious girl is our daughter through adoption, so I could not nurse her, but i make her formula from scratch and LOVE it.)
- Sun Sep 25, 04:45:00 PM
- laura mouro said...
Lauren, how do you make formula? I would LOVE to know! Is it easy? :)
- Sun Sep 25, 08:51:00 PM
- Tim and Adri said...
Laura, Sarah was also tongue tied when we received her from the NICU. She was only 3lb 9oz at birth. I finally talked them into clipping her frenulum and she did the same thing...stuck her tongue out immediately, smiling! :) It's been hard giving her formula, since I had nursed the boys. However, she has been BY FAR the healthiest child we have. The boys all had ear infections and hearing loss with frequent colds. Happy to hear the quick response on weight gain and alertness on your little guy--he sure is cute! God will bless your obedience to His call on your life...
- Sun Sep 25, 09:18:00 PM
- cheryl said...
I loved this post...thanks I needed it. I am a MOM of seven, my youngest 1 year old, ( I am 50) so yes I believe God does open your womb and give you blessings no matter what age:) God bless you and your family
- Tue Sep 27, 02:19:00 PM
- laura mouro said...
Cheryl, that is amazing! AND a testimony of God's goodness, grace and Soverignty!
- Wed Sep 28, 03:06:00 PM
- Mountain Mom said...
I just found your blog and am enjoying it. Though, I have to say, don't assume at 35 your womb is going to close soon! My grandmother was born to her mom when she was 54. Even though abortion was illegal at that time, the doctors were willing to perform it. My grandmother was born prematurely and the doctors told my great-grandma that she should bring my grandmother home to die. Well, I'm writing to you now, so I'll let you guess what happened to my grandma! Honestly, my family history of lengthy fertility has scared me at times. I have five children now and am 37; my husband is 50. I am sometimes terrified at the prospect of having a baby at 54. But you know what, when I think of the family line that has descended from my grandmother, I am so grateful to my great-grandmother for her brave and life giving decision to have and love my grandmother.
- Thu Oct 06, 10:23:00 PM
- laura mouro said...
Mountain Mom, your history is such a testimony to God's goodness! My grandma had my mom at age 44, and she was quite surprised to be pregnant, so I assumed that my fertility would decline around then. To think of having a baby in my 50's is incredible! My husband is an ob/gyn and he doesn't see many women in their late 40's pregnant, esp. without fertility treatments. Truly it had to be the Lord! What a testimony of life!
- Thu Oct 06, 11:24:00 PM
- Mama D.'s Dozen said...
Great post! Thanks for your transparency!
Baby #9 was tongue-tied. I was sent to see the "breastfeeding specialist". A few weeks later, a "specialist" was sent to my home to watch me nurse. Seriously!?!? I had practically been nursing or pregnant for 15 years straight.
My little guy lost so much weight that I wouldn't take his picture because he seriously looked like a "starving orphan".
Every doctor's appt., I would say, "There is something wrong with his tongue." The doctors wouldn't listen. After 8 weeks and drastically declining health, they finally clipped his tongue. He latched on, became a great nurser, and quickly gained weight. At the next doctors appt. the doctor had the audacity to ask, "What do you think changed?" He didn't even believe it was the tongue-tied that was wrong. Ugh!
Next topic ...
You are still YOUNG. Oh. My. Yes. I had 3 babies after 35 ... my last (10th) being born the day before I turned 40. Then, sadly, we took things into our own hands for a couple of years ... used birth control ... and adopted 3 children from Ghana. But, I often wondered if we should have had more bio. kids.
We stopped using birth control and I didn't get pregnant ... for 3 years. I was positive that I was entering menopause. Last February ... at age 49 ... I found out I was expecting. WooHoo! I couldn't have been more excited.
Sadly, we lost the baby. But, the doctor assured me that the type of miscarriage I had had nothing to do with my age and she had no hesitations if I were to get pregnant again. Every month I wait and wonder.
You say your husband rarely sees pregnant women in their late 40s. That's because they have all CHOSEN to close their own wombs (surgically or through birth control). All of my peers are celebrating their empty nests ... doing the ME thing ... they CHOSE to stop having babies 25 years ago.
This week, I am wondering again if I might be pregnant. I would be BLESSED if the Lord chose to give me another child at 50.
:) :) :)
- Sat Oct 08, 12:32:00 AM
- laura mouro said...
Mama D,
Yes, it would be a blessing! I believed it before, but I believe it with my whole heart even more now! I am more fully convinced that this is the right thing, without any reservations, now than I was when we first started this journey. I had this conviction with a question mark at the end before, with some anxiety. NOW, I am confident.
Yes, same here with the tongue-tied issue! And I had also nursed 6 other babies! The doctor mentioned that it must be my milk supply because I was "stressed" with so many! HA! I am LESS stressed now with so many than I was with 4 under the age of 4! If I could successfully nurse Elyse when I had 3 other little ones, than surely I could Truman when I had bigger kids to help out. I wasn't stressed! He was tongue-tied! Unfortunately (or Providentially) Tru did not start nursing better after his tongue was clipped. I had to grieve the loss of that, but I know that God did a work in my heart through this time. Thank you so much for sharing--for leaving a comment--You don't know how much everyone's comments encourage me! I am especially encouraged by women who are older than me who tell me to continue the good race! Thank you.
A fool for Christ,
- Sat Oct 08, 07:28:00 AM
- Maren Hansen said...
Laura, thank you so much for sharing these thoughts with us. We too feel like we should expand our family, and then wonder how when we feel so overwhelmed. Then I also think about how I'm 35 and how much I'll miss the little ones around when they are grown and gone... So we too are accepting what we feel is right. (We always have the feeling like someone is missing when it's time.) Best of luck--I know the right thing will happen for you guys. You're amazing, wonderful parents!
- Sun Oct 09, 10:23:00 PM
- Mama D.'s Dozen said...
I nursed twins successfully when I had 5 babies under 5. :) When I found out I was expecting twins, my "older" kids were just 1, 2, 3. BLESSINGS!
So glad you are encouraged by my comments, because my PASSION is to encourage younger moms to KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
Hope your week is BLESSED!
Laurel :)
- Sun Oct 09, 11:12:00 PM


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Radar reflectivity image taken at 4:08 pm CDT 16 September 2006. This image is taken from the radar in Aberdeen, South Dakota. A BWER is evident on the image south of Salem South Dakota and is coincident with a very strong rotation in the same location. Note that this rotation is located south of Interestate 90. The tornado was reported 2 minutes later by spotters.
A supercell moved from Hutchinson county and into McCook County South Dakota during the late afternoon on 16 September 16 2006. The storm travelled to the northeaset and moved into McCook County. The tornado formed near Bridgewater, South Dakota, in southwest McCook County around 4:10 pm CDT. The map below shows a detailed path. The storm moved northeast and damaged a hog confinement west of Highway 81. The storm moved across Highway 81 and did damage to several buildings on a farm. At 4:18 pm CDT, the tornado crossed Interstate 90 and damaged several buildings north of of the interstate. In addition, a semi truck was blown off the road from inflow into the tornadic storm. More damage occured as the tornado moved across a pasture. Several cattle were also killed by the tornado. Aroun 4:30 pm CDT, the tornado lifted a couple miles west of Montrose. The storm continued to the northeast and produced an F1 tornado near Colton, South Dakota.
|Overturned semi-tractor trailer along Interstate 90 east of the Canistota exit. The tornado crossed I-90 west of the overpass.
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Book your room at Ramada Plaza Yiwu
Twin Room, 2 Single Beds, SmokingMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Smoking, RefrigeratorMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
Standard Room, 1 King Bed, SmokingMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
Twin Room, 2 Single Beds, SmokingMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
Standard Room, 1 King Bed, SmokingMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
Suite, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
Suite, 1 King Bed, Non SmokingMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
4-star hotel with 3 restaurants in Jinhua (Yiwu)
This hotel is located in Jinhua (Yiwu), near the airport, Xiuhu Park, Meihu Exhibition Centre, and International Trade City. Local attractions also include Yiwu Futian Wetland Park.
Hotel Features
In addition to 3 restaurants, Ramada Plaza Yiwu features a health club. Other amenities include a coffee shop/café and 24-hour room service.
Room Amenities
Televisions come with cable channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, air conditioning, and safes.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Ramada Plaza Yiwu9 Chengzhong North Rd Yiwu Jinhua Zhejiang 322000
Hotel Amenities
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. This business-friendly hotel also offers a health club, coffee/tea in the lobby, and laundry facilities.
- Billiards or pool table
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Business center
- Porter/bellhop
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Health club
- Elevator/lift
- Total number of rooms - 260
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Number of floors - 19
- Conference space
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms
Family Friendly Amenities
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Laundry facilities
Room Amenities
- Minibar
- Phone
- Complimentary toiletries
- In-room safe
- Air conditioning
- Complimentary bottled water
- Desk
- Slippers
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Complimentary newspaper
- Free local calls
- Coffee/tea maker
- Hair dryer
- Cable TV service
- Room service (24 hours)
Where to Eat
Breakfast is available for a surcharge each morning.
Chinese Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in Chinese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Western Restaurant - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Breakfast fee: CNY 68 per person (approximately)


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Often the customer has a vision of what they want for their end product. Clayco Construction will offer ideas and help with the design using insights from past projects and current techniques. We will then take the customers vision and create the documents needed for construction and permits.
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In new insurance model, costs are based on value of the treatment
What if, instead of making a $10 insurance copayment for your cholesterol lowering drug, your employer provided it and other drugs to manage chronic conditions for free? What if your company also paid for weight management and smoking cessation classes? You'd probably give your employer high marks for looking out for your health.
Now, what if your employer said that if you want certain procedures that it's determined are overused, like an MRI or knee surgery, you'll have to pay up to $500 extra, on top of your other coinsurance charges? Those employer decisions might not be nearly as welcome.
Both, however, are part of an approach to health care that shares a common perspective: The idea that consumers' out-of-pocket medical costs should be based on the value of a medical service to their health rather than its price.
Although still relatively rare, the model is garnering increasing attention among employers, insurers and policy experts. Mercer, a benefits consulting company, found in a 2008 survey that 19 percent of employers with at least 500 employees were charging workers less for services the companies considered to have a higher value for workers' health. In addition, more than 80 percent of employers with at least 10,000 workers surveyed by Mercer in 2007 said they were interested in adopting this model in the next five years, according to a paper published in the November issue of Health Affairs. It was one of several on value-based insurance design, as it's called, in the current issue.
Some health law provisions also embrace value-based insurance principles, including the requirement that new insurance policies provide free recommended preventive services such as mammograms and colon cancer screenings starting in 2011. "It's all in keeping with the idea that some things are so valuable to health care that there should be no barriers to their use," says Dr. Niteesh Choudhry, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and lead author of two of the articles in this month's Health Affairs.
A landmark 1982 study showed that as out-of-pocket costs rise, consumers spend less on health care services. But they scrimp not just on care that's ineffective or unnecessary but also on care that they need, treatment that's highly effective at addressing their condition.
Mike Hardy had a heart attack during the lunch hour at his job at office products and services supplier Pitney Bowes nearly three years ago. The 65-year-old e-commerce manager says he was surprised to learn that the medications he needed post heart attack -- including the statin Lipitor, blood clot preventer Plavix, a beta blocker and an ACE inhibitor to control his blood pressure -- were all provided to him for free. Smoothing the way even further, staff at the medical clinic at the company's Stamford, Conn., headquarters wrote prescriptions for him and the onsite pharmacy delivered the drugs to his office. "Zero barriers does make a difference," he says.
Pitney Bowes is an old hand at value-based benefit design. Since 2001, the company has been providing drugs to treat employees' heart disease, asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure, among other things, for free or at reduced-cost. The pharmacy plan works in tandem with comprehensive disease management and wellness programs to help employees prevent and manage chronic conditions, says Dr. Brent Pawlecki, medical director for Pitney Bowes.
Indeed, experts agree that eliminating financial barriers alone isn?t enough to ensure that people stick with their medication regimens, get necessary preventive screenings and high-value medical care. Health coaching and other support services are also critical, says Eric Grossman, a senior partner at Mercer.
Nearly all employers and insurers who have adopted value-based insurance benefits to date have done so by dangling the promise of free or reduced-cost benefits, often medications, before consumers. But such an approach is unlikely to reduce overall health care spending, say some experts. In fact, it may actually increase it, as employees get the care they might have otherwise skipped.
To reduce costs, some experts say employers and insurers should use a stick in addition to the carrot, with financial disincentives to discourage people from using medical services that are considered low value.
In October, 155,000 Oregon public education employees and their dependents began to experience this stick approach. Their plans already offer carrots: free preventive care and low-cost or free generic drugs for chronic conditions. But starting in October members will be charged an extra $500 if they get services that the state Educators Benefit Board has determined are overused or "preference sensitive" to patient choice, including spinal surgery, knee and shoulder arthroscopy, hip and knee replacement and upper endoscopy exams. Patients will pay an extra $100 for advanced imaging tests and sleep studies.
"We explained that the reason the rates were going up was because people were using the benefits a lot," says Joan Kapowich , administrator for the boards. The board showed employees for example, that nationwide the average amount spent on sleep studies was $0.37 per member per year. In the Oregon state plans, however, it was a whopping $7.36. "Everybody who snores was getting a sleep study," she says.
It's too soon to know whether the new approach will be successful at improving employees' health or bringing down health care spending. But one researcher says she thinks workers may be more open to the idea than might be expected.
People are willing to compromise, says Marge Ginsburg, executive director of the Center for Healthcare Decisions, a Sacramento-based nonprofit that studies how consumers make health care choices. They're open to "the idea that yes, it's still available to you, but it's going to cost you more," she says.
Outright denials, on the other hand, don?t sit so well. "People are really unhappy if you draw a line in the sand."
Kaiser Health News is an editorially independent news service and a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan healthcare policy research organization. Neither Kaiser Health News nor the foundation is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.Copyright © 2014, Hartford Courant


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How to Deal With Long Distance Relationships
If you are in or are about to begin a military relationship, you need to prepare yourself for the road ahead. Military relationships can be very hard and it does take quite a bit of getting used to. But along with that hardship comes quite a few rewards, such as pride, health and dental coverage at considerably low rates, a guaranteed paycheck regardless of hours worked, a new "extended" family, opportunities to travel and see many different places, and freedom and flexibility to work towards your goals and dreams while they are away. Despite all of these benefits, being in a military relationship means learning to adapt to this new lifestyle and learning how to cope with the distance and difficulties you will face.
When you're in a military relationship, you have to prepare for deployment, first and foremost. Getting yourself ready for this big change will help ease you into the entire process. By connecting with a good support group or forum, you can connect with other military wives as much as possible to help you get through this hard time as well as have someone to talk to that has gone through exactly what you're going through.
They may be able to keep your mind off of things and offer tips on coping through it. While your significant other is away during deployment or training, keep in contact with them as often as possible and cherish every moment you have with them. During this time away from each other, you should work towards your own personal goals and also try to limit how much news you watch. It will make it easier on you, because every time you hear anything military-related, you're automatically going to be extremely tuned in.
Build A Trusting Relationship
It's very important that you both trust each other very much because while he is away, distrust will only hurt your relationship tremendously. It's only natural that you both will feel some level of jealous and mistrust while you are apart, but the less of course the better. Communicate about everything possible and be completely honest with each other, but also understand that sometimes there will be things he cannot reveal that are work-related. Trust his decision about what not to talk about. Communicate at every opportunity you can to keep the relationship as strong as possible and cherish the time together when he returns.
Get Social with Other Wives
Take time out to meet the other people in your sweetie's unit. Doing so will help you connect with other military wives and girlfriends who are going through the same things you're going to through and this will help you find others who are more compassionate to your situation. Sometimes just having someone to listen to your worries and let you know it will be okay is all you need to better cope with the situation. If you are a military girlfriend, making friends with other military wives may help you learn more information while your honey is away.
Most often, the unit will tell things to the wives that they might not necessarily tell the girlfriends, and having a military wife friend helps because she can fill you in on the stuff you've missed. The unit will often have functions in which you can go to and meet the other men from the unit a well as their wives and girlfriends. Joining an online military forum or support group will also help. Ensure you browse around and find the right one for you. Different groups will have different personalities, so find the one that best suits your needs. Forums and groups can help answer your questions, listen to you when you need someone to talk to, and they definitely understand your situation better than anyone else does.
One great site to help you find a good support group or forum for your man's unit is located at this address: Military SOS. This place provides a plethora of great information to help you find friends, support groups, advice on helping kids deal with military life, and much, much more. It's great for spouses and significant others alike, no matter what your situation.
Learn Military Time
Get used to it. Your man will be referring to everything in military time, so get yourself acquainted with it and get comfortable with it. The less often he has to explain what time it is to you, the better. Also, get used to arriving early for everything. Military men are punished when they are late, so it will become like second nature to them to ensure they are early to everything. Prepare to be at least about 15 minutes early for everything.
For example, 3:00pm is no longer 3:00pm. Now it's 1300 hours, just as 1:00am is now 0100 hours. Here's a great chart located on this site that can help you help more accustomed to military time and how it's used: http://www.militaryconnection.com/military-time.asp
Learn Military Acronyms
Every branch has its own set of acronyms and lingo, so learn it as soon as possible. When he tells you about something using an acronym, ask him to translate it so you can write it down and remember it next time. This will help, just as learning military time, because it will cut down on his time spent explaining it to you over and over and it will provide more time for you to focus on more intimate topics.
You might be more familiar with some of the acronyms used often on television, such as AWOL or MIA, but what about the others used a little less often? For example, do you know what it means when you're beau says, "If I want to change my MOS, my CO said I need to take the APFT first,"? Translation: "If I want to change my military occupational specialty, my commanding officer said I need to take the Army Physical Fitness Test first." Better brush up on some of those terms ASAP! Check out this site to look of some of the most commonly used ones: http://www.fas.org/news/reference/lexicon/acronym.htm.
Be Patient
Not only must you be patient while he away during deployment, but also when arriving on the base to visit him. Unless he is with you, it will take some time to get onto the base. They will often search your vehicle as well as insist you provide your license, registration, proof of insurance, and may even have to call your man to check your reason for being on the base. The line is often very long to acquire a visitor's pass as well, so bring something to do while you wait.
Be supportive when you learn of your man's deployment and don't try to make him feel bad for fighting for his country. He has made a big decision to join, and deployments give him a chance to use what he has learned in training. You may be scared because you don't know what he will be facing, but supporting him and rusting in his abilities will help him through this tough time as well. He will feel guilty enough that he is leaving you and his family behind, so be supportive and understanding so you can make it as easy as possible for him.


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- 2 pound(s) haddock or cod (skinned, deboned, and large diced)
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 tablespoon(s) garlic, minced
- 2 ribs celery
- 4 ounce(s) green olive tapenade
- 2 cup(s) Cabernet Sauvignon
- 28 ounce(s) canned diced tomatoes, fresh may be used
- 16 ounce(s) Italian white beans, drained
- 1 bunch(es) Italian parsley, chopped
- 2 ounce(s) Parmesan Reggiano, grated
- 4 ounce(s) olive oil
- Sea salt
- Cracked black pepper
- 1. In large heavy bottom saute pan, over medium high heat, saute onions, garlic, and celery until translucent.
- 2. Add diced whole fish and tapenade; cook until fish is tender.
- 3. Add Cabernet, tomatoes and white beans, bring to boil, reduce to simmer, simmer for 10-15 minutes.
- 4. Add parsley and Parmesan, adjust salt and pepper to taste, serve with rice or pasta.
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text: Snapshots – March '14 Kevin April 7, 2014 Snapshots 14 Comments March's Snapshots (and some out-takes). X-T1 XF56mm 1/4000 F/1.2 ISO 200 X100S 1/4000 F/2 ISO 3,200 X100S 1/45 F/2 ISO 640 X100S 1/800 F/5.6 ISO 200 X-T1 XF23mm 1/125 F/1.4 ISO 2,500 X-T1 XF10-24mm @ 10mm 1/220 F/22 ISO 200 X-T1 XF10-24mm @ 24mm 1/300 F/4 ISO 200 X-T1 XF56mm 1/4000 F/2.5 ISO 200 X-T1 XF18-55mm @ 18mm 1/125 F/2.8 ISO 320 X100S 1/500 F/2 ISO 200 Please feel free to share, Tweet and Like this post. Go on, you know you want to :) Subscribe to email updates - stay up to date with everything that happens on this site. Subscribe to our mailing list * indicates required Email Address * 14 Responses Bob Parsons April 11, 2014 Very Very Nice Kevin Reply Gabe April 26, 2014 One of your shots shows 1/4000 @ f/2 with the X100S. That is not possible with the X100S. The leaf shutter maxes out at 1/1000 @ f/2. You have to stop down to f/8 in order to shoot 1/4000. Max shutter @ f/2 is 1/1000. Cheers Reply Kevin April 28, 2014 Hi Gabe, That's not true. When you shoot in manual mode you can make that exposure. The Shutter Speed number will appear red in the viewfinder but that is just a warning from the camera that it may not make a good exposure. In A, S or P mode you wouldn't be able to shoot such an exposure, but in manual you can. Try it. Reply Gabe May 3, 2014 Please do some research on this. You are mistaken. The leaf shutter design cannot reach those shutter speeds at such a large aperture. When you are in manual mode and the shutter speed displays in red the camera is telling you it cannot complete that shutter speed. What happens when you hit the shutter button is it takes the shot at the lower shutter speed 1/1000 in your case of f/2. So yes, you shot will be overexposed if you needed 1/4000th the get correct exposure. Kevin May 5, 2014 Gabe, I've just written a book about this. In Manual mode, the camera will allow the picture to be exposed. The Shutter speed will be in red and that is the camera's way of informing you it does not think the exposure will be correct. It will still take the picture, at that exposure. In S, A or P mode the camera will select a slower shutter speed. If you look at the image it is of my daughter playing with a balloon. I wanted to capture the balloon as she let go of it. In this case, I over rode the camera's suggested exposure and chose F/2 and 1/4000th of a second. I got the image. Yes, it's over exposed a little and that's a choice I made to get the image. I can adjust that in post processing but the movement of the image meant I needed the exposure. I hope that helps you understand it a little more. You can also see commentary about this on the DP Review review of the X100S. As I said, it's perfectly possible to shoot at this exposure if you are accepting that the exposure may not be perfect. Additionally, because of the leaf shutter, the bokeh will be less than perfect so in cases where that is important it's worth bearing the limitation of the leaf shutter in mind. When a very fast shutter is required, and it's not a mission critical image, then it's very achievable. Have you tried shooting manually with your camera? See what happens. Cheers Kevin Malcolm June 16, 2014 And this is another reason why I need to win your new book. Gabe May 3, 2014 Just read the manual. Page 40. Cheers http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/manuals/pdf/index/x/fujifilm_x100s_manual_en.pdf Reply Kevin May 5, 2014 See above. Cheers. Reply Elmar May 9, 2014 Kevin, thanks for your great website – it helped me a lot to improve my photography. I think Gabe is right in this one. The aperture opening with f2 is to wide for the shutter to open in 1/4000 sec. It really can only do so in 1/1000 and longer because it is not fast enough. (I guess, that's why the shot is overexposed.) And yes, I shoot in M quite often. It is not possible technically with the X100s to shoot in f2 and 1/4000 – even if you set it manually. Kevin May 9, 2014 Thanks for stopping by Elmar. It is indeed possible, I've got lots of images at that exposure. Take a look at this screen grab of an EXIF set: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6403099/Static/FastShutterSpeed.JPG Try it. You can do it in manual and you are of course correct – the reason the "auto" modes don't allow that exposure is because the blades can't open fast enough which affects the emblems in the bokeh (amongst other things)…but you can shoot it. Cheers Kevin Elmar May 9, 2014 Thanks, I will try it again. Reply Don May 10, 2014 I love the last image (portrait of girl); her skin tone is amazing. Can you tell me if this is an OOC jpeg (I assume not) or post-processed? Thanks for your superb blog by the way – I've got lots of useful X-camera tips from you. 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Royal Dutch Shell Plc: Issuance Of New Shares
LONDON, December 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS.A)(NYSE: RDS.B) announces that it has today issued 34,249,652 A Ordinary shares in relation to the scrip dividend programme for the third quarter 2012 interim dividend.
Following this issue, the total number of A shares in issuance is 3,772,388,687 and the total number of B shares is 2,617,715,189. Royal Dutch Shell plc holds no ordinary shares in Treasury.
This announcement will be available on http://www.shell.com/investor.December 20, 2012 Mark Edwards Deputy Company Secretary ENQUIRIES Media Contacts: International Shell Media Relations +31-70-377-3600 Shell Investor Relations: The Hague Tjerk Huysinga +31-70-377-3996 North America: Ken Lawrence +1-713-241-2069 SOURCE Royal Dutch Shell plc
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Book your room at Radisson Hotel At Star Plaza
Standard RoomMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 2 infants)
Standard Room, 2 Queen BedsMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 2 infants)
Guest Room-Single Sleep Number BedMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children)
Guest Rm-2 Queen Sleep Nmbr BedMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 2 infants)
Guest Rm-2 Queen Sleep Nmbr BedMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children)
Merrillville hotel with an outdoor pool
Situated in Merrillville, this hotel is close to Star Plaza Theatre and Westfield Southlake Mall. Area attractions also include Deep River Water Park.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Radisson Hotel At Star Plaza features an indoor pool. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and a coffee shop/café.
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Televisions come with premium satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, air conditioning, and climate control.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Radisson Hotel At Star Plaza
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In addition to an indoor pool, Radisson Hotel At Star Plaza provides an outdoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 30000 square feet (2700 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers complimentary newspapers in the lobby, laundry facilities, and express check-in. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Pool cabanas (surcharge)
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Coffee shop or café
- Fitness facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Conference space
- Business center
- Express check-out
- Express check-in
- 24-hour front desk
- ATM/banking
- Elevator/lift
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms
- Number of floors - 4
- Total number of rooms - 343
- Restaurant
- Conference space size (feet) - 30000
- Conference space size (meters) - 2700
- Number of meeting rooms - 19
- Free self parking
- Indoor pool
- Outdoor pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Outdoor pool
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Room Amenities
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Free Wi-Fi
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Complimentary weekday newspaper
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Satellite TV service
- Premium TV channels
- Shower/tub combination
- Room service (limited hours)
Where to Eat
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Star Cafe - This café serves breakfast only.
T.J. Maloneys Irish Pub - This theme restaurant specializes in Irish cuisine and serves lunch, dinner, and brunch. A children's menu is available.
Starbucks Coffee - This café specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast and light fare.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool and an outdoor pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Braille or raised signage
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Only service dogs are allowed
We should mention
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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That Carson Daly's one busy guy. Not only does the former TRL host have his own late-night TV chatfest (Last Call with Carson Daly) and a nationally syndicated radio show (Carson Daly Most Requested), he's also co-founded an independent record label, 456 Entertainment. This Sunday, he adds another highlight to his résumé as host of Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular (9 pm/ET on NBC).
So, how does a hip dude like Daly get attached to such family-friendly fare? By invitation, of course! "This whole thing started a year ago, when they asked me if I wanted to host [the 2003 telecast]. I said absolutely, really because I wanted a good seat for the fireworks," he explains. "To me, the Fourth of July, it's like must-see TV. It's just a great thing to have on; it just seems like a no-brainer."
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Onlookers inspect the scene of a motorcycle wreck late Saturday on S.C. 81 South in Starr.
A painted "x" marks the point of impact where a motorcycle and car collided on S.C. 81 South late Saturday in Starr.
South Carolina Highway Patrol Cpl. Chuck Coggins, left, marks the scene of a Starr motorcycle wreck as Trooper Doug Rieser stands by.
South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Doug Rieser investigates a motorcycle wreck late Saturday on S.C. 81 South in Starr. Rashad Lowden was thrown from his green Kawasaki motorcycle when the driver of a Honda sedan turned left in front of him. Lowden, who was flown to Greenville Memorial Hospital, remained in critical condition after brain surgery Sunday morning.
A crumpled, blackened mess is all that remains of a Kawasaki motorcycle that collided with a Honda late Saturday on S.C. 81 in Starr. The rider, who was wearing a helmet, remained in critical condition on Sunday.
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-- Last fall the Idaho Department of Fish and Game joined forces with local Salmon Region landowners to host the second annual mentored youth deer hunt.
The area's first mentored hunt began just over a year ago with encouragement from ranch manager Mike Kossler of Eagle Valley Ranch. He suggested the youth deer hunt as a way to get children involved in the outdoors and help control deer numbers. So Ryan Hilton, a conservation officer with Idaho Fish and Game, worked with Kossler to organize Salmon Region's first mentored youth hunt with two children getting a chance to harvest their first deer.
Because of the program's success the first year and the positive feedback from the community, plans were made to provide more youths the unique opportunity. "After hearing about the mentored hunt last year, several landowners offered access to their land, which allowed us to expand the program," Hilton said.
In addition to Nikos and Val Monoyios of Eagle Valley Ranch, Paul and Dale Edwards, Kenny Rogers, and Ben Jones also granted access to their properties for the mentored youth.
To identify youths interested in participating in the program, Fish and Game worked closely with several middle school teachers and hunter education instructors. After only mentoring two kids the first year, eleven excited youths headed out hunting last fall one-on-one with an adult mentor. Ten of the 11 participants harvested a deer and for eight of the young hunters, it was their first.
Although the program could not succeed without the cooperation of the landowners, so many others helped make the second year better than the first. "The community support for the program has been outstanding, and many individuals have stepped forward to help in a variety of ways," Hilton said.
For example, Jim Bockelman, owner of Arctic Ice, was a mentor for two of the youth. Mark Oliverson, a hunter education instructor and dentist at the Salmon Dental Center, paid for the hunting license, deer tag and meat processing fees for one youth as well as acting as the mentor to four of the 11 youths.
In addition, Mike Kossler of Eagle Valley paid for the license, tag, and processing fees for one deserving young hunter, and Pete Hanson of Pete's Custom Meats and Chris Enzi of Rocky Mountain Custom Pack both offered to process a deer free of charge. Paul Smith of Service Grocery sold the Fish and Game two rifles at an exceptional price and hand-loaded and donated several boxes of ammunition.
As for the youth, the experience seemed to ignite a passion for the outdoors and the hunt. Austin Wegner was one of the hunters lucky enough to bag his first deer.
"It was incredible! I loved sneaking around and looking for deer," he said. "My favorite part was when I shot the deer, even though I was so nervous, I got it in one shot."
When asked whether other youths would enjoy the mentored hunting experience, Wegner said: "I know they would. To get a chance to go out with the Fish and Game and learn how to hunt and take care of a deer when you shoot one is just awesome."
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Los Angeles (CNN) -- Actor Daniel Escobar, who played a teacher in "Lizzie McGuire," died from complications of diabetes in Los Angeles last Friday, his agent said. He was 49.
Escobar is credited with acting in five episodes of the Disney TV series in 2001 and reprising the role in "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" in 2003.
His most recent role was as a waiter in a single episode of the NBC sitcom "Whitney" in 2011, according to the Internet Movie DataBase.
Escobar also portrayed a photographer in a "Desperate Housewives" episode in 2009, a chiropractor in "Two and a Half Men" in a 2003 episode, a chef in a 2002 episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," along with other guest appearances in episodes of "Weeds," "Charmed" and "How I Met Your Mother."
His resume includes four episodes of "Dharma & Greg" as Lorenzo the waiter between 1999 and 2002.
Escobar's film roles include as Emilio Ochoa in the 2001 movie "Blow."
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I just saw this on Cherry Blossom, and the pictures gave me goosebumps (in a good way) so I just had to share it with you! It's a project by British stylist and designer Faye Toogood, one of my biggest inspirations. Her designs have always been made in very limited edition, but Toogood has now found a way to produce them in a slightly bigger scale, so she is now releasing them in a collection called "BATCH". These photos are from the exhibit called Back Room that she made to show the collection at the London Design Festival now in September. And although I'm showing lots of photos here, I order you all to click over to her site to see more, because this is fantastic!


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My first triathlon ever took place this past Sunday on a rainy day in Wisconsin. It was a sprint consisting of a 500-yard swim (indoors), 13.7 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run.
I'm getting a little concerned when I arrive because I am not sure what gear goes where. The rain certainly didn't help because I didn't want to leave my clothes by the bike and have everything soaked. I have also received bib #1 for race day, meaning I will be the first in the water and likely the first on the bike. So it will be like the blind leading the un-blind…making me feel even very anxious and uncomfortable.
There are 15 minutes before the swim. I am in the first lane with two other people, bibs #2 & #3. These guys have done this before. They are in their branded tri-suits with their game faces on. A little intimidated, I decide to strip down to my swim brief and jump in the pool to warm-up. The tension and anxiety of the morning melted away as soon as I hit the water. It felt peaceful and comfortable. This water was my element, and I started to gain some confidence.
The race whistle sounded at 9am sharp, and I was off like a bullet. The swim was easy, but much too short. I hopped out grabbed my clothes and headed for the bike. Of course I forget my rain jacket so I have to back-track a bit and lose time.
Now I have never biked in a race before, and have probably ridden my new tri-bike a total of 12 miles on the road, so I don't know what I'm doing (it takes me about 200 yards to get clipped in). #2 & #3 have already passed me, so I am left to follow along by myself. The road is clearly marked but I am nervous again. What is a good pace for the bike? How fast should I be going? How fast are other people going? I wish I had my Tempo Trainer for this.
As I go riding along, I realize that I am terrible at uphill climbs. My tempo goes from great to horrible as soon as I hit an incline, and I begin to quickly notice that most people pass me during these sections of the course. Finally, after only one wrong turn, I come back to the transition area to start my run.
The running route is actually a trail run, and I find it very fun to run on. The grass is good for my knees and the scenery keeps my interest. The trail is a bit muddy and slippery but I enjoy finding routes around the puddles. What made it even more fun was that I was bib #1. The fans along the course seemed enthusiastic to cheer for "#1". That or they were surprised that that I was so far behind #2, and they were giving me pity cheers.
I finally come out of one last field, and I see the finish line. I'm actually going to make it! I turn back and a lady is slowly tracking me down. I pick up the pace a bit and start to push my legs more. No way is she going to catch me. I maintain my distance and cross the finish line. I did not win the swim, I did not win my age-group, I did not win anything really, but I did finish. That was the goal and I accomplished it. I was happy and exhausted.
To reward my efforts, my friends and I went to McDonald's to grab some greasy food for the trip home. I rarely eat McD's, but that double-quarter pounder tasted amazing. I wouldn't say I am now 'hooked' on triathlons. I haven't done enough to feel as comfortable and confident as I do when I'm in the pool, but maybe I will get there. I have dreams of finishing an Iron Man one day, and I have to start someday… perhaps that day was this past Sunday.
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We're looking for an intern to be an integral part of the IFP digital communications team, working on aspects of digital communications including:
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Innovation First Labs Inc., creator of the popular HEXBUG Micro Robotic Creatures, unveiled its rapidly-growing product lineup for the holiday season, including the first glow-in-the-dark HEXBUG Nano, the six-legged remote-controlled electro mechanical marvel that is the HEXBUG Spider, and three diverse and customizable Habitat Sets for HEXBUG Nano architects. The highly-sought after HEXBUG Micro Robotic Creatures, including the HEXBUG Nano and Habitat Sets, are ready to invade major retailers in the U.S. just in time for the holiday gift-giving season.
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Part Seven of our Bioshock 2 single player walkthrough sees us in Dionysus Park, following our escape from Siren Alley.
New Goal: Locate the Train Station
Sinclair has asked you to join him at the train station, so make a start by following the waypoint arrow through the corridors, and past the locked doors.
You will notice a retreating red cloud occasionally – this is your first encounter with a Houdini Splicer, who you will see more of soon.
Hack the Vending Machine at the end of the corridor and stock up on anything you need, then head into the room on the left. Hack the First Aid Machine in this room, to stop any Splicers healing themselves from this.
Work your way around the room, searching the various filing cabinets and boxes until you get to the locked gate indicated by the waypoint arrow. It is at this point where the Houdini Splicer will attack you, from behind.
Houdinis have a bad habit of teleporting around the room during the fight; so the best tactic is to freeze them on the spot, then finish them off.
Once she's dead, head into the room through the now-opened door and pick up the Audio Diary.
Follow the waypoint arrow out of the room, up the stairs and through the door.
Equip your remote hacking tool and look for the camera above, and to the right, of the open doorway before the next room.
Once this is hacked, carry on up the steps and hack the Ammo Machine when you get to the top.
You will see a Splicer fall through the doorway, triggering a trap spear – go into this room, making sure you duck under the remaining trap spear.
There will be a few Splicers in this room – take them out using whatever methods you've come to prefer. Try and use the research camera whenever possible.
You will find an Audio Diary on your left as you enter this room.
Follow the arrow through the door to The Promenade.
Sinclair will tell you he's found a new train car, but the station is still locked – but it seems you're not alone. There is someone in the security booth – and you're about to get an introduction.
Say hello to Stanley Poole.
Goal Update: Meet Stanley in the Train Station.
Before you leave this room get yourself some upgrades from the Gatherer's Garden if you have enough Adam, and pick up the Audio Diary in the middle of the Carousel.
When you're ready, follow the arrow through the indicated door, and to the right – a few Splicers will be waiting for you in the next room.
If you picked up the Hypnotize plasmid you can have some fun here and set them on each other, or just have our own fun with whatever combination you choose.
Carry on and head through the tunnel until you get to the next room.
A couple of Splicers will be in here, trying to break into a safe. Take them out, and then hack the safe for yourself before helping yourself to an upgrade from the Power to the People machine.
Go through the next tunnel, taking out the Splicer towards the end, and through the door.
Eleanor has left you another little gift – the rocket launcher. How very kind!
Go through the next door and test out the Launcher on the turret and Splicers in the room – it's very effective, but be careful where you fire it because the explosions can also hurt you; until you get a weapon upgrade, at least.
Head up to the Security Office to have a little chat with Stanley Poole. It seems Stanley has a problem with the Little Sisters
Adam tells a story, and he wants to keep his secret, so to get into the station you'll need to harvest or rescue three Little Sisters.
The Little Sisters tend to walk around a lot, but if you check your map you should see where they are all roughly located.
The tactic for dealing with them is pretty much the same as it has been up to this point. Just check out the room before you engage the Big Daddy, and use everything you have at your disposal.
Now, you have a choice here – each time you adopt a Little Sister you have the option of gathering two lots of Adam.
If you want more upgrades, then you will need to do this, but it's not essential – the choice is yours.
Let's start with the Little Sister in Triton Theatre.
Head left through the door, and up the stairs, until you come to the main hallway and go through the entrance on your left.
Be careful as you enter here as there is a rocket launching Turret and a Splicer. If you wait a second, and don't get too close, the turret will blow up the Splicer – then it's just a simple job of freezing and hacking.
Take the western exit from this room, down into the Lounge. There is a Splicer in the room as you enter at the bottom of the stairs – make sure you target the right one, as he is dancing with a mannequin.
Hack the First Aid Machine, and then work your way around the room picking up the various items and cash, until you get to the Staff Only door, down the steps. Hack the door control to get in.
Pick up the Audio Diary and hack the safe – be careful when you do, though, as this will spawn a couple of Splicers back in the main room.
Head back up the stairs to the lobby.
There is a small room here, blocked off with a gate – use your Electro Bolt on the control lever to open the gate so you can pick up the launcher ammo inside.
Go into the Dames toilets where you will find the Electrical Storm tonic – watch out for the Splicer attack when you pick this up.
Go through the doors to the theatre – the first Little Sister is in here, as are a few Splicers trying to take her. The Big Daddy soon sorts them out, and now it's your turn to sort him out.
Once you have your first Little Sister there are two Adam gathers in here, if you choose to collect them.
The first is on the lower floor of the theatre; right near to where you are now, the second is on the upper balcony.
If you choose to gather the Adam here, make sure you keep an eye out for the Splicers on the floor either above, or below, depending on where you are at the time.
Before you leave the Theatre, go through the door to the left of the stage. Take out the Splicer just inside, and then pick up the Audio Diary.
As you leave the main theatre room, go up the stairs to the right and through the first door you come to – get your hacking tool ready for the Security Camera at the top of the stairs, to the right.
Following the corridor to the left you will find an Audio Diary under the rubble. Carry on along the corridor and through the door at the end – grab the Extended Reel tonic in the next room. This tonic improves the research you get when using your camera.
Picking this up will spawn a few Splicers back out in the corridor, but the camera and security bots will keep them busy.
Nip into the room on your right and pick up all the ammo inside.
The next Little Sister is in the park, so check your map and start heading in that general direction.
Drop off your Little Sister at any of the vents you pass along the way.
When you enter the Piano Bar sort out the Splicers that attack, and then pick up the Audio Diary from the piano in the back room and then get ready for the Splicers that cut through the door.
Go through this door, and you will come back out into the room from earlier with the carousel.
Head through the north door to Lamb's Garden.
Ignore the main entrance to Lamb's Garden on the right, and go up the steps at either side of the tables to find the Eve Expert tonic and an Audio Diary.
Once you have these, head into Lamb's Garden.
Here is your next Little Sister, and her Big Daddy.
This room makes the fight quite easy as you can run around the edges, and use the water to your advantage, coupled with your Electro Blast plasmid.
There is a corpse in here that you can gather for Adam – just make sure you hack the First Aid Machine before you start to stop the Splicers from healing themselves.
Follow your sister's guide to the next corpse to harvest and then drop her off at the nearest vent.
Now that there is only one more Little Sister to find, the waypoint arrow should point you towards this, which is over in the J. Fischer Gallery.
As you make your way towards your goal a few Splicers will jump you, but these are all easily dealt with.
Follow the arrow through the piano bar towards the gallery.
If you are collecting audio diaries stop at the Gene-Bank and make sure you have your Incinerate plasmid equipped, as there is a doorway blocked with ice in the next room.
If you're not bothered about the diaries, skip the next few paragraphs and skip straight to where we enter the Gallery.
Melt the ice, and head inside with your hacking tool equipped. This room can be very dangerous as it is filled with Security Cameras and Turrets.
Starting in the entrance hallway, with the bot shutdown control on your left, slowly head towards the steps leading into the main room. You will see a Turret ahead – hack this quickly.
Now, still heading forward slowly, hack the cameras immediately to your left and right that are pointing in the direction you're facing as you come down the steps.
Once these are hacked, look ahead on the left and right walls – another two Security Cameras.
Take the right-hand path around the central wall, and up towards the steps – if you are going in the right direction you will see a Little Sister vent ahead of you.
Quickly turn left as soon you get to the top of the stairs and hack the Turret. Continue down this corridor, towards the Camera you hacked earlier – there is another Turret to hack behind the upturned sofa on the left.
That is the last of the security devices left to hack, so now equip your Incinerate and work your way around the room melting the ice piles. One at the top of steps near the vent will reveal an Audio Diary as it melts.
Head into the room at the back where you will find the Hardy Machines tonic and a Safe to hack.
Going into this room will trigger a Splicer attack, but with all of the hacked security devices most of them will be dead, or severely wounded, before they get anywhere near you.
Now that you have your collectibles, head back out and go to the Gallery entrance. Be careful as you enter, as there is a Houdini Splicer in here, as well as your Little Sister.
Immediately look to your left, along the southeast wall – there is a Security Camera in the far corner. Hack this remotely as quickly as you can before the Splicer attacks.
When dealing with the Splicer, make sure no stray bullets hit the Big Daddy – you don't want to be dealing with him as well as a Splicer bouncing around the room.
Pick up the third, and final, Little Sister and then set up the usual traps and gather some Adam from the corpse in this room.
Go up the stairs at the back of the room for the Drill Specialist tonic, and an Audio Diary.
Follow your Little Sisters guide for the nearest corpse to get your second lot of Adam, and drop her off at a vent.
Now that you have rescued the third Sister, it's time to go and meet Stanley.
New Goal: Board the Train to Fontaine Futuristics.
Before you can make your way to the train you're going to face another Big Sister, so prepare yourself for the attack.
Drop a few trap rivets, or use your Cyclone plasmid if you have it, to leave a few surprises for when she arrives.
As usual, freeze or shock the Big Sister to keep her in place for as long as possible and use any Armor-piercing rounds you have for your machine gun to do the most damage.
Once you have killed the Big Sister follow the waypoint arrow towards the train station, but be on the lookout for random Splicer attacks along the way.
By now you have learnt that Stanley isn't exactly a nice person and, after being prompted by Sofia Lamb, you have a choice to make – kill him, or leave him alone.
If you want the best ending from the game, let him live. If you don't care, dispose of him however you wish. Whatever you decide, go in to the Security Office any way to pick up the Audio Diary.
Now, board the train and make your way to Fontaine Futuristics.
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While poverty is usually associated with greater health risks, a study published Monday suggests that young teens from middle- to higher-income families may be somewhat more likely than their less affluent peers to use alcohol.UK researchers found that among 5,837 thirteen-year-olds, those from the poorest families were the least likely to have tried liquor.
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