text: Warning: filesize() [function.filesize]: stat failed for ../media/Early Kingdoms signing event_thumbnail in /home/edmbooks/public_html/classes/rss.class.php on line 123 Notice: Undefined index: extension in /home/edmbooks/public_html/classes/mime_type.class.php on line 64 Notice: Undefined index: in /home/edmbooks/public_html/classes/mime_type.class.php on line 64 Warning: filesize() [function.filesize]: stat failed for ../media/Singapore Chic_app icon in /home/edmbooks/public_html/classes/rss.class.php on line 123 Notice: Undefined index: extension in /home/edmbooks/public_html/classes/mime_type.class.php on line 64 Notice: Undefined index: in /home/edmbooks/public_html/classes/mime_type.class.php on line 64 Warning: filesize() [function.filesize]: stat failed for ../media/Frankfurt_banner2 in /home/edmbooks/public_html/classes/rss.class.php on line 123 Notice: Undefined index: extension in /home/edmbooks/public_html/classes/mime_type.class.php on line 64 Notice: Undefined index: in /home/edmbooks/public_html/classes/mime_type.class.php on line 64 Warning: filesize() [function.filesize]: stat failed for ../media/Pilat_logo in /home/edmbooks/public_html/classes/rss.class.php on line 123 Notice: Undefined index: extension in /home/edmbooks/public_html/classes/mime_type.class.php on line 64 Notice: Undefined index: in /home/edmbooks/public_html/classes/mime_type.class.php on line 64 Editions Didier Millet - RSS Feed http://www.stisontest.co.uk Established in 1989, Editions Didier Millet (EDM) publishes illustrated general and reference books with a strong emphasis on Southeast Asia. en-gb Copyright (C) 2014 EDM Books http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/12/Early-Kingdoms-author-signing-session.html Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:32:54 +0800 Early Kingdoms author signing session http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6873/Early-Kingdoms-of-the-Indonesian-Archipelago-and-the-Malay-Peninsula.html Meet author Paul Louis Munoz and learn more about Early Kingdoms of the Indonesian Archipelago and the Malay Peninsula. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/13/EDMs-first-iPhone-app-released-on-iTunes.html Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:31:18 +0800 EDM's first iPhone app released on iTunes http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2012/09/07/EDMs-first-iPhone-app-released-on-iTunes.html Singapore Chic is now available in all iTunes stores. With the app, we've made it easy for even the first-time visitor to find their way to the very best Singapore has to offer. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/15/Interview-with-author-Paul-Sochaczewski.html Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:30:05 +0800 Interview with author Paul Sochaczewski http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6982/An-Inordinate-Fondness-for-Beetles.html EDM speaks to Paul Spencer Sochaczewski about his latest book An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/16/EDM-at-Frankfurt.html Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:24:47 +0800 EDM at Frankfurt http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2012/09/25/EDM-at-Frankfurt.html Meet the EDM team at the Frankfurt Book Fair http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/18/Singapore-A-Pictorial-History-18192000-mentioned-in-Singapore-Homes-Tatler.html Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:36:12 +0800 Singapore: A Pictorial History 1819-2000 mentioned in Singapore Homes Tatler http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6952/Singapore-A-Pictorial-History-18192000.html Have a look at the article. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/19/Jewellery-History-Today.html Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:14:55 +0800 Jewellery History Today http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6892/Ethnic-Jewellery-from-Indonesia.html Full page coverage on Gold Jewellery of the Indonesian Archipelago and Ethnic Jewellery from Indonesia in Jewellery History Today. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/21/EDM-authors-appearing-at-SWF.html Tue, 23 Oct 2012 03:25:03 +0800 EDM authors appearing at SWF http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2012/10/23/EDM-authors-appearing-at-SWF.html See which EDM authors will be speaking at the Singapore Writers Festival http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/22/Gold-Jewellery-semifinalist-of-the-2012-International-Tribal-Art-Book-Award.html Tue, 23 Oct 2012 03:58:38 +0800 Gold Jewellery semi-finalist of the 2012 International Tribal Art Book Award http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6889/Gold-Jewellery-of-the-Indonesian-Archipelago.html Support us by voting for Gold Jewellery of the Indonesian Archipelago http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/23/In-the-Mood-for-Cheongsam-in-Vogue.html Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:28:11 +0800 In the Mood for Cheongsam in Vogue! http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6956/In-the-Mood-for-Cheongsam.html In the Mood for Cheongsam was featured in Vogue Germany! http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/24/More-books-on-the-Kindle.html Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:34:06 +0800 More books on the Kindle http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2012/10/25/More-books-on-the-Kindle.html Here's an update of our Kindle books. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/25/Tandjung-Sari-50th-anniversary.html Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:46:49 +0800 Tandjung Sari 50th anniversary http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2012/10/25/Tandjung-Sari-50th-anniversary.html An account of Bali's famous boutique hotel Tandjung Sari's 50th anniversary party and the launch of our book http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/26/EDM-on-the-Kindle.html Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:01:54 +0800 EDM on the Kindle http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2012/10/25/EDM-on-the-Kindle.html It's finally happened – 9 EDM ebooks are now live on amazon.com http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/27/How-well-do-you-know-your-Home-away-from-Home.html Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:05:38 +0800 How well do you know your Home away from Home? http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6970/Malaysia-at-Random.html An interesting feature on Malaysia At Random which appeared in the latest issue of The Expat magazine. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/28/Review-of-In-the-Mood-for-Cheongsam-in-The-New-Straits-Times.html Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:23:05 +0800 Review of In the Mood for Cheongsam in The New Straits Times http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6956/In-the-Mood-for-Cheongsam.html Review of In the Mood for Cheongsam in The New Straits Times http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/29/Cities-in-Transformation-mentioned-in-ZB-and-Shin-Min-Daily-News.html Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:25:21 +0800 Cities in Transformation mentioned in ZB and Shin Min Daily News http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/7527/Cities-in-Transformation.html Cities in Transformation mentioned in ZB and Shin Min Daily News http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/30/In-the-Mood-for-Cheongsam-review-in-The-Sun.html Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:27:17 +0800 In the Mood for Cheongsam review in The Sun http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6956/In-the-Mood-for-Cheongsam.html In the Mood for Cheongsam review in The Sun http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/31/A-Visual-Celebration-of-Giant-Pandas-book-launch.html Thu, 25 Oct 2012 07:53:13 +0800 A Visual Celebration of Giant Pandas book launch http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2012/10/25/A-Visual-Celebration-of-Giant-Pandas-book-launch.html The book launch of A Visual Celebration of Giant Pandas will take place at Resort World Sentosa on Nov 11 http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/32/An-Unexpected-Journey-wins-Best-Nonfiction-Award.html Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:43:10 +0800 An Unexpected Journey wins Best Nonfiction Award http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6910/An-Unexpected-Journey.html EDM's An Unexpected Journey: Path to the Presidency wins the Best Nonfiction Award at the inaugural SBPA Publishing Awards http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/33/Meet-Marina-Mahathir.html Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:00:42 +0800 Meet Marina Mahathir http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/7719/Telling-It-Straight.html Marina Mahathir will be signing copies of her new book Telling It Straight this weekend http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/34/EDM-at-French-Marche.html Fri, 16 Nov 2012 03:08:06 +0800 EDM at French Marche http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2012/11/16/EDM-at-French-Marche.html Visit EDM's stand at French Marche between 19 and 25 November to receive 10% off our titles http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/35/Meet-the-authors-of-The-French-in-Singapore.html Fri, 16 Nov 2012 03:54:47 +0800 Meet the authors of The French in Singapore http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6958/The-French-in-Singapore.html Maxime Pilon and Daniele Weiler, the authors of The French in Singapore, will be giving a talk on their book at French Marche. Receive 20% off the price of the book while the authors are present. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/36/Volcanoes-of-Indonesia-book-launch.html Tue, 20 Nov 2012 07:01:23 +0800 Volcanoes of Indonesia book launch http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6813/Volcanoes-of-Indonesia.html Come meet the photographer responsible for the stunning images in EDM's new title, Volcanoes of Indonesia: Creators and Destroyers http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/37/Telling-It-Straight-author-signing.html Mon, 26 Nov 2012 02:53:49 +0800 Telling It Straight author signing http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/7719/Telling-It-Straight.html Some photos from Marina Mahathir's book signing events in Malaysia http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/38/Telling-It-Straight-hits-the-bestseller-lists.html Mon, 26 Nov 2012 03:03:12 +0800 Telling It Straight hits the bestseller lists http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/7719/Telling-It-Straight.html Marina Mahathir's new book reaches number 2 on bestseller list http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/39/A-Visual-Celebration-of-Giant-Panda-Discounted-for-a-limited-time.html Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:04:14 +0800 A Visual Celebration of Giant Panda Discounted for a limited time http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2012/11/27/A-Visual-Celebration-of-Giant-Panda-Discounted-for-a-limited-time.html Discounted price on EDM's A Visual Celebration of Giant Pandas available for RWS members until 30 November http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/40/Volcanoes-of-Indonesia-book-launch-tonight.html Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:48:20 +0800 Volcanoes of Indonesia book launch tonight http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6813/Volcanoes-of-Indonesia.html We hope to see you there! Click for details. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/41/Volcanoes-of-Indonesia-launch-photos.html Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:04:38 +0800 Volcanoes of Indonesia launch photos http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6813/Volcanoes-of-Indonesia.html Take a look at the photos from the Volcanoes of Indonesia launch held at Select Books http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/42/New-EDM-ebook-releases.html Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:12:34 +0800 New EDM ebook releases http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6982/An-Inordinate-Fondness-for-Beetles.html An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles and Healing Cambodia One Child at a Time now available as ebooks http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/43/EDM-Staff-Christmas-Wishlist.html Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:26:43 +0800 EDM Staff Christmas Wishlist http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2012/12/04/EDM-Staff-Christmas-Wishlist.html See which books the staff at EDM are hoping to find under the christmas tree this year http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/44/EDM-ebook-update.html Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:49:23 +0800 EDM ebook update http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2012/12/06/EDM-ebook-update.html Telling it Straight and In Liberal Doses now available as ebooks http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/45/Ethnic-Jewellery-book-signing.html Mon, 10 Dec 2012 02:47:39 +0800 Ethnic Jewellery book signing http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6892/Ethnic-Jewellery-from-Indonesia.html Check out the photos from the Ethnic Jewellery from Indonesia event at Mata-Hari Antiques http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/46/EDM-ebook-update.html Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:21:12 +0800 EDM ebook update http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2012/12/12/EDM-ebook-update.html Marina Mahathir's books now available on Kindle and Kobo http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/47/A-Merry-EDM-Christmas.html Thu, 27 Dec 2012 02:58:46 +0800 A Merry EDM Christmas http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2012/12/27/A-Merry-EDM-Christmas.html The EDM staff celebrated Christmas and were surprised by a VIP guest http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/49/Thailand-at-Random.html Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:42:07 +0800 Thailand at Random http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/7710/Thailand-at-Random.html Test yourself: Did you know this about Thailand? http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/50/Wednesdays-Thai-Fact.html Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:20:36 +0800 Wednesday's Thai Fact http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/7710/Thailand-at-Random.html Ever heard of Ai Dang? http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/51/Thursdays-Thai-Fact.html Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:58:56 +0800 Thursday's Thai Fact http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/7710/Thailand-at-Random.html Who was Thailand's first Winter Olympian? http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/52/Fridays-Thai-Fact.html Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:39:36 +0800 Friday's Thai Fact http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/7710/Thailand-at-Random.html Happy Friday! Here's some facts for all you Red Bull fans. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/55/What-Were-Reading-Farokh.html Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:11:19 +0800 What We're Reading: Farokh http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/01/22/What-Were-Reading-Farokh.html Check out the book that EDM's Sales & Marketing Manager is reading at the moment http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/56/What-Were-Reading-Antoine.html Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:16:31 +0800 What We're Reading: Antoine http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/01/24/What-Were-Reading-Antoine.html EDM's Sales & Marketing Director is currently reading a modern classic http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/57/Chinese-New-Year-Lunch.html Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:52:29 +0800 Chinese New Year Lunch http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/01/24/Chinese-New-Year-Lunch.html EDM staff celebrated Chinese New Year early at LeVeL33 http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/58/What-Were-Reading-Lindsay.html Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:13:11 +0800 What We're Reading: Lindsay http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/01/28/What-Were-Reading-Lindsay.html Check out what EDM's editor, Lindsay, has just been reading. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/59/What-Were-Reading-Rachael.html Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:50:15 +0800 What We're Reading: Rachael http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/01/31/What-Were-Reading-Rachael.html What is EDM editor, Rachael, reading? http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/60/Chinese-New-Year-Singapore-at-Random.html Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:43:50 +0800 Chinese New Year: Singapore at Random http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/01/31/Chinese-New-Year-Singapore-at-Random.html Did you already know this about yusheng? http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/61/Chinese-New-Year-Traditions-Singapore-at-Random.html Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:44:50 +0800 Chinese New Year Traditions: Singapore at Random http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/01/31/Chinese-New-Year-Traditions-Singapore-at-Random.html Here are some Chinese New Year traditions explained. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/62/What-Were-Reading-Siok-Ai.html Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:23:27 +0800 What We're Reading: Siok Ai http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/02/04/What-Were-Reading-Siok-Ai.html See what Siok Ai, EDM's editor, thinks of Malay Sketches http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/64/What-Were-Reading-Lindsay-2.html Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:42:34 +0800 What We're Reading: Lindsay 2 http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/02/13/What-Were-Reading-Lindsay-2.html See if you agree with what Lindsay thought of Gone Girl http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/65/What-Were-Reading-Antoine-2.html Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:51:23 +0800 What We're Reading: Antoine 2 http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/02/18/What-Were-Reading-Antoine-2.html What does Antoine think of George du Maurier's Trilby? http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/66/EDM-Lo-Hei.html Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:57:16 +0800 EDM Lo Hei http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/02/18/EDM-Lo-Hei.html EDM staff celebrated Chinese New Year with Lo Hei http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/68/What-Were-Reading-Lisa.html Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:21:40 +0800 What We're Reading: Lisa http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/02/22/What-Were-Reading-Lisa.html The first EDM designer to tell us what she's reading! The title of this book caught Lisa's attention, would it catch yours? http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/69/What-Were-Reading-Farokh-2.html Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:01:09 +0800 What We're Reading: Farokh 2 http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/02/25/What-Were-Reading-Farokh-2.html Farokh is reading The Siege of Krishnapur. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/70/What-Were-Reading-KC.html Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:35:25 +0800 What We're Reading: KC http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/02/25/What-Were-Reading-KC.html KC is EDM's production manager. Check out his book review, it is very fitting. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/71/What-Were-Reading-Sheena.html Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:57:55 +0800 What We're Reading: Sheena http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/03/12/What-Were-Reading-Sheena.html Check out Sheena's latest read! http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/72/An-Unexpected-Journey-Path-to-the-Presidency.html Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:52:03 +0800 An Unexpected Journey: Path to the Presidency http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6910/An-Unexpected-Journey.html A conversation with his excellency Mr SR Nathan http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/73/7-Days-in-Myanmar-A-Multimedia-Showcase.html Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:46:23 +0800 7 Days in Myanmar: A Multimedia Showcase http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/03/25/7-Days-in-Myanmar-A-Multimedia-Showcase.html Featuring 30 of the world's best photographers http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/74/Happy-Easter-long-weekend.html Thu, 28 Mar 2013 06:52:46 +0800 Happy Easter long weekend http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/03/28/Happy-Easter-long-weekend.html EDM wishes everyone a happy Easter http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/75/What-Were-Reading-Lindsay-3.html Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:02:03 +0800 What We're Reading: Lindsay 3 http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/04/01/What-Were-Reading-Lindsay-3.html Lindsay just finished Sinister Twilight (and no, there were no vampires or werewolves involved) http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/76/Happy-Songkran.html Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:04:23 +0800 Happy Songkran! http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/04/11/Happy-Songkran.html We wish everyone in Thailand a very happy Songkran http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/77/What-Were-Reading-Emma.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:11:10 +0800 What We're Reading: Emma http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/04/22/What-Were-Reading-Emma.html The blog's first Murakami review http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/78/What-Were-Reading-Lindsay-4.html Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:19:41 +0800 What We're Reading: Lindsay 4 http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/04/29/What-Were-Reading-Lindsay-4.html Lindsay was surprised by how much she enjoyed her bargain buy http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/79/What-Were-Reading-Lindsay-5.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:38:00 +0800 What We're Reading: Lindsay 5 http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/04/30/What-Were-Reading-Lindsay-5.html Lindsay finished Rosamund Lupton's second book. Did she like it as much as Sister? http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/80/Happy-Public-holiday-tomorrow.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:40:34 +0800 Happy Public holiday tomorrow! http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/04/30/Happy-Public-holiday-tomorrow.html What are you planning to do? http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/84/What-Were-Reading-Lani-kind-of.html Mon, 27 May 2013 07:27:22 +0800 What We're Reading: Lani (kind of) http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/05/27/What-Were-Reading-Lani-kind-of.html Designer Lani outsourced her WWR form to her daughter, see what Neveena has been reading http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/88/What-Were-Reading-Pascal.html Tue, 28 May 2013 03:05:38 +0800 What We're Reading: Pascal http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/05/28/What-Were-Reading-Pascal.html Pascal wants to help you become a better photographer http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/90/New-EDM-title.html Tue, 28 May 2013 03:52:54 +0800 New EDM title http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/05/28/New-EDM-title.html The Wit & Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew will be available Thursday, 30 May http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/92/Lee-Kuan-Yew-ebook.html Thu, 30 May 2013 04:55:16 +0800 Lee Kuan Yew ebook http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/05/30/Lee-Kuan-Yew-ebook.html The Wit & Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew now available as an ebook http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/94/What-Were-Reading-Emma-2.html Mon, 03 Jun 2013 03:34:06 +0800 What We're Reading: Emma 2 http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/06/03/What-Were-Reading-Emma-2.html Check out Emma's pick, she's reading about writing http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/95/Win-a-copy-of-The-Wit-and-Wisdom-of-Lee-Kuan-Yew.html Mon, 03 Jun 2013 04:31:00 +0800 Win a copy of The Wit and Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/06/03/Win-a-copy-of-The-Wit-and-Wisdom-of-Lee-Kuan-Yew.html We have three copies to give away http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/99/7-Days-in-Myanmar.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:45:16 +0800 7 Days in Myanmar http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/06/13/7-Days-in-Myanmar.html Keep up to date with the progress on 7 Days in Myanmar http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/100/Volcanoes-of-Indonesia-review.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:42:31 +0800 Volcanoes of Indonesia review http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/6813/Volcanoes-of-Indonesia.html Check out the review that was published in Tempo magazine on the weekend http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/105/Launch-of-Roaming-Beyond-the-Fence.html Thu, 04 Jul 2013 04:14:07 +0800 Launch of Roaming Beyond the Fence http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/9676/Roaming-Beyond-the-Fence.html See the pictures from the book launch http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/124/What-Were-Reading-ELynn.html Wed, 06 Nov 2013 03:13:18 +0800 What We're Reading: E-Lynn http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/11/06/What-Were-Reading-ELynn.html Editorial intern E-Lynn's thoughts on Fitzgerald http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/127/Ahoy-Pirates.html Mon, 18 Nov 2013 09:27:36 +0800 Ahoy! Pirates! http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/10360/Pirates-Privateers-in-Mauritius.html Click through to see the cover and blurb for EDM's latest release http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/130/7-Days-in-Myanmar-has-launched.html Wed, 04 Dec 2013 07:15:42 +0800 7 Days in Myanmar has launched! http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/9671/7-Days-in-Myanmar.html EDM's latest title launched in Yangon this week. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/131/The-Swiss-in-Singapore.html Fri, 06 Dec 2013 07:49:42 +0800 The Swiss in Singapore http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/2013/12/06/The-Swiss-in-Singapore.html The Swiss in Singapore launched on 26 November 2013. Click through for pics. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/132/7-Days-in-Myanmar-radio-interview.html Tue, 10 Dec 2013 01:16:00 +0800 7 Days in Myanmar radio interview http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/9671/7-Days-in-Myanmar.html Click through for details on project director Melisa Teo's radio interview later this week. http://www.edmbooks.com/Post/133/Swiss-Santa-event.html Tue, 10 Dec 2013 02:09:34 +0800 Swiss Santa event http://www.edmbooks.com/Book/7581/The-Swiss-in-Singapore.html On Sunday there was a Swiss Santa event at the Swiss Ambassador's house. 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STATE OF FLORIDA et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES et al
Filing 130
AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF by STATES OF OREGON, IOWA, AND VERMONT. (DUBANEVICH, KEITH)
STATE OF FLORIDA et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES et al Doc. 130 U.S.D.C. No. 10CV91RVEMT _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA DIVISION ___________________ STATE OF FLORIDA, by and through Bill McCollum, et al, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, et al, Defendants. __________________ BRIEF OF THE STATES OF OREGON, IOWA, VERMONT, MARYLAND AND KENTUCKY AS AMICI CURIAE Tom Miller Iowa Attorney General 1305 E. Walnut Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Douglas F. Gansler Attorney General of Maryland 200 Saint Paul Place Baltimore, Maryland 21202 John Kroger Oregon Attorney General 1162 Court Street N.E. Salem, Oregon 97301-4096 ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ William H. Sorrell Vermont Attorney General 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-1001 Jack Conway Kentucky Attorney General 700 Capital Ave. Suite 118 Frankfort, KY 40601 Dockets.Justia.com TABLE OF CONTENTS I. II. INTERESTS OF THE AMICI STATES ...................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 2 A. B. III. A. B. C. The current crisis and the need for national reform.......................................... 2 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. ............................................. 3 The ACA builds on principles of cooperative federalism and dual sovereignty........................................................................................................ 4 The ACA will help states control spending and expand the Medicaid program and neither commandeers nor coerces them....................................... 6 The minimum coverage provision is an essential ingredient of the ACA's overall regulation of the health insurance market, and easily falls within the limits of the Commerce Clause power................................... 11 ARGUMENT................................................................................................................ 4 IV. CONCLUSION........................................................................................................... 15 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Cases Benning v. Georgia, 391 F3d 1299 (11th Cir. 2004) .............................................................................................. 7 Charles v. Verhagen, 348 F3d 601 (7th Cir. 2003) .................................................................................................. 7 College Savings Bank v. Fla. Prepaid Postsecondary Educ. Expense Bd., 527 US 666 (1999)................................................................................................................ 8 Florida Ass'n of Rehab. Facilities v. Florida, 225 F3d 1208 (11th Cir. 2000) .............................................................................................. 6 Gonzales v. Raich, 545 US 1 (2005)............................................................................................................ 12, 15 New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann, 285 U.S. 262 (1932).............................................................................................................. 5 New York v. United States, 505 US 144 (1992)................................................................................................................ 7 Schweiker v. Hogan, 457 U.S. 569 (1982).............................................................................................................. 6 South Dakota v. Dole, 483 US 203 (1987)............................................................................................................ 7, 8 i United States v. Lopez, 514 US 549 (1995).............................................................................................................. 15 United States v. Morrison, 529 US 598 (2000).............................................................................................................. 15 Wilder v. Virginia Hosp. Ass'n, 496 US 498 (1990)............................................................................................................ 6, 7 Statutes Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("ACA"), Pub. L. No. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119 (2010) � 1.............................................................................................................................................. 3 � 1016........................................................................................................................................ 2 � 1501(a)(2) ............................................................................................................................ 14 � 1501(A)(2) ............................................................................................................................. 2 � 1501(a)(2)(F)........................................................................................................................ 14 � 2001(a)(3)(B) ......................................................................................................................... 9 � 1501(a)(2)(G)......................................................................................................................... 2 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, Pub. L. No. 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029 (2010) � 1201.................................................................................................... 9 Other Authorities Addressing Adverse Selection in Private Health Insurance Markets, before Congress of the United States Joint Economic Committee, 108th Congress (2004) statement of Linda J. Blumberg, Senior Research Associate, Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/publications/900752.html................................................................ 13 Bowen Garrett et al., The Cost of Failure to Enact Health Reform: Implications for States, Robert Wood Johnson Found. & Urban Inst. (2009) http://www.urban.org/uploadedpdf/411965_failure_to_enact.pdf (viewed 11/15/2010). 1, 2 Delayed Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines for the Remainder of 2010, 75 Fed. Reg. 45628 (Aug. 3, 2010)....................................................................................... 8 Dianne Miller Wolman & Wilhelmine Miller, The Consequences of Uninsurance for Individuals, Families, Communities, and the Nation, 32 J.L. Med. & Ethics 397 (2004)....................................................................................... 14 Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Medicaid Coverage and Spending in Health Reform: National and State-by-State Results ii for Adults at or Below 133% FPL (2010) http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/Medicaid-Coverage-and-Spending-in-HealthReform-National-and-State-By-State-Results-for-Adults-at-or-Below-133-FPL.pdf .......... 4 Katherine Swartz, Reinsuring Health: Why More Middle-Class People are Uninsured, and What the Government Can Do Russel Sage Found. (2006) ................................................................................................. 13 Linda J. Blumberg & John Holahan, Do Individual Mandates Matter? Timely Analysis of Immediate Health Policy Issues (2008) http://www.urban.org/uploadedpdf/411603_individual_ mandates.pdf ............................. 13 Mark Merlis, Health Policy Brief Individual Mandate Health Affairs (2010) http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/54508.pdf (viewed 11/15/2010) .................................. 13 Testimoney of Jack Hadley, Hearings to Examine Health Care Access and Affordability and Its Impact on the Economy: Before the Subcomm. on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies of the S. Comm. on Appropriations (2003) ........................................... 14 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2008 National Health Interview Survey Table 1.1a (2009) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/200906_01.pdf ......................................... 2 iii I. INTERESTS OF THE AMICI STATES The Amici States have engaged in varied, creative, and determined efforts to expand and improve access to health care and contain health care costs. Despite some successes, these state-by-state efforts have fallen short as states struggle with funding shortfalls and the difficulties inherent in patchwork solutions for a national problem. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)1 is a national solution that will help the Amici States fulfill their goals of protecting and promoting the health and welfare of their citizens. The law provides minimum standards for health insurance policies and coverage and will allow the states to expand and improve health care access. For example, it has been projected that in Oregon the ACA will allow the State to reduce the number of uninsured to just 5% by 2019--a vast improvement over the 27.4% forecast of uninsured by that time without the reforms.2 While recognizing the urgent need for national reforms to address the health care crisis, the Amici States also have a keen interest in reforms that will maintain the balance of power between the states and the national government. As states that remain committed to finding innovative ways to improve our citizens' health and welfare, we have a special interest in reforms that respect the principles of cooperative federalism and that allow us to maintain a central role in shaping health care policy within our borders. 1 Pub. L. No. 111-148,124 Stat. 119(2010). 2 Bowen Garrett et al., The Cost of Failure to Enact Health Reform: Implications for States, (Robert Wood Johnson Found. & Urban Inst., 2009) available at: http://www.urban.org/uploadedpdf/411965_failure_to_enact.pdf (viewed 11/15/2010). 1 II. INTRODUCTION A. The current crisis and the need for national reform. As this Court has recognized, our nation's health care system is in a state of crisis. Order 3, Oct. 14, 2010, ECF No. 79. As of 2008, 43.8 million people in the United States had no health insurance coverage and thus no or little access to health care.3 Indeed, Congress found that "Half of all personal bankruptcies are caused in part by medical expenses." ACA � 1501(a)(2)(G).4 Absent national reform, state-level health care costs will rise dramatically over the next 10 years. These costs include double and triple digit percentage increases in spending by states for uncompensated care, Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, as well as massive increases in private insurance premiums and business and individual out-of-pocket health care spending.5 For example, the Urban Institute has estimated that, by 2019, absent the ACA: � � � Oregon's spending on Medicaid and SCHIP will increase by between 65.8% and 110.7%.6 The cost of uncompensated care in Oregon will increase by between 80.3% and 137.1%.7 Health insurance premiums for employers in Oregon will increase by between 76.8% and 107.5%.8 3 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2008 National Health Interview Survey Table 1.1a (2009), available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/200906_01.pdf (viewed 11/15/2010). All references to ACA � 1501(A)(2) are to �1501 as amended by � 10106 of the ACA. Garrett, supra note 1, at 51. Id. Id. 4 5 6 7 2 These increases threaten to overwhelm already overburdened state budgets. In summary, without a national solution to the health care crisis, for the foreseeable future the Amici States would be forced to spend more and more on health care and yet still slide farther and farther away from their goal of protecting the health and well being of their citizens.9 B. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The ACA will allow states to expand and improve health insurance coverage. The ACA achieves coverage increases through a variety of mechanisms, including a federally funded expansion of the Medicaid program and the implementation of a minimum coverage provision that requires certain individuals to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty. The requirement is targeted at those who, while they can afford it, make a voluntary and intentional decision to not purchase insurance and instead choose to "self insure," relying on luck, the charity of others and the health care social safety net of emergency rooms and public insurance programs to catch them when they fall ill. In reality, the expense of providing care to self-insured individuals is passed on to everyone in the country and across state boundaries. The law will expand Medicaid eligibility to all non-elderly adults who earn up to 133% of the poverty line. ACA � 1. Although more people are expected to enroll in Medicaid under the ACA, the federal government will cover 90-100% of the total cost of that nation-wide expansion over the next 10 years, while state Medicaid spending will 8 9 Id. at 29. Id. 3 increase only 1.4 percent, on average, over that same period.10 In contrast, absent health care reform states would see increased Medicaid enrollment and state spending but without the supplemental federal funding. III. ARGUMENT In advancing their federalism claims, plaintiffs ignore the reality that the states and the federal government have been working together on health care for decades; the ACA does not mark a dramatic change in this relationship. Rather than being "commandeered" or "coerced," the states remain free, as they always have, to end their voluntary participation in Medicaid. Or the states may choose to continue to partner with the federal government to address this pressing national problem. The ACA does not transgress constitutional limits by offering states this choice. And contrary to plaintiffs' assertions, the minimum coverage provision is a necessary and reasonable part of Congress' overall plan for regulating the national health insurance market. Recognizing Congress' authority to regulate in an area of exceptional importance to the national economy is hardly the equivalent of endorsing a general federal police power. A. The ACA builds on principles of cooperative federalism and dual sovereignty. Health care policy is not, and has not been for decades, principally a matter for the states. States' ability to raise revenue is far more limited than the federal government's and state budgets are often highly variable from year to year, making stable funding for Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Medicaid Coverage and Spending in Health Reform: National and State-by-State Results for Adults at or Below 133% FPL (2010) available at: http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/Medicaid-Coverage-andSpending-in-Health-Reform-National-and-State-By-State-Results-for-Adults-at-orBelow-133-FPL.pdf (viewed 11/15/2010). 10 4 costly health care programs elusive. States also lack the economies of scale that can be achieved on the national level. Moreover, citizens of one state often obtain health care in another state � in fact, because of regional health care systems, residents of one state may depend upon hospitals or other care providers in a neighboring state for essential services. For all of these reasons, the states and the federal government have been working together to implement health care policy for at least the last half-century. The states for years have played the role envisioned by Justice Brandeis, as "laborator[ies]" of democracy, experimenting with different approaches to health care policy. See New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann, 285 US 262, 311 (1932) (Brandeis, J., dissenting). A cooperative federalist system has fostered these experiments by allowing states to take advantage of Medicaid waiver programs and federal funds to expand access to health care and test different approaches to providing care. Programs adopted by three of the Amici States, Vermont, Oregon and Iowa, are widely recognized as models for parts of the ACA.11 The ACA continues the tradition of cooperation between the states and the federal government in a way that respects our system of dual sovereignty and that will allow states to continue to be laboratories for democracy. 11 For example, Vermont and Iowa have expanded Medicaid eligibility to thousands of low-income residents with incomes as high as 185% of the poverty level, and to children with family incomes up to 300% of the poverty level. Vermont has also created a publicprivate partnership, Catamount Health, which offers affordable private insurance, with public premium subsidies depending on income, to most Vermonters who lack other insurance. Oregon enacted the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) which provides a basic benefit package built upon a managed care delivery system with integrated mental, physical, and dental health care services. Last year, Oregon's legislature enacted laws expanding insurance coverage to children and low-income adults and establishing of a health insurance exchange. 5 B. The ACA will help states control spending and expand the Medicaid program and neither commandeers nor coerces them. The Medicaid program was established forty-five years ago "for the purpose of providing federal financial assistance to States that choose to reimburse certain costs of medical treatment for needy persons." Schweiker v. Hogan, 457 US 569, 572 (1982) (quotation omitted). State participation in Medicaid has always been, and remains, a matter of political choice for each state. See, e.g., Wilder v. Virginia Hosp. Ass'n, 496 US 498, 502 (1990) (Medicaid is a "cooperative federal-state program" for which state participation is "voluntary"); Fla. Ass'n of Rehab. Facilities v. Florida, 225 F3d 1208, 1211 (11th Cir. 2000) ("No state is obligated to participate in the Medicaid program."). As health care costs have skyrocketed, the Medicaid program has expanded and the federal government's role has become critical in ensuring that the most vulnerable and needy Americans have access to health care. Plaintiffs seize on this fact as a vehicle for a novel theory of unconstitutionality: that because this federally funded program is successful, popular, and an important part of the national health care system, Congress is powerless to expand it. Plaintiffs' argument on this point is unpersuasive and, more to the point for the Amici States, does nothing to further a reasonable understanding of federalism. Plaintiffs try to turn their voluntary participation in Medicaid into an involuntary and unconstitutional mandate by saying that, as a practical matter, they cannot stop participating in a program that provides medical coverage for millions of their residents. (Am. Compl. � 66, 86.) As detailed in defendants' Memorandum in Support of their Motion for Summary Judgment, this claim finds no support in Supreme Court precedent. See ECF No. 82-1 at 41-50. Indeed, Congress may "hold out incentives to the states as a 6 method of influencing a state's policy choices" through a "variety of methods, short of outright coercion***," New York v. United States, 505 US 144, 166 (1992), and pursuant to its spending power, "`Congress may attach conditions on the receipt of federal funds.'" Id. at 167 (quoting South Dakota v. Dole, 483 US 203, 206 (1987)). The states' flexibility in designing Medicaid programs has always been cabined by significant federal restrictions, and the states for decades have had the same political choice that states face now: accept federal funding and comply with federal standards, or stop participating in Medicaid. See, e.g., Wilder, 496 US at 502 ("participating States must comply with certain requirements imposed by the Act and regulations promulgated by the Secretary"). The fact that Florida and the other plaintiff states are unwilling to give up the substantial benefits they receive through participation in Medicaid does not allow those states to block the expansion of the program by Congress. "`If a State wishes to receive any federal funding, it must accept the related, unambiguous conditions in their entirety.'" Benning v. Georgia, 391 F3d 1299, 1308 (11th Cir. 2004) (quoting Charles v. Verhagen, 348 F3d 601 (7th Cir. 2003)). The theory of unconstitutional coercion advanced by plaintiffs is not only unprecedented, but also gravely flawed. Plaintiffs' position is inconsistent with federalism, certain to draw the courts into inherently political disputes, and fundamentally undemocratic. First, plaintiffs' theory is inconsistent with federalism. By seeking to block the expansion of Medicaid coverage, plaintiffs are trying to achieve their policy preferences through litigation at the expense of states that want Medicaid expanded and that worked 7 through the democratic process to achieve that policy goal at the national level. While plaintiffs depict this litigation as an issue of states' rights versus the federal government, that perspective is unreasonably narrow. The availability of federal funding for expanded Medicaid coverage is a critical issue for all fifty states, and was a matter of substantial and serious democratic debate. Plaintiffs have not explained why their objections should serve as a constitutional barrier to program changes that other states want. The Amici States are sensitive to claims that the Federal Government has overstepped its authority and take seriously their obligation to protect our federalist system of dual sovereignty. The expansion of the Medicaid program, however, bears none of the hallmarks of federal action that could plausibly be deemed coercive. Congress is not using the power of the federal purse to force unrelated changes in state or local policy, see Dole, 483 US at 213-14 (O'Connor, J., dissenting), nor is Congress forcing states to give up constitutional prerogatives in exchange for engaging in lawful activity. See College Savings Bank v. Fla. Prepaid Postsecondary Educ. Expense Bd., 527 US 666, 687 (1999). And contrary to plaintiffs' claims, expanding Medicaid to cover more needy Americans has not fundamentally changed Medicaid. To suggest, as the plaintiffs do, that Medicaid will no longer be a program for the poor, see Pls.' Mem. 26, ECF No. 80-1, shows a lack of understanding of the pressing financial needs of many Americans, including the working poor. A family of four with income around $30,00012 simply cannot afford to purchase insurance on the private market. 12 The 2010 Federal Poverty Level for a family of four is $22,050. Delayed Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines for the Remainder of 2010, 75 Fed. Reg. 45628, 45629 (Aug. 3, 2010). 133% of that figure is $29,326. 8 Given the increasing costs of health care, increasing numbers of uninsured Americans and decades of debate, plaintiffs cannot reasonably claim that they could not foresee this broadening of Medicaid eligibility. See id. at 37. Crucially, too, the federal government has not asked the states to "walk off a cliff" or accept "crushing new costs." Id. at 27, 35. Under the ACA, the federal government will for three years assume 100% of the cost of expanding eligibility, that amount declining to 90% at the end of the decade. ACA � 2001(a)(3)(B); Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, Pub. L. No. 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029 (2010) � 1201. In the end, plaintiffs' claim of coercion proves too much. Indeed, under plaintiffs' theory, Medicaid in its previous form would be deemed unconstitutional because the states were equally unwilling to give up that program. And, ironically, plaintiffs' approach to coercion means that, if Congress provides generous funding for a valuable program (as it has with Medicaid expansion), the program is more likely to be deemed unconstitutional. Second, plaintiffs' theory would draw the courts into inherently political disputes. Not surprisingly, plaintiffs are unable to provide the Court with any legal principles that could guide this Court or future courts in applying their novel theory of coercion. No guideposts exist for a court to evaluate what types of programs or what level of funding makes a Spending Clause program unconstitutional. While plaintiffs claim that they are not advocating for Medicaid to be "frozen," they have not even attempted to set forth a principled distinction between permissible and impermissible changes. Nor have plaintiffs suggested any way for a court to make these kinds of determinations on a national level. Particularly in hard times, some state budgets are so strapped that a state 9 may be, as a practical matter, unable to give up any federal funding. In better times, when tax revenues are higher, some states may have fewer constraints. Yet surely the constitutional analysis cannot change from year-to-year or from state-to-state. If plaintiffs' argument is accepted, courts inevitably will be drawn into inherently political matters, such as questions of appropriate levels of taxation, spending, and governance, which are not susceptible to judicial resolution. The Court should not take this step. Third, plaintiffs' argument is also fundamentally undemocratic. The people of the United States, through their elected representatives, voted to expand the Medicaid program. At some point, the voters may insist that the program be cut or they may support an even broader expansion. Plaintiffs are trying to block these democratic changes to a program that, they admit, represents a substantial portion of federal spending. See Pls.' Mem. 26, ECF No. 80-1. To suggest that the national electorate is constitutionally blocked from deciding the terms on which 7% of the federal budget is spent is extraordinary. This is, perhaps, the most serious flaw in plaintiffs' argument. Even assuming that plaintiffs are correct, and most states effectively cannot withdraw from Medicaid because of the program's importance, it does not logically follow that the federal government's design and funding of Medicaid should be held hostage to the views and policy preferences of a minority of individual states. Medicaid is one of the major pieces of the national health care system. It cannot be frozen in time, and while plaintiffs claim that is not their goal it is the necessary result of their argument. Plaintiffs paint a picture of Medicaid as an essential government service, a program necessary to the health and welfare of many Americans, and a program the states are 10 unable or unwilling to fund themselves. E.g., Pls.' Mem. 33-35 ECF No. 80-1. All of those factors weigh decisively in favor of letting the democratic process, not individual states and not the courts, determine the scope and requirements of the program. Allowing the plaintiffs to essentially "veto" the expansion of health insurance through Medicaid is not only contrary to federalist principles, it undermines democratic decision-making. C. The minimum coverage provision is an essential ingredient of the ACA's overall regulation of the health insurance market, and easily falls within the limits of the Commerce Clause power. At the same that plaintiffs acknowledge the indispensable federal role in providing health insurance coverage to millions of their residents through Medicaid, plaintiffs advance the unpersuasive claim that Congress has exceeded its authority by regulating the health insurance market. This sharp disconnect between plaintiffs' two claims illustrates well the central weakness in their Commerce Clause argument. Plaintiffs have lost sight of the principal concern that animates the Supreme Court's Commerce Clause jurisprudence, namely, ensuring a meaningful distinction between what is truly national and what is truly local. For decades the provision of health care and the regulation of health care insurance has been a national economic concern. The federal government itself either funds or provides health insurance for a substantial portion of Americans through Medicare, Medicaid, the military and veterans' services, and other programs. It regulates access to insurance for millions more Americans under statutes like ERISA and COBRA. Both health insurance and health care services represent major interstate commercial markets, and no reasonable understanding of the Commerce Clause could limit Congress' 11 authority to regulate them. For this reason, plaintiffs' focus on the individual mandate in isolation and on the lack of commercial activity of hypothetical individuals is misplaced. As fully briefed by the defendants, Defs.' Mem. 12-16 ECF No. 82-1, in determining whether the ACA comes within Congress' Commerce Clause power, the Court "need not determine whether *** [the regulated activities] taken in the aggregate, substantially affect interstate commerce in fact, but only whether a `rational basis' exists for so concluding." Gonzales v. Raich, 545 US 1, 22 (2005) (emphasis added). And Congress' judgment that an activity would undermine the statutory scheme "is entitled to a strong presumption of validity." Id. at 28. The ACA's minimum coverage provision, viewed as a necessary element of Congress' plan to expand access to affordable health insurance, easily fits within the Commerce Clause power. Rather than repeating the persuasive arguments advanced by defendants, the Amici States instead seek to counter plaintiffs' claim that upholding the ACA is tantamount to recognizing a general federal police power. This claim weakens, rather than strengthens, plaintiffs' argument as the health care market is a textbook case for federal regulation under the Commerce Clause as more than 17% of the United States economy, $2.5 trillion in spending annually, is devoted to health care. ACA � 1501(a)(2)(B). The minimum coverage provision is simply an ingredient of Congress' comprehensive and constitutionally permissible regulation of the interstate health insurance market. The Amici States, as employers and regulators of health insurance, understand well the problems created when people voluntarily forego purchasing insurance. When purchasing insurance is purely voluntary, people with higher than average health risks 12 will disproportionately enroll in insurance plans as an individual is more likely to purchase insurance when they expect to require health care services. This phenomenon, referred to as "adverse selection," raises the cost of insurance premiums for two reasons: First, because it tends to create insurance pools with higher-than-average risks, causing insurers to raise premiums, and second, because insurers often add an extra loading fee to their premiums because they anticipate that those with non-obvious health risks are disproportionately obtaining insurance.13 The minimum coverage provision addresses both of these concerns by moving low-risk people into the risk pool, thus reducing average costs, and by lessening the probability that a given individual is purchasing insurance solely because he or she is ill. Another consequence of adverse selection is that it decreases access to health insurance for high risk individuals as insurers enact a variety of practices designed to keep high-risk individuals out of their plans and limit the financial cost to the plan if those individuals enroll.14 The ACA seeks to eliminate many of these practices, and thereby increase access to health coverage, through reforms such as outlawing preexisting condition exclusions and requiring insurers to issue policies to anyone that applies. But 13 ACA � 1501(a)(2)(J); Linda J. Blumberg & John Holahan, Do Individual Mandates Matter? Timely Analysis of Immediate Health Policy Issues (2008) available at: http://www.urban.org/uploadedpdf/411603_individual_ mandates.pdf (viewed 11/15/2010); Katherine Swartz, Reinsuring Health: Why More Middle-Class People are Uninsured, and What the Government Can Do 51-54, Russel Sage Found (2006). 14 ACA � 1501(a)(2)(F); Addressing Adverse Selection in Private Health Insurance Markets, before Congress of the United States Joint Economic Committee, 108th Congress (2004) (statement of Linda J. Blumberg, Senior Research Associate, Urban Institute) available at: http://www.urban.org/publications/900752.html (viewed 11/18/2010); Mark Merlis, Health Policy Brief Individual Mandate Health Affairs 4-5 (2010) available at: http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/54508.pdf (viewed 11/15/2010). 13 such reforms are not feasible unless the insurance pool is expanded through a minimum coverage provision. By expanding coverage, the minimum coverage provision also addresses the national economic burden caused by the cost of uninsured care. Although researchers disagree on the price tag for uncompensated care, it is generally agreed that the cost is substantial representing tens of billions of dollars each year. 15 These costs are magnified because the uninsured frequently delay seeking care, making their medical problems more costly to treat, and the uninsured often seek care in emergency rooms where treatment is expensive and inefficient.17 Individuals who choose to forego insurance have other impacts on the national economy including lost productivity due to poor health and personal bankruptcies due to health care costs. ACA � 1501(a)(2). In the aggregate, these economic decisions regarding how to pay for health care services including, in particular, decisions to forego coverage and to pay later or, if need be, to depend on free care, have a substantial effect on the interstate health care market as the costs of providing care to the uninsured are passed on to everyone else through higher premiums of on average over $1,000 a year, and higher health care costs. Id. � 1501(a)(2)(F). 15 See, e.g., Dianne Miller Wolman & Wilhelmine Miller, The Consequences of Uninsurance for Individuals, Families, Communities, and the Nation, 32 J.L. Med. & Ethics 397, 402 (2004); Susan A. Channick, Can State Health Reform Initiatives Achieve Universal Coverage? California's Recent Failed Experiment, 18 S. Cal. Interdisc. L.J. 485, 499 (2009). 17 Id., Wolman & Miller, 32 J.L. Med. & Ethics at 400; Channick 18 S. Cal. Interdisc. L.J. at 495. 14 While reasonable people may disagree about the wisdom of a particular national policy,18 Congress' authority to address the healthcare crisis is entirely consistent with our federalist system of government. Comprehensive regulation of the health insurance market is at the "opposite end of the regulatory spectrum" from the laws invalidated in United States v. Lopez, 514 US 549 (1995) and United States v. Morrison, 529 US 598 (2000). See Gonzales v. Raich, 545 US at 24. Upholding this law will not create a precedent for broad federal intervention into matters of state and local governance.19 IV. CONCLUSION The ACA adheres to the principles of federalism and is well within the power of Congress to enact. The Court should grant defendants' motion for summary judgment. November 19, 2010 Respectfully submitted, John Kroger Oregon Attorney General /s/ Keith S. Dubanevich______ KEITH S. DUBANEVICH FLND Bar Admission Date: 6/07/2010 Plaintiffs' argument on this point, like their coercion argument, suggests an unjustified lack of trust in the democratic process as a check on federal power. In reality, Congress' authority under the Commerce Clause is very broad, and existing Supreme Court precedent would allow Congress to greatly expand the federal regulatory role in a wide variety of contexts. While the Commerce Clause power does have judicially enforceable limits, the principal limit on Congress lies with the voters. See, e.g., Gonzales, 545 US at 25 n. 34 (recognizing the "political checks" that serve to "curb Congress' power). Perhaps in recognition of the weakness of their "states' rights" argument, plaintiffs also seem to suggest that the minimum coverage provision infringes individual rights. This Court has correctly rejected plaintiffs' substantive due process claim and should not permit its reinsertion through the back door. 19 18 15 Oregon State Bar No. 975200 Chief of Staff and Special Counsel Oregon Department of Justice 1162 Court Street NE Salem, OR 97301-4096 Telephone: (503) 378-6002 Facsimile: (503) 378-4017 Email: email@example.com Tom Miller Iowa Attorney General Mark Schantz Iowa State Bar No. 4893 Solicitor General Iowa Department of Justice 1305 E. Walnut Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Telephone: (802) 828-3181 Email: email@example.com William Sorrell Vermont Attorney General Bridget C. Asay Vermont State Bar No. 3283 Assistant Attorney General Vermont Attorney General's Office 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-1001 Telephone: (319) 335-2840 Email: email@example.com Douglas F. Gansler Attorney General of Maryland 200 Saint Paul Place Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Jack Conway Kentucky Attorney General 700 Capital Ave. Suite 118 Frankfort, KY 40601 2358564.2 16 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on November 19, 2010, the foregoing document was filed with the Clerk of Court via the CM/ECF system, causing it to be served on all counsel of record. /s/ Keith S. Dubanevich____ KEITH S. DUBANEVICH Chief of Staff and Special Counsel Oregon Department of Justice


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Three new smartphone models join the Aio lineup
The Motorola Moto G is a value priced handset that runs Android 4.4, offers a 4.5 inch screen with 720 x 1280 resolution, and is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with a 5MP camera around back. Ironically, the phone was designed to compete in the entry-level niche where the Nokia Lumia 520 has been cleaning up.
The Windows Phone powered Nokia Lumia 520 offers a 4 inch screen with 480 x 800 resolution, and is powered by a dual-core 1GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro with a 5MP rear-facing snapper. The ZTE Sonata 4G is an Android model with specs similar to the Lumia 520, except that it includes a faster dual-core 1.4GHz Snapdragon S4 and has twice the RAM at 1GB.
Aio offers three plans. The basic plan is $40 a month with unlimited talk, text and data (500MB of high speed data). The smart plan is $50 a month for unlimited talk, text and data (2.5GB of the high speed stuff). For $60 a month, Aio gives you unlimited talk, text and data (5GB high speed). If you agree to an Auto Pay program, you can get a discount from the carrier.
The ZTE Sonata 4G is now available from Aio
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1. XperiaOptimusOne (unregistered)
I wonder why carriers will have ZTE in their lineup and not Sony?
2. RORYREVOLUTION (Posts: 3043; Member since: 12 Jan 2010)
Maybe Sony doesn't want their products on prepaid networks?
Also, Moto G with HSPA+ for just 150 dollars? Yes Please.
3. networkdood (Posts: 6328; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
not a bad deal
4. Jason78 (Posts: 77; Member since: 10 Apr 2013)
The AT&T Lumia is $59.99 from Microsoft and Amazon with free shipping. Why would anyone pay $100 for one from the Aio website?
5. downphoenix (Posts: 2424; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
because they will try as they might to get $100 instead of $60 for it. And I thought AT&T was decommissioning Aio and was going to roll their prepaid services into Cricket?
7. corporateJP (Posts: 1877; Member since: 28 Nov 2009)
The AT&T 520 works just fine on AIO, no magic, just pop the SIM and go.
On a side note, the Cricket deal isn't yet fully complete, so it's business as usual at AIO.
6. PapaSmurf (Posts: 8925; Member since: 14 May 2012)
$50 for 2.5GB of data isn't bad at all. Goes head to head with T-Mobile's pricing.
9. corporateJP (Posts: 1877; Member since: 28 Nov 2009)
More reliable network plus unlimited data with a minor throttle?
You bet.
Where I'm at, T-Mobile is still 2G/EDGE...sad.
10. PapaSmurf (Posts: 8925; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Where I'm at, 4G LTE is blanketed all across the city, even across suburbs 30-50 miles from Chicago. :)
12. bigstrudel (Posts: 518; Member since: 20 Aug 2012)
I agree completely. In WA state T-Mobile is good...until you get into the hills. Which is half of the state. I get HSPA the entire time going over the Cascades with AT&T. Same would be so for AIO.
Cell coverage is much less simple, and much more expensive when you don't live on a flat plain.
8. corporateJP (Posts: 1877; Member since: 28 Nov 2009)
The new plans interest me more than the "new" phones.
11. bigstrudel (Posts: 518; Member since: 20 Aug 2012)
Best entry level devices on the best network on the cheap. AT&T can afford to compete for a change.
13. 0xFFFF (Posts: 3788; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)
When is the Moto G with LTE going to be available?


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Givenchy Replaces Couture Runway with Exclusive Appointments
This morning, WWD reported that Givenchy won't stage a couture runway show.
Instead, designer Ricardo Tisci, will walk select press, and even less buyers, through his collection on live models (with a lookbook starring Lara Stone).
Just last week Cathy Horyn praised the exclusivity of the resort shows, and now the most exclusive fashion week of all couture will become even more so.
While the couture shows are already tiny, audience-wise, they're also extravagant productions offering endless PR opportunities. They're barely about business which means moving everything in house, without a runway, twenty of the best models, seating etc. saves time and money that's increasingly precious in the world of couture.
If it goes well, and the move makes Givenchy even more elusive, than it's probable other designers will follow suit.


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|Claude Julien on Andrew Ference decision: 'We're not there yet'
|05.28.13 at 5:50 pm ET
WILMINGTON — Andrew Ference skated for a fifth day on Tuesday at Ristuccia Arena, but for the first time with this teammates as he looks to come back from a left foot injury.
Ference was spotted walking with a walking boot on his left foot last Saturday during Game 5 of the series against the Rangers. But according to Ference, he had already been testing the health of the foot on the ice before then.
Ference injured the foot in Game 5 of the opening round against the Maple Leafs on May 10. He has not played in a game since.
"There's no schedule," Ference said after Tuesday's skate, in which he was paired with defenseman Aaron Johnson. "It's just a matter of go when you can go. I don't think everything was ever put on a calendar. I think it was day-to-day the whole time, wasn't it? That's the way I've always viewed it.
"The last couple of days I had great skates. Today was the fifth day on the ice so it's been really good. Obviously, it's different when you get other guys on the ice and can actually practice. But to have four days completely on your own to do 'Hockey School', it's nice, it really is. It's kind of actually rare to get that kind of ice time to do exactly what you need. It's beneficial."
Ference said he's been in a good position since he hasn't felt rushed to return to a situation where he might not be 100 percent.
"You have help from other people when you're dealing with something but at the end of the day, nobody knows who you feel except you. You're not going to put yourself in a position you're not ready for," Ference said.
As for coach Claude Julien, he sidestepped questions about whether Ference, a leading penalty-killer for the Bruins, would earn his spot back when declared healthy and ready to go. Ference would likely nab the spot of Matt Bartkowski at this point, with Dennis Seidenberg already supplanting Dougie Hamilton last Saturday in Game 5 against the Rangers.
"You know what? We're not there yet and until we're there, I'm not answering those questions," Julien said Tuesday. "It's like we're trying to get ahead of everything here. We're not even close to starting a series. We'll let him skate a little bit with us and see how he does. When the times comes, I'll be more than happy to make that tough decision.
"It's a good sign that he's practicing with us. I don't know. Again, it's a medical issue that unless the trainers say it's a go ' sometimes he may be ready, but could be a risky kind of ready. We'll wait and see what our trainers say and how Andrew [Ference] feels, as well, before we make any decision on him."
|Claude Julien on underdog role vs. Penguins: 'Bring it on'
|05.28.13 at 2:03 pm ET
WILMINGTON — Claude Julien has instilled a certain attitude with his Bruins.
Play fearless hockey in the playoffs and see what happens.
That's why he was happy to hear how Tuukka Rask responded when asked about the big load he will carry into the series against the high-powered Penguins in the Eastern Conference finals.
Rask said that he expects to carry a big load and always goes into a series thinking he is the best goalie. That attitude also matches what the experts are saying. If the Bruins are going to have a chance of upsetting the Penguins, Rask will need to play to his level and maybe above.
Rask is considered by all experts as the superior netminder in this series, far and above the likes of Tomas Vokoun and Marc-Andre Fleury.
"I think he answered it right because I'm one of those guys where you have to relish the challenges," Julien said Tuesday as the Bruins returned to the ice as a team for the first time since eliminating the Rangers on Saturday evening. "You can't fear them. Bring it on. And that's what he's telling you right now, 'Bring it on. I'm ready for it.' That's what our whole team's demeanor is going to be is like, 'Hey, we know it's a big challenge. Bring it on.' We're ready for it. We'll give it everything we have and hopefully, that'll be enough to win a series.
"I think there's two teams here that know what's at stake. They're going to bring their best at us, and we're hopefully going to do the same thing to them. And we know how we play and we know how they play and it's going to be a matter of just seeing how it pans out."
|Claude Julien gives Tuukka Rask green light to 'start laughing' about Game 4 miscue
|05.26.13 at 1:30 am ET
For all the great saves Henrik Lundqvist made on the Bruins throughout Game 5 Saturday at TD Garden, the one save that will be remembered the longest is the one made by Tuukka Rask on Rangers captain Ryan Callahan on a breakaway with just over 11 minutes left in the third period.
The Bruins were clinging to a 2-1 lead as Callahan was fed on a break through the neutral zone and had a clear path toward Rask. The Bruins goalie made the save, and Boston's lead stood up in a 3-1 win over the Rangers in the clinching Game 5.
"Well, our goalie coach [Bob Essensa] told me after, I think it was Game 1 when he scored on that breakaway, that he never goes backhand," Rask said. "So I was banking on him shooting and keeping it on the forehand. But he went backhand, and I just extended my leg and blocker there and made the save."
Rask had faced just 17 shots through two periods before facing 12 in the third, including Callahan's.
"That's just staying mentally sharp," Rask said. "But you have to know something is going to happen, and they're going to throw everything they could at you and going to try to get that change to tie the game. You know, today it happened to be a breakaway and I just wanted to make one or two big saves in the third and hopefully keep that lead. And today we succeeded."
|Milan Lucic: Penguins are 'almost like the Miami Heat of the NHL'
|05.26.13 at 1:02 am ET
Now the road gets a lot tougher.
The Bruins enter the Eastern Conference finals against the Penguins as decided underdogs. The Bruins might have the better goalie in Tuukka Rask and may have won the Cup more recently (2011) than the Penguins (2009). But the Penguins have their version of the Big Three in Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jarome Iginla, reminding one player on the Bruins of a powerhouse in the NBA.
"Well, no doubt they're a great hockey club," Milan Lucic said after Saturday's series-clinching 3-1 win over the Rangers at TD Garden. "In my mind, they're almost like the Miami Heat of the NHL with all the star power they've got. Probably the two best players in the world and a 40-goal scorer and the former 50-goal scorer, a future Hall of Famer and a Norris Trophy candidate on their team.
"So, they definitely have a lot of weapons, and in saying all that, I think what makes them successful is they play real well as a team and I think that's what you're going to probably see going into this next series, is two well-rounded teams going at it, and for us we've got to be ready and excited for the challenge."
Lucic and the Bruins proved they can beat at least one NHL superstar in the playoffs by dispatching of Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers in five games.
"It was big for us," Lucic said. "I think the mindset in this room was that we didn't want to be denied and we knew that he was going to be the best player on their team, and he was in this series for them and he kept a couple of games closer. He stopped me four good times here tonight, but he's a great goaltender for a reason and he played well and like I said we did whatever we could to try to get to him and we were able to do that."
What will be the key to beating the Penguins?
"We just got to play a strong team game and play to our strengths," Lucic said. "We're a team that plays in-your-face-type of hockey and I think what worked for us this series was we were able to establish our forecheck, and we've got to keep doing that, and they're a team that you don't want to turn the puck over against because they have more than enough weapons to make you pay for it. So, puck management is going to be huge for us, and in saying all that, I think tonight and tomorrow we need to enjoy what we accomplished so far in the playoffs."
Claude Julien wanted no part of talking about Pittsburgh, preferring to bask in the glow of eliminating the Rangers, reflecting the mood of most inside the Bruins dressing room not named Milan Lucic.
"I'm not going to talk about the Penguins tonight, we just finished against the Rangers. I'll stick to that, if you don't mind," Julien said.
John Tortorella has no such problems giving his opinion about Boston's chances.
"I think Boston has a really good chance," Tortorella said. "I think Claude and that staff has done a heck of a job with their club. I can't believe some of the people, how they second-guess him, just being in the city for a few days, and the type of job he's done here. That's a good team. They're very well-coached, and they're seasoned. They've been through it before, and I give them a lot of credit, as far as what they've done with their club. They're a good hockey team."
|Bruins notes from Friday: Up-tempo practice as Dennis Seidenberg, Wade Redden pick it up
|05.24.13 at 5:43 pm ET
The Bruins took to the TD Garden ice for a 30-minute up-tempo, intense practice after coach Claude Julien and players admitted that their effort was there on Thursday night but not their execution.
Friday was an effort, even after a tough overtime loss, to pick up the intensity level for Saturday afternoon's 5:30 start against the Rangers, with yet another chance to close out the series in Game 5.
"It was just a good flow, good practice," David Krejci said. "Hard and short. We don't know what's going to happen [Saturday] morning but it's kind of an odd time for the game, 5:30. We're just taking it day-by-day and we felt that, and the coaches felt the same way, that we needed to go out there for a short, hard practice. And we did that. Now, we're just going to focus on [Saturday]."
Krejci wasn't overly critical of his teammates and their well-documented mistakes in Game 4 that caused them to blow a 2-0 lead and lose the game in overtime.
"It was an OK game," he said. "There were chances on both sides but the game is behind us now. They won in OT. [Saturday] is a new game and we're going to do everything we can to get over it."
All Bruins were accounted for except defenseman Andrew Ference, out with a lower body injury. Dennis Seidenberg (lower body) and Wade Redden (unspecified) skated together as a D-pair Friday and have been skating all week with the team. There's a sense that Seidenberg could return on Saturday in place of Dougie Hamilton or Matt Bartkowski. Seidenberg hasn't played since injuring himself on the second shift of Game 7 against Toronto on May 13.
"I felt comfortable out there today," Seidenberg said. "But again it's a decision where I have to talk to them first. We'll see. They're going to ask me a couple of a questions and go from there.
Seidenberg said he is itching to get back on the ice.
"Really bad," Seidenberg said of his desire to return. "No one likes watching hockey games, especially around this time of year, so hopefully I get back in there soon, and hopefully can help."
Seidenberg watched from upstairs Thursday night as the Bruins failed to close out Game 4.
"We know we played a good game," Seidenberg said. "A couple of hiccups there but for the most part, we put a lot of pucks on the nets, had quite a few chances, especially on the power play so we know we could've won it. We just have to stick in the moment and try to win the next one.
"Every game we want to finish with the win, especially being up 3-1, it would be nice to finish it off but again, we have to play a good game first because they have the momentum now."
|Tuukka Rask on butt stumble: 'Some days it sucks to be a goalie'
|05.24.13 at 5:04 pm ET
New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez gave us the "Butt Fumble" against the Patriots last Thanksgiving. Tuukka Rask gave us the "Butt Stumble" right across the Hudson River from MetLife Stadium Thurday night.
Say this much for Rask: He has a lot of patience with repetitive questions from reporters and he has a good sense of humor.
Both were on display Friday after practice at TD Garden as he was peppered with more questions about Thursday's "Butt Stumble on Broadway" and the Bruins losing Game 4 in overtime just like they did three years ago when the collapse began in Philadelphia.
"I don't even want to compare," Rask said when asked whether the bizarre loss in overtime in Game 4 Thursday night reminded him of 2010. "It's a totally different team. We beat Philly out the next year, 4-0. We won the Cup. Lots of things have happened. As we've said all along, we don't like to look in the past or too much ahead. We like to live in the moment and focus on the task."
And as for the blooper of all hockey bloopers this season?
"I think you either decide to cry about it or have a sense of humor about it and that's it," Rask said. "You just have to move on. You let in goals and at the end of the day, it doesn't matter what kind of goals you let in, it's still a goal. Some days it sucks to be a goalie."
Rask lost an edge and fell backwards in the second period Thursday night, allowing Carl Hagelin's weak backhander to slide past him and into the net to cut Boston's 2-0 lead in half.
"Yeah, I saw it. I saw it many times in my head, too," Rask said. "I mean, you can either cry about it or laugh about it and I decided it's better to have a sense of humor and laugh about it. Tough break, those happen. But to be honest, I think throughout the years I've been pretty good in making those 'Not-so Top 10 lists' so there we are again."
Enough of the funny business. As for the serious business of getting ready for Game 5 Saturday night, Rask said he liked what he saw at the 30-minute up-tempo practice Friday at TD Garden.
"Absolutely," Rask said. "It's been a few days since we had a full team practice on an off day and today we just want to make everybody's minds are in the right place and we're making crisp passes and executing the plays and keeping it short and sharp, and that's what it was."
Does he wish he could play right away and not wait until Saturday?
"No, no. I'll take my rest," Rask said.
|Claude Julien happy with his power play: 'Especially [considering] the lack of them'
|05.24.13 at 4:29 pm ET
Claude Julien has been happy with his power play unit in this series, that is when the Bruins actually get a power play.
He made that much perfectly clear on Friday after practice as his team prepares for another chance to wrap up the series against the Rangers in Game 5 at TD Garden Saturday evening.
The Bruins were 2-for-4 on the power play Thursday in the Game 4 loss to the Rangers, with one of the two misses actually resulting in a goal as Tyler Seguin scored his first goal this postseason as a penalty was expiring in the third period. The Bruins didn't get a single power play in Game 3 and had only one in Game 2. Boston is 3-for-9 in this playoff series while the Rangers are now 1-for-14 on the man-advantage.
With Nathan Horton and Torey Krug scoring on the power play Thursday night, is Julien pleased that his power play is making the most of its chances?
"Well, yeah especially the lack of them that we've had in this series," Julien said. "It was nice to see us score a couple of goals. It's been tough. It's a good thing we're a good five on five team and that we've managed to win hockey games, but last night two for four, and certainly it could have been three for four I guess two seconds after the power play ended, so our power play did a good job of producing and whenever you can count on that it's always a bonus.
Other notes from Friday's practice:
The Bruins skated hard for 30 minutes in an up-tempo, early afternoon practice on the TD Garden ice. All players were present and accounted for except for Andrew Ference, who is still nursing a lower body injury that has kept him out since Game 5 in the first round. Dennis Seidenberg and Wade Redden were the fourth defensive pairs to skate in drills Friday. Julien kept his defensive pairings the same, with Zdeno Chara and Dougie Hamilton leading the way, followed by Johnny Boychuk and Matt Bartkowski and then Adam McQuaid and Torey Krug. There were no changes on the lines either as Tyler Seguin remains on the third line with Chris Kelly and Rich Peverley.
"I think it was one of those practices today where you wanted to get a good sweat, knowing it's an early game tomorrow, or afternoon game," Julien said of the odd 5:30 p.m. start time on Saturday afternoon. "And we just want to make sure we're ready for tomorrow."
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