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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To evaluate the level of magnesium in your blood and to help determine the cause of abnormal levels of magnesium, calcium and/or potassium
When to Get Tested?
When you have symptoms such as weakness, irritability, cardiac arrhythmia, nausea, and/or diarrhea that may be due to too much or too little magnesium; when you have abnormal calcium or potassium levels
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm; sometimes a timed urine collection that most often requires a 24-hour sample
Test Preparation Needed?
For a blood sample, overnight fasting may be required; follow any instructions that you are given.
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Magnesium is a mineral that is vital for energy production, muscle contraction, nerve function, and the maintenance of strong bones. It comes into the body through the diet and is absorbed by the small intestine and colon. Magnesium is stored in the bones, cells, and tissues. Normally, only about 1% of total body magnesium is present in the blood and this makes it difficult to get an accurate measurement of total magnesium content from blood tests alone. However, this test is still useful for evaluating a person's magnesium status.
A wide variety of foods contain small amounts of magnesium, especially green vegetables such as spinach, as well as whole grains and nuts. Foods that have dietary fiber are usually also sources of magnesium. The body maintains its magnesium level by regulating how much it absorbs and how much it excretes or conserves in the kidneys.
Magnesium deficiencies (hypomagnesemia) may be seen with malnutrition, conditions that cause malabsorption, and with excess loss of magnesium by the kidneys. Magnesium excess (hypermagnesemia) may be seen with the ingestion of antacids that contain magnesium and with decreased ability of the kidneys to excrete magnesium.
Someone with mild to moderate magnesium deficiency may have no or few nonspecific symptoms. Persistent or severe deficiencies can cause nausea, loss of appetite, fatigue, confusion, muscle cramps, seizures, changes in heart rate, and numbness or tingling. They can also affect calcium metabolism and exacerbate calcium deficiencies. Symptoms of excess magnesium can be similar to those of deficiency and include nausea, muscle weakness, loss of appetite, and an irregular heart rate.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is obtained by inserting a needle into a vein in the arm. Sometimes a timed urine sample is obtained, such as a 24-hour collection.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
Overnight fasting may be required prior to having a blood sample drawn; follow any instructions that you are given.
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Elin, R.J. Assessment of magnesium status for diagnosis and therapy. National Center for Biotechnology Information PubMed Database. Available online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20736141?dopt=Abstract through http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Accessed October 2013.
Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Magnesium. National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Available online at http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Magnesium-HealthProfessional/ through http://ods.od.nih.gov. Accessed October 2013.
Serum magnesium. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003487.htm. Accessed December 2013.
Magnesium measurement, urine. MUSC Health. Available online at http://www.muschealth.com/lab/content.aspx?id=150515 through http://www.muschealth.com. Accessed December 2013.
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Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (2001). Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 5th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO.
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Jon Kyl
|Jon Kyl
|U.S. Senate, Arizona
|Former member
|In office
|Assistant Minority Leader/Minority Whip, United States Senate
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|November 6, 2012
|First elected
|November 8, 1994
|Term limits
|Prior offices
|United States House of Representatives
|University of Arizona, 1964
|LLB, University of Arizona, 1966
|Date of birth
|April 25, 1942
|Place of birth
|Oakland, NE
- 1 Career
- 2 Committee assignments
- 3 Issues
- 4 Elections
- 5 Campaign donors
- 6 Analysis
- 7 Recent news
- 8 Personal
- 9 External links
- 10 References
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Kyl was a "rank-and-file Republican."[1]
Kyl retired at the end of his term instead of seeking re-election in 2012.[2] Four candidates are currently running for Kyl's Senate seat. Primary elections were held on August 28, 2012.
|The information about this individual is current as of when his or her last campaign ended. See anything that needs updating? Send a correction to our editors
Below is an abbreviated outline of Kyl's academic, professional and political career:[3]
- 1964: Graduated from University of Arizona, Tucson, B.A.
- 1966: Graduated from University of Arizona, LL.B.
- 1966-1986: Practiced law with Jennings, Strouss and Salmon
- 1984-1985: Chairman, Phoenix Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
- 1987-1995: U.S. Representative from Arizona
- 1995-2013: U.S. Senator from Arizona
Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
- Finance
- Subcommittee on Health Care
- Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
- Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, Ranking Member
- Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (Supercommittee)
- Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
- Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senator Kyl was first appointed to the Senate Judiciary Committee shortly after he was sworn into the Senate in January of 1995.[4]
Senator Kyl is the Republican Ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security. The Senator also serves on the Senate Judiciary Subcommittees on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, The Constitution, and Immigration, Refugees and Border Security.[5]
Sotomayor hearings
During her 2009 Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Senator Kyl expressed concern about how Sonia Sotomayor would approach her decisions as a judge. It was noted during the July 14, 2009 hearings that Senator Kyl scolded Sotomayor for relying on her subjective experience, specifically her race and gender, to make decisions.[6] The Senator said to Judge Sotomayor: "here you are reaching judgment that it could not make a difference but it should make a difference" in relation to a previous speech made by Judge Sotomayor on how racial and gender attitudes would impact a case.[7]
The Senator pointed out contradictions in some of her opinions, based on statements before the Committee, where she said that race does not play a part in her decisions as a judge, and her earlier public speeches and writings, in which she openly claimed that race and gender do play a role in judging.[7]
Lobbying position after leaving office
Kyl was listed in March 2013 by USA Today as 1 of 16 former lawmakers who took on a lobbying related position after leaving office.[8] Sixteen of the 98 total lawmakers who have retired or were ousted by voters since January 2011 hold lobbying-related jobs.[8] USA Today looked at lawmakers who retired, resigned or lost their seats in the last Congress — along with the handful who left their posts during the first months of the new Congress.[8]
Despite rules in place to prevent the constant rotation of lawmakers into lobbying positions, many former lawmakers are entering into positions with either lobbying firms or trade associations.[8] Former House members are barred from lobbying their former colleagues for a year, and former senators are barred for two years.[8]
There are no restrictions, however, on providing behind-the-scenes advice to corporations and others seeking to shape federal legislation.[8] Ex-lawmakers can immediately lobby the executive branch and officials in state and local governments.[8] Many former lawmakers are taking advantage of this slight distinction, and are taking positions after their political careers end as consultants and strategists.[8]
Fiscal Cliff
Kyl voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. The bill was passed in the Senate by a 89 - 8 vote on January 1, 2013.[9]
Kyl did not run for re-election in 2012.[10] Jeff Flake (R) defeated Richard Carmona (D), Marc Victor (L), and Ian Gilyeat (I) in the general election.
On November 7, 2006, Kyl won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Jim Pederson and Richard Mack in the general election.[11]
|U.S. Senate, Arizona General Election, 2006
|Vote %
|Jon Kyl Incumbent
|Jim Pederson
|Richard Mack
|Total Votes
Campaign donors
Kyl won re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2006. During that re-election cycle, Kyl's campaign committee raised a total of $15,524,019 and spent $16,103,008.[12]
His top 5 contributors between 2001-2006 were:
|U.S. Senate election, Arizona, 2006 - Jon Kyl Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Total Raised by Opponent
|Total Spent by Opponent
|Top contributors to Jon Kyl's campaign committee
|Club for Growth
|Viad Corp
|Snell & Wilmer
|Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
|Farnsworth Companies
|Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Real Estate
|Lawyers/Law Firms
|Health Professionals
|Securities & Investment
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Jon Kyl paid his congressional staff a total of $2,863,770 in 2011. He ranked 4th on the list of the highest paid Republican senatorial staff salaries and ranked 83rd overall of the lowest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Arizona ranked 31st in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[13]
Net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Kyl's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $645,238 and $708,235. That averages to $676,736, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican senators in 2010 of $7,054,258.[14]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Kyl ranked 15th in the conservative rankings among U.S. senators in 2012.[15]
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Kyl ranked 19th in the conservative rankings among U.S. senators.[16]
Political positions
Voting with party
The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Kyl voted with the Republican Party 95.5% of the time. This ranked 5th among the 47 Senate Republicans in 2011.[17]
Recent news
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Kyl and his wife, Caryll, have two children.
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- ↑ GovTrack, "John Kyl," Accessed March 3, 2012
- ↑ Politico "Sen. Jon Kyl announces his retirement from Senate" Accessed February 18, 2012
- ↑ Biographical Director of the United States Congress, "Jon Llewellyn Kyl," Accessed October 20, 2011
- ↑ "Senate Judiciary" List of previous members
- ↑ "Senate Judiciary Committee" List of Subcommittees
- ↑ Washington Post, "Kyl at Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "New York Times" Day 2 Senate Judiciary Committee Sotomayor Transcript, July 14, 2009
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 USA Today "Former lawmakers lobbying jobs" accessed March 27, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Senate "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
- ↑ Huffington Post "Jon Kyl Retiring in 2012: Report," February 10, 2011
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Jon Kyl 2006 Election Cycle," Accessed October 22, 2011
- ↑ LegiStorm "Jon Kyl"
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Kyl, (R-AZ), 2010"
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 21, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: Senate," February 23, 2012
- ↑ OpenCongress "Voting With Party," Accessed October 19, 2011
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|Falcons Fall to Cobras
|Monday, 21 January 2008
|Hartsville, SC- Coker defeated the Falcons of Pfeiffer University, 81-67 in women's Conference Carolinas collegiate basketball Monday evening. The win brings the Cobras up to a 3-13 record overall, and 2-7 in the conference, while Pfeiffer drops to 6-9 overall, and 3-5 in the conference.
It was an evenly matched game through the first half of play with Pfeiffer leading 45-40 going into the break, but the Cobras found the shooters touch in the second half, out scoring the Falcons by 19 points.
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Lecture 6, The Role of the Covenant Child:
This Lecture is from the Teaching Series Bound for Glory.
About the Teaching Series, Bound for Glory
As he examines the roles of fathers, mothers, and children, Dr. R.C. Sproul Jr. addresses the mission of the covenant family in the church and world. Also, in three special sessions, Dr. Sproul Sr. and Dr. Sproul Jr. discuss what it means for a family to be in covenant.


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Practicing pharmacists had a chance to brush up on their professional skills during a one-day conference on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine's Bayfront Campus. Nearly 20 pharmacists from across Pennsylvania and one from Ohio attended the workshop sponsored by the Pennsylvania Project, a consortium of the seven pharmacy schools in Pennsylvania. The coalition is planning workshops like this one across the state to keep up with the changing role of pharmacists.
|Stephanie Harriman McGrath, PharmD, of Rite Aid in Pittsburgh, leads a role-playing exercise. Randy Heemer, PharmD, Assistant Professor at the LECOM School of Pharmacy plays the role of patient.
The title of the workshop was "Pharmacist-Delivered Patient Care: Patient Care Skills and Practice Development". Topics included medication therapy management, preparing for patient visits, documenting patient visits, legal considerations, and the long term professional relationship between pharmacists and patients. Workshop attendees participated in lectures, discussions, and role-playing exercises to fully comprehend how to improve patient care.
Abby Kahaleh, PhD, Acting Assistant Dean for Experiential Education and Associate Professor at the LECOM School of Pharmacy, coordinated the Erie event. She said participating pharmacists need to earn continuing education credits to maintain their licenses. "They're seeking to enhance their clinical skills, they're seeking to enhance their marketing skills and keep up with the new rules and regulations for providing medication therapy management," Kahaleh explained.
Kahaleh, who also spoke at the event, said the role of the pharmacist has changed from that of a pill dispenser to a professional who fosters a long-term relationship with their patients. "We're trying to shift their focus from product-focused pharmacists to more patient-centered providers," she said. Pharmacists are encouraged to interview their patients and ask about drug interactions or side effects. The information is then passed along to the patient's health care provider. Taking input from the pharmacist into consideration, patients are often encouraged to make lifestyle changes. Physicians may also decide to change the amount or type of medication prescribed.
Other speakers included Randall Heemer, PharmD, the Director of Experiential Education and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the LECOM School of Pharmacy, and Stephanie Harriman McGrath, PharmD, a pharmacist for Rite Aid Pharmacy in Pittsburgh.
|Shelly Wygant, PharmD, of Bayside Pharmacy in Erie, Bojana Stevich, PharmD, an Assistant Professor at the LECOM School of Pharmacy, and Janene Madras, PharmD, Director of Admissions and Student Services at the LECOM School of Pharmacy interview a mock patient during a role playing activity during the pharmacy training workshop.
Kahaleh said the pharmacists were pleased LECOM was selected as one of the workshop sites. "The advantage of this is they don't have to go to a national meeting. They can actually train in their regional area and there's no cost involved," she said. Pharmacists who attended the workshop and completed the online coursework will earn 22 continuing education credits.
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and LECOM School of Pharmacy offer innovative and affordable education in osteopathic medicine and pharmacy. From campuses in Erie, Pennsylvania, Greensburg, Pennsylvania and Bradenton, Florida, LECOM provides student-centered pathways to prepare the next generation of healthcare professionals. Prepare yourself for medicine as your life's profession.


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Sue Walker received the bad news in September from the insurer who handled her medical coverage in Jacksonville, Ill.
She was told that to meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act, her premium would go from $513 a month to $890. She also would be required to purchase insurance that included maternity benefits, even though Walker is 64 years old.
Walker wonders how Congress could approve such a boondoggle.
Jacob Dicke, of Sidney, Ohio, will tell you quite a different story. The 28-year-old man is clicking his heels after learning he will be paying just $70 a month for health care, including dental insurance. The low rate is the result of one of many subsidies that are part of the Affordable Care Act.
Dicke couldn't be happier that Uncle Sam now has a national health insurance plan.
Welcome to the Affordable Care Act, nicknamed Obamacare, in honor of President Barack Obama's signature piece of legislation.
Everything you have heard about it is true, and everything you have heard about it is also false. The only thing that is really clear is that few things are really clear.
With a Dec. 23 deadline quickly approaching to ensure coverage for 2014, reporters from Civitas Media spent the past three weeks interviewing residents, business owners and health-care professionals in seven states, including Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. What they found is:
• People want to be informed, but it's hard for many to decipher the details or even compare plans.
• Not everyone has problems with the Healthcare.gov website. In fact, many find it easy to use.
• As the plan bites businesses, employees feel the pain.
• A private health-care system already clogged up by excessive paperwork may see the bureaucracy double.
The horror stories come from people such as Carla Watkins, of Pikeville, Ky., and John Keegan, of Hazleton, Pa.
Watkins, a 45-year-old nursing assistant, called her three hours on the website a nightmare.
"I was ready to scream by the time I was done," she said. "It's really going to put me in a financial bind now that I will be paying $92 more a month."
It took Keegan 10 days to finally gain access to the website.
"I tried three to six times a day, at all different times," he said.
And what he finally found?
"If I bought a plan, it would be approximately the premium I'm paying now. I would have much higher deductibles and co-pays," Keegan said.
Yet, Sue Stine, of Dallas Township, Pa., said she did the whole process in 20 minutes, going with a platinum plan that saved her $125 a month.
"It's better coverage. ... I'm also getting dental insurance, and it's still cheaper," she said.
What's in the law
When the Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010, it was touted as a way to provide affordable health care for millions of Americans. Among the guidelines required of all insurance plans:
• Eliminating lifetime or annual limits on coverage.
• Prohibiting refusal of coverage due to pre-existing conditions.
• Linking physician payment to quality of care provided (not in effect until Jan. 2015).
• Guaranteeing certain preventive services at no additional charge to the patient.
• Prohibiting dropping or limiting coverage due to participation in a clinical trial.
• Extending children's coverage under their parents' insurance plans until age 26.
• Monitoring premiums and insurance company spending.
Under the law, all insurance plans will have to comply to the above guidelines.
However, some grandfathered plans do not have to follow all provisions as strictly. According to President Obama, this is one part of the law that was intended to ensure Americans could keep their current plans if they were satisfied with them.
Recent problems have arisen that indicate the grandfather clause is not totally effective. Some people, whose plans do not comply with all of the guidelines, reported their insurance providers dropped their plans.
All of that has added up to a lot of confusion.
Business not as usual
John Springthorpe has watched SouthData go from a small document management company to one that now employs more than 100 workers in five states. With its headquarters in Mount Airy, N.C., it does everything from electronic and paper based billing to offering electronic and film based storage.
Springthorpe was succinct in describing the effects of Obamacare.
"For us, the impact has been one of frustration and confusion," he said. "We've seen our insurance costs go up at double-digit rates, and our insurance company finally, after months, admitted that it was due to Obamacare."
Springthorpe said he used to be able to use his quality insurance to lure talented workers to his company, "but it's become much, much more difficult in the environment we're in now."
One of the biggest frustrations for Springthorpe is larger corporations have been exempted from the requirements of the act. These exempted organizations include unions and even fast food chains, such as McDonald's and Jack In The Box.
"That's great for them, but it leaves all the focus of activity on those of us who for many years have tried to do what's right," Springthorpe said.
New requirements related to the act are also causing headaches.
"It's crazy," Springthorpe said. "For example, we're now required to send notices about insurance to the employees' home address instead of just putting it in with their paychecks. These are insane rules they're putting into place. It may sound simple, but we've had to create a new process, a new document and mail it out. It isn't enough that you do it, you have to be able to prove to the government you did it."
For Sherri Richardson, vice president of CCK Automations in Jacksonville, Ill., the learning curve also has been steep.
"I'm spending more time, along with my human resources manager, learning about the requirements that CCK has to meet," she said. "There is also more paperwork that needs to be handed out to employees. For instance, a health insurance application used to be two to three pages. Now, it's around 16 pages with all the forms and notifications."
CCK Automations, founded in 1999, is a printed circuit board assembly and industrial control panel manufacturer. The company has 47 full-time employees and has always offered health insurance for its employees, Richardson said.
"We used to pay 100 percent, but within the last five years, we have increased the employee contribution for insurance to 20 percent," she said. "Our coverage through Dec. 31, 2014, will stay the same with no great impact on cost either."
Her fear is for 2015, when "our insurance carrier is predicting a 40 to 50 percent increase in premiums due to Affordable Care Act requirements."
What makes it frustrating, she said, is "trying to adapt to the federal requirements when in reality we were already providing affordable healthcare coverage for our employees."
Catch 22 for hospital
Northern Hospital of Surry County, N.C., was recently honored by HealthGrades.com as one of the top healthcare providers in the country for general surgery and critical care. The hospital employs 800 full-time workers and another 100 workers on a contract basis. It offers 108 beds and sees an estimated 38,000 emergency patients and 5,000 admissions a year.
President and CEO Bill James said he is worried about the future in the wake of an influx of newly-insured patients that has yet to materialize.
That's just one problem.
A second hurdle was placed in James' path when North Carolina chose to not expand Medicaid coverage to offset the costs of the additional patients. The expansion would have increased the number of low-income residents who were covered under the program, with the state being reimbursed 100 percent through 2016, and at more than 90 percent thereafter.
"That changed the equation that had been laid out for us," he said. "Now there are several question marks and we just don't know what the end result will be."
Twenty-four states, including Oklahoma, North Carolina and South Carolina, refused to expand Medicaid. Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania plan to expand it.
Hospitals face a decreasing reimbursement even when someone does have insurance, said Mike Swick, the chief executive officer of Lima Memorial Health System. At a Rotary meeting in August, the leader of the 242-bed hospital in Lima, Ohio, noted Medicare pays 30 to 40 cents for every dollar a hospital charges, compared to around 50 cents from insurance companies.
"For those of you in business, how many of you would produce a product that costs $100 but routinely get paid less than that for the product?" Swick asked. "That cost is shifted to private insurance, and employers paying for health insurance, who can't afford it."
He said the real push should be on preventive healthcare and patients having a better understanding of what their care might cost.
When states declined to expand coverage for their most vulnerable residents, the result has been a one-two punch for hospitals' bottom lines. For James, the frustration is almost palpable.
"We thought we could anticipate patients who would finally have coverage, but at this time it's very unclear where that additional coverage will come from and whether it will come at all," he said. "We are carrying the burden of the down payment (for the implementation of the act) and are not realizing any benefit from it."
Waiting for the end game
Frustration has been a key word for many individuals as well.
Laura Minzer, executive director of the Health Care Council for the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, has probably heard it all when it comes to the Affordable Care Act.
She conducts informational seminars on the law throughout the state.
"People want to know, 'How's it going to impact me?' 'What's it going to cost me?'" Minzer said. "Overall, there is general confusion about what this law is and isn't. The fact is the ACA is complex and can be confusing. There is so much politicking involved that dissecting the truth and reality from the spin can be difficult."
Although there is a lot of complaining about the changes, many people will benefit, Minzer said.
"There were winners and losers in the system we had before ACA, and there are winners and loser post-ACA," said Minzer.
Richard and Debbie Hans, of Arcanum, Ohio, consider themselves among the winners.
"We plan to purchase health insurance through the new system once our current plan lapses," Richard Hans said. "It's a little less than what we're paying now. Our current plan was going to go up, but this will be lower and cover more. I had a pre-existing condition the other insurance wouldn't cover, so everything will be covered now."
Springthorpe, the president of SouthData, has a much different take. To him, it's pretty simple.
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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Tampa Bay Lightning may be without their No. 1 goaltender on Tuesday night when they conclude a four-game road trip versus the Winnipeg Jets.
The Lightning picked up a win in the first two stops of this swing through Western Canada, downing the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames. Tampa Bay, though, lost a 5-3 decision and starting goaltender Ben Bishop to injury in Edmonton on Sunday.
Bishop yielded a goal on the only shot he faced before getting lifted just 4:18 into the game with an upper-body injury. Anders Lindback yielded four goals on 25 shots in relief.
Bishop has been a huge boost to a Lightning club that has been without star winger Steven Stamkos since mid-November due to a broken right tibia. The netminder, who is day-to-day, is among the league leaders with a 22-5-3 record, 1.86 goals against average, .935 save percentage and four shutouts in 32 starts.
Valtteri Filppula, Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov each had a goal for Tampa Bay, which had won five straight on the road. Matt Carle notched two assists.
"It was a little disappointing how we came out. It is a tough league and takes a lot of energy to come back. I thought we had ample chances," said Lightning coach Jon Cooper.
Ondrej Palat had an assist to give him two goals and five helpers over a six- game point streak, while Hedman extended a career high with his eighth goal of the season. The second overall pick of the 2009 draft is also just four points shy of the personal-best 26 he posted during his second NHL season in 2010-11.
If Lindback gets the start tonight, it would be his second appearance versus the Jets this season. He stopped 34 shots in a 2-1 overtime home setback to Winnipeg back on Dec. 7, falling to 1-1-2 with a 2.49 GAA in his career versus the franchise.
Winnipeg got the win thanks to Mark Scheifele's tally 1:04 into overtime and Al Montoya came up with 28 saves in the Jets' fourth straight win over the Lightning.
The Jets are 7-1-2 in their last 10 meetings with the Bolts overall and have come 4-0-1 at home in this series since relocating to Winnipeg ahead of the 2011-12 season.
Following a winless three-game road trip, Winnipeg returns home looking to avoid a fourth straight loss. The Jets capped their swing with a 6-5 setback to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.
Evander Kane potted a pair of goals and added an assist, while Scheifele, Jacob Trouba and Blake Wheeler each lit the lamp once as the Jets lost their 13th straight in Pittsburgh.
"Every time we come in here, it's the same," Winnipeg head coach Claude Noel said of the lengthy losing skid in Pittsburgh. "And they gave us five goals, so it's not like they were putting on a clinic."
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Nearly one in six retired public school educators in Orange County supplemented their pensions last year – some by more than $100,000 – by taking temporary jobs in California schools, according to data from the state's teacher retirement program.
Almost all of them continued receiving full retirement benefits through the California State Teachers' Retirement System thanks to exemptions in state law that permit schools and community colleges to fill specific teaching needs and tap administrative expertise in emergencies.
The exemptions allowed Orange County school retirees to boost their post-retirement earnings by about $2.1 million, to $21.5 million last year, according to an Orange County Register analysis of 2010 CalSTRS data.
School officials and others defend the practice, saying retirees can provide invaluable experience at a moment's notice. They fill jobs that require a unique understanding of complex issues and return to classrooms to serve some of the neediest student populations.
Teachers, who receive no Social Security, also worked hard for decades to earn their pensions, they said.
Nearly 28,000 California retired educators, or 15 percent, returned to public school jobs in 2009, with 1.9 percent taking in more than the state earnings limit. In O.C., 2,326 retired educators, or 16 percent, returned to public school jobs in 2010, with 3.2 percent bringing in more than the earnings limit.
For 2010-11, the earnings cap is $31,020.
Critics accuse many of these "double-dippers" of taking advantage of an already overburdened system to earn hefty amounts of extra pay. CalSTRS says its $3.8 billion more a year for the next 30 years to fully fund pensions past 2042.
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In 2010, Orange County's 14,511 retired educators earned $705 million in pensions, with 487 topping $100,000. That number rises to 641 retirees when income from public school jobs is counted. (The retirement system doesn't track those who earn post-retirement incomes in private industry.)
Of the 21 retirees who didn't get exemptions, excess earnings canceled out just $38,051 in pension payments.
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Bullock topped the list for combined pension and post-retirement public school earnings after spending the first half of 2010 working as a fine arts dean and the second half as acting chancellor of the South Orange County Community College District.
Bullock, a San Juan Capistrano resident, earned $184,726 from post-retirement work in 2010 and received $125,779 in retirement pay.
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Bullock said educators were simply receiving from CalSTRS the retirement money they invested in the system. Teachers and administrators automatically send 8 percent of their paychecks to CalSTRS, with the expectation that the funds will be invested and returned to them when they retire.
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Port officials have warned for more than a year that a new protected land bank for industry – mirroring the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) – is increasingly urgent, as suitable land is converted by cities into more lucrative condos and stores.
Robin Silvester told a meeting of the Delta Chamber of Commerce Thursday he wants the province to act expeditiously, under the framework of its core review, which is already examining potential reforms to the ALR.
"The problem is getting worse, not better," he said, noting Port Metro Vancouver is set to grow further as Canada's main trade route to Asia, while the region's population climbs by another million residents in the next couple of decades.
"There's no time to waste."
An area of industrial land twice the size of the city of New Westminster – 3,000 hectares – has been converted to other uses over the past 30 years, he said.
As a result, the port and related businesses are increasingly pitted against other land uses – including farming – for access to waterfront or riverfront property.
Pressure on the ALR and the shortage of industrial land are interrelated –speculators have targeted farmland that might be industrialized, driving up its price and making agriculture shakier.
Civic leaders are worried about the port's own purchase of farmland and that new proposals to raid the ALR are brewing,
Despite that discord, Silvester said the ALR offers a good model for a land preserve on the industrial side.
"Something like the core review, where the province does a root and branch analysis of everything it does, is a great opportunity to look at whether there are some new things they can add on in a very efficient way to meet such an economically important requirement as preservation of industrial land," Silvester said in an interview.
Metro Vancouver's regional growth strategy, adopted in 2012, also seeks to protect industrial land.
Silvester called it a start that doesn't go far enough, adding consistent, provincially imposed rules are required.
"The strategy does nothing to undo the damage already done," he said of the regional district's plan. "It doesn't create new industrial land."
Silvester said he believes incentives could reward the redesignation of other lands to protected industrial use in a way that respects the needs of both the economy and the environment.
The province has indicated the core review may contemplate splitting the ALR into two zones, allowing more potential uses in much of the north and Interior.
Silvester urged other business leaders to campaign for an industrial reserve.
He also recognized the recent completion of the South Fraser Perimeter Road and the province's pledge to replace the Massey Tunnel, which could let ships haul larger loads upriver, provided there's increased dredging.
Silvester used epic terms to characterize the nearly complete $9-billion investment in road, bridge and infrastructure upgrades in the Lower Mainland related to the Pacific Gateway.
"We are in the middle of what nation building looks like," Silvester said, adding the spending by the provincial and federal governments is 50 per cent more than the huge Panama Canal expansion project now underway.
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Many of you have asked about my Food Photography Gear, so here's the run-down on how I take and process some of the photos on the blog, as well as the equipment that I use. The first thing I might say is that taking a good picture is partly the camera, but it is also the person behind it. I don't consider myself a professional photographer but I practice taking pictures all the time.
When I am shooting a recipe, I'll consider if a technique or step needs to be shown, if there is an ingredient that is interesting (or particularly beautiful), or perhaps if the situation where I am cooking or baking something feels like a moment that I want to share. If I'm out-and-about, I will often see something at the market that looks appetizing or a pastry in a shop that stands out. Living in Paris, I'm surrounded by beautiful things and most of the time, I try to do as little as possible and just get out of the way and take the picture; a flaky croissant or crusty baguette requires no manipulation to look great.
The following is a summary of the equipment I use, as well as a discussion of what techniques I use to get the shots for the site.
For those starting out, I recommend the Canon Rebel, and I love it. It's a great camera, and very well-priced for the features it offers. For years, this was the camera that I used and most of the pictures on the blog, that appear through 2013, were taken with my Canon Rebel. The compact size of the Rebel and weight made it easy to tote along and I was extremely happy with this camera, and I highly recommend it for folks starting out in digital photography. For the price, and quality of images, it's an excellent choice.
In 2013, I moved up to the Canon 70D (below). I wanted to expand my options and the 70D offered a large vari-angle screen that can be moved around (helpful when using a tripod), it had a much higher ISO rating than the Rebel, allowing me to shoot in very low light situations (nights in Paris, inside restaurants, etc), features a touch screen ♥, and has WiFi capabilities. The controls are similar to the Rebel, but I've had to take some time to learn to use some of the new features this camera offers.
If you can do one thing to improve your photography, is to switch to a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera. People frequently ask what they can do to improve their photos and that's the number-one tip I give to everyone. The ability to increase the ISO (the "speed", so you can shoot in low light without a flash) and adjust the white balance, I find helps my photos immensely. Plus the quality of the lens means you'll create photos much better than you can with a point-and-shoot camera.
When I bought my first camera, I was advised to get the camera without the lens. Since the 'kit' lens is less than $90, I bought it. But since I bought additional lenses, I took the 'kit' lens off and never used it again. So I agree: Skip the kit lens and buy one of the two I list below. 50mm 1.8 is a perfect, and inexpensive, place to start.
If you do get a Canon digital camera, or already own one, there are great online tutorials to help you figure out what all those dials and buttons mean.
I recently purchased a Canon G12 since I wanted a camera that was slimmer and more portable than my Rebel. This camera has all the same features of a DSLR, but is easier to tote around. The image stabilized lens does a good job and you can make videos with it as well. On the minus side, I'm not as happy with the photos – especially those shot indoors under low-light conditions – and am not sure if I would recommend this camera since the price is similar to a Rebel, which takes better pictures.
I have several lenses that I use:
The Canon 50mm 1.8 is the bargain of the century and the lens I snap on my camera when I leave the house since if something happens to it, it's not a big deal. It's small, lightweight, and inexpensive. If you own a Canon DSLR, you must get this lens.
I often use the Canon 50mm 1.4, which is faster than the previous lens, and more expensive, but it's very well-made and good for low-light situations due to the 1.4 lens. This is the lens I use for most of the photos on the blog.
The Canon Macro 60mm isn't cheap, but it's an amazing lens which I use for anything very close up. It allows me to get as close as I want to something; some cake crumbs, a drip of chocolate, or a smudge of ice cream. I labored long and hard whether to invest in a lens like this, and I use it when I want to be right up tight against something. (However ever since I got the following lens, I don't use the macro one very often.)
One of my favorite lenses in my arsenal is the Canon 24-70mm zoom which several photographer friends highly recommended. It's very fast, so can be used in low-light situations, but is also quite heavy. It's not inexpensive, but it has a wide range of uses and although the price was initially a deterrent, I'm glad I made the investment. It also has a macro function, too.
For toting my camera around, I recently discovered the Black Strap. I didn't realize what a cumbersome nuisance the strap that came with my camera was until I tried this strap, which allows you to easily grab your camera without being tangled in a bunch of cords and straps. If you carry your camera around with you frequently, even though it looks slightly dorky, I found this to be a good item to have.
For those times I prefer to hand-hold my camera, I have this Case Logic Quick-Grip, which is less-cumbersome than a strap that hangs around my neck.
Because I tend to favor sharper images, and the lighting in Paris means I have to shoot at lower shutter speeds, I use a tripod 50% of the time. I prefer to shoot freehand, but invariably things come out a bit fuzzy if I don't.
I have two. I have a Velbon tabletop tripod. This Velbon is sturdy, and a good value with a quick-release feature so you take easily take the camera off without unscrewing the whole thing. The downside it to tighten the camera after making an adjustment, you have to remove the quick-released platform and re-adjust the tightness.
The tripod I use mostly is the Slik Sprint Pro. This is a rock-solid tripod, easy to use and adjust and is a professional-quality piece of gear at a very attractive price. It is a great tripod and I love mine. A feature to look for a tripod is legs with clips that you can unfasten to allow you to raise and lower the tripod easily; the ones with the screw-type fasteners can be frustrating to use.
If you don't have a tripod, prop your camera against something or rest it on a book to steady it. I do this sometimes in restaurants, since I don't use the flash and use a slow shutter speed.
Lens Filter
Although I'm fastidious about keeping the lens cap on, it's imperative to use a lens filter. This will prevent scratches on your lens.
Lens Cleaning
For lens cleaning, I use a microfiber cleaning cloth. Using fluids on a lens can damage it if you're not careful, and every once in a while, I give my lens a swipe to clean off any bits of butter or caramel that may have landed on it.
I recently invested in a Canon 430EX Flash. Despite my wariness to use a flash, sometimes I'm in a place like a chocolate shop or kitchen, where there's a lot of movement and not a lot of light.
This excellent flash automatically compensates and adds just enough light to illuminate and shoot at a faster shutter speed, but doesn't give people that "deer in the headlights" look. If you use it, simply point the light straight up at the ceiling and you'll get a wonderful fill-in flash. The photo above, of the figs, was taken using my Canon Speedlight and doesn't look like it was taken with a flash, at least to me. And if you live somewhere where there isn't a lot of light, or plan to shoot during winter months when the sun goes down early, you might want to consider using one.
Tips and Techniques
When I take photos for the site, I don't really have a plan. I try to keep props to a minimum and use materials like plates and flatware that don't distract from the food. For this site, the photos are part of a story and if I'm writing about ingredients or techniques or a recipe, I like the photos to correspond with the text. Keeping things simple means that people focus on whatever it is I'm shooting, such as the vanilla extract and beans, above. Depending on the time of day or the season, I'll either shoot in my kitchen or outdoors. The Pistachio Gelato shot at the top of this post which was shot on my roof, placed in a concrete corner out of direct sunlight. The vanilla was just on my kitchen counter and I use a tripod because the low light requires a slower shutter speed.
While creating a recipe for the site, as I start cooking, I'll take pictures of the process along with way, especially if I'm doing a recipe that might require a photo of the dessert or a particular ingredient to accompany the text. But often I do it for demonstrating techniques as well, like rolling doughs or candymaking.
Unlike cookbooks, on the site I have the freedom to show step-by-step photos, which is helpful for more challenging recipes, such as my Kouign Amann recipe. And the photos were helpful for the post I did called How to Make the Perfect Caramel, where I wanted to show exactly what stages to cook the sugar to, and to alert readers to things to watch out for.
For most entries on the site, I take 25-50 pictures, download them onto an WD external Hard Drive (note that for Mac users, there is the same My Passport Hard Drive available formatted specifically for the Mac), then process them in Lightroom. Lightroom is a great editing program but is not exactly intuitive and I've had to take a few lessons on how to use it. A good book to learn Lightroom is The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers, which explains everything in everyday language.
I also use Photoshop Elements which is easier to use and has basic editing features. Note that there are online editing programs that are free or have free versions, such as Aviary (the basic version is free with Flickr) and PicMonkey. (PicMonkey is excellent for making mosaics and Facebook banners.)
I then upload them to my Flickr page, then paste them onto my site. (Whew!) Most of the Photoshop post-processing I do is by using the "Levels" control, and sometimes "Sharpen." I rarely use any of its other features because I'm not a good geek and haven't figured any of them out.
Since many people are on laptops, I try to keep the images close to the food, but not too close; I don't think food should ever be bigger than it actually is. Otherwise, to me, it looks weird. I don't futz with the food too much; I try to stack it on a plate, or scoop it into a bowl, and just shoot it. I never crop images once I've shot them, and keep accoutrements to a minimum; I might use one utensil or a napkin alongside, as one would naturally cook or eat the food.
I almost always use my digital single lens reflex camera (DSLR), and on occasion at home (never in a restaurant), I use a Canon 430EX Flash.
Never, ever use the flash on the camera, as it makes the photos too harsh. I almost always shoot in M (manual) mode. The gray skies of Paris mean the light is always diffused, which can be good for photos.
Just changing the white balance in the camera, or with photo editing software, can make a dramatic difference.
The last bit of advice I'll give is to practice. The great thing about digital is that you're free to make mistakes because they're easy to get rid of. Below are some additional links that offer advice on various food photography topics.
Food Photography Links
Heidi's tips are at 101Cookbooks.com
Elise shows how she does it at Simply Recipes
Deb shows her approach to food photos over at Smitten Kitchen
Lara at Still Life With is one of the most comprehensive sites on food photography
Food Photography tips from White on Rice Couple
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Ree gives 10 tips from her ranch.
If you want to see how Béa does it, visit her luscious site, La Tartine Gourmand
Jaden shows off digital lighting at Steamy Kitchen
Food Photography at Wrightfood
My Amazon list of favorite photo gear.


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