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* [[United States congressional delegations from Illinois|Illinois]] delegation
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** {{reddot}} [[Randy Hultgren]], [[Illinois' 14th Congressional District|Illinois, District 14]]; first elected in 2010
** {{reddot}} [[Randy Hultgren]], [[Illinois' 14th Congressional District|Illinois, District 14]]; first elected in 2010
** {{bluedot}} [[Bill Foster]], [[Illinois' 11th
** {{bluedot}} [[Bill Foster]], [[Illinois' 11th |Illinois, District 11]]; he was unseated by Hultgren in 2010, but won election back to the U.S. House in 2012
* [[United States congressional delegations from Nevada|Nevada]] delegation
* [[United States congressional delegations from Nevada|Nevada]] delegation
Revision as of 22:58, 14 December 2013
- 1 Events
- 2 Leadership
- 3 Members
- 4 Analysis
- 5 See also
- 6 External links
- 7 References
New members, including the first Buddhist Senator, first Hindu Rep. and first open bisexual female Rep., were elected on November 6, 2012.[1]
The appointments of Tim Scott and Mo Cowan mark the first time in United States history where two black senators are serving in the U.S. Senate at the same time.[2]
In addition to its diversity, the composition of the 113th Congress is notable for its inexperience. In Feb. 2013, the Washington Post published a story exploring how the current generation of congressional committee leaders see the dismantlement of traditional lawmaking procedure, and their roles within it, as a consequence of Congress' recent bulge of freshmen members. Reinforcing their theory, the report cited that over one third of House members, and 32 of the Senate's 100 members, have "served two years or less."[3]
2013 Farm bills
On June 20, 2013, the House voted down its own version of the massive farm bill that would have set the course of U.S. food policy for the next half-decade.[4] The House version was 629 pages long, costing approximately $939.5 billion over 10 years.[4]
Members voted down the bill in a 195-234 vote that only won 24 Democratic votes.[5][6] Most Democrats voted against the bill because it cut food stamp programs by more than $20 billion, while many Republicans also voted no, saying it was too expensive a bill to pass when the country has $17 trillion in debt.[6] The major items included in the bill are:
- Food stamps and nutrition: $743.9 billion over 10 years. This is by far the biggest part of the farm bill, with the bulk taken up by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps low-income families pay for food.[4] It's also the most controversial part of the House version of the farm bill.[4] The House bill contains a number of restrictions on eligibility and money to combat food-stamp trafficking, and the House bill cuts food-stamp spending more than $20.5 billion compared to what would happen if current policy was kept in place.[4] Some Republicans want to restrict spending even further, and have offered several amendments in order to do so, including everything from drug-testing for recipients to creating a "food-stamp registry."[4]
- Commodity programs: $40.1 billion over 10 years. This section includes a variety of programs to shield farmers against sharp fluctuations in prices, particularly corn, wheat, soybean, cotton, rice, peanut, and dairy producers.[4] In past bills this was an even bigger portion overall, which often provided "direct payments" to farmers regardless of how much they actually planted or how much they would sell their crops for. This latest farm bill would cut most of these direct payments, saving about $18.6 billion over 10 years.[4] The proposed cuts are arguably the biggest policy change in both the House and Senate bills, although much of the savings have been channeled into other types of farm aid, including billions of dollars in disaster assistance and subsidized loans for farmers.[4]
- Crop insurance: $93 billion over 10 years. For decades, farmers have been able to buy crop insurance in case their crops fail or prices decline.[4] This is another of the more contentious parts of the farm bill. Some critics have warned that this insurance program could cost far more than expected, depending on how crop prices shift, and the Environmental Working Group has argued that one-third of these subsidies go to the largest 4 percent of farm operators. Some House Republicans have offered amendments to cut the insurance program further.[4]
- Conservation: $56.7 billion over 10 years. This includes programs to help farmers protect against soil erosion and to use ecologically friendly methods like drop irrigation. It also includes programs that pay farmers to grow on less land.[4]
- Trade: $3.6 billion over 10 years. This money is used to promote U.S. crops overseas and provide food aid abroad. The government also offers some technical assistance to farmers in developing countries.[4]
- Energy: $243 million over 10 years. This includes money for biofuels as well as for energy-efficiency programs in rural areas. It also provides funding to help develop biochemicals and bioplastics industries, in an attempt to reduce the country's reliance on fossil fuels.[4]
- Miscellaneous: approximately $1.5 billion over 10 years. This includes everything from forestry programs to rural development to research and development. There are programs for promoting farmers markets, selling off timber on federal lands, and even research into organic agriculture and citrus diseases. The Senate bill would create a new R&D agency akin to the National Institutes of Health.
On June 10, 2013, the Senate voted 66 to 27 to approve a farm bill that is expected to help set the course of U.S. food policy. The old farm bill expired in 2012, and the new Senate farm bill is 1,150 pages long, costing approximately $955 billion over 10 years.[7] The major items included in the bill are:
- Food stamps and nutrition: $760.5 billion over 10 years. This is again by far the biggest part of the farm bill, with the bulk taken up by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps low-income families pay for food[7] The Senate bill tweaks some of the rules governing eligibility and cut spending slightly by $3.9 billion compared to what would happen if current policy was kept.[7] The bill also includes a controversial amendment by David Vitter (R) of Louisiana] to ban anyone convicted of a violent crime from food stamps for life.[7] The House bill makes deeper cuts here, reducing food-stamp payments by $20.5 billion over 10 years compared to current policy.[7]
- Commodity programs: $41.3 billion over 10 years. This section includes a variety of programs to shield farmers against sharp fluctuations in prices, particularly corn, wheat, soybean, cotton, rice, peanut, and dairy producers. This latest farm bill would cut most of these direct payments, saving about $17.44 billion over 10 years.[7]
- Crop insurance: $89 billion over 10 years. For decades, farmers have been able to buy crop insurance in case their crops fail or prices decline. Under the new Senate farm bill, the government would also spend an additional $5 billion per year covering the deductibles that farmers have to pay before the insurance kicks in. This is supposed to help cushion the blow from the loss of direct payments.[7] This is one of the more contentious parts of the farm bill and some critics have warned that this insurance program could cost far more than expected.[7] In response, the Senate added a slight change to shrink subsidies for farmers earning more than $750,000 per year.[7]
- Conservation: $58 billion over 10 years. This includes programs to help farmers protect against soil erosion and to use ecologically friendly methods like drop irrigation. It also includes programs that pay farmers to grow on less land.[7] According to a Congressional Budget Office analysis, this part of the farm bill was cut by about $3.5 billion, in part because the government will be supervising a smaller total area.[7]
- Trade: $3.6 billion over 10 years. This money is used to promote U.S. crops overseas and provide food aid abroad. The government also offers some technical assistance to farmers in developing countries.[7] President Obama had earlier called for an overhaul of the food aid program, where instead of buying food from U.S. farmers and shipping it overseas some of the money would just be sent directly to poor countries.[7]The Senate ended up keeping the food-aid program intact, albeit with an extra $60 million to buy food locally in developing countries.[7]
- Energy: $1.1 billion over 10 years. This includes money for biofuels as well as for energy-efficiency programs in rural areas. It also provides funding to help develop biochemicals and bioplastics industries, in an attempt to reduce the country's reliance on fossil fuels.[7]
- Miscellaneous, about $1.1 billion over 10 years. This includes everything from forestry programs to rural development to research and development. There are programs for promoting farmers markets, selling off timber on federal lands, and even research into organic agriculture and citrus diseases. The Senate bill would create a new R&D agency akin to the National Institutes of Health.[7]
Comparing the bills
Compared with the Senate bill, the House bill had less money designated for food stamps and nutrition.[7][4] There was also somewhat less money for conservation, slightly deeper cuts to commodity payments, and a bit more money for crop insurance, due to a number of different rules used to calculate payments.[7][4][8]
House vote on abortion ban
On June 18, 2013, the House voted 228-196, mostly along party lines, to approve a ban on late-term abortions, or abortions occurring after 20 weeks of pregnancy[9][10] A number of members crossed over party lines in their votes. The vote was largely symbolic as the bill is not expected to be taken up in the Senate and the White House has threatened to veto the legislation.[11] Some of the notable votes included:
Republicans who voted against:
Note: Reps. Woodall and Broun were opposed because they felt the bill did not go far enough and left exceptions to the ban.[10][12]
2013 Budget Proposals
Paul Ryan Budget Plan
In March 2013 the Republican controlled House passed the budget proposal set out by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan (R) for the third straight year.[13] However, not all Republican representatives voted in favor of the proposal.[13] 10 Republican Representatives voted against Ryan's budget proposal.[13] The 10 Republican Representatives included Justin Amash, Paul Broun, Rick Crawford, Randy Forbes, Chris Gibson, Phil Gingrey, Joe Heck, Walter Jones, Tom Massie and David McKinley.
The proposal was killed after being voted down in the U.S. Senate with a 40-59 vote.[14]
The proposal would have cut about $5 trillion over the next decade and aimed to balance the budget by the end of the 10-year period.[13] The 2013 bill had opposition from 10 Republicans — the same number that voted against it in 2012. In 2011 only four Republicans cast a vote in opposition.[13] Democrats have unanimously voted against the bill every year.[13]
Senate Budget Proposal
On March 23, after an all-night debate that ended just before 5 a.m., by a 50 to 49 vote the Democratically controlled Senate approved its first budget in four years.[15] No Republicans voted for the Senate plan, and four Democrats, Mark Pryor, Kay Hagan, Mark Begich and Max Baucus, opposed it. All four are from red states and are up for re-election in 2014.[15]
The approved plan is a $3.7 trillion budget for 2014 and would provide a fast track for passage of tax increases, trim spending modestly and leave the government still deeply in the red for the next decade.[15]
The approval of a budget in the Senate began the process of setting up contentious, and potentially fruitless, negotiations with the Republican-controlled House starting in April to reconcile two vastly different plans for dealing with the nation's economic and budgetary problems.
The House plan brings the government's taxes and spending into balance by 2023 with cuts to domestic spending even below the levels of automatic across-the-board cuts for federal programs now, and it orders up dramatic and controversial changes to Medicare and the tax code.[15]
The Senate plan differs greatly, and includes $100 billion in upfront infrastructure spending to bolster the economy and calls for special fast-track rules to overhaul the tax code and raise $975 billion over 10 years in legislation that could not be filibustered. Even with that tax increase and prescribed spending cuts, the plan approved by the Senate would leave the government with a $566 billion annual deficit in 10 years, and $5.2 trillion in additional debt over that window.[15]
September 2013 budget fight
- Please see: United States budget debate, 2013
March 2013 filibuster
"I rise today to begin to filibuster John Brennan's nomination for the CIA. I will speak until I can no longer speak,"[16] With these words Sen. Rand Paul initiated a filibuster to delay the senate vote on the confirmation of the President's nominee to the head of the CIA and to draw attention to the questions surrounding the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or "drones" by the executive branch. Paul began speaking shortly before noon on Wednesday and continued to speak for 12 hours and 52 minutes, which marks his speech as the 9th longest filibuster in the history of the Senate.[17] When asked why this sort of event does not occur more frequently, Paul explained that since who speaks on the Senate floor is decided by the leadership of the Senate, it's often difficult to begin a traditional filibuster. "One of the reasons filibusters don't occur is because they carefully guard the floor from letting it happen. And it was left unguarded," he said,"We had no plan and I had the wrong shoes on, my feet were hurting the whole day," [18]
The main topic of Paul's speech was the use of drones as a means of attacking American citizens on U.S. soil, asking "Your notification is the buzz of propellers on the drone as it flies overhead in the seconds before you're killed. Is that what we really want from our government?" [19]. Paul protested the lack of transparency in the drone program, asking "What will be the standard for how we kill Americans in America?... Could political dissent be part of the standard for drone strikes?"[20] Paul questioned the President's refusal to state publicly that such strikes would not be used against citizens on U.S. soil saying, "[Obama] says trust him because he hasn't done it yet. He says he doesn't intend to do so, but he might. Mr. President, that's not good enough . . . so I've come here to speak for as long as I can to draw attention to something that I find to really be very disturbing."[21] Paul concluded his remarks asking for his counterparts on the other side of the aisle to join him in his efforts to obtain clarification from the president.[22]
A total of 14 senators joined Paul in the filibuster -- 13 Republicans and one Democrat.[23][24][25] According to the website Breitbart, 30 Republican senators did not support the filibuster.[26][27] The day after the filibuster, Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Paul, responding to the filibuster. Holder wrote, "Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on U.S. soil? The answer to that is no."[28]
"Nuclear option" for nominees
On November 21, 2013, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid invoked the "nuclear option" in the Senate. The "nuclear option" is using an interpretation of Senate procedure to be able to change chamber rules with a simple majority vote. In this case, the option was used to change the vote requirement for executive nominee confirmations to be considered on the floor.[29] Prior to the rule change, Senators could filibuster until a cloture motion requiring 60 votes was passed in the chamber. The "nuclear option" changed the requirement to a simple majority. The threat of the "nuclear option" occurred in many Congresses, but none had put the option into use.[30]
The "nuclear option" was invoked in response to Senate Republicans blocking the nomination of three D.C. Circuit Court judges. The rule change passed by a vote of 52-48, with Carl Levin, Joe Manchin and Mark Pryor being the only Democrats to vote in opposition. According to the Congressional Research Service, of the 67 times between 1967 and 2012 the filibuster was used on a judicial nominee, 31 have been during during the Obama administration.[30]
The change in rules does not apply to legislation or Supreme Court nominees.[29]
|President of the Senate
|Joe Biden
|Senate Majority Leadership
|President pro tempore
|Patrick Leahy
|Senate Majority Leader
|Harry Reid
|Senate Majority Whip
|Richard Durbin
|Senate Minority Leadership
|Senate Minority Leader
|Mitch McConnell
|Senate Minority Whip
|John Cornyn
House of Representatives
|Speaker of the House
|John Boehner
|House Majority Leadership
|House Majority Leader
|Eric Cantor
|House Majority Whip
|Kevin McCarthy
|House Minority Leadership
|House Minority Leader
|Nancy Pelosi
|House Minority Whip
|Steny Hoyer
Speaker of the House Election
During the 113th Congress swearing in ceremony and election for Speaker of the House, Ohio representative and Speaker of the 112th Congress John Boehner (R) saw nine Republican members of congress either vote for someone else or abstain and vote present. This is a change from the Speaker election in 2010, where Boehner received votes from the entire 241 member Republican caucus. Boehner won re-election to the speakership with 220 votes. He needed a majority of members voting, which would be 214 of the 426 who voted. Former Speaker and California representative Nancy Pelosi (D) in turn received 192 votes.[31]
The nine Republican members who voted for someone other than Boehner include: Justin Amash, Steve Pearce, Jim Bridenstine, Ted Yoho, Paul Broun, Louie Gohmert, Walter Jones, Thomas Massie and Tim Huelskamp. Not all members who voted for someone other the Boehner or Pelosi voted for a current member of the U.S. House. Outgoing member Allen West, former Comptroller General David Walker, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell all received votes.[31] This highlights the fact that the speaker does not have to be a member of the U.S. House, although all previous speakers have been.[32]
Following the vote, the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives remained the same as it was in the 112th United States Congress.
See the List of current members of the U.S. Congress page for a list of current members.
The following data lists the professions of the members of the U.S. Senate and the change in their numbers from the 112th congress.[33]
- 45 lawyers (-1)
- 22 businesspeople (0)
- 9 career politicians and government employees (-1)
- 7 educators (0)
- 4 nonprofit and community workers (+1)
- 3 medical professionals (0)
- 3 farmers and ranchers (+1)
- 3 career military and law enforcement (+1)
- 2 entertainment and media (-1)
- 2 other (+1): 1 social worker, 1 engineer
The following data lists the professions of the members of the U.S. House and the change in their numbers from the 112th congress.[33]
- 128 lawyers (+3)
- 108 businesspeople (-7)
- 55 career politicians and government employees (+2)
- 44 educators (+2)
- 29 medical professionals (+1)
- 19 career military and law enforcement (+2)
- 12 farmers and ranchers (-1)
- 10 nonprofit and community workers (0)
- 8 entertainment and media (+4)
- 7 accountants (0)
- 13 other (-4): 2 social workers, 1 microbiologist, 1 legal secretary, 2 clergy, 2 engineers, 1 youth camp director, 1 mill supervisor, 1 physicist, 1 carpenter, 1 union rep
Election rivals serving concurrently
There are several members of the U.S. House that were one-time rivals who faced off in previous elections. This is not a normal occurrence but does happen after redistricting or when a former candidate moves. The following is a list of such cases in the 113th Congress.
- Florida delegation
- Daniel Webster, Florida, District 10; first elected in 2010
- Alan Grayson, Florida, District 9; he was unseated by Webster in 2010, but won election back to the U.S. House in 2012
- Illinois delegation
- Randy Hultgren, Illinois, District 14; first elected in 2010
- Bill Foster, Illinois, District 11; he was unseated by Hultgren in 2010, but won election back to the U.S. House in 2012
- Nevada delegation
- Joe Heck, Nevada, District 3; first elected in 2010
- Dina Titus, Nevada, District 1; was unseated by Heck in 2010, but won election back to the U.S. House in 2012
- Washington delegation
- Jaime Herrera Beutler, Washington, District 3; first elected in 2010
- Denny Heck, Washington, District 10; ran in 2010 and lost to Beutler, but won election to the U.S. House in 2012
Lobbying positions after leaving office
In March 2013 USA Today compiled a list of sixteen former lawmakers who took on a lobbying related positions after leaving office.[34] Included on the list were Steven C. LaTourette, Jo Ann Emerson, Denny Rehberg, Howard Berman, Scott Brown, Kathy Hochul, Jon Kyl and Joe Lieberman.[34] The 16 former lawmakers were out of the 98 total lawmakers who have retired or were ousted by voters since January 2011 hold lobbying-related jobs.[34] 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 113th Congress.[34]
Despite rules in place to prevent the constant rotation of lawmakers into lobbying positions, 16 former lawmakers have recently entered into positions with either lobbying firms or trade associations.[34] Former House members are barred from lobbying their former colleagues for a year, and former senators, are barred for two years.[34]
There are no restrictions, however, on providing behind-the-scenes advice to corporations and others seeking to shape federal legislation.[34] Ex-lawmakers can immediately lobby the executive branch and officials in state and local governments.[34] Many former lawmakers are taking advantage of this slight distinction, and are taking positions after their political careers end as consultants and strategists.[34]
See also
External links
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Washington Post, "The 113th Congress is the most diverse in history," January 3, 2013
- ↑ Slate.com "For the First Time Ever, We'll Have Two Black Senators Serving at the Same Time," January 30, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Congress's committee chairmen push to reassert their power," February 13, 2013
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 Washington Post "The House is voting on a $940 billion farm bill. Here's what's in it." Accessed June 20, 2013
- ↑ Politico "House Farm bill roll call vote: Who voted against the bill" Accessed June 20, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Hill "House rejects farm bill" Accessed June 20, 2013
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 Washington Post "The Senate is voting on a $955 billion farm bill. Here's what's in it." Accessed June 20, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Research Service "The 2013 Farm Bill: A Comparison of the Senate-Passed Bill (S. 954) and House-Reported Bill (H.R. 1947) with Current Law" Accessed June 20, 2013
- ↑ CNN "House passes late term abortion ban" Accessed June 20, 2013
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 U.S. House "June 18 Roll Call Vote" Accessed June 20, 2013
- ↑ Politico "House OKs 20-week abortion ban bill" Accessed June 20, 2013
- ↑ Examiner "Two Georgia Republicans voted against abortion ban (Video)" Accessed June 20, 2013
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Washington Post "10 House Republicans Vote Against Ryan Budget" Accessed March 22, 2013
- ↑ CBS News "Senate Rejects Paul Ryan Budget" Accessed March 22, 2013
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 New York Times "Senate Passes $3.7 Trillion Budget, Setting Up Contentious Negotiations" Accessed March 25, 2013
- ↑ Washingtontimes.com"After almost 13 hours, Rand Paul ends Brennan filibuster" March 7, 2013
- ↑ NYTimes.com Republicans, Led by Rand Paul, Finally End Filibuster March 7, 2013
- ↑ CNN Poliitical ticker "Rand Paul on filibuster: 'We had no plan March 7, 2013
- ↑ FoxNews.com "Sen. Paul declares 'victory' after Holder offers assurance on drones" March 2013
- ↑ NYTimes.com "Republicans, Led by Rand Paul, Finally End Filibuster March 7,2013
- ↑ Washingtonexaminer.com "Rand Paul filibustering over drones: I will not let Obama 'shred the Constitution'" March 7, 2013
- ↑ USA Today "Rand Paul filibuster ranks among Senate's longest" March 7, 2013
- ↑ CNN "Rand Paul says he's heard from White House after filibuster," March 7, 2013
- ↑ USA Today "Rand Paul filibuster ranks among Senate's longest," March 7, 2013
- ↑ ABC News "Rand Paul Wins Applause From GOP and Liberals," March 7, 2013
- ↑ Breitbart "AWOL: Meet The GOP Senators Who Refused to Stand With Rand," March 7, 2013
- ↑ Politico "Rand Paul filibuster blasted by Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham," March 7, 2013
- ↑ Washington Post "Eric Holder responds to Rand Paul with 'no'," March 7, 2013
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Politico, "Senate goes for 'nuclear option'," November 21, 2013
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Washington Post, "Reid, Democrats trigger 'nuclear' option; eliminate most filibusters on nominees," November 21, 2013
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 The Hill "Boehner reelected as Speaker; nine Republicans defect in vote," January 3, 2013
- ↑ Office of the Clerk "House Leadership & Officers," accessed January 3, 2013
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Bloomberg Businessweek, "The 113th Congress, by the Numbers," January 10, 2013
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.8 USA Today "Former lawmakers lobbying jobs" Accessed March 27, 2013


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- Forced twisting of the arm
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- A blow to the elbow
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your risk of an elbow sprain include:
- Playing certain sports, such as gymnastics or baseball
- Poor coordination
- Poor balance
- Inadequate flexibility and strength in muscles and ligaments
- Loose joints or connective tissue disorders
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- Pain, tenderness, and swelling around the elbow
- Redness, warmth, or bruising around the elbow
- Limited ability to move the elbow
- Pain when moving the elbow
The doctor will ask about your symptoms and how you injured your elbow. The doctor will examine your elbow to assess the stability of the joint and the severity of the injury.
Imaging tests may include:
Elbow sprains are graded according to their severity:
- Grade 1—Some stretching with micro-tearing of ligament tissue.
- Grade 2—Partial tearing of ligament tissue.
- Grade 3—Complete tearing of ligament tissue.
Treatment includes:
Acute Care
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Apply an ice pack to the area for 15-20 minutes several times a day after the injury. Do not apply the ice directly to your skin. Wrap the ice pack in a towel.
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9/18/13 LiLo's New Man
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
LINDSAY LOHAN is reportedly dating former Texas Longhorns quarterback MATT NORDGREN. After college he had a very brief and uneventful NFL career in 2006, then starred on the 2011 Bravo reality show "Most Eligible Dallas". Nordgren won't admit he's actually dating Lindsay, but he recently said, quote, "We've hung out. But I have been a friend trying to support her for many years now. She's completely sober now. She's in a great place and working hard and meeting with all the right people."
When JENNIFER ANISTON and JUSTIN THEROUX moved in together, she wouldn't let him display his STD ARTWORK. He says, quote, "I have these beautiful wax-museum pieces, handmade, from the 1800s, from a museum of curiosities. They're just these open mouths, with tongues, and in the throats are different stages, labeled, of syphilis and gonorrhea and whatever." He moved them to his office in L.A. --Justin also reveals that one of the reasons he and Jennifer bought their $21 million home is because it came with SIX CHICKENS. He says, quote, "[The previous owners] were like, 'Of course we'll get rid of the chickens.' And we said, 'Are you crazy? Don't get rid of the chickens. That's half the reason we wanted this place.'"
BRAD PITT took a picture with a bride and groom who were getting married at a hotel where Brad was having a business meeting. Some witnesses claim SHIA LABEOUF was at the meeting, too . . . and NOBODY paid attention to him.
The "National Enquirer" says O.J. SIMPSON is freaking out because he hid some incriminating items from the murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman in his Florida home . . . including the MURDER WEAPON. And the house is about to be foreclosed on and auctioned off.
9/17/13 Miley & Liam Splitsville
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
It's official: MILEY CYRUS and LIAM HEMSWORTH are finished. Reps for both of them confirmed it yesterday. We don't know WHY they split, but there are rumors that Liam was cheating, and that he was fed up with Miley's new image and attitude.
Here's MILEY CYRUS explaining her behavior in the new issue of "Harper's Bazaar" . . . quote, "I was an adult when I was supposed to be a kid. So now I'm an adult and I'm acting like a kid."
SOFIA VERGARA and her on-again, off-again boyfriend NICK LOEB are OFF again. And this is after getting engaged last year on Sofia's 40th birthday. They dated for about three years. There's no word why they split, but there have been rumors that he's a SERIAL CHEATER.
In an interview with an Australian magazine, ROBERT PATTINSON may have given some insight into where KRISTEN STEWART stands with him. He said, quote, "I don't ever feel the need to forgive or expect people to be. I judge people on their actions. I don't really care if it's wrong or right, I give them the benefit of the doubt. If they do something I can't be bothered to deal with, I just cut them out."
DINA LOHAN turned 51 on Sunday, and she celebrated with all four of her kids: LINDSAY, ALI, Cody and Michael Jr. Here's something she DIDN'T celebrate with: ALCOHOL. Seriously . . . almost the entire Lohan family got together at a restaurant that serves booze . . . and NOBODY DRANK. Sources say they ordered Diet Cokes, waters, Shirley Temples and cherry sodas all night."
It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that RIHANNA enjoys the occasional reefer cigarette. But her friend KATY PERRY kind of called her on it in an interview with "Elle Canada". She said, quote, "I think Rihanna always looks so fresh and I'm like, 'How do you do that? We all know how much pot you smoke!' And you don't sleep because you're on Instagram at 4 o'clock in the morning!"
9/16/13 Dina Lohan DUI
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Monday, September 16, 2013
LEBRON JAMES married his high school sweetheart Savannah Brinson at the Grand Del Mar resort in San Diego on Saturday night. Guests included several NBA stars, plus the owner and coach of the Miami Heat. There are also reports that BEYONCÉ and JAY Z performed "Crazy In Love".
JOHN LEGEND married model CHRISSY TEIGEN in Lake Como, Italy on Saturday. Guests included Kanye West, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder and Brooklyn Decker. John sang "All of Me" . . . a song he wrote for Chrissy . . . and Stevie sang "Ribbon in the Sky".
In the digital age, this is as much proof of a breakup as anything: MILEY CYRUS has UN-FOLLOWED her fiancé LIAM HEMSWORTH on Twitter. Interestingly, Liam is still following Miley. Hers is one of only 17 feeds he follows.
On that TV show "The Test", MICHAEL LOHAN challenged his ex-wife DINA to take a drug test. She refused. The show aired on Thursday. And that night, Dina got a DUI on Long Island. Dina was pulled over at about 11:00 P.M. for going 77 mph in a 55 mile-per-hour zone. She had a blood-alcohol level of .2% . . . which is more than TWICE the legal limit of .08%. Here's another interesting detail: Dina claimed she was INJURED during her arrest. She was evaluated by emergency personnel who said nothing was wrong with her . . . and at that point, police say she, quote, "recanted her claim."
PAULA DEEN was brought to tears by a 10-MINUTE STANDING OVATION at a cooking convention in Houston on Saturday. She told the crowd, quote, "We all experience pain in some way but pain is also a good thing because it makes you grow."
KHLOE KARDASHIAN is reportedly trying to keep LAMAR ODOM from hemorrhaging money by putting a hold on their credit cards. Even though Lamar has his own millions, Khloe apparently controls the cash flow in the relationship. But Lamar has been getting around it by hocking jewelry.
9/13/13 Khloe Gets Tested
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Friday, September 13, 2013
Rumor has it KHLOE KARDASHIAN got tested for STDs after LAMAR ODOM admitted that he'd been unfaithful . . . and didn't always use protection. A source says Khloe has proof he cheated with at least FIVE other women because she had hired a private investigator. And it could cost him if they divorce, because there's an infidelity clause in their prenup.
NICOLE KIDMAN got knocked to the ground in New York City yesterday by a paparazzi scumbag on a bicycle. She was on her way into a hotel when the photographer came flying down the sidewalk at about 20 miles an hour, trying to get a shot of her. But he lost control of the bike, crashed into her, and they both went down. The guy got a ticket, probably for riding on the sidewalk.
Remember one-time reality show dad Jon Gosselin? Well he has taken a job waiting and bussing tables at a pub in Pennsylvania. Jon starred on "Jon & Kate Plus 8," but is now living off the grid in a cabin, and struggling to pay the rent. He is also dealing with a lawsuit from his ex, Kate Gosselin, centered around his involvement in a tell-all book published about her.
9/12/13 Angelina Close to Death??
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
Even MILEY CYRUS is tired of seeing herself with her tongue hanging out. During an interview on some French TV show, she said, quote, "It's getting a little old. I'm going to have to retire it!''
Are MILEY CYRUS and LIAM HEMSWORTH seeing other people? Sources say Miley is seeing producer (slash) rapper MIKE WILL.MADE.IT. And Liam might be enjoying some action from JANUARY JONES from "Mad Men". A source says, quote, "Liam and Miley haven't officially split, but it's over. It's just that neither wants to pull the trigger."
LIONEL RICHIE went through the ringer with his daughter NICOLE, so he feels BILLY RAY CYRUS' pain. He says, quote, "Dad to Dad, I've been Billy Ray. [Miley] is just going through a period in her life and we're actually going to grit our teeth and hold our breath. I did the same thing. It's one of those things where you have to say, 'Please God let it be over soon.' That's where she is in her space and this is her expression and that's what it's all about."
The "National Enquirer" says that LINDSEY VONN cheated on TIGER WOODS. So called "sources" say she made out with a guy backstage at a JAY Z / JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE concert on August 16th. He was in his mid-40s, and was somebody she already knew. Oh, and he was, quote, "gripping her rear end" during the makeout session.
The "National Enquirer" claims that ANGELINA JOLIE thinks she only has three to five years left to live, due to various health issues. A source says, quote, "Angelina is trying to live her life to the fullest . . . She's going to do everything she can to prolong her life but really believes she won't even reach her mid-forties." She's 38.
As far as we know, LINDSAY LOHAN is still sticking with this whole sobriety thing. Maybe she IS serious about it this time. In fact, the word is that she's spending $2,500 A DAY on a sober companion. She was spotted in New York City the other day with a guy who might just be that companion.


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There are now two options when you become a club member.
1. $10 for club membership. This comes with a club stamped disc and mini. We will have 50 of these available.
2. $20 for club membership plus a dry fit shirt with club logo, a micro fiber towel and a club stamped mini.
Reserve yours now to make sure you get one. We are planning to order 20 of these unless there is a larger demand in the next week before the order is placed. Here are examples of the dry fit shirts below. We're going to have black, gray and white shirts and the logo will be green and on the front. On the sleeve it will say Paragon Disc Golf. I'm going to order L and XL size shirts, if you have a special size request, let me know by next Monday, 12/20.
For anyone who has already paid their $10, it is no problem to upgrade to the shirt/towel for an extra $10. Let us know asap to make sure you get one.
The club meeting will take place on January 7th, 2011 at the BBC Tap Room, click here to learn more about the meeting. Come to the club meeting to get your membership stuff.
Once all the gear is gone, members will get a club stamped mini. Anyone who becomes a member before or at our club meeting will be entered into a drawing for a free PDGA membership.
The drawing for the PDGA membership will take place at the meeting.
If you aren't fortunate enough to win the free membership, being a club member will get you $5 off your PDGA membership. When you go to renew, use this link and select the Louisville Disc Golf Club in the Affiliate Club drop down.
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Feedback and recommendations from Ohio teachers informed the department in reducing the number of items on the assessment by 21 percent. Full update here.
Beginning with the 2014-15 school year, a new kindergarten readiness assessment will replace the KRA-L. The new assessment includes ways for teachers to measure a child's school readiness. Ohio's Early Learning and Development Standards (birth to kindergarten entry) are the basis for the new assessment. It has six components: social skills (including social and emotional development, and approaches toward learning), mathematics, science, social studies, language and literacy, and physical well-being and motor development.
The period for the new kindergarten readiness assessment in school year 2014-2015 is the first day of school through Nov.1. All kindergarten children will take the assessment. The results of the assessment provide a starting point for each child and do not prohibit any child from entering kindergarten.
Also in the 2014-15 school year, the language and literacy portion of the new Kindergarten Readiness Assessment will meet the reading diagnostic assessment requirement of the Third Grade Reading Guarantee. To meet the diagnostic requirement, teachers must complete at least the Language and Literacy portion no later than Sept. 30. Teachers can conduct the other portions of the assessment any time during the assessment period.
All kindergarten teachers will receive training on new kindergarten readiness assessment administration, score reporting, and use of the assessment data beginning in the spring of 2014. Teacher trainings will be available through State Support Teams. In addition, districts may choose to have one or more qualified district staff complete the Train-the-Trainer training that is necessary to become approved Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Trainers. Those trained district staff would then be able to deliver the teacher training to their staff.
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GRAND PRAIRIE - The Grand Prairie Farmers Market will host a Make It and Take It Rain Barrel Class Saturday, April 12, at Market Square, 120 W. Main St. The class will cost $40 for Grand Prairie residents and $55 for non-residents. The class will be from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and pre-registration is required. Send a check or money order payable to the city of Grand Prairie to:
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The Grand Prairie Farmers Market sells locally grown fruits and vegetables, meats, cheeses, wines, tamales, candles, soaps and much more. The market is open every Saturday, March to December, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Sadie Saine enters her fourth season at Pfeiffer.
2014: Played and started in 43 games . . . was third on the team in hits (31) and doubles (8) . . . fourth on the team in RBI's (12) . . . finished with one homerun and four stolen bases . . . drew a team-high 15 walks.
2013: Appeared in 41 games starting in 39 batting .234…third on the team in RBIs (11)…third on the team in stolen bases (8).
2012: Appeared in 41 games starting in 30 batting (.239)...third on the team in on base percentage (.346).
Personal: Daughter of Kelly and Rusty Saine…born on 03/30/93…majoring in health and physical education.
Before Pfeiffer: Also played basketball and ran track in high school…All-Conference and All-State athlete…Player of the Year.


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Genomic Hitchhikers in Birds Shed Light on Evolution of Viruses
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WASHINGTON, DC – October 16, 2012 – The genomes of birds are riddled with DNA sequences from viruses, according to a study to be published on October 16 in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. Analysis of these viral sequences, known as endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), can provide insights into how both hosts and viruses have evolved over the eons.
"We examined the evolution of avian retroviruses on the basis of their fossil remnants in the three avian genomes that have been completely sequenced," write the authors from Johns Hopkins University and Uppsala University, Sweden. The authors go on to say their analyses of ERVs in chicken, turkey, and zebra finch genomes reveal that birds were a hotbed of viral evolution early in their history.
All genomes are cobbled together works-in-progress. Scientists have long known that the human genome, for example, is not all human: like most every other genome studied to date, a good chunk of the DNA we call "human" is actually made up of proviruses, sequences that retroviruses have deposited there to take advantage of the cell's ability to copy DNA and translate that DNA into working proteins. These proviruses can either be inherited in the DNA we get from our parents (endogenous retroviruses), or they can be picked up during our lifetime (exogenous retroviruses).
The study reveals that millions of years ago birds were host to many different kinds of ERVs, serving as a kind of melting pot: a meeting and mingling place where viruses recombined and shared genetic information.
Unlike early studies of ERVs in chickens, which studied selected segments of the genome and uncovered only alpha-retroviruses, this study used complete genome sequences and found a great diversity of viral sequences in bird genomes, representing the same major groups as those of mammals, but exhibiting more diversity. Most of the ERVs in birds were distinct from those found in other animals, probably indicating that the viruses did not move much between different kinds of hosts.
"We conclude that avian retroviral evolution differs from that of other vertebrates," write the researchers. "Avian retroviruses seem to have evolved rather independently from the rest of the retroviruses over the last 150 million years."
Stepher Goff of Columbia University, who was not involved in the research but edited the article for mBio®, says genome-level studies like this are a boon to virologists.
"This paper is filling a big gap in our understanding of these viruses," says Goff. "This is something that needed to be done, and advancing sequencing technology made it easy to do."
A full copy of the article can be found online at: http://mbio.asm.org/content/3/5/e00344-12.
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At one point, Randy Lewis studied to become a doctor. Before he completed his studies, the wanderlust of the professional race car circuit beckoned to the Atlanta native, and Randy jumped into the world of race cars on a full time basis.
Randy Lewis spent more than twenty-three years racing a varied number of cars on both international and national circuits that included Formula 3, Can Am and Indy Car racing where he qualified for the Indy 500 on four occasions with a best finish of 13th on his record. He also got in on the emerging NASCAR scene before finally retiring in the early 1990's.
"I took a long look at my surroundings," Lewis recently recalled, "and I knew I wasn't getting the best equipment with which to compete. That fact also affected the sponsors who put up the money for the racing teams. I finally decided it was time to do something else I truly loved."
The 'something else' was the winery business that Lewis and his wife Debbie had fallen for in a major way. Debbie had deep roots in the wine industry starting with a long term family-owned ranch in the Sacramento River Delta area to actual working relationships with the wine wholesale and retail businesses.
Randy Lewis had delved into the European wine areas while racing in Europe and always considered the wine industry as a really uplifting business that featured high caliber people and beautiful surroundings. He and Debbie had also become involved in a wine group that took wine and wineries most seriously. In 1989, the Lewis' began helping a close friend who had recently acquired an existing winery property in Napa Valley's Oakville District that eventually became their own entry into the wine business.
"At one point we started buying fruit with the intention of making wines," Lewis related. It took a few years and finally the first Lewis Cellars wines were ready for release."
The actual release date of the first 2000 cases of wines was in 1992, and Randy Lewis began the job of securing more grapes for the future. He added additional long-term contracts and ordered some new vineyards planted that would increase his production.
In 1996, Lewis hired noted winemaker Helen Turley as a consultant, a move that was to prove extremely beneficial. The following year, Lewis Cellars produced its signature Cuvée L; the wine that Randy Lewis feels put his winery into the major leagues of the wine industry.
"We only make Cuvée L in years we feel our product is truly superior. With the marvelous fruit of the 97 vintage, we decided to give it a try. The resulting wine was incredibly well received and represented a major breakthrough for our operation. Once it was finished, most of the people involved felt we could then compete with anybody in the valley with respect to quality."
In 1999, Debbie's son Dennis Bell joined Lewis Cellars to make the company a real family affair. Dennis' main responsibility rests with sales and marketing while his mother oversees the financial aspects of the winery and also involves herself in the important aspect of vineyard sampling.
Present day production is around 8,500 cases, a level that Lewis Cellars has achieved for the past ten years. "Each winery has its own level of comfort," Lewis explained. "It's really the point where you can totally control your product with what you have on hand. At Lewis Cellars, we do everything ourselves in a manner we have found to work best for our wines. To increase our production even a little would be difficult for us to do correctly."
Five years ago, Lewis Cellars moved into a new winery location on Big Ranch Road, just outside the City of Napa's northern boundary. The move was another master stroke for the small entity that is now spoken of in the rarefied air of Napa Valley's celebrity wineries. Three years ago, winemaker Brian Mox (formerly of Crichton Hall, Voss Vineyards) was put in control of the winery's production, a move that Randy Lewis feels has cemented the quality aspects of his family-owned winery.
Not that all of this success has affected Randy Lewis, even a little. "We still walk the vineyards each day making sure everything is done according to our instructions," he added. "Besides, at the end of the day, there's nothing like the feeling one gets from driving a dirty jeep."
Lewis Cellars - Napa Valley
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Senate budget bill extends federal pay freeze through 2013
Tuesday - 3/12/2013, 5:49am EDT
By ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Top Senate Democrats and Republicans Monday night released a catchall government funding bill that denies President Barack Obama new money for implementing signature first-term accomplishments like new regulations on Wall Street and his expansion of government health care subsidies but provides modest additional funding for domestic priorities like health research and highway projects.
Sec. 1112 of the Senate bill "continues the prohibition of automatic statutory pay increases," meaning the federal pay freeze would be extended through the end of 2013. The funding bill passed by the House last week included the same pay freeze extension, making it unlikely federal employees will see any type of raise for the third straight year. President Barack Obama had proposed a 0.5 percent increase for feds in 2013, to begin when the continuing resolution expired March 27.
"Federal employees now will have suffered three years of no pay raises, at the same time hundreds of thousands of them are facing multiple days of furloughs because of sequestration," said J. David Cox, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees. "It's hard to imagine the federal government becoming a less attractive employer than it is today after this decision."
Monday's measure is the product of bipartisan negotiations and is the legislative vehicle to fund the day-to-day operations of government through Sept. 30 -- and prevent a government shutdown when current funding runs out March 27.
It sets a path for government in the wake of across-the-board sequestration spending cuts that took effect March 1. In most cases the minor changes in agency budgets amount to housekeeping within a trillion-dollar cap for the day-to-day operations of agencies in the current budget year.
Passage in the Senate this week seems routine and could presage an end to a mostly overlooked battle between House Republicans and Obama and his Senate Democratic allies over the annual spending bills required to fund federal agency operations.
The measure expands upon House GOP legislation that passed last week, adding sometimes symbolic funding and flexibility for scores of programs, and challenges House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, who warned Democrats last week not to load the measure up too much.
But each of the additional items was drawn from earlier informal House-Senate agreements, and top Senate Appropriations Committee Republican Richard Shelby of Alabama has signed on.
The White House voiced its support for the Senate bill as well.
"The substitute amendment improves upon H.R. 933 by strengthening funding for transportation infrastructure, manufacturing, research and development, early childhood programs, and housing programs," the White House said in a statement. "Further, the administration strongly supports inclusion of several full-year appropriations bills, which will improve the ability to efficiently allocate funding to key investments, including those that support science and innovation, nutrition, cybersecurity, community safety, and national defense."
The bipartisan measure comes as Washington girds for weeks of warfare over the budget for next year and beyond as both House and Senate Budget Committees this week take up blueprints for the upcoming 2014 budget year.
The first salvo in that battle is coming from House Republicans, who released on Tuesday a now-familiar budget featuring gestures to block "Obamacare," turn Medicare into a voucher-like program for future retirees and sharply curb Medicaid and domestic agency budgets. Such ideas are dead on arrival with Obama and Democrats controlling the Senate, but will -- in concert with new taxes on the wealthy enacted in January -- allow Republicans to propose a budget that would come to balance within 10 years.
"We think we owe the American people a balanced budget," House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said on "Fox News Sunday."
Senate Democrats are countering on Wednesday with a budget plan mixing tax increases, cuts to the Pentagon and relatively modest cuts to domestic programs. The measure would not reach balance, but it would undo automatic budget cuts that started taking effect this month and largely leaves alone rapidly growing benefit programs like Medicare.
"We need to make sure that everybody participates in getting us to a budget that deals with our debt and our deficit responsibly," Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., said Monday evening.
The upcoming debate over the long-term budgetary future promises to be stoutly partisan, even as Obama is undertaking outreach to rank-and-file Republicans in hopes of sowing the seeds for a bipartisan "grand bargain" on the budget this year after two failed attempts to strike agreement with House Speaker John Boehner. Obama's budget is already weeks overdue and Press Secretary Jay Carney deflected questions about it Monday, other than to promise that it would "for a period of time" bring deficits below 3 percent of gross domestic product, a measure that many analysts say is sustainable without damaging the economy.


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MADISON — A recent community study showed that people who live in counties where lots of coal is mined are much more likely to suffer from an array of chronic, life-threatening health problems.
The new study was published in April's American Journal of Public Health.
The study, "Relations between Health Indicators and Residential Proximity to Coal Mining in West Virginia," found that in the 14 counties where the biggest coal mining operations are located residents reported higher rates of cardiopulmonary disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, diabetes, and lung and kidney disease. In each of those counties, mining topped 4 million tons of coal a year.
"Residents of coal mining communities have long complained of impaired health. This study substantiates their claims. Those residents are at an increased risk of developing chronic heart, lung and kidney diseases," said Dr. Michael Hendryx, associate director of the Institute for Health Policy Research in West Virginia University's Department of Community Medicine and lead author of the study.
The annual Boone Memorial Hospital Health Fair that was at the Madison Civic Center last week on Oct. 4th is part of the hospital's ongoing efforts to improve health in the community.
Many local physicians, hospital and other medical services providers participated in the health fair, which offered a variety of free and small fee health screenings. Screenings included discounted blood work, vitamin D testing, flu shots, cancer prevention education, medication reviews and much more.
This year's theme was "Travel the Road to Better Health." Volunteers, guests and vendors all dressed-up in attire to coincide with the theme. Awards were given for best costume.
"Our goal is to improve health in the communities we serve," said Karlie Belle Price, Event Coordinator/Marketing Director. "This health fair accomplishes that by providing free and low cost screenings and services, informs the public of what services are available and assists those without health care insurance coverage."
Over 50 vendors, including local healthcare organizations and community groups, were on-hand to take blood pressures, provide diabetic and tobacco cessation information, offer breast cancer education including how to receive free and/or half price mammograms at BMH using its new digital mammography equipment, Price said.
Hundreds of people attended the 5-hour event.
"This is the most people attending the health fair that I can remember in a long time," Price said. "There has been a steady stream of people all day."
Prizes were awarded every 15-30 minutes and free food was served by the BMH Dietary Director, Richard Holliday and his staff throughout the day.
"The public learned simple steps to make healthier foods enjoy mouth-watering food," Price said.
"Guests also brought in non-perishable food items to receive extra door prize tickets," Price added. "All the food will be donated to the local Madison Baptist Church food pantry."
BMH also had a 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place prize for the best decorated booth/display. Entertainment including country line dancing, singing and karate demonstrations as well.
Angela Perry of Van said this was her second year attending the health fair.
"I love this event," she said. "I don't have health insurance and this gives me a chance to get some check-ups and screenings for free or at a very low cost. I also get to see what services are available for me. It's a very important event for me to attend."


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From Metal Factory to Architectural Innovator
The Making of an Empire in Metal Beyond the HorizonEstablishing a PrecedentWelcoming the 21st Century Focusing on R&DPushing the Limits Sharing an Innovative SpiritNourishing an Artistic Spirit Taking on the Trickiest ProjectsAnswering the Call of Duty
Two decades ago, the A. Zahner Company was a regional metals manufacturer in Kansas City. Today, it's the go-to manufacturer of impossibly-shaped metallic pieces for the world's premier architects: Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, and Rem Koolhaas, among others. Bill Zahner, the company's fourth-generation president, spoke with Inc.com about how the firm innovated its way from the Midwest to projects in South Korea and Qatar.
When Bill Zahner joined the family business, in 1978, conventional wisdom said the company should stay local, as it had for nearly a century. But he decided the future was in high-end architectural work—the company did mostly roofing and siding— and to do that, it had to look beyond its home. "As a kid I was intrigued by these big projects that were done by famous architects," Zahner said. "There wasn't much architectural work in Kansas City, so I pushed the company to look elsewhere."
Traveling to conferences around the country, Zahner met a number of architects, including Frank Gehry, who began consulting with Zahner on how to use different metals. In 1993, the pair collaborated on the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis, with Zahner designing the giant metallic pieces that made the museum look like a series of billowing sails rising above the Mississippi River. "I remember it came out on the front page of USA Today," Zahner says. "It was the first real project for us that got a lot of attention, and it put Frank in a whole new level. It helped establish that ribbon-y look he had."
When Zahner joined the company, it had no computers ("Even accounting didn't have them," he says). The Experience Music Project, another Gehry building, helped change that. Zahner was forced to invest heavily in technology and rethink its entire production scheme to meet the difficulties of the new project: 4,000 curving metal panels, each completely unique, that were not only decorative but also structurally essential. "You want to start with something small," Zahner said. "But with Frank, you don't start producing a little handkerchief. You start with something to cover your whole city."
In its early years, Zahner's research and development was driven by the demands of its commissioned jobs. Now, employees work on whatever interests them. Direct R&D comes to about four percent of volume, but, "indirectly, we're constantly coming up with new things," Zahner said. Among the current pet projects: improving a patented process that superimposes photographs or other images onto metal. The process was used on the de Young Museum, in San Francisco, where a photo of trees near the museum covered the building's copper walls.
"Norman Foster wanted a surface like no one has ever seen," said Zahner, referring to his work on the British architect's spaceport in New Mexico. At the time, Zahner and several of his engineers had been experimenting with heat, exposing different copper alloys to temperatures around 10,000 degrees. "Portions of the alloy constituents come out, and you get these really wild looking surfaces," said Zahner, before pausing. "I don't know if he likes them yet."
In the early 90s, Zahner began research into how various metals could be best applied in different situations. That became a 400-page book, "Architectural Metals," to which Gehry contributed a foreword. More than 5,000 design firms around the country bought the manual, which established the company as innovators in the world of metal. "The book established trust between us and our clients," Zahner says. Today, the company connects with architecture lovers through an iPhone app.
Zahner is an amateur sculptor—"I wish I had more time for it"—and prefers to hire engineers with a similarly creative bent. "The nature of what we do is to make the connection between art and science," Zahner said. "We like to work with really good minds that can be more creative, and they need to have an interest in art." Today, ten percent of Zahner's work is with sculptors and other artists, and several of his employees are art institute graduates. The company will also help employees pursue a variety of advanced degrees.
Zahner said that Gehry's planned Eisenhower Memorial, in Washington, D.C., is "one of the most difficult things I've ever worked on." The design involves several steel "tapestries," which require a complicated process called weaving. Gehry looked to China and Japan for technology that could do the job, but settled on Zahner, which has been working with artists at the Kansas City Art Institute to hash out a solution. "It's doing something with metals that has never been done before," said Zahner. "If it works, it'll be unbelievably gorgeous."
The company's most sensitive project to date is the September 11th Museum at Ground Zero, scheduled to open on the 10th anniversary of the attacks. Zahner is designing the building's "envelope"— its outer walls and roof—with alternating metallic surfaces that give it a striped appearance. "It's been a tricky project, to say the least," says Zahner. "The work has to be of incredibly high quality." —Reeves Wiedeman


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This year we at Bandos Island Resort and Spa are celebrating our 40th anniversary. Bandos was the second resort to be opened in the Maldives on the year 1972. Since then many tourist have visited the white sandy shores of the Island for rest and relaxation. On this happy occasion we have arranged many events to take place in the course of the year 2012.
One of the highlights in the month of June was the blood donation program.
On 14th June 2012, as part of the 40th Anniversary activities we carried out a Blood Donation Program for our employees on the occasion of the World Blood Donor Day. This year Bandos conducted the program in collaboration with Maldives National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS). The program was held in the Orchid Room (Conference Hall) from 0900 to 1600hrs at Bandos Island Resort and Spa. During the course of the day many of our brave employees gave blood for a better cause.


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