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ISSUE DATE: February 22, 1999
What's New
Awards, Honors and Recognition
Awards, Honors and Recognition
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Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Center
"The primary purpose of the Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Center will be to provide more structured and formal academic support to students involved in the Scholar's Mentorship Program," said Nat Chioke Williams (Black Studies), the Center's first director. It will feature a computer lab, a study lounge, classroom space and a TV/VCR for educational audio-visual materials. Future plans include a summer internship program, a community service program, a lecture series, additional computers, and a resource library that will include Graduate Record Exam preparatory software for students interested in attending graduate school.
The Scholar's Mentorship Program, currently serving 211 student proteges, 30 peer and 50 faculty and staff mentors, was developed by the Minority Recruitment Program Task Force in 1989-90 to encourage high academic achievement and to create a support network to facilitate the retention and persistence of generally admitted African-American, Asian, Latino and Native American students. "The Center gives this one of the College's most extensive mentorship programs a home, a concrete legitimate space from which we can develop even more programs and become more institutionalized," said Williams.
The opening of the MLK Jr. Educational Center will be marked by a reception held in College Hall F-43 from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, February 25. Because of limited space, it is by invitation, so please call Williams at x2762 by Wednesday, February 24, if interested in attending. Those who want more information or to become involved with the Scholar's Mentorship Program should call the program director, Margaret Wade-Lewis (Black Studies), at x2760.
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"In a unique example of cooperation among business owners, college representatives and political officials, a contract has been unanimously agreed upon which commits bar owners to avoid specials and advertising that promote high-risk drinking...and I believe that if the spirit of this contract is maintained, it will have a positive impact on more students and community members than we will ever know," said Ray Schwarz (Student Affairs). He and Robin Cohen (Student Development) gathered with local tavern/restaurant representatives and town and village officials at Town Hall on February 8 to formally announce the birth of the Tavern Owners Agreement. Cohen said she learned at a national meeting on alcohol, violence and drug prevention in higher education that only two such agreements have been established in the country. New Paltz's is modeled after that of SUNY Albany and its neighboring colleges; and another was developed by San Diego area universities. "If we join together and look at things a different way, it can create a paradigm shift to change a culture," Cohen said. Tavern owners have contracted specifically "to promote the responsible and lawful consumption of alcoholic beverages and appropriate as well as civic customer behavior upon leaving [an] establishment." They have agreed to emphasize the necessity of being 21 years of age or older to consume alcoholic beverages, direct employees to diligently require proof of age from patrons, avoid terminology in advertising which promotes the irresponsible use of alcohol, increase promotion of non-alcoholic beverages, refuse service of alcoholic beverages to the visibly intoxicated and those otherwise demonstrating irresponsible drinking, and to post a statement reminding patrons to "Kindly be considerate of our neighbors." Among those phrases you will no longer find on flourescent flyers on your windshield or posted elsewhere: All U Can Drink All Night, Quarter Shots, Drink Free Till... and Wet T-Shirt Night. Additionally, Mary McMickle, STOP DWI coordinator of Ulster County has agreed to provide "tips" programs for servers and for tavern owners and managers.
That human touch
Phase I of the interior refurbishment project of the one-year-old President's Task Force on Humanizing Humanities has been completed, treating students, faculty and staff occupying the building this semester to new paint, lighting, carpeting, lounge areas, framed posters and an assortment of student artwork. Task Force coordinator Peter D. G. Brown (Foreign Languages) is thankful for the team effort this project received from the other Task Force members, David Smith and Arnie Bernardini (both Physical Plant), Debra Miller (Records & Registration), Wayne Lempka (Dorsky Museum) and Myra Mimlitsch-Gray (Art). "The reaction to the changes are very positive, and I hope that the changes will have an effect on other buildings," said President Roger Bowen. Phase II, which calls for improvements to stairwells and the lounge which connects Humanities to the Lecture Center, will begin this June. Phase III, projected to begin in a few years, entails new windows and central air-conditioning. The Task Force has also created an Adopt-A-Classroom Program which designates two classrooms in the building to each of 14 departments to ensure that the humanizing continues and that classrooms are kept visually appealing and void of advertisements. The Task Force welcomes new donations of artwork by faculty, staff and students to further enhance the building's interior.
Awards, Honors, and Recognition
Dean Jerry Benjamin (Liberal Arts & Sciences) will be an associate editor of The Encyclopedia of New York State, to be published by Syracuse University Press. According to Project Director Robert Mandel, "Associate editors will provide crucial support for [the encyclopedia] and will be the intellectual heart of this project [whose] advice and cousel will be critical in insuring that the encyclopedia will be both inclusive and broad-based, accurate in its myriad details and reflecting the broad themes of New York State history." The 1,500 page volume will include approximately 3,000 entries written by hundreds of expert contributors, as well as maps, charts, tables and photographs, on every county and many cities and towns, significant people and events, art and architecture, diverse populations, labor history and the state's role in religious and social movements. This project begins in May, but since The Encyclopedia of New York City, with which Benjamin was also involved, took a decade to produce, he was disinclined to venture a publication date.
Peri Rainbow (Women's Studies) and Ulster County Mental Health colleague Pat Gilchrist will be recognized at an awards brunch of the Hudson Valley Abuse Awareness & Recovery Fund Inc. on Sunday, February 21 at Hillside Manor Restaurant in Kingston. Rainbow and Gilchrist created a treatment manual for mental health professionals titled "The Trauma Safety Drop-In Group: A Clinical Model of Group Treatment for Survivors of Trauma."
...According to the Office of Institutional Research, final enrollment figures for spring '99 are estimated to be about 7,300, an increase of about 100 from last spring.
...As usual (seven years and counting), New Paltz is leading SUNY in applications for the fall. But this year, said Vice President for Enrollment Management David Eaton, we are "way out in front of all the SUNYs at this time, leading by a margin that we've never experienced before." We generally overtake our closest competitor, Geneseo, in April or May, but this year we have already done so, having received 7.5 percent more applications than last year at this time.
...EOP freshman applications (1,857 to date) for fall '99 are up 12.6 percent from last year.
..."The Cabinet is slowly, deliberately and methodically dealing with the fine report given to them by the Strategic Planning Committee," said President Roger Bowen.
...The College Foundation completed fiscal 1998 with gifts totaling $1,160,582, a 23 percent increase from last year.
...1998 unrestricted gifts to the alumni Annual Fund totaled $128,447, a 12 percent increase from the prior year. The pledge fulfillment rate for the 1998 Phonathon was more than 79 percent, with total gifts from alumni at $158,516.
...The Hudson Valley Forum raised $47,335 in membership and guest fees in 1998.
...Faculty/Staff donations hit an all-time high in 1998 of $35,639, including gifts of art. Cash contributions increased by 20 percent and the general participation rate by 10 percent.
...Ending the year with $16,717, the Friends of the Sojourner Truth Library again met and surpassed its annual goal (1998 goal was set at $14,000). Book sales from used books donations were a highlight of 1998, bringing in $4,055.
...Having trouble accessing the 1999-2000 Executive Budget at the Web address provided in last week's budget update? Try www.state.ny.us/dob.
Alumni in the news
Sylvia Silberger (Math/1992) received her doctoral degree in mathematics from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut working in symbolic dynamics in a directorship under Professor Ethan Coven. She also co-authored a paper which has been published as a technical report of the University of California, Davis, a result of collaboration with colleagues including Fields Medal winner William Thurston. Silberger is currently an assistant professor of mathematics at Hofstra University in Hempstead. She graduated with honors from New Paltz and was the recipient of a Gerson Robison Award for Excellence in Mathematics.
In Memoriam
Bill Finn, sculptor, teacher and former dean of the School of Fine & Performing Arts, died Tuesday, February 16 of cancer. Finn began serving as dean in 1977, a position he held until 1988, and subsequently taught art classes until his retirement in 1992. He attended the University of Toronto and earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in sculpture at the Rhode Island School of Design. His professional activities were numerous; and his sculpture has been exhibited at the Rhode Island Arts Festival, Boston Arts Festival, Simmons College and Betty V.K. Parsons Gallery, to name a few, and belongs to the permanent collection of the Massachusetts Department of Natural Resources. Finn published two books, The Dragger and Fishermen on Georges Bank, and contributed text and photos to several national and regional publications. A memorial service will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 28 in the Nadia and Max Shepard Recital Hall. In lieu of flowers, Finn's family has requested that monetary contributions in his name be made to The College at New Paltz Foundation for the William Finn Memorial Scholarship Fund or to Hospice of Ulster County in Kingston. Finn's friends and former colleagues Bill Connors (Librarian Emeritus) and Kurt Matzdorf (Professor Emeritus of Gold and Silversmithing) knew him as " a good friend an intelligent man and an intelligent artist," and "a very competent man and a very good dean."
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This Child Shouldn't Die Because Of Organ Donor Rules
Sarah Murnaghan is ten years old, with end-stage cystic fibrosis. She's been at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for three months, and has been on the lung transplant list for 18 months. She does not have much more time left to live, a few weeks at most. Sarah is eligible to receive adult donor lungs—but because she's not yet 12, the law says she can get them only after adults (including those not as sick as she is) have the opportunity.
Back in 2000, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) changed organ donations laws so that availability was based on medical necessity, not the order of the waiting list. The resulting process run by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), however, applies only to patients 12 and older. "Sarah is therefore ineligible under this system, despite the fact that she is a top priority on the waiting list," wrote Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey in a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius this week. He asked her to do everything she could to help Sarah get new lungs.
"We're not asking for preference for Sarah, we're asking for equality," said Sarah's mother, Janet, in a press release. "We strongly believe Sarah should be triaged based on the severity of her illness, not her age."
It would be downright criminal if this child wasn't granted permission to be eligible for an adult set of lungs.
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NASA scientist Dr. Sheila Bailey, an expert in space photovoltaics, will give a seminar Friday, Feb. 1, on how the agency is looking to use innovations in nanotechnology to improve space flight.
The seminar, from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Student Services Center auditorium, is sponsored by the Arkansas GREEN Research Center, Arkansas Space Grant Consortium, and the UALR College of Science and is free and open to the public.
Bailey serves as a member of the technical advisory committee for GREEN Research Center, which is funded by the NSF EPSCoR program and the state of Arkansas. The center, with five institutional partners including UALR, is committed to developing next generation solar cells by using nanomaterials and nanotechnology. UALR physics professor Dr. Jingbiao Cui is the center's director.
Bailey, a senior physicist at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland for 27 years, has studied nanomaterials and their possible application in space solar cells. An associate faculty member of the International Space University, Bailey has authored or co-authored more than 165 journal and conference publications and 13 book chapters.
She earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Duke University, a master's degree in physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a doctorate in condensed matter physics from the University of Manchester in England.
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October 2012
President appoints Steering Committee co‑chairs.
Nov. 8–9, 2012
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President appoints Steering Committee.
The College chooses "comprehensive" approach to Self-Study.
Steering Committee co‑chairs apportion 14 standards to five working groups
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Steering Committee co‑chairs appoint Working Group members.
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MSCHE staff liaison, Dr. Mary Ellen Petrisko, approves Self‑Study Design Plan for Decennial Review.
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prioritize immediate action items identified by Working Groups
develop interview template
post remaining documents to CabriniLearn and "S" drive
set agendas for upcoming Steering Committee meetings
Sept. 20, Oct. 25, Nov. 20, & Dec. 16, 2013
Steering Committee meets monthly, receives progress reports from Working Groups at each meeting, and works to finalize interview schedules and chapter outlines.
Chapter outlines are due Nov. 1.
Steering Committee determines process for posting interview data.
A campus-wide website developed for posting general information and periodic updates to campus community about Self‑Study.
October 2013 – February 2014 Steering Committee members provide campus updates about self-study process:
Board of Trustees Plenary Session: October 18
Faculty Assembly: October 31
Student Government Association: November 5
Staff Advisory Council: November 7
President's Cabinet: November 13
Administrative Leadership Team: November 21
Department Chairs Meeting: December 2
Board of Trustees Plenary Session: February 21
Parents Council and Alumni Board: TBD
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Appreciation Reception for all Working Group and Steering Committee Members
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Draft Self-Study Report posted on IROA site (http://cabrini.edu/iroa)
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Jessica Simpson's past fashion mistakes have helped her become a better designer.
The singer and actress cringes when she looks back on some of her previous fashion faux pas but says her mistakes have helped her to create the best clothing possible for her Jessica Simpson line of clothes and shoes.
She explained to People magazine: "There are a lot of things I've worn and look back on and think, 'Oh, my'. When it comes to beauty, I think a big misconception is the tanner you are, the more beautiful you are. It's not always true. I look back on a lot of pictures where I'm really tan, and I'm like, 'Whoa!'
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Pregame: Ross starts 2013 finale in S.F.
SAN FRANCISCO The Padres end the season Sunday afternoon in San Francisco with a chance to finish all alone in third in the National League West and improve on 2012's final record.
All they need to do to accomplish both is defeat the Giants in a second straight game in the 1:05 p.m. season finale at AT&T Park.
Mark Kotsay, 37, will start in right field Sunday in the final game of his 16-season-plus major league career. Kotsay will have nearly 40 members of his family and friends on hand.
Three injured Padres – outfielders Will Venable (abdominal strain) and Kyle Blanks (left shoulder) and shortstop Ronny Cedeno (post-concussion symptoms) – will not start the season finale.
Bay Area native Tyson Ross will make his first start of the season against the Giants.
PADRES (76-85) at GIANTS (75-86)
Time: 1:05 p.m. Game: 3 of 3
TV: Fox Sports San Diego
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Today's matchup
Padres RHP Tyson Ross (3-8, 3.10)
Ross vs. the Giants: 0-2 career, 4.50 ERA in four games, two starts (0-0 this season, 0.00 ERA in one appearance).
Ross at AT&T Park: 0-1 career, 4.15 ERA in three games, one start (0-0 this season, 0.00 in one appearance).
Since rejoining the rotation coming out of the All-Star break, Ross is 3-4 with a 2.80 ERA and an opponents batting average of .192 in 12 starts. Six of the 23 earned runs he allowed during the run came in one start At Philadelphia on Sept. 12 when he allowed six runs in just two-thirds of an inning. Over his last two starts, the 6-foot-6 Ross has allowed three runs on six hits and three walks with 13 strikeouts in 15 innings. The Padres have scored more than three runs in just two of those 12 starts and had less than two in seven. Ross is 3-6 on the road this season with a 3.97 ERA in 19 games, nine starts. Ross struck out all five hitters he faced in a June 19 relief appearance at AT&T Park.
Giants vs. Ross
Tony Abreu: .000 (0-for-1, SO)
Joaquin Arias: .000 (0-for-4, SO)
Brandon Belt: .250 (1-for-4, 2 BB, 2 SO)
Gregor Blanco: .250 (1-for-4, BB, 2 SO)
Brandon Crawford: .400 (2-for-5, SO)
Angel Pagan: .333 (2-for-6, SO)
Hunter Pence: .000 (0-for-1, SO)
Juan Perez: .000 (0-for-1, SO)
Buster Posey: .250 (1-for-4, 3B, 3 BB)
Pablo Sandoval: .333 (1-for-3)
Giants RHP Guillermo Moscoso (2-2, 4.21)
Moscoso vs. the Padres: 2-0 career, 0.00 ERA in four appearances (0-0 this season, 0.00 ERA in one appearance)
Moscoso at AT&T Park:
Moscoso, 29, will be making his second start for the Giants. He was acquired by the Giants on July 26 in a trade with the Cubs. He has appeared in 12 games for the Giants, allowing 12 runs in 25 2/3 innings. He spent most of the season with the Cubs' Triple-A affiliate, going 7-5 with a 3.93 ERA in 17 starts. He is 2-0 with a 0.00 in four career relief appearances against the Padres. He has an 11-12 career record with a 4.23 ERA.


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R. FEDERER/J. Tsonga
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THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. How does that rate? Another record. Six titles. No one has done that before. How do you think you actually played in the match?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, it feels very special, indeed. I mean, you know, I've been trying to sort of block it out for the entire tournament, the entire time I've been here in London. I just tried to recuperate from Basel and Paris and hopefully get through the round robin stages.
So now it's finally sort of reality that I've been able to win six World Tour Finals. It's an amazing feeling. I know it's one of my greatest accomplishments.
As well as the way the match went, I think. I think that was the difference to other matches this year, where I lost so closely, and this time around I was still able to find a way through. I think that was the difference at times during the year which didn't maybe make this an absolutely phenomenal year.
But this definitely is an amazing finish again to the season. I've never finished so strong. I thought I played well. Look, I thought Jo played well. Could I have won it easier? I guess. I had it in my hands. I had a chance to go a double break in the second. I had chances to serve it out. I had chances in the tiebreaker. Yeah, it wasn't meant to be.
I had to go through the third set, which was tough, but eventually I made it, which felt probably even better going through three sets. The relief was amazing. The joy, of course, as you can imagine, was great.
Q. The way you played the last few weeks, especially this week, do you feel like the best player in the world?
ROGER FEDERER: No, I mean, who cares. I felt like I played great during these last few weeks, like you mentioned. I felt I played great here in London. It gives me a lot of confidence for next year.
But regardless of how it went here, I would have been in a good state of mind for next year. And I think that counts for all the other top guys as well. I think it's been a good year and a good championships for most of the top eight players. I think most of them are looking forward to next year starting again at some point.
For me, it was the strongest finish I've ever had in my career, which I'm very proud of. I'm looking forward to next year. So I'm really excited.
Q. After a spectacular end of the season, regarding 2012, is a gold medal in singles your biggest dream for next year?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I mean, I don't know. Why not? Still a long way to go. Obviously at this point I'm extremely tired. But, of course, I'm looking forward to coming back to London hopefully on three occasions next year. So this is going to be a very important place to play good tennis, like I did here this week.
Be unfair to the other tournaments to pick London Olympic Games as my number one priority because I have priorities first before that. But I clearly don't want to miss it and I hope to be healthy when the Olympics do come around.
Q. Just tell us about the other members of the top four, what a brilliant season we have in prospect next year, and also a little bit more about how motivated you are to get back on the Grand Slam winning trail.
ROGER FEDERER: Sure, to win Grand Slams would be nice. I've missed out on a few occasions now this year, and maybe also some last year. So I feel like it might be around the corner. Maybe not. The other players obviously have a role to play in this.
Novak was the Player of the Year, which goes without saying. A guy who can win 40 matches in a row from the start of the season completely deserves it till the very end of it.
I thought Andy played a very good season this year, Murray. Just unfortunate he couldn't finish here strong. Other than that I thought he's going to be very tough to beat next year.
And Rafa with his class anyway, he's always going to be a threat for the throne, to win all the big tournaments.
I think the prospects are good. We also saw 5 to 8 or extremely close as well. Behind that, anything is possible, too. I think right now we have great quality within the top 10, even within the top 20, 25 actually. I'm looking forward to a tough season next year.
Q. You talked about the fact that this time you managed to win a close match, maybe a few times this season it hasn't gone your way. What made the difference today? Is it a mental thing?
ROGER FEDERER: I think it's a mental thing, yes. Not only. Sometimes it's also the player playing better than you. Jo played better than me at Wimbledon. Maybe not much, but enough just to come through. Same as Rafa at the French Open in the finals, Novak in the semis of the US Open. It's fine to respect that. But I feel when it happens maybe that often, I do have to question myself that maybe I did something wrong.
I think I'm mentally good right now. That was also one of the reasons why I did take some time off, to actually think it through, you know, get into the right mental mindset because we do I don't want to say underestimate or overestimate the mental part of the game, but there is a lot of time that goes by out on tour, during a match, you're just trying to stay positive, but you can't always be positive out there. You know, it's just too difficult. That's where maybe the doubts were just a bit too strong during certain important moments.
I think I didn't have those doubts now for the remainder of the season, which is what I wanted to get out of my system during this six weeks' break, and I was able to do that.
Q. Two things about momentum. One, today after the second set, did you feel the momentum had swung over to Jo? In terms of your finish this season with Basel, Paris, and now, how much do you think that matters to the beginning of the next season, or will the slate be completely wiped clean come January 1st?
ROGER FEDERER: Well, I don't feel like it completely swung his way, the momentum. He had to go through to the tiebreaker. He wasn't serving his absolute best right then either. So I did have my chances in the breaker. I thought I was almost a better player in it.
But because I did serve for the match, and he knew that, somehow just felt like it was not going to go my way. I was trying everything I could. I think I took some good decisions. But my serve let me down, like it actually let him down in the breaker. There was a lot on the line. That was a bit disappointing for me.
But I actually did take the right decisions going into the third set. How I wanted to return Jo, how I wanted to play him from the baseline. I think I was able to stay calm mentally throughout that third set, because at that point, it's very easy to lose your mind over what just happened.
Then for next year, yeah, I think I answered the question. I think everybody's going to have an equal good chance to win the big tournaments. I think the injuries we saw were not that serious that we have to worry for anybody at the beginning of the season. I think that's the most important at this point.
Q. You haven't lost since the US Open. Is still the biggest regret of your year the match point that you didn't make against Djokovic? Also, before, Tsonga said you have won everything, your career is perfect, but you're missing the Olympic Games and the Davis Cup. Is the Davis Cup a priority for you or is it not anymore?
ROGER FEDERER: No, I mean, I said it. I don't think the match against Novak was my biggest disappointment of the season. It wasn't the finals. So I felt like my chances were there as much at the French Open against Rafa. I mean, that would have been an amazing accomplishment to beat Rafa in the finals of the French Open. So I look back on that one with maybe a few more regrets.
I know I was one point away from getting to the US Open final, but it all happened in a moment. It was past.
I think for me, most important is the reaction I show after losses like this. Because it was a tough loss, like you mentioned. It was one that hurt. It was one that makes you wonder, How in the world can I end up losing this match? But Novak had such great momentum going this season, you just felt like it was his season.
But to bounce back and not lose a match from that moment on I think shows, again, how tough I am, the right decisions I can take. I also lost to Jo twice in a row at Wimbledon and in Montréal. Now I beat him four straight times. These are the kinds of reactions I expect from myself.
So to come through and prove it to myself was a great feeling.
Look, I don't know, I always have to explain myself. But I don't have a sheet where I say, I have to achieve everything. I really don't.
Would I take all these accomplishments? Yes, I would. But do I love winning six World Tour Finals? Yes, I love it equally. The effort that goes into all this is equally big. Every tournament I play in some ways is a priority for me, otherwise I wouldn't be playing. I don't play 35 tournaments. I play, you know, a certain amount where I know I can perform well. If the Olympics, Davis Cup, all these things are part of it, it's great.
Right now I'm happy the season's over. I'm happy the season went well. In some ways I can't believe another season is over. But I'm happy I'm still strong and healthy and really excited for next year.
Q. I think the World Tour Finals equals a Grand Slam as a major title event. Now you have 16 Grand Slam titles and six World Tour Final titles. How much satisfaction do you have holding both records?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, of course I'm extremely happy and extremely proud. I still don't feel like I'm better than Pete Sampras, or Lendl for that matter. I still believe they are one of the all‑time greats to play the game. I'm just happy to be compared to them.
I'm actually happy that they are mentioned while I'm doing this because they have done amazing things in our sport. Sometimes legends do get forgotten rather quickly, which is unfortunate.
So for me to hear we are talking about Pete, Ivan, other players, I think is great for the sport and great for them. I mean, that I hold both records, sure, I'm very happy about it, I'm proud, because I know the effort that has gone into it. It's longevity, it's something you can't just do over a short period of time.
I used to be famous for not being consistent. I think this one proves to me that I was able, and proves to maybe many people, that if I can be, then many other people can be successful for a long period of time, as well, because I thought that was a very difficult thing to achieve.
Q. Talking about when you had that mental freshening up during your break, did you speak to anyone? Did you go back and look at your old matches? What was the process you went through?
ROGER FEDERER: It was a lot, you know, talking to Severin and Paul and Pierre and so forth, my team. Obviously, my wife, as well. Just going through things, how they are going on tour, how I would like them to be. Everybody bring in their own ideas, giving their own opinions, because in some way winning solves everything.
When you do lose, a lot of more problems come out. You see a lot more problems than there actually are. It's like in the press room, not everyone can win the tournament, so they say you played poorly because you lost. I don't always agree with that. It's someone on a team that can create that vibe.
For me it was important to step back and sort of have that bird's view from up top and say, Where am I right now in my year? It's been a good year. I know I've been playing well, I've been healthy. When is all this hard work going to pay off?
I just had to stick with it and have the right mindset, which I then had obviously coming back.
Q. What exactly were the doubts at that time?
ROGER FEDERER: Nothing that I can put my finger on. It was just a matter of trying to find something or nothing, at least think it through. I always said I was going to play full on until the US Open and see where my ranking is going to be at after the US Open, see where my health is, how much more I'm going to have left for this year. And then also looking ahead for next year with the Olympics coming around, it's going to be a different type of season. I had to look ahead for that, as well, how I wanted to manage my schedule. That was it really.
It was in some ways simple, but a tough choice to make not going to Asia. I was disappointed not being able to do that. There are so many reasons not to do it that it was the only right decision this year. I hope to be back again in Asia next year. But I'm happy it's kind of paid off for the end of the season.
Q. I know it rather bucks the argument that people are playing too much tennis at the moment. Do you think to make the Masters final extra special, it should return to being the best‑of‑five sets?
ROGER FEDERER: The finals?
Q. Of this tournament.
ROGER FEDERER: I think so. I think so. I mean, if it's a match like this, it's fine. I think it's still enough tennis for the people. I think it's exciting. We had the whole scenario today in today's match.
But if I would have served it out, it would have been over in a hurry. I think I almost felt the spectators weren't quite ready for it to end quite yet, although many would have been happy for me, they would have loved to see more tennis.
I remember sitting in a room in Shanghai where players were asked, Would you like it to be five sets or three sets, the year‑end final? Kind of went in a circle.
Everyone said best‑of‑three sets. I was the only guy that said, I think we should have best‑of‑five sets. Okay, let's make it best‑of‑three sets. I don't care.
I do care actually. I think it makes for a great year end. Sure, you can see why maybe it's healthier to play best‑of‑three sets. Maybe the year‑end could be a best‑of‑five set match. I do believe that, yeah.
Q. The season is now over for you, but there is still a Davis Cup final ahead next week. What is your feeling for this final? Do you think that Spain is the overwhelming favorite? Do you see any chance for Argentina?
ROGER FEDERER: I'm sure it's an open match in some ways. But I think that Spain is the favorite. Are they the overwhelming favorite? I don't think it matters. They are the favorites. They're playing at home. They have an incredibly solid team.
But then again, the Argentinians, they have their players and their team, as well. If a surprise happens, anything's possible. Obviously it's normal to favor the Spaniards with Rafa on the team back on clay. It's logical.
Q. With so many titles and records in the bag, how do you assess your hunger and desire? Has it dipped at all? Is it stronger than ever?
ROGER FEDERER: It's normal really. I don't go through phases where I feel like I want to play 10 more years and then only six more months. I always look ahead one and a half to two years, and that's still the same right now. Then as time goes by, you know, you see how the body is.
I love this game more than anybody, so I'm not all of a sudden going to wake up in the morning and say I don't like it anymore.
It's a lot of sacrifice. It's a lot of effort I have to put in every day. I know that. But I do enjoy that because what I get in return is moments like I got today, with my team, with my family. It's priceless really. So for this reason I'm very excited for next year.
I am happy that the season is over because it has been long, it has been grueling. But, yeah, I'm very happy and upbeat about what's to come.
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I shine all day Sunday
January 30, 2011
♥ I dyed my hair! This is kind of old news if you follow me on twitter as I posted the picture there a couple of nights ago but I thought I would mention it for those of you who haven't seen it! It was supposed to come out black but it just matched my roots with the ends of my hair, which isn't all bad. I used the new "colour blend foam" by Nice n Easy. I expected that a foam would be much messier than normal hair dye but it was actually very simple. I'm considering going a shade or two darker but not quite yet!
♥ Today I had plans to go to the city today but my plans always seem to change at the last minute and here I am blogging instead! I have been feeling a little off lately and was hoping some shopping would lift my mood - but everything happens for a reason (see below!) The picture above is one of my favorite pictures that I have taken in Dublin. I'm not sure why exactly, and from a photographers point of view its definitely nothing special.. but there's something about that view that keeps me coming back to the very same spot.
♥ Its almost certain that i'll be moving house soon! It sounds rather silly to some people, especially if you don't believe in the paranormal, but i'm convinced the house I currently live in is haunted! I have heard from many people that all of the houses here are built on a very old graveyard which may explain it. Also, there is a newer graveyard that is visible from the front of my house which is quite eerie too. Not too long ago, I woke in the middle of the night and seen what looked like the shape of a lady standing bent over my bed, just watching me. We had a guest over once and he swears there was a thin lady with very long hair sitting on the bed when he walked past another room! That's not the only reason for moving although its part of it. The "new" house needs some work so it will be a couple of weeks before we can move. I'm looking forward to having a new bedroom to decorate, although I need to start saving! I can't decide if I want white or pink walls, or maybe three white and one pink wall.. that might look a bit ridiculous but I plan to have white furniture and don't want my room to resemble a psychiatric hospital either!
♥ I attempted to make pizza and garlic bread and failed miserably. The garlic bread was delicious but major fail on the pizza! I had no mozzarella cheese and came up with the rather genius idea to use cheddar instead (I forgot to take pictures of the pizza after cooking it!) I love cheese and cheddar is one of my favorites so how bad can it be, right? Disgusting (!) - it tasted like smelly feet had melted into the top of the pizza! The sauce was quite nice though, I don't even remember what I used to make it. Tomato, extra virgin olive oil and every spice we had in the kitchen, I got a bit carried away feeling like Jamie Oliver and added a bit of everything to the mixture. I think I will stick to making my grilled cheese sandwiches and stuffed roasted peppers for a little while longer.
♥ I used cheap foot cream (..because I spent all of my money in Primark, bad!) and I think I had some kind of ~allergic reaction~ to it. The tops of my feet are very dry and feel rough, i'm sitting here with Soap and Glory's "righteous butter" layered on, hoping it will fix them up soon! I can't wait until summer, then I can wear sandals and paint my toenails new colors every day. Its just not quite as fun to spend twenty minutes painting your nails then cover them up!
♥ I still can't take my eyes off Awears winter lookbook. I received it two months ago but I still love the pictures. I want to be the girl wearing all of those clothes! If only my budget would allow.
♥ The lovely Victoria of vipxo featured me on her "lookbook of the week" post today. Her blog is lovely and definitely worth a read. I have been following it for months and its an honor to be featured on there! So hello to all of my new followers who found my little blog via Victoria!
Some more pretty blogs to follow: A Twenty-Something, nicolettemason, Bonjour Gazel! and Cats and Rocking Chairs.
Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!
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oh my gosh,ReplyDelete
that pizza still looks super yummy,
*tummy rumbles*
I've bought the nice n easy colour blend foam!
Just waiting to use it ^^
Your hair looks great!ReplyDelete
your hair is just gorgeous - you look very glamorous in that photo... and dear lord, you have just scared the living bejeez out of me with your ghosty tales! thanks for that! ;)ReplyDelete
Um, so insanely jealous of your hair (: Mine is just never going to look that glossy and I've always wanted that colour. Hope the move goes well whenever it is that you can move in, moving to a new place is always exciting! Omnom, that garlic bread looks deeelish, my best friend makes her own garlic bread and it is amazing <3ReplyDelete
oh no, that garlic bread is making me really hungry...ReplyDelete
your hair looks really lovely, too! & i hope your feet get better, haha xx
The garlic bread looks so yummy! I love your bedroom colours as well :)ReplyDelete
Hair is looking rather nice :) you'd defo suit it abit darker too!ReplyDelete
I love your blog, keep up the good work! :) x
Your hair color looks nice, it really compliments your skin tone. Did the pizza inspire your foot pictures underneath ;-) Funny coincidence!ReplyDelete
you look so pretty! your hair is really gorgeous :)ReplyDelete
nice shot of dublin too..seeing the photo just makes me miss the place! used to live there for three years until i moved back to finland last summer.
have a great week!
you look lovely in that pic, really beautiful! love the hair :)ReplyDelete
Scrapbook de la Emma
Your hair looks gorgeous! And the pizza looks like a good attempt, too. Haha. I love the shot of the Dublin skyline. Makes me want to go to Ireland :)ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for including me in your round-up of blogs, love!
I can't wait for sandal weather either :D xReplyDelete
Ohhh, after reading your ghost stories, how can i sleep now D: i a such a coward when it comes to paranormal stuff!ReplyDelete
I love your hair!
this is your new twitter pic too and its just really lovely :)ReplyDelete
www.aroselikethis.blogspot.com xx
I just love your blog! :) Hello from GalwayReplyDelete
that story about your haunted house scared the hell outta me... did you tell your guest before that you've seen an old lady too or was it coincidence that he saw the exact person like you did ?!? :oReplyDelete
nice blog btw.. I'm a new follower from Germany :)
Oh and btw: I love (lovelovelovelove) Ireland!!
Greetings ♥
Weird but... your eyebrows look lovely! do you use pencil at all? xxReplyDelete
Major hair jealousy, yours is so shiny and luscious!ReplyDelete
Garlic bread has to be one of my favourite things. ever.
Discovered your blog through vipxo's post, glad to be following now :) xx
Your hair is so long! Want~ And that garlic bread looks yummy. :D Hope you're enjoying the rest of your Sunday.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the comments everyone!ReplyDelete
My hair doesn't look this glossy usually, the hair dye came with a "gloss conditioner" that worked perfectly (and smells delicious!) I'm tempted to buy more boxes of hair dye just for the conditioner!
@ Dala - didn't even realize what I did there, good job on noticing haha!
@ Sinead - hello! Always nice to discover more Irish bloggers, will be checking out yours in the morning! :)
@ Apanathi - The guest was the first person to see "something" in this house. I didn't believe it until the morning I woke up and there was someone over me, it was incredibly scary and I was in tears all morning! I have also heard someone crying at the bottom of my bedroom, but not really a cry that sounds like they're in pain or anything - just that they're really lonely or hurt. Things have been moved around too but I always said to myself "oh i'm just forgetful" until I seen the lady in my room.
We had old neighbors who said their house was haunted too. This was a while before anything noticeably weird happened to us so I kind of brushed it off and said "they're just crazy!" to myself. Their doors used to open and bang closed really fast by itself! That would scare me so much. They got the local priest to come up and bless the house on a few occasions but it didn't help so they ended up moving out. If The house was vacant for quite some time because the landlord couldn't find anyone to take it (not sure if anyone lives there now)
Before seeing the figure standing over me, I was very skeptical about paranormal things but after that I am convinced that there's something uninvited in our house!
@ Gem - I do! My left eyebrow is really thin at the end and both are completely different shapes (one is higher arched/one is pointy and one is round) so I try to even them out as much as possible! I use an eyebrow pencil by Shiseido, i'm not sure of the exact shade name but it looks like a light-medium brown color.
Aww your story has freaked me out so much! Paranormal stories make me cry :( I really hope your new house is lovely :)ReplyDelete
Love your hair colour by the way, it's gorgeous x
To distract myself from your scary! story I made you a wiki page :) http://wikifashion.com/wiki/Pearls_Lace_and_RufflesReplyDelete
Your hair looks absolutely amazing, as well as I am loving your lip color!ReplyDelete
The garlic bread does look quite good as does the pizza, but I understand what you mean when you say you need mozzarella.
Dublin looks incredible! And I hope to visit one day!
MMM the garlic bread looks delicious. I really like that photo of dublin, it seems very true.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous hair! I'm sorry about the allergic reaction :c as someone with EXTREMELY sensitive and dry skin I recommend getting something like Boots Own Moisturising Cream, it's like £2 and you get a massive tub. It doesn't really have much in that can harm you c: xReplyDelete
Lovely haircolour! so rich and shiny^^ if I ever dared to dye my hair brown again, it would definately be something like this!ReplyDelete
And scary with the lady! although, I cannot help to like those kinds of mysteries...
you look so pretty!!!!!ReplyDelete
Your hair looks great!ReplyDelete
I was wondering what was different when I saw the first picture!
btw: the story of your haunted house scared me!
thats it, im sleeping with the lights on:)
I love your blog! And your hair looks amazing. =)ReplyDelete
Your hair looks gorgeous and can I just say your room looks amazing - lots of bright colours! :)ReplyDelete
love round-up posts like this : )ReplyDelete
my room is white but i've stuffed it with so much junk that it couldn't possibly resemble a hospital.
if you go for white get wipeable paint though, like dulux endurance or bathroom paint because it gets dirty, i dunno how, but it does!
It looks like you had a lot of relaxing moments doing stuff by yourself which is one of my favourite activities :) However recently I've been holing myself up in bed which is a good thing but very unproductive. I ended up doing nothing over the weekend.ReplyDelete
Bel article miss =)ReplyDelete
kiss of france ^^
Love the Dublin picture, it's interesting, loads to look at!ReplyDelete
your hair looks gorgeous!ReplyDelete
@ The Merry Traveler - definitely. I think its incredibly important to have "me time", everyone should. Sunday is my favorite day for me time because they're usually quite boring lol.ReplyDelete
jesus christ... that is one scary story ya tellin' me there!! :o ... it's like in the movies :oReplyDelete
hope you won't have any uninvited guests in your new home!!
and thanks for your comment, you are the first english-speaking person who commented on my blog!! yay, posting in english finally made sense :) haha ^^
take care :)
Thank you for the comment :) I am so please vipxo featured you I love your blog. I agree, cheddar on pizza... boke, even though both are so good apart :). xxReplyDelete
Cool blog post!ReplyDelete
i just dribbled a bit over that garlic bread!! your hair is beautiful...just seen on your twitter that the colour's faded a bit-always happens to me! i think it looks really cool with the ends darker. I really want to visit dublin some day!ReplyDelete
Emma x
Love your blog, can't believe I've only just stumbled across it now. That pizza looks delicious too :) xReplyDelete
Wow, I adore your hair colour!ReplyDelete
Love the new hair, you look so pretty in that picture.ReplyDelete
That garlic bread looks yummy, even if it is only 9.45am, shame about the pizza though xxx
Beautiful hair colour!xReplyDelete
Oh, good Lord why did you post this?! The garlic bread has made me sooo hungry now! hahaReplyDelete
Your blog is fab, I love your posts; great quality, quantity and very down to earth and friendly, I can't believe you call yourself plus size though! Your legs are super skinny and you certainly aren't what I'd consider plus size. xReplyDelete


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Urine analysis, an early diagnostic test, reveals what's going on in the body
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How much and how often you urinate can be as important as the color and odor.
Most people take bathroom breaks about six to eight times a day, but you might go more or less depending on how much fluid you drink. If you're constantly feeling the urge to go and it's not because you're drinking extra fluid, causes can include:
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Urine has a uniquely valuable role in medicine: It holds information not just about what we eat and drink, but also about how well our bodies are functioning.
The color, odor, clarity and other physical characteristics of urine, as well as substances dissolved in it, can provide clues to a wide range of problems, including infections, metabolic disorders, kidney disease, bladder cancer, diabetes, substance abuse, exposure to toxic substances, inadequate or excessive fluid intake and, as many athletes now know, the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
"It's always important to monitor your urine because there are many disease processes that reveal themselves in urine. Changes in color or odor or blood in the urine may all be signs of diseases that can quickly be caught," said Dr. Carol Salem, a urologist with Scripps Health, noting that the average person produces one to two quarts of urine a day, forcing them to use the restroom every three or four hours.
The search for these telltale signs is why doctors routinely request urine samples from patients, whether they seem healthy or are obviously sick.
Centuries ago, long before modern sophisticated lab tests, urine was the only thing physicians had to help them diagnose a patient.
"Urine offers so many features, that doctors would taste their patients' urine," Salem said. "That's how revealing it is. Urine is a picture of your overall health."
Before you flush, here are a few urine changes to look out for and what they might be saying about your health.


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In a 5-4 ruling yesterday, the Supreme Court decided that health care providers cannot sue state Medicaid programs to enforce federal Medicaid law. In Armstrong v. Exceptional Child, Medicaid providers for individuals with developmental disabilities had sued Idaho over payment rates that, they argued, violated requirements in the Medicaid statute that require states to pay participating providers rates that ensure patients' access to services. Read more »
Earlier this week, the House released a proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2016 (FY2016) which would leave millions of women and their families without the financial security of high quality health insurance, unable to access the health care services they need, and facing dramatic increases in their healthcare costs. To learn more about the details of House budget proposal, our analysis is available here.
Late yesterday, the Senate released their counterpart [PDF] to the House budget. The strategy is the same: repeal the Affordable Care Act and cut Medicare and Medicaid. The results would be the same, too: millions of women left without access to affordable health coverage and the care they need.
Specifically, the Senate budget proposes: Read more »
Each week, my colleague Stephanie Glover and I take a short trip to Arlington to volunteer as Certified Application Counselors (CACs). We talk to Virginians about the health coverage options available under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and help them enroll in an affordable comprehensive insurance plan. It is very exciting to meet new clients each week—all of whom are uninsured—who are eager to learn about their options and obtain coverage.
The best part of the experience is enrolling a previously uninsured family into health insurance that meets their needs and fits their budget. Clients leave the office happy and incredibly thankful to the volunteers. The worst part of this experience is telling clients that, unfortunately, they are not eligible to enroll today. I try to explain they are not eligible to enroll in a private plan because their income is below the poverty level which means they do not qualify for federal subsidies and yet they earn too much income (or fail to meet other eligibility criteria) to qualify for Virginia's current Medicaid program.
Because Virginia is one of 26 states that have not taken federal funding to cover more people in Medicaid, hundreds of thousands of residents fall into this "coverage gap." Most clients are confused and do not understand why they cannot enroll—they have all of their tax paperwork and other documentation with them, and are ready to complete the process. They leave the office frustrated and disappointed. Some ask what they should do in the meantime. Others say they will check with the Medicaid office in the summer to see if anything has changed. Read more »
Did you know that in the last 12 months nearly 60 percent of low-income uninsured women went without needed care because of cost? Or that in 2012 only 46 percent of low-income uninsured women received their recommended mammograms? What if we told you that states could take action to solve this problem today? And the federal government would start out paying for the full cost of this policy, and ultimately cover 90 percent of the bill?
You might be surprised, but this option is immediately available to all states. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), states may expand coverage through their Medicaid programs, providing health insurance to millions of low-income Americans. Yet twenty-five states have not done this, leaving over three million women in a coverage gap. This gap results from states' failure to expand coverage and applies to individuals with incomes below the poverty level (approximately $11,500 for an individual) who do not qualify for traditional Medicaid. Women with income above poverty are eligible for subsidies for private health insurance available through their state Marketplace.
A new report from the National Women's Law Center illustrates the risk the coverage gap poses to low-income women's health. More specifically, the report shows that women in the coverage gap also experience a health care gap. In general, low-income women without health insurance are significantly less likely to access basic health care services on a regular basis and are less likely to use important preventive services than women who have similarly low incomes but who are covered by public or private health insurance. Read more »
The U.S. Supreme Court doesn't do snow days, apparently. While much of D.C. hunkered down Tuesday for our latest winter storm, the Court went on as usual, hearing oral arguments in a case that could upset years of established labor law. It could leave low-wage workers, overwhelmingly women, who provide home health care services under Illinois' Medicaid program—and potentially other public employees—without a voice at the negotiating table. Knowing how high the stakes are, I ventured out to listen.
The case, Harris v. Quinn, addresses key questions about the unionizing of in-home care providers paid by the state of Illinois through two Medicaid programs. Here is a boiled-down version of the main issues: First, if a majority of care providers vote in favor of an exclusive bargaining representative (a union), can the state recognize and negotiate with that union? Second, can the providers who voted against unionization be required to pay a "fair share fee," a payment that goes to cover the administrative costs of bargaining the contract that also benefits them? Read more »
Approximately 238,000 uninsured Arizonans will now have access to health care coverage in the coming months, thanks to the state legislature's passing of Governor Jan Brewer's expansion proposal.
Over two hundred thousand. That's a lot of people.
The legislature made the right decision yesterday, and now hundreds of thousands of hard-working, low-income women and families will have access to health care because of it. Not only will these residents have access to health coverage that includes preventive care, chronic disease treatment and other essential health services, but they also benefit from an increased sense of economic security and knowing that they will not be subjected to financial ruin in the case of a medical emergency. Read more »
Imagine being a twenty-something year old woman, caring for a toddler, working to make ends meet, and finding yourself facing an unintended pregnancy. Who would you want to talk to? Your partner? Your doctor? Maybe your friends? Siblings? Parents? Religious leaders? Would you want this guy to have a say in what you can and cannot do?
Last week, the Governor of Iowa indicated that he will sign the state budget, which includes a provision giving him the final decision making authority over who can and cannot receive Medicaid funds to cover the cost of an abortion. He will now have the authority to review each and every individual's case separately. Since 1976, federal law has restricted Medicaid coverage of abortion. Read more »
West Virginians scored a huge win today! WV Governor Earl Ray Tomblin decided to accept federal funds available under the health care law to cover more hardworking women and families through the Medicaid program. After months of activism by fantastic on-the-ground organizations like WVFREE and state advocates, Governor Tomblin made the right call.
Why this decision is so important? Today's announcement means that:
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Across the country, states continue to debate and negotiate whether they will accept federal money to cover more uninsured people through Medicaid. But nearly two out of three people have already made up their minds that lawmakers should take this unprecedented opportunity to cover more people, according to a new survey sponsored by the National Women's Law Center and Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families.
The new health care law known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allocates money for each state to cover more uninsured people through Medicaid. It's a great deal for states, since these federal dollars will cover 100% of costs in the first few years and will ultimately pay for 90% of the yearly costs of this coverage. But because last year's Supreme Court decision made accepting these funds optional, in states that choose to turn down the money, some people will earn too little to qualify for tax credits to purchase coverage in the new health insurance marketplace, yet won't be able to obtain coverage through Medicaid. In other words, these people will fall into a "coverage gap" and will get no help toward affording health coverage, while some people who make more money will still get help.
We continue to watch Governors and state legislators across the country as they make a crucial decision that will have an enormous impact on women and families.
Under the new federal health care law, women and families in Maine who are currently uninsured could get affordable health coverage starting next year. That's because the law includes money to cover more people through Medicaid. Right now, Maine has an important decision to make—accept federal dollars that have been allocated to cover uninsured individuals through Medicaid or turn down the money and leave them uninsured. If Maine accepts the federal funds to cover more people, not only will it improve women's health and dramatically reduce the number of uninsured, it will also ensure a smarter use of health care dollars.
A recently released study backs this up! Yesterday researchers from Maine Equal Justice Partners and the Maine Center for Economic Policy released a comprehensive study on this opportunity. Their findings show that accepting federal funds to expand health coverage means thousands of Mainers will receive affordable comprehensive health coverage, and the state will also benefit through a boost to the state economy. Read more »
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