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There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes more than I can write about in-depth in any given week. So The Wild Hunt must unleash the hounds in order to round them all up.NME and LAShTAL are both reporting that Led Zeppelin guitarist, and noted Aleister Crowley fan, Jimmy Page, is releasing his unfinished soundtrack to Kenneth Anger's film "Lucifer Rising." The album is being released on vinyl, in three formats. The first 93 copies (of course) of t … [Read more...]
Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)
Constitution Classes and Christian Indoctrination
Considering the fact that I just wrote about religion, pluralism, and the pagan roots of American democracy mere days ago, it seems ironic that a scandal would break out over classes for government employees that assert the essential Christian character of this nation. This past Thursday, the Baltimore Sun reported that Carroll County commissioners asked county employees to attend a class run by a conservative Christian preacher on the Maryland State … [Read more...]
Polytheist Prayers Now Welcome in Frederick County
Back in May I wrote an article looking at the issue of opening invocations at various government bodies. At the center of that piece was discussion of a recently enacted policy in Maryland by the Frederick County Commissioners. The new policy was modeled on the one adopted by the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors in Virginia after they successfully survived a legal challenge by Wiccan priestess Cynthia Simpson. That policy, and the Frederick County Commissioners' new policy, called for non … [Read more...]


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Artist: No Malice
Song: Smoke & Mirrors
Though the brothers Thornton have been concentrating on their respective solo hustles of late, they still seem to be on a similar creative wavelength. As Pusha T prepares to drop a mixtape with the Old Testament-referencing... More
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Song: My Specialty
Booth readers, you're in for a rare treat: a meal prepared by a five-star musical chef. What's on the menu? Pure audio crack, Kingpen Slim's signature dish. The DMV representative's first feature since... More
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Returnee Events
Every semester, UI Study Abroad hosts events for returning returning study abroad students. These events give students the opportunity to do some personal reflection on their study abroad experience, mingle with other returned students, as well as learn how to leverage their study abroad experience for professional advancement.
UPCOMING EVENTS- spring 2015
Marketing Your Study Abroad Experience
Wednesday, April 1, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
1117 University Capitol Centre
Are you prepared to sell your study abroad experience in a job interview? Learn techniques to tie together your stories and experiences abroad with the skill set employers are looking for. This event will feature a panel of hiring managers, study abroad returnees who have successfully landed a job, and a representative from UI career services. Several hands-on exercises will help you walk away feeling prepared to weave your study abroad experience into your resume, cover letters, and future interviews.
Past Events
International Pursuits: A Study Abroad Trivia Night
Thursday, February 12, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
The Mill - 120 E Burlington St, Iowa City
Join us and other returned UI study abroad students for a night of food, conversation, and trivia at the Mill! Trivia will be hosted by our own Jeopardy! champion and UI study abroad advisor, Sarah McNitt.
There and Back Again: Opportunities to Return Abroad
Tuesday, November 11, 7-9 p.m.
1117 University Capitol Centre
Informational session on work, volunteer, intern, and graduate school abroad opportunities. This event is designed to offer returnees information on ways they can return abroad with international opportunities outside of credit-bearing study abroad. The event will be held in two parts over two hours. Students are encouraged to attend one or both of the sessions.
Study Abroad: the After Party -- See photos from this event
Monday, September 8, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
The Mill
120 E Burlington St, Iowa City
Join us for a night of wanderlust and conversation! This is a fun mixer event that offers an opportunity to discuss your experience with other students and reflect on the impact of study abroad on your life in an informal setting. Between chats, stop by our "Study Abroad Confessional Booth" and take a video offering advice for future students. Pizza will be provided!


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Muslim Women
Maintaining our religious identities within an American context
Monthly Archive for October, 2007
Family and community
My husband's siblings and their children from Canada, Delaware and Manhattan got together at our house this weekend. We had a great time bonding, chatting and, of course, eating. It is always nice to have family, and more so when everyone gets along. I am blessed to have wonderful in-laws. I managed to excuse myself […] [Read More]
Celebrating Eid ul Fitr
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, ended for us at sundown Friday night. It was time to give thanks for having had the opportunity to observe the monthlong daytime fast, to seek forgiveness from God, to improve oneself and to give charity generously to the less fortunate. Eid ul Fitr is the holiday […] [Read More]
Our Future
     As-salaamu alaykum/Peace be unto you and Hello, In the last stretches of this very spiritual and reflective month of Ramadhaan, we're all kind of getting serious about our own lives and the world around us. Driving home and just as I was thinking that American Muslims need to get out there and do more to clear up […] [Read More]


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Tamper-indicating package comprising two webs, each of which comprises an outer layer of polymeric material and an inner layer of polymeric material. At least one of said inner layer or said outer layer of at least one of said webs bears a random pattern of markings. Upon access to the interior of the package, either the random pattern of markings will be altered or one or both of the polymeric layers will be damaged, thus indicating that the package has been subject to tampering.
1. A tamper-indicating package comprising first and second generally coextensive webs marginally joined together to define said package, each of said webs being a laminate comprising an inner layer of polymeric material, an outer layer of polymeric material, said webs being joined together by means of a seal so as to form a margin circumscribing the package, at least one of said inner layer or outer layer of at least one of said webs bearing a random pattern of markings.
2. A package according to claim 1 wherein said outer layer is made of thermoformable material.
3. A package according to claim 1 wherein said outer layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of poly(vinyl chloride), cellulosics, and polystyrene.
4. A package according to claim 1 wherein said inner layer is made of a heat sealable material.
5. A package according to claim 1 wherein said inner layer comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate, and ionomer resin.
6. A package according to claim 1 wherein said randomly disposed markings form an imageable pattern that will be altered when the marginal seal joining the webs of the package is the subject of tampering.
7. A package according to claim 1 further including an adhesion promoting material disposed between said inner layer and said outer layer of at least one of said webs.
8. A package according to claim 7 wherein said adhesion promoting material comprises a layer of polymeric material bearing a random pattern of markings.
9. A package according to claim 1 wherein said markings are provided by a colorant.
10. A package according to claim 9 wherein said colorant has a melt index that differs from the melt index of the polymer that comprises the layer in which said colorant is disposed.
11. A package according to claim 9 wherein said colorant is a dye or a pigment.
12. A package according to claim 1 wherein said markings are provided by blending two or more polymers having different indices of refraction.
This invention relates to packages, and, more particularly, to packages having a means for detecting unauthorized tampering therewith.
It is frequently desired by corporations or government agencies to transmit confidential or secret documents from one location to another. From the time the documents leave the sender to the time they are received by the recipient, the documents are subject to being temporarily removed from their container, duplicated, and replaced in their original container or in an identical container by unauthorized third parties in such a way that the sender and receiver have no knowledge that the confidentiality or secrecy of the documents has been compromised. The ramifications of this breach of confidentiality are well-known.
Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide an inexpensive, easy-to-use, tamper-indicating package for the transmission of confidential or secret documents.
This invention involves a tamper-indicating package comprising two webs, each of which comprises (1) an outer layer of polymeric, e.g. thermoformable, material, and (2) an inner layer of polymeric material, at least one of these layers of at least one of these webs having marks thereon disposed in a random pattern so that either said random pattern will be altered upon access to the interior of said package or said marked polymeric layer will be damaged. A document or other article can be placed between the webs, and the margin of the webs sealed to form the package. The webs of the resulting package are then imaged to provide pictures of the unique random pattern. Comparison of the pictures of the webs with the delivered package will indicate whether a party other than the sender or receiver has gained access to the contents of the package.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the sealed package of this invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the package of this invention.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3--3 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a second embodiment of a web of the package of this invention.
With reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the package 10 of this invention is formed from first and second coextensive webs 12 and 14. Although webs 12 and 14 are shown as two distinct coextensive webs, it is within the scope of this invention that webs 12 and 14 be formed of a single web having two symmetrical halves, whereby the package can be formed by folding one half of the web over the other half of the web and then sealing the one half to the other half. The webs are preferably rectangular in shape. However, other shapes, e.g. circular, polygonal, can be used.
Each web of the preferred embodiment comprises an outer layer 16 and 18 made of a polymeric, e.g. thermoformable, material. The material of the outer layer can serve to provide rigidity to the package. Materials that are suitable for forming layers 16 and 18 include polyvinyl chlorides, polystyrenes, polycarbonates, ethylene vinyl acetate, cellulosics, e.g. cellulose acetate, cellulose propionate, cellulose butyrate. Representative examples of commercially available materials suitable for the outer layer include "Geon" polyvinyl chloride, available from The B. F. Goodrich Co. and "US 1002" polyvinyl chloride, available from American Hoechst Corp. The thickness of layers 16 and 18 can vary, with typical thicknesses ranging from about two mils to about ten mils. Layers 16 and 18 are transparent to whatever type of radiation is used for preparing the image of the random pattern for detection of tampering.
Each web of the preferred embodiment further comprises an inner layer 24 and 26. Layers 24 and 26 are sealed to each other in order to close the package. Layers 24 and 26 are bonded to layers 16 and 18, respectively, typically by means of a suitable laminating procedure. Materials that are suitable for forming layers 24 and 26 include heat sealable materials such as low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, ethylene ionomers, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers, and polyamides. Representative examples of commercially available materials suitable for the inner layer include "Elvax 260" ethylene vinyl acetate, available from E. I. duPont de Nemours and Co., Inc. and "Surlyn 1601" ionomer, available from E. I. duPont de Nemours and Co., Inc. Heat sealable materials that are difficult to laminate to outer layers 16 and 18 can be used if an adhesion promoting material, e.g. an adhesive, is incorporated between the inner and outer layers. Whether or not inner layers 24 and 26 are made of heat sealable materials, an adhesive can be used, in lieu of a heat sealing process, to seal inner layers 24 and 26 to each other to close the package. The thickness of layers 24 and 26 can vary, with typical thicknesses ranging from about two mils to about ten mils. Layers 24 and 26 preferably have the same transparency specifications as layers 16 and 18.
At least one of the layers 16, 18, 24, and 26 in at least one of the webs 12, 14 must be marked in such a way that a random pattern will be visible when the web is viewed. The marks may be in any form, such as, for example, streaks, dots, blots, so long as the pattern is random. The marks can be applied in a number of ways, such as, for example, applying dyes or pigments, normally during preparation of the polymeric layer, or applying ink, as from an ink jet printer. It is also within the scope of this invention to provide a random pattern to a given layer simply by means of preparing that layer from a blend of polymers, wherein the polymers have different indices of refraction. Upon viewing of that layer, a random pattern can be seen. Preferably, the marking is effected by application of dyes or pigments. It has been found that excellent random patterns can be generated in the inner layers 24, 26 or in the outer layers 16, 18 by introducing dyes or pigments into the melt from which layers are cast, extruded, or otherwise formed. Commercially available pigments that are suitable for use in the present invention include D1383, D19l5, D1324 pigments, available from Ciba-Geigy Corporation. The marks are disposed in a random pattern such that the pattern is essentially impossible to duplicate. This pattern will serve as the unique "fingerprint" of the package. As used herein, the term "random" means having complete lack of design, intent, plan, or prearrangement. The marks must be of a color and optical density so that the package will be amenable to being imaged by the method of imaging desired by the user. It is preferred that the marks allow at least 70% optical transmission, i.e. at least 70% of the radiation incident on the web must be capable of passing through the web. It is also preferred that the marks be of a contrasting color to the layers of the web, in order to insure both ease in viewing and examining the pattern formed by them. It is further preferred that the document surface and the marked web be of sufficient contrast that the person or apparatus responsible for detection of tampering be able to discern the pattern.
It is preferred to seal layers 24 and 26 to each other by means of a margin, circumscribing the package, of sufficient width so that the possibility of reaching the enclosed contents by entering the package by separating webs 12 and 14 by peeling apart the seal formed by layers 24 and 26 without defacing the margin is nullified. In other words, as the width of the margin increases, the probability of defacing the material of the margin by peeling apart the seal formed by layers 24 and 26 also increases. Typical margin widths can range from about 3/8 in. to about 1 in., preferably from about 5/8 in. to about 3/4 in.
The preferred method of preparing the package of this invention comprises a continuous process in which inner layers 24 and 26 are melt extruded onto outer layers 16 and 18, respectively. The polymeric material for preparing each inner layer 24 and 26, which material is normally in the form of pellets, is first mixed with pellets containing dye or pigment. The resulting mixture is then introduced into an extruder where the temperature is controlled, thereby melting the polymeric material. It is preferred that the polymeric material melt near the neck of the extruder under such conditions that it is impossible to achieve complete and intimate mixing of the dye or pigment with the polymer melt. This incomplete mixing will result in a streaked, or marbleized, appearance on the layer when it exits the die lip. An example of the weight ratio of dye or pigment pellets to pellets of polymeric material is 10 g dye or pigment pellets to 1500 g polymeric material.
Alternatively, the pigment can be added to the bulk polymer and dispersed therein by means of a screw auger. With a screw auger, both pellets of polymeric material and dye pellets or pigment pellets are fed directly into the throat of the extruder. Another method involves the employment of static mixing, wherein two extruders, one to feed the bulk of pellets of polymeric material and the other to feed molten dye or pigment pellets into the neck of the first extruder are required. Static mixers are generally located at the neck of the first extruder. By varying the length and number of static mixers, the degree of mixing can be controlled. The rates of both extruders can be controlled independently to provide control of color level and intensity, as is normally done in the screw auger arrangement. Melt extrusion processes are discussed thoroughly in Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, Vol. 8, Interscience Publishers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (New York: 1968) pp. 533-586, particularly pp. 554-563, incorporated herein by reference. Melt extrusion processes are well-known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
Dye or pigment pellets that are preferred for the extrusion methods are spherical or cylindrical in shape, having a diameter ranging from 0.125 to 0.25 inch, and having a colorant loading of 19% to 36%. It is preferred that the melt indices of the polymer in the polymer melt and pellets of colorant differ sufficiently in order impede intimate mixing. Preferably, the melt index of the polymer in the polymer melt ranges from about 5.3 to about 6.7 g/10 min. and the melt index of the pellets of colorant ranges from about 21 to about 40 g/10 min. Melt index is measured in accordance with ASTM D 1238-86.
The outer layer can be marked in the extrusion process or the inner layer can be marked during the extrusion process, or both the inner layer and the outer layer can be marked during the extrusion process.
Webs are generally prepared by means of a conventional coating-lamination process, such as that described in Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, Vol. 6, Interscience Publishers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (New York: 1967), pp. 764-794, particularly p. 777, incorporated herein by reference. Generally, the hot melt is bonded to the base film by its latent heat and nip roll pressure. This manner of forming the laminate of the web is well-known to those of ordinary skill in the art. It is preferred that at least one of the webs be formed (i.e. molded), preferably by means of thermal energy, so as to create a compartment for securely holding documents or other articles.
In another embodiment of the web 30, as shown in FIG. 4, an adhesion promoting material 32 can be introduced between inner polymeric layer 34 and outer polymeric layer 36. The adhesion promoting material, which is in the form of a layer, is preferably used when the inner polymeric layer and the outer polymeric layer will not bond except at extremely high temperatures. If desired, the adhesion promoting layer can have marks disposed in a random pattern thereon. An example of suitable adhesion promoting material is ethylene vinyl acetate.
It is also possible, but not economically desirable, to apply additional polymeric layers over outer layers 16, 18. These additional layers can serve as the random-patterned mark-bearing layers. As used herein, however, the term "outer layer" includes any layer that is not an inner layer. The term "inner layer" is intended to mean those layers that are sealed together to each other to form and close the package.
The webs used to illustrate the operation of the package of this invention comprise an outer layer made of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) and an inner layer made of "Surlyn" resin (an ionomer resin, i.e. a thermoplastic polymer that is ionically cross-linked). The inner layer has been marked with a random pattern by means of a colorant wherein the colorant has been randomly dispersed throughout the inner layer to provide a streaked pattern to the web.
The contents 28, for example, punch cards, are placed in the recess formed in webs 12 and 14. Web 14 is placed in register with web 12, and the two webs are fused by means of sealing inner layers 24 and 26 together, preferably by means of heat. Heat sealers that are useful for preparing the packages of this invention include impulse heat sealers and hot bar heat sealers. Typical operating conditions for hot bar heat sealers are 400� F. for a period of 5 to 10 seconds at a pressure of 90 psig. A commercially available sealer suitable for preparing the package of this invention is the "Sentinal" heat sealer. The margin is very wide, for example, about 3/8 in. to about 1 in., while the length of the edges of the package is very small, for example, about 0.012 in. to about 0.018 in. As used herein, the term "length of the edge" means the shortest distance extending from the outer layer 16 of web 12 to the outer layer 18 of web 14, as measured through a point on the surface of the margin nearest the edge. In other words, the length of the edge of a given package is the sum of the thicknesses of each layer comprising the package. If one were to thrust a sharp object into the edge of the package in an effort to peel apart the two webs 12 and 14 to gain access to the contents thereof, he would almost certainly deface the package in the area of the margin before he could contact the documents. For example, it would be virtually impossible to thrust a sharp object into the edge formed by layers 16, 18, 24, 26 while keeping the sharp object essentially parallel to layers 16, 18, 24, 26 so as not to deface the margin. By departing from the parallel direction by only an extremely small angle, the sharp object would puncture the margin, and this puncture would be visible to the unaided eye. Moreover, more than negligible tampering with the package would very likely alter the "fingerprint" formed by the random pattern.
Prior to sending the sealed package, the sender would prepare an image of each of the webs of the package. Imaging can be conducted by photographic means, photocopying means, laser scanning means, optical scanning means, infrared photographic means, ultraviolet scanning means, by densitometer, etc. The print of the image can be sent via electronic transmission or mail to the receiving location. In order to determine whether the package has been tampered with, the recipient can compare the images prepared by the sender with the random patterns formed on the web. If the images and the patterns do not match, the sender and receiver will be aware of tampering by means of package destruction and replacement thereof and can void the contents compromised. Furthermore, if the margin showed any signs of being defaced, the receiver will be aware of tampering and subsequent resealing of the original package.
The following, non-limiting example further illustrates the present invention.
Ten grams of colorant (Hercules Imperial D1324) were dry mixed with 1500 grams of ethylene vinyl acetate ("Elvax 260", available from the E. I. duPont de Nemours Co., Inc.) and added to a 1.75 inch "Prodex" extruder running at 20 rpm. A 1:1 compression metering screw having a 0.25 inch depth and a length-to-diameter ratio of 24 was used to extrude the mixture. The extrusion die was 12 inches wide and had feed, transition, and meter zones of uniform depth. The temperature profile across the extruder screw was maintained from 275� F. to 360� F. The temperature of the die was maintained at 380� F. The polymer melt was extruded onto 12 inch wide, 5 mil thick, rigid poly(vinyl chloride) film (US 1002, available from American Hoechst Corp.). The extrusion rate and web speed were adjusted and controlled to produce a coated layer 3 mils in thickness. Lamination of the inner layer and outer layer to form the web was effected by the heat of the polymer melt and pressure from nip rolls.
The finished web was then subjected to a thermoforming process to provide a pouch having a depth of from 1/8 in. to 1/2 in., a length of 6 in., and a width of 4 in. A group of cards having dimensions of 3 in.�5 in. were placed in the pouch. A second layer of the finished web that has not been subjected to the thermoforming process was sealed to the pouch-containing web around the perimeter thereof with a Sentinal heat sealer.
The thus-formed container can then be imaged by means of conventional photography or xerography.
Various modifications and alterations of this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of this invention, and it should be understood that this invention is not to be unduly limited to the illustrative embodiments set forth herein.
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Programming note: For comprehensive Raiders coverage from Alameda, tune in to SportsNet Central tonight at 6:00, 10:30 and midnight on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.
ALAMEDA – Raiders cornerback DJ Hayden hasn't practiced since May. Now that he's been placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list, he can't until October.
The 2013 first round pick has been slow to recover from surgery that repaired a stress fracture in his right foot and is apparently not ready to contribute in the near future.
The Raiders placed him on regular season PUP on Tuesday morning a few hours before a 1 p.m. deadline to cut rosters to 75.
[NEWS: Raiders make roster moves, trim to 75]
Per NFL rules, Hayden cannot practice or play for the regular-season's first six weeks.
From that point, he has a five-week window to start practicing. Then he'd have 21 days before being activated or placed on season-ending injured reserve.
That's a huge blow for a player expected to start at cornerback this season. He added strength and speed in the offseason, prolonged by sports hernia surgery halfway though his rookie season.
A breakthrough was expected before Hayden hurt himself early in OTAs. He was originally diagnosed with an ankle injury, but a second MRI revealed a stress fracture in his foot that had to be manually repaired. He had surgery shortly after minicamp in mid-June.
Hayden has been out roughly nine weeks and apparently isn't close to a return. On Monday, head coach Dennis Allen said Hayden had not suffered a setback in his recovery.
Allen said he saw signs for encouragement from Hayden's recent side sessions, which included running and cutting on a side field.
[REWIND: Raiders will push Hayden's PUP decision 'up to the deadline']
Allen said Monday that the Raiders would wait until Saturday, when rosters drop to 53, before making a tough call on Hayden.
"We're going to push it all the way up until the deadline, until we find out exactly where he is," head coach Dennis Allen said. "We'll wait and see what we have to do on that."
Allen didn't wait that long. He pulled the trigger less than 24 hours later despite having more time to evaluate Hayden, suggesting that there was little to no chance of Hayden being close enough to avoid the PUP designation.
This is yet another blow in a troubling start to Hayden's NFL career. The Raiders drafted him No. 12 overall despite suffering a ruptured blood vessel in a Nov. 2012 practice at the University of Houston. He had a related surgery before the 2013 offseason program.
He made just two starts his rookie season and was primarily an outside corner in the nickel package. He only made it through half the year before a sports hernia put him on the shelf.
Even if Hayden comes back at the earliest allowable date, he will have not played a game in over 11 months. Even that may be unrealistic. Defensive coordinator Jason Tarver said last week that Hayden would have to earn his place in the secondary and get re-acclimated through practice reps.


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Friday, February 22, 2013
As the capstone event for the week, the College of Engineering will honor 2013 Engineering Leader of the Year, Dr. Linda Abriola, dean of engineering at Tufts University and a Drexel alumna of civil engineering. Abriola will be honored for her outstanding leadership in Environmental Engineering, her commitment to the National Academy of Engineering and her contributions to engineering in an effort to improve today's societal problems at the Rittenhouse Hotel in a dinner and ceremony. For more information on Engineers Week Events, please click here.
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On January 13, 2010, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued proposed regulations which authorize states, at their option, to provide for incentive payments to providers for adopting, implementing or upgrading Certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology or for meaningful use of Certified EHR technology. Whether these incentive payments are available will depend upon whether a state chooses to provide the incentive payments through the state's Medicaid program and any such incentives will be subject to yet-to-be-developed state regulations.
Acute care hospitals and children's hospitals are eligible for Medicaid EHR incentive payments. An acute care hospital is a health care facility where the average length of patient stay is 25 days or fewer and that has a CMS certification number that has the last four digits in the series 0001-0879. In addition, an acute care hospital must have at least a 10 percent Medicaid patient volume for each year in which the hospital seeks a Medicaid EHR incentive payment.
A children's hospital is a separate certified children's hospital, either freestanding or hospital-within-hospital, that has a CMS certification number that has the last four digits in the series 3300-3399 and predominantly treats individuals under 21 years of age.
States must make Medicaid incentive payments over a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 6 years. The last year that a hospital may begin receiving Medicaid incentive payments is 2016.
The Medicaid incentive payment for each payment year is the product of an initial amount multiplied by the Medicaid share and an applicable transition factor. The initial amount is $2,000,000 plus:
States are obligated to obtain auditable data to determine Medicaid incentive payments.
Hospitals can receive Medicaid incentive payments in the first year if the hospital adopts, implements or upgrades Certified EHR technology in the first year. The Hospital must demonstrate meaningful use of Certified EHR technology in subsequent years. Hospitals can also participate in both the Medicaid and Medicare EHR incentive program.
For additional information or questions, contact:
William H. Fischer303-295-8338
Matthew G. Weber303-295-8565
Berna Rhodes-Ford702-222-2582
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The 2014 Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience will take place April 17-19, 2014 at the Salt Palace Convention Center.
Convention Hours:
Thursday, April 17: 1PM-8PM
Friday, April 18: 10AM-8PM
Saturday, April 19: 10AM-8PM
Tickets prices vary by number of days attended and start for as low as $25 for adults. Military, First Responders and Senior Citizens (60 or older) can save 15% off admission.
If you are interested in tickets, the best way to get savings is to follow the Salt Lake Comic Con on social media. Where they have been posting giveaways and special ticket announcements.


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Eric Dane and Wife Rebecca Gayheart Get Kissy on Family Outing (PHOTOS)
It looks like time away from Grey's Anatomy is treating Eric Dane (Mark Sloan) and his family well!
The former on-screen doc was seen smooching his wife Rebecca Gayheart and spending time with his daughter Billie Beatrice on a lunch date in LA yesterday (December 5).
Click through the gallery to see the adorable Dane family outing!
Catch the next new episode of Grey's Anatomy on Thursday, December 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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Introducing Adobe Generator for Photoshop CC
Today we're announcing the immediate availability of new Photoshop CC features for Creative Cloud members. This update to Photoshop CC (version 14.1) includes an exciting new technology, Adobe Generator, which allows new workflows, especially for web designers, screen designers, and anyone who needs to extract image assets out of a Photoshop document. Real-time Image Asset… READ MORE


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As some of you know Kana got the chance to attend the Consumer Electronic Show here in Las Vegas this week. She comes back with goodies from Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony in addition to a special K-Pop surprise! Check the website for the full report!
91.8 The Fan is the first 24/7 live anime radio station that boasts DJs every hour of the day. For all things concerning Asian music, anime, manga, video games, and more then keep tuned to our shows and radio! More information can be found on http://918thefan.com


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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Pity the team that opens a half against the Seattle Seahawks.
Super Bowl XLVIII was a competitive fiasco on the first play from scrimmage, when an errant snap to Peyton Manning sailed into the Denver Broncos' end zone for a safety.
It was a full-scale farce when Seahawks receiver Percy Harvin took the second-half kickoff and romped 87 yards for a touchdown, bloating Seattle's already eye-popping lead to 29-0 when a busy Stephen Hauschka added the extra point.
Anyone who figured the No. 1 scoring offense powered by Manning, a five-time MVP, might get the upper hand on the NFL's No. 1 scoring defense was drastically underestimating the ferocity of Seattle's Legion of Boom.
The Seahawks' astonishing defense forced four turnovers and absolutely humiliated the Broncos 43-8 at MetLife Stadium, a contest that punched the number 12 in our faces over and over:
--The number of seconds the Seahawks needed to score the fastest points in Super Bowl history: 12.
--The number of seconds Harvin required to get into the end zone on his second-half kickoff return: 12.
--The devoted Pacific Northwest fan base sporting Seahawks blue, which motivates this team into a frenzy: The 12th Man.
"It's unbelievable -- 12th Man, we did it! We brought the Super Bowl back!" said loquacious cornerback Richard Sherman, who left the field on a cart after injuring his right ankle -- not seriously -- in the fourth quarter. "We love you guys, and we're on our way!"
They got there, to NFL immortality, by leaving their footprints all over the staggering Broncos. And no one felt the brunt of that pressure more than Manning, who never had a chance to get the highest-scoring offense in NFL history out of park, let alone any gear.
"The turnover on the first play of the game to give them a safety is not the way you want to start a game," Manning said, in the understatement of the year.
"We wanted to keep the game on the field and keep the score even. We got behind early and never could make a run to catch up. From that standpoint, it was a disadvantage for us and an advantage for them."
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Not since the 1985 Chicago Bears or the 2000 Baltimore Ravens has the NFL seen a defense this forceful. The Seahawks, who specialize in delivering crushing hits that somehow stay legal, rushed their intimidating front seven at Manning relentlessly. The regular season MVP managed to set a Super Bowl record for completions with 34, but the Broncos' offense largely consisted of mid-range passes that were pitifully futile.
Seattle's defenders stopped harassing Manning and the Denver passing attack long enough to neutralize running back Knowshon Moreno to the tune of 17 rushing yards.
"When you face a quarterback like (Manning), you better be able to affect him," Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn said. "We didn't talk about the size of hits. We talked about, can we get him off the spot?"
Malcolm Smith certainly did. One of only three linebackers in NFL history to earn the Super Bowl MVP award, Smith returned a first-half Manning interception 69 yards for a touchdown for a 22-0 lead, and recovered a fumble in the second half to further lock down this thing.
If you didn't know much about Smith before the 2013 season, you're forgiven: He didn't have an interception in his first 43 career games.
Since then, he's come up with interceptions in four of his last five contests, including the playoffs.
Smith is the kind of opportunistic player who personifies a Seahawks group built from the ground up by coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider: gems in the weeds that other teams have overlooked.
This is a team that bolds the word "unheralded": 21 of the Seahawks' 53 players were undrafted. Many of them were largely ignored coming out of college. Smith, a speedy seventh-round pick who played for Carroll at USC, was asked after the game to recount his 40-yard dash time at the NFL's Scouting Combine.
"I didn't get invited to that Combine," Smith said simply.
Carroll has pounded a simple mantra into his team: "Always Compete." It's been a mindset that helped keep a group of proud underdogs ready to pounce.
"We're a bunch of misfits, in some ways," said Sherman, a fourth-round pick who takes pride in touting his defense's back-of-the-pack pedigree. "I think the world learned how complete a team we are, how complete our defense is."
The kind of statement the Seahawks made on Sunday ensures the world is now abundantly aware of their presence.
"One hundred years from now," Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner said, "ya'll are gonna remember this team."
Nancy Gay is the Senior Managing Editor of CSNBayArea.com and CSNCalifornia.com. Follow her on Twitter at @NancyGay.


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Sure, Brigitte gets excited when she sees you. But not excited enough to get rid of her boyfriend. And she's very attentive to you as well — but only when her boyfriend's not around.
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you should have taken controlWhat you could have done then was written your number down and handed it to her and said, "Honey, as soon as your boyfriend's circling in the sink, give me a call." That's the only time you hand out your phone number. The point is to get your number into her hands as soon as possible because this turkey's not going to last. Like my cousin Brother Love down in Watts says, "That boy's gonna be doin' a lot of fishin' on his own."
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Exhale. Breathe. And even dance. Ciara's back with the R&B/hip-hop enthused "Sorry" from her forthcoming One Woman Army. Cici's hardcore fans have long awaited for a song like "Sorry" from her–that mix between "Promise" and "And I." Directed by Christopher Sims the visual to the single is as authentic as the song. Simple concept, yet relatable. Ciara's still in love and wants him to know, "All you had to do is say that I'm sorry." Emotions from confusion to sadness are expressed by both the male model (who is fine!) and Ciara. Any video of Ciara's wouldn't be complete without dance moves from one of the best trained dancers in music. The choreographed steps may not make you press replay like the ones in "Ride" or "Promise" so you could learn all the dance moves, but the infectious song certainly will.
In a recent interview with Essence.com Ciara revealed that the song is a true story. "I literally had to stop myself from crying when I was writing it," she said. "You can kinda hear it on the song…It's someone that I really loved. They'll know who they are when they hear the song." Yesterday Cici stopped by the MTV offices to show us the video before it premiered on 106 & Park. She told us the tears at the end are real, and it was the first time she'd cried over the song. Vulnerability works well on Cici. This song/video combination is exactly what she needed to make that big comeback her fans have been waiting on. Since this song is currently on repeat at my desk, let me go ahead and say it now. Sorry.


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The Boston Bruins are the Stanley Cup champions. By virtue of a 4-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night in Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, I get to type eight words I was not sure I'd ever have the opportunity in my lifetime to say: The Boston Bruins are the Stanley Cup champions. A time will come for critical analysis and insight into this team, this series and this season...
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in the Emerald City, Angels find there's no place like the road
Posted on 15 Jun 2011 by Bill Mahoney.
It's amazing how a couple wins can make me feel better. I've taken a couple chill pills since my last post. I may nat be happy with the direction of the team, but your many responses made me realize that you all feel the same. I am all about effort. Show the effort, and I can forgive a lot of things. Show me a quitter attitude, like Sunday's performance, and I seethe. Did Vernon Wells read my ...
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Posted on 15 Jun 2011 by "Baseball Brenda" Sepanek.
Come guys…You really didn't think I would be talking baseball at a time like this? This is Bruins time! I know I have slacked but I'll be back after all this Bruins madness is over. But I will leave you with this…This is Our Time!!! Go Bruins!!!! Bring the Cup home!!! And a special shout out to the Bruins from our beloved Red Sox…They want another parade just as much as we do!...
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Canada….ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?! Only one day left until the Montreal Alouettes take to the field for their first pre-season game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This is the chance for fans to have some questions answered regarding what team will be on the field for the home opener. Questions like: 1. Who replaces Avon Cobourne in the backfield? - According to Marc Trestman, t...
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Posted on 15 Jun 2011 by Warren Shaw.
Dwight Howard made a bold statement this week while in Italy fulfilling requirements of his contract with Adidas at their Eurocamp. The Magic's franchise player stated that he will NOT sign a contract extension this season and he WILL test the free agent market next summer. Circle the wagons, ring the alarm, stop start the press! Howard graciously took the time to discuss his future with Scott ...
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The Washington Nationals scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning and went onto beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 at Petco Park in San Diego. The Padres lost three of the four games against the Nationals. The Padres went on a rare offensive explosion on Thursday defeating the Washington 7-3. The Nationals have allowed a little over four runs a game on the road this season, so playing th...
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The thing about loving your team is that every win feels so great, but every loss hurts that much more. I know there are 162 games, and my Angels can't win every game. I know that, but I can't stop getting frustrated when they lose. This recent 6 game losing streak has driven me crazy. I know the team is deficient, and young, at certain positions, but I never thought I'd see them lose 6 straigh...
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Posted on 11 Jun 2011 by Sean Eckhardt.
The Miami Heat have returned home down 3-2 in the NBA Finals. Fans and most of the local media appear to be shocked. What is wrong with the Heat? Why is LeBron playing like crap in the fourth quarter? Is Eric Spoelstra being outcoached by Rick Carlisle? It's time to stop looking for problems within the Heat and quit looking to blame LeBron, Coach Spoe, or even the refs. Miami doesn'...
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Time to Pay the Piper
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Let's review some facts. 65 games into the season (97 remaining) and the Phillies are 39-26 (best record in baseball). Philadelphia holds a 2-game lead over Atlanta, 6 over Florida and remains the prohibitive favorite to win the National League East. Ergo, if the focus is detracted from trying to beat their divisional rivals, the Phillies brass should start to do what they have done very wel...
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Missing: Braves offense!
Posted on 10 Jun 2011 by Marcus Young.
It may be time to tack up some "MISSING" fliers on neighborhood trees and on milk cartons around Turner Field like when pets run away. Or do they still mail out those sad "Have you seen me?" cards when people disappear? Because the Atlanta Braves offense is definitely missing in action. After dropping 2 of 3 to the lowly Mets last weekend (a team battling serious injur...
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A Tale of Two Bobs: A's Fire Geren
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Boy, what a difference a week makes. This time last week, the A's were fresh off getting swept by the Yankees, still in the race for the AL West, and I was writing about how important the upcoming stretch of games was. Fast forward seven losses later, that stretch proved to be very important but for all the wrong reasons, Brett Anderson and Mark Ellis are on the DL for the foreseeable future,...
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It's About That Time Again
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For those hardcore fantasy players out there, it is about that time again. Fantasy sites are open again for league creations, and though the lockout is still on with no solid lead as to when it will end people are still signing up. As we should. All in all it stands to reason that there is too much money across the boards for the to not be a season, players are organizing their own team drills ...


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Hey, my cat drinks water out of the faucet like that....he doesn't pay any rent...and he doesn't pay any property taxes....he's freeride all the way....he's with me on this library / tax thing.....
Really, you're the owner/operator of a puppy and kitten rendering plant? The only reason you found Onyx's comment amusing is because you're sick and twisted....you should be investigated....I'm doobious of your claim, though...you're probably just an average idiot....
It is apparent that you don't pay taxes, don't understand taxes and what they pay for and where they come from, and you don't know what a budget it....go to school...quit smoking...and learn.....
By the way, was the focus of this story about an errant and clobbered bike rider, or was it really about the heroic and innovative measures the firemen took to free the person pinned to the pavement? I had mixed feelings...
Good heavens....grow a pair, would ya? Supporters of skateboarders were vocal? Who cares? When you're shopping at the grocery store, your kids are sure vocal...they're whining....they're crying...buy me this...I want to eat that...give me this toy...build me a skate park....waaaaa....do you give in? No Way!!!! Not if you're a mature parent...not if you keep your head...you act like an adult and you don't lower yourself to your child's level....Who cares about the skateboarders...just a small whiny and weird segment of the population who in a few years will grow up and grow out of skateboarding...and if they don't, and they are still in their 20s when skateboarding, consider them losers....
Over the past few years, I have probably had a dozen or more chances to completely smash and squash a bicyclist, where the biker rode in front of me, or they went through an intersection when I had the right of way, or whatever foolishness they performed....Look, it's a tough world out there...and I'm pretty unselfish in a lot of ways...and I am a safe and sane driver...but running over a bicyclist and smushing them all over the road would be a life-changer for me...and not in any positive ways...I like the idea of bike-commuting, for exercise and fresh air, and for fun, but dang it, many of the bikees drive like crazy folk...and I get pretty upset at what seems their death wish...my positive feelings about biking, in the real world of se portland, has turned negative...the bikers are the selfish ones...I have to deal with a lot of crapola if I smush just one bikee....it's a lot of all risk/no reward having to deal with them...if I smushed a bikee, I'm all sad and blue, at first...but then the insurance issues, the legal investigation, the dang police pounding on my door asking questions, my cats looking down on me, the bikee's family and friends with accusations of god knows what, the biking community burning crosses on my lawn...listen bikee, when I'm driving, just keep the hell away from me...
And so, for a house taxed on assessed value of $200K, we're looking at....adding numbers...multiplying....carry the 1....$236 of taxes....and so...what other additional property taxes are going to hit our doorstep next fall....my taxes are inching pretty close to $3,000 per year...hmmm...I don't like it...I don't like the word "permanent" in all of this...don't make any tax "permanent"...I love the library; I think most people do...I don't go there very often because of all the loud rugrats, and I have my own computer and don't need their services, really... but I know it serves a public purpose, it's that taxes in general bother me, and ever-increasing property taxes really chap my butt...I sat NOOOO....because, you know, the portland public schools idiots are going to want their piece of the pie as well....I can feel their hands already stretching out....who knows what they're cookin' up in that kitchen of whininess of theirs....and PERS!!! don't get me going on that little jibby jibe....good heavens...our little corner of the world is such a mess...we need a voice of reason and constraint!!!! And we need oversight, oversight, oversight!!!
Wait a minute...wait a minute...I live in Portland, and I don't want to be locked in...I grew up in Gresham, I love the mountains, the beaches, I enjoy the small towns and people of "outside Portland", I am anti-illegal, I own a gun for protection, I don't own a dog, and if I did I wouldn't let it crap in my neighbors' yard, I recycle everything I can but I do so at a local recycling depot in se portland, I don't eat meat and I only recycle yard debris, my wife and I don't have children because we didn't want to add to the population and all that it means, we both work and never have rec'd handouts from the gov't, I'm an independent but I surely don't like the democrat ideology of empowering minorities and illegal aliens as "super citizens" and I loathe the entitlement state. Don't lock me in, please!!! I don't want to die here!!! Actually, Portland has a lot to offer and provide its citizens, but...and this is a BIG BUT, Portland is becoming a terrible place to live, for many reasons.
But this is exactly how the father was able to stay here, by having a daughter here in the US, the "anchor baby", and then using her "exceptional and extremely unusual hardship" to rubberband the father back to the US on trumped up "asylum" rules. It's bogus. "Anchor baby" is very apt, in my opinion. Have a kid or ten here in the US, and it's extremely difficult to get the illegal alien adults out of the country, because their children have them anchored down. By the way, bad reporting (bias and unfair) by Fong who clearly is advocating illegal immigration here in this article. She states that the Obama administration has drawn criticism for deporting record numbers of illegal immigrants. Okay, that's probably a fact; there's been some criticism. However, she doesn't state and include the more important fact that the administration has also drawn overwhelming support, from the majority of Americans, advocating the mass deportation of illegal aliens. Come on, how about some honesty on the facts here. 75 to 80 percent of the American public doesn't want amnesty, the great majority want the border secure, and they don't want illegal aliens in our country.
The Oregon Constitution now states: It is the policy of Oregon, and its political subdivisions, that only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or legally recognized as a marriage.
Dlunger, I like what you had to say. We need more citizens like you to voice their concerns and their desire for change. Don't listen to what that idiot had to say about your comment. You are more deserving of a "Thank You" for your observations and for wanting to do more to initiate a movement for the betterment of Portland and our society.
Jobs Open for Americans
The Times observed that the law is having the intended effect of putting American citizens and legal aliens back to work. The paper quoted Republican Sen. Arthur Orr as saying that there were already signs that the law was working, pointing out that the work-release center in Decatur, about 50 miles to the northwest, was not so long ago unable to find jobs for inmates with poultry processors or home manufacturers. Since the law was enacted in June, Orr noted, the center has been placing more and more inmates in these jobs, now more than 150 a day. The Times continued,
On Monday morning, one of the poultry processing plants in Albertville had a job fair, attracting an enormous crowd, a mix of Hispanic, black and white job-seekers, lining up outside the plant and down the street.
"This needed to be done years ago," Shannon Lolling, 36, who has been unemployed for over a year, said of the law.
Mr. Lolling's problem seemed to be with the system that had brought the illegal-immigrant workers here, not with the workers themselves.
"That's why our jobs went south to Mexico," he said. "They pay them less wages and pocket the money, keep us from having jobs."
Gawd, people like you are such friggin' idiots! It turns my stomach! You make me sick! When I was going to college, I worked at a restaurant in Portland, and I was the dish washer, the garbage guy, the freight guy, I bussed tables, I was the whatever needs to be done guy. I had lots of friends who worked similar jobs. You wanted new clothes? You worked. You wanted to take a girl out on a date? You worked. You wanted to be proud of doing something and not sitting around? You worked. There was not ONE mexican in the back working; all white people, all middle class people. We worked hard and didn't mind it because we had goals. We were proud to work hard. This was in the early 80s. People will work if they have to, if they need to feed themselves and others, if they are educating themselves, if they need money! The only reason you find so many mexicans in the backs of restaurants now if because they work cheap. That's it. They work cheap. When I was younger, I worked in the fields. I worked in a metal pre-fab shop, I worked at a nursery selling trees, I delivered newspapers. I wanted money and I wanted to work for it. So any schmuck that says that middle class people won't work hard jobs or low-paying jobs or they don't want to get they hands dirty, you're full of crap and you lie and you don't know what you are saying.
The Oregonian editorial board didn't do their research; I have read from different sources regarding the illegal ALIEN families leaving Alabama, that there were so many illegal employees who left work at one particular poultry processing plant, the next morning there were hundreds of hispanics, black and white applicants lining up hoping to get work replacing those who had left. The Oregonian is so smitten with the illegal aliens that they will ignore the facts as observed and reported from those close to the situation, and that is this: In those areas with high unemployment numbers, get the illegal aliens to self-deport, leaving a vacuum in the job market, the legal US citizens will fill the void as they are hungry for employment. That makes so much sense, I guess The Oregonian just can't wrap their minds around it.
Hells bells. I don't care if a cop stops me; I am not a criminal, I am not carrying a large volume of meth, I have nothing to hide. I obey the laws. I wouldn't mind the cops stopping anyone they want as long as it cleaned up the streets. The only people who would complain about the cops pulling this guy aside and grabbing the drugs off the streets, are people who have too much to hide and are afraid of getting caught. If the cops went into SE Portland and started stopping Mexicans, and through investigation found these people to be in our country illegally, BOOM, pick 'em up and ship them out. They don't belong here.
Profiling works every time!
Uhhh....take it outside, boys.
How can they get through their other subjects' books and learning material if they cannot read?? I don't understand; unless, the teachers are blowin' 'em through their classes with passing grades without a worry to their aptitude?
Another thing that might be missed here....is that when you are note-taking in college, at least, at the time I went to college, it was much easier to take down notes using a cursive style than it was printing. The teachers/professors spoke fairly fast and cursive style was better for note-taking. The little time it took to raise your pen/pencil off the paper while using print writing is too much time; you'd fall behind in taking notes and/or forget what was said. I think cursive writing should continue to be taught as you will use it when you get older. It's one of the few useful things you learn in elementary school. But you are right about kids these days; most of them are not learning much. Heck, I had a guy I hired from Concordia College here in Portland, and he couldn't write a complete sentence. Had to fire a college graduate for not being able to write. Geez.
Greenman, you are ignorant, as most liberals are. Here's the name of just one illegal alien from Mexico who has a voter's ballot sent to him before every election. He was able to register because Oregon was handing out driver's licenses to illegals like handing out candy to children. His name is Vladimer and he owns a mexican buffet in se portland. He gets to vote as a democrat all of the time, just like thousands of other illegal aliens in our state. There's another small company in Hillsboro where all of the illegal workers registered to vote and they are sent to their place of employment (as that is where they indicated they live when they got their licenses). That's dozens of votes that are placed illegally by people who are not US citizens. This makes me sick. It should make you sick, too!


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microsoft: gets out, gets back in, is hassled a bit, gets out again, stays out[?]
today microsoft announced that they will once again officially back a gay rights bill in washington state. [full text after the jump]. having previously withdrawn their support, 1,500+ members of the company signed a petition asking microsoft to get behind the bill once again. thankfully, they did. several members of the antioch bible church in redmond were dismayed [bummer, dudes]. the reverend of said church, ken hutcherson, had met twice with microsoft officials regarding the bill. a member of his congregation, and a microsoft employ said:
"I feel that it was wrong for the company to say that they will be supporting issues such as this. Businesses should not actually be publicly taking a stance on that, regardless of their internal policies."clearly the church should take a stance, petition the businesses, but then claim the companies should not take a side. well, unless it's their side.
[thanks new york times]
In a Reverse, Microsoft Says It Supports Gay Rights Bill
May 7, 2005
By SARAH KERSHAW
Microsoft, faced with unrelenting criticism from employees and gay rights groups over its decision to abandon support of a gay rights bill in Washington state, reversed course again yesterday and announced that it was now in support of the bill.
Steve Ballmer, the company's chief executive, announced the reversal in an e-mail message sent to 35,000 employees in the United States. "After looking at the question from all sides, I've concluded that diversity in the workplace is such an important issue for our business that it should be included in our legislative agenda," Mr. Ballmer said.
He added: "I respect that there will be different viewpoints. But as C.E.O., I am doing what I believe is right for our company as a whole."
Long known for its internal policies protecting gay employees from discrimination and offering them benefits, Microsoft sparked an uproar when officials decided to take a "neutral" stance on the antidiscrimination bill this year, after having supported it the two previous years.
Critics, including employees who said they were told that Microsoft would back the bill, said the decision to withdraw support had been made under pressure from a local evangelical preacher who threatened to boycott the company if it supported the legislation this year. Company officials have disputed the accusation.
The bill, which would have extended protections against discrimination in employment, housing and other areas to gay men and lesbians, failed by one vote on April 21. But it is automatically up for a new vote next year because bills introduced in the Washington Legislature are active for two years even if they are voted down the first time.
After the defeat, Mr. Ballmer sent an e-mail message to company employees, defending the decision to withdraw support. In that note, Mr. Ballmer said that he and Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates, personally supported the measure but felt the company needed to focus its legislative efforts on measures that had a more direct connection to their business.
In yesterday's message Mr. Ballmer suggested that employees' responses had helped persuade Microsoft officials to renew their backing of the measure. More than 1,500 employees signed an internal petition demanding that the company support the bill, and scores wrote in protest to Mr. Ballmer and Mr. Gates.
A Microsoft executive, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that senior company officials met after Microsoft's widely publicized turnaround on the bill prompted an uproar, and that they had decided to change the company's stance because of pressure from employees.
"This issue got attention at the highest levels of the company in a way it didn't before," said the executive, who did not attend the meeting but was briefed on it. "It was a rocky path, but we got to the right place."
Some lawmakers had said that Microsoft, based in Redmond, Wash., could have lent crucial backing to the legislation through influence on lawmakers representing Redmond and the suburbs outside Seattle.
In explaining why the company had not supported the bill this year, Mr. Ballmer and other Microsoft officials had said over the last two weeks that they were re-examining their legislative priorities and debating when and whether to become involved in public policy debates.
Gay rights groups said they were contacted by Microsoft officials before Mr. Ballmer's statement was publicly released. They applauded the decision.
"We're very happy," said Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, a national gay advocacy group.
Mr. Solmonese met recently with several Microsoft employees after he learned of the earlier decision not to back the bill, which was first disclosed by The Stranger, an alternative weekly newspaper in Seattle.
The Microsoft officials, Mr. Solmonese said, "took it very seriously."
"They said that there had been a huge outpouring of concern via e-mail, both internally and externally," he said.
Ed Murray, an openly gay state legislator from Seattle and a sponsor of the bill, said of the company's reversal: "I think it's important. It sent a message that this issue is not simply a so-called social issue or cultural war issue, but it's an issue that is good for business, and it's an issue that business considers important."
But the company's decision disappointed others, including Microsoft employees who belong to the Antioch Bible Church in Redmond. The church is led by the Rev. Ken Hutcherson, who met with Microsoft officials twice about the bill and claimed to have persuaded them to change their position on it.
"I feel that it's been kind of a stressful day," said a Microsoft employee who is a member of the church and who spoke on condition of anonymity. "I feel that it was wrong for the company to say that they will be supporting issues such as this. Businesses should not actually be publicly taking a stance on that, regardless of their internal policies."
The employee, who has worked at Microsoft for four years, said the company should "stay out of it" when it comes to the debate over gay rights.
Dr. Hutcherson, whose church offices are near Microsoft's headquarters, said earlier that he believed his boycott threat had persuaded Microsoft not to support the bill. He did not respond to messages left yesterday on his cellphone and at his office.
Steve Lohr contributed reporting for this article.


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