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First-Floor Meeting Space
The first floor of the building contains a classroom (room 105) that is scheduled by the Office of the Registrar, a small breakout room and an open-plan space with a fireplace that is available for group functions when these will not disrupt the business of the center or its occupants. The capacity of the open space is roughly 35-40 people. The area contains one meeting table that seats 12 people. A partially equipped kitchen provides limited access for caterers but no serious cooking facilities.

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"11 I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift
or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all. 12 Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them." Phil 3:18-21 NIV
The race is not won by the swift,
Nor is the battle won by the strong.
Wealth is not given to the brilliant,
Nor food to the wise belong.
Favor is not given to the learned
And death not claimed only by the old.
Men are trapped by evil
'Til their bodies grow still and cold.
Time And Chance affect all mankind—
No man knows when his hour will come.
Wisdom belongs to God;
All wisdom above and under the sun.
Time And Chance are in His hands;
Many simply must comply.
God builds up or breaks down;
Kings and nations to occupy.
Fools are placed in high positions,
And the rich are often laid low.
Is everything understood by man?
How does God work on earth below?
If clouds are full of water,
They pour rain upon the earth.
But man is a mystery;
Time And Chance not in his death or birth.
We do not understand the hand
That makes the seed spring forth;
How the human body is formed,
Or how the womb gives birth.
Time And Chance are the equation
That only God does know.
Man is truly ignorant of how
Time And Chance works here below.
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Travis Long, an outside linebacker hoping to make the Eagles, won't have the chance. He tore his anterior cruciate ligament and will miss the entire season, according to reports.
Long, who also tore an ACL in college, injured his left knee against the Jets in the preseason finale. His injury was first reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Although the Eagles were deep at outside linebacker, they were likely to keep Long, who was also practicing at inside linebacker. Long could also play special teams, a versatility that helped his case to make the roster.
The Eagles signed Long last year as an undrafted free agent out of Washington State and groomed him on the practice squad. At the end of last season, several teammates hyped Long as someone to watch this year going into training camp.
Without Long, the Eagles have Brandon Graham, first-round pick Marcus Smith and Bryan Braman backing up starters Trent Cole and Connor Barwin. On the inside, they have Najee Goode and Casey Matthews to back up starters DeMeco Ryans and Mychal Kendricks.
Emmanuel Acho, an inside linebacker who was competing for a spot, has been released, per NJ.com.
Long didn't join the Eagles after training camp had started last year. He tore his right ACL late in his senior season with the Cougars. In his four seasons, he totaled 20½ sacks, which was one reason the Eagles believed he could make an impact in 2014.


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Praise for the author: 'Deborah Plummer uses imagination and empowerment to move children and adults from discouragement to success.' - The Canadian Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Review 'Deborah Plummer shows a fundamental respect for a child's integrity whilst making sure her language and ideas are accessible to a wide range of people.' - Afasic News Featuring a wealth of familiar and easy-to-learn games, this practical handbook is designed to foster successful social strategies for children aged 5-12, and will help adults to understand and reflect constructively on children's social skills. The book covers the theory behind the games in accessible language, and includes a broad range of enjoyable activities: active and passive, verbal and non-verbal, and for different sized groups. Deborah Plummer addresses issues that might arise when supporting children with a range of communication differences, including children with learning differences, and offers a variety of cognitive and behavioural strategies to help children to reinforce the skills explored in the games. This is an ideal resource for teachers, parents, carers and all those working to improve the social skills of children.
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This outstanding resource enhances and promotes a variety of social skills through the use of interactive games. Designed for use with young children, it can also be used with older students with special needs. Some 80 + games are included. Some are non-competitive, others are more demanding. Icebreakers and warm-up exercises are offered as a starting point. -- The Teacher The book is easy to read, clearly presented and the inclusion of the theory behind the games and suggestions of how to put this into practice interesting and invaluable. It is designed as a resource for teachers, parents, carers and those working to improve the social sckills of children and would be an ideal resource for anyone looking for ways to support children in developing their social skills through games. -- NAPLIC Newsletter
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Foreword by Professor Jannet Wright, De Montfort University. Part One: Theoretical and Practical Background. 1. Introduction. 2. Understanding Social Skills. 3. Why Use Games to Support Social Skills? 4. Structuring the Emotional Environment. 5. Transfer and Maintenance of Skills. 6. Self-reflection and Self-care. Bibliography. References. Part Two: Games for Social Skills. 7. Non-competitive Ways to Choose Groups and Group Leaders. 8. Getting to Know Each Other: Warm-ups and Ice-breakers. 9. Staying on Track: Self-awareness and Self-control. 10. Tuning in: Exploring Effective Listening and Effective Observation. 11. More than Just Talking: Communication Skills. 12. You and Me: Exploring Feelings and Developing Empathy. 13. You and Me Together: Building Co-operation and Negotiation Skills. 14. Got It!: Solving Problems in Group Interactions. 15. Wind Down and Celebrations. Appendix. Subject Index. Author Index. Acknowledgements.


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Onyx Adams (New Earth)
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|Real Name
|Onyx Adams
|Current Alias
|Batman Family, League of Assassins, Birds of Prey
|Base Of Operations
|Gotham City
|Public Identity
|Marital Status
|5' 9"
|146 lbs (66 kg)
|No Hair
|Earth-One, New Earth
|Place of Birth
|Star City
|Joey Cavalieri, Jerome Moore
|First Appearance
Onyx was a longstanding fully capable member of the League of Assassins, who eventually decided to retire from her life of murder. When she left, she chose life in an Ashram Monastery (in the same order to which Green Arrow had once belonged to). The Ashram's Exalted Master was later killed by a renegade monk named "Lars," who intended to unravel the "Wisdom Key" that unlocked the powerful "Book of Ages." Onyx sought Green Arrow's help to defeat the villain. In the Ashram, Green Arrow and Onyx were defeated by Lars' minions, and the monk took the Wisdom Key from Onyx. Upon opening the Book of Ages, however, Lars was vaporized.
Later, Onyx appeared in Star City battling a villain named "Barricade." Barricade turned out to be Lars again, who had been revived by his underlings. The spell that had apparently killed him was reversed only as long as he remained in contact with the Book of Ages, but he was attempting to make the reversal permanent by possessing the Wisdom Key again. In a battle with Onyx, Green Arrow, and Black Canary, Barricade again met defeat, and was reduced to a heap of bones.
Following this incident, Onyx was not seen for several years. She briefly returned as part of Wonder Woman's team of super-heroines to battle Circe's minions.
After that, Onyx returned to monastery life, but was called upon by the Batman to serve as a bodyguard for influential new Gotham City vigilante "Orpheus."[1] Onyx was seriously injured during a battle with the Yakuza gang[2] and she was taken to Leslie Thomkins' clinic, where she escaped before being taken by police officers.[3] Onyx worked alongside Orpheus until his death. As such, she was an incredibly influential figure during the "War Games" riots, and also clashed with the new Red Hood when he came to Gotham.
Onyx was not seen again until it was revealed she is currently working as one of Oracle's contacts for the Birds of Prey.[4]
Onyx was most recently seen training with Cassandra Cain/Batgirl, in Blüdhaven.
Powers and Abilities
- Martial Arts: Onyx has fought in hand to hand with Cassandra Cain and managed to perform quite well.[5]
- Stealth: Onyx is schooled in all known assassin techniques such as pressure points, killing techniques and stealth to name a few. She has previously worked with and been taught by the League of Assassins.
- Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985-86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.
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The open-faced toasted marshmallow cheese toast
Has anyone ever told their friends/significant other about a dish their parents used to make for them and had them recoil in horror?
When I was younger, my parents would make these toasted treats for myself and my two siblings. It consisted of a piece of bread, a slice of American cheese and mini-marshmallows. The cheese was placed on top of the bread, and the marshmallows carefully aligned on top of the cheese in orderly little rows. Then the whole thing went in the toaster oven until the marshmallows were browned and the cheese was gooey. The resulting combination of toasted marshmallow and salty cheese was an interesting one, but not as terrible as you might think.
I told my husband about it one day and he looked at me like I had totally lost my mind. So I'm asking, anyone else have a similar experience?
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The Arthur Avenue neighborhood was decked out with Santas and Christmas trees.
The culinary celebration will take place from Nov. 3 until Friday, Nov. 14.
Burger King will move out by the end of the year, according to real estate broker Barry Nissen.
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Check out these five fun tips for adventures all over the city.
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The city unveiled two pilot programs in Belmont Tuesday to help drivers find and pay for parking spots.
The borough's Little Italy is one of the places in the city to find authentic sfingi and zeppole.
The city's tourism wing will encourage tourists to visit overlooked neighborhoods.
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Friends and Rivals: Crosland, Jenkins and Healey
Giles Radice Little, Brown, 376pp, £20
Friends and Rivals: Crosland, Jenkins and Healey
Giles Radice Little, Brown, 376pp, £20
by Roy Hattersley Published
It is not only distance that lends enchantment. So it is necessary for me to admit that I feel both affection and admiration for the three old heroes whose friendship and rivalry is the subject of Giles Radice's fascinating study of three exceptional politicians. But Friends and Rivals is far more than an examination of the relationships between complex and, in some ways, conflicting personalities. It is the best analysis I know of why the Labour Party, apparently so strong in the mid-1960s, had become unelectable by 1983. It was led during much of that period by Harold Wilson and Jim Callaghan - both, in my view, badly underrated prime ministers whose reputations are now being properly rehabilitated. But to Radice's generation, future success - the natural party of government retaining office for most of what remained of the century - depended on Tony Crosland, Roy Jenkins and Denis Healey. They were, or should have been, the future. Although his affection for them is as great as mine, Radice believes that they failed in their duty.
If the three men had been able to combine better in the late 1960s, Jenkins may have been able to replace Wilson as Prime Minister and Labour would probably have won the 1970 election. Radice lists other, equally plausible examples of turning points in Labour's history that might have been negotiated more successfully if the three men (or Jenkins and Healey, after Crosland's death in 1977) had worked more closely together.
Radice's descriptions of the complicated relationships catch exactly the ambivalence of the men's attitudes towards each other. The affectionate unease began long before any one of them thought of himself as a potential prime minister. In his autobiography, Roy Jenkins describes the rejection of his application for an Oxford lectureship in the language of lucky escape: "It would have been a great mistake for me to have worked directly under Crosland, close and on the whole happy though our relationship was in those days."
To the end, Crosland remained Jenkins's "most exciting friend". But he never thought of him as a credible party leader. On the other hand - although Jenkins and Healey were never personally close - in 1967, on "Torrey Canyon weekend" (when the Royal Navy was trying, with no great success, to burn off the oil from a stranded tanker), Jenkins, then home secretary, told me that Healey, then Secretary of State for Defence, would make a far better prime minister than Wilson.
There is no doubt that, from time to time, the trio irritated each other almost beyond endurance. The more successful Jenkins became, the more Crosland and Healey laughed at what they saw as his pretensions. Neither the success nor the jokes encouraged a harmonious partnership, particularly because Jenkins began the long journey to eminence as the junior partner. As Radice bravely makes clear, nobody who knew the three men at Oxford or in the army would have believed that it would be Jenkins who became the most successful man of his generation.
However, it was their different attitudes to politics, not their self-esteem, that kept them apart - a divergence which is best illustrated by the story of the IMF crisis of 1976. The events of that summer did almost irreparable harm to the idea of democratic socialism. Radice describes the trauma of those troubled days with admirable authority, balancing the occasional moment of gallows humour against the long hours of anguish and anxiety. And he succeeds in representing that seminal event as the foundation of Labour's ideological self-confidence, without abandoning his basic thesis that the damage would have been at least moderated if the rivals had worked together more closely. It would. But they could not. Jenkins, despairing of the Labour Party, had left for Brussels. Healey and Crosland represented the conflict between philosophy and practicality which the party could not resolve.
As Radice rightly argues, there are various explanations for the causes of the IMF crisis. But however it began, the result was a dramatic reduction in international confidence and the fear that sterling would collapse. It was generally believed that the situation could be redeemed only by an international loan that required the government to make certain economic "adjustments", to convince the IMF that the loan would not be squandered. Denis Healey, by then Chancellor of the Exchequer, thought the price had to be paid. Tony Crosland, the foreign secretary, did not. Neither did I.
Radice rightly reports that, in the cabinet, I alone "backed Crosland to the end, but later conceded that after all, Healey had been correct". In fact, I was eventually convinced of Healey's view, graphically expressed at the time by Gavyn Davies, then economic adviser to the prime minister. The "markets wanted blood", and had to be propitiated by an unreasonable sacrifice. As we now know, the markets based their demands on Treasury statistics that turned out to be categorically wrong. The sacrifice for which they called was a reduction in the public sector borrowing - a result achieved partly by cuts in social services. In fact, it turned out that the Treasury had grossly overestimated the size of the public sector borrowing requirement. The cuts were unnecessary.
Yet Healey was right. At that moment, in 1976, survival required the government to pay the market's price, which amounted to providing proof that it would abandon socialism in favour of stability. Tony Crosland found that too unpalatable to swallow. It would be foolish to make a judgement about the alternative merits of the Healey and Crosland positions. These two men, of formidable intellect and commitment, had fundamentally different views about the business of politics.
And, squabbles and niggles aside, it is the intellect and commitment of Crosland, Jenkins and Healey that shine through on almost every page of Friends and Rivals. The book is an adventure story, because, despite their human failings, the three principal characters all have heroic qualities. When next I read a second-rate journalist in a third-rate newspaper explaining that the train of politics attracts only moral pygmies, I shall turn again to Giles Radice's splendid triple portrait to remind me that giants once walked the land.
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Hello everybody,
We have a project that uses several RadGrids in many ASP sites. We created the RadGrid in an seperate UserControl and this works very well. Now I have an issue from a customer that concerns the filtering.
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We enable the filtering by default in our colums and that's works good too. So the user can enter a value, then hit the TAB or ENTER key and the RadGrid filters with it's values. Now in some cases the user would like to enter all of the filter values first and start the filtering by pressing the ENTER key.
I've searched a lot in your forums and found that some users had a similar problem. What I tested now is to add the folowing code (in the ItemDataBound event from the RadGrid) to prevent the execution of the filter by pressing the TAB key in the filter textbox or loosing it's focus.
"javascript:return false;"
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As RadGrid's Filter command is designed to work with only one column at a time, your scenario could not be achieved out-of-the-box. What you need to do to solve this issue, is to use your own filter command (e.g. "MultiFilter"). Then in the ItemCommand event handler, you can check for this command, and manually construct the filter expression to pass to RadGrid. After that, rebinding should have your RadGrid filtered by the custom filter expression. You could check out the following help articles for additional information.
Operating with the FilterExpression of Telerik RadGrid Manually.
Custom Option for Filtering.
Another possible solution is to use RadFilter control in order to implement multi-column filtering. You could check out the following example for a live demo.
I also prepared a sample where I used the aforementioned suggestion and attached it to this thread. You could give it a try and implement a similar custom filtering.
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Annual plant sale
For many years our chapter has conducted an annual sale of native plants suitable for gardens in our area. If you are new to native gardening, see also our New to Natives page and our Plant Sources page.
Interested in being a plant sale helper? . . . click here
Interested in donating plants/seeds that you propgated? . . . click here
Saturday, November 7, 2015, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena, CA
A good variety of reasonably priced California native plants and wildflower seeds appropriate for gardens in the Los Angeles basin will be available, including plants for attracting birds and butterflies to your home garden. Knowledgeable chapter members will be on hand to answer questions.
We obtain our plants from high-quality local nurseries specializing in native plants. We also have plants propagated and grown by members. If you would like to donate plants or seeds that you have propagated, see the member-propagated plants and seeds section below.
If you would like to be a volunteer helper for the plant sale, see the helper section below.
To download a POSTER/FLIER from the 2014 plant sale (letter size), click here or the image at the left (pdf, 916 KB).
Approximately 1,900 plants for sale!
To download the PLANT LIST from 2014 (2015 will be similar), click here or the image at the left (419 KB).
Printed copies of the plant list will be available at the plant sale.
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It takes a lot of people to make the plant sale work as successfully as it has in recent years. Volunteers, members or non-members, are welcome. If you can help, even for only a few hours, please send us a message via our Contact Us page. Helpers are needed in the following ways:
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Catalog preparation and copying
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Unload plants
Arrange plants on the Nature Center patio
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Assist the cashiers
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Clean up at the end of the day
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We welcome donations of native plants or seeds for our plant sale that have been propagated by members.
To ensure that we sell only high-quality, correctly identified plants, member-propagated plants and seeds should be:
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By Tech. Sgt. Elaine Wilson, USAFAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2006 America will take the fight against terrorism to every battlefront with an unrelenting determination that will not cease until terrorists are defeated, President Bush said today in West Point, N.Y.
"Against such an enemy, there is only one effective response: We will never back down; we will never give in; and we will never accept anything less than complete victory," Bush said in his commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy.
Bush praised the graduates for their "patriotism, devotion to duty and courageous decision to serve" as the first class to arrive at West Point after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
"The reality of war has surrounded you since your first moments at the Academy," he said, noting that more than 50 cadets already have served in Iraq and Afghanistan and 34 former cadets have lost their lives in the war on terror.
"Each loss is heartbreaking, and each loss has made you even more determined to pick up their mantle, to carry on their fight, and to achieve victory," he said.
Bush told the cadets they are well-equipped with the skills they need for the war on terrorism, as West Point has adapted to a war "unlike any our nation has seen before" with a new center for combating terrorism, courses in homeland security, and intelligence and convoy-operations training.
The recent transformation of West Point is as significant as the transformation made six decades ago shortly after World War II ended, when the threat of Communism appeared on the horizon, Bush said. West Point, like America, "had to prepare for a long struggle with a new adversary," the president said.
Bush described the turmoil that gripped the world in the post-World War II era, including a communist threat to Greece and Turkey, the victory of communism in China, the blockade of Berlin, and the explosion of a nuclear weapon in the Soviet Union in 1949.
"Fortunately we had a president named Harry Truman who recognized the threat, took bold action to confront it and laid the foundation for freedom's victory in the Cold War," the president said.
Bush said Truman swiftly established new doctrine that would guide America throughout the Cold War. "In a speech to Congress, Truman said, 'It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressure,'" Bush said. With Truman's doctrine and the "aid to back it up," the Berlin Airlift was launched, Greece and Turkey were saved from communism, and Soviet expansion was stopped.
Bush said Truman issued a presidential directive that called on the United States to "accept the responsibility of world leadership and defend the cause of freedom and democracy."
"And that's exactly what the United States did," Bush said.
Bush pointed out similarities between the Cold War and the war being fought today. "Like Americans in Truman's day, Americans are once again laying the foundations for victory," he said.
Like the Cold War, America is fighting the followers of a "murderous ideology that despises freedom" and enemies who are "dismissive of free people," the president said.
"Like previous generations, history has once again called America to great responsibilities, and we're answering history's call with confidence," Bush said.
Like Truman with the Cold War, America is "laying the foundation for victory in the war on terror," as coalition forces act with courage and determination to confront new adversaries, Bush said, citing several victories U.S. forces have already seen along the way.
"Coalition forces drove the Taliban from power, liberated Afghanistan, and brought freedom to 25 million people. In Afghanistan, the terror camps have been shut down; women are working; boys and girls are going to school; and Afghans have chosen a president and a new parliament in free elections."
In Iraq, Bush said, the country's former dictator is on trial, and a new unity government has stood up. "The world has seen the beginning of something new: a constitutional democracy in the heart of the Middle East."
Although progress has been made, Bush said America is still in the early stages in the struggles for freedom, with setbacks, challenges and tests of America's resolve. "Yet we've also seen days of victory and hope. In the past four years alone, more than 110 million human beings across the world have joined the ranks of the free. And this is only the beginning."
Bush assured the graduates that their generation would see a victorious end to the war on terror. "Now the class of 2006 will enter the great struggle, and the final outcome depends on your leadership," he said. "The war began on my watch, but it's going to end on your watch."
He encouraged the graduates to "trust in the power of freedom, and be bold in freedom's defense."
"Trust in your convictions; stay true to yourselves, and one day the world will celebrate your achievements," he continued. "You have chosen a difficult and dangerous vocation, - and America is grateful for that choice."


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Team of the Tournament: Final fling
Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:23
Spot the missing link
It required some considerable debate, but our esteemed panel of 'selectors' came up with what we believe to be the best selection.
It has to be remembered that this is indeed a Team of the Tournament, not the team based on the Currie Cup Final - won emphatically, 33-19, by the Sharks.
Some players who came into the tournament at the back-end of the season may have just lost out.
That means while Bismarck du Plessis may well be the best hooker in the country, he may not have played enough Currie Cup games to unseat Siyabonga Ntubeni.
Same goes for a Pieter-Steph du Toit, who spent considerable more time on national duty than with the Sharks, as well as one of the stars of the Final, Patrick Lambie.
Western Province, despite losing in the Final, and the Lions provide the most members of our starting XV - four each.
The champions, the Sharks, and the Free State Cheetahs are not far behind with three each. Griquas fill the remaining spot in our first-choice selection.
The Sharks and WP have four each in our back-up squad, the Lions and Cheetahs three each, with Griquas again making up the numbers.
Now spot the missing 'link'...
Team of the Tournament:
15 - Gio Aplon (Western Province):
He got a new lease on life this season and even being on the wrong side of 30 he looked like a spring chicken again.
Bubbling under: SP Marais (Sharks)
14 - Odwa Ndungane (Sharks):
Consistency personified.
Bubbling under: Gerhard van den Heever (Western Province)
13 - Johann Sadie (Free State Cheetahs):
He came along in leaps and bounds this season and finally lived up to the promise he showed before leaving Cape Town and Pretoria out of frustration.
Bubbling under: Tim Whitehead (Sharks)
12 - Robert Ebersohn (Free State Cheetahs):
The skills he acquired on the international Sevens stage came in very handy, especially in the tackle and breakdown areas.
Bubbling under: Howard Mnisi (Griquas)
11 - Cheslin Kolbe (Western Province):
One of the bright new stars on the domestic landscape. Big things expected of him.
Bubbling under: Anthony Volmink (Golden Lions)
10 - Marnitz Boshoff (Golden Lions):
He always managed to conjure up some sublime tries for the Lions, even playing at fullback. However, it was at flyhalf where he produced he best performances.
Bubbling under: Elgar Watts (Free State Cheetahs)
9 - Charl McLeod (Sharks):
He was consistently among the best, but sealed his place with his stand-out performance in the Final.
Bubbling under: Sarel Pretorius (Free State Cheetahs)
8 - Keegan Daniel (Sharks):
It was a close call, but Daniel edged Willie Britz based on his contribution in the Final.
Bubbling under: Willie Britz (Golden Lions)
7 - Derick Minnie (Golden Lions):
The captaincy did him the world of good and he was consistently on top of his game.
Bubbling under: Pieter Labuschagne (Free State Cheetahs)
6 - Deon Fourie (Western Province):
He may not have had his best day at the office in the Final, but throughout the season he was consistently the best.
Bubbling under: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
5 - Franco van der Merwe (Golden Lions):
He got his just rewards when he finally earned his Springbok cap in the Rugby Championship. Another player that is the epitome of consistency.
Bubbling under: Pieter-Steph du Toit (Sharks)
4 - Lodewyk de Jager (Free State Cheetahs):
He played at both No.5 and No.4 for the Cheetahs this season, but we opted to select him at No.4.
Bubbling under: Michael Rhodes (Western Province)
3 - Lourens Adriaanse (Griquas):
He was in and out of the Bok squad, but when with Griquas his influence on their game was immediately visible.
Bubbling under: Pat Cilliers (Western Province)
2 - Siyabonga Ntubeni (Western Province):
Despite his lack of size, he mixed it with the best of them. We will forgive him his performance in the Final - a rare off day.
Bubbling under: Kyle Cooper (Sharks)
1 - CJ van der Linde (Golden Lions):
There is plenty of life left in the veteran Bok's old legs. He edged Steven Kitshoff as a result of the latter's high penalty count throughout the season.
Bubbling under: Steven Kitshoff (Western Province)
Our individual selections:
Paul Dobson XV: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Cheslin Kolbe, 10 Elgar Watts, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Keegan Daniel, 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Lodewyk de Jager, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Quintin van Jaarsveld XV: 15 SP Marais, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Cheslin Kolbe, 10 Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Keegan Daniel, 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Lodewyk de Jager, 4 Michael Rhodes, 3 Pat Cilliers, 2 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Michael de Vries XV: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Johan Sadie, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Cheslin Kolbe, 10 Elgar Watts, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Willie Britz, 7 Pieter Labuschagne, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4 Lodewyk de Jager, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 1 CJ van der Linde.
Jan de Koning XV: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Cheslin Kolbe, 10 Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Willie Britz, 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Lodewyk de Jager, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Kyle Cooper, 1 CJ van der Linde.
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Apopka 7, Treasure Coast 0: Titans fall in regional final
FORT PIERCE — Apopka rolled into Lawnwood Stadium in its Region 2-6A championship game with Treasure Coast sporting a huge reputation — an unstoppable running attack out of its Single-Wing formation.
But on Friday night, the Blue Darters used a swarming defense and a timely touchdown pass for the game's only score in a 7-0 win over the Titans, ending Treasure Coast's best season ever.
"Their defense gets all the accolades, and they deserve it," Apopka coach Rick Darlington said. "They've got a lot Division I guys who are going to major places, but I guess our defense played just a little bit better tonight."
The Blue Darters (12-1) held the Titans to just 115 yards of total offense, but still had to manage a goal-line stand with less than four minutes remaining in the game after Titan linebacker Ed Foley recovered an Apopka fumble at the 24 and raced 69 yards before being dragged down by wide receiver Donald Scott at the 7.
The Titans gained three yards on a Cedrick Wilcox run, lost two on a pass to Wilcox and threw an incomplete pass before a fourth-down play at the 6.
Receiver Justin Hughes came in motion from the left side of the formation and ran a flat route. Quarterback Dylan Parker's pass, though, was intercepted by Jon Beary near the goal line and returned 15 yards.
"It was on the far side of the field, but from my vantage point No. 11 (Beary) just jumped in front of it and made a beautiful play," Titans coach Bill Kelley said.
The Blue Darters then collected a pair of first downs and ran out the clock for the win.
Apopka took the lead on an 23-yard pass from Keon Brooks to Henley Griffon in the second quarter. The team finished with 110 yards passing, uncharacteristic of its run-oriented offense.
"We threw some passes. We saw some things that we thought we could do. They were defending the run so well that we had to put it up, and we turned it into a touchdown," Darlington added.
Apopka also added 250 yards rushing, a game-high 135 from Tom Smith on 26 carries.
"We had field position early and some chances," Kelley said. "We just didn't capitalize. We didn't get it finished...The O had its moments and moved the chains. They just didn't pop it in.
"(Our) defense played magnificent tonight. The defense held them in check most of the night."
The Titans (8-4) managed to work field position early. A Jimmi Tills punt was downed at the 1 to end the team's first series, but Apopka's Quay Barnes ripped off a 59-yard run and was chased down by Lamarcus Brutus.
On its next offensive series, Treasure Coast moved 55 yards in 11 plays, with Wilcox and Shadrach Alexander having 13- and 10-yard runs, respectively, that put them in field goal position. Kicker Jonathan Quintero, though, missed a 45-yard field goal short.
The Titans recovered a pair of fumbles in the first half by the Blue Darters, including one at the Treasure Coast 5 on a lateral that was passed downfield by Smith and caught by Barnes, who fumbled at the 5.
Brutus recovered the fumble at the 1, reversed field in the end zone and brought the ball back 44 yards.
On the next snap, the first half's final one, quarterback Steve Marriott tossed his second interception down at the Apopka 19.
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Are we actually ready for an encounter with aliens? That depends on which organization or government group you are dealing with. Vsauce discusses the possibilities and looks at how S.E.T.I. would be the first source nearly everyone would look to for guidance.
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Emotions torn as Nash returns to Phoenix
JAN 29, 2013 1:21p ET
Applause or boos?
Steve Nash returns to Phoenix on Wednesday night for the first time as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers -- the uncomfortable convergence of the player who Suns' fans most loved with the team they most love to hate.
It's no ordinary homecoming -- as you might have noticed from the $75 price tag placed on the cheapest seats in the house.
What will the reception at US Airways Center be like? We'll find out on Wednesday night.
What should it be like? We canvassed some longtime Suns watchers at FOX Sports Arizona to get their opinions.
Jody Jackson, reporter/host, FOX Sports Arizona
When Steve Nash returns to Phoenix on Wednesday, Suns fans should show him nothing but love.
I realize it will be hard to stomach Nash in a Lakers uniform on the US Airways Center court. The right thing to do is to thank him for all that he did for the franchise.
Nash is the reason why the Phoenix Suns were not only in contention, but one of the most entertaining teams in the NBA. With Nash leading the way the Suns took three trips to the Conference Finals, while he earned MVP honors twice. He was a great ambassador for this community.
If you can find it in your heart, show gratitude, not bitterness.
After all, his only crime was thinking the Lakers could deliver the ring he deserves.
Jack Magruder, writer, FOXSportsArizona.com
Steve Nash will get a prolonged standing ovation when he is introduced tonight. He should get a statue. Or maybe a key to the franchise. With apologies to his honor Kevin Johnson, Nash is the best point guard in franchise history, and I bet even Johnson would agree.
Nash's brilliance is in his ability to see two or three moves ahead – he did with a basketball what countryman Wayne Gretzky did with a puck. Nash made every one of his teammates better every time they played, and the proof is in the dropoff that occurred when they went elsewhere. Sort of like the dropoff we see here now that he is gone.
Josh Kelman, producer, FOX Sports Arizona
On April 25th, I sent out this foreboding Tweet:
"Worst part of a break-up is seeing the ex with someone new. Suns fans should brace themselves for worst-case: Steve Nash in a Lakers jersey."
Seventy-one days later, Nash successfully brokered, the deal and the nightmare scenario came true.
Remember the sad ending in Wayne's World? Wayne (Suns) gets dumped by longtime girlfriend Cassandra (Nash), she leaves him for the evil and handsome Benjamin (Lakers), who says, "I always knew you were small-time" and gives Cassandra the most incredible night of her life. Meanwhile, Wayne and Garth are nearly killed in a spontaneous electrical fire (the Dan Majerle exodus), leaving Wayne screaming to the cosmos, "Why God? WHY?" (incidentally, EXACT thoughts of every Suns fan.)
In the movie, Wayne stops the sad storyline and gives us the "megahappy ending," which for Suns fans would mean: Nash decides he can't live without Phoenix, a judge nullifies Robert Sarver's purchase of the team, returning it to Jerry Colangelo. and together Jerry and Steve back-to-back NBA Championships and 700,000 people watch the Suns ride atop the Light Rail through downtown Phoenix on a June day that's only 85 degrees.
That didn't happen because only Los Angeles gets the Hollywood ending.
In real life, Rob Lowe is a Lakers fan.
To paraphrase Lowe's Benjamin in the sad ending, "You didn't really think he'd end up with the Suns, did you?"
Tyler Lockman, writer, FOXSportsArizona.com
It's easy to see why Suns fans might have mixed feelings about Steve Nash's return to Phoenix in a Lakers jersey. They loved Nash, and he left for a hated rival.
But to me the reception Nash gets at US Airways Center on Wednesday ought to be anything but mixed, and it should be cheers -- perhaps even a standing ovation.
Nash helped give Suns fans some of the best seasons the franchise has seen, including two MVP campaigns. He honored his commitment to the Suns despite their descent into mediocrity the past two seasons, never once complaining or asking out like so many stars have in recent years.
When the time came for Nash to figure out his next step, it was clear the Suns were going in a different direction, one that was not a fit for him. To stay close to his young children, he asked for a sign-and-trade to the Lakers. Can fans really begrudge him for that?
However, once the game begins, Nash is the opponent and should be treated as such.
Dave Lumia, digital content manager, FOXSportsArizona.com
Rejection stinks. Betrayal, sleeping with the enemy, is so much worse.
So, it'd be easy to take it out on Steve Nash when he shows up wearing the other guy's purple inside the Purple Palace.
But I won't.
Stevie Wonderful was the consummate Sun during his two tenures here -- an exemplary representative of the city and the franchise. He's the best to ever put on the Suns uniform with one possible exception -- and he did it without the flaws of said exception (who happened to wear No. 34, in case you don't know to which Mound of Rebound I'm referring).
He played with grace and artistry. He presided over one of two golden eras in the team's history. He energized the team and its fans and was a likable fellow to boot.
And when the magic ran out on his era, just as with Charles Barkley, it wasn't his fault. It wasn't his decision to bail on us. The team needed to go in another direction, and so did he.
Oh how I wish he had gone in any of 28 other NBA directions, but the dreaded Lakers were the best choice for him. I don't have to like it, but given all that he's done for the Suns and their fans, I'm giving Steve Nash a no-look, behind-the-back pass.
Welcome back, Steve. We miss you. I don't like your teammates, but I wish you all the best.
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Jan 29, 2010 12:00 PM, By Barry Braverman
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The advent of the Panasonic AJ-HDC27V Varicam in 2001 ushered in a wealth of creative possibilities for video shooters, many of whom were long accustomed to the versatility of variable-frame-rate film cameras. Suddenly, the Varicam made possible the production of a broad range of programming, including wildlife, sports, and commercial production. The camera enabled often subtle but strategically significant shifts in frame rate, critical to the cinematographer's storytelling craft. Unlocking the camcorder from the bonds of fixed 29.97fps image capture, the 24p Varicam exploited a clever system of keeper frames to enable capture of video from 1fps to 60fps.
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Whenever you get a piercing, it is extremely important to properly care for the piercing, lest it get infected. Here are some steps to take if your piercing does become infected.See Transcript
Transcript:How to Care for an Infected PiercingHi, I'm Allison Lahikainen for About.com, and today, we're going to talk about how to care for an infected piercing. We're here at Graceland Tattoo in Wappingers Falls, New York.
How to Know if a Piercing Is InfectedA piercing will tend to be sore for the first couple of weeks after getting done. After that, things should start to calm down. Getting a little bit of discharge is normal, having a little of swelling is normal, a little bit of redness is normal. But, two weeks, three weeks in, if that seems to be flaring up more or not getting better, go see your piercing professional. There's always a chance a body product is getting into it, or, if you touch it a lot, that's not good either. Signs that your piercing isn't doing as well as it should include excess swelling, excess heat around the piercing, a lot of pain, or a lot of discharge that could be yellow, green or foul smelling.
Ways to Treat an Infected PiercingIt's important to follow the aftercare instructions that your piercer gives you. Generally, they'll give you a brochure or a piece of paper where every step is outlined, like how you should clean it, what you should do and what you shouldn't do. If you're following the instructions to a "T" and you're still having problems, go see your piercer. They can generally help evaluate what is going on with your piercing and the best course of action. Depending on the problem going on, your piercer will recommend a few different options. Sometimes, a sea salt soap can be calming to the body part; other times, we'll recommend tea tree oil, but again, it all depends on your problem and we won't know until we see the piercing. Most of the products we'll recommend to help take care of irritation, you can find at a health food store or at a drug store or a super market.
See a Doctor if Piercing Gets WorseIt's hard to get a genuine infection. You have to have some neglect going on or interact with some sort of bacteria that gets out of control. Most piercings can get irritated due to body products, touching it with dirty hands and coming in contact with pets. So, if you're having problems, go see your piercer. If it's general irritation, they can tell you the best course of action. Piercers aren't doctors. We will give you a general time line, depending on your irritation, of maybe a few days to a week, and if it doesn't seem to get better, then we'll recommend seeing your doctor. But never take it into your own hands. If you're uncomfortable, just go to the doctor. If you follow these tips, caring for an infected piercing can be simple and easy.
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Travel expected to be on the rise for holidays
There is the expectation that more motorists will be on North Carolina roadways for the Christmas holiday travel season.
According to AAA Carolinas, the Christmas holiday season — defined as Dec. 22, 2012 to Jan. 1, 2013 — may see a 2 percent increase in travelers, mainly due to decreasing gas prices and lower airfares.
"Besides being the longest holiday travel period of the year, the Christmas/New Year's holiday is one of the most dangerous," said David E. Parsons, president and CEO of AAA Carolinas, in a release. "Motorists should be patient with road congestion and obey all traffic laws."
Last year, according to AAA Carolinas, 56 people died on North Carolina roads during the holiday period for an average of 5.1 traffic fatalities per day. This was a 42 percent increase from the average 3.6 traffic fatalities during the rest of the year.
AAA Carolinas expects nearly 2.8 million travelers in the state to go more than 50 miles during the holiday season. Of that, 90 percent will drive, 6 percent will fly and the remaining 4 percent will travel by other means, such as train, bus or boat.
Fuel prices continue to fall across the state. The average price of gas in North Carolina is $3.23, which is down $0.62 since its highest in September and down $0.08 since just prior to Thanksgiving. AAA Carolinas said they expect prices to remain stable or decrease slightly over the holidays. This is due to lower demand and higher inventories of fuel.
AAA Carolinas said that the cheapest gas in the state will be found in Rocky Mount at $3.19 per gallon with Boone expected to have the most expensive gas at $3.34. In South Carolina, the average price of gas, per gallon, is $3.03.
Air travel is expected to be up 4 percent this year, due in part to lower airfares, which average $203 for the top 40 U.S. routes. However, AAA Carolinas said that travelers will see much higher car rental rates, up 40 percent from last year from $40 per day to $56 per day.
North Carolina travelers are expected to log an average trip of 765 miles from home, a slight increase from 726 miles last year. Drunk driving is always a major problem during this travel period with holiday parties often held between Christmas and New Year's.
North Carolina's "Booze It & Lose It" campaign, which runs Dec. 7 through Jan. 2, includes checkpoints and stepped-up patrols to remove impaired drivers from North Carolina roads.


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Your Face is Full of Secrets
Your mind is full of dreams
Your heart is a wishing well
Drop a coin into waiting streams
You conceal the situation
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Now you're wandering in a prison
But you're not the only one
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Betty Fine Collins ought to look at this as a way to pay off debt. Put a fine on citizens for being responsible to take care of themselves. Oh wait, I must have been thinking of something else.
Too bad we lost Stantis. He could have had a field day with this one. Pity.
Too bad that Southern Living was taken over and now edited by New Yorkers who probably have never been below the Mason Dixon line.
When subscriptions can be had for five dollars on Amazon.com it's a sign of real trouble. The original Southern Living magazine was a magazine was written by Southerners for Southerners and about Southern living. When the magagine moved from this it started it's decline. Pity, it was once a very enjoyable read. Not any more.
"Let's Make Something Happen!" Right, and since he doesn't have the money that Scrushy had to buy a jury, he's headed for the Birmingham jail. [Sorry Larry someone else has already written a letter from the Birmingham Jail]
Hoo boy!!! A dome a.k.a. multi-purpose civic center facility. With our wondereful reputation in the world of finance would any reputable investment banking firm even consider underwriting the cost.
Hoo boy!!, A dome, uh, I meant to say 'multi-purpose civic center faciltiy" Just think of the great events there such as Tractor Pulls, Truck Stomping and other major things such as the World Championship Mud Wrestling Contest. Anyone thinking that a dome would attract a pro franchise of any sort must be smoking those funny looking cigarettes where you roll your own.
What? No more Browdy's? I've been a Browdy fan for nearly fifty years and recall when Steve Browdy's "Po Boy" was a dollar, and that was two locations prior to where it is located now in the strip shopping center. As much as I hate to say it, seems like another case of a good thing coming to an end. Are there any true delis left? Best of luck to the Browdy children who grew up in the business. We'll miss them.
Jim Carns and Bobby Humphie had no part in creating the sewer mess since they came to the Commission AFTER Collins, Langford, White, Buckalew et al created this sewer debacle. As it now stands one former commissioner is in jail, McNair was found guilty but not sent to prision because he was too old and infirm. Buckalew is awaiting sentencing ;Gary White is appealing a case he will lose and he too will join his other commissioner friends in jail. Can Larry be far behind? The love of money does strange things to people. Pity.
Dowd Ritter should do the right thing and fall on his sword. His board of directors sure won't because it is no more than high profile corporate businessmen who are little more than "Yes" men.
The stock is in the tank and will be for a long time while present management is in place. So, if Ritter won't fall on his own sword, guess what? The feds just might do the deed. I for one as a badly delusioned stockholder of more than an odd lot would applaud, applaud,applaud.
Another home run of a cartoon. Keep them coming and begin your sketch of Loose Cannon Larry to have his picture added.
Let me see if I've got this straight. Former Commissioner Mary Buckalew gets in hot water over $4,000 'gifts'. Former Commisioner "Loose Cannon" Langford receives from Kadopodis
a new television set, some sort of fancy guitar, and other assorted goodies and Langford is somehow different from Buckalew? And Commissioner Collins collects $10,000 as a 'consulting fee'. Something wrong with this picture?
Let me see if I've got this straight. Former Commissioner Mary Buckalew gets in hot water over $4,000 'gifts'. Former Commisioner "Loose Cannon" Langford receives from Kadopodis
a new television set, some sort of fancy guitar, and other assorted goodies and Langford is somehow different from Buckalew? And Commissioner Collins collects $10,000 as a 'consulting fee'. Something wrong with this picture?
Commissioner Jim Carns has long been an advocate of hiring a County Manager. He tried to achieve that when he was in the state Legislature and after on the County Commission. Carns didn't create this sewer mess, his predecessors, Langford, White, Buckalew, and Collins did! Sewer mess? [See $ 120 mmilliion "supre sewer debacle for starters] Carns has the right approach which is well reasoned. Too bad the others are clueless as to what to do.
The actions of our District Attorney Brandon Falls and his assistant who discovered the full video are about the only breath of fresh air in this whole affair. It's good to know we have a District Attorney who immediately acted and did the right thing. Your editorial is right in saying that he and his staff should be praised. If only we had more like him how much better it would have been.


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Businessman Bruce Rauner announced his pick for lieutenant governor Tuesday, October 9, 2013, telling supporters they are the best choice to lead Illinois out of its fiscal "death spiral."
Rauner chose attorney Evelyn Sanguinetti of Wheaton as his Republican running mate. Sanguinetti is a former assistant attorney general, the daughter of Cuban and Ecuadoran immigrants.
Rauner told a small crowd of supporters outside Country Style Ice Cream in Moline that his priority as governor is job creation and making the state more attractive to business.
"We are hostile, we have red tape, destructive costs of doing business in Illinois. As a result, businesses are expanding elsewhere and not in the state," he said.
"We're the worst-run state in America and we're going down the drain. We're in a death spiral and I don't think the career politicians in Springfield can fix it," he said.
Rauner is a venture capitalist from Winnetka. He has never held public office and says being a political outsider makes him the perfect candidate to shake things up in Springfield.
"I show respect to very socially conservative voters, I show the respect to socially liberal voters and moderate centrist voters. I want to bring them all together and unite the party and I want to appeal to many Democrats who are frustrated with the lack of jobs and high taxes and the deteriorating schools and corruption in Springfield. Pat Quinn is failing because he's not a leader," Rauner said.
"Mike Madigan will be a challenge but Mike Madigan has never negotiated with someone like me," he said.
Three other Republicans are in the race, State Senators Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard, and State Treasurer Dan Rutherford.


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For plans from Aetna and from Coventry Health Care (an Aetna company)
The minimum medical loss ratio, or MLR, requirement is part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The MLR requirements set minimum percentages of premium dollars that health plans must spend on health care (medical costs and activities that improve health care quality).
Can you show me the math?
We start with the total amount spent on claims and allowable quality improvement activities. We divide that by the amount we took in (premiums minus allowed deductions, such as taxes). In general, the result of that calculation has to be equal to or greater than 85 percent for large groups and 80 percent for small groups and individuals.
Here's a basic example: Let's say we spent $100 in claims and quality improvement activities. We collected $150 in premiums and spent $25 for taxes and fees. Divide the $100 in claims and quality improvement by $125 in adjusted premiums, and we get a ratio of 80 percent.
This example is for a large group. Remember, for large groups insurers need to spend 85 percent In this case, we would pay a rebate to the policyholders in the pool for the remaining 5 percent. Each employer gets its proportionate share of the 5 percent total, based on premiums paid.
This is a simple view of a very complex calculation that impacts many segments of our insured business.
How much are you paying in rebates?
Across the entire country, Aetna and its subsidiaries, including Coventry Health Care, are paying a total of $33.6 million. This represents approximately 0.15 percent of premium Aetna earned in 2013 for the MLR rebate-eligible pools.
Only some lines of business in some states will receive rebates, however. The rebates we are paying are modest, and most policyholders won't receive a rebate at all.
What's the timing?
If you are paying a rebate, does that mean you charged too much for premiums?
When we price our products, we have to project both the cost of medical services and quality improvement activities, and the amount of services that our members will use in the next year. Sometimes, medical expenses are less than we expected. When that happens and costs fall below the minimum MLR, we pay premium rebates to our customers. We believe that the final rebate calculations demonstrate appropriate pricing in the face of a slowly recovering economy and lower than expected medical expenses.
I'm an Individual Plan member and…
If I am due a rebate, when and how will I get it?
We are mailing rebate checks directly to individual policyholders who are owed a rebate by August 1.
I was an Aetna or CoventryOne Individual member last year, but I'm not a member now. If my former plan is due a rebate, will I get one?
Yes. If the Aetna or CoventryOne Individual plan in which you were a subscriber is due a rebate, then we will mail you a rebate check by August 1.
I'm a member of an Aetna or Coventry Health Care group plan and…
If there is a rebate, would I get a rebate or would it go to my employer or group policyholder?
In nearly all cases, rebates go to the policyholder, which is the employer or other group offering the plan. The employer then has to follow government guidelines on how to use the rebates. The employer must use the amount of an MLR rebate that is proportionate to the premiums paid by subscribers, to benefit its subscribers. There are several ways employers can choose to do this.
Can I find out if my employer or group policyholder is getting a rebate?
If your employer is getting a rebate for your plan, we will mail you a notice by August 1.
Does my employer have to distribute the rebate to its employees who are in the plan?
Employers have to follow government guidelines on how they can use the rebate. Employers will need to determine the best way to use the rebate. The employer must use the amount of an MLR rebate that is proportionate to the premiums paid by subscribers, to benefit its subscribers. There are several ways employers can choose to do this.
I heard in the media that Aetna or Coventry Health Care is paying rebates in my area, but my employer says we are not getting a rebate. Why not?
Health plans pay rebates to specific pools of plans. A pool is determined by the size of your plan (individual, small group or large group), the state where your plan's contract is written, and the type of plan you have. You may live in a state where some plans are getting rebates, but you may be in a different type of plan. Your health plan contract also may be issued in another state. This is common for employers who have employees in more than one state.
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