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WASHINGTON, July 20, 2010 The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program will resume Oct. 25, but with some significant changes to the popular spouse employment program, a defense official announced today.Video
Changes include a reduction in the amount of financial aid, a change in the population eligible to receive that aid – from all military spouses to spouses of junior servicemembers -- and more robust counseling services.
These changes bring the program, commonly known as MyCAA, back to its original intent of equipping military spouses of junior servicemembers with portable careers, such as in real estate or health care, Clifford Stanley, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, said. The program was launched in November 2007 for spouses of junior servicemembers, and was expanded to all pay grades and programs of study in March 2009.
"We're trying to empower, to give spouses in particular, an opportunity to be immediately impactful as soon as they get into a community," Stanley said in an interview with the Pentagon Channel and American Forces Press Service. "We want to make sure they have opportunities to work when they get to a new duty station."
Officials temporarily halted the program Feb. 16, pending a top-to-bottom review, after an enrollment surge overwhelmed the system and caused the program to nearly reach its budget threshold. In March, with the review still under way, officials resumed the program for the more than 136,000 spouses who already had established an account.
The review took time, but officials wanted to ensure they could sustain the program for the long-term, particularly in light of fiscal realities the government is facing, Stanley said.
"We want to help people be employed, but at the same time we have to be cost conscious," he said.
The aim is to sustain the program, he said. "We don't want to start it and stop it. This is something we want to continue because it's important to take care of our families and our spouses."
The previous program offered all spouses of active duty servicemembers a lifetime benefit of $6,000 to be used for education purposes.
Under the new parameters, spouses of junior servicemembers can apply for a maximum financial benefit of $4,000 for up to three years from the start date of the first class, with a $2,000 annual cap, Stanley explained. Spouses pursuing licenses or certifications requiring an up-front fee of greater than $2,000 may apply for a waiver of the annual cap up to the maximum benefit of $4,000, he added.
Financial aid will be limited to spouses of active duty servicemembers in pay grades E-1 to E-5, W1 to W-2 and O-1 to O-2, Stanley said, as well as the spouses of activated Guard and Reserve members within those ranks. Spouses of Guard and Reserve members must be able to start and complete their courses while their sponsor is on Title 10 orders, he added.
Those spouses eligible to receive aid can use the money to fund associate's degrees, licenses and certification programs, not higher degrees. The program wasn't intended to support bachelor's and master's degrees, Stanley said. However, he added, spouses pursuing higher degrees can explore a plethora of other education opportunities -- such as scholarships, federal grants and the G.I. Bill -- with help from Military OneSource consultants.
"The counseling piece is probably the most important, and pivotal, part of this program," he said in a roundtable discussion with reporters today.
Spouses currently enrolled in the program can continue their participation through Oct. 21, when MyCAA will ramp down and prepare for the Oct. 25 launch. As of Oct. 25, those spouses who fall within the eligible pay grades can continue their program participation. Spouses who no longer are eligible for financial aid still can participate by accessing career and education counseling services, Stanley said.
"There are still opportunities," he said. "This one program is just one small part of the overall equation of taking care of our family members. It's an important part, but it's a small part."
To fund the program, officials have budgeted about $210 million for 2010 with an increase to $250 million for 2011 due to an expected spike in enrollments, Stanley said. For future years, officials are estimating a budget of about $190 million per year.
To ensure the vitality of the program, Military OneSource counselors will encourage spouses to explore other funding resources, including federal benefits. And staffing levels have been increased to handle the anticipated call volume and enable more one-on-one counseling with spouses, Stanley said. Officials also will monitor the program much closer now to ensure they can maintain it, he added.
The program became "wildly popular" before, mainly through word of mouth, Stanley said. People heard about the program and immediately recognized it was a good deal.
And "It's still a good deal," he said. "We always tend to look at the glass as half empty. We are doing the best we can with what we have – I wish we had a lot more money, but we don't -- but this glass is still half full."
Spouses can learn more about MyCAA on Military OneSource at 1-800-342-9647 or http://www.militaryonesource.com.
Related Sites:Military OneSourceMyCAA Website
Related Articles:Defense Department Pauses Spouse Employment Program Gates Reviews Military Spouse Career Program
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This is a good program, but it is very unfair that those who are already in the program will be kicked out. I received my funding one week and the next week I received an email saying that as of 21 Oct I would no longer be eligible to participate. I think that the DoD got it wrong with this move. I think a more fair way to do it would be that if you are already in the program, you should be allowed to remain until your funding is depleted. Just another way to say "Dear military member, thank you for taking mortar fire and putting your life on the line, being away from your family for months, sometimes years, but your spouse and family don't mean crap to us so we got nothin' for them" Yeah, thanks a bunch DoD!
- Leshemia Morrow, TX
This is great news however, why aren't E-6 spouses able to take advantage of this great opportunity? I unfortunately learned to late about this program and wished someone informed me about it!!
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Could not agree more with the dads on here, and for the alone time with the girls parents! Let someone put an end to him before he can do more damage!!
Even if he is now embellishing on the story, it doesn't mean it didn't happen. And honestly, the money he is receiving is not money he got from begging or from the government... and more importantly, if he follows through with the plans he has stated, he is putting the money to good use. He allowed a serious situation to be used for entertainment, in a way that didn't hurt anyone, and in return he has been paid for it. What's the problem with that? But since you have seen "the figures", you are privy to so much more information than the rest of us, and apparently you know everything about the situation, so I am sure you're right (insert sarcastic eye roll here). Seems to me that you may be just a little jealous. I have only watched one interview and one remix, thought it was HILARIOUS, and brilliant on the part of the group that remixed it. Of all the stories to get your panties in a wad for, I wouldn't think this would be the one.
Thank you to Circuit Court Judge Brad Mendheim. Now, not only should we deny the perv probation, let's take it to another level... deny him food, water, protection from others, and maybe even oxygen!!! All of which he is using too much of. Molest a child under 12 and have the AUDACITY to ask for PROBATION ONLY???!!! PLEASE!!!! Glad to hear the judge didn't allow that crap!!!
It's ok... I'm sure there will be someone ready to comfort Mr. Wilson when he walks through the prison doors. He looks very feminine and he was crying in court... he will be sought after by many when he returns to his home away from home!!!
My prayers are with the family, friends, and responders on the scene.
Love it!!! Next time tho, no verbal warning!
I wonder if you would be so understanding if it were your daughter he killed. I am a Christian, and I do believe in the death penalty. I believe there is a time to kill, and this is one of them. I believe you have to forgive, to be forgiven, but I don't believe that that forgiveness is the same as a pardon.
Maybe some of the victims' relatives can be waiting at the gates to give him a ride home!!!
Love your comment Illusion!
Why a "hate" button... you seem to do just fine using all buttons A-Z for hatefulness!
Ok, no matter what it "looks like" to you or me, the point is that it was not theirs to take. And as far as all the comments of it looking like scrap and it being a favor to haul it off are almost funny. I mean, if it were a car that you had sitting in your yard, as you were finding parts and getting ready to rebuild your new pride and joy, yet your neighbors just saw a rusted eyesore... would it be ok for your neighbor to "haul it off"? If you see something sitting on property that appears to be vacant, research it first at least. But of course that wasn't going to happen... bc you can just take what is not yours and sell it.... after all, it LOOKED like junk to you.
Wow! Seriously?! Someone actually took the time to email you such a ridiculous question/comment?! I would LOVE to know how I can live a lifestyle like that person! I mean to live in a world so protected from reality that you actually think the use of coupons will be what causes an economic collapse...... HA!!! The economic collapse will not be from war, healthcare, natural disaster..... nope, the coupons in my purse will take us all down!!! Coupons are of the devil! His evil plan is for us all to get so used to paying only $1 for that $1.99 item (that was probably manufactured for a cost of $0.25, including overhead). We will be a slave to the coupon and he who controls the coupon, CONTROLS THE WORLD.... HA HA HA HA (insert boisterous evil laugh here)!!!
Ok, in all seriousness... thanks for the laugh. I will think of that person and my part of our economic demise when I pull out my $0.55 off coupon for my Healthy Choice meal tonight. :D
Regions has a right to want their property protected also. This is yet another example of how BP seems to decide they will just do whatever and however they want, as if they are entitled to do so, and everyone else affected be damned! They basically ignored Regions attempts to contact, set up camp as if they owned the place, then left the trash behind for Regions to clean up, as if they had attended a party of some kind. If they were going to use the land, even WITH Regions' approval, at the very least they could be respectful enough to clean up. I completely agree with the other commentors, I would be PISSED if someone just decided to throw up a fence and some equipment in my front yard as if they have every right, and just ignored my protests!
Entitlement would be if they were sitting at home on government pay. These kids are going to school to do better for themselves. As a tax paying citizen, I don't mind pell grants awarded to help give someone a chance. I consdier it an investment. I would HATE to not have a good doctor when I need one, bc the best and brightest may have been too poor to go to college. My child will have to have financial assistance to be able to afford college also. I don't feel entitled to it, just desperately need that assistance to give my child a better future and keep her and her children (when the time comes) off government welfare.
So if they don't care if they live or die, why run when being shot at, as did the guy who was shot by the 68 yo woman in this story http://blog.al.com/breaking/2010/08/68-year-old_woman_shoots_intru.html
So much for not being afraid of the gun! He still ran when he felt that bullet!!! Way to go lady!! :)
I live about a mile from this house, and I'm not saying it doesn't happen in our area, or that it won't happen again, but it IS less common there. And as far as the comment of "if not for Onstar, they would have gotten off scott free"... if not for their good fortune of choosing a household passive enough to use Onstar, they wouldn't be arrested, they would be tagged and bagged! Pick the wrong household out that way and you may find out first hand the home owner's preference of shotgun vs. rifle... and whereas some punk may just be randomly firing a handgun he has carried around to feel more intimidating, those in this area actually use their weapons on much smaller and much faster moving targets year around. So, if the punk is going to have the attitude of you bring your gun, I'll bring mine, he better be ready to back it. Although I do agree with you on one point... they don't value their lives most of the time and seem to feel as though death will make them a martyr..... so maybe we should not necessarily shoot to kill first. Let's just aim for the lower abdomen/ pelvic area and make them WISH they had been killed!
For the lady that thought to use Onstar, GREAT JOB!!!
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The game opened with Grove City earning three corner kicks within the game's first 100 seconds. At 19:46, Jordan Carmichael took a pass from Seth Loew for a 1-0 lead. The Wolverines hit again at 30:02 and rode to a two-goal lead.
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RIP? After reading a letter in the U-B, I was of course saddened to see poor Ol' GW (hopefully it will end before he rests in eternal peace) being blamed for the current overspending and abuse on our grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
When do certain people figure out that the president does not write the policies, but either vetoes them or agrees with them. Now the only blame that you can lay at Ol' GW's feet is that he allowed the team of Pelosi and Reid to gutter snipe him in 2007 and set him up for the current administration and now nobody wants to admit who was elected in 2009 and who is really running the country.
Of course everything the Pelosi and Reid team has organized and told the American Tax Payer "You have to read it to see what's in it" has been approved by Obama!
Ol' GW didn't write Obamacare, cap & tax and many more policies.
Now the Democrats have been in power since 2007 and Ol' GW is still getting blamed for the last eight years. That would make Ol' GW's term, where he was actually being able to have the presence of power, was six years to try and create some policies that would work for the good ol' taxpayer with the Congress' approval!
Also I've never understood how when the Democrats are in control why is race more prevalent than when the other party (Republicans or tea party (making a big splash) is in control. Can't pols run on the issues and their beliefs for the good ol' taxpayers instead of having race on every issue.
I'm not racist or biased but it sure gives me second thoughts when it is in my face on a daily basis. When the government won't listen to the good citizens paying their ever-rising wages and their free health care for the rest of their lives it is definitely time to recycle!
And please let's lay the blame where the blame is due and that is the current administration after 18 months of inadequate, inexperienced, unfocused and hearing impaired politicians ever occupying the administration, House and Senate at any one time! So if you can't live in the present please don't blame the past!
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With a sexy woman on my lap
And an old movie on AMC
The sun shines in the window
The day is so beautiful outside
Yet here I sit with nothing to do
Nowhere to go and all the time in the world
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This has been an extraordinary week for our country. On Tuesday, voters went to the polls to cast their votes in deciding who will lead this country during the next four years.
The 2012 Presidential campaign was compelling, intense and hard-fought – at times even troubling – as both candidates shared with American voters their respective visions and differing philosophies for how to best move our country forward.
Of course, while the AMA leadership followed the campaign closely – our focus was not on the partisan divide – but on how, regardless of outcome, we could achieve AMA strategic and policy goals.
Last Tuesday President Obama was re-elected. We congratulate him and look forward to working with him as well as both sides of the aisle in the new Congress as we continue to tackle the many critical issues confronting health care and medicine. All the while keeping our eye on the ball—the strategy and policy goals of our AMA.
This latest exercise in democracy is quintessential America. Citizens from every state, representing every interest, every race and diverse points of view – coming together, leveraging their voices and their votes in helping shape the future of this country.
Our gathering reflects this national tradition.
Because here in this House of Delegates, physicians representing more than 185 medical societies – from every state, specialty and practice setting – also with diverse points of view….. occasionally markedly so – have come together to lend their voices and their insights in shaping medicine's future.
Indeed, it is the fact that your 185 societies represent the vast majority of American physicians, allied with the fact that this assembly forms our policy and elects our Board and President, that gives the AMA the powerful voice it has nationally and in our nation's capital.
Last year AMA membership increased for the first time in several years– I'm happy to report that it is up again – across all categories this year even though the year is not yet complete.
Membership . . . Advocacy . . . Practice Tools . . . Research and Education . . . and this House of Delegates comprise the AMA Equation – an equation that intersects with the lives of physicians each and every day.
None of the accomplishments Dr. Lazarus highlighted would have been possible without this body's hard work and leadership.
The need for your voice and your leadership on the important issues affecting medicine has never been greater.
The changes we are experiencing across health care today are unprecedented. In fact, I think it's fair to say that the changes we will experience over the next few years will mark the greatest period of change experienced by our, the past, or the next generation of physicians.
With so much change taking place and so much at stake, the primary question we need to ask ourselves is this:
Do we want our AMA to play a prominent role in shaping this change?
Of course our answer is a resounding YES. The answer is an obvious one. The implication of this answer is equally obvious: we have challenging and uncertain work ahead of us, but as the banners that hang at AMA Headquarters in Chicago assure us: Together we are stronger.
Today, I will share with you some of the ways our AMA is working to shape this change.
Dr. Lazarus has already highlighted elements of the important work we are doing in Washington and alongside you in our statehouses.
I'll spend my time updating you on the progress we're making toward implementing the AMA's rolling 5-year strategic plan in the mission areas that I outlined in detail last June.
Our plan focuses on three areas that reflect the policies of this House and that we believe are cornerstones for building a healthcare system that will enable sustainable practices and better health outcomes for patients. These three cornerstones are:
- Improving patients' health outcomes in ways that add value
- Accelerating change in medical education to align physician training and education with the future needs of our health care system; and
- Enhancing professional satisfaction and practice sustainability by helping physicians navigate delivery and payment models
These strategic goals are high aspirations – difficult and challenging objectives. And, as I said in June, have the commonality of shifting our work from process to outcomes, from convening to additionally doing through partnerships.
I've developed the habit of referring to these goals as our "moon shots" – plans that at first may seem to exceed our grasp, yet ARE reachable if we focus, make the commitment and work strategically – together – to achieve them.
Of course, the initial moon shot was announced 51 years ago when President Kennedy announced the audacious goal of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth.
At the time, many – including scientists – were skeptical. Many thought Kennedy's vision unrealistic – an overreach.
Many technologies necessary to achieve a moon landing didn't even exist!
However, Kennedy's vision and challenge sparked ideas and innovation. The rapidly assembled team of scientists began with an affirmative view that "we will send a man to the moon," leaving them only to answer the question how to do it.
Similarly, we face questions when it comes to improving outcomes for patients, medical students and physicians. Specifically:
- How will we improve patient outcomes and as a consequence positively influence the nation's GDP – both in terms of value and on physiological capital?
- By changing the structure of medical education for the first time in a century, how can we better align medical student training with the needs of tomorrow?
- By defining elements in delivery systems that lead to physician satisfaction how can we force embedment of such that will allow practices to be enjoyable and sustainable?
How can we achieve these three most difficult things, these three moon shots?
Like Kennedy's challenge, our long-range strategy is aimed at mobilizing the AMA, this House, the thousands of physicians you represent and the larger medical community.
The achievements that are possible through the fulfillment of this strategy will not only shape a better future for patients and physicians – but for the country as a whole.
Our plan will require new ideas and innovation. The policies you pass and the vital work done through our Councils, Sections and Special groups will continue to fuel our plan.
Like Kennedy's mission, we know we will not get there overnight, but the work is already underway.
Because changes to affect patient outcomes, medical education and our practice environments ARE and will continue to occur. We must make sure that these changes are beneficial. This requires that these changes be shaped by physicians – thus our plan to do so under physician leadership.
Your AMA Board of Trustees and the senior management team has spent much of this past year – not only carefully considering the question "How can we do it?" – but moving aggressively forward.
So let me update you on the progress we're making, starting with our work toward improving health outcomes.
Improving Health Outcomes
As physicians our common purpose is to provide the best care possible with the goal of maximizing the health of our patients and our population.
Health is an invaluable national asset.
But many variables contribute to poor health outcomes – from social and environmental determinants to the accessibility of health care and the choices our patients make.
Medicine is complex and ensuring all patients get the care they need, when they need it, is a Herculean task, as is preventing the development of disease
As physicians, we work to deliver the best care to our patients on an individual basis each and every day.
Now our strategic work toward improving health outcomes aims to help our medical profession do the same collectively
Our internal team lead by Karen Kmetik continues to meet with leaders and experts in the outcomes arena to better assess all the current work being done and to determine where AMA can make a meaningful and significant contribution.
We will begin by identifying a few conditions representing a broad swath of disease burden in our society.
For these conditions, we will, working with numerous experts, most often derived from societies within this House, select specific long-term and intermediate outcomes—both clinical and patient-reported.
The result will be a national outcomes dashboard which we will be a central engine for the identification and promulgation of strategies to improve health outcomes.
In this effort, we will partner with other leading organizations – including our federation partners -- that share common purpose—maximizing results by combining voices, expertise and reach—while making AMA's distinct role apparent.
We will engage physicians; learn from them; and with communication, education, tools and opportunities for collaboration help them adapt and apply effective strategies that emerge —a role the AMA is uniquely qualified to play.
We will simultaneously bring to the work AMA's deep expertise in addressing disparities, public health and ethics – powerful and natural amplifying disciplines for the AMA dashboard.
The work and goals required are ambitious. But the payoff is well worth it.
By improving health outcomes, we can help our patients and population live healthier, more productive lives, while reducing the enormous costs associated with these diseases and conditions.
In short, we can advance what the Nobelist Robert Fogal has termed the physiological capital of our nation.
The result we seek being nothing less than an AMA-driven enhancement of our nation's GDP through the summation of cost savings that come naturally from improved outcomes plus the enhancement of productivity derived from improved physiological capital.
Our second focus area gets ahead of the changes coming to health care delivery by working at the source – medical education.
This is certainly not new territory for us. The AMA has been a leader in shaping medical education in this country for most of its existence – including developing the standards that were included in the historic Flexner Report in 1910.
More recently, in 2005, we launched the Initiative to Transform Medical Education to examine the gap between current physician training and the future needs of our health care system.
And we discovered a clear need for change . . .
- More flexibility and individualized learning;
- Training in teamwork;
- Development of active, life-long learning tools;
- Measures to promote continuous improvement and increased patient safety;
- And aligning training to match the reality of the environment in which physicians ultimately practice
Seven years later – a number of schools have made incremental adjustments along these lines.
However, the fundamental structure of medical education remains unchanged; unchanged for a century – which is why change has been only incremental.
This pace of this change now needs to accelerate dramatically.
Over the next five years, the AMA will effect changes to better align medical education and training with our evolving health care system.
Key objectives will include:
- Developing new methods for measuring and assessing key competencies for physicians at all training levels to create more flexible, individualized learning plans
- Promoting exemplary methods to achieve patient safety, performance improvement and patient-centered team care
- Improving understanding of the health care system and health care financing in medical training
- Enhancing development of teamwork throughout the medical education learning environment
To achieve these objectives, we will establish partnerships with select medical schools who propose innovative models to address these objectives.
Under the direction of Dr. Susan Skolechek – an authority in medical education – this work is well underway.
Earlier this week, I joined Susan at the AAMC meeting in San Francisco. There, we announced the process to select and support schools that seek to revise curricular structure around our targeted objectives – and form an AMA learning consortium around these coordinated restructuring efforts.
Medical school deans and others in the academic community have voiced great enthusiasm for what the AMA is leading, again based on the policies of this House, and we look forward to working with them to shape needed changes in medical education.
We intend to select 5-10 proposals in the Spring of 2013 and, after a year of program restructuring by the selected schools, launch the programmatic activity at these sites beginning in the summer of 2014.
Our third strategic goal is to enhance professional satisfaction and practice sustainability by shaping new payment and delivery models.
We want to help physicians not just cope – but proactively shape the conversation concerning how health care is organized, delivered and paid for in the future.
Toward that end, the AMA is establishing field research partnerships with 30 physician organizations in six states – from individual physicians to large integrated organizations. This work is lead by Dr. Jay Crosson – a noted authority on practice and care structure – and has been coordinated with leadership of the medical societies from the six diverse states.
We'll work with these practices to determine which elements for internal practice design and external practice relationships best support both high quality patient care and long-term physician satisfaction and practice sustainability.
We'll share the results with our members, so that each individual physician can choose what works for their practice in their community.
Best practices with options is vital, because we know that models that work for a large multi-specialty practice in Miami won't necessarily work for a small practice in Muskegon.
We'll also showcase the most effective and desirable models and – working with our Advocacy team -- build momentum for their adoption in both the public and private sectors.
Again – ambitious goals, but ones worthy of AMA leadership and commitment.
Physicians want and need help in navigating the rapidly evolving health care environment – and through this initiative – the AMA will work to provide it.
Our aspiration here is nothing less than this: that in the future every member of this House would, without hesitation, recommend a career in medicine to their nieces, nephews and their own children for the personal and professional satisfaction this great profession offers
Not a Single Step but Many
As I said earlier, this strategic mission-focused plan is built on the foundation of policies developed by this House and the considerable work done through our AMA Councils, Sections and Special Groups.
And this work must continue.
Let me also state unequivocally that, while the work I outlined represents major new focused investments in important areas, other critical work also is ongoing – from our determined and focused work in Advocacy, to our support of critical topics such as graduate medical education.
There's a great deal of work ahead of us – but our opportunity to shape a better health care future – under physician leadership - has never been greater.
In closing, let me return to the "race to space" that President Kennedy ignited with his 1961 speech – and the iconic American hero who would ultimately play a starring role – Neal Armstrong.
Armstrong was one of the most humble and private heroes our country has known. In fact, some journalists noted that it had been easier landing a man on the moon than landing an interview with Armstrong.
Armstrong said that while he was proud to be the Commander of Apollo 11, he refused to let his individual role overshadow the work of countless others who made it possible.
He said his achievement was the product of many minds and strong wills, reminding anyone who asked that it took a team of 400,000 to get the job done. Thousands of the world's best engineers, scientists, researchers, support staff, and even seamstresses who carefully stitched together the space suits required to withstand extreme temperatures.
Following his passing earlier this year, his family released a statement that read in part:
"Neil Armstrong was a reluctant American hero who always believed he was just doing his job."
Humble words about an extraordinary man.
But if Armstrong's legacy teaches us anything – it teaches us that when quiet heroes work together toward a greater cause – they can accomplish great things.
Our medical profession is full of quiet heroes – women and men who do their extraordinary work each and every day – meeting the needs of America's patients in various ways across the health care spectrum.
They do so admirably, but too often within a system that is not serving them well.
They deserve better. You deserve better. Our patients deserve better.
I truly believe this is the AMA's "moonshot moment."
Our quest to shape a better future for patients and physicians during this time of great change will differ from Armstrong's feat .
Our work will not culminate with a single brilliant step at one precise moment in time, but rather it will improve the lives of each of our 310 million citizens as well as each of our 900,000 physicians over a lifetime.
Years from now, let us be able to reflect on the fact that the AMA, this House of Delegates – each one of us – displayed the courage and commitment to take on critical issues confronting our health care system and that we succeeded in landing it in a safe and better place for generations to come.
All the best for a successful and productive meeting. I look forward working with you in the days, months and years ahead.
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- Publication date: 8 August 2008
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Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia, based on articles originally published in L'Histoire by Jean Bottero, Andre Finet, Bertrand Lafont, and Georges Roux, presents new discoveries about this amazing Mesopotamian culture made during the past ten years. Features of everyday Meopotamian life highlight the new sections of this book. Both gourmet cuisine and popular cookery used fish, meats, fruits, vegetables, and grains, available fresh or preserved (through methods still used today), and served with beer and wine. While feelings toward love and sex are rarely found in personal writings or correspondence, myths, prayers, and accounts of an acceptance of a wide range of behaviors (despite monogamy, prostitution flourished) argue that both were considered natural and necessary for a happy existence. Under law woman existed as a man's property, yet stories show that wives frequently used beauty and wits to keep husbands in hand, and a wife's financial holdings remained her property, reverting to her family at her death. Women were allowed to participate in activities that could increase this wealth and some, pledged to the gods and shut away in group homes, were nonetheless able to participate in lucrative business ventures. Also included are accounts of the exceptional life of the queen and the women of Mari, the story of the great Queen Semiramis, and chapters on magic, medicine, and astrology. The concluding section offers a fascinating in-depth comparison of ancient Sumerian myths and stories similar to those found in the Hebrew bible. The new information found in Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia makes a significant contribution, one that deepens our knowledge and understanding of this great, ancient civilization.
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Jean Bottero is director of studies and chair of the Department of Assyriology at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris. Andre Finet is a professor of Assyriology at the Free University of Brussels. Bertrand Lafont is director of research on Assyrian history at the Centre National de Reserches Scientifiques. Georges Roux is the author of Ancient Iraq.
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A popular work for understanding Mesopotamian social life... Written in a vigorous and interesting style with much useful information. -- Mark W. Chavalas Religious Studies Review The book covers many interesting topics not typically addressed in general texts such as cuisine, love and sex, women's rights, and the idea of sin. The book is written for the novice in the field, but it does not simply skim the surface or summarize the authors' longer works; rather, it makes accessible much interesting primary source material that is normally only found in scholarly book sand journals. -- Linda Bergstein Scherr Religious Studies Review
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Contents: Publisher's Acknowledgment A Note on Pronunciation Foreword Map of Ancient Mesopotamia PART I - Origins 1 Did the Sumerians Emerge from the Sea 2 The Great Enigma of the Cemetery at Ur PART II - Everyday Life 3 The Oldest Cuisine in the World 4 The Oldest Feast 5 An Ancient Vintage 6 Love and Sex in Babylon 7 Women's Rights 8 The Women of the Palace at Mari 9 Semiramis: The Builder of Babylon 10 Magic and Medicine 11 The Birth of Astrology 12 The Ordeal PART III - Myth and Legend 13 The First Account of the Flood 14 The Epic of Gilgamesh 15 How Sin Was Born Chronology Further Reading Index


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Cameron Smith's bucket with five seconds remaining lifted Big Pasture to a 66-64 win over Moyers in the opening game of the Class B boys state tournament Thursday at State Fair Arena.
Class B boys: Cameron Smith's putback bucket lifts Big Pasture past Moyers
Smith rebounded a missed shot at the free throw line then drove to the bucket. He was able to twist his body to keep the game-winning shot from being blocked by a Moyers' defender.
"I thought I had a good shot but I really didn't," said Smith, who scored a game-high 24 points.
"I was trying to get the foul and I didn't quite get it and I just threw it up and hoped and prayed it went in, and it actually did."
Moyers had a chance to tie the game when Jake Dudley, who scored a team-high 23 points for the Tigers, was fouled with .3 seconds remaining.
Dudley's first three throw attempt rimmed in and out. He missed the second intentionally but Big Pasture rebounded to seal the Rangers 27th straight win.
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Get over yourself, Baseball
A couple weeks ago the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) decided not to elect a single player in to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
This year's ballot was probably one of the most star-studded ballots in recent memory with names likes Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa just to name a few.
Other names that were rejected entry included Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, Mike Piazza, Edgar Martinez and Curt Shilling.
I understand that a large portion of those the were not elected weren't exactly worthy of the honor based on their above-average, yet not extraordinary careers.
This summer, the Hall of Fame will hold an induction ceremony that will honor three individuals who have been dead for over 70 years. Only one of those was a player, and Deacon White played so long ago he was a catcher without a glove.
It's no secret that most of the players were kept out because of their links to the steroid era. I get that so many people and fans have strong beliefs that any player suspected of performance enhancing drugs should be barred form the holy Hall of Fame.
My only problem with all of this is that the BBWAA is choosing to ignore and discredit an entire era of baseball.
An era that I grew up watching. An era that featured some of the greatest feats in baseball history. An era the made Major League Baseball a ton of money.
On columnist for ESPN perfectly outlined how outrageous it is that none of the eligible players were elected:
A man who hit 762 home runs (Bonds) wasn't elected to the Hall of Fame.
A pitcher who won seven Cy Young Awards (Clemens) wasn't elected to the Hall of Fame.
A man who hit 609 home runs (Sosa) only got 12.5 percent of the vote.
A catcher who made 12 All-Star teams (Piazza) missed election by 98 votes.
Even a guy who got 3,060 hits (Biggio) found out he didn't do enough to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Do we really want a Hall of Fame that basically tries to pretend that none of those men ever played baseball? That none of that happened? Or that none of that should have happened?
The fact of the matter is that it did happen and baseball need to realize that as impure as it may have been, it is a part of the game's history.
Baseball and it's writers simply need to get over themselves.
Baseball stands on this pedestal of purity and morals that is making them look borderline ignorant.
I love the game. I grew up watching baseball nearly every night. If I wasn't watching I was at the city park playing. I cherish baseball as much as any other fan, but I'm not blind to reality. Anyone who says they didn't enjoy watching Clemens dominate or follow the home run race between Sosa and Mark McGwire is lying.
Baseball shouldn't deny immortality to those that help build it's brand which believe it or not, they let happen. You can't say that baseball big-wigs didn't suspect PED's when Sosa, Bonds and McGwire were shattering records with mammoth homers. They knew, but they didn't really care because more fans were buying tickets and their wallets were getting fatter.
These players need to be honored for what they did for the game and be elected to the great museum of baseball.
The same ESPN columnist had the best recommendation I've heard to solve this problem.
"If we decide it's a museum, then we need to put all of these men -- the greatest players of their generation -- in the Hall of Fame, and let the sport do what it should have done years ago: Figure out some way to explain what happened back then."
"There are many ways to do that. Put the good stuff and the bad stuff right there on the plaques. Erect informational signs that explain the context of that era -- and every era in baseball history. Just be real and honest, and let the truth carry the weight of history in all its permutations."
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The healing art form of Esalen Massage is a benchmark for contactful, caring, sensuous, and heartful touch. Created more than forty years ago at the Esalen baths, to the rhythms of the Pacific Ocean, this practice remains timeless as it continues to evolve.
What exactly is classical Esalen Massage? Ellen Watson and Peggy Horan invite you to come and discover for yourself the elements that are essential to our approach. Slow, slower, and slowest are the pace and flowing stillness best describes how we move around the table. Our art form, guided by ours and our client's breaths, includes timely pauses for integration. Classical Esalen Massage is said to elicit the relaxation response of the para-sympathetic nervous system. Once engaged, this branch of our nervous system takes us from fight/flight to a state of relative peace and well-being.
During our week together, we'll practice at the Esalen baths, and experience a salt scrub and herbal bath. We also will spend a few hours in the Esalen garden gathering herbs for our bath, an experience that educates and delights both novice and seasoned gardeners.
All levels of experience are welcome. Bring loose comfortable clothing, and a couple of sarongs, if you have them. This workshop is especially useful for those in the helping and healing professions in working with their clients and patients.
Recommended reading and viewing: Horan, Connecting Through Touch; Ackerman, A Natural History of the Senses; Bensen, The Relaxation Response, The Relaxation Revolution; Esalen Massage DVD; Watson, The Art of Essential Touch, DVDs I and II.
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USING BACTERIA MORPHOLOGY CHARACTERISTICS TO STUDY BACTERIAL DIVERSITY. 092404 EMJT By Ellie Masserrat Pian Lu John Taucher Bacteria…? Leptospira, causes serious disease in livestock Bacteria are often viewed as the cause of diseases in humans and animals. Some bacteria are useful, for example certain bacteria aids in digestion. Bacteria make up the base of the food web in many environments. Bacteria are of such immense importance because of their extreme flexibility, capacity for rapid growth and reproduction, and great age. They can be photosynthetic, using light, or chemosynthetic, using inorganic chemicals as the source of energy, but most are heterotrophic, absorbing nutrients from the environment. Background Information Prokaryotes Prokaryotes represent two domains, bacteria and archaea. Archaea live in Earth's extreme environments. Bacteria are the most abundant and diversified organisms on Earth. Bacterial Structure Biochemical processes that normally occur in a chloroplast or mitochondrian of eukaryotes will take place in the inner membrane of prokaryotes. Bacterial DNA is circular and arrayed in a region of the cell known as the nucleotide . Scattered within bacteria's inner membrane are numerous small loops of DNA known as plasmids . Structure Some bacteria have flagella with a different microtubule structure than the flagella of eukaryotes.. Ribosomes are the structures in cells where proteins are assembled. Bacterial ribosomes have different sized ribosomal subunits than do eukaryotes. Bacteria Have One of Three Cellular Shapes Rods (bacilli) Coccoid-Shaped Spirilla Reproduction Prokaryotic cell division is binary fission. – Single DNA molecule that first replicates. – Attaches each copy to a different part of the cell membrane. – Cell begins to pull apart. – Following cytokinesis, there are then two cells of identical genetic composition. Now…On to our experiment... Purpose: Identify varieties of bacterial colonies and investigate bacterial species diversity, by isolating, culturing, and analyzing bacterial colonies, or species, that inhabit: Air Pond Water Raw Chicken Washed/Unwashed hands Keyboard Soil Sample Hypothesis: Knowing that bacteria can thrive in almost anywhere on our planet, we reason that all of the environments tested will grow bacterial species. We further hypothesize that the thumb print of the washed hand with the anti-bacterial soap, should house less species than any others tested, because the anti-bacterial soap should kill off all bacteria. Methods For chicken, soil, pond water, A and keyboard samples, streak . the plate using the streak plate method to isolate bacterial colonies. Leave agar plate open for air B. sample. For the unwashed hand gently press thumb against agar. Take washed hand and gently C. press thumb against agar. Wrap in Parafilm and incubate the cultures for about one week Figure 1. Streak Plate Method. (a) Streak the plate back and forth across top half of plate. (b) at 22 C. Rotate plate a quarter turn counter clockwise and Observe and Interpret Data streak top right quarter of plate. (c) Rotate plate a quarter turn counter clockwise and streak top right quarter of plate again. Results: Soil SIZE SHAPE MARGIN SURFACE COLOR 4 mm Irregular Lobate Wavy Yellow/white 3 mm Irregular Lobate Wrinkled Brown/yellow 5 mm Filamentous Filamentous Wrinkled Green/white 2 1 3 Results: Pond Water Size Shape Margin Surface Color # 1 2 mm round smooth Smooth grey 2 2 mm round lobate contoured beige 3 1 mm round Smooth Smooth clear 2. 1. 3. Results: Raw Chicken # Size Shape Margin Surface Color 1 2mm Irregular lobate contoured yellow/green 2 3mm irregular lobate wrinkled clear/white 3 1mm round Smooth Smooth Yellow/green 4 2mm Irregular wavy contoured brown 1. 3. 2. 4. Results: Air # Size Shape Margin Surface Color 1 5 mm Irregular Smooth Smooth Yellow/orange 2 5 mm Round smooth contoured Yellow/orange 3 1 mm Irregular Wavy contoured Yellow/white 4 3 mm Irregular Lobate wrinkled Yellow/brown 5 3mm Irregular Lobate smooth White 6 5 mm round Smooth Smooth White/yellow 7 8 mm irregular lobate contoured White/yellow 1 2 1 7 3 6 4 5 5 Results: Washed Hand 1. 2. Size Shape Margin Surface Color # 1 4 mm Irregular lobate Smooth yellow 2 1 mm filamentous filamentous smooth white Results: Unwashed Hand Size Shape Margin Surface Color # 1 2 mm Irregular lobate smooth yellow 2 2 mm round Smooth smooth yellow 3 1 mm round Smooth Smooth white 1 2 3 Results: Keyboard Size Shape Margin Surface Color # 1 4 mm Irregular lobate Smooth yellow 2 1 mm filamentous filamentous smooth white # Size Shape Margin Surface Color 1 2 mm Irregular lobate wrinkled yellow 2 1 mm round smooth smooth greenish 2. 1. Control An unopened agar nutrient plate, which ruled out agar contamination, had no bacteria species present. Species vs. Environments Number of Bacterial Species on Agar Plate 8 6 # of Species 4 2 0 Air Keyb Unw Was Pond Chic Soil Series1 7 2 2 3 3 4 3 Environments Conclusions/Observations The results supported our hypothesis since bacteria grew in all of our samples. The results did not support our hypothesis concerning the hand washed with anti-bacterial soap since it did not house less species than the other environments tested. We were surprised to learn that the air not only housed the most bacteria, but housed the most bacterial diversity of species as well. Further Investigations… Further studies can be conducted by using TEM microscopy, SEM microscopy, and gram staining, to specifically identify what type of bacterial species were present in each environment. Research can also be conducted to figure out as to why the unwashed hand contained more bacteria than the washed hand. Further research can be done to determine if any of the bacteria found in our samples are harmful to humans. Questions to Ponder… Do all bacteria grow at the same rate, and what factors in the environment contribute to determining their "carrying capacity?" What research can be done to determine whether bacterial species and fungus compete with each other for nutrients and space in selected environments? References Coccoid-shaped Bacterium (causes skin infections), Enterococcus faecium (SEM x33,370). This image is copyright Dennis Kunkel at www.davidkunkel.com, used with permission. Morgan, I.G. and Brown Carter, M. E., Investigating Biology: A Laboratory Manual for Biology. California: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co., Inc. 1993. Rod-Shaped Bacterium, hemorrhagic E. coli, strain 0157:H7 (division) (SEM x22,810). This image is copyright Dennis Kunkel at www.davidkunkel.com, used with permission. Spirilla- shaped Bacterium (SEM x33,370). This image is copyright Dennis Kunkel at www.davidkunkel.com , used with permission. Serratia marcescens Gram stain Negative. Motility Motile. Habitat Occurs naturally in soil and water as well as the intestine. Pathogenicity: Associated with urinary and respiratory tract infections, endocarditis, wound infections, and eye infections. Gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria Difference Between Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacteria Gram-Negative Bacteria Gram-Positive Bacteria More complex cell wall. Simple cell wall. Thin peptidoglycan celll wall layer. Thick peptidoglycan celll wall layer. Outer lipopolysaccharide wall layer. No outer lipopolysaccharide wall layer. Retain safranin. Retain crystal violet/iodine. Appear pink/red. Appear blue/purple. Antibiotic Sensitivity Test Antibiotic Sensitivity Test P10 TE30 Ø10 E15 C30 Ø14 Ø20 K30 NA30 Ø14 Ø8 S10 NB30 Hypothesis: Kanamycin is one of the most sensitive antibiotics because infections treated include respiratory tract, urinary tract, skin, soft- tissue and abdominal infections. Prediction: The size of the zone of inhibition is the largest. Results: The size of the zone of inhibition is the 2nd largest Antibiotic Resistance • Some bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics naturally. • Bacteria can become resistant to drugs in a number of ways. - Mutation. - Exchange genes with other bacteria. - Resistant traits spread to future generations quickly because of rapid reproducing. Mechanism Antibiotics kill or stop the growth of harmful bacteria. Limitations Reason unknown why S. marcescens is sensitive to certain medications. Further research needed. Future Work Develop new drugs to confront bacteria resistance.
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Despite the Bush administration and SoCal driving. This, from the excellent 'Scalpel or Sword' blog, really made my day. (It also made for some introspection… heroism can do that to you.)
It seemed like a typical overdose. Another teenage girl who took too many pills, more in a cry for help than any real desire to harm herself. So I ordered the mega laboratory panel and gave her some charcoal. Nothing too exciting or dramatic, she drank it without putting up a fight. She had a friend who had driven her to the ER and remained at the bedside the whole time. Three hours, maybe more, I can't remember. Her friend seemed very compassionate and was obviously concerned about her. It seemed like they were close friends, maybe even sisters.
Eventually, I learned that her friend wasn't even an acquaintance. She was a stranger who had noticed the patient crying in a parking lot and asked her what was wrong. The patient then admitted that she took a bunch of pills, so this remarkable young woman drove her to the ER and stayed with her until she was safe.
The patient really didn't have any friends, and her family lived hours away. After she declined admission and promised not to harm herself, the saint even drove her home.


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When the Ravens face Andy Dalton in Week 1, his bank account should be much fatter. The Bengals have agreed to a six-year, $115 million contract extension with their starting quarterback, according to ESPN. Dalton had one year remaining on his rookie deal that was to pay him around $1.7 million this season.
It was not immediately reported how much of Dalton's extension was guaranteed. However, the Bengals' decision to extend Dalton shows faith in a quarterback that has yet to win a playoff game in three tries, despite an impressive 30-18 regular season mark.
Some have criticized the Ravens have for signing Joe Flacco to his six-year, $120.6 million deal after they won the Super Bowl. But Flacco is a Super Bowl MVP with nine playoff wins during his career.
Many of Flacco's best performances have come during clutch situations. That has not been the case for Dalton, not yet anyway. The Bengals must be convinced that Dalton's best football is ahead of him. New offensive coordinator Hue Jackson may help Dalton by being more committed to the running game than former coordinator Jay Gruden was, before he departed to become the Redskins' head coach.
Having a new deal gives Dalton more financial security, but it also increases expectations. He will try to reward the Bengals for rewarding him, starting Week 1 when the Bengals visit Baltimore.
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Campbell Apartment
This clubby jewel box of a bar, hidden inside Grand Central Terminal, was the long-abandoned office and salon of millionaire magnate and railroad bigwig John W. Campbell (and not his home, despite the name). The renovation preserved much of Campbell's expensive tastes; he's said to have added the hand-painted timber ceiling and enormous lead-glass window to evoke a medieval Florentine palace. Whatever the inspiration, the low-lit ambience is convincingly old-fashioned and a great hidden spot for a tumbler of vintage whiskey (there are 20 varieties) or a Kir Royale. Sadly, that vibe can be hard to sense when the place is clogged with office drones after work; weekends are quieter.
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Don't get it twisted: Launching a clothing line is no easy business. Many have tried, few have succeeded, and most have failed. If you think Kanye's Yeezys are whack, take a look at these rappers' clothing lines that totally flopped.
INTERVIEW: Eve Talks Lip Lock, Hip Hop Competitiveness, And What She Has To Say To Her Ex Stevie J
This past Tuesday, May 14, was a good day. I got a chance to kick it with rap veteran and former Ruff Ryder Eve (through the phone) on the official album release day for her first project in 11 years, the much-anticipated Lip Lock. For Eve, it was an activity-laden day filled with seemingly endless phone interviews and appearances, but when I spoke to her, she was absolutely right in the pocket and in her element. During our conversation, not only did Eve share the inspiration for her long-awaited return to music, but also her thoughts on living large in London, sisterhood (or the lack thereof) among female hip-hop artists, collaborating with the likes of fellow female MC Missy Elliott and Snoop Lion, and what she'd say to her former paramour Stevie J if she were to bump into him on the street.
(Check out Eve's Style Evolution: Then Vs. Now!)
Eve's Style Evolution: Then Vs. Now
Eve's back! It's been a very long time–11 years long– since Eve released an album. Lip Lock (May 14) is her first album since 2002's Eve-Olution. With the new album on deck we dug through the archives–taking it all the way back to '99–to look at the evolution of her style.
Eve Says A Certain Female Rapper Isn't Her 'Cup Of Tea' While Another Female Rapper Was Too Busy To Collaborate
Picture this: Eve calls Azealia Banks. Eve: "Hey girl, I'm working on my first album in a million years and you should hop on a track with me." Azealia Bank's handler: "Hi Eve. Ms. Banks is pretty busy right now. So thanks, but no thanks." *Record scratch* Excuse us? Read more…
Mary J. Blige's Emotional Set Crowns Essence Music Festival's Second Night
For the fifth time in as many years, Mary J. Blige graced the Essence Music Festival stage last night in New Orleans. Galvanizing her legion of ravenous fans during a set that followed main-stage performances from Tank, Mary Mary, Ledisi and comedian Kevin Hart, even the ushers were two-stepping unapologetically; in between performing a number of hits that spanned her entire twenty-year career, Blige also made time to unleash covers of Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody" and Charlie Wilson's "Outstanding" for the Mercedes Benz Superdome crowd.
When the beat dropped for songs like "Real Love," "Family Affair," "Just Fine," and "Not Gon' Cry," audience members took to their feet and assisted the sequin-clad star with lyrics and adlibs alike, creating an energetic exchange with their heroine that was, on more than one occasion, acknowledged by a grateful, "so pleased" Mary J. Blige. Read more…
Eve Shows Us Even Pros Need Practice
We've been at Hip Hop Honors all day, checking out the show and watching hip-hop heavyweights rehearse. Watch Eve practice her moves during her Slick Rick tribute, and be sure to tune in Monday, October 6th at 10 p.m., when she'll nail it.
Hottie of the Week: Eve
She used to be known as Eve of Destruction, but these days Eve's in far chipper spirits. The former first lady of the Ruff Ryders is about to release her fourth album, Here I Am, which features Eve actually singing, plus the talents of Adam Levine, Shakira and Swizz Beatz, among many, many others. We can't wait to see what the paw-printed princess has planned, but judging from "Tambourine" and the video for that song, we're in for a Technicolor dream-world that's rainbow colored, sexy and totally toned. Eve's always been a force to be reckoned with. She's a musician first, but also has had a fledgling clothing line (Fetish), a UPN sitcom (Eve) and numerous film appearances. She's had her fair share of scandals, too: There was a sex-tape circulated around the Internet, and earlier this year, she was arrested for a DUI. While she was in prison, Sean Penn came to visit her, which sparked a flurry of rumors about their relationship, none of which appear to be true. What is true is that we can't wait for Eve's new album, and that she's definitely a beauty. Check her out here, and don't forget to tune in when she hosts the Vibe Awards on Wednesday, November 14. It's going to be hottt.
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Eve Is Not Amused
Poor Eve! Not only did she have to withstand public scrutiny following her DUI arrest in April (she calls the ordeal "disgusting"), but she also has to put up with an alcohol monitor around her ankle that she envisioned being the size of a beeper, but is more akin to Bose headphones. According to her, "It's the most annoying thing." Awwww! Too bad she didn't get thrown in jail, because that would have been so much more pleasant. The legal system is just so hard on celebs!
Eve gets to remove her Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor in about a week (she wore it as part of her plea deal), but she had it around long enough to teach her something:
"I definitely learned my lesson. It was a stupid situation, stupid decision. I did something dumb and now I'm paying for it…Don't drink and drive kids."
At least she got to complain about it. That's a sort of retribution, right? [People / Image credit: Getty]
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The hip hop starlet plead no contest to her DUI charge this week, which she received in April after crashing her Maserati on Hollywood Boulevard. Her blood alcohol level at the time was twice the legal limit – way past Paris' .08. Unlike the heiress, Eve will be skipping the slammer and is instead rockin' a stylish SCRAM ankle bracelet that tests for alcohol vapors released through the skin. It's the same piece of police bling that Tracey Morgan is currently sporting. Eve will be SCRAM free after 45 days, but is under 36 months probation, must pay $1400 in fines and attend a first offender alcohol education program. With all these stars locked up and off the road, the streets might actually be safe for a few weeks.
Eve Rydes Ruff, Penn Pays a Visit
Eve is the latest celeb suspected of driving under the influence after she crashed her gold Maserati into a divider on Hollywood Boulevard at 2:45 this morning. Gossip army TMZ responded with the same speed as the police, and were able to catch a crying Eve being loaded into a squad car as a male companion shouted at photographers. In an odd twist of events, Academy Award-winning actor and family man Sean Penn visited the Philly-bred rapper in the hours between her booking and release. Eve posted bail this morning and was picked up in yet another Maserati.
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Charleston County
BACKMAN, Emogene W., of James Island died Thursday. Arrangements by Fielding Home for Funerals of Charleston.
CLARK, Thomasina, of Charleston, wife of Richard R. Clark, died Thursday. Arrangements by Fielding Home for Funerals.
HERRING, Larry Joe, 52, of North Charleston, a carpenter, died Wednesday. Arrangements by Simplicity Lowcountry Cremation and Burial Services.
JOHNSON, Pharen Elaine, 60, of Charleston, widow of Terry Johnson, died Thursday. Arrangements by James A. McAlister Funerals and Cremation.
JORDAN, Denise D., 58, of Charleston, widow of Buddy Jordan, died Tuesday. Arrangements by Dial-Murray Funeral Home of Moncks Corner.
MAJOR, Arnold, of North Charleston died Thursday. Arrangements by Fielding Home for Funerals of Charleston.
SHELDON, Charles Kimball Jr., 66, of Charleston, a sales manager for Level Controls and Daniel Island Real Estate and husband of Kim Vesey Sheldon, died Thursday. Arrangements by Stuhr's Mount Pleasant Chapel.
SIMMONS, Karen, of Charleston died Wednesday. Arrangements by Hilton's Mortuary of North Charleston.
Berkeley County
SHULTZ, Patricia Ann, 44, of Hanahan, owner of an eBay store, died Thursday. Arrangements by Simplicity Lowcountry Cremation and Burial Services of North Charleston.
Colleton County
JAMISON, Melodi Victoria, 49, of Walterboro died Thursday. Arrangements by Allen Funeral Home.
O'QUINN, William Homer, 82, of Walterboro, a farmer and husband of Altha Stanley O'Quinn, died Wednesday. Arrangements by Herndon's Walterboro Chapel.
Dorchester County
HORTMAN, Sandra Ann, 68, of Summerville, a retired photographer, died Wednesday. Arrangements by Simplicity Lowcountry Cremation and Burial Services of North Charleston.
BROWN, Brian Benjamin, of Canton, Ohio, formerly of Charleston, S.C., died May 2. Arrangements by Fielding Home for Funerals of Charleston.
DeLOACH, Ryan, 29, of Pollocksville, N.C., died Wednesday. Arrangements by Stuhr's Northwoods Chapel of North Charleston, S.C.
HOWELL, Gloyce Conaway, of Columbia, a retired teacher and widow of William W. Howell, died Thursday. Arrangements by Dunbar's Devine Street Chapel.
OLIVER, Melvin, 58, of Vance died Monday. Arrangements by Eutawville Community Funeral Home.
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Wilson GST Leather Official Football
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Drive to the end-zone with the Wilson® GST Official NCAA® Game Football. This NFHS®-approved football uses the patented ACL laces which are made of pebbled composite leather, providing 174% more grip than traditional laces. 863 premium GST WE Leather construction with laid-in stripes offers incredible durability and feel, letting you step out of the pocket with total confidence and control.
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Rated 4.6 out of 5�by 36 reviewers.
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Rated 5 out of 5�by Cam509 Fantastic The best ball on the market, As a QB I've tried just about every ball, from Baden to Nike. This ball has the best grip and spins the best. Just overall a really good football, easy to throw and catch. June 26, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5�by Roofis All that's left is the Human Element... No more saying "the ball slipped!" It's like it wants to be thrown perfectly everytime and make every reciever look like Larry Fitzgerald. The very frist time I had this ball out it was obvious this was a superior ball. I have had some reciever gloves for about a year, but never used them much... until now. This ball has plenty of grip for bare hands don't get me wrong, but where other ones (composite) can be slippery with gloves the GST is like a magnet even when wet! This ball is easy to throw too. I've been able to thow any football I've ever touched, but a friend of my has trouble throwing the bigger patterned balls. My friends hands are alittle smaller than average. He picked this ball up and threw it great, played QB for one set down the field and threw dimes to everyone. Not sure why he can handle this ball so well, I think its the laces and the grip stripe. Just FYI, this is my first real leather ball I've ever owned. November 24, 2011
Rated 4 out of 5�by carter very good ball great ball we use this football at our hs we have some from 4 to 6 yrs ago and are still able to spiral, breaking it in is a little hard takes some throwing but other wise great football August 4, 2011
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Rated 5 out of 5�by CJ81 Great Ball Ball is great. We use this ball during practice and at games. It is easy to catch with or without gloves and I hardly ever miss a pass because of the great grip. When it's raining, it's my favorite time to be a WR/FS because the grip improves. Overall, a great football. November 9, 2013


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