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CREIGHTON CAREER - 2013 (Sophomore): Played in six matches, starting four … Compiled 2-2-1 record and made 15 saves … Posted three shutouts, including two in BIG EAST … The trio of shutouts ranked in a tie for eighth in conference … Blanked No. 12 Georgetown (9/28) in scoreless draw for first complete-game shutout at CU … Later kept Xavier (10/5) off board as well as Drake (10/30) in Morrison Stadium … Combined for shutout playing one half against Cal Poly (9/1).
2012 (UMKC): Played one season at UMKC ... Started 15 matches in goal as a freshman for the Kangaroos ... Posted a 6-9-0 record with a pair of shutouts and carried a goals against average of 1.75 ... Started the team's 3-0 loss against Creighton in Morrison Stadium (10/16), allowing two goals in 45 minutes of action ... Helped UMKC to a 6-2 record at home and 5-2 conference ledger ... Team advanced to the Summit League semifinals after a third-place finish before bowing out ... Won spot on Summit League All-Tournament Team.
CLUB/PREP CAREER: Played for the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Academy under the direction of Tim Leonard, Tim Kelly and Tom Bielicki ... Claimed Academy Team of the Week honors in May 2012 ... Team advanced to the U.S. Development Academy playoffs in 2011 ... Played four years of soccer for Dave Gauvain at St. John Vianney High School ... As a junior team advanced to the Class 3A state championship game one season after making the state quarterfinals the previous year ... Team claimed district titles along the way in both seasons ... Participated in wrestling as a freshman ... Claimed First Honors in classroom and was a member of the Spanish Honor Society ... Member of letterman's club and worked for newspaper ... Active in campus ministry and honored as a Vianney Ambassador ... Volunteered with Special Olympics Missouri and the St. Anthony's Medical Center.
PERSONAL: Son of Dennis and Deborah Sparrow ... Connor was born on May 10, 1994 ... Has six siblings including three sisters Zoey, Madison and Savannah and three brothers Simon, Hayden and Bailey ... Brother Hayden plays soccer at Lewis & Clark CC … Father played soccer at Southeast Missouri State, mother was a gymnast there ... Nursing major.
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Female Bodybuilding Routine, created by me
I just created A routine for a female friend of mine im training over the net and just sharing it... for her needs its perfect remeber everyones different, but you would like to mimic it feel free. thiers not really a routine that works best keep in mind everyones different, but read on if your intersted in a new training method....
Training approach:
Try to ride a bike or tred for 10-15 mins before training if time allows. If not even 5 is better then nothing for warm up. Make your first set of the day for that muscle group a warm up set, use light weight just do enough to start to feel a burn, but not to the point where it gets difficult to continue. Always stay focused during each indivdual exercise while doing it, that you are doing it, either stay clear minded, or concentrate on getting to faliure. Failure: try your hardest to always reach failure. Never quit when you can keep going, the last few reps are where benefit comes in, Rep range 12-15, anything less is meant for strength which doesn't incorporate with your goals. Try to keep breaks in-between exercise around 2 ½ minutes… breaks between sets around 4. This varies with exercise something like a bicep curl will only require your muscle to recuperate rather then an exercise like squat where you need a breather. Notice I don't say anything about going up or down in weight, this is because your trying style is aiming at reps, start off heavy enough to do the goal amount of reps, once it starts getting to heavy to hit goal rep range time to lower weight,
Monday: chest and back
Tuesday Legs shoulders
Wednesday: Bicep triceps
Thursday: OFF
Friday: Legs & Muscle of your choice repeating the same routine Listed
Im breaking rather into days Muscle group routines, to make things easier on you, Im giving you a total amount of sets but the exercise will be up to you, this way you can alternate to keep things from getting boring, and so you don't get your body too used to a routine, you can only do the same exercise so long before you lose benefit from them. Stick to the order meaning don't start with incline type exercises when flats are listed first, the workout designed will still isolate every muscle, regardless of the mix up. Keep it a rule of thumb not to stick with the same type movements, meaning, if I list a machine for an option, don't only use machines for that particular muscle group, try to keep good variety, machines, dumbbells free weights.
Flat Bench Press Machine OR free weight flat bench press, OR smith machine Bench press, OR Flat DB presses:
3 sets (first set is warm up not to failure) 2nd go to failure 12-15 reps.
Incline chest press machine OR incline Hammer strength Machine OR Incline Smith machine OR Incline DB presses
3 sets go to failure 12-15 reps.
DB Flyes, Or Cable cross overs (fly positioning), OR machine flyes, OR wide grip dips.
Tips: be sure to use a full range of motion, don't go half way down when benching or not all the way up, keep rep speed steady and maintained, unless physically impossible (the point u hit failure) when doing flys keep the motion semi circular and lower the weight slowly but lower extremely low get a good stretch.
Assisted pull ups, or Lat pull downs, comfortable wide grip
3 sets (first set is warm up not to failure) 2nd 2 go to failure 12-15 reps.
Seated rows OR Machine Rows
3 sets go to failure 12-15 reps.
Back Extensions
3 sets go to failure 12-15 reps.
For Lat pulls try not too swing lower back, especially in the begging, also dont lower the bar when going to the front any more past collar bone, if going behind head don't bend head down when at the bottom, or u will put unnecessary stress on your neck. Pull-ups are going to mess with your head because they feel to easy at first use too heavy of weight then lack full range of motion, avoid this mental BS. Seated rows, are up to you on style, you can either stay stiff backed or have a bend forward/backwards to hit lower area as well, but keep in mine the back extensions are on the list so may not be necessary, do what your capable of.
Leg press: (2 sets feet wide, 2 sets feet very close, 4 sets total) 12-15 reps
Leg curls OR Stiff leg Deadlights 2 sets go to failure 12-15 reps.
Leg extensions: 2 sets go to failure 12-15 reps
Inner outer thigh, 2 sets inner 2 sets outer 12-15 reps
Calves Donkey calve raises OR seated raises, or 45* raises
4-5 sets high rep range (30-50) short breaks in-between sets about 1 minute
TIPS: Don't be afraid to squat even if its on the smithmachine in place of leg presses but I didn't wanna make it mandatory, your female so you don't have much upper back development so don't hesitate on using a pad wrapped around the bar. Calves in the begging use as much range as motion as possible slow steady reps, it will start to get impossible to continue doing that, rather then stop you just decrease the range of motion and increase the speed of the exercise until you hit a point (failure) Also add lunges during some workouts maybe one per week replace it with something or simply add it, works great for the behind.
Straight bar curls OR Bicep curl machine: 3 sets (first set is warm up not to failure) 2nd 2 go to failure 12-15 reps
Alternate DB curls seated or standing your preference switch it up
3 sets go to failure 12-15 reps.
Preacher curls or Single arm DB preacher curls
3 sets go to failure 12-15 reps.
Ps.(squeeze muscle when fully contracted each rep, don't swing your back when doing standing exercises, lowering the weight is 50% of the exercise called the negative portion so lower it slowly don't let it fall with momentum)
Close Grip bench press on smith machine : 3 sets (first set is warm up not to failure) 2nd 2 go to failure 12-15 reps
Tricep push downs, same machine just change the variation with each workout, examples: sometimes keep elbows tucked into your sides with palms facing down just pulling the bar downwards, standing straight up, another legs more behind you one foot in front of the another bent somewhat of an 75* angle pushing bar down with elbows not so tucked, in, watch others forms to learn what im talking about 3 sets go to failure 12-15 reps.
Dumbell kick backs OR lying db extensions (similar motion to kick back but lying on a bench
3 sets go to failure 12-15 reps.
Tricep machine
2 sets 12-15 reps
Tips: don't forget triceps are broke into 2 heads, isolate on both, the variations on the push downs will give you a feel for where your isolating.
Shoulder Press Smith machine OR free weight, OR DB
4 sets go to failure 12-15 reps. (first set warm up)
Lateral Raises
3 sets to failure 12-15 reps
Up right Rows
3 sets to failure 12-15 reps
Tips: try not to use back so much on lateral raises again don't let the weight "fall" and don't create so much momentum use weight u can handle, some say keep elbows above hands at end of rep, up right rows remember the closer the grip the more isolation on traps so keep grip about shoulder with or slightly wider apart, when doing presses with a bar, I would go to chin focus more on front delts
Sit-ups: 3 sets strict form many rep as possible before it gets unbearable, rest only seconds 45 or so then start your next set I wouldn't even get up
Side Crunches: 3 sets strict form many rep as possible before it gets unbearable, rest only seconds 45 or so then start your next set I wouldn't even get up
Leg lifts: 3 sets 15-20 reps to failure short breaks in-between sets 2 mins max.
TIPS: abs you don't need to be guided just follow the basic rules to hit upper/lower abs, and obliques… theirs lots of machines rope crunches oblique twist u can add in place of any exercise to add variation
Some rules but lots of exceptions keep sessions at a minimum of 3 aim for 5 times per week, I would do it every other day, doesn't matter if its on a training day or not just do it when convenient for you, on an empty stomached its more effective considerably, so when possible do sessions in the morning before breakfast, go a MINIMUM of 30 minutes always keep intensity high unless doing interval burst rest/burst, like 3 mins hard as possible/3mins cool down, and so fourth. Try to add lots of variation to cardio.. If u have a lot of free time just maintain high intensity and go for long variation up to 90 minutes, this is ideal if you missed a few sessions…Also jump from equipment to equipment bike is least effective for burning calories, swimming is most, then treadmill and elliptical… but all effective, the more cardio the more calories burnt. Just remember if your going to do a 90 min session you CANNOT miss out on your minimum protein amount for that day or skip any meals, you WILL lose muscle, not desirable. Keep hydrated also while doing cardio bring some sort of water container near by.
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Re: Female Bodybuilding Routine, created by me
Okay, questions.
Will dividing lifting into upper and lower body... i.e. upper on Mon. and Wed., then lower on Tue. and Thur. be okay? Doing abs all 4 days?
First set, warm up set. Okay. Next sets... as far as rep range goes. What if I'm aiming for 15 reps... but I start to give out at 10? Should I switch the weight out really quick and keep going, or just stop for the next set? Would it be better to do a lighter amount that I know I can do till about 20 reps till failure?
Rest time between sets... what's a good rule of thumb? If I'm not absolutly dieing, is like 45 seconds enough?
And something funny the other day... I was playing around on an incline leg press machine. I guess I did too much or something, cause when I went to do my calf and leg extension exercises, my right leg would not stop bouncing. It was bad enough where I couldn't lower the weight properly. I tried stretching it out, but didn't help. What happened... is this a good thing, and if not, what should I do to avoid it? I had to skip 2 sets of exercises because of it.
I posted the routine/diet I have been following also, if you could, read over it and critique it also please.
And I hate cardio. I want to avoid it at all costs for now, I know if I start doing it I will lose my drive to go to the gym. Weight lifting is fun for me, and I don't want to ruin it, you know? I may incorportate it later on though.
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Once fit enough to play ice hockey, Laura H. spent three years fighting a rare, debilitating illness. Read about her inspiring journey back to health and how she's using AIRobics to regain the active lifestyle she once enjoyed.
34-year-old Laura is software engineer who grew up in the Chicago suburbs and always led an active lifestyle, even playing ice hockey twice a week.
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She saw a battery of doctors from different specialties. General practitioner? Check. GI? Check. Neurology? Check. " To help form a diagnosis, a cardiologist implanted a tiny monitor in her chest wall which captured data during her "incidents."
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Keep holiday fun from going down the drain
Thanksgiving is the busiest holiday for many local plumbers, who often spend the day away from their families, clearing out clogged sinks and toilets for other families.
"All of sudden the house that usually has two people in it has 10 or 12 people in it," said Mike Sutton, owner of Sutton Plumbing. "Things start breaking and then there's all the food and you try to put too much down the disposal. And the kids like to flush toys for fun."
Sutton said he's twice as busy on Thanksgiving and the next day than he is on Saturdays, another day plumbers typically reserve for emergency calls. This year, he expects he'll go from house to house, unclogging sinks and clearing up blocked sewer lines.
Turkey and all the trimmings bring families to the table, but what's left - potato peels, celery tips, turkey bones and gravy - frequently gets shoved down the disposal. And when the grinding stops, sinks clog and plumbers are called to the rescue.
"Celery is the worst," said Ken Scott, owner of Scott Plumbing. "Celery and carrots, it sticks to the line, bundles up like sand and makes it bad."
Scott said cooks should limit what goes down the drain and be sure water flows while the disposal is running.
Rainbow Herzer at Graf Plumbing said turkey bones and grease never should go down the drain.
Her plumbers see a 30 percent increase in drain calls this time of year.
"The day after Thanksgiving it's notoriously 80/20 drains," she said of the mix of calls.
Sutton said most cooks wait until the prep work is over before turning on the disposal, when they instead should feed small amounts into the disposal throughout the cooking process.
"People have the cram-and-ram philosophy," he said.
Another trouble spot is the toilet. Kids in a strange place without much entertainment are more likely to watch their toys flush, Sutton said. And with relatives in town, toilets get more work than usual. Sutton said people should call plumbers as soon as they discover a problem and not wait until it's overflowing or a small line leak has flooded the back yard.
At Chris Bates' Flour Bluff home, a bad odor and a low-pressure toilet prompted a call to Drain King on Wednesday. Bates wasn't preparing for a Thanksgiving feast, but a pizza party Friday for his daughter's fourth birthday.
"We're not even going to cook, but everything needs to be working," he said.
Plumber Lupe Gonzalez identified the culprit, a loose valve and a kinked pipe, but needed approval from the rental company before fixing it. If that takes too long, he'll be back Friday, with any luck before the party.
Gonzalez, the one Drain King plumber on call today, remains optimistic about the holiday and plans to smoke a turkey.
"The worst thing that could happen is I work all day," he said.
Gonzalez understands plumbing doesn't know it's a holiday, and he expects clogged sinks, busted disposals and stopped-up toilets. He also expects them to be quick fixes.
And those who see the plumber on Thanksgiving should expect a higher bill. Most places charge overtime rates for holiday service.
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- sol 1126-1130, April 03, 2007:
Opportunity is healthy and working on obtaining a long baseline stereo image of the bay "Valley without Peril."
On Sol 1128 a test of a work around for the failed RAT (rock abrasion tool) grind encoder was successful. A temporary software addition allows the rover to bypass a check that was causing it to fail.
The remainder of the week was spent driving toward a lookout point above the Valley without Peril. From this vantage point, Opportunity will acquire a long baseline stereo image of the vicinity. Valley Without Peril is being considered as a possible ingress location into "Victoria Crater."
Sol-by-sol summary:
In addition to specific daily activities, Opportunity's routine observations include: panoramic camera tau, navigation camera bitty cloud, miniature thermal emission sky and ground stares and panoramic camera sky spots.
Sol 1126 (March 25, 2007): Opportunity took a pre-drive navigation camera long baseline stereo image before it drove 39 meters (128 feet) toward the Valley without Peril. After the drive, the rover took navigation and panoramic camera images and took an alpha particle X-ray spectrometer measurement of atmospheric Argon.
Sol 1127: On this sol, the rover approached the Valley without Peril. The drive stopped prematurely after 2.11 meters (7 feet) because the rover's antennas obstructed the view from the onboard navigation software. The rover did a location check and then began post-drive imaging. The miniature thermal emission spectrometer was then used for navigation camera support and to assess the ground in front of the rover.
Sol 1128: This sol consisted of RAT (rock abrasion tool) grind diagnostics tests. The tests were successful! The panoramic camera took a 13-filter image of "Gerona." The miniature thermal emission spectrometer stared at "Burgos" and Gerona. The panoramic camera took a 13-filter of Burgos.
Sol 1129: On this sol, Opportunity drove about 8.71 meters (29 feet) on the approach to the first-eye position of long baseline stereo panoramic camera image of the Valley without Peril area. The rover then took a set of post-drive navigation camera images.
Sol 1130: Opportunity took a panoramic camera 13-filter image of "Albacete," a panoramic camera image of "Toledo,"and several panoramic camera images of "Cadiz." The miniature thermal emission spectrometer was then used to stare at Toledo and the area around it. The rover then bumped about 2.5 meters (8 feet) to the first-eye position for stereo imaging of the Valley without Peril. After the drive, the navigation camera took images.
Current Odometry:
As of sol 1129, Opportunity's total odometry was 10,349.70 meters (6.43 miles).


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Nicole Foy: Killer flutes, terroristic trumpets
(Imagine a deep, menacing, male movie announcer voice here …) IN A WORLD where school children innocently blow into musical instruments every day, a hidden killer lurks. Deadly pathogens hiding in the mouthpieces of wind instruments are conspiring to flatten marching bands across the nation, leaving football fields silent for future seasons and snatching one […] [Read More]
Cindy Tumiel: Keep your helmet on
Just in case you need more evidence on the value of helmet laws, a West Virginia University researcher recently compared the number of motorcycle related deaths and head injuries in states that do and don't require all cyclists to wear helmets every time they ride. No real surprise here — states that do not have […] [Read More]
Don Finley: Don't ask
When we publish a story about health problems particular to a racial or ethnic group — as I did earlier in the week — it often strikes some people the wrong way. Focusing on racial or ethnic differences divides us, they argue. The labels are imprecise. All true. Unfortunately, disease is racist — as this […] [Read More]
Cindy Tumiel: Better than the helmet cam?
I've never understood the popularity of the helmet cam, through which the star quarterback's mother gets to watch blurry, bobbling video of her precious son getting slammed by a defensive tackle twice his size. But the idea has perhaps given rise to a more useful invention. Those clever engineering students at the University of Arkansas […] [Read More]
Nicole Foy: School Bug
Local health officials are once again warning about a growing number of skin infection cases caused by an antibiotic-resistant bacterium. With the start of school and large numbers of youths congregating in places such as gyms and locker rooms, the infection can spread quickly, according to the Metropolitan Health District. Called methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), […] [Read More]
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It's hot. Sweltering, triple-digit, melt-the-CDs-in-your-glove box hot. OK, August heat is not news in South Texas. But it can be dangerous. Especially if you fail to give it the respect it deserves. And the current forecast calls for 100-degree and over temperatures for most of the week. Since the year 2000, two people on average […] [Read More]
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Eye specialists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas generated some fast travel tips on Friday for flyers who usually board airplanes with eye lubricants in their carry-on bags. Many people suffer from dry eyes when their eyes don't produce enough natural tears or their tears evaporate too quickly. But security measures […] [Read More]
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The Southern Pacific Company, operating rail lines from Portland to New Orleans and Salt Lake City, was one of the America's most interesting railroads. Between 1855 and 1956, the SP purchased over 2,700 steam locomotives for use on lines west of El Paso, known as the "Pacific Lines."
This book addresses the last seventeen years -- 1940 to 1957 -- that steam locomotives worked for the Southern Pacific. It includes the years of World War II, when steam locomotives were purchased as rapidly as they could be obtained, as well as the postwar era. In 1944, SP decided not to purchase any more new steam locomotives, setting the stage for dieselization.


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Mac Specs: imac 24" 2.8 ghz
To clear a mix of driver files and get only the latest Intel Core Duodriver
download installed and working properly, do the following:
1. Double click on the MAC HARD DRIVE.
2. Double click on the LIBRARY folder.
3. Double click on the PRINTERS folder.
4. Drag the EPSON folder to the trash can.
5. Close any open windows.
6. Double click on the MAC HARD DRIVE.
7. Double click on the LIBRARY folder.
8. Double click on the RECEIPTS folder.
9. Delete any EPSON receipts.
10. Close all open windows and restart your computer.
If you have not done so already, use the following steps to obtain the
download for the new Intel Core Duodriver:
1. Go to
2. Select PRINTERS under Product then INKJET, then your model.
3. Under DRIVERS & DOWNLOADS select Macintosh.
4. Download only the driver marked for the Intel Core Duo system:
Printer Driver v3.5aAs
Macintosh OS X (v10.2.8 or later), Intel-based Macs with OS X (v10.4.4 or
epson12250.dmg - 7.4MB - posted on 04/13/07
Installation instructions:
1. After download is complete, double click the icon that appears on your
desktop. This will create a disk image on your desktop.
2. Open this disk image and double-click the INSTALLER icon to begin the
3. Enter password and follow prompts through install.
4. Quit the installer and restart the Mac once the installation is
Please try the following to add the printer once the new downloadable Intel
Core Duodriver has been downloaded and installed properly:
1. Connect printer.
2. Open Printer Setup Utility.
3. Click ADD.
4. Ensure you are on the Default Browser window.
5. Highlight printer as it appears under Printer Name.
6. Your printer model should automatically appear under PRINT USING. If it
does not appear, select OTHER (not EPSON - which links you to GIMP drivers,
which we don't recommend or support).
7. A new window opens where you can Browse to the hard drive location of:
HD > Library > Printers > Epson > Inkjet Printers
(This location contains all the Intel Core DuoEpson driver plugins, be they
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8. Highlight/Select the plugin for your printer model in the Inkjet
Printers folder, then click OPEN.
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Downloaded the only mac. files available. non were listed as Intel core duo
with os X drivers. Installed as directed. Printer browser showed Picture
Mate PM 240 The add button was shaded. There were no drivers for this
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contacting the Epson Connection.Please do the following to download and
install the printer driver for yourIntel Core system.DOWNLOADPlease follow
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driverINSTALLATION1. After download is complete, double click the icon that
appears on yourdesktop, then click CONTINUE, then CONTINUE again, then OK
on theINSTALLATION WAS SUCCESSFUL screen.2. Open the new folder created by
the extraction process. It will appearsomething like epson1XXXX (X
represents variable numbers).3. When you open this folder, you will find a
file with a .DMG extension -double-click it. This will create another icon
on the desktop with the nameof your printer. Double-click to open the DISK
IMAGE file.NOTE: In most OS 10.4 systems the installer will perform this
stepautomatically and you will see an INSTALLER.PKG file.4. Double click
the INSTALLER.PKG file to start the installation process.5. The next menu
will prompt you to ensure that you have AdministratorRights to install the
printer driver. Click on the lock (if necessary) andenter your password.6.
The actual installation process will begin. Click CONTINUE, thenCONTINUE
again at the SOFTWARE AGREEMENT window, then CONTINUE again, thenAGREE.7.
You will be prompted to select a disk to install the printer to. Selectthe
appropriate Macintosh HD or OS X drive or partition and click CONTINUE.8.
In the next window that appears, click INSTALL.9. You may be informed that
the computer needs to be restarted afterinstallation; click CONTINUE
INSTALLATION here. The driver will now beinstalled and the system
optimized. Restart the computer when install
iscomplete.Configuration1. Make sure that your printer is turned on and
connected to yourcomputer.2. Open the HARD DRIVE, go into the
APPLICATIONS, and select the UTILITIESfolder.3. Double click on the
PRINTER SETUP UTILITY. If your printer is listedcorrectly, close out of the
windows and test your printer, as it is alreadyinstalled.4. If it is not
listed click the Add tab at the top of the Printer Browserwindow. Another
window should open showing the printer model you have,highlight this and
select ADD. Close out of any open windows and test yourprinter. Please
make sure that you select the correct printer in the PAGESETUP and PRINT
menu of the application.If you do not see the name of the printer in the
Window ensure the deviceis powered on and connected directly to your
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Run time is an important characteristic to consider when shopping for an LED flashlight or headlamp. Run time describes how long a flashlight or headlamp will operate on the same set of batteries.
Different consumers value run time for different reasons. An avid fisherman, for instance, could buy flashlights based on run time because he doesn't want to have to change out batteries on one of his weeklong fishing expeditions. Backpackers appreciate long run time as well – after all, who wants to scramble for a new set of batteries in the dark? In general, run time speaks to a flashlight's efficiency – well-designed models will be able to run longer.
How Run Time is Measured
Before 2009, there were no universal ratings for assessing the characteristics of flashlights, which made it challenging for consumers to properly compare different models. The difficulty became especially dire once LED flashlights hit the market.
Compared to a traditional incandescent flashlight, an LED flashlight could shine much farther, for a longer time and using fewer batteries. Yet no universal system was in place to clue in consumers about these differences. Recognizing the need for a standard list of flashlight performance indicators, a group of incandescent and LED flashlight manufacturers joined together to create the standards that would be officially adopted by the American National Standards Institute and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association in 2009.
Known as the ANSI FL1 standards, these guidelines are strictly voluntary; flashlight manufacturers are not forced to display the ANSI testing logos. However, because consumers are often more willing to buy products that are easy to compare, many manufacturers have chosen to display the ANSI symbols on their packaging. Manufacturers test their own products according to the ANSI FL1 standards, using specific procedures.
Overall, the ANSI FL1 standards describe light output, beam distance, run time, peak beam intensity, impact resistance and water resistance. Each characteristic has its own unique symbol for flashlight packaging. The ANSI FL1 logo for run time looks like a clock; underneath is displayed the number of minutes or hours an incandescent or LED flashlight can run on a single set of batteries. The length of run time is defined as stretching from full power to 10 percent of a flashlight's original light output.
If you're shopping for a high-intensity flashlight or headlamp, the official ANSI standard is the same, but some manufacturers have chosen to measure run time differently, for the primary reason that 10 percent of original power can be quite bright in a high-performance headlamp or flashlight. For instance, a high-intensity headlamp could blast 350 lumens at full power; 10 percent of that would be 35 lumens, which is still a very serviceable amount of light. In other words, some headlamp and flashlight manufacturers believe the ANSI standard does not adequately describe how long their products can provide a helpful amount of light.
These manufacturers instead determine run time according to how long each torch can provide the light of the full moon at a distance of two meters. This may seem random, but studies have found that adventurers can typically operate in emergencies with this amount of light on the pathway in front of them. Two meters is the distance between headlamp and terrain, according to the average height of American men and women.
Factors that Influence Run Time
There are many different factors that can impact an LED flashlight's run time. Here's a look at a few:
Brightness setting.
Flashlights with multiple brightness settings will run out of juice sooner if the brightest setting is used. Manufacturers typically measure run time on the brightest possible setting, which means you should be able to extend a flashlight's run time by selecting a lower brightness setting.
External temperature.
Batteries perform differently in extreme heat or cold. This sort of information isn't typically listed on LED flashlight or headlamp packaging, but it's a good thing to keep in mind while using your torch.
Battery size.
More batteries will be able to sustain a longer run time. Larger batteries will provide more power for longer performance. LED flashlight designers make tradeoffs between run time, product weight and high battery costs for the consumer. As you choose an LED flashlight, notice how many batteries each model requires.
Number of LED chips.
More LED chips means brighter, more powerful light that can reach farther into the darkness. However, the more LED chips an LED flashlight or headlamp has, the more power is required to sustain run time.
A final word of warning when considering run time: Be careful not to confuse LED life with run time. LED life describes how long the LED bulbs in each flashlight will be able to operate. The bulbs in an LED flashlight, for instance, could run for 50,000 hours. However, that does not mean that they will run for 50,000 hours on a single set of batteries.
For a fair comparison of run time, compare LED flashlights using the ANSI FL1 Standard for run time. If the headlamp or LED flashlight you're considering doesn't display the ANSI standard, see if you can find a comparable measurement, such as the number of hours the product will run until its output equals that of the full moon.
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The head of the Kansas Department of Education said Wednesday it's not certain that the state will be granted its waiver request from the federal government for more flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act.
Diane DeBacker said in an interview with The Associated Press the state continues to negotiate with the U.S. Department of Education over a request to use an alternative system for measuring student and school achievement.
The state's waiver request has been a topic of discussion during a school finance trial in Shawnee County District Court. Attorneys for plaintiff students and school districts are asking a three-judge panel to declare the state's funding of education unconstitutional, in part because it fails to provide adequate resources to educate all students.
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Going in to K mart on a very rare occasion, I found it to be depressing. The place is a dump, everything in there is junk, and there are 2 people working in the whole store. K mart failed to maintain what it once had, and now belongs on the scrap heap. I'm not sure how Wal Mart sells the same crap and succeeds, except maybe they keep their stores clean, actually have cashiers at check-outs, and obviously their bigger and have much more selection.
"Idiots like this and their ideologies are the very element that will keep their fellow Republicans out of office come next election cycle."
This is laughable. While I agree the commenter MoMoney is insensitive, and out of line, you are simply plugging in the class warfare rhetoric of the biggest idealist, our president. If you didn't notice last November, Democrats got it handed to them. Nothing has changed since, except Democrats getting more divisive and rolling out a class warfare campaign to clamor for tax increases on the rich. The rich are already paying all the taxes, and you can't confiscate enough to satisfy the socialist spending spree the Democrats are on. The next election will be just like the last, which is why you see the likes of Barney Frank, and Ben Nelson retiring. They know the buzz saw is coming. Funny thing to me is how anyone can think otherwise, Obama is out, and the Senate will be Republican. 3 years from now you libs will be able to whine and complain, but at least more of us will have jobs, and our economy will be booming again. It is then you will try to convince us that Obama's policies just took time to take effect, which we will also laugh at.
How shocking, another smug liberal who thinks anyone who doesn't agree with anti-capitalist, anti-American, left wing rhetoric is stupid. The truth is, Rush is right and the majority of Americans aren't on board with the far left agenda of redistributive wealth, and central planning. Most of his fans are in fact well educated individuals who deal in the realm of reality that the business environment within the supposed free market system of this country provides. We have to produce, and rely on the private sector and it's realities. The left is comprised mainly of a bunch of elitist snobs, with nothing but an education from that indoctrinated them into the liberal class, or a bunch of union zombies doing, voting, and thinking as told by their local. I also love the liberal argument that any speech that doesn't align with theirs, despite being more in line with a majority, is some-how dangerous. The left is the biggest proponent of silencing speech, and juvenile mob tactics. You will have to learn to deal with the fact that a majority of people think differently than you, and perhaps you should research some facts and discuss ideas in a civil manner, rather than be just another pompous ass liberal.
I would suggest to all you liberal slappies who always post in here, that if you love socialism please leave this country. It was founded to be different, and the individual freedoms, property rights, capitalism, and limited government are why we are the greatest nation in history. Now all you libs want us to be socialist.
None of you libs can argue a point, you run the same blah blah blah, racist, blah blah blah, ignorant, blah blah blah, dangerous. Michigan is historically Democrat, yet a Republican governor has a 22 percent lead in the polls. This is an anti-Democrat, anti-liberal American movement. We have had enough of you smug, elitist liberals. Your candidates are all going to be out of office soon, and Republicans who aren't conservative enough were bounced out of office in the primaries.
In the forum of debate, liberals have no argument other than the same old race-card, bigot, homophobe, Islamaphobe argument. Insult those who disagree, rather than actually discuss or debate the issue at hand. Liberals you are the problem, and November is the cure. Deny all you want, Democrats will be done for decades, just as they were after Jimmy Carter brought anti-America liberalism to the forefrunt in the seventies. America doesn't agree with you, therefore Democrats will be out on their butts. Facts are hard to deal with. I'll invite all of you to my Pelosi Piniata party in November. Watching her hand over the speakers gavel is going to be oh so much fun. Me, and the majority of America, can hardly wait. Silly liberals, socialism is for Europe.
5% have 90% of the wealth, waaa, waaaaa, waaaa! Liberal crybabies, lets make it all fair and spread it around evenly based on what Democrat bureaucrats think is fair, right? Liberals job is to whine for the losers, and claim that somehow it isn't fair. There must be somebody holding them down, right. It couldn't be their own lack of resolve or laziness that is the problem.
Not all conservatives want to take away a womans right to choose, I do not. I would simply like to see limitations on later term and abortions done for non-medical reasons. I don't agree with abortion, but also don't think my personal stance should necessarily be law.
This nation is not structured to hold anyone down. The poor can get welfare, they can get pell grants and student loans, and they don't have to pay taxes. Opportunity is there in this country for anyone to do anything, the only thing stopping anybody are the limitations they place on themself. The biggest limitation is people with your attitude who fail to recognize this and continue to ask the federal government to expand and do more to "help" to make it all fair. Every time the government helps, it simply makes it worse for all of us, and puts new hurdles in the way of us all. People havent been clamoring to come here forever because it is an oppressive society, it is in fact because everyone has equal opportunity to be rewarded for their own hard work. Asking the government to help, and socializing our economy only lets the government pick winners and losers and leads to cronyism and permanent social classes. I swear people don't get America and what it is supposed to be. I hope enough of us who do get out in November to stop you and those like you who have forgotten.
Employers will tell you that every time they extend benefits, the numbers of applications drop off again. Unemployment benefits should be a temporary lifeline, and not a permanent dependency. There are some who are willing to take the lesser pay, for unlimited free time and they will continue to do so as long as you pay them not to work. Yes there will be a few people who may be unable to find a job after their benefits run out, but we cannot continue to borrow money and pay interest on it to pay people not to work. It is insanity.
Also the author is definitely incorrect, the 1.3 trillion defecit is Obamas. The largest deficit under bush was less than 400 billion. And if you look at when the deficits started to skyrocket under Bush it was in 2007 when Harry and Nancy got control of the House and Senate. Unemployment was much lower under Bush, so this wasn't as much of a problem than.
Democrats care about people, that is so laughable. Democrats care about controlling people, and that is it. Democrats have been the picture of corruption since in office, and the economy they are destroying is hurting the people they claim to care about. What about all the people who work on those rigs in the gulf? One of the few good paying jobs someone without a degree can get, and Obama and his cronies are suing and acting like children to keep their moratorium in place. It is shameful, and even the families of the dead oil workers don't think those jobs should be taken away. If Obama cared about people, maybe he should have attended the combined funeral for the rig workers. Transocean's CEO was there, and paid nice tribute to those who died. Obama was at a fundraiser for I think Harry Reid at the time. Wow, that is caring.
Your narrative that tax cuts for the rich is expired, just like your blame Bush game. What Democrats fail to realize is that profit, and wealth lead to investment and growth, and jobs for many of the middle and lower class. When Americans and American companies are profitable we all benefit. When government crushes the private sector we all suffer. Democrats apparently don't care about us crackers either. I don't see any condemnation of the New Black Panthers, who are an absolute hate group with dangerous anti-white views. Somehow as a conservative who believes in lower taxes and limited government I am a danger because of what can supposedly come out of that. But Black Panthers at polling places w/ batons, and purporting absolute racist hated of whites is not only not dangerous but protected from prosecution by the American Dept. of Justice.
The compassion all you liberals think makes you superior and better, is the problem. It's fake, and dangerous. Hope is not a plan, change not a strategy. I think you will see in November Americans want competence, experience, and oh yeah no more damn Democrats with their arrogant, know better, socialist ideologies.
well said Mrs Harris. There is a reason the US is the world leader. It is capitalism and individual liberty. America now sees the ugly liberal agenda of collective compassion being used as a tool to give the government tremendous power, and socializing our economy. Make no mistake the elections last night show that the conservative movement is definitely under way. The Democrat in PA who won Murtha's seat is what the left is claiming shows otherwise, but the guy ran as a pro life, pro gun, against Obamacare Democrat. So if anything he only further proves that anyone running as an Obama agenda supporter has no shot. Let the Democrats come out in November with that message, we are Obama, Pelosi, and Reid. Let them push cap and trade, amnesty, and their health care take-over. They will meet landslide defeats in pretty much every seat. Make sure you stay awake, and the others around you. God Bless America.
With all due respect, the man was there first-hand and is recounting his experience. Leave it to a liberal to know better, than someone with first-hand experience. Just like Obama, who has no experience doing anything, except cut-throat chicago politics.
Here's a lesson in capitalism for you. When something fails, it is supposed to go bankrupt for it's bad decisions. Then new business who will act more appropriately will pop up to replace it. Capitlism isn't bailing out failing businesses with taxpayer money, which equates to government ownership.
Our government hasn't taken over the auto industry, you can't be serious. GM's stock is majority owned by the US government, and the VEBA pensions of the UAW. Instead of going bankrupt, and being rid of it's union contract, GM now is owned by the union. Taxpayers now are also on the hook for billions of dollars of unfunded pension liabilities to UAW members. GM went bankrupt w/ the government takeover, and would have been better off going bankrupt w/o it.
As far as healthcare, Nancy said it best. We have to pass it to find out whats in it. Turns out there are government boards who will have the power to determine what is and isn't reimbursed, barring an act of congress they have complete power to make these decisions. It's rationing, and it's in the bill. It has to be, because it will not work otherwise.
Liberals like you continue to believe in the good intentions of the government, despite it's failure at every attempt. Greece's troubles are our future, we are using the same blueprint they did. The only difference is we can inflate our currency by monetizing our debt.
Here is all the proof you need that the media is absolutely liberal biased. The Attorney General is bringing suit against a bill, doing the morning show rounds answering questions, and after the fact admits in a hearing that he has not read, or been briefed on the 10 page bill! This is absurd, and had a Bush official done it it would have been front and center outrage for all the big lib media. Instead it goes vastly unreported. Holder gets off scott free because the media is on his side.
Here's one of many, many articles that cites studies comparing the charitable reality of conservatism. wouldn't let me post the link, it is an article from the Washington Post by George Will. One of several articles and studies done showing the real facts about charitable giving. Title of article is "Bleeding hearts, but tight fists" 3/27/08
"Although liberal families' incomes average 6 percent higher than those of conservative families, conservative-headed households give, on average, 30 percent more to charity than the average liberal-headed household ($1,600 per year vs. $1,227). "
You make your my point very well about capitalism. Why do you think the Mexicans want to come here? Exactly, to prosper under our capitalist system.
The other reality that liberals like yourself will never recognize is that you just can't help everybody. There is this little thing called personal responsibility. Everyone in this country has the same opportunity to pursue a career, or business, and is afforded equal protection under the law. If generations of poor inner city individuals choose not to better themselves, it is mainly because of the easier path they have been afforded by the liberals, welfare. Personal responsibility, and the fact that some of us can help ourselves is a tough one for liberals to swallow. I am not wealthy, I will make my own way, earn my own healthcare, you can take your compassion and move to a socialist country. Taking from me and giving to lazy people is not fair, despite the fact that you liberals all think it is. Get off your ass and get it yourself, you live in the most free, and equally oportunistic society in the world.
As far as your history notes, sorry read original sources. Read Hitler's own manifesto, Mein Kampf and you will discover that he was a huge fan of FDR, and how he was advancing progressive socialism in the US. National Socialist Party, that was the Nazi's, whos flag was red as a signal to the communist that they really weren't all that different.
Encyclopedia Britannica, laughable. Liberal hacks like you who have been revising and rewriting history, and teaching it to our kids are the ones who slap the conservative label on Nazi Germany. Any other slappy lib who wants to argue the contrary, as I said read the original sources. Read Hitler's own words, and about his admiration for FDR and the progressive movement here. Don't come to me with your own ideological revisionist histories, and tell me I don't know. You are too ignorant to know yourself.
Social security, was never discussed. If you must know I think it serves an important purpose. Too bad you are incorrect, I will never recover what I have put in. It is currently paying out more than it takes in, and after having its trust fund robbed for generations is on the verge of bankruptcy. The Democrats are the ones slashing medicare.
Your use of the word "wealthy white" is exactly the term that shows your own hatred of success. Ever think that some of those wealthy whites worked their asses off for decades building businesses from the ground up? Ever consider the hundreds of families the businesses they built provided a high quality of life for? No, you are a liberal so all you see is wealthy white people, who's money should be at your disposal to redistribute. Maybe the lazy slacker down the street smoking pot all day who refuses to work is not deserving, ever consider that? Oh what an awful thing to say, shame on me. Truth hurts, just as the slapdown you liberal/socialist redistributionists are about to get in November. The majority of us who don't hate this country, don't hate capitalism, and are willing to earn our own way have had it with you and your ilk.
typical lib response, tell me I'm an ignorant racist, and claim you do understand common sense and logic. Yet you failed to argue or provide any economic model that shows me the working people in this country and wealthy can provide for all the world to come and soak up entitlements. I have nothing against poor or downtrodden, as I explained.
Study your history, Hitler was not a conservative. He was a socialist, who used healthcare as a means to socialize Germany. You can believe all the liberal revisionist history you like, I happen to know the truth.
Typical lib tactic #2, bring up Rush Limbaugh, or other conservative icon. I never mentioned them, and it has no relevance to the conversation. Please do not bother to reply unless you become the first lib I have met who can actually refute an argument, or provide some type of factual basis for your fantasy land liberal we are the world bullcrap.
I also did not say all ilegals are a danger to society. I agreed with you that most are here to simply earn an honest buck. I supose the one who murdered that rancher, and the almost dozen other Arizona citizens weren't a danger? This is not the point, it all comes back to the fact that we cannot afford to provide a wealth of entitlements to the world. Let them pursue legal means to citizenship.
Poor people are far better off being afforded the opportunity of liberty and capitalism, than relying on you so-called compassionate liberals. Every study has shown that conservatives are far far more charitable than liberals are. Liberals are only charitable when it comes to distributing others wealth. Look at Biden and Obama's pathetic charitable donations compared to the bank they are making. It is a pathetic lie that conservatives don't care about the peril of the poor people. Liberals simply use fake compassion, yet somehow your fabulous liberal welfare policies do nothing but keep the poor exactly where they are. This is by design, because they need to be there if Democrats want to keep their vote.
Spare me your liberal BS, it is a pathetic, tired, and petty.
Yes my problem is with liberals because you are all feigning racism, just as liberals feign compassion to get their political ends met. I agree with you that many of these people are hard working, I also agree that they just want to earn a living. However, not being liberal means I need to actually consider reality, and allow common sense to enter the equation. As a liberal you can say "Oh everyone should have X, we all should be afforded X, and your blind idealism unfortunately is not sustainable. I don't fault liberals for their compassion, I fault them for failing to realize that there is a real world that needs to come into account. With immigration it is simply this, the US cannot allow the entire worlds downtrodden and less fortunate to come here, and pay no taxes, receive healthcare, welfare, education, etc, etc, etc on the backs of those of us who work and pay taxes. It is a math issue, There is only so much to go around, and only so much of us who are contributing, we cannot bear the burden of providing benefits for all of the worlds less fortunate.
Personally I think they should grant work permits to a certain number who are not legal citizens, then they could pay a small amount of taxes and get paid for the labor they are willingly provided. As a conservative I have to use rational thought, and can't allow blind ideological compassion, or feigned compassion in most liberals case, to drive my beliefs. California is going bankrupt, yet they continue to take the idiotic stance that all illegals are welcome to accept the numerous benefits that their unfortunate hardworking taxpaying contributors are being bilked for. Where is your compassion for Arizona's citizens who are dealing with violence, crime, and tresspassing as their own state government crumbles under the financial burden that this countries absolute lack of border security is creating? Where is your compassion for the rancher who was killed, and his family?
Let immigrants come here legally. It's great that as a liberal you care about human rights when it comes to allowing criminals into our country. Yet, it never bothers you about the millions and millions who have been slaughtered throughout world history by the communists and socialist fascists who forced their similar brand of compassion and equality for all liberalism on the unfortunate statistics. Liberalism is what is sinking Greece, and all of Europe to follow, it is what is sinking California, and New York, and it is what is driving the US down the same path to economic oblivion. People who are left free to pursue, and not burdened by the supposed compassion of their government are far better off.
The only thing that makes you more obviously a liberal, other than your thirst to expand government and it's role, is your lashing out and name calling. Sorry sir, the only people in favor of the healthcare overhaul are liberals, and uninformed. Maybe you prefer to be called a progressive, fine with me. Sorry if you can't deal with someone explaining a lucid point that differs from yours, or laying out facts. Again, not being able to handle reality, or debate your ideas in an open forum without namecalling is number one sign of a liberal. Oops, progressive, whatever you choose to call it.
Government is not the answer. I choose responsibillity for myself, and prefer to keep my right the healthcare I have educated myself and worked hard to earn. I will no longer have the right to the plan I have now, despite whatever ridiculous bs you want to believe about that atrocious bill that passed. My right to what I have has been taken from me, plain and simple. I don't believe governments place is to pick winners and losers, and level the playing field. I don't care who you want to site, I know lots of doctors, all of whom think the bill is a travesty. We can only pray it is repealed. I'll wait to see what names you call me next. I can hardly wait.
Of course your in favor of financial reforms, after all you are a liberal. Your opinions, and desire for government involvement and takeover of all our civil liberties is what makes you one. Not simply that you disagree with me.
This used to be America, the land of opportunity. It used to be none of the federal governements business who makes what salary, how much private companies profit, and how people bought and paid for their own health insurance. Now the government is involved in everything, dictating everything, and leveling the playing field under the guise of fairness. I always thought it was the right to pursue happiness. Keyword being pursue. I don't recall anythign about fairness, which just means we will all wallow in mediocrity, and have no real opportunity to better ourselves.
Government programs and control have been nothing but a failure throughout all of history, yet for some reason allowing Obama to take over everything, regulate everything, and take away rights from all of us seems to be exciting to you. It is not to me, and the majority of Americans who still believe in the American idea.
Republicans no doubt did not do a good just previously, mostly because they were spending like liberal democrats. Although as Obama has shown us liberal Democrats can outdo them about tenfold. They are however at least listening to America and saying no. As they should. Party of no is not an insult for me, I want them to be the party of HELL NO! HELL NO to turning the US into the failed socialist structure that is crumbling Greece, and the majority of the EU.
The rest of your supposed myth/fact arguments can all be refuted with one fact. Do me a favor and go look up the definition of "insurance." Now you will realize that it involves paying a certain amount to minimize the risk of financial loss. In the case of healthcare it is to cover costs so that if you do require medical care you will be have some or all costs covered.
Obama's health bill eliminates denying people for pre-existing conditions. Now after all you liberals, and sir you are a liberal, hold hands and fascinate about how fair and just that is realize one thing. By doing this you just turned insurance into welfare. If I can wreck my car, then call the insurance co. and get a policy for the same price i could have before the accident, it is welfare. People will pay the fine for not having care, and when they have a serious problem they will go buy a policy then. Not to mention how much this little change will raise all insurance policies. My insurance will cost more, despite the fact that I am healthy, because the government has turned insurance into welfare.
The other reason all you supposed facts are false is that the legislation is designed to eliminate private insurance. Government price fixing, and setting all the policies and procedures will put all the private healthcare companies out of business within a few years. There is this little thing called a profit that private businesses must make. The government is the only one who can run a business and lose billions year after year like the post office does. The reason the post office is a loser is because the government has yet to regulate shipping, and tell Fed Ex and UPS how much they can charge, and how they are to operate their businesses.
I have yet to meet a single doctor who is in favor of this package. To suggest that it is not a takeover or the entire industry is so laughable it defies logic. Here's how this bill will affect the 85% of us who have insurance, earn it, and like it. Our policies will go up. Our employers will decide it is cheaper to cut healthcare as a benefit and pay the fine to the IRS. We will be forced to buy a policy, from the government exchange that has terms dictated by the federal government. We will end up paying the same or more for crappy insurance, while those who don't have it now still will not buy it. After all they didn't have the money to buy it before. Somehow fining them for not doing so is going to help them out? All of this means that what was a private industry, for 85% of us, now involves the federal government dictating. This means loss of choice, and loss of liberty. The greatest healthcare system in the world has just been set up for destruction by that pile of garbage bill that you liberals all think is the holy grail.
Common sense is not on your side, and as long as the Dems continue to spit in the face of mainstream America and the Tea parties it will be a rough November for them. I'll invite you to my Pelosi piniata party, which I'm having when she hands over her speakers gavel. Healthcare was the biggest lie ever purported on the american people, and America has had enough.
Lets start with your facts, one at a time. Death panels. You claim they never existed. Of course they were not called death panels in the bill. There were provisions however that involved a federal government official visiting individuals to advise them, and push them into hospice programs. There was also much in language that encouraged doctors to do so. Death panels was a bit dramatic, but was accurate. Your other lie is to say they never existed. Because after this language was pointed out, the outrage that followed lead to that language being removed. All the Dems did was deny they weren't death panels. But they did remove the language that we conservatives, and anyone who can read between the lines understood it to mean.
Those who are unable to see the truth, as you are, are the reason our country is being taken from us all. You claim government is not taking over healthcare. That claim is ridiculous if you know anything at all about that abomination that was rammed down all our throats.
The very definition of insurance is paying a price to buy protection against some type of risk. When you tell insurance companies they cannot deny coverage based on existing conditions, you took "insurance," and turned it into welfare. It is no longer insurance. Those who want to cheat the system will simply pay the small fine for not having coverage, then when they need it because they have lung cancer or some other ailment, they will go sign up. After all they can't be denied.
What else does this mean? It means we will all pay more, because insurance is now welfare. I have great insurance now, I earned it when I educated myself and made myself valuable to my eventual employer. I have great coverage for my family, soon it will begin to cost me a hefty amount out of pocket because my insurance company will have to get in the business of providing welfare. So me and others will pay, so that lazy people and those unwilling to work will have. This is re-distribution of wealth. This is the type of oppression that led to the American idea, which this country was based on. This country was not based on a collectivist, wealth redistribution philosophy. It was based on the freedom to pursue ones happiness, without an oppressive taxing government.
The healthcare plan is the end of the insurance companies because the government is going to fix prices, and dictate how they operate. This will quickly lead to unsustainability for businesses who have to profit to remain a viable business. Only the post office can lose billions, and continue to operate. So idiots like you, and the rest of Americans with their hands out will all in fact end up with some type of government insurance, and millions of Americans working for these companies will lose their jobs. Oh well, I guess they worked for evil profit seeking health insurance companies. Nevermind 80% of us were happy with healthcare as it was. Nevermind not a single government entitlement program has ever worked effectively, or came in near what was projected for costs.
You sir can keep your head in the sand. The Tea Party movement has to do with the fact that not all of us are willing to pass debt from entitlements we don't need now, on to our children. We can't pay for the entitlements already in existence, and now we are adding more. Our children will inherit a debt that will burden them for decades. Those of us who don't want to pretend that Obama's liberal la la land has somehow changed the rules of economics and debt and deficit are attempting to save this country from demise. You claiming it is all about bringing down Obama is ill informed, and petty. I don't care what his name is, what color or gender he is. He is ruining our country, and those of us who are not going to look the other way are standing up. While we still have the right to do so. 50% of Americans pay no taxes, 60% are drawing more in benefits from the government than they pay in taxes. It is not sustainable. Socialism never is, never has been, and history is something we will not ignore. Even if you, and all the others who want to pretend that this is all going to work, want to.
I am concerned for the future of my young children. I am concerned that America is now a place where most of it's citizens seem to feel that they are entitled to things rather than afforded the opportunity to acheive them. Too many Americans are buying into the class warfare bs that is being pushed on them. It is none of your or anyones business what anyone else makes, and it is not up to the government to pick winners and losers. This is supposed to be a free country, with a free market. That is why it became the greatest nation in history. Tearing down capitalism in the name of fairness is not the answer. Fairness is not giving my money to lazy people!
you are either complicit with the liberal media, or completely falling for it. Stupak was taking just as much venom from the far left wackos when he was holding out voting for the bill. He said during an interview well before he flip flopped that never before had he felt so much fear for him or his family, and that the heat the far left was placing on him to sign on to the bill was very nasty hate filled venom. The media is using the same tactic, and it is ridiculous. I remember angry faces way back when, insert racially motivated controversy, I see angry faces at TEA party rallies, therefore it must be the same racist anger I remember from said event way back when! This is the flawed logic of the liberal media spin doctors. All of us attending TEA parties, and speaking out have legitimate concerns, and are no threat to any one. Keep in mind I, and all these protesters don't have any friends who successfully bombed the Pentagon. Our president, and all his liberal cronies do. The far left are the ones who damage property, and are the real danger. Yes there may be a few loons here and there on the far right, and some who are in fact racist but they are the great minority. It is everyday America who is angry, and we are angry at what is happening to our country. It is not being ginned up by Republicans, or talk radio, or Fox news. It is being ginned up by the arrogance and wrecklessness of the Democrat/Socialist party. Take back America Now!
thus the purple ties, worn to show Obama's allegiance to SEIU. Anyone a bit shocked to see SEIU marching in our St. Pat's parade? Get used to their involvement everywhere, and their presence where it doesn't belong.
You appear to know next to nothing about politics. First of all over 60% of America does not want this government take-over of healthcaret that will not only take away many of our freedoms, but add heavily to our tax burden, lower our standard of living, and likely bankrupt the nation. Second of all the Republican Party is not a socialist party, this bill is the shining beacon of socialist control that the progressive movement has prized for almost a century. The Republican party is not about to support a bill to socialize an entire industry. The progressives cannot hide any more, their agenda is naked in the street, thus the backlash from anyone in this country who understands what socialism/communism has done to every nation who has gone down that road. This bill is an absolute trainwreck, and ponzi scheme of massive proportions. Ask yourself why it is such a dire emergency if none of the benefits take effect for 3 to 4 years? Obama and the Democrats have exposed the fact that they are blind idealogues pushing their crown jewel of socialism down all our throats, the will of the American people be damned! For this the Democrats will suffer the a masssive bloadbath come November. Most of America is praying every day that we can mitigate the damage they cause to what this nation was founded to be, the right to pursue happiness, not a guaranteed entitlement.


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Key Events in the ANC
Mandela lives on: His vision for a better Africa and a better world will continue to resonate in current and future generations
It was on a hot Lagos afternoon on the 25th of January 1962, probably very much a day like this one, that a tall gentleman bearing an Ethiopian passport cleared customs at Lagos Airport. It was the first visit to Nigeria by Mr. David Motsamai, the third country on what would be a 21 country blitz in support of his cause: the armed struggle in South Africa.
Teaching and learning is getting more and more tech-savvy
The new generation of learners is information hungry. The 'Z' or 'I' or "Facebook generation" is tech-savvy. They are cyber citizens of the world. Learning and teaching will never be the same again. With the explosion of new technologies and a greater understanding of how leaners learn, e-learning and the digitisation of education has come a long way in establishing itself as one of the most popular ways of learning in today's technology-savvy world.
The Multilateral Trading System and South Africa's developmental ambitions
The multilateral trading system was developed through a series of trade negotiations, or rounds, held under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The first rounds dealt mainly with tariff reductions but later negotiations included other areas such as anti-dumping and non-tariff measures. The Uruguay Round, undertaken in 1986-94 - led to the WTOs creation.
Madiba as an embodiment of the ANCs value system
The African National Congress (ANC) as a revolutionary national liberation movement differs from its political counterparts, or strategic opponents, in the South African body politic not just by the content of its elections manifestos. It is also distinguished by its set of values, political culture and organisational discipline. These three sets of qualities, can be collectively described as the ANC`s value system. The ANCs values are loyalty, integrity, selflessness, humility and honesty. Nelson Mandela was a living embodiment of the ANC`s value system.
Released after the NEC meeting which was held on the 27 - 29 March 2015
This NEC Bulletin focuses on the meeting of the National Executive Committee on 27-29 March 2015. The next meeting will be 16-17 May 2015.